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Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.79,0:00:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ladies and gentlemen, Zote the Mighty.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.98,0:00:27.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arguably one of the most complex and developed\Ncharacters in all of Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.70,0:00:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, Zote has more dialogue than any character\Nin the game with over 2600 words of dialogue,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.71,0:00:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,much more than Seer, Lemm or Elderbug.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.87,0:00:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But despite all of this dialogue, Zote is\Nstill one of the biggest mysteries in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.69,0:00:47.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Debates over his origins and impact on the\Nstory have torn apart friends, families and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.90,0:00:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,redditors alike.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.99,0:00:51.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.28,0:00:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where did Zote come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.90,0:00:53.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where is he going?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.90,0:00:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who are his parents?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.73,0:00:57.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where was Zote on 9/11?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.77,0:00:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why won’t he submit to a polygraph test?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.79,0:01:00.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is he hittin’ thank?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.79,0:01:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, today, we’re going to get to the bottom\Nof these mysteries.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.43,0:01:08.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what the fuck else would we be doing\Nwith our lives?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.29,0:01:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote shows up in the game pretty early.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.36,0:01:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is established as a comic relief character,\Nconstantly needing the Knight’s help to
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.69,0:01:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,save him while also proclaiming that he is\Na Knight of great renown.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.81,0:01:23.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Eventually the Knight fights Zote in the Coliseum\Nof Fools and it’s fucking pathetic.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.24,0:01:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s like shooting a fucking dog, jesus\Nchrist.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.01,0:01:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, Zote’s a joke, and yet there’s\None thing about him that causes a total shit
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.49,0:01:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,storm for those of us trying to understand\Nthe game’s lore.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.33,0:01:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote looks an awful lot like the Knight, more\Nso than any other NPC in the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.01,0:01:40.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is kind of a big deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.16,0:01:44.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don’t know why this is important,\NI’ll give you a quick run down.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.06,0:01:48.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Knight is basically one of several hundred\Nfailed test tube babies created by the King
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.37,0:01:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Queen of Hallownest in order to stop Mothra\Nfrom taking over the world, who were then
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.24,0:01:55.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,locked away in the basement because they had\Ntoo much thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.15,0:02:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the fact that the Knight has several siblings\Nmixed with its uncanny resemblance to Zote,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.24,0:02:02.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has led to some interesting theories.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.12,0:02:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the idea that Zote is one of these failed\NVessels has been posited by some.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.08,0:02:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you go to the Hollow Knight Wiki page,\Nwhich is where all Hollow Knight lore whores
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.86,0:02:14.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go to get their information, you can see that\Na few users have posted the idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.76,0:02:16.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I’m not making this shit up.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.68,0:02:19.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, that’s the big question.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.39,0:02:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people think that Zote is one of the\NPale King’s failed Vessels who escaped.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.25,0:02:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the others say that Zote is completely\Nunrelated to the Pale King’s experiments.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.49,0:02:28.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what’s my shitty opinion?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.90,0:02:33.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I think that Zote is probably unrelated\Nto anything involving the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.67,0:02:37.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The idea that Zote came from the Abyss just\Ndoesn’t hold water when we look at all of
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.04,0:02:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his dialogue.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.04,0:02:42.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, in case you didn’t know, I’m the\Nkind of person who pretends to hear both sides
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.03,0:02:46.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of an argument before continuing to cling\Nto their biased decision, so let’s hear
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.19,0:02:49.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the evidence for why Zote is a sibling.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.09,0:02:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now remember when I said that Zote has the\Nmost dialogue out of any NPC in the game?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.44,0:02:59.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, while that is true, most of his dialogue\Nis completely irrelevant to anything important.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.05,0:03:03.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After finishing his sidequests, Zote winds\Nup in Dirtmouth teaching Bretta his Fifty-seven
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.24,0:03:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Precepts.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.50,0:03:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And most of these Precepts are either common\Nsense or just plain bad advice.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.22,0:03:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like Precept Forty-four that says you can’t\Nbreathe water.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.03,0:03:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or Precept Nineteen that says only to attempt\Nsomething if you know you will succeed.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.44,0:03:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or Precept Thirty-eight that talks about a\Nmysterious force.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.68,0:03:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait, what?!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.48,0:03:25.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[X-Files theme intensifies]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.04,0:03:33.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But within Zote’s dialogue, we do see a\Ntheme begin to emerge.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.54,0:03:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basically, Zote has daddy issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.08,0:03:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the fight in the Colosseum, Zote has\NDream Nail dialogue that reads as follows.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.33,0:03:43.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“I’ll kill a thousand more...Will that\Nbe enough, father?”.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.97,0:03:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote mentions the word “Father” again\Nin Precept Fifty-Two.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.90,0:03:51.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The precept is titled “Beware the Jealousy\Nof Fathers”.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.01,0:03:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote explains in the precept that fathers\Nbelieve that their children must “serve”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.07,0:03:58.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,them, and that fathers should be either vanquished\Nor abandoned.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.63,0:04:01.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The use of the word “serve” here is interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.72,0:04:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This word appears when the Knight dream nails\Nthe molds that were used to make the Pale
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.47,0:04:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King’s void constructs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.92,0:04:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote also mentions that mothers will always\Nbetray you, in Precept Eleven, which is titled
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.10,0:04:15.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Mothers Will Always Betray You”.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.43,0:04:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we know that the White Lady isn’t exactly\Nproud of her participation in the creation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.55,0:04:23.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Vessels, maybe because she also views\Nit as a betrayal.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.74,0:04:26.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Geez, sounds like Zote had a really bad father.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.96,0:04:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hey, you know who was a bad father?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.28,0:04:30.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.28,0:04:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote is the Pale King’s son confirmed!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.62,0:04:35.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, not so fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.07,0:04:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What about the fact that Zote has a personality?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.41,0:04:40.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aren’t vessels supposed to be completely\Nvoid of mind or thought?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.91,0:04:42.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Isn’t that the whole point?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.29,0:04:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are two explanations for this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.23,0:04:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first is that it is possible for siblings\Nto have personalities and voices, since we
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.49,0:04:51.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,know that Hornet is a sibling.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.53,0:04:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The second argument is that maybe Zote was\None of the really early experiments, so the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.88,0:04:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pale King didn’t know how to make Vessels\Nthat were empty.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.52,0:05:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in other words, Zote is just a really fucked\Nup experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.74,0:05:06.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since we don’t know much about the finer\Ndetails of the Pale King’s experiments,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.11,0:05:11.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s hard to argue the second point, but\Nthe Hornet explanation is on shaky ground.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.30,0:05:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet was not created with the intention\Nto be used as a Vessel.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.97,0:05:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was a gift to Herrah from the Pale King\Nin exchange for her help with combating the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.13,0:05:20.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,infection.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.57,0:05:24.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And no reason is given to explain why Zote\Nwould have been created differently from the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.07,0:05:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rest of the Siblings.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.16,0:05:29.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Precept Twenty-Two also fits in nicely with\Nnarrative.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.28,0:05:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote mentions that he left his birthplace\Nas soon as he could.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.50,0:05:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says not to linger there, since there’s\Nnothing worth staying for.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.27,0:05:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I’ll admit, the Abyss doesn’t sound\Nlike a very nice place to stay.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.03,0:05:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There’s also this dialogue from Zote.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.40,0:05:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He mentions that Dirtmouth is dreary and ghastly,\Nand that it reminds him of “home”.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.26,0:05:51.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you could interpret this dialogue\Neither way, but I’ll share it here since
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.26,0:05:52.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it seems relevant.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.85,0:05:57.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If this was all the information we had to\Ndecide if Zote was a child of the Pale King,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.01,0:06:00.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then this theory would actually be pretty\Nplausible.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.53,0:06:04.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But once we look at some of Zote’s other\Ndialogue, it becomes difficult to justify
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.48,0:06:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.81,0:06:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I get into what I think the biggest\Nissue here is, I’d like to mention a few
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.86,0:06:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,things.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.92,0:06:15.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Hunter’s Journal entry for the Broken\NVessel mentions that it looks similar to the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.01,0:06:16.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bugs of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.01,0:06:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, it sounds like the Vessels themselves\Nmight not be very unique in terms of their
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.21,0:06:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appearance.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.30,0:06:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bugs like Elderbug are probably what the Hunter\Nis referring to.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.89,0:06:30.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elderbug has a shell with features similar\Nto Zote, the most notable one being his mouth.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.51,0:06:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Knight, Hornet and the other siblings\Ndon’t have mouths, even though Hornet can
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.48,0:06:37.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,still talk?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.22,0:06:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[X-Files theme intensifies as mossbag realizes that calling Hornet a Vessel doesn’t actually make sense]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.03,0:06:42.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe Zote and Elderbug are the same species,\Nand their resemblance to the Siblings is just
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.43,0:06:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a coincidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.48,0:06:47.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyways, here’s the one big problem with\NZote being a Sibling who was made from the
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.85,0:06:48.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.85,0:06:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the player character dream nails Zote once\Nhe moves back to Dirtmouth, Zote mentions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.94,0:06:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he “came to this kingdom”.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.24,0:06:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Zote is not originally from Hallownest,\Nor at least he doesn’t remember being from
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.93,0:07:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.34,0:07:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point, we’re going to have to talk\Nabout the lands beyond Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.78,0:07:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is, we basically know jackshit\Nabout the lands beyond Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.18,0:07:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While the player is never able to leave Hallownest\Nduring the game, we do get a glimpse into
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.96,0:07:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the outside world, thanks to the Quirrel comic\Nthat Team Cherry released to their Kickstarter
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.02,0:07:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,backers.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.17,0:07:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This comic follows Quirrel as he makes his\Nway from the wilderness back into Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.71,0:07:28.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The comic starts off by establishing that\Nthe bugs of the wilderness do not have minds.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.33,0:07:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They shed their thoughts and chose to rely\Non instincts as a way to survive.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.71,0:07:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This jives pretty nicely with the lore tablet\Nthat can be found at Howling Cliffs.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.94,0:07:41.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During his journey, Quirrel comes across Boon\Nanother bug who is able to communicate through
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.41,0:07:42.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speech.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.41,0:07:44.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quirrel eventually makes it to Hallownest\Nwhere he is confronted by Hornet.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.73,0:07:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hornet tried to murder his ass, but discovers\Nthat Quirrel has some pretty serious plot
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.00,0:07:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,armor and decides to let him pass into Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.39,0:07:58.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what’s going on with this guy? Quirrel\Nwas once an assistant to Monomon the Teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.72,0:08:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Quirrel lived in Hallownest, but eventually\Nleft the kingdom for unknown reasons.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.09,0:08:07.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in this comic, as well as during most\Nof the game, Quirrel shows no recollection
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.11,0:08:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his previous time within the kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.52,0:08:11.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why was Quirrel’s memory forgotten?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.71,0:08:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it because the sands of the wilderness\Nclouded his mind for so long that it took
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.62,0:08:17.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,him a while to remember?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.30,0:08:21.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does leaving Hallownest cause bugs to lose\Nany memories of life inside the kingdom?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.47,0:08:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is Quirrel’s memory loss entirely unrelated\Nto leaving Hallownest?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.06,0:08:29.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, to better understand this, let’s look\Nat the other bugs who travel to Hallownest
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.01,0:08:30.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.23,0:08:34.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Aside from Quirrel and Zote, Tiso, Cloth,\NCornifer and Iselda all seem to have ventured
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.99,0:08:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Hallownest from some other location.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.44,0:08:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these characters seem to have all of\Ntheir memories intact.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.54,0:08:44.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They never suddenly remember things long forgotten,\Nand what they do remember seems to imply that
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.93,0:08:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they have never lost their memories the same\Nway that Quirrel did.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.48,0:08:52.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cloth and Tiso are two other Kickstarter backer\Ncharacters that the player can interact with
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.51,0:08:53.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.73,0:08:57.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Admitly neither character outright claims\Nthat they are from beyond Hallownest, but
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.15,0:08:59.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s heavily implied.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.19,0:09:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cloth is a cicada-type warrior with a big\Nclub who is on a quest to find Nola, a character
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.39,0:09:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that she mentions throughout the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.50,0:09:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cloth was designed by a Kickstarter backer\Nnamed Noah Sturtridge.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:10.20,0:09:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was originally a male character named\NBurlap, who wore a burlap sack on his head.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.16,0:09:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Team Cherry changed Burlap’s name after\Nthey realized that burlap doesn’t exist
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.07,0:09:20.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.75,0:09:22.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not sure why they changed his gender though.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.29,0:09:25.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess it’s just Team Cherry trying to\Nshove more of their progressive agenda down
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.85,0:09:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our throats.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.85,0:09:31.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tiso was created by Tiso Spencer, and his\Ndesign is pretty close to what made it into
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.54,0:09:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the final game.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.12,0:09:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Team Cherry post that revealed Tiso,\Nit was mentioned that his story would have
Dialogue: 0,0:09:36.88,0:09:42.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an interesting conclusion, and well… he\Ndies offscreen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.05,0:09:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tiso travels to Hallownest because he wants\Nto fight in the Colosseum of Fools, which
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.02,0:09:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he has heard rumors about.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.57,0:09:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tiso’s knowledge of the Colosseum of Fools\Nand Cloth’s memory of her friend shows that
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.62,0:09:54.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these characters still have their memories.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.67,0:09:56.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then there’s Iselda and Cornifer.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.81,0:10:00.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cornifer mentions that he moved to Dirtmouth\Nas soon as he could, after he had heard about
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.45,0:10:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Kingdom of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.28,0:10:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, this being Cornifer’s kingdom\Nto map does explain why the map of Hallownest
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.34,0:10:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he draws is so fucking shitty, but that’s\Nbeside the point.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.77,0:10:14.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Iselda also mentions that she used to be a\Nfighter, but gave it up to be with Corny.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.94,0:10:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this dialogue might be hinting at a future\NIselda boss fight.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.20,0:10:22.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But anyway, the point is, these two bugs must\Nhave lived somewhere beyond Hallownest before
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.100,0:10:23.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the start of the game
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.100,0:10:27.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, there are examples of intelligent\Nbugs beyond Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.58,0:10:33.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As for Quirrel, the best we can say is that\Nhe originated from Hallownest, lost his memory
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.26,0:10:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his time back in Hallownest helped him\Nrecover his memory.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.85,0:10:38.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, where does that leave Zote?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.71,0:10:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is he like Quirrel, or is he like the others?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.93,0:10:46.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If he was from Hallownest before and lost\Nhis memory, why does he not remember anything
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.40,0:10:48.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about Hallownest during his quest?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.45,0:10:51.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is it because he’s not as inquisitive as\NQuirrel?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.45,0:10:55.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe, but doesn’t it seem more likely that\NZote is just from a different part of the
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.69,0:10:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world?
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.69,0:11:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote has specific memories about his past,\Njust like Iselda and the other travelers.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.90,0:11:05.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There isn’t any evidence that Zote has lost\Nhis memories, and he doesn’t act like he
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.81,0:11:08.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has ever been to Hallownest before.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.10,0:11:13.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, this “I came to this kingdom”\Ncomment is the nail in the coffin for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.49,0:11:17.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why include all this dialogue about Zote’s\Nfather if there’s no connection between
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.84,0:11:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zote and the Pale King?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.84,0:11:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does Team Cherry just like getting their jimmies\Noff to pissing of their fans and making them
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.44,0:11:23.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,confused as hell?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.73,0:11:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, it might have been included as just\Nanother way to contrast Zote and the Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.28,0:11:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While they both have fathers who probably\Naren’t going to be getting any “World’s
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.30,0:11:36.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Best Dad” mugs at Christmas,the Knight continues\Nwith its quest regardless, while Zote rejects
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.47,0:11:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his family and lives a life of self absorption.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.09,0:11:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, I think that pretty much sums up\Nwhat we know about Zote.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.20,0:11:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I missed anything, which I definitely did,\Nsomeone will eventually come along and set
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.56,0:11:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the record straight in the comments, so go\Ncheck those out.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.38,0:11:53.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like I said before this is just my interpretation\Nof the evidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.87,0:11:57.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s definitely one of those things in the\NHollow Knight lore that Team Cherry could
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.33,0:12:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,definitely change by adding more stuff in\Nthrough a content pack.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.12,0:12:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And who knows, maybe one day we’ll get a\NZote DLC, and my life will finally have meaning
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.80,0:12:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again.