Barber Todd
BLACK SOULS II · Mid game
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, giving Wonderland haircuts. Defeated by 36.2% of players; his achievement — 'This is my SALVATION!!' — says everything about his state of mind.
Where and when
Barber Todd is an Upper Lutwidge boss whose action count rises as HP falls. The final phase can reach four attacks per round, so the safest plan saves burst and defense for the end rather than the opening.
Location
Upper Lutwidge, up the north-east stairs.
Prerequisites
- Reach Upper Lutwidge and take the north-east stair route.
Attack cues and responses
Loadout
- Multi-hit physical mitigation
- Burst damage reserved for low HP
- Recovery that can survive several actions before the player's next turn
Rewards
- Barber Ring
- The ring's stat-down prevention effect
- Barber Todd achievement / Nightmare clear
Route risks
- No separate quest lock is confirmed; exact HP thresholds for the action increases need first-hand measurement.
First-hand verification backlog
Capture these in one documented Steam-version run before this page becomes indexable:
- North-east stair route
- Starting HP and two-action opening
- Each action-count increase and HP threshold
- Barber Ring description
Context and planning notes
Todd sits in the lower-middle of the town-killer band, a step harder than the Archibald/Cotton tier. Expect fast, bleeding pressure — he is a man with razors.
The Victorian legend pairs a barber who kills with a neighbor who bakes the evidence into pies. Keep the story in mind while exploring his surroundings; the sequel rarely quotes half a legend.
Like all the killer gallery, he is main-route content: if you can't win, the answer is levels and SEN management, not a missing key.