Oceiros, the Consumed King

Oceiros, the Consumed King
Location	Consumed King's Garden
Drops	Soul of Consumed Oceiros
Health
NG	8,087
NG+	9,632
Souls
NG	58,000
NG+	116,000
Weaknesses, resistances, immunities
	-
	R
	-
	W
	-
	R
	I
	W

"Ahh, you ignorant slaves. Finally taken notice, have you?
Of the power of my beloved Ocelotte, child of dragons.
Well, I will not give him up.
For he is all that I have."

— Oceiros

Oceiros, the Consumed King (Japanese: 妖王オスロエス, Hepburn: Yōō Osuroesu, lit. 'Oceiros, the Bewitched King') is an optional boss in Dark Souls III.

Location

Found at the far end of the Consumed King's Garden, in a ruined temple located behind a terrace guarded by two knights.

Description

Oceiros appears as an old, decaying dragon with pale, translucent skin and a notable lack of scales. He is still capable of articulate speech but also roars and screams like an enraged beast when provoked. He holds a sorcery staff in one hand and his invisible child Ocelotte in the other.

Lore

The bold emblem of Oceiros.

Oceiros is the former King of Lothric, and father to Lorian, Elder Prince and Lothric, Younger Prince. With his title he represented the Firelinking tradition of the kingdom, a responsibility passed down to generations of Lothric rulers. His emblem, boldly depicted in gold on the shields of his royal guard, in fact represented a large bird looking up to the sky, toward a crown, symbolizing the royal's most cherished desire of producing a worthy Champion to maintain the Age of Fire.

The king married the future Gwynevere, Queen of Lothric, with whom he conceived the divine princes of the kingdom.Lorian, the crown prince, received the ancient brass armor handed down by the royal family, complete with a crown patterned with flame, symbolic of the kingdom's tradition of Firelinking. Lorian was raised as a knight and proved his incredible prowess on the battlefield, leading a war against the remnants of the Chaos Demons, even capturing some of them to serve the kingdom as slaves. Lorian went on to face the Demon Prince, defeating him single-handedly in a battle that eternally scorched his greatsword with the flame of chaos and stained his armor black.

Lothric, the younger prince, was the destined Lord of Cinder, who was tasked with sacrificing himself as fuel for the First Flame to uphold the Age of Fire. The prince, born a sickly, frail child, was nevertheless viewed as the "last hope of his line", the culmination of generations of Lothric rulers obsessed with producing worthy Champions for the Flame. For the anticipated journey of the young prince to the Kiln of the First Flame, a platinum sword was crafted and blessed with strong magic by the High Priestess, long before he was ready to fulfill his destiny.

Oceiros created immense propaganda around Lothric, not only giving him the name of the kingdom, but also building statues that depicted him with his sacred sword ready to complete his task, as well as preparing his throne at the Firelink Shrine in advance. In a betrayal of the hopes placed in him, Lothric remained a sick and shriveled child from birth into adulthood, never even growing out of his baby clothes, which remained his only clothing throughout his life and were blessed to at least try to keep him healthy. In his youth, Aldia, the first of the Grand Archives scholars, became his mentor in secret, a likely influence on the young and impressionable prince, with whom he would have imparted his skepticism on the nature of the Age of Fire.

Oceiros reaches the same "enlightenment" of Seath and Logan.

When the royal family realized that Lothric would not improve from his condition, they resorted to repulsive acts in an attempt to obtain a worthy Champion for the linking, even if it meant to create something inhuman: the rulers bound the souls of the two princes together with a curse. Although the exact motive behind this act is unknown, it is likely that the rulers intended for Prince Lothric to draw out some of the strength of his elder brother's soul, potentially making them worthy Champions for the First Flame together. The resulting Soul of the Twin Princes was suitable kindling for the First Flame, even as the princes were physically incapable of overcoming the obstacles involved in linking the Flame. Unable and unwilling to fulfill their destiny, the princes retreated to their chamber to await the end of the world.

In his later years, frustrated by continuous failures to find a worthy Champion, Oceiros was driven to insanity by his work with Lothric's blood and became fascinated with dragons and sought other means of achieving his goal. Eventually, Oceiros turned to the cursed knowledge of the Grand Archives, where he found the twisted worship of Seath, developing a fascination for the Pale Dragon, his mad research and the secrets of his moonlight. His newfound devotion was testified by his dragonscale ring, which he claimed protected him from his enemies, and his army's usage of shields decorated with a white dragon. His fascination soon became obsession, which progressed to insanity. The loss of his sanity in the pursuit of the ways of the White Dragon would earn him the name "Consumed King" and many assassins were sent to remove the king from power, none of whom succeeded, owing according to Oceiros to the divine protection of his dragonscale ring.

Continuing his study of the sorceries and knowledge brought by the Crystal Sages to Lothric and contained in the Archives, Oceiros found himself walking the same path as Big Hat Logan, one that led to the same "enlightenment" only to be followed by madness. The king, in his deep delusions, believed he had to become a dragon himself in order to produce an heir strong enough to link the Flame. Eventually he managed to transform himself into a scaleless dragon, albeit an imperfect and distorted one, even obtaining the sorcery of Seath's crystal breath.

His desire for transcendence satiated, Oceiros once again fathered a child with Gwynevere, believing that a descendant of dragons would make a worthy Champion. Once he obtained his child Ocelotte, Oceiros retreated with his royal guard to the royal gardens close to the Firelink Shrine, completely ignoring the state of his kingdom to protect the "child of dragons" who represented the culmination of his desires and the only thing left in his life. Despite his efforts, the king was not even able to see Ocelotte, holding him tightly in his palm. The secrets of the moonlight, central to his frenzied search, had also eluded him.

Theories

• It is possible to theorize that the transformation of Oceiros into a deformed pale dragon was a project carried out with the collaboration of Pontiff Sulyvahn. Although the partial transformation into a dragon is a technique already owned by the cult of the Path of the Dragon, it is a long process that requires particular practices, but which does not offer the certainty of transforming into the particular dragon that Oceiros aspired to, namely Seath. In the dungeons of Irithyll it is possible to find abominations, the result of failed experiments to transform human beings into ancient dragons, that are very similar in appearance to the draconic form of Oceiros, also with no scales and a pale complexion. The Pale Pine Resin made from their bodies possesses magical power and can also be found within Lothric Castle. It's important to note that Lothric and Irithyll remained on good terms even after Sulyvahn's coup, with the Pontiff sending Gargoyles from the Profaned Capital to the Grand Archives, and Grand Archives Scholars travelling to Irithyll. The path to the Archdragon Peak is situated in Irithyll Dangeons, and many Lothric knights are bowed near the Dragon Torso Stone, implying that the knights went in pilgrimage to the Peak, and the fact that they were left untouched by the Jailers is a proof that Lothric was allied with the Pontiff.

Fight overview

The battle starts with a cutscene of King Oceiros in a delusional state while holding his youngest child, Ocelotte in his palm. Once he notices the Ashen One's presence, he will pick up his staff from the floor and prepare for battle, willing to defend the welfare of his child with his own life.

On his first phase, he attacks almost solely by swinging his staff. His attacks are very slow and easy to avoid, taking a considerable amount of time between swings. Additionally, most of his attacks are performed in front of him, leaving his lower body open to attack most of the time. He will occasionally perform a jump to smash onto the player and also summon fountains around him that inflict Curse build-up upon touch.

On his second phase, however, Oceiros becomes much more aggressive. He will brutally dispose of the baby in his palm and tear his staff to pieces by smashing them into the ground. He then proceeds to stand on all four limbs and the battle then becomes much more similar to that of Vordt's, with Oceiros rushing at the player from one end of the arena to the other.

Some of his attacks now include performing a series of ferocious bites at the player in a very similar fashion as the Sulyvahn's Beast, an extensive barrage of claw-swipes, and a spinning move when both he and the player end up occupying the same space.

He also can now unleash a white breath that summons crystals which inflict Curse build-up. Most importantly, he now has an aerial attack where he jumps up and glides toward the player, unleashing a trail of the same crystals and which can kill the player almost instantly.

Strategy

The first phase of the battle is not very difficult. Just rush toward the king's hind legs and attack. Since most of his attacks will end up in front of him, staying below him will prevent the player from being damaged for the most part. Most likely, he will then proceed to jump up and try to smash onto the player, be ready to move or roll away when this happens.

The fountains he summons are also very easy to avoid, as they are amply telegraphed and take a moment before they start dealing damage.

If the player ends up occupying the same space as the king, he will unleash a spinning attack. This is telegraphed with enough time and has poor collision detection, making it easy to avoid.

When about 40% of Oceiros's health has been depleted, he will switch to his secondary phase. Tactics for this phase change drastically from the first one. The player should keep distance from the king and let him attack first, retaliating only while he is recovering.

Most of the time, he will lunge at the player with great force, usually ending at the other side of the arena. When he finishes this move, he will turn around and roar, leaving him completely vulnerable at that moment. The player must evade this attack and then rush after him to hit him in the face. If the player is able to hit him enough times directly to the face, he will stagger and become open to a critical attack (in a similar way as the Sulyvahn's Beasts).

His barrage of claw-swipes have very poor tracking and if the player can evade it in the first place, the king will be vulnerable from behind for a considerable amount of time while he keeps on walking forward, finishing the move.

His white breath is also easy to avoid and amply telegraphed. He makes a pause and then unleashes it from the right to the left side of the screen. Circle him by the left and attack him while he is performing the attack.

His flying attack, on the other hand, is extremely dangerous and can kill the player almost instantly if they let themselves be caught inside the trail of crystals, which fill up the Curse meter at an alarming rate. When the player sees him jumping from a distance, they must make it a priority to run or roll in a perpendicular direction from the trail.

Oceiros will say a few dialogues throughout the course of the battle. While these are onscreen, the player will be restricted from performing most actions. When these appear, tap the action button to make the dialogue scroll and disappear as soon as possible.

Summons

Hawkwood the Deserter: If the player has exhausted Hawkwood's dialogue at the Firelink Shrine, he will leave for good. His summon sign can then be found on the platform just before the terrace guarded by two Consumed King's Knights.

Drops

Item	Soul of Consumed Oceiros
Drop Rate	Guaranteed

Dialogue

Click to see dialogue

During initial cutscene Ahh, you ignorant slaves. Finally taken notice, have you? Of the power of my beloved Ocelotte, child of dragons. Well, I will not give him up. For he is all that I have. During combat Ahh, dear little Ocelotte. Where have you gone? Are you hiding from me? Come out, come out, don't be afraid. You were born a child of dragons, what could you possibly fear? Now, now, show yourself, Ocelotte. My dear, little Ocelotte. Transition to second phase Ocelotte! If the player is killed Ignorant slaves, how quickly you forget.

Trivia

• Oceiros's title uses the kanji "妖王" that can be literally translated as "Demon/Ghost/Witch King", however "妖" used as an adjective can be translated as "Bewitched", more fitting for Oceiros story of obsession and sorcery.
• Oceiros is voiced by William Houston, who previously also voiced Marvelous Chester and Vendrick.
• Oceiros has a unique death animation if he is defeated in his first phase. A Video showing this can be seen here.
  • This can be done without cheating, but it requires a build capable of doing 8,000+ damage in a very short time (this is only possible with a hyper-mode build and abusing buffs), but any normal player won't see this due to them most likely lacking the DPS needed to two-shot Oceiros. Video of this can be seen here.
• Looking through the source files of the game, one can find an unused model for an infant. The mesh file has to be applied though source rigging, but the infant is dark and malformed. Additionally, one of the latest pre-release versions of the game features Oceiros holding that baby, Ocelotte, in his hand during the first fight. It was removed in the final version because of censorship, for the starting of the bossfight's second phase would have portrayed Oceiros, enraged and blinded by insanity, smashing the infant on the ground, killing them, before going berserk against the player.
• Looking through the source files of the game, the player can spot a cutscene with an unused sound effect. It is likely that, due to controversy, that sound was not used in the version released after the day one.

Gallery

Concept art

Oceiros picking up his staff

Videos

Oceiros, the Consumed King Boss Fight - Dark Souls 3

Music

Dark Souls III — Oceiros, the Consumed King by Yuka Kitamura