Hellion (Darkest Dungeon II)

"The spilling of blood - an offering to the Gods!"

The Hellion is a Hero in Darkest Dungeon II.

Class Description

 * Front Rank
 * High Dmg
 * Bleed
 * Bloodlust

Combat Skills

 * The Hellion will always start each run equipped with Dd2 ability wickedhack.png Wicked Hack, Dd2 ability ironswan.png Iron Swan, Dd2 ability barbaricyawp.png Barbaric Yawp, Dd2 ability ifitbleeds.png If It Bleeds, and Dd2 ability toetotoe.png Toe to Toe. All other skills must be unlocked through the Shrine of Reflection, which can then be permanently kept and equipped during any playthrough.


 * Hellion begins each run with a Condition that gives her a +25% damage Dd2 token buff.png Buff when below 50% Icon HP dd2.png, and another identical Dd2 token buff.png Buff when below 25% Icon HP dd2.png.


 * Hellion has several skills that add or remove dd2 token winded.png Winded, a special Token exclusive to her. Each dd2 token winded.png Winded Token reduces damage by 33% and Icon speed dd2.png by 3, and can stack up to 3 times. Skills that remove dd2 token winded.png Winded , such as dd2 ability bloodlust.png Bloodlust, will remove all stacks of dd2 token winded.png Winded currently on the Hellion. This is a special Token, and as such, is not affected by skills or combat items that affect Positive or Negative Tokens, such as thePortraits-plaguedoctor.pnge Doctor's dd2 ability indiscriminatescience.png Indiscriminate Science or Holy Water.

Unique Trinkets

 * Each Hero has their own 3 unique Trinkets, exclusive only to them. All unique Trinkets for Heroes have Indelible rarity, Baubles.pnge cost of 70 and stack limit of 1.

Strategy
The Hellion is primarily a front-line attacker with an ability to deal greater damage the lower her HP gets. Therefore, her playstyle revolves around taunting enemies and losing HP in the process to achieve the highest possible damage output. However, due to her lack of defensive skills, she is typically prone to dying prematurely if she receives damage too recklessly and does not have access to her self-heal skills. Some of Hellion's skills, while effective, can severely reduce her SPD and damage via  Winded Tokens if used copiously. Despite her main function as a front-liner, she is capable of dealing damage to the back Ranks.

- Offense: To get to a low HP state and maximize her damage, the Hellion can focus on using Toe to Toe to draw enemies' attacks to her. Once her HP is low enough (optimally 25% of HP), she can follow up with devastating attacks, particularly by using Bleed Out and  Howling End. Since these skills apply Winded to Hellion, it will be necessary to use  Bloodlust,  Adrenaline Rush, or upgraded  Toe to Toe to remove  Winded and maintain her damage output. Note that Toe to Toe should be used in moderation, otherwise the Hellion could end up reaching  Death's Door too early and receiving  Weak Tokens, which offsets the low-HP damage bonuses. Bringing Man-at-Arms as insurance is recommended, since he can protect Hellion with Defender if her HP is in a critical condition.


 * By using Dd2 ability bloodlust.png Bloodlust, Hellion can deal even more damage against targets affected byBleed dd2.png Bleed . Therefore, it is advised to combine the said skill with Dd2 ability ifitbleeds.png If It Bleeds, and especially Dd2 ability bleedout.png Bleed Out. In addition, Hellion can be paired with Heroes that haveBleed dd2.png Bleed skills such asPortraits-plaguedoctor.pnge Doctor orPortraits-highwayman.pngayman so that she can quickly put the damage bonus from Dd2 ability bloodlust.png Bloodlust into use. It is possible to set up an effective combo by first using Dd2 ability bleedout.png Bleed Out to inflict Bleed dd2.png Bleed, then Dd2 ability bloodlust.png Bloodlust to remove all dd2 token winded.png Winded Tokens. With a Dd2 token buff.png Buff from Dd2 ability bloodlust.png Bloodlust, Hellion can then use Dd2 ability howlingend.png Howling End on the target with Bleed dd2.png Bleed for a devastating hit. To maximize the damage, take advantage of any damage-boosting trinket (including Hellion's personal trinkets Hellion-empty-stein.png Empty Stein and Hellion-rotten-tomato.png Rotten Tomato), combat items (Stimulants), and offensive Token (Dd2 token strength.png Strength and Dd2 token crit.png Crit ) from other Heroes' skills (Portraits-jester.pngr's Dd2 ability battleballad.png Battle Ballad,Portraits-manatarms.png-at-Arms' Dd2 ability command.png Command, etc.).


 * Dd2 ability breakthrough.png Breakthrough is particularly handy for removing Positive Tokens from multiple enemies at once, as well as pushing Hellion forward should she find herself in the back Ranks. As Dd2 ability breakthrough.png Breakthrough 's damage is extremely low, it does not benefit much from damage boosts. However, thanks to its multi-target mechanic, it can be combined with thePortraits-runaway.pngay's Dd2 ability firestarter.png Firestarter to quickly spread Burn dd2.png Burn effects among enemies.
 * Hellion can reach Rank 3 and Rank 4 targets by switching between Dd2 ability ifitbleeds.png If It Bleeds and Dd2 ability ironswan.png Iron Swan, respectively.

- Survivability: The Hellion has no way of applying defensive Tokens via her skills. Nevertheless, she is still fairly capable of staying alive. To alleviate the danger of her risky playstyle, the Hellion possesses a couple of highly useful self-heals.


 * Dd2 ability rauciousrevelry.png Raucous Revelry can restore a portion of Hellion's Icon HP dd2.png and remove a considerable amount of Dd2 token stress.png Stress along with dd2 token horror.png Horror effects while Dd2 ability adrenalinerush.png Adrenaline Rush provides a much greater heal (up to 50% of Icon HP dd2.png) and removes dd2 token winded.png Winded as well as DOT effects from Hellion.


 * An upgraded Dd2 ability barbaricyawp.png Barbaric YAWP! helps keep the damage output of multiple enemies in check and can even stun them if dd2 token combo.png Combo Tokens are applied beforehand. Therefore, the Hellion can be a quite effective stunner if she goes with Heroes who can inflict dd2 token combo.png Combo on front-Rank targets (Portraits-highwayman.pngayman,Portraits-jester.pngr,Portraits-manatarms.png-at-Arms, etc.).

Shrine of Reflection
The Hellion gains access to 6 skills over 5 Chapters through accessing memories in the Shrine of Reflection.

Chapter One: The Eve of Glory
"I was too young. Too loud... too certain..."
 * Unlocks Dd2 ability bleedout.png Bleed Out

- The Hellion

"She was young to join the warband, but any who challenged her readiness were met with clenched fists and violent indignation. Having bloodied that last of her detractors, the matter was considered finally settled. On the eve battle, she joined her clanmates in raucous celebration, her stein and her spirits overflowing with abundance."

- The Academic

Chapter Two: The Brave
"The invaders came. And with them came countless fears."
 * Objective: Prove Yourself!
 * Unlocks Dd2 ability bloodlust.png Bloodlust

- The Hellion

"She was the tip of the spear - poised to sunder the enemy line, to live forever in the songs of her people!"

- The Academic

"Her entire life spent in preparation, but when it had mattered most... she had failed."

- The Academic

Chapter Three: Night in the Woods
"I had no more courage than the buzzards feasting on my failure."
 * Unlocks Dd2 ability rauciousrevelry.png Raucous Revelry

- The Hellion

"As the advancing army moved on, she huddled tightly in the tree's clammy roots, hoping to be somehow swallowed up into the earth. At dawn, she woke tormented by the exuberant cries of carrion crows, come to feast upon the corpses of her kin. When at last she stirred, the scavengers took flight, repulsed by sight of this undeserving revenant."

- The Academic

Chapter Four: Shame and Exile
"I had survived and I reminded them of those who had not."
 * Objective: Apologize to 10 Widows
 * Unlocks Dd2 ability breakthrough.png Breakthrough

- The Hellion

"She had shunned a warrior's death, and her cowardice would be impugned!"

- The Academic

"They cast her out. An exile - unwelcome, and unsung."

- The Academic

Chapter Five: The Great Emptiness
"It is said that even Death shuns cowards and fools."
 * Unlocks Dd2 ability adrenalinerush.png Adrenaline Rush and Dd2 ability howlingend.png Howling End

- The Hellion

"Alone and untethered, she wandered the countryside fighting for sport, and soaking her wounds in wine. She sought death at every turn, desperate for a second chance to prove her mettle, but it seemed even that terrible wraith that forsaken her. Her isolation was absolute, her shame barely concealed by a fragile façade of fearlessness."

- The Academic

Trivia

 * The Hellion is one of eight Heroes returning from Darkest Dungeon, and one of the first nine Heroes to be available in the sequel.
 * There are some differences between the Hellion's Darkest Dungeon comic and some parts of her memories in the sequel. In the comic, Hellion did not participate in her tribe's battle from the beginning, but instead watching it from afar out of fear. Her Chapter 2 memory in Darkest Dungeon II, on the other hand, shows that she did join the battle and appeared to be the leader of her group, considering that she was able to rally her tribesmen. Hellion only retreated and cowered when her group was overwhelmed.