History Characters / DarkestDungeonHeroesAToF

The Duelist is a new hero added in ''The Binding Blade'' expansion, and is the second hero exclusive to ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' after the Runaway. As much as can be deigned from the trailer, she appears to be a MasterSwordswoman with a StanceSystem mechanic.

* CanonName: The Duelist's default name is Sahar, as seen in the DLC trailer.

* GutturalGrowler: The only sounds he makes while transformed are incomprehensible snarling and growling.
-->'''The Abomination:''' SKREEE-ARRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!

** In ''II'', one of his character paths is "Scourge," which is also the name of his [[WhipItGood whip]][=/=][[EpicFlail flail]]-combo weapon.

* ShoutOut: Will occasionally shout or say [[VideoGame/DarkSouls 'Praise the Light!']] along with the similarity of his blue palette to the Elite Knight armor Set.

The Duelist is a new hero added in ''The Binding Blade'' expansion, and is the second hero exclusive to ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeonII'' after the Runaway. As much as can be deigned from the trailer, he appears to be a MasterSwordsman with a StanceSystem mechanic.

* CanonName: The Duelist's default name is Sahar.

* CanonName: The Bounty Hunter's default name is Tardif, named after the Red Hook's programmer Pierre Tardif

* HiddenDepths: One of his Irrational quotes has him mention that he "would've made a damn fine baker". Since he's Irrational, the quote should be taken with a grain of salt.

* DirtyCoward: The Antiquarian's Protect Me! skill forces a Guard and Marked status on the hero she uses it on, transferring any attacks targeted at her over to them on top of making enemies more likely to attack that hero in particular. If said hero can riposte, this is actually good for them. That said, it also gives them a dodge and protection buff. Get Down! gives a boost to her dodge and speed while ducking two positions back in the party's formation. Most of her kit is geared towards benefiting ''her'' and her alone.

** ''II'' gives him [[Purposely Overpowered purposely high tankiness, support, and damage capabilities]] that let him act as a massive force multiplier to the rest of the team, and respectably dangerous in his own right. In exchange, the player has to deal with the risk of [[MiniBoss Death]] spawning at the end of ''any'' resistance encounter and beginning a battle where the Flagellant is at a severe disadvantage.

** ''II'' gives him [[PurposefullyOverpowered purposefully high tankiness, support, and damage capabilities]] that let him act as a massive force multiplier to the rest of the team, and respectably dangerous in his own right. In exchange, the player has to deal with the risk of [[MiniBoss Death]] spawning at the end of ''any'' resistance encounter and beginning a battle where the Flagellant is at a severe disadvantage.

* PurposelyOverpowered: In ''II'', the Flagellant is total showstopper and the devs know it. Not only is he tanky as hell, he can provide healing, stress heal, [=DoT=] cleanse, and can tack on respectable [=DoTs=] of his own just in case his supportive abilities weren't giving him enough power. He has to be worth the risk of encountering [[LoneWolfBoss Death]], after all.

* SlasherSmile: Has a grin on his face at almost all times. The sequel takes it up a notch - his lips have rotted or been cut away, so he physically can't stop grinning.

* PeekABangs: A lock of hair covers one of her eyes in her ''Darkest Dungeon 2'' design, [[spoiler:representing her untrustworthiness and betrayal]].

-->'''The Flagellant[upon getting hit by a [[CriticalHit crit]]]:''' ECSTASY! I require more!

* SlasherSmile: Has a grin on his face at almost all times.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Inverted in his backstory, as he was cast out of the church for being regarded as "too extreme" in his pursuits. While flagellants in general served as [[TortureTechnician torture technicians]], and he did as well, the Flagellant's shrine puts far more emphasis on him being on the receiving end of pain as some way to bring out and absolve his abusers of sin. Contrast this with the events of the Vestal's shrine, where [[spoiler: a flagellant repeatedly tortured a younger Vestal and was at least an accessory to sealing the rest of the innocent sisters inside their convent to die a slow, agonizing death.]]

* TooKinkyToTorture: Another staple of his character. The Flagellant is so pious that he feels pain as just a way of getting closer to the Light. In the first game, reaching maximum stress guarantees him to receive a unique affliction called Rapturous, which essentially makes him act like this all the time, nonstop. This results in a combination of annoying, frightening and grossing out his teammates. In ''II'', he can Exploit this trope with an ability called "More...MORE!" which [[DrawAggro gives him two Taunt tokens]] and a turn-long buff which heals him more the more damage is dealt to him.

* UnscrupulousHero: A self-harming madman who constantly lashes at enemies and himself with a bloody flail while screaming about blood would make for a perfect enemy, but the Flagellant is one of the heroes. His sadomachosism is focused mostly on the idea of relieving the burden of suffering from others and taking it upon himself, and inflicting more of it on those who deserve it.

* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: Particularly notable in his camping skills. Feeling stressed? Whips himself. Not feeling stressed enough? Whips himself harder! Is bleeding, infected with blight, close to death? Whips himself in specific ways to cleanse himself. Needs a little speed boost? Whips himself. Contracted tetanus, black plague, or any number of horrible, hard-to-cure diseases in the dungeon? ''Fucking whips himself''. And it ''works''.

* PoisonousPerson: In II he becomes a Blight-focused character. This is due to becoming a ''rotting undying corpse with septic wounds.''

* StanceSystem: Essentially how his character works. In human form,the Abomination is a flexible backline SupportPartyMember who can inflict Stun and Blight and cure Stress. In abomination form, he's an incredibly powerful damage dealer whose moves [[GatheringSteam do more damage the more you use them]]. However, being in Abomination form is quite taxing on his mind and inflicts a lot of Stress per turn, so figuring out when is the best time to bring it out is key to mastering him.

* SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: Inverted in ''II''. The Bounty Hunter starts with a trinket when you hire him, and leaves it behind when he departs for the rest of your pary to use. This includes his Indelible Bounty Hunter trinkets, the UtilityBelt and the Crime Lords' Molars, which are unique in that they are not Bounty Hunter-exclusive and can be used by anybody.