Hollow Knight 100% True Ending Speedrun - 2:23:06

Improved my time in this ancient category finally
* The 100% category is ran on a patch before Grimm Troupe dlc was added
Apparently my stream dropped some frames during the stream, so I apologize for that D:
Also using my 106% layout cause I'm too lazy to make a new layout for 100%
4th goal off the list:
prnt.sc/nnbmkl
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Mechanical Keyboard
Q: Why do you open your inventory while falling?
A: Increases falling speed + Removes hardfalls
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general, saves a good amount of time
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Twitch: www.twitch.tv/monstahler
Hollow Knight on Speedrun.com : www.speedrun.com/hollowknight/full_game#1xx
Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hollowknight

[@HotdogWarmer]

Team Cherry should make an NPC of Monstahler in Silk Song. Maybe calle him Stahler and have him always speeding ahead of you.

[@AdAstraPerAsperae]

Ryan Emery he shows up at the final boss before you do but uses a risky strat and dies

[@Spearmight]

if you catch him, he could drop a charm called the staller, which slows enemies down once you beat them. The fight could be like the pale lurker

[@-theunknownuser9737]

@@Spearmight no but good suggestion, i like it but tbh i have a better idea, he just moves rapidly above you like a dash that goes to the opposite side, then when you stop moving he goes behind you and tries to stab you, you have 1 second to turn around and slap him, otherwise you get hit and lose 3 mask shards. yes 3, why? just because that makes sense

[@i.l.l]

@@-theunknownuser9737If 3 masks then it has to be a late game npc and it has to be optional for balancing reasons. Not only that but the reward / charm has to be better, if not then there needs to be a nerf, boss speeds aren't that bad, the only place where I think someone would use it is the grimm bossfight. So overall much nerfs are needed and the prize needs to be greater for it to stay like how it is now.

[@Jackandhiscat25]

Agreed

[@wolfwillow112]

2:46:50 I can't defeat Radiance for two months and this guy has beaten her for a less than a minute. I want to die.

[@Красныйшарик-ю7х]

Рысь Лесная рысь😂😂

[@rubykanima]

i got him third try dude

[@rustam4676]

Рысь Лесная лол, че так много. Это же не всевышняя, я ее убил со второй попытки

[@latry4361]

It’s a hard boss

[@bion2884]

Well GL for Absolute Radiance >:)

[@kokopelli434]

I’m getting major anxiety from this run. Delicate flower part is scaring me

[@pedroscoponi4905]

The best part about Dream No More categories is getting to watch the cutscene at the end It still gives me chills, after all this time

[@joaopedroribaslyraloes]

Best ending

[@Ricardo03Chaves]

Neat keyboard overlay, that's new. Great run, wp. Always a pleasure watching your vids.

[@sgahail3934]

We just gonna avoid the fact at 2:36:29 he wall jumped in mid-air

[@shannu_boi]

Its a minor glitch probably so its all good.

[@noellekkar903]

Minor glitches happen when you have been playing for long

[@paolo6219]

iir he dashes at the door at the perfect time so the game thinks he is wall climbing onto it. Idk where the momentum comes from

[@sloopy5672]

Ssshhh

[@jonasross4432]

Walk cling storage?

[@999samus7]

gotta tell you that I used to play in visual boy advance using the keyboard, then the time passed and I started using a controller, but watching your videos gave me this sense of nostalgia and now I'm playing hollow knight again with keyboard, doesn't sound like something important but doing so made me feel like a kid again.

[@Kikaheki]

I am sick at home laying in my bed. Watching this the third time. So relaxing. Many thanks. Nice accent by the way.

[@LumboDumbo]

Thank you for this, I followed this to do the "100% Steel Soul" quest myself

[@muffincat8031]

I'm gonna do it for 3 achievements,: 100% steel soul, 100% in under 20 hours, and completed game in under 5 hours. Let's see if it'll work out

[@d.2113]

​@@muffincat8031any luck?

[@kawaimodeutschland1614]

Can't wait for the 112% NMG！Keep doing great monstah！

[@Maddinhpws]

I always love when watching a WR run video when the guy says "I think I can continue this, it is not too bad"

[@tjeffersonb]

Watching him play Hollow Knight and manage to stay completely calm is the most impressive feat of self control I’ve ever seen

[@sylvainbougerel6272]

It's so good it's hypnotic. How long have you been playing that game to achieve this level of mastery? I keep die every few minutes, and everything you do with ease takes me incredible amount of tries...

[@abdullaal-najjar3794]

He’s playerd since it released and up to today he still does vids. That’s 3 years of practice so yep lol

[@LeRepulseBR]

Man i know the Voice actor of LOK Soul Reaver think his game is too hard to play, most people are good in games but there are hard ones

[@wesleyridge9696]

I learnt how to get to the city of tears today after watching this

[@christytrisshoffner9697]

I’m impressed on how he deals with the soul warrior

[@jacobcallahan3741]

Man can beat it in 2 hours but I can't even get out of the city of tears

[@flimtemway3421]

Lol i did 3 hours any% and this guy does 100% faster

[@horatiuridel8350]

me too

[@memesquad4838]

Me: spends over 80 hours for a 100% run MonStahLer: 3, take it or leave it

[@purple_pineapple8706]

100% is unlocking everything right

[@uhitsethan]

@@purple_pineapple8706 112

[@purple_pineapple8706]

itsEthan I mean since every game has a different 100% I have 108%

[@uhitsethan]

@@purple_pineapple8706 just have to finish the pantheon

[@purple_pineapple8706]

itsEthan I need to beat or banish NMKG, and I have to beat pantheons 1&2 Actually I think I have 109% then cause I can't think of anything else

[@dumpsterDeity]

Gorb: I am a dreamborn god of the beyond, I have ascended to a different plane of existence Knight: kicks his ass in two (2) seconds

[@marvinJVC]

The white palace ... HOW THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT ?!

[@sunnythegreat9312]

My friend took more than 60 hours to defeat 2 dreamers, 2 trials and is stuck on the traitor lord. This guy managed to do all that and more in less than 3 hours.

[@jackdina5353]

I used this to get my speed completion run. Thanks so much for the video!

[@danitouchdofus0895]

I was just discover this game and remember me to Castlevania, those skills and Starring uses a weapon or Sword/Blade gg. Nice Run bro PD:I'm from Colombia, so my English is really terrible xD

[@W4LT3Rego]

ggs monstah, actual god! Still voting for the sex dungeon thing by the way - woutb

[@yetitheeduardo]

Holy shit. I didnt know those breakable spots existed in the white palace.

[@milokulp2838]

Deepnest was rough but I was vibing all the way

[@gobbelgub4031]

If you make Elderbug sad, the run doesnt count.

[@dumpsterDeity]

Was mesmerized by your god tier skill level throughout the whole run. Breathtaking job

[@tartgalio7553]

monstahler i watch your vids at night and sideway you are the speedrun god dude

[@PizzaJem]

K P A C U B О as always )

[@phazon69]

I'm fucking impressed by his movement precsion! Actually amazing!

[@aikoluna3480]

Poor elder bug sounds so sad when you just walk past...as cool as speed runs are it’s always a tad sad to not play this enjoying its atmosphere and characters, they are some of the absolutely best parts

[@coalguilt4821]

This man- playing with a keyboard? While I’m sitting here playing with a controller-? H o w?

[@sloopy5672]

I mean I’ve been playing with a keyboard this whole time and I haven’t had any problems with it

[@average_loser4254]

Keyboard is awesome, I am 10 times worse when using a controller, I have no idea how people play with a joystick lol they are used to it I guess

[@shawn576]

wtf? He's actually playing with a keyboard?

[@macieg.]

Whats wrong with it it's simpler

[@Skykayava]

Yeah IKR it triggers me too how tf he does it

[@jcstitches4671]

Maciek Rutkowski, to each their own. I couldn’t beat PoH until I redid the game in switch. It’s so much easier to reach the controls.

[@tykimkim]

Christ I forgot this category existed

[@tigeruppercut3934]

First monstahler video. Skipped ahead to around 2:15:00 and was like damn this dude is missing getting hit by pixels. Figured even in a near 3 hour run you gotta take risks to save frames. Then I realized he was in the middle of the flower quest and my jaw dropped. Good lord this dude is so sick.

[@manosrex1903]

May I ask how and why do you play in older patches?

[@MonStahLer]

It's pretty easy to downpatch using the steam console, there's a guide on Hollow Knight's speedrun.com page. In this case I play on an older patch because this category can only be played on patches before the grimm troupe dlc. In most cases we downpatch to patches where more glitches / speedrun tech is available.

[@manosrex1903]

Wow, thanks for the info. Sorry for wasting your time.

[@UmbyWumby]

Do you manually input when a section is cleared or do you have a program that does it for you?

[@MonStahLer]

There's an automatic option to split segments in the timer we're using.

[@crescent_sun482]

@@MonStahLer Thank god. I was planning on getting into speedrunning and did not want to do all that crap manually

[@Nonemuuu]

I finally completed the "steal souls 100%" and the "20h 100%" achievements, thx that was very fun experience

[@Loomr]

Congratz for getting the below 20h achievement

[@dbsshadow7359]

Anyone else notice that he did this on STEEL SOUL!?

[@HelixJuice]

It doesn’t count unless you talk to elder bug

[@robingaming21]

easy to explain: pale king; give me all you're land radiance: wot pale king: *Steals the kingdom* radiance: wot kids gonnma die tonight *pulls out infection* Pale king: ??????? radiance: btw you're a ugly pale kings: *Dies* radiance: awfully effective knight: comes from void knight-2: *becomes buff and obsorbs the infection and becomes the hollow knight* Knight: *obtains dream nail* Knight: *kills hollow knight and uses the dream nail to enter his mind* radiance: Wot.. Knight: sup *pulls out gun* radiance: WOT... *fires darts like knight is a dart board* Knight: He stupid radiance: *radiance stagger2* Knight: joe liked this place radiance: whos joe wait wait!!! Knight: Joe-mama Radiance: *Dies* Knight: now what... am still in the hollowknights mind how do i get out..... *derpness intestife

[@awsumsas]

This guy could complete all 3 speedrun achievements in one go. Hell, if he was playing in Steel Soul he could even get 5 at once. (Edit: Turns out my dumb ass didn't realize he WAS playing in SS.)

[@awsumsas]

@Random weeb Oh fuck, he was? I didn't actually watch it (mainly due to the fact that it's TWO HOURS LONG) but that surprises me since speedruns are typically done in normal mode, since Shade Skips can be done.

[@jorgemartinez7500]

Hi dudes i am a bit new in speedruns, so i got a question, why didnt You picked up deep Focus after the cristal heart??

[@MonStahLer]

It's just faster to get it later when we have dreamgate

[@jorgemartinez7500]

Oh well thanks

[@Pale-Prince]

Will u make speedrun of Silksong?

[@MonStahLer]

As long as it's a fun game, yes

[@davidlindsey5363]

Dude idk how you're so good at this game on PC

[@angel_valentin-_-7909]

gracias amigo pude hcer el speedrun gracias a vos

[@jak0816]

congratualtions

[@snodog00]

Excuse me, sir. Would you be so kind as to quit making me feel like trash for dying to... any particular part in this game? Thaaaaaanks.

[@xDeadlyWarriorX]

Hey Can you put timestamps on the video ? Like Mask Shard #1 Etc so we can skip to the part we want and go there ourselfs

[@jonasross4432]

“I think I can continue this it’s not to bad”- 7mins into the run

[@MyGtaboy]

Just found your runs, wow just wow!

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I have a question:Why is the without load time used? In most games, it's the real time that's used, even when the loading takes half of the run(super metroid 100%!). Who decided this and why?

[@MonStahLer]

Hollow knight's loads are dependent on how good your pc is, so we use loadless time to have a fair comparison between all runners

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@MonStahLer That makes sense. Thanks!

[@JohnSmith-qo9hs]

How do you play on older patches?

[@MonStahLer]

You can download old patches through steam console if you bought the game There's a guide on Hollow Knight's speedrun.com page

[@dmknght8946]

OMFG great run! It took me 4 days to win Hornet and you only need less than a minute :/

[@trceb]

What happens with that badge? Somehow he equips it although he doesn’t have enough notches.

[@werewolfmoney6602]

Wait what? How did you equip soul catcher when you didn't have enough notches for it?

[@smartpuff7389]

This guy: *beats Hollow Knight with 100% completion and true ending in 2h 23min* Me: *cries in 19h 54min pb*

[@sloopy5672]

That’s just enough for the achievement, luckily

[@JennieYGO]

Man I have 74% and have put in like 36 hours lmao

[@p_p-qn8jp]

The fact that I took twice the time just to get normal speed run 2........ dude is insane

[@katbyrd13]

I’m just curious how many times u have played this game all the way thru

[@Linbranke]

Stahler you should have millions of subs

[@tatezboinski4951]

I've actually been thinking of making a new hollow knight game because team cherry has been working so hard to make these games

[@tatezboinski4951]

But I can't because I'm bad at gaming and a kids so just blue prints made by me and my brother so there just plans

[@immaburi2015]

That's where everyone starts man, keep working

[@Jerry_the_first]

i loved this game untill i died on my steelsoul save in white palace, this is in dream world but okay i'm just gonna kill myself at this point

[@meliodas7814]

Do you announce your streams before streaming?

[@MonStahLer]

Not really, I don't really have a streaming schedule I usually stream on Fridays or Saturdays

[@frogger551]

why is the broken vessel so difficult for me?

[@mrkridi]

1:00:51, вот это по-по-поворот.

[@netyrsgamer9253]

Согласен

[@guilhermeandrade2019]

You are insane ...

[@judeymac2175]

2:30:43 what is that enemy?

[@LerRhann]

All bullshit aside you are a hollow knight God.

[@LerRhann]

HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? You didn't save Zote the Mighty? You are going to hell. Hahaha

[@mikec5994]

I can't believe it took me 8 hours to do what this guy did in 30 min...wtf, lol.

[@theamazingnol8303]

No one was letting giotto have their pogamid

[@kawaimodeutschland1614]

1:01:30 EPIC lol

[@theodorefarris6370]

I did not know you could do that thing with the charms. What does it do

[@hedwyn8803]

Receive double damage in exchange for exceeding charm notches

[@kybui4364]

Damnnnnn! This guy is good! You have my two likes and two subcribes. JK, I wish I could give you more than 1.

[@gnagghi]

sub 2:22 when

[@kuske7681]

Gz

[@royliu2282]

wait does he actually play on keyboard?! i heard it's really hard

[@purcinnamon7404]

Does 100% mean everything done and collected?

[@OrionJunqueras]

It doesnt because after the dlcs the maximum % was ser to 112%

[@sanstheskeleton4525]

100% was the maximum of the main game but the DLC's added an extra 12%. So it's slightly easier to get 100% done. I'm not sure if the DLC's are used here though.

[@Tonicfly1337]

I never closed Pornhub so fast!

[@torkjeldkjeldsen2527]

dead meme lel

[@pirilon78]

S P A M

[@LongNguyen-su1tb]

49:20 @@

[@nubiskr2586]

Those poor people can’t finish their pyramids

[@fedeclares1229]

Why Chinese though? Does he understand it or there's a reason for it?

[@Jensenrobinb]

Chinese has a logographic writing system, which means that there’s one character for EVERY. SINGLE. WORD. instead of an alphabet that gets put together like building blocks. This means that if you read a word you don’t know, you don’t even know how it sounds.

[@sirclyan5346]

3 hours speedrun Me with my 96% in 24 hours:

[@caise7899]

96% in 24 hours is very decent if its your first time playing. My first save five is on 76% and 108 hours

[@msstrange_1618]

30:12 охренеть просто

[@pae1429]

im your fan

[@emirhan2507]

1:03:45 are you kidding me

[@ebgurif]

What

[@dan5659]

how tf is he 3 shotting dream bosses?

[@increase9896]

steel soul, why not?

[@lunchworm]

Cool. Now do it no hit

[@yonik9121]

Me with 50 hours and 100 percent

[@emirhan2507]

1:51:49 note for myself

[@oranxd5616]

1:56:08 glitch?

[@ebgurif]

Yes scream skip glitch

[@eros4454]

12:41 HOW?????

[@champplayz8338]

You can pogo on the explosions , it's very weird and finicky but it works

[@ebgurif]

The thing the reply above me said and skill

[@ШакираФилатова]

легендарно!

[@h1ll3634]

I made 100% in 2 hours What it cust? Story, beuatful and funny

[@netyrsgamer9253]

Мегахарош, насколько я понимаю ты русский

[@snowstarlfy]

Ты серьёзно из России ?

[@manuelprieto4766]

usarla como guia para sacar el logro de pasar el juego al 100% en menos de 20 horas es un asco, te sirve pero hace cosas tan raras que te trabas y mueres mucho intentando copiarlo ;-;

[@siadurans]

En mi propia experiencia lo mejor es pasar el juego lo mas pronto posible y luego enfocarte en cualquier otra cosa, luego que complete la meta de 5 horas o menos busque por internet la ubicacion de todas las cosas rapida y fui de sector en sector. No sera la manera mas practica pero si es la mas comoda. Postdata: Mejora lo mas rapido que puedas el Nail, puedes maximizarla hasta el penultimo upgrade y luego hacer varias cosas con facilidad. Pdd: Quita la musica en Deepnest y ponte a escuchar Juan Luis Guerra, la ironia musical te calmara.

[@manuelprieto4766]

@@siadurans Ya hace meses que pase esto, hasta derrote al jefe final en radiante xd, y si lo mejor es usar un speedrun, pero no recuerdo cual use.

[@黃昱翔-e4e]

Real ''play'' the game LUL

[@madmon9119]

Awesome! 1.9k liker