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- Everyone in Dragon's Dogma 2

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wants to kill this one
NPC, and they're right.

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Here's why.

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Let's meet Martin.

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He's an NPC you'll first
meet in the City of Melve

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in Dragon's Dogma 2,

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which you'll probably be familiar with

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in the early hours of the game.

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It's a place where you see
Ulrika, who's the town leader

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and very friendly to the Arisen.

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Now, the first time you meet Martin,

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you'll come across him talking
to Ulrika in her house.

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He's yelling at her,
accusing her of treason,

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being a real asshole all around.

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And for me and for other players,

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that was enough to make us hate him.

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So for me, for instance,

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I immediately after
seeing him talk to Ulrika,

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threw him over my Arisen shoulder,

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and then walked to the nearest cliff,

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threw him in the water.

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And when I went to go see if other players

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had a similar reaction, I was
met with an astounding yes.

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Because players cannot
stop killing Martin.

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Social media, videos, Reddit,

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they're awash with people talking about

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how we just (censored) hate this guy.

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And we're right to.

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And as some players may be aware,

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Dragon's Dogma 2 is a game

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that really holds you
accountable for your actions,

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and that includes killing NPCs.

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If you kill quest important NPCs,

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they die and go to a morgue,

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thereby stopping quests.

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In Martin's case, killing him

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will stop the quest Readvent of Calamity.

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But for me, that wasn't
really a deal-breaker.

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Of course, if you do wanna revive Martin,

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so you can finish the quest

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after the catharsis of throwing
him off a cliff wears off,

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you're gonna have to use a Wakestone,

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and that resource is very limited.

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But you're just gonna have to do it

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to see the end of the quest.

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Although it might not really be worth it

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to revive that kind of guy.

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And in fact, if you like
Ulrika, which I assume you do

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if you're gonna throw
Martin off a cliff for her,

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then you might want to revive him

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as you're gonna need to progress the quest

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and the ones that follow
in order to romance Ulrika

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to her fullest.

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So as much as it might suck,
Martin is kind of a necessity

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to progress your relationship
between the Arisen and Ulrika.

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Have you been playing Dragon's Dogma 2?

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How did you kill Martin?

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Not if, because I know you did.

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For more NPC murder coverage,
check out kotaku.com.

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