The Crusader (Darkest Dungeon)

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==Summary==
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Reynauld was a hard-working farmer, husband and father before the "First Frost" came, ruining all of his crops and bringing famine to his door-stepDarkest Dungeon 2 Chapter One: Labour the Land. However, upon meeting an officer, Reynauld would accept the call to war in a desperate attempt to feed his familyDarkest Dungeon 2 Chapter Two: Hard Pressed. Later on, during his crusade, Reynauld would soon fall in love with violence and war, soon becoming The Crusader, earning a regiment of his own to leadDarkest Dungeon 2 Chapter Three: The Great Crusade. Years after, Darkest Dungeon 2 Chapter Five: No Home but HellDarkest Dungeon 1 Comic.
He, along with the Highwayman, are the characters you start with in your adventure, quickly followed by the Plague Doctor and the Vestal. And they, along with all the other men on their way to the Hamlet, seek an adventure full of riches, glory, madness, and death. All things they'll find in great supply in the shadow of....
The Darkest Dungeon.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Reynauld; Varies depending on the player's choice and RNG
Origin: Darkest Dungeon
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Crusader
Powers and Abilities: 
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Weapon Mastery (Longswords mostly, Darkest Dungeon 1 Comic)
*Statistics Amplification and Regeneration (With Balwark of Faith, a taunt that increases his protection and grants him a temporary regeneration healDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay. With Radiance, a warcry that heals himself, increases his chances of applying fire with Holy Lance and deal extra damage if the target is on fireDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay. With Tenacity, a buff that increases his or an ally's protectionDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay)
*Light Manipulation (Darkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Holy Manipulation (With , emits a holy lightDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Fire Manipulation (With Holy Lance, a piercing move that sets enemies on fireDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay, Zealous Accusation also sets enemies on fireDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay)
*Healing and Anti Healing (Darkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay with Battle Heal and Anti Healing with Reap, a slash that heals himself and decreases the target's healing receivedDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay)
*Limited Damage Boost (Naturally does Darkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Empathic Manipulation (With Inspiring CryDarkest Dungeon 2 Gameplay, reduces stress, which can sometimes cause insanity, or reveal the true colors of the character, depending on who they are and how they react to a stressful situationDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Preparation (All heroes possess "Camping Skills" that they can use before or after a major battle, such as the Crusader's "" that grants a buff that decreases stress taken, "" that heals stress from a party member and removes debuffs from them, "" that heals stress and decreases stress taken, and "," a skill that heals stress on himself as he watches for any ambushesDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Resistance to:
*Harsh Cold (Worked the field of his farm during the "First Frost", where's cold enough to freeze his cropsDarkest Dungeon 2 Chapter One: Labour the Land. Fought and defeated a heavily armored warlord during a heavy snowy environmentDarkest Dungeon 2 Chapter Four: Blood in the Snow)
*Empathic Manipulation (Able to resist Horror, a status effect that increases Stress overtime, as well as abilities that just outright increase stress.Darkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Madness Manipulation (Type 2 and 3. Can withstand multiple gazes into The Ancestor's true form as well as his mental assaultsDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Poison and Acid Manipulation (Able to resist Blight, which serves as both poison and Acid depending on the circumstanceDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Disease Manipulation (Can resist various Medival diseasesDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay and the Crimson CurseDarkest Dungeon 1 The Crimson Court)
*Status Effect Inducement (Can resist having his stats lowered, as well as being stunnedDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
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*Statistics Amplification, Statistics Reduction, Damage Boost and Damage Reduction (Through multiple Trinkets, Crusader can increase or decrease his own stats like the who can increase Reynauld's protection while decreasing his critical chance, or the who increases his melee damage while decreasing his healing capabilitiesDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Status Effect Inducement (Trinkets like the increase Reynauld's chances of stunning enemiesDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
*Poison and Acid Manipulation (With Non-Euclidean Hilt which Darkest Dungeon 1 The Color of Madness)
*Self-Sustenance (Type 2; Fasting Seal and Bloodthirst Ring negates the need for food)
*Accelerated Development (With Ancestor's Portrait, who increases XP gained)
*Enhanced Senses (With Lens of the Comet, who bypass stealthDarkest Dungeon 1 The Color of Madness)
*Resistance to Stun, Debuff, and Bleed Inducement, Acid Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Madness Manipulation, (Types 2 and 3), Mind Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, and Poison Manipulation (Through various generic trinketsDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay; for examples, see the equipment tab or here)
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Attack Potency: Small Building level (Killed the Swine King, who can swing his cleaver with this amount of forceDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
Speed: Supersonic combat speed and reactions (Able to tag opponents who are capable of fighting the Man-at-Arms, who is this fast. At least comparable to the Swine King who can swing his cleaver this fastDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 1 (Comparable to the Swine KingDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
Striking Strength: Small Building level
Durability: Small Building level (Can take hits from the Swine King)
Stamina: Superhuman (Able to keep on fighting, even when badly wounded and bleeding, or even under blight. Also able to take heavy blows while near deathDarkest Dungeon 1 Gameplay)
Range: Extended Melee Range with his longsword, Several Meters with Zealous Accusation and Holy Lance.
Standard Equipment:
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Intelligence: Average
Weaknesses: Depends on the Quirks that the Crusader gains throughout the game. Reynauld starts off with Kleptomania, or a tendency to steal items as a reward, supposedly hard earned, as well as God Fearing, a Quirk that only allows him to Pray for stress relief.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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* Smite: A slash with his longsword that deals bonus damage against unholy opponents, such as the undead.
* Zealous Accusation: The Crusader holds up a sheet of paper, which shines in radiant light and deals damage to the two squares in front of him, or a few meters.
* Stunning Blow: The Crusader bashes the enemy on the head with his pommel, causing them to be stunned.
* Balwark of Faith: The Crusader holds up a piece of paper, then boosts his Protection and Marks himself, attracting enemy attacks. It also boosts the torch by 20.
* Holy Lance: Charges Forth, and stabs the opposition, allowing him to close the gap between him and the opponent, and does bonus damage against the undead.
* Battle heal: Holds up a banner to heal either himself or one of his comrades.
* Inspiring Cry: Holds up a banner to give minor healing and reduce stress, an effect that can drive people insane, or at the very least, show their true colors, depending on how they react to such stipulations.
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All previous abilities, plus:
* Reap: A downwards slash that can hit two enemies at once, it can heal the Crusader and even decrease the enemy's healing temporary.
* Radiance: A battle-cry that grants the Crusader a regeneration buff that heals him overtime, increases his chances of applying the Burn effect and increases his damage against enemies already with the Burn debuff.
* Tenacity: Holds up a banner that increases his or an ally's protection.
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Notes:
The Strengths and Weaknesses of the Crusader can vary throughout the game due to the various Quirks and Items you can give them. This profile only details the basic abilities of the Crusader, under the presumption that he has no specific Quirks, Positive nor Negative.
Due to being a highly customizable and strategic game, especific trinkets must be stated in Versus threads, otherwise assume that no special equipment is being used.
==Galllery==
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The Crusader Comic.png|The Crusader's origin comic
Virtuous Crusader.png|Virtuous
Afflicted Crusader.png|Afflicted
Idle.gif|Idle
Walking Crusader.gif|Walking
Crusader Combat Animation.gif|Combat animation
Crusader Smite Sprite.png|Smite
Crusader Zealous Accusation Bulwark of Faith.png|Zealous Accusation/Bulwark of Faith
Crusader Stunning Blow.png|Stunning Blow
Crusader Battle Heal.png|Battle Heal
Crusader Holy Lance.png|Holy Lance
Crusader Inspiring Cry.png|Inspiring Cry
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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