So, about the Dancing Lion

[Clockwork]

Beside the fact that it took me an hour and a half to kill him because I succ, first thing that I noticed was the way he moved which was very reminiscent of Chinese lion dance choreography. It felt familiar enough that I thought I was watching a bunch of people performing.

Still, I think they could have given him a bit more colour. Usually, the lion dance costumes are very colourful but he looked quite dull; well, save for all the elements he was throwing around, of course. Granted, it's a Souls game with dull looking monstrosities, but that didn't prevent FromSoftware from making very colourful enemies such as the Elden Beast or even Malenia phase 2 for example.

[Dollmaker]

Well thats quite literally what they are, two dudes managing the lion construct like a dance.

It is definitely one of the most unique designs Fromsoft has made.