The other week, I started to play through the Dark Souls series after hearing the abundance of positive reviews of the games.
In my off time, while browsing through different sites, I have seen multiple memes or videos that reference the term Praise the Sun and I was entering the series with an expectation that this would be a large part of the story. I have made it decently far into the game, however I have not encountered this reference once.
Where does this phrase originate, and what purpose does this serve?
Best Answer
From here:
Lore-wise, the term refers to the gesture rewarded to members of the Warriors of Sunlight covenant, who use a gesture with the same name to express themselves.
tl;dr: It's just a thing you do. If you play Dark Souls, you must Praise the Sun.
It's like the Do a Barrel Roll! meme from Star Fox, but for Dark Souls.
EDIT: As noted in the comments, the popularity of "Praise the Sun!" can be at least partly attributed to Solaire of Astora and his intense praising of the sun: