Defeating Dark Souls Before It Defeats Me

I beat Dark Souls. I did it, through the absolute hellscape of lost izalith and through the abyss and into the DLC
I did it.
Okay so there will be a DS2 video but not of my first playthrough, I am so sorry
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[@Milkythesquid]

So much of what I said during that monologue makes no sense but god dammit I was feeling passionate about you winning

[@WolfysEyes]

That shit was incredible. If you can't feel capable of shin shoryukening a grizzly bear after hearing that, you're probably soulless.

[@bitchaos4591]

Pure emotion and chaos. No thoughts, just brain words. I wish I could go on such tirades.

[@rustdawg77]

Truly a glorious speech. Praise be Unga Bunga

[@drblackleaf]

I'll be 100 with you chief, you need to make more videos. Your humor and voice make me happier than I can describe

[@cxfxcdude]

37:08 for the glory of the rant

[@AzaleaBu]

The Havel Armor Speech is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on the internet

[@SongBird55053]

Someone pls just make a cut of the havel armor speech

[@waveringeyes8277]

Funny Souls short

[@dasji2]

More like the motivational anthem for strength builds!

[@anabenskywalker122]

“You are here to face tank everything”

[@Five_Timber]

37:10

[@mariusastrupclausen7888]

John “Invader” Souls is the only stream sniper that one actually appreciates.

[@gigachadsam]

What isn’t there to appreciate he has everything we want in invaders

[@TheTerminalNinja]

Favorite series ever XD That rant about Havel tanking the 4 Kings was like, “Jesus has returned to earth clad in the very tomb they buried him in, wearing that stone he rolled away as a helmet”

[@MrAsdeer]

This made me laugh just as much as the monologue. Because I could absolutely picture it being added to it.

[@kagglerock8115]

Solaire: if I didn’t know better, I’d think you had feelings for me! Shen: _Y E S_

[@absolutelyyousless7605]

‘Tis the only reasonable way to live... Solaire is the bro of all!

[@kamiddani]

Shenpai: imma bully tall people Shenpai two seconds later: damn tall people got hands

[@CEOofgoblins]

Every bully with Napoleon complex ever;

[@TheLostJammer]

HI DANI

[@Bluecho4]

Top to Bottom Any% Speedrun

[@pouncelygrin6699]

xD

[@jacobp7037]

To be fair it's pretty easy to bully tall people. If the retaliate your at perfect groin shot height.

[@RiddleAnim]

The Four Kings rant,starting at around 37:00 for your copypasta pleasure. "This is COMPLETE Unga Bunga Mode. You are here to FACE-TANK everything. The way this works is that either they die,or you die. You're gonna be staring them down! Eye ta eye! Toe to toe! The R1 button is the only button that exists on this fucking controller,now! We have rejected modernerity! We have returned to MONKE! THe entire brain,BOTH HEMISPHERES,now exist with one word in mind,and that word is KILL! You can poise through everything! You have hyper armour beyond hyper armour! Your hyper armour has hyper armour! Need to heal? That's fine! Just hit square,don't even back up! That doesn't even matter,anymore! Ooh,getting close for a kiss,big boy? Cause it's the last time you're gonn be able to do it! Boutta turn you into scrambled fucking eggs! Staring him DEAD in the eyes as you take a big sip from your Sunny D container! Not even blinking! Strike the fear of GOD into these fuckers! What are you gonna do? Nothing,that's what! Look at that! Turned into mist! VAPORIZED the poor fucker! You still have six Estus left! HE'S AFRAID! Look how far away he is! Local fucking boulder barrels down towards man at end of street! Man now believes in God! Local churches on the news,saying,Jesus has come again,and he's clad in a fucking rock armour shell! Explosions mean nothing! Your cock soft,my cock big! Your name for John Dark Souls; Cock McBighuge!"

[@Mystery__Otaku]

Fucking .. fucking BLESS YOU

[@pogle6300]

Dear God, it's grossly incandescent

[@masterzoroark6664]

I love this and the SOUP rant from Bloodborne stream. "The bread absorbs memories of the soup"

[@alexanderthelegend7988]

Glorious

[@dickwraith8974]

@@masterzoroark6664 and becomes better bipartisan

[@TheNickofTime]

45:16 “ No, Pinwheel’s Easy! Pinwheel’s a jo- right, welcome to Tomb of the Giants”. Perfect delivery to go right over a newcomer’s head and straight to the fans.

[@BlahoMark15]

37:20 That fucking speech at the Four kings actually gave me will to live.

[@eldenctlhulhu7278]

Who is the guy btw?

[@granttomko6697]

I was dying it was so good

[@ClassyReviews]

That was my favorite part to work on. It inspired me for the rest of the video, Milky is best Hype Man.

[@hamszynka]

Absolutely Monke

[@Scicojin]

Man I couldn't even breathe!!!

[@maneater2066]

37:19 This rant is so powerful it retroactively erased poise from the sequels

[@ryanmann9842]

The code of the Havel

[@jroldo8353]

I've never been more infuriated than when I had to argue with people about whether or not Poise was disabled in DS3. Even after it was proven through hacks that it was completely disabled, 'the newest thing' fanboys who think whatever was just released is the best, just refused to accept it. From soft got lazy, and ruined what could have been the best action game pvp in all history. Instead now we have DS1, and the 2-5 hit poise in DS2.

[@jayjiro5233]

This rant is my morning motivation

[@lordsoybo6727]

@@jroldo8353 Dude, it exists it's just been nerfed into the fucking ground, as it only works when attacking, and is pretty much useless outside of ultra weapons.

[@colinchildress1251]

@@jroldo8353 Wow you actually got triggered by a joke. One that was liked by both the creator AND over 600 other people. And you had to be the one to ruin everything. You're the reason we can't have nice things.

[@peterclaymore2239]

37:12 Millky’s monologue on the Havle strategy gets me every time. It makes me laugh my ass off knowing that this is where all the strength build roads lead too. FACE TANK EVERYTHING

[@kairowkuroshi1371]

37:12 - 38:49 This is why I loved The Havel Strat so much in Dark Souls 1 especially against 4 Kings & Gwyn. Gwyn was right to fear the Age of Dark/Man, *FOR THE AGE OF MAN HAS HAVEL WALKING OUT THE DARK TO UNGA BUNGA ALL*

[@ZeranEmpire]

Ornstein *immediately* reacting with terrible offense to the idea of Smough being his boyfriend was very IC :V

[@ehoraida5900]

Solaire: "if I didn’t know better, I’d think you had feelings for me!" Shen: _You bet your sweet bippy i do!_

[@arellajardin8188]

The Demon Ruins, and Bed of Chaos, are the one thing the developers ever apologized for. They ran out of time in development, and just slapped the area and boss together. There’s a reason the boss doesn’t reset when you die. They know it’s crap.

[@kole2984]

I'm sure if they had more time, it would've been amazing. But instead we get Blighttown but on fire.

[@apemayor3046]

@@kole2984 Hey don't insult Blighttown like that.

[@kole2984]

@@apemayor3046 Oh I'm sorry. You try going into a poison filled area, with bugs constantly flying at you, with no good sense of direction, trying to find an item that'll save a certain sun man from death and end up coming up empty handed and more pissed off then when you went in.

[@monkeydad47]

@@apemayor3046 no actually DO insult blighttown like that. FUCK BLIGHTTOWN.

[@rickrogan2355]

@@monkeydad47 Well, he said "like that". You can insult Blighttown, just don't compare it to lost Izalith. I hate Blighttown as much as the next guy, but it is infinitely better than lost Izalith.

[@ZoeBateman]

The kalameet eye attack bug was so funny, he somehow animation cancelled his own attack but you still floated, so he ends up missing you with his next attack and taking no damage from the eye attack, truly incredible strat kalameet

[@someclevername2558]

John "Shenpai" Souls haunts my dreams, how could such a conniving being exist?

[@Amoeba_Podre]

Gives me conniptions

[@skykid]

By Talos, this can't be happening

[@darkprelude3155]

*Last time on Dark Souls* Shen screaming, crying, and simping. Looks like a normal Shen video to me. Love the dark souls play through.

[@vidar_kensei7446]

Classic shenpai

[@nomomozarella2042]

How did she know that chest was a mimic?

[@blackberry8809]

@@nomomozarella2042 If the chain is pointing forward, it's a mimic. If it's curved like a half circle, it's a normal chest.

[@somerandombirb5116]

@@nomomozarella2042 in her case, it was pure luck

[@ergoniz6011]

Shen: "Is this literally an area where they re-use bosses?" Demon Firesage:"...No..."

[@kamanira]

Ah yes, Sif. "Dark Souls: Prepare to Cry" Sif in Vanilla: Great Grey Wolf who was the companion of Artorias, and now watches over and defends his grave. Sif if you've done the DLC first: Great Grey Wolf who found a friend in you after you rescued her, recognizing you before the fight starts, and begrudgingly taking up Artorias's Greatsword. This time however, it is not simply to defend his grave-- it is to stop you from making the same mistake he did, the mistake that claimed his life-- and will inevitably claim yours as well.

[@AstralMuffin105]

Sif truly is a good doggo.

[@seivenk9453]

@@AstralMuffin105 the goodest of bois ;-;

[@alexandraluster284]

YOU CAN'T ROLL THROUGH THE EMOTIONS!!

[@IghorWho]

stop it

[@nick_a91]

an old friend of mine said that the covenant of Artorias being taken from you on NG+, thus requiring you to fight sif in every playthrough, is proof that Miyazaki hates us

[@Brian-tn4cd]

That 4 kings speech had me laughing the hardest ive ever laughed in years

[@chaoticgoodcreations947]

The death counter is the most consistent thing Shen has created so far.

[@vidar_kensei7446]

Sad but true lmao

[@augdawg2965]

Most consistent thing she has ever done is sticking to the tutorial weapon.

[@AeroViro]

wait wHAT THE FUCK DOES THIS MEAN

[@adammasterx5854]

@@AeroViro it’s a mystery

[@karisuagl6212]

That death counter number is really high.

[@normanalhakim00]

The fact that Shenpai barks after defeating Artorias is ironic

[@tricmagic]

And not even using the gimmick item for that boss to boot. On the other hand, no doggo.

[@Zekrotan]

Sehnpai: *kills Smough* Ornstein: "Behold! My giant thunder ass!"

[@Bugged_Bread]

don't you mean, Thunder Thighs?

[@KingArgus-fy5xq]

​@@Bugged_Bread *Nora Valkyrie has entered chat* You rang?

[@SixWingZombi]

Imagine how awful Shen would feel if she'd done the Oolacile DLC before facing Sif.

[@wortilus7643]

Y..y are you like this

[@warren_the_crow4433]

Dark Souls. Prepare to cry edition.

[@wortilus7643]

@@warren_the_crow4433 NO THANKIE

[@bahumat9853]

What's even worse is that doing it on a second playthrough JUST MAKES IT WORSE.

[@shinobuoshino1052]

You're a terrible person

[@RaptorianxdReviews]

I strongly agree with the choice to let Shen find out about Solaire, it's so important to get that the first time, because the first time is the only time it hits that hard. That's also why saving him on playthrough 2 means so much, because you earned it. You saw how things could be, and instead decided to not let it end that way again.

[@Gleowyn]

Agreed wholeheartedly. Seeing Solaire like that, having to kill the BEST BUDDY (BOYFRIEND) hit so hard. At the time I didn't even know npcs had storylines and different endings, so when a friend told me I could save Solaire I instantly picked the game back up again, dedicated to not let the same thing happen again.

[@TheDinohunter2000]

Shout out to the people who saved Solaire without even knowing it and finding out his bad ending later.

[@cheesy6122]

I didnt even find him possesed cause i killed bed of chaos first and never went back to izileth

[@woelke]

can do onion bro quest the seconds time as well

[@silvercandra4275]

On my first playthrough I was a Chaos servant, so i didn't get the bad ending. On my second playthrough however, I walked into that part of Izalith and was like "Yay I'm gonna see Solaire again!" only to catch a face full of lightning, because he spotted me before I saw him. It was terrible.

[@kurtsurban2081]

I just love the dynamic between Shen and her friends, its just bouncing off each other like: 'What's happening?!' 'Suffering!" 'That's what happens!' 'Oh yeah he does that' 'Yes he dies'

[@expunkstep7226]

They're all chaotic neutrals and Shen is punished for being 1 degree less chaotic than them.

[@beets6344]

Fun fact: Ornsteins model doesn't actually grow in that cutscene. Everything else gets shrunk, and then his model gets swapped out.

[@Seraphim_1172]

Same with Smough

[@Kutomi1]

Wait what? Does the player get shrunk too??

[@dmcdante8814]

@@Kutomi1 no, it's only in the cutscene. After it ends, the ornstein is just other, bigger model

[@MariktheGunslinger]

I love how she makes gay jokes at Ornstein and Smough just by virtue of them being adjacent to each other. Meanwhile in lore they absolutely despise each other, and the only thing keeping them from killing each other is their loyalty to Gwynevere.

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

Literally same thought I had. Shen: Gay bois! Me: Actually they fucking loathe each other.

[@Kelpy_Seal]

With the world we live on there are worse relationship dynamics.

[@aiodensghost8645]

@@Kelpy_Seal sad but true

[@tbotalpha8133]

Ornstein seems to harbour some tiny shred of respect for Smough, at least when Smough dies. Smough doesn't give a shit.

[@jasonalcatraz5817]

@@tbotalpha8133 It's also implied by DS3 that Ornstein left Anor Londo long ago, meaning the Ornstein in DS1 is an illusion rather than the true knight. But it also says that Ornstein left one knight behind in his stead, meaning that maybe in the end he gave Smough the knighthood he always wanted in spite of their less than stellar comradery

[@jtlego1]

Milky’s monologue during the Four King’s fight is fucking *LEGENDARY* .

[@lag8901]

That one speech at 37:12 changed my life forever. I've been stuck at Smough and Orstein for roughly a week. I tried everything. Pyro orbs, pancake with the dragon tooth, upgrading lifehunt scythe, unequip every piece of armour I have for maximum rolling and then had to equip them again after being one-hit by Smough's charging move. I was so devastated that I was planning another trip to painted world to farm my SL to 150, but then this speech hit me. I also thought about my strength build and then "Damn, why not ?". Full Havel's set on, pull out my Dragon greataxe along with Power within, and then started praying. It took me like 3 tries, and it worked, gloriously. I walked in the room, spamming my RMB for that AoE attack. Got hit and low on health ? I chunked my Estus +3 right between Smough's legs, no rolling, no blocking bullcrap, just me staring the two bosses while slamming the greataxe's special attack. Orstein's health bar was absolutely wrecked in like 20 seconds, and Smough just hopelessly watched his friend died just to buy him a couple of seconds before his demise. Anyways, it was a funny video, and glad to know I'm not the only one dying from falling down the stair lead to the Abyss

[@RamadaArtist]

4:28 Sadly, Tarkus, legend that he was, is still no match for the ultimate boss of Dark Souls, gravity.

[@b2modby]

2:00 I love how Jerma's influence can be felt throughout many content creators

[@guppybunz]

His insanity has tainted the very fabric of Twitch itself to the point in which there is no escape

[@britishninja]

48:11

[@mischacarlberg6631]

Was about to comment

[@MiorAkif]

Compact streamer truly is a cult classic

[@MonochromaticLich]

Psycho COMPACT streamer affects MILLIONS of people with RAT disease.

[@dewsey9402]

That four kings monologue was the funniest shit ever

[@bluedemon6175]

i think i laughed so hard my soul left my body during the entirety of whatever the hell starts at 37:12

[@warboss3686]

“I only have 4 drinks and that’s a boss so this is gonna be bad” *walks through Ornstein and Smough fog wall* Me: you have no idea

[@spexification]

4:01 the very soft "speen" followed by screaming is probably my favorite thing on shen's whole channel

[@greedavaricious7760]

Burst out laughing at the ‘I invited evil into my home!’ Part

[@austinholmes751]

Surprised Shen wasn't told that the Sif fight can be made even more depressing if she does the DLC first. I would've loved to see that reaction, it would've hurt.

[@commentsection6531]

So true, damn shame and saving of tears

[@bitchaos4591]

What?

[@cocolahoff4292]

@@bitchaos4591 You can find sif and the artorias shield hidden away and summon sif for the manus boss fight. You do the dlc first and there’s a special cutscene when you fight sif later. It’s very, very, very sad

[@duckfilms3662]

She watched the alt cutscene on stream. It's on the archive channel.

[@austinholmes751]

Ah. Well, at least she watched it.

[@drblackleaf]

Saving 36:04 for later, Milky's laugh gives me great joy

[@ooohheldenring9770]

Milky on 2x playback speed is the best thing ever

[@TheDapperDragon]

Hey Shen, want to make the Sif fight more emotionally damaging? There exists a way (Not telling you how to avoid spoilers) to befriend her before the fight. And if you do that, she wants to kill you exactly as much as you want to kill her. Which is to say, not at all. It is one of the most emotionally damaging things in the series.

[@thatoneswordguy]

Y’know, the only soulsborne game I have any experience with is Bloodborne, and even then I’ve made like no progress because I suck, and even I started internally screeching “IT’S ORNSTEIN AND SMOUGH!” When Shen got there. Now that’s an iconic fight.

[@joshualopez7035]

37:19 - 38:49 is the best thing I've ever seen or heard, especially at 2x speed

[@Nowaylarry]

Just watched it at 2x speed and you are 100% correct.

[@duckfilms3662]

LMAO THANK YOU!

[@sigmastars8003]

God after replaying that at 2x speed for like 10 times everything is just Woooo, so slooooooow

[@kagesugiweeb-boip7293]

Praise the 2x

[@vanessagamboa9163]

Like a general is giving his soldiers some motivation Just tried x0.75 and it's still funny

[@fixinghitman93]

I still find the story with artorias and great Wolf Sith very sad, but yet honorable. Sith staying by his fallen companion’s side till the day he died, but yet guarded his grave to keep other from experiencing the same gruesome fate as his companion. A true sad story of companionship, honor, and sacrifice.

[@Danganraptor]

*Sif

[@garrettlaundry357]

Sif will always be best boi.

[@KingArgus-fy5xq]

If thou want true tears, listen to Artorias' custom song made by Aviators

[@YTDariuS-my6dg]

12:48 I enjoy the idea of her finding out she could've summoned Solaire for that fight, but it's also super duper cool that she won on her own.

[@toxictaco7567]

When i first starting watching Shenpai i was like "hour long videos? skipping those" and now i realize that they feel like they go by in 30 minutes because of how much chaos is within them.

[@teiuqboon1329]

Gotta love how Smough doesn’t even wait for Ornstein to die before taking his powers

[@TheNickofTime]

How is she so good at parrying on a first playthrough?!

[@jodhod1498]

She played Bloodborne and Demon Souls before. Bloodborne has a lot of parries. Dark Souls is also somewhat lenient on parries

[@allstarwoo4]

She's not that good at parrying (in Darksouls), you're seeing a super cut of the ones she landed. I enjoyed watching her full vod but they're are times where her confidence got destroyed. Admittedly I am more experienced but she kept getting mad about the black knights when they're some of the best enemies to practice on.

[@tesalan2180]

@@jodhod1498 bloodborne is definitely not mostly parries, way way more dodging and stepping

[@neroheart34]

@@tesalan2180 no, it has parries. The guns have the parry mechanics. It does have a lot of quicksteps.

[@Mare_Man]

DS1 parries are super easy

[@oduinn7948]

Shen "woofing" after killing Artorias hurt my little dark soul a tad.

[@refinant6298]

Shen hasn't realized that Dark souls (and the soulsborne franchise in general) already defeated her the moment she got hooked to it.

[@aidanleffler4897]

the havel facetank monologue might be the funniest moment in all the shenpai videos ive seen

[@Toxic_G1]

"Is this an area where they reuse bosses?" WELCOME TO LOST IZALITH

[@daedlus1220]

Milky's speech at 37:12 is the embodiment of all Soulsborne players.

[@Blackhart-7]

I swear to god, the motivational speeches your friends come up with have me dying on the floor from laughter

[@wurmturm]

at last, the return of the just king John Souls edit: ah the point down on Gwyn. She truly has learned

[@M12GProductions]

I've never seen that bug with Kalameet's eye attack: that's hilarious. 😆

[@greyhood3447]

The four kings rant had me loudly, hysterically laughing in a public bathroom... Worth it

[@DauntlessFool]

I'll resume this real quick: Johnathan Souls fights his way through Ikea to steal some Fïēry Wöød from local man named Gwynathan

[@ScrawnyTreeDemon]

Gwynathan my beloved

[@themilkman7162]

I didn’t even know sif limped like that R.I.P doggo

[@themilkman7162]

LETS GOOOO ❤️ LOVE THE WORK THANKS SHENPAI

[@sorinsilverheart3200]

Don't forget the alternate cutscenes you get if you go through and save Sif in the DLC before fighting her. Makes the fight all the more heartbreaking

[@themilkman7162]

@@sorinsilverheart3200 TRUE

[@zomboids2100]

*"I am the milkman. My milk is delicious."*

[@themilkman7162]

@@zomboids2100 I am the milkman. my milk is delicious. Special delivery today. GRAAAAAA!

[@Sun-Wukong117]

The four kings part is by far the funniest and inspirational thing I've seen this week

[@lolnumberlol]

That four kings speech was the greatest thing ever put on KZbin. This has made my year by itself

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

"Sorry I killed your lover" she says to the Giant Sentinel. (And to Smough and Ornstein, apparently. She really bites off more than she can chew.) A brass bonking was the only reply it needed to give.

[@jasmine8360]

Honestly, her meeting the Brass Knight Fire Keeper is such a mood. I love her and the armour she wore.

[@gloomsi]

Goddaamn and here I thought I'd cried for Sif enough, hearing shen experience the pain just made me cry again for the one thousandth time

[@themasterfireball1273]

As soon as Shen put the prism stone on the floor, the video buffered and my internet went out. They truly are that powerful

[@aapur]

37:20 fucking broke me. That goddamn speech was just, as rousing as any shonen anime speech before the end-of-season boss fight

[@MrJpegi]

I appreciate Shen playing a swordsman and not a mage so she suffers more for us

[@razagan1343]

Hmmm, would she play a mage if that was the boxart dude?

[@Mare_Man]

Sorcerer suffers much more, strength is easy mode

[@cyb3rspace478]

@@Mare_Man dark bead says hello

[@evinbraley]

@@cyb3rspace478 GMB says hi

[@cyb3rspace478]

@@evinbraley I mean you have to be doing a faith build to have that, a regular strength build with no magic would suffer

[@neffetsk7229]

9:33 Shen : "Hello, I want my Souls back" Twins: "No Refunds!"

[@uruburus5203]

57:45 Shen turning into a goblin always gets me

[@Cybexx15]

That four kings speech needs to be animated

[@THExRISER]

Well, that was a fun ride, it's always a pleasure watching someone stumbling their way through this game for the first time, it's the only way anyone can re-experience that feeling again.

[@thatwouldbeme]

That poise speech has made me want to make a pure poise build. Seriously, it might be one of the best monologues I've ever heard 37:08

[@xao_phan580]

Shen´s laugh is as contagious as it is chaotic. My ears suffer whenever she is laughing, but my soul gets healed through it.

[@Leotheleprachaun]

I've never seen Sif's fall down animation before! I actually got sad for the fight for the first time in years!

[@arellajardin8188]

Four Kings is kinda hilarious, in retrospect. Everyone is intimidated by them the first time. But they’re just a dps check. Get in, hit hard, avoid grab. That’s it. They can only do real damage if you stand away from them, but right on their butt, their attacks barely tickle. Heck, the Havel set was overkill.

[@DoubleH_Guy]

Everytime I fight them I just put on the heaviest armor I got and poise through them because I really can’t not be asked to deal with them.

[@darthwidow9031]

Shenpai: *Sees Darkmoom Firekeeper* Shenpai: H O R N I

[@Birdseed99]

The progression during the death compilation for Four Kings where Shen was progressively losing more and more armor killed me.

[@Brian-tn4cd]

Ah yes how i know people haven't lost their humanity like me, they try not to kill Sif after seeing him limping and get sad, by the by Shen if you did a sidequest in the DLC before fighting him it gets EVEN SADDER

[@luumasaan5782]

never played this darksouls but i heard this boss is really sad because of its lore. i could be way off but isnt sif guarding the area for his masters return (or his masters grave its been a while since i heard about it)?

[@fewk2619]

@@luumasaan5782 He guarding his master grave and the abyss ring to prevent anyone enter the abyss

[@AstralMuffin105]

@@luumasaan5782 Sif is protecting his master's grave and the ring that lets the wearer traverse the Abyss safely, and if you do the DLC where you save him as a pup in the Abyss, he remembers you before the fight. He doesn't want to fight you, but he has to do his duty.

[@luumasaan5782]

@@AstralMuffin105 ah there it is i remember now. man that hits right in the feels

[@scotcurran8282]

"Seath's is probably the hardest tail to cut" Kalameet says hi

[@Nowaylarry]

Kalameet at least has a clear pattern to his attacks and the tail slam can be baited for a free hit. It is slow to get but much less rng reliant than Seath's.

[@Leotheleprachaun]

Lobos made a jingle that 100% works it's so simple.

[@Brian-tn4cd]

Took me more tries to get Seath even with a friend, Kalameet with a friend was easy

[@WolfHreda]

"We'll never know if we don't try! LET'S GO!" I think we've all made that leap of faith. Once again, no one makes it past the ALAC the first time.

[@WolfHreda]

"Remember, confidence is a slow and insidious killer." I love Darkest Dungeon references everywhere they appear. Wayne June created something truly magical with that voice work.

[@ryanschneider115]

I think Darksouls can be summarized in “Oh they hurt”

[@regrettithesadspaghetti8521]

“Will this kill me?” Yes yes it will, it always does

[@halifaxsteppenwulf7980]

I think Shen deserves a lot of credit for being good enough to beat Dark Souls without really changing up her equipment until very late in the game. Like you actively chose the hard way with this playthrough and you still did it.

[@Karak-_-]

That take's some commitment. I mean all that fancy arnour. Fashion Souls

[@ShadowAnimeInk]

The speech at Kings, your laugh, the randomness of this all has just been the best 👌. Also, almost passed out laughing at Tarkus in the last episode. Thank you for this.

[@Shadowreaper5]

Milky's rant at the 4 kings is comedy gold. I was laughing so hard I was out of breath.

[@KMmouse20]

Every moment of the 4 Kings fights were brilliant

[@bace1271]

You can tell how important a game is too Shenpai by how long the intro is.

[@dawndeather9553]

Milk's monologue had me absolute stitches. Goddamn I rewinded five times just to listen to an impassioned man talk about giving the 4 kings an unmitigated asswhooping.

[@mistermaxie6487]

21:10 Can we all agree that's the funniest voice tone Milky has ever put on for saying something? He sounds so funny and idk why.

[@reagansido5823]

I just gotta say, you lucked out BIG time with those 2 silver knight archers yeeting themselves off. You have no idea how often i end up with those 2 firing arrows over and over for soooooo long when i'm right in front of them!

[@Nowaylarry]

If you roll the arrow then put up a shield close to them their AI should switch them to melee mode. They should open with the thrust attack which while the harder of the two melee openers to parry is still something you can parry. Or you can bait them to walk off at the corner of the walkway (fairly consistent). While there is some rng to enemy attacks in this game most of the time everything the enemies do is in reaction to the player's positioning or actions. The O&S boss fight for example. Smough will always do his charging attack and Ornstein will always shoot lightning at you right after you use an item of any kind. It is meant to be a heal punish. DS1 is all about pattern recognition and timing. That mostly holds true for the latter games as well.

[@knightmare2417]

The best part about the artorias is that he’s fighting with his non-dominant arm

[@synphilia4776]

Imagine if he could actually use both arms. He'd be the real final boss

[@AstralMuffin105]

Yep, he sacrificed his good arm protecting Sif, and the fact that he's still so powerful even with his off-hand really says a lot about how strong he actually was.

[@Mare_Man]

His left arm was for the shield.

[@theonewhoismany8072]

@@AstralMuffin105 Actually no.His broken arm is his shield arm.And there is plenty of proof ONE:Look at the Cleansing Greatshield.It's chipped exactly where his elbow would merge with the shield. And it's flattened on the center.Wich leads to only one conclusion.Artorias got one hell of a hit on the shield by Manus protecting Sif and the impact shattered his shield arm. Not able to wield it anymore he left it with Sif. TWO:Another proof of him fighting with his good arm .He has a pauldron on his left shoulder. The pauldron is only used on the shield arm. You don't put a pauldron on the sword arm.It impedes it and takes away all its manuverability and freedom. Having that giant pauldron there means you can protect that side when your guard is down. Wich side is going to be facing your opponent most?The side that your shield is on. And a shield is not 100% protection. You can end up with a blind spot on the shield arm as you swing leaving the shield shoulder open.Or a spot between the shoulder and the shield where the opponent's weapon can go past the shield hence the pauldron. And anyone with even an inkling of knowledge on armour configuration would know that Artorias's armour is designed like that of a right-handed swordsman (something you'd see often with Italian armour, where the shield-bearing pauldron is more armoured to assist in cushioning blows to a shield). The fact that his arm is broken and he leaves behind his shield are very, VERY good indications that his broken shield is directly related to his broken arm . No skilled swordsman would put his sword arm in front of the shield to guard against a truck sized opponent when he has a greatshield to do that with. THREE:Being left handed would severly affect his group performance. If he ever fought in formation and used a shield on his right hand,it would leave a hole in the wall's defences. Instead of fortifying the wall he would leave it wide open.

[@GunnerTaz]

Love watching you play the souls games! It's been really entertaining to see how you experience the game for the first time. I picked a mage so it was a lot different for me. Glad you're loving the souls games!

[@strategist9]

The power of face tanking is indeed strong, yes! Real fun to watch your journey through this, Shen! I wish I had the patience for the Souls games but they're a thrill to watch people go through!

[@dannychefalo432]

Rip she never saved Sif. Did she at least find out that the DLC takes place in the past?

[@FeelingBatty]

When I saw "Previously on Dark Souls", I thought I was gonna see a quick comp of shen screaming. Nothing but quick "WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"s, one after another.

[@realkingofantarctica]

I can't tell you how pleased I am to see you enjoying this series and getting invested in its lore and characters. Thank you for not getting discouraged.

[@kevinhicks5923]

You earned my respect. I cried laughing especially at "we will fight on an even playing field"

[@primeEmu16]

That entire 4 kings havel bit had me in tears holy shit.

[@benstin]

I'm so glad Shen didn't see the alternate cutscene first, with how much she cried at the end of Sif's fight

[@PhoenolfMangaka]

I have been blessed by another shenpai dark souls video, I hope you had fun with dark souls shen

[@trixtheheretic975]

Shen: *puts on havel set* Also Shen: *immediately dies*