

In doing this, however, he discovers that the wielders of the Dark Soul, the Pygmy Lords, have gotten so old that their blood has dried-and driven mad by this revelation, Gael takes it upon himself to consume the Dark Soul directly from the lords' bodies, becoming a cannibalistic monstrosity corrupted by the same darkness that took Manus and Artorias. Anti-Villain: Gael's ultimate goal is to create a new Painted World using the Dark Soul itself as pigment, and he does this largely out of his concern for those outcast from the natural world.The Dark Soul hollows him completely at the start of his second stage, making him vulnerable to the Hollowslayer Greatsword.It's a simple resin you most likely never used elsewhere.

Yes, the best weapon buff vs Gael as a boss isn't the famed Darkmoon Blade or Lightning Blade miracles, or even the Crystal Magic Weapon sorcery. He can be summoned for the main boss fight, but only appears during the second phase. He carries with him the rotted scrap of an ancient painting, seeking Ash to bring flame to the world within the canvas. A decrepit old man found praying in the Cleansing Chapel after the Deacons of the Deep have been defeated.
