Can You Beat DARK SOULS 2 With Only Whips?

[@lolbuster01]

As someone who PvPed religiously with whips, their greatest strength is not just range, it's that it can attack through walls and objects.

[@ЕгорГорюшин-ж7в]

I remember making a friend ragequit with my powerstanced spotted whip build haha

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

Still true in elden ring!

[@lolbuster01]

@@ЕгорГорюшин-ж7в I ran dual old whips. I had 2 unupgraded, poison infused, spotted whips for people who annoyed me. I got 16-17 heals out of one guy once because he tried to be cute by running in a loop.

[@Mare_Man]

​@@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 And DS3

[@axious9613]

You also can't parry a whip, sans bloodborne

[@PoisonTree88]

Yo Lemon, for any future DS2 runs you do you should know that Large Titanite Shards are free once you reach the Huntsman's Copse. There's a Giant Basilisk at the bottom of the cave just after the first bonfire. It drops 3 Large Titanite Shards guaranteed and respawns so long as you're in the Covenant of Champions. Hope this helps! 🤓

[@TheBacklogs]

Had no idea!

[@MattJDylan]

Also, aldia's keep has infinite dragon bones, since you can bonfire ascetic those along with an hollow that drops 2 ascetics (and some other consumables)... double spotted wips (and double boss weapons in future runs) are doable easier than dual normal weapons to upgrade!

[@kahlzun]

​@@MattJDylanhow do you get a duplicate boss weapon? Or do you mean NG+?

[@MattJDylan]

@@kahlzun bonfire ascetic and get a second boss soul after beating the boss... technically it makes the zone ng+, but it's still on the same run

[@Jonthekiller9]

“I also know from experience that weapon sucks @$$” has to be the most relatable statement I’ve ever heard you make lemon

[@whodatiscody]

Its pretty powerful against certain enemies since it does bonus damage against hollows but the low durability makes it harder to use

[@thehittite6982]

Actually a pretty good choice for Vendrick since you get the bonus hollow damage from it. Assuming of course that you bring a few dozen repair powder.

[@ClaimSuit]

only time I ever saw a good build for Whip's in any Dark Souls was using the spotted whip with bleed and notched whip with poison in power stance (Like what he was going for). Purely a PvP focused status build made to torment your opponent into panic rolling away, but it did that job a little too well. Old whip is something I have never seen used seriously thanks to the corpse durability bug and lacking large quantities of hollows in most areas.

[@lolbuster01]

I use them for PvP. Even with a suboptimal build, they're hilariously strong.

[@familyof4what]

Was making Mac and cheese

[@AGoofyAhhDuck]

*me making pizzarolls* Lemon: "I wanna make sure you got something to eat before we get started." HE'S IN THE WALLS

[@locawave]

HE'S IN THE GODDAMN WALLS

[@furkankaracam678]

My Uber-Eats literally just arrived😅

[@familyof4what]

Was making Mac and cheese

[@legonwood]

Was actually eating when he said that

[@captainpringles1173]

I literally just finished making ramen 🍜😂

[@donkiwi4888]

it's interesting to see lemon ignore the old whip deliberately, when ji_mothy's whip only run was essentially relying on it for burst damage/boss killing.

[@Estus1999]

I was thinking the same thing

[@chaseong9560]

It's the legit anti vendrick weapon

[@kharnifex]

Whipping that poor old man to death

[@LucRio448]

Whoever was in charge of the animation for the notched whip definitely was on a quest to make whips feel as little impactful and satisfying to use as possible :D

[@Simply_better22343]

Look at bloodborne's whips. Way better. Cane whip for class whip, and the classic saw from the dlc I forgot the name tho

[@Jormyyy]

​@@Simply_better22343beast cleaver believe it is called

[@arcademelee6343]

​@Jormyyy It's called the Beast Cutter and it's awesome.

[@MrBiochronic]

Thats right, I'm still a member :D Thanks again kind stranger from the streams. Partey!

[@fishebola]

How do you even tell you're a member

[@brandonheat8435]

​@@fishebola look at the knight helm beside his name :)

[@christianplacek5451]

Nice spawn icon

[@Tony-The-Motherfucking-Tiger]

It's crazy how likely you are to get memberships just by being in the streams and someone donating them, this community is something else.

[@primm_slimm]

based spawn pfp one of the best comic series ever

[@ZombMastr64]

"with a little more whip and zero nae naes" Lemon, you're a master of writing.

[@personalminiatureequine9683]

i'm both surprised and not surprised at all that you ignored the bloodied whip, it has length and poise damage at the expense of being one of the most obnoxious farms in the game to get. looking forward to the dagger run, i believe everyone should start as explorer, and using two daggers without powerstance is a funny looking animation that reminds me of the sadcat dance meme

[@IdToaster]

There's a gauntlet that boosts Bleed buildup the same way the Sanctum Soldier Gauntlets do for Poison: the Shadow Gauntlets from the beak-helmed ninja guys in No-Man's Wharf/Earthen Peak/Lost Bastille. More farming, but at least it's a base game enemy.

[@Lotuswalker]

6:12 Did... did he just make a Delicious in Dungeon reference ??? I am flabbergasted ! FLABBERGASTED !!!

[@dokkanwoken4732]

Fr I didn't expect that, truly outstanding 🔥

[@cas9656]

For real though the living armour episode was awesome, I'm honestly surprised I've never seen living armour done like that before 'cause it's a really cool idea.

[@Newwby]

Actually the best show airing right now, hype to hear Lemon reference it

[@oLTGo]

I immediately searched for this comment, absolutely beautiful stuff

[@salty5082]

SAMEE

[@madkoala2130]

5:19 yes about that jumping attack... (gets flashbacks of Ymfah's DS2 "Bow" only run)

[@pockystyx4087]

Been waiting for the DkS2 whips~ with the proper et up of durability rings and powders, I found the Old Whip outperforms the Notched Whip by mid to late game. Its a deceptively "bad" weapon; because it can be given to you way earlier than you have any way to properly use it lol

[@julianmccann2934]

Always good to see Sexy Party Solaire back in action

[@snake4342001]

Coming this summer to a theater near you "Sexy Party Solaire in the dungeon of doom"

[@emarbaloush9189]

How are you 3 hours before the video released

[@Ssimpleperson]

Hell yeah

[@snake4342001]

@@emarbaloush9189 the Golden Helmet

[@emarbaloush9189]

@@snake4342001 make sense lol

[@Raoul9753]

I dont know what it is with this guy, I dont even like Souls games, but Whenever this guy makes a new video, I watch it right away... Its that voice... its so calming and relaxing, that guy could read a phone book, I would still watch it...

[@hewhogames2660]

Man I just wanna say how amazing your content is after having an extremely rough week and the start of your video just made my day. Keep em coming our firebomb lord

[@Umustalldie2]

Doing my first dark souls 2 run through right now. Your videos show me just how much growth there is to have in the skill gap.

[@TheTaxSationalSir]

Hope you have fun and remember if lemon can beat games with bad weapons you got this

[@maxdriever7668]

Just remember to level ADP

[@austinluther5825]

I just did my first DS2 run about a month ago. I called it my "Oops, All Maces!" run.

[@Umustalldie2]

@@maxdriever7668 yeah I rushed it to 100 agi. I am at frigid outskirts atm. This place sucks man

[@khiufu_666]

why spoil yourself the game?

[@ritachikorita6916]

Can we all team up to pressure Lemon to play King’s Field this Halloween?

[@DanielGafner]

I don't want like cause you on 69 likes😊

[@agustindebortoli7686]

yes, i think we will.

[@EmissaryOfSmeagol]

21:29 Vendrick _can_ definitely be bled, this is how you kill him without any Giant Souls.

[@Toadzx]

Came to say the same thing, except I could never beat him without the giant souls.

[@capperbuns]

My first playthough i had ice and normal rapiers, had 1 giant soul... It took me 30 minutes straight.

[@Markus-8Muireg]

Doesn't bleed just deal 60 damage in ds2?

[@EmissaryOfSmeagol]

@@Markus-8Muireg 200 flat damage and a reduction in stamina.

[@Markus-8Muireg]

@@EmissaryOfSmeagol Getting 50+ bleed procs sounds like more of a hastle than getting the giant's souls.

[@lea-liz1878]

Wow didn't even realise I was a member. Thank you to whoever gifted it and sorry I didn't realise at the time.

[@thejudgeshot7407]

How do you even tell if you're a member?

[@lea-liz1878]

@@thejudgeshot7407 membership tab on the main channel page

[@DefinitelyFroggyDioBrando]

​@@thejudgeshot7407there's usally a symbol next to your username when you comment something on their channel

[@curtisturpin9389]

A few years ago I decided to do a Whip only challenge run of Dark Souls one, which I had a great time with. I've since gone on to do whip only runs through the other fromsoft titles. Dark Souls 2 is by far the worst one for whip builds. But I'm so glad to see more whip challenge runs! Thank you so much!

[@darrenthesleepybird3355]

Lemon: "I wanna make sure you get something to eat before we get started." Me, standing in front of my oven about to preheat it: "Ah shit he already knows."

[@dantepizza6310]

Thank you for making so much content over the last three, feels like i spent about 4 years enjoying your videos, and each one makes me smile. Thank you, Lemon

[@Silverstar114]

This is legitimately the best I've ever seen whips perform in a souls game. Seeing you hit like 7 enemies at once during the skeleton lord fight was surprisingly satisfying. The sheer lack of range for pretty much all DS2 weapons made the whip range look absolutely absurd.

[@Illuyankas]

You'll enjoy them in Elden Ring then, especially the petal whips

[@Jormyyy]

​@@IlluyankasUrumi >>>

[@Illuyankas]

@Jormyyy it is very very good, personally I like the strike and bleed more than slashing but the unique moves are sick

[@ashleybull4450]

Absolutely loving the Dark Souls 2 content! I once ran through DS2 (pre Scholar) with whips, mainly the poison whip. It was a hell of a ride!

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

Im literally playing a run-in elden ring where i got to octopus helms, in a row, thought it was fate and am now playing a duel whip build as OCTOMAN protector of the weak! This is well timed

[@AnAverageGoblin]

SPS is so shredded his abs are like +10 tower shields, each individual one infused with a different stone effect.

[@pedrobortoli6852]

Lemon has blessed my saturday evening once more. Thank you, bearer of the firebomb 🙏

[@НиколайТрофимов-е9в]

Hyped for the daggers run, they're actually quite cool with RoB and Flynn's. Also powerstancing Mytha's daggers is very fun.

[@griffinjohnson1761]

The delivery of "You go to hell! You go to hell and you die!" At 16:27 was incredible. Thanks for making videos Lemon, seeing a new video from you always makes my day.

[@Primeval997]

Hm, another few things to just throw out there for no reason, ds1 Dragonbone fist, throwing knives, and my favorite not upgraded fist weapon for only pine resins. Ds3 also has Scythes and shield only runs are also there in all the games. Of course there is dark/Hex only, or you could put down darksouls for a bit to move over to Elden ring for some challenges there! Like dragon covenant abilities only, or only bubbles, or even back to the roots for just only fire, or lightning, etc. just throwing out ideas for ya Lemon! Keep up the fantastic work, the fire bomb academy is proud to have you as headmaster!!!😁

[@ThatOneSquintingCat]

0:07 BRO I JUST WENT TO GET A SNACK WHAAAAAAT

[@gwingcommander]

Fun fact- the duke's dear freya was originally going to split into two spiders midway through the fight. that's why when she jumps up you can see that kinda weird pinch in the middle. She's basically two giant spider models that have been stitched together, which gives her that really unsettling movement animation

[@13JackStorm]

Random Lemon Vid is my favourite kind of Lemon Vid

[@Ricemang7]

One thing I loved about the whip is the running attack is really strong and quick, especally in pvp.

[@xaroz904]

*opens video, pauses, goes to get snacks, realizes i already have snacks, unpauses* lemon: "...wait, did you even leave..." "i just wanted to make sure you had something to eat before we get started." HOW DOES HE KNOW-

[@paydie1206]

You can get the old whip off the start with the petrified stone starting gift. Trade with the crow. It’s surprisingly common honestly. Damn you called me out while i was typing haha it totally takes more than two hits to break and repair powder exists!

[@YGNX]

You know what Lemon? I didn't eat, I'm gonna go make that philly cheese steak then come back with it and eat it while I watch.

[@whodatiscody]

FINALLY I have been waiting for this since DS1 whips only. Whips are so fun in DS2

[@AceAviations2]

There are two other methods to obtain Poison Stones early: 1. Save scum the nest with Smooth and Silky Stones 2. The Basilisk in the building you find Rosabeth in, just outside of the Bonfire a. Note that Basilisks drop all of the infusion stones, so it won't be consistent*. However if you don't want to go through a lot of steps to get them it's a really easy farm that takes very little time. *However this makes it a great farming spot for any build that uses Infusions, you do have put up with getting stuff useless to you, however it's very early and a quick farm, though you WILL need to be in the Company of Champions to have the thing continue respawning. That spot however is great once you get there, plus it's also a great spot for farming Titanite Chunks. Either a Fire Infused Bow or Fire Arrows will deal with the enemies in the pools, and you just need a good weapon for the enemies that drop Poison Stones.

[@roboticgamer5029]

“Where there’s a whip, there’s a way” is such a good song from such an unlikely place

[@SlimePunkGaming]

SPS is back ma boi

[@squishybrick]

I have just enough experience with dark souls that I too could try torturing myself for content, but that is simply not a path I am destined to take. Thank you for the entertainment, I look forward to trying dark souls 2 for the first time, soon.

[@Encucumbered]

SPS is back babyy!

[@yesntpan]

I recently finished playing dark souls 2 for the first time, and half of my reasoning was so i could watch all the dark souls 2 challenge videos. Seems my timing was perfect

[@kyragem9491]

"I'm basically playing keep away until I can do one hundred damage at a time." Look, it's Elden Ring!

[@Lunar_F_Blues]

Found your channel not too long ago as well as other Dark Souls challenge youtubers and I've been loving all these videos! I even got the DS trilogy as I haven't actually played, keep up the great videos Lemon!

[@plackt]

6:12 Surprise Dungeon Meshi reference!

[@blahmchlaben2909]

Nice, i was just running out of "backlogs" of videos of this channel, been binging it for a few days. Back to watchin'

[@sasha1mama]

Where there's a whip-- **wh-kash!** --there's a way. Where there's a whip-- **wh-kash!** --there's a way. Where there's a whip-- We don't wanna go to hell today, But the dork with the lash says, "Nay, nay, nayyy!" He's gonna grind all day, all day, all dayyyy... Where there's a whip, there's a way!

[@markmawson3904]

Fun fact: Vendrick CAN in fact be bled. It took me about 20 straight minutes of fighting because I was in the end game and was too lazy to go farm giant souls, so I bought like 4 falchions and infused them with bleed and that was it. It takes a lot of hits to build up, and takes a second to ward off before you can reapply it, but I’ve done it myself and can confirm it’s true.

[@Ssimpleperson]

Petition for lemon to play dead cells

[@jasonstevens1404]

This was very entertaining to watch. Your commentary and the unique build you were using were absolutely worth it! Thank you for playing!

[@Gebohq]

21:44 Where there's a whip, there is a way! Hooray reference!

[@rhyanwesthassel7980]

We don't wanna go to work today, but the Lord of the Lash says NAY NAY NAAAAYYYY

[@commandertoastcz6256]

Lemon's metaphors are always great, you can almost never see them coming and they always make enough sense to be funny.

[@11shovel11]

Crack that whip Give the past a slip Step on a crack Break your mama's back When a problem comes along You must whip it Before the cream sits out too long You must whip it When something's going wrong You must whip it Whio it good!

[@hossdelgado626]

Remember The Whio it Good

[@jarrrr1347]

*This is what we all were waiting for* (beside the one shot video)

[@Soopyloopy]

5:12 ain’t no party like diddy party

[@sasha1mama]

You missed an opportunity to do a fancy reveal of the final fashion with the Pillar Men music playing. Though honestly that would probably summon Santodes, Wamudes, and Karstodes and doom us all to an oily, innuendous death. So...

[@EchoEkow]

DS2 as an 1800s white man.

[@ZX-Gear]

Was looking for this.

[@Lastofthesigilites]

9:31 i need this WHOO as a sound bite.

[@snake4342001]

Praise the Se...Sun praise the SUN😂

[@pavelowpower]

I know a lot of people didn’t like DS2 but I loved it. The scythes had the best move set out of any souls game. You could press either L2 or R2 I can’t remember which one and it would hook the scythe behind the neck and drag the opponent closer to you. I paired with Ricards rapier and did the multi stab move and it was great. I had loads of fun in the belfry area pvping up there. Brings back some great memories.

[@voidraker1736]

Dark Souls 2 will forever be the game on top of my pile of “games I want to enjoy but just can’t.” I’ve found the best way for me to appreciate the game is watching people like Lemon play it. Keep it up, funny challenge man.

[@LoFiAxolotl]

Ohhh Lemon you know me so well.... yes I've been on a Backlogs bender because i'm sick in bed with pneumonia and after falling asleep to the Dark Souls 1 Dagger only run for like the 10th time i just couldn't stop watching your vids

[@aidengsan]

ds3 daggers only when??

[@CheesyToastie]

I started giggling my ass off when you started grinding for the heide knight helm, i knew exactly what i was gonna see, ive used exactly your armor plenty of times and im so happy you picked amazing fashion

[@papasalvo]

If there is not a single joke about sticks and stones in this video im going to be HIGHLY disappointed

[@OperationOmegaOne]

I... don't get it.

[@Bowsarge]

​@@OperationOmegaOneI'm almost certain it is supposed to be a reference to a song I don't like enough to remember the name of. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me."

[@OperationOmegaOne]

@@Bowsarge Ah, duh. I'm dumb lol

[@Lost1ntheSauc3]

​@@OperationOmegaOne Not dumb, you've probably never heard that before.

[@gabrielleeeSK]

​@@Bowsargeit's S&M by Rihanna for anyone wondering

[@LeiraVeil-Challenge]

1:42 can confirm the old whip is aweful to deal with early game but i wouldnt say it breaks in 2-3 hits...it will however break at the worst possible times should you ever forget to use repair powders. but at the same time its a very interesting change in play style when you have to manage your durability mid fight....and then you remember that several dlc bosses drain durability....fun

[@Forgelock3d]

I just lost "the game" 😑 sorry

[@t20pIayer]

How dare u

[@itslax25]

Ohhh noooo 😭😭

[@juliansommer2754]

Duuuude its been since my Marriage...4 year streak Bro 😢😂

[@oztheglitch]

you should show every new item you equip and do so when they dropped, the build coming together is the most of the fun about these videos... at least for me

[@Bunger-e4u]

Not only did I love this video but i was able to watch it in my new favorite hoodie. My fire bomb academy hoodie arrived today and I LOVE IT.

[@Neat_0h]

I LOVE THE DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON REFERENCE

[@ericfoelsch4366]

I think these videos are going to trick me into playing DS2 again

[@GrimNoir1986]

I was making pizza for this video way before lemon said to have snacks before the run starts! lol Ive always been a fan of this channel watching it grow, I was one of the early subscribers and I'll always stay here, patiently waiting for new classic lemon content! keep up the great work lemon! you're the inspiration for me to play and record more souls games for my channel too!

[@exlorvalor116]

I have never once followed a KZbin channel so religiously. Checking for new content every day.

[@nerrickk9024]

I appreciate you for not skipping darklurker, truly one of the coolest boss designs in all soulsborne IMO

[@cermiosi]

i love your videos! and on of the things that really make them stand out against other challenge youtubers is the music! not only have you always a great and diverse selection of music, but you also document the tracks you are using in the description!

[@SuhinaSeppo]

-Saw Lemon upload a video -Waited till sleepytime to watch it -Lemon's sweet voice lulled me to a deep slumber

[@AnarchistKayle]

This intro straight out pointed me out. xD I've been watching your videos for more than 14h straight for now. Don't worry Lemon, I ate and drinked as much as I needed to, go on and make me dream with your challenge runs!

[@SilentIsles]

the comeback of the puzzling stone sword when you needed it most was awesome

[@holschermarc]

Thats some fine ass side content to watch while grinding. Seriously Lemon the way u speak is the exacte match between unique but not annyoing, good to hear but not bland. Some quality vocal cords u got there

[@vampire847]

"wait did you even leave?" No... No I have not... HELL I've watched this video like 4 or 5 times already... Lemon is my comfort tuber who gets put on in hte background to help me get through life.

[@thatothersting]

That "oddly performative" spin-whip attack is pulled directly from Ivy's moveset in Soul Calibur. The puzzling stone sword is a direct reference to her, as well. The sword & shield combo weapons in DS3 are Sophitia/Cassandra references, too, though that's probably pretty obvious if you're familiar with the animations.

[@awolkitty2486]

I become physically excited whenever I see a new video of yours comes out never stop and never change.

[@crablion847]

I had a nice plate of pastas and spinach with cheese sauce, thanks for checking, Lemon! Yeah bleed in DS2 is really underwhelming, found this out when I tried to use the knife dropped by the hollow soldiers in Forest of Fallen Giants Thanks for explaining how it works in details

[@frog_goblin]

i waited to watch this video until i finished dinner, so lemon asking if we’d had something to eat yet was truly perfect

[@PokemonHaloFan]

Loved that little Delicious in Dungeon reference.

[@maxwellwilliams1802]

Recently watched a whip only run done by someone else, and while the disability thing was an issue for the old whip, it actually slaps for damage

[@weedforfrogs]

dude the use of spelunky music is so fitting and so nostalgic

[@glitchydoll]

One thing regarding challenge runs that I like to see, that isn’t here, is “getting all the weapons in the category”. The reason is because it adds an additional sub-goal, and encourages the person to try out all the weapons in a category, seeing the situations in which some are better than others. It can be really informative.

[@CRAgamer]

Damn, I remember watching you when you had like 10 vids on the channel and you're already at almost half a mil subs. Proud of you lemon. You do good work.

[@erink1147]

Unironically forgot to eat before I watched this video. Thank you, Lemon.

[@lordofinnistrad8757]

Amazing how this gets uploaded as I was watching the Dark Souls whip run. XD

[@masterthune]

That Sinh death animation glitch had me in stitches. I have never seen that before. I ended up scaring my sleeping cat.

[@Tonicwinner]

I love how he predicted that some of us enjoy his content while eating! It just sets the mood!

[@Coletidy]

Was just re watching some older videos, this came at the perfect time 🙏

[@DoomWolfOfficial]

okay i don't usually comment until the end of the video or so to make sure I don't miss anything, but the "god?" to talking to Shalquoir had me dying

[@chasewedding9722]

dude, idky but just listing to lemons vids makes me feel at home, or conforted, your just so calm..."HE'S IN THE WALLS" but anyways your vids just make me feel at home yk