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Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.88,0:00:13.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey guys, I hope you’re ready for another\Ncrazy Hollow Knight lore video!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.25,0:00:15.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what fun topic are we going to talk about\Ntoday?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.38,0:00:17.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it’s a good one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.63,0:00:22.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You and everyone you know and love is going\Nto die.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.05,0:00:23.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I know what you’re thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.52,0:00:26.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh great, here comes another one of mossbag’s\Ncrazy conspiracies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.95,0:00:27.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What’s next?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.95,0:00:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is he gonna argue that Silksong is prequel\Nagain?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.52,0:00:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, how about I give you an example of a\Nbeloved character from Hollow Knight that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.12,0:00:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually does die: Quirrel.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.61,0:00:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last time we see Quirrel ingame, he is\Nsitting at the Blue Lake after the Knight
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.39,0:00:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kills Monomon the Teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.65,0:00:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After that, Quirrel disappears, leaving behind\Nhis nail sticking out of the ground and his
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.10,0:00:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ultimate fate left uncertain.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.89,0:00:57.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Except not really, because Quirrel is definitely\Ndead.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.39,0:01:02.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now technically, the question of “What happened\Nto Quirrel?” is left open to interpretation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.13,0:01:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Team Cherry even said as such in an interview\Nwith the reputable news source Kotaku.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.10,0:01:08.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kirk Hamilton: Okay next question.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.50,0:01:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happened to Quirrel?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.14,0:01:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,William Pellen: We don’t know.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.91,0:01:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ari Gibson: Yeah, we’re not sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.20,0:01:13.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kirk: Okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.20,0:01:18.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you are a regular to my channel, you\Nknow that Team Cherry are a bunch of liars.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.59,0:01:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And William and Ari know damn well what happened\Nto Quirrel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.45,0:01:27.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even still, once we look at the evidence,\Nhaving Quirrel die makes the most sense both
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.37,0:01:30.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,logically and narratively.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.15,0:01:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what I am saying?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.58,0:01:35.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That Quirrel killed himself in some sort of\Nreverse-Jeffery Epstein maneuver?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.91,0:01:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did he drowned himself in the Blue Lake?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.16,0:01:43.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I can’t really say how he passed away,\Nbut when looking at the evidence, it’s clear
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.19,0:01:45.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Quirrel was ready to die.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.36,0:01:49.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So before we start talking about what’s\Nactually in the game, it’s worth pointing
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.42,0:01:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,out something particular about the art asset\Nfor Quirrel’s nail that we see after he
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.68,0:01:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,disappears.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.68,0:02:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within the game’s files, this piece of art\Nis called “quirrel_death_nail”.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.51,0:02:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now obviously, there are a lot of different\Nways you can interpret what this means.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.10,0:02:10.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if I were to hazard a guess, I would say\Nthat Team Cherry thinks Quirrel is dead, or
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.09,0:02:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least they thought so at one point.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.99,0:02:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now of course, this evidence isn’t canonical.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.40,0:02:20.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as we dig into what is canonical in the\Ngame, I think most of you will end up agreeing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.03,0:02:21.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with Team Cherry.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.79,0:02:27.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are two main reasons why Quirrel is\Nprobably dead: his age, and the fact that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.43,0:02:28.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he abandoned his nail.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.94,0:02:31.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s start with his age.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.34,0:02:35.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When Quirrel first arrives in Hallownest,\Nhe has completely forgotten about his past.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.99,0:02:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn’t remember being Monomon’s assistant\Nor her participation in the sealing of the
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.28,0:02:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.82,0:02:45.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is exploring Hallownest as a traveler,\Ndrawn to the kingdom by stories of wonder
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.97,0:02:47.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and horror.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.33,0:02:51.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually, Quirrel arrives in the City of\NTears, remarking on how he’d like to see
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.48,0:02:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the source of the rain, saying:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.72,0:02:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd like to see where it all comes from before\NI leave this Kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.58,0:02:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a sight it must be!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.08,0:03:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, Quirrel mentions that he plans on leaving\NHallownest here.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.34,0:03:05.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have to remember that Quirrel doesn’t\Nremember his past yet.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.79,0:03:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s going through what we would call a\N“character arc”.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.61,0:03:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we can see that his mood will drastically\Nchange once he makes it to the Teacher’s
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.36,0:03:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Archives.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.36,0:03:19.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quirrel mentions how he remembers the Archives\Nand how he helped Monomon become a seal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.67,0:03:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the Knight smacks Monomon with the magic\Nstick thing and murders her, Quirrel mentions
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.22,0:03:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how he begins to feel his age.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.56,0:03:31.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, at the Blue Lake, we see Quirrel\Nquietly looking out over the waters.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.69,0:03:33.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He mentions how he feels at peace.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.85,0:03:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even his voice lines here reflect how old\Nand tired he is.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.31,0:03:54.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, Quirrel has no more reasons\Nto continue his exploring.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.19,0:03:59.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s lived an age and seen the glories of\NHallownest twice over, which I assume includes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.49,0:04:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Flukemarm.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.94,0:04:03.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So he’s basically seen Flukemarm twice.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.59,0:04:06.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone would be ready to go after that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.09,0:04:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And now we come to the second argument.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.70,0:04:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why in the fuck would Quirrel leave his nail\Nbehind?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.55,0:04:16.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we will see, Quirrel is constantly talking\Nabout the importance of having a weapon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.26,0:04:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For him to just leave one behind implies he\Nhad no intention of walking out of Hallownest
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.71,0:04:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.97,0:04:25.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Temple of the Black Egg, Quirrel mentions\Nthat the Knight’s old nail is too weak to
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.87,0:04:28.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,handle the challenges awaiting in the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.19,0:04:32.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While in Greenpath, Quirrel also mentions\Nthe importance of the Knight getting a better
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.40,0:04:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nail when he says:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.32,0:04:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your nail looks a fine instrument, but it's\Nshowing signs of wear.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.29,0:04:40.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'd wager up there it would take you far.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.87,0:04:45.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Down here however, I suspect you'll soon meet\Ndangers the surface world can't match.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.59,0:04:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, in the very first encounter we have\Nwith Qurriel, he strongly foreshadows his
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.38,0:04:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,own death, remarking:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.12,0:04:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plenty have come before us and most have met\Ntheir grisly end, many more equipped than
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.74,0:05:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you and I. I'm sure they wouldn't mind were\Na fellow explorer to relieve them of their
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.16,0:05:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tools.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.18,0:05:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a kindness really.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.74,0:05:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The dead shouldn't be burdened with such things.”
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.40,0:05:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at the end of his journey, Quirrel is choosing\Nto leave his nail behind so that he may not
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.66,0:05:13.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be burdened by it in death.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.84,0:05:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knows very well that abandoning his nail\Nspells certain death, but he doesn’t mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.99,0:05:25.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while there’s nothing we can do to stop\NQuirrel’s passing, besides just not talking
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.34,0:05:29.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to him at the Blue Lake I guess, we can still\Nremember him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.55,0:05:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the heart of every red-blooded human being\Nis an adventurer's spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.28,0:05:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The same spirit embodied by Quirrel.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.71,0:05:40.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s keep that spirit alive, for his sake.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.83,0:05:43.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So go ask that cute girl out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.31,0:05:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go push that coworker you hate down the stairs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.65,0:05:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go Go Power Rangers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.58,0:05:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s remember to explore the world in which\Nwe live.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.11,0:05:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s remember to appreciate the wonders\Nthat surround us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.47,0:06:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most importantly, let’s remember to\Nalways remember that we should remember Quirrel.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.92,0:06:30.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[♫Appropriate Music for Honoring the life of Qurriel♫]