Main Characters
Detailed guides for all playable characters and their unique abilities
The wandering storyteller whose choices steer every ending. Grimm balances sanity, corruption, and tale fragments to unlock route variations across Black Souls I and II.
- Decisions during Carnal Acts change boss behaviour and finales.
- Story fragments unlock unique equipment and companion paths.
- Flexible stat spreads let builds pivot between melee and arcane.
Red Hood is the ferocious companion whose loyalty shifts with Grimm's choices. Her route determines whether the hunter aids, rivals, or abandons the protagonist during the Witch's Forest climax.
- Quest decisions unlock unique axe upgrades and cosmetic variants.
- Bleed-oriented kits pair well with high agility Grimm builds.
- Critical for accessing the hunter-aligned ending sequence.
Leaf tempers Grimm's corruption, offering buffs, restorative sorceries, and dialogue that steer the story toward merciful conclusions.
- Increases MP sustain and charm success during long fights.
- Affinity checks unlock protective boons against madness.
- Essential for the fairy resolution in Black Souls I.
This late-game dragon tests SEN management with roar-induced insanity and punishing multi-phase pressure.
- Unlocks alternate routes toward Lorina's confrontation.
- Core drops craft high-tier arcane weapon upgrades.
- Bring tea and tonics to counter rapid SEN drain.
Shisha explains how the SEN meter decays and supplies restorative blends that keep Grimm lucid during Wonderland expeditions.
- Unlocks recipes that restore SEN during field exploration.
- Dialogue shifts alongside Grimm's current sanity level.
- Maintaining trust opens calmer narrative outcomes.
Lorina rules Wonderland's finale. Her court trials and card-soldier summons force Grimm to juggle SEN, resistances, and ally positioning.
- Multiple phases introduce escalating madness pressure.
- Unlocks Queen-aligned gear and lore codices on defeat.
- Prerequisite for the true Wonderland resolution.
The SEN meter governs Grimm's sanity throughout Black Souls II. Let it crash and enemies, dialogue, and even ending slides mutate into nightmare variants.
- Balanced SEN keeps merchants fair and encounters stable.
- Low SEN unveils hidden bosses but invites brutal afflictions.
- Weather, moon phases, and consumables all shift SEN drift.
