Jester (Darkest Dungeon II)

"Unchained melodies, played feverishly with lute and blade."

The Jester is a Hero in Darkest Dungeon II.

Class Description

 * Any Rank
 * Bleed
 * Stress Heal
 * Support

Combat Skills
Note: The Jester will always start each run equipped with Razor's Wit, Fade to Black, Slice Off, Battle Ballad, and Inspiring Tune. All other skills must be unlocked through the Shrine of Reflection before they may be equipped.

* Has a chance to occur in response to a hero getting attacked, or as a team-up attack when a hero makes an attack. Requires the two heroes to have a positive Relationship with each other. Affected by and consumes tokens like a regular attack.

Shrine of Reflection
The Jester gains access to 6 abilities over 5 chapters through accessing memories in the Shrine of Reflection.

Chapter One: Some Strange Melody
"The accursed melody was a trap beyond all cunning"
 * Unlocks Play Out

- The Jester

"He was a layabout without aspiration or purpose, content to loiter on street corners languidly busking for passersby. Roughly ushered from the bustling commercial blocks, he wandered the forgotten corners of the city. An intoxicating melody drifted over a nearby cemetery wall, and he stumbled deliriously amongst the tombstones in search of the performer..."

- The Academic

Chapter Two: Music of the Night
Hint: This is the order by which the player should use their skills to complete this Hero Shrine: "The song found ambition buried dead in my heart and made it dance..."
 * Objective: Win The Duel
 * Unlocks Harvest
 * Round 1: Violinist (Intro), Jester (Verse)
 * Round 2: Violinist (Chorus), Jester (Verse)
 * Round 3: Violinist (Chorus), Jester (Bridge)
 * Round 4: Violinist (Missteps), Jester (Solo)
 * Round 5: Violinist (Verse), Jester (Chorus)
 * Round 6: Violinist (Verse), Jester (Chorus)
 * Round 7: Violinist (Solo), Jester (Finale)

- The Jester

"He could learn this unearthly hymn... and claim it as his own!"

- The Academic

"Ambition, so long dormant within him, had been roused. He delighted in fantasies of fame, renown... and respect."

- The Academic

Chapter Three: Play to the Crowd
"And so the trap snapped shut on me."
 * Unlocks Echoing March

- The Jester

"When word of his uncommon talent reached the palace, he was summoned to entertain King and Court. Anticipating an historic performance and enthused adulation, he was stunned to find himself instead the object of their debased ridicule. While his noble audience dined drunkenly, he was mocked, tortured, and subjected to an obscene array of decadent humiliations..."

- The Academic

Chapter Four: A Dark Song
"Just as it was meant to, the song loosed the leash of my inhibitions..."
 * Objective: Play 3 Melodies
 * Unlocks Finale

- The Jester

"He unleashed his resentment upon instrument and crowd, playing the demoniac melody with unrestrained fury!"

- The Academic

"This was the song of the dead - and it had exacted a fitting tribute."

- The Academic

Chapter Five: Finale
"Ask any animal if it was worth it to gnaw off a limb for freedom."
 * Unlocks Solo and Encore

- The Jester

"Bowing low, he basked in the echoing applause of dripping blood. The scene of wholesale dismemberment drove him to fits of mirthless hysterics. He was laughing still as he placed the blade against his own hand, severing his connection to whatever twisted talent he had so fleetingly enjoyed. Aimlessly, he drifted from the hall, humming broken bars of a discordant melody he could not quite remember..."

- The Academic

Trivia

 * The Jester is one of eight Heroes returning from Darkest Dungeon, and one of the first nine Heroes to be available in the sequel.