A lot of minor bosses/characters such as the Stone Dragon, Moonlight Butterfly, Belfry Gargoyles, and all of the Demon Bosses are referred to, if at all, using gender neutral language.
Popular examples include Great Grey Wolf Sif and the Furtive Pygmy.
They can emit an acidic cloud which corrodes weapons and armor. The Acid Horn Beetle residing in the Shrine of Amana is a subspecies of the Poison Horn Beetle.The user emits a cloud of acid that corrodes weapons and armor. The Acid Surge is a pyromancy spell foreign to the Great Swamp.Achievement Mockery: The achievement that nobody wants, but everyone gets: It's the "This is Dark Souls" achievement you get for dying the first time in Dark Souls II.Absurdly Spacious Sewer: The Depths look a lot like this, though some parts of them also resemble catacombs.His Leo Ring states that it is rumored to have cleaved a boulder in two. Absurdly Sharp Blade: Ornstein's Dragonslayer Spear, apparently.Since actually reaching that level cap takes forever, most players intentionally limit themselves, at least as far as PvP is concerned. Typically speaking, one can reliably defeat the Final Boss at around level 100. Since each stat caps at 99, the maximum level in these games is around the mid-700s to low 800s (depending on the specific game). Absurdly High Level Cap: Each time a stat is raised by one point, a level goes up.
Together, the so called "Soulsborne" style of gameplay has inspired many imitations and seeped into the broader game design culture. See also Demon's Souls (a spiritual predecessor to the Souls trilogy), Bloodborne (a game with similar themes and gameplay but a very different setting), Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (a game with similar but altered gameplay and a Feudal Japan setting, but retains the style of the Souls games), and Elden Ring (a spiritual successor created in collaboration with George R. Dark Souls: Legends of the Flame (2016).Dark Souls: The Breath of Andolus (2016).By entering one of the games' various covenants, players gain benefits to co-op play, invasion, hunting invaders, and so forth.
While online you can summon other players to help you, but you can also be invaded and killed by others. You can also leave messages on the ground warning of enemies, hazards and treasure (or to lure others into traps). Examining bloodstains while playing online will replay the last ten seconds of another player's life, which highlights potential hazards.