Ugly Duckling
BLACK SOULS · Early game
Andersen's story of becoming beautiful, told by a world where nothing is allowed to. Defeated by 46.4% of players — and laid to rest by the sequel's Fairy Tale [The Ugly Duckling], 'Eternal Peace'.
Where and when
Ugly Duckling is a Fort Ivern dungeon boss. The reviewed route source confirms a straightforward 20,000-soul and tale reward, while its exact combat pattern still needs a first-hand move log.
Location
Fort Ivern dungeon.
Prerequisites
- Open the Fort Ivern dungeon route.
Attack cues and responses
Loadout
- General physical defense
- Healing appropriate to the Fort Ivern boss band
Rewards
- 20,000 souls
- Ugly Duckling tale
- Ugly Duckling achievement
Route risks
- No special quest lockout is confirmed in the reviewed chart; drops and event changes remain part of the capture pass.
First-hand verification backlog
Capture these in one documented Steam-version run before this page becomes indexable:
- Dungeon path and boss entrance
- Full move and status log
- 20,000-soul result
- Tale inventory entry
Context and planning notes
Mechanically an opening-band fight; emotionally, one of the first bosses whose source story makes the encounter land differently. Andersen's duckling suffers until it becomes a swan. Ask what the mist does with that arc.
The sequel's tale collectible ('Eternal Peace', 45.4%) is among the most-found in BLACK SOULS II — the series wanted everyone to read this ending.
No special tactics required: steady damage, steady healing, and the patience the whole opening run has been teaching.