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| 5 | [[folder:The Abomination]] |
| 6 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gmmscor.jpg]] |
| 7 | ''[[caption-width-right:350:"I fear no demon, for the greatest monster lies inside!"]]'' |
| 8 | ->"''Tortured and reclusive… this man is more dangerous than he seems.''" |
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| 10 | The Abomination is a unique stance-shifting hero whose role can shift between damage dealing and support. In human form, he can use his manacles to stun the middle ranks, vomit out his acidic bile to cause blight, or resolve himself through praying, allowing him to destress and heal. As a beast, he can quickly rack up damage with Rake, take on a at the cost of the party's stress and his own, gradually wearing on his psyche until his resolve gets tested. |
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| 12 | * AllTheOtherReindeer: Religious classes (Crusader, Flagellant, Leper, and Vestal) initially refused to join a party that had an Abomination in it. This is no longer the case since the Color of Madness update. |
| 13 | * AmbidextrousSprite: The branding is supposed to be on the ''left'' side of his head. As his sprite's usually facing left, the brand shows on the right instead. |
| 14 | * BoringButPractical: His moveset when he isn't transformed isn't as powerful as when he's transformed, nor is it as flashy, but it's still fairly well-balanced and usable, with a stun, blight, and a self-heal for both health and stress, and it avoids the stress penalties that the transformation brings. |
| 15 | * BrownNoteBeing: Transforming will cause stress on the rest of the party. |
| 16 | * BullyingADragon: In his backstory comic, three people are branding his face. [[AssholeVictim Only one of them ran away fast enough.]] |
| 17 | * BreakingTheBonds: His unleashed beast form will break its bond into pieces, but the chains eventually reform themselves when he turns back into a man. |
| 18 | * CanonName: The name of the default Abomination in the game files is Bigby, a character of the ComicBook/{{Fables}} series. |
| 19 | * ChainedByFashion: The Abomination is usually tied to magic chains, and his associated trinkets are actually different locks for said chains. |
| 20 | * ChainPain: The human form will smack enemies with his chains when using the ''Manacles'' combat skill. They combine great reach, decent damage, and a stun effect to make him a competent fighter even when not transformed. |
| 21 | * CreepyGood: The Abomination is a gaunt-looking man who can transform into a monster at will. |
| 22 | * DashAttack: In his Beast Form, the Abomination can use ''Slam'' to dash forward if it's been displaced to the back ranks. |
| 23 | * DeathSeeker: Some of his lines (especially [[spoiler:what he says when he's sacrificed to the Heart of Darkness]]) show that he prefers death to living as he does now. |
| 24 | --> ''Whatever awaits, it cannot be worse than what I've endured.'' |
| 25 | * EnemyWithin: Many of his barks suggest he's struggling to keep his inner beast in check. |
| 26 | * FantasyCharacterClasses: He is the Beast, a character able to turn into a wild monstrous form that is very powerful but can do nothing but attack the enemy. |
| 27 | * ForScience: Implied by his dialogue to be how he became a HumanoidAbomination. |
| 28 | * HulkingOut: The Abomination can let the Beast inside him take over, which results in a dramatic size and muscle growth, as well as the appearance of animalistic features such as claws and horns. It understandably stresses the rest of the party when he does that. In ''The Butcher's Circus'', it instead horrifies the ''enemy team'', although the Abomination himself still takes Stress over time to maintain the transformation. |
| 29 | * HumanoidAbomination: We don't know what happened to him, precisely, but he's not exactly human anymore. Even in his "normal" form, he has [[LovecraftianSuperpower inhuman abilities]]. |
| 30 | * {{Irony}}: Despite "religious" characters refusing to party with him, the Absolution skill implies that the Abomination himself is at least somewhat religious; possibly a religious scientist along the lines of Gregor Mendel, based on his quote about a monastery and research before he became The Abomination. |
| 31 | * ItCanThink: His beast form seems to know better than to attack his teammates (at least while not Afflicted), and is even capable of ''becoming Virtuous.'' |
| 32 | * TheKillerInMe: He is terrified that "it," the monster inside him, will somehow overtake him without him realizing it. |
| 33 | -->''I am full… are any children missing from the hamlet?'' |
| 34 | * LightningBruiser: He combines decent defense, high speed, and some of the highest base-damage skills in the game into one brutal package. This is balanced by his beast form stressing out himself and the party. |
| 35 | * LotusPosition: The Anger Management camping skill shows an icon of the Abomination trying to meditate. But, while it calms others down, it ends up stressing him further. |
| 36 | * LovecraftianSuperpower: Even in his human form, he can half-shift to spray bile at enemies. His beast form is a monster of a unit, but shifting into it stresses out the rest of the party, while staying in it stresses ''him''. |
| 37 | * {{Lunacy}}: A minor example — the "A Gibbous Moon" town event will cause all Abominations to gain a Resolve level while they're idle in the Hamlet. The picture for it depicts a transformed Abomination howling at the moon while on a cliff, and the Hamlet will have an Abomination that appears to have horns (implying he's in the middle of transforming) chained next to the statue for the Ancestor's Memoirs in an example of KindRestraints. |
| 38 | * MagicPants: His beast form is bigger than his human form, yet his shorts don't rip. Possibly justified by how his pants look baggy on him in human form. His chains, which his transformation into a beast destroys, are also justified; the Abomination's description in the Blacksmith's shop explicitly states that his chains are cursed. |
| 39 | * MalfunctionMalady: If the Abomination turns Afflicted while transformed, he will forcibly revert, and can't transform again for the rest of the battle. However, there's nothing stopping you from transforming the Abomination if he's already Afflicted at the start of the fight. |
| 40 | * ManBitesMan: ''Rage'' makes the Abomination bite a single enemy for massive damage, although the monsters are seldom human anymore. |
| 41 | * MarkOfShame: He has a large "A" — marking him as an Abomination — on the right side of his forehead. |
| 42 | * MechanicallyUnusualClass: The Abomination differs from other heroes in that he possesses a StanceSystem, allowing him to switch between his human and beast forms. Prior to ''Color of Madness'', religious characters (usually the Leper, Crusader, Vestal, and Flagellant) also refused to join a party with him. |
| 43 | * OlderThanTheyLook: The Abomination looks physically like he is in his late twenties or early thirties, but his description in the Guild states that he was "imprisoned for decades" implying that he is much older. |
| 44 | * OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: The Kickstarter backer that helped design him was a big ''[[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheForsaken Werewolf: The Forsaken]]'' fan, and the Abomination clearly shows that influence. He shapeshifts into a wolf-like beast minus fur, with horns, and with very visible poison in his veins. |
| 45 | * PowerAtAPrice: He's a flexible combatant who can go from support to combat at a moment's notice. But his transformations stress out the party, and said form gradually wears on his psyche, and always risks afflictions if he stays in his beast form for too long. |
| 46 | * PiousMonster: In his Human form, he can pray for healing. |
| 47 | * ASinisterClue: The Abomination's beast form has a left arm that is significantly more muscular than its right, which is especially obvious when it performs Rake. As evident by the VolcanicVeins in that arm, the poison that the Abomination was subjected to is likely especially prevalent in it, as opposed to the Abomination's right arm. Also, the left arm is closer to the heart, suggesting that the tainted bile in his veins is pumping into that limb first. |
| 48 | * SuperpoweredEvilSide: His beast form came with a mind of its own. |
| 49 | * StanceSystem: Essentially how his character works. In human form, the Abomination is a flexible backline SupportPartyMember who can inflict Stun and Blight and cure Stress. In beast form, he's an incredibly powerful damage dealer whose moves [[GatheringSteam do more damage the more you use them]]. However, the transformation taxes his mind, inflicting a lot of Stress per turn. Figuring out the best time to bring it out is key to mastering him. |
| 50 | * SuperSpit: Beast's Bile has the Abomination vomit out acid, blighting the middle ranks. |
| 51 | * TaintedVeins: His beast form has venom in its veins, giving them a sickly yellow appearance. It thrums up even in his human form when he is attacked or making use of his bile attack. |
| 52 | * TameHisAnger: He has a camping skill called Anger Management. The skill reins himself in for other heroes in the party to calm down, but it ends up stressing him further. |
| 53 | * TooSpicyForYogSothoth: He can still [[GameplayAndStorySegregation get stressed out in gameplay]], but he claims that the monsters they fight don't scare him because his inner beast is more frightening than anything the Darkest Dungeon can cook up. |
| 54 | * TransformationHorror: Transforming into his beast form will cause some stress damage to his own team, and in the ''Butcher's Circus'' DLC will inflict Horror to the whole enemy team. |
| 55 | * TransformationIsAFreeAction: Notable because Transformation is the only free skill in the game. After turning from man to beast or vice versa, he can immediately use another skill. However, the TransformationHorror of such action prevents abusing this power, as turning from man to beast freaks out the rest of the team, while turning from beast to man imposes a speed penalty. Additionally, he can only transform each way once in a given fight. |
| 56 | * UseYourHead: When using ''Slam'', the Abomination charges head down into an enemy, which has a chance of knocking them back. |
| 57 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Transforming him into his beast form provides you with a piledriver of a unit that will literally tear your enemies apart… but it takes a serious toll not just on the sanity of the Abomination, but on the rest of his party as well. |
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| 60 | [[folder:The Antiquarian]] |
| 61 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/450px_antiquarian.png]] |
| 62 | ''[[caption-width-right:350: "I've developed an eye for spotting useful relics."]]'' |
| 63 | ->"''She searches where others will not go... and sees what others will not see.''" |
| 64 | |
| 65 | The Antiquarian is a support hero whose special trait allows her to stack up more gold and occasionally find valuable artifacts to supplement. In combat, she's mostly focused in self-preservation. She can boost the party's evasion, heal enough to bring a hero back from Death's Door, remove stealth, and even give minor blight. |
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| 67 | To see her tropes as a wandering boss enemy in ''II'', look [[Characters/DarkestDungeonIIMonsters here]]. |
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| 69 | * AdventurerArchaeologist: Downplayed thanks to her NonActionGuy status, but she's still seeking out relics and artifacts in dangerous ruins. |
| 70 | * AntiHero: She is at the Hamlet to help stem the flow of corruption, [[spoiler:but her comic depicts her as being part of a ritual involving human sacrifice]]. [[spoiler:She kills the man, presumably her master, performing the ritual, but the comic leaves it ambiguous as to whether [[HeelFaceTurn she saves the woman who was being sacrificed]], or [[OpportunisticBastard completed it and only killed the man performing it to gain his power]].]] |
| 71 | * BadassLongRobe: Bundled up in layer upon layer, with a [[ScarfOfAsskicking scarf around her mouth]], more to emphasize her air of mystery rather than any particular combat skill on her part. |
| 72 | * BlindedByTheLight: ''Flash Powder''. The Antiquarian throws a small firework bomb which doesn't stun but decreases Accuracy. Much more viable as of ''The Colour of Madness'', as it also flushes a target out of stealth, and unlike some other effects which do the same, it doesn't have a limited number of uses per battle. |
| 73 | * BoringButPractical: Fortifying Vapors is the only decent skill in the Antiquarian's kit that doesn't mostly benefit her herself, and isn't worse than every comparable skill that other classes have access to. At max level, it offers a +10 boost to dodge and stacks up to three times, which makes her entire party difficult to hit; a dodge-heavy group can expect to barely have to put up with incoming stress or damage in the first place. All it takes is her doing nothing but swinging her censer for the entire fight. |
| 74 | * CanonName: The Antiquarian's default name is Josephine. |
| 75 | * CollectorOfTheStrange: The Antiquarian's associated trinkets are the most diverse ones, being idols, bags of marbles, a rare coin, or a magic candle. |
| 76 | * CowerPower: The ''Get Down!'' and ''Protect Me!'' skills evoke this. The former gives a boost to her dodge and speed while ducking two positions back in the party's formation; the latter forces a Guard and Marked status on the hero she uses it on, transferring any attacks targeted at her over to them on top of making enemies more likely to attack that hero in particular. That said, it also gives them a dodge and protection buff, and if said hero can riposte, then being Marked is actually good for them. |
| 77 | * CrazyPrepared: The ''Resupply'' camping skill allows the Antiquarian to produce a random supply item she packed herself. This ability only costs one action point, and can be used three times. If you've been forced to expend more supplies than expected, it could be a blessing to have the right supply to continue suddenly. |
| 78 | * DifficultButAwesome: Antiquarians are pure support and can be a liability. That said, most of her skills can be used regardless of her position in the team's formation, giving her quite a bit of utility. Ultimately, bringing an Antiquarian is a long-term investment, as keeping her alive will give ample gold upon return. Though, because this, she tends to fall off in late-game once money is no longer a problem. |
| 79 | * DirtyCoward: While skills like ''Get Down!'' and ''Protect Me!'' do have utility to the party (fixing formation and designating a tank, respectively), thematically these skills -- and indeed most of her kit -- is geared towards benefiting ''her'' and her alone. |
| 80 | * DismantledMacGuffin: The Two of Three trinket is an amulet missing one of its three pearls. |
| 81 | * DrawAggro: Inverted — ''Protect Me!'' marks an ally and forces them to Guard the Antiquarian, along with giving them a moderate buff to Dodge and Prot. Similarly, ''Get Down!'' has the Antiquarian drop back two ranks, forcing the rest of the party between her and the enemy, and increasing her own Dodge. |
| 82 | * FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Appears in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' as a hostile unit.]] |
| 83 | * GottaCatchThemAll: The Antiquarian's Crimson Court trinket set suggests that she's looking for a particular item, presumably a pearl missing from an amulet, and that she'll seek it whatever the cost. |
| 84 | * {{Greed}}: Most noticeable in her Afflicted barks. She's constantly rambling on about gold, profit, and who gets what share of the loot. |
| 85 | * GuideDangIt: The Antiquarian's real purpose ''never'' comes up in the game. She can increase the amount of gold in each stack by 750 each and has a chance of finding artifacts every time while you check curios with her. |
| 86 | * HidingBehindYourBangs: A lock of hair covers one of her eyes in her ''Darkest Dungeon 2'' design, [[spoiler:representing her untrustworthiness and betrayal]]. |
| 87 | * IntrepidMerchant: She's basically ''Series/AntiquesRoadshow'' as a character, able to spot valuable antiques in loot drops that other characters would ignore. ''Resupply'' plays into this as well, allowing her to produce spare supply items, whether scrounging them from the dungeon or producing them from within her robes. UsefulNotes/TheSilkRoad was used as the source of inspiration for her design, as voted by Website/{{Kickstarter}} backers. |
| 88 | * ItemCaddy: Each Antiquarian in the party let you carry 750 more gold per stack in your inventory. Having an Antiquarian will also let you find valuable antiques in every loot drop, although having multiple Antiquarians doesn't increase the number of antiques. |
| 89 | * KukrisAreKool: The Antiquarian uses a kukri when performing ''Nervous Stab''. The stab is one of the weakest moves in the entire game, doing barely more than ScratchDamage, but it is quite accurate and can attack all but the last enemy rank from any rank in the party. |
| 90 | * LethalJokeCharacter: Her flavor text almost goes out of its way to emphasize that she's essentially a non-combatant, but she can be an excellent team player in certain situations. Specifically, when she's in a group with a Highwayman or Man-At-Arms, her ability to deflect damage to them (while buffing their protection and dodge) combined with their riposte abilities can ruin an enemy's day. With ''The Crimson Court'' downloaded, she has even more synergy with the Flagellant, who actively gets stronger when his health drops below a certain point. And this isn't even going into her uncanny ability to make Hamlet's coffers fill with treasure ''very fast''. |
| 91 | * MasterOfNone: She can do a little bit of everything but almost none of it particularly well. Her attacks are weak, her Blight is negligible, her healing restores very little HP, her HP is low, and she's not particularly fast. Where she excels? [[UtilityPartyMember Collecting cash and relics and dodging attacks.]] |
| 92 | * MoneyMultiplier: Not multiply, but rather, increases the amount carried. A stack of 1,750 gold normally takes up one slot in your inventory. The Antiquarian has a passive effect that buffs that to 2,500 gold per stack (an increase of about 40%), as well as letting you pick up small artifacts that are financially valuable but only drop with her in the party; one of them, the Minor Antique, is worth 500 gold and can be stacked 20 times per slot. This character is perfect for MoneyGrinding or solving any money problems. |
| 93 | * NonActionGuy: The Antiquarian only has two skills that directly harm enemies, a weak melee attack and an even weaker blight, and while she can heal and buff, there are better options for both. She has several skills that only serve to put someone else between her and the enemy. But that doesn't mean she doesn't [[UtilityPartyMember have her uses]]. |
| 94 | * {{Panacea}}: With her ''Strange Powders'' camp skill, the Antiquarian can buff her or an ally's resistance to any status, including disease. |
| 95 | * PowerFloats: In ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'', her updated idle animation has her floating above the ground rather than standing. |
| 96 | * RogueProtagonist: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}} since she was one of many playable classes, but still applies in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII''.]] |
| 97 | * SoulJar: She keeps the soul of her former master in her censer. The fumes it emits when she uses ''Fortifying Vapours'', ''Invigorating Vapours'', or ''Festering Vapours'' can either heal and buff allies or inflict a small Blight status. |
| 98 | * TheScrounger: While camping, she can use ''Trinket Scrounge'' to look for an additional random trinket. The flavour text for ''Resupply'' has her do the same for a random camp item. |
| 99 | * SupportPartyMember: Where she falls in the sorting algorithm of party makeup. She's not a [[DamagerHealerTank damage-dealer or tank, or much of a healer either]]: she can do damage, but it's the weakest damage in the game bar none; she can heal, but even when using a full set of healing trinkets and having the Hippocratic quirk, her heals are pathetic; and instead of tanking, she hides from any incoming damage and forces other characters to take the bullet for her. But the latter also comes with a sizable buff to Dodge and PROT, and her ''Fortifying Vapors'' can relieve you of the need for a tank or healer in the first place by increasing Dodge party-wide. Her Blight attack, while weak on its own, also greatly reduces enemies' resistance to further Blight attacks, synergizing well with a Plague Doctor, mid-rank Abomination, or Shieldbreaker. |
| 100 | * ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: It's generally not recommended to bring her along for any of the boss fights because she won't be able to contribute much. However, she's a great pick to fight against the Siren for a few reasons. First, the Siren prioritizes the character with the lowest debuff resistance, which tends to be the Antiquarian (or you can pump the other members with Holy Water.) Second, on the very likely chance she does get taken, she won't deal lots of damage to your team or provide the Siren with any meaningful healing. |
| 101 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Her comic may seem ambiguous about whether she sacrificed the woman. She's a [[NonActionGuy nearly useless fighter]], but the flavor text of her Crimson Court trinkets (and one of them being called Two of Three) "It will be mine - whatever the cost!" hints that the Antiquarian did in fact sacrifice the woman and makes her a lot more unsympathetic than the other heroes at first glance. At least we know that the Occultist made his DealWithTheDevil to [[BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame fight it]]. In ''Videogame/DarkestDungeonII'', [[spoiler:she appears to have given in entirely to her avarice and appears as a hostile enemy]]. |
| 102 | -->''Once she had a sliver of decency... now only greed.'' |
| 103 | * TookALevelInBadass: |
| 104 | ** In the Butcher's Circus, many of her skills are buffed to make her a more viable pick. While in that game mode, her function shifts from being a non-combatant who increases your loot to a genuine combatant specializing in abilities that affect the entire enemy or ally roster at once. |
| 105 | ** She also took another level in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' [[spoiler:to the point where she can be considered a mini-boss]]. |
| 106 | * UtilityPartyMember: She passively allows you to stack gold up to 2500 per item slot, as opposed to the normal 1750, and she can also find antiques of varying values that can stack up to 20 times. Combine this with her camp skills, which are helpful but more importantly, cheap, 2 points or less, and she can easily double or triple whatever treasure you bring back to the Hamlet, while making the dilemma between treasure or supplies far less of a headache. |
| 107 | * WasItReallyWorthIt: This seems to factor into [[spoiler:her oddly sober, vaguely ironic reaction if she's chosen as the recipient of [[OneHitKill Come Unto Your Maker]]]]. |
| 108 | -->''So I'm the final antique, yet there will be nothing around to collect…'' |
| 109 | [[/folder]] |
| 110 | |
| 111 | [[folder:The Arbalest]] |
| 112 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hobeatl.jpg]] |
| 113 | ''[[caption-width-right:350:"A bloody good shot!"]]'' |
| 114 | ->"''Shoot, bandage, and pillage: the dancing steps of war.''" |
| 115 | |
| 116 | A runaway turned soldier, the Arbalest is the definitive backline fighter. Able to rain suppressing fire on the enemy, snipe high-profile targets, and apply powerfully effective first-aid, she is a rallying point, a turret, a beacon in the dark. |
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| 118 | See the Arbalest's comic [[http://web.archive.org/web/20210731092926/https://www.darkestdungeon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Arbalest-Hero-Backstory.jpg here]]. |
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| 120 | * AbnormalAmmo: The arbalest can fire bolas and flares in addition to her arrows. |
| 121 | * AnnoyingArrows: A nice aversion — her CriticalHitClass status is often enough to one-shot those pesky enemies in the back. |
| 122 | * BattleBolas: The Arbalest has a skill called "Bola" which fires one from their crossbow. This hits the front two ranks of the enemy formation for reduced damage but can push them backwards, disrupting the enemy group's formation. |
| 123 | * CanonName: The default name for the Arbalest is Missandei, after the character from ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndfire''. |
| 124 | * ChainsawGripBFG: As can be seen, this is how she holds her large arbalest. While there are no known medieval examples of crossbows of this size, in Ancient Greece, they did have enormous crossbows fired from the stomach or hip known as gastrophetes, which were used similarly. |
| 125 | * ColdSniper: Generally averted, as usually she's quite boisterous and cocky. However, when she gains the Focused virtue, her barks become much colder and more deliberate. |
| 126 | -->'''Focused Arbalest:''' Target sighted. |
| 127 | * CombatMedic: Appears to have been her previous profession in the military. Her ''Battlefield Bandages'' ability has her perform a small heal, but it buffs subsequent heals too. She also has ''Triage'' and ''Field Dressing'', two camping skill that can heal a lot despite her supposed focus on ranged combat. |
| 128 | * {{Combos}}: ''Sniper Shot'' does extra damage against marked enemies. |
| 129 | * CripplingOverspecialization: All her skills except for ''Blindfire'' (which does reduced damage to a ''random'' target) and ''Rallying Flare'' require her to be in the back two rows, which makes her nearly helpless if she is either Surprised or pulled to the front. She also can't target the enemy front row (except with ''Blindfire'' and ''Bola''; the former selects a target randomly if there's more than one enemy left and the latter does half of her normal weapon damage). |
| 130 | * CriticalHitClass: The Arbalest is designed to favor critical hits, especially if the target is marked. She begins with a higher than average critical chance (going up to 11%), ''Sniper Shot'' has a positive crit modifier, her ''Restring Crossbow'' gives her a 8% crit chance buff, and some trinkets give her even more crit chance! |
| 131 | * DesperationAttack: |
| 132 | ** Blindfire can be used from anywhere in the formation and hits any target, but at the cost of selecting its target randomly. It's intended to be her last-resort attack if she's stranded in an unfavorable position or has no remaining backline to target. To her benefit, Blindfire's randomness is rigged in favor of active combatants and will only hit corpses if the remaining live targets are stealthed. |
| 133 | ** Bola in the ''Butcher's Circus'' game mode is modified to be accessible at the third rank and forward, hitting both frontal enemy positions and allowing her to turn the tides if dragged forward. |
| 134 | * DreadlockWarrior: Pulled back into a big ponytail. |
| 135 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: She was forced to become a runaway at a very young age after her father fell victim to [[TorchesAndPitchforks a mob]]. |
| 136 | * EmpathyDollShot: Her background comic uses her stuffed rabbit in the common symbol-for-innocence vein as her father takes it from her and fills her hands with a crossbow before sending her to flee for her life. |
| 137 | * FantasyCharacterClasses: The Sniper Ranger. The Arbalest is a long-range fighter, meaning that she cannot do anything when in the front ranks, and also has few ways of hurting close enemies, but on the other hand, she can deal high damage and various debuffs, as well as slightly heal her allies. |
| 138 | * FlareGun: [[SwissArmyWeapon Just one more thing her crossbow can be used for.]] Rallying Flare increases the Light meter but also cleans Stuns and Marked status, which is useful in the Warrens and Weald and against the Swine King. With the Color of Madness patch, it also cancels Stealth on every enemy and slightly stress heals too. |
| 139 | * GloryHound: A bit. Her idea of encouraging people is to say "Just think of the songs they will sing of us!" When Masochistic, the Arbalest has this little tidbit: |
| 140 | -->''Wounds heal, but glory never fades!'' |
| 141 | * HadToBeSharp: Probably this, as she was forced to be a runaway after her home (and likely her father as well) was burned by a mob, though the presence of her mother and if she happened to find a foster family afterward is unknown. |
| 142 | * ICallItVera: PlayedWith. The Arbalest clearly has a deep connection to her crossbow, referring to it as "my sweet" when using "Restring Crossbow" at the campfire. However, it's only at its highest upgrade that it gets a name, "Millicent". It's [[https://twitter.com/BourassaArt/status/688842265456857089 implied]] that Millicent was the name of her stuffed rabbit when she was a child. |
| 143 | * MeaningfulName: Millicent, the name the arbalest itself gets at max upgrade. It's a medieval female name whose Germanic roots are the words for "work" and "strength". |
| 144 | * MilitaryBrat: Under the influence of the Selfish affliction, she will claim to be a General's daughter. |
| 145 | * MovesetClone: Has one in the form of the Musketeer, previously only available to Kickstarter backers. The only non-cosmetic difference between their skills and trinkets are the crystalline items introduced in ''The Color of Madness'': both grant a +20% DMG boost (and given how much damage the Arbalest's crossbow already does, that's nothing to sneeze at), and unlike the Musketeer, the Arbalest's Keening Bolts trinket also grants her a +7% CRIT boost to all her ranged skills, but [[PowerAtAPrice at the price]] of granting a small amount of stress with every single shot. |
| 146 | * NonDamagingStatusInflictionAttack: "Sniper's Mark" inflicts the Mark status and massively decreases the target's evasion. |
| 147 | * NotCompletelyUseless: The Rally Flare skill cleanses the Marked and Stunned status effects from your party and breaks enemy Stealth. It's very situational but worth its weight in gold when it comes up. |
| 148 | * RainOfArrows: "Suppressive Fire" makes the Arbalest fire a bunch of arrows, but the skill's main draw is the accuracy and crit chance debuff, making it useful in low light conditions. |
| 149 | * TheRunaway: Her origins before becoming part of the military. |
| 150 | * SirSwearsALot: Fairly mild, but she uses stronger language than most of the heroes, a la "Hell's fires, I'm good!" and "A bloody good shot!" |
| 151 | * SourOutsideSadInside: Peeks out a bit when she becomes afflicted. If you know her backstory, she has a good reason for this. |
| 152 | * TrickArrow: Besides regular arrows, she can fire bolas and flares. |
| 153 | * TechnicianVsPerformer: The Performer to the Musketeer's Technician, as a career soldier who seems to have been a medic first and foremost who picked up some shooting skill along the way, compared to the Musketeer's lifetime of hunting and competitive shooting. Somewhat typical of the trope, the Performer performs somewhat better under pressure, if her crystalline trinket is any indication — it gives her a +7% Crit Chance in exchange for increasing her stress with every shot. The equivalent trinket for the Musketeer gives her a 20% chance of hitting a random target instead of what she aims at. |
| 154 | * TokenMinority: The only ([[AmbiguouslyBrown unambiguously]]) black character in the game. |
| 155 | * TorchesAndPitchforks: Her father tragically fell victim to one of these when she was a mere child. Why her home was burned (and probably her father with it) is unstated. |
| 156 | [[/folder]] |
| 157 | |
| 158 | [[folder:The Bounty Hunter]] |
| 159 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bounty_hunter_dd2.png]] |
| 160 | ''[[caption-width-right:350: "Called your bluff, friend."]]'' |
| 161 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in the first ''Darkest Dungeon''.]]\ |
| 162 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/p3ifyld.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 163 | ->"''The thrill of the hunt... The promise of payment.''" |
| 164 | |
| 165 | A brutally efficient single-target executioner and crowd control specialist. For the Bounty Hunter, planning is key — mark targets for bonus damage or look for opportunities to capitalize on a stunned foe. He can also wreak havoc on an enemy party's order using his grappling hook, flashbangs, and powerful uppercut. |
| 166 | |
| 167 | See the Bounty Hunter's comic [[http://web.archive.org/web/20210731092847/https://www.darkestdungeon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bty_final_sml.jpg here]]. |
| 168 | ---- |
| 169 | * TwentyFourHourArmor: The Bounty Hunter is never seen without his armor. The closest we get to see what's under his armor is this [[https://assets.vg247.com/current//2017/07/Crimson-Court.jpg promo image]], with the lower half of his CoolHelmet exposed. |
| 170 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: ''Darkest Dungeon II'' plays up his mystique and the differences between him and the other party members to the point where it's not clear if he's really a mundane man. He mysteriously appears at inns that have posters bearing his mark, he doesn't interact with his fellow heroes at all, and he pointedly refuses to relive his memories at the Shrine of Reflections (if he even can). The Academic's quotes frame "The Hunter" as an almost mythical figure and suggest that there might not be ''anything'' behind his mask. |
| 171 | * AnimalMotif: According to WordOfGod in a [[https://www.reddit.com/r/darkestdungeon/comments/7fzkjc/ama_chris_bourassa_cofounder_of_red_hook_studios/dqfhdu0 Reddit AMA]], they gave the Bounty Hunter a bird/raptor motif. His axe and grappling hook are supposed to be talons. |
| 172 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: The ''This Is How We Do It'' camping skill evokes the idea of a well-placed blow being able to fell the toughest monsters. |
| 173 | * AwesomeByAnalysis: His ''Mark for Death'' skill is used to single out an enemy that must be prioritized in the enemy formation. |
| 174 | * TheBerserker: When Powerful, half of his related lines are inarticulate roars and yells, and he gains a significant damage buff that he shares with the party periodically. |
| 175 | * BlindedByTheLight: Has a ''Flashbang'' skill. Its effect is a generic stun effect used by many skills rather than a different blind effect, though it also moves the enemy randomly through their ranks (evoking the target moving around semi-randomly while dazed and confused by the flashbang). |
| 176 | * BloodKnight: Downplayed, but some of his afflicted/vigorous quotes lean towards this, and he outright calls his job "fun" in one Selfish bark. |
| 177 | * BountyHunter: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Duh.]] His ''Collect Bounty'' skill has a damage bonus against humans. This is referenced in II, as his character is now hired and not available at the start of the campaigns like other heroes. Plus, he's not developing any relationship with the other party members, it's all strictly professional for him. |
| 178 | * CanonName: The Bounty Hunter's default name is Tardif, named after the Red Hook's programmer Pierre Tardif. |
| 179 | * {{Caltrops}}: The Bounty Hunter uses them in his Caltrops skill, which causes Bleed, and also debuffs Accuracy and Speed to represent the caltrops disturbing enemy movement. |
| 180 | * CombatPragmatist: His two melee abilities, ''Collect Bounty'' and ''Finish Him!'', encourage this, with the former gaining bonus damage against marked targets while the latter gains bonus damage against stunned targets. While the Bounty Hunter has his own stun and mark to use, it's much more efficient to allow the other party members to mark/stun his targets and then use either of his abilities for much more damage in one round. |
| 181 | * ConfusionFu: The Bounty Hunter is the best hero at disrupting the enemy's formation, with ''Uppercut'' and ''Come Hither'' allowing him to shove powerful melee opponents behind their own allies or yank distant threats too close to open fire effectively. |
| 182 | * ConsummateProfessional: The Bounty Hunter takes his job very seriously, being entirely no-nonsense, and rarely speaks outside of camp or the humorless BondOneLiner, with VisibleSilence or a snort when he gets a kill otherwise. If he's afflicted or virtuous this gets averted as his stoicism begins to crack. |
| 183 | ** ''II'' takes it even further. He's here to do exactly what he's paid for, kill things and get your party through the upcoming region. He won't form relationships with the other heroes, he turns up his nose at the shrines that other heroes can reflect on their pasts at, and as soon as you reach the inn he collects his fee and leaves the party. |
| 184 | * CoolHelmet: The most recognizable feature, and his trinkets usually involve collecting more. The bounties he carries have the eyepiece of his helmet as the insignia. |
| 185 | * CrazyPrepared: His camping skills are all focused on preparing him for the battles ahead. Expecting evasive monsters? ''This Is How We Do It'' gives him an accuracy buff. Don't want to be surprised? ''Tracking'' will lower the chances of your party being ambushed while increasing your chance of ambushing the enemy. ''Planned Takedown'' will significantly help if you face large monsters, and intricate dungeons will be made easier if Scout Ahead's scouting chance buff is applied. |
| 186 | * CreepySouvenir: He keeps a bag of molars from his past victims in a sack he carries around. True to form, he takes the crime lord's teeth in his comic as shown in the last panel. |
| 187 | * FashionableAsymmetry: In the second game, his right arm's sleeve is ripped off, exposing it and its scars, and he wears a bracer instead another leather glove. |
| 188 | * FantasyCharacterClasses: The Bandit, although his characterization puts him on the other side of the law. His skills are a combination of straightforward violent attacks and underhanded tricks that put the enemy at a disadvantage. |
| 189 | * FinishingMove: Two of his attacks have [[SituationalDamageAttack a bonus damage multiplier]] when used on stunned or marked enemies. One is even explicitly called "''FinishHim''". Finish Him also ignores some of the foes' death resistance in the sequel. |
| 190 | ** The trope is enhanced with "FinishHim" in ''The Butcher's Circus'' as it has a tremendous +50% Deathblow bonus — it would take a huge stroke of luck to survive it. |
| 191 | * TheGambler: A number of his quotes refer to gambling — like calling on an enemy's "bluff" or comparing their situation to "a bad hand" when Fearful. One of his Powerful barks has him promise to pay for a trip to the brothel if they survive. |
| 192 | * GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: One of his quotes when Powerful has him slapping an ally, telling them it's time for the hunt. |
| 193 | * GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger: His ''Mark for Death move'', where the Bounty Hunter points at a target and marks them, increasing damage dealt to them by some attacks and otherwise singles out an enemy. |
| 194 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: His fists are just another weapon in his kit, with an ''Uppercut'' so solid that it [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom knocks the target back two ranks]] and [[TapOnTheHead stuns them]]. |
| 195 | * GuestStarPartyMember: In the second game, the Bounty Hunter is a temporary hire who can replace a hero for a single region. |
| 196 | * HiddenDepths: One of his Irrational quotes has him mention that he "would've made a damn fine baker". Since he's Irrational, however, the quote should be taken with a grain of salt. |
| 197 | * HooksAndCrooks: He can use a hooked line with ''Come Hither'' to pull an enemy forward. |
| 198 | * IWorkAlone: {{Downplayed}}, but the Bounty Hunter is a purely single-target character. His skill kit synergizes well with itself, as Mark for Death and Uppercut/Flashbang set up his attacks. Moreover, his skills only work on himself, and he seldom has any bark that has him socializing with his mates. |
| 199 | * JackOfAllTrades: The Bounty Hunter is an excellent damage dealer who can operate from nearly any point in the party, having melee skills that don't restrict him to the front two positions, enemy movement skills for when he needs to get something in range, and the ability to mark and stun for his own bonus damage attacks. His ability to use DamageOverTime is a little lacking but compensates with a PROT-reducing mark. |
| 200 | * {{Jerkass}}: Downplayed. While to a point, he cares about his fellow companions (one of his afflicted barks has him begging for them all to be let go), he's entirely self-serving and unempathetic to whoever he's healing. The sequel describes him being OnlyInItForTheMoney and doesn't care to know who he's venturing with. This stems from his reserved and professional demeanor than any malice on his part. |
| 201 | * MultiRangedMaster: True to the archetype, the BountyHunter is a consummate CombatPragmatist. He can toss out a [[HooksAndCrooks grappling hook]] to [[YouWillNotEvadeMe yank distant enemies into melee range]], scatter {{caltrops}} to induce [[DamageOverTime bleeding]], or stun and shuffle enemy ranks with a [[BlindedByTheLight flashbang]]. |
| 202 | * MysteriousPast: The Bounty Hunter's past is barely explored in both games, with only the occasional bark alluding to his life before being a bounty hunter. His comics only shows him during a job and in II, he's unable to use the Shrine of Reflections, only snorting before the party leaves. There are some ''very'' sparse StoryBreadcrumbs (mostly in the first game) that he may have once been affiliated with [[TheSyndicate a crime syndicate of some kind]] before they betrayed him, but even that involves a lot of filling in gaps with guesswork. |
| 203 | * NonDamagingStatusInflictionAttack: |
| 204 | ** "Mark for Death" not only marks the target, increasing damage taken from certain skills like Collect Bounty, but also reduces defense. |
| 205 | ** "Flashbang" stuns the enemy for a turn and shuffles the order that the enemies are in. |
| 206 | * NotSoStoic: When he becomes afflicted, the Bounty Hunter will start to talk more and show a lot more emotion. In some lines, it's clear that he's panicking, with one quote having him [[AintTooProudToBeg outright beg that he and his companions be let go]]. If he is Irrational, he straight-up snaps and becomes probably the biggest {{Cloudcuckoolander}} out of the heroes, which is saying a lot. |
| 207 | --> ''Bring me a small dog. So crunchy. Mmm.'' |
| 208 | * OffWithHisHead: He decapitates a {{Mook}} with his axe in his comic. |
| 209 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: The promise of payment is the main reasons he joins the heroes. It comes to the forefront if he happens to get Paranoid or Selfish. |
| 210 | * OutsideContextProblem: Even in the original game, the Bounty Hunter was presented as a fairly stoic and unflappable sort. While possessing no special resistances to the horrors around him, his backstory comic uniquely shows him in his element of cornering a mark and bringing them to justice without a hint of witnessing horrors or trauma, be it otherworldly or mundane. Come the sequel, the Bounty Hunter's now balanced around being a GuestStarPartyMember with overtuned stats, a skillset that allows him to operate within any party, and no need for the introspective recollections about his past the same as the other player classes, standing in a league of his own and only bothering with the impending world-threatening crisis because his services have been paid for. |
| 211 | * TheQuietOne: Where the other adventurers might gloat or make a BadassBoast after a crit, the Bounty Hunter often responds with "…" or snorts. [[spoiler:Even when he's being chosen as a sacrifice for the [[FinalBoss Final Boss']] OneHitKill]], his only response is to mutter "…Hm". Most of his other individual lines don't have him interact with his comrades much, but he opens up more at camp or when afflicted/virtuous. |
| 212 | * QuitYourWhining: When he uses the "Encourage" or "Wound Care" camp skill. |
| 213 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His trinket set description implies that he is motivated by revenge. |
| 214 | * ScarilyCompetentTracker: Thankfully one on your team. His ''Tracking'' camping skill has him look for monster footprints to better surprise them instead of the reverse. |
| 215 | -->''There is no trail I cannot follow.'' |
| 216 | * SixthRanger: The Bounty Hunter was changed to be this in ''II'', being recruitable at inns for for a flat four-candle fee and staying with the party for one region before leaving. Unlike other heroes, he starts out with all of his skills upgraded and with two trinkets and is just as strong as he was in the first game, meaning he's well worth the investment if you think you'll need an extra edge to take down a lair boss or get through a difficult region. |
| 217 | * SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: Inverted in ''II''. The Bounty Hunter starts with a trinket when you hire him, and leaves it behind when he departs for the rest of your party to use. This includes his Indelible Bounty Hunter trinkets, the UtilityBelt and the Crime Lords' Molars, which are unique in that they are not Bounty Hunter-exclusive and can be used by anybody. |
| 218 | * TheStoic: Hardly anything seems to faze him or get him to talk much, even successful hits or [[spoiler:when he's about to be sacrificed to the source of all evil]]. [[NotSoStoic This is averted when he is afflicted]], where he shows clear signs of insanity or becomes paranoid and insisting that he was OnlyInItForTheMoney. |
| 219 | * TapOnTheHead: Of the [[GoodOldFisticuffs Western strike-to-the-jaw]] variety. ''Uppercut'' shows the Bounty Hunter sucker punching an enemy, which can [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom knock them back]] and stun them. |
| 220 | * ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: In II, the Bounty Hunter can use the No Escape Skill, which consists of throwing his main axe at the enemy's face. It doesn't do much damage but ignores evading tokens, stuns, and dazes them, making it an excellent skill against evasive foes. |
| 221 | * UnscrupulousHero: As harsh and brutal as he is, the Bounty Hunter still only goes after criminals and monsters. He's not averse to slaughtering the corrupt, as his origin comic shows him killing a group of lawmen who are later shown to be led by the Hound Master's corrupt chief. |
| 222 | * WalkingArmory: His arsenal gives him a [[ChoiceOfTwoWeapons choice of multiple weapons]], making him effective at any rank against any rank. His weapon is a handaxe, along with [[HooksAndCrooks a grappling hook]], {{caltrops}}, and [[BlindedByTheLight flashbangs]]. |
| 223 | * YouWillNotEvadeMe: Can use his ''Come Hither'' to bring enemies from the back into the front and mark them for good measure. |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:The Crusader]] |
| 227 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/crus_wiki.png]] |
| 228 | ''[[caption-width-right:350:"Be judged by the light!"]]'' |
| 229 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in the first ''Darkest Dungeon''.]]\ |
| 230 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jpjvhpy.jpg]][[/labelnote]] |
| 231 | ->"''A mighty sword arm anchored by holy purpose.''" |
| 232 | |
| 233 | The Crusader is a hero who doesn't specialize in any particular role. What he does have is a well-rounded kit that can help him fit into any role as necessary. He possesses both a heal and stress heal, a basic frontline attack and a move to get him back into position if he's shuffled out for whatever reason. He also possesses a decent health pool and a move to help draw aggro to himself. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | He returns in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' with the ''The Binding Blade'' DLC, though you'll have to complete the Lost Crusade and track him down in order to unlock him. His all-rounder status remains mostly unchanged, though with the obvious added bonus of ''II'''s Paths allowing him to take on a more specialized role of your preference. |
| 236 | |
| 237 | ---- |
| 238 | * TwentyFourHourArmor: You will ''never'' see the Crusader without his armor, be it camping or in the ''brothel''. This finally gets subverted in ''The Binding Blade'', where we get to see what he looked like back when he was a humble farmer. |
| 239 | * AbusiveParents: An Irrational Crusader has a lot to say about his father, including [[ATasteOfTheLash his punishments for not learning the Verses]]. |
| 240 | * AntiRegeneration: His Reap skill in ''II'' allows him to cleave the first two ranks and apply a debuff that prevents enemies occupying those ranks from healing by 20 percent, which makes it exceptionally useful for fighting the Fanatics' and Plague Eaters' healing abilities, as well as any {{Flunky Boss}}es who can heal their subordinates. |
| 241 | * AscendedMeme: His Pilfered Wealth indelible trinket in ''II'' is an obvious reference to the many memes of how Reynauld was guaranteed to start with the Kleptomania quirk in ''Darkest Dungeon'' as a reference to the real life Raynald of Châtillon. |
| 242 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: In his backstory comics, the Crusader began his crusade as a simple infantryman without even a piece of his current armor. Three panels of slaying enemies later, we see him at the head of an army. |
| 243 | * BadassInDistress: In ''The Binding Blade'', he has been imprisoned by the Warlord, his helmet lost and [[WreckedWeapon sword broken]]. His exact location is also very well hidden, forcing heroes to gather any information and artifacts possible to track him down and free him. When he's released, he's ready to crack some skulls just as much as in the first game. |
| 244 | * BlatantLies: The Crusader is not as good at bandaging people up as he claims to be. (His four unique camping skills are all variations on stress recovery, not health recovery; he has to use less effective generic camping skills to heal physically.) |
| 245 | --> Of course I know what I'm doing! I'm a soldier!\ |
| 246 | Incidentally, if ye perish, I can perform last rites.\ |
| 247 | You heal quickly. Praise the Light. |
| 248 | * BloodKnight: His Hero Shrines in ''II'' reveal that though he was originally an unassuming farmer who joined the Crusade to earn money to prevent his family from starving, he soon discovered that he loved the thrill of battle and eventually came to realize he had nothing in common with his family anymore. This is consistent with his behavior when Afflicted in ''Darkest Dungeon'', as he flip-flops between being an arrogant KnightTemplar and a bloodthirsty LeeroyJenkins. |
| 249 | * TheBusCameBack: After sitting out the initial launch of ''Darkest Dungeon II'', Reynauld returns in The Binding Blade DLC pack. |
| 250 | * CanonName: The starting Crusader is named Reynauld. It's likely a reference to Raynald of Châtillon, a controversial crusader knight who was eventually executed by Saladin himself; Reynauld always starts with the Kleptomania quirk, alluding to Raynald's habit of pillaging Saladin's supply caravans for his own profit. |
| 251 | * ColonelKilgore: His actual rank during the Crusade was unknown, but he was evidently given command over a contingent of soldiers who were at one point routed by the Warlord, and he otherwise fits the trope like a glove, having found something he truly enjoyed and was good at in the form of war and being unable to return to the more domestic farming life he once had after discovering his affinity for battle. |
| 252 | * CombatMedic: While Reynauld's initial loadout wouldn't indicate it, the Crusader still works extraordinarily well in a healer role. While the Crusader can only heal or ease the stress of one hero at a time, notably the Crusader can use these abilities from any battlefield position, which sets him apart from the Vestal and Plague Doctor. He is also the only character that can both heal and destress, making the Crusader the only class that benefits from both benefit's of the Ancestor's Scroll. |
| 253 | * CoolHelmet: Wears an imposing armet helm. |
| 254 | * ChurchMilitant: Just as the name implies. Special mention goes to the starting Crusader, who always has the God Fearing quirk, meaning he can only relieve stress through prayer. |
| 255 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: His training at the hands of the Church was anything but a pleasant experience, judging by his afflicted quotes. |
| 256 | * DashAttack: If it is equipped and the Crusader is displaced, he can use ''Holy Lance'' to move to the front ranks by running an enemy through with his sword. |
| 257 | * DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the {{Paladin}} and KnightInShiningArmor types. The Crusader is clearly a man who genuinely believes that he fights for the greater good and is an honest and diligent man at his core, but he is also just as [[BloodKnight bloodthirsty and hungry for battle]] as some of the nastiest offenders in that regard across both games, especially [[ArchEnemy The Warlord]]. It's also clear that no matter how much of a [[TheParagon paragon of virtue he tries to be at all times]], he is still a man with dark impulses desperately trying to rein them in by committing his skills to a good cause, demonstrating that even the most honorable and virtuous knight can still falter and succumb to despair or evil if pushed to their limit. |
| 258 | * DistressedDude: In ''II'', he is held captive by the Warlord until you manage to find him and set him free. |
| 259 | * DrawAggro: ''Bulwark of Faith'' shows the Crusader stand his ground beside his standard, causing a Marked status effect on himself. |
| 260 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: He was SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder even before he became a MagicKnight. |
| 261 | * FantasyCharacterClasses: The Paladin. The Crusader is a devout armored fighter who fights ForGreatJustice and his combat skills are half swordsmanship, half support abilities that heal or destress his teammates. |
| 262 | * ForGreatJustice: Many of his combat and camp quotes suggest that he came to the Estate with the sole intention of doing battle against evil. |
| 263 | * AGodAmI: [[HeroicBSOD Selfish]] Crusaders take this attitude. |
| 264 | * HammerHilt: His ''Stunning Blow'' skill animation depicts him using his pommel to strike a target, dealing less damage but also potentially stunning it. |
| 265 | * HeroesPreferSwords: Fights with a longsword and is the most leader-like out of all the characters, with two camping skills for resisting and reducing stress for the whole party, plus one of them is called ''Unshakeable Leader''. |
| 266 | * HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: In artworks and various promotional material, the Crusader's headgear only consists of a hood which doesn't hide his face much. Averted in the proper game, where he is one of several characters who goes full-helmed. |
| 267 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Dismas the Highwayman: he and Reynauld are the starting characters in the first game and in the second game Dismas is the most proactive out of all the heroes in looking for his missing brother-in-arms. {{Subverted|Trope}} if they end up developing a negative relationship, or become Amorous. |
| 268 | * HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Loosely. He is named after Reynauld of Châtillon, and both were crusaders with a perhaps too great a desire for other peoples' riches. However, beyond that they do not share much beyond a name. The DD Reynauld started out as a peasant who joined a crusade to provide for his family and who otherwise is one of the most heroic of characters. The historical Reynaud was not so pleasant and while opinions of his competence and wisdom vary, he was an aristocrat who ruthlessly pursued profit and was willing to ravage allied lands and exact horrifying tortures in order to keep the money flowing. |
| 269 | * JackOfAllTrades: He basically has everything, with a self-buff tanking ability (''Bulwark of Faith''), a multi-target attack (''Zealous Accusation''), assassination against undead (''Smite'' and ''Holy Lance'', the latter with some mobility to move him up a rank), target heal (''Battle Heal''), stun (''Stunning Blow''), and Stress heal and torch addition (''Inspiring Cry''). His main weakness is many abilities being unable to be used without being in the front row, but unlike the Leper, he even has a few options for being in the back (''Inspiring Cry'' or ''Holy Lance''). His skill set in ''The Butcher's Circus'' game mode increases his utility. His Bulwark of Faith is changed to a party-wide PROT buff, and his Battle Heal heals himself and his target while lifting debuffs, and Inspiring Cry also removes Horror and improves Virtue chance. He has so much handy utility that it's all counterbalanced by [[LimitedMoveArsenal four skill slots]]. |
| 270 | * KnightInShiningArmor: Personality-wise, he fits the bill. Unless he falls into [[KnightInSourArmor despair]]. Played Straight when Virtuous, especially for the first two seconds or so. |
| 271 | * LargeHam: He's… enthusiastic. Especially when Afflicted or Virtuous. |
| 272 | * LastOfTheirKind: The description for ''The Binding Blade'' refers to "the last of the Crusaders", which given Reynauld is playable in the DLC implies it's him. |
| 273 | * TheLeader: In addition to fighting on the front lines, he can aid his party in a '''Headstrong'''-style, with ''Inspiring Cry'' in combat to heal a bit, reduce stress, and strengthen the torch. He also has two camping skills (''Stand Tall'' and ''Zealous Speech'') to motivate and comfort his entire party similarly. |
| 274 | * LeeroyJenkins: |
| 275 | ** When Irrational or Masochistic, he rushes headlong into battle, heedless of harm. |
| 276 | --->''I will fight any of you! I will fight you barehanded!''\ |
| 277 | ''I am invincible! I am anointed by the Light!'' |
| 278 | ** Even some of his barks while Courageous fit the bill, quick as he is to enter the fray. |
| 279 | --->''OOONWAAARD!''\ |
| 280 | ''CHAAARGE!'' |
| 281 | * LightIsGood: Wields the holy power of the Light, just like the Vestal, using it to smite undead or buff his allies, and he is a defender of justice. In particular, several of his abilities increase the strength of the torch, alongside their positive effect. |
| 282 | * LongRangeFighter: Counter-intuitively, the many guides for the Crusader suggest putting him in the back two rows in this capacity, thanks to Holy Lance, which is an incredibly effective tool for smashing open fragile back-rank opponents thanks to the Crusader's excellent base damage. |
| 283 | * TheLostLenore: He will sometimes mention a girl he loves when depressed. He also might mention that he married once, but his wife died. [[spoiler:He's technically still married, but he hasn't returned to his wife and child in a long, long time.]] |
| 284 | * MagicKnight: The Crusader is an armored warrior with some magical items, such as scrolls or standards, to perform spells. In the first game, he was mostly a WhiteMage, as most of his magical abilities were focused on healing health and stress, but in the second game he gained some offensive magical abilities as well, being able to inflict Burn. |
| 285 | * MightyGlacier: The lowest base Speed of all the Heroes, and most of his trinkets reduce it even further. He makes up for it by having high base health, multiple ways to inflict damage, and support abilities. |
| 286 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: Because he humiliated the Warlord by [[CruelMercy sparing him instead of taking his life]], the Warlord [[RevengeBeforeReason dedicated his life toward getting his revenge on the Crusader]] and eventually succeeds at capturing and imprisoning him some time before ''Darkest Dungeon II''. |
| 287 | * NoPlaceForMeThere: He left his wife and child to join the Crusade so that he could earn a wage to keep them from starving. When he returns years later, he can't bring himself to go back to them after everything he's done, as he feels more at home as a soldier. Yet he hasn't given up on fighting evil. |
| 288 | * ThePaladin: He is a holy knight dedicated to the fight against evil. |
| 289 | * PlayingWithFire: In the second game, the Crusader can cause Burn with some of his attacks. |
| 290 | * SacredFlames: ''Darkest Dungeon II'' gives him a way to spread Burn via Zealous Accusation and Holy Lance. Certain abilities also get extra effects when used against burning enemies, including giving him extra damage, healing on hit or the ability to bypass Death's Door armor, though the latter two are exclusive to the Aggressor path. |
| 291 | * ShoutOut: Will occasionally shout or say [[VideoGame/DarkSouls "Praise the Light!"]] along with the similarity of his blue palette to the Elite Knight armor Set. |
| 292 | * SurprisinglyEliteCannonFodder: He started as a ''farmer'' who mostly signed up for the pay to support his family after a bad harvest before turning out to be a talented MagicKnight. |
| 293 | * TheOneThatGotAway: A line when becoming depressed has him say "Why did I trade her for this life? She loved me...", and another likely related one has him state "How can I fight for truth when I betray all I love?" [[spoiler:His comic reveals that he's talking about his wife, whom he left to join the crusade.]] |
| 294 | * RousingSpeech: Three of his camping skills are this, particularly ''Zealous Speech'', which causes a party-wide destress and stress resistance, although the speech seems to be lengthy, as it takes five Respite Points. |
| 295 | * StrangerInAFamiliarLand: [[spoiler:Conscripted into the Crusade, he left his wife and toddler at their homestead, and after years of killing and fire, returned to see a middle-aged woman and a young teenager. He turned away.]] |
| 296 | * TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:His final words, should he be chosen to tank [[OneHitKill the hit]] of the Heart of Darkness as he is willing to do one final act of heroism.]] |
| 297 | -->Unholy foulness! I will take you with me! |
| 298 | * TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:His comic shows he set out to war from fairly humble origins with little more than a horse, bracers, and a sword and leaving behind a wife and son in a house not much larger than a small apartment. Toward the end of it, he's fully dressed in his armor and at the head of what's at least a small army.]] |
| 299 | * TrainingFromHell: His afflicted quotes imply that the journey to becoming a Crusader was not pleasant. The Church who trained him would not hesitate to flog him if he failed to remember the verses. If that didn't suffice, the father of the Church would whip someone else for him, children included, especially since he was conscripted, not willingly joining the order. By the end, he became nothing more than a mindless soldier of the faith. |
| 300 | * WarIsGlorious: Was vastly more successful as a soldier than he was as a mere farmer. This puts him at odds with the Hellion and the Man-At-Arms, a warrior of a barbarian tribe and a well-to-do man with the connections to give him rank and authority over others, who experienced nothing but life-defining trauma from their first taste of real battle. |
| 301 | * WartsAndAll: The Crusader is one of the most morally righteous and noble heroes of the roster, but he is a [[BloodKnight bloodthirsty]] zealot with a kleptomaniac streak who [[spoiler:left his wife and child behind to pursue a military career]]. He is still ultimately a good person, but much like all the other Heroes of Darkest Dungeon, [[AntiHero he is far from perfect]]. |
| 302 | * WeaponAcrossTheShoulder: Carries his sword this way. |
| 303 | * WordsCanBreakMyBones: Zealous Accusation shows a holy document that 'accuses' the front two rows. Presumably, the source of damage is from the power of the Light, which the Vestal also uses. |
| 304 | [[/folder]] |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[folder:The Duelist]] |
| 307 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dul_resolute.png]] |
| 308 | ''[[caption-width-right:350:"Tu as merdé, ghoul!"]]'' |
| 309 | ->"''Perfection glints wicked along the rapier's edge.''" |
| 310 | |
| 311 | The Duelist is a new hero added in ''The Binding Blade'' expansion, and is the second hero exclusive to ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' after the Runaway.\ |
| 312 | An unparalleled MasterSwordswoman, the Duelist was once a student at a prestigious [[GratuitousFrench academie]], where [[TeacherStudentRomance she trained under and eventually fell in love with her mentor]]. As their passion bloomed, so did her skill until a duel resulted in her killing him when he faltered at a crucial moment. Having learned a final important lesson from that misstep, she now travels the world searching for a WorthyOpponent to face in a DuelToTheDeath.\ |
| 313 | Gameplay-wise, the Duelist is a completely rank-flexible character who can fill any role, possessing an entirely unique StanceSystem which allows her to power up and modify her various abilities to do vastly different things on the fly. Because of her overwhelmingly specific mechanics, she is a hero who is [[DifficultButAwesome hard to utilize effectively but can utterly decimate her opponents if deployed properly]]. |
| 314 | ---- |
| 315 | * BloodKnight: Her killing of her mentor and lover imparted upon her the wisdom that dueling for sport diminished the pursuit of perfection, and afterwards to chose to live a life of one DuelToTheDeath after the next until she finally finds someone good enough to kill her. |
| 316 | * BraidsOfAction: She has her hair tied into a very long braid, and is a deadly LadyOfWar. |
| 317 | * CanonName: The Duelist's default name is Sahar. |
| 318 | * ContrastingSequelProtagonist: To the Arbalest. Both strong, beautiful black women with Renaissance-era European weapons and gear whose backstories involve the loss of a man who loved them. Whereas the Arbalest is a compassionate SupportPartyMember and LongRangeFighter who [[ReluctantWarrior was forced into a life of violence]] by the death of her father, the Duelist is an amoral, bloodthirsty CloseRangeCombatant who murdered her father-figure/boyfriend in what may or may not have been a frenzy of sadomasochistic lust. |
| 319 | * CounterAttack: Numerous abilities of hers specialize in Riposte. In the right circumstances, she can be dealing Riposte damage just as consistently as if she were attacking every turn without actually doing so. |
| 320 | * DashAttack: Flèche allows her to leap forward from any rank except 1 and thrust into her opponent, dealing high damage which can be increased further by being in Offensive Stance. Because this move can be used from three different ranks, she can use it as both an offensive recovery move or as an aggressive attack depending on the rest of the party's composition. |
| 321 | * DeathSeeker: She's looking for a WorthyOpponent capable of beating her fairly and squarely. |
| 322 | * {{Determinator}}: She was obsessively single minded in her ambition to become the perfect duelist when she was at the Academie. Now she's tirelessly seeking a WorthyAdversary that might be able to beat her in single combat. |
| 323 | * DifficultButAwesome: The Duelist is tricky to integrate well into a party composition; almost all of her moves involve rank shuffling and many of them don't synergize well with other heroes--at first glance. Once the player is more familiar with her abilities, however, it becomes readily apparent that she can fill any role desired of her besides healer and can become a lethal addition to any party. |
| 324 | * DismissiveKick: The Boot allows her to knock an enemy back two ranks by kicking them hard with her boot. There's even an achievement for killing a Lair Boss with it as a means of disrespect. |
| 325 | * FinishingMove: Coup de Grâce has her pull out a LittleUselessGun and blast her opponent with it, purging her of whatever Stance token she currently has and doing different things defending on her current Path. Needless to say, this move works best as a finisher or when she'll be able to easily reapply a beneficial Stance on her next turn. |
| 326 | * FragileSpeedster: Her default Speed is decently high and several of her best strategies involve obtaining Speed tokens to keep her at the start of Initiative, but she doesn't have a tremendous amount of health[[note]]And at least one of her Paths, Intrépide, allows her to become a GlassCannon who can both deal and receive extremely high damage[[/note]], meaning she'll either need to rely on the Dodge tokens she can generate with Meditation or a tankier fellow hero to avoid getting quickly knocked to Death's Door. |
| 327 | * GlassCannon: Her Intrépide Path allows her to increase the amount of damage she deals every time she Dodges an attack, but also increase the amount of damage ''dealt'' to her, incentivizing a high-risk, high-reward playstyle involving taking huge gambles in order to deal gigantic amounts of damage while avoiding getting hit whatsoever. |
| 328 | * GoneHorriblyRight: Her instructor made good on her yearning to be the best. It also got him killed when he faltered during one duel with her and left himself open while attacking. |
| 329 | --->''She had done as he trained her to do - flawlessly and without hesitation.'' |
| 330 | * GratuitousFrench: Many of her moves have French names and her barks are peppered with French, and she seems to hail from a NoCommunitiesWereHarmed version of Medieval France (or, given her African-looking features and Muslim-sounding CanonName, from a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Algeria). She can also be SophisticatedAsHell with her French; "Tu as merdé" can be translated as "You screwed up" or, more vulgarly, "You fucked up". |
| 331 | * JackOfAllTrades: She can be a Dodge tank like the Grave Robber, a pure [=DPS=] character like the Highwayman and even a rank-swapping support or damage dealer like the Jester or Runaway. The only niche and rank she can't fill well is healer of any kind, as she doesn't have any healing abilities. |
| 332 | * LadyOfWar: She is a refined, uptight woman who is legendarily proficient with a blade. |
| 333 | * MasterSwordswoman: Classically-trained in the art of dueling, her prowess is unmatched by anyone. |
| 334 | * MechanicallyUnusualClass: The Duelist is not the only Hero to have a StanceSystem (The Abomination) nor is she the only one which can easily fill almost every role (The Bounty Hunter, The Occultist, etc.), but she is the only character so far to have unique tokens which actively change the properties of her moves beyond [[GatheringSteam powering them up]] and the Hero with the most amount of variation between the ability changes of her three Paths. |
| 335 | * ThePerfectionist: The Academic describes how she subjected herself to [[TrainingFromHell rigorous, unyielding training for years on end]] to become the ruthless killing machine she is now in an effort to claim the title of WorldsBestWarrior. This ultimately [[HoistByHisOwnPetard bit her instructor in the ass when her honed reflexes caused her to exploit a vulnerability in her mentor's defense while they were having a playful bout and kill him in a single strike]]. |
| 336 | * SexIsViolence: The Academic describes how over time, her bouts with her mentor became just as passionate as any embrace the two could give to each other. |
| 337 | * StanceSystem: A much more complicated one than any other character in both games. Various moves the Duelist has allow her to apply both the Offensive and Defensive Stance tokens to herself, which greatly change the properties of several of her abilities. For example, using Touché while in Offensive Stance moves the Duelist forward one rank, whereas using it in Defensive Stance moves her back a rank. On top of this, each stance has both a buff and debuff depending on what Path she's currently using. All together, this means that the Duelist requires careful awareness of both her position and what stance she's currently in in order to use her optimally. |
| 338 | * SupportPartyMember: Two of her Paths, Antagoniste and Instructrice, allow her to become this. The former allows her to sacrifice some damage-dealing potential in exchange for the ability to apply powerful debuffs to her enemies and set up her teammates for big damage opportunities, while the latter allows her to fulfill a role similar to the Sergeant Man-At-Arms Path and shuffle her teammates around to put them in position while giving them buffs. |
| 339 | * TokenEvilTeammate: With the Antiquarian pulling a full FaceHeelTurn, the Duelist's lack of empathy over murdering her teacher and selfish obsession with self-improvement at the cost of killing anyone she duels ties her with the Grave Robber for most morally bankrupt playable character in the sequel. |
| 340 | [[/folder]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[folder:The Flagellant]] |
| 343 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flagellant_dd2.png]] |
| 344 | ''[[caption-width-right:350:"Blood for the burden! Bones for the Light!"]]'' |
| 345 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see him in the first ''Darkest Dungeon''.]]\ |
| 346 | https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/350px_the_flagellant.png]][[/labelnote]] |
| 347 | ->"''Awash in blood and delusion... He bears the burden of a thousand lifetimes.''" |
| 348 | |
| 349 | The Flagellant is an unusual hero introduced in ''The Crimson Court'' DLC. While possessing a potent Bleed [=DoT=] in exchange for below-average damage, his strength is derived from taking the reliving the burden of dungeon-crawling from others onto himself, whether its taking on others stress as his own, or keeping the damage onto him. He has a unique 'Rapturous' affliction that actually strengthens his abilities, and special interactions with Death's Door, healing the rest of the party, and can recover with no mortality debuff. |
| 350 | |
| 351 | In ''Darkest Dungeon II'', his continued martyrdom has taken its toll, causing it to rot and decay to the point of changing his alignment from blood to blight. His flagrant disrespect for death has drawn the Pale Rider herself to take matters into her own hands. |
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| 353 | * AnAdventurerIsYou: The [=DoT=] Master, specializing in Bleed in the first game, later turning to Blight in ''II''. |
| 354 | * BecauseYouCanCope: His self-punishment means he's far more tolerant of dungeon crawling. ''Lash's Solace'' reduces a whopping '''50 stress''' while camping — by far the most of any camp skill in the game — making it viable for him to soak up the stress of his allies by using ''Endure'' in battle. (He's also an excellent target for the Jester's ''Mockery'' for the same reason.) And even if his stress does crack 100, he'll always become [[CursedWithAwesome Rapturous]] rather than one of the more detrimental random afflictions. |
| 355 | * TheBerserker: Not that he's exactly sane even when his stress levels are low, but he'll become this when Rapturous. |
| 356 | * BloodKnight: Out of the heroes, the Flagellant is the one who clearly seeks and enjoys combat. |
| 357 | * BloodMagic: The Flagellant's skills nearly all rely on using blood to perform magic spells such as healing an ally or inflicting damage. It still technically counts as this in ''Darkest Dungeon II'', despite his change to Blight, as it's simply that his blood has rotted and turned septic. |
| 358 | * BodyHorror: Cheating death for so long has finally caught up with him in the sequel. His body is unhealthily lean, and his face is rotting away and now lacking lips and a nose. |
| 359 | * ButForMeItWasTuesday: The Flagellant has no mention of his encounter with the Vestal after the Abbot ordered her tortured in his own hero shrine, since he was the clergy's official torturer and she likely didn't make a huge impression on him out of his dozens of other subjects. |
| 360 | * CanonName: The default name for the Flagellant is Damian, named after the monk who popularized flagellation as a form of worship. |
| 361 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Near-inhuman willpower coupled with a lifetime of being brought to the brink of death and back makes The Flagellant noticeably more resistant to death than others. He gets stronger when he's at Death's Door, such being almost second nature to him. By the sequel, the man is essentially a living corpse, with his body decaying to the point of rot, and he is still walking and having the time of his life. |
| 362 | * ChurchMilitant: Like other religious classes, he refused to set out anywhere with an Abomination in a party until the ''Color of Madness'' patch. |
| 363 | * CombatMedic: On top of his plentiful bleeds, he can restore health to a target ally and himself with ''Redeem'', although on top of a hefty debuff; it is only accessible after his health drops below 40% too. He's also the only class in the game with a DOT heal (''Reclaim''). |
| 364 | * CombatSadomasochist: |
| 365 | ** It's pretty clear that The Flagellant enjoys pain, as he becomes stronger the closer to Death's Door he goes, has an excellent Death Blow resistance to make sure he'll have a tough time dying while at his peak, can heal others by receiving damage, and can absorb a teammate's DamageOverTime for his benefit. He's also the only hero with a 0% chance to disarm traps, indicating that he "disarms" it by tossing himself onto it. |
| 366 | ** In the sequel, the Flagellant's love of pain is so intense that he ''managed to evade Death'' simply because dying would mean an end to his suffering which he clings to with an all-consuming fervor. Death is not too happy about that and might show up and try to collect occasionally. |
| 367 | * CoveredInScars: For fairly obvious reasons. Hell, his armor upgrades are just getting ''more'' scars, culminating in [[ArcSymbol one shaped like the Iron Crown right over his chest]]. |
| 368 | * CrazyHomelessPeople: The Flagellant starts his story off as a simple beggar asking for change, and when he gets a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown by a pair of thugs, he becomes a sadomasochist in love with giving and taking large amounts of pain. He was picked up by the church as a TortureTechnician for a while, but they [[EveryoneHasStandards deemed him too extreme]] and cast him back to the streets. |
| 369 | * CriticalStatusBuff: |
| 370 | ** The worse off the Flagellant is, the better he gets. Below 40% health, he gets a significant status buff which is increased if he is at Death's Door. Also, if he becomes afflicted, he also gets significant status buffs again thanks to his unique Rapturous affliction. |
| 371 | ** In ''II'', his buffs are separated between the Exanimate and Scourge paths. Exanimate enhances his blight-causing abilities the closer to death he is, while Scourge improves his Toxic state once he's passed the Stress threshold. |
| 372 | * CursedWithAwesome: The Flagellant's unique Rapturous affliction causes him to act erratically, like with most other afflictions. However, it also bestows him with enough bonuses that the affliction can help turn the tides of battle in your favor. |
| 373 | * DeathSeeker: |
| 374 | ** There are some minor undertones of this in the first game; he may find it the ultimate sacrifice to make to his Lord. [[spoiler:Gets a lot more noticeable when pointed at with Come Unto Your Maker, as his quote reveals:]] |
| 375 | -->"''I've waited long for this! DON'T TAKE IT FROM ME.''" |
| 376 | ** Inverted in the second - after driving himself to the edge of death with the self inflicted wounds of his rapturous self mortification he's confronted by the Pale Rider herself, and chooses to defy her since dying would mean an end to the suffering he revels in. Him managing to claw his way back to life as an undying ghoul has since prompted [[EnemiesWithDeath Death to start manifesting physically to hunt him down.]] |
| 377 | * DesperationAttack: The more wounded he gets, the more powerful the Flagellant becomes. At less than half health, the Flagellant may use ''Exsanguinate'' which inflicts a devastating Bleed and heals him for a percentage of his maximum health. |
| 378 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: Some of his Shrine battle barks involves mocking [[TheGrimReaper Death herself]], such as the Flagellant calling her reputation "overstated" after damaging her or essentially telling her to piss off after bringing her to Death's Door. |
| 379 | -->"''Begone! Leave me to my morbid delights!"'' |
| 380 | * DrawAggro: |
| 381 | ** The Flagellant can use ''Suffer'' to mark himself, and make enemies more inclined to hit him instead of an ally. |
| 382 | ** In ''II'', he obtains the "More! MORE!" skill, which makes him act as an unorthodox tank that allows him to restore a set amount of health, regardless of the damage caused. |
| 383 | * EmpathicHealer: He can heal other party members' status ailments and stress by taking them unto himself by using ''Suffer'' and ''Endure'' respectively. |
| 384 | * EnemiesWithDeath: In ''II'', his sheer refusal to die has so annoyed the GrimReaper she'll occasionally attack a party that contains him [[VictoryFakeout just as you're finishing up a Resistance encounter]]. |
| 385 | * EpicFlail: Has somehow managed to combine ATasteOfTheLash and this to create a weapon with three chained flails at the end of a handle that resembles a cat o' nine tails whip. He mainly uses it to flail himself or others with the ''Punish'' skill. |
| 386 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Inverted in his backstory, as he was cast out of the church for being regarded as "too extreme" in his pursuits. |
| 387 | * TheFaceless: Downplayed, but we don't see the upper half of his face. Even in the comic. Takes on a more literal meaning in the sequel where, as implied by one of his unique trinkets, the Flagellant has flayed the very skin from his face. |
| 388 | * FriendOrFoe: Will happen if he becomes Rapturous, attacking anyone on the screen at random. |
| 389 | * GradualRegeneration: ''Reclaim'' gives a unique heal-over-time status to the Flagellant's allies. It is rather weak as a heal, but can still sometimes crit. |
| 390 | * HeelFaithTurn: The comic started him out as a beggar who converted a thug after allowing himself to be beaten without retaliation. |
| 391 | * HeroicSacrifice: Upon reaching Death's Door, he restores a decent amount of health to the rest of the party. A Flagellant who dies will also unleash a massive stun attack with a good chance to stun the entire enemy party at once. |
| 392 | * LifeDrain: ''Exsanguinate'' deals massive damage to an enemy while healing the Flagellant. To balance such a powerful ability, he can only use it while below 40% health and only twice per battle. |
| 393 | * MachoMasochism: He's all about proving his devotion via enduring pain, and can get very ''into'' it when Rapturous. |
| 394 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 395 | ** His CanonName is Damian, the preist who introduced Mortification of the Flesh, as mentioned elsewhere |
| 396 | ** In ''II'', one of his character paths is "Scourge," which is also the name of his [[WhipOfDominance whip]][=/=][[EpicFlail flail]]-combo weapon. |
| 397 | * MechanicallyUnusualClass: |
| 398 | ** He cannot develop any Virtues and has no Afflictions other than "Rapturous", which causes him to attack friend and foe randomly. It also gives him a ''massive'' damage bonus. It reduces his dodge ability so he can use his CriticalStatusBuff more often. If he's properly supported, getting him afflicted on purpose is a viable strategy, unlike other classes. In fact, he has a combat ability (Endure) and a camping ability (Lash's Anger), which are solely aimed at giving the Flagellant stress. |
| 399 | ** He is also the only class who objectively gets stronger when he's closer to death; a not-quite-hidden perk activates when his health drops below 40% and gets even stronger when he reaches Death's Door. Becoming "Rapturous" makes him hit even harder, but it does undercut his ability to dodge and makes him [[FriendOrFoe ignore his teammates' different views on receiving pain.]] |
| 400 | ** Somewhat unsurprisingly, he can only flagellate to relieve stress. Fortunately, he can't pick up the negative quirks that either demand he use other stress-relief activities or prevent him from using the Penance Hall. |
| 401 | ** In addition to not partying with Abominations until ''The Color of Madness'' was released, the Flagellant uniquely will not party with other Flagellants — the "burden of suffering cannot be shared." (Mechanically, allowing multiple Flagellants to support each other with constant Redeems as their health gets low would result in an essentially unkillable party, and Endure would make stress easy to handle too.) |
| 402 | * MegatonPunch: ''Exsanguinate'' involves marching up to a monster and punching it in the chest and, it's implied, [[AndShowItToYou squeezing their heart with his magic hand]]. |
| 403 | * MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: Only one Flagellant to an adventuring party at once. |
| 404 | --> "The burden of suffering cannot be shared!" |
| 405 | * NecessaryDrawback: |
| 406 | ** ''Darkest Dungeon'' limits the number of Flagellants in each party to one, with additional Flagellants refusing to join as "the burden of suffering cannot be shared." This is to prevent the creation of essentially unkillable parties that can endure massive amounts of stress and health damage. |
| 407 | ** ''II'' gives him [[PurposelyOverpowered purposely high tankiness, support, and damage capabilities]] that let him act as a massive force multiplier to the rest of the team, and respectably dangerous in his own right. In exchange, the player has to deal with the risk of [[MiniBoss Death]] spawning at the end of ''any'' resistance encounter and beginning a battle where the Flagellant is at a severe disadvantage. |
| 408 | * NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: In his character comic, he is given a vicious one by a drunkard starting with GrievousBottleyHarm to the face and losing a few teeth. Despite this, [[NoSell he only grins harder and eggs his attackers on to keep trying to kill him]]. By the end, his attacker is utterly exhausted and on his knees while the Flagellant is standing over him menacingly while caressing their face, healthier than ever. |
| 409 | * PoisonousPerson: In ''II'' his [=DoT=] shifted from Bleed to Blight. This is due his martyrdom taking a heavy toll on his body, with it rotting and turning his blood septic. |
| 410 | * PurposelyOverpowered: In ''II'', the Flagellant is an immensely powerful tank/support hybrid, able to deal with healing, stress healing, DOT cleansing and others. He has to be worth the risk of encountering [[LoneWolfBoss Death]], after all. |
| 411 | * SenseFreak: He enjoys and revels in pain to such an extent [[spoiler:he's literally cheated Death to keep indulging in it.]] |
| 412 | * SlasherSmile: Has a grin on his face at almost all times. In ''II'', he literally had it removed in favor of exposing more of the inside of his mouth. |
| 413 | * ATasteOfTheLash: His entire shtick is self-flagellation and flagellating his enemies. His cat o' nine tails lash uses ''flails'' just to make it extra punishing. |
| 414 | * TechnicallyLivingZombie: ''Technically'' being the key word. He's flagellated himself so much that he ''should'' be dead, but [[BeyondTheImpossible because of the haemomantic powers granted by his self-harm was able to fight off]] [[TheGrimReaper Death herself]] when his time came, meaning his body and soul are now effectively trapped together. That doesn't mean that his body is forever preserved, however, as by ''II'' he's become a skeletal wreck covered head to toe in gangrene. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration Fittingly, his old moves that used to use Bleed now use Blight]]. It also means that instead of becoming Rapturous upon reaching maximum stress, he becomes Toxic, which represents his body further deteriorating, causes enemies to receive Blight if they hit him and seriously creeps out his teammates. |
| 415 | * TooKinkyToTorture: |
| 416 | ** Another staple of his character. The Flagellant is so pious that he feels pain as just a way of getting closer to the Light. In the first game, reaching maximum stress guarantees him to receive a unique affliction called Rapturous, which essentially makes him act like this all the time, nonstop. This results in a combination of annoying, frightening and grossing out his teammates. |
| 417 | ** {{Exploited}} with his "More...MORE!" skill in ''II'', which [[DrawAggro gives him two Taunt tokens]] and a turn-long buff which heals him back a set amount of health per Pain token, regardless of how much damage is dealt. Even if it's due to using one of his self-damaging skills. |
| 418 | -->'''The Flagellant [upon getting hit by a [[CriticalHit crit]]]:''' ECSTASY! I require more! |
| 419 | * TortureTechnician: ''II'' reveals that he used to serve as a torturer for the church ([[EveryoneHasStandards before they kicked him out for being too extreme even for them]]) and [[spoiler:he's heavily implied to be responsible for imprisoning the Vestal's fellow initiates and leaving them to die]]. |
| 420 | * UndeadAbomination: The Flagellant is and looks alive in the first game, but in the second his appearance is skeletal and gaunt. He has become an undying madman who has avoided Death herself even as his body and skin rots away from the damage he inflicts upon his body. |
| 421 | * UnscrupulousHero: A self-harming madman who constantly lashes at enemies and himself with a bloody flail while screaming about blood would make for a perfect enemy, but the Flagellant is one of the heroes. His sadomachosism is focused mostly on relieving the burden of suffering from others and taking it upon himself, and inflicting more of it on those who deserve it. |
| 422 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Only wears his hood, robes, and shackles. His character comic has him wearing a full robe that covers his body. |
| 423 | * WeaponBasedCharacterization: A CombatSadomasochist with a whip is nothing new, but it's combined with SinisterMinister. |
| 424 | * WhipOfDominance: Not dominance over others; over his worldly desires. |
| 425 | * WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Particularly notable in his camping skills. Feeling stressed? Whips himself. Not feeling stressed enough? Whips himself harder! Is bleeding, infected with blight, close to death? Whips himself in specific ways to cleanse himself. Needs a little speed boost? Whips himself. Contracted tetanus, black plague, or any number of horrible, hard-to-cure diseases in the dungeon? ''Whips himself''. And it ''works''. |
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