Xanthous King, Jeremiah

Xanthous King, Jeremiah is a character and invader in Dark Souls.

Location
Xanthous invades in the Painted World of Ariamis, near the headstones in the area to the right of Phalanx from the bonfire.

Plot
Xanthous invades with the express purpose of killing the player, and nothing more. As with every other black phantom, Xanthous will only invade if the player has reversed his/her hollowing.

Strategy
Xanthous uses a whip for his melee attack, which is impossible to block but does very minor damage, along with some bleed build-up. Xanthous will also use a plethora of pyromancies, all of which are fairly easy to dodge but potentially very dangerous if they connect. Sorceries work well at a distance; for melee fighters, the best bet is to hit him in hopes of staggering him and then backing away if that fails, or simply backstab him as he is charging up his pyromancies.

Drops

 * Notched Whip
 * Bloodstain
 * Defeating his phantom will spawn the Xanthous set on a corpse behind Crossbreed Priscilla.

Backstory
Xanthous King, Jeremiah is mentioned in item descriptions to be a "legendary exile". Although he bears the title of "king", It is unknown which kingdom he was head of (Xanthous simply means yellow, a reference to his garish clothing). Little else is known about him.

Trivia
Jeremiah's precariously tall crown is likely a reference to the item Monk's Head Collar from Demons' Souls.