History Characters / DarkSoulsArtoriasOfTheAbyss

* KnightInShiningArmor: Pre-corruption Artorias is said to have been brave, selfless and heroic. Hell, his last mission was to save a city and [[SaveThePrincess rescue a princess]]!

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Almost every instance of his name has "Marvelous" spelled as "Marvellous". The only time it is spelled right is [[spoiler:when he invades you as a Black Phantom.]]

* CoolMask: She wears a porcelain cyclops mask that's carved to resemble a feminine visage and has locks of white hair woven into it.

* TheFaceless: Her porcelain cyclops mask, which was common gear for the Lord's Blades. Although, there is a way to manipulate the camera in order to look through her mask and helmet. She has a generic female NPC face for the most part, except the model lacks hair.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's significantly sleeker than the Everlasting Dragons seen in the prologue, [[{{Cyclops}} he only has one eye]] and one pair of wings, and he breathes black flames.

* DropTheHammer: Their weapon is technically a greataxe, but it has a flattened edge and is used more like a greathammer.

* MasterSwordsman: His Wolf Ring mentions him as being unmatched with a greatsword. It's hard to argue, given that even in [[spoiler:his corrupted state]] and having a mangled left arm, he can be compared to [[PhysicalGod Gwyn]].

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: One of his cut lines has him commending the player's strength, and telling them that "surely your kind must be more than dark."

* FantasticRacism: Just like Gough, she will express her disdain at humans if you choose to attack and kill her, as she thinks of them as nothing more than AllTakeAndNoGive. Given that (a) you're trying to kill her, (b) you just killed the man she loved, and (c) you're in the middle of a city destroyed by a Humanity stampede, it's more justified than most.

This page details the characters that appeared in the [[UpdatedRerelease Prepare to Die Edition]] ([[DownloadableContent or Artorias of the Abyss for consoles]]) for ''Videogame/DarkSouls''. Head back through [[Characters/DarkSouls here]] for other character pages. '''Note: Unmarked spoilers ahead.'''

* AffablyEvil: Would've been this had his dialogue not been cut. However, this is less to do with him being evil and more to do with the fact that he was on the verge of losing his sanity to the Dark. He was, for all intents and purposes, a noble warrior.

* AffablyEvil: Would've been this had his dialogue not been cut.

* TheFaceless: Her porcelain cyclops mask, which was common gear for the Lord's Blades. Although, there is a way to manipulate the camera in order to look through her mask and helmet. She has a generic female NPC face for the most part, except the model lacks hair. May simply be a [[JustForPun clipping issue]], though.

* DarkIsNotEvil / DarkIsEvil: Manus fluctuates between the two; his motivation is implied to be caused by ''fear'' more than anything, but in functionality he's ''very'' much the latter; being incredibly dangerous to the point he toppled an ''entire'' civilization, [[spoiler: and his fragments cause the deaths of countless people in the timeframe of ''2'']] . Manus does not attack out of pure malice or evil, rather he was driven to an insane frenzy by his Humanity when the citizens of Oolacile disturbed his grave; by the time you storm the Chasm of the Abyss he's nothing more than a crazed and wild animal that needs to be put out of his misery before he harms anything else. Even when it's revealed in the sequel that his remnants [[HeelFaceTurn (aside from one)]] plan to swamp the world in Dark, it can be seen as more of them, with the exception of Nashandra who’s shown to be evil, having a severe case of BlueAndOrangeMorality rather than ForTheEvulz. [[spoiler: In ''III'' you even meet another of his fragments, who despite being a Child of Dark just wants a peaceful life.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil / DarkIsEvil: Manus fluctuates between the two; his motivation is implied to be caused by ''fear'' more than anything, but in functionality he's ''very'' much the latter; being incredibly dangerous to the point he toppled an ''entire'' civilization, [[spoiler: and his fragments cause the deaths of countless people in the timeframe of ''2'']] . Manus does not attack out of pure malice or evil, rather he was driven to an insane frenzy by his Humanity when the citizens of Oolacile disturbed his grave; by the time you storm the Chasm of the Abyss he's nothing more than a crazed and wild animal that needs to be put out of his misery before he harms anything else. Even when it's revealed in the sequel that his remnants [[HeelFaceTurn (aside from one)]] plan to swamp the world in Dark, it can be seen as more of them having a severe case of BlueAndOrangeMorality rather than ForTheEvulz. [[spoiler: In ''III'' you even meet another of his fragments, who despite being a Child of Dark just wants a peaceful life.]]

* EasyLevelTrick: He's vulnerable to poison. An easy way to deal with him is to simply hit him with Poison Arrows at the longest range possible. Mad even easier if you have the Hawk Ring and are using the Black Bow of Pharis.

** Alternatively, the name Mannus belonged to a figure in Germanic mythology who was supposed to be the progenitor of the earliest Germanic tribes. The name Mannus itself is believed to be derived from the name of the Hindu deity Manu, who was believed to be the progenitor of all humanity. In fact, the word Mannus is thought to be the linguistic root of the word English word "Man." Makes sense considering the speculation that Manus is actually what became of the [[Characters/DarkSoulsMainCharactersAndLords Furtive Pygmy]].

* BadassBaritone: Same voice actor as Blacksmiths Boldwin and Ed from ''Demon's Souls'', and he's probably killed countless dragons during the war.

** He further asks how Andre is doing, and notes they would have a lot to chat about if they ever met.

--> '''Petrus''': Believe it or not, Oolacile has brought the Abyss upon itself. Fooled by that toothy serpent, they upturned the grave of primeval man, and incited his ornery wrath. What could they have been thinking?

* BonusBoss: Because the Artorias DLC does not affect your main story progression, it and the subsequent bosses all qualify.

* BonusBoss: Because ''Artorias of the Abyss'' is only accessed through DownloadableContent, he's way out of the main story, on top of being significantly harder than most endgame bosses.

* BonusBoss: As with [[BonusLevel the entire content]], accessing him doesn't affect the main story, and he is ''considerably'' harder than most boss fights.

* BonusBoss: A standout example, even compared to [[BonusLevel the entire content]]. You wouldn't know that you could even fight him at all unless you go down the valley leading to a waterfall. [[spoiler: Triggering his proper boss fight also requires you to speak to Gough, who locks himself up in a tower.]]

* SelfImposedChallenge: In addition to being a BonusBoss, killing him grants you the Calamity Ring, made from his eye. Wearing it doubles all damage you take.

* AnAxeToGrind: His catalyst, which is somewhat shaped like a greataxe. He can even use it as a melee weapon. Forging a magic catalyst with his soul allows you to use a smaller replica, and with sufficient scaling, is one of the strongest magic catalysts available.

* DarkIsNotEvil / DarkIsEvil: Manus fluctuates between the two; his motivation is implied to be caused by ''fear'' more than anything, but in functionality he's ''very'' much the later; being incredibly dangerous to the point he toppled an ''entire'' civilization, [[spoiler: and his fragments cause the deaths of countless people in the timeframe of ''2'']] . Manus does not attack out of pure malice or evil, rather he was driven to an insane frenzy by his Humanity when the citizens of Oolacile disturbed his grave; by the time you storm the Chasm of the Abyss he's nothing more than a crazed and wild animal that needs to be put out of his misery before he harms anything else. Even when it's revealed in the sequel that his remnants [[HeelFaceTurn (aside from one)]] plan to swamp the world in Dark, it can be seen as more of them having a severe case of BlueAndOrangeMorality rather than ForTheEvulz. [[spoiler: In ''III'' you even meet another of his fragments, who despite being a Child of Dark just wants a peaceful life.]]

* ProductionForeshadowing: His outfit appears to have been the basis for the design of the [[IconicOutfit Hunter Set]] from ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'', a SpiritualSuccessor to both ''Demon's Souls'' and ''Dark Souls''. His crossbow even seems to be the basis for the Hunter Blunderbuss design in that game.

The main antagonist of the DLC content, Manus is described as being a primeval human and an abyssal creature. Needless to say, he's the single most [[WalkingSpoiler spoileriffic]] character [[UpToEleven in the entire game]].

* WalkingSpoiler: Discussing anything related to him is tantamount to revealing the [[HumansAreCthulhu terrible]] [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters truth]] behind humanity's potential, something that was alluded to [[TheCorrupter Kaathe]]'s "incident" with the Four Kings and the Darkwraiths of New Londo (which are already {{Walking Spoiler}}s), but ''never'' shown this graphically. To further his spoileriffic credentials, he corrupted poor Artorias, making it hard to talk about the latter without mentioning Manus at least once. There's also the implication that he used to be the Furtive Pygmy, one of the original Lord Soul bearers. Just to take this trope UpToEleven, he ends up as the underlying force behind a few key antagonists in ''Dark Souls II''.

* KnifeNut[=/=]DualWielding: Her Gold Tracer curved sword and Dark Silver Tracer poisoned dagger.

* BaldHeadOfToughness: She's an ActionGirl and powerful knight and manipulating the camera to look behind her mask [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130825011513/darksouls/images/1/11/IMG_20130824_201313.jpg shows she is bald,]] though this may be a [[IncrediblyLamePun clipping issue]].

* DarkIsNotEvil / DarkIsEvil: Manus fluctuates between the two; his motivation is implied to be caused by ''fear'' more then anything, but he in functionality he's ''very'' much the later; being incredibly dangerous to the point he toppled an ''entire'' civilization, [[spoiler: and his fragments cause the deaths of countless people in the timeframe of ''2'']] . Manus does not attack out of pure malice or evil, rather he was driven to an insane frenzy by his Humanity when the citizens of Oolacile disturbed his grave; by the time you storm the Chasm of the Abyss he's nothing more than a crazed and wild animal that needs to be put out of his misery before he harms anything else. Even when it's revealed in the sequel that his remnants [[HeelFaceTurn (aside from one)]] plan to swamp the world in Dark, it can be seen as more of them having a severe case of BlueAndOrangeMorality rather than ForTheEvulz. [[spoiler: In ''III'' you even meet another of his fragments, who despite being a Child of Dark just wants a peaceful life.]]