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After a year and a half of agonizing waiting,[br]and the r/hollowknightmemes community trying

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to sacrifice me to appease the Team Cherry[br]gods, Hollow Knight Silksong finally has some

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news in the form of a brand new trailer.

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Not only that, but Silksong will be releasing[br]day one on Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Consoles,

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and the Cloud.

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This means that Silksong is officially coming[br]to Xbox, which hadn’t been officially confirmed

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before now.

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But it makes sense.

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Team Cherry and Microsoft seem to be on good[br]terms, considering the first Hollow Knight

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is already on Game Pass.

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And Team Cherry even streamed Hollow Knight[br]on Microsoft’s own beloved streaming site,

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Mixer.

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The Silksong trailer was shown during the[br]Xbox and Bethesda event at the Summer Games

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Fest.

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According to Xbox, every game shown in this[br]event will come out in the next twelve months.

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That means that Silksong won’t release any[br]later than June 12th 2023.

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This was even confirmed by Xbox on Twitter.

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But some people have challenged this since[br]Silksong doesn’t appear on this image that

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Xbox shared.

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But even if Silksong was in this image, it[br]still says that developers are “aiming”

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for these release dates.

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So nothing is concrete here.

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All that said, and I am really hoping I’m[br]correct here, Silksong will definitely be

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out within the next 12 months.

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It’s not really clear if the game is launching[br]on Xbox the same day as PC and Switch, and

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we still don’t have confirmation of a PlayStation[br]release, but I’m sure time will tell on

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all those questions.

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Regardless, the real reason we’re here is[br]to dive deep into this new trailer to see

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what Team Cherry has been cooking up for us[br]these past 18 months.

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Does Hornet have any new moves to show off?

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Will any exciting bosses be making a debut?

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Will Kimmy Gibbler from Full House make an[br]appearance?

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Let’s find out.

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First up, we see a Rating Pending logo.

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That means that Team Cherry has submitted[br]Silksong to the ESRB to get an age rating

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for the game.

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I don’t know how long it takes for the ESRB[br]to rate a game, and I’m also not sure how

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complete a game needs to be before the rating[br]process can begin.

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But if I were to take a complete guess in[br]the dark, I’d say this is a good sign.

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Afterwards, we see a few strands of silk,[br]and then Hornet shouts.

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Hegale!

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The first shot of the new trailer takes place[br]in what appears to be an early area of the

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game.

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We’ve seen it several times before, and[br]I’m guessing it’s what connects the opening

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Moss Grotto level to the Forest of Bones fiery[br]area.

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Interestingly enough, the Moss Grotto doesn’t[br]seem to be in this trailer at all.

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We’re introduced to some new enemies here.

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They appear to be moss-like creatures suffering[br]from male pattern baldness.

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This shot does tell us to “Fight for the[br]Fate of a Haunted Land”, and we’ll see

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examples of that later in the trailer, but[br]maybe these bugs are also suffering somehow,

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causing them to lose their leaves.

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We also see these small bugs that fly away[br]when Hornet comes near, similar to what Maskflies

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do in Hollow Knight.

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They look like baby versions of the Moss Knight[br]and that makes me a little uncomfortable.

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The next shot appears to take place in a new[br]area.

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It appears to be some kind of crypt or abandoned[br]church.

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We have seen a graveyard-like area in previous[br]footage, so it might be somewhere close to

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that.

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We see Hornet do some pretty standard platforming[br]here by diving head first into balls.

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Hornet also has a new tool equipped that we[br]haven’t seen before.

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We’ll be seeing it later in the trailer[br]so put a pin in that detail for now.

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In the next shot, we see Hornet dismount off[br]the Bell Beast at what I assume is some kind

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of station.

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I’m guessing that this is an early game[br]station somewhere near the green bony area.

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As mentioned previously, the Bell Beast will[br]be like the Last Stag in Hollow Knight, the

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only difference being that you have to actually[br]fight and subdue the Bell Beast first.

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This next shot is fucking awesome.

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Hornet appears to be inside of some large[br]scale industrial grinding machine, and is

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forced to jump from platforms as they fall[br]out of the ceiling.

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Conceptually, this reminds me a lot of something[br]like the Crystal Peak in the original Hollow

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Knight.

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And it’s fun to compare these two, because[br]it really shows how much Team Cherry has refined

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their craft over the past five years.

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We also have a new tool on display.

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The left tool appears to be similar to the[br]Pimpillo we saw in the reveal trailer.

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We know that Hornet is able to upgrade her[br]tools throughout the game, so this could be

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an earlier version of the pimpillo item that[br]doesn’t have fire.

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This tool is never used in the trailer unfortunately,[br]so we’ll have to wait to see how it works.

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The second tool is some kind of drill which[br]we saw in the Edge magazine interview.

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And don’t worry, we’ll see Hornet drill[br]some bugs soon enough.

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Another new detail about these tools is a[br]slight change to these HUD sprites: they now

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have what appear to be arrows.

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I’m guessing that this means tools will[br]use directional inputs.

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So you have one tool button, and you press[br]that along with up or down to use a certain

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tool, similar to how items worked in the old[br]school Castlevania games.

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As mentioned in previous videos, these tools[br]have a limited number of uses, but when Hornet

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rests at a bench, she is able to pay shell[br]shards picked up from enemies to rebuild them.

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Next, we see Hornet riding an updraft to move[br]upward through a room.

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Team Cherry explained in the Edge Magazine[br]interview that Hornet’s larger profile over

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the Knight forced them to make Pharloom larger[br]than Hallownest.

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Figuring out how to integrate verticality[br]into this larger world probably influenced

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them to add things like this.

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It seems much faster and less committal than[br]having to ride an elevator, like we see in

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the City of Tears, so I’m really digging[br]this.

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One of Hornet’s tools is a Lifeblood syringe.

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We’ve seen it before, it basically just[br]gives her additional Lifeblood hearts.

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The next shot appears to be in some watery[br]area.

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What’s most important about this shot are[br]these white flowers growing here, similar

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to the ones seen during the Lace fight shown[br]off in the reveal trailer.

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Another area we’ve seen that has these flower[br]petals is the arena where Hornet fights Seth.

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Seth can be found waiting amidst tangled roots[br]at the base of the Citadel.

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From this, we can assume that this area is[br]somewhere close to Seth’s arena.

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We still don’t know how these flowers tie[br]into Silksong’s grander narrative.

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But we know that similar looking flowers that[br]were carried to Hallownest by the Grey Mourner

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carry some sort of strange power.

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Seemingly capable of stopping the Void.

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We can see in this shot that Hornet has a[br]basic pin tool.

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She also has a broken silk meter here, which[br]I assume is the result of having died and

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not yet retrieved her cocoon.

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The next shot shows Hornet riding a horizontal[br]platform as it zooms through the Forest of

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Bones.

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Nothing much of note gameplay wise.

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But let’s take a look at the heads up display.

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We’ve seen a number of different HUD designs[br]already in this trailer, which were shown

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off earlier in the Edge magazine interview.

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But this design is not only new, but also[br]functionally different from the other ones.

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We don’t know for sure, but it seems like[br]the HUD changes depending on what crest Hornet

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has equipped.

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Crests allow Hornet to use different types[br]of tools in different quantities, but it seems

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they can do more than just that.

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Notice how this HUD design has a few differences[br]from the other ones.

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Not only is the actual area of this top meter[br]smaller, the bottom meter has a notch in a

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different location.

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From what I can tell, once Hornet’s silk[br]meter fills up to this notch, this top meter

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lights up, meaning that Hornet can perform[br]her healing move, Bind.

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This means that Hornet can actually heal herself[br]with less silk when she uses this crest.

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This HUD also appears to open up into a harp[br]when enough silk is collected to use Bind.

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There’s plenty more to talk about with these[br]huds, but we’ll be revisiting this later

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so hold tight.

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As for Hornet’s tool here, we never see[br]it in action so I have no idea what it does.

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This next shot is so dope, Hornet ziplining!

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I just love this shit, it’s so cool looking!

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This appears to be an area we’ve seen since[br]the reveal trailer.

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I always call this area a clocktower.

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It’s never been confirmed or anything.

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But it would make sense to be a clocktower.

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We know that the bugs in the Docks keep track[br]of when certain things needing to happen based

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on a bell toll.

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A society like this would probably use a giant[br]clocktower with a bell in it to keep things

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running orderly.

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In this area, there’s also a new enemy who[br]puffs up like a hedgehog whenever someone

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gets close to him.

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If you thought that last shot was cool, check[br]this out!

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Hornet taking an elevator.

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Hell yeah!

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I know I’m taking this piss right now, but[br]I just want to say how happy I am to see a

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new Silksong trailer.

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What is this 2019?!

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This could be the elevator that finally takes[br]Hornet up to the Citadel.

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Interestingly, we see a lot of cobwebs in[br]this room.

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We know that Pharloom is haunted by silk,[br]but it’s nice to see it manifesting in a

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physical way like this.

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We also see a new tool in Hornet’s inventory.

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But we never see her use it, so I’m not[br]sure what it is.

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It kinda looks like a grappling hook?

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This other one is just a flying familiar,[br]probably similar in function to bugs created

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by the glowing womb charm in Hollow Knight.

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This creature seems to be similar to the one[br]we saw in the previous shot, but painted red

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to match Hornet’s drip.

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In the next shot, Hornet fights some enemies[br]on what might be a bridge between two large

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structures.

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To me, this looks like it’s just on the[br]edge of the Citadel.

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The Xbox website actually uploaded a few additional[br]screenshots of Silksong, and we can see another

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area that looks like it’s near the entrance[br]of this large city.

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There’s even an enclosed bridge in the far[br]background.

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Another interesting detail here are the white[br]bugs.

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They appear to be the same type of bug that[br]Lace was conducting before the fight in the

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Deep Docks, which might also be the same bug[br]that freed Hornet from her prison at the start

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of the game.

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Do these bugs naturally live around the Citadel?

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Are they connected to the white flowers somehow?

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We also see silk just lying around this area[br]too.

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Getting back to the trailer, we see Hornet[br]do this tasmanian devil move.

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This appears to be like her pogo attack we’ve[br]seen before, but modified to be more like

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a spin.

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It appears that Hornet’s pogo, dash attack[br]and standard attack are actually different

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depending on which crest she has equipped.

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In fact, in this same scene, we see her do[br]a modified dash attack where she leaps into

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the air like a Naruto character.

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Probably.

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I haven’t seen it..

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And for her standard attack, it looks like[br]she does a claw slash.

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You can see Hornet’s HUD has these little[br]claws on it in this shot.

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Since we’re on this topic, let's cover the[br]other crest attacks really quickly.

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The harp crest’s regular attack is pretty[br]similar to the base crest.

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The dash attack sends Hornet way back if it[br]connects.

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And the pogo launches you slightly upwards,[br]kinda like the Hollow Knight pogo.

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The spikey crest appears to have a wider swing[br]for its base attack with an uppercut dash

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attack, and a sweeping pogo move.

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I honestly think this system is pretty cool.

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It’s interesting to think about which crest[br]moveset might make certain bosses or enemies

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easier to deal with.

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Getting back to this shot in the trailer,[br]Hornet has some kind of orange jar that we

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never get to see in action.

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She also has the tri pins equipped, which[br]we do see her use later in the trailer.

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There’s also a different looking cap on[br]the end of the silk meter.

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We get a better look at this from one of the[br]pictures uploaded to Xbox.

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It appears to be something that increases[br]how much silk you can hold.

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I’m fairly certain this is some kind of[br]tool upgrade.

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Believe it or not, but there’s one more[br]detail we need to address in this shot.

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There appears to be some figure watching Hornet[br]from the background.

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This being appears to be one of the vault[br]keepers mentioned in a Team Cherry blog post.

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So these bugs seem to be keeping an eye out[br]for any potential looters who might stumble

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upon their secret.

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The next shot shows Hornet fighting an enemy[br]in what appears to be some windswept desert.

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This area is really interesting looking, perhaps[br]located on the outskirts of Pharloom, close

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to the outside world.

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The tool she has equipped will be used later[br]in the trailer, so hold tight on that.

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This next shot shows Hornet using some kind[br]of silk consuming skill to dash through these

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freaky enemies that kinda look like baby Bell[br]Beasts.

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I can’t quite put my finger on it, but I[br]believe that this shot takes place not far

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off from where the last shot was, but I could[br]be completely wrong.

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Next, Hornet uses a drill tool to turn into[br]a blunt and attack this guy.

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She then throws a Pimpillo at this other enemy.

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The Pimpillo was actually in the reveal trailer[br]as well, and… it looks a little bit wonky

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now.

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This next shot appears to take place in a[br]tower we’ve seen a few times in the reveal

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trailer and screenshots.

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There’s speculation that this might be the[br]“Soaring Warlord’s Tower” in Greymoor

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mentioned in a Team Cherry blog post.

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Hornet uses another attack against this big[br]eyed monster, which might be either a Crawbug

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or a Dustroach, two more creatures mentioned[br]in a Team Cherry blog post.

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I think they are supposed to be Crawbugs,[br]since they are said to be nesting type bugs

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that live in dilapidated towers.

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And I mean, look at this thing, the buck teeth.

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The disgusting tail.

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It’s very clearly supposed to look like[br]a filthy, disgusting, bubonic plague infested

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James Corden.

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Once Hornet kills this monster with what appears[br]to be a nail art, or I guess, needle art,

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a small icon appears in the bottom corner[br]of the screen.

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The two best guesses for what this is are[br]either for completing a quest, or unlocking

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an entry in this game’s version of the Hunter’s[br]journal.

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It’s speculated that the Huntress is this[br]game’s Hunter equivalent, but this icon

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doesn’t really look like her.

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So I’m guessing this is for a quest.

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And if Crawlbugs are nesters, it would make[br]sense for there to be a quest to go kill one.

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Next we see Hornet fighting an ant enemy we[br]saw in the earlier trailer.

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She also throws some caltrops at it.

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Nothing much else to say about this one.

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I wish we got more ants in this trailer.

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I wanna see the ants.

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Next is a scene in a swamp area located somewhere[br]in Greymoor.

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We’ve seen this place before in the Edge[br]magazine interview, but an interesting detail

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here is the flower petals floating down from[br]above.

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This implies to me that this area might be[br]located directly under the area we saw earlier

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in the trailer.

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We know that there are tangled roots above,[br]which might explain these large root looking

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things sticking out of the ceiling.

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Hornet also uses her spike tool as a weapon.

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And the enemy is kind enough to fly right[br]into it.

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How nice.

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Hornet also has a tool that looks similar[br]to the weapon the enemy is using, which we

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see her throw like a javelin in the Edge magazine[br]interview.

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The next scene takes place in one of the Deep[br]Docks rooms we already saw in the Silksong

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demo.

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But Team Cherry made a huge change.

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See?

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Yeah, it’s pretty blatant right?

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There’s now a heat wave distortion effect[br]being applied.

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The next shot shows Hornet fighting against[br]some burrowing bug creature carrying some

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sort of pitchfork.

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The enemy looks pretty fun to fight, but what[br]interests me more here is the location itself.

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This is probably another part of Greymoor,[br]since Team Cherry said it’s the largest

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area in the whole game.

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The area is full of these strange objects[br]sticking out of the ground.

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I think the only other time we see a similar[br]design is an enemy in the tower area who is

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partway offscreen.

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So I think this area is probably somewhere[br]near this warlord tower.

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These objects also seem to be collecting silk.

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It seems like all of Pharloom is covered in[br]this silk.

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Enemies shed it when they get hit.

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Hornet seems to be encompassed by it when[br]she enters Pharloom for the first time, and

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now we see it collecting in these things.

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We can see a giant windmill in the background,[br]which could indicate that this area is windy.

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So perhaps there’s silk in the air that[br]these bugs are collecting using these tools

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and then using that silk to do….

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Something.

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It seems these bugs are aware of the silk’s[br]apparent power, especially considering they

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walk around with slightly oversized scissors.

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The next shot in the trailer is a sequence[br]where Hornet has to escape from rising lava,

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while these freaks with messed up teeth spit[br]at her.

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Like seriously, I hate to even look at these[br]things.

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what are they, (expletive)?

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It looks like Silksong will have a lot more[br]of these scripted platforming sections.

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Which is definitely exciting to see.

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Hollow Knight’s platforming doesn’t really[br]get pushed much outside of the White Palace,

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so it’s nice to see these platforming challenges[br]more integrated into the entire world.

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Also, these shells all over the walls remind[br]me of the Masks found in the Holy Grounds,

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an area planned in Hollow Knight for the Forest[br]of Bones, but was ultimately cut.

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Next we see Hornet take the elevator…

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down!

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Can we just take a second to appreciate how[br]awesome this is.

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The next shot shows Hornet stabbing somebody[br]laying on a platform with a cloth over their

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face.

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This might be similar to how the Knight destroys[br]the Dreamers in Hollow Knight.

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It gives very similar vibes, especially with[br]all the candles.

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This room is probably located at the top of[br]the tower area, and I’m guessing this character

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is being haunted by silk in some way, and[br]Hornet is here to release them.

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Or, you know, murder them in their sleep.

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When the screen flashes white, we do see what[br]appears to be some kind of face.

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At the very least, we can make out a pair[br]of eyes.

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Is this supposed to look like a crest?

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Is this how she unlocks them?

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Stabbing people in the head?

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The next shot features our good old friends[br]Garmond and Zaza!

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They appear to be helping Hornet on a quest[br]to defeat some wild beast.

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We’ve seen this creature before in screenshots[br]and I always thought those white dots were

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supposed to be its eyes, but now I see they[br]are fangs.

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I can’t be the only one who thought this,[br]right?

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Anyway, Hornet has some kind of boomerang[br]tool.

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But unfortunately, she never uses it.

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We’re getting to the end of the trailer[br]now, and Team Cherry is just gonna keep throwing

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bosses at us.

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We finally get a better look at the Last Judge.

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He carries what I think is supposed to be[br]a censer.

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Censers are little incense burners that are[br]usually tied to chains.

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They are used a lot in Catholic ceremonies,[br]and we can even see them being used as such

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in the background of this scene.

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It also might be intentionally designed to[br]look like a bell, since that’s kinda a big

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motif in this game.

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There’s also another screenshot of the Last[br]Judge throwing his censer like a ball and

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chain.

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We also have some footage of this from a tweet[br]Xbox sent out after the trailer dropped.

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As for who this guy is and how he’s connected[br]to Pharloom, he could be in charge of the

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prison we saw back in 2020.

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We’ve seen one other enemy who might be[br]related to the Last Judge.

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Perhaps these are officers looking for criminals[br]to be arrested and judged.

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Getting back to this shot, Hornet throws what[br]is most likely a bugle chip at the Last Judge,

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which then bounces around off the walls.

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Funnily enough, the next shot shows us where[br]this tool probably came from.

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These two enemies are wearing giant bugles[br]on their heads.

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I’m happy to see another boss fight with[br]multiple enemies.

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They’re such a fun challenge.

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I’m not exactly sure where this is, but[br]we can see some kind of stone structure in

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the background and some sand as well.

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So maybe it’s near that sandy area we saw[br]before?

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On the other hand, these guys kinda remind[br]me of shellfish, so it might be closer to

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that pier area we saw in the reveal trailer.

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The next shot appears to take place in the[br]crypt-like area we saw earlier.

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A strangely humanoid monster covered in leaves[br]and grass attacks Hornet from above.

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This is probably the most striking thing in[br]the entire trailer.

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Maybe even a bit out of place with how human-like[br]it is?

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Then again, I think this enemy is supposed[br]to be unsettling in a certain way, so maybe

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that’s intentional.

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The next shot shows Hornet fighting against[br]this chef and ON MY GOD HIS ASS IS HUMONGOUS!

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He literally swings his gigantic ass at Hornet[br]as an attack.

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Is this what’s been delaying Silksong so[br]long?

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Getting the ass attack right?

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Did Ari Gibson see one too many inflated Hornet[br]images and just snap?!

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Anyway, this character, referred to lovingly[br]by the Hollow Knight community as Ass Jim

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appears to be located somewhere in the tower[br]area.

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So keep your eyes peeled when you get to that[br]part.

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In these last few shots, we see Hornet go[br]up against an enemy we saw in the first trailer.

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But unfortunately we can’t see their ass[br]at all.

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Then we see Hornet fighting Lace.

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If you want to see her ass, I’m sure you[br]can find it online somewhere.

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And the final shot of the trailer shows our[br]good friends, Garmond and Zaza.

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How nice.

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And that’s it for the trailer, there are[br]still a few screenshots I haven’t mentioned,

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but there’s nothing new in them, so I wouldn’t[br]bother studying them too closely.

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And that’s all the new stuff we got from[br]the Xbox Event.

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So allow me to share my scatterbrained thoughts.

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I’m really excited to fight these bosses!

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Outside of the lore, the boss fights are probably[br]my favorite part of Hollow Knight.

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We’re actually up to about fifteen revealed[br]bosses for Silksong already.

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Moss Mother, Bell Beast, Trobbio, Scarface,[br]Lace, Camelita, Seth, Sharpe and his buddies,

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Last Judge, Golem thing, Two members from[br]the band Devo, Hideous Vine Hag, American

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guy, Wears a skull on his head guy, and the[br]Scholarly Suite.

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And I’m hoping there’s plenty more bosses[br]we haven’t seen yet.

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And obviously, the areas look incredible.

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You have no idea how badly I want to play[br]through that clocktower level.

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Seriously, it’s killing me.

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That said, one criticism I’ve seen of Hollow[br]Knight is how samey some areas look.

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And Silksong kinda falls into that same category.

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It’s hard to know what areas I’m even[br]looking at when I do these analyses.

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But that more muted palette is a deliberate[br]choice from Team Cherry, and I do think it

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helps keep the world feeling more grounded.

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But I will be curious to see what more casual[br]people have to say once the game launches.

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I think the biggest improvement here over[br]Hollow Knight has to be the platforming.

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It looks so fun and engaging.

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As much as I love Hollow Knight, its platforming[br]is a bit limited, mainly due to so much of

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the world being accessible with very few movement[br]options.

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Hornet is more agile out the gate, so Team[br]Cherry should be able to push the envelope

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a lot more in that regard.

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So much of the lore is still shrouded in mystery.

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I feel like this time around we got to see[br]a much better look at how silk is really screwing

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things up in Pharloom.

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It’s getting everywhere, it seems to be[br]what’s responsible for whatever is plaguing

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this bug.

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So that’s nice, but we didn’t really learn[br]anything more about the song aspect of Silksong.

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And we still don’t really know what’s[br]going on with these white flowers and bugs.

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So looks like there’s still plenty of lore[br]to uncover about this game.

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I haven’t mentioned the music in the trailer[br]at all.

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And that’s because you should know by now[br]that the music is just fantastic as always.

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It sounds like a frantic battle theme, maybe[br]a generic boss encounter song.

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I honestly have no idea, so we’ll have to[br]just wait and see.

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All that said,

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The real takeaway from this trailer doesn’t[br]really come from analyzing all the little

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details.

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I mean, that stuff’s great and all, but[br]I think the best part about this trailer really

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just comes from watching Silksong in action.

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It's so satisfying to watch Hornet weave through[br]enemies and environments with a level of style

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and grace that just isn’t possible in Hollow[br]Knight.

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I am so excited to eventually get my hands[br]on this.

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Only one year left folks.

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We can do this!

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And that about wraps things up.

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If you hated this video, be sure to subscribe[br]so YouTube will fail to notify you when I

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Like seriously, only follow me if you want[br]to see some of the most moronic takes you’ve

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ever seen, I am not joking.

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