Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In today's episode of Dark Souls II Dissected we'll be taking a closer look at the pig escort mission for digging up the pickaxe, a secret weapon found hidden underneath some mushrooms in Tseldora; It's perhaps the weirdest secret in any souls game. And we'll took a look at some other pig fun facts and easter eggs while we're at it.
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Pickaxe Quest Overview
1:57 Rare 1/1000 Pig
9:17 Pig Pathing: Leash Distance
12:02 Pig Pathing: Invisible Walls
12:48 Pig Pathing: Navmeshes
21:12 The Hunt for the Pickaxe
32:12 Why is this in the game?
37:20 Majula Pigs
38:12 Tseldora NG Plus
39:45 Elana's Pigs
47:00 Clear Drangleic Runs in Ruins
48:22 Addendum: Earlier Sightings
51:33 Credits / Closing Words
53:31 Unedited Pig Farming
patreon.com/illusorywall
Modding / testing tools used in this video - DebugManager, Smithbox, and esdtool:
nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1241
github.com/vawser/Smithbox
github.com/thefifthmatt/ESDLang
Leash Distances Spreadsheet-
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xhRzqLyKK8CvZAM6V1xmtKc6WvQXCmbQzXGsibZK_Qg/edit?usp=sharing
DARK SOULS 2 Secret Pig Easter Egg by @laconiansword5950
youtube.com/watch?v=bDA0x2iEik0
Dark Souls: How to get the Pickaxe by TheGrimHimself @TheGrimHimself
youtube.com/watch?v=azUabjRFihg
How To Get The Pickaxe by @NewGamePlusUltra
youtube.com/watch?v=9Cp2obt2IUo
The Journey for the Rarest Item in Demon's Souls by @VaatiVidya
youtube.com/watch?v=-kFZdtMQV3Y
10 Things You Missed Towards Tseldora by @VaatiVidya
youtube.com/watch?v=KIlWUVXrPyw
First documented sighting of rare piglet-
reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/21kcrk/so_i_just_led_a_little_pig_on_a_merry_journey_and
Special thanks to Moonlight Ruin, HotPocketRemix, and EvanHalfGrownHollow for datamining and modding assistance. And LordRadai for additional support with DebugManager.
Non-Souls music used in video:
Shadow Tower Abyss Fan Soundtrack by Jacob Lake
youtube.com/watch?v=Cx56AdhacD0
King's Field - Passage for a Monk
Eternal Ring - Taboo Words
Piglet's Big Game - Enemy Around
King's Field IV - City Ruins
Eye of the Beholder (Sega CD) - Track 1
Space Quest IV - Shop Theme
Piglet's Big Game - Foreboding 2
Sonic the Hedgehog - Drowning
Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Options Screen
Grim Fandango - Lost Souls Alliance
Piglet's Big Game - Mystery Library of Owl
Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Shreck's Wonderland
Flashback (Sega CD) - Main Theme
Snatcher (Sega CD) - Cure
The Legend of Zelda - Ganon Defeated by Michael Albrecht
youtube.com/watch?v=c-a7LaOieik
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Sea Breeze
The Sims - Latin Theme No 1
Grim Fandango - 9th Heaven
In today's episode of Dark Souls II Dissected we'll be taking a closer look at the pig escort mission for digging up the pickaxe, a secret weapon found hidden underneath some mushrooms in Tseldora; It's perhaps the weirdest secret in any souls game. And we'll took a look at some other pig fun facts and easter eggs while we're at it.
0:00 Introduction
0:44 Pickaxe Quest Overview
1:57 Rare 1/1000 Pig
9:17 Pig Pathing: Leash Distance
12:02 Pig Pathing: Invisible Walls
12:48 Pig Pathing: Navmeshes
21:12 The Hunt for the Pickaxe
32:12 Why is this in the game?
37:20 Majula Pigs
38:12 Tseldora NG Plus
39:45 Elana's Pigs
47:00 Clear Drangleic Runs in Ruins
48:22 Addendum: Earlier Sightings
51:33 Credits / Closing Words
53:31 Unedited Pig Farming
patreon.com/illusorywall
Modding / testing tools used in this video - DebugManager, Smithbox, and esdtool:
nexusmods.com/darksouls2/mods/1241
github.com/vawser/Smithbox
github.com/thefifthmatt/ESDLang
Leash Distances Spreadsheet-
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xhRzqLyKK8CvZAM6V1xmtKc6WvQXCmbQzXGsibZK_Qg/edit?usp=sharing
DARK SOULS 2 Secret Pig Easter Egg by @laconiansword5950
youtube.com/watch?v=bDA0x2iEik0
Dark Souls: How to get the Pickaxe by TheGrimHimself @TheGrimHimself
youtube.com/watch?v=azUabjRFihg
How To Get The Pickaxe by @NewGamePlusUltra
youtube.com/watch?v=9Cp2obt2IUo
The Journey for the Rarest Item in Demon's Souls by @VaatiVidya
youtube.com/watch?v=-kFZdtMQV3Y
10 Things You Missed Towards Tseldora by @VaatiVidya
youtube.com/watch?v=KIlWUVXrPyw
First documented sighting of rare piglet-
reddit.com/r/DarkSouls2/comments/21kcrk/so_i_just_led_a_little_pig_on_a_merry_journey_and
Special thanks to Moonlight Ruin, HotPocketRemix, and EvanHalfGrownHollow for datamining and modding assistance. And LordRadai for additional support with DebugManager.
Non-Souls music used in video:
Shadow Tower Abyss Fan Soundtrack by Jacob Lake
youtube.com/watch?v=Cx56AdhacD0
King's Field - Passage for a Monk
Eternal Ring - Taboo Words
Piglet's Big Game - Enemy Around
King's Field IV - City Ruins
Eye of the Beholder (Sega CD) - Track 1
Space Quest IV - Shop Theme
Piglet's Big Game - Foreboding 2
Sonic the Hedgehog - Drowning
Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Options Screen
Grim Fandango - Lost Souls Alliance
Piglet's Big Game - Mystery Library of Owl
Batman Returns (Sega CD) - Shreck's Wonderland
Flashback (Sega CD) - Main Theme
Snatcher (Sega CD) - Cure
The Legend of Zelda - Ganon Defeated by Michael Albrecht
youtube.com/watch?v=c-a7LaOieik
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Sea Breeze
The Sims - Latin Theme No 1
Grim Fandango - 9th Heaven
