Added the Artorias tags because while this does look like a generic Black/Silver Knight at first glance, He was the only soldier of Gwyn's who Sif seems to genuinely have cared about, going so far as to protect his grave long after Artorias' passing
~Rurozero~ said: To make this even sadder: Get Sif down to a quarter of it's health and then just back away. Cue manly tears and me ending Sif's pain. ;_;
This... this...
Watching Sif limping and falling down after swing the sword made me respect Sif's determination, made me feel like I did something wrong.
Except Artorias eventually joined the fucking darkwraiths.
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That's up for debate.
The theory is that the "beasts of the Abyss" mentioned in Artorias' ring description refers to Kingseeker Frampt and other primordial serpents allied with lord Gwyn. They gave him the ability to traverse the abyss so he could finish off the remaining darkwraiths that retreated there, but he was killed and his sword cursed from exposure to the abyss before he could take out the four kings.