Bloodborne has many fantastic bosses throughout the entire experience, but some stand out more than others.
With Elden Ring having ben out for nearly 2 months, much of the soulsborne discussion surrounds the many bosses found throughout that game. Malenia, Starscourge Radahn, Astel Naturalborn of the Void and more are names that are being thrown around. However, whilst people discuss the best and most difficult bosses in Elden Ring, I have instead been feeling rather nostalgic about many of FromSoftwares titles.
Bloodborne may well be one of the greatest games ever made and even with my review of Elden Ring scoring 5/5 it is still difficult to say whether this game beats out Bloodborne or not. Bloodborne has some of the best boss fights in any FromSoftware game. The Old Hunters Dlc also adds even more fantastic bosses, some of which will be included in this list. These are the 10 Greatest Bosses in Bloodborne:
10. Cleric Beast
The first boss that most Bloodborne players face.
While the Cleric Beast is not the most difficult boss in the game by a wide margin, it is still a fantastic boss. From the bosses sound design the background music and beyond that how awesome the boss looks, the Cleric Beast is the boss that really portrays the bestial nature found within Bloodborne and is a fantastic introduction to the games fantastic and bloody victorian-esque world.
9. Moon Presence
From the first boss to the last. The Moon presence is the true final boss of Bloodborne. The Great Old One, architect of the nightmare is a fantastic boss fight.
The reveal is one that stands as a remarkable moment in gaming and the bosses opening cutscene may be one of the best in any souls game, period. It is a stunningly beautiful boss fight that truly culminates the entire final moments of Bloodborne wonderfully combining all those lovecraftian elements into one horrifying image.
It is a brilliant boss fight.
8. Father Gascoigne
Father Gascoigne is the boss that made Bloodborne. The first true boss of Bloodborne, Gascoigne is the one that forced all of the calm and methodical souls players to play Bloodborne a little differently.
He starts off as a simple boss wielding the Hunters axe. He has wide arcs and swings and trash talks you throughout. However, there is a major shift half way through the fight when Gascoigne literally bursts and transforms into a humongous hulking beast. It’s a tremendous moment that normally terrifies first time players.
Suddenly he becomes a relentless mayhem inducing monster of pure destruction. He does so much damage and almost never gives you a chance to breathe. If players have explored however, players can utilise the music box to stun Gascoigne giving you an opportunity to strike.
7. Mergo’s Wet Nurse
Mergo’s Wet Nurse is a really creepy fight.
While the game itself is already riddled with various creepy enemies, particularly at this section of the game, something has to be said for Mergo’s Wet Nurse. She is a fast moving, teleporting creature that bathes the boss arena in darkness as she strikes.
The boss fight can be quite complicated and is incredibly tense. As soon as the shadows come down. Run. There is no other solution, sprinting around the boss arena like a madman whilst being hounded by a multi arm blade wielding nanny is quite terrifying. Depending on your certain circumstances, Mergo could be the final boss of the game and they’re not a bad one to end on.
6. Martyr Logarius
Logarius is a great boss fight found far into the north of Cainhurst. Hugh atop the castle you will face off against the blade firing, floating undead monstrosity known as Martyr Logarius. He is an intense and difficult battle, one of the more challenging fights in the base game.
He also has arguably one of the best boss arenas in the game. The snow covered rooftop of a castle makes for a fitting spot for a boss fight and it simply adds to the already incredible aesthetics. In addition to this, defeating Martyr Logarius allows you access to Cainhurst proper, allowing to gain the Cainhurst knight armour, one of the best armour sets in the game.
5. Lady Maria of The Astral Clocktower
Ah Lady Maria…
If she isn’t an iconic boss then I don’t know who is. She attacks with vicious speed, fully encapsulates the terror and bloody malevolence of Bloodborne.
She has the best boss arena in the entire game bar none. The view of the Astral clocktower is awe inspiring and beyond this Lady Maria also has some of the best looking attacks across the entire game. While they’re horrifying when they are coming at you, you cannot deny how awesome they are.
4. Ebrietas, Daughter of the Cosmos
This boss is lovecraft in a nutshell.
After you have been wandering around Upper Cathedral Ward, beset by continuously creepier and creepier things with more and more eyes. You start to question what is happening. The entire area is stupidly creepy and then suddenly you descend a long elevator.
In the distance of a boss room, you see an odd writhing mass. Being the great Souslborne player you are… you hit it. Then it turns around.
Ebrietas is a true eldricth horror found within the game. While there are other bosses like the amydala and such, none quite capture the lovecraft feeling more, than Ebrietas. She has a tonne of hard hitting attacks and has one of the coolest boss designs FromSoftware have ever created. She is a fantastic boss battle.
3. Gehrman, The First Hunter
My favourite boss of the base game. Gehrman, The First Hunter, undoubtedly is an incredible boss. The man who you have spoken to throughout the entire game. One of the three potential final bosses, Gehrman is fantastic.
He has the best soundtrack to accompany the battle and also has a bunch of ridiculously powerful and fast attacks. This on top of all the work it took to get to that point, he truly feels like a culmination. Like everything in the game qas building towards the confrontation. While the Moon Presence may be the true final boss, Gehrman is the better and more emotionally resonant boss.
A boss that is filled with tragedy and in an ironic way, wants to kill you as a way to spare you, from the hunter’s dream.
2. Orphan of Kos
Ugh.
The Orphan of Kos…
This boss is evil.
The hardest boss in the entirety of Bloodborne, this absolute monster attacks with such ferocious speed and dexterity that it’s hard to keep track. The fight is creepy, tragic and intense. One of the greatest boss fights that FromSoftware have ever made.
The Orphan of Kos has become infamously iconic in the world of the ‘Souls’ games and with good reason.
1. Ludwig The Accursed/ Ludwig The Holy Blade
We come to the final boss on this list. The greatest boss in Bloodborne. While many may have anticipated the Orphan of Kos to take the top spot, I instead had to give it to Ludwig.
The first main boss of The Old Hunter’s DLC. Ludwig has two phases that are both absolutely terrifying. The Accursed and The Holy Blade. These two phases almost feel like two completely different boss fights with entirely different move sets aesthetics and more.
In addition to this, Ludwig is the epitomy of Bloodborne bosses. A hideous bestial creature with subtle undertones of ‘something more’.
Ludwig is without a doubt the greatest boss fight in Bloodborne and one of the greatest bosses FromSoftware have ever made.
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