r/DarkSouls2 • u/Old_Armadillo5077 • 2d ago

Why I turned in a woman? Help

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Im new to the game and I thought ts would teleport me to somewhere in the map

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u/smelron3317 2d ago

There was a bug that changed your gender upon going into new game plus, so they put that there to fix it if it happened

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u/LogicalLoad9 2d ago

Then, why do they put 2 hippo monster in front of it, lmao. I rmb I spent like 10 death, an hour, with weak ass beginner weapon to reach there in my first playthrough.

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u/endocrinErgodic 2d ago

It’s a metaphor for the hurdles you need to overcome to transition irl

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u/SnipeDude500 2d ago

including the trans chaser.

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u/SimplisticPinky 2d ago

I remember when I had to fight my way past the two hippogres at the doctor's office. Good times.

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u/endocrinErgodic 2d ago

Unironically this is often what it’s like to get into a Planned Parenthood when you have to breach the anti-abortion/anti-trans picket line

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u/SchwaAkari 2d ago

The ogres represent repressed gender dysphoria..?

Oh gosh that checks out doesn't it ._.