History Characters / DarkSoulsIIIMainCharacters

* ScrewDestiny: On a truly cosmic scale, [[spoiler:since as an Unkindled that can accept a Dark Sigil and gain access to Humanity, you become the first being ''ever'' that can harness the First Flame and the Dark Soul in tandem to finally destroy the cycle like Vendrick tried to in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII'']]. By choosing the [[spoiler:Usurp the Fire]] ending, you can basically give the finger to the cosmic order of the universe and everything that that entails.

* TheUsurper: In the Usurpation Of Fire, you usurp the First Flame and wrest it away from it's mantle, stealing it away from the machinations of the (seemingly) long dead gods.

* AntiHero: In typical ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' fashion, nothing's stopping The Ashen One from being a murderous bastard to everyone they meet, although even if they go about their quest as egregiously as possible, a majority of Heirs of Fire they have to take down while tracking down the Lords of Cinder and (with the exception of [[spoiler:Yhorm]]) most of the Lords of Cinder themselves are pretty evil and morally in the wrong.\\

* AmbiguouslyEvil: While she is willing to ShootTheDog, Yuria is ultimately benevolent, [[spoiler:and siding with her is necessary to unlock what is either the best or worst ending to the game]].
* AssistCharacter: If you successfully completed the Lord of Hollows sidequest, she can be summoned for assistance against the Soul of Cinder. If she survives, she leaves Firelink Shrine, leaving her armor and weapon behind.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted, Yoel and Yuria treat the player character with a great deal of respect should they become Hollow.

* {{Expy}}: Her request of assassinating Orbeck of Vinheim is reminiscent of Mephistopheles' assassination requests in ''Demon's Souls''. Curiously, there was another Yuria in ''Demon's Souls'', though they have no meaningful similarities. Funnily enough, Demon's Souls Yuria resembles another NPC in Dark Souls 3, of whom serves a similar role to her Demon's Souls counterpart. She also possesses aspects of Annalise from ''Bloodborne'', a masked, ambiguously evil leader of a mostly unseen faction.

* TheMatchmaker: A very dark and technical variant, but she's been manipulating events behind the scenes to create a "marriage" between the Ashen One and Anri of Astora. "Marriage", of course, being a ceremony in which the Ashen One ''stabs Anri in the face'' with a matrimonial sword. The purpose of the "marriage" is purely to create a Lord and Lady of Hollows who can together Usurp the First Flame.

* TokenEvilTeammate: If killed, her dying words reveal she is a member of the Darkwraiths and a servant of the Primordial Serpent Kaathe. Indeed, Yuria will try and convince the player to murder an [=NPC=] for dubious reasons and steal their ashes. [[spoiler:Although siding with Yuria is mandatory to get what is either the best or worst ending to ''Dark Souls 3''.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: All Yuria wants to do is help you usurp the First Flame out of a sincere belief that it will benefit the Age of Man, which could have potentially negative consequences.

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* ActionSurvivor: Like any other Souls Series protagonist, they take on, and survive, immense odds throughout their adventure. This is taken to the next level with [[spoiler:the End of Fire ending, where the Ashen One is implied to be one of two known survivors of the entire world]].
** The DLC ending. After [[spoiler:breaking Fillianore's egg, the Ashen One and Gael are ''definitely'' the last two beings alive in the entire world.]]
* AntiHero: In typical ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' fashion, nothing's stopping The Ashen One from being a murderous bastard to everyone they meet, although even if they go about their quest as egregiously as possible, a majority of Heirs of Fire they have to take down while tracking down the Lords of Cinder and (with the exception of [[spoiler:Yhorm]]) most of the Lords of Cinder themselves are pretty evil and morally in the wrong.
** Driven home in ''The Ringed City''. [[spoiler:While their quest to find Gael is heroic, in order to do so they invade the last bastion of civilization in the dying world, massacre its people, and (somewhat accidentally and unintentionally) murder the last living relative of Gwyn, whose death destroys the magic protecting the Ringed City, immediately condemning it to become a lifeless wasteland. HOWEVER, this city WAS given to early humans by Gwyn as a GildedCage given his stance on humanity in general, and there's also no arguing around the fact that he was perfectly willing to sentence his OWN DAUGHTER to eternal slumber as a means to keep the city intact, depriving her of the chance to have a life; the act of releasing her from the spell and destroying the city may be rather tragic, but it can be considered as a form of a MercyKill to end all of the innocent suffering taking place within.]]

* BackFromTheDead: They died and were buried in the Cemetery of Ash, only to be resurrected as an Unkindled Lord of Cinder by the Bell of Awakening. They differ from the Undead seen previously in the series in that while Unkindled are branded by the Darksign, they do not Hollow, and don't require Humanity. Instead, they can briefly become empowered by the First Flame by consuming Ember, which is a new resource introduced in this game. [[spoiler:Via an optional choice, however, you can be branded with the Dark Sigil and Hollow like previous protagonists.]]
** Miyazaki further clarified what separates the Undead from the Unkindled; simply put, an Unkindled is someone who had the capacity as an Undead to Link the Fire but lacked the force of will and strength to do so and were consumed by it instead. Thus, they weren't even fit to be kindling for the Flame and are only being summoned because the Lords of Cinder who ''could'' Link the Flame are in no fit state to do so.

[[caption-width-right:350: Wake up and [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 smell the ashes]].[[note]]From top left: [[ThePaladin Herald]], [[DualWielding Mercenary]], [[ProfessionalKiller Assassin]], [[PlayingWithFire Pyromancer]], [[TheBerserker Warrior]], [[JokeCharacter Deprived]], [[KnightErrant Knight]], [[ArcherArchetype Thief]], [[WhiteMage Cleric]], and [[BlackMage Sorcerer]][[/note]]]]

* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Fire Keeper set's skirt has no proper shoes, instead opting for instep straps that leave most of the feet bare.

* {{Expy}}: Her request of assassinating Orbeck of Vinheim is reminiscent of Mephistopheles' assassination requests in ''Demon's Souls''. Curiously, [[NamesTheSame there was another Yuria]] in ''Demon's Souls'', though they have no meaningful similarities. Funnily enough, Demon’s Souls Yuria resembles another NPC in Dark Souls 3, of whom serves a similar role to her Demon’s Souls counterpart. She also possesses aspects of Annalise from ''Bloodborne'', a masked, ambiguously evil leader of a mostly unseen faction.