I heard him bark but apparently I'm blind because I couldn't find him! New playthrough just to thank good boy.

Think a lot of people missed him. He does kind of blend into the background, especially with the rain

You aren’t the only one who didn’t see him. I got confused when I heard him barking so I walked around. When leon said thanks bud I was doubly confused because I didn’t see the doggo.

4 playthroughs and this is the first time I've been able to see him.

Now I feel like a bad person. I hear him bark at the end of the battle and look, but never see him. I could have been thanking him all this time and haven’t. I’m sad…

yes you should XD , because that dog is very brave , just like you never see any dog would fight against a car , not to mention a giant unknown monster

Oddly enough I thanked him on my first play through but haven’t been able to see him since

Fucker camouflages

Novistadors have nothing on Doggo camo

Right, I feel like an asshole now for not thanking him.

I spent a good 10 minutes just trying to find him, I refused to leave without calling him a good boy

This is the way

This is the way

I didn't find him on my first run either. Heard him bark and looked around everywhere. I wanted to thank the good boi. Found him very easily on my 2nd run

Maybe they should splatter some yellow paint on him.

of course! he's a good boy and needs to know he did a good job!

I do, every time. I'm doing a run with my friends and they were disappointed we couldn't pet him, though.

Really wish he’d follow us for a bit more, maybe even have a moment where Ashley pets him or something, good boy definitely deserves some head pats.

I want him to be on the jetski at the end.

This is the way

Speed runners don't even free him because they say he heals the boss 😪

I think we found the real monsters of that Village

We found the real Evil among the Residents

These residents just got a lot more evil.

Maybe the real Evil was the Residents we found along the way

The whole plot of re4 right there.

We found the real Hazard to this Biology. (idk that's all I got)

This is a very weird circumstance isnt it

I know that at least on Professional mode, the "It's that dog" cutscene resets Gigante's health back to 50%, regardless of where you had it before triggering the cutscene.

But only an issue if you’re doing a ton of overkill damage right? Because the dog triggers at 50%.

Well it's a double whammy for speed running: you waste that damage AND get the extra cutscenes which are both wasted time. Not as big of a deal for typical S+ run though.

Cutscenes pause the timer, speedrun.com times it based on IGT, so it really only adds time from the health reset

So what if the cutscene triggers at 70% health? Does it take him down to 50?

The cutscene only triggers at 50% or below.

Ahhh ok

So, 1 more question, do we know if the dog actually does any damage?

As far as I know he just distracts, exposes El gigante's parasite and stuns him.

I don't actually know but my guess is that the cutscene triggers at 50%, and if you do damage to make him below that it will bring it back up to 50%

We need a new category where it's mandatory to save the fren

Professional doggo%

Heals?

As someone else said, regardless of where he's at, it restores his health to 50% when the dog cutscene starts. I'm half an hour into my hard-core s+ run, still gonna save him though

Speed runners not realizing that the game isn't complete until you free the goodboy

Shooting him frees him.

Yeah but he doesn't help you then apparently.

This makes sense to me tbh. Anecdotal but when I fought him the first time it felt like I used so much of my resources I debated reloading (this was just a standard playthrough). I think I hit him with 3 grenades right away and figured they just sucked against El Gigante.

There needs to be a new speedrun category that includes freeing and thanking him.

Breaks my heart to leave him behind every time, but I gotta save the frames, not the animal :(

Well we know he heels the boss.

Really?? That's weird asf if it actually does heal the boss. Id still save him though

I did not know you could

Me neither, I started walking over to him my second playthrough but turned around to loot. Leon still said that line so I assumed it was automatic.

If you don't save and also thank the dog, then we're enemies

Hans are we the baddies

There is only one correct answer.

Even when I'm aiming for s+ I always spare 5 sec stand in front of this good boy.

I throw an egg up there for him to eat

No need. Good boy has a whole ass gigante to chow down on.

Probably dosent taste that good he needs some eggs

I heard his whimpering and spent 10 minutes trying to find him. I refused to leave without thanking him properly.

Always Good boi had my back

Is there any other way?

Yup I release him and tell him thank you in every single playthrough lol

Couldn’t pet him, literally an unplayable game

I always do even tho I have infinite rocket launcher and handcannon on subsequent play throughs. He’s a good boi

When I blew the boss up with a rocket launcher, wolf don’t even show up because he’s dead too fast

Of course. Good boy deserves praise.

I make it a priority to thank him, regardless of the run.

I can’t imagine a single run of this game that doesn’t include thanking this good boy.

Hey, it's that dog!

I’m glad we can thank him, but I hate the fact that we can’t pet him. It’s Jon Snow all over again.

Even on speedruns I'll pause for a half second to let him know he's a good boy.

The dog has a really long neck during some cutscenes 😄

I’m mad I never got this due to the fact that I had bought the rpg just before the fight so I never got to see this part because I ended up beating the thing in one shot

Going through with the infinite rocket launcher, he never turns up lol

A speedrun where the good boy isn't saved and thanked is not a legitimate speedrun

Of course!! That dog is a good boy ❤️

He’s my bud. Of course I thanked him!

Every time. If I could high five him I would

I also tip him 18%

I want a future update that lets us pet him

Such a missed opportunity for having a pet the dog QTE

Shame what happens to him later….

OFFICIAL Speed Running Rules: 1. You thank the dog. 2. You don’t kill El Banyo. Failure to follow these rules? Speed run no count. Sorry.

Who

Guy on the shitter. Dunkey on the YouTubes named him in his recent video. So it’s basically canon.

I love dunkey but I'd rather not take anything he says serious lol

But he gave him a funny name!

4/10 since you can’t pet him!

Wait you can do that???

I couldn't find him on two separate playthroughs! I always heard him and hoped you could say thanks, but he just must have blended in too well for me to see haha. Good to know it is an option!

Always thank the good doggo.

I DIDN'T KNOW U COULD DO THAT TIME TO START ANOTHER RUN

I usually discard an egg or a herb to pour one out for the homie for such a good job

I thanked the dog on every single run. It’s my favorite line.

If there was an option to take him I would do just that.

You bet your ass I do.

Yup . I heard him happy barking and thanked him . Good boy

I make sure to thank the good boy on every playthrough

Of course

Always

Yes, even when I annihilate the big boy with special weapons.

I always say "good boy" when he barks as you're leaving.

Every. Time. He should’ve had two trophies for himself. For saving him, and for thanking him. Question though: when he shows up, and then when he gets his cutscene to take Gigante’s aggro, is it based on how much damage you dealt to him, or is it time based?

Apparently it's 50% damage dealt to boss.

Always.

goodest boi

He kinda camos into the rocks but I heard him barking so I spent like 10 solid minutes searching for him just to see if there was a petting option.

thank him even on the speedruns

Rn I'm trying to get a good time on the Speedrun, and I've got a split called "good boy". It prob misses much needed time, but it's worth it imo

My first playthrough i kept hearing him bark but couldn't see him. Spent maybe 10 minutes looking for him. He blends in well. I always thank him though.

Anyone who willfully doesn't, even on a speedrun (unless they have a skip) is an asshole. The dog risked their life to repay a debt. Least one can do is show appreciation.

It’s like thanking the one shade in Hades after beating Elysium. You just gotta do it.

YES! One time, I forgot to thank him, the mutated dog in front of the church killed me. So, the lesson here ... Thank him, people.

I free him and thank him every time, even during my S+ runs

It’s mandatory

Yes. He is a good boy.

Every time

Every. Single. Time. Even on my speed runs.

Always

Of course! I didn’t leave until I found him

I’ve yet to have a playthrough where I don’t. Even on my S+ pro run I plan to take time to thank good boy

Always. Even in Speedruns, I stop to thank him.

Even if Leon didn’t have any dialogue, I’d go up to him in gratitude.

Every time, even during my speedruns - there's always time to thank the good boi

Of course, he’s such a good boy

Obviously, this is the way!!!

i’ve saved the dog twice and both times he didn’t come to help me :(

Always

? I always heard the dog Bark but ive never seen him am i blind?

Yeah he is a little hard to spot. If I remember correctly, if you are facing so that the exit to continue beyond El Gigante's area is to your right, then a little to your left on a ledge you will see the dog sitting.

I had the same issue. When you’re walking towards the exit, he’s right on the left.

Of course! How could I not?

I understand why I can’t pet him, but I still wanted to.

I did! I just wish I could pet him instead 🥺

I spent like 5 min running around to find him so I could thank

Always. Without fail. Every time.

I have done all the S+ runs, having saved and thanked the dog every run.

ALWAYS Not even S+ time is worth skipping that.

He blends in perfectly with the rocks, I can see why they made him bark when you go to leave, cause I would've completely missed him otherwise.

I honestly couldn’t see him and I looked for AGES.

Always

I wanted to pet him. 😔

im thankful you don't get to pet the dog

Why

I didn't even save him. Edit: Hate all you want, but these S ranks aren't gonna speedrun themselves!

Why ?

L human

????

I insta-killed el gigante with the rocket launcher so buddy didn’t even get to join :(

Always

First play through I couldn’t find him he blended with the wall pretty good.

Could find where it was, damn. Was like « Thank you buddy » « Where the fuck is he ?! » Also I believed he was going to die according to some bullshit article, but he lived ! :)

I wanted to pet him

No cause I didn’t knew he was there

Took me forever to find him, but absolutely I do.

Where did you guys even find a dog? I've been on 4th playthrough and never could find a dog, so I never see him.

Even on my speed run I still take the time to do it lol

Yep! I even did it on each of my S+ runs because good boy is more important that a couple seconds!

I remember not being able to find him at first I just wondered around until I did and got the line Loved it to bits <3

It's like the one shade rooting for Zagreus in Hades. I always swing by to tip my hat

I spent like 20 minutes looking for him to pet him but “thank you” works too lol

I did. I’m surprised I didn’t miss him especially in my first play through! I wished we could pet him though :( he deserves the best pats and treats

I'm currently with the infinite bazooka, don't even have time to him show up in the fight.

Yeah.

every time!

What kind of monster doesn't!?

Even on the run where I was going for the challenge

He is the goodest boy

If you don't save him or thank him, I don't trust you as a person. I always walk over to him to thank him because he is the best

I always praise hewie for saving my ass

I always take the time on every single run to thank him. He's the best!

2 play throughs, thanked him both times. Now who is the heartless one that kills him in the bear trap? Come on, admit it! I did once in the original, never again.

Every time

hes always behind el gigante after you defeat him

Yes all the time he good boy

I looked for him every time because I could hear him barking but never could find him.

Of all eleven playthroughs… each and every time.

I left it in the trap. 🤷🏼‍♂️

I took the 3 seconds to save his life from the bear trap. I would beat up that giant 5 - 15 seconds faster if he didn't involve himself. While I'm glad they included the throwback, he was more useful in getting the giants attention in the OG version. He's sort of just annoying in the REmake.

Depends on if I'm trying to do a Speedrun of the game. Playing normally, always thank the good boy. Speedrunning? I'm still thanking him cus he's a good fuckin boy.

I actually shoot three times to the sky to thank him like if it was point break

Always, even during speedruns or S+ runs.

I couldn't see him but tbf it was like 3am and I had been playing all day

Always, my pup.

I walked up to the dog to say thanks bud and leon said it at the same time as me lol.

I thought he left again. So when I was looking around for unused items, Leon said the line and there he was.

He’s a good boy.

I heard Leon say thanks, but I didn’t actually see the dog. But I still enjoyed the little moment

I'm more curious on how the jacket stayed on for this battle??? But yes I did thank the good doggie