by xSomax Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:23 pm
Sorry bout the huge wall of text. wanted to make him awesome
mine would be a knight-like character, wearing leather armor with metal plates sown on here and there, with a wolf shaped patch on the front of his armor, as well as 2 katanas, 1 regular sized the other short(about half the katana's size, a type known as a "kodachi" usually used for both defense and offense,due to their light weight).
he would guard characters like quelaags sister, or priscilla(you've all heard this by now). neutral until angered. he would stand near them, close enough to stop your attack, should it happen. when you do attack he would block the attack(the one attacked would take no damage, no matter what happens, until he is dead) and then use an emit force type spell, but much larger, to carry you into a more open area(you don't get hurt). he'd run over and start attacking(the area would be enclosed during this, like a regular boss). he'd use various tactics, from quick draws to dual wield attacks, as well as a special "double rush" where he does a quick dash attack, then another one back to his original position, as well as strafing at high speeds(not rolling, strafing). at about 75% health he'd say "you're good! lets see how long you'll last!" and gain an increase in speed and power( no animation, you'll just see an aura appear). at 50% he'll say "i've underestimated you! lets see how you like this!" and starts parrying, less than crestfallen warrior but with no riposte, instead opting to jump back and do a rush with both weapons, with a shockwave that ripples around him, damaging anything in range that he missed(doesn't hit in front of him). avoidable and blockable(if barely). attempting to parry him at this point will cause him to have a chance to pivot and attack you instead of getting riposte'd. At 25% he'd say "I WON'T LOSE!", and a force variant will happen knocking you into the far wall(it hits the whole room, no damage, just a hold) and gain a variation of emit force called "emit will". this would shoot his Willpower forward like emit force but with some damage, and can be rapid shot twice or three times in a row dealing about 200 damage each, though it would have a cooldown between bursts, as well as another increase to his speed. during the force variant, think artorias' power up, but unstoppable. when he dies, a cutscene commences where he stands there, breathing ragged and covered in wounds, using the last of his willpower to stay upright, as he says "I guess i couldn't protect them...." and then drops his weapons and falls over. you'd gain his gear, including the weapons, and the "emit will"(acts like emit force but with damage, no rapid fire) miracle. on winning though, he will say "Do not attack those whom i protect, but if you want to fight me again, come back when you are stronger!". you may choose whether to fight him again or not, as he will not attack you until you do something to anger him. so long as you don't attack him or one of his "charges" again, he won't attack again. pretty much an optional boss.
His name would simply be "The Knight"(talking to him prompts him to give you this title as his name). assuming you don't attack him, he may even give hints to various lore bits(probably surrounding the ones he protects, but only hints, not the whole picture) and may even sell you items(nothing big, maybe some grass or a cracked orb or something). boss and helpful friend all in one!
there we go. the boss version of what i posted earlier. i held back a bit on it earlier because i thought he had to be a miniboss XD