I wanted them to have Godwyn come back, but then immediately kill Miquella prior to the boss.
Anyway, I disagree with the public perception for most of the bosses so far but General Gaius is genuinely one of the worst Fromsoft bosses ever made. This thing is genuinely pure cancer. Is there ANY reason to actually fight him or should I just ignore him? Getting instant killed right out the gate because my character is too busy scratching his ass to summon torrent, because the fucking prompt hasn't activated, genuinely made me want to put my fist through my own dick.