The Dark Souls franchise, now over 13 years old, remains one of the most beloved in gaming. That's despite its notorious difficulty and fanbase, which has a reputation — perhaps not deserved — of telling players who find the games too hard to simply Git Gud.

While such fans might seem intimidating, the fact of the matter is they're also very funny, especially for those who love the games just as much as they do. The Dark Souls community has long been one of the funniest in gaming, rivaling the meme-literate fanbases of The Simpsons and the Star Wars prequels.

This is ironic, considering the Dark Souls games are exceptionally bleak, with a cast of characters who are nearly all doomed to die in a world that is itself dying. Nevertheless, thanks to a decade of lore unpacking, fans have extracted humor from Dark Souls, blessing the internet with a rich library of memes to enjoy. Let these memes rekindle your first flame — or bring about an age of darkness, whatever floats your boat.