Some jokes can hurt the feelings of fans.
Borderlands 4 has a hidden quest called Forgive Me. It refers to a long-standing joke by writer Sam Winkler.
In 2022, the creator wrote on social media:
«Dark Souls revolutionized games in the sense that now, instead of a story, you can just add some guy with a huge sword named \"Myrmidon of Loss\" who, with his dying breath, will say \"Zanzibart, forgive me,\" and 20 YouTubers will make an hour-long video about how deep your lore is.»
This kind of humor raised questions among FromSoftware fans, and the writer then reacted to the negativity, asking those who were unhappy to "learn to laugh at what [they] love."
