I’m sure I’m not the only one who was taken aback by the callous words of Boldwin, the first blacksmith you encounter in the Nexus in Demon’s Souls, and when he tells you to “come back alive” when leaving for another adventure, you’d be mistaken for thinking that he actually cares about your wellbeing.

Nope. The only reason he wants you to keep on living is because he “needs your business.” Very heartless, but incredibly funny, every time.

With the release of the latest set of screenshots for Dark Souls, the successor (but not sequel) to Demon’s Souls, have we managed to glimpse a look at the blacksmith that will replace Boldwin to continue the insults? Perhaps:

See what other glimmers of information you’re able to scrape together, true or not, from these new Dark Souls screenshots, all of which look very tasty indeed: