15 Secrets in Dark Souls That You Probably Didn't Know About!!!

[@emrecopur8455]

Giant who throws boulders down into fortress respawns. So you can't get rid of him permanently

[@libralonix]

This is true, but it will keep the boulders permanently disabled while on your current run. From my experience no matter how many times i turn that damned boulder contraption it still resets while I'm exploring the fortress. My theory is the giant sticks his hand down and turns it when I'm not looking!

[@mortisimo8934]

@@libralonix from what I know it won't disable the boulders and once you rest at bonfire the will work again... anyway, I need to test something Edit: one test run later, it works just fine, so you won't lock yourself from the gold serpent ring...

[@katanajim1454]

@@libralonix It's the traps you trigger throughout the fortress. If you trigger a trap, it turns the boulder mechanism to whatever path that trap is on.

[@libralonix]

@@katanajim1454 Mind Blown

[@RoqueFortStu]

you can also snipe him with arrows from a safe distance, you don'[t need to take a leap of faith to attack him with melee

[@zylo4029]

As is typical with these kinds of videos I went into this expecting to already know everything, but I actually didn’t know about Ingward relocating to Firelink Shrine. I suppose that’s what happens when you kill him on most playthroughs Props for managing to teach me something new, and keep up the good content!

[@Moltavis]

Yeah that’s the one that got me as well, learned something new today 😊

[@libralonix]

I always see it as a win when if I get a new fact into someone's brain! Thanks for watching and the kind words!

[@libralonix]

Lets Goooooooo! 😎

[@loganrieck4750]

7:58 what a selfless act by Miyazaki, I'm sure he was really conflicted

[@libralonix]

He made the hard sacrifice so others wouldn't have to!

[@danieldossantossoares6947]

I played these games a thousand times by now, but I enjoy your videos a lot anyway. I have eventually learned some things, and I like your style . For people just now getting into the series it's really great. Congrats!

[@Bradtakescharge]

Imagine thinking Praise the Sun wasn't cool enough. Get Solaired everyone

[@libralonix]

I know right, Miyazaki is so chad he turned an entire generation of gamers into sun bros just to get payback for a higher up slagging off his pose

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

It isn't cool to me, because... i've always played Darkmoon 😜 Darkmoon 4 life 😎🤟

[@andyghkfilm2287]

0:21 this is actually a bug; the undead dragon’s AI is responding to the jump attack, standing up and going “idle”, when it’s supposed to stay lying down the whole time

[@devinhayward2652]

The blocking backflip I would guess is is triggered by successfully blocking an attack that would have put you flat on your back with 0 poise. I think blocking ignores poise since blocking even a blowdart in heavy armor still stops you for a split second. So flip block = would have been a naked pancake

[@arglebargle42]

I did not know about Ingward going back to Firelink Shrine, 10+ playthroughs and you found something I didn't know, congrats!

[@libralonix]

You're not the only one, most players after beating the four kings just warp out, or return to firelink. There's no reason to think you should return to Ingward. That being said, it is always worth re-chatting to any npcs that give you hints and tips after you have don't what they said, odds are you will etleast get new dialogue l

[@arglebargle42]

@@libralonix It's also worth noting I'm subbed to a ridiculous amount of Souls lore and secrets channel for years and yours is the only video I recall mentioning it.

[@hawkbirdtree3660]

I'm not sure if you if you already mentioned this, but If you wear Havel's shield, and press the Left Trigger your character gets a sort of stone armor? It causes damage to the shield, though., and it last for 30 seconds. I just found this out, because I'm playing and found this out, right now🤣. You don't even need to wear Havel's ring for the stone armor, you still need 50 strength to wield Havel's shield, though.

[@libralonix]

I have covered it on my top shields video yeh but it's always good to share the knowledge either way just in case! Thanks for watching and feel free to share any other tidbits, always eager to learn more about the game! 😎

[@bw3372]

Praise the sun is identical to the "Sign of Apophis and Typhon" gesture used in the golden dawn's analysis of the keyword ritual. The gesture is based on the giant snake from Egyptian mythology opening its jaws to attempt to swallow the sun

[@justbetter1319]

The giant throwing rocks at sen's fortress will respawn after resting

[@libralonix]

This is indeed true. What i meant was that it will stop it permanently in your current run, as turning the contraption seems to reset by itself without resting or dying. Apologies for any confusion caused on this one. 😎

[@lmn_godie2598]

3:44 not permanently, the giant does respawn!

[@libralonix]

Sorry, this was a case of me not explaining myself properly. What i meant was that once the Giant is killed, you can then explore Sens without fear of the trap being reactivated, as even if you turn the contraption so the boulders aren't coming your way, it does still reset (without you resting at a bonfire). So here I'm classing "permanently" as meaning within that particular run before resting. Apologies again for any confusion!

[@wadeblack1814]

That game name was a funny one, especially "dark ring" 😂

[@libralonix]

Its almost like you can feel the pure panic in the marketing team trying to come up with names in a rush, would love to have been a fly on the wall when they found out it meant butt lol

[@Dennis-ud2nh]

Dark Race is sort of beautiful, because it implies that all of humanity is one race. Given that the age of humanity is referred to as the age of dark. Well, implies is not the right word. We already know this today.

[@beyond560]

Solid video, you got me with the bonus one, how havent i heard of that? liked and subbed 👍

[@libralonix]

Being completely honest here, i only found out about the bonus one myself this last month, was genuinely surprised and knew i had to include it in the next video!

[@jonathanjoestar9317]

The shield backflip exists in elden ring and ds3 too btw ! In ds3 if you block king of the storm attacks (nameless king first phase) you can experience it Same thing for certain attacks in elden ring including ones from promised consort

[@Jedediah-w7k]

Kinda assumed i would know all of these. I mean the game is kinda old and I'm a dork with dark souls. But, there were a few i didn't. Very nice! Appreciate it man!

[@libralonix]

Glad to have helped you dork out that little bit more! Thanks for watching 😎

[@Y0ungContrarian]

On my first ever (and ultimately abandoned) playthrough I accidentally hit Andre and because he was aggro'd I fought and killed him. Then every time I walked through that area, there would be no sound of smithing, just an eternal ragdoll to feel shitty about. Funny enough, if you kill the male undead merchant, his body will also remain, but I feel no remorse for his death, plus he drops a katana.

[@libralonix]

Don't feel bad, I accidentally did the same with the Giant Blacksmith on my first playthrough. It made the revisit to anor londo in DS3 feel even more personal and harrowing lol

[@Godslayer4000]

Just a heads up that # 1 is disabled in the Age of sunlight mod. One I’m surprised didn’t make it on the list (as it took me years to discover)is that if you throw a Lloyd’s talisman at an aggravated mimic it will put it right back asleep, you can even walk up to it and pluck the loot right out of its mouth, note that this one is also disabled in age of sunlight (because you can effortlessly kill them by putting them to sleep and doing a 2h heavy repeatedly)

[@libralonix]

This Lloyd's talisman trick on a mimic is included on one of my other secrets videos, be sure to check them out 😎

[@nicolamonni1239]

15 secrets that after 13 year you probably know about it

[@libralonix]

Sorry to hear that none of the items on this list were new for you, thanks for watching though, i do appreciate it! 😎

[@idontknowwhoareyou-ll3qp]

There's A NPC who under the bridge in F Link Shrine...he sell boss armour...He also told player to hint like how to remove curse/ how to deal with skeletons etc...

[@VileLasagna]

No 3 is probably an "attack level" sort of deal in fighting game lingo Some attacks by these huge enemies would be considered "massive attacks" and, thus, even if you block, you get this blowback animation. One thing to verify, which I never thought to, is whether shield hardness or size category parameter comes into play. i.e: Does it happen with Greatshields and/or the Iron Round Shield (which has greatshield tier deflection despite being a medium shield)? No 6 is... does this count as a secret? No 7 is incorrect as already pointed out by others but, fun fact, that is the only giant that does actually respawn. If I'm not mistaken, because of that, it's also the only one who isn't guaranteed a Titanite Chunk drop, though it does have a chance to do so For No 8 I COULD be misremembering but IIRC, even though you're normally impervious to attacks while in the coffin, there is a special critical attack animation for invaders against players in the coffin Only new ones for me were Ingward (wait... wat?!?!?! Guess I never did go back to speak to him, serves him right for living in the worst place in the game?) and Solaire's bonus one. That would also probably make Gwyndolin have extra health from the summon's presence though, so a little warning there, I guess. Surprised he doesn't BSS out from that range, tbh

[@rohuffgamingakaLea1576]

I knew 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 15. My obscure two or sorta obscure is Artorias was based on Guts from Berserk supposedly and Artorias and those associated with him is one of few characters to have some kind of presence or impact that's in all 3 Dark Souls games (his boss fight in 1, Nashandra is a Fragment of Manus who Artorias failed to defeat ultimately creating a time paradox in which his dlc occurs, and the Abyss Watchers in 3 being clearly taken from him)

[@RalphCollins-t5h]

I actually learned a cpl things from this vid good job

[@libralonix]

That's awesome, my work here is done! Thanks for watching ✌

[@joaohneuhaus]

3:50 As others have said, you'll never permanently disable it, since the giant respawns. 4:40 Good, you remembered my humble contribution in the last secrets video. 9:05 Since I'm not conting the development infos since there aren't game secrets, just trivia, I'm still mad I didn't know about the last one ... My honor is hurt 😑.Not that it matters since at the moment I almost don't have place to store my sunlight medals.

[@libralonix]

Regarding the boulders, and this is my fault for not explaining it thoroughly. You are indeed correct it wont permanently stop the boulders if you refresh by siting at a bonfire or warping in/out. More so that it stops the boulders in that run. In my experience even when i shift the boulder contraption to another position, it still resets itself after I've walked away. Always happy to take in extra facts and tips for future videos, its how we all learn, sharing is caring! And don't feel bad about the last one, i only learnt it this last month too, it is pretty obscure!

[@DavidDavis311]

I’ve beaten the game several times and never had the heart to kill Andre before the end.

[@libralonix]

On my first run i accidentally aggrod him trying to take on one of the bat wing demons that snuck in his room, and unfortunately i didn't know you could de-aggro NPCS at the time, so he had to go! It made the revisit to Anor Londo in DS3 even more heart-breaking!

[@PeperonyChease]

I only encountered the blocking backflip once when fighting against Kalameet on my first playthrough.

[@PeperonyChease]

I was so surprised I would like to know the requirements for it to occur.

[@Drunkoffwater]

Not gonna lie man you became my fav streamer

[@libralonix]

Your far too kind, thank you for the kind words, that's really brightened up my day thank you!

[@Drunkoffwater]

@@libralonix ❤️

[@CobraForce007]

I'm curious about something: Why is Andre in both DS1 and DS3? the lore has an explanation?

[@Chatisthisrealquestionmark]

i can say i know EVERYTHING about dark souls.

[@Chatisthisrealquestionmark]

ok i saw the video. i didn´t knew some things. BUT NOW... I NOW EVERYTHING!!!

[@libralonix]

There's always room for more knowledge, I've done several videos for Dark Souls secrets, so you never know, there may be more secrets for you!!!

[@greekhell1396]

the creator of the bloodshield is actually a greek youtuber named alexandros karpas from unboxholics

[@fromthegamethrone]

Did I know them: 1. Yes. You can skip the dragon too. 2. Yes. 3. Yes. 4. Yes. 5. Not about dark souls. 6. Yes. 7. Yes. 8. Yes. 9. Yes. 10. No. 11. Yes. 12. Yes. 13. Yes. 14. Yes. 15. No. Bonus: Yes.

[@libralonix]

Ooooo almost a full house there, Noice! While you can skip the dragon in the Painted World, this does then require you to traverse the entire area to reach Priscilla. I would say that #5 is indeed very much about Dark Souls, while Miyazaki may have briefly used it in DeS, it is arguably iconic because of Dark Souls and our lovable sun bro!

[@fromthegamethrone]

@@libralonix almost! @libralonix re dragon: no it doesn't, you can skip from start to finish in about 60 seconds avoiding the dragon. From the start, go left up the stairs, jump the wall down to the main courtyard, (back track to open the door for easy retries) Go to the bridge where the dragon is, on the right, hug the wall and drop off holding back and left - you land on some invisible level geometry, from there straight shot to the end/Priscilla

[@libralonix]

oooo interesting, i will definitely be giving this one a go later on today, thanks for the info! 👍

[@fromthegamethrone]

@@libralonix I haven't got around to uploading the painted world video in my dark souls run through yet, but it's one of the routes I'll be showing

[@gandalf14000]

Damn even the bonus secret was new to me

[@martinpolasek9736]

Hello, its 1st time for me on your channel and let me tell you the amount of work and production quality for 3k subbs is astonishing. However it has been said before i would handpick the secrets a bit better and i realise you put lot of work into this video but i can see youre going for the quality and a couple more hours of research would make a big difference. I hope you will get the views you desreve. Thats also why i have decided to comment on this video to get the algorythm going :) so i wish you 100k subs asap. I hope you will not take this comment meanly it is supposed to be a little push to elevate really good work to amazing one. Have a nice day :)

[@libralonix]

I appreciate the kind words, thanks for the support! 😎

[@gandalf14000]

Number 10 was also new to me!

[@sauceey2669]

Appreciate the video bro nice watch

[@libralonix]

My pleasure, thanks for watching! 😎

[@mesro.mp4]

Nice title in the thumnail 👍

[@libralonix]

Thank you, i was especially proud of this one 🤣

[@nayyarrashid4661]

Would have been funny if instead of Dark Ring someone came up Dark Hole.

[@WarriorWisdom4]

I know who Ornstein is but who’s Smauw?

[@libralonix]

Its Ornsteins cat 😾

[@Gabriel-ServantOfGod]

2:43 Oh man, discovering the pagan references of your games is kinda creepy when you see cults doing it. But this explains the philosophy of Miyazaki, i just read some people mentioning the Yoga pose and others Thelema. I don't know which one is what Miyazaki followed. But it disturbs me as a believer in the one God, since we are not meant to worship his creating but him himself... altough i guess raising your hands is quite universal, and intentions matter more than the act itself. I guess a dark game will have dark stuff in it. Peace

[@readySALTED95]

Iknew most , just not the original names, iv never seen the shueld thing but ut nakes sense , uf your tabk enough, he just moved a little, also it dies a similar animation on elden ring when hit by a great foe, giant respawns , the red guy relocation i didn't know , i alwats just kill him fir the key, then buy purging stones from Oswald? The " make people not hate you guy" , oh and iv never seen the xeno shield or red one , white ones leroys , with the stairs , the chosen undead can walk normally eg his feet always line up with both sets of steps at a certain pace , but faster than walking, which us nice, also in original version, your character cant slide down ladders, or use flask on ladders , probably common knowledge but i think its cool , great videos man , always learning, gives me things to test

[@zackdoom]

Number 3 i knew i wasnt crazy I did this and thought i found a cool roll animation and tried for days to figure it out Guess i mistimed my dodge and blocked it haha

[@der_steinbrecher]

"Dark Race"💀

[@moriarty2666]

A few great ones mixed with some extremely lazy ones that almost everyone knows. But nonetheless a good video. Keep it up.

[@libralonix]

I would like to say in response to "with some extremely lazy ones" that i do take a lot of time and care to curate lists of obscure things for this series of "secrets" videos and to ensure that nothing too obvious (that the player would easily encounter on their own) is included. Each of these videos takes anywhere between 20-30 hours to write, record and edit together, and I work extremely hard to provide a high quality of content (both from a visual perspective, but also with the content itself) for you to enjoy. I would hate to think that anyone thought any items included are just for the sake of it. I really do appreciate you taking the time to watch the video and provide your feedback, its always welcome! Have a great day!

[@moriarty2666]

@@libralonix and the effort definitely shows. But for a video title like that you probably should just include really unknown facts. Ten of them at least were very good. But for example the fact with the grace Lord covenant. Everyone knows about that at this point.

[@libralonix]

@@moriarty2666 One thing you need to bare in mind is that due to Elden Ring we have a massive influx of new players to Dark Souls. I for one completely missed the Gravelord Covenant Coffin on my first couple of playthroughs (played blind) and as a lot of people play without guides/without messages its far too easy to miss things like that. I do agree that for veteran plays, a lot of the things will already be known, but as with anything in life, you don't know until you know.....you know? 😎

[@moriarty2666]

@@libralonix yes. And every video about dark souls tips for beginners includes that you can obtain one of the best strength weapons by joining the grace Lord covenant.

[@libralonix]

@@moriarty2666 Well I can't speak for "every video about dark souls tips for beginners" but none of the beginner souls videos that I've ever watched have ever mentioned it. Most beginner videos cover very basic information on how the games mechanics work, and basic hints and tips, as most avoid spoilers wherever possible. Its very rare for a beginner video to just outright say "here's all the best items in the game ". Again, I'm not saying there aren't videos that would include that information, but from my experience and extensive research, it isn't commonplace as "beginner knowledge".

[@gandalf14000]

Oooh number 3 was new to me

[@ismaellucas960]

Very nice video

[@libralonix]

Appreciate the kind words, thanks for watching ✌️

[@Fzogsotsoys]

#6 wouldve saved me lots of time if i knew 3d ago 😢

[@АндрейКовалев-р2л]

Seven... great film))...

[@libralonix]

It's an absolute classic!

[@MojaveKnight17]

I didn't know about the last one

[@libralonix]

I only found out from a community member about it this last month too, genuinely thought I was being trolled when they told me, but low and behold it was true!

[@darkodev6961]

Whattt ing moves the fire link is crazy!!

[@NimbuCoccienum]

AMAZING CHEST AHEAD!! 🗣️🔥🗣️🔥🗣️🔥

[@MojaveKnight17]

Watching them all

[@kodokushiHill]

number one is so well known 😭

[@kodokushiHill]

honestly i think ive just watched too many of these no fault on ur end

[@onehundredpercentboyband]

Where'm yow from?

[@Daniel-fh3go]

Dark ring 1 2 and 3

[@daicristo8491]

These are pretty entry level

[@libralonix]

I think we must have a very different understanding of the term "entry level", there is a good mixed bag of stuff for people who are both old and new to the series You do need to take in to account the difference between players who research everything on a first playthrough and those who just go in blind, there is so much in Dark Souls that can be easily missed on an initial playthrough Some of the things listed on this video I didn't even learn until very recently, and I have several hundred hours in the game

[@CallN0w]

Jesus christ, "dark race"

[@iateutube]

bro makes a Dark Souls video 20 years after the game comes out and after 1000 "things you didnt know" videos. We know.

[@libralonix]

Check the comments out, there are A LOT of people who don't know, especially given that Elden Ring has brought a whole swathe of new gamers to the Dark Souls series. Obviously there will always be fans like yourself that know a hell of a lot about these games, but you need to appreciate that not everyone who has played Dark Souls has delved into all its nooks and crannies, and by providing these up to date more concise videos I am making that sweet Dark Souls info more accessible to everyone!

[@ShmooZeroOmega]

I only recently got into Dark Souls so I appreciate it!

[@maximusprods.kdvbyp564]

Bro all of this is very known and well documented, this video could be from 2014 💀

[@libralonix]

Agree to disagree, while some items are fairly well known, there are still some items that even veteran players wont know about. Just because you may know something, doesn't mean that everyone does. The more we share what we know, the more other people can enjoy that knowledge too, I'm just here to share it to as many people as i can in the best possible quality and way i can!

[@juanignaciocarrizo715]

OMG, you're telling me secrets from a game that released in 2011 have already been found and documented by other people? I can't believe you, it's like you said there's a wiki about the game. Inconceivable. This can't be.

[@nightmaregats]

Everyone knows about these

[@PeperonyChease]

You maybe. I didn't and others commenting have said there were new ones for them.

[@libralonix]

Not everyone! Thanks for watching though ✌

[@Thetablepower]

none of these are secrets . are people just now started playing this game ?

[@MojaveKnight17]

For new players these are secrets...

[@Thetablepower]

@@MojaveKnight17 new players can watch the old videos made by the veterans

[@zylo4029]

You must not be familiar with this channel, most of this guys videos are intended for new players. His two most recent videos for example showcase where all the blacksmiths are/what they do, and what all the boss weapons are/how to get them That said, I’ve been playing this game for years and I didn’t know about Ingward relocating to Firelink Shrine. I often kill him which might explain why

[@Thetablepower]

@@zylo4029 got it , my bad if it sounded rude

[@joaohneuhaus]

Funnily enough. That's right, there's a shitload of people who began playing dark souls 1,2 and 3 after the huge impact Elden ring created. And since now Elden ring will be back on debate because of the DLC. You can be sure a lot more people will began playing or will resume playing elden ring for the DLC, and then get interested in the rest of the soul series. Ps: If you do not trust me, just time on KZbin dark souls 1 playthrough, and you'll find a lot of recent streams from newbies suffering.