Hawkeye Gough

"What is bravery, without a dash of recklessness!"

— Hawkeye Gough

Hawkeye Gough (鷹の目ゴー) is a character in Dark Souls, encountered only in the Artorias of the Abyss DLC. He is voiced by Michael Carter, who also voiced Biorr of the Twinfangs and Blacksmiths Ed and Boldwin in Demon's Souls.

Location

Players can find Gough after defeating Knight Artorias by heading up a set of stairs opposite the Battle of Stoicism Gazebo. However, he can only be reached after finding the Crest Key, which is dropped by a Mimic located in the Oolacile Township.

Plot

Gough is found alone on top of a locked tower. There he acts as a merchant to the Chosen Undead, offering a variety of wares, including unique items that he personally crafted.^[1]^[2]

Gough eventually offers to assist the player in killing Black Dragon Kalameet, but only after the player first encounters the dragon. Should the player answer "Yes" to both of his questions, Gough will shoot down the "old bat", forcing the dragon to engage the player on the ground. It is not necessary for Gough to shoot Kalameet in order to kill the dragon, but it makes the fight significantly easier. Gough gifts his bow to the player upon Kalameet's defeat after several prompts.

Lore

Hawkeye Gough is one of the Four Knights of Gwyn and the owner of the Hawk Ring, Hawkeye Gough's Set, and Gough's Greatbow.^[3]^[4] It is said that he could knock a flying dragon out of the sky with his mighty bow.^[5]

Gough was the leader of the Dragonslayers.^[5]^[4]^[6] He wielded the mightiest of greatbows as he was the only one who had the strength to handle such power.^[4] Gough fought bravely in the war against the dragons at the dawn of the Age of Fire and was given numerous honors by Lord Gwyn.^[7]

Gough was not without his enemies, however. His sight was impaired by those who dismissed Gough as a brutish giant, packing the eye holes of his helm with tree resin;^[8] although this did not impair his ability to shoot with deadly precision.

At some point while in Oolacile Gough was imprisoned within a tower.^[2] There he created innumerable carvings, through which he achieved personal enlightenment.^[2]

Gough hinted at his relationship with the Giant Blacksmith.^[9]^[5]

Strategy

Gough has very high hitpoints and can dish out a lot of damage. The confined area in which he resides can make it difficult to avoid his blows.

Due to Gough's blindness, wearing the Slumbering Dragoncrest Ring will cause him to stop and listen for the player's whereabouts.

He is susceptible to blood loss.

Wares

Item	Dung Pie	Homeward Bone	Prism Stone	Hello Carving	Thank You Carving
Souls	200	300	10	5	5

Upgrade Material	Titanite Shard	Large Titanite Shard	Green Titanite Shard
Souls	800	3,800	4,800

Ammunition	Gough's Great Arrow
Souls	650

Character information

Health and souls

Health		Souls
NG	NG+	NG	NG+
3,200	5,024	20,000	40,000

Defenses

Physical Defenses				Elemental Defenses			Resistances

624	612	624	633	480	528	576	???	???	???

These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.

Drops

Item	Gough's Helm	Gough's Armor	Gough's Gauntlets	Gough's Leggings	Gough's Greatbow
Drop Rate	Guaranteed	Guaranteed	Guaranteed	Guaranteed	Guaranteed (If not gifted)

Dialogue

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Introduction	Hm? A visitor, have we? Thou must be the one who freed Artorias. An old friend he was, and thanks to thee... He left this world with honour intact... And here I am, retired and blind. Of little help to thee, I am afraid.
Talk x1	If thou seeketh to explore this domain, be wary of a black dragon. I fear thee no match for this terrible beast.
Talk x2	Me? There is very little to be said. What is a dog, with no hares to hunt? ...I am lucky to be alive, I suppose.
Talk x3	I suspect thou hast taken a gander at it, but the Dark of the Abyss, which swallowed poor Artorias, threatens to devour our entire land of Oolacile. It seems that this dire fate is unavoidable. But, seduced by a Dark serpent or no, they awoke that thing themselves, and drove it mad... One's demise is always one's own making.
Talk x4	If thine wish is to succeed poor Artorias, and challenge the spread of the Dark, then thou must face Manus, Father of the Abyss. The Dark emanates from Manus himself. Even if this land shall expire, thou may be able to prevent further corrosion... But even so, one day the flames will fade, and only Dark will remain. And even a legend such as thineself can do nothing to stop that.
Talk x5	Now, do not mistake my words. I cherish my work. Wood carving is a nuanced art. I would have much to talk about with that blacksmith. In truth, how is the old chap, I wonder? Still hammering away, I should hope.
Greetings x1	Well, thou hast come again. This is a surprise.
Greetings x2	Well, thou com'st again. Thou art a strange one.
Greetings after meeting Kalameet in the gorge	Good morrow... Is the Black Dragon causing thee duress?
Answering Yes	Yes, I thought as much. He is called Kalameet. A ferocious dragon indeed, even mighty Anor Londo dared not provoke his ire. I see little good coming from this, but... Thy intent is to persevere... to the bitter end, hmm?
Answering Yes	Hah hah hah! Good, good. What is bravery, without a dash of recklessness! I have taken a liking to thee. And I owe thee much for thy service to Artorias. Now watch, and see how Gough hunts dragons. (Gough will now shoot Kalameet out of the sky)
Answering No	A wise choice. Why foist thyself into the fiery maw?
Talk after answering Yes	The dragons shall never be forgotten... We knights fought valiantly, but for every one of them, we lost three score of our own. Exhilaration, pride, hatred, rage... The dragons teased out our dearest emotions. ...Though will understand one day. At thy twilight, old thoughts return, in great waves of nostalgia.
Talk after answering No	...Art thou prepared to challenge great Kalameet?
Answering No	Yes, surely that is best.
Answering No to original question	...Strange. I am rarely wrong on such matters...
Talk after answering No	The Black Dragon troubles you yet, I see.
Answering No	...Hmm, yes, I see. I was mistaken...
Greetings after defeating Kalameet with your own Greatbow (never shot down)	I see that thou has dusted the great black dragon Kalameet. Wondorously played. Lord Gwyn's blessing upon thee. I see that there is at least one legend among ye humans. Dear me... That old bat will never fly again.
Greetings after defeating Kalameet with Gough's help	Why...Thou has defeated Kalameet? Wondorously played. Lord Gwyn's blessing upon thee. That beast will never take to the skies again.
Farewell	Farewell, human. Lead thy life as thou seest fit.
Attacking him	Ahh, so this is true human nature. Artorias is in your debt, but thou leavest me little choice... May you perish, for the good of all!
Killing Him	Humans...hmph...

Trivia

In the English version, he pronounces his own name as gɔːf, rhyming with the word "cough".
In the Japanese version, he is known as 鷹の目ゴー, or Taka no Me Gou, with the " f " sound being absent at the end.
If you happen to be patient enough to do so, you can kill Kalameet with a greatbow, Gough's or Dragonslayer. If you do so, Gough will say a special dialogue. There are specific spots where you only get hit once by Kalameet's fire, which makes this easier.