Talk:The Pursuer/@comment-173.20.187.103-20140317042657/@comment-24249492-20140410004530

TECHNICALLY, the first mandatory boss fight is the fight with the dual Dragonriders. It's possible (I say possible because it's very situational) to use bonfire ascetics repeatedly in certain areas (FoFG, HToF, Things Betwixt, The Gutter, Black Gulch, Shaded Woods) to collect one million souls to skip the four old ones. Think about it: Fragrant Branch of Yore opens Shaded Woods, 1 million souls open the door to Shrine of Winter. Boom! Skips every boss before that.