The Ferryman is a Supreme Husk fought at the end of [ 5-2: WAVES OF THE STARLESS SEA ]. It can also be encountered in later waves of Cyber Grind as a special enemy.

The Ferryman is a skeletal humanoid figure with blue bones, and a small, white robe covering his torso. He wears gold, ring-like artifacts around his limbs, and on the top of his hood is a figure that resembles a crescent moon. He also wields a large white boat oar.

Ferrymen are rare husks whose powerful bodies, trained skills and blind faith have granted them the chance of becoming the transporters of souls between the layers of Hell.

They have each been given a holy cloth by Heaven as a symbol of their devotion to God's order, which they wear over their bodies to hide the human form that they've grown to despise as a reminder of their sins in life stopping them from becoming angels.

Due to the holy power emanating from the cloth, Ferrymen's skeletal bodies have slowly been colored bright and radiant, and their skulls have enough latent energy to open the gates that otherwise stop Husks from exiting their places of torment.

Each ferry can only have one Ferryman at a time, so when a new Ferryman is formed, it will fight another to death in order to take their place and inherit their cloth. The loser's skull is taken as a trophy and used to grant the winner passage across the layers in order to transport the souls of the damned to their destinations.

Ferrymen will often use the knowledge from their past life to improve their ferries, growing past the need for oars, which are now used by the Ferrymen only as weapons.

As the influx of souls has ended with death of mankind, the Ferrymen have lost their purpose and now wander aimlessly, hoping that the angels would grant them passage into Heaven, despite Gabriel being the only one who cares about their efforts.

Throwing a coin from the Marksman Revolver at the Ferryman will allow you to skip his fight, which is how you complete the challenge of 5-2.