Xanthous King, Jeremiah

Lore

Xanthous King Jeremiah appears as a Dark Spirit who invades in the Painted World of Ariamis. He invades with the express purpose of killing the player, and nothing more. Jeremiah was exiled to the Painted World along with others, but it is not known why he is the "legendary exile".

Although he bears the title of King, it is unknown which kingdom he is from (Xanthous simply means "yellowish", a reference to his garish clothing). Little else is known about him.

Both his corpse and phantom are located in the Painted World. His phantom wields a Notched Whip. On his corpse can be found the Xanthous Set. The Overcoat, Gloves, and Waistcloth "may be tattered, but [their] bright yellow color still stings the eyes".

Xanthous King Jeremiah is most likely a nod at the Old Monk boss from Demons Souls.

Theories

Jeremiah is King of Oolacile

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In the golden scroll found in Farron keep in Dark Souls III, the people who did research on the Oolacile socrceries, possibly developing them, are referred to as 'xanthous scholars'. From this it can be assumed that the people of Oolacile were characteristic of wearing yellow, as can be seen on Dusk's golden yellow dress, as well as the fact Oolacile is known as the 'golden land', so it's possible that Jeremiah was in fact the king of Oolacile, which would also explain his notched whip, as the people of Oolacile were known to torture people in their research on Humanity. This would mean that Dusk is Jeremiah's daughter.

Jeremiah is Infected by a Massive Parasite

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For a start, the headpiece bears a striking resemblance to a certain parasite in Blighttown that's stuck to a wall - the shape is nearly identical. Near the parasite you find a whip, and King Jeremiah is the only enemy in the game to use such a weapon.

There's also the fact that Jeremiah uses chaos pyromancies to fight you, and the parasite is found on the path to Izalith, home to this form of pyromancy. Lastly, he's found in the Painted World, a realm things are banished to, in order to protect the outside world.

Is it possible he chose to exile himself once infected? The bandages suggest something quite sinister is lurking beneath. Original concept art for the character also shows tiny, worm-like creatures sprouting from Jeremiah's headpiece and body.

Sources

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Xanthous Set
A mysterious item once worn by the Xanthous
King Jeremiah, the legendary exile. No one
knows where it came from.

The crown bears high-quality cloth which is
quite soft to the touch, but its bright
yellow color stings the eyes, and it is
clearly far too big.

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