Baal

Baal
Biographical information
Species	Cat
Gender	♂ Male
Relatives	Aym (Brother) Forneus (Mother) The One Who Waits (Master)
Affiliation	The One Who Waits
Occupation	Disciple
Appearances
Appears in	Cult of the Lamb

“	Master! Allow me. I will give this wretch a taste of your wrath.	”
	— Baal, Pre-battle dialogue

Baal is the faithful servant of The One Who Waits, and the son of Forneus, who was forced to give him and his brother, Aym, away at the behest of the dark god. Since then, he has been faithfully serving his master as one of his guardians and must be fought before the final boss battle with The One Who Waits.

Dialogue

There are not much dialogue from Baal prior to Post-game. However, below are spoilers of the dialogue thereafter.

Spoiler Alert! This section contains spoilers of the game. Spoilers ahead Recruiting Follower "Master! Aym? What is this place?" "So much color... so many creatures..." "...master?" After Returning Them to Forneus Baal: "It's you. Usurper of the Red Crown. The one who freed us." Aym: "Ha! You are nothing compared to our Master. We have not been in this world long, but already I can tell you are weak. You lack discipline. Our Master wielded Death with precision and control. You allow chaos to reign." Baal: "What my brother means to say is thank you."

Combat Behaviour

Overview

Baal is the first of the The One Who Waits' servants that the Lamb will have to fight before the dark god himself. He possesses slightly higher health than his brother and is one of the most aggressive minibosses in the game, chasing the Lamb around the arena at a much higher speed than other enemies to hit them with a three swing combo in melee. After finishing his melee attacks, Baal will have a 4/5 chance to do one of three chain attacks or will continue attacking them in melee. Sworsdmen and Scamp cultist will also be fighting alongside, and although there is no limit to their numbers, Baal will only summon two or three cultists if there is only one or less alive.

Attacks and actions

Baal attempts to hit the Lamb three times.

Three Hit Melee Combo: Baal will run up to the Lamb and attempt to hit them with a three hit combo using his staff. He will not lock in a single direction when doing this attack, and will instead swing in the Lamb's direction with every hit, sliding along the ground with each swing. Attacking him during this combo is risky and should only be done at the start of it, immediately after a hit or at the end of the combo. It is not advised to be too close to Baal either, as the hitbox is rather big and extends behind him.

Baal summons chains in a cross pattern.

Cross Chain Pattern: Baal will kneel and hold his hands as if in prayer while his staff floats in front of him, then chains will emerge from the ground in a cross pattern, with one of the cross's lines aimed towards the Lamb.

Baal conjures chains following the player for several seconds.

Homing Chain Pattern: Baal will kneel and hold his hands as if in prayer while his staff floats in front of him, then chains will continuously emerge from the ground while following the Lamb for a few seconds.

Baal floats in the air while summoning cultists.

Enemy Summon: Baal will float up in the air while his staff spins next to him, two to three enemy cultists will be summoned out of black portals. Due to how long this action takes, Baal will be extremely vulnerable to attacks during it, and a skilled player can take out about half of his health before the enemies spawn or Baal starts attacking again.

Unused attacks

Baal conjures chains in a half-circle around him.

Half-Circle Chain Pattern: Baal will kneel and hold his hands as if in prayer while his staff floats in front of him, then chains will emerge in a very wide half-circle pattern, starting in front of Baal and finishing very far behind him.

Interaction

Spoiler Alert! This section contains spoilers of the game. Upon the defeat of The One Who Waits, it is possible to obtain him as a follower by using the ritual Sacrifice of the Flesh on a follower wearing the Light Necklace. He can be returned to Forneus for the Tears of the Vengeful Father relic. Note that you cannot get him back afterwards as he stays with her. After returning them to Forneus, He and Aym can be found in a random encounter during crusades, where they will speak with the lamb.

Trivia

Baal is likely named after the demon of the same name from the lesser key of Solomon.

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  Baal idle

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  Baal static

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  Baal Follower form