Playing with Fire: All of the Lord of Cinders ( sans Lothric) have been granted the power of fire from the first flame after becoming Lords.MacGuffin Super Person: The Ashen One needs the Lords of Cinder to sit atop their thrones, even if he/she has to drag their lifeless corpses there so they could access the First Flame and keep the darkness at bay.Big Bad Ensemble: They are the collective main antagonists of the game, but all have separate goals and are unrelated to each other outside of their title.On a different note, Aldrich is clearly above his subordinate Pontiff Sulyvahn, but the latter makes a point to ensure Aldrich never goes back to his throne, making him equally important to kill. Big Bad Duumvirate: The Abyss Watchers burned in the kiln together, and as such all of them must be defeated to drag them back to their throne.
It is the Ashen One's duty to return the Lords to their thrones to kindle the dying flame, whether they want to or not. When the bell at the Firelink Shrine tolls, the Lords of Cinder reawaken from their graves, but all but one abandon their duty. The Lords of Cinder are those who had the strength and power to link the first flame and perpetuate the Age of Fire.
