Dark Souls, but every enemy is MANUS - [Part 1]

[@azimuthal1392]

Great video, love the production quality! One super-pedantic Latin point: "manus" is a 4th declension noun, not 2nd declension. So unlike e.g. "locus" and "loci," where the -i plural is correct, for "manus" the plural is "manūs," same spelling but with a long "u." This won't make sense to any English speaker who is not a Latin nerd, but if you address the hordes as Manūs with a big "ooooo" sound, you will be technically correct, the best kind of correct

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Thank you! 🥹

[@bruhman5829]

I feel so seen. Who knew there was a kindred spirit here

[@interviewman401]

W latin nerd (wish I was as proficient with endings for declensions as you im so jealous)

[@ThePeetzerGuy]

While you are totally correct in saying that "manus" is a 4th declension noun, you can techincally hand-wave (heh) his use of 2nd declension by pointing out that "Manus" is a proper noun, since to my knowledge proper nouns are exclusively declined in either the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd declension, never 4th or 5th. So "manus, manūs" for hand, but "Manus, Manī" for guys named Manus, lol.

[@azimuthal1392]

@@ThePeetzerGuy yeah, that's a fair point. I'm actually not sure how an ancient Roman would've handled "Manus" as a name, since AFAIK their second-declension proper names are never fourth declension nouns ported over -- it's kinda a unique case. I feel like you could argue for: 1. Keep it as 4th 2. Treat it as 2nd, or, perhaps more strictly, create a new lexical item that is the second-declension name "Manus" 3. Treat it as an indeclinable foreign name

[@pupcreature]

saw the thumbnail and thought “oh yeah okay, manus has a lot of big aoe attacks so this should be interesting but very doable.” then saw the lack of friendly fire. absolutely horrific

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

It would unironically be a lot easier if FF was possible, since the Manus moveset is so AOE based it would be impossible for him to not at least hit one other Manus around him. It really is just that that made especially early game so obnoxiously difficult

[@purplefloyd1513]

Yeah randomizer doesnt allow Manus to deal friendly damage to any boss*

[@matthewtaylor9522]

The 😅😅😅y😅😅y😅😅y😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyfyfyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyțțțyttttyyyțțțț

[@MonteScarf]

​@@sariuswasstolenalready yeah, my thoughts went basically the same - I still knew it would be hard, but the lack of FF just... Good grief

[@heywhoisthisguy]

​@@purplefloyd1513 You don't understand.

[@Zorothegallade-rpg]

10 little Manuses jumping on the bed One clipped out of bounds and now he's dead 9 little Manuses...

[@YourAverageNoobPlayer322]

LMFAO

[@Ray_bar2acuda]

Isn't it 10 Mani?

[@grassblock7668]

​@@Ray_bar2acuda As a fellow Latin nerd up there pointed out, it's "Manūs"

[@spehizle]

"I don't like tedious challenges." "I stood there for half an hour and shot them with a longbow." kay.

[@TasTheWatcher]

this is Miyazaki's truest vision for Dark Souls

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Funnily enough, this was actually Miyazaki's original pitch for the Artorias of the Abyss dlc, but he was sedated heavily during the meeting and they ended up settling on some crappy side area instead 😒 (absolutely peak dlc)

[@ComfortsSpecter]

@@sariuswasstolenalreadyLike Hideo Kojima’s Ideas Being shot down by Those Trained Gibbon Seriously, some Absurd Kooky Game Ideas That Never Made Production Much more than Maxor’s Quoted Slightly longer Sniper Duel

[@borisbean4872]

Nah, it’s more like dark souls 2 gameplay

[@metalslug3fan]

Needs more poison SWAMPS. And feet

[@ethannorman7537]

Not true, there aren't nearly enough toxic swamps

[@smythy5956]

Pov: Age of Dark happens early

[@forbie4404]

wait.......thats actuallly a good theory considering the city of oolacile

[@MikeHesk742]

@@forbie4404 I've never understood the fandom settling on "dark = good cos age of fire cant last forever", I blame DS3. Back in the day everyone knew both options at the end of DS1 were suspect. It's like going "I *could* fix the undead curse for another 1000 years... but it's not a permanent fix so it's better if everyone turns into abominations for all eternity"

[@deadsoul7409]

Don't blame DS3 for the fandom bs cuz the endings of DS3 are meant to end the cycle once and for all. What people don't understand is that the age of dark isn't the natural order of the universe and it probably won't last just like gwyn age of fire( speaking of Gwyn, if he didn't prolong his age and left the flame to die the world would've been a lot better or at least it would've been in it's natural state)​@@MikeHesk742

[@footlessmoonbadger7189]

​@@MikeHesk742Isn't the age of dark just the age of humanity? I thought that the undead curse only surfaced during the ending of an age of fire so that someone or multiple someone's could link the flame because otherwise, everyone would die and just stay dead. The gods created the curse so that they could perpetually stay as the rulers of the world

[@Omicron9999]

I fucking LOVE Challenger Andy's all Gwyn run videos. The second part, the bit where he realises about the skeleton babies, is one of the funniest things I've ever seen on youtube.

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

"oh no"

[@somerandomguyinyt177]

​@@sariuswasstolenalreadyI do wonder how are you gonna get past THAT

[@Streetcleanergaming]

Andy's run will forever hang in the wall of DS1 challenge run history

[@erickablyat]

Long live P.E.G.P.: THE ULTIMATE TECHNIQUE

[@phillipcraig1120]

The "oh no" was genuine concern and fear.

[@ConnerFoxall]

Artorias is rolling in his grave rn

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

His arm is broken he can't roll only shuffle a little :(

[@blunderingfool]

​​@@sariuswasstolenalreadyI've seen that guy combo flip, he can roll all right!

[@restitvtororbis5330]

Just wait until he realizes that he was also transformed into Manus 😢

[@michaeledmunds7056]

​@@blunderingfoolhe's flipping in his grave

[@Steph1]

Spinning faster than a drill bit

[@waydowndeepinthedisqus5765]

I feel like this is how people who have only heard of the difficulty of souls games and the willingness to suffer their players have imagined the games.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

25:10 My butt legit clenched when he was climbing that ladder. It had to take light years to clear that path out to the fog door! Edit: 42 minutes - ok close enough lol.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

P.S. This challenge makes me feel incredibly bad as a player that my Dark Souls game has been paused since the year it came out, with only Manus and Gwyn left to finish the game for the first time. Manus was simply kicking my a** to oblivion on my million attempts. I tried him again a few years ago, but he was still making me his bit**. : / Actually I _MIGHT_ have to do Kalameet too, I’m not sure. Last time I fired the game up, I was too scared to go and check, because I worried I’d never find the fog door for Manus again if I left the bonfire I was at lol. Maybe one day I’ll finish the game. 😂

[@MiguelSteinbachAuacheNegreiros]

​@@anti-ethniccleansing465Gl on those brodie, dont feel weak if you cant beat them, just remember that you got this far!

[@Br1anwastaken]

​@@anti-ethniccleansing465did you finish It??

[@ShandoGuardian]

I think this is the first time I've heard someone call the FAP ring the favor ring

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

I know I showed restraint this time

[@RobertPayne556]

Protection: 😢 My rule is over, I wither and slumber…

[@eldonhill4840]

Oh you mean the circlet of jerk?

[@Teefa2019]

I have never called the ring of favor and protection the FAP ring. Ig i never put 2 and 2 together

[@funneneym9965]

In the age of ancients, the world was unformed, shrouded by fog. A land of gray crags, archtrees and everlasting dragons. But then there was Manus, and with Manus came Manusparity, Manus and Manus, Manus and Manus, and of course, Manus and Manus. Then, from the dark, they came and found the souls of Manus within the dark. Mitus, the first of the dead, the Mitch of Izalith and her daughters of abyss, Gwynus, the lord of darkness and his faithful knights and the Furtive Pygmanus, so easily forgotten.

[@TheRealNSH]

underrated

[@I_like_pizza]

That’s pretty much the..whole lore of whatever this dark souls run is called

[@Ashlevon]

One sentence horror be like: "I had no choice but to play DS3 PvP."

[@denistannenberg]

I'm calling it 7 minutes in, one of the impossible-without-quit-out area is baby skeleton cave leading to nito

[@Wieprzek]

Nito himself might be impossible considering skeleton adds

[@franck5226]

Imagine if Manus could be in DS2, so let's say you'd fight prowling magus and his squad, but everything is Manus, or the skeletons lords Yeah earrape videos are my favorites

[@Idfkwhyy]

​@@franck5226Prowling Manus and Congregation

[@thebignigga69420]

​@@franck5226 Challenger Andy's all Fume Knight streams :

[@winrar69]

Bro your channel is so criminally underrated/unknown, I really hope this vid gets pushed onto everyones recommended

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

[@MasterworkLeathercraft]

It worked for me, now I'm yearning for Part 2

[@shreksanus]

maybe the real manus is the friends we made along the way

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Wish I had a father of the abyss

[@toastle8005]

*Deepest lore*

[@crazybunnystudio8784]

My father of abyss just went to buy some milk😄​@@sariuswasstolenalready

[@RobertPayne556]

Manus, do not produce Dark. 😂

[@terrordude11]

I was beginning to worry, haven't heard anything in 3 months. Was worried that manus got to you. So glad to see the results of your work! Thanks again. You deserve more subscribers.

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

I am highly unused to sorting through 40 ish hours of footage, guess the amount of time is an indicator of that 😟

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Appreciate the support 😁

[@terrordude11]

@sariuswasstolenalready, your upload time is when you upload. Don't sweat it, a lot of work went into what you did, and it shows.

[@ElementalSapher]

Extremely based music choices Did not expect Deadbolt at all,but I love it! Also, congrats on conquering tedium with this run

[@masterturtle1079]

I instantly liked when I heard deadbolt lmao

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

It’s crazy how so many people don’t know the actual meaning for the word “based,” constantly misusing it.

[@Ren_5137]

Just clicked on the video to see what insanity you were up to, you earned a sub easily, i haven’t been this entertained in a while, good luck my friend

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Appreciate it

[@GotchaFish]

Been on a big dark souls challenge run binge recently and I think this is the fastest sub I've dropped. The combo of your sense of humour and your intense suffering is just delicious. "I took the biggest bite I could out of my monitor" had me CREASING.

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

The mosquitoes don't actually respawn infinitely, so it might've been possible to clear out Blighttown with enough patience. A LOT of patience. Then again, you might not have enough arrows for it to even be possible.

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Another person mentioned that, I reckon if I took the long bow, black bow, short bow and comp bow with 999 arrows I could've done that really slowly. I wish I knew that before I started I just always assumed they were infinite :')

[@urtoryu_dy_althraidn]

@@sariuswasstolenalready It's no issue, you beat Quelaanus (Mom of the Abyss) on your first try, so it's not like the suffering would be that much worse since you'd only have needed to do it once anyways.

[@Lux-h4h7h]

Living is defined by suffering. As the dead feel nothing.

[@namel4462]

challenger Andy's all gwyn run has left me wanting more videos like that and finally my thirst can be quenched

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

I wish manus would quench my thirst

[@sillyhypernova]

wgat​@@sariuswasstolenalready

[@Roler42]

The algorithm threw this my way into my homepage, this has to be easily the most painful narration I had to endure along with the gameplay, a land of manuses seems like an excersize in misery, you are insane, and you got my respect and admiration for the commitment to the challenge!

[@Deneb626]

I gotta hand it to you, that's way too many Manus' to handle. A challenge like this requires a solid grasp on the game. I'm surprised you didnt lose your grip on reality. Right I'm done making hand puns now. Great run!

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

>:(

[@quentin9676]

I'm scrolling through KZbin, watching It's Always Sunny In Philly videos, and I come across this absolutely nightmare inducing video as an ad. Yiu sir, have caught my attention. I pray your sanity returns soon enough.

[@GrandLynx-kp2zi]

Artorias definitely had nothing on this

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

I should have been one of gwyns four knights mf couldn't beat him even with top tier weapons

[@GrandLynx-kp2zi]

@@sariuswasstolenalready True but be beat you to it first

[@depotheose7890]

@@sariuswasstolenalready sure you're shit talking artorias right now but I'd think an "all artorias" run would break you XD

[@toastle8005]

@@depotheose7890 don’t give him the idea… Corridors of Artorias’s buffing themselves constantly, because you can’t interrupt them….

[@ScheisseLag]

I wouldve given up the run after seeing what it takes to get to the gargoyles. Man you have some courage, waiting for the second part!

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

It's not courage I just lack the critical thinking skills of when to realize something is too dumb to do 😞

[@RobertPayne556]

Bell Manuses. Thankfully it's not Manūs Of The Deep.

[@tourmalineii4134]

Dude you definitely need more subs. Your comedy is great and I was entertained through the whole video. Props on trudging through All Manus, I for certain couldn’t do it, lmao

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Appreciate it :)

[@matthewbibby8921]

Suddenly, it makes complete sense why Gwyn ran off to be kindling instead of dealing with... This.

[@kaden-sd6vb]

*"WORSHIP SIR MANUS"* -----Laxasia the complete

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

LIES OF P MENTIONED

[@EverythingChannely]

The title mortified me, this is like my own personal hell lmao Well massive ggs my guy

[@Intertayne]

Mortified means embarrassed, just fyi

[@the_Melpomenea]

Was recommended this video by the almighty algorithm and while I am not usually a fan of watching this kind of challenge run, I dare to say that your sense of humor is HILARIOUS, instant sub

[@Lethalmuffin87]

Masochism; defined. Good lord my friend… what you’ve done to yourself here is nothing short of legend. GG

[@hh7426]

Incredible video, i was fascinated by every second of it. It was really fun watching you solve problems i thought would be unsolvable upon realizing how hard a run like this is.

[@erickablyat]

Love the video! Had heard this run was finally done by watching Challenger Andy's streams so been have looking forward to this for quite a bit. Can't wait for the continuation!

[@damianporter942]

Forgot i had subscribed so I was pleasantly surprised to see this in my sub box. This is a testament to how easy and rewarding subscribing to Sarius is. Everyone should do it. And they should ring the bell too.

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Only a small percentage of my viewers are actually subscribed, it's quick and easy, and helps me out a lot. Thanks for watching, remember to hit the bell to get notified of any new videos. That's all, enjoy the video (my frontal lobe has dissolved)

[@beanypoopy9242]

when you got knocked off the blight town elevator into the pit of manus, my jaw dropped lol

[@aaz1010]

i just discovered your channel with this video. bros sacrificing his soul for our entertainment- a true modern day gladiator

[@paranelmanterlyzastratatum885]

It was three years ago that I commented “All Manus Run” beneath Andy’s all Gwyn Run, hoping he would answer the call. I’m glad somebody finally managed to answer. Thank you.

[@Fat_Fat_Cat]

This is quality content keep making vids like this as long as you dont go hollow

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

[@Calum79]

Very well made video and interesting challenge! Keep up the good work, King!! And don't you dare go hollow...

[@NotVrry_Flour]

Even in such a challange people don't die to pinwheel

[@ManuelKoegler]

The manus pit is a thing of abyssal beauty

[@rintv3675]

Surprised you got through this with how.... Manii there are. Nice meme challenge run and narration. Definitely subbed for the creativity.

[@surgesouls]

yesirrrrrrrr, loved the video man, I loved doing this challenge so much

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Appreciate it :), I did not love it

[@surgesouls]

@@sariuswasstolenalready well content well worth i would say👍👍👍

[@gateway903]

Oh my god this video was incredible, already super excited for part 2!

[@Pmry]

Great video man! Just subbed and the ROR2 music fits so well with this kind of ruthless challenge!

[@CausticMedeim]

Persona music used in background. Instant subscribe. (Also, really great run. Friend sent this to me, only for me to rant to him about basically the same issues you have with "Challenge" runs. This was great though! I'll be watching teh second one now.)

[@olpindolean3495]

It always perplexes me the amount of hardship we are willing to endure for something stupid and yet It also amazes me what human determination is capable of when someone has the drive to accomplish things.

[@aminfadayi4694]

Really really really great video my man! Liked all the videos of your channel as thanks

[@hoardingapples7083]

Top tier video mate, you earned a sub. This run is true madness to even think to try.

[@ArveTheManAndTheMyth]

Naming yourself Artorias for this challenge is so cool. makes you feel like you actually are him, except for in the asylum of course😢

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

I feel like I belong in an irl undead asylum

[@ArveTheManAndTheMyth]

I am in an irl undead asylum

[@Awesomeuserdude]

You're absolutely insane for attempting this. Great video though, it was a lot of fun to see you continually smash your head against a brick wall until you finally break it, lol.

[@das6109]

Huge editing effort here and pain tolerance, especially for a (currently) small channel. Looks almost as painful as trying to play OW. I could never put myself through this. Hopefully you get some following off it. If you like odd DS challenge runs with satisfying/ingenious solutions I highly recommend NGPlus' videos on beating DS and DS2 bosses alphabetically. They end up seriously impressive.

[@kianwalklate2555]

You became a master at baiting in this video. Proud of you Sarius

[@Arysinn]

This video instantly drew me in because Manus is the sole reason I always click "Easy Asylum" on my enemy randomizer playthroughs lmao

[@loogiemaster308]

Massive shoutout for using the deadbolt ost

[@killertxymyfry]

By far the hardest pinwheel fight ever recorded

[@RobertPayne556]

Manus floats down and started cloning…

[@kiptheott]

Thanks for reminding me of how good the Deadbolt soundtrack is.

[@voidknightiiff3125]

Love the Deadbolt soundtrack, blood on the dance floor is the first song as the run starts I think and the rest of the soundtrack is amazing too

[@johannesmanninen6416]

6:40 actually Best Souls 2 does NOT work like this.

[@chainsawz5618]

"my favorite dark souls challenges are not the tedious ones" >proceeds to make the most same-y, tedious challenge possible

[@Boforslakej]

I watched this video when it came out and assumed your channel would blow up, but it's just at 10k? I'll just subscribe myself and hope other discover it. The production is great, and your voiceover is pleasant to the ear.

[@BlazeStorm]

"I tried my signature technique of going in without a plan" had me laughing HARD

[@arlindopolenta]

The Risk Of Rain soundtrack moment was really good

[@frickerjohn]

OK 1st you are crazy. 2nd I am in love with he amout of innuendo do you manage to squeeze in. A person after my own heart with this sense of humour (though how you have a sense of humour after doing this I don't know!)

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Me too! haha. In my Dark Souls 2 LP (diff account), I couldn’t resist constantly editing in small “that’s what she said” text when my in-game audio commentary was begging for it lol. I’m a 48 year old woman, and that shit still never gets old. 😂

[@LavenderRex7705]

This was amazing. I will wait in anticipation for part 2!

[@johsonug92]

I gotta say, i love all your shoutouts to other creators.

[@ShayanbBaghery]

Your suffering is way too entertaining

[@gravypanic9922]

unrelated to the challenge but the use of the deadbolt soundtrack is chefs kiss

[@szejkarabski5814]

I've been watching you since the dark hand run or maybe a bit earlier , Great Video , can't wait for part 2

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Appreciate it :)

[@kittentheboss2796]

I like how you immediately chose the zweihander and grass crest shield. Very cultured this one. 👌

[@surg23]

Spacing is everything with Manus. Learnt that while playing a mage with 0 points in vitality. Playing mid-range attacking his extremities is the best as his hit hitbox is large enough and you are at perfect range to roll out of the first strike of his combo and subsequently out of range of the follow-through.

[@gustavomartin2565]

I respect him not going fully hollow with this challenge run. I would lose my sanity so quickly

[@audreyfrancoeur5887]

30:11 the Manus gently helped him down😂

[@Jozeks]

I adore you for using the deadbolt ost

[@cursedcat6467]

One must imagine Sisyphus taking on this run

[@glenndonnelly511]

Job Interviewer: ''Could you tell me about a time you have Persevered through a challenging situation or moment''

[@tahayassineabouloifa405]

Man you're an absolute legend for enduring that much suffering

[@DulceDul217]

I REALLY felt the pain with that multiple hit combo that pushes you back ar the 1st gargoyle attempt. Completely brutal

[@castdoom6499]

I'm sick with throwing up and hearing the deadbolt soundtrack has lifted my spirits I love deadbolt and beat the hard mode once I needed to hear that OST again

[@Roggenschrotdosenbrot]

The intro alone was an amazing bit and your editing and humour sold this all the way through. Also you're nuts for doing this. Please do it more.

[@sariuswasstolenalready]

Appreciate it

[@marcoa.gaiotto6195]

Let's thanks this man for passing through hell to give us this amazing content.

[@mx7_l2]

The risk of rain music makes this video such a vibe

[@rat8294]

someone finally uses the deadbolt ost hell yeag

[@znerd3664]

FYI, the undead merchant isn't actually the only npc in the game who sells repair powder. In the dlc, Elizabeth also sells repair powder(iirc she even sells it cheaper than the burg merchant)

[@rednoodle5775]

God damn the music man XD was playing you in the background and got my ears blasted. Still good content!

[@GilCAnjos]

No do one truly impossible run: Dark Souls but every enemy is a Torch Hollow

[@skeDarguy]

Manus giving you 30k souls on death is due to the randomizer settings. Default settings for bosses replacing enemies means that they drop 50% souls upon death. This can be changed in the settings before you create a seed.

[@redacted2740]

Andy Would be so Happy to See someone else walk into his pain.

[@dylanmiller9162]

All Gwyn is one of my all time comfort vids, I hoped this was inspired by it and am so glad it was

[@max_360]

2 fun hindsights. 1, the ring of rust allows you to run through the swamp and I think you would have had a reasonable time getting it(meaning you could safely kill everything). 2, I think the skeleton blacksmith can upgrade to +10, so you might of been able to get stronger stuff earlier and maybe even fire damage if you wanted. About to start part 2 and looking forward to it.

[@TheLollercaster]

man, this was fun to watch! I hope there will be a part 2. Subbing for that

[@global-sequence]

This was brilliant to watch. I hope you do pt. 2

[@thejohnkaufman]

I love how I've never played this game, but I've seen enough instances of people playing this game that I felt compelled to watch this because it sounded *insane* based on the title. My assumption on its lack of sanity was correct. Good *lord*.

[@beeeeeeaaaaaan]

this is one of the most fucking insane things i have ever seen. you are absolutely cracked. godspeed in the manus hunt

[@Buzk_4]

You made me watch all Gwyn for the 13th time. Thanks

[@TheColonelCookiez]

bro you're making me scream with the blighttown attempts. like you already joined the forest hunters and you could have killed(or kicked but maybe not cause no quitout) the ninja for the dark wood grain ring. just ninja flip all the way through all those mani

[@radred1882]

_Him talking about the Darkmoon bow_ _me, remembering that Manus has high magic defense_ : 💀

[@smoothjazz17]

This is truly the age of dark that Gwyn feared so much