[spoiler]Astrids overly aggressive fighting style is perfect for cutting down a corridor of 40 armed guards because thats what lego taught her. He wanted his daughter to be his personal hand, an assain. But against anri slow-paced defensive style threw her off making it easy to put in a superior number of hits which won the battle. That and darksouls mechanics are some of the most powerful tools I've encountered. A roll with breif invulnerability and can dodge pretty much anything, thats pretty dope. Its actually balanced seeming that darksouls characters are toast if they leave themselves open for attack.[/spoiler]