Ludwig, the Holy Blade

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==Summary==
 was the founder of the Healing Church Workshop, and the first hunter of the Church. He is also known under his official title: . Ludwig was the first of those affected by the old blood. His name has fallen into legend, and now adorns their holy blades. Ludwig was the first of many Healing Church hunters to come, many of whom were clerics. As it was, clerics transformed into the most hideous beasts.
While he was originally human, Ludwig was used in an unhallowed experimentation by The Healing Church. The exposure to the old blood transformed Ludwig into a grotesque and warped Beast, barely retaining some of his humanity as he is mostly consumed by animal instinct and madness. Regardless, Ludwig's service to the Healing Church paved the way for clerics of the Healing Church to become hunters to the point that many Yharnamites attribute modern hunters with the Church.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Ludwig, the Accursed, the Holy Blade
Origin: Bloodborne
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Beast, Church Hunter Mutated by the Old Blood
Powers and Abilities:
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*Superhuman Physical Characteristics
*Bodily Weaponry (Claws and Teeth)
*Immortality (Types 1 and 2 [Able to function unimpeded after receiving injuries as severe as being impaled through the skull and torso and having organs ripped outVisceral Attacks] and can survive as nothing but a severed head)
*Blood Manipulation/Absorption (Able to absorb the blood of defeated enemiesBlood Echoes)
*Large Size (Type 0)
*Surface Scaling (Can stick to the ceiling)
*Self-Healing (Low-Mid, Able to heal broken limbs and his head being impaled)
*Magic (Can vomit a geyser of arcane-infused water)
*Resistance to Poison Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Temperature Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Magic, Curse Manipulation, and Blood Manipulation (Possesses an innate resistance to both Slow and Rapid Poison, fire, electricity [Bolt], Arcane damage, and blood-based attacks, which is further enhanced by his Attire.)
*Resistance to Mind Manipulation/Sense Manipulation/Morality Manipulation (Unaffected by the Shaman Bone Blade)
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All previous abilities plus:
*Weapon Mastery (Master Swordsman)
*Self-Healing (Low-Mid Via Rally, Able to heal wounds as severe as being impaled through the torso, having the skull pierced, or being Visceral Attacked by an enemy Hunter by attacking opponents who recently harmed himRally)
*Holy Manipulation (Holy Moonlight Sword deals bonus Righteous Damage to spirits and vampiresSerrated Weapons and Righteous Weapons)
*Magic/Energy Projection (Via Holy Moonlight Sword)
*Empowerment (Able to empower the Holy Moonlight Sword with magic of the abyssal cosmos)
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Attack Potency: At least Multi-City Block level (Comparable to Vicar Amelia and Laurence, the First Vicar. Can harm Valtr, Master of the League, Old Hunter Henriett, and Younger Madaras Twin)
Speed: High Hypersonic (Comparable to Valtr and Henriett)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Superior to Henriette and other Kirkhammer users)
Striking Strength: At least Multi-City Block level
Durability: At least Multi-City Block level (Can tank attacks from Valtr, Henriett, and Younger Madaras Twin)
Stamina: Superhuman (Beasts are able to continue fighting even after sustaining injuries such as being stabbed, slashed, crushed, shot, poisoned, electrocuted, burned, and impaled, as well as losing limbs and even being decapitated.)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Several Meters with Holy Moonlight Sword, Tens of Meters with energy attacks
Standard Equipment:
Holy Moonlight Sword.jpg|Holy Moonlight Sword
Guidance 3 - 2.png|Guidance
*Holy Moonlight Sword: An arcane sword discovered long ago by Ludwig. When blue moonlight dances around the sword, and it channels the abyssal cosmos, its great blade will hurl a shadowy lightwave. The Holy Moonlight Sword is synonymous with Ludwig, the Holy Blade, but few have ever set eyes on the great blade, and whatever guidance it has to offer, it seems to be of a very private, elusive sort.
*Guidance: A Caryll rune discovered by the old hunter Ludwig along with the Holy Moonlight Sword. Boosts amount of life recovered by rallying. There are three tiers of this Rune, +10%, +20%, and +30%, which can stack multiplicatively for a total of +60% when all three Runes are used at once.
Intelligence: Varies from Animalistic (As a human mutated into a beast by the Old Blood he is little more than than a mindless killer driven by instinct) to Gifted (Able to regain his past intelligence and skill as a well-renowned Hunter with vast combat knowledge even after beasthood)
Weaknesses: As a Beast, Ludwig is vulnerable to fire [This does not apply to Holy Blade]
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
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*Claw Swipes: Quickstep forward through them or sideways in the opposite direction of each swing.
*Rear Kick: Strikes directly behind him with a swift kick.
*Headbutt: Extremely quick forward launcher used at close to pointblank range.
*Stomp: Strikes in a 360-degree radius around his body at extremely close range.
*Retreating Slash: Rapid frontal 180-degree slash while backstepping. Used if you pressure him too much from the front.
*Leaping Slam: Rapid short-range jumping slam, usually used after other attacks as a follow-up.
*High Jump: Slower jump attack with very long reach, preceded by a scream.
*Bite Combo: Multiple hits with heavy forward momentum and minor tracking.
*Charging Tackle: Used after his health drops below 80%. Preceded by exhaling a puff of yellow gas.
*Drop Ambush: Used after his health drops below 80%. The blood dripping from the ceiling marks his location.
*Forward Geyser: Used after his health drops below 80%. Rapid long-range blast of water in a straight line, this attack is arcane damage type.
*Sweeping Geyser: Used after his health drops below 80%. Sweeps a geyser of water in a counterclockwise arc, this attack is arcane damage type.
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*Fast Combo: Preceded by a roar. Raises his sword to his left shoulder and performs two quick frontal slashes, a slower overhead cut and an upward swing.
*Heavy Combo: Frontal arcing counterclockwise slash followed by either a single diagonal swing from the opposite direction or three overhead chops and an upward cleave.
*Run-in Combo: Dashes toward you from long distance and performs a horizontal slash followed by either a slower diagonal slash or a series of vertical overhead cuts.
*Forward Cross: Two extremely rapid diagonal slashes which strike directly ahead of him; generally used to punish pointblank strafing.
*Uppercut Rush: Running uppercut slash sometimes followed up with a diagonal cut. Strikes a large forward and backward vertical arc on his right side and has long reach.
*Moonlight Wave: Slow horizontal charge slash followed by a horizontal wave of moonlight.
*Double Moonlight Wave: Two diagonal slashes in opposite directions which create two waves of moonlight at opposite angles.
*Moonlight Stab: Performs a forward thrust covered in arcane energy.
*Moonlight Ring: Charges for about three seconds, then stabs his sword into the ground. Creates a small circular burst of energy centered on the sword.
*Moonlight Onslaught: Slowly raises his sword above his head, then creates a massive spherical explosion centered on the sword followed after about two seconds by a massive forward blast of energy which lasts another three seconds.
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==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Guts (Berserk) Guts' Profile (Both were 8-A and speed was equalized. Black Swordsman Guts was used and the battle took place in Central Yharnam)
Inconclusive:
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