Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-1852943-20130424155230/@comment-99.1.98.73-20130529045442

While there isn't a ton of lore about him, there is a small amount, which lead to a huge amount of speculation.

We know for a fact that Pinwheel stole at least some of Nito's power in an attempt to kill the gods residing in Anor Londo. We also know that this failed. What we don't know is how much power he took, why the plot to kill the gods failed, nor what kind of power Pinwheel took. From the descriptions of the three masks we can assume that he was able to raise the dead before stealing Nito's power. Perhaps he only used it to enhance the things he brought back? After all, we do see one or two giant skeletons in the Catacombs before dealing with Pinwheel, as well as those nasty Wheel Skeletons, which have a similar name to the Pinwheel, though it's probably nothing more than coincidence. What's more, though, is that we face several other necromancers during our descent into the Catacombs. Perhaps the Pinwheel split the power he took from Nito into said necromancers? Perhaps they were even planning a second attack on the gods at Anor Londo?

One other thing worth mentioning, in my opinion, is the fact that during the fight with the Pinwheel you can hear "I'm so sorry" in his battle music. This could be many different things if it's the Pinwheel speaking, and a few others if it isn't. Could the Pinwheel be apologizing to the dead he's bringing back? Perhaps to the player for having to attack them? He could even be apologizing for taking Nito's power. Then, of course, there's the curious bodynth o e table, surrounded by books.

And that, too, makes you think. What was the Pinwheel looking for in all of those books?