Top 10 Demon's Souls bosses

Souls games are some of my all time favorite video games. Flawless fighting mechanics and challenge that is tough but fair are all of the things that make these games so great to play. Tho bosses are however probably the most memorable impression for any Souls fan. So I've decided to make a top 10 list of my favorite bosses from each of the Souls games that would culminate in a list of my all time favorite bosses out of every Souls game. First one up is as title suggest Demon's Souls. This one I've only played when it came out, and for some reason I was never compelled to return to playing it again all the way trough, so my memory of this game is pretty vague. However I really had to scratch my brain and consult wiki just to remember all of the bosses from this game in order to make a proper list.


10. Old Hero
It doesn't happen that often in games that you get to fight a boss that is actually blind. He is definitely one of the easiest boss of Deamon's Souls. Even though he is blind it is important not to get careless in this fight, since he can still hear you. Granted his attacks are savage and uncalculated. However simply because of his uniqueness he deserves to be on this list.

9. Penetrator

Penetrator is one badass looking motherfucker wielding a long Penetrating Sword that glows blue during his every blow. He has several long sweeping attacks that deal massive damage. His thrust attack is particularly devastating, but his other offensive maneuvers are rather slow. This fight can be made much easier if you've released Biorr in previous level. He doesn't deal a lot of damage but serves well as distraction to Penetrator. This boss fight will most definitely challenge your rolling skills.

8. Maneater





Or better yet Maneaters are twin demons who are chimaera-like beast in appearance. They have a body body of the beast, bat wings, a serpent in place of a tail. At the start of this boss fight there is only one Maneater, but after about a minute another will join the fight. Their attacks consist of swipes and lunge attacks while on surface. When flying the serpent affixed to a Maneater's back can spew magic as a ranged attack. The serpant will at time bite into the Maneater self-buffing him with magic energy.
Maneater is definitely one of the creepier looking bosses, which is supported by a creepy music that follows this boss fight. 

7. Fool's Idol
Definitely one of the more interesting boss fights in Demon's Souls. This is one of those bosses that duplicates itself, and in order to actually take out bosses health you have to find the real one (fake ones disappear with one hit). Fool's idol attacks can create green runes on the floor that will paralyze the player as soon as you touch it. She attacks you by trowing a powerful lightning spell at you. The overall atmosphere and the music in this boss fight is top notch. Also the story behind this boss is pretty interesting.
Souls games definitely have a thing for churches and idea of blindly following someone. This boss fight is best showcase of the latter.

 6. Storm King 
Throughout the Shrine of Storms area you will be taunted by creatures that look like flying manta rays, so naturally a boss of this area is a giant version of these manta rays, the Storm King. He attacks you by trowing this large homing spears. Aside from actual boss you will have to deal with a bunch of his minions. It is suggested to first deal with them before attacking the actual boss. The key to this fight is in finding a sword called Stormruler, which will make this fight much easier. This sword emits huge bursts of razor wind, tearing through enemies that are far away. Using this sword feels so rewarding and makes this boss fight very enjoyable. However if you come into this fight without said sword, the only way to defeat this boss is by ranged attacks (magic and arrows). Definitely on of the more unique fights, and as far as I remember the only boss that you can't attack with your regular close combat weapons.  

5. Tower Knight

Tower knight is probably one of the most intimidating looking bosses in Deamon's Souls, but actually he is not actually all that hard. The key to this fight is to first take out archers positioned around the battle arena. Tower Knight has some really powerful attacks, shield bash in particular being the one that can lead to your quick demise. I died a bunch of times before finally figuring out that you should try to stay behind him throughout the fight and keep attacking his ankles. Eventually he will topple down, then you should attack his head and soon you will notice that you are taking a big chunk of his health. It is always satisfying to beat a boss that is way bigger then you, even though at first time it may seem impossible. Definitely one of the coolest looking bosses from Deamon's Souls and that is why he is on this list.

4.Flamelurker
He is completely covered with fire and he attacks you with claws that are capable of emitting energy shock-waves. Being that he is made of fire he deals some damage when you get near him. He can also leap for a very long distances. His weakness is magic, so a weapon that deals magic damage can be very helpful in this fight. His attacks are pretty fast and relentless. I find that some of the best boss fights of the souls series are those that involve bosses that are very agile. Halfway trough the fight he stops moving from quite some time, because he is actually powering up becoming much more ferocious for the rest of the fight. Flamelurker can be very difficult boss if you are not that well equipped and not that good at dodging. This boss provides a great challenge that makes it very fun to fight against.

3. Old Monk

The fight with the old monk is one of those fights that really took me by surprise. What I initially thought was a simple one on fight on fundamental level turns out to be much more than that. The twist here is that Old Monk (if you are playing online) is actually controlled by human player. Anyone who dabbled in PvP knows how unpredictable these fights can be. And that is what makes this boss fight so great. Depending on the skill of the player you are fighting this can either be one of the easiest or one of the hardest fights of the game. If you fight this boss multiple times every encounter can be drastically different. That is why this is one of the more unique fight of Deamon's Souls.

2. Maiden Astraea

As far as this fight goes it is not that much about fight, since well you don't really fight Astraea. You actually fight her bodyguard, Garl Vinland. The fight with Garl can be surprisingly tough; however he can be bypassed since he guards a shortcut to Astraea. You can either take a longer route or wade through monster ridden, plague infested swamp land (which will lead to almost certain death). I’ve chosen the shortcut and killed Garl. Once you kill him you will approach Astraea. After a short speech she will admit that she can't protect herself any longer and she commits suicide. This boss fight will probably make you consider your actions and wonder if you are the bad guy in this case.
This boss fight is this high on this list mainly because of the story behind it.

1. Old King Allant

Finally at number one is Old King Alliant. This was for me the most challenging boss fight that took me probably the most tries to get trough. He typically uses attacks in rapid succession, not leaving you much time to heal. The only breathing time you will have is when he uses one of his stronger attacks since he pauses for a moment before attacking again. He also has a signature move Soul Drain that deals high amount of damage and also removes last stat point reducing your characters Soul Level by one. There are no particular tricks to this fight. You will pretty much have to rely solely on your skills that will definitely be put to a test.
This boss is also known as False King since he is not the real Alliant. He is actually one Arch Demons (which are the strongest of the Old One's servants) which you need to defeat in order to face the real Alliant.