Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin: All Gestures Guide

A linear guide on obtaining all the gestures in Dark Soul II

Welcome to my guide!

This guide will help you obtain every single gesture needed for the 'Gesture Maestro' achievement, the guide will be split into two simple sections; 'Default Gestures' and 'Obtainable Gestures'.
There are 20 Gestures altogether, 8 of which are default gestures (Your character will have these as soon as you create your character) and the remaining 12 you have to learn from various NPCs around the world.

The gestures will be categorised in possible order of obtaining them based on story progression, the first few sections focusing on gestures which can be learnt earlier in the game and the last few sections focusing on gestures which are learnt near the end of the game.

The Gesture Menu and how to bring it up

Before I talk about the gestures themselves I will give a quick tutorial on how to open the gesture menu to check all the gestures you currently have.
To bring up the gesture menu press

• T (For PC - by default)
  
• SHARE Button (For PlayStation 4)
  
• Select Button (For Playstation 3)
  
• Select Button (For Xbox One)

The gesture menu will bring up the following tab above your character:


You can further expand this menu and view all your gestures in your collection by pressing your dual handing button:

• N (For PC - by default)
  
• Triangle Button (For Playstation)
  
• Y Button (For Xbox)

The fully expanded gesture menu should look like this:




If for some reason you can't bring up the menu then perhaps your buttons are binded differently. To check what your gesture buttons are bound to, you can open your settings and go over to the 5th icon and select 'key bindings' on the drop-down menu it should look something like this:



Once you've selected it move over all the way to the right and you'll see what key your gesture menu is bound to in the 'key bindings' section.

Gesture Checklist

Feel free to use this checklist I created wherever you need it.

Checklist for all 20 gestures in Dark Souls II
[ ] Point
[ ] I won't bite
[ ] Bow
[ ] Wave
[ ] Pumped up
[ ] Warcry
[ ] Righty-ho!
[ ] No way
[ ] Welcome
[ ] Joy
[ ] Decapitate
[ ] Warmup
[ ] Mock
[ ] Fist pump
[ ] Prostration
[ ] Praise the sun
[ ] This one's me
[ ] Duel bow
[ ] Have mercy!
[ ] Hurrah!

(8/20) Default Gestures

These are the gestures that already provided to the player once they have created their character.
As mentioned before there are 8 default gestures, they will be listed below in the order in which they appear in.

Point (1/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

I won't Bite (2/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

Bow (3/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

Wave (4/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

Pumped Up (5/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

Warcry (6/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

Righty-ho! (7/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

No way (8/20)

Gesture is given to you upon character creation

(9/20) Welcome - Crestfallen Saulden

Location: Majula
Prerequisites: None
Closest Bonfire: Majula Bonfire

The first gesture you'll most likely learn will come from Crestfallen Saulden. You'll find him sitting at the stone monument/statue in Majula. You can find this monument easily after you get up from the Majula bonfire and turn around. Walk up the stairs and you'll see a distressed looking man. Talk to him, obtain the 'Welcome' gesture. You can also join his 'way of the blue' covenant whilst you're at it.

^ Location of the monument

Welcome (9/20)

Learnt from Crestfallen Saulden at Majula monument

(10/20) Joy - Benhart of Jugo

Location: Majula before shaded woods
Prerequisites: None
Closest Bonfire: Majula Bonfire

The second quickest gesture to obtain is from Benhart of jugo, he's found on the way to the shaded woods. To get there take a left and you'll see a tall stone gateway which is facing directly towards the Majula bonfire. Proceed forward until you come across an area which is surrounded by leaves as well as trees (like in the picture below). Beside one of the trees you should see a man sitting with a glowing teal sword. Speak to him, learn 'Joy' gesture. He's not seen on the below screenshots because I've completed his quest in which you should also consider if you are going for 100% achievement completion.
Just ahead inside the stone structure you'll also find a petrified woman holding onto a lever. Unpetrify her using a fragrant branch of yore and you'll unlock another achievement.

Joy (10/20)

Learnt from Benhart of Jugo just before shaded woods

(11/20) Decapitate - Vengarl

Location: On the right hand path of the Ruined Fork Road on the way to shaded woods
Prerequisites: Unpetrify the lady after Benhart to unlock the bonfire location closest to the area
Closest Bonfire: Ruined Fork Road

To get to Vengarl go to the right doorway of the ruined fork road which is full of fog. Hug the left wall until you encounter a path which goes up to the left. Watch out for the invisible enemy which will follow you into the ruins. Speak to the pile of rubble, you'll learn the 'Decapitate' gesture.
^ Showing what the pile of rubble looks like to talk to Vengarl

Decapitate (11/20)

Learnt from Vengarl in shaded woods

(12/20) Warmup - Manscorpion Tark

Location: Shaded Ruins
Prerequisites: Need the ring of whispers ring to speak to him
Closest Bonfire: Shaded Ruins

After going straight from the bonfire past the green bridge you'll encounter several broken green stone structures, to find this location go to the most left structure, the interior of the structure should contain stairs. Proceed into a sandy area and you'll find Manscorpion Tark, make sure you're wearing the ring of whispers otherwise all his dialogue options will just result with '...'. Speak to Manscorpion Tark, Learn 'Warmup gesture'.
^ Showing location of Tark in shaded ruins

He also has a non-essential questline which you won't receive an achievement from however you will receive a fragrant branch of yore on completion.
^ Ring of whispers (Sweet Shalquoir - the cat in the shed at Majula)

Warmup (12/20)

Learnt from Manscorpion Tark

(13/20) Mock - Straid of Olaphis

Location: The Lost Bastille
Prerequisites: Unpetrify Straid, you'll know it's him as he's covering the doorway of a cell with a bonfire in it
Closest Bonfire: Straid's Cell or Servants' quarters

You can find Olaphis as you progress further into the lost Bastille. once you find a petrified man blocking a cell entrance, unpetrify him with a fragrant branch of yore. You can trade boss souls for weapons and spells to him however you don't have to trade with him to learn the gesture. Speak to him, Learn 'Mock' gesture.

^ Straid of Olaphis and his cell

Mock (13/20)

Learnt from Straid of Olaphis

(14/20) Fist pump - Creighton the Wanderer

Location: Huntsman's Copse
Prerequisites: Undead Lockaway Key
Closest Bonfires: Undead Lockaway


To learn the 'Fist pump' gesture you'll need to talk to Creighton first encountered at Huntsman's Copse which you'll find him sitting at the third bonfire (Undead Lockaway) which is inside stone dome-like structure next to a pile of burning bodies. You can't access this bonfire until you get the Undead Lockaway key. He'll be sitting between the two skeletons in the dome.
^ Undead Lockaway bonfire and the skeletons Creighton sits beside

To find the key you need to go ahead of the bonfire and find it in a hill with trees in which a red phantom by the name of Merciless Roenna will invade you, don't worry though this is an offline invader which means this isn't a real person invading you.

^ Undead Lockaway Key Location

Fist pump (14/20)

Learnt from Creighton the Wanderer

(15/20) Prostration - Laddersmith Gilligan

Location: In Earthen Peak
Prerequisites: Kill Mytha the Baneful Queen (Optional as you can speak to him before the boss)
Closest Bonfires: Majula Bonfire or Earthen Peak

This NPC is really easy to miss on your first encounter but that's okay since you don't have to locate them. Laddersmith Gilligan moves into Majula after you defeat Mytha the baneful queen in Harvest Valley. He sits next to the massive hole in Majula by the poison statues. Gilligan offers to build ladders for you to access the gutter location via the hole however it's not necessary for obtaining the gesture. Speak to him, Learn Prostration gesture.
^ Gilligan in Majula by the pit

Prostration (15/20)

Learnt from Laddersmith Gilligan

(16/20) Praise the sun - Altar of Sunlight

Location: Harvest Valley
Prerequisites: None
Closest Bonfire: The mines bonfire at Harvest Valley

Unlike all the other gestures, this gesture is in fact not learnt from an NPC but a covenant altar. Proceed forward from the bonfire, kill the enemy that is blocking your way, instead of heading straight for the windmill turn to your left and go through the cave entrance which should lead you straight to the altar where you can learn the 'Praise the sun' gesture.
^ Harvest Valley and Altar of Sunlight

You can also join the covenant to earn a separate hidden achievement involving discovering the covenant.

Praise the sun (16/20)

Learnt at the altar of sunlight

(17/20) This one's me - Chancellor Wellager

Location: Drangleic Castle
Prerequisites: None
Closest bonfire: King's Gate

Chancellor Wellager is found right at the entrance of Drangleic castle after you open it by killing most or all of the Bastille knights outside the castle, He's at the top of the staircase as seen in the below screenshots. He might be difficult to see so it's possible to miss him, however it's no trouble if you do. You can easily backtrack using the king's gate bonfire, go up the ladder and go through the doorway on your left.
^ Drangleic Entrance and close up of Chancellor Wellager

This one's me (17/20)

Learnt from Chancellor Wellager at Drangleic Castle entrance

(18/20) Duel Bow - Blue Sentinel Targray

Location: Heide's tower of flame
Prerequisites: Kill the Old Dragonslayer, Need token of fidelity to speak to Targray otherwise he'll dismiss you
Closest Bonfire: The Blue Cathedral

Targray after the Old Dragonslayer boss fight. Token of fidelity is required to talk to Targray, it is found in undead purgatory.
^ Tagray Location and Token of Fidelity

Duel bow (18/20)

Learnt from Blue Sentinel Targray at the Blue Cathedral

(19/20) Have mercy! - Grave Warden Agdayne

Location: Undead Crypt
Prerequisites: Not Having a torch in your hand as you'll make the NPC hostile
Closest Bonfire: Undead Ditch

This NPC is found in the Undead Crypt, you know you're near him as he'll tell you to 'not produce light'. He's located on the section to your right inside a small structure consisting of 3 enemies. Once you kill them you can safely talk to Grave Warden Agdayne.
^ Location in Undead Crypt as well as the location of the NPC

Have mercy! (19/20)

Learnt from Grave Warden Agdayne at the undead

(20/20) Hurrah! - Captain Drummond

Location: Forest of the Fallen giants (Memory of Vammar)
Prerequisites: need to acquire ashen mist heart from the ancient dragon to access the area in the forest of the fallen giants
Closest Bonfire: Cardinal tower

Captain Drummond is located in the Memory of Vammar laying under the crumbling castle (as seen in screenshot below). Once you talk to him enough he'll offer you the option to learn the 'Hurrah!' gesture. You can also obtain an achievement - inheriting his equipment after killing the Giant Lord boss in the memory of Jeigh and speaking to Captain Drummond afterwards.
^ Memory of Vammar location and Captain Drummond location in the memory of Vammar

Hurrah! (20/20)

Learnt from Captain Drummond at the Memory of Vammar

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