12 Most Disturbing Gaming Boss Battles Of All Time

5. The One Reborn - Bloodborne

The One Reborn Bloodborne
From Software

Well, it was inevitable that Bloodborne was going to rear its head at some point during this rundown, wasn’t it? FromSoftware’s darkest, most gothic and downright horrifying title to date (arguably), there’s no shortage of candidates here. The One Reborn just manages to pip all other challengers in the game to the post.

What is this creature, exactly? Well, it was summoned by the group of Chime Maidens that support it, as some kind of grim experiment. Whatever their goal was here, the player now has a great towering pile of angry body parts to dispose of. It’s an endeavour made much easier if the player dashes up the stairs to take out said Chime Maidens first. After that, it's just a matter of dealing with the horrendous, flailing mass below. Its movements are very slow and awkward on its many non-legs, but it can really rack up the damage with them if the player isn't careful.

It may look like a run-of-the-mill disgusting horror-themed boss, but it inspires all kinds of questions. How did this creature tie into the Great Ones? Where are all the residents of Yahar’gul? Is the player looking at them? It's best not to dwell on that.

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