Uploaded September 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Let's Play Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (PC)

#23: Fume Knight, Sir Alonne, Blue Smelter

It's time to clean up Brume Tower and take on all the bosses. First up is Fume Knight, who I consider the "real" boss of this DLC, and he puts up quite a fight. The first phase he will use a straight sword in his right hand and a massive ultra-greatsword in his left; but when he gets mad, he ditches the toothpick and powers up his UGS with darkness and fire. Fume is a great fight, and defeating him alone is a testament to your skill in this game.

Sir Alonne is accessible from the throne bonfire just passed the predator invaders, but only after defeating Fume Knight, as only then you'll be able to enter the memory. This memory is a pain in the ass, with all the Alonne knights scattered throughout, so I just haul ass through to the boss fog (which is still pretty annoying to do). Sir Alonne is meditating in his throne room, and readily accepts your challenge. This is my favorite boss in the entire game, and I do believe this fight perfectly embodies what Dark Souls is all about: patience, timing, concentration, and learning from your mistakes.

The last boss is totally optional, and he resides at the end of the horrible gauntlet known as Iron passage. He's a re-color of someone we know and hate: Smelter Demon. But this time he's blue! Strangely enough, and luckily for me, he doesn't seem particularly resistant to magic damage; but he does have a slightly different moveset to regular Smelter, and thus can throw you off if you aren't careful.

SERIES PLAYLIST:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUycoBGiV0r8y55B6Cg0IpiAOKfRBOII2

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ABOUT THIS SERIES:
This is a casual playthrough where I recreate my favorite old DEX/INT build. The pacing is a bit faster than my usual style; this is not a comprehensive walkthrough, and I will be skipping some items/enemies/sections. I will kill all bosses. I have not played DkS2 since before the release of the third game earlier this year, and in recent months I've been very engrossed in DkS1; this is my revisitation of DkS2, to once and for all gain a proper perspective on all three games in the series.