The Beheaded

"Well, hello, Mr. Prisoner, Sir!"

- Guillain

The Beheaded, also known as The Prisoner and The Fallen One, is protagonist of the Dead Cells universe. It appears to be some kind of mysterious mass of a shadowy, grass-like substance, with a glowing bit inside of it. However, The Beheaded prefers to posses headless bodies instead of moving around without one.

Story
Barely nothing is known about the origin of the Beheaded. In fact, the Beheaded itself seems unaware of how it came to be. However, it appears to be known by the prisoners and a few other people. The Beheaded has some kind of motivation that drives it to hunt The King, although the reason why it pursues him is unknown. The Spider calls The Beheaded an anomaly, and mentions that some "she" was looking for it. The character this could be is unknown, although it likely is not The Time Keeper or The Spider herself.

Personality
Despite being unable to speak, The Beheaded has quite the personality. It seems to have a bit of a mean-streak, and has a tendency to kicks bodies around and snarks at the fate of the prisoners. The other prisoners appear to recognize and be frightened by the appearance of the Beheaded. However, it seems to take issue with the atrocities committed by The King. The Beheaded also seems quite light-hearted, tending to joke about some of the horrible things it sees. It also sometimes gets distracted by philosophical ideas, though this could just be it joking around.

Abilities

 * The beheaded can possess dead bodies, up to a point where said body becomes so damaged it becomes unusable.
 * Possessing a body is not an instant process. The Beheaded seemingly needs to "boot up" its body in order to use it efficiently.
 * It is currently unknown if a body must be headless in order for it to be possessed, although it is highly likely this is the case.
 * Even without a body, The Beheaded still retains the ability to move itself around.
 * As it appears, The Beheaded currently seems immortal. No matter where it is killed, it always seems to survive and come back.
 * Perhaps it could be killed by targeting the "real" beheaded, but it is unknown how easy this would be to accomplish, nor if it would be possible at all.
 * The Beheaded itself seems immune to the Malaise, but the bodies it possesses are not.