Any Radiance 3.0 is finally unveiled, and it's truly terrifying

[@fireb0rn]

Shoutouts again to youtube.com/@jngo102 for making the boss! He posts Hollow Knight vids, go subscribe!

[@katakari13]

I think you should beat it without infinite health

[@Yangyin.]

If someone beats this hitless I will bow to them

[@cummaster7542]

@@Yangyin. I think you should praise for them as literal gods to say the least, cuz even Any Radiance 2.0 is sooo tough to be beaten hitless...

[@NoName-oz3gj]

Subbed to him, True god gamer right there

[@ntb896_yt]

@@Yangyin. There's already one

[@arcengal]

Team Cherry just sitting on a completed Silksong while nomming popcorn and watching the community plunge deeper and deeper into masochism.

[@oliviatilleman8055]

sadism too, but only if you're the utterly deranged individual who created this

[@mohammaddaleh8082]

😂True lol

[@johnyshadow]

They´re just waiting for another sacrifice. Soo, who´s next?

[@volter6307]

@@johnyshadowWindette?

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

@@johnyshadow Scroll up a little?

[@drascia]

"You can dodge it if you're skilled enough at the game, as you can see I managed it... one time" Truly the humblest of humble brags 😂 you love to see it

[@YouWillNeverKnowMan]

LoL that was funny!

[@koroix34]

@@YouWillNeverKnowMan npc

[@LenExistsFr]

you know you're screwed when *fireborn* only dodged it *o n c e*

[@Bladieblah]

Not a humble brag

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

@@koroix34 ?????

[@daenite2480]

Seeing this mod just makes me want to ask the creator "Who hurt you?"

[@samuelneves1062]

"was it Skrillex?" "No-" "was it masta'?"

[@wingdm6111]

Probably Radiance

[@redbone9553]

I assume the people who beat 1.0 and 2.0

[@TheAroVII]

The game developers by not releasing Silksong

[@Nope-vg9zh]

Literally what I tink when I saw the video

[@IainDoherty51]

So who else is now waiting for the video in 12 Months explaining how some crazy speedrunner has beaten AnyRad 3.0 😂

[@captainspy5398]

ME

[@4WickedBros]

Fr

[@Astrosk1er]

Fr

[@LivingCarrat]

oooh boy

[@majokuhn]

Nah more but f yeah

[@linkmariokirby7373]

The orb in Phase 2 should have custom dreamnail dialogue that just says the word "orb" 270 times

[@carlpapa123]

It should be like how the frick did you dreamnail me?

[@drascia]

The truly timeless GDQ meme

[@TrixterTheFemboy]

ascend ascend ascend with orb

[@soy5977]

@@TrixterTheFemboy oOooOooOoOoOooOoO(rb)

[@Calamitri]

Something that I really like about modded bosses like this one is that the attacks are more unique than the base game, it’s not just “oh now the attacks are even faster than before”

[@limonlx7182]

Ye, that's what I loved about Any Radiance even since 1.0. I've seen videos of something like Atomic Radiance or whatever, but it didn't do much other than just add more stuff and make it faster. Any Radiance was so unique that it pushed the players towards discovery of baldur shell strats to avoid unavoidable damage.

[@bigmike8288]

yea all of the mechanics with this one are done amazingly. its just the fact that theyre also done to the lowest degree of possibility. this is how you make a boss on the precipice of human ability and i love that because this should be the final evolution of the radiance at this point. i know phase 1 can be cheesed but even so the sheer luck and skill involved even with that to beat it overall would be unbelievable. interested to see where everything goes from here.

[@Bladieblah]

@@limonlx7182 Any radiance 1.0 didn't add any new stuff, it just added more waves and faster spawns of existing attacks. Any radiance 1.0 was well designed (at least in hindsight) since there was real skillful counterplay to its attacks, but it didn't add new mechanics like 3.0 does

[@limonlx7182]

@@Bladieblah it did change quite a lot tho. During the laser attack, lasers usually fire 3 separate times, one after the other. In 1.0 it was changed, so that all lasers stay until the attack is finished. Both beam wall and spike wall attacks used to go from one direction, in 1.0 they come from both sides. And obviously, the climb phase was just a joke, and the laser is supposedly unavoidable. That's when the baldur shell strat was 1st invented. Compared to other fanmade Radiance fights, 1.0 was a very unique one.

[@Bladieblah]

@@limonlx7182 I agree it was unique, but it was unique by enhancing existing attacks. Any Rad 3 has entirely new things that aren't variations on existing radiance attacks. But I get your point

[@teslapenguin1]

I can't believe that the final phase is just Markoth. What a way to end the fight

[@justanaveragebuzzsaw]

Radiance needs a Dreamshield in the final phase

[@danielzimmerman2440]

Watch any radiance 4.0 come out and it's literally just Markoth.

[@kirin8735]

Well it’s more Xero than Markoth but yeah

[@alejandrobello7005]

It's the hardest phase by far of course

[@WettSokks]

This boss battle makes the nameless king from Dark souls 3 look like the worm you'd put on the hook just to get radiance to show itself... this is absolutely insane and I love it Edit: bruh it took me ages to beat nameless king 😭 am I just the only one here that isn't built different in a good way??? Edit 2: lmao I don't even understand half of this tiny war in the replies

[@iuliuslovin37]

@mikallikotheweird5887 this is not a fun design...is a stupid design...

[@WettSokks]

@@iuliuslovin37 hwat is a stupid design?

[@iuliuslovin37]

@@WettSokks make it hard to impossible just because...that's not good design, imagine all the fights and moves with only one way to doge it...

[@izthistle6196]

@@iuliuslovin37 it’s a mod designed to be unbeatable. The fact that there are ways to dodge is generous enough

[@doubleaabattery7562]

@@lucasgonzalezlopez3807 its not for the best of the best at this point lol, he's just mad people beat it the first 2 times

[@tri4cejawn365]

6:26 “maybe if you told HuntHussle that steady body is bad he would get angry enough to be able to do this”

[@deadakus]

I like how at this point it doesn't feel like an immensely powerful entity fighting you at their best. It now feels like a god who is toying with you. Giving you barely enough room to dodge each attack on purpose, taunting you with the fact that you cannot beat it.

[@Astrosk1er]

I give it a year and you’ll have three absolute gods beating this

[@MrMelonGuy42]

and silksong still wont be out

[@Sekiro_lover]

Not sure this one seems a bit too tuff

[@skyesyd221]

@@MrMelonGuy42hm

[@slimyduck2140]

@@Sekiro_lover Given enough time, anything that has a probability of happening higher than 0 will happen.

[@ieatnuts1128]

@@Sekiro_loverif it’s heath can reach 0, it can be defeated

[@hollow3656]

Phase 1: Beam Screen, Speed Swords and S P I K E Phase 2: Beam Star, S P I K E, Spirit Bomb WR and Portals Phase 3: When you can see, how fast can you flee? Phase 4: it's *BEYBLAAAAAAAAAAAADE-*

[@CallytheCalicoCat]

This is actually really funny but it's been so long since I've heard something about FNaF World in any form so now you've unlocked forgotten memories

[@Sylvia_Corvidev]

@@CallytheCalicoCat FNaF world is the second best FNaF game and I will NOT accept criticism on that opinion (the first one is Help Wanted, obviously)

[@rhm6999]

@@CallytheCalicoCat I'm sorry its been what since you've last heard of fnaf? :)

[@CallytheCalicoCat]

@@rhm6999 well FNaF itself like yesterday but FNaF World in particular has been a really long time

[@wta1518]

There are 6 phases.

[@giuf175]

The thing is, it would actually be interesting to see some of these mechanics in an actual winnable fight.

[@EightOneGulf]

You mean the original radiance fight? 😁

[@masterblaster38]

​@@EightOneGulf I mean the second phase is actually an interesting idea. This fight in general would be a lot more possible if It went 50%~75% the speed It goes now.

[@DuDoo553]

@@masterblaster38 if it was half speed you would still get shredded tho

[@masterblaster38]

@@DuDoo553 Nah If It was half speed I see this perfectly possible for the top Players tbh. It would be hard, but not absurds levels of hard of instantly dying withaut knowing why.

[@eclipse0174]

​@@masterblaster38 yea it would "only" be as hard as AnyRad 2.0 if he did that!

[@Woomycraft1572]

This is the definition of “Oh, this boss is near impossible, yet someone beat it. Let’s give them this!” (Someone is totally gonna beat this, I’m already predicting it).

[@BigDBrian]

@Veneficia beating the phases individually still doesn't even come close to beating the fight as a whole, as there's no opportunity to recover health and even if you clear each phase with enough health to spare for a theoretical full run, getting that actual run is something else entirely. Like if you have a ~1% chance to get one of the three hard phase good enough, across 3 phases that's a 1 in 1000000 run to do. And I don't think 1% is an unreasonable number to go off given that the attacks and patterns do not seem consistently dodgeable in the slightest

[@vyor8837]

@@BigDBrian it just proves it's possible

[@erikm8373]

Having to whack the ball back and forth to damage the boss is actually quite a cool mechanic. I would love to see it implemented in a boss meant to be beaten

[@sythrus]

Jellyfish

[@sanstheskeleton679]

Uumuu technically has something similar

[@drascia]

Ganondorf: Hollow Knight edition

[@kingmaple9252]

The first phase has already been defeated and it’s so sick

[@PlushRei]

Proofs!

[@unmeiidesu]

@@PlushRei zZera

[@BoginTheOrange]

This community is so insane

[@ieatnuts1128]

@@BoginTheOrangeif its health can reach 0, it can be defeated and yea this community is absolutely insane

[@benmorrow7067]

How about wingsmoulds ? they have 999 heath and heal, you can *technically* kill them@@ieatnuts1128

[@dov_dov_dov]

I like how Radiance revolves around itself in the last phase. When I saw it for the first time, I smiled even despite the horror of this mod

[@the33rdguy]

I feel like this boss is all my fault and I am immensely proud of it. This is everything I hoped for when I started 2.0. Also the first phase I did radiant because of a glitch with the BV dash. I'll be uploading that soon. Climb and final was done. Rn plats is the big big big issue. That beam star is just... yeesh.

[@lyde73]

You sir are built different lmao

[@xvgreen8586]

Do it again

[@cosmicvoidtree]

He’s never “winning” the war. Unless silksong comes out, this will just be an endless stalemate as the community delves into insanity trying to beat this boss. Never say something is impossible, because unless a TAS is unable to beat it, the community eventually will.

[@skyesyd221]

Hm

[@saula8948]

this legit seems impossible , this is bs on crack .

[@sythrus]

Tas is just human but fast after all

[@soup3043]

Correction.. if a TAS is **done** on the boss, then the community eventually will beat it.

[@drruger2447]

@@sythrus Hmmmm that really depends on the game. I’m not familiar enough with the Hollow Knight speed running community to say that isn’t true for it, but in general there are definitely alot of TAS’ that are humanly impossible (and never will be) because they require more button presses in a single second than we can perform. For examples look into the Super Mario bros franchise

[@LoominousShroominous]

I actually think phase 2 is really fucking cool. It’s such a unique idea and the portals are so cool. I love everything about phase 2. It’s so cool.

[@clf7663]

Yeah, but the portals are random... would be cooler if you(humans not TAS) could predict it at least.

[@randomdud7733]

Yeah, I know, it's so neat, youshouod play it

[@BigDBrian]

random portals + random teleport every 2 seconds is a bit much

[@K1llb0t]

You like it cause you ain't gonna play this. Jokes aside the gimmicks are very cool and unique

[@jacob.1820]

yeah it's pretty cool. you could even say that it's cool. very cool. I think it's cool.

[@notimportant4329]

I really like the idea of Hunthustle beating this hitless with steady body out of pure spite.

[@ManateaParty]

Wow wow Italy has been busy! Radiance 3.0 looks WILD and as always great showcase from Fire!

[@YouWillNeverKnowMan]

Crazy that they already cleared 3 out of 4 phases (in one day!).

[@pyrek9154]

no, no way, I dont believe you

[@DeadClover]

@@pyrek9154 me and zZera have done it but those phases make up about 10% of the difficulty of the fight. Plats is so so so hard it makes up the other 90% of the difficulty of the boss.

[@KissedByFire16]

@@DeadClover what the fuck

[@YouWillNeverKnowMan]

@@DeadClover True, even though before you two found the strats for them, everything except phase 4 looked impossible. (At leas, to a layman) ;)

[@Pan_Robotka]

I know why he made final phase that easy. It's because when someone kill the boss (there is now first phase complete) he can just make stantard orbs, but faster and spikes around arena, so you can't attack radiance from up. And he can add the hardest attacks from all of any radiances and Any Radiance 4.0 is made

[@Snapthorn]

Can't wait for the TAS version to see if this fight is even possible at all

[@justasidequestnpc6396]

Some of these attacks could actually work really well in an actually balanced bossfight tho

[@taterskins1033]

It feels like he got a lawyer’s advice on what is *technically* possible

[@Catn-1-p]

"this spirit orb could delete your hard drive" - fireb0rn calmly while trying to kill the literal god of god of gods

[@mards9491]

I literally burst into laughter when fire talked about dodging the sword walk and when he said “and I am proud of that” because I beat normal radiance after to long or trying and the feeling he got dodging that one attack is how I felt beating true ending! God made my day

[@mards9491]

God gamer made my day*

[@tarhun9977]

​@@mards9491u know you can edit comments, right?

[@Xhadp]

The second phase's mechanics are actually really cool and if tuned back to a reasonable level could actually end up proving to be a really cool fight. Might need to split them up to make it fair though. Other than that, seeing just a TAS of the full thing would be a treat to watch. Love that Bob Fred created this.

[@Powerghost1.0]

The beam ball should stay in the last phase. Wouldn't be hard to program it and it would bring the last phase much closer to the difficulty of the other phases.

[@jojorama4]

Team Cherry has to release Silksong soon, this is going too far

[@slimyduck2140]

I would love a realisticly beatable verion of this with the new mechanics

[@tonythr5093]

I'm so angry right now. This is beyond sadism or masochism. This is literal insanity. I love this community.

[@izaanshah1578]

"The beam wall is a little bit more tougher to dodge"

[@x6173]

The fact that 3 of the 4 phases have already been beaten is actually amazing

[@dancer2234]

I assume phase 1 is the unbeaten one?

[@x6173]

@@dancer2234 its phase 2 actually, iirc correctly there's a strat in phase 1 that allows you to effectively freeze the boss which makes it a breeze to get through

[@Firefly256]

@@x6173 But you can’t really heal between the phases, like sure you can beat phase 3 with 9 masks but you aren’t going to get to phase 3 will full HP

[@DeadClover]

​@@Firefly256 the climb can be beaten hitless with not too much difficulty and the final phase must be done hitless cause everything one shots you.

[@nif4345]

umm wHAT

[@BilbusBaggins]

We need silksong already This is just insane at this point

[@popeneiad7968]

So you’re saying, hypothetically if my Carefree Melody activated 200 times in a row, I would have a chance?

[@papeandocomraposa8274]

yes

[@PerfectZeroMusic_]

Community: Beats 2.0 The mod creator: and i took that personally

[@rk13567]

I will be beyond impressed if someone manages to do this. Just insane

[@lunaradept]

Alright time for bets, which happens first! Someone beats this boss or Silksong comes out?

[@hollow3656]

honestly, someone beats this boss.

[@MorganSaph]

It's great to see Any Radiance finally acting like a god and changing the rules.

[@undertalefan_4life420]

Next thing you know, Any Radiance 4.0 is just gonna instantly kill you once you enter the boss room.

[@MstrKipper]

Continued effects of the Silksong drought. We need to bet if it will be beaten before it comes out

[@Eldersh1eld]

Whoever finishes this boss gonna be insane

[@wasiqhossainanim8623]

The Hollow Knight community continues to amaze and terrify me at the same time with all their mods

[@tricmagic]

One thing that might exist is a tell. The swords in first phase are always on the same level, so you can shadow-dodge one then dodge the other. Of course, this is a maybe since at low HP their level changes by 1. Also, at 6:05 Phase 2, Any Radiance teleported into the warp, and so ended up somewhere else. At 5:34, the five-pronged light also teleports through it. I'd assume the same could be done for any other projectile. 4:44 also showcases an interesting quirk to the portals. In that you can actually see where it leads.... Checking back at the projectile teleport, it is possible to guess where it will take you. Black portals are located low(correction down below, they likely lead to Radiance), exit points while image portals lead higher. If you look at 4:40 before Any Radiance obscures it with their light, you can see it's exit point is at a pillar. That isn't a refraction of the pillar it's in front of, but it's exit point as seen when Fireborn ends up going through it. Looking back at the projectile teleport, the portal shows a tower top obscured by clouds. In that regard, you need supreme environmental awareness to take advantage of them, but it can be done. You could even send the projectile through them intentionally... 4:50, and the first portal in the fight. Are the Black Portals a result of the Radiance being nearby their exit point? That time link shows that it's extremely faded during the second it can be seen, and then it turns black when the radiance teleports in front of it at 4:52. Ell, you can see the radiance's rings through the faded portals too. Rather than chasing the Radiance, your goal should be waiting for a chance to chuck the projectile through the portals. Not only does it free up movement space, you got a good shot at dealing damage. Ironically, the Climb is probably the hardest part of the fight. You have to get through both previous phases, which means your HP is low enough a mistake could cost you the entire fight. And those platforms appear way far from each other, or right next to each other. Neither is good given the light. Might be worth trying to get that thing down below the bottom of the second phase and then climb like your life depends on it. (Slugs might be most useful. Does it count to push the projectile? As they fall they can free up time if they do, though your soul is limited. Their multi-hit nature would be a bit silly if they do.) Wouldn't mind seeing some infinite hp testing to see if these theories are correct.

[@Nope-vg9zh]

This is the exact response to the question "Why we need Silksong"

[@Nnyco_]

"You know what everyone likes? Godhome Uumuu, lets add that to the fight!"

[@jennasloan396]

Gotta hit the beam burst into the boss? Finally a use for Heavy Blow

[@morganhayes5503]

The any radiance situation has evolved into a full on arms race between the modder and the community

[@KuzeyKavas-y6o]

imagine someone beating two of these at the same time hitless while screen is upside down usingly only toe fingers to control without using spells

[@Xedlord]

The way he says "beamburst" is really satisfying for some reason

[@hollowknightenjoyer]

I am scared for what will happen once 4.0 will be made

[@flumptybumpty9593]

Basically this, but blindfolded and you're wearing boxing gloves.

[@mentaldisability9413]

@@flumptybumpty9593 and every 1 min you pause the game and start boxing the creator of this boss

[@crisis8v88]

For 4.0, Any Rad will go full Markoth and just do away with floors altogether.

[@maximilianwonschik1304]

the modcreator said he wo!'t maoe a 4.0 if the community beats this boss. This is actually the final challenge

[@Azazel_Maximus]

"If you tell hunthussle steady body is bad enough" PFFFFFFFFFT

[@Tmitric]

We all know Merg is gonna casually no-hit this right?

[@KingMako30]

There's so many fun mechanics here! They would be amazing for an actually balanced boss fight.

[@draygon6909]

Time for hollow knight players to descend into a new level of insanity

[@masterblaster38]

6:42 "I don't know what happens if you let It finish, crash the game or maybe delete your hardrive."

[@yaficool]

Seeing people attempt this really makes me think that when silksong comes out it’s gone be beaten in under 2 seconds…

[@TheAdvertisement]

I love how the final phase at the top of the platforms is called the "Fidget Spinner" phase.

[@dim_reflection]

Waiting forsome madlad to do this on radiant

[@LukeMan2015]

My first observation is that the sword wall attack in the beginning is impossible to have enough time to even be able to fall down to the gap most of the time since it is in a random location. You could easily dodge it by dodging away from the second set of sword to buy yourself enough time to get a second shade cloak and dodge back through that second pass!

[@HollowTypeIX]

But can it beat Zote the Mighty??

[@Schrodinger_]

Phase 2 is actually a really interesting concept for a boss. I would love to play a version of if it that isn't absolutely insane and player-hating.

[@Dreg00n]

we all know the only true impossible boss is the any primal aspid.

[@AidanWR]

The damaging radiance with the beam burst is a cool mechanic. Too bad it's complimented with an impossible arena

[@Doomguyhunter1]

I feel like he'll make 4.0 just because you can beat it with infinite health.

[@aogasd]

4.0 that is so hard it's impossible to beat even with infinite health

[@Doomguyhunter1]

@@aogasd yeah. And then he'll still make a 5.0 because you can beat 4.0 with hacks.

[@CoolLookinPea]

As long as a boss it *technically* beatable. You better believe some force of nature is going to do it

[@dertpert]

It is funny how 3 of the 4 fases are already beaten😂

[@volter6307]

When all hope is lost we turn to it TAS

[@B3dBlitz]

I feel like after some random sweaty guy beats AnyRad 3.0, AnyRad 4.0 is gonna be Radiance with hacks 💀

[@oyc7946]

I cant wait for Any Radiance to just turn into a Touhou fight

[@loloclaw]

Lore accurate radiance

[@NekoEchoflower]

Can't believe someone already beat phase 1 Hollow Knight community gotta be one of the biggest badasses there are

[@voidblob5064]

hollow knight community is really really insane, and i like it

[@4WickedBros]

Agreed :D

[@squidking2679]

12 days later we get a video titled “How this one gamer managed to beat the hardest boss in hollow knight” and it’s some guy in China or something who beat this boss with the three most obscure charms

[@Umipumi]

A boss not designed for human players. But maybe an AI could beat it.

[@negativeiquser5295]

Looking VERY carefully at the edges of the arena, it looks like there's room for you to get in a descending dark without getting hit by the spikes. This makes EVERY attack dodgeable, but you need soul. Now phase 2, we don't talk about phase 2. (it still might be possible but making it consistently would be hell)

[@DeadClover]

descending dark gives no invincibility frames now even if you don't hit the spikes

[@negativeiquser5295]

@@DeadClover what. what the fuck what the actual- and it's impossible. It's impossible now.

[@adamlol_gaming4666]

can't wait for Any Radiance 4.0

[@wafflelord1193]

I thought I saw it all during phase 1 but then the moving spike platforms and perma deathray starfish of doom took it to a whole new level. I'm crying.

[@SirPogsalotCreates]

you know it's an avengers level threat when fireb0rn says it's "very tough"

[@TOAB-ik8fu]

lore accurate radiance

[@lethe.archive]

would really like to see a tas on this someday. pretty sure this is beyond human skill but gl to anyone who actually attempts it.

[@sandiszirdzins2579]

I can already see someone absolutely destroy radience and dodge everything like a god💀

[@horatioal-saadi5021]

And you just know they'll still beat this before Silksong releases

[@diamonds.9541]

I cant believe that you used falkkone's cover for the music, i love falkkone so much!

[@argonicapple]

Hollow knight community mindset: If it's health can drop to 0, *it can die.*

[@puppetwraith17]

“It’s a little bit harder” Oh no shit

[@cysipy]

nah the first completion is gonna happen after silksong releases i know it

[@Ender_Onryo]

Fire: But Italy has won the war *5 Years later* Fire: *Releases new EP of God Gamers*

[@involvedfootball]

the time i spent on just regular radiance, this would be a bucket list boss battle for me

[@Sapeidra]

Seing this I remember that once upon a time silksong was announced for this years february and I think its about time when the god gamer says: "you can technically doge this."

[@IschmarVI]

I like how the boss is still desgined with the "theoretical idea of being beatable" while being as close to unbeatable as humanly possible. Like, every mechanic has in theory a way to avoid it.

[@DanS044]

The last phase is actually genius, so many tears will be shed as someone manages to make it to the last phase legitimately and then die.

[@AlasdairGR]

Can't wait for the inevitable followup in a month or two that shows some mad lad defeating it.

[@palekinggaming]

the creator was DEFINITELY high when creating this

[@Sokobansolver]

CrankyTemplar: "Any Radiance 3.0 is kind of crazy"

[@TetraLover001]

I was watching a video about a day or two ago that at the time there was an exploit that allowed you to C-Dash off the map(After many, many seconds of going in one direction) to disable the beams of light and I *think* disables the sword attack too. Significantly more manageable and the 1st phase went by quick, but 2nd phase still seems impossible.