History Characters / DarkestDungeonDLCMonsters

* HumanoidAbomination: The game isn't clear on the Countess even ''is''. Most of the enemies and bosses encountered in the game are the result of the Ancestor's meddling in the occult, but the Countess predates them all. She can wear the form of a highly attractive woman, but her true shape is that of a hideous mosquito monster. To further muddle things on her true nature, it was her blood that awakened the Ancestor's desire to unearth the Darkest Dungeon, so she's in some way connected to [[EldritchAbomination The Heart of Darkness]].

** Instead of a bat-like motif, they have a mosquito-like motif; elongated noses ending in a sharp point, abdomens swollen with red, and an ever-present high-pitched whine.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The vampires of the Court seemed to be content to stay inside their blood-drenched swamp, with their only presence being irritating swarms of buzzing mosquitoes. When the Heir sends a team in to destroy the mosquito hives, the successful burning of the insect hives causes a spreading infestation in the surrounding countryside, which is what drives the Heir to have to slay the Court's nobility one by one.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The locket on his necklace holds a picture of his wife, Mildred. One of its moves is to invoke despair in one of your heroes, causing them to pity him. [[spoiler: Additionally, there is a trinket that weakens him considerably, containing the photo of a woman who is implied to be his wife.]]

Introduced with the Shieldbreaker DLC, these creatures stalk the Shieldbreaker in her dreams. There are three kinds: the cobra-like Pliskin, the rattlesnake-like, um, Rattler, and the two-headed Adder. If you win, you benefit from a Quest-long bonus, but if you lose (defined as the Shieldbreaker hitting Death's Door), you get penalties and nothing else. Once you defeat the seven dream battles (one per level), they become random encounters in ordinary dungeons.

[[folder:Courtyard]]

[[folder:Outside the Courtyard]]

[[folder:Dream]]

[[folder:Farmstead]]

* VillainousGlutton: The main theme of this boss.

[[folder:They Buzz Behind The Gates Of The Courtyard]]

[[folder:Enemies Outside the Courtyard]]

[[folder:Wandering Enemies]]

[[folder:They Toil Eternally Within The Farmstead]]

[[folder:It Sleeps in the Farmstead '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]

The cosmic phenomenon jumpstarted this entire incident.

* KnightTemplar: He has the noble goal of slaying vampires. Unfortunately, this guy has killed countless innocents in his mad bid to eradicate the Crimson Curse. If you're afflicted with it, or associate with said afflicted in any way, he wants to kill you, regardless of how you got the curse or what you're trying to do with it. The background of his battle is a field of people burning alive on his stakes after one of his attacks, with the sounds of people screaming in agony taking up the background music. He's ''such'' a Knight Templar that the Church of the Light, which can get pretty hardcore in its own right, [[EveryoneHasStandards want nothing to do with him.]]

* EvilerThanThou: Tried to invoke this onto ''[[AristocratsAreEvil the Ancestor]]'' of all people. It ''really'' didn't work out for her, as he easily proved to be her match, in both evilness and in battle.

* HumanoidAbomination: The game isn't clear on the Countess even ''is''. Most of the enemies and bosses encountered in the game are the result of the Ancestor's meddling in the occult, but the Countess predates them all. She can wear the form of a highly attractive woman, but her true shape is that of a hideous mosquito monster. To further muddle things on her true nature, [[spoiler: it was her blood that awakened the Ancestor's desire to unearth the Darkest Dungeon, so she's in some way connected to [[EldritchAbomination The Heart of Darkness]]]].

* TransformationIsAFreeAction: Averted; see "Achilles' Heel" above. Her single turn between bug-woman and woman-bug is when you attack for massive damage; be sure to slap a Stun on her to maximize this vulnerability.

* VampireMonarch: More of a Vampire Aristocrat, but she fits the trope otherwise, being both a member of high society, and an Arch-Vampire.

* TearsFromAStone: It seems to be constantly seeping blood from its eyes and mouth, presumably as a sign of how horribly corrupted by the Crimson Curse the Courtyard has become.

* {{Autocannibalism}}: None of them do this in-game, but the cutscene where the Ancestor [[spoiler:fed them the Countess' blood]] shows them turning upon themselves in a ''very'' literal way.

* EliteMook: A leader among the Husks, specialising in buffing other Husks and granting them Ripostes.

* WhipItGood: When using the move No Trespassers, they’ll use a very large whip to punish one hero.

* BonusBoss: The Countess is the real final boss of the expansion; the Garden Guardian is simply a valuable, if unnerving diversion unlocked right afterwards.

* WhipItGood: His arms can transform into fleshy whips that deal heavy stress damage.

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* ClothingDamage: Their fancy robes and garments stand no chance once they decide to sate their thirst and enter their OneWingedAngel forms, the courtesans being the most extreme as they lose ''[[GoingCommando all]]'' of their clothing from doing so, though [[NonHumansLackAttributes it's nowhere near]] [[https://darkestdungeon.gamepedia.com/File:Courtesan_Monster.png as fanservice-y as it sounds]].

* LifeDrain: Most Bloodsuckers possess a move called The Thirst which not only heals them at a hero's expense, but also allow them to take on [[OneWingedAngel new, more horrifying forms]].

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The vampires of the Court seemed to be content to just stay inside their blood-drenched swamp, with their only presence being irritating swarms of buzzing mosquitoes. When the Heir sends a team in to destroy the mosquito hives, the successful burning of the insect hives causes a spreading infestation in the surrounding countryside, which is what drives the Heir to have to slay the Court's nobility one by one.

* OneWingedAngel: Yes, you read that right. '''{{Mooks}}''' are getting in on this trope now. Upon successfully using [[LifeDrain The Thirst]], most Bloodsuckers will transform into more powerful and hideous entities.

** Furthermore, vampires are ''not'' a type of Undead in this setting. They are merely mutated by a specific disease/curse.
** There also appears to be two different forms of the Crimson Curse: one caused by consuming vampire blood, which turns humans into the insane, ravenous insect bloodsuckers, and a form caused by being bitten by these vampires, which instead causes a physical addiction and dependency to blood.

* SealedEvilInACan: Self-inflicted. The vampires of the Court seemed content with just staying in the Court ever since the Ancestor infected them. In-game, they don't even start appearing in regular dungeons until you initially attempt to purge the irritating infestations of mosquitoes by entering the Court and destroying their hives.
* SinisterSchnoz: The human Bloodsuckers sports some impressive pointy noses in their visages, however, [[BodyHorror these are also fully functioning mosquito proboscises which elongates whenever they use "The Thirst"]].
* StanceSystem: Upon using the move The Thirst, most of the Bloodsuckers will take on [[OneWingedAngel newer and more vicious forms]] that lets them gain access to other moves.

Giant ticks that latched themselves onto a long-dead host, they're found infesting the Courtyard, but will eventually start wandering into the Estate once the first Courtyard mission is complete. They're also one of the most common dispensers of the Crimson Curse that can be encountered nearly everywhere.

* PuppeteerParasite: The human body is long dead, with the bloated tick latched onto its head acting as a parasitic pilot to it.

Giant mosquitos that infest both the Courtyard and eventually the rest of the Estate once the first Crimson Court mission is complete. In battle, they'll try to madden heroes with their intense buzzing and try to spread the Crimson Curse via The Thirst, being one of the primary spreaders of the disease.

* BigCreepyCrawlies: The most obvious one, seeing as it's essentially just a giant mosquito.
* FragileSpeedster: High speed and dodge makes swatting these flies relatively difficult, but they go down in 1 or 2 hits if they don't heal themselves with the Thirst.

* StanceSystem: Upon using The Thirst, Sycophants will gain access to the bleed move Bombing Run and Deafening Whine will replace Maddening Whine, which has a chance to stun targets along with dealing stress damage.

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Infallible Servitude functions exactly like other guarding abilities despite using a servant tray rather than an actual shield. Notably, a Manservant doesn't even have to stand in the front to use it.

* StanceSystem: After a successful use of The Thirst, Manservants will gain the ability to protect ''every enemy on their side at once'' instead of just protecting one by using the move Gibbering Entourage, which replaces Infallible Servitude, at the cost of marking itself.

* TheOldestProfession: "Courtesan" is actually just a more elegant word for prostitute.

* StanceSystem: When they use The Thirst, they will give up their support movepool in favor of offensive abilities, a DamageOverTime attack called Renewed Appetite, and a bleed attack called Expose The Veins.
* SupportPartyMember: Until they use The Thirst, they exchange their offensive capabilities in favor of being the Bloodsuckers' TargetSpotter and stress-dealer.

* MightyGlacier: An unusual one in that they populate the backline rather than the frontline; nevertheless, between their high PROT values, a large HP pool, and terrific attacks, they are certainly a force to be reckoned with, particularly if a Manservant is shielding them from harm.
* MixAndMatchCritters: An odd mixture of what looks like a grub's body, praying mantis forearms, and a grasshopper's head with the feeding habits of a mosquito.

After clearing the first Crimson Court dungeon Gatekeepers will begin to appear throughout the dungeons introduced in the base game (sans the Darkest Dungeon itself).

[[folder: The Fanatic]]

[[folder: Crocodilian]]

[[folder: The Baron]]

[[folder: The Viscount]]

[[folder: The Countess]]

[[folder: The Garden Guardian]]

[[folder: They Buzz Behind The Gates Of The Courtyard]]

[[WMG: Supplicant]]

[[WMG: Sycophant]]

[[WMG: Manservant]]

[[WMG: Courtesan]]

[[WMG: Esquire]]

[[WMG: Chevalier]]

[[WMG: Gatekeeper]]

[[folder: Wandering Enemies]]
[[WMG: Serpents]]

[[folder: They Toil Eternally Within The Farmstead]]

* CombatTentacles: Gather the Blood; a primary way of catching Crimson Curse.

* CounterAttack: It has a permanently active Riposte

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: It turns out that trusting the Ancestor to help you out ends poorly.

[[folder:The Comet That Crashed into the Farmstead '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]

* BodyToJewel: What it inflicted upon the Miller and his farmhands.

* EldritchAbomination: Everything happening around the mill can be directly attributed to the comet.

* GooGooGodlike: It's implied to be [[spoiler:an infantile version of the same type of creature that The Heart of Darkness is, still encased within its comet.]]

* AlienInvasion: Albeit for a particularly strange definition of "alien".
* BigBad: Of the "Colour of Madness" DLC. It's responsible for the Farmstead and its residents' miserable state, and [[spoiler: is the FinalBoss of the DLC as a whole.]]

* CrystalPrison: What the comet itself is, [[spoiler:containing a gestating cosmic horror.]] The first phase of the battle involves fighting this prison as it created shards of itself to attack the party.

* {{Expy}}: It's Literature/TheColourOutOfSpace, with the otherworldly Cyan glow which sucks the life out of anything exposed to it, and creating grey husks out of the inhabitants of a poor farmstead.

* MightyGlacier: The Sleeper's speed and dodge stats aren't great, and unlike many bosses, it only gets one action per-round. It makes up for this with high health, substantial PROT, and devastatingly powerful attacks that hit the entire party.
* ObliviouslyEvil: The Sleeper doesn't appear even to be aware that it is fighting anyone, as its attacks involve either briefly waking or stirring while slumbering. [[EldritchAbomination But considering what it is]], this is enough to deal massive stress and physical damage to the party.
* OctopoidAliens: Not immediately apparently, as it's still embedded in a giant rock, but its singular eye does have the typical vertical hourglass shaped pupil of many cephalopod species.

* SequentialBoss: Once you've dealt enough damage to the Fracture, [[spoiler:it becomes The Sleeper, ditching the FlunkyBoss aspect and attacking your heroes more directly.]]
* TimeMaster: Among its RealityWarper powers it has the ability to manipulate time to its will. In game, it has a move called "Slow The Sands", which causes a party-wide stun and speed debuff, implying it's slowing the passage of time for the heroes.

* LargeAndInCharge: Even in her more humanoid form, she's ''huge'', taking up all four enemy slots of the battlefield.

[[folder:The Comet '''*Spoilers*''']]

The cosmic phenomenon that jumpstarted this entire incident.

* {{Expy}}: It's [[Literature/TheColourOutOfSpace the Color Out of Space]] (the otherworldly Cyan glow which sucks the life out of anything exposed to it, creating grey husks out of the inhabitants of a poor farmstead) with shades of a [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Tiberium meteorite]] (An AlienKudzu [[TheVirus virus-like]] crystal growing on everything it comes into contact with). It also seems to have aspects of [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} warpstone]], seeing as people use the ground up state of a crystal (that often comes in the form of comets) as potions to enhance their own powers.
* FlunkyBoss: It summons focus points that later develop into larger crystal formations which [[ActionBomb blow up, causing damage and status effects which depend of the color of said crystal formations.]] [[spoiler: It drops this once it moves onto its second stage.]]

* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:The Sleeper's]] speed and dodge stats aren't great, and unlike many bosses, it only gets one action per-round. It makes up for this with high health, substantial PROT, and devastatingly powerful attacks that hit the entire party.
* ObliviouslyEvil: [[spoiler: The Sleeper]] doesn't appear to even be aware that it is fighting anyone, as its attacks all involve it either briefly waking or stirring while slumbering. [[EldritchAbomination But considering what it is]], this is enough to deal massive stress and physical damage to the party.
* OctopoidAliens: A [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] examples since it's still embedded in a giant rock, but its singular eye does have the typical vertical hourglass shaped pupil of many cephalopod species. Given the thing serves a ShoutOut to a story by Creator/HPLovecraft, they probably wanted to further the allusion by giving it a feature worthy of one of the Great Old Ones.

* TimeMaster: Among its RealityWarper powers it has the ability to manipulate time to its will. In game, it has a move called "Slow The Sands", which causes a party wide stun and speed debuff, implying it's slowing the passage of time for the heroes.

* HealThyself: The move ‘Submerge’ has the Crocodilian [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin submerge in the water]] for a dodge bonus while also healing it every turn for however long it decides to stay submerged. This move will also cleanse it of any DamageOverTime that might’ve been applied on it.

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: And never, ever smile at a crocodile that's half mosquito!

* OurVampiresAreDifferent: Can't get more different then a ''Vampire Crocodile''!
* WakeUpCallBoss: You can enter the courtyard as early as your fourth expedition. [[spoiler:This is a big mistake.]] The main source of its difficulty is that, unlike every other non-wandering boss, you will only become aware of its presence once you enter its room. [[spoiler:Every time you fight it.]]

* HumanoidAbomination: The game isn't clear on ''what the hell she truly is.'' Most of the enemies and bosses encountered in the game are the result of the Ancestor's meddling in the occult, but the Countess predates them all. She can wear the form of a highly attractive woman, but her true shape is that of a hideous mosquito monster. To further muddle things on her true nature, [[spoiler: it was her blood that awakened the Ancestor's desire to unearth the Darkest Dungeon, so she's in some way connected to [[EldritchAbomination The Heart of Darkness]]]]. Some have [[{{WMG}} theorized]] that she's a demonic entity of some kind.

* OneWingedAngel: Her transformation isn't blood-triggered; rather she simply shifts into her extra-horrific insectoid form when she's had enough of playing with you and decides [[IAmNotLeftHanded some roughness]] is due.

!! Click [[Characters/DarkestDungeon here]] for the main character index, [[Characters/DarkestDungeonHeroes here]] for the playable Heroes, [[Characters/DarkestDungeonNPC here]] for the non-playable characters and merchants, [[Characters/DarkestDungeonMonsters here]] for the monsters from the first installment, [[Characters/DarkestDungeon2Monsters here]] for the monsters from the second installment.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Mind Your Manners; also marks a target.

* BodyHorror: Just ''look'' at the thing. It looks like a drowned and rotting corpse of [[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]] was infected by [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-409]]. The corpse it leaves behind at the end of its fight implies it may just be [[StarfishAliens a lump of living crystal that used corpses of people and animals to give it further form]].

!Colors of Madness