15 Mysteries You Didn't Know About Dark Souls?

[@SquerolBoss]

The Batwings that takes you to Anor Londo, and Batwings enemies are diffirient creatures - the enemies are called "lesser batwing demons", that was noted in Demon Spear item description

[@TheMike0088]

now thats finally something I didn't know before watching the video. turns out those 9 minutes weren't a total waste, thanks

[@xxeman445xx]

TheMike0088 You're fucking sweet baud

[@noop9k]

Other flying enemies, even huge humanities in DLC can fall and die.

[@IcyWraith]

​@@noop9k sometimes in the stupidest ways, had Thorn Knight Kirk encounter in demon ruins and I turned around and ran towards him dude just rolled off the edge, got the souls but lost the drop, luckily got the shield on the first encounter and the sword on the last one but I could have really used that humanity.

[@skootdiggity]

One of the only "Dark Souls secrets" videos worth watching.

[@GRIMGORIRONHIDEROCKS]

I saw the Title of this video. I laughed with confidence! I watched this video. I crawled back from whence I came carrying a bucket full of shame...

[@silverfang4583]

I haven't even beaten the iron golem and I knew most of this (only started a while ago that's why)

[@ericarianto]

@

[@renatinhoss]

@@silverfang4583 you know you're a liar

[@silverfang4583]

@@renatinhoss funny thing is I'm not haha

[@botodd4679]

Bwahahahaha same here.

[@ArusDaryl]

He sees that Kalameet was dusted? Really? He saw that? Did he watch me do it?

[@jamesduke5848]

Couldnt stop laughing when i read this comment!

[@JacOfArts]

Well he must’ve heard it. Either that or, in the Kalameet cutscene, he was able to pinpoint exactly where Kalameet was in the sky by feeling the irregularity in the wind caused by his wings, so maybe he figured Kalameet had been destroyed or chased away by the fact that the wind is blowing past him uninterrupted.

[@demonsweatthings8493]

Lmao, I died, but I mean if he can somehow hawkeye aim anyway..... uhh...?

[@Atarios]

The thing with the rins respawning in the chest shocked me so hard. I was wondering what is that chest for a really long time. Now it's time to solve empty chest behind Gwyndolin problem

[@skittlez7015]

I always though the white rings were bugs in the game lol

[@skittlez7015]

thought*

[@sindriedda731]

Skittlez Same for me ^^"

[@09csr]

+Skittlez They've never appeared for me. Do I have to have a talisman or certain item equipped for them to appear?

[@skittlez7015]

No, must be unlucky I guess.

[@sindriedda731]

+Skittlez i found them very often in the dark woods

[@andyhughes800]

OK, now how do I kill the asylum beast?

[@TheGvidzix]

Andy Hughes funny you :)

[@grinckerthesoul1510]

+Andy Hughes you have to beat the kalameet dragon`s giant lord, if you beat it, you will obtain a key, that will lead you to an ancient sword, called ``asylum assassin!`` you will be able to kill only the asylum demon, but HK

[@starberryblue6129]

+Funky Cipher Cat lol that's mean what if he actually did that

[@andyhughes800]

MechaKurama Ofc I did, that sword is OP

[@starberryblue6129]

Lol

[@Connor_Tyler]

The Firelink Chest is for any lost "Quest" item that you happen to lose. The Lordvessel, Lord Souls, Broken Pendant... any required item to progress in the game, if you lose it, will spawn in that chest.

[@Exialyser]

like how you drop the lordvessel though?

[@keulron2290]

@@ExialyserPeople can do some really stupid things, and videogames can do even more stupid things.

[@RefMr]

Wow, it's amazing that they put that extra dialogue in just in case someone was crazy enough to fight Kalameet right away. Very well designed!

[@NoroGameplays]

That kalameet trick is quite intriguing,makes gaping dragon looks harder than him kk

[@MettanAtem]

Well I never knew there was a hanging cage elevator in Sen's Funhouse.

[@jasonthegame10]

+Mettan Atem I'm with you on that one.

[@ThePureFight]

It's hard to miss

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

for me i just recently discoreved there is a hidden wall leading to the gate raising giant in the funhouse you talked about xD

[@darkfenix1502]

Better watch The Dumbshits guide to Dark Souls m8)

[@isaacgaleao]

I have beat the entire game thrice And in Sen's fortress I just knew about the Undead Parish bonfire I'm stupid and suffered for nothing

[@rugbyfan0025]

number 9 is actually quite easy to explain. we see the batwing demons fly from a standing position and when they run, but when they're falling off, they may have too much speed and momentum for their skinny bat wings to let them fly.

[@misterguy2329]

Alternate explanation, from outside the game: This game doesn't have any flying enemies. That is, there are no free-flying enemies in the game comparable to free-walking enemies. The crow women in the painted world are just doing jumps, they never freely fly around, and the moonlight butterflies appear to have some pretty strict, scripted paths through the air that they stick to. Compare to, say, the hollows in the undead burg, or those nasty fang dudes in blight town. You can run and jump and kick them off ledges and they'll track you down like ten minutes later because they have some SERIOUS pathing going on. I'd suggest that the real-world reason is that the game's pathing systems do not handle aerial movement well, only ground-based navigation, which is VERY common in video games. I know this is a bad explanation because it's not in the game's fiction, but the probable reality is that monsters in this game only "fly" when it's scripted.

[@Volvary]

Mister Guy What about the mosquitos in Blighttown then? Don't tell me they are strictly scripted.

[@Davuitar]

Volvary they very much are, my friend. They simply hover over the ground, and gain/lose altitude when needed to follow a player.

[@rugbyfan0025]

but they're not scripted because they don't just fly in the same patterns in the same places, they'll follow you anywhere at any height, no matter where you are in lower blighttown.

[@misterguy2329]

rugbyfan0025 Hey you know, I did forget about those. You're right, they do fly. They have no pathing - they fly straight at the player, ignoring ceilings and floors. And batwing demons would look weird flying that way. As I said, the game's pathing systems don't seem geared to handle aerial movement. I still maintain it's just not set up for it, and technical/gameplay reasons are the explanation.

[@lord0metaler]

and still i find something new everyday about dark souls series

[@firetroy1]

That is what I really love about the game

[@TheUltimatePositionOfPower]

#15 works with Alvinas ring too. Fun fact: you can also feed them to Frampt for souls and keep getting more from that chest

[@aizaz1234]

Apparently the chosen undead is a better archer than gough. I mean he kills the dragon with one shot :P

[@DantheJokeMan]

pretty sure it takes a lot of shots, and the clip is skipped to the end

[@Diogo1Bastos]

Videogameaddict78 or maybe it bugs out and he dies in one shot

[@DantheJokeMan]

Diogo Bastos eh, maybe. i know the original dark souls game much better than the dlc

[@aizaz1234]

Well some of the original is better. Blight town and demon ruins are most certainly not.

[@DantheJokeMan]

doomlord117 i meant i know a lot more about the original game. not that it is superior

[@FioFiorello]

I've played a lot of Dark Souls and didn't know a lot of this stuff, like the headshot mechanics, the strength/weight correlation, and I've never heard the extra Gough dialog either. Great video man!

[@acetown2263]

wait, those little circles are mirracle resonances? I always thought they were just game bugs that were never patched...

[@TheDadFinger]

that's because you're dumb

[@allew7646]

Matthew Coy How?

[@krodmandoon3479]

@@allew7646 Lack of mental acumen

[@smellyboyable]

this is why dark souls is so awesome. they have these little things that seem unimportant but are actually fascinating. and they even put in hidden dialogue for those who would try to kill kalameet without gough's help yet they never said. Amazing.

[@reficulrocks]

When I had an Xbox360, I had an unpatched version (never went online) and when I went to the Painted World on NG, there were Black Phantoms. Anyone else encounter this?

[@samurai123lol]

unpatched is why. they changed it so the game wouldnt be more harder than it is

[@reficulrocks]

+Ari Rasivirta I doubt it was an act of dubbing the game down as much as it was just fixing a mistake.

[@dragonator1012]

Me to

[@XadePsyconic]

I FINALLY KNOW WHAT THAT CHEST BEHIND FRAMPT DOES!! Great finds! I was especially interested by that unique backstab animation at Quelana's spot. I wonder if that was intentionally programmed? Hmm...

[@JoseGonzalez-wj8zq]

Loved this video, I'm a ds vet and didn't know at least 80% of the things on the video

[@Djinn871]

I like this vid because there is no stupid/annoying commentary by the creator. Thank you for the excellent video!

[@unoriginal_name7091]

Quelana's pillar and the strength formulae were new to me; surprised after three years playing one of these videos had something I didn't know. Nice job.

[@tiagox3275]

It's 2020 and a lot from this video was still new to me. Just wow!

[@tube1971]

Exceptional video in both content and delivery.

[@Bravilor]

Mysteries? Well ... things? :D Nice video though, only knew a couple, but then again, there are like 10 000 things I don't know regarding PVP related stuff.

[@Streath89]

hi, #15 was a bit of a let down, but u rly made it up with the other 14. good vid, have a subscription =)

[@Ebiru2387]

Wow, a "did you know" video that ACTUALLY contains things i didn't know. Good job!

[@dirkduckbang]

When Gough hits Kalameet with his bow, it lands in the arena that you normally fight it in because of an injured wing. When the player hits it, it tries to fly away, and presumably crashes into the abyss, for the same reason.

[@wildhogs2849]

Good video, great content. Few there I never knew about tbh... Well we all learn something everyday!

[@leonardokim]

Very good video! Keep up with the good work!

[@milikitito]

Great video :D I see 5 videos with 50 think that i "dont know" but already know a lot of them.... but in this video i found a lot of things that i still didnt know :D So im happy n___n One question, there is always black phantoms in night Anor Londo in ng+ and over? O,o

[@RibosomesChannel]

Yes BPs are there in NG+ in dark Anor Londo.

[@Marsman6908]

I don't know what have of these things mean, but pretty kool to see a bunch of new stuff I didn't know! Thanks!

[@Baeyatta]

I would like to think myself a fairly skilled and knowledgeable player of DS but damn... You stumped me on every single on of those! Nice job! great vid!

[@AsyluMadness]

I'm pretty sure it is. I actually already encountered that one myself. I had got invaded down there and the invader was standing next to Quelana for protection while chucking pyro at me, and I managed to get around him for a backstab and this happened. I could never figure out how I'd done it before watching this video.

[@emissarygorz3842]

Moreover facts than mysteries.

[@KalaxusMageslayer]

First of these videos ever posted to actually bring up things most people don't know, instead of just bringing up common fanboy knowledge. Kudos to you're journalistic integrity sir or complex hoax, facts so foreign they must be verified by additional sources. ;)

[@ParagonOlsen]

Thanks for putting a question mark in the title, since I knew quite a lot of these. And btw, the first one works with cat covenant ring as well.

[@TAYLORMERRILL]

Great video, actually had a lot of stuff that I didn't know about.

[@asianpotatolips9359]

Did u know that since Gough is blind and depends on sound to detect his enemies, u can use the slumbering dragon crest ring or the hush sorcery and he won't be able to hit u because he won't know where u are

[@Yorikoification]

The channeller aura around the gaping dragon looks bloody awesome.

[@TJesterTV]

I am going to try the last on out. Thanks for the vid bro. xD

[@chrisgriffin4012]

More informative than so many other "didn't know" videos. Especially like that these facts were more tips than random snippets. New to Dark Souls, and late to the party, so forgive my noob questions that are to follow. 1.) Does poise affect blocking also or just the recoil the player takes from hits? 2.) Does higher dexterity allow for quicker heavy weapons? 3.) What all does humanity do exactly? Besides reverse hollowing and used for kindling, of course. (not that noob)

[@braydenwallace1925]

You can use humanity to become human, kindle bonfires, increase your loyalty to the darkwraithe covenant, and you can use it to heal, both in your own world, and in another player's world. For the poise, I don't think it affects anything other than how far you stumble back when hit, it does protect you from being stun locked if it is high enough too though, and for the question about the dexterity affecting how fast you swing a weapon, I think it does, but I'm not sure.

[@chrisgriffin4012]

Thank you for the information. I have seen something about humanity points increasing weapon damage but can't seem to find a guide explaining it. Apparently the cap is at 10 humanity, but again, it's just what I've overheard on videos.

[@braydenwallace1925]

Yeah, that does work for chaos weapons, but the only chaos weapons I know of are the Quealaggs fury sword, and the Chaos Blade, I don't know of any others though

[@razorbacon6565]

+Chris Griffin humanity increases your drop rate and damage for a few more weapons then chaos and poise does not change damge

[@GreatKingIso]

+Chris Griffin mainly you shall be giving it to the fair lady

[@SilverTongueTied]

The two last ones got me, well played sir :3

[@ondrejczechaczek6822]

I knew one and half and yet i like and share with friends. Amazing!

[@Diskhate]

Man...i miss so much the beginning of the souls comunity...remember when every little discovery was incredible? Demon's souls & Dark Souls 1 were so different when compared to almost everything else that it took a very long time to discover anything...years later there were still things undiscovered and unclear mechanics that was pretty unique since today, 99% of the time, everything about a game is discovered in less then a week, and immediately posted on the internet. From the "technicalities" about the existence of direct hits, instability frames ecc, to the lore mysteries like like "why was there an occult weapon hidden in Anor Londo the city of the gods?", to (useful) game bugs-glitches like toggle-escape, backroll stabbing, cracked talisman of the beast ecc.. about DS1 in particular to this day people still discuss the lore of the game and interpret it in different ways... while i am a fan of "lore" in a lot of franchises (i spent a lot of time also with D&D lore, or The Elder Scrolls games) but to this day Dark Souls' lore is the one that captivates me the most by far, and to be honest is the first reason that makes me wish for a Dark Souls 4: gameplay and atmosphere can be reinterpreted faithfully and delivered by either the same people (Bloodborne) or other developers (Salt & Sanctuary did an incredible job) but the story of this world began with "Dark Souls 1" and ended with "DS3 the ringed city" that's what happens when i think about Dark Souls...i start rambling better go to bed now : \

[@subby280]

I've watched this video twice and still learned something new.

[@RibosomesChannel]

Those DkS videos motivated me to make a video not only for new players but also for veterans where they can both enyoy in new findings.

[@adjectivenounverb]

If you attack snow, there is a unique sound for it. If you use the Four-Pronged Plow's 2h strong attack and land in water, there will also be a unique sound played. Chester has a Baby's Nail sheathe on his coat.

[@Gh0st652]

IIRC, the coffin animation in Blighttown happens because that location is exactly located where the Gravelord Servant coffin is in the Catacombs. I don't know if It's below or above it, but it is directly below or above it.

[@TallestGargoyle]

I think it's because ordinarily, getting down to a good enough position to be able to take him out, with that weapon especially, is in itself an achievement. It also denies you access to his tail weapon. 60000 souls and an extra dialogue line is hardly a major boost for an end-game boss.

[@Dark2Zone]

i didn't know must of them great job man subscribed ^^

[@RibosomesChannel]

I'm glad you find some useful info in this video.

[@Essler]

Great Video! Keep up doin' your work

[@RibosomesChannel]

Yeah Spy, THIS was my last piece to make the whole picture. I'm glad you find it great and I'm happy to teach you, a proDkS gamer, new stuff :)

[@Aikaosu]

Awesome, I didn't know you could kill Kalameet before fighting Artorias. It's cool that there's alternate dialog too. I also didn't know the strength/weight correlation.

[@lucandersen]

Ribosome, nice vid! Do you have thoughts on how the gravelord covenant could be improved for dks2? I am definitely looking forward to your content on the next edition! :D

[@StairFox11]

I don't think it's fair to fight the gaping dragon if the channeler doesn't buff him :(

[@mattbeef1221]

fair doesn't win battles.

[@PopsAWright]

matt beef this guy gets it

[@nickcarbaugh4301]

Here lies StairFox11. He fought fair.

[@StairFox11]

Nick Carbaugh lmao. my point was the Gaping Dragon is easy, makes the fight more interesting when you have to watch for soul arrows and generally do more damage to kill it. that's all and don't get me wrong, there are bosses who's fights are almost broken unless you're pro or use a trick to win more easily (ceaseless discharge, I'm looking at you) I just don't think the gaping dragon is one of them :)

[@MultiJamesman]

I ran into the channeler first by accident, killed him, and it just became the routine. Gaping dragon killed me a few times at first, I did not find him instantly as easy as others, but I may not have leveled or geared up as much.

[@JacOfArts]

If the Depths Channeler is willing to buff the Gaping Dragon, then I take it that Seath has an alliance with him on account of both him and the Gaping Dragon basically being complete freaks

[@DreamskyDance]

I wouldnt be suprised if Seath is actually kkeping that dragon imprisoned in the depths so he can harvest him for scales or something. Probably not the real scales dragonshad but degenerate lesser version but one can make experiments with that i imagine...

[@TheLizWizard]

Did you know there is a glitch where the Abyss has fall damage with the ring on?

[@pedroclaro7822]

"i survived a tornado to make this video btw" sunless - "No Problem!" Missed an opportunity

[@RelevanceNeeded]

I knew all except for the strength and weight algorithm. Damnit. I'm a dirty casual

[@darqfalls849]

There was only one I didn't know. You disappoint me.

[@tomass1605]

I knew all of them lol

[@silentash94]

+Darqfalls nigga if you are on ng+100 and at level 700+ maybe you shouldnt be watching videos where people teach oterh people about stuff go make a video yourself about things people might not know

[@fenrirhere]

silentash94 haha. Right?

[@demoras]

Sure. Of course variables can and will clash. However, for them to clash they have to be defined (in other words, they have to exist) and secondly there must be methods which address and alter the variables. That's when I call something programmed. For instance, if variables aren't defined and methods addressing these variables don't exist, they cannot possibly magically cause glitches. Glitches can only exist if they involve variables and methods. Not non-existing code. I hope you understand :)

[@MetricOshi]

Did not know that Strength formula at all. Thanks for that :D

[@Gnurklesquimp]

I knew it was a thing, but now I kind of want to host a fight club on the anor londo elevator and have someone constantly spin it, that would be sick.

[@Xelemend9393]

He was using silver pendant to ward off black flame. But you can get more uses of WotG by collecting the spell more than once and putting it in a slot multiple times.

[@richgauvin]

Black phantom enemies spawn when a Gravelord Servant has used an eye of death, while they are active a gravelord servant sign appears to allow you to invade their world and destroy them and also creates a handful of powered up black phantom enemies.

[@dirkleon99]

Learned a lot. Thank you!

[@StorytimePancake]

Number 7 is (obviously) a glitch. That stab animation is rarely seen, because its use is for stabbing Gravelord Servants while they're in the coffin.

[@TheULTIMALEOne]

That's the shortcut you can unlock in Sen's Fortress, you get the key from a corpes down the stairs from the crestfallen merchant.

[@SenseiSenzuBean]

half of the stuff in this place I've never seen in darksouls. that dragon, that giant guy, that bloat headed enemy, and all those buffs.

[@Raidon25]

Artorias of the Abyss DLC

[@SenseiSenzuBean]

+Raidon25 thanks man I never bought the dlc's that explains it

[@EOCmodernRS]

+Raidon25 DLC?

[@Raidon25]

+EOCmodernRS What about it?

[@SenseiSenzuBean]

+EOCmodernRS a dlc is a downloadable content. near all games if not all games have at least one

[@VincentAzure]

I know this is an old video already, but I knew all of them even when Dark Souls 1 is still the thing, except for the new attack of the Gaping Dragon. Still a great video though, nice

[@KeyRx.]

this video was amazing dude

[@shreyanshusingh4626]

Damn, did not knew most of them in spite of playing the game for 4 years lol. Thanks for the info :)

[@knowwhoiamyet]

Interesting. I knew head armor decreased damage from arrows, but I didn't know how much. Would the Elite Knight Helmet count as a full protection helmet, or only a medium one, do you know? It looks like full protection, but it's also fairly light when compared to the havel's helm...

[@demoras]

Yeah. I can definitely see how using Gough's should be able to take him down. I would expect him to crash down, after which you would be able to fight him. However, he flies off and kind of.. Leaves the stage via the backstage exit. Sure, it's fun that you can basically cheese him like that. It's just kind of... Out of the ordinary! But I suppose the same goes with cheesing Ceaseless.

[@TwitchXk90]

How are these "Mysteries" a Mystery would be "What happened to the Stone Blacksmith!" or "What did the Firekeeper do that was so bad to cut out her tongue"

[@RedstoNeman0]

+TwitchXk90 - stone blacksmiths are just a way to say to the player "here is an ember!", like with the female corpses holding key items -the firekeeper come from a way of white territory, so being half undead (firekeepers have humanity blood andare created by the way of white) is probably why she got tortured or wathever by the population happened to her, but she did trust way of white's lies even in her condition

[@ghines38133]

+Iyadcqnsdqsl'o Ai² humanity blood and created by the way of white. . .or you trolling or are there some item descriptions that talk about this

[@RedstoNeman0]

sigurdr firekeeper souls, quelaag sister's one even say because her body his ot human she needs to stock her humanities in her eggs.

[@RedstoNeman0]

sigurdr but after ds3 I don't know anymore what's real and fake about way of white...

[@MidnightatMidian]

@@RedstoNeman0 No. The fair lady need the humanities to make the eggs grow, she even states that without the humanities, the eggs are dying, it's more an indication on how the chaos flame feeds on humanities.

[@timendo215]

Don't know if it's already been said, but all quest-specific items respawn in that chest behind Frampt.

[@TheNikopar]

Nice video! Where did you get the armor mystery 13? Greeting, Praise the Sun!!

[@m_d_c_t]

It probably hit him in the eye. Hitting Kalameet in the eye does something like triple damage and if he's on the ground, staggers really badly.

[@Honor_of_Claymore]

i knew all but 6. :D but anyway a great video ;)

[@diddymelone2265]

yes nr.15 is true for all playthrough relevant items you may drop on accident. 13: did you know the "ring of the sun princess" acts as an additional miracle resonance sign when worn? 10 actually got me, I didnt know that :) its a cool detail. 7 as well, its a little weird, but gotta admit, I didnt know that.

[@420FusRoDahErryday]

FUN FACT: You dont actually NEED the orange charred ring, you can skip Lost Izaleth completely

[@halogeorge1]

Dem chaos servants

[@TheWeekEndGAMES]

what why?

[@AsDeft]

Exaltable didn't say he liked moon magic either, he says he has an affinity for moonlight magic.He had an affinity for "the power of the moon" aka moon magic. It also says directly in his catalyst's description that he is a Moon Sorcerer.

[@CATMODEGAMING]

as for the flying thing. the drakes also will fall to their doom if you knock them down or trigger their flying attack near an edge.

[@REIGREHGKJREHGER]

i knew most of them but will give a like anyway cuz i did learn few new things like #15 and #1

[@uuhamm]

Bow headshots deal 50% more damage against light and no helmet, 30% increased damage against heavy helmets with no face cover, and 10% increased damage against full face covering heavy helmets.

[@stewartmcgrory2439]

Nice vid I like your presentation sub

[@Imonlyherefortheporn]

Wow, Gough sounds really sad that he didn't get to help you kill Kalameet.

[@1Aldreth]

you knew that gough isnt actually blind? the eye holes in his helmed are just covered with resin. i forgot who did it, but he made it while gough was sleeping and since then gough thought he was blind.

[@Emberrs]

Very intrigued by how Gough would say "Blessings of lord Gwyn upon thee" when in all other scenarios he'd tell the chosen undead to lead his life as he sees fit

[@xXRedZephyrXx]

The first 'mystery' applies to all rings you can only acquire once in a play through and are essential to a certain covenant or area. E.g orange charred ring as you are supposed to use it to cross the lava in the Demon Ruins, or the Covenant of Artorias to cross the Abyss.

[@TheArcAssassin]

only like three and theres a few in Vaati's series that are really easy for any prominent dark souls player, except Vaati always has one or two that are nearly hard to find out

[@markmauk8231]

So the reward for killing Kalameet without help is, that you dont get Gough's bow? Awesome...

[@radagem]

nice list I only knew about 3 of these. make a vid for dark souls 2 when it releases please.

[@milesprower6110]

wow, i give me thanks for been an complete explorer before getting into new zones...

[@tonalddrump804]

The undead thirds in the lower undead burg have a special backstep animation. I found this out when I used force on them.

[@ikeeichenberg9068]

I knew all but 7. Still, great video!

[@disgaeachic]

Cool. I was wondering about that. Good Info.