{"id":1481440,"date":"2026-01-31T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jdMzM3GTeUbN7m2AWV6nhe"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:01:25","slug":"in-a-beautifully-ironic-twist-a-youtuber-attempting-a-pacifist-run-of-bully-discovered-a-secret-weapon-hidden-for-almost-20-years-i-can-see-why-they-tried-to-lock-it-inside-a-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/in-a-beautifully-ironic-twist-a-youtuber-attempting-a-pacifist-run-of-bully-discovered-a-secret-weapon-hidden-for-almost-20-years-i-can-see-why-they-tried-to-lock-it-inside-a-building\/","title":{"rendered":"In a beautifully ironic twist, a YouTuber attempting a pacifist run of Bully discovered a secret weapon hidden for almost 20 years: ‘I can see why they tried to lock it inside a building’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There’s little chance we’ll ever see a sequel to Bully<\/a>, but there are still secrets to be found in Rockstar’s fondly-remembered schoolyard sim. A whole new weapon was recently discovered in the 2006 open-world game, one that’s been locked tantalisingly away from players for more than 20 years. Now though, players can get their grubby mitts on it thanks to a glitch<\/a> discovered by a YouTuber.<\/p>\n

Said YouTuber is JustGarrison,<\/a> who, in a zingy twist of irony, stumbled upon the glitch during a pacifist run of Bully. JustGarrison’s plan to complete the game without fighting anyone ran smoothly until he encountered Norton, a boss players must defeat during the mission ‘The Tenements’. It’s here where JustGarrison inadvertently unlocked the weapon\u2014a sledgehammer that was previously only usable during the boss fight.<\/p>\n

During the boss fight, Norton tries to bash Jimmy’s head in with the sledgehammer. But once Norton is defeated, Jimmy can equip the sledgehammer and use it to retrieve some key quest items through the medium of smashing. That’s all he can do with it, however. He cannot take it outside. Like Greyfriars Bobby<\/a>, the weapon is destined to remain by the side of its fallen owner forever.<\/p>\n

It’s this limitation that JustGarrison discovered a workaround for. The process isn’t that complicated, either. Prior to the fight, Jimmy must pick up a trash-can lid that he can use as a shield during the confrontation, then lure Norton to smash a web of planks that barricades the boss arena from the rest of the tenement.<\/p>\n

Once shattered, players must then move Jimmy down to a specific corner of the staircase, and then repeatedly crouch to glitch Jimmy through the wall. This is the trickiest part of the process, with JustGarrison mentioning that bypassing the wall is easiest on the Android and Wii versions of the game.<\/p>\n

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