| “ | King of Kings, and high ruler over all demonkind. | „ |
| ~ In-game description |
Bael is the final boss in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Description[]
Bael takes the form of three separate snake-like entities with glowing eyes. A human head with red skin and stone-like dark brown hair and decorative black markings on. The second head is something like a feline head with brown fur. It also has small bone protrusions on its eyebrows and on the back of its neck. The third and final head is a design based on a toad head. It has green scales with almost wart-like lumps on with horns and spikes on its back, and noticeably larger eyes. It should be noted that the human head is considered as the leader/main head of Bael.
Origins[]
Dictionnaire Infernal illustration of Bael
Bael is a demon described in demonological grimoires such as the Lesser Key of Solomon and the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (where he is the first spirit mentioned) and also described in the Dictionnaire Infernal. He is depicted as a hoarsely-voiced king with the power to make men invisible and ruling over sixty-six legions of demons. The Lesser Key of Solomon states that he takes the shape of a cat, toad, man, some combination thereof, or other divers shapes, while the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum and the Dictionnaire Infernal state that he appears with the heads of a cat, toad, and human simultaneously in addition to a set of spider legs.
Location[]
- Glacial Tomb, after defeating Dominique.
Strategy[]
Etymology[]
Bael's name is a Semitic title referring to "master" or "lord". It is connected to the Assyrian tongue when addressing a god or a government official. It is another name for Hadad, the storm god in Mesopotamian culture who is likewise addressed as "The Lord".
Notes[]
- Bael is one of the only bosses entirely affected by Standstill, making his boss fight almost trivial if the player took the time to satisfy the requirements to obtain this shard.