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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.55,0:00:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we want to understand Mister Mushroom,\Nthen the obvious place to start is with Schrödinger’s
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.74,0:00:16.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Equation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.74,0:00:20.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the most prevailing theories in the\Nrealm of quantum mechanics is the many world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.37,0:00:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,interpretation first postulated by Hugh Everett\NIII.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.14,0:00:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The seeming collapse of the wavefunction of\Na photon first demonstrated by the now infamous
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.59,0:00:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,double slit experiment is no longer an issue,\Nbecause the superposition is extended beyond
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.04,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the particle to include the measuring device\Nand the human observer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.60,0:00:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Team Cherry are clearly fans of Everett’s\Nwork, as Mister Mushroom is definite proof
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.26,0:00:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the many worlds interpretation being true\Nin the world of Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.31,0:00:52.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now video games having multiple or parallel\Nuniverses is not a unique concept.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.67,0:00:58.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dark Souls I uses it as a clever excuse to\Nallow for a canonical explanation for PvP.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.22,0:01:03.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dark Souls III uses it as a lazy excuse to\Nreuse characters for the sake of fanservice.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.87,0:01:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Undertale uses it as well, but I’m not touching\Nthat game with a ten foot pole.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.93,0:01:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Mister Mushroom is a bit more unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.75,0:01:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just to catch anyone up who doesn’t know,\NMister Mushroom is this weird NPC that shows
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.16,0:01:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,up in various places throughout Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.99,0:01:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His location is hinted at by this strange\Nlore tablet located in the Kingdom’s Edge.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.47,0:01:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tablet begins by saying “We speak the\Npath of the Master Herald, he who would signal
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.52,0:01:29.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an Age's end.”
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.05,0:01:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mister Mushroom will only appear after the\NKnight has destroyed the three Dreamers.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.71,0:01:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the ending age in this instance would appear\Nto be the end of the stasis over Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.36,0:01:42.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After interacting with Mister Mushroom with\Nthe Spore Shroom charm equipped in every location,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.43,0:01:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he will literally rocket into the sky like\Nhow I assume Elon Musk gets around.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.57,0:01:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He then appears after the game’s credits\Nas the words “To Be Continued” are thrown
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.43,0:01:55.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the screen in giant letters like this is\Na fucking JoJo reference.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.00,0:01:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Funny Meme Music]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.63,0:02:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now the fact that “To Be Continued” only\Nshows up with Mister Mushroom implies that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.12,0:02:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he is connected to a future game from Team\NCherry.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.74,0:02:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as we start to analyze his dialogue, we’ll\Nsee that this makes like 40% sense, which
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.53,0:02:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is pretty good for Hollow Knight lore.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.56,0:02:17.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So basically you can encounter Mister Mushroom\Na total of seven times in game.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.56,0:02:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each time, he is basically ignoring us and\Nappears to be talking to somebody else.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.87,0:02:26.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, mushrooms in Hollow Knight exhibit a\Nshared mind, meaning they can talk to each
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.50,0:02:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other in a manner similar to telepathy.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.12,0:02:33.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it makes sense that Mister Mushroom could\Nbe talking to somebody else.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.25,0:02:37.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once we meet Mister Mushroom for the final\Ntime, he finally does talk to the Knight,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.58,0:02:41.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giving a flowery speech about journeys and\Ndestinations and all that garbage.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.79,0:02:46.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what is more interesting here is how he\Nhas conversations with creatures we cannot
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.45,0:02:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.45,0:02:49.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who exactly is Mister Mushroom talking to?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.60,0:02:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I would say we know with a good deal\Nof certainty what at least two of these conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.08,0:02:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are actually about.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.46,0:02:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s start with the first conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.01,0:03:02.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mister Mushroom mentions that the person he\Nis talking to was able to save their friend,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.56,0:03:05.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and also mentions that this person isn’t\Nhungry anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.95,0:03:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a pretty obvious reference to Hungry\NKnight, the first game ever made by Team Cherry.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.49,0:03:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hungry Knight was made during Ludum Dare 27,\Na popular game jam event.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.90,0:03:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,William Pellen and Ari Gibson used this game\Njam as a way to practice working together
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.31,0:03:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on games, and Hungry Knight was the result.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.90,0:03:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this game, you play as the Hungry Knight,\Nwho has to eat cherries to stay alive so they
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.97,0:03:32.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can bring their friend back from the dead\Nby collecting masks.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.13,0:03:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But apparently, this character we see in Hungry\NKnight is somehow talking to Mister Mushroom
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.64,0:03:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Hollow Knight, which in turn, would mean\Nthat the Knight and the Hungry Knight are
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.58,0:03:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the same multiverse.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.05,0:03:47.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now before you shit my pants and try to tell\Nme that this completely breaks the entire
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.11,0:03:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lore of Hollow Knight, let me point out that\NTeam Cherry does this type of stuff in other
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.81,0:03:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,parts of the game as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.42,0:03:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s take a look at the Shrine of Believers.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.08,0:04:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Spirit’s Glade, the Knight is able\Nto access a hidden area, full of strange tablets.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.24,0:04:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The text on these tablets are actually messages\Nfrom Kickstarter backers, who backed Hollow
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.85,0:04:08.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight in 2014.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.89,0:04:12.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of these are pretty interesting, like\Nthe references to Dark Souls, because you
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.96,0:04:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guys remember Dark Souls, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.24,0:04:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one is a stolen quote from H.P.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.38,0:04:18.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lovecraft.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.38,0:04:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one just says “The Collective lives\Non.”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.60,0:04:27.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one talks about a guy named Baron Robert\NApples who was the first of his kind to enslave
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.15,0:04:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a Gantrus.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.15,0:04:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What the fuck is a Gantrus?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.20,0:04:33.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s see here.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.10,0:04:33.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uhh…
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.62,0:04:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Umm….
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.18,0:04:38.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m just gonna…
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.06,0:04:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, this area is guarded by this solitary\Nmoth spirit who explains that these utterings
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.90,0:04:49.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are from a group of people united in a mysterious\Ncause who exist in another world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.69,0:04:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This implies that the Hollow Knight kickstarter\Nand our very reality are actually a part of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.76,0:04:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight canon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.47,0:05:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means that technically King of the Hill\Nand Hollow Knight are in the same universe.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.25,0:05:07.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So basically what I am saying is, expect a\NBobby Hill lore video very soon.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.44,0:05:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting back to Mister Mushroom, we have a\Npretty good idea about what his third conversation
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.65,0:05:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is referring to.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.31,0:05:17.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is talking about how the dead have no use\Nfor wealth and how this person is providing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.98,0:05:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for a big brood.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.61,0:05:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a clear reference to the other game\NTeam Cherry created before working on Hollow
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.98,0:05:26.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knight: Tomb Cat.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.13,0:05:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This was a game where you raid pyramids for\Nmoney so that you could take care of your
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.76,0:05:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,young.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.89,0:05:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These two references are the most obvious.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.13,0:05:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, in his final encounter, Mister Mushroom\Nhints at these games again.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.71,0:05:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.86,0:05:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if those stops can't be lovely things,\Nwouldn't you say?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.76,0:05:48.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transcendent plateaus, distant sandy lands,\Nvast ancient kingdoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.51,0:05:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yours was not the first, nor will it be the\Nlast, but it's a unique and special thing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.42,0:05:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nonetheless.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.66,0:05:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transcendent plains, distant sandy lands,\Nand vast ancient kingdoms seem to relate to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.66,0:06:03.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hungry Knight, Tomb Cat and Hollow Knight\Nrespectively.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.41,0:06:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This dialogue also reinforces the idea that\NMister Mushroom is some kind of traveler,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.52,0:06:10.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moving through the lands created by Team Cherry.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.61,0:06:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, this is where our tracks stop\Ncold.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.94,0:06:18.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mister Mushroom still has five more dialogue\Nentries we need to analyze.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.01,0:06:23.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’m sure you’re a super busy person\Nwith very little free time to waste, so let
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.22,0:06:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,me just say that we are about to enter pure\Nspeculation territory.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.86,0:06:31.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have spent the last three years of my life\Nthinking about this shit, but at the end of
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.24,0:06:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the day, this dialogue is just too open ended\Nto really nail down.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.48,0:06:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there are other games that have been produced\Nby William Pellen and Ari Gibson separately.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.52,0:06:46.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through his job at an animation company, Ari\NGibson worked on classics like de Blob, Megamind:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.44,0:06:52.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mega Team Unite, de Blob 2 and M. Night Shyamalan’s\NThe Last Airbender.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.42,0:06:56.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it’s been a while since I’ve watched\NShyamalan’s breathtaking film, but I think
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.100,0:07:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is something to do with Sokka’s girlfriend\Nbecoming the spirit of the moon because the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.35,0:07:04.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,previous spirit of the moon was killed when\Nthe fire nation attacked.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.75,0:07:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in conversation six, Mister Mushroom says\Nto trust the moon.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.84,0:07:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe he is talking to Sokka?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.54,0:07:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“It’s a giant mushroom.”
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.02,0:07:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Megamind is all about how our perceptions\Nof heroes and villians often lack nuance,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.02,0:07:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tend to change over time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.41,0:07:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theme lines up pretty nicely with conversation\Nfour.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.39,0:07:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for William, he worked on several video\Ngames by himself in his free time.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.97,0:07:36.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The two most popular games like this are Return\Nto Booty Grotto and Lulanda.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.03,0:07:40.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, neither one of these games\Nseem to be related to Mister Mushroom at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.33,0:07:45.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, William has come up with several\Ngames that we only know a little bit about.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.62,0:07:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he was a kid, William would make game\Nmanuals for his own game ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.38,0:07:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if Mister Mushroom is actually talking\Nto characters from these games William designed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.85,0:08:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back in the 90s like Castlemania III or Shadowmaster:\NQuest of the Past.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.04,0:08:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, William actually designed a board\Ngame called The Egyptian Game.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.81,0:08:11.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this game, you had to find a sphinx's nose\Nwhile avoiding evil Mummies and…
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.37,0:08:12.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sonic?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.48,0:08:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is clearly just a Chutes and Ladders\Nrip off.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.31,0:08:20.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this game is all about finding a nose,\Nand in conversation two, Mister Mushroom mentions
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.92,0:08:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“if you have a keen nose, use it”.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.40,0:08:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is an oddly specific reference.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.99,0:08:30.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also he says to beware of those who are hunting\Nyou.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.50,0:08:35.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ie the mother fucking mummies and the mother\Nfucking Sonic.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.30,0:08:39.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this instance, Mister Mushroom would\Nbe talking to whoever played this board game
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.78,0:08:45.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that William made when he was a child, which\Nmakes a lot of sense if…
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.80,0:08:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you… think…
Dialogue: 0,0:08:47.93,0:08:49.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay this might be a dead end.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.26,0:08:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s rethink this.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.65,0:08:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have five conversations left to figure\Nout, but they don’t seem to be referencing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.21,0:08:59.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any games William and Ari worked on separately.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.74,0:09:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps these are references to games that\NTeam Cherry didn’t actually work on.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.55,0:09:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But how would we ever figure out which games\Nthese would be?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.54,0:09:10.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, just think about how many games exist\Ntoday.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.76,0:09:12.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There must be at least 30.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.66,0:09:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it would make the most sense to look\Nat games that we know Team Cherry took inspiration
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.34,0:09:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from when making Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.00,0:09:28.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This includes Zelda II, the Adventure of Link,\NFaxanadu, Paper Mario, Pikmin, Mega Man X,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.40,0:09:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Super Metroid, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow,\Nand Ori and the Will of the Wisp, er…wait.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.16,0:09:39.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we dig through these games hard enough,\Nmaybe we can see some connection between them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.33,0:09:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Mister Mushroom’s dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.40,0:09:46.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As it turns out, conversation six actually\Nkinda lines up with the story of Castlevania:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.77,0:09:47.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aria of Sorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.77,0:09:52.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We, of course have the moon, where Dracula’s\Ncastle was sealed away in 1999, as well as
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.75,0:09:57.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the double crossing Graham who actually is\Nonly interested in becoming the reincarnated
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.08,0:10:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dracula which he thinks is possible because\Nhe was born the same day Dracula was destroyed
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.36,0:10:02.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that…
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.36,0:10:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m sorry, what was that?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.38,0:10:06.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have no idea what the fuck I’m talking\Nabout?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.80,0:10:09.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well… maybe you need a little context.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.40,0:10:13.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lore of Castlevania begins in the year\N1094.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.63,0:10:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leon Belmont is a hero of knighthood, but\None day his fiance Sara was kidnapped.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.36,0:10:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Leon learns from his bedridden friend Mathias\NCronqvist, that his love has been stolen by
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.57,0:10:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a malicious vampire going by the terrifying\Nname, Walter.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.57,0:10:35.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, by the time Leon finds his\Nbeloved, Sara has already been tainted by
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.50,0:10:40.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the vampire, so she sacrificed her soul to\Nenchant Leon’s whip, turning it into the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.65,0:10:42.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vampire Killer.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.48,0:10:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Leon kills Walter, but it turns out this\Nwhole thing was orchestrated by Mathias, who
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.61,0:10:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then becomes a vampire himself and flees into\Nthe country, becoming known as Dracula.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.51,0:10:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In retaliation, Leon Belmont swears that the\NBelmont family will hunt down vampires for
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.04,0:11:01.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as long as the game franchise is profitable.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.30,0:11:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so Dracula keeps trying to wipe out humanity\Nas the Belmonts keep bitch slapping his ass
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.01,0:11:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back into his coffin for another prolonged\Nhibernation.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.01,0:11:15.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It isn’t until 1999 that the epic Demon\NCastle Wars take place and it is believed
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.15,0:11:18.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Dracula is finally destroyed once and\Nfor all.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.62,0:11:24.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His giant castle is sealed away inside the\Ndarkness of an eclipse and the Catholic church
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.10,0:11:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tries to erase all memory of Dracula or the\NBelmont family.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.18,0:11:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This brings us to 2035, when the events of\NAria of Sorrow finally take place.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.34,0:11:39.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two childhood friends, Soma Cruz and Mina\NHakuba are going to the Hakuba Shrine to witness
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.58,0:11:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the first solar eclipse of the century.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.12,0:11:46.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But they end up actually traveling into the\Neclipse and arriving at Dracula’s castle.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.71,0:11:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soma learns that he has the power to control\Nmonsters, and starts on a quest to escape
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.56,0:11:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dracula’s castle and learn a little bit\Nabout himself along the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.57,0:12:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To do so he leaves Mina behind in a protective\Nbarrier created by Genya Arikado, who is actually
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.44,0:12:04.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dracula’s son Alucard in disguise.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.54,0:12:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see back in the 15th century Dracula fucked\Ndoctor but then she… you know what, nevermind.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.11,0:12:12.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a whole thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.39,0:12:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, Soma meets a cast of colorful characters\Nwho also happen to be running around Dracula’s
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.77,0:12:23.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,castle, such as Genya, Yoko Belnades, Hammer,\Nand Julius Belmont.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.99,0:12:28.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there is one character, Graham Jones,\Nwho believes he is destined to become the
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.38,0:12:29.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,next Dracula.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.38,0:12:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn’t mention this when Soma first\Nmeets him, and Yoko even warns Soma to be
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.46,0:12:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weary of Graham.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.46,0:12:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, a lot of this tracks to what Mister\NMushroom actually says.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:39.76,0:12:44.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mentioning that the person left a girl somewhere,\Ntelling them to trust in something, but not
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.39,0:12:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a certain man, mentioning the moon.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.54,0:12:52.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not sure why you would trust the moon, but\Nyou know what let’s just ignore that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.26,0:12:55.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that just leaves us with four more conversations\Nto figure out.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.97,0:13:00.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for conversation two, the comment about\Nnot relying on your eyes and using your nose
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.73,0:13:06.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might be a reference to Pikmin, because Captain\NOlimar’s eyes are never fucking open and
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.06,0:13:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he’s got a giant ass schnauzer.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.42,0:13:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are numerous natural predators to\Nthe pikmin.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.21,0:13:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as the Bulborb, the Waterwraith, the\NSmoky Progg, the Scuttlebug, Celine Dion,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.47,0:13:27.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Albino Bulborb, the Puffstool, the Fiery\NYoung Yellow Wollywag, and of course, the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.45,0:13:28.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bike Bulborb.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.67,0:13:34.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for conversation five, it mentions coming\Nback up because things down below are dangerous,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.87,0:13:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that they could come back up and wander\Naround aimlessly.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.01,0:13:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this sounds like the general experience\Npeople have while playing a Metroidvania,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.65,0:13:48.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I could see this being a cheeky reference\Nto Metroid or Super Metroid, since those games
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.47,0:13:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start from the top and then go downward.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.81,0:13:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, maybe I’m just stupid but it’s really\Neasy to get lost in these games.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.54,0:13:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Conversation four uses both the words “hero”\Nand “time”, so let’s just say that’s
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.86,0:14:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a reference to Zelda.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.39,0:14:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That just leaves one final conversation from\NMister Mushroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.62,0:14:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“It’s not by tools that you’ll triumph,\Nit’s through your smarts, your speed, your
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.82,0:14:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,determination...”.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.36,0:14:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is so nondescript and vague that\Nthis could be talking about anything, Paper
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.30,0:14:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mario, Mega Man X, or maybe even one of these\Nweeb shit games.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.31,0:14:28.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So to recap, these are the characters Mister\NMushroom might be talking to.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.54,0:14:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But to be honest, this whole thing seems a\Nbit weird.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.27,0:14:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Would Team Cherry really try and shove their\Nown character into the lore of other games?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.23,0:14:39.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, is that even allowed?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.21,0:14:43.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s one thing when Dead Cells includes\Na picture of the Knight in their game, but
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.65,0:14:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have your character actually talk to characters\Nfrom another universe?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.69,0:14:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What if JK Rowling decided to tweet that Harry\NPotter did blow with Patrick Star?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.02,0:14:54.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.39,0:14:56.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fuck the entire notion of fiction.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.83,0:15:02.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From now on I’m sticking to real stuff like\Ntrue crime podcasts and professional wrestling.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.42,0:15:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, there is one other explanation\Nfor Mister Mushroom’s additional lines of
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.08,0:15:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.26,0:15:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps Mister Mushroom is reaching forward\Nthrough time to talk to characters from games
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.09,0:15:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Team Cherry hasn’t even made yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:15.73,0:15:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this case, it would literally be impossible\Nto know what Mister Mushroom is talking about,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.79,0:15:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because these games don’t exist yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.57,0:15:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course there is Silksong, which could theoretically\Nline up with either conversation five or seven
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.58,0:15:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since they reference things like hunting,\Ngathering and tools.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.58,0:15:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aside from that, we are aware of one other\Ngame Team Cherry might be working on.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.32,0:15:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another Hollow Knight YouTuber known as Relyea\Nmade a video discussing the discovery of a
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.45,0:15:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trademark filed by Team Cherry for the phrase\N“Fearless Fox”.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.61,0:15:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after doing a bit of sleuthing myself,\NI discovered that foxes actually have noses.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.54,0:15:56.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this could be a reference to conversation\Ntwo.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.72,0:15:59.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s where our leads drop dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.57,0:16:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe Team Cherry will go back and make “Castlemania\NIII”, or “War of S.P.O.R.E.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.43,0:16:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,II” or maybe they’ll finally make “Ultra\NDangerous Guys 64”.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.79,0:16:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I guess I’ll have to make a follow up\Nvideo to this in 30 years once Team Cherry
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.72,0:16:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has made two or three more games.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.05,0:16:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so this video comes to an end.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.80,0:16:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mister Mushroom is definitely supposed to\Nbe some kind of Easter Egg character that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.61,0:16:26.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes references to other video games, and\Nin doing so, proves that Hollow Knight is
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.75,0:16:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a part of some kind of multiverse.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.84,0:16:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And who knows, maybe the Knight will be able\Nto travel to different parts of the multiverse.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.14,0:16:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it will make a cameo in Fearless Fox,\Nor some other Team Cherry game.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.29,0:16:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it will even help the Avenger’s by\Nclimbing inside Thanos’ asshole.