Maldron the Assassin | Dark Souls 2 Wiki

Reading this listing on him sounds like I’m reading into a urban legend or something

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Who hired this assassin?

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One day, in the forgotten corner of Brume Tower, Maldron's AI is going to take up a mind of its own

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Maldron the Assassin vs Jester Thomas would be in top 10 anime battles

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Reading this guys wiki description is like reading a ****ing creepypasta what the actual **** holy ****

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Certified Dark Souls 2 moment

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Imagine how utterly terrifying Gideon would have been in the hands of whomever wrote this guy's AI

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Maldron the Assassins? More like Maldron the Ass

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From my encounter with him in Brume Tower (haven't done the third dlc yet), I got the following:

- Has enough stamina to perform heavy lance attacks many times in a row (is cheating)
- Runs to get help from NPCs, which happen to be immortal unless you destroy the idol almost at the bottom of the tower (he chose this location to invade because it would be toxic)
- Mocks you if he kills you (is a troll)
- Is named MALDron with an edgy title,the Assassin, to boot (probably has the mindset of a 12 y/o)

You can't make this **** up.

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this is without a doubt the most accurate representation of 90% of pvp players

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i like the part where he rolled out of a running r1 lance stunlock and backstabbed me for my entire bar when i had no way of dodging myself, this type of programming definitely deserved the goty nomination

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you know for a fact that he'd be running lapp + murky hand scythe if he ever returned in ds3

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both the best and worst npc invader from has ever created

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This guy is actually a little *****

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Beat him first time in Brume Tower and he didn’t run down the stairs. I actually killed him fairly quickly. Two weeks later I do the third dlc and I actually forgot who he was and was genuinely surprised to see a white phantom. He waved and did his gestures, I locked on and realized he was a bad guy, but I decided to wave too and he just started following me around, I opened the lever and almost backstabbed me! Then I ran to a more open area and he started throwing corrosive urns to ruin my equipment!!! When I got him to half health he just ran away!!! Since he didn’t do that in brume tower I was so shocked that he would do such a thing! I chased him all the way down and saw him heal next to the covertus demon, I was so shocked an NPC was scripted to do that. I killed him while dodging the covertus demon and then just aged feather outta there lol.

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Maldron got me malding ngl

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Giant seed moment

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Remember when NPC invaders actually had personality and didn't just run at you like your average Skyrim bandit

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Making a Maldron build in Elden Ring to traumatize the DS3 knowers

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He fell and died haha

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"HP ??
Weakness ?
Resistance ?"
Not helpfull

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Maldron the coward.

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was opening a chest and this mf literally just emoted after backstabbing me. i didnt even know they could do that

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Love this guy. Made me seethe in my first playtrought but also appreciated how well programmed he was, legit acts like a real person and is funny to watch his trolling antics.


On my 2nd playtrought I realized how much of a pushover he is if you act aggressive, I poisoned him with toxic mist and he died on his way to the ashen idol.

In Eleum Loyce he would constantly try to run away to heal and get punished for it or use the ladder and then fall down when I threw spells at him, dude was literally trapped in the pit with me. Just make sure to not open the gate or he will get away and be a pain in the butt to chase for him.

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**** THIS PIECE OF ****

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Maldron was using the Ring of Favor glitch to have infinite stamina before it was discovered. This NPC was truly ahead of its time.

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The absolute villainy this man commits makes Patches look like a wholesome,100% trustworthy lovable cinnamon roll by comparison

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It was so hilarious watching this mf in Eleum Loyce try and run away from me only for one of the Witchtree enemies to block his path leaving him with no choice but to accept his end, he really died a coward's death that time.

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legit harder than most of the bosses in the game. great design but **** him and his bullshit tracking

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the eleum loyce link on this page actually redirects to the eleum loyce weapon, not the location lol

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the absolute worse thing in this game 2nd only to soul memory

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Best invader ever designed by from

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Combine these following annoying traits/designs for an NPC invader: Extremely high health, Running away like a little wuss the moment their health goes below 90% and chugs estus while luring you into a massive mob of enemies to get ganked to death/cheap-shotted at the last second when you're busy with other enemies, bullshit tracking to the point he tracks you better than a heat seeking missile, bullshit poise (Despite wearing medium/light armor with mediocre poise when worn by a player character), a lance with insanely high damage and counter damage multiplier and a million bullshit lingering hitboxes on its stupid charge attacks, Did I mention the bullshit tracking?, attacking non-stop despite using a heavy weapon that uses a lot of stamina very quickly when spammed in such a way, but ofc this **** has to have infinite stamina too in case he wasn't bad enough, and don't forget the crap he pulls at Eleum Loyce where he pretends to be friendly only to backstab you the literal millisecond you turn away from him and is pretty much a guaranteed one-shot most of the time and if you don't fall for his tricks, he again tries to run away and lure you into mobs so they can do his dirty work, and after all that you get: THE MOST GODDAMN CANCEROUS NPC INVADER I'VE HAD THE DISPLEASURE OF DEALING WITH, IN ANY SOULS GAME

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Thank you Fextralife for not posting my lengthy informational comment on why this guy is such a pain to deal with, wasting tons of time on my end because your moderation sucks, thank you very much

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Can he even be dodged? I thought my adaptability was broken but I had 32 and kept getting caught by the Lance no matter my timing or positioning. Is my game broken?

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The amount of hate I have for this mf is maddening

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Use a Seed of a Giant Tree if you really feel like making this slimeball suffer and pay for his cowardice

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Although he is a pos with his whole "pretending to be friendly only to one-shot backstab you the milisecond you turn away from him and proceeding to taunt you as you die and running away like a little coward the moment you don't fall for his treachery and hit him" deal, it would've been really cool to have more NPC enemies with personalities... Just maybe less annoying than this little fecker

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In brume tower, he's a bit annoying, as he run to a cursed area, and if you don't have any curse resist equipment, you can not follow him.
But that also mean you can't use a bonfire or even quit the game, as he still present in our world.
Not very well thought through.

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A coward.

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man, eff this guy. lolz

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This guy is a great example of why Lances are so incredibly overpowered in on NPC phantoms - he will ALWAYS roll catch you if you're close. Don't even bother letting him get close, it's a fast ticket to death.

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why aren't all npc invaders like this? maldron has more personality to him than most people

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*Uses Seed of a Tree of Giants* = more like Malding the Assassin lmao

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Never managed to kill him in Eleum Loyce due to not having a weapon to stunlock him, but I got him in Brume Tower cuz you can just run in front of him once he guns it for the stairs.

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It was pretty damn satisfying to take down this bastard in Iron Keep after killing all of his allies

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Okay screw y'all guys. This guy is amazing. This is what invader NPCs should've always been. This is the most cleverly designed enemy that actually used the area to fight you, which is what the disadvantaged invader should do. This is peak NPC design.

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You can summon sellsword luet to distract him in elum loyce his sign is by the pillars when you first enter the area right after the 3 hedgehogs

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I'm pretty sure this guy's racist or something horrible like that

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What a coward he is hahaha

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I went to get the Seed of a Giant Tree just for this guy. Good luck down there you coward.

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Maidenless.

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Prime example of parentless behavior

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I just encountered Maldron for the first time in Eleum Loyce. I had absolutely no clue about this guy. So I cautiously walk up the steps, peek over the floor and see a white phantom. So I back down and switch around my rings and armor, preparing for a standard fight. I take a breath, and sprint up the steps right at him, about to slam my Fume Ultra Greatsword down on him, planning to pancake him with the Stone Ring and destroy him before he knew what was happening. Before I swing, I notice him wave, which was very odd but I ignore it. I slam my FUGS down. But he rolls. I attack again, he rolls. I back up to bait out an attack.....and then he just stands there, watching me. The following 20 minutes of madness and shenanigans were by far the strangest, most unexpected, confusing and hilarious I have ever had in my 1500+ hours in the series. I'm so glad that I knew nothing about him beforehand. What an experience.

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The true Patches in DS2

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we miss you

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Probably the best NPC invader they've ever made in the franchise, too bad ER invaders are just nobrainers

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Three words:
poison.
f*** you.

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In brume tower I made him do a gentle tumble down the entire stairway with my greathammer.

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Yesterday at Elyum Loyce i didn't attack him and he backstabbed me when i pulled the lever. Then he run to the demon and i run after him and i killed him and demon. Used all estus and some lifegems but that was so satisfying :3 Servers down so i just upped level 300 and ng feels as easy as Skyrim.

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While I was fighting this dude, I literally knocked him down from the big chains, but the dude hacked the game and nocliped just to kill me. Does this happen to others or is it just me?

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ah yes, the mald inducer maldron

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"Yeah, we didn't make Pate horrible enough, we need a better spearman backstabber"

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I think I broke Maldron's A.I in Frozen Eleum Loyce. Knowing his true nature beforehand I attacked him immediately upon meeting him for a second time. After sustaining some damage he ran away but the gate was still closed so there wasn't anywhere for him to go.

Instead of trying to fight me he simply ignore me casually walking around the area while I kept blasting him with spells. Eventually, he died after trying to heal himself multiple times but he didn't try to attack me even once.

It's almost as if the game's A.I was trying to make him act as innocent and as friendly as possible.

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He stopped spawning after I died to him many times in Brume Tower.
FROMSOFT I NEED MY REVENGE!!

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I fear no invader... but that "thing"?
It scares me.

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I miss this magnificent bastard,I wish ds3 have an encounter like this

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I think that all invaders from bloodborne are this guy

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Totally glad I had no idea about this guy when I got around to the DLC and completely fell for his bait in Eleum Loyce

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a Japanese youtuber made some interesting connection between him and patches, he uses a lance (spear) and a great shield, has wierd patches-like behaviors, and most importantly his name in Japaneseマルドロ could be the abbreviation for 丸禿げ泥棒 which literally means a fully bold thief

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This guy would have a been a perfect troll if DS2 hadn't already exhausted every last shred of your patience with the innumerable traps, ambushes and general d***ish behaviour by the time you encounter him. Honestly I would have happily tipped the cap to the DS2 team when he backstabbed me in Eleum after I decided to let him follow me but by that stage I was so tilted by the game that it was just another nail in the coffin containing my good faith.

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"WHY ARE YOU RUNING?"

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I died to this guy like 10 times but every single time I burst out laughing. This NPC is annoying and hilarious at the same time

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biggest kunt in the history of kunts

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God, when playing through DS3, I really missed having phantoms with fun behaviours like this *******.

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you can actually use the seed of tree of giants when he's about to escape and let the possessed armor do the job

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Haha this ****in idiot fell down the abyss trying to walk past a Possessed Armor

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Lore-wise, I actually believe that he and Jester Thomas are agents sent after you, sou you would not acquire the lost crowns

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This guy literally ran down the Brume Tower then just ****ing up and died.

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I remember in Eleum Loyce when I saw him and thought he was a friend, but as soon as I pulled the lever I got 1 hit backstabbed by him.

What a cheeky bastard

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MALD

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With out a doubt, the biggest ****ing bastard in Dark Souls, makes patches look like a saint

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In ds2 it is Maldron who trolls you

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Man I love this guy, on the Brume tower invasion I got riposte on him when the fight started and he instantly booked it down the tower. I saw the enemies down there and decided to use a giant tree seed and I watched his health bar get demolished in 10 seconds, that was pretty cool. Also I should say that when he runs down the tower he initially stands in front of the ashen idol and heals to prevent you from killing her before he chameleons, what an absolute mad lad. You guys can hate on my homie Maldron but at least he isn’t fencer frickin sharron, she killed me more times than the fume knight did.

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The general Grevious of dark souls

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Guy fell to his death when running down the tower

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get a buckler and parry him all day also pretty easy to backstab or poison

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I hate and love this guy! On my first playthrough a few weeks ago he rekt me in the Brume Tower. Not because he's to strong, but his stupid marathon run caught me off guard and I immediately got gank spanked by him and some enemies. Later in Eleum Loyce I recognized him and was like "nah fam, I won't fall for your stupid white phantom trick" so I attacked him. He run away, I opened the gates by the lever and... He was nowhere to be found. I learned that day the hard way that you NEVER open the gate while he is still alive. He ran to the Demon and ganked me again only to mock me with the decapitate gesture. This guy is just awesome. He's like a mini FighterPL.

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I went afk for a bit before trasversing the chain leading to his spot at Brume Tower, cause i got a work call. Then at some point i went back a bit clearing the big Ashen area and i got the message that he has returned to his world, like he had black crystaled out. Anybody else?

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This guy's a classic online dark souls invader, you got the invading wimps who run away to let npcs do the work, and you got even wimpier hosts who let their 3 phantoms beat the game for them. Maldron style is only justified when the latter happens as an invader. Git gud people

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Turns out you can poison cheese him. Max up on spell uses of Dark Fog, Poison Mist, and Toxic Mist. Make him retreat to his second position. Poison him enough and he turns into a fake "statue" once he runs out of estus. which then insta kills you if you approach it. But, instead, just keep dropping poison on him (you may have to burn some spell herbs), and he'll eventually die from the toxin and poison. ...and he deserves it.

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You know, this guy may be the most hated bastard in Dark Souls, but god damn it's always hilarious watching him be a bastard to other players.

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Killed him with a backstab. Ironic.

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I realize why Maldron has such high HP and stamina. He's a *****ing twink troll. They KNEW.

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Mauldron is like a real new person in pvp that knows the mechanics besides he doesn't attack enemy npcs if you use the giant seed but none the less he is the person to say screw fair fighting and will run to save himself and will use any tactic he can to just win that is what someone would do if they could care less about fighting fair and as much has I hate the npc with all my passion I respect how the devs put him in to show people that usually play offline what might pop into their world one day.

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it only takes 2 shots to kill you and your attack seems to be ineffective.

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Pancaking for the wiiiiiiiin! Praise the friggin sun

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Im afraid of no man. But that thing? It scares me.

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Even if he's just an NPC... I hate him so much. It was so cathartic when I finally killed that smug run-away.

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Finally took this bastard down. He has repeatedly gotten the better of me due to either the monsters, or the environment of The Brume Tower. It was so satisfying to put him down!

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