“ | Long ago, our father Gwyn, lamenting the waning of the fire, became cinder of his own will. Now, the fire is linked by the champions who have come in his stead. Such is the will of father, and the gods. And so the Darkmoon knights took arms, to watch over those who link the fire. | „ |
~ Company Captain Yorshka |
Background
Gwyn, Lord of Cinder is the final boss in Dark Souls and one of the original lords who vanquished the Dragons. At the dawn of the Age of Fire, Gwyn discovered a Lord Soul along with Gravelord Nito and the Witch of Izalith, and thus became Lord of Sunlight. They allied with Seath the Scaleless and amassed an army, and with their power, challenged the Everlasting Dragons for dominion of the World. His mighty bolts peeled apart their ancient scales and they were ultimately vanquished. When the flames began to fade, Gwyn left Anor Londo and traveled to the Kiln of the First Flame, to link the First Flame, thus prolonging the Age of Fire. When he left, he divided his power among his children, and granted parts of his Lord Soul to both the Four Kings and Seath. Much of Gwyn's army of Silver Knights accompanied him to link the Fire. When the flame was kindled it transformed those present into Black Knights, the disembodied spirits that roam Lordran. The remaining Silver Knights guard Anor Londo.
Powers and Stats
Tier: At least 2-C
Dimensionality: 3-D
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Immortality (Type 1 and 2. Gods are immortal beings and they can survive fatal wounds[1]), Weapon Mastery (He's an extremely skilled swordsman[2]), Martial Arts (He's skilled in hand-to-hand combat[2]), Flight (He's capable of flying), Magic (He can use Miracles), Fire Manipulation/Explosion Manipulation/Damage Boost (He can cause an explosion in the palm of his hand[2] and he imbues his sword with fire giving it boosted damage[2]), Electricity Manipulation/Energy Projection (He can wield bolts of lightning[3]), Soul Manipulation (Gwyn separated his soul and gifted the pieces of his own soul to multiple other characters[4][5][6][7][8]), Power Bestowal (He can give his soul to other people giving them power[4][5][6][7][8]), Damage Reduction (He has defenses that reduces damage from physical, magic, fire and lightning attacks[9]), Light Manipulation (He can wield his Sunlight Spears which are spears made of rays of light[10]), Resistance to Status Effect Inducement/Curse Manipulation/Poison Manipulation/Blood Manipulation (he has resistances to status effects such as Curse, Poison and Bleed[9]), Acid Manipulation/Corrosion Inducement (He can shrug off Acid Surge without having any ill effects[2]).
Attack Potency: At least Low Multiverse level (Gwyn split his soul into 4 separate piece before using it to keep the First Flame burning and each individual piece gave them enough power to match the End Game Chosen Undead and even while weakened he can match them too)
Speed: Immeasurable (He can keep up with End Game Chosen Undead)
Lifting Strength: At least Class M (He's comparable to End Game Chosen Undead)
Durability: At least Low Multiverse level (He can take attacks from Late Game Chosen Undead)
Stamina: He fueled the First Flame in the Kiln with the power of a fraction of his soul and can continually fight the Chosen Undead.
Range: Standard melee range, Extended melee range with Great Lord Greatsword, Hundred of meters with Miracles
Intelligence: He has knowledge from thousands of years and fought the Everlasting Dragon. He has vast knowledge on miracles and souls.
Weaknesses: Hollow
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Sunlight Spear: Gwyn creates a spear out of sunlight and hurls it at a target.
- Garb Assault: Gwyn lifts the target into the air and blows them up with an explosion.
- Kick: Gwyn performs a front stomp kick.
Others
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
References
- ↑ Dark Souls: Gameplay
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Dark Souls: Gameplay: Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
- ↑ Dark Souls: Intro
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dark Souls: Item Description: Soul of Four Kings
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Dark Souls: Item Description: Soul of Bed of Chaos
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dark Souls: Item Description: Soul of Gravelord Nito
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dark Souls: Item Description: Soul of Seath the Scaleless
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Dark Souls: Item Description: Soul of Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Dark Souls: Stats: Gwyn, Lord of Cinder
- ↑ Dark Souls: Item Description: Sunlight Spear