Oscar, Knight of Astora

Oscar is a character and knight of Astora, who plays a minor role in the Dark Souls story. He is voiced by Oliver Le Seur.

Appearance
Oscar is equipped with full Elite Knight armor, a Crest Shield, and an Astora's Straight Sword.

Plot
Oscar appears in the Undead Asylum, where he rescues the player character from imprisonment by dropping a corpse with the Dungeon Cell Key into the cell. He is later found dying, where he imparts the player the Estus Flask and the Undead Asylum F2 East Key. If the player had defeated the Asylum Demon in the first encounter, the player may also be given the Big Pilgrim's Key.

Oscar is encountered again in the same area upon revisiting the Asylum, as a Hollow enemy. He drops the Crest Shield and two thousand souls upon defeat in New Game.

Strategy
Oscar alternates between using his sword two-handed and one-handed and kicks for heavier stamina damage. His attacks deal decent damage, but he also moves slowly for an NPC enemy, allowing for plenty of opportunities to heal. He has the heavy roll, making it easy to strafe him. Unlike other hollows, he does not heal.

Lore
Oscar was likely a high-ranking knight from Astora, who was determined to seek out Lordran once he turned Undead. Exactly how he ended up in the Undead Asylum and why he rescues the player is unknown; no other characters make mention of him.

Health and Souls
* Has 1 HP and drops 100 souls when he first appears.

Drops
Escape= Revisited=

Trivia

 * In the credits, he is acknowledged as "Knight of the Undead Asylum". His name is not mentioned in-game; however, he is identified as "Oscar, Knight of Astora" in a text dump extracted from unused game files.
 * In the room the player find Oscar, there is a hole in the ceiling, and no other possible way in and out of the room. That is until the player triggers the boulder, which creates a large enough hole in the wall. It is likely that he was fighting the Asylum Demon, since he appeared well and able not long ago and is suddenly nearing death when the Chosen Undead find him. The Asylum Demon can be seen on the destroyed roofing upon opening the first set of doors to its boss arena.
 * Oscar can backstab black knights

Removed Content
''The following is content that is present within the code of Dark Souls, but not actually implemented in the game. Text was found from a text dump which can be found at: http://pastebin.com/hA42TwK8.''