IGA as the backer exclusive superboss

I suddenly had a Princess Bride flashback reading that.

"Hello. My name is IGA Montoya. You killed my pets, friends, and family. Prepare to die, monster."

on the topic of backer exclusive, even though this series is my life I have no $. so having it up for grabs as 30$ dlc would be well worth it. also, having everything backer exclusive, without a paywall for other players, will mean that in the future this content simply wont exist. the next generation would never be able to see it.

He can appear with Ben Judd by his side holding a microphone, acting as an interpreter translating conversation between him and Miriam.

Firing spiked speech-bubbles that "object" to Miriam's existence. :3

I think IGA's boss fight should be the hardest fight in the game... and I agree that is should come after you beat the game... the player should find a key or something in their inventory after the final boss or in new game+ and find that one door they could not open... or it could be a box that contains an alternate dimension that pulls Miriam in after she opens it, waking up the occupant inside being, IGA lord of the night! he should have three forms one maybe being the joke form that they showed of him... the Octo-IGA but quickly changing into something awesome. Maybe his final form should be his traditional hat and coat, his "true" form. and after all is said and done IGA should dust himself off and tell the player that was some good exercise and to come again when they want to fight again. IGA should give the player the sword-whip as a "thank you" for entertaining him.

For the drops I don't think there should be backer only alchemy ingredients, that would not be fair... but I think there should be some weapons and a couple of costume drops... yes I am being greedy but hear me out, one of the costumes should be IGA's hat, coat and boots... so Miriam can cosplay as IGA. the other should be a "Dracula" outfit (maybe one of IGA's forms) and Miriam can cosplay as Dracula.

The weapon should be something special... good stats but not OPed... and the weapon he drops should be the weapon the player is using when they beat him... so to get an IGA hammer, you need to hit him with a hammer on the final hit.

Now for the backer only thing... I think this should be ONLY for backers! I know it sounds like a dick move but hey that is why some people backed the project as to not miss out on this "backer only" content. But... yes there is a but, I do think a "re-release" or a "complete edition" should come out maybe a year later with ALL the content. But yeah, the weapons should be a different color to show the difference between the original backers and the new game... Same stats but different colors. I personally think that is fair if the only difference is the color... because the players that backed the project from the beginning should have something that distinguishes them from the rest. Not that they are better but just showing that we were there.

I personally think it's not fair for the backers to have to back the project for "backer only content" then they turn around and sell it as a DLC... I think that is messed up. But I also want fans and players to be able to fight IGA as a boss...

the backer content needs to be available to others at some point. if not, then all of that content will eventually not exist, when the backers have died out. an example is skins and bonus materials given to beta testers of popular games, after the game has run its course, a new player that checks it out will never see this material.
selling it as dlc is fine in my eyes, because it gives others a chance to have that experience.
every dime I have I am saving up to fund my own indie project, so I will purchase bloodstained after I am done developing said project.
that said, I am not going to miss content by my favorite and most inspirational dev because I didn't have the cash to back during development.
iga is the reason I am here today working as a jack of all trades dev.
without him I don't know what my occupation would be....

Don't know man, us backers have been playing Igavanias since SOTN and haven't stopped at all, this proyect is the perfect sign of it lol.

@purifiedwierdsoul that is exactly my point here.i understand others point on being mad that content they brought into existence by their pledging is exclusive, but its a bit selfish. I see sense in releasing it as DLC (not just iga, but all other backer content) for a fair price a year or so after all delayed updates are complete. this way, the content would be accessible, but far after the games initial lifespan. a lot of the people here on the forums are backers, but I am not and someone needs to voice the other side. every dime I make goes to funding for my own project, and considering I have to keep my job, keep my family, and deal with all aspects of game development alone, spending a penny away from it isn't an option until my project is released, even if that penny is on my hero.

well, this isn't only about the iga boss. there was supposed to be a stage as well as the swordwhip/whipsword which would be one of the strongest items, iirc. so, in the end even backers will eventually lose their access to these goods, which means there needs to be some method of repurchase.

on another note, similar but not related to this,
I plan on open sourcing my products after their market lifespan ends. this ideology stems from john carmack.
not only will it ensure that the titles will never become abandonware, it will also be beneficial to the community if it happened to be released alongside another game in the same series launch ^.=.^