Something that always stuck with me is the fact that the series starts you out as a hollow with a broken sword hilt, all the way back in the Undead Asylum. It finishes with you, a fully fledged undead warrior, fightint a hollow with a broken sword. Poetics at its finest
Its so deeply poetic that the last fight of all of the souls series is between two nameless nobodies in a world that will not remember them, nothing is gained or lost regardless of who wins or loses. No one will ever know this fight even happened in history.
They are both nobodies and at the same time the most resilient and cunning beings in the entire world. They lived to the end of the world outliving even the gods and their golden cities. They are a testament to the tenacity of humanity and humans.
@ZergMeTaSWORM I think the part of the fight that truly speaks volumes is Gaels lightning, you're both so far into the future that Gwyns essence, his warmth and his spirit are completely gone from this wasteland, replaced by the coldness of a lightning formed of mankind's essence.
not quite. The winner was important in the first phase, cause he actually fights you for your dark soul. But when you make him bleed and he recognises his blood to be the "Blood of the Dark Soul", he understands that he has completed his mission and that you'll bring it to the painter. He has lived so long and fought for so long that as soon as he understands his purpose was fulfilled, he instantly goes hollow and completely changes fighting style from looking like a beast to actually fighting like a skilled warrior with miracles, magic, a crossbow. The skulls are his very essence being vaporized by the power of the dark soul.
@@painfall And she paints a world without suffering, a world where life is not destined to fade away into dust. This was Gael's dream, his ambition, a world free of suffering, a world free of the curse of man. The thing about Gael is that he has been around since Lord Gwyn's time, he was alive during the first age of fire, he is extremely tired and jaded.
@@Robbie-gamer I would definitely put those two in the top 1% as well, simply because they’re just amazing and I love their boss arenas, but I can definitely agree. Soul of Cinder being as easy as he is kinda sad 😔
It goes to show how corporatized gaming has become over the years. Gaming no longer represents a surreal art form and pure passion being put into these games, its now about "look at how quirky and funny everything is. Man reddit is gonna love these super quirky easter egg we put in our game."
the part where the song goes nuts and lightning strikes everywhere and gael starts doing backflips firing noscope volleys of arrows is the most epic souls moment
@@SoulsGaming_ So flashy and so ridiculously unfair Most part of phase 2 is running away to avoid that stupid echos attacks Not to mention the idea is similar to Twin Prince fight but with stupid lore Why Miquella make Radhan his consort ,when he had a war against Maleina his sister ?! By the way I didn’t beat them yet (I need to cheese) I hope their remembrance explains this nonsense ! Don’t spoil plz ! I wish that we only fought Miqeulla with Similar Maleina fight but with holy attack and incensations This the first time I am disappointed at Fromsoft and Myiazaki Remaking a boss to be a final boss or even a main boss isn’t something admirable,I know what they did is a fan service for those who want to fight Radhan at his prime I don’t even like Radhan to begin with !
@@Fenrir-n2j honestly radahn's biggest problem was just Phase 2 was pure spectacle and not gameplay, and unfair. but Miquella had made Radahn his consort because he saw a worthy lord in him since childhood, and he had sent Malenia to kill Radahn but she failed, hence SScourge Radahn's fight being needed to go to the DLC. Miquella uses a lot of people for his plans-likely Leda at some point, Mohgwyn, Radahn, and Malenia.
@@justlikedarksouls34 Well you need Radahn AND Mohg. But i honestly believe Radahn became Miquellas consort unwillingly. I mean Miquella can bend peoples minds like he does to u in the fight.
During this boss fight, I intentionally lose whenever Gael almost died. I just wanted to fight him over and over and over and over again. The fight, the music, everything about him is beautiful and poetic. Best boss fight experience I have ever had.
Technically, that could be lore accurate. Since you are both powerful beings fighting over and over till one of you fall and be unable to rise once more: like have hundreds of lives to live again till who ever runs out first
I just killed all the bosses from the Elden Ring DLC, I came here to tell you guys that Gael still remains as the best boss ever created by From Software.
The Dragons are extinct, the Lords have all been lost to age and time along with their crumbling Kingdoms. Now all that remains are the Ashes of what once was and 2 Warriors of little importance fighting over the remnant of Humanity. The Dark Soul.
i don't remember where i saw this comment but it was so beautiful that i have to leave it here "two nobodies, fighting in the middle of nowhere, over nothing"
@@dmitriyrasskazov8858Thats not really true. In the first phase Gael fights you because he’s looking for the dark soul and in the second phase he fights you because he becomes a hollow. But you continue to fight him to bring the dark soul to the painter and because he hasnt stopped fighting you. The winner got to keep their lives and the dark soul
@@dmitriyrasskazov8858 It's so sad that so many people have misunderstood this fight so horribly. How is the fate of a new world nothing? You have to bring down Gael so you can deliver the blood of the Dark Soul to the painter, or she will never be able to create her world, her haven for those who cannot live in the coming darkness.
@@axios4702 You also have dickheads claiming he 'killed everyone in the world to assemble the Dark Soul' -> which makes no fucking SENSE, why would he journey to create a sanctuary for the remainder of humanity...ONLY TO KILL THE REMAINDER OF HUMANITY TO MAKE IT??
Gael is my favorite boss, period. I was maybe 13 when this DLC dropped. I remember my friends and I wanted a brutal challenge, so we went into the DLC blind with our level 500 characters on ng+7 and got our asses absolutely handed to us, we died to Gael so many times that beating him became our life's purpose. This piece legitimately brings a tear to my eye, it actually makes me emotional. All the very fond memories and countless nights playing this with my best friends. It truly was the most fun I've ever had, and I'm proud to call myself a friend of my friends.
And that is a fact. I am learning quite a few Fromsoft soundtracks on my piano and Elden Ring is playing it really safe. Dark Souls 3 has so much boldness in its music, dissonances everywhere, it is extremely unique and no two songs are the same, they are damn hard to learn. The DS3 Soundtrack is carrying so much emotional value from the story and returning it back. Meanwhile Elden Ring is still really good, but you could confuse 80% of the songs for somewhat generic fantasy soundtracks. Even the main theme, which i love, is mostly a regular 4 chord progression that you would get in most regular pop songs. The one real artistic standout with Elden Ring is the final bossfight where you fight Radagon and then the Elden Beast back to back, the change in tone and emotional value within the same bossfight is amazing, each by themselves is decent, but the exchange in between Radagons heroic track (which is also the games main theme but slightly different so even here it is a slight letdown) turning into this calm and spiritual soundtrack of the Elden Beast really gets me everytime.
Yeah, almost all of Elden Ring's OST is forgettable, meanwhile I still remember so many of DS3s soundtracks perfectly. Vordt, the Dancer, Nameless King, Gael, Secret Betrayal... All of them awe inspiring and beautiful. Meanwhile Elden Ring's ost except for the main theme is just an orchestral cacophony.
Griffith laments that Guts is the only one out of *thousands* to make him forget what he really wanted. His one true friend in life... ...so Griffith agrees to the sacrifice. The Godhand... got what they wanted. And the Band of the Hawk are damned for eternity.
,,You're still here hand it over that thing your dark soul for my lady's painting" One of the greatest boss fights in gaming history and perfect ending of dark souls trilogy
Let me tell you, there is no feeling quite like first trying Gael as the final fight after a Souls trilogy summer marathon. Will forever be one of my favourite moments in videogames.
Gael really feels like an endgame boss. The cutscenes, the lore, the general "Berserk Guts" feel of his movesets, the music, and evolution of the fight he truly is a hod tier level boss fight, not just for difficulty but just overall
High above the constraints of time itself, long after the world has ended, past the age of the gods and the age of fire, lies the final battle in existence, Slave Knight Gael and The Unkindled One of Ash. No one will ever know of this fight, nothing will be heard about it, the world will never acknowledge it, but it will be the only time since time began will The Dark Soul ever be whole. And the world reacted with a silent whimper.
There is no way I see FromSoft creat a better boss than Gale not in term lore ,fighting,and OST There is no way they can do better than this , this is 100% peak boss in gaming industry ! No way Elden Ring DLC would be any better
I feel the same way. Don't get me wrong. Shadow of the Erdtree will most likely end up blowing Ringed City and Old Hunters out of the water, but nothing will ever top Slave Knight Gael as a boss. The build up from Ashes of Ariandel and him guiding you all throughout the Ringed City until you reach his boss arena was just peak.
@@stormbringer7773 Dark Souls 3 >>> Elden Ring in terms of of bosses ,lores,and OSTs Anyone who disagree probably only played Elden Ring I will be honest Bloodborne is my first soul game but Elden Ring was the first one to finsh After that I finished the rest Still Dark Souls 3 impact me the most Soul of Cinder and Gale Mam the lore and the OST are still making me tears randomly ,specially Soul of Cinder The credit of Dark Souls 3 Epilogue made me cry that night because It was my last semester in Engineering college after so many struggles and finishing this game gave me one last boost to graduate What a ride of both gaming and study of my life in 2022 !
There may be better games in the future, but i am convinced i will not experience a higher peak than this single fight when it comes to videogames as art in my lifetime. The combination of all these aspects, the muscial theme, the theme of the actual event and it's devastatingly pointless outcome. The amalgamated agony of two entire worlds suffering through two separate hopeless fights against the impending finality of all that is, resulting in a duel by those who remain at the end of existence itself, with no witness, no purpose, no hope. It is thematic brilliance.
What the hell you're right a ton of comments were deleted. No idea what happened I certainly didn't delete comments. I'm actually pretty unhappy about this.
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