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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.96,0:00:15.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you were to ask me, “What is your favorite\Nvideo game ever made?”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.11,0:00:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would have\Nto say Cory in the House for the Nintendo
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.32,0:00:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DS.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.32,0:00:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Hollow Knight would be a close second.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.17,0:00:28.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight was released on February 24th,\N2017 by Team Cherry, an indie game studio
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.78,0:00:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based in the mythical land of Adelaide, South\NAustralia.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.71,0:00:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past three years, Hollow Knight has\Nbecome an indie darling.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.30,0:00:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The game has sold over three and a half million\Ncopies, it was the opening game at AGDQ 2019.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.36,0:00:49.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s a Hollow Knight book, a line of\Nplushies, T-shirts, nicotine patches, nuclear
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.26,0:00:53.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,warheads, and even vinyl records for all you\Ngoddamn hipsters.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.53,0:00:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Team Cherry had one goal when making Hollow\NKnight.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.09,0:01:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They wanted to create a world that allowed\Nplayers to get completely lost in exploration.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.27,0:01:04.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see this desire in Hollow Knight’s\Ndesign.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.14,0:01:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The levels in Hollow Knight are massive, with\Nsecrets and rewards hidden in every nook and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.86,0:01:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cranny, be that powerful charms, special abilities\Nor uhh...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.00,0:01:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The game’s navigation system requires the\Nplayer to work for their map, forcing them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.70,0:01:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make a stronger mental image of the world\Nin their head.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.21,0:01:26.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christopher Larkin’s score and Ari Gibson’s\Nartwork lend to this as well, creating an
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.09,0:01:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,atmosphere that the player won’t want to\Nleave.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.40,0:01:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there’s one aspect of Hollow Knight\Nthat keeps people like me coming back: the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.06,0:01:38.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world building.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.17,0:01:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Super Metroid launched in 1994, it stood\Nout for its amazing sense of immersion.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.54,0:01:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now in 1994, I was busy not being alive, but\NI’ve watched enough YouTube video essays
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.87,0:01:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to know that this game was a big deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.43,0:01:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In case you didn’t know, Super Metroid is\Nbasically the granddaddy of all Metroidvanias.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.23,0:02:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s why they’re called “MetroidVANIAs”.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.14,0:02:05.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now in Super Metroid, there are moments that\Ngive the player a sense of depth.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.45,0:02:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically the feeling that this world exists\Noutside of Samus’ interactions with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.94,0:02:14.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the room right before that diabetic crocodile\Nthing, Samus can find the corpse of a random
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.62,0:02:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,soldier.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.62,0:02:19.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His inclusion here doesn’t change the gameplay\Nat all, but instead gives the player a sense
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.37,0:02:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of wonder about the world they are exploring.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.05,0:02:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who was this guy?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.66,0:02:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why was he here in the first place?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.18,0:02:27.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did he like jazz?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.64,0:02:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now finding dead bodies and other random garbage\Nis pretty cool, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.62,0:02:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Hollow Knight basically does the same\Nthing.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.45,0:02:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About a dozen times.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.04,0:02:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through its world building, Hollow Knight\Nturns Hallownest into a living kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.04,0:02:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can sense the ancient history of the land\Nwhen you look at dilapidated structures or
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.10,0:02:47.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giant barred doors.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.53,0:02:52.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing feels like it was put into the game\Nrandomly; there’s a reason for it all.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.48,0:02:55.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except those reasons aren’t the easiest\Nto uncover.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.01,0:02:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight’s narrative is buried under\Nlayers of NPC dialogue, item descriptions,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.42,0:03:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lore tablets, and even additional content\Nlike the Quirrel comic and Fangamer’s Wanderer’s
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.07,0:03:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Journal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.07,0:03:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These past three years have seen an insane\Namount of research by the Hollow Knight community
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.28,0:03:13.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make sense of Team Cherry’s sprawling\Nworld.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.23,0:03:18.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ve even made it to the point where people\Nare looking at the in-game signs to try and
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.17,0:03:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,decipher Hallownest’s logographic language.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.11,0:03:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this video, I hope to give you a long and\Ndetailed look into the world of Hollow Knight,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.72,0:03:28.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exploring Hallownest’s history and uncertain\Nfuture.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.45,0:03:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I’m not busy making surprisingly accurate\NSuper Smash Brothers roster speculation videos,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.40,0:03:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or insightful podcasts about beloved subjects\Nlike the Donkey Kong Country television series,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.66,0:03:43.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whatever this was supposed to be, I’m\Nusually making videos about Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.77,0:03:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while I am a seasoned Hollow Knight lore\Nexpert, I cannot confirm that every musing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.01,0:03:52.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or theory presented in this video is completely\Ncorrect.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.33,0:03:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I highly recommend checking out the lore section\Nof the Hollow Knight Wiki if you want a more
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.07,0:03:59.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,neutral explanation of Hollow Knight’s lore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.27,0:04:05.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you’re too lazy to read, then I suggest\Nyou sit back, order some Domino’s pizza
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.23,0:04:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or just grab a block of cheese from the fridge,\Nand enjoy the mostly complete lore of Hollow
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.42,0:04:12.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.11,0:04:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a simple fact of life that every human\Nworships a god, be that technology, ideologies,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.35,0:04:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or in rare cases, God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.18,0:04:27.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it turns out, the bugs in Hallownest pretty\Nmuch operate in the same way.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.20,0:04:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the mosskin born from the dream of a\Ngiant slug, to the emo kids of the Ancient
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.42,0:04:36.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Civilization who literally worshipped the\Ndarkness, there is no shortage of things to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.51,0:04:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worship in the world of Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.82,0:04:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our story begins with a creature very much\Nworthy of worship: a creature born from the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.95,0:04:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,carcass of a Wyrm.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.12,0:04:49.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The carcass can still be found in the Kingdom’s\NEdge and it’s our only good look at what
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.01,0:04:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wyrms actually looked like.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.12,0:04:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time Hollow Knight occurs, it is suggested\Nthere are no Wyrms left in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.92,0:04:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were incredibly long creatures that featured\Nlittle to no limbs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.79,0:05:04.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another, more mysterious property of Wyrms\Nwas that they had some kind of prescience
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.42,0:05:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or foresight.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.58,0:05:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, they could see the future to some\Ncapacity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.26,0:05:11.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It isn’t clear how effective this ability\Nwas.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.57,0:05:16.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Considering how the entire race went extinct,\Nthis foresight ability must have been pretty
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.52,0:05:17.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.73,0:05:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting back to this particular Wyrm carcass,\Nit is explained that this Wyrm traveled across
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.55,0:05:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the distant mountains and wastelands beyond\NHallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.26,0:05:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once it arrived in Hallownest, the Wyrm died.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.34,0:05:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except not really.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.80,0:05:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inside the maw of the carcass sits a pale,\Nbroken egg, out of which hatched a new form
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.18,0:05:38.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Wyrm, a being of meager shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.38,0:05:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This form of the Wyrm is usually referred\Nto as the Pale King, and he’s the character
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.82,0:05:47.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,basically responsible for everything that\Nhappens in Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.35,0:05:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King is a higher being, a type of\Ncreature that exists above all others.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.92,0:05:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His body was said to shine with a radiant\Nvistage that harmed those who looked upon
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.04,0:05:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.04,0:06:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ultimate goal of the Pale King seemed\Nto be in line with that of other Wyrms.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.40,0:06:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A line from the cryptic Mister Mushroom reads:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.75,0:06:09.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...Wyrms pull bugs into their thrall,\NTill ages pass and kingdoms fall,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.23,0:06:12.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, it’s just in their nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.05,0:06:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dogs wag their tails, cats bury their shit,\Nand Wyrms bring massive amounts of bugs into
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.94,0:06:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their service in order to form long standing\Nkingdoms and civilizations.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.84,0:06:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here in a far corner of the world, the\NPale King emerged from the corpse of his former
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.89,0:06:30.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,self and began to build his eternal kingdom,\NHallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.69,0:06:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s just one slight problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.34,0:06:37.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s like… people already living there.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.07,0:06:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The area that would eventually become Hallownest\Nwas already filled with mantises, bees, moths,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.09,0:06:46.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spiders, mushrooms, and bush cosplayers.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.100,0:06:51.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each of these groups were already operating\Nwith their own cultures and societies, and
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.15,0:06:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,each group had a different interaction with\Nthe Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.57,0:06:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the more receptive groups to the arrival\Nof the Pale King were the mushrooms of the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.16,0:07:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fungal Wastes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.06,0:07:04.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These creatures were able to communicate with\None another through one shared mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.46,0:07:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mushrooms viewed this shared mind as a\Nstrength, and they were kinda smug dickheads
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.68,0:07:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.68,0:07:14.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, the mushrooms wearly accepted\Nthe Pale King’s rule, viewing his foresight
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.23,0:07:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a shield to the dangers of the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.23,0:07:20.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another group living in the Fungal Wastes\Nis the Mantis Tribe.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.91,0:07:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mantises have a rich cultural history\Nreaching back to long before the birth of
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.76,0:07:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.20,0:07:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mantises are a proud tribe, believing\Nin the importance of proving one’s physical
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.09,0:07:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.09,0:07:36.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mantises are fiercely territorial but\Nwill show respect to those who display great
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.34,0:07:37.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,power.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.47,0:07:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These Fight Club enthusiasts were lead by\Nfour powerful Mantis Lords who I guess just
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.97,0:07:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kinda sat around waiting for outsiders to\Nchallenge them.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.23,0:07:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mantis Tribe had no interest in the Pale\NKing’s kingdom, but the two communities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.48,0:07:51.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did come to a truce.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.27,0:07:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In exchange for their independence from Hallownest,\Nthe Mantis Tribe kept the beasts of Deepnest
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.91,0:07:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from invading Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.100,0:08:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not sure why they didn’t just go out the\Nother exits from Deepnest, but whatever.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.30,0:08:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not an expert on border patrol.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.22,0:08:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t work at ICE anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.17,0:08:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s move on to Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.50,0:08:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now many of the different tribes of Hallownest\Nwere kind enough to leave lore tablets behind
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.03,0:08:16.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,detailing pretty much everything we need to\Nknow about them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.33,0:08:19.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately the bugs of Deepnest didn’t\Ndo that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.91,0:08:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that the spiders of Deepnest had a\Nmonarchy because why not.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.25,0:08:26.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are always good, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.20,0:08:29.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also within Deepnest are a separate group\Nof spiders that immigrated to Deepnest at
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.85,0:08:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some point in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.62,0:08:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This group was known as the Weavers, and they\Nestablished their own culture and history
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.53,0:08:36.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.67,0:08:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They used looms of silk to weave stories,\Nspells and shields.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.68,0:08:44.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One thing we know for sure about Deepnest\Nis that they really didn’t want anything
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.66,0:08:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do with Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.43,0:08:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The struggles of Deepnest-Hallownest relations\Nwould become painfully clear as time goes
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.37,0:08:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on, but for right now, it seems like the two\Nremained fairly isolated from one another.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.66,0:08:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another section of pre-Hallownest includes\NGreenpath.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.44,0:09:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now as far as we can tell, the Mushrooms,\NMantises and spiders of Deepnest didn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.04,0:09:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,worship any Higher Beings.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.67,0:09:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is this giant mushroom corpse in the\NFungal Core, but I don’t think this is a
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.54,0:09:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Higher Being.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.54,0:09:12.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, who the hell would want to worship\Na fatass mushroom?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.02,0:09:13.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fatass slugs?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.34,0:09:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that’s dope.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.31,0:09:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The land we know as Greenpath was created\Nby the Higher Being known as Unn.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.64,0:09:25.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unn used her great mind to dream the vegetation\Nof Greenpath into the once barren caverns.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.27,0:09:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unn’s followers, the Mosskin, were also\Nborn out of Unn’s dream, making her their
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.86,0:09:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,creator.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.98,0:09:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Greenpath at its heigth was actually much\Nlarger than what we see ingame.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.68,0:09:40.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At one point, Greenpath stretched into both\Nmodern day Queen’s Gardens and possibly
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.02,0:09:41.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fog Canyon.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.31,0:09:45.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Greenpath’s citizens showed themselves to\Nbe a fairly developed society.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.64,0:09:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They built a temple at the Lake of Unn in\Norder to worship her, and they even had their
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.67,0:09:55.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own line of defense, with Moss Knights showing\Nproficiency in combat, using nails and shells
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.09,0:09:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as weapons.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.09,0:10:01.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Law of Unn continued to remain in effect\Neven after the Pale King arrived, but it seems
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.54,0:10:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like they allowed the King to establish a\Nroad through their lands leading travelers
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.46,0:10:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Heart of Hallownest, hence the name\NGreenpath.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.34,0:10:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah, Team Cherry really racked their brains\Nwhen naming this area, didn’t they?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.47,0:10:16.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next we have the Bees.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.16,0:10:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while there is no lore on how these bees\Ncan turn into fucking drills, or how they
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.10,0:10:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can ignore all known laws of aviation, we\Ndo know how they reacted to the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.43,0:10:29.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These bugs decided to seal their hive off\Nfrom the rest of the world, with only patrol
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.61,0:10:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bees being able to enter and exit the Hive.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.46,0:10:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, the bees are pretty much pointless\Nin this story.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.50,0:10:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, we have the moth tribe.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.24,0:10:42.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In game, the only moth settlement is the Resting\NGrounds, but the tribe might have also inhabited
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.63,0:10:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Crystal Peak at one point.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.79,0:10:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now as we all know, moths in real life are\Njust complete assholes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.38,0:10:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for moths in Hollow Knight, well… it’s\Na bit complicated.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.87,0:10:58.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The moth race is described as being a rather\Npacifist group, with few ever choosing to
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.59,0:11:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take up a weapon.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.25,0:11:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the Pale King’s reign, the moth race\Ndelved amongst dreams and the dead, displaying
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.99,0:11:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the importance of remembering those who have\Npassed, as well as learning how to shape dreams
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.31,0:11:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.68,0:11:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similar to the Mosskin, the Moth Tribe was\Nborn from a Higher Being known as the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.84,0:11:21.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Radiance is described as being a light\Nin which the Moth Tribe basked.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.31,0:11:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she was basically a giant lamp to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.39,0:11:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another important aspect about the Radiance\Nis her ties to dreams and a substance known
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.43,0:11:29.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Essence.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.43,0:11:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essence are the remnants of wishes and dreams,\Nand are represented in game by these dream
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.53,0:11:36.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,catcher particle effects.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.77,0:11:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Essence can take the form of Whispering Roots\Nas well as Dream ghosts, both of which are
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.29,0:11:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,memories taking root in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.82,0:11:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Radiance appears to be a creature made\Nof Essence, but she isn’t the only Higher
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.28,0:11:50.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being to give off Essence.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.25,0:11:55.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unn has green particles, the Pale King has\Ngrey particles, and this sexy character named
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.49,0:11:58.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grimm gives off fiery red particles.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.54,0:12:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the Radiance appears to be the main\Ngod when it comes to dreams, even if other
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.58,0:12:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gods also dabble in the Dream Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.78,0:12:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting back to the Moth Tribe, it is their\Ninteraction with the Pale King that we need
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.63,0:12:11.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to discuss.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.79,0:12:16.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, the moths turned their backs on\Nthe Radiance completely, in order to worship
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.13,0:12:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the new light that had appeared, the Pale\NKing’s light.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.84,0:12:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, moths are assholes in this game too.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.87,0:12:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With her tribe forsaking her, the Radiance\Nbecame a forgotten memory, a remnant of the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.48,0:12:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,past, and a thing that’s definitely not\Ngoing to come up again later in the video.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.96,0:12:38.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the Pale King’s new kingdom was established:\NHallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.28,0:12:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there is one aspect of Hallownest that\Nwe need to discuss.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.30,0:12:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, to better understand this,\Nwe’re going to have to read some poetry.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.06,0:12:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In wilds beyond they speak your name with\Nreverence and regret,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.98,0:12:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For none could tame our savage souls yet you\Nthe challenge met,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.81,0:12:59.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Under palest watch, you taught, we changed,\Nbase instincts were redeemed,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.15,0:13:03.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A world you gave to bug and beast as they\Nhad never dreamed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.15,0:13:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is from a poem titled Elegy for Hallownest\Nwritten by Monomon the Teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.36,0:13:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The poem appears at the beginning of every\Nplaythrough and hints at what the Pale King
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.27,0:13:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his kingdom offered.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.12,0:13:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Much of the land outside of Hallownest appears\Nto be a wasteland, where bugs survive off
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.20,0:13:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of instinct without the burden of mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.28,0:13:25.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest somehow taught these bugs and tamed\Ntheir savagery.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.37,0:13:30.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically the Pale King changed the instincts\Nof his subjects and granted them higher thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.39,0:13:36.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To get a better picture of this, let’s look\Nat two different characters: Boon and Tuk.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.00,0:13:40.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These adorable panda bug things give us a\Nclear display of Hallownest’s effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.73,0:13:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While both appear to be the same species of\Nbug, Boon is dumb as a sack of rocks, struggling
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.85,0:13:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to string together words, while Tuk speaks\Nfairly clearly.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.75,0:13:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main difference between these two characters\Nis that while Boon lives outside of Hallownest,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.29,0:13:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tuk lives beneath the city’s capital.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.19,0:14:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, it appears as though Hallownest\Nis a literal holy ground that raises the intelligence
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.68,0:14:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of those who dwell within.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.80,0:14:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King established a path, starting\Nfrom the kingdom’s entrance in King’s
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.06,0:14:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pass, winding through Greenpath and the Fungal\NWastes, and finally ending at the massive
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.78,0:14:15.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,capital at Hallownest’s Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.06,0:14:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We now know the capital city as the City of\NTears, but this was likely not its original
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.03,0:14:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,name.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.03,0:14:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The rain that falls down onto the city from\Nthe Blue Lake above didn’t begin until after
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.07,0:14:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kingdom collapsed.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.70,0:14:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So unless the capital was originally named\Nby some edgy literature student, the name
Dialogue: 0,0:14:30.78,0:14:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,City of Tears wouldn’t have made much sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.24,0:14:38.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The King’s motivation for all this appears\Nto have been his desire to be worshipped.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.35,0:14:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The citizens of Hallownest believed that the\NPale King created the world and everything
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.80,0:14:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in it.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.80,0:14:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shrines to the King can be found scattered\Nthroughout the kingdom, and King’s Idols
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.44,0:14:51.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were created and distributed to followers\Nof the King.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.47,0:14:55.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite the worship, the Pale King often kept\Nhimself hidden from his subjects, possibly
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.66,0:14:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to hide his blemishes.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.99,0:15:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, if you look at the size of the real\NPale King to his statue in the Ancient Basin,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.21,0:15:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the man is clearly overcompensating.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.70,0:15:08.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King’s White Palace was also built\Nunderneath the city, separating him from his
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.77,0:15:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,subjects even moreso.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.96,0:15:15.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, the certain powers became\Nshunned in Hallownest, though we don’t know
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.27,0:15:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for sure if the Pale King had anything to\Ndo with this.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.12,0:15:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lifeblood is a blue liquidy substance that\Nleaves those who drink it feeling refreshed.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.98,0:15:27.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the use of lifeblood was seen as\Na taboo, and those who used it were demonized
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.61,0:15:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as heretics.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.23,0:15:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The use of soul for combat was also shunned.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.94,0:15:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soul is a sort of lifeforce in Hollow Knight\Nthat animates the bodies of living creatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.60,0:15:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some characters are able to control the\Nsoul of others to conjure powerful spirits.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:41.84,0:15:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But aside from a few exceptions, no citizens\Nof Hallownest ever used this power.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.36,0:15:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the Pale King didn’t rule Hallownest\Nalone.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.16,0:15:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was another Higher Being in the mix,\Na being known as the White Lady.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.65,0:15:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady is this weird root-like being\Nthat can be found in the modern day Queen’s
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.38,0:16:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gardens.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.38,0:16:04.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She is encased inside a strange cocoon, and\Nwe know very little about her.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.47,0:16:08.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With as much exposition we get for the Pale\NKing, there is next to nothing on the White
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.65,0:16:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lady.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.65,0:16:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But one thing we do know is she likes to breed...\Nlike a lot.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.56,0:16:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady would often retreat to the\NQueen’s Gardens, an area of land once controlled
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.02,0:16:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Mosskin.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.79,0:16:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How exactly she walked around and actually\Nwent places is a lore question to deep for
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.48,0:16:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even my expertise.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.43,0:16:32.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady is also known as a Pale being,\Nalong with the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.09,0:16:33.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What exactly are Pale Beings?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.73,0:16:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we don’t really know for sure, but\Nthey seem to stand out even amongst Higher
Dialogue: 0,0:16:38.24,0:16:40.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beings as being even more powerful.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.55,0:16:44.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that’s a little confusing, so let’s\Ntry using an example.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.99,0:16:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’d say that regular higher beings are like\Na TP-Link Archer C7 AC1750 Wireless Dual Band
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.28,0:16:59.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gigabit Router while Pale Beings are like\Nthe Asus RT-AX88U AX6000 Dual-Band 8x Gigabit
Dialogue: 0,0:16:59.82,0:17:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wifi Router.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.18,0:17:05.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Under the Pale King, Hallownest underwent\Na bit of an industrial revolution.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.49,0:17:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He ordered the construction of the stagways,\Nwhich were used to transport passengers and
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.82,0:17:10.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,goods.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:10.82,0:17:15.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Forgotten Crossroads and the storerooms\Nabove the City of Tears were used to store
Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.19,0:17:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,goods that traveled along these stagways.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.12,0:17:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The King also ordered the construction of\Nthe tramways because literally no one is safe
Dialogue: 0,0:17:22.28,0:17:24.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the threat of automation.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.08,0:17:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A tram was built between the Forgotten Crossroads\Nand the Resting Grounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.93,0:17:33.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A second tram was built from the Kingdom’s\NEdge, across the Ancient Basin, over to Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:33.81,0:17:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then a third tram was started in Deepnest\Nand attempted to go further into Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.61,0:17:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not sure how useful that would have been to\Nthe bugs of Hallownest, but whatever.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.75,0:17:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King’s a smart guy, I’m not gonna\Nquestion him.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:45.70,0:17:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But anyway, the Pale King’s super smart\Nplan to build a tram in Deepnest ended up
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.40,0:17:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting a few of his tram workers killed.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.00,0:17:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bugs of Deepnest rejected the Pale King’s\Nattempt to build a tram in their territory,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:57.26,0:18:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,further cementing the poor relations shared\Nbetween the two groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:00.60,0:18:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aside from convenient fast travel, regular\Npathways were also used to cart goods around
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.85,0:18:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.22,0:18:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this was born probably one of the most\Nimportant groups in Hallownest and perhaps
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.65,0:18:13.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even all of fiction.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.08,0:18:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An elusive guild of bugs simply known as menderbugs\Ntook to maintaining the various signs scattered
Dialogue: 0,0:18:19.30,0:18:20.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,throughout Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.47,0:18:25.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the journal entry of one Menderbug, we\Ncan catch a glimpse into their ancient and
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.79,0:18:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unknowable minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:27.63,0:18:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dear Dear Diary,\NIsn't life just the most beautiful thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:32.52,0:18:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fixing signs, mending posts, let them break\NI say!
Dialogue: 0,0:18:35.69,0:18:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a better mender for all that repairing.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.23,0:18:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sometimes doubt there's a single bug in\Nall of Hallownest happier than me.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.50,0:18:49.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another example of the Pale King’s expanding\Ninfrastructure is the Crystal Peak.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:49.34,0:18:54.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This area is filled with crystals that grow\Nrapidly along walls, ceilings, and even the
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.14,0:18:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shells of certain bugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.20,0:19:00.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These crystals were considered valuable to\Nthe bugs of Hallownest, resulting in large
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.17,0:19:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,scale mining efforts.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.11,0:19:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t actually see the crystals used\Nanywhere else in Hallownest, but they are
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.19,0:19:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said to be able to contain a sort of energy.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:08.32,0:19:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The crystals are also said to sing if you\Nlisten very carefully.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:17.98,0:19:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♫ A strange angelic singing ♫
Dialogue: 0,0:19:20.52,0:19:25.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In terms of military, Hallownest’s first\Nline of defense appeared to be a group simply
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.26,0:19:28.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known as the Five Great Knights.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:28.22,0:19:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The members of this esteemed coalition were\NOgrim, Hegemol, Ze’mer, Dryya, and Isma.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.24,0:19:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For being so important, most of the information\Nabout these Knights has been lost to time.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.36,0:19:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ogrim is the Knight we know most about, since\Nhe is one of the few Knights still alive during
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.23,0:19:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the events of the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:47.79,0:19:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ogrim expressed a great amount of loyalty\Ntowards the King, and he maybe had something
Dialogue: 0,0:19:52.42,0:19:54.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going on with Isma.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.09,0:19:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we really don’t know.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:55.60,0:19:59.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hegemol was known for his sense of humor and\Nhis soft spoken voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:59.22,0:20:03.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at the same time, he was also dummy thicc.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:03.47,0:20:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mysterious Ze’mer arrived in Hallownest\Nfrom a serene land, bringing with her a collection
Dialogue: 0,0:20:07.70,0:20:09.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of delicate flowers.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.59,0:20:15.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point, she also got into a relationship\Nwith a mantis, but not just any mantis, a
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.09,0:20:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,daughter of one of the Mantis Lords.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:17.13,0:20:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, it seems like some of these Great\NKnights were slaying in more ways than one.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:22.16,0:20:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All we really know about Dryya is that she\Nwas fierce, caring and wise.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.50,0:20:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for Isma, she was described as being kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:30.98,0:20:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She also appears to be some kind of weird\Nplant life form, but there’s no information
Dialogue: 0,0:20:35.48,0:20:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on where she’s from or what her powers were.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:38.48,0:20:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Five Great Knights played an important\Nrole in the Champion’s Call, the Knotted
Dialogue: 0,0:20:42.99,0:20:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grove, and the Battle of the Blackwyrm.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.70,0:20:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have no idea what these events were or\Nhow they affected Hallownest, but they sound
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.02,0:20:52.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cool nonetheless.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:52.07,0:20:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During Hallownest’s reign, there was another\Nstrange area that seemed to exist separate
Dialogue: 0,0:20:55.91,0:20:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the Pale King’s rule.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.28,0:21:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Carved out of the corpse of an ancient bug,\Nan arena called the Colosseum of Fools was
Dialogue: 0,0:21:02.25,0:21:06.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,constructed, and it was a destination for\Nwarriors from outside Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:06.91,0:21:12.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sole purpose for fighting in the Colosseum\Nappeared to be simply for glory, with a mysterous
Dialogue: 0,0:21:12.26,0:21:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,figure known as the Lord Fool overseeing the\Ncombat.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:15.31,0:21:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know when the Colosseum was constructed,\Nor if the Pale King was involved, but one
Dialogue: 0,0:21:20.38,0:21:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his servants, the Pale Lurker, became a\Nchampion in the Colosseum, perhaps indicating
Dialogue: 0,0:21:25.87,0:21:27.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Pale King’s approval.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:27.73,0:21:32.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, there was the Royal Waterways, where\Nthe fecal excrement of the kingdom was washed
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.60,0:21:34.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out into the Fungal Wastes.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:34.81,0:21:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This area saw the rise of a species of parasite-like\Ncreatures called the Flukes.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:39.36,0:21:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Flukes spawn from the Flukemarm, a giant\Nmonster with cavities in which tinier flukes
Dialogue: 0,0:21:45.09,0:21:46.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,live.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:46.09,0:21:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There really isn’t too much lore involved\Nwith the Flukes, but I do need to point out
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.60,0:21:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Flukemarm is canonicall a MILF.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:52.76,0:21:55.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, that’s not even debatable.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.67,0:22:01.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The sky is blue, 2 + 2 = 4, and we all want\Nto fuck this thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.63,0:22:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this was the Kingdom of Hallownest\Nat its height.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.40,0:22:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest was a vast kingdom connected by\Na network of stagways and tram stations.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.57,0:22:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bugs of Hallownest mourned their dead\Nin the Resting Grounds, engaged in commerce
Dialogue: 0,0:22:13.84,0:22:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using Geo, the de facto currency of the region,\Nand a thriving capital located in the middle
Dialogue: 0,0:22:19.31,0:22:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.84,0:22:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King had succeeded in crafting a\Nfull blown society, but we all know there
Dialogue: 0,0:22:25.47,0:22:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are pitfalls to living in a society.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:28.53,0:22:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the suspiciously knowledgeable Hunter points\Nout in his journal, the Pale King had created
Dialogue: 0,0:22:33.38,0:22:36.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a population of weak and pathetic creatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.70,0:22:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bugs of Hallownest did not hunt for their\Nown food and had become complacent with their
Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.50,0:22:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comfort.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.57,0:22:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is even more obvious with the east wing\Nof the capital.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.67,0:22:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These greedy members of Hallownest’s high\Nsociety became complete cowards, obsessed
Dialogue: 0,0:22:50.64,0:22:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with riches and plumb from excess wealth.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:53.62,0:22:58.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bugs living in Hallownest’s prime looked\Nquite different than the instinctive simpletons
Dialogue: 0,0:22:58.12,0:22:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they once were.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:59.76,0:23:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their savagery had been replaced with intelligence\Nand through that intellect, they gave the
Dialogue: 0,0:23:04.66,0:23:07.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pale King the devotion and service he desired.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:07.83,0:23:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while there were a few snags along the\Nway, they were shining times for the King
Dialogue: 0,0:23:11.89,0:23:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his subjects.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.01,0:23:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Resting at the threshold of Hallownest is\Na strange lore tablet, proclaiming Hallownest
Dialogue: 0,0:23:18.54,0:23:21.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be the last and only civilization.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:21.59,0:23:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It calls Hallownest an eternal kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.20,0:23:28.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This appears to have been the Pale King’s\Ngoal: for Hallownest to stand against a wasted
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.77,0:23:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world as a final beacon for civilization.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:32.02,0:23:34.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that was the Pale King’s ultimate folly.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.75,0:23:39.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To think that he could succeed where so many\Nothers had failed before.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:39.37,0:23:44.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Long before the Pale Kings or the Berry Bensons\Nof the world, the land of Hallownest was controlled
Dialogue: 0,0:23:44.60,0:23:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by an ancient caste.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.71,0:23:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hints of Hallownest’s history are littered\Nthroughout the land, with the most notable
Dialogue: 0,0:23:50.28,0:23:54.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,examples being the soul totems and arcane\Neggs.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:54.03,0:23:58.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One sect of these ancient bugs didn’t worship\Na god like the Pale King, or any lord, but
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.74,0:24:03.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead a dark and mysterious substance known\Nas the Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:03.11,0:24:08.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This Ancient Caste once also tried to lay\Nclaim to the entire land of Hallownest, but
Dialogue: 0,0:24:08.44,0:24:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they too failed.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.62,0:24:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In his quest to conquer all of Hallownest,\Nthe Pale King had made an enemy, an enemy
Dialogue: 0,0:24:14.61,0:24:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,long forgotten, an enemy that was about to\Nbe remembered.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.27,0:24:25.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mentioned earlier that the Moth Tribe entirely\Nforgot about the Radiance in order to worship
Dialogue: 0,0:24:25.31,0:24:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.90,0:24:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that isn’t quite true.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.17,0:24:34.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Memories of her still lingered, and hushed\Nwhispers of faith kept the Radiance alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:34.27,0:24:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the summit of the Crystal Peak, a location\Nknown as Hallownest’s crown, a strange collection
Dialogue: 0,0:24:39.21,0:24:40.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of glyphs can be found.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:40.90,0:24:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Joining these glyphs is a statue of the Radiance,\Npresiding over the kingdom below.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.26,0:24:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This old summit is the sole standing shrine\Nleft for the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:50.19,0:24:54.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was built in order to keep the memory\Nof the Radiance alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.45,0:24:58.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Radiance’s light began to appear in\Nthe dreams of Hallownest’s citizens.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.73,0:25:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This light manifested itself in an infection\Nthat ravaged through the kingdom’s tunnels.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:04.21,0:25:09.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those infected would fall into a deep sleep\Nand awaken with broken minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:09.31,0:25:13.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the lesser bugs tried to resist the\NRadiance’s light, which only resulted in
Dialogue: 0,0:25:13.87,0:25:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them being consumed by it even moreso.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:16.79,0:25:22.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many infected bugs lost their wills and began\Nattacking bugs that weren’t infected.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:22.79,0:25:28.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The infection also twisted the bodies of its\Nhosts, causing them to bloat, and occasionally
Dialogue: 0,0:25:28.02,0:25:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,develop orange cysts on their bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:31.24,0:25:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For many victims, they were reverted back\Nto their basic instincts, carrying out the
Dialogue: 0,0:25:35.91,0:25:40.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,duties they once fulfilled in life, but now\Nas mindless slaves.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:40.31,0:25:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those caught up in the infection were linked\Ninto the Radiance’s hivemind, allowing her
Dialogue: 0,0:25:44.78,0:25:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to control their bodies if needed.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.51,0:25:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the infection spread across Hallownest,\Nmany groups looked to solutions to fight off
Dialogue: 0,0:25:51.97,0:25:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Radiance’s light.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.73,0:25:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The gates to the City of Tears were closed\Nin an attempt to keep the infection from reaching
Dialogue: 0,0:25:57.97,0:25:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the city.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:59.43,0:26:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stagways were also shut down at some point,\Nand many of the stags eventually died out.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.64,0:26:08.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But some took more proactive efforts against\Nthe infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:08.27,0:26:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scholars of the Soul Sanctum decided to\Nharness the power of soul in an attempt to
Dialogue: 0,0:26:12.99,0:26:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,fight the infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:14.96,0:26:19.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This resulted in the deaths of hundreds of\Nbugs whose souls were sucked out and injected
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.67,0:26:22.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the bodies of the scholars.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:22.11,0:26:26.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their goal was to achieve some kind of pure\Nfocus which would somehow protect them from
Dialogue: 0,0:26:26.30,0:26:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plagues of the mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.21,0:26:33.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The scholars’ leader, the Soul Master, was\Ndriven mad by the sheer power of soul and
Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.47,0:26:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his entire sect failed to avoid infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:36.39,0:26:41.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But hey, at least they took as many innocent\Npeople down with them as they could.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:41.77,0:26:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mantis Tribe, showing a stronger will\Nthan the common bug, were able to stave off
Dialogue: 0,0:26:46.80,0:26:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:48.07,0:26:52.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, one of the four Mantis Lords turned\Nagainst his sisters.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:52.54,0:26:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He and his followers took in the infection\Nwillingly, as it gave them more strength and
Dialogue: 0,0:26:57.40,0:26:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,courage.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.40,0:27:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point during all this, The Traitor\NLord and his followers were exiled from the
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.25,0:27:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mantis Village, eventually taking up residence\Nin the Queen’s Gardens.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:05.56,0:27:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Traitor Lord’s daughter ended up dying\Nat some point.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:09.50,0:27:14.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the same mantis that was in a relationship\Nwith Ze’mer, one of the Five Great Knights.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:14.47,0:27:19.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the mantises rejected their union because\Nof Ze’mer’s outsideness.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:19.77,0:27:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a Gamer, this type of prejudice is all\Ntoo familiar, and honestly, it makes me sick.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:26.48,0:27:30.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Five Great Knights completely useless\Nto fight against the infection, the Pale King
Dialogue: 0,0:27:30.95,0:27:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,devised his own scheme: a scheme involving\Na strange substance known as Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:36.39,0:27:41.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I mentioned earlier, the Pale King’s\NWhite Palace was built in an area called the
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.42,0:27:46.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ancient Basin, but his castle wasn’t the\Nonly noteworthy thing down there.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:46.17,0:27:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the bottom of the Ancient Basin was the\Nentrance to a pit known as the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.75,0:27:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within the Abyss was a lake composed of Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:54.90,0:27:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King realized that this Void could\Nbe given form, as evidenced by an imprint
Dialogue: 0,0:27:59.28,0:28:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of such deep within the Abyss, possibly left\Nthere by the Ancient Civilization that predated
Dialogue: 0,0:28:04.86,0:28:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:06.10,0:28:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King devised a workshop in his palace\Nwhere he placed Void in armor shells imbued
Dialogue: 0,0:28:11.32,0:28:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with soul, creating servants known as Kingsmoulds\Nand Wingmoulds.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:16.15,0:28:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These Void creatures were somehow imprinted\Nwith the desire of the Pale King, so that
Dialogue: 0,0:28:20.48,0:28:21.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would serve him.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:21.57,0:28:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It isn’t clear when the Pale King started\Nmaking these creatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.66,0:28:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is evidence to imply that even common\Nbugs were aware of Kingsmoulds, but the point
Dialogue: 0,0:28:30.25,0:28:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is, the Pale King turned to the Void in order\Nto create another creature.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:35.06,0:28:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One that he believed could contain the Radiance\Nand her infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:38.82,0:28:41.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He tried to create a pure Vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:41.55,0:28:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Radiance’s infection needs its host\Nto have a will and a mind in order to enslave
Dialogue: 0,0:28:46.64,0:28:47.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:47.64,0:28:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A pure Vessel would be a creature made of\NVoid, designed to lack those features.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:51.91,0:28:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King believed that by harnessing\Nthe Void inside a pure Vessel, he would be
Dialogue: 0,0:28:56.08,0:28:59.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,able to stop the infection and keep Hallownest\Nlasting eternal.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:59.65,0:29:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But his method for creating this so-called\Npure Vessel was incredibly cruel.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.12,0:29:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is where the White Lady and her King\NKong sized libido come into play.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:09.57,0:29:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These two Higher Beings engaged in a union\Nof some kind, resulting in the creation of
Dialogue: 0,0:29:13.83,0:29:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,several eggs that were dropped down into the\NAbyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.20,0:29:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, the Void seeped into these eggs, corrupting\Nthe offspring of the Pale King and White Lady.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:23.58,0:29:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This act resulted in the creation of the Vessels.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:27.45,0:29:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Vessels are not technically considered\Nto be alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:30.72,0:29:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are shells created from the Pale King\Nand White Lady that have been filled by the
Dialogue: 0,0:29:34.49,0:29:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:35.93,0:29:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within each Vessel is a shade, a completely\NVoid being hidden behind the face of the Vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:42.17,0:29:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vessels are also non-gendered.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:43.27,0:29:46.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess because they’re dead or something.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:46.43,0:29:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not sure if that’s how that works\Nbut whatever.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.66,0:29:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not an expert on these kinds of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:52.00,0:29:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t work at ICE anymore
Dialogue: 0,0:29:53.62,0:29:59.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thousands of Vessels were created during this\Nprocess, but only one was chosen as the pure
Dialogue: 0,0:29:59.43,0:30:00.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:00.67,0:30:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This particular Vessel chosen by the Pale\NKing was deemed the Hollow Knight, and was
Dialogue: 0,0:30:05.58,0:30:07.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taken away to the White Palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:07.32,0:30:11.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I want to take a bit of a closer look\Nat this part of the story.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:11.18,0:30:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a number of questions and theories\Nsurrounding this moment that I really want
Dialogue: 0,0:30:14.94,0:30:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to dig into.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:16.49,0:30:20.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The big question surrounding this moment is\Nwhy was the Hollow Knight chosen over any
Dialogue: 0,0:30:20.09,0:30:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:21.85,0:30:25.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One common theory is that the Pale King took\Nthese Vessels back to the White Palace and
Dialogue: 0,0:30:25.96,0:30:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evaluated them using his giant collection\Nof buzzsaws.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:30.22,0:30:33.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theory is probably the least likely explanation.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:33.49,0:30:38.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It kinda exists just to explain the buzzsaws,\Nwhich is quite the mystery, I’ll admit,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:38.40,0:30:41.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but doesn’t really mesh with the Vessels\Nvery well.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:41.62,0:30:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does being good at Super Meat Boy prove\Nthat you are a worthy Vessel?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:45.41,0:30:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while thinking about logistics in a game\Nabout magic bugs is never a good idea, how
Dialogue: 0,0:30:50.28,0:30:55.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly did the Pale King transfer these thousands\Nof Vessels to his Palace without characters
Dialogue: 0,0:30:55.21,0:30:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the Dung Defender finding out?
Dialogue: 0,0:30:57.88,0:31:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this means that the Pale King probably\Nmade his decision without taking any of the
Dialogue: 0,0:31:01.75,0:31:03.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vessels out of the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:03.87,0:31:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So how did the Pale King make his evaluation?
Dialogue: 0,0:31:06.59,0:31:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the best explanation comes from a\Ntheory I originally heard from a user named
Dialogue: 0,0:31:10.92,0:31:12.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,GoldenFlowerFan.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:12.42,0:31:17.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, the Vessels were hatched down at\Nthe bottom of the Abyss, and the first one
Dialogue: 0,0:31:17.21,0:31:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make it to the top was chosen by the Pale\NKing.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:20.15,0:31:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a memory of this event, we see Vessels\Nfalling from above back down into the pit
Dialogue: 0,0:31:25.05,0:31:26.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:26.69,0:31:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps these Vessels weren’t being cast\Ndown into the Abyss, but fell while trying
Dialogue: 0,0:31:30.90,0:31:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to escape out of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:32.80,0:31:36.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lore tablet outside the Abyss appears\Nto support this theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:36.28,0:31:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reads:
Dialogue: 0,0:31:37.71,0:31:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our pure Vessel has ascended.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:40.16,0:31:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beyond lies only the refuse and regret of\Nits creation.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:43.20,0:31:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We shall enter that place no longer.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:45.94,0:31:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This tablet was likely written right after\Nthe Hollow Knight was chosen, considering
Dialogue: 0,0:31:50.19,0:31:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is when the entrance to the Abyss was\Nsealed off.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:53.32,0:31:58.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tablet proclaims that the pure Vessel\Nhas “ascended” or in other words, climbed
Dialogue: 0,0:31:58.35,0:32:00.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out of the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:00.05,0:32:04.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while cut content should never be considered\Ncanon, I would just like to point out that
Dialogue: 0,0:32:04.83,0:32:10.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an earlier version of this tablet found in\Nthe game’s code was even more explicit about
Dialogue: 0,0:32:10.34,0:32:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.34,0:32:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It read: “From below, our pure Vessel has\Nascended.”
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.69,0:32:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how does making it to the top of the Abyss\Nfirst prove that the Hollow Knight is somehow
Dialogue: 0,0:32:19.61,0:32:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a perfectly hollow Vessel?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:21.44,0:32:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I think this whole concept might just\Nbe a misconception.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:25.85,0:32:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if the Hollow Knight wasn’t any different\Nfrom the other Vessels?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:29.29,0:32:32.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All Vessels were made in the exact same way\Nafter all.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:32.59,0:32:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea that the Hollow Knight was somehow\Nmore hollow than the other Vessels comes from
Dialogue: 0,0:32:36.78,0:32:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact that there were so many Vessels created\Nin the first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:40.66,0:32:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If they only needed one, then why create so\Ngoddamn many?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:44.35,0:32:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean this is like Octomom on steroids.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:47.50,0:32:52.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, these are bugs we’re talking about,\Nso it would make sense that multiple offspring
Dialogue: 0,0:32:52.65,0:32:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would come from one egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:54.96,0:32:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it might have been a precaution to produce\Nmultiple Vessels in hopes that at least one
Dialogue: 0,0:32:59.21,0:33:02.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be able to successfully escape the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:02.61,0:33:06.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now another explanation could be that the\NPale King just yeeted other Vessels that made
Dialogue: 0,0:33:06.53,0:33:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it to the top first after determining that\Nthey weren’t hollow, which would better
Dialogue: 0,0:33:10.83,0:33:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,explain why so many were created.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:13.10,0:33:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ultimately, the exact details aren’t super\Nimportant, but I do find it interesting how
Dialogue: 0,0:33:18.30,0:33:23.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,many different interpretations can be pulled\Nfrom this part of the lore.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:23.13,0:33:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the Hollow Knight was chosen, the Pale\NKing sealed the doorway to the Abyss, leaving
Dialogue: 0,0:33:27.42,0:33:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the discarded Vessels to rot away in darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:30.82,0:33:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These actions were not taken lightly by the\NPale King or the White Lady.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:34.38,0:33:39.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both participants expressed shame in what\Nthey did, but saw no other option to save
Dialogue: 0,0:33:39.26,0:33:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:40.59,0:33:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Vessels weren’t the only poor saps\Nsealed away in the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:43.91,0:33:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s also a lighthouse that was built\Non top of a naturally formed spire, it’s
Dialogue: 0,0:33:49.31,0:33:52.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,light shining down on an ocean of Abyss below.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.87,0:33:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inside was one of the Pale King’s Royal\NRetainers, who was left in charge of keeping
Dialogue: 0,0:33:56.84,0:33:58.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the lighthouse turned on.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:58.80,0:34:02.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this brave soul was willingly sealed in\Na dark and dangerous tomb for the rest of
Dialogue: 0,0:34:02.91,0:34:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his life just so he could not pull a lever.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:06.21,0:34:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, at least he was living with purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:09.63,0:34:13.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Abyss sealed and the Hollow Knight\Nchosen, the Pale King’s plan was beginning
Dialogue: 0,0:34:13.93,0:34:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come together.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:15.20,0:34:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight was raised and trained to\Nprime form, causing it to grow to several
Dialogue: 0,0:34:19.70,0:34:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,times its original size.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:21.41,0:34:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know exactly why this happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:24.86,0:34:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I guess the Hollow Knight is a grower\Nand not a shower.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:28.21,0:34:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that the Hollow Knight was trained\Nto use a nail, but why was this even necessary?
Dialogue: 0,0:34:33.60,0:34:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One possible explanation is that the Hollow\NKnight needed to protect itself in case an
Dialogue: 0,0:34:37.94,0:34:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,intruder tried to kill it, you know, like\Nthe player.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:41.93,0:34:46.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or perhaps this was important in the process\Nof containing the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:46.05,0:34:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately the details of that are never\Nfully explained.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:49.96,0:34:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight might have somehow focused\Nthe Radiance inside itself, but Team Cherry
Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.58,0:34:57.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gives us no explanation of how that might\Nhave worked.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:57.60,0:35:00.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that still wasn’t enough for the Pale\NKing.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:00.21,0:35:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Additional seals were needed in order to protect\Nthe Hollow Knight’s physical body while
Dialogue: 0,0:35:04.33,0:35:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Radiance was trapped inside of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:06.60,0:35:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To achieve this, the Pale King sought the\Nhelp of three particular bugs who would later
Dialogue: 0,0:35:11.06,0:35:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be known as the Dreamers; Lurien the Watcher,\NMonomon the Teacher, and Herrah the Beast.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:18.29,0:35:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lurien is definitely the most mysterious of\Nthe three dreamers.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.60,0:35:24.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He lived in the Watcher’s Spire in the City\Nof Tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:24.81,0:35:28.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there, Lurien watched over the city with\Nhis telescope.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:28.31,0:35:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lurien was also a pretty big fan of the king,\Nso it probably took little convincing for
Dialogue: 0,0:35:33.12,0:35:34.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him to lie down for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.92,0:35:40.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lurien might also be tied to another strange\Nincident that occurred in the City of Tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.23,0:35:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hidden on some of Lurien’s lore tablets\Nare images of jars, the same jars that can
Dialogue: 0,0:35:44.74,0:35:47.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be found stockpiled in the Tower of Love.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:47.79,0:35:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This building sits on the outskirts of the\Ncity, and is the setting of one of the most
Dialogue: 0,0:35:51.94,0:35:55.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bizzare bosses in the game: The Collector.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:55.26,0:36:00.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Collector is a Void construct that appears\Nto be made from the same mold used to create
Dialogue: 0,0:36:00.78,0:36:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kingsmoulds.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:02.48,0:36:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Collector is unique because....
Dialogue: 0,0:36:03.90,0:36:05.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well uhh...
Dialogue: 0,0:36:05.54,0:36:07.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good grief!
Dialogue: 0,0:36:07.17,0:36:08.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s naked!
Dialogue: 0,0:36:08.82,0:36:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Collector stayed in the Tower of Love\Nwith a noble bug who likely owned the establishment.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:14.25,0:36:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the tower, a number of bugs can be found\Ncaptured in jars, implying that these two
Dialogue: 0,0:36:18.76,0:36:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were tasked with collecting these creatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:21.27,0:36:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, the Collector somehow became obsessed\Nwith grubs, creating a map to keep track of
Dialogue: 0,0:36:26.64,0:36:32.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,grubs it captured in jars, as well as keeping\Na strange shrine displaying a grub in the
Dialogue: 0,0:36:32.15,0:36:35.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,style of the Vitruvian Man.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:35.39,0:36:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually the bug staying with the Collector\Ndecided to lock it inside the Tower of Love,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:39.78,0:36:46.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and fled to the Queen’s Gardens where it\Ndied, likely due to overexposure to the Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:46.14,0:36:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite being locked up in the Tower, the\NCollector is still spotted by the Hunter at
Dialogue: 0,0:36:50.08,0:36:55.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some point, which either means this only happened\Nrecently, or the Hunter has been farting around
Dialogue: 0,0:36:55.62,0:36:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Hallownest for a long ass time.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:58.64,0:37:01.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have no idea what these creatures were\Ntrying to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:01.41,0:37:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s implied that the Collector was trying\Nto preserve the creatures of Hallownest, perhaps
Dialogue: 0,0:37:06.03,0:37:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to protect them from the spread of\Nthe infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:08.34,0:37:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we don’t know where the Collector’s\Nobsession with grubs originated.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:12.68,0:37:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while Lurien does seem connected to all\Nof this, we don’t know how involved he was
Dialogue: 0,0:37:16.84,0:37:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with this operation or what it’s end goal\Nexactly was.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:21.00,0:37:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monomon the Teacher lived in the Teacher's\NArchives, a library built atop a lake of acid
Dialogue: 0,0:37:25.77,0:37:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Fog Canyon.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:27.65,0:37:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lower half of her body consists of tentacles,\Nmaking her a popular subject for the thriving
Dialogue: 0,0:37:32.62,0:37:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight R34 community.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:35.47,0:37:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Archives, and Fog Canyon as a whole, are\Nalso filled with these strange Metroid knockoffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:41.88,0:37:44.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These creatures are likely related to Monomon\Nin some way.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:44.91,0:37:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They could be her live offspring, her test\Ntube babies, or possibly even her shit.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:51.12,0:37:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monomon used futuristic cathode ray tube things\Nto store information about Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:57.44,0:38:01.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Several terminals in the Teacher’s Archive\Ngo into detail about the Pale King’s plan
Dialogue: 0,0:38:01.75,0:38:06.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to defeat the Radiance, indicating that Monomon\Nhad intimate knowledge of what she was taking
Dialogue: 0,0:38:06.59,0:38:07.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,part in.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:07.59,0:38:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, the Pale King sought the help of\NHerrah the Beast, the Queen of Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:13.19,0:38:19.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now as I mentioned earlier, relations between\NHallownest and Deepnest were kinda… not
Dialogue: 0,0:38:19.65,0:38:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,great.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:20.76,0:38:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike the other two Dreamers, Herrah needed\Nto be convinced in order to help the Pale
Dialogue: 0,0:38:25.02,0:38:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:26.02,0:38:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herrah would eventually agree to become a\NDreamer in exchange for a child.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:30.73,0:38:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King agreed, and the two engaged\Nin a dalliance, which is a fancy way of saying
Dialogue: 0,0:38:35.64,0:38:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they totally boned.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:37.97,0:38:39.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady was okay with this arrangement.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:39.93,0:38:43.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, she might have been watching from\Nthe closet.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:43.61,0:38:48.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The motive behind Herrah’s request is never\Nelaborated on, but it appears as though the
Dialogue: 0,0:38:48.29,0:38:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King of Deepnest was dead at this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.83,0:38:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herrah was a common bug, so perhaps she desired\Nthe Pale King’s pale seed so that her child
Dialogue: 0,0:38:56.25,0:38:58.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,could be of high birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:58.45,0:39:02.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bargain between Herrah and the Pale King\Nresulted in the birth of Hornet.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:02.89,0:39:07.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She became known as the Gendered Child, because\Nunlike the Pale King’s other children, Hornet
Dialogue: 0,0:39:07.89,0:39:09.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was not hollowed out in the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.71,0:39:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Herrah and Hornet spent little time together,\Nas Herrah had to make good on her end of the
Dialogue: 0,0:39:14.77,0:39:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bargain.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:15.86,0:39:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so the three Dreamers were put to rest.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:18.47,0:39:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through their actions, a seal was placed over\Nthe Black Egg, prohibiting entrance into the
Dialogue: 0,0:39:23.25,0:39:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,chamber.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:24.25,0:39:26.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These Dreamers also had their own protection.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:26.83,0:39:31.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the base of Lurien’s spire, the Watcher\NKnights guarded access to their master’s
Dialogue: 0,0:39:31.34,0:39:32.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,body.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:32.34,0:39:36.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monomon’s body was protected by a giant\Njellyfish named Uumuu.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:36.63,0:39:41.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On top of this, Monomon entrusted her servant\NQuirrel with a mask which would be required
Dialogue: 0,0:39:41.51,0:39:45.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to break an additional seal she had placed\Nover herself.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:45.21,0:39:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So she basically is double wrapping herself.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:48.32,0:39:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for Herrah, we’re not really sure what\Nprotected her, since it is never actually
Dialogue: 0,0:39:52.31,0:39:54.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seen in game.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:54.18,0:39:58.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know where this creature is hiding,\Nbut whoever it is, they really suck at their
Dialogue: 0,0:39:58.86,0:39:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,job.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:59.86,0:40:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there appears to be one more element to\Nthe Pale King’s plan, involving the Weavers.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:04.84,0:40:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hidden away in the Weaver’s Den is an incomplete\NSeal of Binding woven from silk.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:10.28,0:40:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This design prominently features the Hollow\NKnight’s head, and can be found in the White
Dialogue: 0,0:40:14.20,0:40:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Palace as well as blocking the exit during\Nthe Hollow Knight fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:18.69,0:40:22.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Silk spools created by the Weavers can be\Nfound in the stag station in Deepnest, as
Dialogue: 0,0:40:22.95,0:40:25.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well as the stag station next to the White\NPalace.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:25.98,0:40:28.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These spools can also be found in the Pale\NKing’s workshop.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:28.92,0:40:33.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that the Weavers were closely tied\Nto Herrah and Hornet, so their actions might
Dialogue: 0,0:40:33.18,0:40:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been a part of the deal between the Pale\NKing and Herrah.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:36.60,0:40:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once the Hollow Knight was ready, the Radiance\Nwas somehow channeled into the Vessel, which
Dialogue: 0,0:40:41.03,0:40:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was then placed inside of a giant black egg\Nlocated in the Forgotten Crossroads.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:46.39,0:40:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This egg was built to sustain the Hollow Knight,\Nand itself appears to be fashioned from Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:51.45,0:40:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight was chained up, and the\Nentrance to the Black Egg was locked behind
Dialogue: 0,0:40:54.96,0:40:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a powerful seal created by the three Dreamers.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.40,0:41:04.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Initially, this convoluted plan actually worked,\Nand the infection was successfully contained.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:04.57,0:41:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Memorials to the Hollow Knight and the Dreamers\Nwere erected in the City of Tears and the
Dialogue: 0,0:41:09.52,0:41:11.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Resting Grounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:11.16,0:41:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this is the part of the story where things\Nget a little bit hazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:15.30,0:41:19.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the time these statues were constructed,\Ncitizens had taken to writing on parchment
Dialogue: 0,0:41:19.79,0:41:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,woven from spider’s silk, which was all\Ndestroyed when water started pouring down
Dialogue: 0,0:41:24.19,0:41:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,onto the city.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.80,0:41:29.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know how long the Hollow Knight\Nwas able to completely contain the infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:29.81,0:41:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bugs from Dirtmouth used to go to the Temple\Nof the Black Egg to pray, saying they felt
Dialogue: 0,0:41:33.63,0:41:35.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at peace within the walls.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:35.11,0:41:39.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after a while, they stopped going, perhaps\Nindicating that the infection was beginning
Dialogue: 0,0:41:39.55,0:41:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to leak out again.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:41.03,0:41:45.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The infectious air continued to seep through\NHallownest for years, eventually even reaching
Dialogue: 0,0:41:45.75,0:41:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the deepest parts of the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:48.46,0:41:53.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it turns out, the Pale King’s pure Vessel\Nwasn’t quite so pure after all.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:53.62,0:41:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight had been tarnished by an\Nidea instilled.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:57.16,0:42:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the game never explicitly tells us what\Nthat idea was, it does hint strongly at what
Dialogue: 0,0:42:01.67,0:42:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it might be.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:02.88,0:42:06.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hidden away in the White Palace is a memory\Nshowing the Hollow Knight and the Pale King
Dialogue: 0,0:42:06.99,0:42:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing a moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:08.78,0:42:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight might have developed a parental\Nbond to the Pale King, and who could blame
Dialogue: 0,0:42:13.33,0:42:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it?
Dialogue: 0,0:42:14.33,0:42:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King is a pretty great dad, after\Nall.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:15.92,0:42:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, if you ignore the infanticide and\Neverything.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:20.27,0:42:22.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember those smug mushroom dickheads?
Dialogue: 0,0:42:22.03,0:42:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well it turns out their trust in the Pale\NKing was a complete mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:26.66,0:42:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That shared mind isn’t looking too good\Nnow is it?
Dialogue: 0,0:42:29.46,0:42:32.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Fungal Core, the corpse of a giant\Nmushroom lies dormant.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:32.88,0:42:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its final thoughts were “Pale Wyrm…
Dialogue: 0,0:42:35.81,0:42:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What good to foresee a demise unavoidable?”
Dialogue: 0,0:42:38.61,0:42:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could imply that the Pale King always\Nknew that his kingdom was doomed, all he could
Dialogue: 0,0:42:42.77,0:42:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,do was delay the inevitable.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:45.44,0:42:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is likely the moment when Hallownest\Nas it once was entirely collapsed.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:50.58,0:42:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight had not completely stopped\Nthe infection, and while it may have taken
Dialogue: 0,0:42:54.78,0:42:57.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a while, Hallownest was eventually brought\Nlow.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:57.48,0:43:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s at this point that characters and areas\Nbegin to resemble as we know them ingame.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:02.43,0:43:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When it became clear that the Hollow Knight\Nwas not able to contain the Radiance, the
Dialogue: 0,0:43:07.43,0:43:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pale King resorted to his final plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:10.16,0:43:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He fucked off, hiding himself, his White Palace\Nand his Pale Court in the Dream World.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:15.94,0:43:20.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, all of the furniture in the\Npalace was covered under white sheets, similar
Dialogue: 0,0:43:20.52,0:43:25.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to how people in the real world cover their\Nfurniture while away on long trips.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:25.07,0:43:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The palace was also completely covered with\Nthorns and buzzsaws, similar to how people
Dialogue: 0,0:43:29.97,0:43:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the real world cover their houses with\Nthorns and buzzsaws.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:34.14,0:43:38.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King would eventually pass away while\Nsitting on his throne in the White Palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:38.05,0:43:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s no confirmation on what killed him,\Nbut there are a few things to consider.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:43.19,0:43:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The throne room is incredibly dark compared\Nto the rest of the Palace, and the particle
Dialogue: 0,0:43:47.72,0:43:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,effects and ambience track in this room are\Nidentical to that of the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:52.84,0:43:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of the Kingsmoulds surrounding the Pale\NKing are dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.90,0:44:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Ancient Basin itself also has become stained\Nwith the presence of Void, as it can be seen
Dialogue: 0,0:44:00.94,0:44:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as high as the run down elevator shaft leading\Nback to the city.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:05.53,0:44:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that bug that was sealed away in\Nthe Abyss to make sure the lighthouse wasn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:44:09.39,0:44:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,turned off.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:10.84,0:44:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the lighthouse was turned off.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.19,0:44:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess that whole living with purpose thing\Nis a crock of shit after all.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:17.64,0:44:21.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems as though the sea of void itself\Nactually convinced this bug to betray his
Dialogue: 0,0:44:21.64,0:44:24.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,king and turn off the lighthouse.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:24.59,0:44:26.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I know what you’re thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:26.62,0:44:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exactly how conscious is the Void?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:29.06,0:44:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is the Void able to think for itself?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:31.46,0:44:33.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can it form strategies?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:33.44,0:44:34.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does it host a podcast?
Dialogue: 0,0:44:34.70,0:44:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well according to this chozo statue ripoff,\Nthe Void is powerful, but not unified.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:40.57,0:44:45.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while it can thrash around at things that\Ncome near it or call out in unison to turn
Dialogue: 0,0:44:45.89,0:44:49.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off a light, it’s not a single conscious\Nbeing.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:49.82,0:44:54.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting back to the Pale King, one could argue\Nthat the Void might have played a role in
Dialogue: 0,0:44:54.01,0:44:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his ultimate demise, and I’ve argued that\Nviewpoint in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:58.05,0:45:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have to remember that there isn’t\Nenough evidence to know for sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:01.73,0:45:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As an expert lawyer and a good friend of mine,\NJohnnie Cochran, once said:
Dialogue: 0,0:45:06.10,0:45:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Any evidence that the Void was involved in\Nthe Pale King’s death is circumstantial.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:10.39,0:45:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Johnny Cockran.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:12.96,0:45:17.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just above the White Palace, the bugs in the\NCity of Tears weren’t fairing much better.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:17.55,0:45:20.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if we ignore the fact that the infection\Nwas still around, there were other issues
Dialogue: 0,0:45:20.99,0:45:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that helped lead to the city’s downfall.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:23.52,0:45:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Due to the gates being sealed, some bugs resorted\Nto cannibalism in order to avoid starvation.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:29.39,0:45:34.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there’s also that metric fuck ton of\Ncorpses lining the walls of the Soul Sanctum.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:34.22,0:45:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When all was said and done, the only citizen\Nleft standing is Eternal Emilita, who just
Dialogue: 0,0:45:39.06,0:45:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,laughs her ass off about it like she’s a\Nfucking Dark Souls character.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:43.40,0:45:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady ends up in a cocoon deep within\Nthe Queen’s Gardens.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:47.36,0:45:51.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She decided to place bindings on herself in\Norder to keep her from spreading her seed.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:51.93,0:45:56.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She claims that this is because of the shame\Nshe feels in helping the Pale King create
Dialogue: 0,0:45:56.13,0:46:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Vessels, but honestly, it’s probably\Njust her kink.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:00.51,0:46:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady also diminished her power,\Npossibly as a way to keep herself hidden from
Dialogue: 0,0:46:04.65,0:46:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unwanted visitors.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:07.03,0:46:12.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Outside her cocoon, Dryya stood guard, protecting\Nher Queen from the violent traitor mantises.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:12.55,0:46:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dryya is eventually killed off by these bugs,\Nwhich is actually pretty pathetic if you think
Dialogue: 0,0:46:16.97,0:46:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:17.97,0:46:25.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean we’re talking like the Netgear WPN824N\NN150 Wireless Router pathetic.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:25.49,0:46:31.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Speaking of “Great Knights” dying pathetically,\Nlet’s move on to Hegemol.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:31.02,0:46:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hegemol held the City Crest, a key used to\Nopen one of the gates to the City of Tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:35.80,0:46:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point, Hegemol’s armored shell was\Nstolen by a maggot.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:39.24,0:46:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now maggots were generally looked down upon\Nand forced to do menial labor.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:43.68,0:46:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were incredibly weak and basically deserved\Nall of the discrimination they got.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:48.22,0:46:53.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this one maggot decided to turn the tide,\Nso he stole Hegemol’s shell so that he could
Dialogue: 0,0:46:53.83,0:46:56.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,defend his downtrodden brothers.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:56.59,0:47:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His actions weren’t motivated by the infection,\Nbut instead was the result of how hierarchical
Dialogue: 0,0:47:01.44,0:47:06.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,caste system will always lead to revolution\Nfrom the working class and that true freedom
Dialogue: 0,0:47:06.49,0:47:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can only be achieved blah blah blah capitalism\Nis bad.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:10.06,0:47:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Subscribe to my Patreon.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:11.65,0:47:16.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ogrim moved to the Royal Waterways and started\Nliving in shit, changing his name to Dung
Dialogue: 0,0:47:16.93,0:47:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Defender.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:18.08,0:47:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I love wallowing in shit as much as the\Nnext guy, but you’d have to really love
Dialogue: 0,0:47:22.64,0:47:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shit to put up with living with the flukes.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:25.42,0:47:29.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Dung Defender kept an unwavering sense\Nof duty and loyalty to the King and love for
Dialogue: 0,0:47:29.45,0:47:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his fellow Knights, so much so that he made\Nshit statues out of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:33.93,0:47:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How nice.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:34.93,0:47:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ogrim acted as the defender of the pipeways,\Nas well as Isma’s Grove.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.12,0:47:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A section of the Royal Waterways became filled\Nwith acid, and in the middle of it all rests
Dialogue: 0,0:47:43.97,0:47:47.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isma’s corpse, which has been overcome by\Nplant life.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:47.41,0:47:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isma is likely the one responsible for this\Nacid blight, but we have no idea what happened
Dialogue: 0,0:47:52.11,0:47:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to her.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:53.11,0:47:56.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet’s whereabouts during this time are\Nfairly mysterious.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:56.46,0:48:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that she departed Deepnest, and didn’t\Nreturn until the events of the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:00.83,0:48:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point, she took to guarding Hallownest\Nfrom intruding warriors as well as the Cast-Off
Dialogue: 0,0:48:05.42,0:48:07.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shell in the Kingdom’s Edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:07.95,0:48:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite the kingdom’s woes at large, fortunately\Nthis fate did not befall one of the fandom’s
Dialogue: 0,0:48:12.45,0:48:14.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,favorite characters.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:14.01,0:48:18.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The menderbugs continued to fix the broken\Nsigns and wayposts of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:18.29,0:48:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a diary entry, we can see that one Menderbug\Nin particular had found himself on the precipice
Dialogue: 0,0:48:23.70,0:48:26.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a long and loving relationship:
Dialogue: 0,0:48:26.94,0:48:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello Again Diary,\NNot long now until the next Menderbash!
Dialogue: 0,0:48:30.73,0:48:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For a stealthy types, we're a riotous bunch\Nwhen we get together.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.49,0:48:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Mender Berri kept flashing me that smile!
Dialogue: 0,0:48:38.00,0:48:41.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might be time to muster my courage and\Nact on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:41.55,0:48:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love my home and my life, but sharing it\Nwith another, why that'd be the Berri on top!
Dialogue: 0,0:48:48.50,0:48:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Greenpath also underwent some changes during\Nthis time.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:51.75,0:48:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mosskin were waiting for Unn’s call\Nwhich would bring them back into the dream
Dialogue: 0,0:48:55.40,0:48:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were originally born from.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:57.39,0:49:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for some reason, Unn strength deteriorated.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:00.04,0:49:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know why this happened exactly.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.26,0:49:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was it due to the White Lady claiming part\Nof her kingdom?
Dialogue: 0,0:49:04.90,0:49:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was it somehow due to the infection?
Dialogue: 0,0:49:07.54,0:49:12.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some Mosskin believe that Unn went into hiding,\Nbut it appears as though Unn is, in fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:12.69,0:49:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,calling to her children, but many of the Mosskin\Nare unable to hear her call.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:18.04,0:49:22.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead many Mosskin seem to have taken the\NRadiance’s infection into their leaves,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:22.75,0:49:28.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which might explain why Greenpath became overgrown\Nwith vegetation, despite Unn’s deteriorating
Dialogue: 0,0:49:28.39,0:49:29.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,powers.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:29.39,0:49:34.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mossy Vagabonds even openly chose to forsake\NUnn and worship the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:34.36,0:49:39.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another tribe to be screwed over by the Radiance\Nis the Hive, which fell to the infection after
Dialogue: 0,0:49:39.05,0:49:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the death of their leader, Hive Queen Vespa.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:42.08,0:49:45.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it appears as though this had little effect\Non their civilization.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:45.32,0:49:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Radiance’s hivemind was already familiar\Nto the bees, since the Hive probably operated
Dialogue: 0,0:49:50.41,0:49:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,under something similar already.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:52.02,0:49:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in other words, the Hive probably made\Nout the best in this whole situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:56.89,0:49:59.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s turn our attention back to the moths.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:59.73,0:50:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, it’s their god that keeps killing\Neverybody.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:02.42,0:50:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the moth tribe didn’t fare too well\Nactually, as pretty much the entire tribe
Dialogue: 0,0:50:06.63,0:50:07.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,died out.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:07.63,0:50:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only known survivor is the Seer.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:10.22,0:50:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite the loss of her tribe, the Seer continued\Nto tend to the graves in the Resting Grounds,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:14.55,0:50:19.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while also awaiting the arrival of the Wielder,\Na mysterious being that her tribe has dreamt
Dialogue: 0,0:50:19.51,0:50:21.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of for a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:21.19,0:50:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Kingdom’s Edge, the land became covered\Nin ash molting off of the Wyrm’s decomposing
Dialogue: 0,0:50:26.32,0:50:27.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,corpse.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:27.32,0:50:29.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Colosseum of Fools continued to thrive.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:29.79,0:50:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Lord Fool passed away at some point, but\Nnobody really seems to notice or even care.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:35.37,0:50:39.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Fools inside the Colosseum were infected,\Nbut still seem to have maintained control
Dialogue: 0,0:50:39.55,0:50:41.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:41.15,0:50:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems possible that these bugs took in\Nthe infection willingly, similar to the Traitor
Dialogue: 0,0:50:45.27,0:50:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord and his followers.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:47.30,0:50:51.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This would have given them an edge in combat,\Nsimilar to using steroids but without the
Dialogue: 0,0:50:51.39,0:50:53.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whole shrinking testicles thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:53.47,0:50:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, even the Traitor Lord and his followers\Nwent mad, so what makes these Fools any more
Dialogue: 0,0:50:58.17,0:50:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,special?
Dialogue: 0,0:50:59.17,0:51:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for the Pale King’s champion, the Pale\NLurker, well, she just went the normal kind
Dialogue: 0,0:51:03.64,0:51:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of insane.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:04.65,0:51:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There appears to have been another unforeseen\Nevent with the Pale King’s plan.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:08.97,0:51:13.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Hollow Knight was originally chosen,\Nthe door to the Abyss was sealed, trapping
Dialogue: 0,0:51:13.06,0:51:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the discarded Vessels within.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:15.02,0:51:18.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But apparently, some Vessels didn’t get\Nthe memo.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:18.21,0:51:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vessel corpses can be found littered throughout\Nthe kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:20.84,0:51:25.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s one in the Ancient Basin, one in\NGreenpath, and several trapped in Nosk’s
Dialogue: 0,0:51:25.43,0:51:27.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,liar in Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:27.30,0:51:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another Vessel that escaped from the Abyss\Nis the player character: the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:31.76,0:51:35.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The exact details on how the Vessels escaped\Nthe Abyss is unclear.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:35.35,0:51:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are indications that they might have\Nslipped into Deepnest through some old passageway,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:39.65,0:51:44.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given Void influence in part of the area,\Nand all the corpses found in Nosk’s lair.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:44.79,0:51:49.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point, all entrances to Hallownest\Nwere closed off, with the old well in Dirtmouth
Dialogue: 0,0:51:49.29,0:51:51.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being the only way to sneak back in.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:51.61,0:51:57.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite this, several people have wormed their\Nway into the kingdom with few ever returning.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:57.49,0:52:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Characters like Relic Seeker Lemm seemed content\Nto just pillage artifacts from the ruined
Dialogue: 0,0:52:01.81,0:52:05.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kingdom, but other bugs seemed interested\Nin something greater.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:05.29,0:52:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Howling Cliffs rests the corpse of\Na member of the Grimm Troupe.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:09.06,0:52:12.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The task of this bug appears to have been\Nto seek out Hallownest, so that the Troupe
Dialogue: 0,0:52:12.78,0:52:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be summoned to the kingdom in the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:15.44,0:52:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Grimm Troupe are basically a group of\Nbugs that serve a Higher Being known as the
Dialogue: 0,0:52:19.56,0:52:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nightmare Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:20.82,0:52:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The troupe keeps the Heart alive by feeding\Non the nightmares of fallen kingdoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:25.08,0:52:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This process also involves sacrificing the\NTroupe Master his own child because... uh…
Dialogue: 0,0:52:30.45,0:52:34.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hey, look at this cool ass boss battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:34.98,0:52:38.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another important group that travelled to\NHallownest are the Godseekers.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:38.97,0:52:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After being abandoned by their old Gods: the\NGods of Thunder and the Gods of Rain, these
Dialogue: 0,0:52:43.70,0:52:47.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bugs left their home in the Land of Storms\Nseeking out a new god to worship.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:47.62,0:52:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseekers look to gods to save them from\Ntheir own silent mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:52.52,0:52:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While travelling through the wastelands, the\NGodseekers constructed devices called Godtuners,
Dialogue: 0,0:52:57.70,0:53:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which helped them seek out new gods.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:00.06,0:53:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through this device they were able to detect\Nthe lingering power of the Pale King and find
Dialogue: 0,0:53:04.30,0:53:06.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,their way to Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:06.18,0:53:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When they arrived, however, the Godseeker\Nwas forced into hibernation.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:09.67,0:53:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was encased in a strange sarcophagus-like\Ncocoon which was itself chained up with a
Dialogue: 0,0:53:15.24,0:53:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lock.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:16.24,0:53:20.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not clear how this forced hibernation\Nworked, seeing as the cocoon appears to have
Dialogue: 0,0:53:20.15,0:53:22.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been made by the Godseeker herself.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:22.81,0:53:28.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for who put the cocoon in chains, I think\Nthe most likely candidate is the Dung Defender,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:28.11,0:53:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,considering how the Godseekers cocoon is found\Nin the Junk Pit in the Waterways, an area
Dialogue: 0,0:53:32.37,0:53:35.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Dung Defender has tasked himself with\Nprotecting.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:35.89,0:53:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was the general picture of Hallownest\Nafter the Hollow Knight was sealed inside
Dialogue: 0,0:53:39.20,0:53:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Temple of the Black Egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:40.98,0:53:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kingdom was stuck in a kind of stasis,\Nwith the Pale King’s civilization destroyed
Dialogue: 0,0:53:45.06,0:53:48.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Radiance unable to break free from\Nher chains.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:48.37,0:53:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King was rebelling against nature,\Ntrying to keep his work standing indefinitely.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:52.89,0:53:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The stasis over of Hallownest held for an\Nage.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:56.53,0:53:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How long is that exactly?
Dialogue: 0,0:53:58.16,0:53:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we have no idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:59.90,0:54:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I’m sure you’ve noticed, there really\Nisn’t a timeline for anything that happens
Dialogue: 0,0:54:03.28,0:54:04.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this game.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:04.81,0:54:08.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have no idea how long any of these\Nbugs can actually live.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:08.54,0:54:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elderbug wasn’t around to see the stagways\Nopen, but we know several other characters
Dialogue: 0,0:54:12.91,0:54:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were, implying that Elderbug is probably one\Nof the youngest characters in the whole game.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:18.30,0:54:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this stasis over Hallownest wasn’t going\Nto last forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:21.49,0:54:25.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point, the Radiance erupted out of\Nthe Hollow Knight, cracking its shell and
Dialogue: 0,0:54:25.61,0:54:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,releasing a loud and powerful roar.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:28.18,0:54:32.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The amount of infection leaking out of the\NHollow Knight became even greater.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:32.11,0:54:36.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The many corpses that lined the roads and\Ncities of the kingdom sprang to life with
Dialogue: 0,0:54:36.39,0:54:38.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the amplified power of the infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:38.81,0:54:43.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This strengthened infection prompted the departure\Nof the Weavers back to their old home.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:43.37,0:54:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this old home might actually be Pharloom,\Nthe kingdom in which Hollow Knight Silksong
Dialogue: 0,0:54:47.68,0:54:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,takes place.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:49.05,0:54:52.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the amount of knowledge we have about\NSilksong right now is pitiful, so I’m not
Dialogue: 0,0:54:52.73,0:54:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,saying that’s confirmed or anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:55.04,0:54:58.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is also around the time the Quirrel arrives\Nback in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:58.78,0:55:03.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His memory of Monomon appears to have been\Nclouded due to his time outside of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:03.19,0:55:07.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These events are depicted in the Quirrel prequel\Ncomic, which also shows an image of the Hollow
Dialogue: 0,0:55:07.39,0:55:09.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight with a pre-cracked shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:09.35,0:55:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could mean that Quirrel’s arrival happens\Nat roughly the same time the Hollow Knight’s
Dialogue: 0,0:55:13.59,0:55:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,shell cracks.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:14.82,0:55:18.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At around the same time as Quirrel arrives\Nin Hallownest, we also see the arrival of
Dialogue: 0,0:55:18.35,0:55:22.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the player character, who is commonly referred\Nto as the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:22.17,0:55:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Knight was one of the lucky Vessels that\Nwas able to make its way out of the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:26.39,0:55:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Somehow, the Knight ended up venturing beyond\NHallownest and into the wilds beyond.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:30.96,0:55:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s implied that the Knight was called\Nto Hallownest by either the sealed Hollow
Dialogue: 0,0:55:34.40,0:55:36.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight or the Radiance within.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:36.75,0:55:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless, once the Knight shows up and yeets\Nitself off this cliff, the actual game of
Dialogue: 0,0:55:41.34,0:55:44.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight finally begins.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:44.10,0:55:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, there’s a lot of details we could get\Ninto.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:48.80,0:55:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest is full of NPCs and bosses, each\Nwith their own stories to tell.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:52.84,0:55:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to be honest, I don’t think we need\Nto go through all of them, since their stories
Dialogue: 0,0:55:56.81,0:55:58.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are relatively straightforward.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:58.93,0:56:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, let’s look at the Brooding\NMawlek.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:01.64,0:56:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why is the Brooding Mawlek brooding?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:04.40,0:56:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because all its friends are dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:06.98,0:56:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there you go, that’s the lore for the\NBrooding Mawlek.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:09.21,0:56:12.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, it’s the only character in the game\Nwith a visible asshole.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:12.61,0:56:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now did you really need me to explain that\Nto you?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:15.24,0:56:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Probably not.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:16.24,0:56:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead, I’m just going to talk about\Nthe interactions relating to Hollow Knight’s
Dialogue: 0,0:56:19.78,0:56:21.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,main story.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:21.25,0:56:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Knight is eventually noticed by Hornet,\Nwho lures it deep into Greenpath.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:25.14,0:56:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, Hornet attempts to kill the Knight,\Nclaiming that she knows what it would try
Dialogue: 0,0:56:29.06,0:56:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:30.24,0:56:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, Hornet views the Knight as\Nbeing too weak.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:33.86,0:56:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the fight, Hornet can be found in the\NCity of Tears, next to the statue of the Hollow
Dialogue: 0,0:56:37.95,0:56:38.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:38.95,0:56:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet mentions that the Knight has gained\Na resilience due to the time it spent in the
Dialogue: 0,0:56:43.29,0:56:44.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,void beyond Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:44.95,0:56:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could be referring to the fact that some\Nof those who leave Hallownest lose their memories,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:49.31,0:56:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning the Knight would have no memories\Nof its own tragic conception.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:53.16,0:56:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet tells the Knight that if it seeks to\Ncontinue the stasis that keeps Hallownest
Dialogue: 0,0:56:57.08,0:57:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,standing, it must seek the “Grave in Ash”,\Nwhich is referring to the Kingdom’s Edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:01.91,0:57:06.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this moment, Hornet sees the Knight as\Na possible replacement for the Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:06.19,0:57:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, the Knight could break the seals\Nthat keep the Hollow Knight locked away, defeat
Dialogue: 0,0:57:10.25,0:57:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Hollow Knight and contain the infection\Nitself.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:13.54,0:57:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s at this point that I should mention\Nthat Hollow Knight actually has five different
Dialogue: 0,0:57:17.62,0:57:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,endings because of course it would.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:19.98,0:57:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m going to be explaining each of these\Nendings in this video, as they each give us
Dialogue: 0,0:57:24.09,0:57:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a different glimpse into the mechanics of\NHollow Knight’s world.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:27.40,0:57:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, to get the easiest ending to Hollow Knight,\NHornet’s instructions to go to the Kingdom’s
Dialogue: 0,0:57:31.84,0:57:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Edge can be ignored completely.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:34.29,0:57:39.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Knight stumbles upon the Resting Grounds,\Nthe three Dreamers will appear and cast the
Dialogue: 0,0:57:39.00,0:57:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight into the Dream Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:40.68,0:57:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, Seer will come to the Knight’s rescue\Nand grant it the Dream Nail, a special blade
Dialogue: 0,0:57:45.59,0:57:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that can tear the veil between the real world\Nand the dream world.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:49.48,0:57:53.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Dream Nail, the Knight can venture\Nto the resting places of the three Dreamers,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:53.56,0:57:58.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,curbstomp their asses, and unlock the entrance\Nto the Black Egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:58.29,0:58:02.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inside the egg, the Knight finds the Hollow\NKnight chained up, silently watching over
Dialogue: 0,0:58:02.81,0:58:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:03.81,0:58:07.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once the chains are broken, the Hollow Knight\Nscreams with that familiar Radiance roar.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:07.98,0:58:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And pursues the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:09.94,0:58:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the fight progresses, the Hollow Knight\Nstarts trying to kill itself, Quirrel-style.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:14.88,0:58:19.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But then the Radiance starts using the Hollow\NKnight’s body to perform her own attacks.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:19.42,0:58:23.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once defeated, the Hollow Knight begins to\Nspew infection all over the place.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:23.55,0:58:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Knight can then Focus the infection into\Nitself.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:26.89,0:58:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This results in the first ending of the game,\Ncalled Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:30.57,0:58:35.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this ending, the Knight usurps the Hollow\NKnight, prolonging the stasis over Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:35.69,0:58:40.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New chains and bindings appear out of… fuck\Nif I know, and contain the Knight, and a new
Dialogue: 0,0:58:40.65,0:58:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seal is placed over the entrance to the Black\NEgg.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:43.82,0:58:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there is one giant question looming over\Nthis ending.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:47.02,0:58:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can the Knight actually contain the infection\Nindefinitely?
Dialogue: 0,0:58:49.48,0:58:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or will the Radiance still manage to break\Nfree one day?
Dialogue: 0,0:58:53.43,0:58:57.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before we answer this question, let’s look\Nat some of the other events that can transpire
Dialogue: 0,0:58:57.17,0:58:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while playing the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:58.67,0:59:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the player chooses to go to Kingdom’s\NEdge, Hornet will challenge the Knight one
Dialogue: 0,0:59:02.18,0:59:05.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,last time as a final test of strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:05.73,0:59:10.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After her defeat, Hornet allows the Knight\Nto access the Cast-Off Shell where the Pale
Dialogue: 0,0:59:10.31,0:59:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King was originally hatched.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:12.44,0:59:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By interacting with the egg, the Knight’s\Nshell is marked with the King’s Brand, technically
Dialogue: 0,0:59:17.25,0:59:20.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making the Knight the new ruler of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:20.78,0:59:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the King’s Brand, the Knight can now\Nopen the entrance to the Abyss and discover
Dialogue: 0,0:59:24.40,0:59:26.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the place of its birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:26.10,0:59:30.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When leaving the Abyss, the Knight can encounter\NHornet again, where for the first time, Hornet
Dialogue: 0,0:59:30.71,0:59:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suggests that there are actually two outcomes\Nthe Knight can enact.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:34.65,0:59:39.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She tells the Knight that it can either prolong\NHallownest’s stasis or face the heart of
Dialogue: 0,0:59:39.19,0:59:41.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kingdom’s infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:41.10,0:59:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within the Knight, Hornet sees a chance for\Nchange.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:44.01,0:59:47.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of just replacing the Hollow Knight,\NHornet believes that it may be possible to
Dialogue: 0,0:59:47.73,0:59:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get rid of the infection completely by using\Nthe Void inside of the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:52.80,0:59:56.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After visiting the Abyss and obtaining the\NShade Cloak, the Knight is capable of reaching
Dialogue: 0,0:59:56.75,1:00:00.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the White Lady hidden away in the Queen’s\NGardens.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:00.20,1:00:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady tells the Knight that she has\Nbeen awaiting a Vessel to accept a gift, that
Dialogue: 0,1:00:04.44,1:00:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gift being one half of a charm called the\NKingsoul, which she claims will give the Knight
Dialogue: 0,1:00:09.02,1:00:10.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more power.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:10.21,1:00:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady goes on to explain that she\Ncan feel the weakening of the Hollow Knight
Dialogue: 0,1:00:13.74,1:00:15.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,within her roots.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:15.07,1:00:19.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She tells the Knight that it is free of the\Nblemishes that made the Hollow Knight a flawed
Dialogue: 0,1:00:19.35,1:00:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,vessel.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:20.35,1:00:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this dialogue, it is implied that the\NKnight truly is a pure Vessel, capable of
Dialogue: 0,1:00:25.08,1:00:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,containing the Radiance successfully.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:27.36,1:00:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it’s not quite that simple, so we’re\Ngoing to have to dive a bit deeper into this.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:32.16,1:00:34.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically we need to answer a simple question.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:34.73,1:00:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What exactly does it mean to be a Hollow Knight?
Dialogue: 0,1:00:38.23,1:00:41.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Despite the White Lady’s words, we have\Na number of instances where characters and
Dialogue: 0,1:00:41.64,1:00:47.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,item descriptions mention that the Knight\Nhas a will, and maybe even a mind.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:47.31,1:00:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But from the Pale King’s dialogue when describing\Nthe Hollow Knight, it is stated that a pure
Dialogue: 0,1:00:51.53,1:00:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vessel has no mind or will.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:53.71,1:00:56.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So is the White Lady wrong?
Dialogue: 0,1:00:56.03,1:00:57.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe even lying?
Dialogue: 0,1:00:57.89,1:01:02.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her eyes have been clouded by time, and she\Ncan be tricked into thinking that Ogrim is
Dialogue: 0,1:01:02.53,1:01:05.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the room when the Knight is wearing the\NDefender’s Crest charm.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:05.59,1:01:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She also thinks that Dryya is still alive\Nwhich…
Dialogue: 0,1:01:09.81,1:01:12.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uhh….
Dialogue: 0,1:01:12.38,1:01:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe the White Lady is just senile?
Dialogue: 0,1:01:14.91,1:01:18.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My problem with that theory is that the White\NLady states that the Vessels stand out to
Dialogue: 0,1:01:18.53,1:01:23.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her clearly in a misted world, due to them\Nbeing her spawn.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:23.70,1:01:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She also questions whether or not the Knight\Nsought her aid, which would imply that the
Dialogue: 0,1:01:28.01,1:01:31.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight must have some kind of will.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:31.00,1:01:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for whatever reason, the White Lady thinks\Nthe Knight is still capable of containing
Dialogue: 0,1:01:34.59,1:01:38.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Radiance, even if it’s still able to\Nmake decisions.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:38.46,1:01:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, the Hollow Knight was considered\Npure, but they still taught it how to wield
Dialogue: 0,1:01:42.29,1:01:43.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a fucking sword.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:43.33,1:01:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, if the Knight were truly and completely\Nhollow in a literal sense, it probably shouldn’t
Dialogue: 0,1:01:48.96,1:01:54.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even be able to walk, or draw a map, or open\Na goddamn bank account.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:54.27,1:01:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In short, this whole concept of being “hollow”\Nis so abstract and hard to define, I don’t
Dialogue: 0,1:01:59.64,1:02:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really feel comfortable giving a solid answer\Non whether or not the Knight is or isn’t
Dialogue: 0,1:02:04.44,1:02:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,truly hollow.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:05.44,1:02:09.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think the game leaves room open for\Nother interpretations.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:09.62,1:02:14.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, the White Lady’s gift is useless\Nwithout the other half of the Kingsoul.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:14.15,1:02:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to reach it, however, the Knight\Nmust travel to the White Palace, locked inside
Dialogue: 0,1:02:18.47,1:02:20.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the body of a Kingsmould.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:20.39,1:02:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to bypass the seal, the Knight must\Nuse a fully awakened Dream Nail.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:24.45,1:02:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can do this by bringing 1800 Essence to\Nthe Seer, allowing her to sharpen the weapon’s
Dialogue: 0,1:02:30.10,1:02:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blade.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:31.10,1:02:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Knight does this, the Seer remarks\Nthat the Knight truly is the Wielder that
Dialogue: 0,1:02:34.74,1:02:36.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,her tribe has been dreaming of.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:36.62,1:02:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s no explicit reason why the Moth\NTribe was dreaming about this supposed Wielder
Dialogue: 0,1:02:40.97,1:02:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so much, but it seems like they believed the\NWielder would wash away the crimes the Moth
Dialogue: 0,1:02:45.12,1:02:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tribe committed by turning their backs on\Nthe Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:48.24,1:02:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Seer seems to know that the Knight might\Nkill the Radiance, and she seems accepting
Dialogue: 0,1:02:52.08,1:02:56.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of it, ready for her and her tribe to disappear\Nand be forgotten forever.
Dialogue: 0,1:02:56.90,1:03:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Awoken Dream Nail in hand, the Knight\Ncan travel to the Pale King’s refuge and
Dialogue: 0,1:03:01.18,1:03:03.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,locate the other half of the Kingsoul charm.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:03.38,1:03:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When equipped, the Kingsoul provides a never\Nending supply of soul, making it almost useful
Dialogue: 0,1:03:08.94,1:03:13.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if it weren’t for the insanely high cost\Nof the charm, and the painfully slow rate
Dialogue: 0,1:03:13.33,1:03:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at which it increases, and the fact that the\Ncharm will get replaced about 5 minutes after
Dialogue: 0,1:03:17.97,1:03:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get it.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:19.13,1:03:23.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Kingsoul charm itself symbolizes the union\Nbetween two Higher Beings.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:23.67,1:03:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To me, this implies that the Kingsoul is a\Nrepresentation of a Vessel, which also was
Dialogue: 0,1:03:28.12,1:03:31.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,created by the union of two Higher Beings.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:31.64,1:03:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the Kingsoul in their inventory, the\NKnight now gains access to an area in the
Dialogue: 0,1:03:35.30,1:03:37.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abyss called the Birthplace.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:37.29,1:03:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this massive pile of Vessel shells the\NKnight can find a giant egg.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:41.83,1:03:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dream Nailing the egg allows the Knight to\Naccess its own memory when it was cast down
Dialogue: 0,1:03:45.83,1:03:47.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:47.43,1:03:51.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From viewing that memory, the Kingsoul charm\Nis replaced with the Void Heart charm.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:51.100,1:03:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The recollection of this event allows the\NKnight to come to terms with the Void inside
Dialogue: 0,1:03:55.82,1:03:56.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,itself.
Dialogue: 0,1:03:56.89,1:04:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once the Knight has the Void Heart, the shades\Nin the Abyss no longer attack it, and that
Dialogue: 0,1:04:00.87,1:04:05.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,strange creature that gives the Knight the\NShade Cloak calls it the Lord of Shades.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:05.55,1:04:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the Knight has now bound the\Nonce fragmented Void under its own will, allowing
Dialogue: 0,1:04:10.83,1:04:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it to control the Void in a powerful new way.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:14.06,1:04:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the union of the Void, the Pale King\Nand the White Lady, the Knight has gained
Dialogue: 0,1:04:18.14,1:04:19.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a strength before unseen.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:19.88,1:04:24.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is with this charm that two additional\Nendings become unlocked.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:24.23,1:04:27.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet will now be standing outside of the\NBlack Egg, offering to help the Knight should
Dialogue: 0,1:04:27.79,1:04:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the opportunity arrive.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:29.38,1:04:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midway through the fight with the Hollow Knight,\NHornet rushes into battle, subduing the Hollow
Dialogue: 0,1:04:33.48,1:04:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight and piercing its shell.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:34.77,1:04:38.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s at this point that the Knight is given\Nthe perfect opportunity to enter into the
Dialogue: 0,1:04:38.85,1:04:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mind of its sibling, fighting the source of\Nthe infection head on, and finally put an
Dialogue: 0,1:04:43.30,1:04:44.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,end to the Radiance’s tyranny.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:44.42,1:04:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or it can just stand there and let Hornet\Nget knocked unconscious.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:49.07,1:04:54.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Knight finishes off the Hollow Knight\Nas usual, the Sealed Siblings ending occurs.
Dialogue: 0,1:04:54.57,1:04:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically it’s the same as the Hollow Knight\Nending, but now Hornet is in the room too,
Dialogue: 0,1:04:58.92,1:05:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and her face appears on the door to the Black\NEgg.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:01.39,1:05:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not clear what exactly this means for\NHallownest.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:04.85,1:05:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This might imply that Hornet is now a Dreamer,\Nbut she’s inside the temple, meaning that
Dialogue: 0,1:05:09.58,1:05:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no one can actually get in there to kill her\Nshould the Knight ever start leaking infection.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:14.32,1:05:17.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, Hornet mentions that the\Nbindings of the Black Egg would drain her,
Dialogue: 0,1:05:17.91,1:05:21.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so she’s probably just going to die anyway,\Nright?
Dialogue: 0,1:05:21.41,1:05:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Generally, people consider this one of the\Nworst endings, but it’s worth pointing out
Dialogue: 0,1:05:26.24,1:05:30.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Team Cherry doesn’t support any one\Nending as being the “true” ending.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:30.31,1:05:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each ending is canonical in its own right.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:32.91,1:05:36.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And honestly, this ending isn’t the worst.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:36.10,1:05:39.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At least the Knight and Hornet will get to\Nspend some quality time together.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:39.89,1:05:43.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Knight does Dream Nail the Hollow Knight,\Nit will get taken to an arena where it can
Dialogue: 0,1:05:43.73,1:05:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finally fight the Radiance head on.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:45.62,1:05:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Knight isn’t alone, as the other\Nshades from the Abyss will appear in order
Dialogue: 0,1:05:49.43,1:05:51.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help corner the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:51.19,1:05:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, the Radiance gets trapped in the\Ntendrils of the Void.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:54.65,1:05:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Knight bitch slaps her a couple times\Nand then the Radiance is consumed into the
Dialogue: 0,1:05:58.72,1:05:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,darkness.
Dialogue: 0,1:05:59.80,1:06:04.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Black Egg then appears to turn to shadows\Nand the void seeps down into the ground.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:04.65,1:06:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet awakens to find the Knight’s broken\Nshell lying on the floor.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:08.24,1:06:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We get one final shot of the shades in the\NAbyss going to rest, and the game is over.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:13.19,1:06:15.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This ending is called the Dream No More ending.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:15.72,1:06:21.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Radiance is gone and Hallownest is finally\Nfree from her infection.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:21.51,1:06:26.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I think it’s fair to ask a few questions\Nabout how the Dream No More ending comes about.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:26.26,1:06:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Hollow Knight was initially chosen\Nto become the pure Vessel, the Abyss was sealed
Dialogue: 0,1:06:30.30,1:06:33.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up and the rest of the Vessels were left to\Nrot away.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:33.51,1:06:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But somehow, Vessels ended up outside of the\NAbyss.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:36.48,1:06:40.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then one of those Vessels was used to\Nreplace the Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:40.51,1:06:44.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Exactly how much of this operation was planned\Nif at all?
Dialogue: 0,1:06:44.35,1:06:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady was waiting for a Vessel, did\Nshe have any communication with Hornet?
Dialogue: 0,1:06:49.18,1:06:52.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet was guarding the King’s Brand, the\Nonly way for a Vessel to enter the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:52.83,1:06:57.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How did she know it was necessary to guard\Nthe King’s Brand from weaker Vessels.
Dialogue: 0,1:06:57.41,1:07:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hell, if the Vessels did escape the Abyss\Nby themselves, wouldn’t it be pointless
Dialogue: 0,1:07:02.16,1:07:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to guard the King’s Brand, since the Vessels\Ncould just creep back into the Abyss the same
Dialogue: 0,1:07:06.61,1:07:07.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,way?
Dialogue: 0,1:07:07.61,1:07:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not going to provide any good answers\Nto these questions.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:11.06,1:07:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because god forbid I answer anything in this\Nentire video.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:13.68,1:07:18.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I do want to point out that no plans to\Nactually produce the Dream No More ending
Dialogue: 0,1:07:18.82,1:07:24.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are explicitly stated ingame, so we can only\Nspeculate as to whether or not the White Lady
Dialogue: 0,1:07:24.41,1:07:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Hornet or maybe even the Pale King knew\Nthat they could defeat the Radiance by creating
Dialogue: 0,1:07:29.35,1:07:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Lord of Shades like the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:32.04,1:07:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless, the next two endings were definitely\Nnot planned.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:35.80,1:07:41.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, the last two endings that were added\Nin the Godmaster update almost feel out of
Dialogue: 0,1:07:41.12,1:07:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,place.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:42.12,1:07:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseekers basically hijack everything\Nto the point where you don’t even have to
Dialogue: 0,1:07:45.79,1:07:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enter the Temple of the Black Egg to beat\Nthe game.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:48.55,1:07:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s like beating Mario Bros. without\Never seeing Bowser.
Dialogue: 0,1:07:52.03,1:07:56.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But on the other hand, the Godmaster endings\Nbasically reinforce that Hallownest does not
Dialogue: 0,1:07:56.67,1:08:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exist in a vacuum, which can help the world\Nof Hollow Knight feel more real.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:01.50,1:08:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what else is reality but just a bunch\Nof random chaotic stuff happening all the
Dialogue: 0,1:08:05.46,1:08:06.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time?
Dialogue: 0,1:08:06.46,1:08:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Knight finds the Godseeker in the Junk\NPit, it will be able to enter her mind and
Dialogue: 0,1:08:10.42,1:08:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,refight all of the bosses in the game.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:12.76,1:08:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is part of the Godseekers’ ritual.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:15.01,1:08:19.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They basically attune to the resonance of\Ngods through ritual combat.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:19.30,1:08:24.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This allows them to ascend their minds higher,\Nand eventually, through the use of Godly focus,
Dialogue: 0,1:08:24.73,1:08:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,achieve communication with the god sleeping\Nat Hallownest’s heart, the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:29.36,1:08:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I know what you’re thinking.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:30.73,1:08:34.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s a pretty convoluted little religious\Npractice they have going on here.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:34.18,1:08:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What’s next, are they going to start measuring\Nthe Knight’s theon levels?
Dialogue: 0,1:08:37.76,1:08:42.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s pretty complicated, but the point is,\Nthese Godseekers have some serious capabilities
Dialogue: 0,1:08:42.57,1:08:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fuck things up in Hallownest, as we’re\Nabout to see.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:46.48,1:08:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the Knight makes it further and further\Nthrough the four pantheons, the Godseekers
Dialogue: 0,1:08:50.31,1:08:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,get closer and closer to making contact with\Nthe Radiance, locked away inside the Hollow
Dialogue: 0,1:08:54.65,1:08:55.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight.
Dialogue: 0,1:08:55.65,1:08:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the fourth Pantheon, the Radiance\Nmakes herself aware in this strange reunion
Dialogue: 0,1:08:59.94,1:09:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cutscene between the Vessels.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:01.39,1:09:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But she isn’t the only one to make an appearance.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:04.52,1:09:09.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Void itself appears to go on the attack,\Nrising up to meet the Radiance’s call.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:09.26,1:09:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s at this point that the final challenge,\Nthe Pantheon of Hallownest, becomes available.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:14.72,1:09:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseeker finally acknowledges the Knight\Nas being more than just a simple cringer,
Dialogue: 0,1:09:18.81,1:09:22.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they begin to watch the Knight more intently.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:22.01,1:09:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After defeating like a bazillion bosses in\Nthe final pantheon, the Knight finally comes
Dialogue: 0,1:09:26.36,1:09:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,face to face with the Absolute Radiance, a\Nstronger, more enhanced version of the game’s
Dialogue: 0,1:09:32.08,1:09:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,final boss.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:33.32,1:09:35.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, the stage is set.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:35.51,1:09:41.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After roughly forty minutes of intense agony\Nand tedious boss battles, the Knight has finally
Dialogue: 0,1:09:41.27,1:09:45.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reached the ultimate enemy responsible for\Nthe destruction of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:45.79,1:09:48.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truly this will be a battle for the ages.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:48.50,1:09:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But first let’s check in on our old pal,\NMenderbug.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:52.04,1:09:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it turns out he’s still alive when the\NKnight arrives in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:54.83,1:09:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he’s still fulfilling his duty after\Nall this time.
Dialogue: 0,1:09:58.11,1:10:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s take one last look at his diary.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:01.01,1:10:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My Lovely Diary,\NSomeone's gone and broke my favourite sign!
Dialogue: 0,1:10:05.12,1:10:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right there at the top of the crossroads.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:08.42,1:10:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Keeps happening too!
Dialogue: 0,1:10:09.42,1:10:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you know, I just can't get mad about it.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:12.48,1:10:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should be thanking them really!
Dialogue: 0,1:10:14.91,1:10:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More chances to fix that beautiful, complex\Nsign.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:19.14,1:10:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've stocked up on spare parts, so I've\Nno fear it'll ever stay broken for long.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:25.29,1:10:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, the only way to ever read the\NMenderbug’s diary is to kill him in cold
Dialogue: 0,1:10:29.89,1:10:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blood.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:30.89,1:10:35.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not sure why Team Cherry thought this\Nwas necessary, but the general consensus on
Dialogue: 0,1:10:35.10,1:10:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Reddit is that they are bloodthirsty warmongers\Nso it checks out.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:39.32,1:10:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at least Menderbug’s last moments will\Nbe spent fixing one of his favorite signs
Dialogue: 0,1:10:43.44,1:10:45.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Forgotten Crossroads.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:45.08,1:10:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s comforting to think that his final\Nseconds of consciousness were spent in total
Dialogue: 0,1:10:49.18,1:10:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bliss before we sent him hurtling into the\Ninfinite chasm of oblivion.
Dialogue: 0,1:10:54.30,1:10:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well anyway...
Dialogue: 0,1:10:55.80,1:10:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This alternate fight between the Knight and\Nthe Radiance plays out differently than in
Dialogue: 0,1:10:59.99,1:11:01.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the vanilla endings.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:01.61,1:11:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This time around, the Knight is not accompanied\Nby any shades.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:05.80,1:11:11.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, after defeating the Radiance, the\NKnight seems to transform into this monstrosity.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:11.84,1:11:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this creature has several names, the God\Nof Gods, the Lord Shade, the Devourer, the
Dialogue: 0,1:11:18.86,1:11:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Void Entity.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:20.19,1:11:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I don’t really like any of those, so\NI will just call it Bill.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:23.84,1:11:27.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bill proceeds to completely annihilate the\NRadiance in spectacular fashion.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:27.65,1:11:31.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are then treated to the “Embrace the\NVoid” ending.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:31.15,1:11:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bill comes back down from the sky, dropping\Ninto the rest of Godhome.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:35.49,1:11:39.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseeker starts to get pulled into Bill\Nby Void tendrils.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:39.06,1:11:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We then cut to the Godseeker in the Junk Pit.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:42.48,1:11:46.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Void starts leaking out of her eyes, and it\Nappears as though Bill is making an escape
Dialogue: 0,1:11:46.34,1:11:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back into the real world.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:48.13,1:11:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is probably a bad thing?
Dialogue: 0,1:11:50.27,1:11:54.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, we see Hornet standing outside of\Nthe Black Egg as the infection begins to disappear
Dialogue: 0,1:11:54.95,1:11:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the nearby vines.
Dialogue: 0,1:11:56.78,1:12:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet hears footsteps coming from inside\Nthe Black Egg, as the Hollow Knight reveals
Dialogue: 0,1:12:00.86,1:12:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,itself to her and the two prepare for combat.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:04.24,1:12:08.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So from this cutscene, we can see that the\NRadiance’s death in Godhome actually did
Dialogue: 0,1:12:08.23,1:12:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kill her for real, meaning that the infection\Nover Hallownest is now gone.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:12.77,1:12:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means the seals inside of the Black Egg\Nprobably wore off, allowing the Hollow Knight
Dialogue: 0,1:12:17.01,1:12:18.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to escape its prison.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:18.30,1:12:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the Embrace the Void ending\Nis a goddamn cliffhanger, and we have no idea
Dialogue: 0,1:12:23.51,1:12:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how Team Cherry plans to follow this up.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:26.22,1:12:30.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hollow Knight is running loose in Hallownest,\Nand the Knight has transformed into a raging
Dialogue: 0,1:12:30.29,1:12:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Void monster that might try to destroy the\Nentire kingdom, or at least what’s left
Dialogue: 0,1:12:35.15,1:12:36.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of it.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:36.15,1:12:39.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What’s even more strange about this ending\Nis that the announced sequel, Hollow Knight:
Dialogue: 0,1:12:39.68,1:12:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Silksong doesn’t seem to be related to this\Nending at all.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:42.86,1:12:45.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s a whole different shitshow.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:45.03,1:12:49.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously, the biggest mystery surrounding\Nthis ending is the appearance of Bill.
Dialogue: 0,1:12:49.55,1:12:54.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did this creature exist in the Void already,\Nor was it somehow willed into existence by
Dialogue: 0,1:12:54.77,1:12:56.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the power of the Godseekers?
Dialogue: 0,1:12:56.34,1:12:58.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did the Knight turn into this thing?
Dialogue: 0,1:12:58.61,1:13:01.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or did it just become a part of it?
Dialogue: 0,1:13:01.45,1:13:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Examining a statue of this creature, and the\Nother forms of the Knight grant the player
Dialogue: 0,1:13:05.40,1:13:09.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Hunter’s Journal entry for an ancient\Nartifact called the Void Idol, which might
Dialogue: 0,1:13:09.93,1:13:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,imply this creature might have been worshipped\Nby the Ancient Civilization.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:13.02,1:13:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But again, that’s pure speculation.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:16.69,1:13:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know what this worship of the Void\Nexactly looked like.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:20.03,1:13:23.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe the Void they worshipped took the form\Nof something more sinister.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:23.94,1:13:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is one thing we know about this monster\Nthough.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:26.42,1:13:28.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s weak to flowers.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:28.99,1:13:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, these things.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:31.38,1:13:35.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it turns out, those Delicate Flowers that\NZe’mer has stockpiled up her ass are actually
Dialogue: 0,1:13:35.90,1:13:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,useful for something.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:37.27,1:13:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They contain a strange power that even deters\Nthe White Lady from touching one.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:41.95,1:13:46.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseeker, however, is dumb enough to\Naccept a flower from the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:46.39,1:13:51.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the player does this, instead of Void being\Nreleased out into the world, this flower pulls
Dialogue: 0,1:13:51.25,1:13:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a no-u and the Godseeker and the Void disappear\Ninto thin air.
Dialogue: 0,1:13:56.25,1:14:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The flower itself is described as giving off\Na pale light, which appears to connect it
Dialogue: 0,1:14:00.83,1:14:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Pale Beings.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:02.82,1:14:07.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I said before, Pale Beings appear to\Nbe some form of top tier Gods.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:07.60,1:14:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As of right now, we are only aware of two:\Nthe Pale King and the White Lady.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:12.58,1:14:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the fact that Ze’mer brought these pale\Nflowers from a faraway land implies that there
Dialogue: 0,1:14:16.97,1:14:18.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are definitely more of them out there.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:18.73,1:14:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another small hint of the existence of Pale\NBeings are the Pale Ore items that can be
Dialogue: 0,1:14:23.47,1:14:25.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found all over Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:25.59,1:14:29.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did these come from the Pale King, or possibly\Nsome other Pale Being?
Dialogue: 0,1:14:29.26,1:14:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what exactly are they?
Dialogue: 0,1:14:30.32,1:14:32.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are they poop?
Dialogue: 0,1:14:32.53,1:14:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In general, the Godmaster endings appear to\Nbe doing a lot of setup for future Hollow
Dialogue: 0,1:14:36.48,1:14:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight content.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:37.49,1:14:41.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I said before, Hollow Knight: Silksong\Ndoesn’t seem connected to these events on
Dialogue: 0,1:14:41.49,1:14:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the surface, so we are in a bit of a bind\Nwhen trying to discuss what these endings
Dialogue: 0,1:14:45.95,1:14:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually mean for the greater narrative Team\NCherry is building.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:49.48,1:14:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s definitely a lot more to consider\Nabout what the pale beings are and what properties
Dialogue: 0,1:14:54.89,1:14:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they possess.
Dialogue: 0,1:14:55.96,1:14:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also have plenty of questions surrounding\Nthe Void, and how bugs have interacted with
Dialogue: 0,1:14:59.97,1:15:01.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it in the past.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:01.14,1:15:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It almost feels like we are looking through\Na keyhole trying to grasp onto the totality
Dialogue: 0,1:15:05.75,1:15:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Team Cherry’s creation.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:07.82,1:15:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How powerful are creatures like Bill and the\NWyrms?
Dialogue: 0,1:15:11.12,1:15:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where did things like the Void even come from\Nto begin with?
Dialogue: 0,1:15:14.43,1:15:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How much bigger is the world beyond Hallownest?
Dialogue: 0,1:15:17.35,1:15:19.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is Bardoon into butt stuff?
Dialogue: 0,1:15:19.81,1:15:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course that’s the appeal of a game\Nlike Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:22.59,1:15:27.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having all of the answers to every question\Nwould just ruin the mystery of the world.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:27.27,1:15:30.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus if we didn’t have questions like this\Nto waste our time on, then what else would
Dialogue: 0,1:15:30.90,1:15:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we do with our lives?
Dialogue: 0,1:15:33.36,1:15:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go outside?
Dialogue: 0,1:15:35.12,1:15:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ugg…
Dialogue: 0,1:15:36.54,1:15:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this video comes to an end.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:38.98,1:15:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I know the average attention span of a\NYouTube viewer is 9 minutes, so let me leave
Dialogue: 0,1:15:43.79,1:15:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you with a few takeaways:
Dialogue: 0,1:15:45.68,1:15:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:46.62,1:15:48.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight is a game about bugs.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:48.52,1:15:52.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that may come as a shock, but it’s\Ntrue.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:52.10,1:15:55.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Watch the video again, and this time pay attention.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:55.38,1:15:58.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’ll notice right away, I promise.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:58.38,1:15:59.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2.
Dialogue: 0,1:15:59.38,1:16:02.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Murdering your own babies might not be such\Na good idea after all.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:02.65,1:16:07.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, this is obviously just my interpretation\Nof the game’s lore.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:07.21,1:16:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Other people might have different views on\Nthe subject of murdering babies, and every
Dialogue: 0,1:16:11.42,1:16:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,opinion is valid so I don’t want to step\Non anyone’s toes or anything.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:16.00,1:16:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:16.96,1:16:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Menderbug is fucking dead.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:19.54,1:16:20.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,4.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:20.84,1:16:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing is certain.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:22.59,1:16:25.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This video probably has a few flaws in it.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:25.65,1:16:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trying to construct a cohesive narrative with\Nthe information found in Hollow Knight isn’t
Dialogue: 0,1:16:30.30,1:16:31.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,exactly straightforward.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:31.31,1:16:36.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m sure my views will change in the future,\Nand I encourage you to explore the lore yourself.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:36.82,1:16:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5.
Dialogue: 0,1:16:38.11,1:16:43.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this last point is fairly obvious but\NI should mention it anyway; Cory in the House
Dialogue: 0,1:16:43.78,1:16:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the best anime
Dialogue: 0,1:16:44.94,1:17:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(weeb shit)