Bayle the Dread is a legendary dragon boss in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, the 2024 expansion from FromSoftware. Igon, a wounded drake warrior found on the road to the Jagged Peak, is obsessed with defeating Bayle and delivers his quest lines with extreme intensity. Clips of his shouting spread quickly among Elden Ring players after the expansion launched, turning serious lore dialogue into a reusable meme sound for anger, obsession and dramatic revenge threats in gaming videos.