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Well, thank you so much for watching guys.

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Keep an eye out for a part two to this video.

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Of course, there’s nothing more to say.

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The trailer is only two minutes long for Christ’s[br]sake.

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So it’ll probably just be me rambling about[br]the exact same shit for 12 minutes just to

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get more views.

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But I’m sure you guys will eat it up anyway.

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you gullible sacks of shi…

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[Cue Eddie, Let Me Go Back To My Home for[br]the hit TV series Donkey Kong Country]

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So, the Silksong trailer has been out for[br]a few weeks now, giving us a chance to look

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at things a little bit more closely.

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There are a few things I should have mentioned[br]in my first video, so I’m going to take

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this opportunity to talk a little bit more[br]about Team Cherry’s new game.

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I’m also going to go over some Reddit posts[br]that Team Cherry made, like, a year and a

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half ago.

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I’m sure those are still relevant.

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So like the complete idiot that I am, I missed[br]a huge detail right at the start of the trailer.

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I questioned why Hornet didn’t escape her[br]cage until this point in the trailer.

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But if you watch this scene closely, you’ll[br]notice that Hornet actually seems surprised

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about what is going on.

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You’ll see the silk start to form around[br]her.

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After that, you’ll hear Hornet make a startled[br]sound as her eyes widen.

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So Hornet probably isn’t the one causing[br]this to happen.

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It seems likely that this is an effect of[br]Hornet entering the kingdom, seeing as it

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happens right at the threshold to this new[br]land.

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This could be similar to the Pale King, who[br]grants the bugs within the beacon of his kingdom

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higher thought.

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The parallel here is that any bug that enters[br]this kingdom becomes enthralled in silk.

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We don’t really know what this means for[br]the bugs though, but for now we should just

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assume that it’s a bad thing.

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I mean, if silk came out of nowhere and started[br]to bind me up, I would be extremely worried,

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albeit a little turned on.

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While we’re talking about this scene, I[br]should address the idea that Hornet wasn’t

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actually captured.

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Some people in the comments said that the[br]cultists might just be escorting Hornet to

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this new land.

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But if we look at the Silksong website we[br]get a clear indication that Hornet was captured:

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“In her search for the truth behind her[br]capture, Hornet will befriend surprising strangers,

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discover shocking secrets and solve ancient[br]mysteries in a kingdom full of wonders.”

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In other words, the story will involve Hornet[br]figuring out why she was captured.

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Do the cultists need her for some kind of[br]spooky ritual... involving bells?

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Speaking of cultists, people wanted me to[br]talk about this guy because he looks like

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a penis.

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So let’s talk about this guy.

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This guy looks like a penis.

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See, he’s got the little hands and everything.

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But what’s actually interesting about this[br]bug is that he is wielding some kind of scissor

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blade.

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And he’s not the only one.

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There is another bug with a literal pair of[br]scissors.

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What’s next?

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A bug carrying a Schick Hydro razor blade?

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Also, these hooks that I pointed out in the[br]last videos are probably crochet needles.

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And this ball that we see prominently in these[br]gilded cities might symbolize a ball of yarn.

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So do the faceless bugs control these strings?

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I think it’s a possibility.

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In my last video, I talked about how the bell[br]cult might be victims trying to fight back

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against a haunting song.

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But it’s not a strong link.

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These bugs could very easily be villians.

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I mean, they cover their faces.

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Anyone who does that is a menace.

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Mask Maker implies that bugs need faces in[br]order to “define”, “focus” and “exist”.

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So by covering their faces, these bugs might[br]be sacrificing their autonomy, similar to

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how the bugs controlled by the Radiance lost[br]theirs.

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Now I’m a little rusty on my Hollow Knight[br]lore, but I’m pretty sure the Radiance was

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the bad guy, right?

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Another interesting revelation in this trailer[br]is the fact that Hornet stabs herself with

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a Lifeblood syringe.

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This implies that Lifeblood will have a presence[br]in this game.

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But what the fuck is this blue Gatorade stuff?

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Well, in Hollow Knight, we see a creature[br]that might be responsible for Lifeblood’s

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existence.

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But the fact that there is Lifeblood in this[br]kingdom could imply that there are more than

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one of these creatures.

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That wouldn’t surprise me.

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After all, there are several Lifeblood cocoons[br]scattered across Hallownest.

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Maybe these cocoons spawn more lifeblood producing[br]creatures.

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In Hallownest, Lifeblood was deemed a heresy[br]by the Pale King.

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Salubra mentions that drinking Lifeblood is[br]a taboo.

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And Blue Child Joni, who is strongly implied[br]to be connected to Lifeblood, is known as

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Joni the Heretic.

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We don’t know why the Pale King might have[br]outlawed Lifeblood, but maybe it’s just

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because he doesn’t like people worshipping[br]other gods or drinking other gods’ juices.

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Given the fact that the Pale King outlawed[br]Lifeblood and that Hornet injects Lifeblood

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using a syringe has created probably my favorite[br]Hollow Knight meme ever: that the Pale King

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is an anti-vaxxer.

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Jumping back into some speculation, I mentioned[br]in my last video that new antagonist of this

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game is going to be related to the color purple.

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So I’ve been putting together a list of[br]possible culprits.

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I think it’s looking pretty good so far.

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I think Grimace would be a fine addition to[br]the Hollow Knight canon.

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But I should mention that some of the bugs[br]do bleed different colored blood other that

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purple.

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The Moss Bee bleeds green blood, while the[br]ants bleed red blood.

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Does this mean we might finally see the return[br]of the Noid?

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Of course, that seal on the bell is still[br]purple, but then again, do we know if that

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seal is from a good guy, or bad guy, or an[br]anti hero, or Hornet from the future?

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We just don’t know anything about what’s[br]going on here to really say for sure.

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One thing I think I forgot to bring up was[br]the idea that the silk Hornet uses is made

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of soul.

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Maybe soul in this kingdom is somehow transformed[br]into silk.

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And Hornet is able to channel this silk, possibly[br]thanks to her needle or some other power.

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From a Reddit AMA, we know that Hornet’s[br]needle was uniquely made for her, and that

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it is a difficult weapon to wield, so it seems[br]entirely possible that it contains some strange,

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convenient power.

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I mean seriously, you can’t play music on[br]a needle, guys.

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Believe me, I haven’t tried it.

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Also, another cool change for this game will[br]be that Hornet can fucking talk!

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So we might actually be able to have interesting[br]dialogue trees with other characters in the

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game.

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The biggest benefit of this, is that it opens[br]the doors to having more involved romantic

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options.

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This is also helped by the fact that Hornet[br]actually has a gender!

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♫Alf Clausen - The Land Of Chocolate (1991)♫

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Unfortunately, though, we won’t be able[br]to romance the Elderbug this time around.

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♫Alf Clausen - The Land Of Chocolate (1991)♫[br]again because it’s funnier the second time, right?

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Let’s talk about this fight scene with Lace[br]again.

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First off, I should mention that there is[br]some kind of cage or elevator in this room.

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Not sure what it’s doing there, but hey,[br]there it is.

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There are also a few giant pipes visible in[br]the background, but if you look you’ll notice

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that a few taper off at the end.

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I’m a little curious about what these pipes[br]might be used for.

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Maybe there is some kind of material in these[br]pipes that is extruded at the ends.

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Maybe there’s silk in there or something.

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Some people have pointed out that Rosaries[br]might not be a currency system.

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Rosaries might just be one of the many different[br]materials Hornet can collect for quests.

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This would explain why the Rosaires don’t[br]stay on the screen like Geo did in Hollow

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Knight.

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I mentioned in my last video that I think[br]Silksong will account for every ending in

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Hollow Knight in some way.

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And I want to clarify that.

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My reason for thinking this comes from a comment[br]from William on Reddit:

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“All endings are equally canon.

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We're not into 'True Endings.'

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You choose the path yourself.

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We'll do our best in all future Hollow Knight[br]content to account for all of them.”

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Now you could argue that since this was from[br]August 2017, Team Cherry changed their minds.

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Well, here’s my counter.

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Godmaster has not one, but two cliffhanger[br]endings.

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Why would they give us two endings if they[br]knew only one was canon?

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Even if the Shade Lord is transported somewhere[br]by the Delicate Flower, Hornet still has some

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kind of confrontation with the Hollow Knight.

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Now, I don’t know how Team Cherry will make[br]this work.

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As many have pointed out, the Sealed Sibling[br]ending wouldn’t transition into a Hornet

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sequel very well.

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But then again, how many people have even[br]seen the Godmaster endings?

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They’re kind of hard to get.

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Just think of all the normies who are going[br]to come into Silksong and have no idea what

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the fuck is going on.

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So at the very least, I don’t think Silksong[br]is going to create a canonical ending for

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Hollow Knight.

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Another issue we need to talk about is whether[br]Silksong is a sequel or a prequel.

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I have seen a lot of people speculating that[br]Silksong is a prequel.

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Team Cherry has called Silksong a sequel several[br]times.

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In the description of the reveal trailer,[br]it is called a sequel, and Team Cherry calls

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the game a sequel in their recent video update.

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“Hornet gets her own adventure in her own[br]full game in the sequel to our game, Hollow

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Knight.”

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“Yup”

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So no, it’s not a prequel.

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This isn’t fucking Baby Hornet fighting[br]against the measles or some shit.

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Now you could argue that Silksong is simply[br]just a sequel to the franchise, not necessarily

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a sequel to the plot.

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And yeah…

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I guess you could argue that, but is Team[br]Cherry really that cheeky?

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Let’s look at some external sources to see[br]if we can learn anything else about Silksong.

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From some old maps of Hallownest, we do know[br]a little bit about what the Hornet DLC would

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have looked like.

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There was originally going to be a Hornet[br]fight in the City of Tears, but more importantly,

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we might have an idea of what the upcoming[br]backer village is going to be: some kind of

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lion village.

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So I gotta ask, Team Cherry, how the fuck[br]is a lion village okay, but a snail village

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is out of place?

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What the fuck?

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And now it’s time to jump into some of Team[br]Cherry’s posts from the two Reddit AMAs

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they held in the past.

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Most of these come from their August 2017[br]AMA, which is a little old and might be outdated.

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Their second AMA was in June 2018, but Team[br]Cherry was really tight lipped in this one.

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But looking back, you could tell William was[br]fucking with us.

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Just listen to him talk about what the Forest[br]of Bones would have been like if it wasn’t

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cut from Hollow Knight:

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Imagine your favourite area of Hollow Knight,[br]but 100 times better.

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It was huge, and if anything, TOO much fun[br]if that makes sense.

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I’m honestly surprised by how many times[br]Team Cherry said they were interested in giving

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us a third playable character.

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They didn’t tie it to Zote much, but maybe[br]our stay in Team Cherry’s bug themed world

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will be even longer than we thought.

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Team Cherry also mentioned the Five Great[br]Knights, hinting that they have ideas for

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them.

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They even did so in their second AMA.

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If Hornet is going to learn more about her[br]past in this game, that might mean flashbacks.

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This could easily give us more details on[br]characters like Fierce Dryya, Kindly Isma

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and Mighty Hegemol since we know next to nothing[br]about these characters.

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There is also Grey Mourner, or Mysterious[br]Ze’mer.

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According to White Lady, the Delicate Flower[br]Ze’mer hands the Knight was brought to Hallownest

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by “one beloved, fair knight of lands serene”.

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This flower might be connected to the flowers[br]we see in the Lace fight, which means this

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kingdom might be related to Ze’mer.

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But this connection is a bit awkward.

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First of all, Ze’mer has this really weird[br]accent that doesn’t seem common in this

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new kingdom.

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And second, this flower connection might not[br]even exist because these white roses don’t

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exactly look like the Delicate Flower.

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And finally, even if this is Ze’mer’s[br]homeland, we probably wouldn’t see her during

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Hornet’s adventure.

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In Hollow Knight, Ze’mer kinda turns into[br]a mask for some reason.

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Team Cherry has also hinted at there being[br]more lore for the Snail Shamans in both AMAs.

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At least I think they did.

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So let me just give you the 4-1-1 on these[br]shamans real quick.

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And by real quick, I mean we know pretty much[br]nothing about them.

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They seem to have a deep knowledge of soul[br]and void.

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The Snail Shaman calls the Knight a “little[br]shadow” and he recognizes spells the Knight

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uses that are composed of shadows or “Void”.

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But despite knowing what void is, the Snail[br]Shaman is still surprised by the Abyss Shriek,

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implying that his people have never been to[br]the Abyss, so it’s a bit confusing to say

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the least.

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Team Cherry has also said that they might[br]explain how the vessels escaped the Abyss.

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From what we see in Hollow Knight, it appears[br]as though the vessels were able to escape

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the Abyss, go up into the Ancient Basin and[br]somehow make it to Deepnest, which explains

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why there are Vessels in Nosk’s lair.

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Given that both the White Lady and Seer appeared[br]to have been waiting for a Vessel to arrive,

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I think there might be a little bit more going[br]on than what we know so far.

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Or maybe Team Cherry just never came up with[br]a good explanation for this.

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From their Reddit posts, I’m starting to[br]think they just make this up as they go along.

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But enough about vague lore we might never[br]get an answer to, let’s talk about something

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we do know about.

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Let me just find something real quick.

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Umm…

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Here we go.

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One thing we do know is that Silksong will[br]give us more information on Deepnest, Herrah

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and the Weavers.

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Ari even mentioned this tablet in the Fungal[br]Wastes that appears to mention the old king

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of Deepnest.

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So I wouldn’t be surprised if we learned[br]about this supposed dead king.

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And that’s about all the relevant AMA responses[br]I could find.

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Aside from the obvious Deepnest stuff, I think[br]we will see more about the Five Great Knights

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and the Snail Shamans in Silksong.

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Let’s finish off this video by talking about[br]what the possible release date for Silksong

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will be.

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In their blogpost, Team Cherry said that they[br]have been working on this game for well over

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a year now, with the first pieces coming together[br]right after Hollow Knight launched in February

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2017.

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Team Cherry worked on Hollow Knight for about[br]two and a half years, so if we apply that

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to Silksong, that gives us a release date[br]of around late 2019 to early 2020.

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The trailer looks like the game is pretty[br]early on in development.

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You can see some parts of the trailer where[br]Hornet will use her silk moves even when the

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bar is empty.

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And you even see some enemies not give off[br]silk like the others.

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For this bone crab guy, I’m pretty sure[br]that is a mistake.

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On top of that, Team Cherry has even said[br]that this trailer was their first chance at

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really getting to play the game.

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“It’s good, yeah.

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I mean, making the trailer has given us a[br]pretty good opportunity to really kind of

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play with her a lot and really get to grips[br]with what actually makes her kind of fun and

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different.”

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So don’t expect Silksong anytime soon.

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But Team Cherry did say they plan on giving[br]us updates every so often to fill us in on

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what crazy things they are up to.

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Hopefully, that will make the wait a little[br]more bearable.

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Ah, who am I kidding.