Punishingly difficult, yet more accessible than the Souls games, Bloodborne places a premium on aggressive action rather than plodding, careful combat. TL DR, the Executioner armor looks like a pregnant woman giving birth.As part of the Soulsborne genre that started on PlayStation 3 but really came to prominence during the PlayStation 4 generation, Bloodborne is a jewel in Sony's third-party crown.

Notice the effect of the 'folds' surrounding the hood. Notice the shape of the portrait woman's hood: how it starts at a point, opens up, and closes loosely at the bottom. It almost looks like they're being born, doesn't it? With their face poking out of the hoodie-womb? Look at the picture of the Executioner again. Picture someone wearing a hoodie with a tight hood. However, given the recurring theme of pregnancy and childbirth in Bloodborne, another possible interpretation exists. At first glance, it looks like a portrait of a hooded woman surrounded by a circular frame. Look at the above picture of the staggered Executioner in Central Yharnam. However, what really made me think about this was the cameo on the Executioners' stomachs. In the same vein, the 'overweight' appearance of the armor makes the breastplate look like just that-breasts. Men, of course, can also have long hair, so this isn't evidence in itself. First, as the wiki notes, they have long dreadlocked black hair. After looking at the detailed pictures of the Executioners on this page, I think a strong argument exists in favor of the Executioners being female (or at least having womanly attributes). We know the Souls games have a penchant for adding grotesque, thicc, strong women to their games, starting with the Butchers in Dark Souls 1 and continuing with NPCs for the rest of the series. So this is a little far-fetched, but seeing as it's a Fromsoft game I figured I'd share my theory. Similar to the Ya'hargul Set, the attire worn is one of the few rare examples of traditional armor in the game/.It could be that Amygdala and the Executioners are connected somehow. Amygdala happens to have feet with eyes on them.

The metal foot is characteristic of Smough (Dark Souls) but also the Looking Glass Knight (Dark Souls 2).

The plates on their shoulders have an embossment on them that from the right angle looks like a foot with toes and an eye on it.

Looking up their cape reveals greasy dreadlocks, but these could just as well be tentacles.

At the height of their navel, their armour depicts the face of a lady.

Executioners wear a plated helmet with two round openings for their eyes.

Helpful if you want to farm gems early in the game.

Has a high chance of dropping a tempering blood gemstone, which can be used for weapon upgrades.

If you can sneak up behind them without catching their attention, they are very susceptible to charged attacks and visceral hits.When they take a protective stance, a crushing blow will have them reel from the attack, and open them to an additional, usually fatal strike. Any heavy weaponry, like Ludwig's Holy Blade, is advisable to carry into battle against one.They will also be flung back by a charged R2 attack, opening them up for a killing blow. The Axe can easily stagger them during their guarding stance. Due to its long reach and power, the Hunter Axe is an effective weapon against executioners.Due to the very fast attack speed of this enemy, is best to fire the weapon as soon as the attack animation begins. The Hunter Blunderbuss is an effective weapon for stunning these foes.They are very difficult at base level due to their large amount of health, swift attacks and high damage output. Executioner InformationĮxecutioners are very broad enemies carrying large axes. Tempering Blood Gemstone, Blood Vial (3-4), Pungent Blood CocktailĮxecutioner is an Enemy in Bloodborne.

Bloodborne enemies speed up attacks