![]() Cool Sword: The Penitent One's holy longsword, the Mea Culpa, was once an ordinary statue of the Father, until a young woman's great faith and overwhelming guilt caused the Miracle to transform it into a weapon (impaling the woman in the process).It is based on the capirote, a pointed hat worn by flagellant brotherhoods during Holy Week in Spain. Now the figure of the Father forms Mea Culpa's handle and the blade extends from the base of the statue, with thorny vines sculpted onto the bottom two-thirds of the blade. Simply wielding Mea Culpa is, in itself, a form of penance: the twisted form of the Father doesn't exactly make for an ergonomic handgrip, and references are made throughout the game to the Penitent One's "cracked" and "wounded" hands. The Heretic: He was excommunicated when the Brotherhood's mission came to oppose Escribar and the Custodian Church.The Faceless: The player never sees the Penitent One's face.Elective Mute: As part of his penance, all members of the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow have taken a vow of silence the Penitent One is no exception.It's also implied that Mea Culpa draws power from the guilt of the wielder, and that being able to use the sword implies that the bearer has been chosen by the Miracle to accomplish great things. Heroes Love Dogs: The Penitent One is more than willing to take a small break on his quest to give the little puppies that show up close to the Church in Albero a head pat.Whatever the incident, it very likely involved the Mea Culpa. Heroic Sacrifice: In Ending A, having taken upon himself all the guilt of Cvstodia contained within the Confessor Statues, the Penitent One impales himself with the Mea Culpa and transforms into a wooden effigy.Like all those in the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow, the Penitent One has taken a vow of silence. In doing so, he effectively takes the place of Escribar as the Last Son of the Miracle and become the new object of veneration for the Cvstodian religion, ending the Age of Corruption in the process. The Hero Dies: The Penitent One dies either way.Unfortunately for everyone, Crisanta eventually pulls Mea Culpa from his body, seemingly starting the process all over again. In Ending B, the Penitent One sinks into the mountain of ashes while climbing it. In Ending A, he successfully climbs the mountain of ashes and stabs himself with the Mea Culpa, turning into a wooden effigy of roots. Informed Attribute: Several NPCs mention that the Penitent One is full of guilt, but it's never really seen on display.Even in the new ending in the Wounds of Eventide DLC, he dies destroying the High Wills, or at least we assume he does, as Crisanta lays his apparently-lifeless body in a sarcophagus and closes the lid on it. It's also never specified what he feels guilty for. Resurrective Immortality: Every time he dies, he gets brought back to life at the last Prie Dieu he visited.He is killed by Crisanta at the end of the prequel comic Blasphemous: The Kneeling, and it is implied that his awakening at the start of the game is from this death. No Name Given: The Penitent One's name is never revealed at all.Magic Knight: While the Penitent One's main weapon is the longsword Mea Culpa, he can also invoke a number of prayers that call upon the power of the Miracle to smite his foes.Last of His Kind: The only living member of the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow.When Escribar addresses him before the final boss fight, he refers to "the mourning of deaths " note the plural.
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