Patches – Dark Souls Series
Oh Patches, the thorn in the side of any Dark Souls player who has dared to actually trust someone in a game that tries to remove all semblance of hope. For the uninitiated, Patches is an NPC that almost always promises the player some sort of riches only to stab you in the back and try to kill you. If you live and find Patches again he will grovel for his life where it then becomes the player’s choice to show mercy or slay the scoundrel.
In a game series that is trying to kill you in terrifying and horrific ways, Patches first represented a glimmer of hope. He appeared to be someone on our side and for a fleeting few minutes it would appear as if everything was going to be okay. Then he tries to kill you, destroying any trust we’ll ever have with an NPC in this franchise. Yet, a Dark Souls game wouldn’t feel right without Patches and he even made a surprise appearance in Bloodborne as a spider monster that, surprise, tried to off the player by forcing them into a toxic river. You’re the worst Patches.
