Archarin

Archarin, otherwise known as the Blood Slave, is the true final boss of Infinity Blade I. Once the Sacrifice from one of the villages in Lantimor, Archarin was sent to challenge the God King Raidriar in ritual combat. When offered a choice, however, he instead chose to join him as a loyal servant, and was subsequently granted immortality (but was not made Deathless).
==History==
In one of Ausar's many reincarnations, the man who was meant to become the Sacrifice shirked his responsibility. He instead wedded a mortal woman who bore a son, Archarin, who was chosen to take his father's place as the next Sacrifice. When he came of age and left to meet his fate at the hands of the God King, he travelled to the Dark Citadel as his forefathers had. 
Although he lacked the inherited combat prowess of Ausar's reincarnations, Archarin succeeded in defeating the Titans and standing before the God King himself. However, during the battle, he was disarmed by his foe, who commended his skill and offered him a choice: swear allegiance, or die. Kneeling before his new lord, Archarin accepted the God King's offer. For his fealty, he was granted immortality and ownership of the Zero Mech as its pilot. 
Years later, the last Sacrifice -- a man named Siris -- succeeds in slaying the God King, claiming the Infinity Blade as a prize and using it to unlock the Soul Cells in the dungeons of the Dark Citadel. After defeating the Deathless prisoners within, he enters the God King's rebirthing chamber, and is confronted by Archarin within the Zero Mech, who engages him in a duel. When Siris renders the Zero Mech inoperable, Archarin climbs out from its wreckage and applauds him for his prowess. Archarin reveals that he abandoned his calling as the Sacrifice, having chosen servitude instead. Furious, Siris duels Archarin a second time, killing him.
With his dying breath, Archarin reaffirms his faith in the God King, declaring that he will return to reclaim what is rightfully his, and that he will become unstoppable. 
===Infinity Blade: Awakening===
Archarin is first mentioned by the God King when he reclaims the Infinity Blade and confronts Siris. He notes that his enemy not only slew the prisoners in the dungeons, but Archarin as well, something he finds unfortunate, as he considered Archarin a useful servant. 
After his rebirth following the incident at Saydhi's Estate, it is revealed to Siris in his rebirthing chamber by TEL that Archarin was in fact his son; a son from a bloodline in which TEL was unable to alter the old reincarnation's memories enough to make him the Sacrifice. 
==Combat==
Archarin has the same base stats as the player when fought, but not the same equipment. He wields the Claymourn, Plate Armor, Blue Steel and Prime, similar to the first reincarnation of Ausar who fought against the God King, with the exception of a different sword. He is a Normal Enemy with dark attacks, and fighting style not unlike enemies of similar stature such as the Iron Guard or Hedge Knight. Overall, he has no truly outstanding abilities, other than forcing you to restart the bloodline if you lose, his fight being immediately after the Zero Mech fight, thus giving you no time to heal, and that he mimics your stats, although this last trait doesn't really do anything in practice. 
===Stepbacks===
Archarin has three Stepbacks
Slash and Kick
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this Stepback Archarin retreats slightly, before doing a spinning slash from the right, following up with a kick to the center, and then finishing with a diagonal slash from the left.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal and the easiest is to just parry the first attack by swiping to the right, this interrupts the rest of the Stepback, and gives you the largest window to strike back. Alternatively, one can also doge to the right to avoid the first slash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the kick, and the dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Archarin can still deal damage sense he has attacks, provided you don't have a defense shield.	
In this Stepback Archarin retreats slightly, before doing a spinning slash from the right, following up with a kick to the center, and then finishing with a diagonal slash from the left.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal and the easiest is to just parry the first attack by swiping to the right, this interrupts the rest of the Stepback, and gives you the largest window to strike back. Alternatively, one can also doge to the right to avoid the first slash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the kick, and the dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Archarin can still deal damage sense he has attacks, provided you don't have a defense shield.	
In this Stepback Archarin retreats slightly, before doing a spinning slash from the right, following up with a kick to the center, and then finishing with a diagonal slash from the left.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal and the easiest is to just parry the first attack by swiping to the right, this interrupts the rest of the Stepback, and gives you the largest window to strike back. Alternatively, one can also doge to the right to avoid the first slash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the kick, and the dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Archarin can still deal damage sense he has attacks, provided you don't have a defense shield.
Slash Hilt Bash 
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this Stepback Archarin takes a defensive stance, and then starts with a sword slash from the left, then, he hits the center with the hilt of his sword, before finishing with a shield bash from the right. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge the first slash by either ducking or moving to the left, then, right before Archarin can deliver a blow with his hilt, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepabck and deal extra damage. Alternatively, one can also doge to the right or duck to avoid the first slash, then dodge to the left or right to avoid the hilt bash, and then dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash. Shielding is not advisable here, as the shield bash can go through your guard. So, if you are going to shield, only do it for the first attack, and make sure you have defense so Archarin doesn't break through and deal damage.	
In this Stepback Archarin takes a defensive stance, and then starts with a sword slash from the left, then, he hits the center with the hilt of his sword, before finishing with a shield bash from the right. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge the first slash by either ducking or moving to the left, then, right before Archarin can deliver a blow with his hilt, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepabck and deal extra damage. Alternatively, one can also doge to the right or duck to avoid the first slash, then dodge to the left or right to avoid the hilt bash, and then dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash. Shielding is not advisable here, as the shield bash can go through your guard. So, if you are going to shield, only do it for the first attack, and make sure you have defense so Archarin doesn't break through and deal damage.	
In this Stepback Archarin takes a defensive stance, and then starts with a sword slash from the left, then, he hits the center with the hilt of his sword, before finishing with a shield bash from the right. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge the first slash by either ducking or moving to the left, then, right before Archarin can deliver a blow with his hilt, a stab icon will appear on his chest, hitting it will allow you to interrupt his Stepabck and deal extra damage. Alternatively, one can also doge to the right or duck to avoid the first slash, then dodge to the left or right to avoid the hilt bash, and then dodge in any direction to avoid the shield bash. Shielding is not advisable here, as the shield bash can go through your guard. So, if you are going to shield, only do it for the first attack, and make sure you have defense so Archarin doesn't break through and deal damage.
Triple Slash 1
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this Stepback Archarin repositions, then does three slashes in quick succession, one from the left, right, and right in that order. Archarin uses this Stepback more often than his other two. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal and the easiest is to just parry the first attack by swiping to the left, this interrupts the rest of the Stepback, and gives you the largest window to strike back. Alternatively, one can also block to avoid the first slash, and then long dodge to the right to avoid the other two attacks. However, this should not be used often, and the attacks come in quite fast, so it takes very precise timing to avoid all three unscathed. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Archarin can still deal damage sense he has attacks, provided you don't have a defense shield.	
In this Stepback Archarin repositions, then does three slashes in quick succession, one from the left, right, and right in that order. Archarin uses this Stepback more often than his other two. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal and the easiest is to just parry the first attack by swiping to the left, this interrupts the rest of the Stepback, and gives you the largest window to strike back. Alternatively, one can also block to avoid the first slash, and then long dodge to the right to avoid the other two attacks. However, this should not be used often, and the attacks come in quite fast, so it takes very precise timing to avoid all three unscathed. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Archarin can still deal damage sense he has attacks, provided you don't have a defense shield.	
In this Stepback Archarin repositions, then does three slashes in quick succession, one from the left, right, and right in that order. Archarin uses this Stepback more often than his other two. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal and the easiest is to just parry the first attack by swiping to the left, this interrupts the rest of the Stepback, and gives you the largest window to strike back. Alternatively, one can also block to avoid the first slash, and then long dodge to the right to avoid the other two attacks. However, this should not be used often, and the attacks come in quite fast, so it takes very precise timing to avoid all three unscathed. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding shield will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Archarin can still deal damage sense he has attacks, provided you don't have a defense shield.
 
===Combat tips===
Archarin is much weaker in comparison to Zero Mech, despite this he could still pose a challenge due to him being fought immediately after Zero Mech with no break. Because of this, it is recommended to kill Archarin as fast as possible. 
To do this, a high damage weapon will be necessary, the Infinity Blade is a great choice, as it has the highest base damage of any weapon in Infinity Blade 1 and you have it by this point in the game. Additionally, buy a Ring with a high damage spell, such as The Cog, Thorne, or Illuminatus just to name a few. Then, save up both your Super Move and Magic window in the Zero Mech fight, for use against Archarin.
Then, when the fight with Archarin begins, use the Super Move immediately, due to Archarin's low hp, this alone should put him into his third phase, or just before. Then use the ring, which should hopefully be enough to finish him off. Using this method, you can kill Archarin before he even makes a single attack. or at the very least, reduce him to very low hp. 
====Notes====
There is a glitch(?) that allows Archarin to be instantly killed by using a dark spell, this is by far the easiest way to defeat him.
==Trivia==
*The moment when Archarin swears fealty to the God King can be seen in gameplay, should you choose to join the God King when given the option. Doing so will award you the "Not in Kansas" achievement. However, it is unlikely that your current equipment will match Archarin's. 
*Archarin was also known as "Bill" on the Infinity Blade branch of the Epic Games Fourms.
*Despite the similarity in equipment, Archarin is not the Ancestor from the introductory Bloodline.
==Gallery==
Archarin-Model-IB1.png
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