Can You Beat Dark Souls as Dragonslayer Ornstein?

[@ji_mothy]

The RP aspect you added with the targeted + avoided enemy types and the covenants you allowed yourself made this really interesting. Usually "beating dark souls as X" only goes as deep as the equipment. Great vid!

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks so much bud! I’ve been really enjoying your videos myself recently and really vibe with your humor and general positivity! Appreciate the kind words and happy to know that I could make a video you like since I like yours!

[@alexanimates6735]

​@@redfoxrpgdo it more! It's really fun to watch.

[@errorcode9542]

I couldn't agree more it makes i wish it wasn't so unique

[@sampelletier9798]

Fun fact! You can save Solaire without joining the Daughters of Chaos. If you center yourself on the door in the shortcut hallway and use the two-handed heavy attack of most dragon weapons, it will pass through the door and kill the chaos bug that turns Solaire hollow.

[@redfoxrpg]

That's absolutely wild, I'm probably going to do that for future runs where I have to save him, thanks!

[@khajiitimanus7432]

Fun Fact #2: You can save Solaire without killing the red-eyed sunlight maggot before Centipede Demon - at least on the Remastered. To do this, simply don't talk to Solaire after reaching Anor Londo. You can still summon him for any and all bosses - just never talk to him after the first meeting at Undead Parish. Once you eventually reach the sunlight maggots and purge the red-eyed one, it's safe to go back and speak with him.

[@dog9191]

bro sound like, "hey its lemon" so i know its gonna be a good video

[@redfoxrpg]

I love Lemon! He’s easily my favorite Soulsborne KZbinr, his Bloodborne Beast Claw run recently was awesome

[@axelbazinet9192]

Bro really quoted the guy saying his own name instead of saying the guy’s name

[@ImInDebt9207]

The backlogs is a great channel

[@JDavis4991]

​@@redfoxrpgthis is exactly why I gave such a quick Like and Sub. I absolutely LOVE challenge runs! (Even though I'm currently not skilled enough to complete them) These video's let me see how fun and crazy these runs can be. As well as pushing me to get better and better at Souls games Can't wait to see what other wild adventures you show us!

[@SpellboundSpectre]

⁠​⁠@@JDavis4991as someone who has no hit dark souls (at least the bosses lol) its even more fun to try them while listening to someone else actually do the whole thing way harder 😅

[@fallshd6992]

bro starting roasting the fuck out of the gaping dragon 💀💀💀

[@redfoxrpg]

He did nothing to deserve that, but Ornstein got that dawg in him😭🗣️🔥

[@joaohneuhaus]

Damn, I absolutely loved the immersion. Making a run taking into account even Ornstein probable choices is awesome

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks, I tried to make it something more than just “beat the game with his stuff”, so I’m happy to hear that it made it more interesting

[@joaohneuhaus]

@@redfoxrpg Maybe it's too soon to ask, but now I would like a series of you beating the game as other characters. Particularly Artorias for obvious reasons.

[@redfoxrpg]

@@joaohneuhaus oh yeah, that was always the plan: next is Smough, then Gwyndolin and Iron Golem, and from there I plan to either do the rest of DS1 with Artorias and Gwyn on the Remaster or move into DS2 and 3

[@RoundTableKnightVyke314]

@@redfoxrpgdo i have your permision to take this idea and make a ds3 run with it, with credit of course

[@supplytree955]

Man, this feels almost like a backlogs vid! Take my sub, ya earned it.

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks for the sub homie! A couple of people have said something like that and I’m totally honored, Lemon is an awesome guy and I love his vids, so I’m happy to bring that enjoyment to others!

[@supplytree955]

@redfoxrpg I should also thank you. You actually inspired me to do this in dark souls 3! So thank you for making such an awesome vid!

[@borsattila6105]

Nice cosplay enjoyed watching it! Just to add a few things: 1. do not consider the Iron Golem your ally. Sens ("War" in Kenji) fortress belonged to the Nameless King and was probably used as a proving ground for knights so it's actually meant to be killed by you as Ornstein since he is just a training tool. BUT: it's not visualized, but it seems you killed the fire bomb throwing giant which is an ally and a kin to you (or at least servants of Gwyn). 2. saving the pyro was a mistake. He is after the chaos pyro powers - which was the very thing your boss was waging war against 3. The Fair Lady is not the last daughter of Izalith. You can meet Queelana in DS1 in person (well, not in this run, but you can) 1 hollowed daughter attacks you at the Kirk invasion spot and you meet 2 others when dealing with the Bed of Chaos. 4. no reason to kill the black knight in the Asylum just grab the doll and warp out.

[@redfoxrpg]

For the Iron Golem, that’s good to know, and makes that fight more “lore friendly”. For the Fire Bomb Giant, when I approached him, he physically attacked me, so he unfortunately had to be put down. For Laurentius, I tried not to use foreknowledge when roleplaying, or else I would’ve killed Lautrec immediately rather than let him kill Anastacia. Since Ornstein wouldn’t have known he was after the Chaos Pyromancy, he would’ve help the seemingly innocent man. For the Fair Lady, yeah I realized that after I said it but honestly couldn’t be bothered to fix lol, you meet like 3 other daughters of Izalith after her. For the Black Knight, it was a similar situation that, rather than simply running past, I would’ve had to maneuver around and then warp away to not get attacked, which I took a little more seriously than just having to run past someone along a path, but ultimately my not killing Gwyn aligned NPCs is up to you guys for whether I passed or failed

[@dummbobqqqqq]

​@@redfoxrpgwouldnt Ornstein be caucious regarding Lautrec as the champion of Velka of all gods?

[@terragamer7142]

Me immediately: No you can't because small hallways.

[@redfoxrpg]

Alright I’m man enough to admit it, I don’t get it

[@terragamer7142]

There are mods that allow you to control an enemy. You would have this enemies hitboxes, attacks, etc. and since Ornstein is bigger than the player you would not fit through small hallways, making this run impossible.

[@movezig5]

For future reference, "ignoble" means the opposite of "noble."

[@redfoxrpg]

Ah damn, you’re right! Should’ve known that since I was an English major lmao

[@TheCain91]

0:30 - If you want a more casual and chill run after some hard times, a Hollow Soldier run ir's something. It can show how any Hollow can surpass everything and become the Dark Lord just if don't stay stationary in one place as a rebel or bored soldier or whatever background like that. A Balder Knigth it's also an option. But I don't know how to roleplay that, I don't know what they are doing here and there.

[@redfoxrpg]

I’ve definitely considered enemy runs as well, like Painting Guardian or even the NPCs, sounds like an interesting challenge

[@khajiitimanus7432]

The lore on Balder Knights is literally in their armor. They're all in Lordran for the Chosen Undead Prophecy. Nothing special for roleplay, really. They might link the Flame if they could, to "save" their homeland from the Undead Curse (as many Undead seem to believe will happen after linking the Flame). That said, there's one problem - the kingdom of Balder already collapsed. So I got no idea if they'd still try. I suppose so, if that's the one goal keeping them from going Hollow. Maybe an empathetic desire to avoid collapse happening to other kingdoms? Hard to say. But they did originally come to Lordran to link the Flame.

[@TheCain91]

@khajiitimanus7432 I will look again. I don't remember something so specific and relevant.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

@@TheCain91 Looking back at it, I was incorrect on where the information was - it's not just the Balder Knight set, but also the "Crestfallen Merchant" dialogue. But my points are supported in-game. The armor description didn't explicitly mention "linking the First Flame," but it does explicitly mention that Knight King Rendal was from Balder, and that the kingdom collapsed due to the Undead Curse. As a warrior-king, he no-doubt led his soldiers personally. Speaking of, there's dozens of Balder Knights on top and outside of Sen's Fortress, and Rendal's famous "Ring of Steel Protection" is recovered near the first ball trap. The "Crestfallen Merchant" NPC explicitly mentions that Knight King Rendal attempted to gain access to Anor Londo, but failed. As Rendal was almost certainly the one leading the Balder Knights, it's safe to say they all sought the same goal of fulfilling the "Undead Prophecy." Maybe they had a different reason for braving Sen's Fortress, such as with Lautrec, Griggs, and Logan. However, the only explicit dots to connect are the tragedy of their kingdom, Rendal's attempt to enter Anor Londo, and the prevalence of many Undead crusading for the prophecy. Put all three together, and it's fairly likely they were simply trying to do the same. There's even a singular Balder Knight NPC who attacks the player in Anor Londo for "killing" Gwynevere - if nothing else, that particular guy wasn't questing for something outside of the city.

[@badwolf3618]

A Balder Knight run would be cool since the Balder Shield, and the Balder Side Sword, are both excellent to have.

[@GWYNDOLIN.156]

Can't wait for the smough run!

[@redfoxrpg]

Me neither, I love a good bonk build lmao

[@Tactic_Zombies]

This was a super fun watch, I can tell you put a lot of thought into the rp aspect of the run!

[@redfoxrpg]

I’m glad to hear that it was entertaining! And yeah, the RP was an important part for me since it’s kinda boring to just beat a game with certain equipment lol

[@BigBroKuma]

I love the gameplay and roleplaying commentary. It's refreshing watching someone who actually knows why they're doing what they're doing

[@redfoxrpg]

@@BigBroKuma thank you! I dunno if I know what I’m doing, but I’m happy that this run and video entertained you!

[@VoxTek426]

Fun fact the titanite demon is not actually a demon according to the lore a demon must be born of the chaos flame or have originated from it in some way to be a demon but the titanite demon was made by the blacksmith god

[@redfoxrpg]

Oh yeah! That’s why all their heads are cut off supposedly, because it was the face of the Blacksmith God’s. Eh, I’m sure there was something else I missed, but you’re absolutely right

[@VoxTek426]

@@redfoxrpg there is also the matter that the batwing demons in anor londo are legit demons but they work for gwyn because he stole them from izalith during his last war with the demons so im not sure if they are truly friends or enemies because on one hand they are demons but on the other they stayed loyal as ferrymen for the gods the whole series

[@shadowgames6164]

By gwyn, i cant wait to see the artorias run

[@redfoxrpg]

Artorias run’s gunna be on the remastered version and I’ll be doing all the DLC!

[@shadowgames6164]

@@redfoxrpg awesome.

[@shadowgames6164]

​@@redfoxrpgok, dumb idea for the artorias run, using the dark spells (darkbead, dark fog, etc) since when you fight him, he uses the dark damage

[@YOUR_NARRATOR975]

I feel like this is supposed to be a "by sithis" reference.

[@khajiitimanus7432]

​​@@redfoxrpg I actually have a spell idea (or two) to replicate Artorias's abyssal explosion - Karmic Justice! Not only does it basically cast Wrath of the Gods, but it also has a similar coloration to Artorias's actual explosion attack. The drawback is you would need to get rapidly hit 5 times consecutively for it to detonate. Any small, fast enemy could easily trigger the explosion if you're comfortable getting smacked a lil' - skeletons, hollows, hostile NPCs, and so forth. It will also explode from lava or multi-hit grabs (such as slimes, ents, crows, or blighttown hollows)! It's not a particularly great spell in PvE, but it could be interesting to try for PvP as the cosplay, though. Alternatively, you could cast Power Within to replicate the damage boost Artorias gets after exploding, instead of trying to replicate the explosion itself. It'd give more utility. On the topic of replicating attacks - during the actual boss fight, Artorias has attacks reminiscent of the one-handed and two-handed power attacks from both Greatswords of Artorias. If you didn't notice before (I know I hadn't), then the stabbing slide is an altered version of the one-handed heavy, while the slow uppercut is almost a 1-1 copy of the two-handed heavy. Kinda neat that the devs made some of his attacks replicate part of the moveset in his base game weapons .

[@Etnad-f7r]

19:08 if it makes you feel any better about the run, the great lord great-swords and sunlight blade descriptions in game suggest that the nameless king was banished by Gwyndolin after Gwyn left to link the fire, so he and nameless would have been on good terms the last time they saw each other.

[@redfoxrpg]

@@Etnad-f7r ya know what? Yes, yes that does make me feel better. Based information drop my guy

[@Etnad-f7r]

@@redfoxrpg you’re very welcome.

[@Sixfold298]

Nice vid he is my favourite character, and I really like the story commentary, it makes the video a lot more enjoyable than other challenge runs, and reminds me a lot of a video from the backlogs.

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks! I always liked Ornstein, but this video really gave me a new appreciation for him, and yeah, I love doing the story stuff since it makes the character run more than just some equipment and weapons! Also, I think it’s awesome that my video reminds you of Lemon, his videos are what I aspire to!

[@asterixobelix20]

I actually did something similar, a NG+ after my very first play through and played as Artorias (armor, sword and shield). It was fun.

[@redfoxrpg]

Good stuff! I love that FromSoft includes boss armor and weapons for us so that we can do these kinds of runs

[@mohammedacharif1225]

the roleplay commenting is on point, almost like watching the true ornstein on play

[@redfoxrpg]

Aw thank bud! That really means a lot to me! It was kinda difficult since he doesn’t have any spoken lines, but I tried to research his character before going in

[@MishaSalnikov]

Love the role-playing aspect of the challenge, that added some cool spice to the whole experience

[@redfoxrpg]

@@MishaSalnikov thank you! That was probably the most fun part for me playing as well

[@DOCTORRGLASS]

Well ive found a new favorite channel

[@redfoxrpg]

It’s wild that my channel is someone’s favorite, thank you so much for that comment homie

[@DOCTORRGLASS]

@@redfoxrpg your welcome

[@dragon_defeyes]

more videos like this and you are one of my favourites

[@redfoxrpg]

Absolutely my homie, I wanna do the rest of the people on the poll, so Smough, Iron Golem and Gwyndolin, Dark Souls 2 Boss runs, Dark Souls 3, and even eventually Elden Ring!

[@wexdust]

Cool run. Like roleplay aspect 🥰 subbed to you

[@iannightshade5944]

Did an NG+ run of this, absolute hell

[@redfoxrpg]

Yeah, based on my first run through on NG when I could get the gear, it wasn’t really that bad, but this run on NG+ was actually a solid challenge from O&S and beyond (early game wasn’t that bad)

[@asd-ek9yu]

fun fact the ornstein you faught is an illusion the real dragon slayer is in arch dragon peak the nameless king area where he died there

[@217adaptiveperspective]

Some people think he became a Dragon since you don't find his armor on a body, like in most cases

[@asd-ek9yu]

@@217adaptiveperspective i think he challenged his leader nk and hot dogwalked

[@Dreg-Flayer101]

I don't know if anyone has told you yet, but Kyoufo has already did this run and many other runs of other characters. I guess he didn't do a perfect lore accurate Ornstein, but he still cosplayed. Just to let you know.

[@redfoxrpg]

Wow, you’re absolutely right! I hadn’t ever even heard of this person, thanks for putting them on my radar!

[@gergabbin933]

I really hope you keep making these video challenges they are incredibly entertaining.I hope you cosplay as other bosses or npcs in these games,i'd like to see if you can beat the game as something like patches or solaire.

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks so much, I will! I plan to do all bosses for every Souls game and double back around to NPCs if people still want more!

[@guitardude125]

"can you beat dark souls as an overpowered dragon slaying beast?" Im gonna say.... Probably....

[@redfoxrpg]

Definitely wasn’t as easily as that, but I appreciate you commenting to boost the algorithm for the video!

[@guitardude125]

@@redfoxrpg it was just a joke, once you see all the requirements and limitations, yeah it's not that easy. It's like using a holy weapon in the last half of elden ring when all of the bosses have holy damage negation

[@RatingCasey]

i don’t know if you’re into elden ring but i’d say as a veteran of the souls titles two of my favorite bosses of all time is Hoarah Loux and Godrick the Grafted would be super cool cosplay runs!

[@redfoxrpg]

Absolutely! I’m currently doing a blind first time playthrough of Elden Ring and I just beat Radagon’s Red Wolf in Raya Lucaria, so as soon as I beat Elden Ring, I’ll be starting RP runs

[@RatingCasey]

@@redfoxrpg can’t WAIT!

[@TheAwesomeMan55]

Very very good script and editing, this was a highly entertaining video, you did forget one dragon tho, The Black Dragon Kalameet

[@abramdelisle5746]

Keep it up man great vid. Really reminded of early back logs video's a little clunky but super injoyable to watch

[@redfoxrpg]

Thank homie, being compared to Lemon is an honor, even if my video was a lil scuffed lol, glad you liked it!

[@RatingCasey]

you’re my favorite kind of souls youtuber the RP was awesome and i’ve always thought about doing these challenges. Awesome run man and keep it up❤️ you get my big fat SUB

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks Casey, every sub and view means a lot to me, and I’m glad you enjoy the idea, because I plan to do an RP run for every boss in every Dark Souls game and Elden Ring, and maybe even every NPC I can too!

[@AdamCBM]

Nice one dude! Enjoyed the run🤝

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks bud, appreciate the kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed the video💪

[@khajiitimanus7432]

About a decade ago, two KZbinrs/Twitch streamers did a NG+ co-op playthrough as Smough and Ornstein on the PTDE via PC. Rurikhan played as Smough, while MFPallytime played as Ornstein. It was goofy. There were some hilarious hijinks in their playlists.

[@bryceneuberger3460]

You inspired me, and now I hate you. I've developed a cosplay run, I have to pick a potential Chosen Undead and beat the game as them, then then I have to beat it on NG+ as a new chosen undead, and I have to keep going until I run out of chosen undead candidates. I'm currently on NG Crestfallen Warrior. Next Comes Oscar on NG+ Then Solaire as NG++ So on and so forth. This is hard because I'm just a lightning bolt spamming, Zweihander Slamming filthy casual and now I have to get gud. If you like Cosplay runs, then I'd love to see you do such a run!

[@redfoxrpg]

Damn, that sounds awesome! See which one can get the furthest! I definitely either wanna do this or something like it as a challenge one day, good idea!

[@bryceneuberger3460]

@@redfoxrpg kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6vVhoWMpZJnh5osi=zrHZmEc31IW20jOe I did it!

[@TheLyre3]

Believe it or not Dragon Slayers can also die to Dragons.

[@redfoxrpg]

Impossible

[@badboycooking]

Seeth really should take more damage from lightning

[@redfoxrpg]

Right? A scaleless Everlasting Dragon? Dawg should be slayed by the Dragonslayer lmao

[@MahmoudOsama-t4e]

a great video as usual

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks homie, I really appreciate you saying that, boosts my confidence!

[@RyuzakiNekoXIII]

Just recently got into the dark souls and loved this video of yours! Think you can do others in the same line, maybe beating the game as Solaire or something? I really enjoyed this one!

[@redfoxrpg]

Welcome to Dark Souls bud, glad you’re a fan of the series, and my video! You can definitely expect to see a ton more of these runs in the future, with bosses and NPCs from all the Souls games

[@Umbra_Ursus]

Little trivia? From DS3, we know Ornstein actually bailed from Anor Londo, presumably before DS1 took place. He apparently found his Nameless King, and stayed with him til the end, since his armor is found in the King's arena, if memory serves. Other bit of trivia? Nameless King's name seems to be Faraam, since that's the only other "God of War" mentioned in the series.

[@BigBroKuma]

6:15 Ironic considering Ornstein is probably a dragon 😂

[@craiginton-lp5zu]

you can easily stand under the dragon and lightning spear him without even getting argod

[@redfoxrpg]

Which ah… which dragon?

[@NotVrry_Flour]

You actually missed the dragons opjective, these weird ginat things standing around in the lava in lost izalith, are actually the butts of dragons. Great video btw

[@redfoxrpg]

@@NotVrry_Flour they’re referred to as demons in-game, Bounding Demons of Lost Izalith, so I wasn’t counting them. I’m glad you liked the video!

[@wyatthines8690]

Great content. Subbed!

[@redfoxrpg]

Thank you! Hope all my future content entertains as well!

[@DrBreadMann]

Can you beat real life without taking any damage?

[@redfoxrpg]

Does emotional damage count😭

[@COSmicFingers]

​@@redfoxrpgin ds games It doesn't count,so no

[@waltuh11121]

Ornstein is one of my favourite characters of the trilogy, I might do this run too someday

[@redfoxrpg]

@@waltuh11121 I highly encourage it literally just because Ornstein is awesome, you enjoy him, and it’s a fun run regardless

[@zebblarue1796]

Welcome to the pinwheel hall of shame

[@redfoxrpg]

Thank you, I’ll just take my seat next to any of the other disabled people here💀

[@zebblarue1796]

@@redfoxrpg 😆😆

[@X_Ov3R-_-Ki11]

I just love dozing off to challenge runs

[@redfoxrpg]

Same, I’ve got an overactive imagination and challenge runs of games I like are just engaging enough to focus my attention but without keeping me awake

[@DeathWishBoi666]

As far as I know Havel was no traitor or anything. But also the "Havel" inside the tower is also not HAvel but one of his knights. Havel himself didnt need the ring to carry the armor and schield but could do it due to his own god like strenth. The man in the tower however gives you Havels Ring, which is a magic ring all knights of havel had (Knights of havel started as just knights following havel inspired by his god like strength and so it became like his own little havel army or something) After Gwyns linking of the forst flame however Havel (the real one) vanished alongside all the other dietys of arnor londo (Close people to gwyn or his family and stuff) Havel vanished without his weapon and armor however since we find it close to the main hall of Anor Londo in a secred Basement room. About the "Havel" in the tower, He just hollowed and got caged by his friend since he was undead so would come back if killed and that would be too dangerous (Well but ingame he obviously doesnt respawn tho) Got this about it from the wicki (since I wanted to make sure not to talk bullshit) "One of his [Havels] knights that was still in Lordran turned into a Hollow and was locked away by a dear friend inside a stone cell in the basement of the watchtower of the Undead Burg"

[@Generalmacka]

Orstein is my main armour in ds3. It looks so cool

[@redfoxrpg]

It does look really good in DS3, especially with the red plume included

[@Generalmacka]

@@redfoxrpg I also beat Soul of Cinder with or stone armour, dragonslayer spear and Leo ring in my first ng+

[@TheBagman-ls5cv]

You can save Solaire without boss shortcut, use toxic mist around the center of the door a couple times, if you see damage numbers, wait and the bugs give 30 souls but Solaire brain maggot gives 100 so look at your soul counter after the creature beyond the gate dies. And yes I know that doesn’t work here because toxic mist isn’t an ornstein move

[@redfoxrpg]

@@TheBagman-ls5cv yeah, someone else mentioned I could try two-handing my weapon to see if I could get it to clip in enough to get the bug, but no luck, I tried for the Smough run and nada

[@TheBagman-ls5cv]

Dang, the poison/toxic mist thing is easy tho, I get it every time first try because the aoe is forgiving here

[@x86-Kait]

Was just expecting a run using his armor and weapons, good twist on it though.

[@redfoxrpg]

Yeah, I wanted to do the RP because any human or undead that was strong enough could’ve used his equipment and beaten the game, but I wanted this to be as close to actually being Ornstein short of playing as the boss as possible

[@Dzieciak_z_wielu_fandomównaraz]

Cool ornstein is my 1 favourite boss in dark souls

[@redfoxrpg]

Mine too I think, maybe rivaled by Artorias or Gwyn

[@jeremiahingram5767]

THEIRS MULTIPLE SAVES!?

[@redfoxrpg]

Yeah, like save slots? There’s like 10 of them iirc

[@ronnypage342]

What an Absolute UNIT

[@redfoxrpg]

Thank you bro, it was a blast aside from the burnout from beating NG and NG+ back to back lol

[@benmiller9051]

Fun Fact: Lautrec is favored by Fina, not Velka.

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks for letting me know! I knew that probably wasn’t right since Velka is Oswald’s patron deity

[@timsims4938]

Bro cooked hard

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks for letting me cook bro💪

[@Staren539]

Hey, great video! I also wish to do a run like that, could you tell me what class you started with?

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks homie! Sure, I think it was either Warrior for higher strength and dex or Knight for higher faith, either one should work and get you a good start on your stats

[@Staren539]

@@redfoxrpg okay, thank you very much! Will definitely try a run like that!

[@Biscoitln]

Idk why, but i can't get enough of dark souls; my friend showed a bit of dark souls 2 and since then i am truly in love

[@Biscoitln]

Loved the video btw

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks homie, and yeah I totally get it. Such a fun game to play, the lore goes hard, and every entry in the series, at least in my opinion, is a banger, something increasingly difficult to do in today’s gaming industry

[@Biscoitln]

@@redfoxrpg Said everthing 🗣️ 👍

[@LeeG2]

What a coincidence! Just done another play through as Orenstein!

[@redfoxrpg]

How did yours go? Was it just a base game run or did you do DLC too?

[@LeeG2]

I done dlc too, I recently bought the remastered edition because the last I played dark souls was on ps3, went back to it and decided to do one of my favourite characters.

[@insertedgynamehere___969]

7:35 The Godess Fina, not Velka

[@redfoxrpg]

Ah yeah, good catch. That seemed off when I wrote it in the script, glad I’m not just crazy lol

[@Tservator]

Cant you save Solaire by going to the sunlight maggot from the bosses side? I always forget to try doing it without reloading the area

[@redfoxrpg]

@@Tservator I don’t think so, once you pass the Centipede fight/bonfire, I think he’s done for

[@JaggedBird]

20:40 Fucking Tonys, am I right?

[@redfoxrpg]

Good reference homie! And yeah, always throwing hot coffee on me lmao

[@good_hoonter_percy]

for Priscilla, wouldnt ornstein let her live after knowing she was a pacifist (unless attacked) and she posed no threat to anor londo? , i mean after all, if gywn really wanted to, he would have killed her, or ordered someone to do it

[@redfoxrpg]

It’s my understanding from the lore (most of which being up to interpretation) that she was banished to the Painted World because Gwyn and the gods feared the power of the Lifehunt Scythe, one of the only things powerful enough to actually kill them. While Ornstein would certainly slay her with a heavy heart due to her not wanting to harm anyone, I personally believe he would still kill her given the chance due to A) the threat she presents and the desire of the gods for her to be destroyed and B) her half dragon nature

[@Venomsnake02]

Next video: Can you beat MGSV as RedFoxRPG.

[@redfoxrpg]

Real “you’re locked in here with me” moment lmao

[@Venomsnake02]

Exactly​@@redfoxrpg

[@Dan-m6h]

Lightning goes brrrrrrrr

[@redfoxrpg]

@@Dan-m6h ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@Dan-m6h]

Playing as nameless king ds3 lol

[@mihyuu_ho]

Début de la vidéo à 5:34

[@redfoxrpg]

“Start of the video at 5:34”

[@PaigeStrain]

no one let the Hellkite Drake someone called him a dragon

[@redfoxrpg]

Whatever he was, he’s been vanquished now😉

[@Eurova_08]

Great video 🔥

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks bud, great comment 💪

[@mightbemolin8153]

erm achsually I did this myself a couple months ago so video invalid 🤓 but seriously it's fun to see you make a video out of this! :D

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks for the support, and its cool to hear you also did this recent. How did your run go? Who was the toughest boss for you (for me, it was O&S lol)

[@mightbemolin8153]

@@redfoxrpg First of all, how nice of you to comment! :) second, because I can't really mod the game due to lack of knowledge and modding compitance what I did was use the regular spear and didn't really struggle with any boss since I didn't adhere to realistic leveling and just leveled whatever I wanted and as much as I wanted so I kinda curcumvented that whole issue 😂 but after I defeated o&s I ascended the spear making it the dragonslayer spear and got his very overly priced armour but to answer your question; I think it was gwyn that gave me the most trouble, I always seem to struggle with him the most whenever I revisit the game, which I for one find actually quite fitting! Overall I would say I enjoyed doing it a lot, and I have to planed challenges I am excited to try out which I will tell you about in a somewhat hope that you might make a video out of it as well which are my ds3 moonlight greatsword where I plan to get it early and see how it goes beating the game with it and my other plan is also in ds3 where I plan to only level luck and vitality, I think a luck based run would be interesting and I've heard it increases blood and poison buildup making it decidedly not completely useless! And I would level vitality a little because I'm not a complete sadist ;3 Sadly I won't be home for another two days so it will take a while to get started but if one or both of those runs seem the slightest bit intriguing I would be very honoured if you chose to make a video out of them :) no pressure of course!

[@mightbemolin8153]

Hope that was coherent!

[@redfoxrpg]

@@mightbemolin8153 I feel your pain about not being able to mod, I had to spend half a week beating the game normally first and making sure to get Ornstein’s gear for the run only to have to beat the game on NG+ for the challenge! Also, yeah, Gwyn was easily the second hardest for me (more time spent attempting S&O, more attempts on Gwyn) and would’ve been practically impossible for had I not parried lol, as for the challenges, they sound very interesting and could be fun to do after I run the gauntlet of boss cosplay runs!

[@mightbemolin8153]

@@redfoxrpg Yeah, and the thing that confuses me the mpst is that I had gotten modding to work but then it suddenly stopped working and don't know why.. Anyway! I didn't know you were doing a whole boss gauntlet! That is really cool and I really want to see those videos when they come out! Definitely making sure I'm subscribed with the bell turned on if I'm not already!

[@tacofitness1876]

runs like these are so comfy

[@redfoxrpg]

I really like playing them just as a fun run, so I’m glad they give off a chill vibe

[@MrFenix_thatguy]

PRAISE THE SUN!

[@redfoxrpg]

PRAISE THE LORD OF SUNLIGHT!

[@LESAORAS]

what version of the game are you even on to get the "YOU DEFEATED"at the end of boss fights instead of the usual victory achieved

[@redfoxrpg]

@@LESAORAS Xbox 360

[@Auloss]

Change the name of the video to " can I beat dark souls with a regular ass build?"

[@redfoxrpg]

No

[@MercyBot7]

:( Not Priscilla...... She is where the God's placed her would be my loophole. Safely locked away with no intention of escaping.

[@redfoxrpg]

For Ornstein, he’d probably understand the idea of it, that they only locked her away because they were afraid of trying to deal with her, but for the Smough run I just finished recording, all he’d likely know is that she was sealed away and that he doesn’t know any better than the gods that did it, so she’s safe this time around

[@MercyBot7]

@@redfoxrpg Awesome, I literally only picked up Dark Souls as a series less than a week ago, and with Ornstein's armor and spear in hand I had the idea to do this exact thing, so I looked it up and found your channel! I loved this video and how in character you got with it (and all your creative ways of calling yourself and all your friends the moral harbingers of justice and all your enemies as intrinsically evil devil spawn lol), but in my first playthrough I could not kill Priscilla. She was the only boss nice to me, a huge feat considering I broke into her house and killed her pet dragon.

[@NotVrry_Flour]

Vary much underrated

[@redfoxrpg]

Thanks fam, I’m just happy with what I’ve got and would be grateful for any more appreciation

[@mistersandman3446]

Capra Demon build next? Ahaha

[@redfoxrpg]

@@mistersandman3446 that would be an interesting one!

[@gautamkrishna2182]

I did that on my first playthrough except that i used zweihander instead of dragonslayer spear

[@redfoxrpg]

The Zweihander’s really good! Not sure how much it would benefit from the Leo Ring, but I used the Dragonslayer armor and Zweihander for my first playthrough as well

[@badboycooking]

The fire sage is weird it’s usually an easy fight but I’ve had a few runs were the ai becomes really hard and just keeps spamming those bombs making it nearly impossible to do physical damage like every time you get behind it it bombs you from the front

[@redfoxrpg]

Yeah, in the Smough run I just did, I backed it into a corner and killed it easily, but man did it NOT want to cooperate here lol

[@badboycooking]

@@redfoxrpg i just fought the hellkite drake last night and i swear it was buged damn thing spamed fire the entire time couldn’t get one hit off before getting staggered by fire i had to kill it with the great bow luckily i had all the fire defense so I could just sit there and take it

[@dummbobqqqqq]

Pls do Gough and Cira next!

[@redfoxrpg]

@@dummbobqqqqq I’d definitely like to, but it probably won’t be next since I’ve gotta do Iron Golem, Gwyndolin, Gwyn, and Artorias (the bosses)

[@axelbazinet9192]

The Xbox360 footage really tickle my nostalgia. Great vid mate!!

[@axelbazinet9192]

Remastered would’ve been epic just for Kalameeth tho

[@redfoxrpg]

Good catch! Thanks for your support, and I’ll definitely be doing the Remastered version for a couple runs in the future and doing the entire DLC for two certain special boss cosplay runs I have in mind

[@jackomecamorfo6060]

if you beat the game as artorias, use the sword on the left hand, pls?

[@redfoxrpg]

Absolutely, I’ll probably use a combination of two-handed, left handed and right handed since he occasionally two hands his blade, is left-handed naturally, and wields it in his right hand when we fight him due to his broken arm

[@DFFfanalltheway]

​@@redfoxrpgWould you use his Greatshield in that run, or would you be trying for making it accurate to the boss as we fight him?

[@redfoxrpg]

@@DFFfanalltheway I’ll use the shield for a portion and will try to use all of the Artorias Swords and equipment, I’ll have a more organized ruleset for it down the line

[@X_Ov3R-_-Ki11]

Solaire is just....

[@Signaem]

Wouldn’t the Channeller be considered gwyyn aligned? He is a servant of seath, which is servant of gwynn

[@redfoxrpg]

@@Signaem I could definitely see that, but I’m not sure about Seath post insanity and Gwyn’s leaving: were the Channlers loyal to Gwyn above all, or only Seath

[@Signaem]

@@redfoxrpg honestly I just wanted you to have a harder time with the dragon. Hahaha

[@ewee-st1de]

Bro bullied my wife Priscilla

[@redfoxrpg]

@@ewee-st1de IM SOOOOOOOOORRRRY!

[@scootabrothaa]

Was this really played on 360 haha cool

[@redfoxrpg]

Unfortunately, while I was playing the OG Dark Souls 360 version, it’s a transfer from the 360 to the Series X I was playing on lol, would’ve been cool to do the run on the 360 tho

[@aetherinfuse]

Wouldn't have Ornstein, in-character, face the Artorias of the Abyss DLC? His companions are there, Ornstein would surely mercy kill Artorias and defeat Manus and Kalameet if given the chance; with the Santuary Guardian receiving the same treatment as the Gargoyles and Iron Golem. I still throughly enjoyed the video, but I'm curious in that regard

[@redfoxrpg]

Oh yeah, you’re 100% correct: Manus is easily a huge issue for Ornstein, Artorias would’ve been a mercy kill, and Kalameet would be a perfect final dragon, but unfortunately for this run I was using the Xbox 360 version of Dark Souls and the DLC is no longer available for purchase, so while I might do a small DLC run for Ornstein in the future to finish off the DLC bosses, the reason I didn’t do the DLC this time around was entirely a me problem lol

[@DoodooFart69420]

@@redfoxrpg Nah man you can still buy the DLC on marketplace for $15 if you’re still thinking about having it on 360

[@aleksazunjic9672]

Where did you get that Gwyn & knights lost the war with demons ? They did not, demons were contained in Izalith, and some were forced to serve Gwyn (winged demons).

[@redfoxrpg]

Straight from Gwyn’s wiki page: “During the war their armor and weapons were charred black but despite their strength Gwyn's knights failed to defeat the demons or the Bed of Chaos, ending up retreating and only managing to banish the demons underground while also enslaving some lesser demons who would become servants of the gods.” Not only did they get charred in the war, but rather than actually beating them, they had to settle for sealing them off because they couldn’t win against them.

[@aleksazunjic9672]

@@redfoxrpg They failed to defeat is not equal to lost the war. Plus, they banished demons underground (Izalith) and forced some demons to serve the gods. In other words, they did win, but it was conditional victory. There is also cut dialogue for Quelaag where she says that creatures of Chaos accept their banished fate, and mentions some Pact (presumably with Gwyn) which bans undead to enter demon's domain but also bans demons from exiting it.

[@Victim-5]

Was nameless king not cast out because of his relation to the dragons?

[@redfoxrpg]

@@Victim-5 i think so, but it also wouldn’t make sense since there’s a statue of the Nameless King in DS1, where you go to enter the Sunlight Bros covenant, but that town didn’t even exist in the Artorias DLC a thousand years prior, someone made a video about it I vaguely remember but the result was that perhaps it isn’t as we understand it (Dark Souls lore in a nutshell)

[@Nevermore15-t1z]

It’s interesting that you call the Ornstein boss, a fake because I think there’s a theory that he’s simply just an illusion that Gwendolyn created don’t know if it has any merit to it but it’s an interesting theory

[@redfoxrpg]

@@Nevermore15-t1z I’ve heard of the theory before, there’s some solid evidence for and against (like most Souls theories lol), I prefer to think he’s the real deal myself, but the imposter angle sure worked well for the video lol

[@HenryMyth]

Ornstein doesn’t throw lightning spears. The weapon itself already shoots them. Also imagine needing summons in DS1 lol

[@redfoxrpg]

His Heavy Lightning Spear is literally the miracle animation and I didn't need the summons, it was part of the challenge, but thank you for watching and commenting, it helps to get my videos out there!

[@pancanugraha1028]

Ortein does not use lighting spell So you must only use spear and lighting from spear not from spell

[@redfoxrpg]

His Heavy Lightning Spear attack is basically the Lightning Spear miracle (same animation and effect, just from his spear and not a talisman) and in the lore he 100% can use Lightning Spear as even in the opening cutscene we see an army of fodder Silver Knights do it, so it’s okay

[@supportthecooldogelord8139]

EXECUTIONER SMOUGH NEXT!!!

[@redfoxrpg]

YES!!!

[@supportthecooldogelord8139]

@@redfoxrpg YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@austinclements8010]

can you beat dark souls as a pokey boy

[@redfoxrpg]

Captain Pokey Boy Leo Rings it up

[@vanmanstan42069]

Ornstein is a woman you can see how the armor curves around the chest and also just has a feminine figure with a skinny waist and large hips and so many people think she's a dude

[@redfoxrpg]

Quick, someone tell Miyazaki he misgendered Ornstein in the armor set description! “Armor of the dragonslayer Ornstein, who guards the cathedral in the forsaken city of Anor Londo. Ornstein is believed to be the captain of the Four Knights. *His* golden lion helm is imbued with the power of lightning and should provide good protection against it.”

[@HumungusO_o]

Ceaseless Discharge ❤~~~~~

[@redfoxrpg]

Unending Splooge💀

[@HumungusO_o]

Lmfao

[@robertharris6092]

You should of gotten a 2nd player to play as smough for the O&S fight.

[@redfoxrpg]

Hahaha I couldn’t because I… don’t have any friends…

[@sirlogreth1709]

now do a gough run

[@redfoxrpg]

@@sirlogreth1709 i would definitely like to do all of the Knights of Gwyn!

[@nickredbear4094]

Did gwyn abandon his kingdom

[@redfoxrpg]

It’s a little confusing, but his leaving can be interpreted in either two ways: he left and sacrificed his life to continue the Age of Fire and save his civilization and people or he selfishly used his soul to stop the end of the Age of Fire to stop humanity from taking the world from his people and children, abandoning his people in the process.

[@nickredbear4094]

@@redfoxrpg oh ok I'm not too much into the lore of the game but I love the series I beat dark souls 3 recently for the first time and the dlcs

[@mpker346]

Why did you skip dlc bosses?

[@redfoxrpg]

For this run, I was playing on OG Dark Souls for the Xbox 360, and I unfortunately don’t have the DLC (which is no longer available). Some runs in the future will be on the Remastered version and will include the DLC