Old Monk

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Unknown
Alias	Old Monk Yellow Demon
Origin	Demon's Souls
Occupation	King of Latria
Powers / Skills	Magic Summoning hostile phantoms
Goals	Usurp the throne from the Queen of Latria (succeeded). Kill the Slayer of Demons. (failed)
Crimes	Murder Unethical experimentation Unlawful imprisonment
Type of Villain	Vengeful Tyrant

“	His revenge complete, the old man withered away, driven to madness by the golden robes that controlled his body. Now too frail to serve as a vessel, he was fully absorbed by the demon's soul.	„
	~ The Old Monk Archstone on the Old Monk.

The Old Monk is a major antagonist in the 2009 action role-playing game Demon's Souls and its 2020 remake of the same name. He is the former king of Latria and was exiled from his land after committing unspeakable crimes.

Coming in contact with a set of demonic golden robes from the Colorless Fog, the Old Monk returned to his kingdom and used the robes to summon an army of demons to conquer the land.

Biography

Once the king of Latria and husband of the queen, the Old Monk was banished from his kingdom due to his depraved nature. When the Colorless Fog came, the Old Monk returned, but with a hoard of hostile demons in his arsenal. Sometime while he was gone, the Old Monk was possessed by demon-possessed golden robes that gave him powerful magic powers while manipulating him with alleged promises to make his "wishes" would come true. With his army of demons, the Old Monk caused the downfall of his former kingdom now ruled by demons. Everyone surviving by the end of the takeover, including the queen and her family, were thrown into the dungeon of the Tower of Latria guarded by inhuman Mind Flayers.

Using a doll possessed by a demon soul called the Fool's Idol, the Old Monk deceived the prisoners of the Tower of Latria into believing the queen was still alive. When lured into a church altar by the Fool's Idol's song, gargoyles snag the prisoners and fly them to the top of the tower, where the Old Monk used his magic to separate their soul from their body and twist it into a demon of his creation. Two of his invented spawn where a duo of winged beasts called the Maneaters, serving as his guards.

Over time, the Old Monk's body and mind became frail, his essence consumed by the demon's soul. When the Slayer of Demons arrives and bests the Fool's Idol and the Maneaters, in a final attempt to stop them, the Demon Fabric which manipolated the Old Monk summons a hostile invader from another world and takes possession of them by covering their head while consuming the last remnants of the Monk's soul. The now corpse-like Old Monk realizes the fabric treachery and protests, but the demon leaves as the old man falls lifeless.

Once the phantom is defeated, the robes disintegrate, and the player receives the Yellow Demon's Soul.

Gallery

Images

Concept art of the Old Monk.

Phantom summoned by fabric the Old Monk wore.

The Old Monk in the PlayStation 5 remake of Demon's Souls.

Videos

Demon's Souls 4K- Old Monk Boss Fight -9

Demon's Souls Remake PS5 - Old Monk Boss Fight

Demon's Souls Soundtrack - "Old Monk"

Demon's Souls Remake - Old Monk (OST)

Trivia

• Because the game's servers were discontinued in February 2018, it is now currently impossible to fight against a playable Old Monk in the original PlayStation 3 version of the game unless it's done via an emulator or from a private server. However, it is still possible to fight against a playable Old Monk in the remake version as the servers are still currently up.
• The Old Monk's battle gimmick of summoning an invading player to aid him in battle would later be used for the Looking Glass Knight in Dark Souls II and Halflight, Spear of the Church in Dark Souls III.
• If the player-controlled Old Monk wins the battle, they will receive the Yellow Head Collar head attire.
• The Old Monk's boss soul, the Yellow Demon's Soul, can be consumed for 26,400 souls, used to ascend a Wooden Catalyst or Silver Catalyst into the Insanity Catalyst with Blacksmith Ed, or traded to Sage Freke for the Homing Soul Arrow spell, Yuria the Witch for the Soul Thirst spell, or Saint Urbain for the Banish miracle.