Is Gwyn more powerful than Vendrick?

Gwyn is probably the most powerful character in OG Dark Souls, but Vendrick is apparently stronger as DS2 depicts him. While Gwyn is a hollowed out she'll at the end of the game, so is Vendrick, EXCEPT as his hollowed self, Vendrick is stupidly durable, so much so, that only specific souls can weaken him.
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How powerful is Lord Gwyn?

Gwyn in his prime is not only the most powerful being in the lore of the first Dark Souls, but likely of the entire franchise. The subsequent entries in the series have enough connective tissue to allow for inter-game powerscaling.
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What is King Vendrick weak to?

Vendrick is a non-hostile entity that ambulates aimlessly while dragging his sword. He exhibits vulnerability to Bleed Weapons and Giant Souls.
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What souls weaken Vendrick?

The only way to inflict damage significantly against Vendrick is to collect Souls of a Giant.
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Is there a point to killing Vendrick?

killing vendrick unlock's another final boss; so if you haven't killed the throne watcher or the throne defender before killing the giant lord then you're in for 3 back-to-back-to-back boss fights. That's a negative consequence.
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How many giant souls to beat Vendrick?

Vendrick starts off with a 32x resistance to all damage. For each Giant Soul you have in your inventory, this will reduce by half. You should have four Giant Souls which reduces his resistance to 2x. It's possible to reduce his resistance even more, but this requires a harder fight.
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Who is King Vendrick brother?

Aldia is the elder brother of King Vendrick, and aided his brother in founding the kingdom of Drangleic. He secluded himself in his manor, searching for secrets of life, viewing the Undead as the key to finding it.
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What do you get for killing Vendrick?

Vendrick will not drop anything except the given amount of souls when he dies. However, his Soul of the King and his armor set can be found in the Shrine of Amana, behind a door that can only be opened after defeating him.
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What is Gwyn scared of?

On the other hand, Kaathe asserts that the Age of Dark – the apparent "age of men" – would naturally follow the Age of Fire, but Gwyn, in dire fear of both the Dark and humans, resisted the course of nature by sacrificing himself to link the Fire.
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Who betrayed Gwyn?

The Nameless King is Gwyn's firstborn, who betrayed him by allying with the dragons. He was removed from the annals and exiled.
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What is Gwyn weak to?

But Gwyn isn't weak to Dark damage, he's weak to Fire damage, albeit only a little bit. Maybe this has something to do with burning his body away to link the fire, but one would think that the person who staved off the Age of Dark would not be weak to the very tool he used to extend the Age of Fire.
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Who is the final boss in DS2?

The final boss of Dark Souls 2, Nashandra is the evil queen of Drangleic.
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What did Nashandra do to Vendrick?

Nashandra traveled to the land of Drangleic where she seduced its king by the name of Vendrick, to gain access to the Throne of Want. She warned Vendrick of a looming threat beyond the sea; the Giants. She convinced Vendrick that he must invade their land, and he did so, claiming an artifact of great power.
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What does Vendrick do to the crowns?

If the player has obtained the King's Crown along with the rest of the ancient crowns (Crown of the Sunken King, Old Iron King and Ivory King) and bring them to Vendrick in this place, he will grant them his blessing, which infuses them all with a hidden ability that prevents the player from becoming hollow by any ...
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What did Vendrick do to the Giants?

Vendrick and his soldiers traveled to the land of the Giants and pillaged everything in their path. In the land, Vendrick found an artifact of great power, which he experimented on by turning the captive giants into golems, who in turn built the Drangleic Castle.
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Who is king artorias?

Artorias is one of Lord Gwyn's four knights. He had an unbendable will of steel and was unmatched with a greatsword. In his attempt to subdue the dark forces spreading in Oolacile, Artorias was overcome by the darkness. The Abysswalker now resides in a ruined Colosseum, capable of nothing but demented screams.
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Who is the nameless king dad?

All signs point to The Nameless King being Lord Gwyn's firstborn son. Gwyn had four children: Filianore, Gwynevere, Gwyndolin, and an unknown firstborn child. This child is only referenced a few times in a few item descriptions and based on those; we know this child was once a god of war.
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What element is Vendrick weak to?

Mirror Knight is weakest to Dark, Najka is weakest to Fire, Vendrick is weakest to Fire, Nashandra is weakest to Fire and maybe a few others I'm forgetting.
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How do you weaken Vendrick?

You need to finish the Giant Memory Areas and get the Giant Lord Soul. Vendrick has 3x defence, for each giant soul you have it lowers his defence. Get the 5 Giant Souls then fight him. Keep them in your inventory, do not use them.
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Is Vendrick the player from DS1?

Actually no. Vendrick is not the same person from DS1. That was so long long ago that Vendrick was most likely never even born back then.
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When should I fight King Vendrick?

If you face Vendrick immediatly after the Velstadt fight he is considerably weaker. After that, he'll be stronger. You should collect 4-5 giant souls before you try to take down Vendrick.
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Can you parry Vendrick?

Its like staggering them. Dragonriders, old dragonslayer, pursuer, nashandra, vendricj, vestaldt, throne watcher and defender, looking glass knight, lost sinner. those are all the ones I managed to parry. Parrying vendrick took some major balls.
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Can you block Vendrick?

It's safest to simply dodge all of his horizontal attacks (he also chains vertical, but you can avoid them by smply circling around him, you need to roll for the horizontal swipes), or get a shield with at least 80-82 stability and just block them (Vendrick's longest chain consists of 3 attacks; if you can block 3, you ...
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Who is the hardest main game boss in ds2?

Here are the hardest bosses in the game, ranked by how long they will make you suffer.
  1. 1 Fume Knight. Fume Knight is a beast.
  2. 2 Lud And Zallen. Lud and Zallen are one of the worst bosses in Dark Souls 2. ...
  3. 3 Sir Alonne. ...
  4. 4 Darklurker. ...
  5. 5 Blue Smelter Demon. ...
  6. 6 Elana, The Squalid Queen. ...
  7. 7 Twin Pursuers. ...
  8. 8 Burnt Ivory King. ...
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