What is the Hidden Goal of Dragon Communion?- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Igon Lore 

Hey Homies, I hope you guys are down for a cinematic exploration of Bayle the Dread and Igon's Lore! Some of you may have noticed I put this up earlier, but I reuploaded due to some editing mistakes. Sorry if you got spammed with this twice!

So am I the only one who thought that maybe why Igon is crippled is because Bayle literally launched him off the mountain.

honestly his voice lines are the only reason I helped this man

"A true drake warrior, and I, Igon." His defeat, and the terror he feels, his inability to get back up the mountain, his despair... he doesn't consider himself a 'true' drake warrior anymore.

from now I will scream CURSE YOU BAYLE on any minor life inconveniences that happens to me

I believe when Igon says "Behold a true Drake Warrior," he is referring to the player. He then adds, "and I, Igon..." to refer to himself.

Igon is such a good example of why From is one of the best to ever grace the industry. Dude has maybe 15 lines of dialogue and conveys a more impactful story than 90% of games in what amounts to a throwaway NPC. They are the masters of making every little detail count.

Props to Placidusax tbh, he fucked him up good. Prime Bayle and prime Placidusax, what a battle it must have been.

Interesting that Bayle seems to have enough pride in him left to take his own life by summoning a final Lightning onto him instead of just slumping over, defiant till the very end - he and Igon have a lot in common

I know it's been said but what a powerhouse vocal performance. The voice actor really embodied the depth of revenge and anger Igon had.

I wonder if Placi losing the extra heads is what made it stop hearing the dragon god 🤔 Didn't have enough antennas anymore 😂

Bayle is probably an ancient dragon touched by the crucible. He has got the horns and aspect of wings.

I saw a theory that like his kin, Bayle took on an aspect of his environment, and it was the crucible of life, which is why he has such distinct horns and horns growing in his heart.

From everything I’ve seen all the DLC bosses remain standing when they are killed even if they have to use their weapon to keep themselves standing. I like that detail as even if they are defeated they have pride in the fight and their deaths to remain standing in front of you until they fade away.

I thought Igon and Bayle were just "Moby Dick With Dragons". CURSE YOUUUUUUUUUUU BAYLLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hell yeah, Bayle and Igon are like, the coolest DLC characters. Thanks for explaining more about the lore 😤😤😤😤🙏🙏🙏🙏🔥🔥🔥

igons voice acting is so damn good!! i mean all the voice acting in elden ring is just phenomenal!! hyetta is one of my favs!! and of course shabriri "may chaos take the world" also "TOGETTA!" but "vail bayle, my arms, my legs, each lying in bloody ruin" muste be one of the best!!

Igon is metal af. Great video. CURSE YOU BAAAAAAYLE!

Bayle got that Dinkelberg aura

Not gonna lie, i don't feel as biased towards Bayle anymore. If the fight was truly about Bayle not liking people looking down on him and his bloodline then i kind of pity him.

The entire Jagged Peaks area and Igon/Bayle/Placidusax narrative was probably my favourite part of the DLC, it was all so cinematic and awesome to behold.

I'd like to know more about the dragon priestess. Just recently learned that you can recruit her to summon her ash if you put her to sleep.

CURSE YOU, BAYLE! I HEARBY VOW YOU WILL RUE THIS DAY! BEHOLD, A TRUE DRAKE WARRIOR AND I, IGON YOUR FEAR MADE FLESH! SOLID OF SCALE YOU MIGHT BE, FOUL DRAGON BUT I WILL RIDDLE WITH HOLES YOUR ROTTEN HIDE! WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS! WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING!

Bayle does have a lot of crucible elements in his design, the overgrown numerous horns, the magical wings he activates in the 2nd phase which resemble the crucible aspects that crucible knights use.

"Curse you Bayle!" one of the best lines in games ever 😆. Thx for showing heads of Placidusax, didn't noticed them 😯👍.

"He rather reminds me of Bayle" really tells you all about what these Ancient Dragons think about the human Drake Warriors

I think it's worth noting that Placidusax only lost 2 heads against Bayle, and was already missing one when they fought. The Old Lord's Talisman depicts the dragonlord with 4 heads, indicating there was a period of time when he was rocking 4 heads. This is corroborated by the fact that Bayle only has 2 of Placidusax's heads on his back, from where Placidusax bit down with so much force that Bayle had to rip the heads off at the neck by flying away to get free. I don't think a third head with that much biting force would've just fallen off, so it's again more likely that Placidusax had 4 heads during the fight.

im not sure if the lore backs this up but I believe the first dragon communion was bayle killing the giant dragon we see by the alter and eating its heart to gain power. It would explain why he is so reviled apart from him being a drake, and why he attempted to kill placidusax in the first place. so the ancient dragons wouldve started the "drake warriors" who would also devour hearts to gain power but specifically drake hearts, leading them down the path to devour the greatest drake heart there is... bayles.

I love how everyone's first reaction to Igon is to just nervously laugh and feel like backing away quietly in a hurry.

The cinema from igon shooting bayle is just spectacular, great job on that

Gotta give the Voice actor a huge praise for his performance. Goddamn I enjoyed this quest line. Yeah I died multiple times but Igon got me hyped each time I came back!!!

2:06 youtube shall know fear!!!

I'm happy with how you portrayed Igon and the dragons. The lore may haave been scant, but the tale was so ancient that much has propably just been lost in time.

One point of order: I don't think Bayle is supposed to be immortal. Long lived, but not truly immortal. He doesn't have the stone scales of the ancient dragons, from whence they get their immortality. I suspect Bayle is similar to Seath the Scaleless from Dark Souls: he betrayed Placidusax out of jealously.

I was going to say, it's kinda a bad move since dragon communion peeps will start going after ancient dragons, but they also have the fail safe that you'll eventually turn into a wyrm

igons voice actor is killing it.

Igon's voice actor did an incredible job! He really tied the whole quest line together right from the start.

I never noticed Placidusax's heads on Bayle's back! :O That's so freakin gore!

Beautiful. Truly and utterly beautiful. Igon and I are kindred spirits. He had his nemesis in the form of Bayle, and I had mine in the form of Fatalis.

Beautifully made character. Igon was mad, sure. But he wasn't hiding his fear when the Tarnished and him defeated Bayle. Igon had the biggest relief he ever felt.

Props to Igon's VA, first time I heard him yell "CURSE YOU BAYLE!" I got goosebumps haha

I love the amount of things in the DLC that you can't get both of in one playthrough, like Bayles incantations or choosing between Florisaxx or her weapon. It's a real encouragement for me to actually do NG+ instead of just new cycles.

That Bayle music is CRISP. I need it!

Absolutely great entertainment. That last "Curse you BAYYYYYLE" Was chefs kiss

So I watched a vid recently with some interesting points that I can’t explain verbatim. But maybe Bayle was the first omen to become a dragon through dragon communion. Instead of becoming a magma wyrm he ascended further. Just a fun thought

Rest in peace Igon, what a legend of defiance and revenge

thanks man, you did an awesome job characterizing the broken drake warrior. I almost skimmed his story, but now it all holds together. Guy when trough a marathon of pain to get to Bayle again, gotta respect that level of spite

I died immediately after summoning Igon at least 25-30 times and heard CURSE YOU BAYLE so much i fought the boss on mute before i finally beat him

I think that because of the ancient dragon's subjugation of the lesser dragons, bayle then challenged plasidusax in order for a change in leadership for all dragons. Not only this, but I find his appearance strikingly similar to Mohg, an Omen, who also are a race that are looked down upon and hunted. I think he therefore has links to the omen curse, further enforced by the horns on his heart, which only omens can grow. Is Bayle an omen dragon? It then makes me wonder - why are there so many dragon corpses along the mountainside before Bayle? Why would he hunt his own kind that he literally fought to free from subjugation? I then realise these could be victims of dragon communion, and Bayle was the only one left.

Loving your edits, so cinematic!

All the voice actors put so much effort and power into these characters.

oohhh so this is his story :p thank you

This was absolutely incredible. Never have I seen a story better presented.

Am I the only one who thinks Bayle carved his bone protruding out of his wing into a blade, so it could be more deadly?

Ok the severed heads of sax sunken into bayle is an insanely awesome detail.

Balerion The Black Dread = Bayle The Dread Igon The Drake Warrior = Aegon The Conqueror G.R.R. was not slick with this one 🙂‍↕️😂

I love the part where the priestess says the spirit of one that is young and short of sight , and that they cant fathom these thoughts because of their age.It may be a nod to bayle being younger than the dragon lord and saw himself as the new leader of the drake type dragons. This is probably why they fought , kind of like a new gorilla becoming the alpha in a new age. It almost makes you look back to when you were younger and moved with a different mindset.. You dont really flaw the follies of youth anymore because its just that youth but you cant imagine thinking that way again. Great video and thank you for putting it all together so easy to vibe 2 Edit : I'd also like to add i love how even tho igon seems to despise bayle and curses him the priestess says that Igon reminds her of bayle. I think that shows us that even tho we can be at odds and hate something we really have more in common than things that set us apart. Again thank you for the presentation made my day and i think you should keep at it !

Great video, in my playthrough of the dlc I killed Bayle without ever meeting the priestess so it was interesting to hear her dialogue. Also you killed it with the Igon part, amazing work!

Bayle was the swan song to my Elden Ring Experience as a Dragon Communion lover.

I like how "eldritch" the views and actions of placidusax and the priestess are. its a nice touch and makes perfect sense given their nature and age

why is lightning literally everything now? it is holy, it is dragonic, it is ice, now it is fire... what next? lightning is wet?

bayle is a omen dragon it seems, mabie part of a transition between dragons and hornsent, got a few good ideas il list em you think serosh was a demigod or something in the hornsent culture st trina and putrescence somehow connected to rot, got the flower, the st thing, and putrescence means rot we see in game that things are reborn by being eaten by other things, example land octopuses (there ovary says its a white sack filled with blood, sounds like miquellas cocoon probably how pests are born), the flowers, the erdtree, i think its the law of regression, souls (runes) are ultimately fragments of the one great, we turn runes into strength, souls, i think the erdtree turns people into sap, and then people like godfrey and rodahn eat them and become bigger and stronger and why the omen are bigger the universe is a black hole (one great/ greater will ) the lands between the event horizon (golden ring) and the shadow, event horizons have shadows, when we free the stars they all shoot off in the same direction.... weird right, hyetta tells us that it was all a mistake and the greater will wants to be whole again, ymir tells us the same pretty much, i think all of the outer gods working to the same goal and the golden order as well hence the law of regression, the greater will is taking all life energy for itself as its a black hole and will end up swallowing it whole even light, is a lot about the void and night n black items in the dlc i feel its screaming at us

You had all of Igons good dialogs in there so i think you got everything

Bayle is my favourite fromsoft boss of all time and I have beaten all of them(even the optional ones). The beginning of the second phase literally had me screaming’BRING IT ON!!’

11:24 is one of most badass attack/moves I have ever seen in videogames!!

Fighting Bayle with the song Blood and Thunder by Mastodon on in the background was some of the most fun I have had.

The fight scene at around 12:30 was very cinematic and enjoyable to watch, well done!

edge ahead therefore be wary of seed - Tarnished

They should honestly make another DLC where we fight the broken and mortally wounded bosses in there prime state. I honestly think that would be a awesome DLC, like imagine fighting bayle or placidusax in there prime or maybe even malenia before the rot took her limbs and sight(I think) that would be such a cool DLC

The quality of your videos are getting much better

Well done! The shot of bayles death was incredible loved ur story telling and editing

i just noticed that bayle's arena has the same cubicles like in farum azula where we lay day to transport to placidusax area. except they are empty and hollow. he not just in a crater or caldera. i dont know what that means though.

One lore theory I don't see discussed much is that Placidusax isn't a dragon! Here me out! Dragon Grease has no affect on him. Placidusax Ruin is the only dragon spell that isn't buffed by the Dragon Communion Seal? Why? It's because Placidusax isn't a dragon. His title is also "Dragonlord". Was he something else? And turned into a dragon like form, similar to our Tarnished who inherent dragons eyes but don't fully become a dragon? Or was he a dragon who transcended beyond being a Dragon? I think it's the former, but that's some pretty solid evidence IMO to suggest Placidusax isn't a Dragon.

.. this story.. has a lot of passion and urning till the end..

"WITH A HAIL OF HARPOONS, WITH EVERY LAST DROP OF MY BEING ,YARRRRR "-Igon

What a story. Damn. Well done, sir.

Fine storytelling! I really enjoyed you used Igons audios to support the tale.

I personally believe that ‘dread’ is not an exclusive title in reference to bayle, since the sword monument refers to FORTISSAX as ‘dread’ so, i strongly believe, that the second strongest dragon to placidusax is referred to as ‘dread’, also since fortissax is known as the ‘mightiest boulderstone’. I feel this has merit considering word choice for fromsoft is really important. Could i get the japanese on both?

Tarnished reminds me of the immortal snail you can slow him but he will always be hunting

You know what would be awesome? Have Igon slowly drag himself up to Jagged Peak after first interacting with him, like the crawling guy in Gael's boss arena (and if you kill the dual drakes he just teleports there)

I think Igon was launched off the mountain when we first find him screaming and somehow that crazy bastard climbed up the mountain to where we find him with the two drakes

Bayle the Dread! You shall haunt me no longer! Its really satisfying to know that at the end Igon was able to redeem himself and rest for good.

Igon's voice actor was gettin it

Bayle is my favorite dragon lore of this game

I hope it's okay that I shared this video into two Facebook groups that I'm in for Elden Ring. I feel more people would and should see this. Your editing, voice-over, storytelling, music, and quality are super good.

The editing on this video is incredible. Subbed.

Woahh!!! Watch out vaati! This was so cinematic, good work 🎉

i gave igon warming stones to help heal him up thinking there was an interaction like the kindred of rot. used like 5 before i realized it wasn't doing much.

One stuff impressive is that placidussax didn’t fight since their fight but Bayle keep killing dozen and dozen of dragons and warriors that came for him

Imagine eating his heart and then acquiring the Frenzied Flame. Who’s will holds out in the end?

Beautiful presentation you definitely did it justice!

Igon deserves to be the proudest Drake Warrior solely for his lone delivery. Even his pained breathing when you come across him is a wonder (i work 911 and know well the sound of a man dying or close to it). An outstanding performance. Fuck dude, at this point give him full ascended dragonhood. Placidusax should pop back into time just to name Igon, Igonusax, the first Dragon Lord of the new Elden Age. Take my throne bro.

Nobody seems to notice that bayle when reaching second phase, sprouts the extra 2 wings, that makes him a true ancient dragon - albeit for only a brief moment

His hitbox, especially his head, is a huge pain in the neck... Even compared to most dragons.

You missed the phantom outside the Elder's Hovel where one can pick up the Talisman of the Dread, which also reference Bayle, and the Rock Heart found from a painting location, as well as some Ancient Dragons following Bayle. Otherwise great video!

I thought Igon was basically dying and wailing for death... so I killed him lol - dammit fromsoft !

by far the best character in any souls game ever made or to be made what a legend

Loved the epic intro 😙🤌

Would be amazing if you covered the full story of PLACIDUSAX.

I look at Bayle and Placidusax the same way Koba and Ceasar were depicted in Planet of the Apes movies. Placidusax was the wise and benevolent leader who all the dragons looked up to and followed. While Bayle was the more violent, hateful, and war hungry one. He was definitely jealous and had a grudge which probably lead to him betraying Placi.