Wow, my first response video. I guess I'm finally a real YouTuber now. It's all downhill from here!

This is a response to the new Game Theorists video discussing a theory about Team Cherry's Hollow Knight. Overall, I was not impressed. Join me as we dig into MatPat's arguments and, who knows, maybe the real theory will be the friends we make along the way.

Game Theory: The Secret Identity of Hollow Knight's Hero (Hollow Knight):
https://youtu.be/gaFdVG503rw

My theory on the King's Pass tablets:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i4PnRQSfRz3fHNz7oimxvJwUS7XNVB0Jl203rpxsInc/edit?usp=sharing

Video Script/List of Songs/Sources:
https://mossbag69.blogspot.com/2019/07/debunking-matpats-hollow-knight-theory.html

Special thanks to Serena, Katie & 56 for creating the Debug mod. Very useful!

Video Chapters
0:00 Spoiler Warning
0:05 Introduction
3:27 MatPat's Claim
4:57 The Knight is a Higher Being
10:53 Elegy For Hallownest
14:09 Elderbug
17:08 Other NPC Interactions
20:51 Wyrm Transformation
22:41 Pale King and the Void
25:47 Throne Room Egg
28:42 Abyss Egg
31:05 Abyss Cutscene
33:45 Nursury Song
34:57 MatPat's Timeline
38:26 Ignoring other evidence
39:19 "No cost too great"
39:46 King's Brand
41:06 Curing Infection
41:59 Monarch Wings
42:12 "...Father?..."
43:03 Final Recap
44:50 MatPat is a cool guy
45:39 Outro