He just gives up

Sen's Fortress is a fairly complex location, with a lot of literal and figurative moving pieces, so it's fun to see some of the places they paid particular attention.
Song used: Subterranean Graveyard - King's Field IV OST

[@ZullietheWitch]

Special thanks to Kingbore for suggesting a video about this guy. For whatever reason, the label for the event being "The ball-throwing giant gives up on throwing balls" was extremely funny to me, but you do have to feel a little bad for the guy when you smash all the firebombs and he just kind of stares at you from the top of the tower.

[@dianaroy78]

I don't feel bad. Man deserves a break!

[@WayneByNumbers]

That's from the official code!? I legit thought that was a comment added by the dataminers for comedic effect

[@ZullietheWitch]

@@WayneByNumbers The actual event label is in Japanese, so it's translated, but that's essentially just what it says.

[@hyp0782]

Well as fun as i had watching a dark souls remastered video after this long...Did you notice that this giant has 9 exploding fire balls. So this makes me wonder if the other giant also has 9 throwing boulders. I also think it would have been great if we could just stay inside of one of the fireballs and the giant would just throw us over the wall onto Lordran. P.S. : Is there a lore for how the giant got on top of sens fortress because the doors are too small for a giant to fit through. Yes, EXCEPT he climbed on through the outer wall.

[@Gakulon]

It's hilarious, both in the double-entendre and in how deadpan and literally it describes the scenario. I feel as though it's essential to have a pretty good sense of humor to be able to sit and program stuff like this all the time. I can only imagine the other wonderful and unhinged names buried inside the code of other modern games.

[@Vindaelyn]

“Alive, but effectively unemployed” Wow he’s just like me

[@axllow3914]

Too real

[@dudere]

Ughnnnn the Dark Souls is seeing myself in this comment.

[@gweenbean_]

i think we made our comments at the same time

[@CygnusX-11]

me too

[@Mere-Lachaiselongue]

real

[@realkingofantarctica]

I can relate to that giant. We all know the feeling of emptiness you get after your boss gets thrown off a roof because of a merger gone wrong, and you realise your paycheck is going to be two weeks late.

[@Dimumouto]

If your boss getting tossed off a roof delays your pay check, there's bigger issues with the company. Payroll is usually an entirely different department! Now if the head of *Payroll* was tossed off a roof, that might cause delays lol.

[@Integritys_Sum]

Damn. it's mudhut hours out here.

[@josehidalgo1199]

how many people you need to toss off to receive your pay check normally in your job?

[@Tasorius]

I forgot what a boss is outside of games for a second there...

[@hariman7727]

I'm suddenly reminded of the opening chapter of "Monster Hunter International".

[@DS_DoggerX]

Somehow the most relatable enemy in the series. Me too, mr giant. Me too.

[@Umbra_Ursus]

I don't know, the Gelmir Knights are pretty relatable: "Welp, the boss has officially lost it. Let's leave."

[@sarteron]

MAN, rolling into those bombs was always the most satisfying part of every dark souls 1 run. Though after my like 3k hours into DkS1, I’ve never known you could force away the bombs LOL. Looking forward to that on the next run

[@colossaltitan3546]

Honourable mention to that one random hollow who's just chilling on the ground on the road down to New Londo, dude just does not give a fuck

[@wellowie]

The bomb flying away in the end lmao

[@caav56]

Reminds me of using Resonance Reflector against General Tor in Iji

[@adahnliegl740]

So, is there already a "no u" video, where the bomb is reflected back at the giant, possibly exploding his stock?

[@Flesh_Wizard]

The rest of the planets after I ate Jupiter:

[@mostlyharmfulll2103]

With the balls respawning, I imagine him being like "Crap, now I have to wait for the next shipment tomorrow."

[@JingoTastic]

i used to work at a pizzaria and man the gutpunch i felt reading this comment. no fictional creature should have to experience the realization that we’re all out of pesto until Monday 😭

[@grasswithaknife]

I will never not be excited when I get a zullie notification

[@crimsonking7805]

Only channel I insta watch every single upload.

[@grasswithaknife]

@@crimsonking7805 fr

[@randyman410]

Same here, if for no other reason I can jam to the King's Field soundtrack!

[@TLONachoLibre]

Agreed

[@kyleapton4396]

I saw “Zullie gives up” as the short notification on my phone. Thank goodness it was just part of the title.

[@MaximillionPegasusJ.Crawford]

Oh, I can identify with that. Giving up, I mean.

[@robinthomasson6630]

don't give up, skeleton!

[@1IGG]

Name checks out.

[@Blackbomber200]

What, you don't live ontop of a roof and throw giant firebombs down at people trying to invade your castle?

[@MaximillionPegasusJ.Crawford]

@@Blackbomber200 Tried that before. The authorities weren't a fan, to say the least.

[@Blackbomber200]

@@MaximillionPegasusJ.Crawford Well that's a shame.

[@gweenbean_]

Alive and unemployed. He's literally me

[@raijinoflimgrave8708]

Same

[@diediedice]

Didn't know there were so many unemployed people here (me too)

[@nechrochronicon]

broke ass

[@celeridad6972]

*Mr. Kitty after dark starts playing*

[@glorytoukraine5524]

One thing I love about your videos is how you throw a complete curveball at us at the end. That projectile interaction was hilarious.

[@613-shadow9]

literally

[@dumbsterdives]

heh. good one

[@DeepWeeb]

He looks so defeated when he runs out of bombs... *You broke his balls*

[@LautrecOfCarim]

That giant had ample opportunity to watch Siegmeyer down in the fortress. When it comes to giving up he learnt from the very best. Heh.

[@filipporapetti9354]

Oh, hell nah, that was out of pocket even for you, Mr. Lautrec

[@glorytoukraine5524]

I see the cycle of fire and dark has made you bitter

[@alastor8091]

Years and years and you still keep the bit going. Respect.

[@yoann5573]

You're still in activity? How many humanities do you have?!

[@Kevmoeman]

Lautrec, professional hater

[@ApofisRaxionNecros]

The man has exactly one thing in his job description, and he's not paid to keep the bombs in supply or find other tasks. Absolute Chad.

[@Cudddlefish]

Look, if they wanted him to do that, they should have built a structure he could actually move around in. You get what you pay for.

[@flipperjr.3822]

Giant: I will never financially recover from this.

[@jimbo_13]

The shot off the giant dissolving at 2:17 is ridiculously good, Zullie.

[@samfivedot]

I had no idea about the Force thing, I'll have to try that sometime

[@Schrau]

I vaguely remember watching a video of some Japanese players making a sport out of deflecting the firebombs back in the day of pre-PTDE Dark Souls.

[@waywardwriterryu7185]

“I’m about to end this man’s whole career”- the chosen undead rolling up on Sen’s fortress

[@defaultprofilepictureguy2526]

Y'know, destroying some poor giants dream of hurling balls at people was probably the last thing I expected from Dark Souls.

[@darthplagueis13]

I reckon the reason the stops throwing bombs into the boss arena if you kill the Iron Golem is because players need to interact with that ring thingy that the Golem leaves behind in order to progress, which might get annoying if you keep getting bombed.

[@MasterSpawacz]

That's most probably it, yeah. But it's also just a common mechanic to disable/despawn any mobs after a boss is killed

[@TheDracoManGamer]

Even to this day, Sen's Fun-House is still a living nightmare! No matter if you have co-op or just yourself, it can be a total pain to go through 🙁

[@pcdeltalink036]

And I will always have the “Welcome to the house of fun.” bit stuck in my head from that one series of guides.

[@amannamedsquid313]

@@pcdeltalink036 Good times.

[@TheDracoManGamer]

@@pcdeltalink036 That's where I got it from XD

[@cephelos1098]

Sen's Fortress was one of the easier areas on my subsequent playthroughs; when you know where all the traps are and how they work it becomes just an area with low enemy density and an easy boss. Now, Oolacile, on the other hand...

[@estrogenuser]

sens is easy on 2nd playthrough but on sl1 it was painful

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

"How do I get down from here now...? Wait... How did I get up here in the first place...?"

[@Knights_of_the_Nine]

I'll never forget when my friend came to sens fortress for the first time. He said, "man this is an OLD video game level."

[@martingarricks6209]

he's right ig, pretty old game

[@grantharrison1715]

Unemployment. A fate worst than Hallowing.

[@Mecceldorf]

Ok but why does the force bomb curve like a boomerang!? "My word, but it is a gorgeous day in Lordran is it not? I will make my ascent, in due time, but for now I would like to take a moment to soak in this glorious ambience. We warriors are truly blessed to have-"

[@Umbra_Ursus]

And with this information, we can raise unemployment in the kingdom of Lordran. Why? Why not.

[@TriforceWisdom64]

Any Austin will have a field day with this

[@beenthroughnam3747]

I'm about to give up too 👌

[@creamlass]

Dont let the shrimps who destroyed your firebomb pile dictate what your life is for

[@Kevmoeman]

Perhaps pot throwing isnt for you, try chain pulling or dragon shooting

[@raijinoflimgrave8708]

Same

[@ITBEurgava]

​@@KevmoemanEspecially the latter.

[@haunt97]

Dont you dare go hollow

[@JoseViktor4099]

Aaah I missed these kind of videos! DS1 sure is one game that has a lot to talk about.

[@hellxapo5740]

Bro is literally this emote 🗿

[@eggr1ce374]

These games are so special. Even after all this time, people keep finding cool little secrets!

[@estetoscopio97]

Bro that kings field ost brings so many memories!! i played it on the ps2 when i was little and totally forgot about it :D thank you for putting its name in the description i wouldn't remember it otherwise

[@TheSpicyLeg]

This game, man. I play through Dark Souls once every 4-6 months, beat it at least 30+ times, yet I can freely admit I never stopped the bomb throwing giant by destroying the bombs. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the game, but there are things I’ve yet to learn, obviously.

[@genuinejustin6269]

Zullie must be going nuts knowing the DLC is about to drop in a few days!!

[@bobmcbob49]

I love how I didn't even know about the spikes above the elevators because I always jump off of them too fast

[@lucyx3008]

the balling giant seems to throw his balls at night ✊😔

[@XXXXXX-yv3sv]

A-a-at night

[@xPenguido]

fantastic thumbnail, just perfection

[@eduardos4607]

I cant believe theres still info on DS1 i didn't knows. i was obsessed with it back in the day. And im happy it still holds secrets

[@SmileytheSmile]

"What is my purpose?" "You throw balls." *looks at destroyed pile of rubble that used to be his balls* "Oh my god."

[@FreddieTwenty]

Zullie I could really use your help, how do you get such slow panning shots in Dark Souls Remastered? I remap my mouse and keyboard to work as a controller for the Debug Menu, and i can't find a way to slwo down the free-cam any more than the slow/fast/medium speed it already has. I figured if I go buy an official controller I would be able to slow down the speed using the different pressure on the analog sticks, I tried making posts on the Dark Souls subreddit but never got any answers. I tried using cheat engine to find the value for the camera speed but cheat engine keeps crashing on the second scan. If you use a controller for the pans, do you physically hold the analog sticks to keep the same speed? or is there a way I can do this digitally? I don't want to spend a lot on a controller for it to have the same effect, you and Vaati are the only channels I've seen with slow panning shots

[@ZullietheWitch]

I use a controller and I mostly do just have to hold the sticks very lightly and very steady. It is possible to use CheatEngine to set values for things like, how much the game believes the stick is being pressed, but it's a lot more annoying to set up in Dark Souls Remastered than in some of the later games, so I don't often do it.

[@FreddieTwenty]

@@ZullietheWitch Thank you for answering! Awesome! I'm planning on requiring it for all three games eventually. I've been trying to find an aswer for this for over a month :P

[@ristane6849]

It's okay Mr. Giant, I'll see you again on my yearly playthrough. You are not alone.

[@Dolphin192]

DS1 is my favorite game and Sen's Fortress is one of my favorite areas.

[@bma4372]

>Meanwhile, somewhere in Lordran< "What's that sound? Oh... OH!!" >KA-BOOOOM!

[@InternetHydra]

Over 230 hours in DS1, never knew the giant could lob stuff into the Golem arena. Always dealt with the giant beforehand.

[@Darkmage1293]

Chosen Undead: Uses Force to launch giant firebomb away Patches: "There's a right lovely bit of treasure down there.....and....do you hear that whistling noise?"

[@Sinjito]

Wow, the number of times I've replayed this game since it came out all those years ago and I had no idea the giant threw bombs at you during the boss fight if he was still alive. I always took him out before I fought the golem. Still things to learn about this game after all these years.

[@DanS044]

It’s absurd how there’s still things I don’t know about this game. Thank you Zullie

[@IFRETNOT]

music is so hnnnng. Love the atmosphere your videos give off.

[@only223]

I... never knew it would throw into the arena but that makes sense

[@alacer8878]

Huh. I never knew you could get him to just stop. Gotta love learning new things about my favorite game.

[@TiakOSRS]

Never felt a video title more in my life

[@tk2300]

"Leaving him alive but unemployed" DERN CHOSEN UNDEAD TOOK MER JERRRRRB!

[@glitchdoctor5494]

I never knew that the elevator can kill you. That's the first time Impatience saved my life.

[@TheUnseenGate]

Learning new things about dark souls 1 after almost 13 years

[@seelcudoom1]

one nice little detail i like about the sens fortress mimic is its in the middle of the room and at an odd angle, which no other chest is, combined with being a trap filled area it actually primes the player ot be suspicious of the chest even if your completely blind and dont know about mimics

[@HamstahFwend]

His work tasks respawn but he doesn't, whether or not he's employed. :c

[@mr.hedgefund6205]

I may have never played the first Dark Souls, but Sen’s Fortress is a name forever steeped in infamy to fans across the series.

[@aifos5171]

You never stop learning with Zullie's videos! DS1 is such a masterpiece

[@TheSilly6403]

I'm so happy that you're making a DS1 video, still my favorite From game for sure

[@machinaeZER0]

This was a really fun one! Had no idea some of these interactions existed :)

[@StarscreamsGirl]

I never knew he could throw bombs into the boss arena! That sounds like a nightmare to play.

[@AJGexe]

Missed opportunity for a human enemy that respawn unless you break his spirit.

[@アマデオ]

"He just gives up" He's just like me fr fr.

[@kyot13r.53]

That panning shot at 2:37 goes so hard 🖤

[@DingoMCCringus]

I just wanted to say how much I appreciate the Kings Field 4 background tunes. Just bopping along enjoying David Bunch's shop.

[@SussyCookie-ve8gp]

The thumbnail combined with the title oh my lord 😢

[@matheusb.bergara5251]

2:35 that is a great shot of the giant btw, could totally make a wallpaper out of this

[@erris5744]

In all my years playing this and the rest of the games, I never knew he threw the bombs into the Iron Golem's arena

[@2manyprunes]

I never knew this! Makes sense when you think about it.

[@MrBjanders]

I think I always sniped the ball-throwing giant long before I got to the Iron Golem's arena, so I never even considered that he could be an extra challenging element to that fight. I love learning details like these!

[@DoomedDiceThrower]

I love that I'm still learning more about even dark souls 1. Keep on going with the great videos zullie, love you!

[@killer900rocks]

holy shit i need a 12 hour loop of the Lordran Space Firebomb Program

[@Scoliosistic]

When SOTE comes out I’ll binge watch this channel

[@SullySadface]

Poor guy, he's just doin his best

[@matthewchandler7845]

Zullie always shows there is more at play then simple game mechanics...someone put in the effort and Zullie the hunter shines the light on why! NEAT!

[@smokyjo5245]

13 years later, and I'm only just now witnessing that you can send firebombs into the stratosphere

[@MAYOFORCE]

I absolutely love small details like these

[@Mene0]

That last fact was cool as shit

[@jacksquatt6082]

Thirteen years later, and we're still discovering new things about this masterpiece. It's amazing.

[@volrath77]

Ah, Sen's Playground. So many fond memories there.

[@jcace13]

How interesting that there's so much script for this one enemy.

[@AugustTheOracle]

Genuinely really good presentation on this video

[@shinkiro403]

I can't believe it, MORE stuff I didn't know after thousands of hours dedicated to this game (and series as a whole), guess I need no further proof that you are actually a witch because this is magic

[@jazeenharal6013]

I swear, King's Field 4 has some of the best music

[@ice_man81]

That whole part was a nightmare. To get all the way up and have to deal with that. Makes you memorize Senns fortress though.

[@beatotheelder6170]

Babe wake up new Zullie. Again!

[@meatbot.404]

This may just be the best Zullie video yet

[@crossf2351]

Final clip is very good. "Parry this, scrub!" "Okay I parried it what next?"

[@CrunchyFluids]

Stopped watching Vaati's Armored Core lore video for a new Zulie vid

[@JustMabember]

"Alive, but unemployed" Worse fate than death...

[@darkmagpiestudios8222]

Dear god those pots break with the weight of thunder.

[@OMIMox]

You hurt his feelings 😢 now youre both in the wrong

[@Tekkaras]

The timing of this video is uncanny. Just two days ago a friend and I were playing co-op and we got invaded and the invader did this and we were both baffled.

[@chives441]

Not hearing the dart's impact 3 times shook me ngl. But Im digging the classic content.

[@Jarikraider]

Giant should absolutely decimate the Iron Giant with those

[@kevinanderson6367]

When you parried the giant fire bomb, it looked like the giant was about to dolphin dive away from it.

[@Bhalzard]

A whole new video! We love you Zullie, thank you

[@NoriakiKakyoin-in5rd]

OK but can we just appreciate how satisfying it is to smash a giant canonball to bits with only your fists Fromsoft never skimps on the sound effects

[@dtm7168]

King's Field 4 OST is such a bop

[@Tvanon]

Sen's Fortress is actuallt one of my favorite area in any soulsborne game. I wish they make more area that filled with traps like this.

[@lucklesscope8367]

I've played through Dark Souls since its release on the PS3 multiple times. But only today did I learn that the Firebomb Giant throws firebombs at you while fighting the Iron Golem.

[@hanselsantiago7741]

I just beat Sen Fortress yesterday. Thank you for DS1 videos 😊