History Memes / DarkSouls

* '''''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1yDewmwoqA I]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext FORGOT THE DOOOOOLL!!"]]''''' [[labelnote:Explanation]]From a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku3NV3i_Vqc Whips Only Challenge Run]] video from a user named "A Wild Deathstroke", that was spread to a dizzying extent in the Dark Souls community, for its humorously relatable context of forgetting something so plain yet so important, and for how hilarious it is ''out'' of context hearing a man screaming about forgetting a doll while [[OrchestralBombing dramatic music]] plays in the background. Context being that there is an item called the "Peculiar Doll", that allows entrance into [[BrutalBonusLevel the Painted World of Ariamis]], but is well-known for it's [[GuideDangIt rather obtuse]] way of finding it, which is going to a specific spot, doing a specific emote, waiting for a specific amount of time, which takes you back to the Undead Asylum, then going ''all the way back'' to the very beginning of the level. Needless to say, it's easy to forget about, and many consider forgetting it excusable.[[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:300:[[BlasphemousBoast Jesus was a casul.]] The Legend ''never'' dies!]]

* Dying to the Smelter Demon/Smelter Demon Raid Wipe [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Smelter Demon is a [[ThatOneBoss notoriously difficult]] (and [[BonusBoss optional]]) boss hidden in the Iron Keep. Its bag of tricks include hybrid fire/physical damage (at a point in the game where most shields will adequately block physical damage, but not two damage types at once), a delayed explosion after an attack that would [[DefensiveFeintTrap leave most bosses vulnerable]], tricky timing on its sword swings and, starting in the second phase, a constant fire damage effect around it as long as you're in melee range of the boss. This combination of mechanics make the Smelter Demon one of the more difficult bosses in the game, especially if you fight it early. Its difficulty has gotten to the point where summoning for the boss usually leads to hilarious group deaths to any one of its many multi-hit combos or area attacks (as detailed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTNUSO7Rn1c here]]).[[/labelnote]]

* Skeleton Gank Squad[[labelnote:Explanation]]A large group of skeletons present in the room with the above mentioned mimic and fire demon. The skeletons can also be tricked into fighting the demon, and will probably demolish it [[ZergRush with sheer numbers]].[[/labelnote]]

* "[[HulkSpeak Gavlan wheel]], [[CatchPhrase Gavlan deal]]."[[labelnote:Explanation]]Gavlan, a merchant from ''Dark Souls II'', is most famous for his humorously blunt slogan.[[/labelnote]]

* WHEN IT FLOATS DOWN[[labelnote:Explanation]] An AntiHumor meme started by WebVideo/{{Zerolenny}} in his "''Dark Souls'' BUT With The IGN Guide" video. In the video, the IGN guy says that sometimes the Moonlight Butterfly will "float down", with the inflections of his voice making it sound like he's telling a joke. [[OrphanedSetup He then says that everyone around the office loves that one without elaborating]]. Lenny was so perplexed by this that he made it into a RunningGag throughout the video to just randomly say "WHEN IT FLOATS DOWN" for no reason. This lead to Lenny and his fans spreading the meme around pretending like it's the funniest joke of all time, even though it's [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext just a meaningless phrase]].

* [[HulkSpeak Gavlan wheel]], [[CatchPhrase Gavlan deal]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]Gavlan, a merchant from ''Dark Souls II'', is most famous for his humorously blunt slogan.[[/labelnote]]