Dark Souls 3: Who Is Slave Knight Gael?
Slave Knight Gael is a key figure in Dark Souls, to put it lightly. He's the final boss in the entire series, standing tall at the end of the Ringed City DLC, growing from a lowly man in rags to a hulking knight with a decrepit greatsword. But it's not just being the final boss of the series that makes him so special—Gael brings us into the Painted World of Ariandel and has devoured the Dark Soul in a quest that sacrifices his own sanity.
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There's a lot to this knight, even if his history is shrouded in mystery, but a lot of it boils down to the future of the Souls world and his shared vision for its next chapter.
"Long ago, only the Undead served as slave knights, warriors used as fodder in the bleakest of battles," the Slave Knight set states.
Gael is one such Undead, having fought in countless wars and battles, though we don't know for whom or for how long. Some speculate that he's been fighting since the days of Gwyn, although his gear points to him being more a contemporary soldier.
They grew decrepit, their skin charred black and their bones twisted. Eventually they went outright mad, but were never relieved from duty.
We know very little about Gael's duties in the past, but we do know who he is bound to now. At some point, he found the Painted World of Ariandel and befriended the nameless painter. She now refers to him as uncle but this is likely nothing more than an affectionate term rather than an actual familial tie.
He is also wielding the Sunset Shield, a "shield of the Holy Knights of the Sunless Realms." This may give us a glimpse into who he might have fought for prior. The Sunless Realms is speculated to be Dark Souls 2's Mirrah given the shield shares the same design as
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