Can you beat Hollow Knight without any pogos?

I hope you all enjoyed this different style of video, probably won't do it again but it was fun while it lasted :)
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[@FIREOWLHK]

I hope you all enjoyed this different style of video! I probably won't do it again because it was a lot of work to make a (kinda) coherent story to go along normal gameplay. I'm hoping to go back to some more challenging challenge runs and/or softlocks in the near future that focus more on the skipping/technical side of Hollow Knight. I might also take a little break from youtube, the last couple of videos took a lot of time and energy and I think I need a little break from all that :D I'll be active on my discord server if you wish to hang out and speak with me, it's a great place in general! discord.gg/MvzvNXguCK

[@Kiier6452]

Loved it!

[@LordCrusher]

You know what would have been extra sick? Having someone voice act the radiances lines

[@FIREOWLHK]

@@LordCrusher true

[@mr.wildride1954]

I hope you keep having characters narrate playthroughs

[@anoniml4t556]

i really like this style

[@french7515]

oddly entertaining to have the radiance narrate it

[@FIREOWLHK]

this makes me very happy because i was not sure people would even realize that the radiance was narrating

[@icyredranger]

Yeh

[@drascia]

Absolute Entertainment

[@THE_RADIANCE]

​@@FIREOWLHK yea for a bit I didn't either.

[@shannonodea8432]

any entertainment is fine

[@redtomato4903]

Skurry shivers in fear after seeing you defeat ALL the dream warriors with dream shield only

[@FIREOWLHK]

fun fact: skurry did dshield only markoth in their steel soul bingo based off of my original dshield only markoth video!

[@redtomato4903]

@@FIREOWLHK Wow I didn’t realize that you had done it first!

[@izer9575]

To avoid saying 'Radience:' at the front of all subtitles, you can assign a different color/font representing each pov to make it easier to stand out without directly telling us who is saying what

[@FIREOWLHK]

thanks for the feedback

[@themystghost1142]

If only the radiance realized the best line of defense would be a never ending loading screen...

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

Ie. A steel soul death(that deletes da save)

[@Norithedawgg]

Actually, if a screen was loading for too long after dying to a boss while having any help whatsoever, (grimmchild, defenders crest, dreamshield, weaversong and glowing womb i think) the boss will continue taking damage, possibly die in some cases

[@gamer-ninja3522]

Radiance: the ghost proceed to assert his dominance Ghost to hornet: “YOU CANT DEFEAT ME I HAVE THE HIGH GROUNDS”

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

*”IT’S OVER HORNET”*

[@MasterIsabelle]

“Almost as if they did the same route 100 times already” Timelines, clearing saves, LORE

[@ctrl5274]

“If only I controlled the mantis population; none of this could have happened” - Radiance 2022

[@mkks4559]

If it wasn't for the bouncy mushrooms, I would have never learned that I can downslash and would have completed Hollow Knight without pogoing.

[@ricardobr1493]

Im gonna have a mental breakdown brb

[@mkks4559]

@@ricardobr1493 but why though?

[@ricardobr1493]

@@mkks4559 how did you never once try to pogo

[@mkks4559]

@@ricardobr1493 I don't know there wasn't any clear indication for it. However, I vaguely remember trying to stomp on the first Crawlid in King's Pass.

[@Random-mo8dc]

@@mkks4559 same😂😂😂

[@Schenkel101]

If you think about any videogame challenge run from a in world perspective, it becomes so much more amusing. A character surmounting what most would call invincible foes and impassable obstacles. Mastering movement, magic and combat, defeating Gods and Demons, Saving their village, their kingdom, their world, while handicapping themselves just to make things interesting.

[@eurasian8492]

this is why you dont mess with moths, if they can buy a thousand dollar lamp they can buy a 10 dollar pipebomb directly to your shell

[@xxGreenRoblox]

what about if they have 1009 dollars

[@NikozBG]

The part with the purple mushrooms was so funny. I've never imagined so many people got stuck there, it honestly blows my mind.

[@Josuh]

I really wish i could experience that level of true blind first hollow knight playthrough, not knowing how to pogo must be wild

[@zaynanater5980]

this story far exceeds those of Shakespeare, William Golding, and Ray Bradbury

[@arealhuman2409]

This video is so great, I love the Radiance narrating it. But yeah I can see that this would be a lot of work. Also I never realized that so many people had a problem with the mushrooms in Wastes lmao

[@FIREOWLHK]

its honestly hilarious reading all the threads on bouncy mushrooms. they’re always worded so ironically and it makes me wonder if its some sort of inside joke im not aware of

[@ditzy1234]

To be fair it took me an hour to remember I could even pogo so I spent an hour figuring out how to get past them lmao (I hadnt played anything even half at challenging as hk at that point)

[@doku7335]

I was one of the people who didn't know you could pogo. I assumed it was some kind of ability like Dive or Cloak that I would unlock later. Some downward attack. So instead I got the Lantern, Dream Nail, and scouted everything on the part of the map available to me. I don't remember how I learned about pogoing, maybe friends told me, maybe I looked it up.

[@helenrozh3636]

These mushrooms made me realize I can use nail in any direction, not just right/left. I just never tried it before. And I can tell that vengefly king with only sideslash was kinda hard. There should be some note about it in king's pass tutorial imo

[@Lazyguy22]

I remember discovering pogoing with that spiky shell dude over acid guarding the way to fog canyon. I thought I was the shit lmao

[@technik6744]

Great video! I can see why it took so long to make, with the radiance narrating. I understand if you don't want to do this style again, but it was fun as a one-off!

[@FIREOWLHK]

appreciate it! it was difficult coming up with a coherent story while also keeping the main focus on the actual challenge run aspect of the video. if i feel this style of video fits well with a different video idea, i may do it again :D

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

@@FIREOWLHK please do! Especially with the Radiance as the narrator, I love seeing things imagined from her perspective 😂

[@VitaEmerald324]

14:14 I never realized that could be done, that actually seems easier than what I do in that room

[@imdadirtydan]

Very well edited with proper levels of dank and meme, very nice

[@FIREOWLHK]

thanks dan!

[@magicalmercy]

I never knew I needed a video narrated by the Radiance until today (Also, Gorb sounds like a squeaky toy when sped up so much it’s hilarious)

[@Gardengap]

Wow, I like how the actual “not pogoing” part is barely mentioned and the main idea is narrating a Hollow Knight run from the Radiance’s perspective

[@Sqouty]

This went from beating hollow knight without pogos to beating hollow knight with dream shield only

[@TotalAlmonds]

the thought of going through the white palace without pogoing wingmoulds disturbs me greatly

[@cool_zeb]

funny story, when I got hollow knight, I hadn't seen any playthroughs or anything about the game other than the steam page since it was relatively new. I actually didn't know that pogos were a thing. I only swung my nail left and right for as long as I could until I was stuck at the pogo mushrooms in fungal core. I tried for so long to bounce off them just by jumping to no avail. I'm curious how people are supposed to find out about pogos if not from watching other people do it or accidentally doing it...

[@SherriJones7000Orphans]

At that point you had wings so I don’t know how you got stuck there and no bench so save and quit (But I think you mean fungal waste)

[@cameron6538]

I realized I could upslash in king's pass and then it was just a matter of reasoning that if i could attack in 3 cardinal direction, i could probably slash in the fourth. Then again, I'm a veteran to metroid and you can attack in 8 directions for most of those games

[@oyoplayer]

I like the fact that's the Radiance who tell the story

[@aidano6350]

As one of the folks who had to look up how to progress because they didnt know about pogoing the mushrooms, that section hit hard

[@Valerescence]

Most underrated sentence: we can become the strong together

[@FIREOWLHK]

i only noticed that after i spent three hours exporting the video so i just left it in call it an “easter egg”

[@JalapenoCat1933]

It’s very creative and interesting to have the Radiance narrating it, nice work!

[@yummydragon8533]

the purple mushrooms were so relatable it’s scary

[@pauljackson3491]

Can you kill the Rad with anything else besides the nail? The dreamshield in your case or magic or thorns of agony? I do like the story though. Anyone can do a speedrun but how many can make a story of it; that still meshes with the HK lore. The White Palace looks almost easier without pogoing. Post whatever of why don't you have more subs?

[@FIREOWLHK]

thanks, i appreciate it! radiance can be killed with any nail related attacks, narts included wp definitely isnt easier with pogoing, some of the skips i normally do literally aren’t possible without pogos

[@mina_mozna]

This is an amazing vid, the work on it really paid off, i think :> great pace, great narration, great humor. Overall really creative and fun. I'd love to see more like this.

[@truetentic]

Let’s goooo new video! Very good and very well done 👍 I actually really enjoyed this narrative from the radiance’s perspective, but it’s fine if you don’t want to keep doing these

[@guywholikescats]

"The ghost finds a big EGG" skurry???????

[@fancypesto3647]

2:37 run dead sadge

[@FIREOWLHK]

i didnt really count that as a pogo but yeah i can see what you mean. i guess if a see a lot of strong vocal comments saying that this disqualifies the run ill put it in the pinned comment

[@ekkoet]

I would not count it, that was only a downward nail hit not a pogo.

[@imdadirtydan]

What makes it a pogo is the bounce, hence the term pogo

[@blastlightstar]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THE BONK NOISE FOR TRAITOR LORD’S DEATH i saw an edit with that once and i could never forget it

[@precisamesmo]

This video was so much fun ; the editing is great, the narration by Radiance was such a cool idea, and doing the White Palace without pogoing was *insane*. Also, the pipe bomb plan made me cackle, I've subscribe just because of it lol thank you so much and I hope you have a lovely week

[@FIREOWLHK]

thank you so much :)

[@funtimecupcake]

The whole video is golden, but 9:27 and the bit with Radiance after takes the cake IMO

[@Desticler]

I've played this game since the days Hidden Dreams was the only released content pack and I still think they should have included some sort of clear indication you can attack vertically. The problem for me wasn't knowing I can pogo. The problem was knowing I can attack in any direction other than left and right. Once I figured that out by looking it up, knowing I can pogo was an instant natural realization. To be fair, it seems like they tried having a pogo tutorial in that little area after False Knight with the Snail Shaman (I keep forgetting its name) by making you attack platforms right below you, but problem it, horizontal slashes take care of them just fine, so they failed at teaching me and countless other people. That being said, watching this video actually made me want to attempt this myself, but without upward attacks as well, just like the dumb me from 5 years ago played :)

[@Sepi-chu_loves_moths]

There's another room in forgotten crossroads with a grub after pooing platforms with spikes on them, although it's 0ptional

[@Desticler]

@@Sepi-chu_loves_moths I have seen that room on my first playthrough. I figured it's impossible with my current abilities.

[@snipermonkey3428]

Me : tries to sleep The mosquito next to my ear : 11:19

[@daffak730]

you absolutely deserve more views and attentions! this video is very well made

[@RedStoneMatt]

love to see radiance's point of view lol thanks for your work!

[@hagridisbeautiful1781]

I was so caught up in the amazing storytelling, I completely forgot that the goal was not to pogo Until White Palace

[@ironrose1656]

fire owl lore shroomPog

[@FIREOWLHK]

reject hk lore, embrace fire owl lore

[@athyestic8374]

@@FIREOWLHK so true

[@sudhapandey1906]

I love how you made the video completely to the radiance's perspective like he can't see in ghost's dream and can't see in the white lady's cocoon

[@vladdivesho1163]

Never did i think that id see radiance roleplay, but here i am..

[@MarsLee0]

This is such an interesting challange! And Radiance narrating was a cool add-on.

[@kittencaboodle8124]

loved this vid! a joy to watch start to finish

[@crabbyburger2580]

16:48, The first hit on The Radiance was a pogo!

[@FIREOWLHK]

no?

[@basicaIIymyseIf]

Those are wings

[@yantraaji2981]

this is me when the first time I played hollow knight..... I didn't know pogo exist

[@LilTrari]

This was such a high quality video from a low sub count channel! Amazing video, definitely earned yourself a like and sub.

[@captianstickernoodles6480]

Gotta love that the Radiance can't see into the White Lady's room just like the godseekers. Nice attention to detail

[@hsadragblade613]

I was eagerly waiting to see path of pain pogoless, but I can understand why it wasn't included.

[@FIREOWLHK]

i wanted to do pop but it’s literally impossible without glitches :(

[@python1118]

Great vid. Really enjoyed watching all of it! Thank you for this entertainment!

[@aleaf1494]

12:06 gorb looks and sounds like a firework lol

[@pirilon78]

Came for copper and found gold There were barely any challenges with not pogoing but the in game story narrated through radiances pov was so fun

[@peetakeeta8136]

The most impressive fact is they did almost the whole run without taking off dreamshield -.-

[@mahmutmc4540]

".....the ghost had a little argument with their sister..." yeah battling to the death is a small and insignificant argument

[@parikshitharmilapi9766]

The Radiance narrating was very cute but the thing is that According to the lore The dreamers slept to lock the black egg to lock the hollow knight in which the Pale king planned to contain the Radiance so when the Little Ghost is killing the dreamers he's actually helping Radiance to escape the black egg even more. Nice video tho Keep up the good workk😊 Hope u respond to this comment

[@FIREOWLHK]

thank you!

[@tyrantchimera545]

I appreciate this challenge because when I first played, I had NO IDEA you could pogo! Gravity doesn't usually work like that, y'know? Got Roadblocked by the frickin' Moss knight and didn't play again for years DX Thank heavens for watching other people (who actually know what they're doing!) play on youtube!

[@TheVoidIsCold]

The part about the purple bouncy mushrooms is hilarious. I was stuck on the purple bouncy mushrooms longer than the mantis lords

[@Mazon7]

The funiest thing about this video is that broken vessel came from the roof wich means you died to it lol

[@SneakyTogedemaru]

That ghost went full Markoth mode... that's insane... I should probably try it at some point...

[@tacotime7894]

In my casual playthrough I didn't know that the pogo existed so I didn't use it until the mushrooms in fungal wastes. I searched for hours and got so stumped until I accidentaly did it

[@jeanyeap4229]

Sped-up warrior dreams are something I never knew I needed until now

[@FIREOWLHK]

its very satisfying watching the sped up dreamshield spin around the knight as well

[@tjeffersonb]

I love the Radiance narration

[@pabbus4097]

Great video, keep up the work man! Deserved Sub :D

[@daddles.]

Thank goodness it’s radiance approved I wouldn’t have watched otherwise

[@Dellirine]

On like one third I already forgotten that it was about hollow knight without pogos and just watched radience's plans

[@qwertyuiopwegames470]

At 5:39 it says “I didn’t even plan on getting menderbug here it was completely by accident lol” so you don’t have to spam pause (Also great video dude I enjoyed it a lot!)

[@promedic2666]

THE MIGHTY THE POWERFUL FALSE KNIGHT *embarrassingly falls down*

[@abhiroopkar202]

Best hollow knight vid from your channel, but I prefer the explanation style

[@VulpineFox7]

Yes those mushrooms were the worst to figure out in my first playthrough.

[@michaelmahoney5677]

With the exception of bouncing on the mushrooms I'm pretty sure I did this on my first playthrough. I didn't know nail pogos were a thing until months after I had beaten the game

[@poobum3797]

until the white palace bit i completelyforgot it was a no pogo challenge lmao

[@catkingmiow4279]

Watching the Radiance almost rage quit from reality after seeing epic gamer skills is legendary

[@MrMeowstic7]

I'm actually surprised that people needed help with the bouncy mushrooms. I figured them out right away

[@unknownguy4838]

The radiance watching him enter the Black Egg Temple "Oh Fuc"

[@ByteBoiToastin]

What a neat concept about the Radiance actually doing the narrating instead of the “traditional” way

[@fishy1TTV]

Flashbacks to when I played the whole game first time never knowing I can slash up or down-

[@fantasytalent4168]

I love this style

[@chaosverdeltia6169]

I almost forgot this was a no-pogo run until the radiance mentioned it at the white palace

[@icyorigami]

That editing was super cute

[@turquoise6384]

that radiance dreamsheild only was insane

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

I love the Radience narrator

[@reidpattis3127]

I recently started my first playthrough, and I made it to Fungal Wastes without a single pogo. I HEARD pogo is a big thing in this game, but just didn't know how to do it until I read a Reddit post.

[@Rexblub79]

I completely forgot that this was a no pogo challenge. The Radiance story was pretty entertaining

[@cronch307]

very well made video that deserves more views

[@nottestellata5201]

This is one of the easiest i think because all the level design is built seeing pogo as a secret mechanic until Path of Pain. So the pogo is always a gear to make everyhing easier but never required

[@FIREOWLHK]

thats why i had to mix up this challenge with something more interesting, hence the radiance narration

[@nottestellata5201]

@@FIREOWLHK always interesting though playing this game in every way possible :)

[@aurasenic]

LMAO this is hilarious. Great vid

[@josh.t2862]

First play through I totally needed to look up the purple mushrooms lol

[@somedude4087]

this is one motion sick ghost

[@mustacheman529]

On my first run, I didn't pogo all that much until White Palace kind of forced me to (except for the bouncy mushroom). I knew it was a thing since I had accidentally done it a few times, but I felt like it was too dangerous. Now I can't imagine playing without doing it every few seconds.

[@mapor4705]

This was me my first playthrough because I didn't know you could pogo things

[@PEIIIKA]

I didn't know that you can slash up and down till not watched some guides. I already had crystal dash and dreamnail somehow without mantis claw and double jump when i discovered pogoing.

[@ValeraMoth]

This is like watching this one super powerful villain got defeated by 1000 time as a kid lol

[@cass6020]

THE MIGHTY THE POWERFUL false knight

[@667link5]

Came for the challenge, stayed for the epic narriration

[@moffiez]

beautiful story

[@toboterxp8155]

I nearly did this. I only found out pogos were a thing when fighting watcher knights.

[@matejnentwich1376]

I need more Radience gaming.

[@Chava5369]

No Eyes sounds like a bird

[@Entroph08542]

This video deserves more views