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Hello everybody and welcome back to SideQuest and Dark Souls and, um, the Archives?
Duke's Archives? I can't remember what this place is called, but here we are and there's a golden golem, I think.
So I have swapped weapons again. I am now on to the winged spear, which is the weapon I was using a lot of the time, pretty early on in my Dark Souls experience.
Whew! You look tough.
Was that supposed to, uh...felt like that attack was supposed to put shards of crystal everywhere on the ground, but maybe not.
So yeah, still kinda trying out weapons, seeing what I like.
Alright.
I think my current favorite is somewhere... I think it's kind of a three-way tie - there's the crystal stuff I was expecting - I think it's currently a three- way tie between the Great Scythe, the Baldur's Side Sword, and the Iaito... uh, Katana.
And I think I might favor, like... I'm kind of iffy on the Katana. There are definitely aspects of it I like.
I can't decide if I like it as much as some of these others, though.
Whew!
And the Swinget Spear is cool, and I love the ability to... tap... attack enemies from behind a shield... whoop!
But I feel like everything it does... the Scythe does similar things, and I really do rather like the Scythe.
Thank you for watching!
There we go.
That takes care of that. Wha--
What?!
You pop up in the strangest places, dude!
What?
So...
So I guess you're different.
Ohhh...
A suit of armor just like mine.
Thank goodness! I knew he was here somewhere!
Well then... now I must find him.
Thanks again, truly.
Now I shall just stay put and keep out of trouble!
He's not really good at either of those things, in my experience.
This is pretty adorable, though.
There's a whole family of them!
These adorable little onion knights.
Where to head?
Got a pretty wide-open space here.
Ah, let me talk to you one more time, just in case.
Okay, same stuff.
Let's... look in this direction first.
It's all bright and shiny over here.
It's a pretty cool area.
Like, just in terms of looks and such...
this... crystal... theme... is pretty sweet.
Hmm... I don't want to deal with two of you at once.
I'd rather not.
Maybe I can just do this.
That wasn't effective.
Let me set you on fire!
Nope, nope, I'm out.
That's okay.
Down you go.
Alright.
Exploration resumes!
It just kind of occurred to me that I'm looking at something very significant here.
Like, what caused this crystal explosion?
What's down there?
And will going down here kill me?
Whoa.
Okay, so, hang on. Before I go into that, 'cause I think that's where I need to be heading from here. I think that's my, uh...
...intended direction for progress. But first, let's make sure there's nothing else cool or--
Wha-- Yeah, come on ground.
Nothing else cool or...
...beneficial to have...
...out here.
I feel like I saw at least an item or two lying around.
Ooh, I spy an item!
What have we got?
Whoa-ho!
That seems awesome! I bet it all...
...can't be repaired just like the other stuff, right?
Let me check.
Doesn't say anything about repairs!
What does this brass stuff say?
"Helm of the Darkmoon Knightess, firekeeper of--" Ow...
I'm sad again.
- -at the mausoleum of the Spiral Depths, became a Blade of the Darkmoon and assumed the flamekeeping duty.
She received this helm, which hides her hideous form and helps her hunt the guilty.
Six-Eyed Helm of the Channelers. Channelers are sorcerers that serve Seath the Scaleless.
Oh. "The six eyes arranged in two vertical columns compensate for Seath's lack of sight."
I didn't know Seath was blind.
The heaviest of protective gear for sorcerers and imbued with magic.
That's cool.
The Robe of the Channelers. Sorcerers that serve Seath the Scaleless. Even after the onset of Seath's madness, the Snatchers, as they were often called, ventured to far lands to find suitable human specimens.
Fangbore Helm. Severed head of the fully armored fangbore, taken by the one who killed it as proof of his victory, just as the gods once did with the head of the ancient dragon, can be worn on the head as a surprisingly sound piece of protective gear.
I've been finding some cool equipment.
And I really like this paladin set, but uh...
I don't know, I'll have to think on it.
Might be worth trying some of this other stuff.
[metallic clang]
There we go!
What do we got?
A blue titanite chunk.
Been getting a lot of good titanite.
But I think I need another ember to...
in order to uh...
Are there any other items over there, or is it just those guys hanging out?
I think it's just them hanging out.
I think I need another ember in order to upgrade my weapons up to plus fifteen, or at least beyond plus ten.
Need to find that.
All right, now before we head into this new area, not entirely feeling the winged spear...
Let's... let's give the sidesword a little bit more time. I... did rather like it.
Oof. Ah, hello! Wasn't paying attention.
Yeah, I do like this thing's speed... compared to the spear. Spear's a little too slow for me.
At least for the damage it does.
There we go, okay.
All right.
This seems like it's gonna be another one of those...
Ooh.
Is that...seeth or is that another butterfly? I can't tell what that is, but we're gonna find out.
It seems like this is a zone that's gonna require a lot of caution, though.
For navigation.
But at least...
Unlike the Tomb of the Giants...
I can see.
And that...
is all that truly matters.
Huh, what's this?
Whatever it is seems very pretty and cool, which makes me not trust it
Oh, there's just a lot of moonlight butterflies hanging out around here
That seems dangerous
That seems very dangerous
Especially if they start doing their, uh...
projectile attack business
Ooh
Is there a way I can get to that?
Let me backtrack and see
But yeah, if those things start shooting at me, I am in trouble
Ehhhh, I don't think I can get there from here
At least not that I can see
Hm.
Okay, I guess I go in this direction...carefully...and I don't pick a fight with that!
It's very pretty though. I do love how gorgeous this whole area is.
I mean, the whole bleak aesthetic of Dark Souls is cool, but I love it when it deviates from that.
Wait a minute...
Oh, no...
I have a horrible feeling...about this.
This...is going to suck.
Thank you. Thank you, whoever is leaving these marks.
You know what?
Thank you.
Oh, this is gonna be a long trip.
A long, dangerous trip.
Oh, and that's a gold one, too. Oh, jeez. Okay.
Use caution. Use caution.
Do not fall off. Do not die.
Ow.
Careful. Careful.
Ow.
Ooh hoo. Move. Move. Bad. Bad. Bad. Move.
Oh, no. That's not the, uh... nuts!
Yaaaawww, man!
That's tragic. Okay, I can tell this area's gonna be a little frustrating.
We'll do it. We'll figure it out. We'll make it.
It'll be okay.
It will be okay.
Agh!
Okay, well, I wasn't careful.
That is what happens.
It's a bit of a nuisance having to fight all those giants on the way out...
...just to get to the place, but...
...that's alright.
Stay positive.
I'm gonna try one more time to see if I can just run past everybody and get out to the actual...
...zone proper.
I suspect they're gonna follow me, so this won't work, but...
...if it does work, that'll save some time...
...for all the...
...inevitable number of times I end up dying out here.
Huh, maybe I can just run past you, too.
How many fights can I avoid?
All the sooner to be falling off of invisible ledges!
I have no time for battle!
Here we go!
Charge!
Can you just charge straight ahead, or, uh...
Yeah, okay.
Straight ahead charge, here we are!
Hello again! I am back... for round two!
Take it slow, take it slow, be patient.
Don't walk around him... unless you have to.
Always keep the path to your back...
so as not to be knocked off the ledge.
I am running out of path, though.
There we go!
That is the stuff. Okay!
Moving forward. They're not following me, right?
Okay, good.
All right. Forward!
Carefully.
Don't pick fights with butterflies!
Man, that is pretty.
Uh, there's another one.
And, I think a path? Um...
Uh, where do I have to go?
Check all your options before you jump off of a thing recklessly.
I do think that's the only option available, though.
Walking this way...
Yeesh, all right.
Okay.
Oh, okay.
Eminent fall, you say? All right, so...
There is not more path. I need to drop off... here...
to make this work.
Which means I got another fight in store, but...
I can deal.
That's all right.
Here we go.
I can live with this.
Ow.
Yep.
Careful. Ow, that was not careful. That was badly timed.
Deal.
Deal again.
Yeesh.
I don't know how much...
room I got to retreat here, so careful!
Okay.
Boy, this is nerve-wracking.
Ah, come on!
Okay, I... really don't like...
their ground collision sometimes.
That did not feel like a ledge that I should just slide off... and fall.
All right.
Let's try it again.
Boy, it's a good thing you're pretty, Crystal Caves...
'cause you're not winning any other points with me right now.
So I guess the next thing...
that I should try is...
running past...
those big golems on these bridges and not even fighting them.
Oh! They just die!
Oh, that's great! Okay, cool.
That makes this a little more manageable.
So I'll just drop down, try to...
try to defeat this guy this time.
I haven't tried fire on him yet.
Probably would be a good way to start.
How much room do I have? Not a lot. All right.
Here we go.
All right.
Now we slip past...
Oh, come on! Same thing! Not again!
Not again!
Okay, next time I walk past him...
don't do that!
Oh, I can't believe I did the exact same thing twice.
First time...
not my fault.
Second time, my fault.
Boy, these caves are racking up quite the kill count.
What is that so far? Like...
me zero, caves four?
I get a feeling that this place is gonna end up killing me more than Tomb of Giants did, even though I still...
like this way more than Tomb of Giants.
See, at least I can see. I can...
see enough to try to run past stuff...
to fight stuff when I need to...
and I just gotta deal with invisible nonsense and the occasional floor that is...
much slipperier than it really looks like it should be, given the angle, but...
it's alright.
Alright, take three of you. Here we go.
Forget the fire, let's just fight him conventionally. Maybe we can kill him before we are forced to try to walk around him.
Okay, heal.
Okay, yes, good. This is good.
I think it's good. Maybe it's actually bad. It might actually secretly be bad.
Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, what's happening? Okay.
Careful.
Yes, fall off a ledge, that'd be great.
Whew, okay. He's gone and should stay gone. That's great news.
Now to get my souls back...
and figure out my option...
for progress.
I mean, is this just not a...
platform I was meant to jump down onto? Like a...oh wait, no, here we go.
Here we go.
Okay.
Whew, that is...
very...uncomfortable.
Okay.
You know what? I am...
almost positive...that there is some item...
I should be equipping...
in order to see.
I am feeling reasonably certain of this.
Yes! There we go.
Ground, sweet ground.
This is the same ground. I was here.
Nuts.
Okay, maybe I just wasn't supposed to go down there at all. Maybe there's somewhere else I can head.
Hmm...
Huh.
So if I go down here...
Oh, it said there's an imminent fall, but maybe I don't have to fall. Maybe I just had the option.
Maybe it was just telling me that I had the option to fall...
...to get an item.
Okay.
Where's my next step? Okay.
[nervous laughter]
Oh, this is...
...very...
...nervous, is what it's making me.
Very nervous.
Okay, uh, let's go this way...
...this way, this way, this way...
Yes! Good!
Progress!
Feels good.
And the butterflies are leaving me alone. That's great, too!
[footsteps]
Things are looking up...
...for me.
Can't tell what's over there, but it looks cool.
Oh, more of you thingies and some shadowy looking things. Can't tell what those are. Hello!
Are you the same? I think you're the same as the, uh...
Yeah, you're the same kind of thing as what I saw down in Ash Lake.
Ow.
Yeesh! Watch it.
Ow! Kill it, kill it!
All right, I think I see another one over here, but maybe it's guarding an item or something.
Gotta check!
No item.
Disappointing.
Oh, maybe I can just keep staggering it. That'd be nice.
I'm liking this.
Just gotta get down my rhythm.
No item, though. That's tragic.
All right, I see a number of more of them, so...
let's definitely try to just fight one at a time.
I'm burning through a lot of Estus fighting these guys.
That is not good.
I might have better luck with the scythe, just for having the reach.
I'm liking this better. This is feeling good. Ow, okay.
Mostly good, until I run out of stamina because I'm not playing smart.
But yes, that did go better.
And I got another twinkling titanite, which is just gravy. Okay.
Let's heal up, save the estus for when we'll probably need it.
I feel like I'm seeing shadows of humans down there.
It makes me nervous. I felt like I saw more early—oh wait, there's another one!
What's going on down there?
This looks intense.
Okay, they're petrified. That is...
...cause for alarm.
Okay.
Whatever that shiny thing is, I want it, but boy...
This has me nervous.
Oh! Oh no, what's going on?
Ho ho ho, man!
Wow, that looks cool!
That is amazing looking. I am so dead.
Okay.
All right, feel 'em out.
What are you doing?
Ooh, so those things can, uh...
hurt you and...
start paralyzing you.
That explains all the, uh...
paralyzed players.
Can I get your tail?
I should try, shouldn't I?
He takes a lot of damage, I notice.
[monstrous growl]
This is... rather intense.
Whoa! Watch it, watch it, watch it, watch it, no, no, no, ahhh, that hurt, okay.
Alright, so the, uh, tails can't hurt me then. [chuckle]
Good to know.
[monstrous growl]
Eugh, watch it.
He's auto-healing instantly, I don't... care for that.
Whoa, whoa whoa whoa whoa, ow.
Oh, that's... pretty bad in general.
So yeah, he seems to be awful invulnerable.
Can't help but notice.
Is there something I'm missing here?
Oh, really?
Was that the problem?
It was.
You rascal.
Using hacks and cheats.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, ow.
Yeah, I don't know if there's any avoiding that.
Man, I do not have as much Estus as I would like.
Thanks for watching!
Trying to work on this dragon tail here, guys.
You keep telling me to do that, but, uh...
it's not going away? Maybe that's his leg.
Maybe this is his tail.
Oh, he's gonna smash me with his tail.
That's not good.
Ow.
I do not like having...
not enough estus. I'm gonna have to, uh...
kindle that bonfire a lot more...
if this doesn't work out.
[monstrous roar]
Ow!
Don't like it.
Look, man, I'm trying to cut your tail. Stop being difficult.
Eh! Cut... the tail!
You're a dragon. Literally everyone in the comments has told me "cut dragon tails" over and over.
I'm just trying to follow orders. It would be great... if you cooperated. Uh-oh.
Ow! Boy, that's hard to dodge.
Owww, this hurts a lot!
[dragon roars]
Can I get out of range of this? Okay, good. I can't.
That's bad, though. Man.
Get that tail.
If I can't cut that tail off, and I've been wasting my effort this whole time...
I'm gonna be very disappointed.
All right, what's happening? What's happening?
Ow!
Oh, it hurts.
Oh, and I'm dead. I am...
Whoa!
Oh, you got thrashy there.
Man, he looks cool.
Okay, I am going to call it for this episode, but when we come back...
we're gonna take him on again.
We are going to beat this boss.
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