"Ludwig the Accursed is coming! Have mercy upon us!" |
Name: Ludwig, the Accursed | Ludwig, the Holy Blade
Origin: Bloodborne
Gender: Male
Classification: Beast of the Old Blood | Healing Church Hunter
Age: Unknown
Powers and Abilities: Super strength, speed, durability, immortality (type 1), can shoot out beams with his second "mouth", the ability to induce untold amounts of salt in terrible players | Magic, skilled swordsman, elemental manipulation (abyssal cosmos in this case, as he can use his sword to manipulate "shadowy light"), can create energy slashes with his sword
Weaknesses: Due to his nature of being a beast, Ludwig shares their weakness for fire
Destructive Capacity: Star level (comparable to the Hunter and is superior to other characters that can utilize "A Call Beyond"; is one of the strongest beasts that the Hunter fights in the game) | Star level (becomes much stronger when using his Moonlight Holy Blade)
Range: Several feet with with melee attacks, several dozen meters with ranged attacks | Several feet with melee attacks, several meters with ranged attacks
Speed: Massively hypersonic (comparable to the Hunter; despite his large size, Ludwig is extremely fast and can easily cross the arena in a short amount of time) | Massively hypersonic (can keep up with the Hunter)
Durability: Star level (can take a lot of punishment from the Hunter) | Star level (takes even more punishment from the Hunter)
Lifting Strength: Superhuman+, exact limit unknown
Striking Strength: Class XGJ (capable of killing the likes of the Hunter with pure physical blows) | Class XGJ (can match the Hunter blow-for-blow while using the Moonlight Holy Blade)
Stamina: Very high; never shown to tire | Very high
Standard Equipment: Claws and fangs | Moonlight Holy Blade
Intelligence: Is nothing more than a mindless beast lashing out at any and all intruders | Regains his sanity and is shown to be a very skilled combatant; knowledgable of the inner workings of the Healing Church of Yharnam
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Drop Attack: Ludwig jumps up to the ceiling and drops down on the Hunter after three seconds, causing considerable amounts of damage
- Energy Slash: Using his Moonlight Holy Blade, Ludwig can create energy slashes with his sword and use them as ranged attacks
- Abyssal Cosmos Slash: After charging up the Moonlight Holy Blade with arcane energy, Ludwig then releases the stored energy as a powerful slash and heavily damaging those caught in it