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98. Pinwheel (Dark Souls) (14 points)
Nominated by: BetrayedTangy (4/5 remaining)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4PIC9qujxU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sur4qN_4Oi8

Importance: 2
Fear: 6
Snake: 6

Pinwheel's reputation for being the easiest boss in the whole game, maybe even the whole Dark Souls series, is only in jest of his frightening appearance and horrific backstory. Of course, even an "easy" boss in the series can prove to be quite the challenge, as he can summon endless clones to do battle with the Chosen Undead. I quite enjoy his intro, as it says a lot in few words. Dark Souls' endlessly creative enemy design comes through nicely here, with three masks indicating three distinct looks and personality, dark ambient music piercing anxiety into the heart, and an interesting use of framing and blocking to obscure the boss' full profile with a quick zoom-out all as we establish Pinwheel's apparent obsession with experimenting on the undead. In lore, Pinwheel is stated to be a necromancer who stole the power of the Gravelord, the lord of the dead. Pinwheel's theme provides more hints into the origins of this twisted being, with frantic whispering of "I'm so sorry" helping us connect the dots and implying that this person may have tried resurrecting his own family but ended up fusing with them and becoming the monstrous Pinwheel instead. I was disappointed this boss was as easy as it was, but the incredible attention to detail as per usual in the series still provides a small but interesting snapshot into the ever maddening world of Dark Souls.

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