Father Gascoigne | Boss Fights Bloodborne Guide

Father Gascoigne has a familiar fighting style to a player's character.

Attacks

- axe strike - the enemy attacks you with his axe making a series of strikes familiar to the one that player's character deals

- gunshot - the boss shots a few bullets mostly when he will be knocked up by the player's character by a charged mighty attack

- swinging with a longer axe - when the enemy will lose about the one-third of his Hit Points he will increase his weapon's range

- punching and kicking - after losing about two-third of his Hit Points the enemy will change and will attack you mostly with his hands making few punches one after another

- squeeze (after the change) - as the attack which will finish his attack series or his jumping toward the player's character the enemy may nail the character to the ground what will make him more vulnerable to the following attacks

Battle

Allow the enemy to get closer and treat him with your fully-charged attack.

The battle with this boss is divided into three parts. In the first part you he fights similar to the player while he uses a short axe and a firearm. Watch out especially for his attack series since taking all his strikes at once will be very painful. He does not uses a gun unless you will knock him down on the ground and because of that you need to jump away from him instead of trying to keep attacking him. Try to focus on using the mighty charged attacks after making a successful dodge. The boss will get close to you mostly when the attack will be prepared. He will take a significant damage and will be knock down.

The enemy has increased his weapon's range? You may do the same.

The second phase is rather similar to the first one and will begin when the enemy will lose about one-third of his Hit Points. He will increase the length of his weapon what will make getting close to him more difficult. However just as before you need to use the mighty attack since the enemy really likes to get close to you. Dealing few strong hits just after the dodge will lead you to the phase number three.

After the change the boss will become slightly faster.

At the end of the battle (when you will take down about two-third of the enemy Hit Points) the boss will completely transform and will attack you mostly with his bare hands and sometimes with kicking. He may also treat you with a knock down what is signalized by a short jumping charge. Try to dodge it to prevent yourself from the first hit what will allow you to attack his back in response. You will easily attack him when he spits out the blood what allows you to charge your strongest attack. Beside this moment in this phase you should be more focused on striking with quick attacks since you will not have enough time to charge most of the time.

Using the music box temporarily stuns Father Gascoigne

If you have talked to Viola's daughter earlier and you agreed to help her mother, in your equipment you now find the Tiny Music Box. Using it allows you to stun, temporarily, Father Gascoigne, which results in the opportunity to land attacks with impunity. However, you cannot do this all the time - 2-3 times tops (it is possible that with the last use, the boss transforms into his strongest final form, from the last phase of the battle) and once right after the opponent transforms. Later on, the music box simply ceases to take any effect. Remember that cranking it up takes some time, which leaves you exposed to the enemy attacks.

Reward: Oedon Tomb Key, 1800 Blood Echoes, lamp which you may use (Tomb of Oedon respawn point).