3 dislikes... How anyone could dislike this gorgeous and moving music is far beyond my comprehension. Even if it is from a video game people might not like, this music is awe inspiring and beautiful.
So satisfying when I finally beat Gwyn. I felt proud of myself after beating this game, which considering how easy games are now, is something I don't say often
I beat him with nitos sword +5, I beat his ass up, I hated him for putting me through all of the death and sorrow. This music fit it perfectly. >:D The brutalness of my actions will not be forgotten!
all i remember of this song was the first few second cause every time i tried to fight gwyn i would get raped to oblivion until i finally tried to parry cause i never knew that worked XD, i guess im a noob but hell i beat this game
Kindle the fires and prolong the waning power of the few? Or ut an end to the cycle and allow the world to begin anew? There is no true 'good' or 'evil' ending. Hence the reason you get maybe a 30 second cut scene for either option.
This is the only song in the game that moves me. Demon Souls had many more tracks I felt captured the atmosphere much better, but this one just felt right for Gwyn. When you realize that you are killing an old man who is holding the weight of the world on his shoulders, you start noticing the little things about the fight, like how dark it is in the room and how he is the only light in the darkness. A perfect, bittersweet ending to a true work of art.
@envy2vivr Ik this is a month old lol but IMO the Four Kings was THE best fight. U have to dump a ring slot to fight'em and switch to gear u dont even like to wear to make the win easier or to not get one-shotted by'em.
Four Kings is the most blood pumping fight i've ever fought. Ornstein and Smough is just unfair, ur getting tag teamed by Fat Albert and Chuck Norris.
@TJD005 Four kings is really, really, really easy.
You may think its not, but the fight is just a DPS race. Equip Stone armor, use a big weapon, slap on an enchant and just mash R1. It doesnt matter how "good" you are, the fight just says "You NEED to do this much damage or you wont win, have fun". There is no actual skill involved in it.
I hope the next game in the souls series has a decent boss fight...
King allant..and now this guy. King allant was an absolute joke of a final boss. The one you fight at the end of world 1 was a better final boss. Gwyn wasn't too bad,but there was so many more powerful bosses in the game.
@prime618 It depends. You can see a final boss fight as the biggest challenge in the game but, in my opinion, it must be something else. Something touching, whatever the difficulty is. The difficulty settings of the game are a resort to make you feel one way or another. According to this, the final boss scene (which the music fits to) is not as difficult as others, because each one wants to make you feel differently.
Solaire i felt sorry for why was he the one who had to go through so much trouble just trying to find his sun, Solaire fought with me till the very end, on my first playthrough when i found him taken over by the Sunlight Maggots i shed a tear because i had to kill him, And please has anyone else got the feeling he's connected to Gwyn? but Alas i shall say Praise The Sun!
@Level85HumanStoner Aww if you don't like it then Fuck off cause i cba with asshole's like you who think there all high and mighty do US ALL a favor and GTFO.
@Level85HumanStoner And and by the way go and be an angry little troll somewhere else cuz m8 nobody want's u around if your gunna have little 2 year old anger rants then go somewhere else.
@Level85HumanStoner Oh, shut the fuck up would you? Nobody asked for your opinion, and nobody cares. We're huge fans of Dark Souls, but that doesn't mean you can act like a stupid prick and start bitching. If this is how you waste your time, then I pity you. I really do. And instead of telling peope to get laid, how about you get sober? If this idiotic comment isn't a result of excessive drinking, then I REALLY pity you. Fuck off and bother someone else, asshole.
I "waste my time" because I actually get idiots like you mad and its funny. You waste your time writing an epic asslicking story about a fuckin npc in a game and nobody cares.
@Level85HumanStoner I'm not mad. I'm disgusted that people like you think you're so much better than other people, just because of your different interests. Why don't you just let us be? You don't see us bitching at you because you like something. You don't like the little fanfics people write? then don't read them. But don't go around trying to prove something by acting like a dick. You need to grow up, man.
@IcaraelTheWanderer Woah woah, calm down. Bronies don't want him either, and yeah, he's retarded. Leave him to waste his time posting pointless shit for some false sense of accomplishment.
@Level85HumanStoner why do you care? Do you realy have to be an asshole to other people to feel acomplished yourself? You really went to the video of the soundtrack of a "nerd-game" to piss people off, and calling random people virgins? Thats pathetic.
Or you simply are a nerd yourself, trying to be cool, by mocking other people.
i killed solaire, in the lost izalith cause he tried killing me, it was so creepy and disturbing since hes mumbling words the whole fight , and then when you defeat him he says hes finally found his sun, but it is so dark, so very dark.
Gywn was the perfect boss. Grounded enough to feel like you could beat him, but powerful enough to fear his every move...the music kinda demonstrates the final epicenter of the player's toils...all the fighting....all the dieing....all the sacrifice...leading up to this one final obstacle.
Strange how relaxing this song is now when in the actual fight every note was timed with my heartbeat. Barely a sliver of HP left with only my Black Knight shield defending me from Gwyn's crazed swings...
To be honest, I found the music much more fitting when you use the parrying trick. Because seeing Gwyn's attacks constantly thwarted and him being stabbed and kicked to the ground by the player....it really creates a sense of brutal succession, even of a coup, especially if you are going for the Dark Ending. It shows that this battle is not a glorious or epic dance of swords, but a sad, dismal necessity. Something that simply must be done. A hired hit for an old man afraid of the future. :/
@SunflashTehMace Or if you use iron skin so every time he hits you it does little to nothing while he is ironically burned up by the fires of his enemy.
You stand at a crossroad, Chosen Undead... will you prolong the reign of the Gods, and extend the Age of Fire? Or will you let the light go out, beginning the Age of Dark,...giving the power to mankind, and allowing the world to begin again? All that stands before you....is one...last...enemy...
Where can I get this masterpiece? Gwyn was one of those bosses that just kicked my ass over and over. As I started growing more and more used to the fight and adapting to his moves I started to appreciate this fight more and more. He was really one of the only bosses that seemed to come at it with all they had. Every time I go back to this fight it's hard to bring myself to actually fight him like a boss. I can't think of another boss that compares to Gwyn, he is quite the character.
@stevo6728 I'm just going to point at False King Allant when I hold up the standard of final bosses, while Gwyn had this amazing build up as well as an epic fight. Allant was that one boss you constantly backed away from because if you made one wrong move, you were dead.
There are games that I just can't stop playing. Dark Souls isn't one of those, but for a good reason: sometimes I'm just so terrified of what I may encounter next that I have to take a break and recompose myself. Awesome, awesome game.
the song has the feeling of regret because lord Gwyn knows that he has failed. He denied the dark age of man and instead insisted to pursue the continuance of the age of fire, even though it was nothing more than a cinder at that point. Lord Gwyn wants one last chance to die honorably and atone for his sins.
To me this battle felt like a final test. You were to success Lord Gwyn, but before you could do so you had to take him on in one final duel to prove to him that you are the chosen one who would link the fire. He is dying, so he wants to be put out of his misery. However before he dies, he wants find a successor so that the world can finally live in peace. That is why, Lord Gwyn is easily the best final boss ever.
gwyn may have relentless aggressive fearless attack.and with greaat sword.but old KING allant has multiple speed combo attack and his soulbrand strike wind magic from far away.also allant NUL ALL element.allant attack can't parry.what if king allant charge us with gwyn like relentless attack.0_Ooh crap.PRAISE THE SUN AND BOLETARIAAAAaaaa.
I entered this room with a feeling of accomplishment, I felt like I was about to change the world around me. What I got was a frail old king Scared of Darkness fighting to survive, that is when I truly felt like the unexpurgated evil that destroyed Lordran and Anor londo My emotions were the final boss. No game is history has been able to make me feel this way This is why dark souls is an absolute masterpiece.
I have ventured through a castle filled with undead, to reach their church. I have been far down below, in a place called the Blighttown. I have overcome the traps and dangers of Sen's Fortress, to reach Anor Londo. Here I conquered the City of Gods to retrieve the Lordvessel, a mysterious grail craving the Souls of the Lords...
And so I did, slaying the four lords granted accsess to the realm of the Lord of Cinder, Gwyn. A God deprived of his power, fearing his inevitable death. This is it!
Now I'm wishing the Gwyn battle was set somewhere high outside, in the midst of a violent thunder storm. Water floods the stone floor, lightning in the background and raindrops turning to steam as they hit Gwyn's flaming sword.
this epic song just made me feel like Gwyn knew about the end of his reign, and had to fight back for keeping it going, and every counter/stab i made, i looked his face telling "it's not over" with this song, sad as his end
i wanted Solaire to be with me when i killed Gwyn ;W; he never found his own sun...i was forced to kill him ;__; Since he turns...well hollow-ish...I'm sorry Sun Bro ; O ;
Such a Hollow Victory. All that time and effort killing Demon spawn from the depths of hell, Witches, Dragons, The Undead and countless Abominations. Only to build up to killing a lonely old man, Who was simply scared to be left in the Darkness.
My friends kept building up this fight as if it were going to be the most difficult battle in the game. But he was no giant ogre or creature. He was just a man, so scared he attacked without so much as an opening scene.
They always do this :/ Same thing happened with Demon's souls.
All you had to fight at the end of the game after all that crap was a poor,poor excuse for a living being,who had given the lives of his countrymen for power. All he got in return was becoming a sickening blob.
I kinda like that though.Its part of what makes the games unique. They have endings like this,but I don't think any of us were ever in it for the ending itself,but the journey to it.
Now that I beat it NG+ feels hollow. Although I am trying to cover any angles that I missed not sure I can keep playing. I have to admit after finishing this I am simply yearning for more. I want new bosses, new challenges, new areas to explore. I have never been so frustrated yet so addicted to a game such as this. I guess I shall patiently await the next addition
I went in with Solaire, not because I needed him but because he deserved to be there. After searching for so long and failing to find his own sun, I couldn't just leave him like that, alone and forgotten. He had helped me many times before with my quest, gaining nothing in return, so this was not just my fight. He deserved to be there, to watch the beginning of a new world So we fought Gwyn, together as brothers. One final act of heroism.
@Fantabanubbus Just because he dresses like the God of War doesn't mean he is, and besides, He's undead, he can't be Gwyn's Fistborn if he is Undead, it means he is decended from the Pigmy.
@kdreadnought no he lost his deity status he was gywns son but he defied him so they took his powers away and he isnt undead and he never hollows he just goes crazy
Only undead can be summoned, and if he can be summoned, he's not Gwyn's son. I'm not angry or anything, i'm just enjoying a good internet argument :).
@kdreadnought i know tht ( i thought it sounded cool though) and besides if a god is stripped of his staus he must turn into a form of human it only makes sense if sunbro is the first born
@30SECONDSREMAINING Yes, but then he won't be undead, he'll be a human, and never get the darksign, because he is Lord Gwyn's son, thus, not being able to be summoned, oh, and another thing, in Anor Londo, you can find him 'Resting' by a bonfire, a very 'undead' thing to do.
@kdreadnought well he could just be sitting down after all if he is resting at a bonfire all npc's would have responded sun bro is the son he just lost his statues ( and damn i hate going all the way down to find your comment lets switch to pm)
He was a mighty ruler, one of the founders of fire, and a hero who fought against the Dragons. But realizing that the fires were fading, and with most of his fellow lords either growing weak or gone completely insane, he set off alone and abonened everything to rekindle the flames that gave life. Alas, his powers while great were not enough, and still the fire slowly died...thus making his sacrifice and pain only pointless.
@1GODOFWAR1 -lol it took me like 30 times but I did it the hard way. No parry, no magic, no armor, no poise, no fire. also I had 25 endurance and 28 strength which isnt great either. my highest was 30 vitality.
dude this fight was really hard at the beginning cuz i didnt know how to counter him.. I then realised that he will be stunned like for one second if you hit him really fast.. I used quelaag's fury sword with 6 humanity bonus or so.. the key is to have around 15 estus flask and wolf ring equipped.. dodge one atack and hit him mercyless dont be afraid if he hits you back a couple of hits he WILL be stuned like for 1 second.. then you can either recover stamina and keep attacking or consume estus
Gahawd damn knights be fucking my shit up all day OH light mmk final boss OH this music is pret- OH FUCK ITS THE BOSS AND HIS SWORD IS ON FIRE OH GOD dodgedodge FUCK FIRE runrunrunrunrunrun GAWD DAMNIT runrunrunrunrun BALLSACK runrunrunrunrunrun
as i found out u can parry his attackes i changed my shield into artorias (shield +10 and soul of sif) cause its a greatshield and u cant parry with it... i wanted to win this fight without parrying
I favor this tune a lot because unlike Demon Souls, well for one it was a freaking hard boss. two well, it has beautiful final fantasy-ish music! unlike some overpowereing opera-ish vocalization while fighting a...deformed....king in the form of a...salamander? That goes...two ways maybe? (hahahaha!!!!) ahaha... and for three, i could do ballerina to it ;)
I have to say this fitting for a final boss. That being a fallen hero fighting what he feared most. a human trying to take his thrown. The fate of the world on the line.
I just beat him tonite. Had to die 4 times to get the hang of his attack patterns... But after u memorize what to expect from the monster and bosses it becomes much easier :/.
I was at a stalemate. Had no flasks with a pinch of life, he had a pinch of life also on the last round. and he grabed twice in a row. That gave me time to swap for my crystal shield for an energy toss at him for the final blow xD. He dodged the 1st toss and my heart fell but he grabed the 2nd time and I finished'em
@stuntman7000 You can't cry to music, not even manly tears? laughinggirls.jpeg.tiff
It was the atmosphere, on the way to his abode, there was nothing but silence along with the occasional knight. Even the boss stage had a niche of loneliness to it, even if he was "BIGBADGUY."
The darkness of the room is constantly being lit by his giant firesword. When I first fought him, it was like a 15 minute trance, I was hypnotized by his sword, and I had to watch it closely to figure out when to block and when to let my stamina regenerate. I didn't cheese him with iron flesh + havel armor like some people. It truly felt like an epic dance with fire. The lighting of the room changed dynamically with each of his sword sweeps. To call it "epic" does not do this battle justice.
@sleepyzealot Especially when you walk through the fog, Gwyn waiting for you as you and he slowly walk towards each other for a few moments before breaking into a sprint then leaping at each other. Simply too awesome of a way to start a battle with the final boss of a notoriously hard game.
The battle was even better if you were going for the Dark Lord ending, as Gwyn would be the final line of defence of the first flame that you were going to extinguish. This surpassed Ocarina of Time...for me
@sleepyzealot Though I like the music, I honestly hate Gwyn boss fight because of the drawn out, repetitive, and cheap nature of it. I found the most effective non-cheap way of beating him is either you die enough to a point where you learn all his repertoire and start parrying or just turtle up with a flame retardant shield and armor and keep running backwards with your shield up and strike the moment he finishes his grab, kick, or jump. Old King Allant boss fight is much better than this.
@d2tazdev True enough, I haven't attempted any other ways to beat him other than massive backpedaling and waiting for him to whiff on a grab or kick to strike, and the true difficulty in that method is paying attention to his sword and trying not to get held up on stalagmites or wander into a corner and get shredded. As for Allant, that fight, too, was very intense, especially with the dragon shaking the screen. However, Allant left himself open at times as well, such as his shockwave charge-up.
@sleepyzealot Lucky you, when I fought him the first time I dodged his charge and then 4 crystal soul spears +1HCM killed him and he was stagger locked, was such a let down fight for me especially after coming off of 4 kings.
I entered, expecting an introduction, him brandishing his sword or approaching you or something. The song and him leaping towards you threw me off, and I'm pretty sure that was their intention.
Still pretty fitting considering you're killing what is essentially the previous hero, bringing your hellish quest to an end, finally.
Gwyn was no hero. He is but a sad god who fear that men would one day rise again him and end his age. He attempted to cage all of them into the Undead Asylum you started at. If you got the Kaathe ending, you would know that you are actually the dark lord of men(Decendant of the furtive pygmy) that Gwyn feared, and the usherer of the Age of Dark(Men).
3 dislikes... How anyone could dislike this gorgeous and moving music is far beyond my comprehension. Even if it is from a video game people might not like, this music is awe inspiring and beautiful.
Dragonscimitar999 1 day ago
;_;
pismostroch 1 day ago
this game will not be forgotten.
jamesterfire 3 days ago
If the hero becomes the fire, the same fate as Gwyn. sorry terrible english.
re3rd 3 days ago
@re3rd
You either continue the cycle and burn as fuel for the First Flame like Gwyn, or break the cycle and bring in the Age of Dark, yeah.
ClownVonDavid 2 days ago
主人公も火を継げばグウィンと同じ末路
re3rd 3 days ago
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*Enters Fog*
Undead: Oh hai there :D Are you Gwyn?
Gwyn: *Says nothing and proceeds to attack you*
Undead: Okay really? You too? Don't ya wanna talk or something? You've sat in this Ash pit for god knows how long.
Gwyn: *Continues to attack*
Undead: ... Fuck you too old man *Parrys then performs a riposte with a Claymore*
TheNocturnalFox 4 days ago
So satisfying when I finally beat Gwyn. I felt proud of myself after beating this game, which considering how easy games are now, is something I don't say often
xaqua93x 1 week ago 4
I like how deep and compelling all the top rated comments are for this video!
Tywoo 1 week ago
I beat him with nitos sword +5, I beat his ass up, I hated him for putting me through all of the death and sorrow. This music fit it perfectly. >:D The brutalness of my actions will not be forgotten!
rober300300 1 week ago
This song reminds me of Majora's Mask for some reason.
Oh, and this song is kinda amazing and stuff.
haotshy 2 weeks ago
@haotshy the music brings me back to Ikana canyon.
"Tell them the war has ended..."
angelo270696 1 week ago
The funny thing is, I don't like the game very much, but I could listen to the music all day
chriswereheer 2 weeks ago
all i remember of this song was the first few second cause every time i tried to fight gwyn i would get raped to oblivion until i finally tried to parry cause i never knew that worked XD, i guess im a noob but hell i beat this game
war13567 2 weeks ago
Perfect music for the last boss
KenoxProductions 3 weeks ago
I beat this guy on NG+ just rolling and attacking when he went for the grab. Easy once you memorize his moves.
KijiruX 3 weeks ago
I feel so sorry for gwyn every time i play (btw i havent got the dark ending/trueending yet but im going for it wish me luck)
ldude500 3 weeks ago
@ldude500 there isnt a "true" ending its supposed to be
Sacrifice your self and the world is lit by the light of the fires
or
King of all darkness and rule the world aka be a dick
link4585 2 weeks ago
@link4585 Or is it?
Kindle the fires and prolong the waning power of the few? Or ut an end to the cycle and allow the world to begin anew? There is no true 'good' or 'evil' ending. Hence the reason you get maybe a 30 second cut scene for either option.
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This is the only song in the game that moves me. Demon Souls had many more tracks I felt captured the atmosphere much better, but this one just felt right for Gwyn. When you realize that you are killing an old man who is holding the weight of the world on his shoulders, you start noticing the little things about the fight, like how dark it is in the room and how he is the only light in the darkness. A perfect, bittersweet ending to a true work of art.
TheRok99 3 weeks ago
@Level85HumanStoner you're bashing rpgs and yet your username has a level, race, and class. That concept was started in an RPG you hypocrite
Okamiden556 4 weeks ago 2
(destroys Level85HumanStoner with a Great Sunlight Spear) PRAISE THE SUN!
Okamiden556 1 month ago
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From the lord of sunlight to the lord of cinder. Sounds sad, like a fire dying out. A fitting song.
fourchanner 1 month ago
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fourchanner 1 month ago
Orstein and smough is the best boss fight of dark souls , but this music is amazing
envy2vivr 1 month ago in playlist Dark Souls OST 9
@envy2vivr Ik this is a month old lol but IMO the Four Kings was THE best fight. U have to dump a ring slot to fight'em and switch to gear u dont even like to wear to make the win easier or to not get one-shotted by'em.
Four Kings is the most blood pumping fight i've ever fought. Ornstein and Smough is just unfair, ur getting tag teamed by Fat Albert and Chuck Norris.
TJD005 6 days ago 8
@TJD005 Four kings is really, really, really easy.
You may think its not, but the fight is just a DPS race. Equip Stone armor, use a big weapon, slap on an enchant and just mash R1. It doesnt matter how "good" you are, the fight just says "You NEED to do this much damage or you wont win, have fun". There is no actual skill involved in it.
TheShammyShammy 2 days ago
@TJD005 Oh man , your comparision made my day xD
envy2vivr 2 days ago
I hope the next game in the souls series has a decent boss fight...
King allant..and now this guy. King allant was an absolute joke of a final boss. The one you fight at the end of world 1 was a better final boss. Gwyn wasn't too bad,but there was so many more powerful bosses in the game.
:/ oh well
prime618 1 month ago
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NRaist 1 month ago
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@prime618 It depends. You can see a final boss fight as the biggest challenge in the game but, in my opinion, it must be something else. Something touching, whatever the difficulty is. The difficulty settings of the game are a resort to make you feel one way or another. According to this, the final boss scene (which the music fits to) is not as difficult as others, because each one wants to make you feel differently.
Sorry for my english, I'm from Spain.
NRaist 1 month ago
Solaire i felt sorry for why was he the one who had to go through so much trouble just trying to find his sun, Solaire fought with me till the very end, on my first playthrough when i found him taken over by the Sunlight Maggots i shed a tear because i had to kill him, And please has anyone else got the feeling he's connected to Gwyn? but Alas i shall say Praise The Sun!
TheXXL4DmAsTeRsXx 1 month ago
@TheXXL4DmAsTeRsXx
Fucking get laid you fucking loser. All of you wtf read what you are actually writing. ultimate omega virgins
Level85HumanStoner 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner its called rping lol it makes the game even more epic even if its on some ost on youtube leave us nerds be
30SECONDSREMAINING 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner
compensation much? hahahaha
Fantabanubbus 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner Aww if you don't like it then Fuck off cause i cba with asshole's like you who think there all high and mighty do US ALL a favor and GTFO.
TheXXL4DmAsTeRsXx 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner And and by the way go and be an angry little troll somewhere else cuz m8 nobody want's u around if your gunna have little 2 year old anger rants then go somewhere else.
TheXXL4DmAsTeRsXx 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner Oh, shut the fuck up would you? Nobody asked for your opinion, and nobody cares. We're huge fans of Dark Souls, but that doesn't mean you can act like a stupid prick and start bitching. If this is how you waste your time, then I pity you. I really do. And instead of telling peope to get laid, how about you get sober? If this idiotic comment isn't a result of excessive drinking, then I REALLY pity you. Fuck off and bother someone else, asshole.
theninjamandude 1 month ago
@theninjamandude Don't lost your time with him....He's already a hollow....
LeKetur71 1 month ago 4
@LeKetur71 That explains it.....then there's only one thing to do for the poor, senseless man. *draws my halberd*
theninjamandude 1 month ago
@LeKetur71 You sir just earned a like.
Deidara90430 1 month ago
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@theninjamandude
I "waste my time" because I actually get idiots like you mad and its funny. You waste your time writing an epic asslicking story about a fuckin npc in a game and nobody cares.
Level85HumanStoner 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner I'm not mad. I'm disgusted that people like you think you're so much better than other people, just because of your different interests. Why don't you just let us be? You don't see us bitching at you because you like something. You don't like the little fanfics people write? then don't read them. But don't go around trying to prove something by acting like a dick. You need to grow up, man.
theninjamandude 1 month ago 3
@theninjamandude
Dude, don't bother. He's a Brony and a troll. Any argument he makes is invalid.
IcaraelTheWanderer 1 month ago
@IcaraelTheWanderer Woah woah, calm down. Bronies don't want him either, and yeah, he's retarded. Leave him to waste his time posting pointless shit for some false sense of accomplishment.
MilitantGryphon 1 month ago 2
@IcaraelTheWanderer Uhm......I happen to be a Brony myself.
theninjamandude 1 month ago
@Level85HumanStoner why do you care? Do you realy have to be an asshole to other people to feel acomplished yourself? You really went to the video of the soundtrack of a "nerd-game" to piss people off, and calling random people virgins? Thats pathetic.
Or you simply are a nerd yourself, trying to be cool, by mocking other people.
I feel sorry for you... Hollow
zerocelebrity 14 hours ago
i killed solaire, in the lost izalith cause he tried killing me, it was so creepy and disturbing since hes mumbling words the whole fight , and then when you defeat him he says hes finally found his sun, but it is so dark, so very dark.
ironoxide007 1 month ago
Gywn was the perfect boss. Grounded enough to feel like you could beat him, but powerful enough to fear his every move...the music kinda demonstrates the final epicenter of the player's toils...all the fighting....all the dieing....all the sacrifice...leading up to this one final obstacle.
IsaacShadow11 1 month ago 20
@IsaacShadow11 been a while seeing these kind
UnagidonThe5th 2 weeks ago
@IsaacShadow11 Coulden´t have expressed it better my self...
MegaTechnoMarine 1 week ago
In contrast to all those epic over-the-top soundtracks with choirs chanting for mah death, I get this piece that's insanely tranquil.
I guess it makes sense, its 6am, 13th time in, and all I got is this hobo with a gigantic flaming baseball bat beating mah skull in.
hosweetim89 1 month ago
Strange how relaxing this song is now when in the actual fight every note was timed with my heartbeat. Barely a sliver of HP left with only my Black Knight shield defending me from Gwyn's crazed swings...
ClownVonDavid 1 month ago
To be honest, I found the music much more fitting when you use the parrying trick. Because seeing Gwyn's attacks constantly thwarted and him being stabbed and kicked to the ground by the player....it really creates a sense of brutal succession, even of a coup, especially if you are going for the Dark Ending. It shows that this battle is not a glorious or epic dance of swords, but a sad, dismal necessity. Something that simply must be done. A hired hit for an old man afraid of the future. :/
SunflashTehMace 2 months ago 76
@SunflashTehMace Or if you use iron skin so every time he hits you it does little to nothing while he is ironically burned up by the fires of his enemy.
Spinelblade 1 month ago
@SunflashTehMace Epic....Epic Name Bro????
gomes1258 1 month ago
@SunflashTehMace Well written my friend.
Chef8898 4 weeks ago
@SunflashTehMace God: Are you serious? It's just a piece of trash blowing in the wind!! Do you know how complicated the nervous system is???
GarlandFraser 4 weeks ago
@SunflashTehMace This comment made me cry a little bit.. so much epicness when you read it and think about it.. bravo my friend...bravo
MisterFatOne 1 week ago
You stand at a crossroad, Chosen Undead... will you prolong the reign of the Gods, and extend the Age of Fire? Or will you let the light go out, beginning the Age of Dark,...giving the power to mankind, and allowing the world to begin again? All that stands before you....is one...last...enemy...
IsaacShadow11 2 months ago
probably the only video game boss i ever respected.
playstationextremist 2 months ago 6
Where can I get this masterpiece? Gwyn was one of those bosses that just kicked my ass over and over. As I started growing more and more used to the fight and adapting to his moves I started to appreciate this fight more and more. He was really one of the only bosses that seemed to come at it with all they had. Every time I go back to this fight it's hard to bring myself to actually fight him like a boss. I can't think of another boss that compares to Gwyn, he is quite the character.
stevo6728 2 months ago
@stevo6728 I'm just going to point at False King Allant when I hold up the standard of final bosses, while Gwyn had this amazing build up as well as an epic fight. Allant was that one boss you constantly backed away from because if you made one wrong move, you were dead.
TehSatanicPedophile 2 months ago
Unlike many people here, I only shed a tear because Gwyn's old ass kept killing me. Respect your elders indeed
tazmainia20 2 months ago
King Allant disliked this
WarriorShooter7 2 months ago 27
@MrAdvisablecone250 Uh, I think he planned on winning.
pat5168 2 months ago
Number of wipes: 90878978567669. I walk in 1 last time, instantly: You died. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
TheVideoMenace1 2 months ago
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There are games that I just can't stop playing. Dark Souls isn't one of those, but for a good reason: sometimes I'm just so terrified of what I may encounter next that I have to take a break and recompose myself. Awesome, awesome game.
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gbsilverio1 2 months ago
the song has the feeling of regret because lord Gwyn knows that he has failed. He denied the dark age of man and instead insisted to pursue the continuance of the age of fire, even though it was nothing more than a cinder at that point. Lord Gwyn wants one last chance to die honorably and atone for his sins.
MrAdvisablecone250 2 months ago 6
1 dislike huh? Sorry man, this is better than rap.
FurbolgFrenzy10 2 months ago
@ErnestoBarbicha Solaire was also Gwyn's firstborn son.
pat5168 2 months ago
Thx for the playlist
Aldridge517 2 months ago in playlist Dark Souls OST
This song has the sound of regret. At least, that's the feeling I get from it.
shikagrey 2 months ago in playlist More videos from MikamiTerru
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what is this goddamn fucking retarded bullshit in my beautiful dark souls OST
XAxiusX 2 months ago
To me this battle felt like a final test. You were to success Lord Gwyn, but before you could do so you had to take him on in one final duel to prove to him that you are the chosen one who would link the fire. He is dying, so he wants to be put out of his misery. However before he dies, he wants find a successor so that the world can finally live in peace. That is why, Lord Gwyn is easily the best final boss ever.
alabzam 2 months ago
gwyn may have relentless aggressive fearless attack.and with greaat sword.but old KING allant has multiple speed combo attack and his soulbrand strike wind magic from far away.also allant NUL ALL element.allant attack can't parry.what if king allant charge us with gwyn like relentless attack.0_Ooh crap.PRAISE THE SUN AND BOLETARIAAAAaaaa.
donavonvful 2 months ago
I entered this room with a feeling of accomplishment, I felt like I was about to change the world around me. What I got was a frail old king Scared of Darkness fighting to survive, that is when I truly felt like the unexpurgated evil that destroyed Lordran and Anor londo My emotions were the final boss. No game is history has been able to make me feel this way This is why dark souls is an absolute masterpiece.
runescapeaqown 2 months ago 7
@runescapeaqown old yes... frail noooooooo.
Kaous10 2 months ago
@Kaous10 He was angered by his frail figure and ashamed of it thats why he created gwyndolin.
TheVideoMenace1 2 months ago
@TheVideoMenace1 no Gwyndolin was ashamed of his frail figure so he created gwynavere.
Kaous10 2 months ago
Probably the best OST in the game.. yet we can only hear it so little... Next time I'm gonna go fist only and make the fight last forever! D:<
GiyomuKun 2 months ago 2
This + Great Grey Wolf Sif = Manly Tears To Be Shed
jokkepokke95 2 months ago
I have ventured through a castle filled with undead, to reach their church. I have been far down below, in a place called the Blighttown. I have overcome the traps and dangers of Sen's Fortress, to reach Anor Londo. Here I conquered the City of Gods to retrieve the Lordvessel, a mysterious grail craving the Souls of the Lords...
And so I did, slaying the four lords granted accsess to the realm of the Lord of Cinder, Gwyn. A God deprived of his power, fearing his inevitable death. This is it!
Feltmez 2 months ago 5
When I killed Gwyn, I cried.
It was all over, all of it was over.
However I did not cry from joy, I shed my tears in realization that I would never be able to fight a man like that again.
Until I found that there was ng+...
IceIfrit666 2 months ago 6
@IceIfrit666 that's funny
LOL
nahrubwg 2 months ago
this song worth the entere limited edition...
TheAlexMats 2 months ago
I'd write a deep and meaningful comment about the Dark Souls mythos, but I'd rather just listen to this song.
curlybob64 2 months ago
for Gwyn.to an old king left alone in the dark,to a great enemy,to a great boss fight that i dont want to take part in..
Gwynimon 3 months ago
If you play this song while also putting up rainymood(dot)com, it becomes about 10x more dramatic.
T_T
BaconBall8 3 months ago 7
@BaconBall8 Wow, that does work...
ShadowVoodoo43 3 months ago
@BaconBall8
Now I'm wishing the Gwyn battle was set somewhere high outside, in the midst of a violent thunder storm. Water floods the stone floor, lightning in the background and raindrops turning to steam as they hit Gwyn's flaming sword.
SenorRu 2 months ago 4
@SenorRu
I think that would have made this battle the BEST battle of like...all time.
BaconBall8 2 months ago 4
@SenorRu ...What you just said reminds me of Devil May Cry 3.
carey612 2 months ago
this epic song just made me feel like Gwyn knew about the end of his reign, and had to fight back for keeping it going, and every counter/stab i made, i looked his face telling "it's not over" with this song, sad as his end
kayzersigma 3 months ago
i wanted Solaire to be with me when i killed Gwyn ;W; he never found his own sun...i was forced to kill him ;__; Since he turns...well hollow-ish...I'm sorry Sun Bro ; O ;
Jolly Co-Operation forever
PsychoProductions369 3 months ago 8
Such a Hollow Victory. All that time and effort killing Demon spawn from the depths of hell, Witches, Dragons, The Undead and countless Abominations. Only to build up to killing a lonely old man, Who was simply scared to be left in the Darkness.
Such a hollow, Empty victory.
iPotatos 3 months ago 86
@iPotatos That's touching, thank you for that. =(
My friends kept building up this fight as if it were going to be the most difficult battle in the game. But he was no giant ogre or creature. He was just a man, so scared he attacked without so much as an opening scene.
blehblehoi 2 months ago
They always do this :/ Same thing happened with Demon's souls.
All you had to fight at the end of the game after all that crap was a poor,poor excuse for a living being,who had given the lives of his countrymen for power. All he got in return was becoming a sickening blob.
I kinda like that though.Its part of what makes the games unique. They have endings like this,but I don't think any of us were ever in it for the ending itself,but the journey to it.
prime618 1 month ago
I guess this would have been an epic fight, but the sun bro I was with just blasted him with crystal soul mass a few times :|
siranthe 3 months ago
Now that I beat it NG+ feels hollow. Although I am trying to cover any angles that I missed not sure I can keep playing. I have to admit after finishing this I am simply yearning for more. I want new bosses, new challenges, new areas to explore. I have never been so frustrated yet so addicted to a game such as this. I guess I shall patiently await the next addition
richierich49er 3 months ago
the best boss theme i have ever heard.
PSNTheWinged 3 months ago 2
When i heard this song while fighting Gwyn, flashbacks came through my head. All the times i have died and my long journey that was soon to end.
I have NEVER played a game with an ending that leaves you thinking in the end.
TeamImpulseLA 3 months ago
man i was so fucking busy trying not to get hit by this asshole i didnt even listened to the music lol
Sol3Chris 3 months ago
I went in with Solaire, not because I needed him but because he deserved to be there. After searching for so long and failing to find his own sun, I couldn't just leave him like that, alone and forgotten. He had helped me many times before with my quest, gaining nothing in return, so this was not just my fight. He deserved to be there, to watch the beginning of a new world So we fought Gwyn, together as brothers. One final act of heroism.
Our swan song.
...
I'm so gay for Solaire.
ErnestoBarbicha 3 months ago 131
@ErnestoBarbicha wow man that was a very heartfelt text
Sharksavior155 2 months ago
@ErnestoBarbicha Solaire helps you kill his own father, lol.
Ziserain 2 months ago
@Ziserain Except Gwyn isn't Brolaire's father.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought
yes he is.
Fantabanubbus 1 month ago
@Fantabanubbus No, he isn't, give me evidence of Solaire, or anyone else, claiming that he is Gwy 's son, I'll start be giving you evidence he isn't.
He can be summoned via the White soapsign, only undead can do this.
He implies he had just arrived in Lordran, meaning he had never been there before.
Gwyn had 3 known children, The god of war, Gwynevere, and Gwyndolin.
Your turn.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought
Solaire IS the god of war, silly :P or he was anyways, read the sunlight medal description and the sunlight blade description.
Fantabanubbus 1 month ago
@Fantabanubbus Just because he dresses like the God of War doesn't mean he is, and besides, He's undead, he can't be Gwyn's Fistborn if he is Undead, it means he is decended from the Pigmy.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought no he lost his deity status he was gywns son but he defied him so they took his powers away and he isnt undead and he never hollows he just goes crazy
30SECONDSREMAINING 1 month ago
@30SECONDSREMAINING Then how can you summon him?
Only undead can be summoned, and if he can be summoned, he's not Gwyn's son. I'm not angry or anything, i'm just enjoying a good internet argument :).
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought humans cant only be summond and if he is lord gwyns son it would explain why when he is summond he is gold
30SECONDSREMAINING 1 month ago
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kdreadnought 1 month ago
@30SECONDSREMAINING He is Gold because he is part of the Warriors of Sunlight, Sunbros in other words.
Oh, and just to Clarify, i use the word undead as a stereotype for all the NPCs in the game, you can 'look' human, but you are still undead.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought i know tht ( i thought it sounded cool though) and besides if a god is stripped of his staus he must turn into a form of human it only makes sense if sunbro is the first born
30SECONDSREMAINING 1 month ago
@30SECONDSREMAINING Yes, but then he won't be undead, he'll be a human, and never get the darksign, because he is Lord Gwyn's son, thus, not being able to be summoned, oh, and another thing, in Anor Londo, you can find him 'Resting' by a bonfire, a very 'undead' thing to do.
Your turn. :D
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought well he could just be sitting down after all if he is resting at a bonfire all npc's would have responded sun bro is the son he just lost his statues ( and damn i hate going all the way down to find your comment lets switch to pm)
30SECONDSREMAINING 1 month ago
@30SECONDSREMAINING Only undead rest at the bonfires :).
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought he is not resting he is merely admiring the view
30SECONDSREMAINING 1 month ago
@30SECONDSREMAINING The view of the Bonfire, which he is staring at, while sitting down in the exact fashion that outher undeads do.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
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@30SECONDSREMAINING The view of the Bonfire, which he is staring at, while sitting down in the exact fashion that outher undeads do.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
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@30SECONDSREMAINING The view of the Bonfire, which he is staring at, while sitting down in the exact fashion that outher undeads do.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
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@30SECONDSREMAINING The view of the Bonfire, which he is staring at, while sitting down in the exact fashion that outher undeads do.
kdreadnought 1 month ago
@kdreadnought
Also I just arrived at my house an hour ago after work, but that doesn't mean I've never been here before.
Fantabanubbus 1 month ago
@ErnestoBarbicha Solaire does deserve to see gwyn...even in that state
LuckyNoDice747 1 month ago
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idothinksoannie 1 month ago
@ErnestoBarbicha rofl - what the hell did I just read
MrTripi 1 month ago
@ErnestoBarbicha that would have been hella dope if they said that in the game
michaelbryant21 1 month ago
@ErnestoBarbicha I'm speechless. Thank you so much for your comment. Thumbs up, up, up...
natalironaldo 1 month ago
@ErnestoBarbicha Dude, everyone's gay for Solaire.
HuskyVerbatim 1 month ago 4
@ErnestoBarbicha Praise the Sun Brotha praise the Sun.
coolbums90 1 month ago
This piece fits Gwyn perfectly
He was a mighty ruler, one of the founders of fire, and a hero who fought against the Dragons. But realizing that the fires were fading, and with most of his fellow lords either growing weak or gone completely insane, he set off alone and abonened everything to rekindle the flames that gave life. Alas, his powers while great were not enough, and still the fire slowly died...thus making his sacrifice and pain only pointless.
beating him was a mercy kill imo.
JXZX1 3 months ago 2
This sounds exactly like a track from Eternal Sonata.
ProjectEDENlog 3 months ago 2
@richierich49er
Yeah, I got him around the third fight with Iron flesh + 2 handed fire Iato R1 spam.
1GODOFWAR1 3 months ago
@1GODOFWAR1 -lol it took me like 30 times but I did it the hard way. No parry, no magic, no armor, no poise, no fire. also I had 25 endurance and 28 strength which isnt great either. my highest was 30 vitality.
richierich49er 3 months ago
The greatest final boss theme ever and I've been playing games since 1988.
SolidStick247 3 months ago
Every time you try to flask up this bastard jumps clear across the map.
1GODOFWAR1 3 months ago
@1GODOFWAR1- you should wait until after he tries to grab you, or is behind a rock
richierich49er 3 months ago
Well my first experience of this fight was Gwyn force-feeding me that sword of his.
Unlike the Old King, Gwyn doesn't take shit from anyone.
stgmilleralive 3 months ago 7
dude this fight was really hard at the beginning cuz i didnt know how to counter him.. I then realised that he will be stunned like for one second if you hit him really fast.. I used quelaag's fury sword with 6 humanity bonus or so.. the key is to have around 15 estus flask and wolf ring equipped.. dodge one atack and hit him mercyless dont be afraid if he hits you back a couple of hits he WILL be stuned like for 1 second.. then you can either recover stamina and keep attacking or consume estus
GothicPanama 4 months ago
Gahawd damn knights be fucking my shit up all day OH light mmk final boss OH this music is pret- OH FUCK ITS THE BOSS AND HIS SWORD IS ON FIRE OH GOD dodgedodge FUCK FIRE runrunrunrunrunrun GAWD DAMNIT runrunrunrunrun BALLSACK runrunrunrunrunrun
>Learn to parry
YOU AINT SHIT, FINAL BOSS
WOO
>New Game +
Well stick me in a dress and call me Sally.
Shadoweddusk 4 months ago
@Shadoweddusk Hi Sally.
armeggeon 4 months ago
as i found out u can parry his attackes i changed my shield into artorias (shield +10 and soul of sif) cause its a greatshield and u cant parry with it... i wanted to win this fight without parrying
Sephentos 4 months ago
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Shadoweddusk 4 months ago
sorry gwyn, but someone has to stop this.
unleash the darkness
Poshnak 4 months ago
I favor this tune a lot because unlike Demon Souls, well for one it was a freaking hard boss. two well, it has beautiful final fantasy-ish music! unlike some overpowereing opera-ish vocalization while fighting a...deformed....king in the form of a...salamander? That goes...two ways maybe? (hahahaha!!!!) ahaha... and for three, i could do ballerina to it ;)
byagugan 4 months ago
I felt very bad when i killed him with 3 Crystal-Soulspears. I was paniced by his attacks, since i would have been dead with 2 hits. (I am Mage)
But the ~30 seconds i heard of this song made me open youtube as fast as possible after the credits.
MoreImbaThanYou 4 months ago
I have to say this fitting for a final boss. That being a fallen hero fighting what he feared most. a human trying to take his thrown. The fate of the world on the line.
This song epic for the atmosphere of the fight.
TJD005 4 months ago
I just beat him tonite. Had to die 4 times to get the hang of his attack patterns... But after u memorize what to expect from the monster and bosses it becomes much easier :/.
I was at a stalemate. Had no flasks with a pinch of life, he had a pinch of life also on the last round. and he grabed twice in a row. That gave me time to swap for my crystal shield for an energy toss at him for the final blow xD. He dodged the 1st toss and my heart fell but he grabed the 2nd time and I finished'em
TJD005 4 months ago
@stuntman7000 You can't cry to music, not even manly tears? laughinggirls.jpeg.tiff
It was the atmosphere, on the way to his abode, there was nothing but silence along with the occasional knight. Even the boss stage had a niche of loneliness to it, even if he was "BIGBADGUY."
Heaugharg 4 months ago
best part 1:00 - 1:25
beserkman47 4 months ago
@beserkman47
I like that part best to, wish i could play instruments as good as this D:
DestructiveNoodle 4 months ago
@DestructiveNoodle We all do TT_TT
beserkman47 4 months ago
The darkness of the room is constantly being lit by his giant firesword. When I first fought him, it was like a 15 minute trance, I was hypnotized by his sword, and I had to watch it closely to figure out when to block and when to let my stamina regenerate. I didn't cheese him with iron flesh + havel armor like some people. It truly felt like an epic dance with fire. The lighting of the room changed dynamically with each of his sword sweeps. To call it "epic" does not do this battle justice.
sleepyzealot 4 months ago 76
@sleepyzealot Especially when you walk through the fog, Gwyn waiting for you as you and he slowly walk towards each other for a few moments before breaking into a sprint then leaping at each other. Simply too awesome of a way to start a battle with the final boss of a notoriously hard game.
The battle was even better if you were going for the Dark Lord ending, as Gwyn would be the final line of defence of the first flame that you were going to extinguish. This surpassed Ocarina of Time...for me
carey612 4 months ago
@sleepyzealot Though I like the music, I honestly hate Gwyn boss fight because of the drawn out, repetitive, and cheap nature of it. I found the most effective non-cheap way of beating him is either you die enough to a point where you learn all his repertoire and start parrying or just turtle up with a flame retardant shield and armor and keep running backwards with your shield up and strike the moment he finishes his grab, kick, or jump. Old King Allant boss fight is much better than this.
d2tazdev 4 months ago
@d2tazdev Yeah, but The Old King Allant was not hard what so ever.
MicrosoftInJapan 4 months ago
@d2tazdev True enough, I haven't attempted any other ways to beat him other than massive backpedaling and waiting for him to whiff on a grab or kick to strike, and the true difficulty in that method is paying attention to his sword and trying not to get held up on stalagmites or wander into a corner and get shredded. As for Allant, that fight, too, was very intense, especially with the dragon shaking the screen. However, Allant left himself open at times as well, such as his shockwave charge-up.
sleepyzealot 4 months ago
@d2tazdev I stopped reading after "repetitive nature."
Ziserain 2 months ago
@d2tazdev dude, just parry him.
MrTripi 1 month ago
@sleepyzealot Lucky you, when I fought him the first time I dodged his charge and then 4 crystal soul spears +1HCM killed him and he was stagger locked, was such a let down fight for me especially after coming off of 4 kings.
SirTimbo 3 months ago
Reminds me of myself begging to Gwyn, telling him to stay still for one second while I drink my flask, but no, he kept coming.
PoptoasterJr 4 months ago
I entered, expecting an introduction, him brandishing his sword or approaching you or something. The song and him leaping towards you threw me off, and I'm pretty sure that was their intention.
Still pretty fitting considering you're killing what is essentially the previous hero, bringing your hellish quest to an end, finally.
BlastedToitles 4 months ago
@BlastedToitles
Gwyn was no hero. He is but a sad god who fear that men would one day rise again him and end his age. He attempted to cage all of them into the Undead Asylum you started at. If you got the Kaathe ending, you would know that you are actually the dark lord of men(Decendant of the furtive pygmy) that Gwyn feared, and the usherer of the Age of Dark(Men).
Gwyn tried to postphone the rise by