Hollow Knight - Pure Vessel (Radiant Difficulty, Nail Only, No Damage)

[@SylentVoidkeeper]

Pale King: Your training is complete, you will be the defender of this Kingdom *Vessel leaves* White Lady: ...wait, you forgot something on your list! You never taught him how to fight if somebody was bouncing on his head a lot! PK:...fuck

[@CrankyTemplar]

My one regret is I can only give this a single thumbs up.

[@fellascallmethedrink]

The Knight: Haha nail bounce go brrrrrr

[@aleksandr_berdnikov]

He mastered the buzzsaws but wasn't ready to be treated like one.

[@urielgtz3093]

Nah he's still trained a little bit he simply jumps and the impact will get the pesky bug

[@keiharris332]

@@urielgtz3093 pesky bee

[@pwningpeach]

The use of the Wayward Compass had me laughing.

[@CrankyTemplar]

I wouldn't want to get lost in Pure Vessel's room, of course.

[@polecios123]

@@CrankyTemplar lol

[@midshipman8654]

CrankyTemplar an understandable concern.

[@EvenanSieirim]

And he brought the grub along for moral support. With that adorable little guy cheering him on, how could he lose?

[@DoinYourMum1000]

I dont use wayward compass i just know may way around the map does this make me a god?

[@katelystt]

Bowing to the vessel ey? Now that's the mark of a true gentleman.

[@manchick7648]

No he had mark of pride at the end

[@I_8_your_doorframe]

*but will they BoW dOwN tO gRiMm?*

[@Soul_Twister]

Of course it would be you, Hol Horse.

[@ArtemKnvlv]

nah he just took a better look at PV's magnificent white cape

[@datcap6289]

shut up replies.

[@markyman8553]

I just realized the pure vessel doesn’t scream at the beginning of the fight because it doesn’t have a voice to cry suffering.

[@Dachi_X]

@Mr.Savage?

[@8-bitjams134]

So if hes pure and pretty much brain dead who told him to attack the knight

[@sultanalkareemw6092]

@Mr.Savage the collector isnt pure it had a will to break( quitting the king's kingsmould troop)

[@sultanalkareemw6092]

For marky man the hollow knight infected still had no voice to cry suffering, its actually the radiance's bellow leaking out

[@ThijmenTheTurkey]

Mr.Savage you’re*

[@shadowfire04]

i love the fact that the hollow knight, when he "roars" to start the fight, doesn't actually roar. it's the little details.

[@depressedkermit3752]

The Hollow knight DOES roar

[@shadowfire04]

@@depressedkermit3752 no he doesn't. he makes the animation and there's a hollow sounding noise, but that's definitely not a roar.

[@depressedkermit3752]

@@shadowfire04 what is it then?

[@shadowfire04]

@@depressedkermit3752 actually it's nothing at all, sorry. i was misremembering it. the music starts and the effect of the boss roaring plays on the screen, but there's no actual sound. the thing i was referring to was the music starting.

[@depressedkermit3752]

@@shadowfire04 ... What you are describing is a pure vessel fight.

[@thefunkyfish5640]

Plays radiant difficulty. Equips thorns of agony

[@CrankyTemplar]

If I go down I'm taking Pure Vessel with me.

[@Ultrakrill2411]

Thats something i would do without thinking

[@EpicFailureFive]

You should always overcharm and focus your charms towards DPS when fighting a boss on radiant difficulty.

[@articdrugs1061]

Let's not forget Wayward compass. Makes him OP

[@coolbark4376]

On a damagless run

[@kirorutazu-4289]

Now do it without wayward compass

[@CrankyTemplar]

Without wayward compass? Are you mad? The compass is the cornerstone of any good build for bosses! But your challenge is accepted. I will use thorns of agony instead whenever I am fooling around with spare notches for radiant fights.

[@kirorutazu-4289]

@@CrankyTemplar Nice

[@Ventus_S]

Honestly I was wondering why you even bother to use Gurbsong when you have to be hitless for radiant battle.. I would just go overcharmed and add in sharp shadow or dream shield (very good dps boost)

[@CrankyTemplar]

True, but I felt that Unbreakable Strength/Mark of Pride/Quick Slash was adequate for winning, so I felt some joke charms would make for some laughs when I showed it after winning.

[@alexande98]

CrankyTemplar you forgot sporeshroom

[@derrealeTeich]

No cost too great... -The pure Vessel sacrifices himself to try stop the knight from getting to the raidiance. No mind to think... -PV has no dialogue when dreamnailed. No will to break... -In opposition to the Sealed Vessel the PV does not get weaker with time and does not try to kill itself. No voice to cry out suffering... -The 'scream' and the beginning was completly silent.

[@CrankyTemplar]

That's really neat to point out those things as they relate to the Pale King's dialogue in the flashback for Void Heart!

[@guzzo7347]

Oh wow

[@tophatoctopus1997]

i think my sanity is a cost too great, i have a mind to think about how shitty this guy is, this boss is breaking my mind, and my voice is crying a LOT of suffering.

[@leader16012]

How does PV sacrifice himself to try to stop the knight from getting to the radiance? Am I missing a story beat here? I though Hollow Knight was just holding Radiance because the king thought he was pure, so he thought he could hold her forever?

[@derrealeTeich]

@@leader16012 The Hollow Knight *breaks* at the third phase and tries to kill itself, so you can access the Raidiance later. The Pure Vessel really tries to kill you.

[@couragew6260]

This fight tells us how powerful the hollow knight was in his prime. You see that the infection actually made him weaker despite still being so powerful. He was a great knight and he did his best as a leader.

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

Courage Wilkerson is curious since the traitor lord got the infection in order to get stronger , yet with the HK we see that is half true

[@witmokrzycki5519]

@@ulforcemegamon3094 Yes and I still think HK was made stronger by the infection. Just here he is augmented by "godly focus" because at the top of a pantheon, therefore made stronger by the worship of the godseekers. It's also possible that his original form was stronger because of the whole void/soul thing, it's unclear wether he actually got stronger or not. Void was the enemy of Radiance after all

[@draw2death421]

He was not a leader tho. Just a prison of radiance. Yes he had become a legend since Hes going to help everyone in hollow knights world and since Hes never going to be seen again memorials were build yet he never led anything. Hes allmost like artorias who was the strongest of gwyns knight but he only led Hes most faithful companion sif.

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

They were more like simply a tool for the Pale King.

[@sillyclown6083]

@@ulforcemegamon3094 brute strength alone won't make you stronger

[@tolkien6666]

Its cool that pure vessel actually has it's own kind of focus like the knight

[@__Bruh]

It’s even cooler that Pure Vessel has its own nail kind of like the knight

[@dohickey7184]

@@__Bruh It is even cooler that the vessel has two arms kind of like the knight

[@shii407beatsfanaccount9]

@@dohickey7184 It's even cooler that Pure Vessel has its own two legs like the Knight

[@laurendyer2838]

It’s even cooler that Pure Vessel has a badass mask like the Knight

[@cpgautam172]

It's cool that the pure vessel is dead just like the knight.

[@refrigeratorman6855]

I’m amazed you were able to pull this off without gathering swarm!

[@andydavis6177]

@SaltStop and fury of the fallen

[@mathmu3179]

I think the Wayward Compass make you win this time.

[@OrchidAlloy]

It's no fair, he got carried by Grubsong

[@viperakmal]

What does wayward compass do to help in the battle? I thought it was just a charm to use map?

[@88wi]

@@viperakmal it's a joke thou..

[@viperakmal]

@@88wi Ah... I see... Hahahaha

[@Oodoos]

@@viperakmal shits and giggles, like the copper short sword from terraria being completely broken

[@gamergril5940]

Do not speak... Do not think... Do not hope... Do not... ...

[@zeta6459]

Father?

[@Arronushka]

u ass this is too cruel /crying/

[@Gwogobo.]

Do not get hit...

[@EvenanSieirim]

Did naaaaht hit her, I did naaaaaht

[@triangletriangle4520]

Do not fart.......... Do not let the corrupted light out......... Do not let..... Do... Not....... .........

[@BlueJay-rv2rd]

You: dodges, evades, goes intangible to avoid attacks Me: “the left wall is my best friend”

[@silverflight01]

Right wall for me, but yeah, the walls are pretty useful

[@zoeyuroboros5739]

i love the void/soul aesthetic thats in this background with the smoke coming up between the arena and the place where godseeker sits and the white energy barriers and decorative floor thing thats everywhere

[@alextheconfuddled8983]

this comment would be okay but the word "aesthetic" is ruined for me lol

[@Adnonnymous]

@@alextheconfuddled8983 but like… that’s the proper word to use

[@Summer_Tea]

His near-death carcass nearly landed on top of you while he was one hit from death at 2:21. Lmao

[@CrankyTemplar]

Yeah, I was relieved to see that not kill me. I had that sort of stagger happen before when I was fighting the Hollow Knight for a hitless run and I wasn't so lucky. Although not nearly as difficult a fight.

[@sanstheskeleton679]

@@CrankyTemplar Anyway, like you said, if you're going down, you're taking him with you

[@electrum5579]

That happened to me fighting Grey Prince Zote, where it makes much more sense

[@littlelinkythesmolchild4764]

The last resort he has

[@EvenanSieirim]

@CrankyTemplar can you fight Hollow Knight in Godhome or just the Black Egg?

[@sped325]

I started hearing everyone calling the hollow knight by pure vessel, then I thought to myself, did they add a fight with him without the infection!!? I immediately searched up, saw the video title and after I finished it, my god this is one of the most things I wanted to see in Hollow Knight whole world, the hollow knight grown up and before he got infected, not just that but you get to fight him too! Really one of my favourite boss fights of God master

[@CrankyTemplar]

It's one of the high points of the DLC, for sure.

[@loserchips1112]

Y'know, except for the fact that he's really freaking hard

[@nachomori3756]

@@loserchips1112 well with every good thing there are 10 bad thibgs

[@firestarex3544]

@@commanderleo HAHAHAHAH oh wait, your serious? Just try it.

[@Blade.5786]

@@commanderleo I guess you won't be able to tell until you actually fight him,huh?

[@hylianator]

2:21 imagine dying to that, while only needing 1 more hit

[@510Nouploads]

That jump at 1:25 had me recoiling from fear. Collision damage is public enemy #1. Also that one time he almost landed on you after being staggered

[@quynhchinguyen7805]

Flatform-where every enemy is made from pure poison

[@guitartruong3981]

(terrifying flashbacks to Lost Kin fight #31) Seriously though, the arc of the jumps always land right where you are going

[@eduardomartins701]

@@guitartruong3981 lost kin a just meme him out, go to the top corner hold super dash and equit charms that can kill him while you do nothing

[@guitartruong3981]

@@eduardomartins701 I've beaten him legit now. Meme builds are fun to watch but hard to play, so I don't do them anymore

[@BlueMaskGuy]

Pure Boi do tiney jumpo :0

[@devilvocano420]

Hey its not no damage The vessel took damage

[@aidan8804]

DevilVocano I’m pretty sure it took a bit of brain damage too.

[@simonfuentes3819]

This video damaged my pride beyond repair

[@rainbowpanda7042]

@@simonfuentes3819 never give up. It took me about 3 days to complete this one

[@snapl3s715]

OOOOOOOOOOOH

[@Kunar24]

@@AlphaHelix01 Who are you wooshing?

[@LuisMartinez-sv1md]

1:04 playing this for the first time as your hearing the music kick in, while fighting the son of the pale king is such an epic moment

[@bobebobo2643]

Yo we have to create more vessels

[@CatBitchNami]

You yourself is a son of the Pale King, so...

[@Enneamorph]

I really love the idea of the Pure Vessel. It’s the Hollow Knight in his prime, right? It’s everything a Vessel should be, and more. It has no mind, emotion, or voice, yes. But it’s also an indomitable warrior, with pristine control over both Void and Soul-it’s able to use its body like tenebrous whips, and its soul like flashbombs and steel spires. Very cool, very cool indeed.

[@duxghost3985]

Well they do have emotions, they just aren't infected yet

[@notshockwavedemon7543]

A True Pure Vessel wouldn't have emotion. So Hollow Knight's Purity as a Vessel was Overestimated. He got infected so he isn't exactly pure.

[@duxghost3985]

@@notshockwavedemon7543 no vessel is pure

[@notshockwavedemon7543]

Yeah. None of them were. Even the one they thought was.

[@plugshirt1684]

Shockwave Demon wouldn’t are knight be pure since they seal away the radiance in one ending.

[@barbedwire9975]

One of my favourite animations in this game is when you stun pure vessel mid jump. Seeing is giant crouched body fly across the screen is a joy like no other.

[@BlueMaskGuy]

You enjoy their *pain* ?

[@berto17]

@@BlueMaskGuy i enjoy my own pain thats why i beat path of pain and now trying the pantheons

[@BlueMaskGuy]

@@berto17 ooh, cool! are you having fun? How was the path of pain? And which pantheon are you on? :o

[@berto17]

@@BlueMaskGuy p4, pure vessel is a bitch to fight tbh also path of pain wasnt so bad, but i did take an hour to beat it (died to kingsmoulds lolol)

[@CloudWalkBeta]

I want to point out what every other comment missed due to compass... he‘s also using grubsong, another troll charm considering XD

[@DamageMaximo]

@Ander Kortaberria Lopetegi no

[@anveshkhode3794]

The thing is, Wayward Compass is the most OP charm ever made.

[@Abyzz_Knight]

God I love its title Mighty god of nothingness

[@coolbark4376]

I guess the god of the void was taken

[@sengiko]

Fits him. He does not feel like Sealed Vessel. He feels truly like nothing is a trait of himself

[@alicereid3308]

Something really interesting is that before you unlock them, the Pure Vessel is the only one in the Hall of Gods that does not use a personal pronoun when giving the description of where to find them, which makes sense considering they have no voice

[@draw2death421]

Hes still a God of someting. The very concept of nothing. Hes the god of the feeling of empty or the void

[@lapanthanim]

I like the "god of nothingness" part, but the "Mighty" bothers me. It sounds off to me in tone (not meaning though - obviously the PV is very strong). I would have preferred something more descriptive and less generically applicable to almost every one of the bosses, like "tragic" or even quite simply, "empty" like the description says before PV is unlocked.

[@marcimerci]

0:19 the perfect parries

[@archdruidbookwalter951]

Noobs dodge Pros parry

[@BlueMaskGuy]

Archdruid Bookwalter guess I’m a noob then because for me parrying is literal hell.

[@archdruidbookwalter951]

​@Aidan Fields To parry, you have to strike at just the right frame of the enemy's attack animation. It's a very short window, and it's usually easier to just dodge. But if you pull it off, it gives you a brief moment of invincibility, allowing you to easily dodge the attack you just parried. _And, of course, it looks really, really cool._

[@varvarith3090]

>Radiant Difficulty. >No damage.

[@BennyCocoPop]

not everyone knows what radiant difficulty is so that's probably why it says no damage and putting things like "no damage" and "nohit" in your title and tags gets you more views lol

[@andrewhao2507]

Bennycocopop i was fucking shook when i thought that radiant difficulty would be 3 hit points instead of one hit ko lol

[@aasdkoaskdasddad6515]

P

[@indisciipline]

>Grubsong

[@robertodelier9999]

Oh right.

[@Hollowolfjas4014]

OK Jesus I stepped on your cape im sorry

[@FearlessGamer27]

This honestly helped me out with the fight. Too many times I would dash towards him when he was throwing knives and would try to heal during his focus attack. Glad you could help retrain my brain

[@CrankyTemplar]

Glad it helped!

[@bobebobo2643]

The knife attack of the vessel is new to me

[@XxRandom_guyXx]

I mean for me i just shade clock trought everthing and try to brute force focus and focus during it cause for some reason i have a glitch where his focus do damage instantly and his attack seem a bit faster than usual

[@ngyes2904]

You should of used thorns of agony for when you take damage And gathering swarm for all the geo And spore shroom for when you heal And hive blood so you can heal better And all the lifeblood/unbreakable heart charms for extra health And quick/deep focus for better healing And balder shell so you can heal safely And fury of the fallen for when you get to 1 health.

[@CrankyTemplar]

True, but this was a straight up normal kill other than jokingly having compass equipped.

[@hiveknight7416]

You can't be at one health, it's radiant difficulty. You die in a single hit

[@toybonnie2353]

@@hiveknight7416 this was an obvious joke comment dude

[@hiveknight7416]

@@toybonnie2353 oof. With idiots these days, it's honestly hard to tell

[@hiveknight7416]

@@toybonnie2353 ok now I realize how much of an idiot I am. Thanks for pointing it out mate

[@jordanevolved]

Me: *Sees title* How Also Me: *Sees Wayward Compass* Ah, so thats how

[@LightningStryke27]

Having had a TON of difficulty fighting the Pure Vessel myself, this video gave me some new strategies for beating him. Thanks for the video!

[@BlueMaskGuy]

Pure Vessel: *exists* Me: I would literally die for you

[@manofdaboijerry7687]

I, too, hardcore simp for the Pure Vessel.

[@BlueMaskGuy]

@@manofdaboijerry7687 I wouldn’t say I simp for them, but yes yes PV very cool👍 Also unrelated but me and the boys recorded two very long videos of us playing HK (mostly without visuals unless I picked up my phone) and since it’s really hot rn we had a fan on, but the phone was next to the fan and after we had stopped playing HK and went to go check the videos you could barely hear anything because the fan messed the audio up😔 Both of the videos were over an hour long (one of them was almost two hours) and we lost most of it to weird fan noises. So now my phone has no storage space and I am a sad man.

[@tigerkat4419]

Oh howdy and uhh yeah same 😔 I want to push the pale king down a flight of hotel stairs.

[@BlueMaskGuy]

@@tigerkat4419 yo last night I did the White Palace and got to freaking hit his corpse and sit on his throne😎 screw that guy lmao

[@randorandom9494]

@@tigerkat4419 do you own a violin perhaps?

[@marmaje69]

No one talks how the music builds the atmosphere of true mastered ultra instinct.

[@Its_Vanover]

Finally, a worthy opponent! our battle will be legendary!

[@isvuswright4882]

Parrying the pure vessel twice in a row within the first thirty seconds of the fight is such a power move.

[@rowanvandenheuvel7823]

The fact that the pure vessel doesn't make any sound at the start of the fight always gives me chills

[@DragonBox.]

or the music is their voice, they are the one singing the song

[@Gabzew]

​@@DragonBox.they don't have a Voice

[@DragonBox.]

@@Gabzew i was a bit dumb then, but aren't they NOT pure? couldn't they theoretically have a voice?

[@mattfromwiisports7970]

Pale king: It is over child your training complete you are the hollow knight. Now seal of the radiance! Pure Vessel: *leaves* Pale king: WAIT SH*T I FORGOT TO TELL IT HOW TO SLASH UPWARDS AND DODGE

[@TheOneWhoKnocks18]

I love the bow at the start that turns into the Knight looking up when the armor breaks like "Wtf are you doing"

[@CrankyTemplar]

I'm just in awe of his magnificent cape. #MakePureVesselCapedAgain

[@SteveTpenn]

Watching boss fights such as this, NKG, and Absolute Radiance are what made me want to finally check out this game. Can't believe I never got around to it sooner. What a masterpiece!

[@theknight5769]

The silent roar gives me chills every time - even though I hear nothing...

[@michaeltrams619]

Reason why Pure Vessel is better than the Hollow Knight: The Hollow Knight: *Screams* Pure Vessel: *Vocalizes beautiful music*

[@julian5535]

They always ask "who's is the pure vessel" but never "how's the pure vessel" SMH

[@omnibeta1876]

Infected, the Pure Vessel is hella infected

[@carolinaassenco9242]

Everyone in this simptown is bawling at the thought of how's the Pure Vessel

[@tigerkat4419]

They're not ok

[@silverschmid4591]

no one truly knows, because it's mute.

[@SunWarriorSolaire]

@@omnibeta1876 nah its pure, but that guy in the ol chicken shell? hella infected

[@reeno1357]

This is Just Art ! I am really stunned about how much Detail was Put in everything even the tiniest of Animations Look awesome

[@VERGILGASM]

The moment where he looks at the sky as the Radiance's light shines. He knows what is about to happen.

[@ChaosPlasma999]

Pure Vessel. The purest form of The Hollow Knight. Greatest defender of the kingdom... Only to get his head bounced on.

[@L.E.69420]

Deepest silence in holy shell, Given nail and named a knight, Bound by chain and egg and spell, Hear our plea! Reveal thy Light!

[@archdruidbookwalter951]

They are great. They are powerful. They are silent. They are your superior. They are the Hollow Knight. Bow before them. And beg for mercy. But you will be given none.

[@BlueMaskGuy]

nah bro he’s babey

[@GrievyRZ]

*Cracks it's shell open like it's a beer on a southern, summer, night* mmm, void.

[@Gooberwares]

Ghost: big brother why must we fight

[@nazhiraghassani7783]

This is beautiful, truly majestic.

[@Gebdoe]

Thank you, I was having such a hard time with the blades coming up from the ground, and this showed me a better way to deal with that move.

[@almasieden]

As someone who has died three times fighting Elder Hu, I can say I solidly respect the hell out of this gameplay.

[@temxasremd]

With grubsong, he'll never be alone. With wayward compass, he'll never lose his way.

[@erierierierierie]

somehow 3 mantis lords screaming at once isn't powerful enough to stun you but this vessels soundless scream can. anyways, i could prob never do this, this looks amazing

[@Retbullgivesyouwings]

Got the boss on Radiant! Whew! Setup was: Quick Slash, Unbreakable Strength, Shaman Stone, Mark of Pride. Your advice was very helpful! I also started doing better once I just double-jumped over the triple swipe before pogoing, and when I stopped rushing the boss after the third stagger (when they start using tentacles). I pogoed the boss once during the tentacle attack, but for the other two times it went out I just dashed to the far side of the arena. Thank you for the help!

[@CrankyTemplar]

No problem! Congrats on beating him on radiant!

[@cjham5272]

This boss gets a lot easier when you realize you can just jump over 90% of his attacks

[@FaustoRomano9]

lmao grubsong and wayward compass. two essential charms for radiant battles without a doubt

[@dopiavolo1708]

Fausto Romano don’t forget about thorns of agony

[@Elementroar]

What gets me is in the world where Radiance wasn’t returning and causing the plague, the Pale King and White Lady’s kids could all survive, and they’d prolly all be able to grow into these relatively big and powerful bugs that are the offspring of two Higher Beings. And with the White Lady’s ability to lay/spawn so many eggs/seeds, they’d have a massive army of spawn prolly in the same numbers as the Vessels stuck in the Abyss. At that point, I wonder if Hollownest would even be able to support the entire royal family if they were all allowed to grow and survive (it’s possible the King and Queen might have controlled the number of offspring they have at a time but with the Queen basically always baby-crazy I wonder if PK could stop her lol).

[@NoMustang273]

Interesting how it doesn't actually make a sound. Was it still pure by this point? The scene at the end of path of pain

[@blastinferno776]

Mr. R As long as the glowing yellow eyes are not there i would assume that would mean The Hollow Knight was still pure

[@CrankyTemplar]

I'd agree, it doesn't look corrupted and none of its attacks have any infection theme to them.

[@NoMustang273]

@@CrankyTemplar I'm assuming that this was just before absorbing the infection. It may have been tainted by this point but barely. Also a question do you get the Pure Vessel statue after you encounter it once or do you have to beat it? I hope it's the former

[@CrankyTemplar]

That's certainly possible. You get Pure Vessel's statue (and any other new boss) once you encounter them in the pantheons, even if you die to them. This is pretty handy since Pure Vessel and Sly are pretty rough to do on your first try and it allows you to practice them.

[@NoMustang273]

@@CrankyTemplar Oh thank god.I'm still on the third. I'll do it on and off since life is getting busier

[@Kris-hk6wd]

The fact that he made it looks soo easy is incredible

[@TheDemoPanMain]

Yeah I’ve managed to be able to do that consistently. After 5 hours of practice. And on attuned difficulty And with the best equipment in the game.

[@CrankyTemplar]

That's progress, good sir. With more time it'll get easier and easier.

[@j0hann664]

The best equipment in the game Wayward compas

[@colinnn_3472]

Now try beating it without wayward compass, the best charm for boss fights

[@greekletterphi9620]

I mean I can technically say I've only ever beat this guy nail only If you imagine sharpshadowing through him as holding your nail forward Sharp Shadow has carried me through so many late game bosses

[@CrankyTemplar]

Sharp shadow is not a charm I use often but it can be a lot of fun and quite useful.

[@ctrl4613]

0:13 No Voice to cry suffering...

[@lildoomkitty4570]

The first time I saw my brother fight this boss in the pantheon of hallownest I tried to talk to him (we had been chatting on and off while he was playing) and he reached back and shushed me. I understood why when watching him play. The tone and difficulty of this fight compared to all before it was so drastically different. This is an incredible boss fight

[@zaroblk3924]

i'm starting to think there is something wrong with me, when i see the video my hand start to react as if i was playing ._.

[@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies]

People are all talking memes and stuff like "Oh U UsEd wAYwArd cOMpass tHaT's toO EasY!!!11" but is no one gonna talk about how impressive this is and how many tries it took Cranky? I can't even beat PV on ATTUNED!

[@jonah2103]

He's an example of a perfect boss fight

[@michaeliedon6557]

the Vessel's Flash Step at 00:30 was so anime and awesome

[@imboredrly5478]

The first time i beat pantheon 4 i was down 5 masks and proceded to do pure vessel hitless for the very first time. Even when i had pactised pure vessel before, this is the most satisfying thing i have ever pulled off in a video game

[@Dachi_X]

i like how you bowed before and after the fight, nice

[@flonbowe151]

I wanna come up with lyrics for pure vessel, either god seeker sings the first half, praising his power, and the king for making such a strong god of nothingness, preaching about how the knight shall be destroyed.....the other half is pure vessel, he sings of his pain, of how he wanted to make pail king proud, his guilt of feeling, questioning why he fights the knight, before ending on a somber “I’m sorry dad”, as the song fades with the radiance’s roar.

[@J99___]

I always saw it as the PV was supposed to be the one to seal the radiance forever due to his numbness and purity. He supposedly doesn’t think, feel, or hope according to several dialogues so the radiance cannot manipulate him. The radiance infects dreams and emotions. However, as we see in the path of pain it seems the PV (the hollow knight) did develop feelings for his father-figure the pale king and therefore when he became the vessel the radiance was able to manipulate him and take advantage of him, which takes form as the infection and the infected sealed vessel. The PV was not pure in the end, he had feelings and was not a hollow knight. In this boss fight he is in the from he was supposed to be, pure and unfeeling. Rather than have mercy for the knight and attempt to kill himself, the vessel in this fight attempts to truly kill the knight to protect his duty of sealing the radiance as that is all he cares for or knows.

[@alextheconfuddled8983]

this is almost the hollow knights dream fight if you will, the vessel it wanted and knew it had to be

[@gabrote42]

Exactly! Even here there are still unused dream nail lines that suggest that PV is doing it's best to remain pure, yet failing to do it. "Don't speak; Don't think; Don't hope; Don't...; ..." very sad but also very epic

[@cyberlivion8363]

Wow the fact that you could do radiant is crazy enough but without taking any damage. That’s even crazier good title

[@CrankyTemplar]

I know, right? Though it might just be for folks that don't know what radiant difficulty is.

[@HeadFacethePirate]

The wayward compass flex is the best part of this by far lol

[@duxghost3985]

And Thorns of Agony and Grubsong, literally 3 useless charms 😂

[@jarheadthesneep9621]

i was watching this for tips and then i saw those two first parries and I realized we aren't even playing the same game

[@Meowy_Mix]

Watching you fly around like that without taking damage is so entertaining, good job

[@sero.toniii]

I bet those white hooks on the shoulderplates of his armor at the start were meant to keep him suspended and tethered to the chains in the black egg.

[@SomaCoreaix]

Finally beat him in the pantheon last night. Very satisfied and a thoroughly enjoyable battle once you know the attacks 😃

[@CrankyTemplar]

Awesome, congrats on beating Pure Vessel!

[@SomaCoreaix]

CrankyTemplar Thank you! Now I’m scared of attempting the final pantheon lol

[@randomguyontheinternet1901]

Fun fact If you have Wayward Compass and Gathering Swarm on you can one shot pure vessel I'm being serious their effects are that strong

[@Bone_Tickler]

Every Other Boss: *infected screeching* Pure Vessel: *Holy Voices*

[@billveusay9423]

"Hey Cranky, what's the strategy for this one ?" "Play the floor is lava"

[@gamemaster2638]

0:07 "You stepped on my cape, little one. SO YOU CHOOSE DEATH!"

[@enggalwz3499]

When you gets home late and trying to apologize to your father be like

[@guidocunarro5057]

Thank you so much! This was the best strategy to beat pure vessel in every difficulty.

[@CustosXAdamo]

I appreciate the Radiant Difficulty and the mention of no damage even though you have to take no damage on Radiant Difficulty because it's 1 hit kill difficulty.

[@CodeRed0]

Some bosses attack differently or have different environments on higher difficulties. I.E. hitless Gruz and hitless radiant Gruz are different. Though I think in this case the Pure Vessel is always the same on every difficulty so you are right.

[@osmanthuswine6571]

Pure Vessel and the Knight / Pretty much every fight in Godhome: **fights** Godseeker: *teh inspect*

[@1Carton]

i just realized this when watching: the player character is neither strong nor durable. it is just incredibly skilled and agile. Thus he can defeat foes far more stronger than itself.

[@matthewwilliam9758]

honestly one of my fav radiant fights. I'll try and do this without charms

[@yousef4330]

Imagine if the hollow knight canonically fought the radiance directly and the player just kinda sat there and watched and then battled the winner. That would be epic as hell ;-;

[@Reingnus]

Amazing display of skill right there.

[@herculesatan4514]

Pure Vessel: “Hey, can I copy your homework?” Nightmare King Grimm: “Sure, just change it up a bit.” Pure Vessel:

[@Waddleclaws]

the pure vessel breaking their armour is epic

[@NonoN2005]

I just beat Radiant Pure Vessel, in my opinion spells make the fight harder to complete, they stun you while using them so it makes it harder to maneuver. Just wanna say good job this fight is really hard.

[@CrankyTemplar]

Congrats on finishing it. I'd argue spells can make things a good bit easier as when PV dives you can pogo and DD easily. Plus when he focuses you have time to shade soul 1-2 times once you find a safe space. You can also abyss shriek during a dive without too much trouble. But it's not too rough to do without spells.

[@NonoN2005]

@@CrankyTemplar I mainly use a nail build, and spells for me make it unnecessarily hard, mainly vengeful spirit/shade soul. I never thought to use abyss shriek during his dive attack, but if he does start a sword swing attack afterwards you would be kinda stuck to take damage. However, that would be up to RNG. Also I can agree that DD is useful to avoid damage. I just don't like using spells during the fight so I don't.

[@CrankyTemplar]

Understandable. Abyss shriek actually is safer than you think on PV - you just position in the small gap between him and the spike and you have plenty of time to cast.

[@iambrd1543]

Pure Vessel does not scream because he doesnt have a voice to do so, the Hollow Knight does because thats the Radiance screeching from within.

[@thuyh9028]

This is the hollow kight. The true knight. At his best

[@AWanderingSwordsman]

Fun to see other strategies on this guy. Personally I just use a nail art after all his moves. Getting the dash slash during each time he shoots needles is really nice. Pretty sure thats the only way to hit him during that.

[@Hadaron]

I remember seeing this and thinking “oh hey, that doesn’t look that hard. Just the Hollow Knight but a bit faster. I shouldn’t have too much trouble.” Then I reached the Fourth Pantheon’s Pinnacle, and realized that I was very, terribly, wrong.

[@Dartnitt]

Grubson charm given you much advantage

[@whatsyouropiniononsawblades]

My theory is that vessels can talk but only on a pitch which they can hear, like a dog whistle.

[@FaptaA]

This battle is so intense, he is always close to you using attacks, and it is difficult to know where you are in the battle, this was so hard with all the bindings in the Pantheon of the Knight. We have a great difference in gameplay, i stick to the ground and use only the dash to evade most of it's attacks.