Gestures (Dark Souls III)

For gestures in Dark Souls, see Gestures.

For gestures in Dark Souls II, see Gestures (Dark Souls II).

Gestures are a gameplay mechanic in Dark Souls III.

Description

Gestures are special animations the player can perform, often used as a means of communicating with other players. Among other things, gestures can be used to greet another player, thank them or making them aware of a nearby treasure.

The player starts the game with several gestures already at their disposal. These can be consulted and managed by pressing the button, bringing up a list with seven gestures ready for use. To perform a gesture, select it and press the action button ( / ) or / .

As more gestures are learned, the player can press / to open a complete menu of all the player's collected gestures. From here, gestures can either be added to the quick menu by selecting them or used directly by pressing / .

Additional gestures can be learned throughout the course of the game. These are usually learned from other characters, after performing certain actions, or after defeating certain enemies.

There are a total of 33 gestures to be obtained in the game.

List of gestures

Image	Name	Location	Availability
	Applause	Firelink Shrine	Talk to Ringfinger Leonhard after obtaining the Red Eye Orb.
	Beckon	Firelink Shrine	Exhaust Yoel of Londor's dialogue once he has moved to Firelink Shrine.
	Bow	-	Default
	By my sword	Farron Keep Irithyll of the Boreal Valley	Automatically learned upon summoning Black Hand Gotthard.
	Call over	Firelink Shrine	Trade an Avelyn, Coiled Sword Fragment, Divine Blessing, Eleonora, Hidden Blessing, Homeward Bone, Loretta's Bone, Mendicant's Staff, any Sacred Chime, Shriving Stone, Undead Bone Shard or Vertebra Shackle with the Nestling.
	Collapse	Firelink Shrine	Talk to Hawkwood the Deserter.
	Curl up	Firelink Shrine	After giving Loretta's Bone to Greirat of the Undead Settlement, reload the area and talk to him when he is in the pose.
	Darkmoon Loyalty	Firelink Shrine	After giving the Dreamchaser's Ashes to the Shrine Handmaid, reload the area and talk to Sirris of the Sunless Realms.
	Dignified bow	Firelink Shrine	Talk to Yuria of Londor.
	Duel bow	Farron Keep Irithyll of the Boreal Valley	Automatically learned upon summoning Londor Pale Shade at Farron Keep or Irithyll of the Boreal Valley.
	Hurrah!	Firelink Shrine	Exhaust Blacksmith Andre's first two dialogues.
	Joy	-	Default
	Jump for joy	-	Default
	Legion Etiquette	Farron Keep	Interact with the Old Wolf of Farron.
	My thanks!	Catacombs of Carthus Smouldering Lake	Automatically learned after defeating or dying to Knight Slayer Tsorig.
	Patches Squat	Firelink Shrine	After speaking to Patches in the shrine, reload the area and speak to him while he is in the pose. If not taught here, will be taught by Amnesiac Lapp at the end of his quest.
	Path of the Dragon	Consumed King's Garden	Learned from the corpse of the Drakeblood Knight in the room past Oceiros, the Consumed King.
	Point down	-	Default
	Point forward	-	Default
	Point up	-	Default
	Praise the Sun	Lothric Castle	Interact with the Altar of Sunlight.
	Prayer	Undead Settlement	Received after agreeing to "touch" Irina of Carim in her cell.
	Proper bow	Farron Keep	Received upon summoning Yellowfinger Heysel as a white phantom near the Keep Ruins bonfire. Heysel must have been defeated at least once while invading, then the player must deepen their devotion to Rosaria's Fingers by providing at least one Pale Tongue to Rosaria, Mother of Rebirth.
	Prostration	Cathedral of the Deep	Confront Unbreakable Patches with the "You know who I am." option after he lowers the bridge in the Cathedral of the Deep. If not taught here, he will teach the gesture at Firelink Shrine.
	Quiet Resolve	Irithyll of the Boreal Valley	Talk to Anri of Astora at the Church of Yorshka.
	Rejoice	Cathedral of the Deep	Provide the Catarina Set to Siegward of Catarina once he is trapped in the well outside of the Cleansing Chapel.
	Rest	Cemetery of Ash	Rest at any bonfire for the first time.
	Silent Ally	Firelink Shrine	Talk to Orbeck of Vinheim after purchasing Aural Decoy, Farron Flashsword, Pestilent Mist and Spook.
	Sleep	Undead Settlement Irithyll of the Boreal Valley	Talk to Siegward of Catarina when he takes a nap after the fight with the Demon. Will also be taught upon giving him his armor at Cathedral of the Deep.
	Stretch out	Profaned Capital	Taught by Laddersmith Gilligan's corpse next to the Profaned Capital bonfire.
	Toast	Undead Settlement	Talk to Siegward of Catarina after the fight with the Demon. Will also be taught upon giving him his armor at Cathedral of the Deep.
	Wave	-	Default
	Welcome	Firelink Shrine	Once Cornyx of the Great Swamp has relocated to Firelink Shrine and talked to, reload the area and talk to him again.

Notes

• The "Darkmoon Loyalty" gesture is required to join the Blades of the Darkmoon covenant.
• The "Path of the Dragon" gesture is required to reach Archdragon Peak.
• The Fire Keeper in Firelink Shrine will react with a corresponding gesture of her own if the player performs one in front of her. Depending on the gesture selected, she will respond with either a bow, a laugh, a twirl, or even by turning her head away in disapproval.
  • Performing the "Path of the Dragon" gesture in front of her will cause her to continually twirl.
• The "Stretch Out" gesture can allow the player to evade certain horizontal attacks. A notable example is the Demon Prince's laser attack.