Silksong Trailer Analysis - Part 2

Well, thank you so much for watching guys.

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

Of course, there’s nothing more to say.

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

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

get more views.

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

you gullible sacks of shi…

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

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

at things a little bit more closely.

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

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

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

half ago.

I’m sure those are still relevant.

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

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

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

about what is going on.

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

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

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

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

happens right at the threshold to this new
land.

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

higher thought.

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

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

assume that it’s a bad thing.

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

albeit a little turned on.

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

actually captured.

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

this new land.

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

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

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

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

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

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

a penis.

So let’s talk about this guy.

This guy looks like a penis.

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

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

blade.

And he’s not the only one.

There is another bug with a literal pair of
scissors.

What’s next?

A bug carrying a Schick Hydro razor blade?

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

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

So do the faceless bugs control these strings?

I think it’s a possibility.

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

against a haunting song.

But it’s not a strong link.

These bugs could very easily be villians.

I mean, they cover their faces.

Anyone who does that is a menace.

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

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

how the bugs controlled by the Radiance lost
theirs.

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

the bad guy, right?

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

a Lifeblood syringe.

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

But what the fuck is this blue Gatorade stuff?

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

existence.

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

one of these creatures.

That wouldn’t surprise me.

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

Maybe these cocoons spawn more lifeblood producing
creatures.

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

Salubra mentions that drinking Lifeblood is
a taboo.

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

Joni the Heretic.

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

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

Given the fact that the Pale King outlawed
Lifeblood and that Hornet injects Lifeblood

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

is an anti-vaxxer.

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

game is going to be related to the color purple.

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

I think it’s looking pretty good so far.

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

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

purple.

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

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

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

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

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

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

of soul.

Maybe soul in this kingdom is somehow transformed
into silk.

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

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

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

convenient power.

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

Believe me, I haven’t tried it.

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

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

game.

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

options.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

that a few taper off at the end.

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

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

Maybe there’s silk in there or something.

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

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

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

Knight.

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

Hollow Knight in some way.

And I want to clarify that.

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

“All endings are equally canon.

We're not into 'True Endings.'

You choose the path yourself.

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

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

Well, here’s my counter.

Godmaster has not one, but two cliffhanger
endings.

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

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

kind of confrontation with the Hollow Knight.

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

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

sequel very well.

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

They’re kind of hard to get.

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

the fuck is going on.

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

Hollow Knight.

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

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

Team Cherry has called Silksong a sequel several
times.

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

the game a sequel in their recent video update.

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

Knight.”

“Yup”

So no, it’s not a prequel.

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

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

a sequel to the plot.

And yeah…

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

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

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

have looked like.

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

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

lion village.

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

is out of place?

What the fuck?

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

they held in the past.

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

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

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

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

cut from Hollow Knight:

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

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

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

us a third playable character.

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

will be even longer than we thought.

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

them.

They even did so in their second AMA.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

kingdom might be related to Ze’mer.

But this connection is a bit awkward.

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

new kingdom.

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

exactly look like the Delicate Flower.

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

Hornet’s adventure.

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

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

At least I think they did.

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

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

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

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

uses that are composed of shadows or “Void”.

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

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

the least.

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

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

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

why there are Vessels in Nosk’s lair.

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

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

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

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

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

we do know about.

Let me just find something real quick.

Umm…

Here we go.

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

and the Weavers.

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

of Deepnest.

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

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

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

and the Snail Shamans in Silksong.

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

will be.

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

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

2017.

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

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

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

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

bar is empty.

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

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

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

really getting to play the game.

“It’s good, yeah.

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

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

different.”

So don’t expect Silksong anytime soon.

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

what crazy things they are up to.

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

Ah, who am I kidding.