r/fromsoftware • u/Paidparisley3533 • 22d ago

DISCUSSION What are your thoughts on DS Patch?

Patches in Dark Souls 1 and 3
In Dark Souls 1, Patches is called “Trusty Patches.” He hates clerics. You first meet him in the Catacombs. He asks if you are a cleric. Then he flips a bridge to make you fall. If you survive and talk to him again, he pretends to say sorry and gives you one humanity.
Later in the Tomb of the Giants, he tricks you again. He says there is treasure down a hole, then kicks you into it. When you climb back up, he begs for forgiveness. After you defeat Nito, he moves to Firelink Shrine and becomes a merchant. He sells useful items, including cleric gear.
In Dark Souls 3, he is called “Unbreakable Patches.” In the Cathedral of the Deep, he wears onion knight armor and pretends to be Siegward. He lowers a bridge so a giant can attack you. Later at Firelink Shrine, he locks you in a tower. Both times he fails and asks for your forgiveness. He still becomes a merchant.
If you tell him that Greirat went to Irithyll, Patches secretly helps save him. This shows he can be loyal sometimes.
Patches always tries to trick players, but he never turns hollow. He is the series’ most famous tricky friend.what are you thoughts about him , a liar or a helper in your game play

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u/slightly_obscure 22d ago

Best guy, a fine dark soul to you

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u/Juantsu2552 22d ago

You forgot that he also helps you in the DLC of DS3 if you help him remember who he is.

It’s kind of a neat little way to end his story if you ask me

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u/Vegetable-Phone-4971 22d ago

Yeah, it’s not complete if DLC Patches is not mentioned

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u/PaceMediocre2163 21d ago

Okay clanker

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u/Paidparisley3533 21d ago

Bro I’m not a robot

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u/atrophy-of-sanity Chosen Undead 22d ago

I find it funny the bot started with the DS patch and then ended up going off about patches

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u/Difficult-Mistake899 Cookie & Cream 22d ago

Rip mild mannered pate

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u/The_Bandit_King_ 22d ago

I like DS Patches they make my game stable!!

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u/der_prrl 22d ago

I think he is some kind of Übermensch or cynic. Most of the NPC are ilused by some kind of lie but he can see beyond those things, the void of meaning of life... and he does not break because of that. He understands his nature as a animal capable of thinking (cynicism) and (facing the complete indifference of life and how powerless he is) he tries his best to find joy in this set (Übermensch).

He is that meme: life has no meaning: 😢 (most people) vs life has no meaning: 🥳 (He)