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

Malenia, Blade of Miquella

Elden Ring's undefeated demigod swordmaster whose Scarlet Rot makes her the game's most feared boss.

1000pts

2

Slave Knight Gael

The wandering hunter who serves as the poignant final boss of the entire Dark Souls saga.

812pts

3

Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy

The demigod who fused with a serpent to devour the gods in Elden Ring's Volcano Manor.

780pts

4

Morgott, the Omen King

The dutiful Omen ruler who defends the capital as the last king of Leyndell in Elden Ring.

702pts

5

Godrick the Grafted

Elden Ring's cowardly demigod who grafts the limbs of the fallen onto his own body.

576pts

6

Artorias the Abysswalker

The fallen knight of Gwyn corrupted by the Abyss in Dark Souls' acclaimed DLC.

576pts

7

Sister Friede

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

576pts

8

Pontiff Sulyvahn

The tyrannical, dual-sword-wielding pontiff who corrupted Irithyll in Dark Souls III.

576pts

9

The Dung Eater

Elden Ring's depraved NPC villain who spreads a curse to defile souls even in death.

576pts

10

Ornstein and Smough

Dark Souls' iconic duo boss guarding Anor Londo, a rite of passage for every player.

520pts

11

Manus, Father of the Abyss

The primeval humanity turned monstrous, the source of the Abyss in Dark Souls' DLC.

520pts

12

Nameless King

Dark Souls III's hidden dragon-riding warrior god, an optional boss famed for his brutal difficulty.

520pts

13

Aldrich, Devourer of Gods

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

520pts

14

Mohg, Lord of Blood

The blood-cursed demigod of Elden Ring who schemes to raise a dynasty around Miquella.

454pts

15

Starscourge Radahn

Elden Ring's gravity-wielding general who halted the stars, fought in a legendary festival battle.

374pts

16

Maliketh, the Black Blade

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

374pts