- See also: Iron Dragonslayer
- For the armor piece, see Dragonslayer Armor.
The Dragonslayer Armour is a boss in Dark Souls III.
In-Game Description
- The Dragonslayer Armour, controlled by the Pilgrim Butterfly, lost its master long ago, but still remembers their sporting hunts.[1]
Location[]
Found on the highest level of Lothric Castle, along the path that leads to the Grand Archives.
Description[]
A suit of armor that belonged to a dragonslayer from times long past. It is controlled by the Pilgrim Butterflies that soar high above Lothric Castle and guard the entrance to the Grand Archives. It wields a gigantic shield and a greataxe infused with lightning.
Lore[]
The Dragonslayer Armour is what remains of an ancient warrior of Lothric. During the founding of the kingdom, the soldiers of Lothric had found themselves facing large numbers of wyverns and had to rise to the challenge, ascending common knighthood.[2][3][4][5] And so these armors of Lothric's first knights were crafted: heavy masses of iron capable of withstanding dragon fire, similar in design to the ancient armor of the dragonslayers of Anor Londo,[6] with their shields capable of absorbing the lightning breath of wyverns.[3][7]
The old knights of Lothric also turned to the Firstborn of Lord Gwyn for aid, once venerated as a god of war and the sun,[8] who in turn gave them the tools to face the wyverns.[2][9][10][11] From the sun god they would learn how to infuse their weapons with the power of lightning, lethal against dragons, and the ancient techniques for hunting archdragons developed in the war between the gods and the Everlasting Dragons.[2][4][7][12] They also learned of his miracles on manipulating lightning as a weapon.[7][11]
The army of Lothric successfully hunted down the wyverns in their region;[5][13] moreover, by observing how their god commanded such creatures,[14][15] they even learned how to tame and ride them, and wyverns became a symbol of Lothric alongside its knights.[2][16] With the wyverns dead or domesticated, the dragonslayers were rendered obsolete, and their armour was retired in favor of lighter, more conventional knight armor.[16][17] The armour of an ancient Dragonslayer, however, remained in the barracks of the Lothric army, on the bridge between the Altar of Sunlight and the Grand Archives, a monument to the legendary past of Lothric knights.[18]
In the last days of Lothric, as the First Flame was almost faded, flocks of Pilgrim Butterflies would manifest in the Lothric skies.[19][20] These gigantic humanoid insects with immense, branch-like wings would infest the skies of the dying kingdom, migrating towards the tip of Lothric Castle. Here they would take control of the statue of a Dragonslayer Armour through dark magic,[21][22] using it as a puppet to eliminate anyone who attempted to proceed to the top of the castle.
Theories[]
- It is possible to theorize that the Dragonslayer Armor is the armor of one of Lothric's early kings from the kingdom's dragonslaying past. This is because his immense armor was preserved for centuries despite its model no longer being in use[23] and placed in the center of a small bridge as a monument. Furthermore, the armor is located between the army barracks with the temple of Lord Gwyn's Firstborn and the last section of Lothric Castle where the royals resided,[9] implying cultural value for the history of knights and worship in the heir of the Sun but also for the royals of the kingdom, acting as a literal and metaphorical bridge between the two.
Fight overview[]
Strategy[]
The Dragonslayer Armour uses attacks that are characterized by gulf swings and occasional overhead attacks. It deals large amounts of damage to any character regardless of their resistances. The best tactic for dealing with this boss is to constantly roll away from its attacks and land one of your own. It also deals a huge amount of stamina damage if you try blocking.
It is essential when fighting this boss to remain under 70% Equip Load so that you can roll at a fast pace. Since the fight will be characterized by dodging, it would be advisable to not be overencumbered and have a slow pace roll.
The boss uses its greataxe for overhead chops and wide gulf swings, but it will use its shield with startling speed to break your defense. In the second stage of the fight, it will use shield combos or use its shield before its greataxe.
When fighting this boss, it is necessary to remember not to get greedy with attacks and to have a faster roll speed.
Summons[]
- Eygon of Carim - Only if the player has not purchased any dark miracles from Irina.
- Sirris of the Sunless Realms - If the player has progressed through her questline and accepted her offer to serve as their knight.
Drops[]
| Item |  Soul of Dragonslayer Armour |
| Drop Rate | Guaranteed |
Notes[]
- The Dragonslayer Armour has a few parryable attacks, though only in the second phase, and he will not open up for a riposte after successfully performing one. In the same manner, he can be staggered after sustaining enough consecutive hits, taking Instability damage for a short time, but will not become open for a riposte for this duration.
- His only parryable attacks are those unleashed from his "stance" during the second phase.
- The Dragonslayer Armour is an abyssal enemy, rendering him weak against the Wolf Knight's Greatsword and the Farron Greatsword.
- Using only Pestilent Mist against the Dragonslayer Armour will not activate the second phase of the fight and will also trigger a unique death animation.
- If the Dragonslayer Armour is interrupted during its stagger animation that transitions into the second phase, it will not buff its greatshield with lightning and will continue to use its first phase moveset, making it considerably easier to fight.
Trivia[]
- The description of the Iron Dragonslayer Set, dropped by the Iron Dragonslayer in the Ringed City, reveals both are the same entity from Lothric Castle, having eventually ended up in the swamp and been reanimated by its memories.
- The Dragonslayer Armour may be the armor once worn by the dragonslayer mentioned in the Sacred Oath miracle, said to have served Lord Gwyn's Firstborn and Dragon Slayer Ornstein.
- The Dragonslayer Armour will occasionally spurt blood when hit, and grunt when attacking. It is unknown whether this implies that the owner's body was still inside the armor when it was possessed, or if it's simply a developer oversight.
- The Dragonslayer Armor bears a strong resemblance to the Berserker Armor from the Berserk anime/manga.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Dragonslayer Armour Boss Fight - Dark Souls 3
Music[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Soul of Dragonslayer Armour description.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lightning Urn (Dark Souls III) description.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lothric Knight Shield description.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lothric Knight Greatsword description.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lightning Gem description.
- ↑ Iron Dragonslayer Set and Dragonslayer Set appearance.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Dragonslayer Greatshield description.
- ↑ Soul of the Nameless King description.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Warrior of Sunlight (Dark Souls III)#Altar of Sunlight location
- ↑ Sunlight Medal (Dark Souls III)#Availability
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Great Lightning Spear (Dark Souls III)#Availability
- ↑ Dragonslayer Greataxe description.
- ↑ Lightning Gem#Availability
- ↑ Storm Curved Sword and Lightning Storm description.
- ↑ File:Nameless_King_Lightning.png
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lothric Knight Sword description.
- ↑ Lothric Knight Set description.
- ↑ Warrior of Sunlight (Dark Souls III)#Altar of Sunlight location
- ↑ File:Grand_Archives_-_03.jpg
- ↑ File:Dragonslayerarmour4_pilgrimbutterfly_tc.jpg
- ↑ Soul of Dragonslayer Armour description.
- ↑ Dragonslayer Armour is resistant to Dark damage and weak to Wolf Knight's Greatsword and Farron Greatsword, suggesting his abyssal status.
- ↑ Dragonslayer Armor and Lothric Knight Armor description.
