How to Kill NPCs in the Nexus (Demon's Souls)

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The Nexus is a hidden temple binding together the Northern land of Boletaria in the PlayStation 3 game, Demon's Souls. It holds the souls of all fallen demon hunters so that they can't leave except to the five lands containing archstones. It's a place of rest and refuge. Inside there are a number of NPC's, vendors, teachers, and others to help or talk to. Although they don't pose any danger to you, sometimes you may want to kill them for fun, practice, steal the items they drop, or to start on your path towards a black soul. Read on for some helpful tips on how to do just this!

Steps

Evaluating Your Target

Evaluate whether you want to continue or not. In most cases, attacking an NPC will make them forever your enemy. Losing all help they might be able to give you in the future.

Decide which NPC you would like to kill. The main people are as follows. Baldwin. Stockpile Thomas Crestfallen Warrior/Blue Phantom (Blue guy) Mage Random Woman who chants Umbassa Ostrava Patches The Hyena Saint Urbain Disciple of God. Sage Freke. Freke's assistant. Yuria the witch. Mephistopheles.

Research what they drop. Baldwin drops the hands of god, a very powerful weapon. Thomas the ring of Herculean strength (nothing if you've already traded with him), Blue drops a soul worth 2,000, and the rest usually give you about 200 a piece.

Preparing, Attacking, and Killing

Equip yourself for battle. Each character is difficult in their own way. It will not be an easy fight, especially if you're new to the game. Gather your best shield, weapon, armor, long range weapon, spells, rings, and more.

Take your first shot. Equip the strongest long-range weapon you have. When you're as far away as possible hit them with multiple blasts, and begin backing away more. It will usually take anywhere from 3 or more hits for them to come after you. Alternatively if you don't have a long range weapon. Walk up to them, and hit them with your weapon as many times as you can, and backwards roll away.

Kill them as swiftly and simply as you can. Use your weapons, parry block, spells, etc to overcome them.

Lead them to a ledge if needed. This can be a good strategy if attacking them hasn't killed them. Now that they want to kill, they will follow you when they see you. Begin to walk up the stairs of the Nexus. (Make sure they are following if they don't walk closer and then begin moving again) Once you reach the ledge, stop and get ready; they are close behind.

Hit them. Begin blasting them with attacks until they fall over the ledge. The fall will kill them, but make sure you don't fall as well. It won't make much of a difference but you will die.