The World's Toughest Videogame Boss Finally Defeated

[@fireb0rn]

Please check out NeoExilirus and The33rdGuy, who allowed me to react to their clears of the boss! www.youtube.com/@NeoExilirus kzbin.info/www/bejne/aarSmKmXodV0m7c www.youtube.com/@The33rdGuy kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zpm7fYmlrdiIldU See the video description for the full shoutouts to everyone who contributed to this boss clear!

[@1th_to_comment.]

Fire... I've beaten NKG, the path of pain, and gotten 112% completion. Can I be considered good at the game?

[@SPYROSTSABOURIS]

​@1th to comment. Yes I'm pretty much the same But I've managed to beat an even harder boss that NKG for the first time literally today

[@guillaumepotel6110]

je t'aime profondément Yosr♡

[@haggis_insanis5713]

now they gotta radiant it

[@gavinmaretzki6675]

I'd call them deranged, but this performance just screams "do you think a crazy person could do this?"

[@Mirror_Lotus]

They are deranged, it's just that all of their insanity gets dumped into their obsession with clearing the boss 😆

[@sediondemaj4207]

The first thing i think is “only a crazy person can do this”

[@cow12344]

*yes*

[@ukkisragee9983]

"The difference between insanity and genius is that genius has it's limits, and this shit is definetly pushing those limits. I'm Albert Einstein, and I do physics and shit!" - Albert Einstein

[@secretmeister]

@@Mirror_Lotus We are reading the tell tale heart in school now and... yeah

[@SemiHypercube]

The original Any Radiance wasn't even meant to be beatable. _And someone beat her._ So she was made to be even more unbeatable. _And someone beat that._ This is what no Silksong does to someone

[@cn8229]

If Silksong isn't out by 2024 we'll be seeing "WORLD FIRST ANY-AND-ALL RADIANCE PINKY ONLY WHITE SPELLS ONLY ALL BINDINGS HITLESS" and I'm here for it lol

[@glitchingeclipse9850]

Any radiance 3.0 ft. NKG fire pillars and Pure Vessel pillars and explosions when

[@asnail7346]

Any Radiance VR

[@giozeusk_8074]

Hollov knigth mf wen no silsog💀

[@bodigt0n35]

Any Rad 4.0, if you die to the boss you die in real life.

[@the33rdguy]

This is honestly a dream come true haha. I never would have expected to be here when I started this whole journey back in August. Thank you so much Fire! It truly means the world! The final phase alone I practiced for 50 hours. But it was the platform phase that we spent the most time in. Almost 600 hours was dedicated to plats just from my end. It's truly ridiculous. Also the glitch at the start of the final phase really made it so nerve wracking Thank you to all my new friends for making this whole journey worth it in the end! I especially want to should out Eternal Equinox! Whose supported me since I started fighting Any Rad 1.0. I honestly can not wait to show you all the story that went into these and future clears. I'm honestly bearly able to comprehend that this is even happening hahah. Stay tuned!!! Its gonna be a long... long story to tell. Thank you to everyone once again for just... everything. 😊

[@BagOfCashews]

Congrats! I actually just got to fighting the normal radiance myself on my first play through, and I have no idea how you do stuff like this.

[@enderdrane]

So small question. What happened to the other 32 guys that beat radiance 2.0 before you?

[@the33rdguy]

@@enderdrane they just be vinbin!

[@CalamitasBrimstoneWitch]

Holy shit, it's the legend himself- Amazing what you did, truly.

[@the33rdguy]

@@CalamitasBrimstoneWitch Thank you so much. I never would have expected people to care this much about this. It truly warms my soul.

[@mrfamilyfriendly4370]

We all know the hardest Boss is the wait for Silksong

[@samved3387]

Lol too good

[@CosmoecArk]

Yes. Silksong is a Myth. I am sad.

[@cooldudeinc]

Indeed

[@dogakoruyucu2194]

The boss we all try to defeat and fail.

[@cdeezjr2]

But be hopeful because team cherry has been grinding attempts to beat the boss

[@stanz47]

3:30 Actually that's not the only one! There are some others, but they are pixel perfect edges of platforms, but those are definitely not humanly possible to consistently land on lmao. Just thought it was interesting to note, for example the bottom far left platform during platz actually has a 1 pixel gap you can land on by accident sometimes if you aren't super careful! also the spikes at 9:46 were 1 FRAME away from beating the beam wall. If that beam wall hadn't proced the baldur shell then Guy's run would have ended there! One more notable thing is during Guy's run there was a lag spike at the start that caused him to lose count of his pogos and almost die, having to resort to a crazy series of orb dodges to recover from the lag. I could not recommend watching Neo's and Guy's individual runs more. Incredible congratulations to them both!!!

[@fireb0rn]

Thanks for clarifying all that!

[@amagicmuffin1191]

thanks

[@noahnee2309]

Honestly when I joined the team I didn’t believe the boss would ever be cleared either, but I was willing to contribute as much as I could. I’m so proud of Guy and Neo for putting in the work and every other member of the team too. G freaking G

[@the33rdguy]

Thank you Noah!!!!!!!!! This would not happen if you didn't give me the mod.

[@velest1al]

People really do absurd things while waiting for Silksong This is INSANE

[@evilhumour_292]

NO COST TOO GREAT!

[@skyesyd221]

Hm

[@StopDropDash]

People don’t do absurd things when waiting for silksong, they become absurd

[@dodojesus4529]

I fear were gonna see some first try hitless bullshit

[@Bladieblah]

Really wish there was a comment that didn't feel the need to complain about Silksong or drag it into this.

[@Yhwach27]

I wonder how these 2 feel when they fight “the radiance” It’s like the difference between false knight and failed champion but x10 bigger

[@TheGimbishGlob]

I imagine it’s like the difference between nightmare king Grimm and massive moss charger

[@trent800]

The difference is probably closer to the difference between Radiant Failed Champion and a random husk

[@lentongaming]

More like the difference between a crawllid and the entire Pantheon of Hallowknest

[@the33rdguy]

Bro its like so fast. Its like going from NKG to grim. So freaking weird!

[@codenamecornbread]

Fr it's like going from like, one tiktik to almost like, two tiktiks or something ong fr fr bro

[@Reinoiro]

Shoutouts to the guy who got stuck on hornet for 20 hours, finally someone close to challenging his skill

[@D.E.L.T.A]

Holy crap this is insane! Mad congrats to them, I'm here still struggling with Abs Rad :')

[@gregorydery]

Don't worry I'm also struggling with Abs Rad

[@D.E.L.T.A]

Thank you, kind strangers

[@farik_rop]

Don't worry, i cant defeat even NKG

[@justarandomduck1268]

@Dumb Blob good thing i am doing p5 before fighting zote so he does not apear as i am unable to beat that beast

[@justarandomduck1268]

I think the biggest prob is the sheer amount of shaking i have when i reach rad in p5

[@greenstat1c]

This feels like a true version of the story behind the Hollow Knight. So many shades tried and died to make their way here. All of them start rising to represent the support they've been getting from their friends, in order to take down the truest form of the radiance. Well played, you skilled two players. I salute you.

[@the33rdguy]

WOW! Now that's poetic :)

[@hornetar]

Excellent explanation of all the strategies used! Great work as always

[@AverageNerdYT]

The modded final boss of silksong is going to be insane

[@somerandomperson9670]

Lets hope

[@Palemis]

What's silksong?

[@beefchopstick]

​​@@Palemis Idk if you are joking or not but if you aren't, it is an upcoming sequel to hollow knight that still didn't release yet

[@Palemis]

@@beefchopstick _silksong doesn't exist, it never has_

[@beefchopstick]

@@Palemis It will exist... It will exist... It will exist... It will exist...

[@yorusaka3554]

How the f- This is one of the most impressive things i've seen in gaming

[@thegrahamreaper6851]

I didn't think that a boss designed to be literally more unbeatable than an unbeatable boss was going to be beaten. and then hollow knight players. full stop.

[@northernalpine4350]

Hollow knight players legit scare me

[@nala]

​@donhimesamadaifutari what does that have to do with literally anything you're just advertising another series lmao

[@nala]

@donhimesamadaifutari I'm not mad I'm just disappointed

[@nala]

@donhimesamadaifutari are u ok

[@speedymatt1236]

Let’s just say that there’s always something harder out there in gaming.

[@magnapanther]

Been following guy's progress for the last few months, it's been a crazy ride. Awesome when he beat it, and even cooler now that it's being covered! Ggs guy, neo, and everyone who contributed to taking down this monstrosity :)

[@Lakanus]

3:24 this is the least safe looking safe-spot ive ever seen xD

[@the33rdguy]

hahahaha you made me laugh more then I should have.

[@Taly_5]

This is probably the greatest accomplishment i've ever seen live in video games, truly a spectacle to behold and watching Guy's streams pushed me to try and surpass myself doing Hollow Knight challenges Seriously, the skill the community have earned is so huge that now Any Radiance 1.0 seems to be an easy boss, at least compared to those 2 clears Huge thanks and respects to these persons, they are so inspiring Oh also, great video as always fire and "Ok."

[@Ali-lm7uw]

The cuphead S-rank speed run record topples this

[@zzedixx]

@@Ali-lm7uw Terraria Calamity MAD playthrough Geoemtry Dash

[@sehzbeatbox4960]

Y’all, we made a mistake. Now they know our capabilities Beating silk song story mode on normal mode is going to be like steel soul 112% in normal HK

[@coolguy9648]

Steel soul 112% is easy ngl

[@brysonhaworth1332]

Don’t say “our” I have nothing to do with any of this 😢

[@EaterOfGeese]

I really hope silksong has a "difficult" mode. Hollow knight has classic, one life, and instant endgame modes. I hope silksong has something ridiculously hard like half masks, less damage, no tools, something like that to challenge me. As a radiant HoG guy I am itching for a difficult game and Celeste didn't have any combat

[@ortzialberdiazpiazu7431]

update, 2.0 did indeed get beated in ascended difficulty

[@justanaveragebuzzsaw]

These players are LEGENDS! 1000 hours ≈ 41.7 days. Imagine practicing the same boss, which is said to be unbeatable, for _that_ long.

[@the33rdguy]

Omg Imagine how many languages I could have learned in that time.

[@viala2581]

Watching this video made me realize that any radiance 1.0 and 2.0 werent only made to be unbeatable but to keep the fanbase occupied in the wait for silksong cause damn we have some crazy people here and they're so amazing. We need Radiance 3.0 soon cause the first two impossible bosses apparently aren't enough!

[@ZBREAD.]

...what did you do

[@viala2581]

@@ZBREAD. oh jesus I really thought we had more time

[@melon0637]

Now i want to see the same guy defeat any radiance 1.0 with this extremely developed skill

[@the33rdguy]

Lol join me on stream then :)

[@bananasnapples9465]

@@the33rdguy yes i will

[@Leonagraphy]

They’re talking about makings the fight even HARDER? What a bunch of madlads!

[@SparkytehUnicorn]

I remember when the TAS for this came out and we all thought nail turn around cancels and safespotting the light walls were TAS only. And now it looks like those aren’t even the hardest thing these guys had to master. This is insane.

[@Politizer]

The sword burst dodges at 3:50 and 7:42 are beautiful. (I mean, these whole fights each are, but those dodges really stood out)

[@somniad]

I feel like "World's Toughest Boss" might belong to the IWBTG fangame community, but this is definitely up there! Truly insane gameplay.

[@Handstandbanana]

great video, i watched it at 11x speed to absorb all of the information in one go

[@officialnucky]

I would 100% be dead after about 5 seconds on here. These are some next level gamers right here

[@testhekid]

ive no idea that any radiance has received an update, this is nothing short of amazing

[@thebis5042]

Absolutely unreal Would love to see a hand cam for a run like this

[@adamdrinkwater2850]

Insane. Truly insane. I wonder if there’s footage of their hands or inputs while doing this.

[@my3rdface389]

i cant even beat the radiance normally and these people making an impossible version and beatin it 💀

[@BadFish-]

This community is so amazing to join together and beat the toughest boss in the game. I love it so much!

[@vivid8979]

And here I thought the most random boss this game has to offer was Radiant Invincible, Fearless, Sensual, Mysterious, Enchanting, Vigorous, Diligent, Overwhelming, Gorgeous, Passionate, Terrifying, Beautiful, Powerful, Grey Prince Zote.

[@pootispencerguy]

There are three tiers of gaming prowess: 1. Regular humans 2. AI/TAS 3. Hollow Knight players

[@speedymatt1236]

4. Superhumans

[@Bluevooid]

congratulations for the absolute insane people who defeat her

[@polybeatus]

This boss almost makes the normal any radiance look easy

[@wooloowantshugs6035]

Content like this makes me want to have more Any versions of more bosses. Any Gruz Mother when?

[@hobodios]

I was waiting for this soo much omg... this is actual history for videogames

[@speedymatt1236]

At least for modded VGs.

[@Azurious]

Some people are so incredibly skilled and watching them beat this boss is magical

[@piedpiper1185]

I posted this on Guy's raw footage video and felt it would be appropriate here too "Silksong better come out soon or these Radiance mods are gonna become sentient."

[@nothankyou6840]

I love how the mod creator was upset that people defeated the "undefeatable boss" so they shot back with a harder version and it was still defeated. I don't care if that's not entirely accurate, but in my head there's just an upset modder sitting at their computer shaking their fist at these insane players Edit: this comes from how the ending screen on original anyrad was just "Ok." which is so passive aggressive and funny

[@ErPaniX]

The Radiance in Lore VS The Knight in Lore

[@T4coTV]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOO Honestly though, this is absolutely fucking insane! Well well well done guys!

[@uroy8371]

I thought they were crazy enough to beat any Radiance and now killed a 2.0 version. Wow, my most sincere respect.

[@tree2378]

Hollow knight players after another year of no silksong: using HOLLOWKNIGHT to solve world hunger and interstellar travel at the SAME TIME! (All bindings on)

[@dog.b74]

Yooo! This is a huge achievement omd! This community is as insane as it is amazing lol

[@Klyxlik]

Wait dude you’ve got tunic music in the background, I love that game!

[@thiscat4426]

Holy shit, the technical skill on display here is insane

[@RogueApple327]

If silksong was out this probably would still be unbeaten

[@gaghhuh2943]

And what you get when you pull THIS off? "Ok."

[@messydesk_animation_studios]

2:22 Hey, kinda like that one time where I somehow, accidentally avoided White Defender's dung spike attack because I was somehow in the perfect position where wonky hitboxes did their thing and I could just stand there in one position and not get hit my the spikes. But this time it's on purpose.

[@starseer986]

there's absolutely tougher bosses than this

[@TheAskald]

Shmup games still remain the most absurdly difficuly gaming content I'm aware of, but this version Any Radiance looks like an absolute nightmare for sure. The platform phase with spikes everywhere, holy shit

[@mistergguy7886]

"Oo I love me some golden showers" -Grandad

[@charlesmorey4298]

Godseeker is just sitting in the background like "i know I am dead, but at least I got to see a cool ass outro"

[@Revenge07]

this should be the "how did we get here" achievment for hk

[@speedymatt1236]

Or it could also be named: “Inhumanely insane”

[@doctorale84]

I discovered HK only last year, and I freaking loved it, but I think the community around it is just as awesome! I didn't even know what a speedrun was before I found fireb0rn (God Gamer) on YT and then discovered all the mods and hunting videos (still my favorite!) too. I really wanna play Silksong but the long wait constraint has created so much creativity from the community. Thank you so much Team Cherry and thank you too fireb0rn!!! Off to watch a hunters vs speedrunner vid and then I'll get back to trying a steelsoul run in under 5 hours!

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

They finally beat AnyRad2, and the next thought in these people's heads is "Hey I wonder if I can do it on ascended"?????????

[@upside-downsmore9437]

Oh god i was not expecting The Heir to start playing that is a good song choice

[@airfriedtatertots]

where is crystal aspid

[@becblanc]

Seeing the Radiance fight set to the The Heir was the icing on top

[@goosecubes]

Absolutely amazing. I sure hope to see another video on this if for ascended or even hitless though that would be highly unlikely but I hope I'm wrong. Awesome video.

[@ItsCforCattail]

Imagine in 2024 when silksong still isn’t out yet we see ANY RADIANCE 6.0 HITLESS NAIL 0 NO SPELLS NO SHADE CLOAK

[@suki7611]

So the question everyone is asking rn: what about 3.0👀

[@pitori.]

And i feel like they’d beat 3.0 if silksong doesn’t release

[@Emeraldym]

Lore accurate radiance fight.

[@coldfire2753]

Some people have too much free time

[@jozimastar95]

Developers: +5000 hp ,heres new boss

[@84rinne_moo]

My mind cannot even comprehend all the intricacies of the movement! Wow!

[@alistairburn2261]

I was today's years old when I learned you can pogo moving swords. Damm.

[@sciencewithfun2052]

Now someone make any Radiance 3.0 that is literally impossible to beat

[@sweetiewolfgirl]

"I could do better" - when someone manages to do ascended any radiance 2.0

[@pulsar2049]

"Do it on radiant mode"

[@ModBros8434]

A boss could be made that covers the screen with triple damage with every attack, and top players would still be able to beat it without upgrades or spells

[@Thatsudistucsonofagun2849]

I was a fan of 33rd guy, I watched his streams, he reacted to my playthrough while he was in the early stages of fighting him

[@italicmuscle4786]

Excited to see what modders do to the silksong final boss

[@dragonstar912]

2:40 mans is doing improv thorn jumps in the most random locations damn

[@forever_put_at_ease]

Low-key 2:48 paused frame encapsulates this boss really well

[@potatomanvi8539]

Bob Fred should just delete some platforms entirely, while making the Climb phase harder by having more of the laser beams over time (they don't disappear after you take damage). Remove Orb Barrage in the first few phases: instead, have the orbs form a small circle around you and fire laser beams at you, so you need to have extreme precision to dodge the attacks. Sword Burst would have the swords firing at a rapid rate in randomly generated directions. There would be five Sword Walls at the same time that can can move omnidirectionally. Three would move inward, while two of the Sword Walls would shoot out of the screen after spawning right next to the player. The final phase will pretty much be the same, but Radiance will teleport more often, and aside from the Orb Barrage, there will also be the Pure Knight's Laser Explosions that you can pogo off of for one frame. This is my ideal sadistic 3.0, but I'm sure that people could add to it and make it even more impossible.

[@tavinyo2]

Can't wait for Any Radiance 3.0

[@northernalpine4350]

bro, someone legit looked at this bossfight and went *_"You dare challenge me?!"_*

[@Powerghost1.0]

Now we need Any Radiance 3.0

[@begoneheretic9760]

Harder version: C O N T A C T D A M A G E

[@cejkisondrej1113]

How normal Radiance feel like when playing for the first time

[@Moonlit_Melody]

Waiting for any Radiance 3.0

[@theentertainer5189]

The Hollow Knight community can do anything at this point. They should make curing cancer a hollow knight boss and I guarantee the fans will solve it. Amazing what you can do when waiting for silksong

[@Jefstito]

HK modder: Im going to create the most unfair, insane and impossible boss fight ever… HK god gamer: does it have infinite HP? HK Modder: um, no but… HK God gamer: doable

[@highdark7919]

I noticed the music is from the game Tunic. Have you played it, Fireborn?

[@MasterIsabelle]

The fandom has gone insane

[@my.beloved.turtle2136]

Literally a tornado warning for my area but can't stop that fireb0rn grind

[@MrPastalord]

Imagine making a harder version with all of these attacks + other enemy attacks like a sped up version of no eyes' attack and more.

[@Little_kni9ght]

Watching this dude defeat one of the hardest modded bosses When I can even beat regular

[@miked0611]

Someone’s gonna clear this with all bindings hitless before silksong drops

[@abdulhfhd]

bet?

[@iantaakalla8180]

I would bet on it at this point. Someone will be lucky enough to no hit Any Radiance 2.0

[@DeadClover]

​@@iantaakalla8180 i doubt it the climb phase is pretty much impossible to do no hit. You can't use baldur shell or d dark. You might be able to disable the spikes with carefree melody after getting hit and then use baldur shell while the spikes are down but then you still have to do the rest of the boss hitless just to get there

[@clauday6467]

Never thought boulder shell will be useful

[@angelpenarolo7408]

imagine doing this at the end of p5

[@KonzervaTigre]

that was done lol

[@angelpenarolo7408]

@@KonzervaTigre :0

[@rev_dude]

Damn I beat ascended abs radiance yesterday and I thought I was hot shit. This is truly something else.

[@LegacyAN]

Well, looks like we might be getting another documentary!