Origin: Dark Souls (2011)
Voice Actor: Freddie A'Brassard
Type Of Villain: Fallen Hero/Tragic Villain
Goal: To stop the spread of the Abyss
Description
Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight, had 4 elite knights under his command. Hawk-eye Gough, Dragonslayer Ornstein, The Lord's Blade Ciaran, and Artorias The Abysswalker. When Manus began infecting Oolacile with the dark Abyss, Artorias and his wolf companion Sif ventured to the city of light. Venturing into the Abyss, Sif and Artorias encountered swarms of black humanity phantoms in the depths. Quickly overwhelmed, Artorias sacrificed his enchanted greatshield to protect Sif and ventured forth. Artorias and Manus fought a devastating battle, ending when Artorias's left arm was broken. Artorias is left handed, and without the use of his dominant hand to wield his greatsword Manus quickly won the battle. Corrupted by the Abyss, Artorias is now nothing more than Manus's puppet, killing anything that moves. The Wolf Knight has fallen from grace, now is the time to put him down.