Gestures are emotes in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. Performing these actions allows players to convey their feelings to other players or NPCs. Some gestures are available from the start of the game, while others must be unlocked by learning them from NPCs. Use Triangle / Y to equip and arrange gestures at the menu.
On the Playstation 3 version of the game, you can hold the X button and use the Six-Axis controller to perform gestures. Also you can press SELECT and the gesture menu will pop up, then highlight the gesture you want and press X or A for PlayStation and Xbox respectively.
- WARNING: When you are using a gesture you cannot move/attack until the gesture is finished, use at your own peril.
Gestures in Dark Souls
Point forward
Starting Gesture
Point up
Starting Gesture
Point down
Starting Gesture
Beckon
Starting Gesture
Wave
Starting Gesture
Bow
Starting Gesture
Proper bow
Learned from Dusk of Oolacile at the Darkroot Basin (summoned at the rock near the Hydra)
Hurrah!
Learned from Blacksmith Andrei at the Undead Parish
Shrug
Learned from Petrus of Thorolund at the Firelink Shrine
Look Skyward
Learned from Shiva of the East in Blighttown (Forest Hunter Covenant)
Well! What is it!
Learned from Oswald of Carim at the Undead Parish
Joy
Learned from Domhnall of Zena.All classes (except Knights and Clerics) starting gesture.
Prayer
Learned from Reah of Thorolund. Knights and Clerics start with this.
Prostration
Learned from Patches the Hyena after beating the Tomb of Giants
Praise the sun
Covenant Warrior of the Sunlight / Interacting with the Altar of Sunlight (Being part of the Covenant is not required)
Anonymous*backstab* *backstab* *backstab* *backstab* POINTETH DOWNWAD!
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Praise the Sun is the only gesture that will be impossible to get for many characters. That's because interacting with atlar requires 25 Faith or killing at least 5 bosses as a summoned white phantom. And ppl prefer co-op summoning for pvp rather than fighting bosses.
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Can you unlock gestures another way? i have seen the NPCs die because of the stupid ai of many enemies, thus i will never learn new gestures:/
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I am not given the 'praise the sun' gesture. It just doesn't present the option to learn it. I have only 11 faith btw.
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Always surprised me how DS3s point down became the most infamous when this games version is so much more insulting the way you repeatedly do it. DS3 just genuinely looks like your showing someone something on the floor I never was able to get any bad vibes from it
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Should put how to open the menu itself for idiots like me who couldn't figure it out for 20 min... its left side of the touch pad
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Praise the sun and Well! What is it? are the best gestures and no one can convince me otherwise.
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Where’s the “curl up into a ball” and “lay down” gestures? They’re good for hiding in certain scenery when invaded(ing).
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on the switch version you can do the motion control gestures while holding the "a" button
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there is a mocking gesture pointing down at someone that you just killed is mocking in pvp
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I'm doing a giant mom build and i accidentally killed oswald so no WELL WHAT IS IT! ;-;
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if you got the stones I've seen a guy use patches' squat to dodge arrows over and over by spamming the gesture while the other guy was like "this time, this time, this time," I've never tried it cuz id ***** up hard, but its all over youtube for dark souls trolls
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*One shot Chaos Dagger* *Facepalm* *Shrug*
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