Artorias the Abysswalker is a boss from Dark Souls, the FromSoftware action role-playing game, where he appears as a once-heroic knight consumed by the Abyss. His fight is widely regarded as one of the series' most memorable encounters, and clips of his roars and death cry have circulated in gameplay videos, lore discussions and edits ever since. The sound endures because it condenses his whole story, a fallen hero fighting on through corruption, into a few seconds of raw vocal pain that works even for viewers who have never played the game.