Talk:Soul of Artorias/@comment-10518399-20131024012126/@comment-180.234.51.142-20140717121012

The icon for Manus' Soul gave rise to the speculation (actually one of many other factors to do so) that Manus is in fact the Furtive Pygmy. The icon represents that of a Humanity being 'disintegrated', dissolving into the surrounding, as if being shattered into countless fragments - just like the Dark Soul (the Furtive Pygmy being its owner), which was shattered into pieces we know as Humanity.

As for the icon for the Soul of Artorias, it's very much similar to that of most other boss souls than a Humanity icon, except it has a purple shade unlike the golden tint of a typical boss soul. The occult cloud surrounding it represents the aura of the Abyss devouring and corrupting Artorias' very Soul.