- "Ohh, Filianore, help me, please... The Red-hood is come to eat us... to eat our dark souls..."
- — Pygmy King as he reaches the tower.
The Pygmy Lord (Japanese: 小人の王, Hepburn: Kobito no Ō, lit. 'Pygmy King') is a minor character in Dark Souls III: The Ringed City. He is voiced by Ramon Tikaram.
Location[]
He can be found in the Ringed City after awakening Princess Filianore, in Filianore's Rest.
Description[]
He is clothed in regal robes, colored black with hints of blue, and a trim of slightly lighter color. It is decorated with several, almost golden spiral patterns, and appears to wear a sort of medallion. His flesh, colored black like the ancient Humans, has grown withered and frail. On top of his long white hair he dons a crown, similar in design to a mix between the Firekeeper blindfold and the crown of Gwyn, though much smaller. His throat has been cut by Gael, leaving his inner neck exposed, and his head attached only at the back right of the neck. He is found crawling toward Filianore's chamber, and his legs have either been damaged by Gael or were useless to begin with or from age.
Lore[]
This Pygmy King is one of the royalty within the Ringed City, who directly inherited the Dark Soul and protected it within themselves, being descendants of the Furtive Pygmy. Gwyn gifted them the city as a sort of peace offering, as well as his daughter Filianore, who was put to sleep and used to preserve the city.[1] While the rule has apparently been adequate, there was once a madman born into the royalty and Shira, Knight of Filianore was required to put him down, testimony of how the gods continued to exercise their influence and control even in the city thanks to the Spears of the Church. Shira failed to kill him for good, of course, and thus remained inside a place where she and the spear would be held close until the end of time.[2]
Being a more primordial race of humans, they were able to better resist the effects of aging thanks to the Dark Soul[3] that kept them alive to the point that their very blood dried out[4]. Gael devoured their blood and hence the Dark Soul with the goal of taking it to his Lady[5], even though he was quite aware of the negative effects it would inflict, for he was not a champion[6].
One last survivor of Gael's massacre would make it to Filianore's remains even with his throat slashed by Gael; yet despite never seeing the princess' final state, he succumbs to his wounds and passes away, calling out her name in vain, demonstrating again how the culture and ideology of the gods of Anor Londo permeated and persisted among the pygmy nobility itself even in the very end.
Dialogue[]
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Trivia[]
- Several corpses belonging to the same race as the Pygmy King can be seen scattered across Gael's boss arena.
- Gael kills one of them in the cutscene before his boss fight, proving that despite his sealed fate, his mission was indeed completed.
- Given the location of the thrones in relation to Filianore's chamber in the cathedral, it means that the throne room of the Pygmy Kings was located inside the mausoleum that can be seen from the first bonfire of the Ringed City[7].
- He will die when he gets near the door of Filianore's chamber, still praying for her help.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Small Envoy Banner description.
- ↑ Crucifix of the Mad King description.
- ↑ Crucifix of the Mad King description.
- ↑ Blood of the Dark Soul description
- ↑ Slave Knight Gael and The Painter dialogue.
- ↑ Soul of Slave Knight Gael description.
- ↑ The Ringed City (Location)#Bonfires and File:The Ringed City - Mausoleum Lookout.png and File:The_Ringed_City_-_08.png
