Can You Beat DARK SOULS 1 With Only Whips?

Ain't no party like a Sexy Solaire Party.
Time to find out if you can beat Dark Souls 1 with only whips. I mean, we know, but come on, you're here for my suffering, just admit it.
Thanks again to A Wild Deathstroke for paving the way for us!
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Original Video : • Dark Souls - Whips Only
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[@TheBacklogs]

Thanks again to Khimyra for sponsoring the video. Dont forget to use promo code "BACKLOGS" for 10% off and to let them know my suffering is worth it khimyra.com/

[@itaya2658]

rip Solaire, why Lemon WHY

[@ragnard0967]

Call it the masso run

[@numbersbubble]

I came up with the hardest run. I think it may be impossible. You have to play as Petrus. Wear his armor and use his weapon. You have to have the same stats and can't level up, including the weapon. And you can only heal with miracles, no estus allowed.

[@kol2456]

Lol, "High quality clothing without the accompanying high price" *Shows $50 Shorts*

[@zanderjo]

Loved the video bro it was funny and I would rewatch it eventually

[@CubedQ]

We don’t pigeonhole you as the guy who plays dark souls. We pigeonhole you as the guy who uses fire bombs.

[@TheBacklogs]

I can live with that.

[@bananasoul3206]

@@TheBacklogs and as the man with no known weaknesses... except maybe upload schedule haha

[@ArcAngle1117]

@@TheBacklogs It's time to beat FNV with only Fire Bombs

[@Will-mk5pj]

@@TheBacklogs lemon… firebomb all the games….

[@Bluecho4]

It's not pigeonholing. It's duty. An obligation paid to the Goddess of Explosions.

[@jpsoup7920]

I love seeing people using weapons that never seem to get used I would love to see this challenge in 2 and 3

[@J.JONAH.Jameson]

Problem is it's not a challenge run in 2 regular weapon run

[@MrNinjaSoda]

Whips in 2 are pretty good, esp dual wielded. DS2 had a spacing system where different portions of the weapon had different damage values. It really only came up reapers, a few halberds, and whips. If you hit with the whip tip it did 2-3x damage for some pretty beefy hits, and with practice wasn't too hard to do.

[@villehaavisto7014]

@The Hittite just somehow get 6 and keep em loaded like a revolver! Its how I did it with insane luck :D.

[@jasontaemon8598]

I used a whip for DS3 PvP for awhile and can say it was underrated. I loved the range and it’s weapon art. The damage was a little low, but it was much easier to hit with that most weapons.

[@ewanleslie8073]

Same

[@brycekrispiez714]

I’ll never forget the guy who did this run and screamed I FORGOT THE DOLL

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I stupid why can't you forget doll? Meme?

[@grfrjiglstan]

Ah yes, the challenge run that taught me to appreciate every single one of a weapon's attacks. The biggest pain of this run by far is when the whip bounces off a wall, so you need to learn the one-handed and two-handed variations of R1, R2, jump attack, roll attack, and running attack just to figure out which hitbox will work in your favor. For those of you wanting to try this run at home without mods, I recommend a modified version called the Belmont run. It's basically the same, but you can use firebombs and throwing knives to simulate Castlevania's sub-weapons. It lets you just firebomb the Asylum Demon, and supplements your weak early-game damage. All in all, another good video. Cool of you to shout out Deathstroke, and I appreciated the Challenger Andy reference as well.

[@randomcrusader5632]

Fighting nito would be cool as fuck in a Belmont run

[@garrettsaylor9006]

@@randomcrusader5632 Richter Belmont fighting Nito: Die monster! You don’t belong in this world.

[@st.haborym]

A flexible weapon bouncing off a wall is kind of silly

[@wietze1220]

To be honest i don't really care if a challenge run has already been done or not, its your own style of making these videos that i enjoy so much

[@st.haborym]

Me too man

[@talonalexander2849]

What they ☝️ said

[@archmagetyler]

Lemon wasn’t kidding about chat murdering him, I showed up at the community bonfire (where chat tends to watch him) and they were all sharpening blades while I was just kinda standing back scared holding extra kindling I brought for good luck. Glad to see he didn’t need it but still.

[@roundishwhale]

Gotta love how everyone in chat was just perpetually sour about what happened to our favorite boy xD 10:55 - Gotta say I love the buildup and the direct payoff here^^

[@milessumida6770]

Oh god, his dangling fruit! I completely missed that!

[@Nomanzo]

I did a whip playthrough myself, years ago. They’re surprisingly good! I had limited myself to throwing knives, firebombs (as a stand-in for holy water) and charcoal pine resin, to get the full Belmont experience. No magic though. Simon’s too dumb for that kinda thing.

[@itsClaptrap]

I made the argument for myself that I'm playing as Richter, and having Belnades blood would give him access to lite magic abilities that and uh, I cant live without Power Within and Magic Weapons

[@thaddeusgenhelm8979]

You know, given all the crap Simon Belmont has been through and done, and all he's achieved, it seems weird to think that Simon couldn't use some magic... Though apparently he was under practiced in such things by Belmont standards, so I guess it's not an unreasonable take =P

[@Avr33Gaming]

Surprisingly good? They have no reposte and no falling attack. It was easily the most painful challenge run ive done on ds1

[@Nomanzo]

@@Avr33Gaming True, but they've got some pretty good range, and their damage isn't the worst. With some good footwork and well-timed jumps, you can kill many enemies before they can even get to you. I never said they were like, super powerful or anything. I just expected them to be worse than they actually were.

[@1stCallipostle]

​@@thaddeusgenhelm8979I coulda sworn he had some level of access to it in 2. But I also understand that most people have little memory of 2 and don't wish to change that

[@Cha05typhoon]

Fantastic video! Almost as good as watching chat freak out when you first revealed what SPS was during the live run lol!

[@maviimira]

5:27 "76 damage without a buff, 125 with. That's, quite literally, double damage." Uhhmmm....?

[@demian5631]

That thumbnail alone is a 20/10 already.

[@adrik.d]

😮

[@vaderluke22]

Just picked up dark souls yesterday because of your channel. So far I'm having more trouble avoiding rolling to my death than fighting bosses. It's good fun!

[@MrZaranthan]

The most dangerous enemy in the game is gravity.

[@duckking7613]

@@MrZaranthan Even the legendary Black Iron Tarkus couldn’t beat gravity.

[@bahhumbug5467]

I can’t wait for you to fight kalameet! Those cutscenes are legendary

[@vaderluke22]

@@bahhumbug5467 can't wait to get there. But I have quite a ways to go. My biggest problem is that I've never played this game, so I have no clue where to go at any given time

[@bahhumbug5467]

@@vaderluke22 yeah that was my problem with all the gamess absolutely no sense of where to go until you get to a boss room have fun and don’t go hollow 🫡

[@quedzadrake1636]

Never thought i would hear someone else bring PEGP up again Cheers to challenger Andy

[@maxwellwilliams1802]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Crestfallen_Fawkes]

SPS really has a divine bloodline. He should be a vampire killer with those whip skills.

[@qq5847]

A Castlevania reference?

[@MelioUmbraBelmont]

​@@qq5847what is a hollow?

[@qq5847]

@@MelioUmbraBelmont A miserable pile of deadmeat

[@curtisbailey6326]

Lemon mentioning pegp means he's going to do the same challenge as Andy. I'd love to see the suffering he goes through, watching Andy was quite funny

[@johnnyboy95101]

Editing in a whip for the first boss, and then getting it legitimately after? This is the way.

[@enlongjones2394]

Elden Ring with whips should be interesting. It only has a few, but stuff like the Giant Braid and Hoslow Petal Whip are really neat.

[@thefirstgoop]

Used dual urumi for a run, can confirm whips are fun in ER

[@sephirothsadvent]

@@thefirstgoop I wish they were slightly less ass though.

[@adolfhipsteryolocaust3443]

Wips are actually good in er

[@FubblerCo.]

Whips are great in elden ring, ran dual hoslow at the end game

[@AabluedragonAH]

Genuinely surprised at how distracted I was by SPS’s sexy party back muscles… that said, I definitely want to see this challenge run in the next games!

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

Something that could have made this run a bit less painful in the beginning, and a good general tip for any player: If you're going for the bare-minimum int to use Great Magic Weapon, the Oolacile Ivory Catalyst with its fixed magic scaling will give you a lot more damage than the starting catalyst.

[@articfoxfan9899]

Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me

[@kaltaron1284]

I'm not sure how easily it would have gotten you into trouble but Devo's "Whip it" would have been perfect for this. Still a very enjoyable video. Great job.

[@NerdTypeZ]

Your videos never fail to raise my spirits. Something about you tackling these challenges with such an upbeat attitude, combined with your impeccable editing ability just brightens my day.

[@PressContinue]

That Solaire word-play shows you can be as smart as a whip. But that doesn't excuse you from treating him as your whipping boy though!Regardless, I'll give the rest of the video a fair crack of the whip, even though I have other cats to whip.

[@amberhernandez]

I can read this in your voice at this point lmao

[@memeyxll2364]

Saw this notification and almost immediately clicked on it my lemon sensor are always tingling

[@codyborders6948]

Same!!!

[@redeveer6647]

Niiice, Glad to see you still going back at it! also well honestly, doing challenge runs that are already done shouldn't get in your way too much. Not even mentioning the fact you have your own style some people might not have seen other videos about these challenge runs, you posting it is only adding since its us seeing your own experience with it!

[@paytongagliardi8709]

You've got too good at all these lighter challenge runs. It's time for the straight sword hilt try.

[@anthonylima4452]

I have not watched the original whip playthrough… I have indeed FORGOTTEN the DOLL

[@TruePirateKing12]

I feel like the guardians tail should be the ultimate whip in this game. Its a scorpion's tail and its massive for crying out loud.

[@bananasoul3206]

The thumbnail is absolute perfection! Thanks for the content man, love your stuff!

[@Integer_Overload]

This is your first video I've actually caught partially on stream! Thoroughly enjoyed watching you make your way through the Parish on a weekend morning!

[@leonardfeuerstein]

Love your videos man! You and some other youtubers keep the darksouls series alive and i wanna thank you for that.

[@Awwscrewit]

Using the Guardian Blade for bleed damage is pretty nuts with a Dex build. Usually takes just 3 hits to prov, even on bosses.

[@Horse-Diddler]

I can't overstate this enough, you're the creator that brings me joy when I see your notification on my phone. I love your videos, you deserve everything good in this world.

[@seukariakumi3490]

Woo! Excited for this! Thank you for the great videos!

[@UpliftThrone76]

As somebody who just recently did a whip run, I have to say that it seriously changes how I tackled certain areas. It makes more open areas like Lost Izalith and Demon Ruins surprisingly easy to handle because the whip's damage is passable once you're accustomed to it; while it also makes narrower areas (and any hill whatsoever) absolutely abysmal to go through. It has given me new appreciation for weapons that can crit, as well as weapons that only strike straight forwards.

[@thepearled0120]

Someone get Challenger Andy here. The PEGP Cinematic Universe is expanding.

[@DEDManGaming]

My favorite joke was the 12 bottles of Everclear and a single drop of Sunny D. Fantastic job as always Lemon!

[@grandbean9031]

"76 damage without buff, 125 with. That's quite literally double damage" Whips are so bad that he forgot how to math.

[@TheLivingOdyssey]

I loved doing this run. I routed mine to grab the very large ember from new Londo as my very first move, then the large ember from depths, killed stray for my slab and then grabbed titanite from blighttown and Andre. Had a +10 whip before Sen’s and a +15 before O&S. Mix it all with charcoal pine resin and this weapon MELTED bosses way faster than I thought it would. Tons of funs. Notched whip and guardian tail were niche since the late game bosses and enemies love to resist bleed and poison.

[@mariorsmith1141]

Hey backlogs if you see this comment I just wanna say thx for your hard work and dedication of what you are doing you really make my day batter with every post I was recently in the hospital with sever pain with the only thing to keep me happy was your content it really help me a lot thank you man have a great day

[@glassomilk2676]

I think a cool challenge for a video would be boss weapons only? I do t know if this has been done but I would love to see you do it, keep up the good videos man

[@bahhumbug5467]

Would you say the flame drake sword counts as a boss weapon?

[@glassomilk2676]

@@bahhumbug5467I think weapons like that should count, but if he does decide to do this challenge, it up to him ofc... But yes I would count them

[@sirpaladinknight5491]

My dad tried a build in dark souls 2 before of using both whip and crossbow before duelweilding them , the build idea was decent mid and long range , the issue was damage , at least with the build he used. This video just reminded me of that . beyond that the video was great : )

[@300kyuubi]

Yes! I have been looking forward to this one 😁 great job!

[@Mohgwyn_]

DONT FORGET THE DOLL!!

[@minititan1031]

Now that's what I call some intense whiplash.

[@noxealga]

😂🤦‍♂️

[@Cookycunstrukter]

Found the channel from one of the souls challenges and binged all your challenge stuff (my favs were the salt stuff!) Keep up the fantastic work Lemon!

[@connormccarthy2745]

Been waiting for this one since the stream! That was a good one and this didn't disappoint

[@brandiolipants6596]

"I forgot the doll!"... I still laugh every time

[@dreamguest3597]

The Solaire jokes never get old. Great video as always. Tîçñær ßrœndleba

[@Kristalya]

I absolutely love whips in Elden Ring and I have dreamed of whips ever since the classic Final Fantasy games, but then they were never used since whips were usable by casters only who always preferred to use a rod or staff while using magic. 💥

[@vox9096]

actually I ADORE sexy party solaire, great video btw !! Always love seeing your content!

[@Ratatosly]

I love a man who knows how to use a whip. Please make more buff whippy boy videos.

[@LucasSouza-jf1sm]

Yey! Yet another challenge run, unfortunately a little to small video for my taste, but I won't complain about a backlogs upload!

[@Deltaguy447]

Great work as always, Lemon! this time I did not forget to like the video. Always love your vids no matter the context :) Keep up the great work.

[@gamestopper3134]

i did my whip run around the start of this year, and its cool to see how our two runs were so different from each other

[@padwock2294]

I'm ashamed to admit it but every so often when lemon says he's whipping something I just imagine the dark souls elite knight armour set hittin' a whip and nae nae mid-combat and I find it way too funny

[@engarden5646]

The kinky run is here

[@jameswagoner1460]

Yay, A new Backlogs video! Keep up the great work!

[@wen5248]

hey man your videos are the reason ive started dark souls - i’m stuck af but ty anyway!

[@no.3_194]

When i saw whip only, all i could i think about was the doll. The fact that you referenced it was perfect Edit: AND YOU MADE YOUR OWN WITH PYROMANCY GLOVE

[@3milk207]

A fine weapon of choice 👴🏻

[@robertscanlan3117]

I like your voice, your commentary, your jokes and your ending words. So I subbed. Good work and good luck in the mammoth that is KZbin these days ^^

[@bubbles22386]

sexy party solaire is exactly what i needed today

[@amougus8607]

Wow I’m so early 😀😀😀 I love you’re content btw!!

[@besaltman9961]

Same!

[@Xangancan]

I'm so happy you decided to use buffs for this run. Mostly because you never really see it, and it makes it more realistic to a standard playthrough!

[@azericthetraveller6355]

For some reason I love the quote “Standing on the shoulders of giants and calling myself tall.”

[@KornersquaredMike]

I would watch you do any challenge, even if it’s been done before. You have great commentary

[@DargorShepard]

I have never heard of nor seen A Wild Deathstroke before watching this video, and I've been a dark souls fan for over 6 years.

[@Josukegaming]

This was so charming, love the SPS theming

[@lizard1255]

Man I really though SPS was gonna be Solaire Protection Squad. My naivety continued even when he hit him since I thought: "oh cool, hitting him stops him from progressing through his storyline, so it's all good" oh how wrong i was.

[@xanage8413]

As soon as chrono trigger's song started a bunch of good memorys flowed my mind. Thank you, it was a very good memory

[@dennisthiha4339]

Finally! The video is out! As always really good quality.

[@arellajardin8188]

A suggestion for DS3: Farron Flashsword only. I haven’t seen a challenge run of this, though I think there’s an old speedrun of it? Anyway, my original idea was Farron sorceries only, but after trying to kill Vordt with Farron Dart myself, I switched it to just the Flashsword. Going from Heretic Staff to Court Sorcerer’s, you can do decent damage through the game. But it does almost no staggering, and it’s woefully FP inefficient.

[@RandomWar12]

i am so glad youtube put this on my front page again, i missed the backlog vids

[@skylerbryan7096]

NEW BACKLOGS CONTENT HELL YEAH! I love you man! :)

[@Kona_chibi]

Hi Lemon! Just wanted to say I love you choice of background music for all your videos. If I'm remembering it right, one of the tracks in this video was from Atelier Iris wasn't it? I won't be bugging you to do a DS challenge, I'm happy watching whatever you play! :D

[@tihsllubelohssa8559]

i like eating lunch and dinner while smoking some smeed while watching you play through a game i have never played before. Thank you for your hard work in keeping people entertained

[@necroparagon7226]

This is now a blessed Saturday, thank you.

[@Matlawer77]

If you end up doing ds2 whips I highly recommend going full poison build and using a bonfire ascetic on demon of song for powerstanced spotted whips

[@ryla22]

Your add read reminded me of an armoured sceptic video. Great style.

[@slimchelmi6940]

the PEGP shoutout made me giggle, glad to see that people know that

[@bluescero4617]

Hey a new video! Going through the back logs of…The Backlogs…inspired me to try a Nuzlocke run on Pokémon shield. Thank you for breathing new life into old franchises.

[@papacheeseburger]

I appreciate the use of the Eiyuden Chronicle music in the begging there. I bought the game and 100%'d it cause of your channel.

[@kartoffel4050]

Gonna be honest, I was fully expecting Pinwheel's drop to be the mask of the father so we could officially call this the "Daddy Run"

[@darkshadow19]

Pretty fun take on the whole whip challenge. I know making it for 2 and 3 will take time, but still would watch it, as it's always great content :) I'm sure you already know, but in DS2 whips are nerfed less compared to other weapons - you can parry, riposte and backstab :D

[@colorgreen8728]

An early guardian tail is amazing in this run, good damage and poison. Also thrones whip is amazing as well

[@maeborowski3554]

I love recognizing other game's ost on random youtube videos. Like the eyuden chronicles happy town ost on the beggining of the video, I liked that game (I may be a bit drunk rn, dont mind me)

[@thedarkgenious7967]

Dude I was not expecting The Beat's track to start blaring in the Archive Jail. Furi soundtrack is 10/10, as always.

[@LunarSoul255]

"working out the kinks" I see what you did there...

[@Lucifer_Nihilum]

He fought Ceaseless legit for once. Who is this man!?

[@justarandomviewer6756]

Man Solaire’s party punch really has a kick! I followed the recipe as shown and after being blinded by the power of the sun, I had a drink, saw a flash and woke up handcuffed to a Walmart freezer in my underwear holding a pink flamingo.

[@austinflint8671]

yesss finally xD i was waiting ever since the livestream- i found the name of the channel who did it first

[@silvercandra4275]

I'm ususally very against killing Solaire... but Solaire with no shirt and a whip... Yeah... I'm glad I already knew I wasn't straight before this. Seriously though, good video. I tried out whips on my frst playtrhough, hated them, and pretty much just decided they have to be the worst weapon, so yeah, this probably wasn't the hardest challenge run so far, but it was one.

[@genghischron4084]

Was not expecting Furi soundtrack, excellent choice

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

I am once again asking for ds2 weapon arts only, assuming it's possible. Good run lemon. Congrats on the backhop!

[@NLABRAiNiAC]

Additional +1 for Furi music, that game's soundtrack is incredible

[@runecowman]

I love the commitment to the outfit 10000/10 Solaire would understand

[@DonYagamoth]

That was a comfy watch :) I'll say, I appreciate all the new things you consistently bring to the table - but also, challenges don't have to be insane difficulty or "first ever" for me to enjoy the videos, as this one clearly indicates ^^

[@darianclark3980]

Backlogs, here's another challenge idea that "technically" has been done but not entirely but in a game, *everyone* keeps on making ideas/challenge runs on. . . . *Can You Beat A Pokemon Game With ONLY TYPELESS/??? Moves & Set Damage(Leech Seed, Sonic, Confused Statue, Dragon Rage Pre Gen 6)?*