Solaire of Astora

Solaire of Astora is a character in Dark Souls. He is voiced by Daniel Flynn, who also voiced Vamos and the Giant Blacksmith as well as Blue Sentinel Targray in Dark Souls II.

Plot
Solaire is first found just in front of the bridge that leads to Undead Parish, gazing at the sun. Speaking to him here will give the player the White Sign Soapstone and allow Solaire to be summoned to fight the Belfry Gargoyles as a Gold Phantom.

Solaire may be summoned for the fight with the Gaping Dragon in the Depths.

Solaire can be met by a bonfire in Anor Londo and can be summoned for the encounter with Ornstein and Smough. Afterwards, Solaire will move from Anor Londo to the Sunlight Altar in Undead Parish, offering the player a chance to join the Warrior of Sunlight Covenant.

Solaire can be summoned for the Centipede Demon fight.

After defeating the Centipede Demon and continuing towards Lost Izalith from the boss arena, the player will encounter him again. If the player speaks to Solaire immediately after OR enters Lost Izalith from this location, Solaire will later become hostile, attacking the player on their next meeting and will be unavailable as a phantom in the Kiln of the First Flame.

If the player instead takes the shortcut to Lost Izalith (which can only be accessed through being a +2 Chaos Servant), and destroys the glowing red eyed Chaos Bug found there and kills the Centipede Demon, Solaire can be found sitting in the Chaos Bug room saddened that he could not find his own sun. In his lucid state, Solaire can later be summoned for the fight against Gwyn.

Lore
Knight Solaire of Astora is a Warrior of Sunlight bound to a quest of finding his own "sun", for which he became undead.

Strategy
Attacking and killing Solaire will make him unavailable for future boss fights. Should the player wish to attack him, Solaire will fight with a sword and shield, and use the Lightning Spear miracle.

Equipment
Undead Burg / Parish=

Depths=

Anor Londo / Sunlight Altar=

Demon Ruins / Lost Izalith / Kiln=

Insane=

Trivia

 * It is possible to summon Solaire and return to the Darkmoon Tomb for the Dark Sun Gwyndolin boss battle before defeating Ornstein and Smough. Although he will not enter the arena to help, the player will still be awarded a Sunlight Medal following Gwyndolin's defeat.
 * Solaire floats a small distance above the ground, giving the appearance that he is taller than the player. This is also true for the Crestfallen Merchant of Sen's Fortress.
 * Solaire is referenced in an Easter Egg in the game Borderlands 2, where a mock bonfire can be found with an armored man named "Solitaire" sitting next to it.