Turns out PSN gave me the 30 minute warning a day early, sooooooooo...
Flamelurker
Down in one try in Soul Form*. I'm not going to get all cocky and say he was actually
easy, but I figured out how to get around him pretty quickly. Having a Large Brushwood Shield (and enough Endurance to be carrying around a Large Brushwood Shield) probably made a huge damned difference.
Still, I'm definitely in agreement with Bal about the bosses in this game being satisfying kills. Tower Knight, Vanguard, Red Dragon, Fool's Idol, Armor Spider, and now Flamelurker because he was so damned hyped up all gave me a tingly feeling, which is strange because even the ones that legitimately killed me only did so once or twice, as opposed to ramming into some gimmick Final Fantasy boss like a dozen times and only feeling a mild relief once he finally goes away (looking
right the fuck at you, Zombie Seymour).
On a less interesting note, the fight left me with a soul count of
exactly 30,000, which is a nice way to leave off for a while.
* The only reason I was in Soul Form is because I tried to chase a lizard off a cliff.
I fucking hate lizards.