Centipede Demon | How to kill a boss Dark Souls Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

Description

A giant mutated centipede. An additional difficulty is the fact, that the fight takes place next to lava.

Attacks and weaknesses

Centipede Demon is a giant worm that feels good next to lava. His weaknesses: the tail and the hand. Both limbs can be cut off. Notice: limbs grow back after cutting and are still dangerous - you have to kill them as a standard enemy!

1) right swing - a mighty blow, which can be blocked however with a good shield. A dodge towards a demon doesn't work all the time.

2) tail swing - mighty hit with the tail - can be also blocked.

3) air slam - a monster jumps up and hits the ground. He attacks whey you're standing under him. O just jump aside once or twice.

4) grab and chew - demon can swallow you. To avoid this make sure that you're not standing in front of his mouth.

5) blows - in a later part of the fight, demon blows a hot air. It is enough to stay at his tail side.

6) stomp - when you're standing between his feet, he will try to stomp on you. So rather stay at his tail.

Tips

1) Do not fight in lava, unless you're real tough guy (we assume that not). The fight seems to be difficult at the beginning, because there is a liquid fire everywhere. On the right side of the chamber you'll find however larger part of land, where you can fight him. In order to get there, you have to jump over two streams of lava.

2) Do not stand in front of enemy - in this fight you must avoid standing in front of the demon. Instead of that, hide under him or even better - behind him. It is very easy to keep such position if you do not use the aiming system, which can get "mad" here.

3) Cut off the tail - you might cut off his tail when you're standing behind the enemy. After doing this, make sure that you've killed the tail - it needs several hits. Once the tail rows back, repeat your action. Without the tail, demon is easier to be defeated.

Tactics

The fight with demon is quite easy despite appearances, if you apply below tactics.

First search for the field for battle - after entering the arena, run to the right along the wall, jumping over two streams of lava. Get to the end of this land and wait. The beast will approach you slowly.

When Demon gets to the land, he will start attacking in front of him. You have to block or dodge one of his attacks and run close to him as fast as possible (but do not run into lava!). Your task is easy: you have to find yourself under the beast first and then behind him.

Keep your position under the demon or behind him and cut off his tail - several attacks with good weapon are enough. Make sure to finish the tail - it is still alive and attacks you! Once you cut off the tail, stay under the demon or behind him, hitting his legs or back side regularly.

If you stay under the demon, you're safe against his swings. But watch out for air slams - you can recognize them when the worm tries to jump up. Once he does it, jump twice aside (but not in lava). The beast will hit a ground - jump towards it quickly and take a strategic position (which is behind the demon).