Assassin Spectre

The Assassin Spectre is a spectral enemy that can be encountered in the Thicket, within the tree/the body of the God of the Depths.

Lore
From what little information that can be gathered from the New Gods, the Assassin Spectre was said to have hailed from the Far East. Where exactly, no one really knows but everyone sees him as a foreigner from the East, even farther than the Eastern Sanctuaries. He just showed up one day without much explanation from his side, just to assist in the prevention of the darkness from spreading its illness. The plan of containment failed in the end and like the others, he, too, fell into the darkness and succumbed to it. However, unlike the others, he was not played with by the darkness. He and his sword to this day remain unaffected by the black, and his sheer iron will is manifested from his blade, showing the man's exceptional skill and will in his prime and in his life.

Location
Can be found in the Thicket, Level 5, if the player attempts to pull out the Eastern Sword from the ground. The fight is initiated immediately after.

Strategy
Like all ghosts and spectral enemies, like the Miner Spectre and the Spectre Knight, this Spectre cannot be harmed by physical attacks. Only magical attacks can possibly damage it, or use cursed weapons against it. It uses the spectral version of the Eastern Sword and can cut your party's limbs, making him very risky to fight unless the player has a good amount of spells and cursed weaponry.

You can talk to the spectre, but it will only respond via gestures, being the honorable man he was when he was still alive, and will still attack regardless.

The battle can be escaped by returning the sword back to its spot. As long as you have the Eastern Sword in your inventory, the ghost will keep on initiating the fight with you. The Eastern Sword, however, has the highest critical chance of all the weapons in the game, making it a possible incentive to fight him, despite the risk.