10 Best Dark Souls Bosses We Loved To Hate

9. Smelter Demon

NamcoBandaiFound in: Dark Souls 2 Most Dark Souls players will find their palms beginning to sweat at the mere mention of this fire and iron tour-de-force. Not only does the Smelter Demon beast look like the lovechild of a Balrog and an actual tank, he hits as hard as you would imagine that particular amalgamation would as well. But that's not all - this boss has three phases; the first is a standard 'I am a hulking behemoth here to crack your skull' and the second is 'I am a hulking behemoth here to crack your skull with a sword that is literally on fire.' The third though? It's the full on 'Now I am also on fire... time to pray to your respective Gods' which is the biggest treat of all. Couple this with the limited space you're given to fight in and the result is a serious challenge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5JLPBPAYS8 Found in the middle of the Iron Keep, a castle which is slowly sinking into a river of scalding hot lava, entering the boss room with Smelter Demon is very much a case of jumping out of the frying pan and into the... even hotter frying pan. The path leading to the encounter is riddled with summon signs from players in need of aid from magic-wielding players who have the luxury of standing back and avoiding the constant flame damage melee characters are faced with.