BLACK SOULS II Boss Order — All 25 Bosses
Every tracked boss in BLACK SOULS II in the order players meet them, from Ketch the Executioner (50.9%) to the Prince of Fear (16.5%), with the history behind Wonderland's killers.
BLACK SOULS II’s boss roster is a gallery of Wonderland-warped killers: where the first game corrupted fairy tales, the sequel reaches into history — executioners, poisoners, body-snatchers and pirates, most with real names you can look up and wish you hadn’t. All 25 tracked fights, ordered by global kill rate (higher = earlier/mandatory).
The full order
| # | Boss | Kill rate | The name behind it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ketch the Executioner | 50.9% | Jack Ketch, England’s infamous executioner — guide |
| 2 | Monster Butler Archibald | 44.6% | The killer butler archetype (Archibald Hall) |
| 3 | Cotton the Witch | 44.2% | Mary Ann Cotton, serial poisoner |
| 4 | Hollow Soldier Christie | 44.0% | John Christie of 10 Rillington Place |
| 5 | Angel Manufacturer Amelia | 43.6% | Amelia Dyer, the “angel maker” |
| 6 | Cannibal Sawney Bean | 41.2% | Scotland’s legendary cannibal clan |
| 7 | Fleeing Knight Jim | 41.0% | — |
| 8 | Wainwright the Sinful | 40.9% | Thomas Wainewright, poisoner-aesthete |
| 9 | Dark Doctor Harold | 38.8% | Harold Shipman |
| 10 | Fist Duelist Byron | 38.1% | The pugilist lord |
| 11 | Corpse Thief Hare & Corpse Carrier Burke | 37.9% | Burke and Hare, the body snatchers |
| 12 | Frederick of Fear | 37.7% | Frederick West |
| 13 | Franklin Bollvolt I | 37.7% | “My name is Franklin Bollvolt the First” |
| 14 | Sadistic Mistress Brownrigg | 37.5% | Elizabeth Brownrigg |
| 15 | Barber Todd | 36.2% | Sweeney Todd, the demon barber |
| 16 | Captain Kidd | 34.4% | William Kidd, the pirate |
| 17 | Acid Practitioner Haigh | 34.3% | John Haigh, the acid bath murderer |
| 18 | Killer Clown Gacy | 34.1% | John Wayne Gacy (“Hi, Geogre!”) |
| 19 | Teacup Poisoner Graham | 32.9% | Graham Young, the teacup poisoner |
| 20 | Blackbeard Edward | 29.4% | Edward Teach |
| 21 | Whale Beast | 28.2% | Pinocchio’s Terrible Dogfish — guide |
| 22 | Repulsive Hindley | 23.8% | Myra Hindley |
| 23 | Mabel (mystery reward) | 19.3% | The series’ own shadow — character page |
| 24 | Mad Devil Hyde | 18.1% | Stevenson’s Mr Hyde — guide |
| 25 | Prince of Fear | 16.5% | The stage’s dark royalty — guide |
Reading the curve
- The town-killer band (37–45%) is remarkably dense: thirteen bosses within eight points. Translation: the mid-game is broad, not linear — players meet these in varying orders, and none is a hard wall.
- The 28–35% stretch marks the turn toward deeper Wonderland; fights start pairing with collectibles (Whale Beast → Fairy Tale [Pinocchio]) and optional systems.
- Below 24% is route country. Hindley, Mabel, Hyde and the Prince are tied to story depth, not map position. The Prince of Fear at 16.5% is the game’s rarest kill — his achievement, “Relish in my hundred and fifty plays,” is also its thesis statement.
Practical advice
- Fight the town killers at your own pace. The tight percentage band means the game tolerates almost any order here — if one walls you, another is available.
- Bring stable SEN to every named fight. The sequel’s real difficulty modifier isn’t levels, it’s walking in sane. See the SEN guide.
- Save the sub-20% tier for developed cycles. They’re paced like the first game’s saint fights: climaxes of understanding, not wandering encounters.
Related pages
- All bosses database — both games, full achievement text
- Complete Walkthrough — the same curve as a route
- Achievement Tracker — track all 25 kills
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bosses does BLACK SOULS II have?
25 boss encounters carry Steam achievements, from Ketch the Executioner to the Prince of Fear. Additional unmarked encounters exist, but 25 is the tracked count.
What is the hardest boss in BLACK SOULS II?
By kill rate, the Prince of Fear (16.5%), followed by Mad Devil Hyde (18.1%) and Mabel's mystery-reward fight (19.3%). All three are deep-route content.
Who are the BLACK SOULS II bosses based on?
Largely on real murderers and dark figures of British history — Jack Ketch, Sawney Bean, Burke and Hare, Sweeney Todd, John Haigh, Blackbeard — filtered through Wonderland.