Kierkegaard

**Kierkegaard** is a  Boss in *Harvestella*.

## Background

**Kierkergaard** is a Hallowed who at one time in the past had teamed up with fellow Hallowed Amadeus, and had destroyed Brakka's home village, resulting in Brakka owing them a blood debt. Kierkergaard eventually donned a human disguise and was taken in by the Seaslight Order, from which he manipulated his way to become its Patriarch under the alias **Ziegfield**, and thus allowed him to freely subjugate and devour the souls of the Holy Capital Argene city of its residents. He took in Shrika and Thersites as orphans and influenced them into helping him; believing that Shrika would help him realize this goal as his "Seraph Child", he ultimately chose to elevate her status so as to further exploit her trust in him. He also had the Order and townsfolks pass down the Flos-Indulgentia, flowers that he apparently created, as a sign a purification, but are actually used for mind control. After the Protagonist and Aria were caught trespassing in the Seaslight cave, Kierkergaard has them sentenced to death, but Brakka rescues them. When Argene's residents (those who have the Flos-Indulgentia) and members of the Order all mysteriously vanish, Brakka reveals the truth behind the Patriarch and his goals while investigating the Winter Seaslight. Upon learning the truth behind Kierkegaard's actions, Shrika and the Protagonist realize they have no choice but to fight him. After he is defeated, he tries to again trick Shrika into letting her guard down, but Brakka is mindful of his tendencies to deceive, and steps in to interrupt them. Shrika plays along, but then strikes down her adoptive father, causing the Flos-Indulgentia to disappear and returning the villagers and members of the Order to normal. However, Kierkergaard survived the attack; when Brakka then interrogates him for the whereabouts of Amadeus, his answer is inconclusive. Brakka then kills him for real using a specialized weapon which is capable of harming the Hallowed, thus advancing his goals of vengeance. Kierkergaard and the Flos-Indulgentia's disappearance causes disarray in the Order and also plays a role in Sites' betrayal.

## Personality

Although he appears to be a kind and caring person who runs the Order in a strict way, he is really a heartless, manipulative monster who is using the Order, Shrika, and Sites for his own goals. Because he sees his adoptive children as very useful tools, he decided to spare them in hopes that they will continue to unknowingly help him with his true intentions. He is also a cunning trickster, as he fooled many people into thinking that the mind controlling Flos-Indulgentia are signs of purification and tried to trick Shrika into letting her guard down by pretending to plead for mercy, which ultimately fails due to Brakka seeing through his ploy.

## Combat Strategies

* When the boss charges for his big move you can cancel it if you do enough damage to deplete the orange bar below his health bar.
* The small enemies spawn as either  Fire or  Ice (weak to the opposite)
* Istina, Brakka, Shrika, and Asyl are very helpful in this fight as the boss is weak against Slash attacks.
* If Calamity flowers appear, destroy them quickly.
* The boss's charged attacks can do a lot of damage, so heal quickly if this happens.

## Attribute Weakness(es)

* Slash
* Pierce
* Fire
* Lightning