Can You Beat DARK SOULS 1 With Only Whips?

[@TheBacklogs]

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[@itaya2658]

rip Solaire, why Lemon WHY

[@ragnard0967]

Call it the masso run

[@numbersbubble]

I came up with the hardest run. I think it may be impossible. You have to play as Petrus. Wear his armor and use his weapon. You have to have the same stats and can't level up, including the weapon. And you can only heal with miracles, no estus allowed.

[@kol2456]

Lol, "High quality clothing without the accompanying high price" *Shows $50 Shorts*

[@zanderjo]

Loved the video bro it was funny and I would rewatch it eventually

[@CubedQ]

We don’t pigeonhole you as the guy who plays dark souls. We pigeonhole you as the guy who uses fire bombs.

[@TheBacklogs]

I can live with that.

[@bananasoul3206]

@@TheBacklogs and as the man with no known weaknesses... except maybe upload schedule haha

[@ArcAngle1117]

@@TheBacklogs It's time to beat FNV with only Fire Bombs

[@Will-mk5pj]

@@TheBacklogs lemon… firebomb all the games….

[@Bluecho4]

It's not pigeonholing. It's duty. An obligation paid to the Goddess of Explosions.

[@jpsoup7920]

I love seeing people using weapons that never seem to get used I would love to see this challenge in 2 and 3

[@J.JONAH.Jameson]

Problem is it's not a challenge run in 2 regular weapon run

[@MrNinjaSoda]

Whips in 2 are pretty good, esp dual wielded. DS2 had a spacing system where different portions of the weapon had different damage values. It really only came up reapers, a few halberds, and whips. If you hit with the whip tip it did 2-3x damage for some pretty beefy hits, and with practice wasn't too hard to do.

[@GamingGeek264]

@The Hittite just somehow get 6 and keep em loaded like a revolver! Its how I did it with insane luck :D.

[@jasontaemon8598]

I used a whip for DS3 PvP for awhile and can say it was underrated. I loved the range and it’s weapon art. The damage was a little low, but it was much easier to hit with that most weapons.

[@ewanleslie8073]

Same

[@grfrjiglstan]

Ah yes, the challenge run that taught me to appreciate every single one of a weapon's attacks. The biggest pain of this run by far is when the whip bounces off a wall, so you need to learn the one-handed and two-handed variations of R1, R2, jump attack, roll attack, and running attack just to figure out which hitbox will work in your favor. For those of you wanting to try this run at home without mods, I recommend a modified version called the Belmont run. It's basically the same, but you can use firebombs and throwing knives to simulate Castlevania's sub-weapons. It lets you just firebomb the Asylum Demon, and supplements your weak early-game damage. All in all, another good video. Cool of you to shout out Deathstroke, and I appreciated the Challenger Andy reference as well.

[@randomcrusader5632]

Fighting nito would be cool as fuck in a Belmont run

[@JohnJones1599]

@@randomcrusader5632 Richter Belmont fighting Nito: Die monster! You don’t belong in this world.

[@st.haborym]

A flexible weapon bouncing off a wall is kind of silly

[@wietze1220]

To be honest i don't really care if a challenge run has already been done or not, its your own style of making these videos that i enjoy so much

[@st.haborym]

Me too man

[@talonalexander2849]

What they ☝️ said

[@archmagetyler]

Lemon wasn’t kidding about chat murdering him, I showed up at the community bonfire (where chat tends to watch him) and they were all sharpening blades while I was just kinda standing back scared holding extra kindling I brought for good luck. Glad to see he didn’t need it but still.

[@flamingrubys11]

what? explain... does lemon stream on twitch or youtube?

[@archmagetyler]

@@flamingrubys11KZbin I was making jokes about darksouls stupidity

[@brycekrispiez714]

I’ll never forget the guy who did this run and screamed I FORGOT THE DOLL

[@Dovah_Slayer]

I stupid why can't you forget doll? Meme?

[@Cha05typhoon]

Fantastic video! Almost as good as watching chat freak out when you first revealed what SPS was during the live run lol!

[@roundishwhale]

Gotta love how everyone in chat was just perpetually sour about what happened to our favorite boy xD <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="655">10:55</a> - Gotta say I love the buildup and the direct payoff here^^

[@milessumida6770]

Oh god, his dangling fruit! I completely missed that!

[@Nomanzo]

I did a whip playthrough myself, years ago. They’re surprisingly good! I had limited myself to throwing knives, firebombs (as a stand-in for holy water) and charcoal pine resin, to get the full Belmont experience. No magic though. Simon’s too dumb for that kinda thing.

[@itsClaptrap]

I made the argument for myself that I'm playing as Richter, and having Belnades blood would give him access to lite magic abilities that and uh, I cant live without Power Within and Magic Weapons

[@thaddeusgenhelm8979]

You know, given all the crap Simon Belmont has been through and done, and all he's achieved, it seems weird to think that Simon couldn't use some magic... Though apparently he was under practiced in such things by Belmont standards, so I guess it's not an unreasonable take =P

[@Avr33Gaming]

Surprisingly good? They have no reposte and no falling attack. It was easily the most painful challenge run ive done on ds1

[@Nomanzo]

@@Avr33Gaming True, but they've got some pretty good range, and their damage isn't the worst. With some good footwork and well-timed jumps, you can kill many enemies before they can even get to you. I never said they were like, super powerful or anything. I just expected them to be worse than they actually were.

[@1stCallipostle]

​@@thaddeusgenhelm8979I coulda sworn he had some level of access to it in 2. But I also understand that most people have little memory of 2 and don't wish to change that

[@maviimira]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="327">5:27</a> "76 damage without a buff, 125 with. That's, quite literally, double damage." Uhhmmm....?

[@demonlordainz77]

I know I set there and said your messing 25 damage to be exact to be quite literally double damage

[@Michi_owo-VLLC]

We are dark souls players, we don't math my friend

[@demian5631]

That thumbnail alone is a 20/10 already.

[@aki_times_ten]

😮

[@vaderluke22]

Just picked up dark souls yesterday because of your channel. So far I'm having more trouble avoiding rolling to my death than fighting bosses. It's good fun!

[@MrZaranthan]

The most dangerous enemy in the game is gravity.

[@duckking7613]

@@MrZaranthan Even the legendary Black Iron Tarkus couldn’t beat gravity.

[@bahhumbug5467]

I can’t wait for you to fight kalameet! Those cutscenes are legendary

[@vaderluke22]

@@bahhumbug5467 can't wait to get there. But I have quite a ways to go. My biggest problem is that I've never played this game, so I have no clue where to go at any given time

[@bahhumbug5467]

@@vaderluke22 yeah that was my problem with all the gamess absolutely no sense of where to go until you get to a boss room have fun and don’t go hollow 🫡

[@quedzadrake1636]

Never thought i would hear someone else bring PEGP up again Cheers to challenger Andy

[@maxwellwilliams1802]

I was thinking the same thing

[@Crestfallen_Fawkes]

SPS really has a divine bloodline. He should be a vampire killer with those whip skills.

[@qq5847]

A Castlevania reference?

[@MelioUmbraBelmont]

​@@qq5847what is a hollow?

[@qq5847]

@@MelioUmbraBelmont A miserable pile of deadmeat

[@nseven1117]

head canon: nobody dies in this run, they all just got whipped and collapsed because they just got whipped by sexy Solair

[@Humansarebetter1]

Can’t blame them, i would too

[@curtisbailey6326]

Lemon mentioning pegp means he's going to do the same challenge as Andy. I'd love to see the suffering he goes through, watching Andy was quite funny

[@destrorso2505]

The ultimate technique

[@enlongjones2394]

Elden Ring with whips should be interesting. It only has a few, but stuff like the Giant Braid and Hoslow Petal Whip are really neat.

[@thefirstgoop]

Used dual urumi for a run, can confirm whips are fun in ER

[@sephirothsadvent]

@@thefirstgoop I wish they were slightly less ass though.

[@adolfhipsteryolocaust3443]

Wips are actually good in er

[@FubblerCo.]

Whips are great in elden ring, ran dual hoslow at the end game

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

Something that could have made this run a bit less painful in the beginning, and a good general tip for any player: If you're going for the bare-minimum int to use Great Magic Weapon, the Oolacile Ivory Catalyst with its fixed magic scaling will give you a lot more damage than the starting catalyst.

[@JohnofPA]

Editing in a whip for the first boss, and then getting it legitimately after? This is the way.

[@AabluedragonAH]

Genuinely surprised at how distracted I was by SPS’s sexy party back muscles… that said, I definitely want to see this challenge run in the next games!

[@anthonylima4452]

I have not watched the original whip playthrough… I have indeed FORGOTTEN the DOLL

[@NerdTypeZ]

Your videos never fail to raise my spirits. Something about you tackling these challenges with such an upbeat attitude, combined with your impeccable editing ability just brightens my day.

[@kaltaron1284]

I'm not sure how easily it would have gotten you into trouble but Devo's "Whip it" would have been perfect for this. Still a very enjoyable video. Great job.

[@redeveer6647]

Niiice, Glad to see you still going back at it! also well honestly, doing challenge runs that are already done shouldn't get in your way too much. Not even mentioning the fact you have your own style some people might not have seen other videos about these challenge runs, you posting it is only adding since its us seeing your own experience with it!

[@Awwscrewit]

Using the Guardian Blade for bleed damage is pretty nuts with a Dex build. Usually takes just 3 hits to prov, even on bosses.

[@bubbles22386]

sexy party solaire is exactly what i needed today

[@MIersetting335]

Sticks and stones may break my bones but whips and chains excite me

[@paytongagliardi8709]

You've got too good at all these lighter challenge runs. It's time for the straight sword hilt try.

[@azericthetraveller6355]

For some reason I love the quote “Standing on the shoulders of giants and calling myself tall.”

[@memeyxll2364]

Saw this notification and almost immediately clicked on it my lemon sensor are always tingling

[@codyborders6948]

Same!!!

[@capntizzy9029]

Sexy party solaire much better than finding his own sun.

[@Lunaraia]

A true Slaaneshian party from start to finish with everything that entailed.

[@LunarSoul255]

"working out the kinks" I see what you did there...

[@NLABRAiNiAC]

Additional +1 for Furi music, that game's soundtrack is incredible

[@lizard1255]

Man I really though SPS was gonna be Solaire Protection Squad. My naivety continued even when he hit him since I thought: "oh cool, hitting him stops him from progressing through his storyline, so it's all good" oh how wrong i was.

[@emberthecatgirl8796]

“I’m above sex jokes, I’ll just get the Very Large Ember” Me, named Ember:

[@PressContinue]

That Solaire word-play shows you can be as smart as a whip. But that doesn't excuse you from treating him as your whipping boy though!Regardless, I'll give the rest of the video a fair crack of the whip, even though I have other cats to whip.

[@amberhernandez]

I can read this in your voice at this point lmao

[@Swaiznhe]

As soon as chrono trigger's song started a bunch of good memorys flowed my mind. Thank you, it was a very good memory

[@thepearled0120]

Someone get Challenger Andy here. The PEGP Cinematic Universe is expanding.

[@vox9096]

actually I ADORE sexy party solaire, great video btw !! Always love seeing your content!

[@DEDManGamingWins]

My favorite joke was the 12 bottles of Everclear and a single drop of Sunny D. Fantastic job as always Lemon!

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="687">11:27</a> Woofer Wielder of Blades

[@bananasoul3206]

The thumbnail is absolute perfection! Thanks for the content man, love your stuff!

[@TheLivingOdyssey]

I loved doing this run. I routed mine to grab the very large ember from new Londo as my very first move, then the large ember from depths, killed stray for my slab and then grabbed titanite from blighttown and Andre. Had a +10 whip before Sen’s and a +15 before O&S. Mix it all with charcoal pine resin and this weapon MELTED bosses way faster than I thought it would. Tons of funs. Notched whip and guardian tail were niche since the late game bosses and enemies love to resist bleed and poison.

[@grandbean9031]

"76 damage without buff, 125 with. That's quite literally double damage" Whips are so bad that he forgot how to math.

[@UpliftThrone76]

As somebody who just recently did a whip run, I have to say that it seriously changes how I tackled certain areas. It makes more open areas like Lost Izalith and Demon Ruins surprisingly easy to handle because the whip's damage is passable once you're accustomed to it; while it also makes narrower areas (and any hill whatsoever) absolutely abysmal to go through. It has given me new appreciation for weapons that can crit, as well as weapons that only strike straight forwards.

[@minititan1031]

Now that's what I call some intense whiplash.

[@noxealga]

😂🤦‍♂️

[@bluebottle9555]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="46">0:46</a> i've been struggling to remember this guy's name just so i could relive "I FORGOT THE DOLL", bless you lemon 😂

[@dom-nix]

I can't overstate this enough, you're the creator that brings me joy when I see your notification on my phone. I love your videos, you deserve everything good in this world.

[@arabidllama]

I once did a "Belmont Run" of Dark Souls - Whips, leather armor, throwables, and self/AoE miracles only. Was a lot of fun, would recommend!

[@brandiolipants6596]

"I forgot the doll!"... I still laugh every time

[@thememelords9491]

That's what a thumbnail is meant to do Catch my attention with something related to the subject It really caught my attention

[@mariorsmith1141]

Hey backlogs if you see this comment I just wanna say thx for your hard work and dedication of what you are doing you really make my day batter with every post I was recently in the hospital with sever pain with the only thing to keep me happy was your content it really help me a lot thank you man have a great day

[@nixoproto7545]

thank you backlogs for reminding me how much of a bakery the asylum demon has

[@glassomilk2676]

I think a cool challenge for a video would be boss weapons only? I do t know if this has been done but I would love to see you do it, keep up the good videos man

[@bahhumbug5467]

Would you say the flame drake sword counts as a boss weapon?

[@glassomilk2676]

@@bahhumbug5467I think weapons like that should count, but if he does decide to do this challenge, it up to him ofc... But yes I would count them

[@coombaplays]

Lemon, you are the GOAT. Your videos inspired me to raise my channel from the dead last year. Today I uploaded a no healing run of DS1 and aspire to one day be half the challenge runner you are. All hail the patience elemental, GOAT of challenge runs.

[@Mohgwyn_]

DONT FORGET THE DOLL!!

[@thedarkgenious7967]

Dude I was not expecting The Beat's track to start blaring in the Archive Jail. Furi soundtrack is 10/10, as always.

[@dreamguest3597]

The Solaire jokes never get old. Great video as always. Tîçñær ßrœndleba

[@logangomes2922]

Perfect Estus Gwyn Parry PEGP the ultimate technique

[@gamestopper3134]

i did my whip run around the start of this year, and its cool to see how our two runs were so different from each other

[@TruePirateKing12]

I feel like the guardians tail should be the ultimate whip in this game. Its a scorpion's tail and its massive for crying out loud.

[@papacheeseburger]

I appreciate the use of the Eiyuden Chronicle music in the begging there. I bought the game and 100%'d it cause of your channel.

[@Ratatoskie]

I love a man who knows how to use a whip. Please make more buff whippy boy videos.

[@ThisHandleIsDefinatelyTaken]

Lovely thumbnail. The vid is alright. EDIT: Actually watched the video. Hot stuff. Dark Souls really is deep dark fantasy.

[@padwock2294]

I'm ashamed to admit it but every so often when lemon says he's whipping something I just imagine the dark souls elite knight armour set hittin' a whip and nae nae mid-combat and I find it way too funny

[@silvercandra4275]

I'm ususally very against killing Solaire... but Solaire with no shirt and a whip... Yeah... I'm glad I already knew I wasn't straight before this. Seriously though, good video. I tried out whips on my frst playtrhough, hated them, and pretty much just decided they have to be the worst weapon, so yeah, this probably wasn't the hardest challenge run so far, but it was one.

[@engarden5646]

The kinky run is here

[@Kristalya]

I absolutely love whips in Elden Ring and I have dreamed of whips ever since the classic Final Fantasy games, but then they were never used since whips were usable by casters only who always preferred to use a rod or staff while using magic. 💥

[@LucasSouza-jf1sm]

Yey! Yet another challenge run, unfortunately a little to small video for my taste, but I won't complain about a backlogs upload!

[@paulzu2778]

The third person view of SPS was marvelous

[@amougus8607]

Wow I’m so early 😀😀😀 I love you’re content btw!!

[@besaltman9961]

Same!

[@futuristicbus61]

That’s where the “I FORGOT THE DOLL” came from?! Man knowing a meme is one thing, but actually knowing it’s Irgun is another thing. I’ve known tons of dark souls memes for the majority of my life, hell, I’ve known some before I even knew what a meme was. A few years ago I first actually played a dark souls game, and playing through those games and witnessing firsthand the things that the community joke about is an incredible experience

[@3milk207]

A fine weapon of choice 👴🏻

[@brandonflorez2059]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="90">1:30</a> in me "huh no advertisment" Lemon straggled my a whip. I freaking lost it. Tears

[@jade..y]

And he didn’t nay nay once :/

[@arellajardin8188]

A suggestion for DS3: Farron Flashsword only. I haven’t seen a challenge run of this, though I think there’s an old speedrun of it? Anyway, my original idea was Farron sorceries only, but after trying to kill Vordt with Farron Dart myself, I switched it to just the Flashsword. Going from Heretic Staff to Court Sorcerer’s, you can do decent damage through the game. But it does almost no staggering, and it’s woefully FP inefficient.

[@no.3_194]

When i saw whip only, all i could i think about was the doll. The fact that you referenced it was perfect Edit: AND YOU MADE YOUR OWN WITH PYROMANCY GLOVE

[@danielmoody800]

Holy shit. I never thought I'd see sexy party Solaire in the flesh. Now THAT is a deep cut.

[@cheddar_boss]

I'll even help you find your own sun! It's right here.

[@DargorShepard]

I have never heard of nor seen A Wild Deathstroke before watching this video, and I've been a dark souls fan for over 6 years.

[@runecowman]

I love the commitment to the outfit 10000/10 Solaire would understand

[@wen5248]

hey man your videos are the reason ive started dark souls - i’m stuck af but ty anyway!

[@Ace0Spades17]

When I say the title I could hear David Alan Co playing in my head 😂

[@alertedcoyote7892]

I would have thought low hanging fruit was right up S.P.S's Alley...

[@sirpaladinknight5491]

My dad tried a build in dark souls 2 before of using both whip and crossbow before duelweilding them , the build idea was decent mid and long range , the issue was damage , at least with the build he used. This video just reminded me of that . beyond that the video was great : )

[@justarandomviewer6756]

Man Solaire’s party punch really has a kick! I followed the recipe as shown and after being blinded by the power of the sun, I had a drink, saw a flash and woke up handcuffed to a Walmart freezer in my underwear holding a pink flamingo.

[@Xangancan]

I'm so happy you decided to use buffs for this run. Mostly because you never really see it, and it makes it more realistic to a standard playthrough!

[@redgeoblaze3752]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="997">16:37</a> Honestly, I didn't think that was even possible. I thought Dark Souls 2 was the only game with I-frames in the backstep.

[@manuelromero8837]

Sexy party solair makes me feel all tingly

[@deusexvesania1702]

Let that be a lesson, always settle on a safeword.

[@talonalexander2849]

Love the 80s themed montage

[@offensivelyalive7774]

Deathstroke forgot the doll so we don’t have to.

[@a_carotyt8589]

I most certainly watched this 2 weeks ago. Am I crazy? I think I am

[@G-Edition22]

The end game track goes so well with the end game scenes 🎉🎉

[@taliesin7913]

Chrono Trigger, Break the Targets music, and synthwave? Good choice.

[@lionrussell431]

My boy here just killed Solaire to become my boy. Like what the flip man.

[@grayross3137]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="998">16:38</a> That back hop dodge was great!

[@necroparagon7226]

This is now a blessed Saturday, thank you.