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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.16,0:00:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have talked about the Pale King a lot on\Nthis channel, but today he’s going to get
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.36,0:00:15.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his very own video.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.90,0:00:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we’re not going to talk about how he\Nhad sex with a tree, or how he killed millions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.93,0:00:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of his own children, or that time he built\Na shitty tramway that only goes about ten
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.42,0:00:25.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feet.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.42,0:00:29.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, instead we are going to talk about the\Nfate of the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.42,0:00:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Grey Mourner in the Resting Grounds implies\Nthat the Pale King fled from his kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.24,0:00:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This lines up with what is written in the\Ngame’s manual, which mentions what happened
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.60,0:00:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the Pale King as Hallownest fell to ruins.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.25,0:00:43.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It explains that he abandoned his subjects\Nand went into hiding.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.89,0:00:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyone hoping to find the Pale King would\Nface a journey perilous beyond imagining.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.38,0:00:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And well…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.64,0:00:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♫Frolic by Luciano Michelini♫
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.80,0:00:58.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This fucking joke got my video claimed 😭
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.14,0:01:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The exact timeline of when all of this happened\Nis a bit hazy.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.58,0:01:06.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are corpses in the Ancient Basin of\Nbugs begging for the Pale King to return,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.03,0:01:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so the infection hadn’t completely taken\Nover when he left.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.21,0:01:12.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At some point the gates to the City of Tears\Nwere closed, possibly as a way to try and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.98,0:01:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,keep the infection out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.75,0:01:19.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This could explain why some of the bugs in\Nthe City of Tears resorted to cannibalism.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.07,0:01:22.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relic Seeker Lemm tells us that before the\Ncity collapsed the bugs took to writing on
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.94,0:01:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,spider silk instead of stone tablets, but\Nthat the moisture in some of the towers has
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.47,0:01:28.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ruined most of these writings.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.83,0:01:32.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in other words, these bugs are complete\Nmorons and we have no writings from when the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.97,0:01:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,city fell.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.41,0:01:37.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relic Seeker Lemm mentions that he has found\Nno mention of the Hollow Knight beyond the
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.41,0:01:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,statue in City of Tears.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.78,0:01:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as far as we can tell, the King went into\Nhiding sometime while all of this was going
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.68,0:01:47.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,down, and that some of his subjects still\Nretained their control over the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.23,0:01:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, we know where the Pale King went.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.19,0:01:54.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His corpse can be found inside of the White\NPalace found inside of a Kingsmould.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.26,0:01:57.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This opens a whole new can of worms that we\Nhave to discuss.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.66,0:02:01.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is this idea that the White Palace hidden\Ninside of the Kingsmould is just a memory
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.62,0:02:02.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not the real White Palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.88,0:02:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have mentioned this idea a couple of times\Nin my other videos, but I don’t believe
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.72,0:02:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it to be correct at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.56,0:02:13.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, if this one is just a dream,\Nthen what happened to the real White Palace?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.07,0:02:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relic Seeker Lemm tells us that the palace\Nseems to have just vanished.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.92,0:02:19.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does this mean there is a second White Palace\Nsomewhere that we haven’t seen yet?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.85,0:02:23.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did I just happen to miss it behind a breakable\Nwall in Greenpath?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.46,0:02:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This argument makes less sense than just saying\Nthe one in the dream is the real one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.66,0:02:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we try to Dream Nail the Kingsmould without\Nthe Awakened Dream nail, we can see that there
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.74,0:02:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is some kind of barrier over it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.68,0:02:37.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the same barrier we see over the three\NDreamers.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.21,0:02:41.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Seems like someone was intentionally trying\Nto block this dream off from the outside world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.87,0:02:45.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This only makes sense if it’s a real place\Nand not just some random memory.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.92,0:02:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King in the White Palace drops the\NKingsoul, which the White Lady recognizes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.26,0:02:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as being connected to the real Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.88,0:02:57.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why would the real Pale King be hiding in\Na random memory and not the real White Palace?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.73,0:03:01.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Palace itself contains a memory\Nsealed away in the Path of Pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.89,0:03:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why would a memory be sealed inside another\Nmemory?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.39,0:03:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is this, Inception... but with bugs?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.71,0:03:11.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, why would a Kingsmould even have this\Nmemory from the Pale King in the first place?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.89,0:03:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Doesn’t really seem like something the Pale\NKing would just mention during a casual game
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.36,0:03:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Dominos or something.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.25,0:03:21.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dying in the White Palace counts as a real\Ndeath, which I think anchors the White Palace
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.26,0:03:23.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reality in some way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.01,0:03:27.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we also know that the Pale King was able\Nto somehow place the Radiance inside of the
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.63,0:03:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.18,0:03:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So why can’t he place the White Palace inside\Nof the Kingsmould?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.49,0:03:36.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems to me like the King definitely had\Nthe capability to put his palace in the Dream
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.65,0:03:37.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.65,0:03:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s enough of arguing with actual\Nevidence, it’s time to start speculating
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.83,0:03:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about some of the more obscure matters surrounding\Nthe Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.30,0:03:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King’s corpse is found hunched\Nover on his throne in the White Palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.36,0:03:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now I am not a biologist, but I’m pretty\Nsure things don’t just die for no reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.08,0:03:57.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I guess the conservative view towards the\NPale King’s death would be to say that he
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.32,0:03:59.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just withered away.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.12,0:04:02.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The White Lady describes Hallownest’s ruin\Nas lasting far longer than the existence of
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.99,0:04:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kingdom, so the Pale King has probably\Nbeen there a long time.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.78,0:04:10.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think I have an explanation that makes\Nat least some sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.75,0:04:11.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Void.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.75,0:04:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s start by establishing that the Void\Nand the Pale King are enemies.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.96,0:04:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The lore tablet in the King’s Workshop reads:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.46,0:04:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“VOID, yours is the power opposed.”
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.03,0:04:25.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In this line, I believe that the Pale King\Nis saying that the Void is a force opposed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.62,0:04:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.00,0:04:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King is described as a pale light,\Nakin to the Radiance.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.16,0:04:35.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see that the Radiance and the Void aren’t\Nexactly pen pals, from both her Dream Nail
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.43,0:04:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,dialogue and the fact that the Void completely\Nfucks her up.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.09,0:04:42.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it would make sense that the Void was also\Nenemies with the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.59,0:04:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or it might be that the Void opposes any sort\Nof life in general, as it appears as though
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.76,0:04:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,some bugs have been killed by the void.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.12,0:04:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless, I think it’s safe to say that\Nthe void has the potential to kill the Pale
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.66,0:04:54.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.66,0:04:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, cool.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.81,0:05:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that doesn’t really matter if we can’t\Nplace void in the throne room with the Pale
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.10,0:05:00.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,King.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.26,0:05:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Saved by the Bell credits plays to indicate\Nthat the video is over]
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.12,0:05:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.37,0:05:07.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at those black balls floating around!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.51,0:05:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s void, people!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.77,0:05:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, maybe.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.27,0:05:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my Mask Maker video, I mentioned that there\Nare black balls floating around, stating that
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.92,0:05:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought they were evidence of void.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.12,0:05:22.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the Ancient Basin and the Abyss, there\Nare little black balls floating around everywhere
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.52,0:05:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to imply the presence of void.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.16,0:05:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But someone has since pointed out to me that\Nthese black balls found in the Mask Maker’s
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.14,0:05:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,room can be seen in several other rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.57,0:05:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s in the Stag Station in Dirtmouth, as\Nwell as several indoor rooms found in the
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.12,0:05:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,game.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.12,0:05:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I don’t think the particles in the Mask\NMaker’s room are a very reliable piece of
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.32,0:05:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,evidence.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.32,0:05:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But things are a little different with the\NPale King’s throne room.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.47,0:05:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, the throne room is dark.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.70,0:05:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So dark that the Knight pulls out the Lumafly\NLantern.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.18,0:05:51.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is very peculiar for sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.55,0:05:54.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only other area in the White Palace I\Ncan find that is this dark is the hallway
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.94,0:05:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the King’s Workshop where he worked on\Nthe void constructs.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.08,0:06:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether or not this means there is void in\Nthe room is up in the air.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.72,0:06:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You don’t need the lantern for the Abyss,\Nso it might be a moot point.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.78,0:06:10.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, the black balls in this room are actually\Na little different from the ones we see in
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.51,0:06:12.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,other parts of Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.51,0:06:19.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The black dust balls fade in and out of existence,\Nwhere as void balls grow and shrink.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.17,0:06:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now just look at the balls in the throne room.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.76,0:06:23.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s textbook shrinkage people!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.54,0:06:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Seinfeld credits play because I made a reference\Nto a popular joke from the show and also because it’s a running gag throughout this video]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.52,0:06:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On top of that these void balls can be much\Nlarger than the dust balls.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.84,0:06:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After intensely studying balls for about twenty\Nminutes, I can conclude that these particles
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.80,0:06:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the throne room are in fact void.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.56,0:06:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If that isn’t enough proof, there are also\Npillars of black smoke in the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.55,0:06:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is yet another effect that is only found\Nnear void.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.72,0:06:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hopefully my speculation hasn’t lost you\Nyet, because this is where shit gets good.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.68,0:06:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there is indeed void in the throne room,\Nthen where did it come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.52,0:06:59.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I have a few theories, two of which\Nrevolve around Kingsmoulds found in the game.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.51,0:07:03.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We see a grand total of eleven Kingsmoulds\Nin the White Palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.18,0:07:07.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is one standing guard at the entrance,\Nanother one shortly afterwards, two guarding
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.58,0:07:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the memory in the Path of Pain, and then seven\Ncorpses outside of the throne room.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.65,0:07:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems a bit strange that the Kingsmoulds\Nfound near the Pale King are dead, but not
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.86,0:07:17.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the ones that are further away.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.79,0:07:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might be that the void within the Kingsmoulds\Nwas able to escape its confinements.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.16,0:07:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King’s presence drew the void within\Nthese Kingsmould to him, and that’s why
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.17,0:07:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it escaped from these Kingsmoulds and not\Nthe other ones.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.48,0:07:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there are a few issues with this theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.99,0:07:34.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did the Pale King not realize that this could\Nhappen?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.53,0:07:38.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We sort of have to concede that the Pale King\Nis an idiot for this theory to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.69,0:07:43.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while he might be kind of an asshole,\NI don’t think he’s an idiot.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.15,0:07:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On top of that, the Kingsmould corpses have\Npool of Void around them, so is the Void even
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.57,0:07:49.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,moving into the throne room?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.48,0:07:51.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or does it just do nothing?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.39,0:07:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that’s one possible theory.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.63,0:07:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not exactly air tight, but I think it’s\Nplausible.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.58,0:08:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, there is one more Kingsmould we need\Nto talk about: the corpse found in the Ancient
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.83,0:08:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Basin.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.08,0:08:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like I said earlier, this Kingsmould was used\Nby the Pale King to hide himself and his castle.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.48,0:08:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this corpse looks quite different from\Nthe corpses found in the throne room.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.53,0:08:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This Kingsmould has giant void tendrils connected\Nto it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:15.00,0:08:19.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems to me that this is way more void\Nthan you would get from one Kingsmould.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.63,0:08:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think these tendrils are seeping into the\NKingsmould.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.85,0:08:27.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, the void from the Abyss actually\Nmade its way into the dream inside of the
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.69,0:08:29.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kingsmould and reached the Pale King.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.41,0:08:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that’s dedication, I must say.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.99,0:08:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theory also grants more significance\Nto the lighthouse keeper in the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.71,0:08:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we first reach the Abyss, the light in\Nthe lighthouse is turned off.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.88,0:08:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inside, we see the corpse of one of the Pale\NKing’s followers.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.48,0:08:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their Dream Nail dialogue reads:
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.95,0:08:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“...Turn it off?… Cannot...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.02,0:08:51.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My King. I’m sorry… The sea calls...”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.70,0:08:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think this dialogue is showing us that the\Nlighthouse keeper was influenced by the void
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.91,0:09:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to turn off the light, and then apologized\Nto the King for doing so.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.39,0:09:04.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King knew the Void was dangerous,\Nhence why he had the lighthouses built.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.50,0:09:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But his servant failed to keep the void at\Nbay, allowing the void to move upwards towards
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.12,0:09:13.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Palace Grounds and reach the Kingsmould\Ncontaining the White Palace.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.62,0:09:17.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can see that the void is capable of doing\Nthis.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.12,0:09:20.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are void tendrils that reach all the\Nway into Deepnest, where the Sharp Shadow
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.79,0:09:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,charm can be found.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.70,0:09:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then there’s the fact that void particles\Ncan be seen as high up in the kingdom as the
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.66,0:09:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,elevator at the top of the Ancient Basin.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.36,0:09:32.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, so what are the problems with this theory?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.30,0:09:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, the mind of the Kingmould was locked\Nbehind a shield, so is it really possible
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.23,0:09:39.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the void could get past it?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.43,0:09:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During the two Radiance battles we can see\Nthat the void is able of entering the Dream
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.26,0:09:48.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,world, but we don’t know how much more difficult\Nit would be for the Void to get into the Kingsmould.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.62,0:09:51.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What exactly would it look like for the Void\Nto enter this dream?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.49,0:09:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did it go through the front door?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.43,0:09:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or can it just appear wherever it wants?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.87,0:09:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If void did come in this way, why wouldn’t\Nit attack the Royal Retainers?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.87,0:10:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This theory also doesn’t explain what’s\Ngoing on with the Kingsmoulds in the White
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.70,0:10:05.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Palace and why only some of them are dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.57,0:10:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah, both of these theories are incredibly\Nspeculative and should definitely be taken
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.91,0:10:15.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a grain of salt, but I do think there\Nhas to be some reason for why there are void
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.46,0:10:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,particles in the throne room.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.22,0:10:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s worth mentioning that the lore tablet\Nin the throne room might be connected to all
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.82,0:10:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.13,0:10:24.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a few of these egg looking tablets\Nfound in Hallownest.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.94,0:10:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of them feature this strange symbol that\Nflashes on the screen.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.54,0:10:31.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These tablets were likely created by the Pale\NKing.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.99,0:10:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is a certain sound effect that plays\Nwhen reading these tablets.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.82,0:10:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Pale King ASMR]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.16,0:10:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can hear a longer version of this sound\Nduring the birthplace cutscene in the Abyss
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.56,0:10:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the Pale King is talking to the Hollow\NKnight.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.20,0:10:59.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Pale King ASMR intensifies]
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.01,0:11:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Weird-as-fuck breathing]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.25,0:11:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This voice clip is weird as fuck.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.71,0:11:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can hear a man’s voice, which is probably\Nthe Pale King, but then there is that strange
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.95,0:11:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,breathing that sounds like a female voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.88,0:11:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I assume this is the White Lady, so maybe\Nshe was also present when the Pale King chose
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.52,0:11:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Hollow Knight.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.00,0:11:23.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This strange whispering can also be heard\Nin the Pale King’s workshop.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:23.31,0:11:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the same sound you can hear while\Nstanding near a lore tablet, but in the workshop,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.42,0:11:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s much louder.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.52,0:11:35.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Relaxing, isn’t it?]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.46,0:11:39.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, the tablet in the throne room is a\Nlittle different.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.27,0:11:42.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not only is the egg different from the other\Nones, but there is no voice that plays when
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.87,0:11:44.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you interact with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.33,0:11:45.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did the Pale King write this tablet?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.99,0:11:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don’t know who else would have written\Nit, honestly.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:49.12,0:11:50.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I am getting super off topic.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.83,0:11:55.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My point is that this egg is reminiscent of\Nthe Black Egg in the Forgotten Crossroads
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.42,0:11:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as well as the black eggs in the Abyss.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.10,0:12:00.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, they’re black.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.27,0:12:04.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second, the floor in this part of the room\Nuses the same effect as the floor in the Black
Dialogue: 0,0:12:04.85,0:12:05.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Egg.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.85,0:12:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This might be hinting at this egg actually\Ncontaining void in some form, which would
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.40,0:12:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,possibly explain why there is void in the\Nroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.83,0:12:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But at the same time, I really doubt this\Nwould kill the Pale King, since there seem
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.89,0:12:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be bindings in this area.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.64,0:12:23.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And like I said, the Pale King wouldn’t\Ndo something that stupid.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.65,0:12:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, other than building that worthless\Ntram in Crossroads.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.42,0:12:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are the possible explanations I can\Nfind for why there might be void in the throne
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.32,0:12:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,room.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.32,0:12:36.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Personally I like the idea that the void came\Nup from the Abyss lake, but it’s all pretty
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.27,0:12:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speculative.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:37.27,0:12:41.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing is, I tend to use text and dialogue\Nto argue about lore, so I’m a little out
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.38,0:12:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of my element here, but I do think it’s\Nworth talking about any possible visual clues
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.22,0:12:50.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we have about lore, even if it is way more\Nup to interpretation.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.11,0:12:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s kinda like an optical illusion.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.49,0:12:57.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I might see a duck, you might see a rabbit,\Nand some people might stare really hard and
Dialogue: 0,0:12:57.07,0:12:58.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,see something that isn’t even there.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.82,0:13:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now one issue with the idea that the Pale\NKing was killed by void is that there doesn’t
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.10,0:13:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seem to be any indication of this on his corpse.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.61,0:13:09.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There aren’t any Void tendrils connected\Nto him, and his eyes don’t have the void
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.81,0:13:10.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,streaks.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.81,0:13:14.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s worth pointing out that some characters\Nhave the streaks that really don’t seem
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.11,0:13:16.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be connected to the void at all though.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.69,0:13:21.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is artwork of some Vessels that\Nhave the streaks while most don’t.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.61,0:13:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe there doesn’t need to be tendrils\Nand void streaks.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.06,0:13:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The corpse of the Pale King is a hollow shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.34,0:13:31.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can’t strike any of the other bugs we\Nsee that were affected by the void, but it
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.49,0:13:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would make sense that the void hollowed him\Nout.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.97,0:13:37.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So maybe this is an indication of the King’s\Nfate?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.23,0:13:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another problem with the idea that the Pale\NKing was consumed by the void is that the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.98,0:13:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kingsoul wasn’t affected.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.68,0:13:47.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like charms might be able to be corrupted\Nby the void, given the Sharp Shadow charm.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.67,0:13:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we don’t really know any of that for\Nsure, so I don’t think this is a huge strike
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.06,0:13:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,against the idea.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.41,0:13:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alright, so what if void didn’t kill the\NPale King?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.39,0:14:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are there any other explanations we can find\Nother than he just withered away?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.22,0:14:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One idea is that the Pale King sacrificed\Nhimself to create the Kingsoul, since Salubra
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.60,0:14:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tells us that charms can be created from a\Nbug’s dying wish.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.52,0:14:13.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The main problem with this theory is that\Nthe Kingsoul is said to be born from a union
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.01,0:14:17.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between two Higher Beings, implying that the\Ncharm has existed for a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.99,0:14:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After all, the Pale King only has half of\Nthe Kingsoul.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.36,0:14:23.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The other half is in possession of the White\NLady.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.79,0:14:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The charm had to have existed in the past\Nfor this to make any sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.86,0:14:32.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another theory is that the Pale King actually\Ntransformed into a new being, leaving behind
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.35,0:14:33.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his hollow shell.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.79,0:14:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bardoon mentions that a Wyrm doesn’t die,\Nbut instead transforms.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:38.27,0:14:40.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we don’t know if that can happen again\Nor not.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.53,0:14:44.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does the Pale King get three lives, five lives,\Nnine lives?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.99,0:14:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my opinion, this theory kind of undercuts\Nthe Pale King’s Dream Nail dialogue:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.81,0:14:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“No cost too great.”
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.92,0:14:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if there is a seal over the Kingsmould,\Nwould the Pale King even be able to escape
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.83,0:14:56.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the White Palace?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:56.65,0:14:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other hand, this would give us the\Nopportunity to actually meet the Pale King
Dialogue: 0,0:14:59.83,0:15:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Hornet DLC should it actually be a\Nsequel.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.64,0:15:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is going to be a bit of an awkward family\Nreunion, seeing as Hornet is the Pale King’s
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.71,0:15:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bastard child and that one of his other children\Nmurdered her mom in her sleep.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:11.72,0:15:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So yeah… what was the point of this video?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.52,0:15:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s see…
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.76,0:15:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Pale King most likely went into hiding\Nduring the infection by placing his White
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.87,0:15:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Palace inside of the mind of a Kingsmould.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.74,0:15:32.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There he either withered away, committed die,\Ntransformed into a new being, was killed by
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.23,0:15:36.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the void, or something completely random that\NTeam Cherry decides to add in with the Hornet
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.73,0:15:38.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,DLC.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.20,0:15:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is strong evidence that there is in\Nfact void in the room because balls.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.09,0:15:47.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This void might have come from the Kingsmoulds\Nin the throne room, or from the void seeping
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.11,0:15:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in from the Ancient Basin.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.11,0:15:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is also the possibility that the void\Nparticles are coming from the lore tablet
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.69,0:15:54.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the far right corner of the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.33,0:15:56.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.35,0:16:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Until Team Cherry prints off a death certificate\Nor a coroner’s report, this is the best
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.84,0:16:02.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can do.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.14,0:16:05.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is one last point I couldn’t fit anywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.32,0:16:08.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently the Pale King covered a bunch of\Nfurniture in white sheets.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.91,0:16:13.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There really isn’t any way for us to know\Nwhen this happened or why this happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.48,0:16:16.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Was it a part of putting the palace in the\NDream world?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.17,0:16:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Are they repainting the ceiling?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:17.77,0:16:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did Team Cherry just not want to draw a bunch\Nof shit so they put sheets over them?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.93,0:16:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, what kind of furniture does the Pale\NKing even have under there?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.06,0:16:28.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, this one is clearly a fucking tombstone.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.82,0:16:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This one looks like a pig from Minecraft.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.32,0:16:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think this one might be a Festivus Pole?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:33.63,0:16:35.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Seinfeld credits because you should always\Nfinish your video with a callback]
Dialogue: 0,0:16:35.22,0:16:39.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, William and Ari have released four\Ngoddamn DLCs and they can’t even bother
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.44,0:16:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to answer this very important question?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:41.72,0:16:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s ridiculous.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.40,0:16:45.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s like they don’t even care about the\Nlore.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:45.14,0:16:47.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m uninstalling the piece of shit.