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The Gaping Dragon confrontation in a publisher screenshot from Dark Souls Remastered (2018).

The Gaping Dragon confrontation in a publisher screenshot from Dark Souls Remastered (2018).

PS3 / Xbox 360 / PC · 2011 · 6 guides & references

Cheats, locations & unlocks

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Key characters

Player character

Chosen Undead

An escaped prisoner whose equipment, spells and attributes determine the build; starting class does not lock later progression.

Asylum knight

Oscar of Astora

Oscar provides the Estus Flask during the opening escape and points the player toward the Undead pilgrimage.

Warrior of Sunlight

Solaire of Astora

A friendly knight encountered after the Taurus Demon route, associated with cooperation and a quest through Lordran.

Undead Parish blacksmith

Andre of Astora

Andre reinforces equipment and handles the normal upgrade path when given its required embers.

Characters

Artwork & pictures

The Gaping Dragon confrontation in a publisher screenshot from Dark Souls Remastered (2018).
The Gaping Dragon confrontation in a publisher screenshot from Dark Souls Remastered (2018).
A rooftop gargoyle encounter shown in Dark Souls Remastered publisher media.
A rooftop gargoyle encounter shown in Dark Souls Remastered publisher media.
An armored adventurer faces a large demon in a Dark Souls Remastered publisher screenshot.
An armored adventurer faces a large demon in a Dark Souls Remastered publisher screenshot.
A sword-wielding adventurer in ruined stone battlements, shown in Dark Souls Remastered.
A sword-wielding adventurer in ruined stone battlements, shown in Dark Souls Remastered.

Pictures & sources

References