Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-46.64.182.203-20140312230146/@comment-24727485-20140324002203

Ornstein in Dark Souls is most LIKELY an illusion, to A) Keep Smough some company and B) To protect Gwynevere. Ornstein headed with the other 3 knights of Gwyn to fight against Manus, Father of the Abyss. Unfortunately, doing so corrupted Artorias, and most likely corrupted Ornstein. Ornstein was effected not as much as Artorias, and to save himself headed up to Vinheim, which was replaced by Drangleic. The corruption of the Abyss finally, after a long while fully corrupted Ornstein. Ornstein before the full corruption decided to lock himself within the Cathedral of Blue to protect others from his corrupted self. Until our unfortunate character decides to open the door, in which Ornstein will fight the player, with some dark magic in aswell as his normal attacks.

The fact even the Old Knight's outside are OLD and they themselves seem corrupted to an extent, this reinforces my theory on the fact Ornstein was corrupted, but headed up north as a last regard.