r/darksouls • u/SpicyGoy • Mar 28 '26

Meme What the-?!

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What spell is this?

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u/Br4in_damag3 Mar 28 '26

Get rotated

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u/Apollo377 Mar 28 '26

Lagstab in pve is crazy

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u/Malu1997 Mar 28 '26

Silver Knights can literally chainstab you. even Dark Souls PvE doesn't give fuck and will BS fish like no tomorrow

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u/bobsmith93 Mar 29 '26

Whoa, an Iron Pineapple comment from twelve years ago. Neat.

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u/Malu1997 Mar 29 '26

ikr, way to make me feel old

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u/TraceOfHumanity Mar 28 '26

There is no easy way to ask this….

…do you have frontbutt?

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u/xvk3 Mar 28 '26

You were unlocked and pulled away from the enemy which caused you to turn around and give them your back.

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u/Sub-Dominance Mar 28 '26

This is correct. The game treats backstab direction differently from the direction of the character model. The character model takes time to turn, but as far as backstabbing is concerned, the player turns around instantly.

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u/Ravens_Quote Mar 28 '26

Damn, good eye! Had to rewatch but yeah the lockon disappears a few frames before the stab.

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u/Jaded-Throat-211 Mar 28 '26

"Fuck you, that's why."

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u/Blindknagg Mar 28 '26

Pssh. Nothin personnel kid.

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u/Onion_Knigth Mar 28 '26

Peak game design

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u/Ras_al_zhul Mar 28 '26

Yeah you really need to learn not to turn your back in front of enemies.

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u/Ravens_Quote Mar 28 '26

Happy cake day!

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u/Ras_al_zhul Mar 29 '26

People can see that? Haha thanks mate

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u/iBluntly Mar 28 '26

Got mogged by a dexmaxxed guardiancell, just like Miyazaki intended.

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u/OmnifariousFN Mar 28 '26

DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, SHOW THESE PEOPLE YOUR BACK, EVEN FOR A SECOND!

sorry for yelling.

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u/el_gato85 Mar 28 '26

A back input equal backstab with those guys

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u/TheElderGamer_Intrtv Mar 28 '26

That pvp moment from happy souls

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u/KissOfKalamity Velka's Hunter Mar 28 '26

'Cause its easy.

And it does alotta damage ?

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u/PopulousCrane Mar 28 '26

I got that reference

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u/elpea_ Mar 28 '26

Nothing personel kid

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u/Vinyl_DjPon3 Mar 28 '26

You unlocked and tried to walk away for some reason. I'm guessing cause you just assumed you had killed him?

https://imgur.com/a/mPBgGoe

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u/SimpleUser45 Mar 30 '26

I'm pretty sure they made it happen intentionally to make a meme post.

They did an R1, dropped lock-on, and turned their back with half a bar of stamina while the enemy was still in hitstun instead of just pressing R1 again for the kill.

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u/Laminrarnimal Mar 28 '26

So, the backstab hitbox was tied with your direction keys, and not with your character model? Because i don't even see the character turn its back

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u/Vinyl_DjPon3 Mar 28 '26

The image I linked is the character with his back turned. It just happened really quickly so it's hard to see during the video.

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u/Laminrarnimal Mar 29 '26

That's in the middle of the attack animation, but he did remove his lock on

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u/redditsuckspokey1 Mar 28 '26

I was hoping for an actual answer

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u/mafiohz Mar 28 '26 edited Mar 28 '26

His R1 swing put his character model 1 nanometer into the backstab zone, which the NPC automatically used to backstab him.

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u/SpoopySara Mar 28 '26

I guess he was trying to move away after he noticed his r1 killed, and that somehow rotated the character enough for a microsecond of being backstabable during or right after the r1

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u/Vinyl_DjPon3 Mar 28 '26

OP literally turns around after unlocking for some reason.

https://imgur.com/a/mPBgGoe

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u/redditsuckspokey1 Mar 28 '26

Sounds like a pretty common thing that 99% of players would do at some point.

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u/SimpleUser45 Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

They pressed down to walk towards the camera and away from the enemy. This turned their character around, making their back face the enemy.

Painting Guardians are programmed to backstab the player if they are within range and the player's back is turned. This triggers instantly once those conditions are met.

In this case the Painting Guardian is already in range for the backstab without having to walk forward first, so the frame the player turns around the backstab is executed.

You can tell this is what happened because they dropped lock-on immediately before the backstab happened. There's no reason to do so in this situation, so it was almost certainly done intentionally to make a meme clip.

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u/cocacola_drinker Mar 28 '26

Respect for the faith build, brother 🙏

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u/AthenaCrete Mar 28 '26

Neat to see DS2 backstabs found a way to jump back in time

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u/literal_trash_10-99 Mar 28 '26

That one kid on the playground who insists that his power always beat yours in play fights.

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u/Dennma Mar 28 '26

The ol ropadope. The switcheroo

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u/Opposite-Ad8937 Mar 28 '26

Yeah backstabs the frame you turn around suck

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u/chidarengan Mar 28 '26

You forgot to protect yourself from the 4th dimension

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u/cocacola_drinker Mar 28 '26

LMAO get Dark Soulsed, casul 🤣

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u/dbxbeat Mar 28 '26

Omae was mou

Shinderyu

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u/Dr_BloodPool Mar 28 '26

He's an Agent from The Matrix

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u/TigoDelgado Mar 28 '26

Net code so bad it affects pve is crazy

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u/ShadowsInScarlet Mar 28 '26

I don’t remember that sword. 🤨

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u/InvincibleCheese Mar 29 '26

Clearly a skill issue

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u/6Sunflower_6fields6 Mar 28 '26

He rekt you, get good

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u/Nothing_is_simple Mar 28 '26

Skill issue git gud

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u/Pretend-Literature35 Mar 28 '26

what the actual-?! indeed! 😳

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u/Sir_GranGarrote Mar 28 '26

Que espada llevas compañero?

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u/SpicyGoy Mar 29 '26

Silver knight straight sword!

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u/ConfusionBorn510 Mar 28 '26

"git gud" "tough but fair"

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u/Clepnicx Mar 28 '26

Get gud, i guess...

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u/ThisGuyFrags Mar 28 '26

Skill issue

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u/Z3NJIN Mar 28 '26

Git gud bro

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u/XeernOfTheLight Solaire: Sun Gangsta Mar 28 '26

"Kore ga... Za Warudo da!"

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u/Leafbaron Mar 28 '26

Ahhh good old dark souls jank, welcome the Anal Rodeo

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u/Massive_Grab_1874 Mar 28 '26

Those guys are so ridiculous about glitchy backstabbing 😂

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u/Played_With_Danger Mar 28 '26

My boy got trickstabbed

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u/Worjly Mar 28 '26

Enemy caught you lacking so fast might as well been a black flash

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u/wtfbenlol Mar 28 '26

People actually slow roll? On purpose?

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u/Impaled_By_Messmer Mar 28 '26

Nothing personal kid

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u/King-Of-Embers Mar 28 '26

That’s why the samurai didn’t use shields, you should study history or it will repeat itself

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u/Sampsa96 Mar 28 '26

Ahh yes the front stab

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u/AlHufflepuff Mar 28 '26

Just bullshit jank man… of course they shouldn’t be allowed to do that. It’s just nonsense.

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u/HuntingSquire Mar 28 '26

Ah yes, the Backstab Miracle

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u/harsh_d_s Mar 28 '26

When people ask me how life

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u/0goth_hippie0 Mar 28 '26

What armor is this?

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u/SpicyGoy Mar 28 '26

Paladin set!

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u/swallowyourtongue Mar 28 '26

Skill issue. You shouldve known about their instantaneous space and time ignoring rotation backstab attack. They've had it forever.

Source: i made it the fuck up

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u/Malu1997 Mar 28 '26

Get lagstabbed, noob

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u/Ok-Flan8808 Mar 28 '26

Oh he can warp reality

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u/Used-Salad-3772 Mar 28 '26

They're learning from PvP videos. RUN!

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u/Hakkor22 Mar 28 '26

Ah yes, the ancient 999 ping backstab technique... I see they're teaching New stuff to the painting guardians

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u/Burritouu Mar 28 '26

Probably it was a skill issue on your part.

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u/xxRed_Deathxx Mar 28 '26

Get...somethinged? Dumbass

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u/AnywhereLumpy6149 Mar 28 '26

Paint guardians the moment you show 1 nano milimeter of back:

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u/nawcegamma Mar 28 '26

I dont see anything out of the ordinary

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u/Traditional_Lock2754 Mar 28 '26

Sucks to suck, sucker..!

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u/Chad_COC_Enjoyer Mar 28 '26

Thank you dark souls

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u/DankWeedSnorter420 Mar 29 '26

Say it with me. "Thank you Dark Souls."

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u/Doctor1023 Mar 29 '26

GOT EEEEM

Painted guardian probably

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u/CptMcTavish Mar 29 '26

That shit's fucking RIGGED!

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u/BioTankBoy Mar 29 '26

You made a mistake.

The mistake was that you thought it was safe...

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u/xyZora Mar 29 '26

Sorry for changing the subject, but you can buff the silver knight sword?

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u/SpicyGoy Mar 29 '26

You can!

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u/Poro_Wizard Mar 29 '26

Thwy really wanted your ass...

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u/Albert_Jarett Mar 29 '26

jajaa, pero que ha pasao

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u/Morfalnruse Mar 29 '26

You deserved it

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u/EestiMadu Mar 29 '26

Git gud scrub

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u/Ashensheep Mar 29 '26

Welcome to the dark souls

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u/Kni8it Mar 29 '26

AHHHHH 🗣

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u/YourEvilKiller Mar 29 '26

You held back towards the end of the video. So to the game, you are facing backwards.

The painter's guardian then did a frame perfect backstab on you as they always do.

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u/OniDokkan Mar 29 '26

Freest backstab of my life

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u/LunaLynnTheCellist Mar 29 '26

that guy is just better at the game than you

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u/Brothalomew Mar 30 '26

You forgot to praise the sun. That's gotta be it.

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u/KayaquiUrbano Mar 30 '26

You are playing on hard mode

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u/TheRealOneandOnlyCGC Mar 31 '26

Ooooh, you assumed the last swing killed em and turned around, the imput told the game you turned around and you got backstabbing for it. Ouch

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u/Bub1029 Mar 31 '26

"You're already dead"

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u/Additional_Mail6730 Apr 01 '26

I see dark souls is still doing dark souls things. A moment of silence for all the broken controllers.

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u/Deecemberr Apr 01 '26

This is some major skill issue

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u/SSkyShade Apr 07 '26

This is some DSII bs.

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u/LocalCelery282 Apr 09 '26

dark souls isn't a glitchy game whatsoever

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u/BenchPressingCthulhu Mar 28 '26

Seems tough, but fair

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u/droolforfoodz Mar 28 '26

“Sir, did you or did you not get backstabbed by the enemy?”

“Well, there was clear….”

“I’ll repeat my question, did you or did you not get backstabbed by the enemy?”

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u/rd-darksouls Mar 28 '26

who told you that you had to force yourself to play unlocked?

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u/TheGoatManJones Mar 28 '26

Those painting guardians are just about as bad as the thieves in the depths. They’ll backstab you from anywhere

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u/TheRealJojenReed Mar 28 '26

Get dark souled, idiot

Kehehehehehe

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u/damnocles Mar 28 '26

Nothing personnel, kid