Top 15 Bosses in Bloodborne and the Souls Series

Well, I mostly agree with this list. My god Maria's fight was glorious! And the first time Ludwig got his sword I was like "whaaaa? Oh gods NO!"

Abyss Watchers were insanely cool, but that fight was way too easy. I was hoping to see Gravelord Nito here, or Martyr Logarius though. And completely leaving out Black Dragon Kalameet is just inexcusable ;-)

All 4 of the bosses from The Ringed City DLC would easily make it onto this list now.

With Old Monk, it was neither. For me, it was playing against an extremely easy A.I. He was easier than many of the normal bad guys. I don't know who my favorite is. Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, closely followed by Bloodborne was my favorite, but Demon's doesn't have any of my favorite bosses. In Dark Souls, not because of any lore, but because of the fight that didn't so much reminds me of a Souls fight, but a fight from something like Zelda maybe, was Gaping Dragon.

It was just fun running away from him, dodging his charge to run up to him and attack (rinse repeat), which usually isn't what happens during the Souls/Borne bosses, which often contains sweaty hands, heart pounding, circle strafing, as you block, waiting to attack. Those can be intense fights, but they're not that interesting to me aside from what the bosses look like. I also liked Bloodborne's Gehrman. It was pretty easy and quick, but the music and his moves was exciting, and his transformation mid-battle was cool. And I also liked in Bloodborne, Micolash, mainly because again, he wasn't just blocking and strafing, but you had to run around the stage to get him, and he also had some kind of personality.

I bought Demon's and Dark Souls on their releases, and only played a few hours of them. I liked what I played, but it felt too grindy to me at the time, but when DS3 came out, I started with Demon's Souls, and went through all of them back-to-back. I was wrong about the games being grindy. I don't have as much fervor for them as many fans do, but I enjoyed them. DS3 was underwhelming to me, and DS2 was great, but not as good as the the first Dark Souls, or Demon's Souls, and Bloodborne is almost as good as Dark and Demon's. I didn't love the DLC stuff, and to me there wasn't enough variety in its setting.

Abyss watchers number 1 for me :D i really like this boss

I overall agree with the list, or at least the bosses chosen. But Gehrman was, by far, my favorite boss. The music, the arena, the lore, and the fight.

I have a soft spot for Sif, the lore alone is tragic and sad. I accidentally ran into Sif at a very low level in DS and got absolutely owned. When I finally got back and won it was very satisfying. I would have liked more DS bosses on the list as they really introduced a lot of them mechanics that would come later.

Number 2 Abyss watchers and number 1 Lady Maria roflmfao... I mean ok maybe Lady maria should be kind of high but number 1? But Abyss watchers number 2 wtf. That guy was really easy compared to other bosses.

I don't normally hate on these sorts of articles, but I really disagree with this list.

Overall, way too many bosses from DS2. Ornstein and Smough should be #1, and it really isn't even close. 10 years from now, that is the boss everyone will remember, for good reason.

Sif, Gargoyles, Tower Knight, King Allant, and Quelaag are all much more deserving of spots on this list due to their impact on the series as a whole and the "OH SH*T" moments they created. Gargoyles was the first time you fought more than 1 boss, Tower Knight was first introduction to over-sized bosses, and Sif and Quelaag were just cool as sh*t. There was way too much focus on lore in choosing this list. Ultimately these games are about gameplay, not story, and this list failed to reflect that.

@computernoises: It's a thing on reddit I think.

The Nameless King was the hardest. That spider in BB is a real pain.

As a sunbro, I probably have killed the twin princes over a hundred times. It is always interesting to me because I always like to help people with bosses. Certain bosses you see a lot of summons, certain others you never do, like usually super easy bosses like those monks in DS3 or optional or difficult bosses.

I would say the ancient dragon in DS2 was really fun. Any dragon fight is fun for me.

Most of these bosses are from DLC and I have yet to play any DLC for any of the Soulsborne games. I guess I know what I need to be doing now...

Man bloodborne is such a masterpiece

Sif...Wolf + Mouthed Sword = Awesome

ds3 bosses were all rather forgettable..

I think I'd put True King Allant, or The Old One pretty high on this list because of the "feels". You've through a tough journey to get to this point. You know you're facing the corrupted once-graceful King Allant. The False King -fight was kind of tough, how will this fight be? You face the true king, the once famed king, now twisted, deformed, and despondent. It's a tragedy, it's a shame. The lore is strong. A fantastic and tragic ending to a great game.

That nostalgia moment when you're faced against the cleric beast for the first time, those screams i'll never forget.

Most Challenge, my TOP 15 :

15., Old King Allant ( Demon's Souls )

14., Aava, The King's Pet ( Dark Souls II SOTFS )

13., Fume Knight ( Dark Souls II SOTFS )

12., Sir Allone ( Dark Souls II SOTFS )

11., Champion Gundyr ( DSIII )

10., Manus, Father of the Abyss ( Dark Souls Prepare to Die )

9., Oceiros The Consumed King ( DSIII )

8., Abhorrent Beast ( Bloodborne Chalice Dungeon )

7., Ludwig The Accursed/Holy Blade ( Bloodborne The Old Hunters )

6., Lothric Princes ( DSIII )

5., King of the Storm/Nameless King ( DSIII )

4., Soul of Cinder ( DSIII )

3., Orphan of Kos ( Bloodborne The Old Hunters )

2., Laurence the 1'st Vicar ( Bloodborne The Old Hunters )

1., Lady Maria of the Astral Clocktower ( Bloodborne The Old Hunters )

Too many 1-on-1 dudes in armor. Where's Tower Knight (yes, technically a dude in armor), Kalameet, Bell Gargoyles, Manus, Executioner's Chariot, Watchdog, Amygdala, and Orphan of Kos?

The only way I could say that I'm "unsatisfied with the picks" is that you had to narrow it down to fifteen instead of somehow picking all of them. This is a testament to just how phenomenal a series FROM has created.

Can't believe a boss from a sub-souls game gets the first place. Knight Artorias should be the One, also, Sif should be on the list.

In my opinion, Bloodborne had the best in the series. My biggest complaint about this list, though, is Sinh. He just kept flying all over the place. Kalameet was the best dragon fight. Also, I'd put the Orphan on there too.

Amelia was brutal

Ludwig should be a lot higher because it's an all around epic fight. You're fighting a giant horse monstrosity swinging an overpowered Moonlight Sword at you nonstop lol. Lorian and Lothric Twin Princes should also be much higher (really fun boss fight), and the Abyss Watchers should be swapped out with Dragonslayer Armour. Martyr Logarius deserves more love lol. He is a nightmare for a lot of people (ng+ and higher), but the boss fight and environment alone should've landed him on this list. The Nameless King should've been at #15 due to the camera being the hardest part of the entire fight.

I can't complain though, because your list is pretty much good.