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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.48,0:00:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I \Nfirst talked about the Grimm Troupe 3 years
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.84,0:00:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ago back in 2017.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.14,0:00:16.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But anyone who has followed this channel for\Na while knows that I have been on quite the
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.27,0:00:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,character arc.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.97,0:00:20.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Back in 2017, I was but an ignorant fool.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.74,0:00:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now I’m older, wiser, I’ve read Judith\NButler.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.33,0:00:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Twice.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.33,0:00:30.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these things have obviously helped\Nme better appreciate Hollow Knight lore.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.94,0:00:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With that being said, I think it’s time\Nto check back in on the Grimm Troupe and see
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.24,0:00:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what new lore we can uncover.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.04,0:00:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Grimm Troupe content pack first dropped,\NI was a little annoyed at how it seemed like
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.23,0:00:45.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Team Cherry was just throwing new characters\Nat us without really expanding on the characters
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.53,0:00:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were already there.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.97,0:00:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But looking back, the Grimm Troupe does more\Nfor Hollow Knight worldbuilding than I realized.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.58,0:00:55.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, we now have a new Higher Being\Nto examine.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.63,0:00:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lore of the Grimm Troupe all starts with\Nan entity known as the Nightmare Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.76,0:01:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seer gives us a very cryptic bit of dialogue\Nregarding the Nightmare Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.81,0:01:07.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And of course, she has to do it in poetry\Nform.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.25,0:01:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The expanse of dream in past was split,\NOne realm now must stay apart,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.18,0:01:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Darkest reaches, beating red,\NTerror of sleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.76,0:01:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Nightmare's Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.19,0:01:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s take this bit by bit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.28,0:01:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know that there is a dream realm in the\Nworld of Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.09,0:01:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s where the Radiance is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.53,0:01:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s where the Pale King’s corpse is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.90,0:01:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even the Lifeblood creature appears to\Ninhabit some kind of dream realm, given the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.90,0:01:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appearance of dream catcher particles in this\Nroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.36,0:01:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not really clear if these are all different\NDream Realms, or branches off of one big Dream
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.74,0:01:38.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.74,0:01:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Dream Realm where the Dreamers and Radiance\Nare look very different from the Pale King’s
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.47,0:01:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which also looks very different from Bretta’s\Ndream.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.22,0:01:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there is a distinction between these areas,\Nit’s vague.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.84,0:01:54.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, we do know there is one special,\Nvery different realm called the Nightmare
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.10,0:01:58.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Realm which was completely split off from\Nthe main Dream Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.17,0:02:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While regular dreams are made up of Essence,\Nthe Nightmare Realm is made up of a different
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.35,0:02:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,type of burning Essence, which Grimm describes\Nas the “flame in dream”.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.04,0:02:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For simplicity's sake, I’ll call this different\NEssence Nightmare Essence.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.06,0:02:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what exactly caused this split?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.80,0:02:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These kinds of splits are common in creation\Nstories.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.68,0:02:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like how Zeus, Poseidon and Hades split up\Nthe heavens, seas and underworld.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.98,0:02:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or how the world of Dark Souls went from a\Ngrey, unchanging world, to one divided up
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.98,0:02:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Lords.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.52,0:02:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even our own scientific understanding of the\Nuniverse starts with a theory that three of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.10,0:02:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fundamental forces of the universe were\Nunified, but eventually split apart from one
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.57,0:02:35.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,another.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.57,0:02:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So lazy writing like this is kinda just how\Ncreation stories go.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.91,0:02:42.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that doesn’t really help us answer why\Nthe Nightmare Realm has to stay apart from
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.45,0:02:43.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Dream Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.45,0:02:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A pretty common theory is that the Radiance\Nsomehow caused this separation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.49,0:02:50.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there really isn’t any evidence for\Nthis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.03,0:02:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe if Grimm actually commented once on\Nthe Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.31,0:02:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But he really doesn’t seem to give two shits\Nabout any of that unfortunately.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.53,0:03:00.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So whether this split was natural or caused\Nby the action of some higher being, chances
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.72,0:03:02.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are we’ll never know.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.35,0:03:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway it seems like the Nightmare Heart is\Nthe main Higher Being who resides in this
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.17,0:03:09.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nightmare Realm, and its design stands in\Nstark contrast to the other Higher Beings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.97,0:03:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we see in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.12,0:03:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ve got a moth, a worm, a plant, a slug,\Nand a giant heart made of patchwork with dozens
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.63,0:03:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of eyes on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.91,0:03:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the very core of it, the Nightmare Heart\Nappears to be made of Nightmare Essence, similar
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.97,0:03:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to how the Radiance is composed of a light\Nsimilar to Essence.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.71,0:03:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while the Nightmare Heart may seem different\Nfrom other higher beings on the surface, it
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.55,0:03:32.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does have one thing in common with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.42,0:03:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It really likes to mess around with regular\Nbugs, pulling them into its service.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.52,0:03:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to survive, the Nightmare Heart needs\Nto conduct a ritual involving the Grimm Troupe
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.86,0:03:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that it can feed off the flames of ruined\Ncivilizations.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.10,0:03:50.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, ancient, abandoned kingdoms like\NHallownest or Disney Land are a goldmine for
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.81,0:03:56.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nightmare Essence, so the main way the Nightmare\NHeart feeds is by using the Troupe to find
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.11,0:03:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these kingdoms and harvest the Essence for\Nitself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.75,0:04:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this ritual happens over and over as an\Nendless cycle the Heart uses to cheat death.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.74,0:04:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, finding kingdoms is the first step\Nin this process, which brings us to this corpse
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.69,0:04:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Howling Cliffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.48,0:04:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bug is wearing a makeshift mask that\Nhas a similar design to the masks other Grimm
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.98,0:04:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Troupe members wear.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.64,0:04:22.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dream nailing this bug brings a device called\Nthe Nightmare Lantern into the physical world.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.42,0:04:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This lantern seems to act as a sort of anchor\Nfor the Grimm Troupe, and lighting it is what
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.47,0:04:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,causes the Grimm Troupe to arrive in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.44,0:04:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we dream nail the corpse again, it says\N“Master... my role.... apart from you...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.44,0:04:36.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,apart from kin.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.98,0:04:38.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It pains me so.”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.57,0:04:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God, what a simp.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.50,0:04:44.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This bug apparently has some kind of job that\Ninvolved it leaving the Troupe and traveling
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.82,0:04:46.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.25,0:04:50.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it seems like the Grimm Troupe actually\Ndesignates certain bugs to travel to different
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.43,0:04:51.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kingdoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.43,0:04:52.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once they get there… well…
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.81,0:04:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.29,0:04:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do they just die once they reach a kingdom?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.88,0:05:00.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or did this particular bug die before it could\Nset up the lantern?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.41,0:05:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to dream nail the lantern out of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.97,0:05:06.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe this is a litmus test for anyone who\Nwould help the Grimm Troupe, requiring them
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.89,0:05:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have some access to the Dream Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.36,0:05:12.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Otherwise they probably wouldn’t be able\Nto interact with any of the Grimmkin in the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.40,0:05:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first place.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.61,0:05:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now we don’t know if these bugs are just\Nsent off in a random direction, or if they
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.48,0:05:19.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know how to reach these kingdoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.73,0:05:24.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseeker and Quirrel mention that the\Nwinds carry them to Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.05,0:05:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is odd.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.06,0:05:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How the hell is the wind blowing towards one\Nspecific spot?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.21,0:05:32.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oddly enough, the Pale King does have some\Nother weird connections to wind.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.94,0:05:38.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Monarch Wings and the King’s Brand also\Nblow wind throughout Hallownest for some reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.30,0:05:41.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Wind Lore in Hollow Knight is a whole\Nother can of worms we’ll have to save for
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.95,0:05:42.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,later.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.95,0:05:47.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the Godseeker also detected the Pale\NKing’s afterglow while traveling to Hallownest,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.40,0:05:51.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I personally don’t think the Grimm Troupe\Nbug could have done that, considering it doesn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.84,0:05:54.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appear to have a Godtuner device like the\NGodseekers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.41,0:05:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead, I’m guessing a large amount of\Nthese bugs just wander around aimlessly until
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.21,0:06:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can find civilizations that could be\Nharvested for their Nightmare Essence.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.53,0:06:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Grimm Troupe emphasizes just how barren\Nthe world of Hallownest really is.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.31,0:06:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Nightmare King’s Dream Nail dialogue\Nin Godhome hints at this with the line “Scattered
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.98,0:06:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lands…
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.21,0:06:15.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nightmare binds all.”
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.87,0:06:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This implies that the Grimm Troupe uses the\NNightmare Realm as a way to reach different
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.63,0:06:23.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kingdoms, which is what we see when we light\Nthe Nightmare Lantern.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.10,0:06:27.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t think it would be a stretch to say\Nthat the Grimm Troupe is well traveled.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.46,0:06:30.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as it turns out, the Grimm Troupe might\Ngive us our best look into what the world
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.97,0:06:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outside Hallownest really looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.71,0:06:37.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hidden within the Grimm Troupe’s tent is\Na secret room that can only be accessed through
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.37,0:06:39.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some tricky wall jumps.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.47,0:06:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this room we can see some chests, a pile\Nof masks and this strange contraption.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.94,0:06:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now there are a few theories as to what this\Nmight be.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.74,0:06:52.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the very least, we know it’s important\Nbecause there is a seal protecting it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.03,0:06:55.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One idea is that it is some kind of device\Nthat can move the tent between the real world
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.99,0:06:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Nightmare Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.58,0:07:02.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or it could somehow be related to Grimm’s\Nperformance with all the spotlights and other
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.30,0:07:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stuff.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.30,0:07:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if we look at the ingame art files, the\Nassets for this device refer to it as a “chart”.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.76,0:07:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I think this device is actually supposed\Nto be a map of some kind.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.01,0:07:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now of course, an art file name is by no means\Ncanon, but our only option here is to speculate
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.70,0:07:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,anyway, so let’s just have some fun with\Nthis.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.70,0:07:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But bear in mind this is by no means conclusive.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.92,0:07:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So is this thing a chart of the real world\Nor of the Nightmare Realm or what?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.26,0:07:30.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, none of that is clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.53,0:07:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But these balls are possibly points of interest\Nfor the Grimm Troupe, so these might be the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.64,0:07:37.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,various locations they have traveled to over\Nthe years.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.82,0:07:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sort of like web addresses that point to specific\Ndomains on the internet.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.70,0:07:50.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like twitter.com/mossbag69, or discord.gg/mossbag\Nor mossbag.com.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.57,0:07:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’m sure you’ve already noticed that\Nthere are 19 of these ball things.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.08,0:07:58.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So does that mean there are at least 18 other\Ncivilizations that the Grimm Troupe has visited?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.66,0:08:01.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What other crazy world could be out there?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.03,0:08:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Water World?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.33,0:08:03.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moon World?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.52,0:08:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New Jersey?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.67,0:08:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, if this really is supposed to be\Na chart of where the Grimm Troupe has been,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.96,0:08:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s really weird looking.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.68,0:08:14.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why does the world of Hollow Knight vaguely\Nlook like a cock and balls?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.88,0:08:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It honestly looks more like some kind of planetary\Nmodel as opposed to a topographical map.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.22,0:08:21.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which might make sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.85,0:08:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These kingdoms could all be deep underground.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.49,0:08:27.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We aren’t even sure if Hallownest is on\Nthe surface.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.07,0:08:32.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It appears to be, but we can’t see any stars\Nor direct evidence of such.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.90,0:08:36.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe the Land of Storms is on the surface\Nconsidering there is rain and thunder, but
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.54,0:08:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,maybe these weather patterns were created\Nby the gods of thunder and rain that were
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.95,0:08:41.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once there already.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.58,0:08:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So a three dimensional map like this could\Nmake sense in this world.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.88,0:08:48.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not like they would have a map on a\Npiece of paper or a globe or something.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.46,0:08:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s not that big of a stretch to assume\Nthat the Grimm Troupe would have some kind
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.06,0:08:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of map to help them navigate around.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.42,0:08:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if this is actually a chart of the Nightmare\NRealm then it doesn’t really have to look
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.23,0:09:00.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like anything to be believable.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.43,0:09:05.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at the end of the day, there really isn’t\Nmuch to go off of here, so for now, the definitive
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.42,0:09:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,answer to what this thing is eludes us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.08,0:09:12.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting back to the Nightmare Lantern, whoever\Nlights this thing gets entwined into a contract
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.67,0:09:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the Grimm Troupe, all without so much\Nas a terms and conditions.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.40,0:09:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Grimm Troupe is summoned to Dirtmouth\Nwhere they set up their tent and prepare Hallownest
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.10,0:09:22.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be harvested of its Nightmare Essence.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.69,0:09:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Grimm Troupe of course has a troupe master,\Nknown as Troupe Master Grimm.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.52,0:09:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grimm has a unique aesthetic, which has made\Nhim pretty popular in the Hollow Knight fandom.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.74,0:09:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He looks like a Gen 7 Starter Pokemon.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.68,0:09:38.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like can he even be considered a bug of any\Nkind?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.67,0:09:42.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve heard some people say that he’s supposed\Nto be a vampire moth.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.39,0:09:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looks absolutely nothing like that to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.70,0:09:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Might as well say he’s a Caterpillar MD6250\NRotary Drill.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.38,0:09:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, Grimm and his troupe appear to be a hodgepodge\Nof horror tropes.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.98,0:09:57.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless of what kind of bug Grimm may be,\Nhe definitely draws from Dracula.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.98,0:10:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s got the long flowing cape, he can explode\Ninto smaller winged creatures, and his moveset
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.66,0:10:07.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seems to borrow quite a lot of concepts from\Nthe Castlevania Dracula fights.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:07.91,0:10:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you’ve got the whole creepy traveling\Ncircus thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.51,0:10:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although, it’s not a very good circus.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.16,0:10:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They just set up a tent and then expect the\Nvisitors to perform.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.10,0:10:20.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kinda the opposite of how that’s supposed\Nto work, I think.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.19,0:10:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Knight first talks to Grimm, he gives\Nit the rundown on what the Troupe is doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.53,0:10:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, he gives a very brief, very vague explanation.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.24,0:10:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He gives the Knight the Grimmchild charm and\Ntells it to seek out the Grimmkin, who have
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.24,0:10:35.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,been collecting Nightmare Essence throughout\NHallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.17,0:10:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using the Grimmchild, the Knight will be able\Nto find Grimmkin, kick their asses, and store
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.48,0:10:41.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Essence inside the Grimmchild.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.29,0:10:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once returned, the Grimmchild then evolves\Ninto its second of four different forms, implying
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.19,0:10:49.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the Grimmchild might have fed off these\Nflames to become stronger.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.88,0:10:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it’s not just the flames of Hallownest’s\NNightmare Essence that the Grimmchild feeds
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.21,0:10:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off of.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.21,0:10:59.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to Grimm, it can also feed off the\Nheat of a passionate dance, or in other words,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.11,0:11:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Grimm boss fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.84,0:11:05.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is also one other way the Grimmchild\Ncan feed: by consuming the Nightmare King
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.43,0:11:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.43,0:11:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, like most things in Hollow Knight, it\Nall comes back to vore.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.87,0:11:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Nightmare King can be fought after collecting\Nthree sets of flames from the Grimmkin scattered
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.34,0:11:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all throughout Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.34,0:11:21.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once this is done, Grimm can be found sleeping\Nin the far side of the tent.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.27,0:11:24.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dream nailing Grimm takes the Knight to the\NNightmare Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.25,0:11:28.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There we can find the Nightmare Heart, surrounded\Nby Grimmkin Nightmares.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.44,0:11:33.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We then see the Nightmare Heart suffer from\Na pretty severe myocardial rupture as the
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.07,0:11:35.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nightmare King emerges from inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.47,0:11:39.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Nightmare King is basically just a much\Nfaster version of the Troupe Master Grimm,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.59,0:11:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but with more flame on his attacks.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.67,0:11:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to more poetry, the Troupe wants\Nto burn away the Nightmare King and feed it
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.92,0:11:48.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Grimmchild.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.53,0:11:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Once this is accomplished, the Grimmchild’s\Neyes will burn brightly with the flame of
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.47,0:11:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Nightmare Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.54,0:11:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And everyone involved with the Grimm Troupe\Nwill disappear.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.20,0:11:58.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, almost everyone, but we’ll get to\Nthat.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.95,0:12:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So basically, we dream nailed into Grimm,\Nfound the Nightmare Heart, killed the Nightmare
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.74,0:12:09.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King inside it, and then that got fed to Grimm\NJr. Grimm was a vessel for the Nightmare Heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.67,0:12:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now the heart has been transferred over\Ninto a fresh, new vessel, the Grimmchild.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.30,0:12:18.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From here, we can assume that the Grimmchild\Nwill grow into the new Grimm, and start his
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.36,0:12:24.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own troupe, and move away and never call home\Nagain.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.45,0:12:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that’s cool and all but it raises some\Ninteresting questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.00,0:12:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is the rest of the Grimm Troupe doing\Nnow?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.58,0:12:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do they just sit around and wait for the grown\Nup Grimmchild to show up?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.82,0:12:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, if this little guy is the new Grimm,\Nwhat happens if we take him into the Temple
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.35,0:12:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Black Egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.71,0:12:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will Grimm be trapped with us in there forever?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.68,0:12:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does he get completely destroyed in the Dream\NNo More ending?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.28,0:12:49.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then of course we have the Embrace the\NVoid ending.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.84,0:12:55.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does Grimm just get completely consumed by\Nthe Shade Lord, lost forever in a sea of void?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.43,0:12:59.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The point is, the Knight is probably the last\Ncreature Grimm would want to be stuck with
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.32,0:13:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in charm form.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.81,0:13:04.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cuz there really aren’t any endings that\Ngo well for the Knight’s physical body.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.94,0:13:08.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But of course, there is more to the Grimm\NTroupe than just Grimm himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.97,0:13:12.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also have the Grimmkin, as well as characters\Nlike Brumm and Divine.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.65,0:13:16.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We get the best insight into Grimm’s entourage\Nfrom Confessor Jiji.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.84,0:13:19.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps you suspect that they hide their true\Nappearance?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.59,0:13:20.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'd be right.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:20.62,0:13:25.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They favour projection over truth, shrouding\Nthemselves in forms dreamed.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.15,0:13:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Best be careful.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.15,0:13:30.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Assisting them might benefit you, but who\Nknows what suffering it may cause?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.98,0:13:34.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Digging into this dialogue, we can see two\Ndifferent types of Grimm Troupe members.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.79,0:13:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’ve got the Grimmkin who appear to be\Nmore like ghosts.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.60,0:13:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They can teleport around and even show up\Nin the Nightmare Realm.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.26,0:13:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you’ve got bugs like Brumm, Divine,\Nand the Grimmsteeds who appear to be like
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.08,0:13:47.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,normal bugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.21,0:13:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’m using the phrase “normal bugs”\Nloosely.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.61,0:13:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The one thing all these characters have in\Ncommon are the masks they wear.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.76,0:13:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even the bug outside the kingdom is wearing\Na Grimm Troupe mask, although this one looks
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.75,0:14:02.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more like a third rate cosplay than an actual\NGrimm Troupe wardrobe.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.77,0:14:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I have talked about masks a lot on this\Nchannel.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.10,0:14:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My Mask Maker video, my King’s Pass Video,\NGodmaster, Colosseum of Fools, even my review
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.14,0:14:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of The Mask starring Jim Carrey mentions them.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.94,0:14:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s no surprise.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:16.82,0:14:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Masks are very mysterious and important to\Nthe world of Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.50,0:14:23.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Jiji doesn’t actually mention the masks\Noutright.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.58,0:14:27.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead she says that the Grimm Troupe prefers\Nprojection and to hide themselves in forms
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.89,0:14:28.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dreamed.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.89,0:14:32.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could be referring to how Grimmkin are\Nliterally dream creatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.80,0:14:37.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They come in three forms: Novices, Masters,\Nand Nightmares.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.28,0:14:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems that as they become more devoted\Nto Grimm, they become more nightmare-like
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.60,0:14:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their appearance.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.15,0:14:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But from what we see in the Grimm Troupe tent,\Nthese masks appear to be real physical objects.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.30,0:14:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This might imply that the Grimmkin use masks\Nas conduits to project their dream forms into
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.16,0:14:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the real world.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.44,0:14:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps that is even the case with Grimm himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.14,0:15:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that claim is pretty speculative, so don’t\Nhang your hat on that being true.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.60,0:15:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are plenty of ghosts that don’t have\Nanything physical to them, but still interact
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.52,0:15:07.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the real world.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.06,0:15:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what is clear is that these masks do have\Nan effect on living bugs, and we can see this
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.54,0:15:13.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pretty clearly with Brumm.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.41,0:15:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the last phase of harvesting Essence,\Nthe Knight can find Brumm hidden away in Deepnest,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.17,0:15:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,far away from the eyes of Grimm.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.26,0:15:25.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brumm laments the never ending cycle of the\NGrimm Troupe and asks the Knight to aid him
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.45,0:15:27.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in banishing the Troupe from Hallownest forever.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.96,0:15:31.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the Knight goes through with this request\Nand uproots the Nightmare Lanturn in the Howling
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.86,0:15:36.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cliffs, Grimm’s tent disappears from Dirtmouth\Nand next to the bench we can find a very different
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.48,0:15:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking Brumm, under a new name, Nymm.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.01,0:15:44.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nymm gives us a very clear look at how the\Nmask Brumm was wearing affected him.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.29,0:15:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Brumm, he had no memory of his past life,\Nand his demeanor was very constrained.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.11,0:15:53.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Nymm, he is more carefree and has forgotten\Nhis time in the Troupe.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.09,0:15:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More surprisingly, however, Nymm has also\Nphysically shrunk down in size.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.77,0:15:59.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s rough, buddy.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:59.19,0:16:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mask itself appears to be transformed\Nin the Carefree Melody charm, which grants
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.65,0:16:05.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,protection to anyone who wears it.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.98,0:16:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see that the mask still radiates with\Nthe power of the Grimm Troupe by the flames
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.84,0:16:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that come off the Knight when it activates.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.22,0:16:17.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that sort of ties the masks to having a\Ndream like quality of sorts, similar to what
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.01,0:16:18.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Confessor Jiji mentioned.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.86,0:16:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nymm’s experience also closely parallels\Na line from Mask Maker.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.80,0:16:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To change a face; to conceal it fully within\Nanother...
Dialogue: 0,0:16:26.01,0:16:30.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A powerful protection that is, but one with\Nsad consequence.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.10,0:16:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The original mind is destroyed, though those\Nof striking will may still retain a sliver
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.40,0:16:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that concealed self.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.91,0:16:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nymm’s mask made him bigger and connected\Nto the Troupe, but his original mind was lost,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.00,0:16:44.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it only came back because he fought back\Nagainst Grimm’s wishes, remembering that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.80,0:16:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he used to be more than just a vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:47.26,0:16:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it seems like these masks basically brainwash\Nmembers of the Troupe into serving the Nightmare
Dialogue: 0,0:16:51.57,0:16:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.68,0:16:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe these bugs were all forced to serve\Nthe Troupe, and that might be what Jiji is
Dialogue: 0,0:16:56.51,0:17:00.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,referring to when she mentions those who would\Nsuffer by completing the ritual.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.86,0:17:03.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives us an interesting contrast.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:03.37,0:17:08.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mask Maker says he makes masks for those who\Nask, and says it is a gift for a world deserving.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.58,0:17:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Nightmare Heart uses it as a way to\Ncontrol bugs and make them work towards its
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.32,0:17:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own goals.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.61,0:17:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, working as a slave under the Heart\Nmight beat the alternative of trying to survive
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.74,0:17:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the wasteland that covers much of the world,\Nbut it’s still kind of a dick move.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.98,0:17:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since I talked about Brumm so much, I\Nshould at least mention Divine.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.66,0:17:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her job within the Grimm Troupe is to… well,\NI’m not really sure why she’s here.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.86,0:17:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She talks about how she can smell something\Nin Hallownest, referring to the Fragile Charms
Dialogue: 0,0:17:36.94,0:17:38.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Leg Eater sells.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:38.54,0:17:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can give her these charms which she will\Nthen turn into unbreakable charms by eating
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.08,0:17:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and shitting them out.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:43.63,0:17:44.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah…
Dialogue: 0,0:17:44.63,0:17:47.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not sure why Grimm keeps her around.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:47.49,0:17:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Divine doesn’t even leave with the Grimm\NTroupe if you complete the ritual without
Dialogue: 0,0:17:50.58,0:17:53.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,finishing her side quest.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:53.97,0:17:56.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, from a gameplay perspective it’s\Nnice.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.37,0:17:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But lore wise it doesn’t make any sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:58.92,0:18:03.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess Grimm just doesn’t really care if\Nshe is around or not.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.05,0:18:07.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also I guess she has more autonomy than Brumm\Nbecause she is only wearing half a mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:07.84,0:18:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead you need to get all the unbreakable\Ncharms, then talk to Leg Eater so he will
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.53,0:18:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seek out Divine.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:13.32,0:18:15.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which well… that doesn’t go well for him.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:15.56,0:18:20.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, if you choose to banish the Grimm\NTroupe, Divine leaves for good and if you
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.05,0:18:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,didn’t get the unbreakable charms, then\Nyou're just shit out of luck.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:24.01,0:18:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we have the Grimmsteeds.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.94,0:18:30.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These bugs appear to be the same species as\NWilloh, but are also wearing masks.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:30.89,0:18:34.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people have pointed out that Willoh’s\Ntent is a shade of red, implying that she
Dialogue: 0,0:18:34.79,0:18:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,might have been a part of the Grimm Troupe\Nat one point, but… come on.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:39.46,0:18:44.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s clearly just red because it’s covered\Nin the blood of her numerous victims.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:44.20,0:18:48.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In conclusion, the Grimm Troupe is a traveling\Nband of bugs who all serve a Higher Being
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.93,0:18:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,known as the Nightmare Heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:50.96,0:18:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They use the Nightmare Realm to fast travel\Nbetween the different ruined kingdoms of the
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.43,0:18:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world, harvesting Nightmare Essence to prolong\Nthe Heart’s existence.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:59.04,0:19:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Masks are perhaps used to keep these bugs\Nin line and connected to the Troupe.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:03.77,0:19:07.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But despite that, some bugs are able to fight\Nagainst this control, and it’s up to the
Dialogue: 0,0:19:07.97,0:19:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,player to decide what fate should befall these\Npoor bugs.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:11.65,0:19:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, most likely the player won’t\Nhave any idea what’s going on at all and
Dialogue: 0,0:19:15.51,0:19:18.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that decision is made completely arbitrarily.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.61,0:19:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One final thing to note is that Grimm is known\Nby the White Lady, despite being from so far
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.49,0:19:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,away.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:24.82,0:19:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while Jiji finds Grimm unfamiliar, she\Nis still able to pick up on what is really
Dialogue: 0,0:19:29.23,0:19:31.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,going on with the Troupe.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:31.21,0:19:35.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This helps us realize how learned these characters\Nare, which might not be a surprise for the
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.53,0:19:38.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,White Lady, but more so for Jiji.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:38.52,0:19:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This character has a lot going on that we\Njust don’t know about.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.84,0:19:43.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so there you have it.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:43.01,0:19:48.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt bad leaving the Grimm Troupe mostly\Nout of my main lore video, but man, there
Dialogue: 0,0:19:48.07,0:19:50.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a lot to discuss here.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.28,0:19:54.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for future Hollow Knight content, I know\Nmany of you are worried and think that I am
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.65,0:19:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,somehow starved for content.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:57.44,0:20:00.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.11,0:20:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are plenty of other lore things I could\Ntalk about.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.74,0:20:05.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could make another Zote video.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.39,0:20:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is some more stuff to talk about\Nregarding Zote.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.63,0:20:13.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I really want to do a deep dive into the\Npolitical side of Hollow Knight, particularly
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.53,0:20:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether or not Zote is a liberatarin.