1 00:00:00,155 --> 00:00:01,685 2 00:00:04,765 --> 00:00:07,695 The question of whether the playable Hornet expansion 3 00:00:07,695 --> 00:00:10,795 is a sequel or a prequel, has been plaguing me 4 00:00:10,795 --> 00:00:12,055 for as long as I can remember. 5 00:00:12,535 --> 00:00:15,355 I lie awake every night, just begging Team Cherry 6 00:00:15,355 --> 00:00:15,855 to finally 7 00:00:15,855 --> 00:00:16,825 give us an answer. 8 00:00:17,185 --> 00:00:18,745 But I know they're just laughing. 9 00:00:18,745 --> 00:00:19,245 10 00:00:19,245 --> 00:00:22,155 Laughing at me. But not anymore. I think I 11 00:00:22,155 --> 00:00:25,265 finally figured it out. The answer to what Silksong's about 12 00:00:25,265 --> 00:00:26,795 has been right in front of us the entire time. 13 00:00:27,815 --> 00:00:31,085 And all it took to see was a little help, an unlikely ally. 14 00:00:31,915 --> 00:00:32,915 The French. 15 00:00:40,085 --> 00:00:42,845 Ah yes. The French. I don't get to 16 00:00:42,845 --> 00:00:44,125 talk much about them 17 00:00:44,125 --> 00:00:45,845 on this channel. But today, that 18 00:00:45,845 --> 00:00:46,845 finally changes. 19 00:00:46,885 --> 00:00:49,935 I love the French. I mean, if Team Cherry was French, 20 00:00:49,935 --> 00:00:52,615 you'd bet we'd be getting that Snail Village. 21 00:00:52,615 --> 00:00:55,605 So that's a big plus right there. Anyway, by the name of 22 00:00:55,605 --> 00:00:58,585 Buisson, pointed out to me an interesting 23 00:00:58,585 --> 00:01:01,745 line of dialogue found in the French translation of Hollow Knight. Here's 24 00:01:01,745 --> 00:01:03,005 the dialogue in question. 25 00:01:03,345 --> 00:01:06,305 An alarm bell should be going off in your head right now. 26 00:01:06,515 --> 00:01:09,495 Now first, let's look at the line in English. 27 00:01:09,495 --> 00:01:11,985 Hornet says the following: "An old kingdom. . . 28 00:01:11,985 --> 00:01:15,305 a terrible thing awakens. I can smell it in the air. 29 00:01:15,305 --> 00:01:18,235 I know what you are. I know what you try to do. I 30 00:01:18,235 --> 00:01:21,455 can't allow it." Now let's go back to the French translation. 31 00:01:21,455 --> 00:01:24,515 You see it, don't you? There's an extra line in 32 00:01:24,515 --> 00:01:25,395 here. 33 00:01:25,895 --> 00:01:28,955 J'ai beaucoup trop tardé à revenir. 34 00:01:29,395 --> 00:01:31,965 Now Buisson told me that this translates to: 35 00:01:31,965 --> 00:01:35,075 "This ancient kingdom. . . I took too much time to come 36 00:01:35,075 --> 00:01:36,075 back. 37 00:01:36,275 --> 00:01:38,025 Now, a terrible thing awakens." 38 00:01:38,385 --> 00:01:43,955 I ran up through Google Translate just to make sure I wasn't being hoodwinked. And it checks out. I talked to some of 39 00:01:43,955 --> 00:01:46,345 the lovely people who run the Hollow Knight wiki. 40 00:01:46,695 --> 00:01:49,685 And according to them, this line of dialogue does not appear in the 41 00:01:49,685 --> 00:01:52,525 Spanish or German translations of the game. 42 00:01:52,735 --> 00:01:55,805 But it does show up in the developer's notes of version 43 00:01:55,805 --> 00:01:59,195 1.0.0.6 of Hollow Knight. It says: 44 00:01:59,275 --> 00:02:01,545 "THE LINE I've returned late. 45 00:02:01,695 --> 00:02:04,835 has currently been removed. Should it be in there?" 46 00:02:04,835 --> 00:02:07,725 In other words, when Hornet first met the Knight in Greenpath, 47 00:02:07,775 --> 00:02:10,735 she was originally going to mention she had spent too much time being 48 00:02:10,735 --> 00:02:13,665 away from Hallownest. 49 00:02:13,665 --> 00:02:16,535 This line of dialogue was removed before the game was released. 50 00:02:16,535 --> 00:02:19,405 But somehow, this line was not removed from the French 51 00:02:19,405 --> 00:02:22,825 translation. This is huge. If Hornet was outside 52 00:02:23,005 --> 00:02:26,285 of Hallownest all the way until right before the events of Hollow Knight, 53 00:02:26,285 --> 00:02:29,235 then this strongly implies that Silksong, is in fact, a prequel. 54 00:02:29,235 --> 00:02:35,235 Of course this line of dialogue was from way back when Hollow Knight first came out. It might not reflect 55 00:02:35,235 --> 00:02:36,665 Team Cherry's plan for Silksong at all. 56 00:02:37,135 --> 00:02:40,215 But honestly, this makes a lot of sense. 57 00:02:40,215 --> 00:02:43,655 None of Hornet's dialogue implies that she spent her whole life in 58 00:02:43,855 --> 00:02:45,835 Hallownest. So this theory doesn't contradict anything 59 00:02:46,265 --> 00:02:49,295 she says. If we look at that manual for Hollow Knight, 60 00:02:49,295 --> 00:02:52,385 we get a very interesting description for Hornet. It describes her as a mysterious 61 00:02:52,385 --> 00:02:55,725 wanderer seeking answers in Hallownest's deepest depths. 62 00:02:55,725 --> 00:02:57,315 So how is Hornet a wanderer? 63 00:02:57,885 --> 00:03:00,815 It seems to imply that Hornet has been outside Hallownest 64 00:03:00,815 --> 00:03:03,885 since some point, before the events of the game. In Hollow Knight, 65 00:03:03,885 --> 00:03:06,885 all we really know about Hornet's goal, in Hallownest, is that 66 00:03:06,885 --> 00:03:10,045 she guards the King's Brand. We don't know why, 67 00:03:10,045 --> 00:03:13,065 or for how long. Does Hornet do this just because 68 00:03:13,065 --> 00:03:16,115 she learned during the events of Silksong? Again, 69 00:03:16,115 --> 00:03:19,025 the fact that this dialogue was ever in the game in the first place 70 00:03:19,025 --> 00:03:22,025 connects this all together. The developer's notes I 71 00:03:22,025 --> 00:03:25,235 mentioned earlier was also removed from the game in a later update. 72 00:03:25,235 --> 00:03:28,215 Which to me, is a red flag that Team Cherry 73 00:03:28,215 --> 00:03:31,255 did not want us to see it. You think you're so smart, don't you 74 00:03:31,255 --> 00:03:34,065 Team Cherry? Well, your game is up! 75 00:03:34,065 --> 00:03:37,565 I have all the evidence I need to finally declare that Silksong is a 76 00:03:38,195 --> 00:03:41,045 prequel. That's right, I went full circle, baby. 77 00:03:41,295 --> 00:03:44,355 So when Team Cherry says that Silksong is a sequel to Hollow Knight, 78 00:03:44,395 --> 00:03:47,415 they just mean that it's the second installment in the series. 79 00:03:47,445 --> 00:03:50,475 Kinda like Marley & Me 2. It's 80 00:03:50,475 --> 00:03:53,495 called Marley & Me 2, but for obvious reasons, it's actually a 81 00:03:53,495 --> 00:03:54,495 prequel. 82 00:03:54,715 --> 00:03:57,785 Actually, fuck Marley & Me 2! Silksong is God- 83 00:03:57,785 --> 00:04:00,595 father Part II. It's a sequel AND a prequel. 84 00:04:00,595 --> 00:04:03,485 The game will start before the events of 85 00:04:03,485 --> 00:04:05,315 Hollow Knight, and then Hornet will travel back to Hallownest, 86 00:04:06,485 --> 00:04:09,215 and then we'll play through the events of Hollow Knight as Hornet. 87 00:04:09,215 --> 00:04:12,185 And the game will end with the Godmaster ending. 88 00:04:12,185 --> 00:04:15,195 It makes so much sense, guys. Think Dark Souls III 89 00:04:15,195 --> 00:04:18,295 or Pokemon Gold and Silver. 90 00:04:18,295 --> 00:04:21,555 Let's just place Hallownest back into Silksong. I mean, it's Free Real Estate. 91 00:04:21,555 --> 00:04:27,605 In fact, Team Cherry said this in a Reddit AMA, back in 2017. According to Ari, 92 00:04:27,605 --> 00:04:30,335 some of Hornet's story will take place in all new areas, 93 00:04:30,765 --> 00:04:33,415 though we yet have to specify how much of adventure 94 00:04:33,415 --> 00:04:35,735 takes place in Hallownest, old or new zones. 95 00:04:36,065 --> 00:04:39,085 So what do you think guys? Do you think we have cracked this whole thing wide 96 00:04:39,085 --> 00:04:42,125 open? Or have I just been thinking about Silksong for 97 00:04:42,125 --> 00:04:45,365 so long, I'm starting to lose touch with reality? 98 00:04:45,985 --> 00:04:48,765 That, my friends, is for you to decide. 99 00:04:48,765 --> 00:04:49,765 Au revoir.