The Powerful Duo VS Slave Knight Gael 

Nothing is more terrifying than seeing Havel not only having his poise broken but also being flung across the arena like a doll

Gael in 1st phase: "No... please... I'm too weak" Gael in 3rd phase: "UNLIMITED POWER!!!!"

7:44 The build-up of the song, the lightning in the background, the perfectly timed and synced jump from Aldritch and Pontiff, Gael struggling, Aldritch and Pontiff hanging in the air for a brief moment before crashing down, and the song reaching its climax as both Aldritch and Pontiff hit the ground. Watching that sequence had my jaw drop on the floor.

6:24 Gotta love Gael's commitment here - teleporting up to the dragon thing to kill it himself

Havel becoming friend with Ledo is one of the best character arc of the soul series

7:46 that synced slam attack, especially since they both went in the air, is just plain out sick

7:41 gotta say, seeing gael filled with arrows like that but still moving is horrifying and I love it

9:26 the way they both charged up their attack looks sick

12:17 I'm now 100% sure that the sunlight stake attack of the SOC is their point down emote. He is truly a representation of dark souls players.

Aldrich’s arrows actually have some fairly nice detail. Hard to notice when you’re running for dear life away from one of the deadliest attacks in the game.

6:38 seeing Gael running like that is terrifying

I love how Gundyr's kick staggers Gael at 5:23

The nameless King was defeated and the Soul of Cinder timed his loss perfectly! Looked like SOC claimed his downfallen allies power similar to Smough and Ornstein in DS1

7:49 that both jump attack was AMAZING 🔥

Man, the last one was just poetic: The coordinated thrusts at 8:57 were giving off some real Kratos and Atreus vs Baldur vibes. The SOC turning on Gwyn mode as soon as the Nameless dies, as to say: "You murdered my boy, imma kick your ass back to demon souls". And the absolute disrespect of the final lightning strike to turn Gael's corpse into ashes. Fucking masterpiece Also, Havel would have won if he weren't so commited to his goddamn kick strategy

I didnt realize how insane pontiff's damage is. With one swing he took out more health than nameless and SOC did in about 4.

7:54 was actually a pretty clutch moment for Aldrich. Right before Gael does a spin-to-win attack Aldrich is just like NOPE and slips through the ground, avoiding Gael's attack.

I like how Pontiff moves around Gael, it's like he knows that he doesn't stand a chance against Gael if he were to tackle him head on, so he uses his speed and agility to his advantage, basically being a distraction so Aldritch can take Gael out Also SoC going into 2nd Phase as Nameless King dies looks like Gwyn coming back through the Soul of Cinder so he can avenge his son

Pontiff and Aldrich was my favourite. The two just used all their attributes to their advantage. The whole time, Sulyvahn was aggressive, as always, using long, twisting and confusing combos that Gael couldn’t avoid. And while the Slave Knight was able to land a couple of hits on his aggressor, immediately pushing him to his second phase, the Pontiff lived up to his name and began playing it smart. He dodged Gael’s attacks expertly, keeping his distance, for he knew that Gael could kill him within a split second given the chance. Thus, Pontiff waited and baited the Slave Knight’s attacks while letting Aldrich do the heavy hitting. They attacked in perfect sync, using teamwork and long combos to hurt Gael. What they lacked in vitality and vigor, they made up for with expert teamwork. Using such tactics, Sulyvahn and Aldrich scored an overwhelming win, neither of them ever even getting close to death.

2:20 -Kills Havel -Screams -Doesn't elaborates further -Leaves Chad

8:56 can we just appreciate how epic NK and SOC sync up was stunlocking Gael in turns and how they both swiped their weapons to the right

I found Gundyr kicking Gael in the face at 5:25 and him recoiling from it much more funny than it probably was.

You know Gael is crazy when the game’s “final boss” barely beats him… with help.

every time Gael goes into phase 2 it screams 'somebody call a doctor. but not for ME' also at 8:57, what a combo. the movesets of nameless and cinder went so well together

If Aldrich used his arrows more consistently no boss is capable of beating him

Pontiff and Aldrich was INSANE, I didn’t see that vid before but to see Aldrich’s Arrows deal that damage is scary.

7:37 this combo in here is just absolute bliss

8:20 looks like a win screen in a fighting game.

0:04 Sulyvahn and Aldrich's opening stance is *INTIMIDATING*

I wanna see more of the powerful duos.

7:49 perfectly synchronized with attacks and music and also the way that the dragon Slayer armor died was amazing too

that synchronized jump attack at 7:48 is the most cinematic thing i have ever seen

5:23 that Gundyr's kick looked epic.

Holy shit, Gundyr and DS Armour fighting together? That's amazing

I feel as though the final fight is more of a cinematic masterpiece and testament to how you don’t need to spell out a story to make the story good. The final fight starts out with a 2v1, with each contender having something to put them in opposition. The Nameless King fights the embodiment of the Dark Soul in a fight he doesn’t even truly have any stake in, alongside the Soul of Cinder - an amalgamation of souls comprised of countless Chosen Undead (including Solaire, who founded a great order dedicated to worshipping The Nameless King), Bearers of the Curse (some of whom probably recognized the futility of linking the fire thanks to what they learned from Aldia, but chose to do so anyway), and Kings and Lords - mightiest of all being Gwyn, his father. And what of Gwyn? He fights alongside the son he exiled and erased from history, who is likely a spitting image of how Gwyn used to look. And Gwyn is cursed to share a body with so many humans, the people he oppressed, whose oppression resulted in accelerating the end of the fire he cherished. And he fights against what should be just another nameless hollow, who should have crumbled before him. But he is empowered by the Dark Soul, by that which lives within all of humanity. And as the fight continues, as the Soul of Cinder struggles, Gwyn comes closer and closer to emerging to the surface, yet he still has to fight his overwhelming fear of the Dark Soul - until his son, the one who he had mistreated so much, falls dead, and in that moment Gwyn is hit with the realization of all his mistakes. He wins the fight, but he’s already so close to death. What is the point? Why return to the Kiln, when the Fire has already died? The last Undead has been slain, alongside any other living being. He is alone. A Hollow Victory.

Gotta say, the Chieftain and the Ringed Knight had some pretty good teamwork going there Edit: Gael popping out of reality at 6:28 and reappearing on the butterfly as it dies absolutely killed me lmao

The fight between the SOC and NK vs Gael was amazing. The duo really looked like an actual team, makes me think about what would've happened if they met in lore.

Havel & Knight: Close, very close. Pointiff & Aldrich: Holy shit. Cinder & Nameless: Fucking EPIC!

That battle between Gael, NK, and soul of cinder was oddly ironic. The duo stunlocking gael, the duo using magic attacks like SOC's large beam and NK's large dragon thunder bolt and thunder slam with his spear, and NK's demise and SOC's 2nd phase and him ending gael then slamming a thunder bolt into gaels body. It was oddly ironic for SOC to slam a thunderbolt into Gael like how NK did during the fight. It was so good i love it

2:31 Gael walking if with the lighting in the background was badass

1:34 Silver Knight Ledo’s strikes matching the beat brings joy to me

All of these fights were great, every single one, and while the Pontiff's and the God Eater's victory is a close second I just have to say that the battle between the Slave Knight and the Gods was my personal favourite, hooking me from start to end. The battle starts as an absolute slug-fest, one of the closest we've seen, all of their healthbars seeming to go down at the same rate. Nameless and Soul of Cinder seemingly working together in unison to stun Gael as often as they can at times. Then it's time for the second and third phase and the fight gets way more difficult, Nameless plays an aggressive tank of sorts while the Soul pulls out literally everything in his arsenal, from his spear to his miracles to his dex, to his pyromancer to his magic, anything to kill this demon. But a las, nothing is quite getting Gael over the edge, and the Slave Knight ends the lives of both the Cinder, and the King of War. But the fire has one last trick. As the Soul watches the Nameless King die, it awakens something, an old soul, the original soul, the soul of Faraam's father. He stands up straight, replenishes his healthbar, pulls out his true sword, and the two final bosses go at it. And at the end of it all, when the fight the fight close, but Gwyn's Soul wins the day, he uses thunder on the Knight's corpse as if pay respect to his son.

Catch the pause at 12:14 SoC has impaled Gael with his blade after slashing him to position himself behind him, the souls burst from Gael like just perfectly

- 1:39 Havel and Ledo's rotating tradeoffs ending in Ledo rolling back while Havel takes over as lead - 4:20 Ringed igniting his sword at the loss of his Chief - 6:13 Gael roaring as Armour silently delivers a crushing blow - 7:34 Sulyvahn sidestepping Aldrich's ranged attack flawlessly - 7:48 Sulyvahn and Aldrich combining their crushing attacks - 9:00 SoC and NK alternating their thrusting attacks, culminating at their dual jab at 9:11 (these amazing tradeoffs are present all throughout the fight) - 11:32 NK dying directly in front of SoC as SoC gains his second wind - 12:14 The positioning of the models to look like SoC moves around Gael to stab him directly from behind in an unhonorable death Actual art.

There was an absolute anime moment in the 1st fight after Gael's 1st phase when Havel was up front, ready to block Gael's charging attack, and right after he absorbed the blow Ledo came in with the 3 hit combo. Dope.

6:51 Look at the elegance and subtlety of sulyvahn that when aldrich throws his arrows, sulyvahn moves aside so that the arrows hit gael full blast.

7:49 If u see close, it could be a moment when Aldritch says a mute YES with the head to Sullyvahn, like wants to sync the slam with him. THERE. GOT ME CHILLS from the back to the head 10:40 the final hit from the Nameless to close the Soul of Cinder magic wombo-combo is NUTS

12:18 That 4 damage at the end is quite symbolic, in Japanese 4 sometimes pronounced the same way as "death"(死=shi)

I love at 9:00 Gael is just caught in stunlock and they both just poke him over and over

7:58 From there, Pontiff plays so beautifully ! Avoiding each attacks while counter attacking Gael

7:47 the way they both did jumping slam attacks at the same time was badass

ok, the way this ended at 8:20 , was just pure cinematic genius ! 11:30 , Nameless king going down and Soul of cinder going in phase 2 at the exact moment ! same for 12:14, the pose gael has and soul of cinder using a lighting stake on the corpse as a final almost like kicking a dead body . this video has got to be the best one for all these little moment perfectly lining up !

Did Gael send Havel flying??! Holy Mother! He must have superpowers!

the fight between Gael and Sulyvahn and Aldrich looked like an execution, i love it

I think my favorite fight has to go to Suly and Aldrich. Their chemistry and teamwork just fits so well and honestly is why they dogged on Gael. Think about it Aldrich has long ranged attacks that hurt like a bitch, and whenever Gael tries to attack him he'll be able to slip away by going underground as we see at 7:54 dodging his spin attack. Then we have Suly with his agility being able to no only move around Gael with ease like in 8:04 but to attack as a decoy for Aldrich to cast long ranged spells. Then if Gael is staggered they can do this badass move 7:47. 10/10 they would be a crazy ass boss fight if Fromsoft ever wanted to add that.

Let's be honest here: Ledo and Havel had all the chances, because their strong traits combined completely negate their flaws. Ledo is swift and somewhat unpredictable, and Havel is literally an embodiment of defense and raw strength. If one gets killed - killing the other is just a matter of time for Gael. What an awesome and balanced duo.

I though the last round would be a massacre, but when I saw SoC's full combo dealing nearly nothing to Gael, I realized I REALLY underestimated his tankyness, Santa almost sacked SoC's entire second health bar while already dying himself, I'm flabbergasted

SoC and nameless fighting Gael is the most chaotic battle I ever seen in dark souls series. Also I love the dramatic atmosphere when nameless dies Infront of SoC, and SoC is going 2nd phase when that happens

The soul of Gwyn avenging his fallen child might be my favorite thing I've seen in this game.

Gael could later be found on r/Darksouls3 making repeated threads about how broken Aldrich is.

12:14 I love that the soul of cinder's sword clipped through Gael from behind like he was stabbed in the back, what a perfect end.

pontiff with aldrich seems like a perfect combo, even better then O & S with how they compliment each other with thier movesets and AI programming. Pontiff gets in your face with speed and with little to no breaks with attacks when the clone comes out and aldrich is slow so he stays back and pokes you with his ranged.

Highlight of the video is aldrich and pontiff doing the synced wombo combo on gael. 7:44 🥶

8:57 NK and SOC are relentless with their attacks, goodness me...

Wow, Gwyn still kind of got it even if he is a husk of a husk of himself.... That last mockery lightning was really amusing.

6:53 Sulyvan is facing Gael head on even though Gael does a lot of damage to him then Aldrich is just "Oooh pretty..." as he slithers away without a care in the world.

Imagine a game where players become the boss. Players get to create and choreograph their own moves and abilities. The effects and status they can inflict. Pick from hundreds of intros, death animations, phase animations. Or custom make your own. Would be an awesome game!

the best fight is hands down SOC and Nameless king vs Gael. not only does it have really great choreography with perfect synchronized moments. it also has a story, a father and a son divided by their belief, now putting their quarrel aside to beat back the darkness at the end of the world. their reunion is bittersweet, the son still hold a grudge against his father, yet can no longer talks to his father as the father was literally consumed by his ambition to keep the first flame burning, turning himself into a mute amalgamation of souls that can no longer reason. So while both side are fighting for the same cause, both side cannot reconcile with each other. except for this moment at 11:30 as the nameless king fell in battle, he perfectly synced up with the SOC 2nd phase where they return as Gwyn, which open the story up to interpretation. did Gwyn return because he sensed his son's death, or did he return because he was forced to and upon his return, the first thing he saw was his only remaining heir falling in combat against his most sworn enemy, the dark. the tragedy here is Gwyn and Nameless just missed out their proper reunion by mere moments, the son dying just as the father awaken. the optimist in us would like to believe that both of these warriors shared a brief unspoken moment and ultimately reconcile with Gwyn accepting his son again and absorbed his soul into the Soul of Cinder so that they can fight as one. but there's also the possibility that it didn't happen, Gwyn returned after millennia of slumbering only to see everything he loved lay ruined around him. the age of fire ending, his last remaining heir dying to his sworn enemy, his sacrifice means nothing as the dark came all the same.

[This won't stop playing in my head for some reason] Nameless: "To think we'd enter battle along side eachother once more. . ." Cinder: "..." Nameless: "Very well, remain hushed. I'd rather not waste breath on a fallen god. . ." Cinder: *Every vessel but Gwyn looking confused*

Gael is definitely one of the most epic fights in any From Software game. So much fun to master!

11:37 SoC’s attack in sync with Gael’s ost was just amazing

Dude 8:56-9:05 was amazing, like how SoC swings into spear mode as Nameless swings his spear like they are synced and then proceed to do a cool 1-2 combo with their spear strikes. Then at 10:09 when Nameless charges his slam attack and SoC backflips like he is dodging the slam is awesome. In general they have some nice 1-2 combos, it is like watching Father and Son fight. Just so much cool cinematic shit in the fight, especially at the end with the lighting crashing around near the end like the wrath of Gywn is there after his son died and the lightning spear to "finish" Gael summons more lightning. Honestly the last fight if Aldrich didnt have the arrow move I dont think they wouldve won.

I got a couple nicknames for these legendary duos: The Havel Knight and Silver Knight Ledo: Knights Of The Old Gods Millwood Chieftain and The Last Ringed Knight: Banes Of The Darkeater Dragonslayer Armor and Champion Gundyr: The Forgotten Champions Aldrich, Devourer Of Gods and Pontiff Sulyvhan: Arbiters Of The Dark Soul Of Cinder and The Nameless King: The Old Gods

Nameless King: *dies* Soul of Gwyn: MY BABY BOY!

Seeing Soul Of Cinder emote on Gael like that after losing his pal Nameless King really just made me so happy lmao 12:42 is just perfection lmao

10:08 that's a very cool moment, as the Nameless King charges his attack the Soul of Cinder do a back flip to free the area so the Nameless King can unleash his thunder on Gaël 🔥⚡

Way to go, Sulyvahn. Surprised he and Aldrich did the best against Gael, but they seem to have good team composition.

Love how when the SoC wins as Gwyn it goes to the bonfire. As if going to rest or light the flame once more. In this hopeless world finding his one and only comfort.

Watching Soul of Cinder stand back up after watching Nameless die really sent chills down my spine. Then after killing Gael he put a lightning spike in his back which felt like his way of letting Nameless know he forgave him.

It's always interesting to see how badly Gundyr gets beaten up in these fights. Why? Because he is difficult due to his moveset rather than his statline. He just happens to be super specialized against players and NPCs and most of the things that make him tricky don't work too well against large targets. As soon as a fight just boils down to facetanking whatever his opponent throws at him whilst dishing out more damage himself it all falls apart because his main strength is his control, not his healthbar or damage output.

Are we just going to ignore how badass it was when Gwyn came in to avenge his son at 11:30

I'm still certain that in lore Nameless King would wipe the floor with Gael. NK was simply too powerful to be taken down by anyone else except the unlimited respawn player.

my favorite was Aldrich and Sulyvahn. that opening scene was BADASS. and the amount of teamwork, especially the perfectly timed double slam attack combined with the perfectly timed music at 7:48 felt like a fucking movie. second favorite was Nameless King and Soul of Cinder. SOC going into second phase as soon as the Nameless King died was really cool, and the lightning strike to 'finish off' Gael was pretty badass

It's amazing the fact that SLAVE KNIGHT can kill the strongest warriors and lords in the series. It kind of shows us the true power of Dark Soul,the most dangerous thing in the universe..after that shitty magic arrows lol

8:55 Nameless king : Dad, ur ready? SoC : *switch to spear mode* yeah i am ready, LETS DO IT SON Both : DOUBLE POKING DUO

Aldrich and pontiff is the type of team cooperation I was looking for when playing multiplayer games

Gosh there’s just something so poetic about the two manifestations of the fires ( gwyn’s flame and the dark soul) in this world duking it out against each other. Epic!

5:22 Gundyr hitting a kick into dragonslayers shield into phase 2 was top notch

Yeah sex is good but have you ever seen Aldrich and Sulyvahn do a perfectly coordinated attack at 7:49?

the champ and dragonslayer fight was so cool, they complemented eachother's combos so well

The fact Gale nearly beat the Two final bosses with one health bar is insane

I love how the MG's trump card was the Soul of Cinder's second stage.

Ok but is anyone gonna talk about how cool as hell Gael looks walking away from the collapsing Pilgrim Butterfly? Like that's a movie shot right there

I like how the pontiff Aldrich and cinder nameless combos were the ones where it wasn't just the duo on top of the boss, and of the 2 I think the cinder nameless looked pretty cool because of the spacing, almost as if there was friendly fire so they kept their space.

8:51 seeing what is essentially reincarnated father and son take on Gael like this is bloody amazing.

DragonSlayer Armour and Champ gundyr will always be my favourite duo

5:23 that kick was beautiful

Man the direction here is genuis, what a masterpiece

Sulyvahn and Aldrich were the perfect duo through and through it was almost as tho they were made to fight together, but fucking soul of cinder and nameless king was a pure piece of cinematic gold, the thrust attacks at the same time, nameless king going down and gwyn coming out as if seeing him die brought gwyn back and then that finish Fucking incredible video through and through and deserves 10 million likes!

I really enjoy the Havel getting “greedy”, continuing to pursue Gael’s (very small) punish windows when most players would bug out or run out of stamina. Having all that poise and stamina means eating admittedly very deadly hits to keep going is plausible. Also I appreciate not allowing player-like characters to use Estus. GG