"Spirithief" Bartholos is an NPC on Amphoreus, located in "Eternal Holy City" Okhema.
They initially appear in the Trailblazer's room in the Hall of Respite after completing all Spirithief challenges. After talking to the player, reloading the area will change their location to the rooftops of Marmoreal Market.
They will also appear in "Dragonbone City" Styxia during the Achievement challenge Chirping Secret: Lost Prayers, and upon completion act as the connection to the hidden room inside the Temple of Ages.
Profile[]
"Spirithief" Bartholos is initially shown to be a Titankin of Zagreus. They are the twin sprites roaming the wilds and alleys of Amphoreus, taking pleasure in stealing valuables and playing tricks on travelers. They often outpace Treasure Hunters at the last moment, leaving only a coin as a harmless joke.[5]
During the events of Trailblaze Mission Chest, Bear the Bygone Dust, it is discovered that Bartholos is truly the Titan Zagreus, who was spared by Cipher during her trial for the Trickery Coreflame.
History[]
The Trailblazer periodically encounters Bartholos while attempting to claim various treasures found across Amphoreus. Doing so causes Bartholos to appear and steal it before running away, but the Trailblazer can make use of Oronyx's powers to revert time and drag them back, which they claims causes dizziness. Bartholos either gives up the treasure after a short conversation or fights back before surrendering the treasure.[6]
When Aglaea was investigating "filth" that had infiltrated Okhema, she found Bartholos lurking in one of them. Bartholos claimed that they were eliminating threats to the city-state, and she proceeded to ask them where Cipher was. They stated that they did not know, due to Cipher and them being rivals. She then realized that they were hiding something and demanded that they return it, prompting them to run away. She proceeded to use Oronoyx's powers to drag them back and they gave up the treasures, claiming that they would die of starvation. Aglaea told them that they didn't need to eat at all, causing Bartholos to become enraged and leave, claiming to never want to see her again even if they had all the gold in the world.[7]
Upon completing all Spirithief challenges, Bartholos appears in the Trailblazer's room and greets them. After some idle banter and reloading the area, Bartholos will be found in Marmoreal Market.
During the elimination rounds of the Seal Slammers tournament, Bartholos steals Dorian's Silver Chalice Badge and attempts to take his place in the rankings, although the Trailblazer intervenes and recovers the badge from them. Despite the theft, Dorian allows Bartholos to participate in his stead, who then battles the Trailblazer with their own Dark Seal. Bartholos is ultimately bested by the Trailblazer, knocking them out of the tournament.[8] Bartholos later joins forces with Cipher, who managed to steal the Gold Seal Cup trophy. After Cipher is defeated by the Trailblazer in a post-championship seal battle for ownership of the trophy, Bartholos tries to excuse Cipher's loss by claiming that there were numerous factors being stacked against her.[9]
Bartholos later accompanied Cipher to "Dragonbone City" Styxia in order to loot the treasures in the fallen city now that the barrier had been removed by the Trailblazer and Castorice. During the expedition, Cipher noted that Bartholos was acting strange. After they solved a Golden Scapegoat, Cipher realized that Aglaea had planted a golden nymph on them which she plucked out, telling them to remain silent for their sakes.[10] The trip yielded little treasure and they returned to Okhema, where Phainon entrusted Cipher with protecting Kephale's Coreflame. She did this by having Bartholos consume it before turning them into an envelope and giving it to Trinnon, telling her not to open it until dawn broke. Following her death at the hands of the Flame Reaver, Phainon rushed to Trinnon, where she released Bartholos. Bartholos later revealed to the two that they were actually Zagreus and that Cipher had died fulfilling her mission. Before giving the Coreflame, which they had stored in their stomach, to Phainon, Bartholos told him to remember that it was Zagreus that helped save the world before their body faded away.[11]
The Trailblazer continues to encounter Bartholos during their travels across Amphoreus, though they claim to be projections and fragments of the real entity.
Location[]
"Eternal Holy City" Okhema[]
"Spirithief" Bartholos
Beyond Time: An Eternal Page[]
After completing Trailblaze Mission Fallen Petals, Leave Fading Traces of Fragrance, Bartholos may appear in the following locations in Beyond Time: An Eternal Page:
"Spirithief" Bartholos
Missions and Events[]
Trailblaze Missions
- Back to Earth in Evernight
- For the Sun is Set to Die
- Heroic Saga of Flame-Chase
- The Fall at Dawn's Rise
Adventure Missions
Events
Character Mentions[]
HoYoLAB Articles
- Departure Scroll｜Murmuring Woods and Sanctum of Prophecy
- Scroll of Recollection｜Radiant Scarwood and the Universal Matrix
Achievements[]
There are 5 Achievements related to "Spirithief" Bartholos (NPC):
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Not All Grapes Make Good Wine | Fathom the Unfathomable | Find a lonely old friend by the grape pool | No | 3.5 | 5 |
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Antique Scheme | Fathom the Unfathomable | Recover a stolen basin from the depths of time | No | 3.5 | 5 |
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Memory Sorting & Reprocessing | Fathom the Unfathomable | Discover a strangely familiar barrel in "Universal Matrix" Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan | No | 3.6 | 5 |
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Buta! Buta! Buta! | Fathom the Unfathomable | Discover a strangely familiar picture frame in "Universal Matrix" Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan | No | 3.6 | 5 |
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Untold Secrets | The Memories We Share | Stop all the Spirithief's thefts in "Eternal Holy City" Okhema, "Strife Ruins" Castrum Kremnos, "Bloodbathed Battlefront" Castrum Kremnos, and "Abyss of Fate" Janusopolis. | Yes | 3.0 | 5 |
Dialogue[]
Hall of Respite[]
- (First interaction)
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Ooh, it's you.
It's me.- Ooh, it's you.
- (Wave them away.)
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Crrrk... For us to be calmly greeting each other for the first time without poking at our backs with a compass, nor pulling at each other's tails, I'm suddenly not used to this.
- What're you up to this time?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: All lines of work need ample rest. This is the right Talanton granted all creatures of the world.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: So, as you can see... I'm taking a break.
- When have I ever pulled on your tail?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Our ancestor Zagreus once said: "One person is an entire world, one person's pulling means everyone's pulling."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Come to think of it, you're to blame for my idleness right now. You keep appearing at the most inopportune moments and interrupting my hot streak — I can't even get into the groove of things now.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: During this period, we should turn over a new leaf and find a proper job. Got any recommendations?
- Become an anti-thief ambassador.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Teach them to store their valuables in their cellars, so I won't have to rummage through the whole house while I'm at it. Good idea.
- Become a bath mascot.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Phagousa and I enjoyed great relations back in the day. At their banquet, my compliments had everyone roaring with laughter.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Crrrkk... They'd be blackout drunk every time, then I'd steal away a pearl from the crest of the wave. She never noticed, and even thought the wave was balding.
- Be a transport worker, Old Bart.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: You still remember that? It's just moving things from one place to another. I bet I'd be great at it.
- (Subsequent interactions)
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Clear skies, green grass, citizens out and about... Our ancestor Zagreus once said: "The slightest thought is a sin on an idle afternoon."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Let's leave that matter aside for now and tell me what you wanted to talk about. I'll banter with you.
- Tell me your story...
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Haha, my tales of thievery are even longer than Mnestia's golden thread... I've stolen more things than Aquila has eyes.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: What do you wish to hear? The most harrowing heist, or my proudest feat?
- The most harrowing heist.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: There was no more thrilling escapade than the time Thanatos sent me a raven with a message.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Bartholos, O Bartholos," it said, "you can steal everything beneath the sky, except for one thing: Georios' secret fruit, buried within the earth. How would you even be able to taste it?"
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: So I turned into a Steelclaw Beast and dug into the earth for countless days, my journey ending with the fruit in my belly. Honestly, it didn't taste like much.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: So Thanatos said again: "Bartholos, O Bartholos, you can steal everything beneath the sky, except for one thing: Cerces' secret fruit, perched atop the Grove. How would you even be able to taste it?"
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: So I turned into a bird and flew, resting my feet on ten branches, my journey ending at the treetop. Honestly, it didn't taste like much.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Hearing this, Thanatos laughed aloud: "Bartholos, O Bartholos, you have been fooled! I have summoned the currents from craggy crevices, and the clouds of roiling dark to drop these two fruits bearing the 'Core of Death'."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Now, the seeds of death grow within you. Your pranks will upend the lands, and your tricks will wither all life. And all this will be in my service."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: That was so frightening! I mustered my courage and replied...
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Hah, who would eat the seeds of a fruit?"
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Whether you take it as truth or just a harmless tall tale, that's up to you.
- Your proudest feat.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Crrkrrkk... material wealth is a most trite goal. There are many things to steal... Memories, wisdom, even status.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Neither keys nor crowbars are needed to steal them. Sometimes all it takes is a glib word, a heartfelt gesture, to have them swoon for your earnestness.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: I used just this method to steal an unimaginable secret... Which is also the reason why I'm standing here before you.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Whether you take it as truth or just a harmless tall tale, that's up to you.
- About your past...
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Gosh, you wouldn't be one of those types, would you? Obsessively digging into one's past, picking out its shattered fragments, and then presumptuously asserting that the other party has been healing their trauma for their whole life?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: If you're thinking of pretending to empathize with me, then pretentiously persuading me to turn over a new leaf, you can save it.
- I have seen you in the past...
- It's very different from your present self.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Crrkk, whose leg are you pulling? Me? Obsequious and earnestly polite? Curious and full of energy? Only unleashing harsh words in a fit of powerless rage after being bullied?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: S—Someone must be impersonating me! Or perhaps, it could be one of the steps in my plan back then... That must be it!
- You sound agitated...
- We're just chatting, don't get antsy.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Am I? Nonsense. I am more than happy to acquiesce if you wish to speak on other things. But if you keep persisting on this matter, don't blame me for what happens next!
- What else did Zagreus say?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Ancestor Zagreus left many pearls of wisdom. Alas, people nowadays are selectively blind, only heeding Cerces' words — they can't even fathom that the paltry tricks of Cerces are all that remains after Zagreus stole everything else.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: What do you wish to hear?
- Some adages from the soul?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Wisdom brings you farther from foolishness, but foolishness brings you closer to happiness."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: ...Ancestor Zagreus said this after successfully deceiving Cerces.
- Some quotes about life?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Titans should not have little toes, and neither should humans."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: ...Ancestor Zagreus mentioned this after stubbing its toe while fleeing.
- Got any sayings for life hacks?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Theft is but retrieving what belonged to you in the first place."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: ...That was ancestor Zagreus' first lesson.
- Any worldly warnings?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: "Do not trust Okhemans, even if they only live in its outskirts."
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: ...Ancestor Zagreus espoused these words when ensnared in a trap set by the Okheman Elders.
- Not very interested.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: I shall respect your decision, but you're losing out!
- Nah, I've got better stuff to do.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: I shan't see you off then. I should be on my walk on this idle afternoon.
Temple of Ages[]
- (After solving the Garmentmaker's puzzle in "Dragonbone City" Styxia)[verification needed]
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Hoho, are you going to enter "The Hidden Room Discovered by the Brilliant Bartholos"?
- Yes, I'll enter.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: ...Eeny, meeny, miny, moe! Alright, I've pulled back the curtain for you. Go and take a look.
- How did you manage to find it?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: (Boy/
Lass), don't underestimate the power of the Thief God —the divine thief of Trickery can even replace the money in your pocket with a shard of pottery in the blink of an eye, without you ever noticing! - "Spirithief" Bartholos: If one day the flame of Kephale is stolen, and the Council of Elders remains oblivious like a bunch of ostriches, I wouldn't be surprised at all.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: (Boy/
- I won't enter.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Alright then. Go play somewhere else.
- (Inside secret room)
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Yo yo, are you leaving "The Hidden Room Discovered by the Brilliant Bartholos"?
- Yes. I'll leave.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Close sesame!
- What exactly is this place?
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Hehehe... I don't know. I'm "Spirithief" Bartholos, not "Detective" Bartholos.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: But if I had to guess, this might be a room from before the fall of Styxia, preserved by some means until now.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: I've never seen the beautiful Styxia. It was already in ruins by the time I was born.
- I won't leave.
- "Spirithief" Bartholos: Alright then. Go play somewhere else.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
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- "Spirithief" Bartholos (NPC) shares the same Chinese voice actor, Jin Na (金娜), with:
- Rappa and AR-1368
- Pardofelis, Selune's Elegy, and Water's Edge in Honkai Impact 3rd
- Jyahnar in Houkai Gakuen 2
- Yoimiya, Victoria, Margaret, and Serene in Genshin Impact
- Ukinami Yuzuha in Zenless Zone Zero
- "Spirithief" Bartholos (NPC) shares the same Korean voice actor, Kim Yun-chae (김윤채), with Callirhoe in Genshin Impact.
Other Languages[]
| Language | Official Name |
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| English | "Spirithief" Bartholos |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 「贼灵」巴特鲁斯 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 「賊靈」巴特魯斯 |
| Japanese | 「シーフ」バトルズ |
| Korean | 「도둑 유령」 바르톨로스 |
| Spanish | Bartholos, el espirizuelo |
| French | Bartholos le « Pickpo-spectre » |
| Russian | Воровской дух Бартолос |
| Thai | "ภูตจอมโจร" Bartholos |
| Vietnamese | "Tinh Linh Trộm Cắp" Bartholos |
| German | „Diebgeist“ Bartholos |
| Indonesian | "Roh Pencuri" Bartholos |
| Portuguese | "Ladrão Espiritual" Bartholos |
Change History[]
References[]
- ↑ Honkai: Star Rail (June 3, 2025). Keeping up with Star Rail — Cipher: Wealth Comes in All Kinds of Ways!. YouTube. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ↑ 崩坏星穹铁道 (June 3, 2025). 走近星穹——「赛飞儿：财从八方来！」. Bilibili. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ↑ 崩壊：スターレイル (June 3, 2025). イッテ星穹！——「サフェル：千財万来！」. YouTube. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ↑ 붕괴: 스타레일 (June 3, 2025). 은하탐구생활——「사이퍼: 사방에서 들어오는 재물!」. YouTube. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ↑ Data Bank, Enemy Creatures, Titankin: "Spirithief" Bartholos
- ↑ Puzzle: Spirithief
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, Heroic Saga of Flame-Chase: A Cleansing of Gold
- ↑ Adventure Mission, Seal Slammers: Seal Slammers: Elimination Rounds
- ↑ Adventure Mission, Seal Slammers: Seal Slammers: Championship
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, The Fall at Dawn's Rise: Chest, Bear the Bygone Dust
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, The Fall at Dawn's Rise: Dawn, Shine at the World's End
- ↑ Trailblaze Mission, The Fall at Dawn's Rise: Chest, Bear the Bygone Dust