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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-kill-order-inheritance
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-kill-order-inheritance
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title: Kill-order inheritance
summary: The surviving opponent inherits abilities based on defeat order.
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- Multi-boss relationships
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updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Kill-order inheritance
description: The surviving opponent inherits abilities based on defeat order.
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width: 640
height: 360
game: Dark Souls
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE&t=17s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE'
sourceFrameSeconds: 17
credit: FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment; gameplay capture by CRE5T
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Game graphics © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. Gameplay
recording by CRE5T. Original visible source markings retained. All
rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Dark Souls: Smough gains lightning after Ornstein’s death'
alt: 'Dark Souls: Smough gains lightning after Ornstein’s death'
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label: Defeat order determines who receives the second-phase power-up
tips:
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Show the power transfer and make clear how defeat order changes the next
phase.
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- title: Dark Souls
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
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---
# Kill-order inheritance
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-kill-order-inheritance
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-kill-order-inheritance
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-kill-order-inheritance/
The surviving opponent inherits abilities based on defeat order.
## At a glance
[Dark Souls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE&t=17s) · Game graphics © FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment. Gameplay recording by CRE5T. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE), 17 s
1. Defeat order determines who receives the second-phase power-up
- Show the power transfer and make clear how defeat order changes the next phase.
- [Dark Souls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE&t=17s)
## How it works
The surviving opponent inherits abilities based on defeat order.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- The surviving opponent inherits abilities based on defeat order.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Kill-order inheritance (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/kill-order-inheritance/) (id: source-95adb605bb166c38)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Kill-order inheritance (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/kill-order-inheritance/) (id: source-321a178ece0929df)
- [Chubs 'n' Nubs · Mewgenics](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zok2oN34jdk&t=1s) (id: source-960fb14540279517)
- [Dragon Slayer Ornstein & Executioner Smough · Dark Souls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE&t=1s) (id: source-31d2b96d9321fbe3)
- [Demon in Pain & Demon from Below · Dark Souls III](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0w7gGkklvE&t=150s) (id: source-d415aecc5b157ce5)
- [Ornstein & Smough — Dark Souls Wiki](https://darksouls.wikidot.com/dragon-slayer-ornstein-executioner-smough) (id: source-79490b6350c4efdf)
- [The Demon Prince — Dark Souls III Wiki](https://darksouls3.wikidot.com/bosses:the-demon-prince) (id: source-11235b97825bf825)
- [Chubs 'n' Nubs — Mewgenics Wiki](https://mewgenics.wiki.gg/wiki/Chubs_%27n%27_Nubs) (id: source-ab12a1ae49b2934c)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design](https://media.gdcvault.com/gdc2018/presentations/Keren_Itay_BossUp.pdf) (id: source-c151324fe6097460)
- [Dark Souls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo7A65BjKdE&t=17s) (id: source-4427c9fd4d604a0b)
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