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Bayle the Dread

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Curse you, Bayle! I hereby vow you will rue this day! Behold, a true drake warrior and I, Igon! Your fears made flesh! Solid of scale you might be, foul dragon, but I will riddle with holes your rotten hide! With a hail of harpoons! With every last drop of my being! Bayle the Dread…you shall haunt me no longer!- [[Igon]]

Bayle the Dread is an optional boss in Shadow of the Erdtree.

Overview[]

Enemy of the Dragonlord[]

Bayle the Dread was a legendary black dragon who is said to be the ancestor of the drakes or lesser dragons. Long ago, Bayle betrayed the Ancient dragons and clashed with Dragonlord Placidusax.[1] Their vicious battle ended in stalemate and left both dragons with grievous injuries and loss of body parts, with Bayle losing his two winged arms, his pair of wings on his back and his left leg, with the dreaded dragon fleeing to the Jagged Peak soon afterwards.[2][3]

Dragon Communion[]

As punishment for his betrayal, Placidusax created the art of Dragon Communion, sending his followers to shepherd humanity into hunting Bayle and his descendants.[4] As reward for felling the drakes, the dragon hunters consumed their hearts in order to gain their power. Bayle was pursued by Florissax, a servant of Placidusax who sought to recruit mortals in the hunt for Bayle.[5][6]

Dragonslayer Igon, a particularly obsessive drake warrior, was one such mortal. Igon faced Bayle, but was left broken in both body and spirit by their battle.[7][8]

Drake Warrior[]

The gravelstone heart of Bayle

The gravelstone heart of Bayle

Igon was stumbled upon by a Tarnished champion, and begged them to summon his spirit to face Bayle once more. Together, the pair succeed in slaying Bayle.[9][10]

If Bayle's heart is eaten at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion, his willpower will one day consume the body and soul of the drake warrior.[11]

Boss Fight[]

Bayle is weakest against piercing damage, Dragon Communion Grease, and Igon's Harpoons.

Phase One[]

Bayle is stuck on the ground. He commands a unique power that combines fire and lightning damage. He is a

Phase Two[]

Bayle summons an extra set of wings made from red lightning. He is able to fly.

Notes[]

  • Two of Placidusax's lost heads can be found still clinging onto the upside of Bayle's neck.
  • The ancient dragons who sided with Bayle against Placidusax wielded the branching red lightning.[12]
  • Drake Warrior Igon may be summoned inside the area if the player has received his Furled Finger.
  • Igon and Florissax will reward the player after Bayle is defeated.
  • Bayle is the only boss in the game who displays the text 'Legend Felled' when defeated who does not drop a Remembrance. Rather, he drops the Heart of Bayle, which functions similarly, with some differences.

Trivia[]

  • Bayle's name is a corruption of "bale," which refers to a destructive and evil force.
  • Bayle's name and moniker "The Dread" may also be a reference to the dragon Balerion, The Black Dread from author and the base game's co-writer George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel series, A Song of Ice and Fire.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ↑ Bayle was the foul dragon's name—a terrible harbinger of destruction whose challenge to the ancient Dragonlord ended in grievous mutual injury. (Talisman of the Dread)
  2. ↑ Talisman depicting the dread dragon of the jagged peak, whose roars cause the peak's molten fury to boil and churn. Raises potency of magma. (Talisman of the Dread)
  3. ↑ Channels the form of the dread dragon in right arm to smash foes with an exposed talon bone coursing with flame lightning. (Bayle's Flame Lightning)
  4. ↑ Florissax: "Since that day, Bayle and his bloodline—the drakes— have served as sacrifices for Dragon Communion."
  5. ↑ The priestess was once an ancient dragon herself, but sacrificed that form for feeble flesh to aid in the destruction of Bayle the Dread. (Priestess Heart)
  6. ↑ The biatrial heart of Bayle the Dread. Dotted with horn-like gravel stones and glistening with deep-red liquor. Gorge upon this at the Grand Altar of Dragon Communion to absorb Bayle's power. The purest form of Communion, in the words of its priestess. (Heart of Bayle)
  7. ↑ Weapon of Igon, the broken drake warrior. A greatbow fashioned from two dragon bones bound with coarse rope. Covered in gashes left by claws. Imbued with Igon's obsession, enhancing the power of Igon's Harpoon. (Igon's Greatbow)
  8. ↑ Great arrow that bristles with sharp gravel stone pieces. Has an anti-dragon effect. The broken drake warrior Igon made these one by one in the midst of his agony—so that Bayle the Dread himself would know fear. (Igon's Harpoon)
  9. ↑ Igon: "Curse you, Bayle! I hereby vow! You will rue this day! Behold, a true drake warrior! And I, Igon! Your fears made flesh!"
  10. ↑ Igon: "Solid of scale you might be, foul dragon... But I will riddle with holes your rotten hide! With a hail of harpoons! With every last drop of my being!"
  11. ↑ Even after being consumed, the throbbing heart of Bayle continues to resist its subjugation, never weakening. One day, the fire within will consume the very body and soul of its Communion devourer. One day. (Bayle's Tyranny)
  12. ↑ The ancient dragons who betrayed their lord to side with a tyrant were known for wielding branching red lightning. (Red Lightning Pot)


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