Dark Souls

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Does the dog die?
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Anonymous
If you consider a wolf a dog, then yes. Great Gray Wolf Sif must be fought to proceed with the game.
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Unanswered Triggers
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does a pet die?
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Daaaaarksouls
One of the mandatory bosses is a close companion of an optional boss, less regarded as a pet but could still evoke the same emotion
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Daaaaarksouls
In the first level of the game, the character that rescues you from your cell takes his life off camera after you speak with him.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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GoodSoup
An adult character in Anor Londo is wearing a very form fitting and revealing dress, however they do not seem to be distressed about this and chose to wear it/be there. Players may leave comments such as “Amazing chest ahead”, but that is the extent and can be avoided by playing offline.
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Is there misophonia?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is there a large age gap?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Daaaaarksouls
Not gaslighting per se, but there are several NPCs notorious for being liars.
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Is a child abused?
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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GothGF
Unless you count the player characters need to constantly chug glowing orange juice, no.
There are various items that can be consumed but I wouldn't consider any of them drugs, they are mostly buff and healing items.
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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Daaaaarksouls
There are no horses in the game.
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Anonymous
There are numerous rats and a few other creatures that can be killed in the game.
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Are animals abused?
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RevonTulet
No dogs fighting each other but you have to fight a big wolf/dog to finish the game.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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SiriusStarr
There are several (very, very large) cats that are typically fought and killed in one area of the game, though they are not strictly mandatory to fight and could theoretically be skipped.
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Does a dragon die?
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GothGF
There are a handful of dragon and dragonlike enemies that can be killed, including two bosses. One of the dragon bosses must be killed to complete the game.
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Are there spiders?
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GothGF
There is a boss called Quelaag who is half spider (her bottom half is a giant spider). Her sister who is also half spider is an npc.
There are spider-like enemies in the same area though they can be avoided and aren't particularly bad.
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Are there snakes?
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Naenaebaby
The snake people of Sen's Fortress. Also Frampt and Kaathe.
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Are there bugs?
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Salad
Do not kill the crawling guys in blighttown. They have cocoons on their head.
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there cannibalism?
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olives
There is an enemy phantom who is named man eater Mildred who is canonically a cannibal and there are butchers in the game who are cutting in identified meat, but no eating of humans is shown
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StefanEats
There are many points where you can be burned alive, and if you choose to you can burn others alive. While such victims clearly emote that they are suffering, the effect is not particularly graphic.
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Is there amputation?
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ChristyPaino
You can cut the tails off certain enemies for unique weapons. Their tail will be an obviously cut stump from then on
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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spires_ghost
In order to join a specific covenant the player must “nestle into” a coffin in an underground crypt. This is optional and the player character is able to harmlessly leave the coffin after about 30 seconds.
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GoodSoup
Some bosses can be injured/staggered by hitting their ankles and they will fall or limp. However the Achilles Tendon is never specifically mentioned.
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Is there a hanging?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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RodrigoAravena
There's a character called Artorias who has a broken arm.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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StefanEats
You may be tortured in real life by some bosses' refusal to die. Besides that, torture is an underlying theme throughout the game.
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StefanEats
Any character found near a cliff, the player included, can fall to their death.
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Does a head get squashed?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Daaaaarksouls
There are small skeleton and mushroom enemies that seem like the children of their kind. Whether they die is the players choice I suppose.
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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SiriusStarr
Individuals are abducted by Seath's various minions, but they are not children and it's very easy to play the game without noticing this/figuring it out.
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Does a parent die?
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thenerdman55
A female corpse can be found with a twin humanities, it theorized that this implies that the woman was pregnant at the time of her death.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Does someone cheat?
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Fear
Is someone possessed?
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Are there jumpscares?
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GothGF
Sort of. There aren't any scripted jumpscares, but there are definitely times when an enemy can sneak up on you and frighten you or attack from off screen. There are also enemies that hide and can grab you unawares. It's not particularly offensive, and it isn't really a horror game. There are definitely scary parts though. There is an area that is very dark and you are required to carry a light source, even when you do you can only see a short distance and enemies can and likely will appear out of darkness and scare you.
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Is there a shower scene?
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Are there clowns?
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Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
In the New Londo ruins, The primary enemy are the burned down ghosts of the victims of the ruins.
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Gross
Does someone spit?
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GothGF
Some nonhuman enemies have spitting attacks. As well as attacks that cause clouds of gas, no farting that I know of.
There is a throwable item called "dung pie" which is poop.
There is also an opportunity to perform a critical attack on a boar where the player stabs a sword up it's bottom.
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Does someone vomit?
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GothGF
There is an undead dragon enemy that vomits toxic sludge. There are other enemies that spit or are just gross.
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Is there audio gore?
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RodrigoAravena
There is a status effect called "bleeding" which when applied can be heard
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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Medical
Does someone have cancer?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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KimPixelMaker
The starting area is referred as the "Undead Asylum"
It is however more so a medieval jail than anything resembling modern mental institute.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Is electro-therapy used?
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Mental Health
Does someone self harm?
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GoodSoup
Some characters are in a zombie like state and will act violent, but they are not specifically mentally ill, but are referred to as “hollow”
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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tbfra
There’s an option to climb inside a stone casket. It closes on you, and there’s a short stretch where you see from the inside where you’re trapped. This only lasts a few seconds and might be skippable (don’t remember off the top of my head).
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Pregnancy
Are there abortions?
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Is there childbirth?
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Does someone miscarry?
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StefanEats
As mentioned above (does a mother die) this is only implied by a "twin souls" item being recovered from a woman's corpse. It's also missable and skippable.
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Prejudice
Is there hate speech?
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Iselda
Gwyndolin, who is arguably a trans woman, is referred to with male pronouns. In-game messages left by other players frequently call Gwyndolin the t-slur, although this was not the choice of the developers.
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Naenaebaby
There are no Jewish people in Lordran.
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Are there n-words?
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Naenaebaby
A few jokes among the community about Dark Sun Gwyndolin, but not in game.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there fat jokes?
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GothGF
Players can leave messages in your world using a template and a list of phrases. One of these is "fatty". It's fairly tame but it's there.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Iselda
Gwyndolin is described in-game as a boy raised as a girl, although it is implied that they may be a trans woman. Either way, they are consistently misgendered.
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Anonymous
Gwyndolin, youngest son of gwyn, was raised as a girl. You could argue that this would mean they are trans. They are an optional boss at anor londo.
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Sex
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maleficar
Queelag is a half-woman, half-spider hybrid, and her torso is nude, however, her chest is covered by her hair. Also, players can leave messages in your world, and a possible message is "Try finger but hole". I think those are the only sexual parts.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Spoiler
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Naenaebaby
The main character either ends up linking the first flame, revitalizing the land and curing the undead curse at the cost of their life, or to not kindle the flame, and bring about an age of darkness.
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Daaaaarksouls
No cars.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Does a plane crash?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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Is there gun violence?
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