20 Best Video Game Boss Battles Of The Decade (So Far)

15. Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough - Dark Souls

dark souls ornstein and smough boss battle
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It's an old idea, but occasionally the entire challenge in a boss fight can come from the insane level of difficulty imposed on the player. Rather than a test of skill, ingenuity, endurance or quick-thinking, Dark Souls just decided to pit you against two impossibly tough adversaries in Dragon Slayer Ornstein and Executioner Smough.

The proverbial Laurel and Hardy of medieval murder, one is an imposing behemoth wielding the sort of hammer that will end your game in a flash, and the other is a blink-and-you've-missed-him swordsman who will slice through you quicker than a streaker in a nunnery.

Their styles and attacks perfectly complement the other, and as soon as you bring one of them down, his pal absorbs his ability and comes at you twice as deadly.

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