The Crusader | Full Heroes Shrine | Darkest Dungeon 2

[@nbewarwe]

"The cowards have fled. It's just us now." Okay, we need to have a serious discussion on how hard that line hits.

[@TheRespectedMan]

"Okay, we need to have a serious discussion on how hard that line hits." >No comments

[@Cye_Pie]

That line sure makes me hard

[@notsocrazytank707]

It hits harder than the Leviathan

[@tonycezar1645]

to enrich the dicussion, the line is indeed badass

[@Jargon.5]

Not only that, the narrator quote with that line also goes hard

[@anonylemon9823]

Tfw cutting heads is easier than cutting wheat

[@오주환-b1n]

Tbh both cosmic assholes and the Light exist, so perhaps the former blighted his family’s crops and the latter blessed the swing of his blade.

[@LucarioDoT]

There's a metaphor there somewhere

[@ZetsubouGintama]

Taken Jerusalem is easier than taking a harvest.

[@ridjenite]

Easier to end life than it is to keep it going.

[@ferdinand5223]

It isn't easier, but wheat doesn't bleed or make funny sounds when you cut it. Wheat doesn't have any riches to leave behind for you to take when you cut it, either.

[@besttank4274]

''the darkest dungeon require the darkest souls'' reynauld from a hit game dark souls

[@aleksiheija8170]

Not to be confused with an erotic novel dark soles where he makes a cameo as someone with the darkest soles

[@apuppetandacookie8200]

Despite being one of those corny title name drops, that quote genuinely goes hard.

[@aipanini7542]

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[@BackShifty1]

My boy dropped off the child support and dipped mad respect

[@holidayfruit]

💀

[@phasedcloak2835]

goes off to run away with his new boyfriend Dismas

[@Exozealots]

"Nah, hr went back to see riches for one last Crusade. Dimas was the only thief he tolerated."

[@rollye4857]

@@phasedcloak2835 Remove yourself, quickly

[@renzjayp.eledio4353]

Everyone else: Facing away from the Light, hinting their shame. Leper: Proudly facing at the Light, shows how much a good man he is. Crusader: His body facing the Light shows hints of his remaining humanity, but he turns his head away to show how much grudge he has towards the Light and Life after doing him dirty.

[@renzjayp.eledio4353]

@arnoldgila9212 wait. Oh yeah. It kinda looks fire-ish this time. Maybe because it's DLC related?

[@relatablecancer9899]

Maybe his "light" is more vivid because he's closest to it. For what it looks like, his family is still out there and seemingly doing well in his absence. But then Reynauld is facing the darkness by choice instead of regret. Maybe he's aware that the crusade he originally joined reluctantly isn't his "light", that he's instead indulging in the glory of combat and the joy of murder. He's not shying from the light. He's rejecting it.

[@dadab22]

@@relatablecancer9899 Unfortunately, no. See...Dismas...kind of killed Reynauld's family. If you read the Darkest Dungeon 1 comics, and compare, you can see that the woman and child Dismas shot were Reynauld's family. The way I see it, the reason his light is more fire than light is because it's how he's come to SEE the light. Not as something gentle and warming, but burning, destroying, a tool of war, rather than of faith. He is, or perhaps, was a man of incredible faith...unfortunately, that faith was in the light of War. EDIT: Ok, apparently there's some sort of dev post in the darkest dungeon Discord rejecting the Dismas theory? Still haven't found it anywhere. A link would be appreciated

[@vantablacc3264]

​@@dadab22Please be corrected. Your head canon is unfortunately not true. Just recently we've talked about this in the official DD discord and one of the developers confirmed that although the theory is fun, the family that Dismas killed was NOT the wife and son of Reynauld.

[@smallko2]

@@dadab22 nope, devs said that this is not the case

[@risi3057]

The biggest disrespect you can give to the enemy, your comrades telling you stories of how mercilessly he kills, cutting the ears of living people before killing them, you have him in front of you kneeling waiting for his inevitable death and you show compassion and mercy that he cannot show: “Go in shame and humiliation, pray we do not meet again.” Reynauld is the second greatest man who knows how to show mercy and when to show blade, right behind Baldwin the leper.

[@dimasfahmi510]

The narrator actually tells that reynauld does not act out of compassion, “…a mockery of the mercy HIS ENEMIES KNEW HE DID NOT POSSESS”. This implies that the mercy he is showing is either unlike of reynauld, at the beginning of the chapter it was said that he had a “reputation”, why show mercy on this one when he normally doesn’t show it to the many enemies he has slain?; or not genuine, the mercy he is showing is a “mockery” not out of compassion but rather to humiliate him.

[@TheBucketBrigade]

@@dimasfahmi510 While it is most likely the case that Reynauld does in fact show the Warlord mercy to humiliate him. When you do unlock the Crusader and select him for the first time the Academic (The Narrator) even says "A mighty sword arm anchored by humility and compassion... The last of his kind". Reynauld does possess compassion and humility, it's just something he does not show to his enemies or let's them be aware of. Except for the Warlord, and if he were to tell people who let him live, they wouldn't believe him because of the Crusader's reputation. But since the "humility and compassion" line is given after you save the Crusader from the Warlord you might be able to make an argument for those being learned/acquired after his captivity and not before.

[@azorious950]

​@@dimasfahmi510*his* is probably not about Reynauld, it's about the Warlord himself.

[@dimasfahmi510]

@@azorious950 pay attention to the lines before it, "the enemy camp rang with the clamor of terrified recognition they knew HIS frightful reputation" it would be weird to assume that the narrator is narrating the warlord's action because 1) it's reynauld's story, 2) the next line is "at the moment of execution, HE (reynauld) demurred, this one (the warlord) could live on ..." HE the executioner is reynauld, "HIS enemy" is the warlord "knew HE (reynauld) did not possess." the ability to show mercy. "a mockery of the mercy his enemy knew he did not possess.".

[@dimasfahmi510]

@@TheBucketBrigade you bring up a good point and im not gonna argue against it, im just pointing out what's actually happening on this scene because most people misunderstood the situation. Besides the theme of DD2 is that the heroes (and the player) accepts their past mistakes and coming out as a better person in the end (except for flagellant). so it's plausible that he has changed after his encounter with the warlord.

[@MariaKryvohub]

Mercy move looked cool as hell, but imagine giving mercy to a big guy with a jewelry of like 50 ears 💀 And judging by Reynauld later being in the cage of the same guy, it did not end well 💀

[@ajitae1460]

yeah that dude is literally a khorne warrior , that mercy move make the warlord so salty that he literally dig the whole tangle with a massive army of zombie knights, footmen and arbalest just to capture Reynauld lmao

[@BlinchixOfRivia]

That was the point of the move A leader of a big army, known for his cruelty spared by an infamous enemy knight? Then this warlord guy must be one hell of a pathetic general. That's why he got so salty about it

[@secrom36]

at the end, the other warrior did not killed him but put him in a cage, he did the same, mercy him and humilliate him

[@pyromainia4710]

@@secrom36 To be fair, the node has a noose in the background next to the cage. I feel like it was implied that Reynauld was about to be hanged, and that the party arrives just in time to save him.

[@오주환-b1n]

Y’know, this backstory is actually *less* bleak than I expected.

[@samuelbarros1563]

He needs food. He goes to war. He wins. He never come back to his family. Simple as that

[@Valiastice]

@@samuelbarros1563 I may be wrong, but I interpreted it as he went to war so his family could eat, he got to war and enjoyed the killing, then when he was about to be discharged he stayed because he couldn't be a civilian anymore after what he had done.

[@kingofthejungle5338]

Yea pretty much​@@Valiastice

[@Goaheadandstaymad21332]

@@samuelbarros1563 He went to war so his family could have more food to eat and stay the hand of famine. Though the brutality of war changed the type of man he was. So upon returning home he dropped his earnings for his family and rode off.

[@ExemplarKyle]

@@Valiastice "The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug"-Chris Hedges

[@LastFantasiaWeapons]

"Honey, you're back! What'd you learn?" "I learned that war is amazing, and I want more of it! Later!"

[@justnoob8141]

Son: at least he's happy

[@Altaltalt4-js1sh]

@@justnoob8141Son: And we’re rich because of him!

[@JKgyaru6969]

​@@Altaltalt4-js1shAre the two still living well?

[@rileyboy10]

I've always loved how real the Darkest dungeon characters are, Reynauld is literally most men in times like those, literal peasant who took up the call to arms, became a knight, found out he was good at killing and got paid bank for it, became more renowned and badass until it came time he could return home. Only he realised he enjoyed this new life better than being a simple famer, he felt guilty inside about the family he left behind, it's not that he didn't love them, he just didn't want to return to that mundane life over what he had made for himself. Something many people can sympathise with, he ensured they continued living a life without the fear of hunger, but war had changed the man he now was. It's not easy returning to the life of a peasant after seeing the horrors of war, even less so when you start to enjoy it.

[@coolguyjki]

Most men in times like those didn't "become a knight". Rising from peasantry to knighthood was exceedingly rare -- the best most lowborn soldiers could hope for was to become a professional mercenary or soldier in service to a Lord. The number of peasants who became wealthy and influential enough to not only *afford* an entire suit of plate armor but then become a Knight is lower than the number of poor people that become millionaires in our society.

[@captainonomatopoeia]

Pretty much soldiers today’s world. Return home after deployment… only to find out they can’t adjust to civilian life. Someone end up return back to the military to find that “purpose” again.

[@elio3985]

@@coolguyjki from the dd1 comic you can assume he escalated the army ranks, and it is fair to suppose pillaging got him some gold, and his armor is not full plate at all

[@Bligito]

without the fear... and the hunger...

[@HellishSpoon]

Man at arms suffered from war Hellion ran away from war Crusaders thrived from war

[@LuckoDaStars]

but there lies the tragedty... he can no longer live his life as a common man anymore. for his home is the battlefield

[@silent0089]

Dismas: "It was just a reflex, I swear!" Reynauld: "lmao, I ain't gonna be a peasant" And that's how the two became friends

[@ZetsubouGintama]

Reynauld: Taking Jerusalem is more fun than taking a bunch of wheats!

[@brunitoknolastname69420]

Tbf reynauld can do some serious damage to enemies, but fucking dies because he cant swing a scythe hard enough

[@re-x2682]

Reynald dies on his way inside the war, only the Crusader survived.

[@putrid4415]

That goes so fucking hard

[@stoyandimitrov619]

its both beautiful and a bit sad...for war has changed him....but war never changes

[@putrid4415]

@@stoyandimitrov619 🗣️🔥

[@literallyalois2966]

"I did it for me... I liked it. I was good at it. And... I was... Really... I was alive." 100% Something Crusader would say. From reaping the fields to reaping heads, a taste of blood is all he needed to fall in love with the hear of battle, the glory and the spoils he got from every enemy he pillaged.

[@GlitchBoy-ws5in]

I mean... Feudalism is basically Capitalism bro, More Money, Better for Family TBH

[@razeredits6303]

Better Call Dismas!!

[@someguydudeidk]

kid named reynauld

[@imaloler2275]

"the boy and the mother" holy

[@luvil1027]

I didn't notice that! Good catch.

[@Jay_Vee1]

Can't even recognize them as his child and wife anymore. Man...

[@Icole-cv4px]

Took me a year to notice that.

[@JohnnyJohnJohnson]

Well now we know why he stole stuff in the first game, he was away from his family but he kept sending money home to them.

[@ajc0072]

Months later, I never thought about it that way. That... that just turns an annoying gimmick into something that's just depressing.

[@pros_0143]

Shit, and I sent him to the sanatorium for it.

[@Nostroman_Praetor]

He left his family to provide for them. His crusade is all for their wellbeing, without him.

[@franbh94]

There is a missing bark in 6:38 "Go in humilliation, and pray we do not meet again." Well, it turns out that they *did* meet again.

[@efezcn646]

and he didn't kill him also, humiliated him back

[@CrazyKevin1231]

The crusader found enlightenment through death and battle, the Flaggelant found enlightenment through pain. Both their auras are also different from the rest of the heroes.

[@NgaMarsters]

"Hold Fast, I'm Coming My Friend." -Dismas, Highwayman

[@Lord_Numpty]

Well now. It's kind of fitting that this DLC gave us both a monster and a hero as playable characters. Personally, I'm just happy the Crusader's ultimately a good man.

[@CrazyKevin1231]

Monster?

[@jevmenyt3422]

monster? Duelist and her master just had a weird kink, the dialogue mentions he liked fighting to death too, some of her inn dialogue is Vestal levels of hornyness too

[@pale6383]

​@@CrazyKevin1231 Oh what you thought Duelist was a good person?

[@오주환-b1n]

Maybe not *that* good a man. But good enough. Certainly more than good enough to help save the world, rather than surrender to the Darkest Dungeon within his soul.

[@thaliathayer440]

He kept the Warlord alive not out of actual mercy but out of mockery. He also evidently doesn't even have PTSD. He refuses to go back to a domestic life because he outright enjoys murdering people. He started off as a good man with noble intentions, but he isn't that anymore by the end.

[@buntado6]

If you ever wondered, the terror of winter ruining the crops is the root of Halloween. It's the prelude to what would be the hardest season of the year.

[@UnlimitedFlyers]

It is? I thought it was some sort of Harvest/Spring Festival. I mean, aside from the whole Samháin and Solstice spirit things...

[@theenderdestruction2362]

​@@UnlimitedFlyersive heard it was cause originally it was about appeasing spirits and dressing up confused them making them think there was no humans around only fellow monsters and spirits

[@buntado6]

@@theenderdestruction2362 They thought those spirits are what brought the winter, tried to scare them into not being as ruthless. It was also harvest season for the same, it was the last time of the year to do that, and it could be a joyous occasion or a scary one, depending of how convinced they were that they would be able to survive this. If the harvest was good, as it is in these days, there's no reason to stop having joy in the white landscape. If it was bad, you would be haunted by the real chance this would be the blankness that would finally get you.

[@davidjonhson7409]

I never forget his line after defeating the warlord "Go in Humilation and pray we do not meet again"

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

So from what I can understand... Most of the Heroes: *Horrified and Mortified for what they've done.* Leper: *DD's favorite Gary Stu.* Crusader: *_"...Eh, just put him In-the-Middle..."_* Bounty Hunter: *[Snort]* Flagellant: *"God DAMN! I love PAIN!"*

[@weebslayer3411]

"I enjoy killing cause I'm good at it" Based

[@lionheart6176]

Farming has never been so epic

[@renegade7548]

He tried to save his family from starving but he lost himself in war and became a zealous warrior with no human attachment. He saved those he loved but in the end, he would lose everything when he found divine enlightenment through war...

[@Ofxzh]

“With no human attachment” He gave his family the money he made and showed mercy to a terrifying foe. Very human traits if you ask me.

[@renegade7548]

​@@OfxzhDid it only to boost his ego, and gave money to them so he can keep going. He will never know peace and dead will always remind him of it

[@zacaritest]

I used to refuse to buy this game until this character came out. I can finally give it a chance

[@holidayfruit]

Both characters released in this DLC are great, Hope you have fun!

[@night_angel1293]

So that why he is the last crusader alive, he possess a thing that his kind does not : mercy. And the warlord return the favour fair and square, kind of.

[@LeGuardImperialis]

At the threat of his ears being added to a gore necklace of the warlord…

[@Fallout_Survivor]

I am so happy Reynauld was not killed offscreen if i had a dollar for the ammount of times that happened to good videogame characters i would be rich

[@Brenhydra]

THEY FINALY ADDED IN THE BEST BOY LET'S GO

[@DeathlyDrained]

Once you complete his character upgrade in the Shrine of Hope. The narrator tells what he does in the epilogue. Spoiler btw. The narrator says he hangs up his sword, rejoins his family and goes back to being a farmer. A really sweet ending for him

[@Alliance-of-Terror]

Ну хоть в конце он будет щяслив

[@_pestilence____5657]

It's sweet until the crops are blighted again.

[@fedhori4407]

This seems like darkest version of 'father getting milk'

[@mrvscrz]

just noticed his real face looks exactly like his original design in the first darkest dungeon trailer, damn

[@sassysaddles9981]

"I will forget them. Regret is sin."

[@hyuyu9786]

I wish cry had a + resolute chance when used but i wont complain

[@ryanbennett1314]

So I've noticed something. All of the warlord's moves are in latin and his helmet's plume is similar to that of a roman style one, perhaps his culture is romano-pagan? Maybe that's why the crusade was declared against them?

[@TheCoolBananaMan-rv2my]

…That’s actually a good point

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

True, though the church of the Light itself contains romano-pagan elements. Vestals are priestesses of Vesta, after all. Perhaps in this universe, instead of Christianity, what ultimately changed western religion was a shit to exclusive worship of Vesta, goddess of Light, similar to Atenism in Ancient Egypt, or perhaps it's just a much more successful Atenism that's been adapted to Roman sensibilities.

[@_pestilence____5657]

Didn't the bone bearer from dd1 have a helmet with a similar plume though?

[@selgan9968]

I'm pretty sure it's just asthetics without substance, aka. it's just meant to look cool

[@JLW2490]

What a handsome lad.

[@polo2796]

It was the most touching one for me. The last move such chill down to spine.

[@TESkyrimizer]

Damn they made Reynauld from a naive faithful into a reluctant volunteer. I didn't expect this but very real indeed. It was very common for peasant families to send out their oldest sons to work elsewhere and marry their daughters off ASAP so that they could save a few mouths to feed. Very boring but very real implications to survival.

[@HotaruZoku]

The way their stories are told inside the combat engine is Chef Kiss.

[@GreenGuyWoo]

Whoa why did no one tell me darkest dungeon 2 looked this sick!

[@DefinitelyFroggyDioBrando]

Because this is DLC I think and darkest dungeon 2 is far less popular than 1.

[@bulthaosen1169]

​@@DefinitelyFroggyDioBrandoyeah DD2 definitely is less liked than DD1.

[@fluffy7358]

@@bulthaosen1169 Doesn't help it was hogged by Epic Games for a year.

[@lionwhyte___2634]

Crusader to his family: "I like you guys, but I LOVE killing heretics."

[@rosieeeeeeeeeeeee]

when you really think about it he’s basically walter white but as a crusader

[@literallyalois2966]

"I did it for me... I liked it. I was good at it. And... I was... Really... I was alive."

[@christianlopez2468]

Dismas, what the fuck are you talking about

[@FlippedCard]

cringe

[@tahmkench118]

​@@FlippedCard Now say that again, this time without crying.

[@dampviceral6963]

“and rode out reluctantly, to make war” is so fucking raw

[@denizs.9619]

"Battle is my crucible!" line raises the roof if you knew his story

[@Valduria]

4:28 But WHOSE frightful reputation was WHICH enemy camp fleeing from? It could be left in doubt :)

[@samuelbarros1563]

Both. Both is good

[@welderscript9329]

Literally says "The enemy camp rang with the clamor of terrified recognition - they knew of his frightful reputation" Meaning literally the Warlord's camp as you the player is the Crusader as you don't play as the warlord at all and no way you would call your fellow crusaders enemy and in the quest in game says Reynauld is the last crusader possibly the Warlord hunted all the crusaders just to get to Reynauld

[@MrLisreal]

So... How does the kleptomania fit in?

[@jpjfrey5673]

Kleptomania could have developed due to Reynauld's original failure to provide for himself and his family. By attempting to take everything that isn't nailed to the floor, he's trying to make sure he isn't in need Crusades were often just bands of marauding zealots pillaging and looting using faith as an excuse to do so, it fits well

[@MrLisreal]

@@jpjfrey5673 okay, that does make sense

[@mr.jeffmann376]

whos to say that the crusader from dd1 and dd2 are the same guy?

[@lefteron6804]

Same name. Same backstory.

[@rickkhemai1443]

​@@mr.jeffmann376its the same person with the same backstory

[@elmokaartinen3854]

After the fourth chapter, I was so sure the chapter 5 was the Warlord killing his family in revenge and capturing Crusader for the ultimate humiliation. This version was a bit more true to his origin comic though and less predictible, however the chapter 4 does feel like off out of place in my opinion as it is.

[@elio3985]

they really did a combat against plants instead of the wars he fought lol

[@Rudevald]

Reynauld is space marine

[@AniruddhaPalanimurugan]

A Black Templar Emperor’s Champion

[@ZetsubouGintama]

Huh, so the farmine make Reynauld kelptomaniac?

[@coolsceegaming6178]

HEA HERE, HEA HEEW, LETS FUCKING GOOOOO PEOPLE LETS GOOOOO

[@jonathanredacted3245]

*what do you mean chapter three doesn't have a battle segment*

[@pumpkaboii6324]

Because chapters 1 and 4 do lol. Each hero shrine for every hero has 2 combat encounters

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@pumpkaboii6324 Flaggelant only has chapter 4. But its him soloing Death, so it is excused.^^

[@pumpkaboii6324]

@@aureliodeprimus8018 Ah I thought there was an outlier, just wasn't totally sure, thanks

[@Qobp]

​@@aureliodeprimus8018iirc some folks complained about the combat sections making shrines take too long, so flag had only one combat section. But then more folks ended up complaining about the lack of combat sections so Reynauld and Duelist got two

[@Charlie.G506]

Wait, we got reynauld? WE GOT REYNUALD!!!!!!!!

[@larsthememelord3383]

wait don’t some of the skeleton soldiers from the ancestors undead army have the same helmet as the warlord

[@theStaif]

6:35 😨 => 😞

[@Qu33nPug]

I’m surprised that no one has made a steam thing with the dialogue of the narrator on the crusaders shrine or duelist yet

[@UnlimitedFlyers]

So in the end, did the Crusader relish his true vocation or did he abandon his family because he realized he turned into a "demon" that could never again be reunited with his loving wife and kid?

[@nanashialfarr]

I think both, he became addicted to battle it was easier for him I think but also I think he didnt want his family to see the thing he became, a master of both war and bloodshed.

[@Chaotic-Fry]

either way I don't think it's supposed to be viewed as a good thing (not implying that you are saying it is)

[@MrAsaqe]

The Crusader never want to be in that pitiful state during that harvest, that in spite of his best efforts, he will starve and end withering away in the cold with his loved ones. At least death in the comfort of a war pyre was better

[@Sebastian-ib2ww]

He abandon his family, it is tragic because he is always "happy" to battle and relish in serving the light, but during his meltdown he does 2 things, he call himself a peasant not worth it of battle, or he has doubts about leaving his family for his new life

[@Oussama_On_Ladder]

6:31 best scene

[@SymmbolZS]

Damn... atleast he payed child support

[@themobiusquadron]

hmm interesting , I had the epic music when fighting the fanatics and not the music from regular battles. Gives more impact , unless it was a patch?

[@ittoarataki347]

Those are nightmare fueled wheats,

[@TheSkelzore]

In the first game wasn't the crusader just some guy who found some armor? Or like a larper or some shit lol

[@pedroemo5477]

Average Crusader W

[@theanhtran6019]

The least tragic lore of Darkest Dungeon

[@pymonodew]

I hope devs dont make dlc for every 2 new hero

[@PotionSmeller]

They said in a recent interview that the next one is gonna be huge and really change up how the game is played. So it looks like this one is to tide us over until then.

[@FreddieMercurytheSharkWrestler]

@@PotionSmeller What they’re saying is they don’t want RH to make heroes paid DLC going forward, which I agree with. There were barely any heroes at launch compared to the first game.

[@matrixtrollmarine]

my money is on abomination.. his playstyle from the first game fits the bill@@PotionSmeller

[@PotionSmeller]

@@matrixtrollmarine Maybe. From the sound of it though, seems like something on the level of crimson court.

[@sbevenine2055]

​@@FreddieMercurytheSharkWrestler To be fair The characters in this game have way more depth with more moves to unlock and 3 different paths to take

[@burgertime6372]

Some boss shit you wouldnt understand

[@thevideogamemaster8173]

Sparing the warlord was a mistake...

[@RosemaryCemetery]

I don't think so. From the scenario where you fight him it seems like his army is quite large, by sparing the warlord the warlord gives chance for escape by way of your team

[@tomvhresvelg9286]

Is the DLC title "The binding blade" the reference to Fire emblem?

[@DaytonaRoadster]

no

[@krystalicslill5402]

6:35 Go home!

[@goodgamegg938]

Cette herbe est puissante

[@pikminranger9507]

this is just the average male fantasy

[@hugogomez4306]

I swear man, the Crusader is really cool! I wanna be like him! (Minus the part of leaving your wife and son)

[@pikminranger9507]

@@hugogomez4306 full commit, coward

[@ITBEurgava]

And if it is the average male fantasy? What then?

[@Acccelerate]

Crusaders went on Crusade for spiritual salvation not material gain. For all redditors that take video games as correct depictions of real life events.

[@jumpywolfy1127]

So, in the last chapter, my explanation is that the crusade target is home town. Being now a stoic knight, he looks at his familly one last times before blowing the horn and turn back from the near massacre. Of course, maybe it was not his own familly...

[@pixelty7458]

that was his son and wife, he dropped off his payment for the crusade to them before leaving for good. He made sure they had the money they needed before he would again lose himself in battle

[@pyromainia4710]

From what I understand, he returned home to deliver the money he made (Or stole) while at the crusades. However, he couldn't bring himself to return to his civilian life. Be it the unease of not being at battle, or a divine bloodlust within him (As seen in Chapter 3), he just couldn't go back. So he dropped off his payment, marked it with a banner so they'd see it, then blew his horn to alert them without having to go down, before leaving. Unwilling to go to his family, and returning to war.

[@lCore17]

He became a monster, killing is all he knows now.

[@san-tbandit1807]

He didn’t become a monster, the crusade became too connected to him, he would never look at his family and old life the same way again, had he’d been a monster he would have killed the warlord where he stood yet he gave mercy to an enemy willing to kill him knowing his humanity was the ultimate humiliation for a war torn environment

[@2000damp]

Way to spam skip all the dialoge.

[@holidayfruit]

Yeah I noticed I skipped the dialogues for before and after the chapter starts, I'll try to edit it in

[@ngochuy12vh1trannguyen6]

Ngl i have to stop and read what's his dialogue he spam way too fast Kina annoying

[@holidayfruit]

@@ngochuy12vh1trannguyen6 yea really fast

[@digitaldevil696]

I respect the man he once was, but I do utterly despise the zealous fanatic who knows only slaughter in the name of religion he became. What is the most disgusting, he remained such by choice, abandoning those he loved. There's no sympathy to be had here, except for the obvious traumatic experiences of the war.

[@thebigenchilada678]

Who says he found it traumatic? Cases like this happen a lot in war, humans are natural predators, and some are far more inclined to savor that feeling, we’re neurologically wired to enjoy it in fact. He was a good honest and humble man, but war brought out what he really was, a predator. We may look upon it now as bad, but unfortunately deep down every single human has the propensity to not only commit violence, but enjoy it.

[@LeGuardImperialis]

Ah but I must rebuke you, you see how when seeing his old family again, he refers to them “the boy and the mother”. This bloodthirsty zealot knows full well the weight of his actions, he knew that he will be disavowed of any familial kinship, he had made war his home as a choice, but at least he knew guilt and pity.

[@ferro6854]

@@LeGuardImperialis Agree. if we can take his darkest dungeon 1 trinkets into account we know that at least he sort of regrets it: "I will forget them. Regret is sin."

[@actondon6573]

imagine darkest dungeon 2 is not a rogue game..