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How to fight Hellkite Drake. Sometimes there's a good way and there's a right way. Or you could tell them to off and do neither.. Dark Souls 36 mins Pp What adv

Sometimes there's a good way and there's a right way.

Or you could tell them to **** off and do neither.

Dark Souls
36 mins Pp
What advice would you give someone fighting the Hellkite Dragon forthe
first time?
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User avatar #1 - kyoutu (11/23/2015) [-]
Actually super easy to beat, just stand under the bridge and fire at its tail with a bunch of arrows. also get a weapon when its tail pops off or something I dunno I cannot remember.
User avatar #111 to #1 - vladhellsing (11/24/2015) [-]
On NG+ it regenerates health when it falls below a certain threshold. That approach won't work.
User avatar #71 to #1 - segwaynazi (11/24/2015) [-]
I defeated him like this: Took of all my armour, went up to that midle section of the bridge were fire cant get you, made him fly down to face me, run betwen his legs, chop of his tail (Thats how i got the dragon sword) Then just turn around and start swinging with a huge sword and everytime he wants to breathe fire just run betwen his legs again
User avatar #88 to #71 - moorgar (11/24/2015) [-]
when i try that he always does the "jump up and **** fire from above" move, got him tho, hardest boss ingame
User avatar #95 to #88 - opticmonkey (11/24/2015) [-]
I'd say O&S is still harder
#108 to #95 - anon (11/24/2015) [-]
try fighting hellkite without abusing safe zones
User avatar #126 to #88 - segwaynazi (11/24/2015) [-]
but damn Smaug and Ornstein where ******* hard
User avatar #55 to #1 - shadowstepone ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
he keeps resetting the fight if you try to spam ranged attacks
User avatar #56 to #1 - wrpen (11/24/2015) [-]
I don't know what you were thinking here, that doesn't beat anything. You can do that just by smacking it in a normal fight, and even then it doesn't kill it unless you deal really specific amounts of damage.
User avatar #34 to #1 - kashikeoi (11/24/2015) [-]
it depends on your build, but i find it alot easier to get the base stats for two-handing the zwei , when you are at the bridge put lightning resin on the zwei. trigger the dragon to go on the bridge and rush its tail with a running attack, about 9/10 times i smack its tail off in one go then rush the gate behind him.
#105 to #1 - europe (11/24/2015) [-]
You can just get his tail with that
Removing his tail doesn't do enough damage to kill him
User avatar #121 to #105 - broswagonist (11/24/2015) [-]
I actually ended up killing it with the same shot that cut the tail on my very first character. Don't know how, but it happened. Didn't work on any other character though,
User avatar #72 to #1 - gibusernamepls (11/24/2015) [-]
>shoot him with arrow
>he jumps down on the bridge
>run up and smack him in the head with a big weapon of your choice
>run back down the stairs and wait until he sits back down
>repeat process

That's how I beat him the first and only time
User avatar #77 to #72 - hisokafromlol (11/24/2015) [-]
i just ... cut the tail .... drake sword early on is good .
User avatar #80 to #77 - gibusernamepls (11/24/2015) [-]
Yeah but were talking about killing him. Everyone knows about the drake sword
User avatar #81 to #80 - hisokafromlol (11/24/2015) [-]
your process is cool . time consuming but really safe .
User avatar #2 to #1 - corsairjoshua [OP](11/23/2015) [-]
Yeah you get the Drake Sword. Also known as the Flying Dragon Sword
User avatar #99 to #1 - infinitereaper (11/24/2015) [-]
Problem is that it heals. I managed to beat it at first but was never able to beat it again for some reason on new characters.
User avatar #78 to #1 - makethingsworse (11/24/2015) [-]
Honestly, the sword you get stops being useful after Blightown. It's a waste of time.
User avatar #53 to #1 - qonetwothreefive (11/24/2015) [-]
It says "fight" not "be a pussy"
User avatar #74 to #1 - eminater (11/24/2015) [-]
I beat him the cheap way....i shot him with an arrow from the top of a tower...he jumped off and phased through the bridge and died.
User avatar #29 to #1 - bothemastaofall (11/24/2015) [-]
That doesn't kill it.
#3 to #1 - crocodilelord (11/23/2015) [-]
>Using ranged weapons in Darksouls
>Not fighting up close and personal
#11 to #3 - cursesnew (11/23/2015) [-]
That dragon is easily one of the most cheapest enemy in the game even counting all bosses when fighting it up front with melee.

Because I've tried it plenty of times with a high level character and when he flies up and breath fire downward on you, no amount of shield can stand against those hits. You can't take the damage either.
User avatar #15 to #11 - satrenkotheone (11/24/2015) [-]
Black Knight Shield? No?
#42 to #15 - cursesnew (11/24/2015) [-]
Even that shield breaks can't stop the damage. Hell I even got one of the bigger shields that blocks everything else super easy but that downward fire spiral is a death sentence.
User avatar #73 to #42 - ninjastephens (11/24/2015) [-]
hellkite has a fire looking attack but its actually just ******** damage. flash sweat barely helps
User avatar #106 to #11 - rheago (11/24/2015) [-]
There's a spot on the bridge where the fire can't reach you.
Stand there when he does that and you're good to go
#107 to #106 - cursesnew (11/24/2015) [-]
I know of those spots, I'm not a retard. I did a level 9 run with two others that where level 9 as well.

Dark Souls is one of my most loved game of all time. That Drake is the cheapest enemy in all of Dark Souls games because of that fire pillar attack that comes down far too quickly for you to run to cover.
User avatar #110 to #107 - rheago (11/24/2015) [-]
Listen to the different types of roars, you can get a 1-2 second warning before it hits and then you have plenty of time to get to the safespot
User avatar #97 to #11 - darkjustifier (11/24/2015) [-]
you're supposed to run up and dodge to the sides and then he'll eventually land, git gud scrub
#102 to #97 - cursesnew (11/24/2015) [-]
Yea you haven't killed him that way, I can tell. Because the time he gives you is so short you don't have the chance to get to cover.

This very move is basically a " **** you" to the player because it's unavoidable. He can do other stuff but when he does just that move you're done for it.
#9 to #3 - anon (11/23/2015) [-]
Don't be a dick, you can't kill it the first time you encounter it, you are too weak.
The fight will last too long and sooner or later the ******* thing is going to fly straight up and just burn the entire bridge with you in it.
User avatar #7 to #3 - kyoutu (11/23/2015) [-]
I like to use both ranged and melee. I get bored using one weapon type. Each weapon has it's own strengths in different situations.

Surely it's easier to get gud with only one weapon type.
User avatar #16 to #7 - satrenkotheone (11/24/2015) [-]
Longsword.
User avatar #51 to #16 - seventhmark (11/24/2015) [-]
Lame, where's the Baller Swag Sword hype?
User avatar #68 to #51 - satrenkotheone (11/24/2015) [-]
I love that too but it's such a rare drop.
User avatar #19 to #16 - stifflerxchong ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
ya disgusting pleb man
User avatar #20 to #19 - satrenkotheone (11/24/2015) [-]
Hey, don't diss on my versatile weapon, aight?
User avatar #21 to #20 - stifflerxchong ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
.... **** sword the barbered sword gonna give you about the same thing but with bleed

might as well use the claymore i don't like it personally but its a good weapon
User avatar #22 to #21 - satrenkotheone (11/24/2015) [-]
I'm not too bothered about it's damage output, I find it a good sword with a good moveset and not much stamina drain and I just like it aesthetically.
User avatar #23 to #22 - stifflerxchong ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
SCRUB ZWHEIHANDER MASTER RACE STUN LOCK EVERY THING

User avatar #26 to #23 - satrenkotheone (11/24/2015) [-]
Mkay
User avatar #27 to #19 - longsword (11/24/2015) [-]
>>#21,
Whasat? I'll fuken rek ya, I swear on me mum
User avatar #30 to #27 - stifflerxchong ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
see thats why ******* longstick got no chill man
#4 to #3 - unfitninjuh (11/23/2015) [-]
>not using whatever tactics necessary to beat a difficult game
#5 to #4 - crocodilelord (11/23/2015) [-]
>Difficult game
>Difficult


Messing obviously
#18 to #4 - beroty (11/24/2015) [-]
>Dark Souls
>Difficult
***** it's only hard if you are trying to sonic your way throught the areas
or you are using drake sword post sen's funhouse
User avatar #52 to #18 - seventhmark (11/24/2015) [-]
Using Drake's Sword in Sen's Funhouse is already a ******* death sentence.
#63 to #3 - wagastragas (11/24/2015) [-]
the whole game is "hard" because retards keep playing it the retarded way.
most blood stains show people stupidly running into obvious traps.
#17 to #1 - homestuckxplain (11/24/2015) [-]
There is an easier way.

Coming up from the Bonfire below, pop your head out so that the Drake spews his load all over the Bridge, netting you 550 souls you can rub on your pretty face. Skip your faggot ass onto the bridge itself and roll your way to the safe spot just beyond the opening of the stairs. Why rolling? Well, we all know you're leveling Dex because you accidentally killed the Undead Merchant (after the 12th try, mind you) and looted the Uchigatana. Since you think you are some sort of Samurai now, we may as well use that nasty swing you have instead of sitting below the Bridge and wasting about a Bajillion souls of arrows because you miss every second shot.

Imagine the bridge is a gloryhole, and you're waiting for some scale-crusted pecker to poke his 'head' through, for you to lavishly display your nimble techniques on. Basically, just remember your average Saturday night. Once the Drake gets pissed at your constant desire to gay up the place, he will land on the bridge and attempt to nip your butt with his teeth. Though I'm sure you would like this, your butt needs to be moving, not spreading, so wind those stumpy legs up and run down the Right (his left) side of the Drake. Get to about the level of his rear legs and you'll come across the greatest threat you'll face in this fight, namely, the urge to take a 'quick' look at the inspiration of most of Admins dildos. I implore you to reconsider, because the Drake has shuffled uncomfortably under your gaze and curled his tail to block your path, realizing that he doesn't want you anywhere near his backside. Swing like his tail is your Daddy and you've finally worked up the courage to stop his nightly abuse, and voila! You are now the proud owner of the Drake Sword, which will be incredibly useful for about 10 minutes, at which point it's durability will run out, and you didn't buy the Repair box because you've never had 3000 souls at once, not to mention your Uchigatana is testament to the shopkeepers evident mortality.

Nice job hero. Feel free to ask for any further advice.
User avatar #41 to #17 - transplant (11/24/2015) [-]
This comment is ******* gold. 10/10
User avatar #37 to #17 - fancywhale (11/24/2015) [-]
this brought me unbridled joy.
User avatar #49 to #17 - condimentparty (11/24/2015) [-]
You're a hell of a writer dude
User avatar #76 to #17 - exotic (11/24/2015) [-]
allright it's official. Every time that image gets posted i know i'm in for a treat
User avatar #54 to #17 - advice (11/24/2015) [-]
this is my favorite summon in a long time. Only thing that'd make it better is mentioning havel in some regard (maybe now you can take on the guy with the giant dildo in the tower, jk you'll never win)
User avatar #58 to #54 - homestuckxplain (11/24/2015) [-]
I'm sorry, but let's look at this objectively.

Put yourself into the shoes of our newly equipped Hero. You're 'armor' is running low, if you can call the Bandit's Brigand-Set armor. You always wondered why you hit so hard at the start of the game, but then lost a lot of power when you equipped your infamous Uchigatana. It can't be the blade, Japan folds it's steel 10,000 times to make a sword that can bisect a tank in half, so you reckon it must be because you're not hitting the attack button as hard as you used to. (The Asylum demon has a big butt, you see, and things like that get you a little hot and bothered...)

You're still snickering over your highly appropriate name of Ass-Bandit, but in your girly giggling fit you accidentally fondled the camera-stick, and are now facing the wrong way. Sure, there's a bonfire right behind you, but you looked at the walkthrough for this area and it said the big scary man staring at the sun is actually NOT your Daddy. You pay him a visit, and go through the "like a magnificent father" line about a dozen times as you sigh wistfully. Shuffling you way across the Taurus Bridge demon, you are peppered with arrows because you forgot the Dodge button is also a Run button. Your demise brings you to the familiar location of the Undead Burg, soul-less and surrounded by scary hollows once again. You equip the Drake Sword, testing it's attacks on the wall behind you, only to squeal in joy as you see the Heavy 2-Handed attack.

You spend 10 minutes shouting "Getsuga... TENSHO" at the wall as you spam this attack.

With a broken Drake Sword, you are forced to return to your beloved Uchigatana, which you also wield 2-handed, like all the pros. The hollows around you are savage, but your blade is true, and you only die twice before reaching the Watchtower again. You will finally be able to battle the great Havel the Rock, who you hope is named for his impressive girth. Mmm mmm mmm, you would like to Have-All the Rock. ;D

This Door is Locked

Miffed at the man who lied to you on the internet, you trudge your way back up, across the Bridge, past Solaire and into the Church. You ******** on FunnyJunk to the guy who gives you this advice, vowing never to read Homestuck. Yeah, that'll punish him. From there, you spend about a week trying to get past the Black Knight until you realize that he is optional, another two days dying to the rats below until you realize that this is the wrong path, and then about a fortnight trying to 1v1 the Boar by 'blocking' with your 2-handed Samurai weapon.

Eventually, the sight of Pig lusting after your flesh fills you with dread, so you quickly convert to Islam and run past the boar and up the stairs. You die.

You quickly run past the boar and down the stairs. You die.

You quickly run past the boar, down the stairs and do NOT chase the hollow you find there, and survive. You climb a ladder, seeing a shiny loot on the rafters behind you. You die.

Foregoing your shiny (it probably wasn't that good anyway) you spend about a month ******* around with the Baldur Knights, trying to unsuccessfully parry their attacks without a shield as you are riposted to hell and back. All these burly men having their way with you is triggering you, so you post about it on Tumblr and keep a packet of tissues beside you for when your eyes start to tear up. When you do finally kill them, you use the tissues again, but this time with lube as well.

We're running out of words, so I'll have to be quick. Prance your way up past the Knights, Chaneller and hordes of Hollows, realize you forgot to reverse Hollowification, do so, repeat the process once again, and then die to the Gargoyles. Follow the helpful orange sign that says "BlackSmith ahead" that has a rating of 2, and the sign that says "Praise the Sun" that has a rating of 413. (You wish it said Praise the Son. You could imagine you dad writing it)

From here, kill the butterfly, loot the key, and then go on your date with Havel!
User avatar #85 to #58 - advice (11/24/2015) [-]
Did people not start with the master key? I always took that **** . Then i'd kill the knight, get a nice long black sword, and cheese havel with it by luring him to his out of range zone and charge attacking when he retreated.


I seriously hope i never meet someone like who you described, i know two weabs similar to that, but they'd never pick up dark souls ever.
#98 to #85 - homestuckxplain (11/24/2015) [-]
Binoculars MasterRace reporting in. Let's me scout out my foes and take a closer look at any amazing chests I find.
User avatar #113 to #17 - sciencexplain (11/24/2015) [-]
I love you. You need to write these comments more often.
#114 to #113 - homestuckxplain (11/24/2015) [-]
I'm too busy 'xplaining Homestuck to all of FunnyJunk. I'm a very popular and in-demand xplain account, not that you would know anything about that, Sciencexplain.

JK, pic related
#116 to #114 - sciencexplain (11/24/2015) [-]
i dont even miss being relevant, the notifications were ******* annoying. if people really need the help they come to me, but other than that, i dont waste my time. i wish i could leave this site though
#117 to #116 - homestuckxplain (11/24/2015) [-]
You definitely picked the broadest subject, so I can understand that.

But is FJ really that bad? I still have fun here!

I mean, there are no alternatives to even go to!
User avatar #125 to #117 - sciencexplain (11/24/2015) [-]
it feels like a drain on the time i could spend socialising, but at the same time, i get distracted from my problems here. i hate that i love it because when im here, i forget all the **** that i dont like about my life.
#31 - hankpym (11/24/2015) [-]
I love the darksouls facebook page

they gave us this beautiful moment
User avatar #87 to #31 - advice (11/24/2015) [-]
Yeah seriously could've just said 'chosen undead, you must suffee this video' or something similar
#28 - longsword (11/24/2015) [-]
The Hellkite Drake is bro-tier there is no need to kill it. Guy is so friendly he clears the bridge for you and gives you the souls because he knows you value them more than he does.

Also only plebs ever use the Drakesword.
User avatar #39 to #28 - Sterski (11/24/2015) [-]
And then he roasts you alive.
User avatar #46 to #39 - creamgravy (11/24/2015) [-]
Hes just sharing his mix tape with you.
User avatar #14 - theguywhoaskswhy (11/23/2015) [-]
Go to the bridge beneath the Wyvern and pepper it with a billion wooden arrows.
User avatar #123 to #14 - adu (11/24/2015) [-]
This doesn't work for killing it, only for getting the sword. At half HP it begins to regenerate faster than weak arrows can damage it, meaning that killing it with any type of bow besides the Dragonslayer Bow is nearly impossible.
User avatar #38 - talonhalfstar (11/24/2015) [-]
Seriously. I might get DS 1 and 2 for christmas just to try it out. I've never played a game like this one before. I won't even look up strats, just go in and figure out how by myself. Seems like a raging good time.
User avatar #61 to #38 - tacolishous (11/24/2015) [-]
It's not really all that hard once you learn how to play, people just blew the difficulty way out of proportion. It's just one of those games with a pretty high learning curve (it's not ridiculously high like, say, Dwarf Fortress because its mechanics aren't ridiculously complex, just hard to master.)

And just a tip, you may want to disconnect from however you connect to the internet. Most of the people still doing PvP in Dark Souls 1 are noob stompers (at least from my experience re-playing the game recently.) It's really not worth it to try and deal with a guy with weapons and armor magnitudes better than yours. It's sad to say 75% of the multiplayer you'll be in will just be a waste of time and needlessly frustrating and another 20% will be frustrating because the other person is hacking for whatever reason. I never understood hacks like invincibility or infinite stamina. I used cheatengine to give me souls and humanity on new characters so I could try out new builds and stuff but straight up cheats just seems to defeat the purpose of multiplayer to me.
User avatar #122 to #38 - thenewgizmobox (11/24/2015) [-]
just a bit of advice, don't play a thief or take the master key, it ***** up progression because the master key opens any door in the game leading you to levels you may not be prepared for.
User avatar #40 to #38 - corsairjoshua [OP](11/24/2015) [-]
Dark Souls 1 is probably the best game I've ever played. Everything about it is just so amazing. Even after hundreds of hours I'm learning more things and there's still so much that I haven't tried.

Go blind and you'll have one of the most enjoyable gaming experiences that life has to offer imo
User avatar #45 to #38 - undeadmaus (11/24/2015) [-]
Do that. I was looking up guides and it wasn't until late in the game that I realised how much of the experience I was depriving myself of by looking up guides. Oh well at least there's still DS3 coming out, but I'll never have a true first time considering I'm familliar with the mechanics and all.
#62 to #38 - bestofyoutube (11/24/2015) [-]
It literally took me 2 weeks to kill the first boss because i didnt know which way to go and loads of other **** .
User avatar #70 to #38 - princeofbrokensoul (11/24/2015) [-]
its not that bad just got a big learning curve i need to play dark souls 1 and 2 over again fun times
User avatar #89 to #38 - advice (11/24/2015) [-]
I did this, it did not end well.
If nothing else, at least look up a 'where to go next' route, not a walkthrough per say, but more of a 'okay after undead parish i should not be going into the forest, idk where the forest is but i'll make sure to avoid it till then'

I spent the first 7 hours of the game doing a stupidly hard later level because i stumbled upon it first. (For other fans, i got the zwei and kept going, ended up joining Nito, and killed pinwheel before figuring out i went the wrong way)
#120 to #89 - killo (11/24/2015) [-]
Part of the game is figuring out where to go next, though. They had the skeleton graveyard and the spooky ghost town just next to the starting area just so people will get their ass beat and realize that they aren't the correct paths to take. It all depends on how hard the people are in the area in order for you to realize which is the easiest and safest route to go.
User avatar #127 to #120 - advice (11/25/2015) [-]
Not if you realize that your weapon can knock the spook patrol off the edge and you know everyone claims the game is hard so you just brute force the mechanics like that.
User avatar #43 to #38 - transplant (11/24/2015) [-]
I envy you. To have that feeling again when I first played it..
#60 to #38 - vladhellsing (11/24/2015) [-]
Get used to dying. A lot.

Not to put you off your game or anything, but dying becomes an inevitability quite quick and you should look at every death as a lesson rather than a failure.
User avatar #67 - pistachioofdoom (11/24/2015) [-]
I tried to do the fancy use lightning powder thing, provoke the drake, and stab his tail when he lands, that they do on speedruns.
Got mixtaped to death all three attempts.
#6 - kaiserdjg (11/23/2015) [-]
**kaiserdjg used "*roll picture*"**
**kaiserdjg rolled image**just run across the bridge you'll be fine.... followed by top kek
#10 to #6 - bendeman ONLINE (11/23/2015) [-]
User avatar #32 to #10 - gaybusta (11/24/2015) [-]
what the ****
#48 - deadagaindamnit (11/24/2015) [-]
parry the fire
#86 - thundergyra ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
Two words:

Lightning

Zweihander
User avatar #90 to #86 - theoldfritz ONLINE (11/24/2015) [-]
basicly the two things for every fight in dark/demon souls
#50 - waterlinx (11/24/2015) [-]
Cool trick I learned: Get the gold pine resin in undead berg (you need the residence key or the master key or some **** ) and then head to the bridge. Bait the drake down, resin your weapon, and smack it's tail 3 or 4 times. Boom, drake sword waaay faster than plinkin' it with hundreds of wooden arrows.
#65 to #50 - misterfluffy (11/24/2015) [-]
Drake sword? You ******* filthy casul,git gud.
User avatar #124 to #65 - waterlinx (11/24/2015) [-]
They were askin' how to do it for the first time. I use the legendary dragon bone fist and a parrying dagger
#12 - anon (11/23/2015) [-]
And then there are the regulars that make it look ridiculously easy.
User avatar #44 - undeadmaus (11/24/2015) [-]
That's actually really solid advice. The Hellkite is unfortunately a bad boss, as in it has bad design. You can easily use unintended methods to kill it and taking it head on is a battle that's not really balanced well.
User avatar #91 to #44 - advice (11/24/2015) [-]
Idk, i feel like every souls game has that one (or two) enemies that you can (and should) cheese with arrow/range mechanics. ******* demon souls had 3 dragons you couod snipe.
#109 - anon (11/24/2015) [-]
Make the hellkite your BITCH, tell hellkite to get on its ******* knees and beg for COCK
#82 - sakagamitomoyo (11/24/2015) [-]
I have two proven methods to beat him
First method:
1. Get a good hitting, fast/midfast weapon (I used titanite catch pole, but you are probably better off using something else).
2. Hide at the bridge.
3. Wait for him to fly towards you.
4. Run for him and **** up those toes.
5. Pray to god he doesn't roast you with his hover and burn attack

Second method:
Git Gud
User avatar #69 - wrathincarnate (11/24/2015) [-]
Fight, Die, Learn = Dark Souls
User avatar #59 - vladhellsing (11/24/2015) [-]
He's easy to beat on NG with a bow and lots & lots of arrows. NG+ and beyond you have to come up with some devious tactics that only a madman would dream of. He's not even worth that many souls, but the satisfaction of killing that ******* lizard is worth it.

Still not as hard as getting the Obsidian Greatsword from Kalameet.
User avatar #13 - skyrimsword (11/23/2015) [-]
Get the Drake sword then farm the bridge for a bit by letting him burn all the undead on it, thus giving you all their souls. Then go down to the bonfire and repeat the process
#119 - soulflayer (11/24/2015) [-]
Once you get get the drake sword from him the only reward for killing him is souls. It's just not worth it.
#79 - thewasteland (11/24/2015) [-]
Fighting drake is a pain and the reward is **** unless you seek challenge or enjoy getting ******* stunlocked by that ******* dash attack.
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