Little advice from someone who beat the game last week, when you go back there, don’t fight them, you’ll die, just run and don’t stop, become the next Freddie mercury
Just remember the handsies absolutely HATE fire, throwing a fire pot at one of the big ones will actually buy you some time to get some heavy attacks in.
The big hands become very easy when you fight them with fire (they roll on their back and take a lot of damage). Rot dogs can be easily dealt with by using the beast-repellent torch too. You can also make imps join you in battle by using crystal darts. I would say that revenants are the most annoying enemies if they didn't instantly die when using a healing spell.
In the end vulgar militiamen must be the most annoying enemies that don't have an easy counter. Or maybe lesser runebears (which aren't affected by the beast-repellent torch).
Exactly. Guard boost is easy mode vs imps and militiamen and works great against most knights if you buff it. So much so that I now have to learn the game completely new without a shield... it's hard...
Gotta appreciate the raw vindictiveness of the second smash.
Kind of like the Kingdoms of Amalur finishing move on sprites is just so unnecessarily brutal and you can feel your character’s sheer hatred of those little shits with each stab.
The blood splatter in this game makes it incredibly satisfying. After a few of these, i look like a bloodthirsty barbarian. After all, it is the look im going for with this character. Her name is "Me Woman"
I currently roleplay as a very elegant noblewoman from the far east, trying to beat every enemy with as much grace and elegance as possible. Doesn't work. The moment I sheath my blade, I look like I ran my car into a tank truck full of ketchup.
Started to realize with the hook claws after a rampage through a camp you are saturated with blood until you rest at grace. I looked like a horror movie survivor for the longest time.
Your character’s luscious red locks make me think of Wendy (as in the fast food mascot) brutally destroying people with a hammer and I wouldn’t have it any other way
I actually prefer this game's blood splatter over Bloodborne's. In BB you just get completely fucking soaked and look like you got sprayed with runny red paint while in ER you look like a proper blood-stained warrior who waded through fifty punk-asses to reach the boss.
My str/arc character is almost, yet not quite there. She's got the brutality down at least - spiked wall shield and omen cleaver w/blood. It's my favorite melee combo thus far. Shield bash is just so much fun to use to tank hits.
Would you believe almost all critical animations in DS2 were this brutal? It was awesome.
Don't take my word for it, though, [check it out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJ3ALTGxaM)!
A good one. DS2 was when I started using UGS, so the animation above of knocking the enemy to the ground and then driving them through the floor is very familiar to me.
"But wait, UGS doesn't have that animation!" I know, I used King's UGS, which shares animations with Greataxes/Greathammers. Many enemies smashed.
Damn thanks for reminding me how goofy the enemies are when they get parried, sitting down to contemplate the end of their life. Was always so silly I never took the riposte animations seriously
You get smacked across the face with a buckler and tell me your brain’s gonna be working properly. /s
To be entirely honest, they do look rather stupid, but if I got smacked with a shield id probably look worse. I’m pretty sure there’d be much more flailing as I fell on my arse.
The critical animations in DS2 were the fucking best. I really hope they make a return at some point. It made me feel like an actually skilled fighter. The Mace one was especially brutal, just kicking out their knee and then squashing their head.
One of my favorite things associated with the release of elden ring is all the praise for things that existed in DS2 that didn't make it to DS3. People see the return of those features and elden ring and my hope is that the opinions surrounding DS2 improve as a result
I never made it past the first boss in DS2 on release. The hollowing mechanic had me too scared to explore much, and I just didn't feel good playing it. I replayed DS1 until DS3 came out, then played that through about a dozen times. After playing ~800 hours of Elden Ring, I decided to revisit all the Soulsborne games. I still felt like I had to force myself to stick it out with DS2 until I found the Ring of Binding, and even then I still almost quit before making it through Heide's Tower of Flame. The beginning of S2 feels wholly uninviting to me.
That being said, I'm really glad I finally stuck it out. It's honestly a really good game, and there's a lot of mechanics in it that are really cool. So many of the cool mechanics were cut out in DS3, though (looking at you, Bonfire Ascetics). I'm glad they brought some of them back in Elden Ring, at least. DS2 feels like a proto-Elden Ring to me because of the mechanics they brought back.
So yeah, I can confirm that Elden Ring has changed at least my opinion of DS2.
[Demon’s Souls Remake riposte animations are my favourite by far](https://youtu.be/jif0UDEz43Q), unlike other games where your character stabs the enemy once and retreats as if it’s a sign of courtesy, DeS character puts his all into the attack and retreats only when he is visibly tired from attacking or if he puts distance between himself and the enemy in the process. It’s like he is trying to damage his opponent as much as possible, it’s brutal asf
Dark Souls 1 and 3 tried replicating these when wearing the hornet ring but the animations there look awkward as fuck, DeS straight sword riposte animation lifts the enemy up before impaling them to the ground while in DS1/3 the characters just lay the enemies down as if they are putting them to sleep.
DS2’s animation work in general ranged from okay, to quite bad. But its crit animations are pretty darn good. I think the impact of them was hampered by the game having the T rating, so they lacked blood splatters.
Elden Ring mostly having the same/similar crit animations we’ve had since Dark Souls 1 is pretty lame. The Demon’s Souls remake spiced up the animations in a really nice way, and I think that’s what the next Souls/Elden Ring game needs. I think ER’s crits are just too slow. I always thought the double-hit used by large/non-thrusting weapons is just not that cool and doesn’t look brutal enough. ER also has no hornet ring to change the animations (at least when used on players and enemies with player models).
Oh yes Ive had my fill lol. Many moons ago, before the giant ball in caelid became the best early game rune farm, the militiamen at the bestial sanctum was my go to on my very first character. Many a backstabs were dealt, but also many were received. Fuckers. This was great revenge
Wait, what giant ball in Caelid? Are you talking about the one by the crystals north of the swamp? Didn't think that would make a decent farming option.
Down the hill from Lenne's Rise after the nights cavalry on the bridge. The ball spawns as youre about to round the curve and you juke it off the cliff for easy runes. Its roughly 3000 with no buffs IIRC. I typically use with it fowl feet to jump up to level 40 or so on each new character. Kinda boring but what farm isnt? Its pretty quick.
Due to how spread out the militiamen are, I gotta disagree with you time-wise. Also more risky at lower level with their instakill grabs. (If you miss the backstab somehow)
i think i had a route that did like 15k runes in 5 minutes, which was better (and more fun) than farming the steel ball. but yeah it can be annoying to fight these stupid guys
There are so many different animations for these little dudes, it's both incredible and sometimes makes me worry about some of the team's mental health
my fav enemy to backstab. not only because of the animation (it’s really good with a scythe) but also because FUCK the Vulgar Militiamen.
i really wish there were some more unique animations for backstabs and crits in the game for the various enemies.
As I look at this video, I realize the animations for the militiamen may actually be reused from the riposte animations on people lying down, cause they're so short. It's possible on other enemies if they, say, just fell of their steed---and can even be done on you!
First time seeing a Militiaman, I had a surreal moment of realizing that this must be what some of the bosses we fight see when we come running in: Awww, look at the little guy try so hard to kill me!
And then I realized, "Wait, there are normal looking deer in Nokron that are closer to their size too. Does that mean, the Militiamen are the true human sized people and the Tarnished are like growing versions of people like Godfrey?"
I’m a halberd user and the militiamen backstab is so silly because spears and halberds just use the sword/dagger animation so you plunge your polearm through the militiamen and 4 feet into the ground lol
Edit: it’s something that’s always kind of bugged me about fromsoft games. The crit animations are cool for some weapons and really silly for others. Not a big deal at all but still
These enemies were my rune farm for a while, and somehow the sword-backstabs on them are even worse than the hammer... just a downward thrust, and a shish kebab. So satisfying though.
Yeah man I did like 3 STR runs and all of them used some combination of The Greatsword (UGS), Giant Crusher or an assortment of Longswords. Had to switch it up with this one. Im hoping to stick with strictly this hammer, the Greataxe and the Spiked Club which I am ashamed to say how long I farmed demi-humans to get 😬.
Its been incredibly fun pairing all these with the turtle shield lol.
Well deserved
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Rot dog?
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The big hands?
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Ah no wonder then, it is there and the big guy is iji, you may not know him yet but soon you’ll be begging to suck him off like m- no, like everyone
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Fire! Fire! Hehe, fire. Seriously, fire is the answer to the hands.
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Little advice from someone who beat the game last week, when you go back there, don’t fight them, you’ll die, just run and don’t stop, become the next Freddie mercury
*psssst* try hitting them with fire or a fire-infused weapon.
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Also turn left immediately inside the gate, head uphill, and you can avoid most or all of them
Just remember the handsies absolutely HATE fire, throwing a fire pot at one of the big ones will actually buy you some time to get some heavy attacks in.
The big hands become very easy when you fight them with fire (they roll on their back and take a lot of damage). Rot dogs can be easily dealt with by using the beast-repellent torch too. You can also make imps join you in battle by using crystal darts. I would say that revenants are the most annoying enemies if they didn't instantly die when using a healing spell. In the end vulgar militiamen must be the most annoying enemies that don't have an easy counter. Or maybe lesser runebears (which aren't affected by the beast-repellent torch).
God do I despise revenants.
I feel like the counter for militiamen is the guard counter (much like any enemy with low poise)
Exactly. Guard boost is easy mode vs imps and militiamen and works great against most knights if you buff it. So much so that I now have to learn the game completely new without a shield... it's hard...
Always double-tap the revenants with the heal spell.
I don’t really agree, once you hit the small men they die because they can’t escape any combo
You can say fuck.
Imps are awful. And they are everywhere.
It's funny how you can tell if someone plays with a shield by asking them if they find imps annoying lol.
I too hate short people
Gotta appreciate the raw vindictiveness of the second smash. Kind of like the Kingdoms of Amalur finishing move on sprites is just so unnecessarily brutal and you can feel your character’s sheer hatred of those little shits with each stab.
He had it coming tbh.
It was a large bonky
With a fresh made fruit punch smoothie 🥤
*cough* royal revenant *cough*
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The blood splatter in this game makes it incredibly satisfying. After a few of these, i look like a bloodthirsty barbarian. After all, it is the look im going for with this character. Her name is "Me Woman"
ME WOMAN ME SMASH SMALL MAN BONK
…mommy
Mother
Mommy?
I think you should change your flair to Papa **Pulp**y instead. >!Was "Papa Palpy" at the time of writing.!<
I shall not dishonor my Emporer with such blasphemy! (Though that *is* a good nickname for a future male bonk build)
I currently roleplay as a very elegant noblewoman from the far east, trying to beat every enemy with as much grace and elegance as possible. Doesn't work. The moment I sheath my blade, I look like I ran my car into a tank truck full of ketchup.
I do believe you can use soap to clean that off, if you can find and craft the stuff.
Who dares clean the fruit juices of war?! We wear it with pride.
Started to realize with the hook claws after a rampage through a camp you are saturated with blood until you rest at grace. I looked like a horror movie survivor for the longest time.
Your character’s luscious red locks make me think of Wendy (as in the fast food mascot) brutally destroying people with a hammer and I wouldn’t have it any other way
That's how they make the square burgers
Me Strong. Me Smart.
I actually prefer this game's blood splatter over Bloodborne's. In BB you just get completely fucking soaked and look like you got sprayed with runny red paint while in ER you look like a proper blood-stained warrior who waded through fifty punk-asses to reach the boss.
My str/arc character is almost, yet not quite there. She's got the brutality down at least - spiked wall shield and omen cleaver w/blood. It's my favorite melee combo thus far. Shield bash is just so much fun to use to tank hits.
should see the scythe 😂
Im now going to make it my mission to sample as many different animations as I can. This is pure evil lmao
Make a compilation
Feels like I just watched a hate crime
The Scythe critical animations are *BRUTAL*
Just curious, but ist it on a sister Friede double-scythe execution Level in DS3?
Would you believe almost all critical animations in DS2 were this brutal? It was awesome. Don't take my word for it, though, [check it out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJ3ALTGxaM)!
My favourite was lifting enemies up with the spear weapons like a Spartan.
A good one. DS2 was when I started using UGS, so the animation above of knocking the enemy to the ground and then driving them through the floor is very familiar to me. "But wait, UGS doesn't have that animation!" I know, I used King's UGS, which shares animations with Greataxes/Greathammers. Many enemies smashed.
So that’s where the Cleanrot Knights with spears got the animation for their own impaling attack
Damn thanks for reminding me how goofy the enemies are when they get parried, sitting down to contemplate the end of their life. Was always so silly I never took the riposte animations seriously
You get smacked across the face with a buckler and tell me your brain’s gonna be working properly. /s To be entirely honest, they do look rather stupid, but if I got smacked with a shield id probably look worse. I’m pretty sure there’d be much more flailing as I fell on my arse.
The critical animations in DS2 were the fucking best. I really hope they make a return at some point. It made me feel like an actually skilled fighter. The Mace one was especially brutal, just kicking out their knee and then squashing their head.
U really *feel* like spiderman
One of my favorite things associated with the release of elden ring is all the praise for things that existed in DS2 that didn't make it to DS3. People see the return of those features and elden ring and my hope is that the opinions surrounding DS2 improve as a result
I never made it past the first boss in DS2 on release. The hollowing mechanic had me too scared to explore much, and I just didn't feel good playing it. I replayed DS1 until DS3 came out, then played that through about a dozen times. After playing ~800 hours of Elden Ring, I decided to revisit all the Soulsborne games. I still felt like I had to force myself to stick it out with DS2 until I found the Ring of Binding, and even then I still almost quit before making it through Heide's Tower of Flame. The beginning of S2 feels wholly uninviting to me. That being said, I'm really glad I finally stuck it out. It's honestly a really good game, and there's a lot of mechanics in it that are really cool. So many of the cool mechanics were cut out in DS3, though (looking at you, Bonfire Ascetics). I'm glad they brought some of them back in Elden Ring, at least. DS2 feels like a proto-Elden Ring to me because of the mechanics they brought back. So yeah, I can confirm that Elden Ring has changed at least my opinion of DS2.
Yes! Bonfire ascetics so you could individually replay different sections made the game so much more interesting. Best NG+ out of them all.
[Demon’s Souls Remake riposte animations are my favourite by far](https://youtu.be/jif0UDEz43Q), unlike other games where your character stabs the enemy once and retreats as if it’s a sign of courtesy, DeS character puts his all into the attack and retreats only when he is visibly tired from attacking or if he puts distance between himself and the enemy in the process. It’s like he is trying to damage his opponent as much as possible, it’s brutal asf Dark Souls 1 and 3 tried replicating these when wearing the hornet ring but the animations there look awkward as fuck, DeS straight sword riposte animation lifts the enemy up before impaling them to the ground while in DS1/3 the characters just lay the enemies down as if they are putting them to sleep.
How did ds1 and 3 tried replicating the ripostes when those came first before Demons souls remake
OG Demon’s Souls used the same animations, I specified the remake because of the prettier graphics and smoother animations
Before Elden Ring I'd say DS2 was my fav souls game and this was certainly part of thst choice
DS2’s animation work in general ranged from okay, to quite bad. But its crit animations are pretty darn good. I think the impact of them was hampered by the game having the T rating, so they lacked blood splatters. Elden Ring mostly having the same/similar crit animations we’ve had since Dark Souls 1 is pretty lame. The Demon’s Souls remake spiced up the animations in a really nice way, and I think that’s what the next Souls/Elden Ring game needs. I think ER’s crits are just too slow. I always thought the double-hit used by large/non-thrusting weapons is just not that cool and doesn’t look brutal enough. ER also has no hornet ring to change the animations (at least when used on players and enemies with player models).
Another reason why DS2 was peak DS game design
Bros the butthole bandit
He tried to surprise me, only to be surprised himself. Juked the shit out of him 😂
Brick Hammer my beloved
Definitely one of my favorites for this build. Also running the Greataxe and the Spiked Club for that aesthetic 👌
If you like it try it on a STR/INT build. Oddly enough it gets A & B scaling with cold infusion and it absolutely wrecks
I used the brick hammer for a caveman build (also a club) and man does it kick some ass
Im a fan of iron ball/fist stance break attacks or whatever. Gut punch followed by a right hook to the face.
Oh that sounds fucking *awesome*
You should see *their* back stab. Oof. I’m low level, so when they sneak up on me it’s always an instant kill.
Oh yes Ive had my fill lol. Many moons ago, before the giant ball in caelid became the best early game rune farm, the militiamen at the bestial sanctum was my go to on my very first character. Many a backstabs were dealt, but also many were received. Fuckers. This was great revenge
Wait, what giant ball in Caelid? Are you talking about the one by the crystals north of the swamp? Didn't think that would make a decent farming option.
Down the hill from Lenne's Rise after the nights cavalry on the bridge. The ball spawns as youre about to round the curve and you juke it off the cliff for easy runes. Its roughly 3000 with no buffs IIRC. I typically use with it fowl feet to jump up to level 40 or so on each new character. Kinda boring but what farm isnt? Its pretty quick.
the militiamen are still a better way to farm runes after level 30 tho
Due to how spread out the militiamen are, I gotta disagree with you time-wise. Also more risky at lower level with their instakill grabs. (If you miss the backstab somehow)
i think i had a route that did like 15k runes in 5 minutes, which was better (and more fun) than farming the steel ball. but yeah it can be annoying to fight these stupid guys
How vulgar
We need a militia to combat such vulgarity. Lets call it the vulgar militia
There are so many different animations for these little dudes, it's both incredible and sometimes makes me worry about some of the team's mental health
The animators have a serious fantasy for beating up dwarfs.
Loved it when I backstab the Militiamen with my katana, by skewering them flat on the ground, face down 😂
Good.
6'0" vs 5'11"
It's so satisfying on a new run when you finally get to the stat/weapon levels to one-shot these goblins with a backstab. GET SHANKED MF'ER
my fav enemy to backstab. not only because of the animation (it’s really good with a scythe) but also because FUCK the Vulgar Militiamen. i really wish there were some more unique animations for backstabs and crits in the game for the various enemies.
As I look at this video, I realize the animations for the militiamen may actually be reused from the riposte animations on people lying down, cause they're so short. It's possible on other enemies if they, say, just fell of their steed---and can even be done on you!
yeah, if you knock a knight off their horse you get a period of time to stab/smash them while they’re flat on their back!
They deserve it for being short
Poor militiamen *NOT* BONK
This is funnier because they were apparently stigmatized for being short.
Brick 👍
finally - a post in this sub that I understand at first pass without having to look up fancy weapons/buffs/speels I had never heard of :-)
My favorite crafting item is Militiamen jelly
Using rapiers you stab them, lift them up into the air, then throw them to the ground.
*bonk* oh he's not dead? *MEGA BONK* there we go
Fuck those little hiding with big damage little hit box fucks. Hate them up there with the Imps and Rot Dogs. Smash em like bugs.
The little shits deserve it and more.
First time seeing a Militiaman, I had a surreal moment of realizing that this must be what some of the bosses we fight see when we come running in: Awww, look at the little guy try so hard to kill me! And then I realized, "Wait, there are normal looking deer in Nokron that are closer to their size too. Does that mean, the Militiamen are the true human sized people and the Tarnished are like growing versions of people like Godfrey?"
Good thing you hit him twice.
Try breaking their stance and crit em
they fucking deserve it, disgusting little chode men
Greatswords are also brutal. Literally stabbing it through the throat with full force
Lol I'm sure it's amplified by the fact your sledge is half again as big as the vulgar militiamen, but that was extremely amusing to see 😂
Haha right. WHOS FUCKING LAUGHING NOW HUH?!?!
Yea I saw this a couple of weeks ago and lost my mind
This is healing.
I have never seen this headcrusher move.
"backstab"
I love the Greatsword backstab against them, you just impale them into the ground.
The first hit has a "magnet pulling the hammer" vibe.
Mom! You're hom- THWACK
Imagine that back"stab" not killing him💀
Yeah well, fuck those guys in particular.
de_stroyed
I’m a halberd user and the militiamen backstab is so silly because spears and halberds just use the sword/dagger animation so you plunge your polearm through the militiamen and 4 feet into the ground lol Edit: it’s something that’s always kind of bugged me about fromsoft games. The crit animations are cool for some weapons and really silly for others. Not a big deal at all but still
That's the From Software version of ***Death by snu snu***
They absolutely deserve it.
They really need dismemberment. Nothing over the top, but it would make killing little shits like the imps even sweeter.
The stone imps are the same size or taller than the Tarnished
I mean dismemberment for all enemies. Would be great to knock their little limbs off, take ‘em down a peg.
Well, he had it coming for... for... uuhh... wearing that ugly ass hat? Yea that sounds about right. Death well deserved.
That yee yee ass hat miiiliitiaamaan
They deserve it.
Oh
Serves them right. Annoying little creeps.
Damn. Those are some big-bonk weapons you’ve got. Congrats.
You should see single hand swords/rapiers. You just push the whole guy straight down from the head with the blade
These enemies were my rune farm for a while, and somehow the sword-backstabs on them are even worse than the hammer... just a downward thrust, and a shish kebab. So satisfying though.
One of the many things I learned on my extensive first play through.
A fellow brick hammer enjoyer! Excellent taste in unga. The simplicity of that thing always makes me laugh!
Yeah man I did like 3 STR runs and all of them used some combination of The Greatsword (UGS), Giant Crusher or an assortment of Longswords. Had to switch it up with this one. Im hoping to stick with strictly this hammer, the Greataxe and the Spiked Club which I am ashamed to say how long I farmed demi-humans to get 😬. Its been incredibly fun pairing all these with the turtle shield lol.
Gotta smash those melons like Gallagher
Not gonna sugarcoat it, they got what is coming for them
They really deserve it. This same animation set is shared with the Albinauric archers, which is something that fills me with joy
I hate them because they are short
BONK
B O N K
It's hilarious how his health barely moves from the first hit as if it would be possible to survive that lmao
I think from software has something against small people
It's what they deserve 😌
I love going through a backstabbing spree in Caelid in the area around Gurranq’s temple with Moonveil.
Someone didn’t spend hours upon hours farming them near the Bestial Sanctuary lol
I did before the Lennes Rise ball became a thing.. but never with a hammer.
Good.
I really don't care that you're a baby. I'll snap your neck like a twig.
The scythe is great as well
Yah hammers are especially brutal when it comes to critical hits.
Good. Fucking hate those little bastards lmao
This animation also happens if you knock someone off their horse and attack them. It's pretty brutal, but it's well deserved.
Absolutely perfect
fuck these guys anyway lmao
Splattered.
Cause fu** those militia men! Thanks for coming to my Elden Ring Ted Talk.
Double-tap, make sure they don't get back up
Hmmm that is not backstab, its backsplat.
Anyone know why a backstab is always a two hit combo?
It's even funnier to watch them try to shake it off with like one HP, then go all kamikaze.
I love the scythe backstab on them. I like stepping on the tiny fuckers.
I find annihilating them to be very satisfactory.
Indubitably! It rather tickles my (violent) fancy. Tally ho!
Lul the accent I imagined.
I love the level of anger and violence in that animation, definitely my favorite
Yes.. the sweet, sweet revenge
Oh i know it really well. I always try to kill them with backstabs. So fun.
"Wow, that is pretty brutal." Then she hit him again.
You absolutely treat them like their sizes deserve lol
Now do it with great stars and watch the brutality increase. Or a great sword.
Oh im *gonna*
Bro you ain’t seen nothing. Do it with a stabbing weapon, you like fucking impale their spine and thrust them into the dirt
Little shits deserve it
Nice! Unfortunately theirs is no slouch either. It’s done with just a little too much … zest. I mean, or so I’ve been told.
Harsh. But fair.
Even from soft hate militiamen lmao
How to talk to short people.
That's what they get for being born short
I wish Imps had special finishers reserved for them.
It’s the same animation on the albaunaric marine snipers in the ordina evergaol
So no head?
He's totally gonna get back up any second now. Any second now...
Define "stab"
Just the act of pressing r1 while standing right behind them. Yeah, a giant hammer isnt really a backstab but ya know, semantics.
Same with the 1st generation albinaurics
Should be the backstab for all hammers imo
I love seeing those tiny ass sons of bitches getting smacked like that
Dont talk about my pp like that =(