GOD GAMERS - How Hollow Knight Players Defeated The "Unbeatable" Modded Boss

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Any Radiance is a modded boss for Hollow Knight that was literally designed to be unbeatable. It was made as a joke, filling the screen with attacks which appeared to be almost completely undodgeable. Little did the Hollow Knight community know that players would treat the boss as a serious challenge. This is the story of these players overcame the "unbeatable" challenge.
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Bob Fred (Modder)
Snow Cotton Leaf (Player)
HuntHussle (Player)
Chrome (Player)
Cysipy (Player)
NeoExilirus (Player)
HJThunderbolt (Player)
Cuber Knight (TAS)
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MUSIC
All music was provided courtesy of Epidemicsound.
Emil Axellson - Games in Color
Brendon Moeller - The Gravity of Stars
Airae - All Parts Equal
Frigga, SLCT - Dancing till We Get Lost (Instrumental)
Valante - Toneram
Brendon Moeller - All Out Score
Valante - Memoria
Brendon Moeller - Apparent Solution
Wave Saver - Night Stalker
Brendon Moeller - Engineered For Peace
Moon Craters - Thermal Horizon
Anthony Earls - Transition
VELDA - Dust and Dreams
Ave Air - Orbit Infinitum
Valante - Lucis
Lucention - Altitudes
Ave Air - Fields, Particles
Wave Saver - 2099
Giants' Nest - Animal Hug
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CONTENT
0:00 Intro
1:43 Sponsor
3:11 What Is AnyRad?
10:28 Cotton
18:21 HuntHussle
23:29 Chrome
33:00 Cysipy
40:06 NeoExilirus
46:39 HJThunderbolt
55:49 NeoExilirus' Challenge
1:00:27 Chrome's Challenge
1:04:19 Outro
#godgamers #anyradiance #mods

[@fireb0rn]

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[@leona067]

i plan to listen to this as i work on school's required assignments

[@Whalelord-sh4eb]

Love hw I’m watching this while I’m still stuck on radiance

[@hardcoregeek256]

Just Good luck

[@nLuna]

very poggers network

[@Trash_Bin20]

Thank you for giving us such amazing and interesting content!

[@MatthijsvanDuin]

I love how this mod congratulates players on their victory with the message "Ok."

[@blademaster2390]

Its so passive-aggressive Just “I made this boss to be unbeatable, and you did it anyway.”

[@hovhadovah]

"Oh, you actually beat it? Ok. Well, I wasn't paying attention, so it probably doesn't count."

[@Dan-do2pl]

@@hovhadovah thats such a mom thing to say

[@dashyburd]

"Ok. You did it. Are you happy? Are you satisfied? What now?"

[@arianrahman9657]

@@dashyburd 2.0

[@lazulistardust4469]

The knight: does this shit Godseeker: “idk still not a god to me, unlike this big mosscharger now THATS a god”

[@certifiedfurry]

I mean, it is a BIG mosscharger

[@littleskeleton420]

@@certifiedfurry my conclusion is that godseeker isn't taking the knight seriously becouse he's short lol

[@captainblue5096]

Moss Charger vs AnyRad

[@certifiedfurry]

@@captainblue5096 moss charger is clearly better like cmon man he has moss Ik AnyRad has like, Lasers n stuff but dass boring I bet none of you have ever smoked moss like moss charger has (why do you think he has so much moss)

[@callumdunn354]

God seeker just don’t like anybody shorter than him

[@gimmickmusic8827]

I’d imagine that asking Chrome for help with Absolute Radiance is like the scene in a movie where the protagonist approaches the quirky guy for help, and then he takes you through like two heavily sealed doors and reveals a room that just has papers scattered all over the place with pictures pinned to a cork board and strings linking them.

[@zodycoder]

this fits perfectly

[@seineevee]

This is definitely what it would feel like

[@toast9219]

As someone who has asked for/received absrad help from chrome many times, I can confirm this is exactly what its like

[@eriarerVT]

I want to find the paper

[@Maxawa0851]

I also asked chrome for help and this is accurate

[@lunaticcultist8162]

Any Radiance: "I fear no mortal, but that thing...." *Hardcore HK player armed with only Wayward Compass* Any Radiance: "....it scares me."

[@RM_EXE]

The best and most powerful charm of the game

[@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172]

Gathering Swarm is good too

[@z3_gaming526]

@@mobiletaskforceepsilon1172 Nothing compares to the strength of Wayward Compass alone.

[@Arzvet]

Maybe the real Wayward Compass was the skill they made along the way

[@_marou_]

@@RM_EXE remembering RTGame having the compass as his good luck charm and actually working

[@shalvei_]

"They've defeated Any Radiance" "Dear God" "There's more..." "No..."

[@kid9448]

funny comment but can you change it to "There's more..."

[@shalvei_]

you bet, pal

[@kid9448]

@@shalvei_ thank you dude you're very cool

[@j-man3267]

I’m just waiting until someone beats two at once, it’s sounds and looks impossible but *vaguely gestures towards Hk community*

[@randomdud7733]

@@j-man3267 I'm not saying anything directly but, ya know? Just do your thing

[@cryptid1335]

*Any radiance:* “I’m DESIGNED to be impossible” *The hollow knight community:* “so I took that personally”

[@John_Notmylastname]

Anyway, so we started blasting…

[@zenixkiryu]

HK community: CAN'T SPELL "IMPOSSIBLE" WITHOUT "POSSIBLE"!

[@lindsayffrench92]

​@@zenixkiryu dear god...

[@Cxntrxl]

wait so lemme get this straight. Chrome was able to discover the way a boss attacks based on the amount of times it teleports and then used that to his advantage by figuring out what attacks could happen from a simpleish algorithm WHILE dodging and attacking the hardest boss in the game? christ, that man is on more than another level. how do those guys process that information so quickly?

[@michaellane4054]

Their brain juices start flowing when they hear a challenge.

[@ZamWeazle]

Repetition...a lot of Repetition 🤪

[@michaellane4054]

@@ZamWeazle yeah!!!

[@dienstaghd5815]

It's about drive

[@michaellane4054]

@@dienstaghd5815 vvvvvvvvvvrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm

[@lemone630]

These guys are living up to Zote's precepts. They decided not to lose, and therefore, *they didn't*

[@maxtonhughes2629]

Meh -Zote

[@freecookiez3333]

They really pulled up *"But it refused"* card

[@TehAntiSpammer]

Modder: "HA! This boss is impossible to beat!" Gamer: "Well, can it's HP go to 0?" Modder: "Well... Yes." Gamer: "Oh, so it can die." Modder: "..."

[@michaellane4054]

“Can I eat the dead carcass?”-Cotton

[@Howthetoastcrumbled]

"if it bleed I can kill it"

[@michaellane4054]

@@Howthetoastcrumbled rahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!

[@ILiekFishes]

absrad only goes down to 700 hp, so unless that's changed in anyrad it's not actually 0 edit: this is normal radiance I'm thinking of and I don't know if this is true for absolute radiance/any radiance

[@WoobertAIO]

@@Howthetoastcrumbled is that a Starcraft reference?

[@LaLloronaVT]

I’m scared that Silksong is gonna be super hard because the devs keep seeing us beat stupidly hard and impossible mods over and over lol

[@mango4723]

That’s why Silksong is taking so long, they’re trying to make the game as hard as possible so these madlads don’t speedrun the entire game in 50 minutes

[@captainfordo556]

They said Silksong will be about as hard as Hollow Knight, so you don't have to worry

[@phoebewong7894]

@@captainfordo556 Thank you for your words, I already suck at Hollow Knight. If SilkSong is any harder I guess I can only watch play throughs……

[@Rafelandroid2]

@@phoebewong7894 no. everyone can do it. you just have to play enough. learn, kill, die, repeat. after enough practice, you can overcome it. i believe you can beat any games. you just have to react fast enough

[@themissakura599]

@@phoebewong7894 I too sucked at the beginning, I died to a tiktik.... and now after Poh I'm fighting pale champion. Practice makes everything 👍

[@derpydino6681]

Everyone else: let’s be cautious and focus on survival Neo and HJT: *you can’t run away from me*

[@naturalone6529]

No need to be careful if the boss is dead.

[@darkdruidsvale]

​@@naturalone6529 cant get caught if everyone's dead

[@allinairhanson6886]

"Be careful that one is really dangerous!" "I already killed it :3"

[@STATIC_GAMING1]

Neo and HJT be like: I’m not the one in danger, AnyRad. I AM the danger.

[@thealchemistking4063]

"GET BACK HERE, ANYRAD!" *"ANYRAAAAAAAAAAD!"* "YOU CANT ESCAPE ME, ILL CHASE YOU TO THE ENDS OF THE EAAAAAARTH!"

[@warrenloving1141]

I Love how by 51 minutes you describe Any Radiance as "the helpless boss".

[@warrenloving1141]

Honestly I think it's ridiculous how much patience and ability these people have(in a good way). I mean I think I'm pretty good at the game, I've beaten pantheon 5, steel soul, and almost every boss in the game on radiant; but I can't imagine beating this boss or even trying really. It's impressive.

[@palewyrm]

👺

[@Goose____]

"Descending dark is the answer to everything" -Sun Tzu, The Art of War

[@yesno7889]

“Nail only” says otherwise

[@jackdamascus4506]

This is the whole HK fan base in a nutshell. “I have finally done it, I have created a impossible radiance boss. No one I mean NO ONE shall ever beat my masterpiece it will be the hardest boss ever create-“ “We beat it” “W-What?”

[@harrogeorge7878]

Chrome: "three times in a row." Csy: "without relying on magic" Chrome again: "oh and also with double damage."

[@jackdamascus4506]

@@harrogeorge7878 B-But I made it impossible…

[@sallanta_]

News: Person who likes modding impossible hollow knights bosses dies of a heart attack.

[@gigacat9761]

@@sallanta_ Breaking News: Hollow Knight modder brought back to life by player nicknamed “Chrome” because he ‘wanted him to make him a challenge’

[@macacopedreiro214]

Hong Kong

[@thededdranter3233]

I like to imagine this is what the actual fight was like in canon. I mean, wouldn't an actual GOD do everything they could to ensure victory, even if it meant THIS?

[@darkdruidsvale]

i feel like it probably would be this, probably at radiant difficulty or even worse

[@Strix2031]

Tbh its implied the Radiance is greatly weakened due to her beeing forgotten and the moth tribe abandoning their worship,she is still extremely powerful as the god of dreams but nowhere near what she would be at her prime (I guess absolute radiance would be her partially restored trough the godmasters belief in her as a god). Any radiance could be her at her prime lmao

[@mptyalln]

​@@Strix2031makes me wanna see the pale king fighting

[@Beeg_Boy]

I mean the knight is the child of two gods and full of void, we’re canonically the strongest being in the game, just for gameplay reasons we have to have skill to beat stuff too lol

[@wasp795]

@@mptyallnhe doesn’t he just eats them

[@junewalker9341]

Cotton: gets caught using invincibility Cotton: Eyes carefree melody

[@orchididol]

yeah it wasn't invincibility he just got lucky with carefree melody and it bugged to not play its animation

[@scorn9018]

I absolutely love Neo's strategy. Intentional damage taking to prevent further damage taken has always been my favorite strategy in videogames whenever it can be abused.

[@KhoiV]

"You can't hurt me if I hurt myself"

[@grimm3995]

@@KhoiV -hollow knight

[@N12015]

I'm sure the name is "damage boost" and is used in A LOT of games. It's very cheesy if you ask me BUT so are the attacks of any radiance's lasers while climbing so it's fair game.

[@IschmarVI]

@@N12015 "damage boost" usually refers to instances of taking damage in order to save time, but I guess, it's pretty much the same thing, yeah

[@Pihsrosnec]

@@IschmarVI more specifically it's usually referring to intentionally taking damage to use the knock back from it

[@madnessoverload7824]

Bob Fred: *creates a boss that is literally unbeatable* Hollow Kinght gamers: "You underestimate my masochism"

[@randomdud7733]

"This boss is imp-" Hollow Knight community: Hey, you got anything else? We're almost done with this one

[@unity9760]

@@randomdud7733 Hahahaha

[@ajvinoski6924]

i'm just waiting for someone to make something so difficult a human physically can't complete it then the TASers show up

[@juniperrodley9843]

It wasn't literally unbeatable though

[@lsfernands9698]

the best part about indie games community

[@blazereaper7890]

Cotton: *gets caught cheating* Also Cotton: So anyways i beat the boss everyone thought was unbeatable

[@IschmarVI]

and, most importantly, did so legitimately.

[@tylergarner6437]

Talk about character development

[@kaps_k8742]

@@tylergarner6437 well it wasnt the greatest development to have, since he beat any rad 1st, THEN got caught cheating

[@aaale376]

@@kaps_k8742 Villain origin story

[@jordanpruett2177]

Cotton was very good at the game. He just wanted to be seen as even better than he was.

[@scottiecurrie7927]

This seems like a lore accurate Radiance. Glad she's now defeated

[@cysipy]

the fact that Radiant any radiance is possible is crazy, i only expect chrome being able to do that, not myself nor the others that have defeated this boss. ALSO!! amazing video! you did amazing ❤️

[@dragonknight951]

The 4th was with you!

[@BlxssomCat]

Ikr

[@limitbreak2966]

RADIANT? Any radiance? As in like... ONE SHOT? Im in for a good video

[@remyxedfern5008]

Yooo

[@stellanovaluna]

@@dragonknight951 yes I love this comment

[@vex9896]

The boss is absolutely insane. The players are even more insane. (In terms of skill and difficulty of the boss) Amazing job to them for doing this insane challenge!

[@metroshorts9409]

I did this just the other day don't have a video but do have total number of attempts

[@vex9896]

@@metroshorts9409 Well good job on you! That is pretty cool. How many attempts?

[@Limbogummy]

Hey Vex :D

[@vex9896]

@@Limbogummy Hi!

[@SpiderSpiderOnTheWall]

Hey how did you get that white fragment emote?

[@awarmmilkandcookies]

I'm absolutely in love with Neo. The pure barbarian mindset behind his strat brings such joy to my heart.

[@naturalone6529]

I think it's hilarious. The second Any Radiance appears, he's on her like a chainsaw and doesn't let up until the job is done.

[@moiracollum9391]

ah yes, my favorite strategy for bosses "it can't hit me if it's dead"

[@portiac6097]

Me to

[@DragonLord555]

2 years late but same

[@hahaalexasendthistorodrick]

Imagine being a godly moth being created to be an unkillable being with no weakness whatsoever, only to die to smol bug boi

[@grimmsoul3096]

half of all life in hallownest are smol bug boi's the rest are slightly bigger bug boi

[@cosmo1248]

Watching hunt beat this was an experience, seeing him use baldur shell really made me realize how useful it sometimes is

[@arandompersonwhoisrandom3985]

It is

[@andrewd.8560]

yea, as someone who was not that good at this game baldur shell is the only reason I beat mantis lords my first time

[@exterminatusnow1264]

"borderline impossible" God gamers: "So you're saying there's a chance."

[@michaellane4054]

“No” “NO!!! WHY DID IT ONLY TAKE ONE TRY!?” “I’m just a HollowKnight player for fun”

[@ghosty3494]

@@michaellane4054 ah *a one punch man reference*

[@michaellane4054]

@@ghosty3494 yep.

[@disgust2120]

As long as the chances are never 0% its possible

[@michaellane4054]

@@disgust2120 “Well, it’s 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999 percent chance that you will lose to this boss.” “Hold my beer.”

[@glitchedtoxicity9154]

The way chrome approached this is the best by a long shot, not only did he spend lots of time on the boss itself but he also spent a ton of time studying the patterns to the boss itself and even paying attention to the most minuscule of details. He also even helped someone beat any radiance before him despite wanting to be second, massive props to him

[@TryinBin8889]

Hollow Knight players never fail to surprise other gamers and impress Team Cherry. I remember when people first began finding skips and things in the game, and the company was asked if they would patch these things up. Team Cherry said no because they liked how much bigger the game was to the players and how this changed the world (however said they would patch up some things like bugs). I feel this encouragement to find loopholes when navigating the world of Hallownest really changed the way the audience played and approached the game. That players would take on challenges and experiments instead of following only a few expected paths through the world. That now, Hollow Knight players are some of the most adaptive and crafty gamers of modern games, and that they all encourage each other to achieve such feats bc they know it's possible. Just wow.

[@onlysmiles4949]

33:24 Something about seeing Absrad after AnyRad makes it look like the game is almost in slow motion

[@mryjunior9391]

And then seeing regular radiance after that makes it seem like you're using frame advance lmao

[@Neridian_]

This is so true for any boss with 2 versions. I fought hornet 1 and felt like she was a sloth and did grimm after doing nkg radiant which felt so odd

[@beesknees5621]

The fact that Chrome actually wrote an entire paper about how the AnyRadiance works and how to defeat it amazes me. I've never seen a player so devoted to a simple indie game boss, and honestly? It's kinda inspiring. Edit: what the hell is going on in the replies i-

[@SCDJMU]

"Simple indie game". What?

[@beesknees5621]

@@SCDJMU ah I meant the boss. Still though, Hollownight is not the most complex lore based game I've seen. Calling it simple is a hard understatement, but also reasonable when it comes solely to the Radiance lol

[@grim_bbx2241]

Someone writing a paper blows your mind? Too bad the dedication wasnt put towards something productive.. The amount of wasted hours and days and weeks and months is.. Well its sad af.

[@Jin-1337]

@@grim_bbx2241 Wasted in the eyes of you sure. But not to everyone else so maybe don't be a stuck up

[@nicktorrenegra6109]

@@grim_bbx2241 In what way is having fun not a productive thing?

[@jacobcarter9071]

Can we just talk about the fact that people have done this hitless now...

[@piemasta93]

WHAT

[@DaB0ssIsIn]

@@piemasta93 yeah look up Meta Abusser, they’re the only one I’ve seen so far that has flawlessed AnyRad

[@yeti1835]

Who all has done it hitless?

[@leakingamps2050]

@@yeti1835 Just saw a video from Meta Abusser doing it hitless. It was a thing of beauty (and lots of luck).

[@morphalta2074]

Nice pfp

[@icantdraw3781]

“Neo only had P5 All Bindings and a clear of Absolute Inferno King Grimm under his belt” Man this community is so ridiculously good at this game, if I could even do one of those things I think I could die happy

[@dinojack5567]

**"ONLY?!?!?!"**

[@Neridian_]

Tbf P5 all bindings is a pretty eh achievement at the level of skill here

[@BlueSR]

oh you know it's gonna be good when the video itself is longer than the time it takes to do a full TE run and kill the actual radiance

[@atheismgaming17]

Absolutely.

[@mango4723]

What’s TE?

[@superdyktig_2489]

@@mango4723 TE is «True Ending»

[@mango4723]

@@superdyktig_2489 ah, thanks

[@TheActualMrLink]

@@superdyktig_2489 I was confused as well. Thank you!

[@lightningkiki6090]

creator: "this boss is impossible" y'all: "so your telling me there's a chance?"

[@SayuHatto]

Boss: *Literally full screen double damage hitbox* Hollow Knight players: "I think i can make all bindings hitless"

[@scottrauch1261]

Creator: its impossible. The community: It was a good idea but hopefully the next game has something similar but harder.

[@randomdud7733]

"This boss is impossible" Hollow Knight community: Let's test that then.

[@sharpfang]

Creator: dear god, stop! That mod was a troll shitpost! Why are you playing it seriously?!

[@aprilmichel7816]

The hardest bosses make people bust out the silliest charm combinations to make it work. Imagine having to use two of the worst charms in the game and using them efficiently, too. Absolutely insane. These runners I fear.

[@steelcurtain187]

I had trouble with even the regular version of this boss, so this is absolutely insane and beyond impressive. People never cease to amaze with their dedication and skill.

[@ErPaniX]

"These six players took on a challenge intially believed to be _impossible,_ and in the process of achieving their goals inspired each other to push themselves to their _Absolute Limits_ _No matter_ your skill level, your game of choice, or wether _you're even gaming in the first place,_ that is what being a God Gamer is all about. It's about _Proving to yourself that with enough hard work and determination you have the ability to realize what you desire."_ This is so inspirational. And, Fire... Will there ever be a seventh winner? Edit: Alas, a new player has bested the hardest boss! Any Radiance was defeated once again, thanks to Fire's determination (although they're ninth)

[@Bobby-tj1hq]

Whmmmm

[@cherrymarshmallow]

1:05:49

[@AdumbroDeus]

Could be you!

[@lamihadamshareef5270]

Well i will do it then (After I get a pc)

[@ponderousowl7966]

@@lamihadamshareef5270 lmao good luck

[@UnholyPancake]

And to think Alprechim beat AnyRad just 6 hours after this video came out Huge congrats to Alp, it’s unfortunate she didn’t make it in time to be featured here

[@bllllood]

youtube search dont identify anyone as Alprechim :S...was curious to see the first woman to beat a high skill boss in this game

[@PetterNe]

@@bllllood Usually when it’s a huge achievement in gaming carried out by a woman, said woman is a man with makeup “identifying” as such.

[@bllllood]

@@PetterNe gaming wise not the same case as olympics(trans wishing to steal real womans records).....while they are rarer they can be equally good as guys when it come to video games(real womans)....dont assume without having seen//knowing them

[@gingergamer8204]

@@bllllood y'all being transphobic in the comments of a video where you play a genderqueer bug???

[@bllllood]

@@gingergamer8204 the heck ? no one mentionned a transgender....and alprechism is an use--na-- EDIT: just realize you mean my second post...and nah its not being transphobic....a human that has grown has a man from birth develop a lot more muscle mass than a true woman....aka unfair advantage...thats simply a truth stated....its the same as comparing 2 ppl...1 who fight with a long range weapon..and 1 who use barefist

[@dokidokiduckie]

Neo and HJt's runs are so fucking cool man, their weird tactics and aggressive playstyle are so interesting considering the insane difficulty of the fight. Watching people push the fight's speed to the limit is so fun.

[@editor9449]

The way Fire narrates it makes these people sound like actual bosses. Now I'm imagining something along the lines of: Colosseum of the God Gamers, with each person having an ability based on their strategy, and the way they played in general. So basically, something like this: Snow Cotton Leaf: "A man can be dishonored, but not demolished." -vanishes himself out of existence, making him invincible and unable to interact with anything for a brief moment. Movement is still possible, and it is easily noticeable due to visual clues. HuntHussle: "Fear is for the weak, and the weak is hunted." -pinpoints a single target. The target's weak points become visible for him, and he is able to dash at it at any given point. Chrome: "Stared too long into the light- now we ascend together." -able to fire off destructive beams of light, or bend and condense it into a sturdy, tangible form. Cysipy: "Some falter near failure. Others rise higher than before." -slowly builds extra speed as the fight continues, and as they take damage. NeoExilirus: "My weapon strikes equally to all those who oppose me." -links him with his weapon, tying his strength and his very being into it. As his stamina falters, the energy flows into the blade, feeding it and making it stronger. HJThunderbolt: "Demolish your foe instantly, and there will be no need to "fight"." -able to infuse himself with lightning, which gives him remarkable speed and slowly burns himself away.

[@lilithtetterton5014]

the whole Cotton thing is such a shame, his anyrad fight is insane, imagine the overwhelming respect that people would have for him if he just didn't cheat, you know?

[@sweetsiguaro7977]

I think people have kinda moved on based on all the praise he's getting in the comments. Especially since this is a feat performed only by 6 people this is more than a redemption. The dedication, hard work, and time he used on this is nothing short of a godly task. Cheating does not trounce the work of such a an amazing and astounding person we all make mistakes, but beating a self proclaimed unbeatable challenge, I just have the words, but only the utmost respect for all of these 6 players and as far as I'm concern this is definitely a new slate.

[@thegrunch6448]

@@sweetsiguaro7977 Well Cotton beat any Radiance before the whole cheating shenanigans started, does that mean it was a Predemption?🤔

[@sweetsiguaro7977]

@@thegrunch6448 oh I didn't know that I thought he cheated before the achievement, hmm I guess so. I guess it's kinda 50/50 then since he also attempted some of the challenges without cheating idk, I'd guess it depend if an act of cheating overshadows the act of an achievement only few people have gotten. Eye of the beholder type deal I suppose.

[@TheWarhawkjunky]

what if he was training for this very moment?

[@RipleySawzen]

Once a cheater, always a cheater. I doubt he's done anything legit. People just haven't figured out how he cheated yet.

[@LumiOfFrost]

"This phase requires extreme focus" Phase: Has nowhere to focus

[@ToreUltimate]

i love the agressive playstyles lol, its like "you cant kill me if you die first."

[@all-starsilver1835]

Honestly, the unusual charm builds has to be the most interesting thing for me, how this boss just completely changes the old meta

[@redgarlicbred6228]

Can't really use normal meta for an abnormal fight

[@BenTMCB]

I've just seen the trailer, and I ask, please make more of these!

[@invaderaid7216]

Fire: They have spent months on this boss Me, dying on False Knight: *Fools*

[@SomeRaandomGuy]

LOL I suck, for some reason false knight feels harder then hornet.

[@logandamudkip4212]

These players really told Radiance, "Whats a God to a Godslayer?"

[@amberhernandez]

There really is a strong connection between Souls and the HK community; when beating the game is a challenge, there's always those players who beat it without armour, weapons, and taking damage lmao

[@Pihsrosnec]

Difficult games appeal to people seeking difficulty. So it only makes sense that given time those same people, now able to beat the regular game with ease, will take it upon themselves to further increase the difficulty

[@kibbylol]

the story of hk is extremely similar to dark souls 1 too

[@KaijuRhino]

Can’t wait for the modders to make an even harder radiance meant to be actually impossible, that the community will inevitably beat.

[@terachrome3817]

Well there is this little thing called Any Radiance 2.0. As for beating it... I'm working on it.

[@jamesburks2796]

@@terachrome3817 has any radiance 2.0 come to the attention of many people yet? this is the first ive heard of it so i think people are still going with any radiance before moving on to 2.0. maybe you'll be the first person to beat it because no one else is trying yet

[@whee2390]

@Terachrome wait you are!? How would you even go about doing that? But ofc if anyone would do it, it’d be you

[@jamesburks2796]

@@whee2390 People have beaten it before, but only TAS or invincibility.

[@TheActualMrLink]

The Radiance just shows up and drops a 5 megaton nuclear warhead on you.

[@ChillezOwO]

Hollow knight players have officially run out of shit to do

[@PrimitiveAspid]

Ur name lies.

[@DarthDankulous]

@@PrimitiveAspid sans would be a sick hollowknight boss tho

[@arkofpolaris4646]

@@DarthDankulous It would as long as it kept with the HK art style and there wasn’t a giant 8-bit sprite floating around.

[@DarthDankulous]

@@arkofpolaris4646 yh lol

[@ChillezOwO]

@@arkofpolaris4646 I just thought of how the fight would look sans stands at the end of platforming area instead of spikes there are bones and sans randomly changes the gravity for the player making them run into the bones you just have to make it through the area and hit him once it would be way harder then I made it sound and in radiance difficulty he actually fights you when you reach him that would be pretty cool

[@xk2238]

the entire 1 hour of this video has been mind-blowing to me, even as someone who never knew about the game prior to watching this. Mad props for everyone involved in making everything within this series happen, and also thank you for your quote on "what being a god gamer is all about" at the outro. I'm subscribing the channel and looking forward to see more of these in the future; a truly remarkable sight to behold. The same holds true for the young prodigy episode after having watched it as well

[@deepbasu9619]

Tiny creature animated by literal darkness fighting the brightest blight which destroyed a kingdom Godseeker: aight

[@ness6714]

"LOL I'm gonna make a joke boss that's gonna be unbeatable." " *I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that.* "

[@randomdud7733]

Hollow Knight Community: You just mean hard, right?

[@Zaliant]

Terachrome is an insanely underrated player and one of my biggest influences with their dedication to a task

[@scardeo]

I'm absolutely god awful at platformers and just games in general. Haven't even completed radiance. Literally took me like 40 tries to beat the mantis lords. To me this is just insane. When the release date for silk song comes out im gonna go replay the game and get all the way through + dlc. Thanks for the motivation.

[@kaidoust4145]

Good luck!

[@sarcasticnonsense]

After looking at this video and a geometry dash video about how players beat impossible levels, I’m starting to believe nothin is impossible for certain gaming communities and I love it. It’s inspiring as hell

[@luigio8484]

I love how these guys beat a boss made to crush and traumitize your heart at it's sight, yet they're like "ima handicap myself the boss needs the advantage"

[@TheAdvertisement]

Psshhht this boss isn't that hard, you just need wayward compass.

[@ruffedgrouse2711]

You need to follow zote's first precept: Always win you battles.

[@chatyxd6078]

Naw gathering swarm is where it's at

[@GBJwill]

I don’t remember the name but someone beat Any Radiance without taking damage some time after this video came out. Truly there is no limit to this community’s dedication

[@royalthane7711]

Still easier than the watcher knights

[@IschmarVI]

everything is easier than any% watcher knights. EVERYTHING!

[@gazza587]

They should ban the use of compass wayward smh

[@dragonknight951]

"Cysipy became the *4th* person ever to defeat Any radiance on *May 4th* 2021" The 4th was with him!

[@dantefromdevilmaycry9857]

THE CHOSEN ONE!!

[@devinhigoy221]

I just realized that it was my lil brother's b-day on that day.

[@youarentyouwhenurhungry2379]

*You were supposed to get the wr fairly! Not cheat!* *this is a joke dont cancel me please*

[@rosyfeather468]

Oh no mista is dead

[@person2.07]

17:14 imma get hollow knight on pc just so I can use the "washer knight" mod, this is literally the best thing I've ever seen

[@carpedm9846]

Any radiance getting called "helpless" against HJT is quite a marker of what kinda god gamer he is

[@HelenSB]

This video is so well made, complex and complete. You went into every tiny detail and I enjoyed all your explanations a lot! Thanks to all the players who helped make this too, they're so poggers. Very nice video!! Very good job!!

[@chillingsoul5807]

This “unbeatable modded boss” exactly look like normal radiance in my head when i was fighting with it xD

[@kimchi-des]

lol way too true

[@PorkShark]

"Ascended Nail Only, a feat that would require inhuman skill and decision making" _assuming defeating ANY difficulty of this boss is already not inhuman skill_

[@LockandKeyHyena]

there’s something really close about speedrunning communitites, everyone gives advice to each other and it kind of feels like a big family. also holy fuck.

[@pieflavr]

This really just shows how content-starved we all are for Silksong.

[@ARCEUS493ZELDA]

modders: "i created a boss mod no one will ever beat!" god gamer fireb0rn and his compatriots: "hold my geo"

[@HollowRick]

I would give you a like but its at the sexuel 69 number so I'll leave it there 😜

[@numberonesnarkfan]

I'm not sure why, but the explanation of what AnyRad is sounds like a videogame creepypasta reading.

[@flashspeeder1647]

i love how this makes normal radiance look easy

[@tryhardpenguin9636]

I can confirm that after playing this, normal radiance feels like it’s in slow motion

[@meta_username]

Imagine attempting to mod an impossible boss that becomes possible thanks to freakin Baldur Shell

[@barnabemassol9436]

Still impressive to see how hardcore the community of hollow knight is. The game isn't that hard, but the mods, the top players and even the artists and the lore specialists are absolute monsters. I feel proud of this even if I did nothing myself.

[@j.h.604]

"The game isn't that hard" now I feel even worse about struggling :(

[@ceiliannbaldwin5592]

@@j.h.604 same. I cant even beat NKG, and I only just recently beat pantheon 4

[@ActuallyNickV]

@@j.h.604 Legit dude, don't feel bad. An average person will struggle with this game and without grinding certain bosses for hours (Nightmare King Grimm, Sentinel Hornet, Radiance), they'll be pretty hard to beat. If you like the game, have fun getting progressively better, but don't let the community's weird fixation with gatekeeping it turn you away

[@julienserriere2395]

@@j.h.604 You're not alone! I even stop playing against the rolling bugs (don't remember the name or the place, it's been so long)... Weirdly enough, i've completed all souls (except demon, never played it). I'm on my way to complete sekiro (i hope) and elden ring (when released). But HK? Seems too hard for me^^' Well... i might give it a shot in the future

[@FenrirAlter]

Isn't that hard.... Ye sure that's why like only 2% of the entire player base have 112% save file

[@yangosakurai7505]

I barely play video games these days but watching this god gamers series is really entertaining. The amount of skill some of these people display is nothing short of amazing.

[@heywhatup9657]

I’ve had hollow knight for a long time but never got into it. This video inspired me, and a month later I’ve beaten the first three pantheons, working on normal radiance and pure vessel now. I’m having so much fun, thanks for the great video and getting me into this great game :D

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

Imagine you’re a god and getting whipped by a tiny bug only to have them come back and celebrate by whipping you again. The audacity of some people. Excellent video! 🙌

[@iluvgirlswithglasses]

Team Cherry should give a shoutout to these guys in the Silksong's Credit. Their dedication are really something out of the world.

[@ostrichwarlord8542]

It's mind-blowing thinking about the fact that such boss is actually beatable, but it's even more mind blowing the fact that of course there's a chance of actually beating this boss by pressing random buttons, it's just so small that it can be considered impossible, but there is

[@OnionKnight541]

you are one of the best story-tellers (across any medium). it's amazing how you weaved this all together.

[@evescent7312]

I don't care if Cotton's run was as inelegant as they say, or that he cheated on his other achievements. The fact that this run was accepted legit, and is the first person who defied the preconceived "impossible" and overthrew the "unbeatable" boss makes him the baddest. He's the one who sparked the revolution against the tyrant Any Radiance.

[@NoaWatchVideo]

Honestly sad he cheated, this easily proves he could have done it legit with enough practice

[@alessandromeloni99]

I care. He will forever be a cheater even if he's a godlike player. It marks you forever.

[@somedragonbastard]

@@NoaWatchVideo yeah, it's sad to see someone ruin their credibility when you know they didn't need to to get the praise they sought

[@brendangibson8200]

@@alessandromeloni99 that's kind of a sucky way to look at it, tbh. People can learn and grow from their mistakes

[@user-kx8pu6ys5i]

​@@alessandromeloni99 after all forgiveness has too high a price huh? Oh well, I guess people never get better.

[@kakashilover9231]

I'm so happy to see a second episode of GOD GAMERS

[@superioroakmc942]

ANY Radiance? Too easy! I propose a new idea! MANY Radiance! It's Any Radiance except you are fighting two absolute radiances at the same time as the any rad. (All three of them have a shared health pool)

[@IschmarVI]

I absolutely love that name :D

[@user-wu2dr8ed5g]

This seems like a lore accurate Radiance. Glad she's now defeated. Cotton: gets caught using invincibilityCotton: Eyes carefree melody.

[@lilyminer9164]

Hollow knight pros are so satisfying to watch, the mastery of each ability in their arsenal is incredibly to watch.

[@milokulp2838]

Gotta love the transitions that the knight goes through in the game. Goes from killing mushrooms to this

[@triggerhappy4199]

Goes from killing shrooms to killing a light deity on steroids

[@orionfire1947]

"Fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but who has practiced a single kick 10,000 times." -Bruce Lee The more mastery one has over something, the more impressive it is that they can then teach others that same mastery with little time. That is my answer to the question posed at 23:47 , and without this knowledge there is simply no way that this would be a viable thing. This was really cool, honestly.

[@boabuin1151]

Since cotton uses a mod to play with the hollow knight's vessel model, I like to think that the way the HK is trying to hold back the Radiance's infection is basically an infinite loop of this fight over and over

[@betoramirez1805]

I’m convinced hollow knight players has the most masochist players out of every game

[@kapikapisun]

nah, minecraft and gta have graystillplays

[@SCDJMU]

@@kapikapisun Dark souls trilogy no hit run would like at word

[@ikingdomirotmg6530]

try rotmg

[@goldenboy6667]

Try kamilia 3 fangame😂

[@userpersonwhoisahuman]

I would find it really funny if a boss just as/more difficult than this was made but except with Zote instead of Absrad

[@dando541]

Zote must be final boss

[@ArtHollow]

That would be the most infuriating boss possible, purely because it is Zote.

[@gorb3893]

@@ArtHollow that would be me

[@ArtHollow]

@@gorb3893 I would take dozens of you any day over the hell that was beating Grey Prince Zote ten times.

[@userpersonwhoisahuman]

@@gorb3893 one shade soul and you are done.

[@ForgeofSouls]

Cotton gets the biggest kudos. He was the pioneer that showcased it was possible.

[@realkingofantarctica]

Yet another reason why Hollow Knight has some of the finest combat in recent gaming.

[@BlueSR]

Amazing Video. Truly an inspiring tale, which is told in a clear, well edited, and creative way. GGs to all these god gamers (and you of course, the most god gamer of them all, for making the video!) I gotta say i'm really inspired by seeing stories like this, and i feel like proving to myself that i can achieve some cool goals if i just put my mind to them. Maybe not anyrad though- i'll leave this one to the experts lol

[@lennioc]

the natural evolution of anyrad is allrad

[@randomperson8375]

These guys are the absolute peak of humanity, none shall ever be greater than them, though some may ascend to their ranks. Their determination alone is worth being praised, and the fact that they actually managed to beat the boss after all that hard work is even more amazing.

[@octosaurinvasion]

them - peak of humanity radiance - peak of hallownest

[@grabe1556]

Me who only got as far as the first boss in hollow knight:" I could totally do that"

[@stewievengeance]

That was my mindset as well. I recently picked up the game and making it my goal to beat any radiance on stream.

[@quentebarchiveeoutrascoisa8036]

With this documentary format not only giving some of the best videos I've ever seen on indie games in general they're also successful I hope with that a WR progression video in the future

[@doomeyay]

i remember watching your tribe highlights and now you're a huge creator, i'm so happy for you!!

[@whee2390]

We might also get another anyrad clear soon! Someone in the discord got to phase 7 recently

[@jamesburks2796]

Seven? i only know of 6: start, spikes, rain, platforms, climb, final

[@whee2390]

@@jamesburks2796 anyrad has an extra phase between what’s usually phase 2 and 3; it’s when the whole floor becomes spikes

[@Johnald26]

@@whee2390 wassup

[@akivaq]

we got another anyrad clear!

[@whee2390]

@@akivaq Ik, I was watching the stream when it happened lol

[@lifebloodcore2106]

It’s cool how you so seamlessly made the sponsor segment hollow knight themed. That was pretty clever, good job!