Black Phantoms in Demon's Souls and Demon's Souls Remake are special enemies that behave in a manner similar to their normal variant. They may be regular enemies, NPCs, or online players invading your world. The Black Eye Stone has to be used in order to invade another player's world as a Black Phantom
Black Phantoms Description
You can easily distinguish a Black Phantom by its appearance; a soul-like black body with a red aura. Black Phantoms are always hostile, even if they are originally friendly NPCs. Black Phantoms can also be an online player who has invaded your world. Under certain circumstances, some types of enemies and many NPCs have a Black Phantom form which appears. Creating the right conditions to encounter and defeat the NPCs in Black Phantom form is necessary to obtain certain unique items, and therefore earn several of the Trophies.
Black Phantoms Behavior
NPC Black Phantoms have similar abilities, weaknesses, attack behavior and movements as their regular counterpart. Compared to their non-Black Phantom form, they will also have more HP and more powerful attacks. They are also more alert and will pursue more aggressively.
Black Phantoms Types
There are different categories of Black Phantoms which you may encounter. They follow different rules determining when they appear and what the effect of killing them will be.
Invader
When playing online in Body Form, your game may be invaded by another player as a Black Phantom. They can invade in any location in a World, as long as you are online and in Body Form. Once you clear an area of its corresponding Demon, you are safe from invasion from that Archstone and backward. Upon killing an invader, your World Tendency and Character Tendency shifts towards White.
- The Old Monk will summon a Black Phantom to fight on his behalf.
Enemies
Each time you enter the world with Black or Pure Black World Tendency, these Black Phantoms appear in addition to the usual foes. These phantoms are guaranteed to drop an item.
NPCs
Black Phantom forms of NPCs which you may encounter in Body Form at other times. They appear only if World Tendency is Pure Black. They will not reappear after being killed. Killing these phantoms strongly shifts both Character and World Tendency towards White, but only if directly killed by the player. Other damage (poison, falling, etc.) do not count towards changing Character Tendency. The death of the phantom unavoidably changes World Tendency.
- 1-1 |Executioner Miralda
- 1-4 |Metas, Knight of the Lance
- 1-4 |Alfred, Knight of the Tower
- 1-4 |Long Bow Oolan
- 1-4 |Ostrava, of Boletaria
- 2-2 |Scirvir, the Wanderer
- 3-1 |Lord Rydell
- 4-1 |Satsuki
- 5-2 |Selen Vinland
- 5-2 |Garl Vinland (only with Pure White World Tendency, part of Selen Vinland's quest)
Nameless NPCs
These are NPC Black Phantoms that you will always encounter in a specific location in each World. They will always appear in each playthrough. They will not reappear after being killed. Whichever Nameless NPC Black Phantom you kill first in a NG will drop a Black Eye Stone. It does not matter which one you kill first.
Black Phantoms Notes & Tips:
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- The Miracle Hidden Soul describes Black Phantoms as "an enemy of God and man"
- Hidden Soul, Graverobber's Ring and Banish can help you deal with invading players.
- Please refer to the Summon Range Calculator page to learn more about Soul-level matchmaking.
AnonymousIs there anyone who can help me with the white tendency please? NG+ lvl 85
PSN: adamsevera
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Can someone help me get pure white tendency via invading me?
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I killed Satsuki and Miralda (without knowing it shifts tendency back to neutral) and beat all the bosses.
If someone reads this and is willing to place a red sign for me anywhere at Shrine of Storms or Boletaria, feel free to write me, I'm really afraid to have messed up this entire NG-cycle...
PSN: AlyWayneGacy
I'm a jolly cooperator, currently sl 110, NG+.
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What happens to the item dropped by BP's if you die shortly after to the enviorment?
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I need help getting PWCT , we can help each other. FOffCupid
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can someone help me out getting pure white tendency. PSN: 'KindaSmug' should only need 1 or 2 invader kills, i killed all black phantom NPC but killed one with poison so I did not get credit :(
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Can someone invade my world in Shrine of Storms for Pure White Tendency? psn: phsycofactor678
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Can someone invade my world in Shrine of Storms for Pure White Tendency? psn: AutoRifle365.
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I need someone to invade me so I can make pure white tendency
PSN:Pasqui_I
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So in World 2-2
In the tunnel that leads to the crystal lizards nest there we're 2 black phantoms
I ran away (lol) but after defeating the boss Flame lurker and doubled back, they don't seem to spawn anymore. Did I miss my chance to fight them ?
To be more specific they were the Gret club black phantoms
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I haven't ever had as frustrating an experience in a From game as trying to kill all the NPC black phantoms in NG+. Even in NG they were all tougher than any boss. In NG+ you practically have no choice but to cheese them somehow, unless you're a flawless parry king, you've leveled way past meta, or are otherwise just amazing at Demon's Souls. I decided to wait until the second playthrough of a PC to do Mephistopheles' quest for the first time, but wanted to get my character tendency back to white afterward. That was a huge mistake. If like me you're not god-tier at this game, fight these guys in a NG, then leave them alone in NG+.
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need someone to invade my world so i can make my world pure white
psn: Zerdamus
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I need pure white tendency so if anyone can please help me.
Psn: emeraldboat
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need someone 2 invade my world. so i can change my character tendency 2 pure white. write me on psn: ILL-CROW666 i'll help u out 2 of course
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Hey guys, need help with 2 online trophies in demon souls remake.
Invade as a black phantom.
And help another player and beat a boss.
Sure I will help too if needed.
My psn: FortunePhoenix
Send me a private message please thank you
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hi i need pure white character tendency. can someone invade so i can kill and get the pwct??
Thanks in Advance
PSN: ironfistGT
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Invasion help please I just want the Unwelcome Guest Trophy
I can’t find anyone to invade everyone just keeps disconnecting when I do.
My PSN: R1C03000
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pure black world tendency, pure black character tendency and to top it off im ng+5. Life could be dream, life could be dream.
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