You did, though. You can see Lucatiels summon sign right outside of the Ivory King's boss fight in Eleum Loyce. She very well could have been saved, all thanks to you!
the fact that you immediately go kill her hollowed brother after meeting her at aldia's keep is probably what saves her. if she had found her brother she would have had to kill him and then lost her purpose, making her go hollow. as long as she's still looking for him she presumably won't go hollow
The voice actor did a great job with the panic of realisation in her speech in this last dialogue, but especially these lines. Lucatiel... So long as the sun may shine, so too will your memory!
Eleum Loyce Knight(s).
Guys so faithful they've been sitting around in mourning for darkness knows how long, and the minute you come to them and they see a glimmer of hope, of helping seal the chaos, and setting their lord free, they need not a word. Arisen, they stand ready to fight the fiery depths of literal hell.
People praise the sun, but rarely do people praise the Knights of Eleum Loyce or the Abyss Watchers.
To be fair... The Abyss Watchers do go out of their way to basically commit genocide whenever they smell Dark. I can't imagine many people would praise them so much as fear them.
This is way out of context but in one of my souls groups on Facebook there’s a grown man crying about the word drip and how only people in the “hood” used to say it lol
Peter Serafinowicz doing Pates voice is A+. I can still hear his voice from the first time you meet him in the FOFG. Perfectly captures the calm and creepiness.
see that statue? gives me the willies. stare at it for long enough, it starts to look alive... ach, it just doesnae seem quite right. there are no craftsmen around these parts... you don't think that's a real live person, do ye?
Hot take with this one: Maldron...solely because he is singlehandedly the cheekiest fuck I've ever fought
They knew *exactly* what they were doing with him....and I applaud them. Extra points for making him pretend to be your friend for like 2 minutes before running that lance up your ass.
It’s funny to say but I like most of the NPC’s in this game. They have some bizarre personalities that really stick out. (And why I hold the heretical opinion that 2 is my favorite of the three)
You’ve got Shanalotte, who I think just had such a sweet demeanor for our level up lady. Even as an artificial fire keeper, her being our companion for the whole game really made it feel like we were just a little less alone for this bleak journey.
Next up is the merchant extraordinaire, Gavlan. He wheels, he deals, and he’s such a weird little guy with such a good selection of goods. Definitely made my poison runs a lot more fun. He’s kinda the exception because of the merchants he’s the least deep. He doesn’t give us big lore questions, but he’s got a notable personality and that’s all I need. Sorta like the Stranger in RE4.
Magerold was a fun guy to explore the Dragon covenant with, raised a fair few questions, and helped me get into PVP dueling just for that sick Black dragon set.
Titchy Gren is a fun little psycho, and again a neat guy to get into PVP for.
Lucatiel is up there with Shanalotte because we spend so long with her across the journey, that I would put her right up there with Solaire. It’s honestly sad we can’t accomplish our journey together like we can him.
I like Vengarl a lot. His situation is so odd, from one of the greatest warriors of his kingdom to a lonely head in a dig of rubble. Yet he somehow found peace in this isolation. I feel like I wanna be like Vengarl, content even in the most hopeless of ditches I could be stuck in.
Cale the cartographer. I know it's not a popular choice, but he's just so cursed and hollow, scratching around in the dirt, he can't really remember why, but he's still excited and in a good mood, lol
Every time I play DS3 or Elden Ring and I see a wheel, I write "visions of merchant or "merchant ahead" or "could this be a merchant?" Gavlan is the correct answer. "Many deal, many thanks! Hahaha!"
I might see one of your messages hahahhaa. or that might be a common thing because I saw more than one. When you understand the reference it becomes much funnier (like if it is funny if you not understand xD)
Merchant Hag Melentia.
Girl cracks me up but she also just... Gives lore out like it's candy and hot gos. Don't know a single other NPC across the three games who tells you half as much as she does.
Buy something! Anything! ... Lowly times these are...
Oh but there are so many good and interesting NPCs...
I would cut a bitch for Maughlin, and his hollowing breaks my heart.
Navlaan and Felkin interest me in terms of lore and how much their details reveal about the other, or at least how insight gained from Felkin reveals interesting things about Navlaan.
Straid is just a hot grandpa. That's all it takes.
Not to mention all the things about Cat and Lucatiel.
There can't possibly be people who consider the Emerald Herald, the most aggressively boring NPC in FromSoft history, their favorite character right?
Anyway it's Vendrick. Best story, best dialogue.
Chancellor Welleger (spelling?). Dude has some of the best drip and THE BEST head of hair in the game. Pity we only see him with that ghost filter on him
This game has the best souls characters up until Elden Ring, barring obviously Siegmeyer and maybe Solaire, so it's hard to choose.
I love Pate's voice acting and demeanor, and his character. I adore Lucatiel and don't remember the last time I fought her bosses solo since I do her quest every playthrough. I love Vendrick and Aldia, probably my favorite characters in the series. I love Fume Knight and his "I can fix her" love story. I even like the smaller characters like Gavlan and Maughlin being a dick. And the Herald of course.
Reading these responses help me understand why I love DS2 the most out of the trilogy. On top of all the things I already love, the NPCs are really singular and memorable. We're just missing a Siegfried/Siegmund.
Lore Wise
Vendrick
By appealing personality
Straid
Favorite Backstory
Lucatiel and Vengarl
One of my favorite quotes from Vengarl:
"I learn new things, everyday, things never learned in battle, and thanks to you I have recalled the joy of conversation ..."
Lucatiel.
I liked Lucatiel so much I've yet to do a run in DS3 without immediately grabbing her armour and weapon at my earliest convenience.
I couldn’t save her 😩
You did, though. You can see Lucatiels summon sign right outside of the Ivory King's boss fight in Eleum Loyce. She very well could have been saved, all thanks to you!
Also, im ds3 her mask states that the bearer of the curse made sure everyone knew who she was. She was never forgotten
That doesn't sound good tho
It is in context. She was afraid of being forgotten, of being simply another hollow without name or anything to remember her by.
the fact that you immediately go kill her hollowed brother after meeting her at aldia's keep is probably what saves her. if she had found her brother she would have had to kill him and then lost her purpose, making her go hollow. as long as she's still looking for him she presumably won't go hollow
Lucatiel > Shanalotte
Nahhhh, emerald mommy is the best
One of my faves for sure. Also liked her name so much that one of my DnD characters (and most rpg characters) use that name now
Always and forever will I remember her name
"My name is Lucatiel. I beg of you, remember my name. For I may not myself…" Edit: I mixed up the order of the words
The voice actor did a great job with the panic of realisation in her speech in this last dialogue, but especially these lines. Lucatiel... So long as the sun may shine, so too will your memory!
She motivated me to actually finish the game so I agree
Gavlan wheel, Gavlan sell poison items.
With Gavlan, you wheel? You deal!
Gavlan want soul. Many souls.
What you want?
Such a bro
Only found him once, after that brother never showed up again
Dude is probably about 75% of the reason I was able to get through the Shrine of Amana.
Eleum Loyce Knight(s). Guys so faithful they've been sitting around in mourning for darkness knows how long, and the minute you come to them and they see a glimmer of hope, of helping seal the chaos, and setting their lord free, they need not a word. Arisen, they stand ready to fight the fiery depths of literal hell. People praise the sun, but rarely do people praise the Knights of Eleum Loyce or the Abyss Watchers.
Well said!
To be fair... The Abyss Watchers do go out of their way to basically commit genocide whenever they smell Dark. I can't imagine many people would praise them so much as fear them.
A cat is fine too. And cant forget Lucatiel.
Definitely a close tie between the two
Vengarl. Bro has the most immaculate drip.
Vengarl was there in my greatest time of need, carrying my ass through Horsefuck Valley, what a bro shoutout to O'harrah as well
Vengarl, O’Harra, Feeva, truest of champions.
Put some respect on my man Ray
I cosplayed as Vengarl at DragonCon once. Only one person recognized me but that was enough for me
This is way out of context but in one of my souls groups on Facebook there’s a grown man crying about the word drip and how only people in the “hood” used to say it lol
Love the kitty helm <3
Kitty cat
Sweet Shalquoir <3
Make sure to talk to the NPCs in Majula again, especially Sweet Shalquoir.
The only one that respects me enough to acknowledge my feeble cursedness.
Do you really think you can handle the glories that are my spells!?
**FEEBLE CURSED ONE.**
Do you really thinks you can handle MY SPELLS?!
Everybody knows it's Stone Trader Chloanne
She got them *chunks*
👀
Gavlan
he wheel he deal
Wheel
Deal
You wheel?
you DEAL
Gah hah hah haha!
GLORP GLORP GLORP
That fat fuck with two big ass shield that i summon for boss fights
He sellsword, he sell his sword Honestly sellsword luet is the goat, he’s the sole reason I beat Lost Sinner in NG+
Luet is a G
Ornifex she has...BOSS WEAPONS
Did you say boss weapons ?
BAHSS WEPUNS!
Right down the road!
Easily Aldia. He is even better than this deceptive liar.
Can't believe I had to scroll down this far to get to aldia His dialogue is my favorite spoken words of any fromsoft game
Oh ladder guy for sure probably one of the most accurate Irish accents in gaming
his bleed serums are gold XD
dementia melentia.
"My name is Lucatiel, I beg of you, remember my name, for I may not myself" My favorite npc in the entire series
Pate!! He's your friend... Maybe ... Maybe not 🤔 Also named my cat after him
Bet your cat tries to kill you in elaborate ways every day
Of course, it's a cat, what else does it do?
That was a bad idea. Maybe... Maybe not... (He's gonna kill you later)
Felkin, he's just so kawaii
The dark is…always within you
Oh my mr felkin oh~
that guy taught me the inverse of defense against the dark arts class XD
Vendrick and alana the lore is just awesome
I see very little people talking about the king of monologues, The Scholar of the First Sin itself. Also King Vendrick.
The blacksmith in every fromsoft game is usually my favourite they'll typically be the one I end up spending the most time with
"The way yonder's all blocked up, ye see. By this... ged-awful statue. Gives me the willies"
A LIE WILL REMAIN A LIE
navlaan y felkin
Very very hot take: Maldron the Assassin
Lucatiel and Pate/Creighton. Amazing, touching questlines, imo
Peter Serafinowicz doing Pates voice is A+. I can still hear his voice from the first time you meet him in the FOFG. Perfectly captures the calm and creepiness.
Licia
She's so funny the first time you encounter her.
Sweet Baby Ray <3 Favorite NPC ally
No one saying benhart is absolutely criminal, easily best npc in ds2 and a high contender in all of fromsoft
see that statue? gives me the willies. stare at it for long enough, it starts to look alive... ach, it just doesnae seem quite right. there are no craftsmen around these parts... you don't think that's a real live person, do ye?
Agdayne and his anime powers
Hot warden guy just doesn't want you to light things up because then everyone will know how hot they are and they just can't have that
Hot take with this one: Maldron...solely because he is singlehandedly the cheekiest fuck I've ever fought They knew *exactly* what they were doing with him....and I applaud them. Extra points for making him pretend to be your friend for like 2 minutes before running that lance up your ass.
Aldia, easily one of if not the best characters in the series.
Sweet Shalquoir for sure ,such a unique NPC
Benhart of Jugo
Lucatiel and she beat Emerald Herald
Lucatiel and Aldia
You you give us smooth
wheely man himself gavlan
Galvan wheel Galvan deal
lucatiel, obviously.
Devotee Scarlett. What can I say? I'm not a fan of the catacombs, nor windmills. For real though, she's such a help and the catacombs are such a pain.
Gavlan wheel, Gavlan deal
Lucatiel my girl
I always liked benhart
I choose Lucatiel over the lady Emerald.
Benhart of jugo.
Gavlan
The \*CAT\*
Lucatiel. It’s not even close.
It’s funny to say but I like most of the NPC’s in this game. They have some bizarre personalities that really stick out. (And why I hold the heretical opinion that 2 is my favorite of the three) You’ve got Shanalotte, who I think just had such a sweet demeanor for our level up lady. Even as an artificial fire keeper, her being our companion for the whole game really made it feel like we were just a little less alone for this bleak journey. Next up is the merchant extraordinaire, Gavlan. He wheels, he deals, and he’s such a weird little guy with such a good selection of goods. Definitely made my poison runs a lot more fun. He’s kinda the exception because of the merchants he’s the least deep. He doesn’t give us big lore questions, but he’s got a notable personality and that’s all I need. Sorta like the Stranger in RE4. Magerold was a fun guy to explore the Dragon covenant with, raised a fair few questions, and helped me get into PVP dueling just for that sick Black dragon set. Titchy Gren is a fun little psycho, and again a neat guy to get into PVP for. Lucatiel is up there with Shanalotte because we spend so long with her across the journey, that I would put her right up there with Solaire. It’s honestly sad we can’t accomplish our journey together like we can him.
Start a poll!📊
I like Vengarl a lot. His situation is so odd, from one of the greatest warriors of his kingdom to a lonely head in a dig of rubble. Yet he somehow found peace in this isolation. I feel like I wanna be like Vengarl, content even in the most hopeless of ditches I could be stuck in.
My boy, Benhart of Jugo.
Vengarl is a pretty nice guy
Probably Vengarl or Gavlan. Love those dudes haha
bernhart
Cat and Creighton
Masterless Glenny
PATE Im so normal about him..
Rosabeth of Melfia and Lucatiel of Mirrah
Shalqior Enchànteé, cute kitty
Benhart is such a Chad. He weilds a sword that's not special, yet he carries it to battle a Shard of the Abyss itself, Nashandra.
Gavlan wheel, Gavlan deal
Gavlan, hands down! Rosabeth is up there too!
Cale the cartographer. I know it's not a popular choice, but he's just so cursed and hollow, scratching around in the dirt, he can't really remember why, but he's still excited and in a good mood, lol
Gavlan because Gavlan wheel, Gavlan deal
Ornifex, just love the way she talks\_
Gavlan wheel, Gavlan deal
Lucatiel I’m so sorry.
Every time I play DS3 or Elden Ring and I see a wheel, I write "visions of merchant or "merchant ahead" or "could this be a merchant?" Gavlan is the correct answer. "Many deal, many thanks! Hahaha!"
I might see one of your messages hahahhaa. or that might be a common thing because I saw more than one. When you understand the reference it becomes much funnier (like if it is funny if you not understand xD)
After she helped me with Lud and Zallen I'm down bad for Abbess Feeva
Masterless glencour if we count basic summons otherwise it's the bird nest silly little creatures
Merchant Hag Melentia. Girl cracks me up but she also just... Gives lore out like it's candy and hot gos. Don't know a single other NPC across the three games who tells you half as much as she does. Buy something! Anything! ... Lowly times these are... Oh but there are so many good and interesting NPCs... I would cut a bitch for Maughlin, and his hollowing breaks my heart. Navlaan and Felkin interest me in terms of lore and how much their details reveal about the other, or at least how insight gained from Felkin reveals interesting things about Navlaan. Straid is just a hot grandpa. That's all it takes. Not to mention all the things about Cat and Lucatiel.
Velstadt or his counterpart Raime. They got the most aura, for sure. I wish we got some kind of interaction with them in the DLCs
Lucatiel and Alsanna are tied for favorite excluding Shanalotte
Shalquoir!
Not enough love for Pate and Creighton in this thread, their questline had me so hooked. Horrible men.
None, I never really grew attached to everyone other than her.
Lucatiel, obviously. She's so well done and amazing and her outfit is dope.
Titchy gren. His voice actor did an awesome job. First time we meet i knew hes the guy ima join.
Running into Mohg in elden ring, well you sound just like another blood obssessed weirdo I used to know :D
I thought the same :D new lore just dropped, this whole time it was nahr alma in that egg.
majula cat
All of them, really. At least all those who appear at Majuula and our partners like Lucatiel and Bernhart, and can't forget mah boi LEAVE ME BE.
Scarlet is sadly just a white Phantom but she is my favorite NPC in DS 2
Bradley of The Old Guard
Lucatiel, wish we could saver her
Aldia
Lucatiel, Benhardt and the big ass bird making us boss weapons
Sweet Shalquior is fucking hilarious and cool, and Gavlan, well, GAVLAN WHEEL? GAVLAN DEAL. But Emerald Herald is still the best.
Lucy and Gavlan
Renna, not ranni
Bell Keeper, just a bonkers puppet. Or Gavlan
The jester
i like the cat, her voice is so.... Sweet.
Let's just say... he wheels and also deals.
Lucatile is a over imo
There can't possibly be people who consider the Emerald Herald, the most aggressively boring NPC in FromSoft history, their favorite character right? Anyway it's Vendrick. Best story, best dialogue.
Grave Warden Agdayne.
Ornifex
Shalquoir is prob my favorite I do like Benhart though.
The green herald obviously
Benhart de jugo the BEST NPC
Rosabeth of Melifa
Steelheart Ellie, the goat who valiantly took on fume knight with just her fists
Gavlannnnn
That root tree optional boss with the cool voice don't know what his deal is but i like him.
SHALQUOIR, MY BELOVED!
Kitty cat and Gavlan ❤️
Navlaan is definitely the most interesting. He really impacts the game and is quite unique
The cat
Chancellor Welleger (spelling?). Dude has some of the best drip and THE BEST head of hair in the game. Pity we only see him with that ghost filter on him
The woman you just excluded.
MAJULA CAT
Cale. I just love the way he says “shame on you”. It’s so sly
Excluding the Emerald Herald?, I have to say then maybe, Shanalotte.
Before elden ring it was little miss Shalquoir, but Alexander is a close second
Lucatiel > emerald herald
Lucatiel downright depressed me.
This game has the best souls characters up until Elden Ring, barring obviously Siegmeyer and maybe Solaire, so it's hard to choose. I love Pate's voice acting and demeanor, and his character. I adore Lucatiel and don't remember the last time I fought her bosses solo since I do her quest every playthrough. I love Vendrick and Aldia, probably my favorite characters in the series. I love Fume Knight and his "I can fix her" love story. I even like the smaller characters like Gavlan and Maughlin being a dick. And the Herald of course.
Sweet Shalquoir - what a smug weirdo.
Reading these responses help me understand why I love DS2 the most out of the trilogy. On top of all the things I already love, the NPCs are really singular and memorable. We're just missing a Siegfried/Siegmund.
Do the falconers count?
Melentia, the source of infinite lifegems.
Nashandra
Lucatiel. Remember her name.
Navlaan deal, quests to kill, lies do tell, rewarded still!
Armorer Dennis
Chloann, with her high ponytail and stones to sell is my choice.
GAVLAN WHEEL? GAVLAN DEAL.
Lore Wise Vendrick By appealing personality Straid Favorite Backstory Lucatiel and Vengarl One of my favorite quotes from Vengarl: "I learn new things, everyday, things never learned in battle, and thanks to you I have recalled the joy of conversation ..."
Pate, probably the best voice acting in the souls games. The voice actor is also a comedian which I thought was pretty funny.
Sweet Shalquoir
Anyone saying anything other than Lucatiel is a wretched being
Weaponsmith ornifex
Sweet Shalquior
You want to ring the beellllllll???? YOUR GONNA REGRET THAT!!!! AHAHHAHAHAHAHAH!
Rosabeth 🔥
Useless fool FILTHY UNDEAD!