Top 16 Dark Souls and Elden Ring Villains

Towering demigods, tragic fallen knights, and nightmare-fuel horrors that made players rage and marvel in equal measure. Cast your vote for the one that left the deepest mark.

1. 1
   Malenia, Blade of Miquella

   Elden Ring's undefeated demigod swordmaster whose Scarlet Rot makes her the game's most feared boss.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Slave Knight Gael

   The wandering hunter who serves as the poignant final boss of the entire Dark Souls saga.
   727pts
3. 3
   Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy

   The demigod who fused with a serpent to devour the gods in Elden Ring's Volcano Manor.
   682pts
4. 4
   Morgott, the Omen King

   The dutiful Omen ruler who defends the capital as the last king of Leyndell in Elden Ring.
   568pts
5. 5
   Godrick the Grafted

   Elden Ring's cowardly demigod who grafts the limbs of the fallen onto his own body.
   384pts
6. 6
   Artorias the Abysswalker

   The fallen knight of Gwyn corrupted by the Abyss in Dark Souls' acclaimed DLC.
   384pts
7. 7
   Sister Friede

   The scythe-wielding, three-phase Ashes of Ariandel boss regarded as Dark Souls III's toughest.
   384pts
8. 8
   Pontiff Sulyvahn

   The tyrannical, dual-sword-wielding pontiff who corrupted Irithyll in Dark Souls III.
   384pts
9. 9
   The Dung Eater

   Elden Ring's depraved NPC villain who spreads a curse to defile souls even in death.
   384pts
10. 10
    Ornstein and Smough

    Dark Souls' iconic duo boss guarding Anor Londo, a rite of passage for every player.
    303pts
11. 11
    Manus, Father of the Abyss

    The primeval humanity turned monstrous, the source of the Abyss in Dark Souls' DLC.
    303pts
12. 12
    Nameless King

    Dark Souls III's hidden dragon-riding warrior god, an optional boss famed for his brutal difficulty.
    303pts
13. 13
    Aldrich, Devourer of Gods

    The Lord of Cinder who consumed gods and men, wielding Gwyndolin's power in Dark Souls III.
    303pts
14. 14
    Mohg, Lord of Blood

    The blood-cursed demigod of Elden Ring who schemes to raise a dynasty around Miquella.
    206pts
15. 15
    Starscourge Radahn

    Elden Ring's gravity-wielding general who halted the stars, fought in a legendary festival battle.
    91pts
16. 16
    Maliketh, the Black Blade

    The Beast Clergyman and shadowbound guardian of Destined Death in Elden Ring.
    91pts