For those of you who are having trouble with the boss of the depths, "Gaping Dragon," allow me to shed some light on how to rid your world of this creature of nightmare. Gaping Dragon is nothing if not intimidating, however he's really one of those cases where the bark is worse than his bite, so to speak.
When entering the room into Gaping Dragon's lair, you'll be presented with a cutscene where he slithers out of a big hole in the end of the room and presents his awesome figure to you. Don't worry, I'm sure he's smiling at you with that big maw full of teeth that composes his chest... Anyways, just make note that his size and his looks are the worst part about him.
Gaping Dragon has only a few behaviors, he will:
Slam his torso onto the ground, dealing damage and standing on all of his legs in a "crawling" stance.
This leads into him charging you in a fairly straight line, generally missing (if you're smart enough to move) and smashing into pillars.
If you're standing too close to him towards the front of his body he will pick you up and crunch you in that big ol' mouth of his (don't stand near the front of him.)
If you're standing too close to him towards his tail, well he'll tail swipe you (his tail can be cut off for a weapon, and to disarm him of this tactic.)
He will rear up, and go back into his "Standing" stance, wherein he is able to turn and look at you so he can slam down onto you.
VERY RARELY, Gaping Dragon will see fit to use his wings to lift off into the air and float above you (only while in his standing stance,) and proceed to slam down on you. Try to run, and definitely roll out of the way when you feel it coming, don't try to block it.
Finally, Gaping Dragon will use an ability where he'll charge up a bit while standing and then vomit acid all over the "arena" that you're facing him in. This acid will break all of your equipment, so try not to get hit by it, it starts from his maw and slowly seeps across the zone, so it's something you can outrun rather easily.
One more thing to watch for during the Gaping Dragon fight is; are you getting hit by soul arrows?
If you are, you're probably doomed to failure, but it's possible to beat him while this is happening. If you don't/can't kill him because this is happening to you, explore the depths in more detail. There is a Hollow Caster on the top level of the balconies that you entered Gaping Dragon's lair from. He also does a little dance which causes enemies (including the boss) to deal greatly increased damage, and it boosts their physical defense, so while he's alive, Gaping Dragon will pretty much always one shot you.
Onto the actual Strategy:
Gaping Dragon's behavioral AI is relatively easy to "outsmart." Keep some distance from him and let him slam his torso into the ground. Once he does this (or as he's doing it) take a wide path around him towards his back side. DO NOT lock on while you're doing this, it's much easier to just sprint behind him than it is to strafe your way there. Proceed to deal punishment to him from the back until he rears back up. Rinse and repeat this process until he's dead. Just watch out for tail swipes.
If you're having trouble cutting off his tail, or are worried about getting tail swiped in general, you can use ranged combat. This makes the fight even easier as you don't even have to worry about his tail, bit it does make the fight last longer. Simply follow the same basic instructions, but once you've gotten to the side of him and he's in his "crawling" stance just lock on and start firing.
Eventually he will die and you'll be rewarded a hefty number of souls for your patience, as well as the key to the blight town depths entrance. Hopefully this has been helpful to anyone who's reading this and isn't keen on reading the terrible grammar and impersonal versions of the boss fights on the wiki. Good luck and happy demon slaying.
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