The Duskbloods: All 14 Leaked Character Classes Explained Simply

What’s This All About?

Imagine you’re getting ready for a big game test this weekend, and suddenly—someone finds all the secret character files early! That’s exactly what happened with The Duskbloods, the upcoming multiplayer game from FromSoftware (the makers of Elden Ring and Dark Souls).

Dataminers (people who dig through game code) found 14 playable characters hidden in the game files before the official network test. And wow—these characters are weird, creepy, and totally unique.

Important Note: This info comes from a leak, not an official announcement. Take it with a grain of salt until the game test starts on August 21st!

Meet the 14 Leaked Characters

Here’s every character reportedly found in the game files, explained in plain English:

1. Blood-Eater | Walter

The smell-tracker who went crazy

• Last survivor of a clan that hunted rare blood types
• Can smell "blind spots in people’s pasts" (whatever that means!)
• Went mad after licking his sister’s blood—whom he killed himself
• Walks the line between life and death looking for "pure blood"

2. Guillotine | Gillian

The executioner carrying his own death sentence

• Works for the Marisbel Inquisition (fancy church police)
• Carries a massive iron guillotine blade on his back
• Mutating from too much blood exposure over the years
• Searching for "Blood of the Beginning" before his own head gets chopped off

3. Foul-Rot | Veronica

The blind nun who rots everything she touches

• Abandoned in a ruined cathedral basement
• Hurts herself on purpose to spread gross blood blisters inside her body
• Her footprints instantly rot anything they touch
• Pro tip: Don’t follow her footprints!

4. Nail-Pierced | Sebastian

The saint who powers up by stabbing himself

• Drives silver nails into his body parts
• Uses his own flowing blood as magic fuel
• Gains temporary super-strength by wounding himself
• Mind and body are "completely broken" (his words, not mine)

5. Coffin-Bearer | Maurice

The guy carrying his monster family in a box

• Collected corpses on the streets at dusk
• Carries an iron coffin with a mud-monster (formerly his family) inside
• Slams coffin on enemies to suck their blood and feed his family-monster
• Family dinner just got weird.

6. Thread-Torn | Oscar

The taxidermist who sews beasts onto himself

• Sews animal flesh from different eras/regions directly onto his body
• In battle, grabs enemy tissue to patch and reinforce himself
• Eventually transforms into an ancient rare beast
• Basically: "I’ll wear your skin as armor, thanks!"

7. Mud-Treader | Ulan

The woman with poison swamp feet

• Got superhuman leg strength from human experiments
• Filthy blood constantly gushes from her ankles
• Creates a red poisonous swamp wherever she runs
• Great for area denial, bad for carpets.

8. Candle-Snuffer | Isabel

The shadow-trapping ex-waitress

• Used to work at the Siltera Noble Mansion
• Can make shadows solid and trap enemy blood inside them
• Drains blood from trapped shadows
• All light vanishes wherever she goes
• Mood lighting taken literally.

9. Gut-Rinner | Randolph

The flying cyborg spearman

• Assault trooper for the Sampere Weapons Corps
• Back-mounted mechanism lets him fly freely
• Massive piercing spear rips through flesh, blood, AND armor
• Heavily mechanized abdomen unleashes wide-area blood attacks
• Part human, part helicopter, all business.

10. Gazer-of-Flesh | Yuri

The guy who makes you explode by staring

• Cut off his own eyelids (ouch!)
• Can intensify a target’s blood flow just by looking at them
• Victims explode from the inside
• Eye contact is literally deadly.

11. Ash-Crown | Camilla

The girl who turns you to crystal and shatters you

• Her clan was burned to the ground
• Wields "blood ash"—mix of victims’ ashes and her own blood
• Petrifies and crystallizes enemies, then shatters them
• Ashes to ashes, dust to… shattered pieces.

12. Rust-Gospel | Baldur

The priest who spits blood-mist prayers

• Former priest of Kinmitsu
• Stuffed his mouth with scrap iron and needles
• Every prayer tears his mouth open
• Spits out blood-mist that becomes a powerful attack
• Public speaking taken to the extreme.

13. Dusk-Silt | Elsa

The woman who turns into blood-mud

• Final stage of "Dusk Disease" (the game’s fictional illness)
• When attacked, body becomes blood-mud to evade and flow freely
• Injects her own poisonous blood directly into opponents
• Hard to hit what you can’t hold.

14. First-Shard | Nameless Shadow

The glitchy prototype that copies everyone

• An imperfect mass of flesh called "First Blood"
• Can’t understand language or remember its origins
• Eerily mimics and unleashes techniques of EVERY bloodline
• Basically: "I know kung fu… and your kung fu… and HER kung fu…"

When Can You Actually Play?

The first network test (that’s gamer talk for "public beta test") starts very soon!

Network Test Schedule

Pro Tip: That first session is early (3 AM PDT = 6 AM EDT). Set an alarm if you want in!

During these tests, players will finally see which of these 14 leaked characters are actually playable.

Summary

• 14 character classes reportedly leaked for The Duskbloods
• All characters have disturbing, blood-themed designs (very FromSoftware!)
• Each has unique mechanics: blood-tracking, self-harm power-ups, shadow-trapping, explosion-stares, and more
• Network test runs August 21–23, 2026 — this will confirm what’s real
• Take the leak with caution — dataminers can be wrong, or files could be outdated

FAQ

What is The Duskbloods?

A new multiplayer game from FromSoftware (Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Bloodborne makers). It’s coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and features PvPvE gameplay (player vs player vs environment) with a heavy blood/gothic theme.

What’s a "network test"?

It’s a limited-time public beta where developers let players try the game online to test servers, balance, and find bugs before launch. Think of it like a "stress test" for the game’s online systems.

Are these 14 characters confirmed?

Not officially. They were found by dataminers digging through game files pushed to servers ahead of the test. FromSoftware hasn’t confirmed this roster. The network test will reveal the truth!

Why are all the characters so… gross?

FromSoftware games are known for dark fantasy, body horror, and grotesque designs. Bloodborne and Elden Ring both feature disturbing enemies and lore. The Duskbloods leans hard into blood-themed body horror for its character designs.

Can I play the network test?

The test appears to be for Nintendo Switch 2 owners. Check official Nintendo/FromSoftware channels for registration details if sign-ups are still open.

Stay tuned for network test impressions—we’ll finally see if Walter, Gillian, Veronica, and the rest make the cut!