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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.66,0:00:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a certain character I have avoided\Ntalking about on this channel.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.46,0:00:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A character with lore so deep and so complex\Nthat no one has been able to decipher their
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.61,0:00:22.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dialogue in a way that makes coherent sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.40,0:00:26.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am of course talking about, none other than\NMenderbug.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.55,0:00:29.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am really at a loss on how to tackle this\Nguy.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.35,0:00:34.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So instead I’m going to pass the buck, and\Ntalk about another character, the Mask Maker.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.63,0:00:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker is an NPC found in Deepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.78,0:00:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are voiced by Ari Gibson, and, oddly\Nenough, they spend their time making masks.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.91,0:00:47.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since pretty much everything Mask Maker says\Nis cryptic, we’re going to go through every
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.09,0:00:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,line and decipher it the best we can.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.00,0:00:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So buckle up boys and girls, because it’s\Ntime for some deep speculation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.15,0:00:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first line from Mask Maker brings up the\Nquestion of masks in Hallownest, saying it’s
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.62,0:01:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,hard to tell who is and who isn’t wearing\Na mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.52,0:01:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the Dreamers are definitely wearing\Nmasks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.08,0:01:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we can’t agree on that then this is going\Nto be a long video.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.40,0:01:10.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Same for the members of the Grimm Troupe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.27,0:01:13.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even get to see Brumm character with and\Nwithout his mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.43,0:01:16.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Godseekers appear to be wearing masks\Nas well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.59,0:01:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there’s the bugs in the Colosseum\Nof Fools.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.16,0:01:21.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They look like they might be wearing masks\Ntoo.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.28,0:01:25.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Out of all the faces in the game, these are\Nprobably the closest ones to what the Mask
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.94,0:01:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maker actually creates.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.88,0:01:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, this is all visual, so there’s\Nno text to confirm this 100%.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.17,0:01:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a bunch of characters we could talk\Nabout that might also be wearing masks, but
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.96,0:01:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether or not we agree on those, there are\Ndefinitely creatures in Hallownest that don’t
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.33,0:01:42.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wear masks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.33,0:01:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’d say that would be the majority of\Nthem.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.64,0:01:49.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the very least, the masks that the Mask\NMaker is making aren’t being worn by many
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.56,0:01:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the bugs we see in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.70,0:01:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker’s next line tells us that\Nnot everyone is born with a face.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.08,0:01:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for those people, the Mask Maker will provide\Nmasks.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.02,0:02:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They then imply that a face is needed for\None to “define”, “focus” and “exist”.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.89,0:02:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My interpretation of this dialogue is that\Na “face” is a metaphor for a being that
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.73,0:02:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has sentience.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.63,0:02:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bugs in Hallownest are incredibly diverse,\Nmeaning that some bugs might not be as capable
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.01,0:02:16.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at higher thought than others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.83,0:02:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An example of this would be the spiders in\NDeepnest.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.92,0:02:24.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Midwife calls them the most intelligent species,\Nor in other words, more intelligent than other
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.70,0:02:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enemies in the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.39,0:02:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my theory is that some of these bugs with\Nweaker minds need masks in order to have greater
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.73,0:02:32.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,control of themselves.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.43,0:02:37.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Honestly, I feel like this is pretty speculative,\Nbut it’s really hard to make sense of this
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.45,0:02:38.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,weirdo.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.45,0:02:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At one point the Mask Maker says:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.95,0:02:43.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Faces I grant to all who'd request.”
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.17,0:02:47.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you need a face to exist, how do you\Nrequest a face in the first place?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.38,0:02:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What the fuck, Team Cherry?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.92,0:02:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You’re destroying my brain here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.50,0:02:53.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, masks give bugs sentience.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.85,0:02:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I don’t have much proof outside of\Nthis dialogue, it does seem to line up with
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.56,0:03:00.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what happens with the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.99,0:03:05.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the lore tablet in the White Palace throne\Nroom, we know that the Pale King became a
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.06,0:03:10.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beacon for the bugs of Hallownest, resulting\Nin an expansion of their minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.17,0:03:14.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in other words, the Pale King was able\Nto achieve the same effect as the masks without
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.58,0:03:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making his subjects wear them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.58,0:03:20.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless of whether this is true or not,\Nit does seem like the Mask Maker is entirely
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.42,0:03:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,unrelated to the Pale King in any way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.15,0:03:27.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker lives in Deepnest, outside\Nof the Pale King’s domain, and the Mask
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.48,0:03:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maker has knowledge of events that happened\Nbefore the Pale King’s rule.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.57,0:03:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The need for masks was probably much greater\Nin the time before Hallownest, so it makes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.60,0:03:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sense that a being like the Mask Maker would\Nhave popped up during that time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.46,0:03:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you might be questioning how the Mask\NMaker could have been alive for so long, but
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.58,0:03:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,remember, time in Hallownest is weird as fuck.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.82,0:03:51.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,According to the Elderbug, the Stag Stations\Nwere closed before he was even born.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.63,0:03:56.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if we assume that the Stag Stations didn’t\Nclose until the fall of Hallownest, that means
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.27,0:03:58.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Hornet is actually older than Elderbug.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.85,0:04:02.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s dive deep into that Quirrel comic\NTeam Cherry released.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.46,0:04:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gives us an idea about what life outside\Nof a kingdom looks like.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.25,0:04:09.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Featured in the comic is a character named\NBoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.13,0:04:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Boon speaks with few words, and the structure\Nof his sentences are strange.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.72,0:04:17.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Contrast that with Tuk, a bug we meet in the\NRoyal Waterways.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.34,0:04:21.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These bugs are pretty similar looking, implying\Nthat they are the same species, but Tuk is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.77,0:04:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much more articulate in his dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.54,0:04:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is probably due to the effects of the\NPale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.62,0:04:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lore tablet in the Howling Cliffs agrees\Nwith this, telling us that entering the lands
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.12,0:04:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond Hallownest results in the loss of the\Nmind granted by the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.12,0:04:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is also the corpse at the edge of Howling\NCliffs that says:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.97,0:04:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“No king, no mind, release”.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.91,0:04:46.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you could argue that Boon is just a man\Nof few words, but the dude talks in the third
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.01,0:04:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,person.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.01,0:04:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s always a sign that something is wrong\Nupstairs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.66,0:04:51.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then the question of Quirrel comes up.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.83,0:04:55.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn’t lose his mind outside of Hallownest,\Njust his memory.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.55,0:04:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what causes this?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.73,0:05:01.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, he does have Monomon’s mask, and maybe\Nhis face is also a mask as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.86,0:05:06.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or maybe Quirrel just has a mind of his own\Nand doesn’t need anything to keep his sentience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.02,0:05:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do think his time outside of Hallownest\Nis what made Quirrel lose his memory, but
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.49,0:05:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his mind remained intact.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.87,0:05:16.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, this shit is really confusing, and\NI don’t have a definitive answer, but this
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.81,0:05:19.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the most coherent case I think can be made.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.52,0:05:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think that masks are somehow tied to granting\Nbugs sentience which is why the Mask Maker
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.42,0:05:26.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feels obligated to create them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.39,0:05:29.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the Mask Maker is apparently hooked on\Ntheir own goods, because the mask they are
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.87,0:05:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wearing can change whenever you enter the\Nroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.80,0:05:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a pretty neat detail, but more importantly\Nyou can use Desolate Dive to knock their mask
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.30,0:05:37.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,completely off.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.91,0:05:41.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This gives us a better look at the Mask Maker’s\Neyes, revealing one of the worst cases of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.84,0:05:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,glaucoma I have ever seen.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.41,0:05:47.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’ll get to the weird eye thing in a minute,\Nbut more importantly, knocking the Mask Maker’s
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.93,0:05:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mask off gives us additional dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.24,0:05:54.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker tells us that they might just\Nbe wearing another mask underneath this one
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.30,0:05:56.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like they are some sort of clever Scooby Doo\Nvillain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.61,0:06:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then the Mask Maker tells us that truth in\NHallownest is always buried deep.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.98,0:06:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah…no shit.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.70,0:06:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker then says the following:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.31,0:06:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“To change a face; to conceal it fully within\Nanother...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.57,0:06:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A powerful protection that is, but one with\Nsad consequence.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.42,0:06:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The original mind is destroyed, though those\Nof striking will may still retain a sliver
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.89,0:06:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that concealed self.”
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.85,0:06:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My view surrounding this dialogue is that\Nit is relating to the relationship between
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.10,0:06:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shell and the shade of the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.34,0:06:27.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The face of the shade is being concealed within\Nthe face of the shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.57,0:06:31.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This results in the shade being protected,\Nbut at the cost of the being that once inhabited
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.70,0:06:32.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.70,0:06:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The original mind might be referring to the\Nmind of the Vessel that died, which the concealed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.71,0:06:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,self is the shade concealed inside the shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.90,0:06:43.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theory makes more sense when we look\Nat the Mask Maker’s Dream Nail dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.32,0:06:46.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They refer to the shade as the face that hides\Nbeneath.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.63,0:06:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, I should probably bring up\Nthe idea that the Void might have a mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.36,0:06:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, the Void is capable of doing things.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.37,0:06:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The best example is when it calls out to the\Nbug in the lighthouse, telling it to turn
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.02,0:06:59.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,off the light.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.53,0:07:03.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another argument for this is that Team Cherry\Nremoved a line of dialogue that read “Void
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.91,0:07:06.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,given mind” from the latest DLC.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.64,0:07:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The reason they removed this is because Void\Nalready has a mind, the argument goes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.54,0:07:15.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in this interpretation, “original mind”\Nwould be referring to the mind of the shade.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.54,0:07:18.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s an interesting idea, but I don’t\Nreally know if there is enough evidence for
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.85,0:07:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.85,0:07:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another theory is that the dialogue is referring\Nto how Quirrel’s mind was destroyed by wearing
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.49,0:07:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monomon’s mask.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.19,0:07:27.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This kind of fits, but I have two problems\Nwith it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.91,0:07:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First off, I think Quirrel’s memory loss\Nhas more to do with leaving Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.22,0:07:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, Quirrel’s mind wasn’t destroyed,\Nhe just lost his memory.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.33,0:07:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is possible, but I’m not convinced.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.65,0:07:42.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you talk to the Mask Maker after getting\Nthe King’s Brand, they will talk about the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.49,0:07:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“ancient caste” that once tried and failed\Nto rule over all of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.36,0:07:51.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don’t know much about the ancient civilization\Nthat existed before Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.40,0:07:55.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From Relic Seeker Lemm, we know that this\Ncivilization created the Arcane Eggs and the
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.46,0:07:57.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Soul Totems, and that they worshiped the void.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.91,0:08:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could go into more detail on this, pouring\Nover every little bit of information we have
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.40,0:08:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about this civilization, but I have too much\Nof a life for that shit.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.35,0:08:10.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for right now, this line of dialogue tells\Nus that the Mask Maker is knowledgeable about
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.49,0:08:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,past events, either because they were told\Nabout these events or because they were alive
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.01,0:08:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during those events.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.36,0:08:18.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I said earlier, I think it’s the latter.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.69,0:08:22.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker’s next dialogue can be triggered\Nby acquiring the Shade Cloak.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.78,0:08:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Mask Maker will talk about the Wyrm’s\Ngreat shame, and the creation of the vessels.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.08,0:08:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They then mention that the stasis of Hallownest\Nis the Pale King’s legacy.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.63,0:08:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the Pale King sealed the Radiance inside\Nof the Hollow Knight, he did so as an attempt
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.84,0:08:38.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep Hallownest in an eternal stasis.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.83,0:08:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is spelled out in the lore tablet in\Nthe King’s workshop.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.83,0:08:46.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tablet explains that Pale King hoped to\Nuse the Void to “deny Time”.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.77,0:08:50.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest was placed in a sort of stasis\Nby the Pale King placing the Radiance inside
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.97,0:08:52.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.15,0:08:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By doing this, the Pale King hoped to keep\Nthe Hallownest lasting eternal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.20,0:08:59.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This lines up with a lot of dialogue we can\Nfind in the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.45,0:09:01.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seer tells us that the kingdom is in a slumber.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.99,0:09:06.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Both Hornet and Vespa mention that there was\Nattempt at perpetuation.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.17,0:09:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The statues in the City of Tears and in the\NResting Grounds mention that Hallownest will
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.40,0:09:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,last eternal thanks to their sacrifices.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.44,0:09:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lore tablet in the White Palace throne\Nroom says:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.03,0:09:19.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Eternity in promise and charge in progeny\Ncursed.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.29,0:09:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or in other words, Hallownest can last eternal\Nbecause the Pale King used his children to
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.90,0:09:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,create a Vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.22,0:09:26.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Monomon describes the world as:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.98,0:09:29.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“A world forever unchanging.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.41,0:09:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The developers notes also lay this out plainly.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.36,0:09:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, the Radiance’s line “DAWN SHALL\NBREAK” is a reference to ending the long
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.84,0:09:40.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,night that Hallownest is trapped in.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.11,0:09:45.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, time still moves in Hallownest,\Nbut you know, it’s like, a metaphorical
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.100,0:09:47.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.20,0:09:51.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like when you say “break a leg” or “I\Ndon’t have any STDs.”
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.65,0:09:55.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In their last line, the Mask Maker explains\Nthat they make masks as a gift to a world
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.84,0:09:56.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deserving.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.99,0:09:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a nice fellla.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.52,0:10:01.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway that’s it for dialogue, but there\Nis more going on here that we need to talk
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.68,0:10:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.74,0:10:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a clear connection between the Mask\NMaker and the Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.96,0:10:08.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most obvious example is the Mask Maker’s\Neyes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.64,0:10:11.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It appears as though there’s void swirling\Naround in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.83,0:10:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are also black streaks coming from their\Neyes, similar to the bugs found in the Ancient
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.14,0:10:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basin.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.14,0:10:20.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are also black particles floating around\Nin the room: a dead giveaway that Void is
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.69,0:10:21.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.69,0:10:23.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s one other aspect worth mentioning.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.85,0:10:28.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The files for the artwork in the Mask Maker’s\Nroom use the phrase “Egg Chamber”.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.68,0:10:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see the egg shape a bit from the outside\Nof the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.57,0:10:36.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s also a bunch of chains and scaffolding,\Nbut I don’t really know what that’s about.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.13,0:10:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My guess is the egg is similar to the egg\Ninside of the Temple of the Black Egg, which
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.36,0:10:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was used to contain the Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.69,0:10:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet explains that the egg is used to sustain\Nthe Void beings, and that its bindings would
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.25,0:10:49.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,drain her if she were inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.67,0:10:54.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Dream No More ending, the entire egg\Nbegins to dematerialize, and we see pools
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.04,0:10:59.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Void seep out of the temple, so it seems\Nlike the egg itself is made of Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.31,0:11:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, is the egg chamber that the Mask Maker\Nis inside of also made of Void?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.90,0:11:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This would explain the particles, and maybe\Nthe Mask Maker is an example of a creature
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.65,0:11:09.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being drained by the egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.33,0:11:13.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m guessing that the process happening\Nto the Mask Maker is similar to what happened
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.13,0:11:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the bugs in the Ancient Basin.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.24,0:11:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An exposure to Void is causing the Mask Maker\Nto become filled with void.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.80,0:11:22.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theory of mine does leave us with a few\Nquestions.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.23,0:11:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why does the Mask Maker not seem to care?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.16,0:11:28.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn’t getting consumed by the Void a bad\Nthing?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.18,0:11:29.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, maybe not.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.89,0:11:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No Eyes also seems to be accepting of the\NVoid, and she seems like a pretty reasonable
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.53,0:11:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.53,0:11:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is the Mask Maker trapped in the egg?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.43,0:11:38.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did someone put them in there, or are they\Nthere by choice?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.100,0:11:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don’t seem to have any interest in\Nleaving.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.43,0:11:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does wearing a mask help them survive the\NVoid?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.08,0:11:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless, I think this egg chamber is the\Nreason we are seeing the influence of Void
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.39,0:11:50.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around the Mask Maker.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.23,0:11:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s all I can think to say about\Nthe Mask Maker.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.70,0:11:56.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To sum up my speculations, the Mask Maker\Ncreates masks to help other creatures become
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.94,0:11:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more sentient.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.94,0:12:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They probably predate Hallownest and the Pale\NKing’s rule, and they live inside of a Void
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.26,0:12:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,egg similar to the egg found in the Temple\Nof the Black Egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.44,0:12:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not sure if this video really provided\Nmany answers so much as it just raised more
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.87,0:12:11.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.87,0:12:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This Hollow Knight lore shit is getting too\Ncomplicated.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.65,0:12:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think I’ll switch over to Fortnite lore.