10 Best Bloodborne Bosses

Tonight, Gehrman joins the hunt.

When Bloodborne players first heard these words they knew the gravity of what was to come. This was the climax of the game, the end to the story, and the ultimate challenge.

Gerhman, The First Hunter is the perfect fight. He is an equal match for the player at the final stage of the game and his move set and speed make for a thrilling, but fair battle. Dying to Gehrman repeatedly doesn’t instil a feeling of futility that a bout with the Orphan of Kos might. Instead, the player is ready to run back to the beautiful graveyard of past hunters and take on this old man, a man that is genuinely trying to help you by ending the relentless cycle of your hunt.

And this is what elevates the fight. The story of Gehrman and the Hunter’s Dream. In its subtle and piece-meal way, this is where the story of Bloodborne all clicks into place. The battle with Gehrman is beautiful and heart breaking. Armed with his massive scythe, the Burial Blade, this old hunter towers over you as the spectre of death itself. This is a fight against fate, not just another enemy.

The score and the setting compliment this. The music is magnificent- both melancholic and climactic. The setting of a graveyard blooming with white flowers is so beautiful it’s distracting.

Defeating Gehrman with his intense power as a hardened hunter is a wonderful end to the game, but after such an exciting battle, who wouldn’t want to jump straight into another run of Bloodborne?