Is Nameless King optional?

The Nameless King, alongside his Stormdrake known as the King of the Storm, is an optional boss in Dark Souls III. The Nameless King was once a dragon-slaying god of war, before he sacrificed everything to ally himself with the ancient dragons.
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Is Nameless King mandatory?

Nameless King is another optional boss, but if you'd like an additional challenge, this wyvern rider is definitely a difficult one to beat. In the first phase, he circles in the air on his wyvern, sending down blasts of fire, air, and lightning. He can also perform melee attacks with his spear.
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Is the Nameless King The Hardest boss of all time?

The Nameless King turned out to be the scariest and most difficult boss in the game. The boss fight has two phases. First, the Nameless King rides a fire-breathing dragon with a lance in his right hand, and then you fight him head-on in melee combat.
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Is Nameless King a good guy?

The Nameless King is a major character in the Dark Souls series, serving as a minor antagonist and optional boss in Dark Souls III.
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What is the reward for killing the Nameless King?

Defeating him will get you 80,000 Souls and the Soul of the Nameless King. You can transpose the Soul at Firelink Shrine and choose to get Storm Curved Sword (Weapon), Dragonslayer Swordspear (Weapon), or Lightning Storm (Miracle). You can pick the Dragonslayer Set (Ornstein) from the arena after the fight is over.
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Dark Souls 3 Story ► The Nameless King's Betrayal

What level should I be to fight the Nameless King?

Play as whatever level you want but based on my co-op experiences it seems like most people fight him around the SL 80 range.
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Is Nameless King hard to beat?

Fighting the Nameless King in Dark Souls 3. The dragon is not what makes this fight seemingly impossible. If anything the dragon is the easiest part of the fight to overcome. Rather, it is the showdown between the player and the Nameless King that can be frustrating and brutal.
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Why did Gwyn banish nameless king?

Gwyn did not destroy the dragons; he usurped their thrown and crowned himself king. The Nameless King wanted nothing to do with this, so he left his father and his insubordination led to Gwyn disowning his firstborn son and stripping him of his name.
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What is the best weapon to fight the Nameless King?

Use smaller, fast weapons and roll to his left side. Irithyll Rapier, Irithyll Sword, Lothric Knight Sword, katanas, curved swords are all good. Frost, Fire, Bleed and Dark are effective against him. King of Storms is easy to kill with ranged attacks like bows.
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Is the Nameless King Gwyn's son?

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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Is Sekiro the hardest game ever?

But which is the most difficult? Fans reckon it's Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Sekiro has always been regarded as the hardest souls game to play and master, requiring precision, patience and a little bit of luck. It's those elements that have cemented the title as the soulsborne game you should never start with.
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Can you parry the Nameless King?

The absolute hardest bosses (like the Nameless King) won't let you get a parry in, but it's surprising just how many bosses actually can be parried: Iudex Gundyr. Abyss Watchers.
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What element is the Nameless King weak to?

Beyond that, remember that the dragon is weak to lightning while the king is weak to fire. Jokes aside, that IS the way to beat him. Nameless King is the most difficult bossfight of the base game and he is optional. You don't HAVE TO defeat him.
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What are the tips for nameless king?

There will always be windows to attack the head after an attack sequence and the best window is when you see it charging its fire breath if you run up fast enough and get close to the back side of its head watching your stamina you can get in a lot of hits even with a slow attacking weapon like an Ultra Great Sword.
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Who was the soul of cinder?

Biography. As its name implies, the Soul of Cinder is an amalgamation of every creature to ever give themselves to the First Flame, their bodies and souls being used as fuel to keep the Flame burning, therefore also allowing the Age of Fire to continue, staving off the dreaded Age of Dark.
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How good is the Dragonslayer Swordspear?

I'll be honest, Dragonslayer Swordspear will absolutely decimate a good portion of this game. Good moveset PVP and PVE wise + lightning damage + self buff + a ranged attack through a weapon art, you'll have no trouble running through the entirety of the game.
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What do you use nameless king soul for?

Usage. Consume to acquire 16,000 souls or transpose with Ludleth to create either the Storm Curved Sword, the Dragonslayer Swordspear or the Lightning Storm miracle.
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Is the nameless a good sword?

I think so. After figuring out how it works it is pretty fun. And loading up on fire build-up runes and fire build-up armor perks makes this sword WAY better. I was able to set a couple peons on fire from one proc.
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Is Gwyn the bad guy?

Gwyn, also known as the Lord of Sunlight and the Lord of Cinder, is the main antagonist of the Dark Souls franchise.
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What sin did Gwyn commit?

DS3 may have retconned it to the ringed city, but at the time of DS2 release, it was most likely Gwyn linking the first flame. It was a "sin" because he went against the natural order of things, creating the fire linking cicle and the "curse" of the undead.
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What is Gwyn weak too?

Among the more famous of these discrepancies is that Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, the final boss of Dark Souls, is weak to Fire – but he wields a flaming sword and was the very person who linked the First Flame long ago. Gwyn's nonsensical weakness is but one of many that stick out throughout the series.
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Does the Nameless King stagger?

it acts just like a bleed or poison proc. For headbreaks it does seem to just be damage dealt but others seem to be poise based. I threw on Morion Blade and RTSR and got a headbreak in 2-3 hits on King of the Storm, Nameless King lost most of his health before he staggered.
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What DLC is nameless king in?

DS3 | Nameless King Playthrough (DLC) - YouTube.
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