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Motion Commands

Basic

Unlockable

Notes

Gestures Gallery

Motion Commands

Used to communicate with other players. Click the left side of touch pad to open the Gesture Menu, refer icons on the Gesture Menu, and move the controller accordingly while holding X.

Your character can slowly move while doing the gestures, few of them have set animation and you cannot move freely (Hunter's salutation, Respect etc.), others will stay in animation until you break them with an action (Sit Down, Pray, Make Contact etc.).

Basic

Gesture	How to obtain	Notes
Point Forward	Available from the start	-
Conviction	Available from the start	-
Hunter's Salutation	Available from the start	-
Joy	Available from the start	-
Hunter's Rally	Available from the start	-
Wave	Available from the start	-
Sit Down	Available from the start	Stays in animation until player interrupts it

Unlockable

Gesture	How to obtain	Notes
Approval	Speak with Eileen the Crow after defeating Henryk	-
Church Bow (Female)	Speak with Adella, Nun of the Healing Church in the Storeroom area of Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening) while wearing one of the church related garbs and tell her about the Oedon Chapel. Speak with her again after she moves there to get the gesture.	-
Shake off Cape	Talk to Eileen the Crow for the first time at the Central Yharnam Dry Docks or outside of Oedon Chapel in Cathedral Ward	-
Pray	Speak with Alfred, the Vileblood Hunter for the first time and agree to cooperate with him.	Stays in animation until player interrupts it
Wait	During the Blood Moon, speak with Eileen the Crow at the top of the Grand Cathedral Stairs in Cathedral Ward before entering to face the Bloody Crow of Cainhurst.	-
Beg for Life	After reaching Lecture Building 2F, go down the ladder to Patches' Lab and speak to Patches the Spider.	Stays in animation until player interrupts it
Curtsey	Speak with Arianna, Woman of Pleasure in the Foggy Alley of Cathedral Ward and tell her about Oedon Chapel to get her to relocate there. Speak with her again in the chapel to receive the gesture.	-
Church Bow (Male)	Obtain the Unopened Summons from the Queen's Chamber in Forsaken Cainhurst Castle and give it to Alfred, the Vileblood Hunter at his new location on the Forbidden Woods Route in the Cathedral Ward.	-
Make Contact	Step out onto the Orphanage Balcony in the Upper Cathedral Ward and inspect the charred body there.	After performing this Gesture in the Abyss (after you drop the Brain of Mensis), you acquire top tier Moon Caryll Rune Stays in animation until player interrupts it
Respect	Kneel before Vileblood Queen Annalise in Forsaken Cainhurst Castle and join the Vilebloods.	-
Triumph	Speak with the Oedon Chapel Dweller in the Cathedral Ward's Oedon Chapel after having sent someone there.	-
Roar	Speak with Alfred, Hunter of Vilebloods after he has killed Vileblood Queen Annalise in Queen's Chamber in Forsaken Cainhurst Castle.	Character will shout during this gesture
Shhh!	Speak with Eileen the Crow outside the Oedon Chapel in the Cathedral ward and listen to her warning about Henryk.	-
Brush off Dust	Encounter or defeat Darkbeast Paarl in Yahar'gul, Unseen Village (Evening) and enter Old Yharnam from the back, then climb up Djura's tower and talk to him. Choose "spare the beasts" to get the gesture.	-
Deep Respect	After joining the Vilebloods, offer one or more Blood Dregs to Vileblood Queen Annalise and she'll give you this gesture.	Stays in animation until player interrupts it
League Oath	Crush one Vermin and speak to Valtr, Master of the League in Forbidden Woods	Patch v1.07; Gesture changes when Impurity rune is equipped and Valtr quest is finished; your character holds his/her hand on his/her chest

Notes

League Oath (Confederate): Before you can obtain this Gesture you must go to the Forbidden Woods and enter the small windmill near the lamp so that you can speak with Valtr and become a member of the League. After joining, equip the Impurity Oath Caryll Rune, and then you will need to either complete a successful co-op session with another player, or summon one of the League NPCs and defeat a boss with them to obtain a Vermin. Use the Vermin, and then return to Valtr in the Woods and he will reward you with the League Staff and this Gesture.

League Oath (Master): There is no way to obtain this Gesture independent of the Confederate version, so you will have to acquire that one first before you can get this version. After using five Vermin, speak with Valtr again and he will recognize you as the worthy successor that he has been searching for and you will be recognized as the Master of the League. Once that has taken place, the Confederate version of the Gesture will automatically change to this one that has a slightly different animation. Impurity Oath Caryll Rune has to be equipped for this version.

Gestures Glitch: There is a way to combine gestures and other animations. 1. Use any gesture, item, transform/untransform animation you like (this animation will get repeated when successful). 2. Just as the animation ends and your character goes back idle, tilt the left stick to any direction for a very tiny bit and press the button simultaneously to use another gesture or items etc. 3. If you are successful, you will witness animation (or even sound) combination. This way, you can show off things like "Deep Respect"/Crush-it-respectfully (Vermin Crush + Deep Respect); exploding Music Box (Boom Hammer L1 + Music Box); waving with Choir Bell (Choir Bell + Wave). [video]

It is not required to have Brain of Mensis alive, trigger to be able to get the Moon Caryll rune is dropping it into the Abyss.

You can attach gestures to messages by pressing L1 when composing message

Doll reacts to performed gestures in front of her

Hunter Enemies use gestures e.g. Madman's Escort claps whenever player is killed or Old Hunter Henryk roars during the fight

The 'make contact' gesture aligns to the hands of a clock, thereby the stargazing clocktowers. You can make the case that the message of Make Contact is to point to "Moon" (meaning contact to Great Ones) and Formless/Writhe (Great One Blood, medium for transcendence). With the hands then moving to Moon and "Radiance", the light representing transcedent status. The Choir mummy who gives us the gesture is performing it facing the clocktower. - Lokey [image]