Can You One Shot Every Boss in Dark Souls? (The Backlogs Contest)

[@MeatyJesus]

(EDIT) Contest results video is out! Check it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJLLdaOHd52me5Y Thanks to Johnothy for making those 3D animations for all the runbacks. He has a couple of his own Dark Souls challenge run videos and you should definitely check him out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5y1gGStlLGnebs I've recently enabled channel memberships, so if you want to support the channel consider clicking the "Join" button for perks.

[@jpbfreemen7969]

Dude you are the chosen one

[@soullesspgamer9198]

Question: If Priscilla cannot be one shot without softlocking your save, but the Fire Surge spell is allow to "one shot" the Four Kings, does that mean Priscilla can also be one shot using Fire Surge?

[@evecarter594]

​@@soullesspgamer9198possible, but Lemon said she doesn't give a point Anyways because he didn't want the chance for soft locking, and giving thought to it, it's probably for the best.

[@evecarter594]

So if the deadline was in May, does that mean Lemon is holding all of the footage back so the people who are part of the challenge can post their runs first?

[@kayn9651]

@@evecarter594 most likely, and also gotta edit his own vid which may want to include clips, or to test some of the discoveries for legitimacy.

[@TheBacklogs]

It always seems impossible until... ...oh, wait, it's done.

[@PBandJ21]

Yeah

[@MHMDBRM]

I remember using that strat in pvp

[@boathshownoodles]

thanks to you lemon, this contest has been the most interesting thing in souls runs since lobosjr. Thank you @meaty jesus. properly epic stuff

[@saensaenmann8784]

I have a very specific question, lemon. While not mentioned in a wiki, the undead soldier who closes the gate in Undead Parish does not respawn. Do you qualify him as a miniboss? Technically he is the same as most black knights, where if they don't respawn they count, but if they do, they don't count.

[@teejota22]

This is an awesome challenge. Hopefully you guys do similar ones with the other souls games.

[@Rajoovi1]

"Solaire's teeth engage in jolly co-operation with the back of his throat" Jesus fucking Christ

[@MrNyto_]

so many good lines in that montage... the taurus demon and armored tusk ones were hilarious

[@havaltherock]

Meaty. Jesus fucking christ.

[@dr.markone2275]

Wait a second you are stalker player?

[@Rajoovi1]

@@dr.markone2275 yes

[@animalicon3535]

22:29 did he ever "get to that" about what NPC is harder to miss out on...? Assuming maybe it was Dusk? Since he fcked up hard there lol and had to re-fight Manus

[@PressContinue]

Wow... a perfect score and the world's first 4 kings one shot. I never ever would have considered fire surge. When I did DS3 no stamina, I could hardly even kill a crystal lizard with it. It never even came to mind that it could do massive damage in DS1. Well, evidently for 12 years no one considered it. Incredible performance and I think this shows that meaty Jesus is the second coming of the little less meaty one.

[@lava_king1112]

i cant stop reading this in your voice in the context of a video and a greater, extraordinarily elaborate joke

[@evecarter594]

I honestly thought this was a joke, or partially disbelieved it, and yes I also read it in press Continue's voice.

[@JimmyThree-Balls]

​@@evecarter594i read everything in Morgan freeman's or sgt Johnsons voice. Trained myself to do it and can even think in morgans voice

[@ZeraoraPlays]

Good job

[@amine.1080]

it isn’t the world’s first 4 king one shot. See « Somethodox »´s low level one shot guide

[@FreyjaRose04]

“the Taurus demon gets it’s soft spot stepped on” and “Solaire’s teeth engage in jolly cooperation with the back of his throat” are the best bits of commentary i’ve ever heard

[@Vitoguro]

Then from the dark he came, and found the One Input Death Pyromancies within the game Power Within. Fire Tempest. Chaos Storm. and Fire Surge, so easily forgotten.

[@PierreLucSex]

Power Within... Fire Tempest... Chaos Storm... ...

[@nyomandimas12]

brilliant.

[@forgrim454]

Ayyyy same pfp!

[@Vitoguro]

@@forgrim454 yooooo no way bro, very nicee

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

"Fire Tempest, the first of the flame pillars. Chaos Storm, with it's towers of chaos. Power Within, the Lord of Damage. and Fire Surge, so easily forgotten..."

[@purplehaze2358]

"I had a bunch of notes written down to prevent _this exact_ scenario, but when I read them back, they just say to, quote, 'Hit her but do it REALLY hard'." That is some high-grade gigachad energy if ever I've seen it.

[@tapurate638]

Bet he wrote this note at 3 am, it really has this energy.

[@raccutie3139]

The foreshadowing to fire surge was absolutely amazing, jaw genuinely dropped

[@BF1_enthusiast]

bro WHAT! Go see a doctor! Any inflammations????

[@x_-ducky-_x5752]

900th like why is there no comments?

[@Herr_Brechmann]

All has been said.@@x_-ducky-_x5752

[@KNIGHTOFTHEGAMINGKING]

Smee

[@Croc-eb6cf]

Everlasting Jaw-dropper

[@beetlejules98]

Absolutely brilliant writing all throughout the video my friend 5:28 onwards had me rolling

[@pixelmug9658]

I feel like for this challenge Meaty was the physical personification of letting the intrusive thoughts win.

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Can You One Shot Every Boss in Dark Souls? (The Backlogs Contest)

[@thegreatpapyrus2306]

@@LavaCreeperPeopleYes, that is indeed the title of the video.

[@UseTheLess00]

18:00 I have no idea how much time you spent animating that part, but let me just say it was worth it every single. second.

[@Liamdrw]

That four kings strat was sick

[@j_c_93]

To be honest calling it "one hit" is not accurate. They should rename the challenge "one button press"

[@EmberGyaru]

I just want to chime in and say, as much as I enjoy the other creators in general and their DS one shot runs, you KILLED it! Not even because your performance was so amazing; I found myself genuinely laughing out loud at some of the things you said. The Vegeta hollow editing (and editing across the board) was superb! Not sure how I've not been to your channel before, but I'll be back. I don't normally jump on the "underrated" hype train, but in your case, I truly hope even more people see your vids and you enjoy what you do! Thanks for the phenomenal content, and congratulations ^_^

[@lolkingkivario6174]

Meaty's endurance is absolutely nuts. One of the few people to one shot Manus glitchless, and was the FIRST. PERSON. IN TWELVE YEARS. TO ONE SHOT. THE FOUR KINGS. Mate may be B list by popularity, but he's most certainly S tier when it comes to content.

[@sbleev]

Not the first. EKKY did this two years ago.

[@zonedhunter0628]

@@sbleevhe used a glitch also he attacked Manus and 4kings multiple times

[@Диманчик-р5г]

​@@sbleevEKKY is cool, but he didn't kill ceaseless discharge with melee attack. And manus or 4kings melee oneshot kill is impossible

[@Hellwaterva]

@@sbleev sshhhhh

[@Ornithopter470]

​@@Диманчик-р5гI'd find that hard to believe for Manus. 4 kings I think are hard coded to need two kings to spawn.

[@TioGordo]

the gangsta paradise joke got me so off guard

[@balgo4534]

i hoped he gonna spit the whole thing x.x

[@tysonjdevereaux]

Absolute madlad. Never expected to see a Chehkov's Pyromancy in a story. Needless to say, I've never been this surprised by a way Fire Surge is used against a boss. Great video. Rest in hot pasta sauce Giant Blacksmith

[@amamos191]

Mad props for the vegeta311 shout out, because of him my first win was a no vit/shadow garb challenge run. Also awesome job on the run.

[@jjandjacks7928]

This guy is hella underrated.

[@Myhrrylyth]

Frrrrrrrrr

[@quantumhawk806]

After seeing this and having never seen another video I agree. Will watch the rest if its similar.

[@MRC4]

Top tier stuff frrr 🔥🔥

[@whiteboyramen]

I agree I’m so glad I’ve been following this challenge. His video is probably my favorite so far

[@23Butanedione]

Hella = cringe

[@GamerFozzy]

That "please" at 19:37. I felt in the depths of my soul

[@OmneAurumNon]

After seeing all the other challenge runners cry about how 4 Kings is impossible, it was pretty damn impressive seeing you find the cheeky strat to finish them off! Congrats on 130/130!

[@Ornithopter470]

This does require that you use the one button press definition versus one instance of damage.

[@dariuszupan8145]

​@@Ornithopter470 the other pyromancies also have multi hits with 1 button press tho. Like chaos storm hits multiple times, and as far as I am aware that is "allowed" in most "1 shot" runs

[@Ornithopter470]

@@dariuszupan8145 they also have a single animation, unlike Fire Whip. I'm not denying that it's a one-shot. Just that the definition had to be changed from "one damage instance" to "one button press"

[@Mercah_koondial]

I would like to take a moment to point out that this man did what 100,000s thought was impossible, a four kings one shot is truly one of the most impressive showcases of out of the box thinking in gaming history, well done and enjoy doing what no one else could do.

[@bradcallahan3546]

So a waste of time. Bravo

[@Haden475]

four kings fight proves the most powerful weapon in this game is poise

[@jarrednicely9580]

Gravity

[@esmer4167]

Watched a bunch of videos of that challenge, but this one is truly epic. From storytelling/foreshadowing, to commentary and just overall quality, I very much enjoyed every second of it. Congrats on that score of yours and the Four Kings kill, you most certainly deserve a subscription for that content!

[@naiteiruakuma2261]

Your kills of Ceaseless and Four Kings blew my mind. You're both genius and probably menace to society to some degree. Congratulations on the run! Im glad that youtube recommended your run as i followed the others, because your content is very good. You're hella underrated.

[@salvadorcortez2622]

Why aren’t you more famous? Your videos are amazing! Congrats on your worlds first with Manus. I hope you win! The gigant blacksmith’s death really made me shed a tear. Your scripts are quite brilliant! Great success to you, Meaty

[@tyler22367]

The few notes of See You Again playing when you pull out the Estus just too late to stop Power Within from killing you after Quelaag got me good.

[@Q-Hatred]

I see you're a man of culture with the 2nd warning on the Manus fight. You got me subscribing for that alone.

[@lk69ak65bl1]

The foreshadowing was amazing. Well done. Congrats on world's first. You deserve it.

[@flumpeldoo7064]

Bro… this run was awesome. I laughed a lot and you made my hard day a lot better. Thank you!

[@TotalWeapon26]

Bro those 3d sections were insane

[@Rx_MOON]

This is one of the best Dark Souls challenge runs I've ever seen! Not many can claim to contain a world first of this stature, let alone with such amazing commentary and editing. Love your channel immensely!!

[@SirThomas_II]

You have crafted one of the most creative and entertaining dark souls challenge run videos I have ever seen. Good on you sir 🔥🔥. That first animated section took me by surprise and it was a pleasant one

[@mirko241]

That Four Kings should definitely count as a one shot, and it's impressive as hell, this contest should be all yours.

[@j_c_93]

How is it one shot? If so, that means you can use crossbows that allow you to shoot continuously when you hold down the button.

[@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д]

​@@j_c_93I too am puzzled as to why they all immediately became amazed once the definition of oneshot was changed to onepress

[@ying-kk5ch]

​@@ДмитрийОсипов-м9дit's one attack press, but one shot sounds better as meaty said in the video

[@day-glo]

@@ДмитрийОсипов-м9д The very beginning of the video said that was the way oneshot was defined for the purpose of the competition. maybe you should try paying attention next time.

[@Egalia_1]

The editing, the commentary, the one shot prowess. All pristine. My only regret in life is not finding this channel sooner

[@JimmyThree-Balls]

+the vegeta

[@bingusenjoyer197]

“if the game was feeling quirky god himself would descend from heaven and give me these fuckin hands”

[@depresso9441]

Nice to see meaty getting them gains thru immense suffering

[@Sunny-jk3pq]

Well done sir, it may not mean alot coming from me but as a demon's souls veteran. This is really awesome to finally see in a legitimate manner and such good quality. Thanks for closing the book on this chapter of the fandom

[@jiqian]

Massively impressed by the Fire Surge strat. Would have never crossed my mind since I would assume the damage would be much too low, and if I thought it could be enough I would assume I would need to hit three or four Kings at once instead of sorta just two so it would again appear impossible, the damage simply doesn't appear to be enough, no wonder apparently no one ever thought of doing that before! Ingenious move to just think "yeah, that'll do" and go for it.

[@fatfurry]

that editing is insane and honestly what shocked me the most is that you could kill the magic blacksmith. the four kings kill is absolutely incredible and amazing, congrats!!!!

[@Bradguy123]

Friendship ended with firestorm, now fire surge is my best friend

[@UnaT1muS]

This is like, one of the most entertaining videos I’ve ever watched on this platform, bravo

[@nssheepster]

12:45 I-Wha-Huh? Rules lawyering at its finest. I hope Lemon counts that just for the sheer 'WTF'-ness he must have felt when looking at the footage.

[@TheZipding]

Coming back a year later and after the official release from the Backlogs, and Challenger Andy used just his feet without attacking at all.

[@nssheepster]

@@TheZipding Just watched that myself, and NGL, I don't think any of the various nonsense tops 'What is Plateau doing? What is he-' and then last second suddenly 'Oh my god he farmed all the dragon scales, the MADMAN.' I mean, he did lose, but also, the dedication, right? XD

[@TheZipding]

​@@nssheepsterPlateau coming in at the end and just obliterating points after grinding the entire dragon covenant was insane. If only the grind ended earlier

[@ManleyReviews]

Seriously, great video man.

[@Hairo-rv9kl]

How the hell has no one replied to this comme yet? Btw, love your vids man!

[@Levanaell]

I want to say one thing. Thanks to Holy Lemon for inviting all those dudes to this contest - they all are appearing in my vids to watch and all of them are amazing. New subs added. Can't wait for any new videos you'll make :D

[@ObserverMcGeek]

Ain’t no way… I feel called out for watching this around 8 months post release

[@Xanderqwerty123]

Might be the most entertaining submission so far. Well done sir!

[@luisvelasco7125]

I remember doing this challenge because of Vegeta311 one shot challenge back in the day on my PS3. Brings back great memories

[@Trashket]

This is the first time I’m seeing your channel. You’re severely underrated

[@MaddyRedux]

I liked how much you made use of melee one shots; those are always my favourites. And of course, the Four Kings one shot was GOATed.

[@Roggentrolla]

it isnt a meaty jesus video without a lethal dose of psychological pain

[@epic0koala]

Incredible work Meaty Jesus! The comedy and storytelling throughout the video was amazing, especially that opening kill montage with bonus trash talk, and all the runback animations.

[@DaveHelios99]

24:48 pro tip: in order to roll after sprinting, you need to hold the L1 block button. You cannot jump while blocking, so the game will force you into a roll.

[@benschmitt7035]

oh my god is that why speedrunners always block while running? firstly so that if they do get hit its a block but mainly to roll on command?? wow i never even realized

[@DaveHelios99]

@benschmitt7035 Yes. A lot of people complain about the fact that ds1 had poor control management with roll/jump, but if you want to roll while running you simply need to block.

[@Wolvoline]

What a great video, enjoyable af, humorous, great edits etc. You truly are underrated my guy. Keep it up

[@DarkSoulsSauron]

your script writing is really something else. the snappy editing and delivery really help your videos ascend to the next level

[@adamyohan]

This video was WAY too funny sometimes. Subbed.

[@KlyeKlyeKlye]

This is some top tier content, especially the effort you put in to the actual gameplay itself!

[@warwolf333]

Really nice performance ,editing, commentary. Thumb up to hack the algorythm! Keep on!

[@DanteTorn]

Genuinely, thank you for the seizure warning. It could've been onscreen just a couple seconds longer so nobody misses it, but still. The fact it's there at all is important.

[@ItsMilkTime]

i missed it

[@nomatyx5789]

The fire surge foreshadowing was incredible. It totally totally got me. I'm so impressed by that.

[@LuNkPlays]

i should not have laughed that hard at the runback animations. great video all round!!

[@BrianM_3rd]

Man, I love any kind of challenge run (especially Dark Souls ones) and the production quality on this one was INSANE. You didn't have to go THAT hard on the level transitions!! Super fun and easy to watch, can't wait for more, easiest sub of my life 🙏 Grats on the world first and I'll be binging the rest of your videos in no time :)

[@patrick2k13]

Absolute legend for doing manus twice..I think it was press continue who did manus but power within got him and locked him out of one point lol

[@slendydie1267]

Glad I found this gem of a video because now I binge all your other videos. Insanely underrated.

[@Superokiko]

This was great. I have no experience with, or interest in, Dark Souls. Still, this was extremely entertaining. Been watching for a while, and damn, I'm surprised you don't have more subs by now. Algorithm doing you dirty.

[@nbr6116]

So much love for these Runback Animations and the Run in general ❤️

[@VmHansen]

You gotta respect the full on oneshot on Ceaseless Discharge at 12:39

[@thedport2]

The editing on this is *chefs kiss* fantastic

[@Relentless3U]

You missed burnt ivory king

[@SH19922x]

That's a sekiro boss dummy.

[@-Yttrium]

​@@SH19922xno it's ds3

[@green_____boi99]

Wait till lil bro finds out it's actually bloodborne

[@SegaSaturnS13]

Bro that’s an Ocarina of Time boss

[@user-eu7lw8cq3n]

Bro that's a elden ring boss

[@Victor_lqx]

This video quality is incredible ! And congratulation for the world first on the 4 kings

[@ZerkUWU]

I've been watching all the Backlogs challenges and its amazing to discover some less known souls youtubers, the editing and effort you made for this video is amazing, thx

[@puccimane1017]

great video dude, I just finished my "annual" dark souls play through and was super satisfying to watch all those aholes get one shot. Especially the 4 kings, as I fought them without havelling for the first time and realized how much I really hate them. The editing was great too.

[@TheJareBen]

My god the wave of nostalgia that hit from the Smash Bros Melee music at 21:43

[@smerocan8936]

That totally deserves a subscription! You're awesome and hella funny ma guy!

[@tipperdipper1149]

Dude seeing you reference and show some of Vageta's run? What a blast from the past. I used to love watching him. I even thought of his video when I saw the title of yours! Lmao Also side note, you can hold shield in Dark Souls 1 to stop the jump out of sprint. Youll roll. Back in the original release of the game you couldnt remap jump, so it was how I did it

[@seify2]

Wow, such a good run with highest quality video! Great job man, congrats

[@BasketChase98]

Use me as a “this video is how I found out you can rebind jumping in DS1” button

[@abababaril]

Tbf you could do that only in Remastered

[@RegiusEques]

Improved the game for me.

[@smoothjazz_gg]

If only you could do that in bloodborne

[@sneoea6674]

This is one of the greatest videos I've ever watched. The editing was perfect.

[@crestcomplete]

no way this was video was recommended to me 8 months after you uploaded it

[@swedishtime6910]

I'm sooo loving the very start of the killing spree. Laughing soo freaking hard every time! Great run and great achievement. Well done mister!

[@alrightalright4585]

"Solaire's teeth engage in jolly cooperation with the back of his throat" 😂😂 Alright man, Subsciption Activated. Edit: 5:27 sorry i just needed to timestamp the whole damn montage.

[@atlasfp]

this challenge has been great because the algorithm has recommended a bunch of new challenge runners to me because I'm subbed to The Backlogs. Definitely got my sub

[@larvaedadindex]

The goofy ass trap beat and vegeta311 running was such a great thing to experience

[@alexvolkymore4676]

Bro those running edits deserve a sub on their own! Goddamn they were crisp

[@woodenrailing]

What is done cannot be undone.

[@God_ofChaos]

14:13 "a stat I wish certain people would spec into before leaving comments on my videos" Thats peak comedy and a follow right there 😂😂

[@biged7415]

YO THE VEGETA RUN ANIMATIONS WHAT

[@KainiusTheGreat]

I'm 5mins into the video and had to come down here to the comments to gush. You're super fk'in talented! Your scripting is hilarious and the editing is a blast! I hope you keep doing this "content creation" stuff. I'll watch every vid as long as you keep making them!

[@vrex]

38:51 I did that once too. I got arrested.

[@imbritish]

This video could have been 50% as good and still have been good. But you just can't beat that 'extra mile' effort factor. Love rare gem channels like this

[@rfolks92]

First successful spray transfer in dark souls 35:40

[@Heretic_real]

This video was really good I liked the editing a lot I hope you’re channel gets some much deserved attention for it.

[@vrex]

0:17 too real

[@zombieboss5178]

dude the editing is godly, truly not what I have expected of a dark souls youtuber, as well as one not as big as some other ones that don't have much in the way of highly edited segments, my god this was amazing to watch

[@ThiagoCRocha-fh6lg]

12 years in. All the Onshot Doctorate failled and then comes a single person with Firesurge. Thats the literal most Souls thing to ever happen in Souls

[@stonetimekeeper]

This was a fun video. You sir have earned a new subscriber.

[@LouisianaBallgamin]

5:48 my boy…

[@Member_of_Gregtown]

No, nooo!

[@LouisianaBallgamin]

YOU CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS!

[@InnoMori]

Best video I’ve watched in a long time. The NieR ost at the end caught me off guard. I’m very happy to know there’s more out there who feel the same about the series. Obviously I know people are out there it’s a very popular series but regardless thank you. You are insane

[@ENGNR_tm]

[@mcspazatron240]

"The black Knight tried to offer up his sword as a peace offering but he's gonna have to give up that ass too" A sentence so good it earned a sub

[@naaamgs]

This video is quite literally legendary. Well done friend, well done

[@GamerKing-sh7ud]

You accomplished something that was considered impossible. You are the "Chosen One". Jokes aside, mad respect for you, you not only went back to defeat Manus again, but also one shotted Four kings, getting a perfect score as well. I don't usually comment on videos in general but this was so well executed that I had to comment to praise it.