The Beheaded, also known as The Prisoner or the Fallen One, is the protagonist of Dead Cells. It appears to be a mysterious shadowy, dense gas-like substance akeen to a flame, with a glowing yellow glaring crystal inside. It is currently in a body wearing a tattered blue tinted prisoner tanktop, a chest plate, tan baggy pants, a red scarf and red scarf belt and is skilled and armed with a variety of weapons he has mastered. Overall speedy and skilled in combat. The Beheaded is unaware of how it came to be, but evidently, it was created in the Undying Shores, as "it" refers to an empty vat “uncomfortably familiar”, and a skull on a desk “oddly familiar”. Additionally, the Beheaded is known by the Prisoners and a few others. Despite being unable to speak, the Beheaded has quite the personality. The Beheaded likes to make sarcastic remarks and jokes about the situations it finds itself in. It also has quite the mean streak, tending to kick bodies around (such as that of the Tutorial Knight), as well as pestering people. However, this does not mean it is completely empty of remorse and empathy. The Beheaded seems upset by the sight of the cruel orders from the King, grims at the sight of a guard killed by the effects of the Malaise, is seen telling a dead prisoner to "rest in peace", and lacking any kind of humor when finding a hanged woman. After killing the King, the Beheaded will freak out after leaving the prison safe area, saying: "Why didn't anything change!?" "WHAT DOES IT MEAN!?" Once defeated, the Giant reveals that the Beheaded is actually the King himself. Although the Giant never elaborated further, it is implied that the Beheaded came to be when the King was resurrected as a homunculus without any memory of his past. Its displays of contempt for the King and his orders imply that its perspective has substantially changed since its separation from the King's body, acting as an entirely clueless new person. The Beheaded can possess dead bodies, until said body becomes so damaged to the extent it becomes unusable. Possessing a body is not instant. The Beheaded seemingly needs to "boot up" its body in order to use it efficiently. Even without a body, the Beheaded retains the ability to move around, though it does not prefer doing so. The Beheaded seems to be immortal. No matter where it is killed, even in the Forgotten Sepulcher’s darkness, it always seems to survive and come back. The Beheaded can somehow consume food and potions even though it does not have anywhere to consume them. The Beheaded seems immune to the Malaise, but the bodies it possesses are not.