| “ | A jet black dragon that brings death to all before it. | „ |
| ~ Description from Ritual of the Night |
The Abyssal Guardian is a boss and later a normal enemy in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Description[]
A colossal and majestic black dragon with red horns and claws that dwarves the already large standard Dragon. It has three attacks:
- Raises one of its frontal paws and slams it on the ground, producing a dark energy explosion that in turn produces two fiery waves that travel across the floor, one toward the left and the other toward the right.
- Fires a powerful energy beam from its mouth. It starts shooting this ray in an angled upward direction and slowly redirects it toward the bottom for the duration of the attack.
- Quickly turns sideways and then wails its tail forward.
Additionally, while not an attack itself, the dragon will also sometimes leap backward to reposition itself, flapping its wings forward as it does so, and hitting the player with them if they happen to be on the way.
All of the Abyssal Guardian attacks are well telegraphed, although they are performed notably quickly afterward. As such, the player is advised to always let it do the first move, so they can react accordingly and employ the proper countermeasures. Its energy beam covers almost the entire area where the player is likely positioned, although it leaves a safe spot in front of its frontal legs. So, when the dragon is preparing to unleash this attack, the player is advised to quickly run and crouch right before of the dragon's feet and start attacking with their weapon to inflict some serious damage to the monster.
Some of the dragon's attacks have very powerful knockback that can send the player back to the previous room, thus resetting the monster, so the player should be especially careful not to let themselves get caught by these.
In Livre Ex Machina, the Abyssal Guardian acts as the end boss and guards the entrance to the Hall of Termination. Like most of the other bosses, if this boss Abyssal Guardian is defeated without taking any damage, an extra, purely honorary Boss Medal (the Abyssal Guardian Medal) will be rewarded.
In the Den of Behemoths, it can be found as a semi-common enemy, often in company of other powerful enemies (like Marbas and the Silver Wolfman).
Locations[]
- Livre Ex Machina (boss)
- Den of Behemoths
See also[]
External links[]
- Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night — Bestiary at GameFAQs