Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) |
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HP | NG: 290 NG+: 525 NG+7: 1,000 |
Weakness | Magic |
Resistance | ? |
Respawns | Yes |
Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) is an enemy in Dark Souls 2 (DKS2). Hollow Royal Soldiers, standard infantry encountered in the early regions. Exhibiting rudimentary military tactics, their threat escalates notably when in groups. Armed with a variety of weapons like Bastard Swords, Estocs, and Halberds, some carry shields. Additionally, a common variant wields a spear alongside a shield. Enemies have their own behavior and unique attacks, killing enemies provide various drops that reward players with items and souls.
Dark Souls 2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Information
"A common soldier in the earlier areas. Hollow Soldiers often play dead -- posing as defeated enemies -- or otherwise set themselves up to ambush the unwary. Possessing some semblance of military tactics, they tend to be significantly more dangerous in groups. They wield various weapons such as Bastard Swords, Estocs, and Halberds. Some use a shield, and there is a common Spear and shield variant. They will also make use of Firebombs or Longbows to rain punishment on enemies from a high vantage point. They are the hollowed undead versions of the knights of the Royal Drangleic Army and wear armor and helmets which slightly resemble the Paladin set from Dark Souls."
Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Location in DS2
Dark Souls 2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Drops
- Hollow Soldier Set
- Hollow Soldier Shield
- Lifegem
- NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.
Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Strategy Tips in Dark Souls 2
- Wait for them to finish their attacks and then retaliate, as they can stunlock unprepared players.
Dark Souls 2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Move Set
- Slash : A single attack, can be in a variety of directions.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Triple Slash: A three-hit combo that can stunlock and kill a player if they're not careful.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Shield bash: A single attack, can be in a variety of directions.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
DS2 Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Notes and Tips
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Spear and Shield Hollow Soldiers Variant
HP | Weak | Resists | Respawns? | |
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NG: 290 NG+: 525 NG+7: 1,000 |
Magic | ? | Yes |
Location
Move Set
- Triple stab: The enemy will swing at the player when in close range, can be up to a 2 swing combo
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Shield bash: The soldier attacks using its shield as a weapon, hits for little damage but will greatly drain stamina if blocked .
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Vertical swipe : They will swipe their spear down in a vertical fashion .
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Horizontal swipe : They will swipe their spear across in a horizontal fashion .
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
Drops
- Hollow Soldier Set
- Hollow Soldier Shield
- Hollow Soldier Shield
- NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.
Strategy Tips
- Their vertical swipe attack will leave them open and it can be easily avoided by sidestepping
- Avoid their triple stab attack as they hide behind their shields and thus little damage can be done to them while it is ongoing .
Halberd Hollow Soldiers Variant
HP | Weak | Resists | Respawns? | |
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NG: 290 NG+: 525 NG+7: 1,000 |
Magic | ? | Yes |
Location
Move Set
- Vertical swipe : They will swipe their spear down in a vertical fashion, this attack can hit extremely hard
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Horizontal swipe : They will swipe their spear across in a horizontal fashion.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
- Spin attack : The soldier will spin around with the halberd, potentially hitting the player three times. Exactly the same as the strong attack players use with halberds.
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
Drops
- Hollow Soldier Set
- Halberd
- Lifegem
- Radiant Lifegem
- NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.
Strategy Tips
- Although they can deal damage very quickly their lack of a shield means that they can not effectively block attacks .
Greatsword Hollow Soldiers Variant
HP | Weak | Resists | Respawns? | |
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NG: 290 NG+: 525 NG+7: 1,000 |
Magic | ? | Yes |
Location
Move Set
- Slash : A single attack, can be in a variety of directions
- Physical Damage
- Can be blocked/ parried.
Drops
- Hollow Soldier Set
- Bastard Sword
- Lifegem
- Long Bow
- NG: 90 Souls,NG+ 180 Souls, NG+7: 360 Souls.
Strategy Tips
- Although they can deal damage very quickly their lack of a shield means that they can not effectively block attacks .
Dark Spirit Hollow Soldiers Variant
HP | Weak | Resists | Respawns? | |
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? | ? | ? | Yes |
Location
Move Set
- -
Drops
- -
Strategy Tips
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- Anonymous
Hollow spearman just made me change my mind about replaying DS2
- Anonymous
The rooftop with two bastard sword dudes and the pursuer is worse than frigid outskirts, no stats, no heals, no rolls and plenty of steel swinging towards you constantly.
- Anonymous
**** these dudes, especially the bastard sword ones, their idle and running animations make it look like they're struggling to even wield their swords yet somehow the ****s can swing them faster than you can swing a straight sword with no windup, these dudes are shockingly annoying for being what are supposed to be early game baby enemies.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Could just be me but I think they are a little more weak to thrust attacks
- Anonymous
whats up with the attack where they put their shield behind their back for a full 2 seconds to bash you with it and still block 100% of your attacks without possibility of stagger
- Anonymous
I think I deflected one of their firebombs by hitting it while swinging at them, could have been a glitch but the projectile went off in the opposite direction after getting in the way of my character's halberd swing
- Anonymous
Didn't know this guy could parry until I got too confident with my low hp and spammed estoc.
- Anonymous
"Hollow Royal Soldier (Hollow Soldier) Soldier" I think there's an extra soldier in there by accident
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
Where is the Estoc variant? I encounter them but I don't see them on this article .
- Anonymous
The sword and shield hollow soldiers can also attempt to parry you.
- Anonymous
I never saw a Hollow Soldier use a longsword, someone please fix the wiki article.
- Anonymous
I never saw a Hollow Soldier use a longsword, someone please fix the wiki article.
"Although they can deal damage very quickly their lack of a shield means that they can not effectively block attacks ."
That isn't a strategy. That's just information.
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