History Characters / DarkSoulsIIISecondaryCharacters

* BodyHorror: Not her, but the Man-Grubs near her chambers. The result of those who were granted "rebirth" too many times.

* {{Corpsing}}: In-universe, as part of his BadBadActing. He ends the first conversation as 'Siegward' saying he is "in quite a pickle" and can't help but chuckle mid-sentence.

* RapunzelHair: Her hair is so damn long that it flows off her bed, goes behind/underneath it, and lays across the floor.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: In Japanese, she is known as the Angel's Daughter. Downplayed, since the translation is different, but carries the same implication.

* HiddenDepths: Patches is rather fond of the “Siegbrau” drink, having apparently learned how to brew it from Siegward before tricking and robbing him. This is discovered when [[spoiler: you meet Lapp in the Ringed City DLC, who later turns out to be an amnesiac Patches. During his time as Lapp he will share his stash of Siegbrau with you multiple times, indicating that despite losing most of his memories he never forgot how to brew one of his favorite drinks]].

* HypocriticalHumor: He calls the Ashen One out on being greedy.

* RunningGag: He tricks and traps the player character in a pit intending to loot your corpse, and pleads for mercy when you get out. And there's more than one way he can do it, depending on where you encounter him.
* TookALevelInKindness: While Patches still hates clerics like in the first game, and calls you out specifically for it if you picked “Cleric” as your starting class, he won’t try to murder you if you escape his traps and attempt talking to him afterwards - unlike the first game - and is willing to sell his wares to you. [[spoiler: Once Patches regains his memories in the Ringed City DLC with your help, he’ll be summonable for Halflight, regardless of whether or not you’re a cleric. He did, after all, make a promise to always be your friend while he was still Lapp for helping him, not to mention he still gets to kill a cleric anyways]].

* MeaningfulName: He's appeared in every ''Souls'' game that Miyazaki has directed and never went hollow. [[spoiler: That is, until the Ringed City DLC takes place, having becoming an amnesiac man named Lapp who wants to remember who he was and is beginning to turn hollow. With your help, however, he can make a full recovery should you finish his storyline]].

* TookALevelInKindness: While Patches still hates clerics like in the first game, and calls you out specifically for it if you picked “Cleric” as your starting class, he won’t try to murder you if you escape either of his traps and is willing to sell his wares to you. [[spoiler: Once Patches regains his memories in the Ringed City DLC with your help, he’ll be summonable for Halflight, regardless of whether or not you’re a cleric. He did, after all, make a promise to always be your friend while he was still Lapp for helping him, not to mention he still gets to kill a cleric anyways]].

* WeaponOfChoice: As before, he uses a Winged Spear with a Twin Dragon Greatshield (the equivalent to ''Dark Souls I'''s Eagle Shield), i.e. a combat style considered cowardly by many people in the fan base. [[spoiler: After regaining his memories in ''The Ringed City'', he continues to use the Splitleaf Greatsword and Curse Ward Greatshield he used as Lapp]].

** His summon rematch both ''has'' one and ''is'' one, and they're the same trick. As a mad phantom, he's considered hostile by literally everything and everyone in the Road of Sacrifices, from tree-waving hollows to invaders to the giant crabs. As a result, instead of summoning him and fighting him one-on-one in an honourable, if hard and unrewarding, duel, you can instead kite him around the area, dragging him into fights with enemies who can be permakilled like the Exile Watchdogs or Yellowfinger Heysel; whoever survives the clash will be weakened and much easier for you to take down.

* {{Expy}}: Of Yuria from ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', in appearance (physical and clothing); mannerisms; voice (both share the same voice actress); and in that you have to go out of your way to rescue her from the enemy. They also use sorcerers that are influenced by emotions and are hinted to have suffered greatly before meeting the player.

* HumanoidAbomination: Her ashes and dialogue reveal that she is a Child of Dark, like [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Nashandra, Elana, Nadalia and Alsanna]]. Like Alsanna, she is not evil and teaches the Ashen One sorceries and pyromancies rooted in the Abyss, plus miracles used by followers of the Deep (albeit reluctantly).

* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: A magical version. Most magic-users in Dark Souls specialize in Miracles, Sorcery, or Pyromancy, but Karla is knowledgeable and skilled with all three. She describes herself as a sorceror, but she'll interpret certain Pyromancy and Miracles for you if you bring them to her (although she ''really'' doesn't like Miracles, she'll still interpret them with some prodding). She even [[LampshadedTrope lampshades]] this, joking that you only bring her pyromancies and not any actual sorcery once you bring her two pyromancy tomes (Quelana’s and the Grave Warden’s tomes). [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], as she is a Child of Dark, a shard of Manus who was known as the "Father of the Abyss", a being of great power whose influence is felt in several dark abilities used throughout the ages.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Andre is hundreds if not thousands of years old and hasn't changed at all from the first game to the third.

* TheBlacksmith: As in the first ''Dark Souls'', he is the first blacksmith encountered. Although, now he's the ''only'' blacksmith encountered.

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: You can kill her and she comes back, just like the Fire Keeper and Andre, but she hikes her prices up by 20% every time you do so. Luckily, you can use the statue of Velka in the Undead Settlement to absolve yourself and reduce her prices.

* HiddenHeartOfGold: If he still has Siegward's armor when Greirat goes to scavenge Irithyll, Greirat will return safe and sound, still claiming to have been saved by an "onion knight" as if you had returned Siegward's armor to him. Patches will say nothing about this, evidently not wanting his reputation as a loathable bastard ruined by an act of benevolence. [[spoiler: The Ringed City DLC shows his personality minus the countless eras of hopelessness weighing down on him, having lost his memories after he begins hollowing since almost no one is left to scam and trap. As Lapp, he is kind; friendly; and helpful, but after regaining his memories he acts like his usual {{Jerkass}} self - complete with [[RunningGag kicking you off a cliff and mocking you for your stupidity and greed]] like in ''Dark Souls I''. However, where he kicks you leads directly to the next area in order to reach the Halflight Spear of the Church boss fight, plus Patches is summonable for the first time in the series for this fight (if you don’t count his optional summon as his Lapp persona for the Demon Prince fight). This means he's actually helping you, but trying not to show it, showing that he’s holding his promise he made as Lapp to be friends with you]].

* TookALevelInKindness: While Patches still hates clerics like in the first game, and calls you out specifically for it if you picked “Cleric” as your starting class, he won’t try to murder you if you escape either of his traps and is willing to sell his wares to you. [[spoiler: Once Patches regains his memories in the Ringed City DLC with your help, he’ll also help you fight the Spear of the Church boss fight, regardless of whether or not you’re a cleric. He did, after all, make a promise to always be your friend while he was still Lapp for helping him, not to mention he still gets to kill a cleric anyways]].

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Of Aslatiel of Mirrah, being a family member of a recurring summon NPC that's gone insane.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: It's a statue, so you can't attack it. This is good, since it means that you can't make the pardoner hostile and [[Catch22Dilemma make every other NPC permanently hostile once you accidentally attack them]].

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: If all of his spells are purchased and the Twin Princes defeated, his corpse can be found in the Archives.]]

* CombatPragmatist: It may be considered cowardly to some, but the great shield/spear combo Patches uses in combat is an effective fighting style for its ability to both attack and defend at the same time; he certainly doesn’t care about fighting fair to begin with anyways. [[spoiler: As Lapp, his new choice of great shield uses weapon arts in lieu of bashing opponents, allowing him to use the wide sweeping attacks of his splitleaf great sword and quickly switching back to defense once its over. His armor is also far more protective than his original set, albeit he switches back to his original clothing once he regains his memories (though he still continues to use the splitleaf great sword and curse ward great shield)]].

* HiddenHeartOfGold: If he still has Siegward's armor when Greirat goes to scavenge Irithyll, Greirat will return safe and sound, still claiming to have been saved by an "onion knight" as if you had returned Siegward's armor to him. Patches will say nothing about this, evidently not wanting his reputation as a loathable bastard ruined by an act of benevolence. [[spoiler: The Ringed City DLC shows his personality minus the countless eras of hopelessness weighing down on him, having lost his memories after he begins hollowing since almost no one is left to scam and trap. As Lapp, he is kind; friendly; and helpful, but after regaining his memories he acts like his usual {{Jerkass}} self - complete with [[RunningGag kicking you off a cliff and mocking you for your stupidity and greed]] like in ''Dark Souls I''. However, falling off that cliff is the only way to progress through the area, plus the next boss will have Patches summonable for the first time in the series (if you don’t count his optional summon as his Lapp persona for the Demon Prince fight). This means he's actually helping you, but trying not to show it, showing that he’s holding his promise he made as Lapp to be friends with you]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a sleazy trickster and grave robber, but when he hears his old friend Greirat went to go loot Irithyll Patches is legitimately concerned with Greirat’s safety and decides to rescue him (albeit Patches does so wearing armor he stole from Siegward). Later on, when Patches learns that Greirat went to Lothric Castle, Patches leaves regardless of whether or not he still has Siegward’s Catarina armor set, showing that Patches no longer cares about his reputation and wanted to save Greirat’s life. Unfortunately Patches fails, only managing to swipe a bottle of Hidden Blessing from the castle for his troubles.

* WeaponOfChoice: As before, he uses a Winged Spear with a Twin Dragon Greatshield (the equivalent to ''Dark Souls I'''s Eagle Shield), i.e. the most cowardly playstyle available. [[spoiler:After regaining his memories in ''The Ringed City'', he continues to use the Splitleaf Greatsword and Curse Ward Greatshield he used as Lapp]].

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a sleazy trickster and grave robber, but when he hears his old friend Greirat might be in trouble he grows legitimately concerned with his safety and risks his life to rescue Greirat from being killed in Irithyll.

* Really700YearsOld: As a Child of the Dark, she was created when Manus was defeated by the Chosen Undead hundreds of years before the start of Dark Souls I.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Her whole reason for helping you is that, in spite of her having told you what she is, you still accept her and want to help her escape. Given that her dialogue upon meeting her implies that she's been imprisoned for a very long time, you may be the first person in her life that has shown her any kindness.

* HeelFaceTurn: As a Child of Dark, she is actually a shard of Manus, Father of the Abyss, the final boss of the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. But in-game she is one of the nicest [=NPCs=] in the game once you help her escape the dungeon she was locked in for an unknown amount of time.

* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: A magical version of such. Most magic-users in Dark Souls specialize in Miracles, Sorcery, or Pyromancy, but Karla's knowledgeable in all three disciplines. She describes herself as a sorceror, but she'll interpret certain Pyromancy and Miracles for you if you bring them to her (although she ''really'' doesn't like Miracles, she'll still interpret them with some prodding). She even [[LampshadedTrope lampshades]] this after a bit, joking that you only bring her pyromancies and not any actual sorcery once you bring her two pyromancy tomes (Quelana’s and the Grave Warden’s tomes). Justified, as she is a Child of Dark, a shard of Manus, who was known as the "Father of the Abyss". Thus, in this sense, she is one of the root creators of these magical abilities. She is also able to interpret dark miracles without going insane unlike Irina (because she is already of the Dark) and she is the only one who can interpret the Grave Warden Pyromancy Tome (again because she is of the Dark) and the Quelana Pyromancy Tome (because she is a female master of pyromancy).
* ThePigPen: She's been imprisoned so long her clothes are stained and reeking with all sorts of unmentionable filth.
* PowerOfTheVoid: As a Child of Dark, she teaches Abyss sorceries and pyromancies.

* {{Troll}}: From Software knew that Karla’s set was going to be popular amongst the fan base, both for its high magic/elemental defense that weighs little as well as the “Fashion Souls” appeal it has for female witch cosplaying. As a result, the description of the outfit items remind the player they’re filthy because Karla has been locked up in a dungeon cell for a long time, therefore only someone who is mad would ever consider wearing it.

* TokenEnemyMinority: He appears at first glance to be a non-hostile Thrall, like those found in the Undead Settlement and Cathedral of the Deep. The Thrall hood description reveals that he and other thieves are forced to wear their hood as a humiliating punishment for thievery.

* KilledOffForReal: After completing her questline and allowing her to swear fealty to you, her corpse can be found by Hodrick's grave just outside Firelink Shrine.

* UndyingLoyalty: Complete her questline, and she will request to swear an oath of fealty to the Ashen One. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in that if you join Rosaria's Fingers after having completed Sirris' questline, she breaks that oath of fealty and tells you off the same as if you hadn't completed the quest at all. As the Forked Tongue item states, Darkmoons are a fickle deceitful lot.

* BackForTheFinale: A SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute of him, Mild Mannered Pate, featured in the second game, but in this game you meet the very same Patches you met back in ''Dark Souls I''.
* BadImpressionists: He steals Siegward's armor, then impersonates him in the Cathedral of the Deep in order to trick the Ashen One. [[DownplayedTrope His impression is actually decent]], and aided by unfamiliarity (he only tries if you hadn't seen him before this playthrough), but anyone listening for a second time will notice Patches overdoes Siegward's bumbling mannerisms, doesn't pretend to recognize the Ashen One, [[OutOfCharacterAlert and breaks character by obsessing over treasure]].
* BaldOfEvil: Bald of {{Jerkass}}, more like. He's an absolute scoundrel and bald as a bean.

* {{Corpsing}}: In-universe, as part of his BadBadActing. He ends the first conversation as 'Siegward' saying he is "in quite a pickle, indeed" and can't help but chuckle mid-sentence.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[RunningGag As usual]], he becomes a friendly merchant after you escape his death trap.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: If he still has Siegward's armor when Greirat goes to scavenge Irithyll, Greirat will return safe and sound, still claiming to have been saved by an "onion knight" as if you had returned Siegward's armor to him. Patches will say nothing about this, evidently not wanting his reputation as a loathable bastard ruined by an act of benevolence. [[spoiler:His identity as Lapp in the DLC shows his personality minus the countless eras of hopelessness weighing down on him. As Lapp, he is extremely kind, friendly, and helpful. After regaining his memories, he seemingly returns to his usual {{Jerkass}} self, complete with kicking you off a cliff and mocking you for your stupidity and greed. However, falling off that cliff is the only way to progress through the area, and the next boss will have Patches (as himself, not as Lapp) summonable for the first and only time in the series, so he's actually helping you, but he's trying not to show it.]]

* LovableRogue: For once in his appearances, Patches is a nice enough guy. After being forgiven for trapping the Ashen One or kicking them down a pit, he'll be around to keep Greirat safe late in the game and will show open concern for Greirat's safety. Granted, Patches will do it with the armor that he stole from Siegward.
* MeaningfulName: He's appeared in every ''Souls'' game that Miyazaki has directed. And in not a single one has he gone Hollow.
* PetTheDog: Mentions that Greirat did him a favor at the High Wall, and can be sent out to Irithyll to help keep an eye on Greirat when he goes scavenging, and in fact this is necessary to save Greirat should you not be continuing Siegward's quest line. Patches tries to play this off as being interested in looting Greirat's corpse for more stuff to sell, but the concern in his voice is audible. Killing Greirat will also make Patches hostile to you.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: It's heavily implied [[spoiler:in both the base game and ''The Ringed City'' DLC]] that he's the very same Patches from ''Dark Souls I'', meaning that he's hundreds, if not thousands of years old at this point.

* {{Foil}}: To Solaire from the first game, both being recurring summon [=NPC=]s, being the Moon to his Sun, but also having a polar opposite in personality.

* HeelFaceTurn: As a Child of Dark, she is actually a shard of Manus, Father of the Abyss, the final boss of the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. But in-game she is one of the nicest NPCs in the game once you help her escape the dungeon she was locked in for an unknown amount of time.

* FaceHeelTurn: Progressing his questline causes him to become antagonistic. [[spoiler: In his pursuit of power, he challenges the Ashen One to a duel to the death. If he wins the duel he requests against you in Farron Keep, he takes your Twinkling Torso Dragon Stone, but upon beating him you take the stone(s) he has. Once defeated, he’ll recognize you as “a true dragon,” [[WorthyOpponent giving you his final regards as a worthy rival]].

* AxCrazy: His dialogue when recruiting you as a Mound-Maker indicates that he thinks of his victims as "family", and he has no shortage of victims. In his mad phantom form, unlike most phantoms, he wildly attacks everything in his path, not caring what it is.
* TheBerserker: According to the description of his armor, he was known for being rather insane on the battlefield, raging like a "crazed ghoul", unable to discern friend from foe. No wonder he fell in with the Mound-Makers.
* BossInMookClothing: Thankfully an optional one, but his summon rematch in the Road of Sacrifice is a lot harder to kill than his Settlement invader version.

* DroppedABridgeOnHim: It's easy to miss the first time around, but [[spoiler: he dies from the ceiling collapsing on him during your fight with the Curse-Rotted Greatwood.]]

* FallenHero: [[spoiler: Heavily implied to have been one of the last Blades of the Darkmoon, who protected the weak. Now he preys on the weak.]]
* HealItWithFire: He'll use the Warmth pyromancy to heal himself once he runs out of Estus.
* NonIndicativeName: One would expect a character with "Holy Knight" in his name to be ThePaladin or at least a KnightInShiningArmor. And to be fair, he probably ''used'' to be, once. Not so much any more. Though he is an absolute parry god, so you can still probably consider him holy in that sense.

* TheRedMage: His brand of pyromancy consists of casting either Warmth to slow heal himself, or Power Within to empower himself further.
* WakeUpCallBoss: He will punish you for mashing that R1, due to how good he is at parrying.

* PoisonousPerson: Her main damage tactic is poisoning opponents using her Spotted Whip as well as casting Poison Mist.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Her whole reason for helping you is that, in spite of her having told you what she is, you still accept her and want to help her escape. Given that her dialogue upon meeting her implies that she's been imprisoned for a very long time, you may be the first person in her life that has shown her any kindness. Ever.
* CallBack: [[spoiler:Her ashes imply that she might be Zullie, Alva's adversary-turned-lover from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII''.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: Like her sister Alsanna, she is not evil and provides aid to the Ashen One. [[spoiler:And like Alsanna, she fell in love with a virtuous knight, if she is indeed Zullie.]]
* {{Expy}}: One of Yuria from ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'', in appearance (physical and clothing), mannerisms, voice, and in that you have to go out of your way to rescue her from the enemy.
* HeelFaceTurn: As a Child of Dark, she is actually a shard of Manus, Father of the Abyss, the final boss of the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
* HumanoidAbomination: Her ashes and dialogue reveal that she is a Child of Dark, like [[VideoGame/DarkSoulsII Nashandra, Elana, Nadalia and Alsanna]]. Like Alsanna, she is not evil and teaches the Ashen One sorceries and pyromancies rooted in the Abyss.
* HiddenDepths: Can apparently read Braille with some difficulty, despite not being stated as blind.
%%% Implying she learned it as a secondary language
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: A magical version of such. Most magic-users in Dark Souls specialize in Miracles, Sorcery, or Pyromancy, but Karla's knowledgeable in all three disciplines. She describes herself as a sorceror, but she'll interpret certain Pyromancy and Miracles for you if you bring them to her (although she ''really'' doesn't like Miracles, she'll still interpret them with some prodding). She even lampshades this after a bit, joking that you only bring her pyromancies and not any actual sorcery. Justified, as she is a Child of Dark, a shard of Manus, who was known as the "Father of the Abyss". Thus, in this sense, she is one of the root creators of these magical abilities. She is also able to interpret Dark Miracles without going insane unlike Irina (because she is already of the Dark) and she is the only one who can interpret the Grave Warden Pyromancy Tome (again because she is of the Dark) and the Quelana Pyromancy Tome (because she is a female master of pyromancy).

* {{Tsundere}}: A more [[DownplayedTrope sweetly gentle]] example than most. She often teases you by calling you a "bumbling apprentice", as seen in her page quote, but asks you to please stay safe whenever you depart from her.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: After you complete Sirris' plotline, the Handmaiden will sell a bouquet of flowers with a note saying "Goodbye, grandmother. I'm going to visit grandfather in the pit of hollows." The grandfather is undoubtedly Hodrick, Sirris' grandfather, but it's uncertain if the grandmother is the Handmaiden, or if Sirris left the bouquet on a grave, and the Handmaiden later stole it.
* CallBack: She strongly resembles the elderly Fire Keepers from ''Dark Souls II''.
* TheConstant: She is the only character still alive and sane in [[spoiler:the Untended Graves, the dark alternate version of the Firelink Shrine in a world where the Fire has gone out for good. When everything else has Hollowed out she still goes on, maintaining her shop despite there being no one sane in the world to buy anything from her until the Ashen One shows up -- including the armor of the Knight Artorias!]] Should you avoid interacting with her present self all the way until [[spoiler:meeting her in the Untended Graves]], she'll recognize you, before brushing it off. [[spoiler:This is a hint that the world presented in the Untended Graves was part of the past, and that Ludleth's time breaking was indeed real.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: If you murder one of the other merchants in Firelink Shrine and then immediately give her their ashes, she'll sarcastically jab that the ashes seem awfully warm, like the person had only died mere moments ago, but surely ''you'' didn't have anything to do with it, right?

* DefectorFromDecadence: He's a military deserter from Farron's Undead Legion, as the Watchers basically laughed him out of the order when he insisted on using a shield as opposed to their traditional sword-and-dagger combo.
* DualWielding: For his final battle, he casts aside his Bastard Sword and Shield and takes up a Farron Greatsword and its associated dagger.
* FaceHeelTurn: Progressing his questline causes him to become antagonistic. In his pursuit of power, he tries to kill the Ashen One to take the Twinkling Dragon Torso Stone.
* FailureHero: Seems to be why he is crestfallen.
** He was laughed out of the Abyss Watchers for using a shield in his combat style, until he abandoned the order.
** Tried to link the first flame but wasn't strong enough in body, mind, and/or will, thus was instead rejected and became an Unkindled.
** He was resurrected to bring the Lords of Cinder back to their thrones, but abandoned this duty.
** [[spoiler:He then tries to follow the Path of the Dragon, but is bested and slain for good by the Champion of Ash.]]

* {{Irony}}: The Abyss Watchers were all about fighting aggressively and thought hiding behind a shield made you a wimp, and they all mercilessly mocked Hawkwood for using one until he quit. Little did they know that Artorias, who either personally founded the Abyss Watchers or they were founded in honor of him, and who they all look up to and desire to emulate, used to use a ''greatshield'' that was much bigger and more defensive than Hawkwood's flimsy thing.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Unlike the other members of the Abyss Watchers, who dual-wield greatswords and daggers, Hawkwood chose to use a shield and was scorned by the other Abyss Watchers until he quit. [[spoiler: In a bit of irony, he's using the ''actual'' fighting style of their founder, Artorias.]]
** [[spoiler: He will ditch his shield and go back to the Farron's Undead Legion trademark moveset of Ultra Greatsword in one hand and an atypical dagger in the other in the final part of his questline, fighting you in Farron Keep to take the other part of the Twinkling Dragon Stone.]]
* RecurringElement: He's this game's equivalent of ''Dark Souls I''[='=]s Crestfallen Knight, being one of the longest-standing residents of the HubLevel and a highly-jaded one at that.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Like the Champion of Ash, he was resurrected to return the Lords of Cinder to their thrones. Most likely the Abyss Watchers specifically. Yet, he decides instead to abandon his duty [[spoiler:and follow the path of the dragon.]]
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: He can be summoned on Archdragon Peak, but leaves immediately if you ring the bell for the Nameless King. [[spoiler:Justified in that he's only interested in ascending to dragonhood, and his real purpose there is to help you fight against the {{Elite Mook}}s blocking your way towards the Twinkling Dragon Torso Stone]], though it is more likely that he is using YOU to reach the final stone, which he intends to take from you later.
* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: [[spoiler:At the end of his questline, Hawkwood says this to the Ashen One. He aims to transcend humanity and become a true dragon, and if he defeats you he will loot the Twinkling Dragon Torso Stone from your corpse.]]
* ThrowingDownTheGauntlet: At the end of his questline, Hawkwood leaves some swordgrass with Andre in order to challenge the Ashen One to a duel.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Unlike past versions of the Crestfallen Knight, Hawkwood is still driven enough to be proactive and can be summoned to help fight bosses, namely Oceiros, the Consumed King. [[spoiler:{{Subverted}} if you go down his questline, as his fighting spirit gives way to a lust for power and he attempts to kill you for a chance to gain power through the Way of the Dragon Covenant.]]

* TheApprentice: Based on the fact that she wears Cornyx's Set, and her corpse can be found by the cage where Cornyx used to be, she was likely Cornyx's apprentice.
* KilledOffForReal: If you summoned her for and she survives the battle with the Old Demon King, what is presumably her corpse can be found in the Undead Settlement, by the cage where Cornyx used to be, which contains her clothes and whip.

* PlayingWithFire: Subverted. Although she's a pyromancer, she doesn't actually use any fire-based attacks.
* PoisonousPerson: Her main tactic is casting Poison Mist, and her Spotted Whip can inflict poison on enemies.
* SquishyWizard: Though she can poison enemies (and the Old Demon King), her armor is pretty weak, so she'll go down quickly if don't try to help her.
* WhipItGood: She wields a Spotted Whip.

* ActionGirl: Sirris is a skilled knight who will help the Ashen One several occasions throughout their journey.

* ThePaladin: She's a miracle-using knight and former "servant to the divinity", and wholly dedicated to the cause of righteousness. As such, joining Rosaria's Fingers -- which she hates with a passion -- will render her hostile to you. Before the 1.05 Regulation update, she'd go hostile even if you only had Rosaria respec your stats or change your appearance.

* LoveIsAWeakness: Mocks Yellowfinger Heysel for her attitude of EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: It's a statue, so you can't attack it. This is good, since it means that you can't make the pardoner hostile and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero make every other NPC permanently hostile once you accidentally attack them]].

* {{Expy}}: His sour demeanour and dry voice, along with his wavy black hair has caused many players to compare him to [[Literature/HarryPotter Severus Snape]].