10 Hardest Soulsborne Enemies That AREN'T Bosses

'You know what are annoying to fight? Birds. So, how can we make them even more infuriating? I've got it! We put massive swords on their feet!'

This is how we imagine the Warhawk was born.

Birds have long been an annoyance in FromSoft games. A nuisance, pecking away at your health with their extended combos. They also often come in groups, but still, this was never too difficult, just annoying.

Well, Miyazaki couldn't have that. Enter the Warhawks, gravity-defying birds of prey with swords attached to their bloody feet. If that wasn't a horrible enough proposition, they also frequently - don't ask how exactly, given their lack of actual claws - hurl exploding barrels at you before you can react, which begin a chain reaction of all of the surrounding barrels in the area going up in flames, resulting in a very quick, very angry death.

They are also placed in Stormveil Castle in a position so as to almost guarantee a death, hurling their barrels before the player has taken in their surroundings properly. Thanks, Miyazaki.