How I conquered Hollow Knight's HARDEST speedrun

[@BlueSR]

OKAY OKAY this is what i like to see

[@whackareal]

Thats why hes the goat

[@Not-YourCheese]

Hey Blue! Nice to see you here! ❤

[@Finnthechatlmao]

YOOOOOOOOO

[@dareharebarkan1854]

Sup blue

[@dareharebarkan1854]

Hand cam when?

[@mini_bangZ]

Imagine just looking in your pockets and falling faster

[@matteggert9766]

Oh crap, I’m falling! Maybe I have some rope to catch mys- *splat*

[@cogs_and_gears]

It’s like closing your eyes and feeling the insides of your pockets then spl-

[@0rB-GD-Player]

I do that all the time, what about it?

[@sajanramanathan]

12:38 “the double jump ability which is required to beat the game” Low% true ending looms terrifyingly

[@somedude4832]

Or just normal nmg runs

[@ayo9290]

Low% Godhome ending laughs maniacally

[@me_carlf]

@@ayo9290 I'm 90% sure you need wings in Godhome itself to reach the last Pantheon since you can't reach it

[@transcendentalanarchy]

​@@ayo9290 low% 112% apb laughs even more maniacally

[@sans6993]

@@transcendentalanarchy how can it be low% and 112% at the same time?

[@volynx]

Note for non hk players: some parts of the video like inventory dropping and hitting levers through walls is only possible on a previous game version which is faster, not the most recent update

[@Bubbledazwood]

I still don’t understand why the devs removed that lever thing. They legit said they wanted you to do that in the game

[@Mothuzad]

@@Bubbledazwood Maybe they were just trying to slow down the community to buy themselves time for Silksong.

[@Bubbledazwood]

@@Mothuzad yeah probably

[@stevenschannel6411]

Inventory dropping is still possible, it’s just frame perfect and can only be done while walking off the ledge

[@isnialan6204]

​@@BubbledazwoodI am quite certain they haven't said that, the lever skips only exist on patch 1221 and no other patches at all not even the previous ones. It was removed with 1315 which is the next full release patch

[@dna_and_dan_komasansy]

Cjya: Im an absolute god gamer Fireb0rn: and i took that personally

[@misscatbirdreal]

I looked for this

[@thenewtriosguy]

@@misscatbirdreal same

[@infernox1099]

"I'd love to do more videos like this if people like this" My brother in christ, you are a speedrunning youtuber asking if we like speedruns, of course we love it and want more

[@YapWooHoo]

21:54 I actually tried to do that once, but I could never beat Markoth and AbsRad on Radiant difficulty. Huge Respect. And huge respect for running Hollow Knight in general. It's really not easy

[@Dungeon_Dunce2011]

it sure was not easy. It took me a solid 24 hours of trying fro abs rad. Markoth isn't too bad, you just need to right loadout. I forget exactly what I used, but Grubberflies elegy is key.

[@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies]

@@Dungeon_Dunce2011 I personally beat radiant Markoth by only damaging him with nail arts in phase 1 (no cyclone slash) and then using shade souls in phase 2. I died a lot on phase 1 just to beat him on the first attempt that ever reached phase 2. That's not the say the second phase is free, though, because his flying nails are very tricky to dodge there even when you don't have to get close to him and you cannot miss too many shade souls or else you'll run out of soul and be forced to actually approach Markoth, which will probably get you killed.

[@Dungeon_Dunce2011]

@@YoshiAteTooManyYoshiCookies that's the other main strategy that I've hears for Markoth. I think I did something kind of similar where you save up soul to blast him with spells. And then once I ran out of soul I started whacking him with elegy.

[@soupa290]

@@YapWooHoo markoth took years but after starting the radiant abdsrad grind I got it 2nd try although it was probably a fluke

[@soupa290]

Years Is an exaggeration it was more like 6 hours but felt like forever

[@Kharmzi]

I don't even play HK or do speedrunning but there's just something so satisfying about watching those that do. Such smooth moves.

[@hollowhunter7791]

HK is like 10 - 15 bucks. I recommend getting it if you think the gameplay looks good.

[@subnauticabro7069]

A cj hollow knight video, let’s go

[@patrickwehrstein8693]

I love how I consumed so much hollow knight content and suddenly a content creator who never did hollow knight content suddenly merges into my new / old / reoccuring obsession with this game. Actually mad props for running true ending too! Maybe you'll be a staying face in the hollow knight speedrunning community? Would love to see you stay!

[@brennanruiz1803]

I wouldn't say that TE is _the_ hardest category, 112% APB NMG probably takes that title, but starting yourself on TE is definitely ambitious.

[@ObnoxiousPrsn]

what about low% te

[@quietlychaotically]

@@ObnoxiousPrsn aka TortureSkurry%

[@Keisuki]

Low% does involve farming bees for hours if I remember correctly

[@mayonnaiseonanescalator540]

low% te and all achievements are far harder to get an optimized result, though yeah apb nmg is the hardest to get a single clear on

[@gorb3893]

I thought low% godhome ending was the hardest

[@adamliddle4658]

I really enjoyed this video. I was already very familiar with hollow knight speedrunning but you outlined everything clearly while also being entertaining 👍

[@cherylbednar5550]

I love the Shaw from hornet to bleep out the curse words

[@andrewmirror4611]

I mean, I expected lowTE... Buck to the bumble

[@mossbugprincess]

what about now it's time to rock with the Bickedy Buck Bumble!!

[@chronickpain]

Bump-to-the-Boom-to-the-Bum-to-the-BEES

[@stevenschannel6411]

Or 0 geo true ending

[@parkerhamilton2142]

EGG?????

[@user-fr4hg8md5p]

Low te isn’t hard just tedious and very long to the point nobody runs it or atleast as hard as reg te it’s more of an endurance test bc essence

[@trippykitty-618]

i fucking LOVE hollow knight LETS GOO !! It took me like a year to beat pantheon 5 but every time I got to a boss or something I thought I'd never beat (NKG, Path of Pain), I'd eventually grind it out and overcome it. This game is super satisfying to conquer and I love seeing people get into it and fall in love with it like I have !!

[@nicjoy4407]

Yup, it took me 6 hours to beat NKG for the first time, although I was using an absolute scrub build (weaversong grubsong GLOWING WOMB quick heal and spore shroom), but now I can beat it on radiant (also was running a semi-minion build for it, mostly because I never really learned how to use VS or Shriek)

[@trippykitty-618]

@@nicjoy4407 QUICK HEAL MY BELOVED also I totally relate to not really using spells (especially on a first play through) lmao

[@nicjoy4407]

@itsmeike I absolutely abuse ddark's s, and it also does alright damage, but I don't think I've ever used shaman stone and if you ever see me with it call the cops because that's an impersonator of me.

[@Ianips-f1z]

It was great to watch the streams i was looking forward to this!! Great work cjya!

[@youngannanimations4524]

I liked being able to see the background to this speed run! I don't speed run or play hollow Knight but it's pretty awesome to see all these tricks be performed!

[@Alabastorskyline]

Great vid but Christ. When I saw "hardest boss" and the radiance, I thought he was doing a 5th pantheon speed run and my soul left my body.

[@theevilduckling]

Same

[@locus1222]

Yeah i expected 112% ALTHOUGH cj did an amazing job conveying this to new people and its an incredible video none the less and an amazing feat!

[@BasedAppl]

5th pantheon would be crazy

[@Hghartung]

I love to see hollow knight speed runs! Congrats on getting top fifty! That definitely is a slightly misleading title though as there are definitely harder speed run categories for the game such as Low% or Low% True Ending

[@AllankerMeta]

Can’t wait for him to do Godhome ending speed runs now

[@Darth-Dino]

I still haven't beat pantheon 5, I once had like a perfect run going and then took a heavy beating to zote, survived and barely beat NKG clutched on pure vessel and then died to abs rad, those 4 fights are the bain of my existence and the reason I have PTSD to boss rushes

[@somedude4832]

Nkg and pv can get super consistent if you grind them for a few hours each

[@Darth-Dino]

@itsmeike not as bad as losing to abs rad that made me take a month break

[@mossbugprincess]

oh hell yeah, i already love hollow knight speedruns and i already love cj content, perfect video

[@mossbugprincess]

also god damn! most of this im already intimately familiar but you still managed to trach me something with failed champions hitboxes

[@archerelms]

I remember watching you just start learning this, not long ago it feels like. You got good fast! Not that it surprises me, god gamer that you are.

[@Bubbledazwood]

Man I’m so happy to find a video explaining hollow knight Speedruns, especially from cjya.

[@Lucky_360]

No wonder CJ was feeling burnout, he was grinding Hollow Knight speedruns

[@Stratus...]

Nice job on the run!!

[@bee-kt2ys]

i love this game & ur channel so much i love when my fav creators start playing hollow knight it makes me go haywire

[@kellykindler3492]

Never did I expect CJ to make a video on one of my favorite games ever made. Great video.

[@sparkysheep]

Even though I knew you completed the run or else this wouldn’t have been a video my heart still dropped when you took damage during the radiance climb! So much tension! Well done

[@cozmicjules]

so excited to see you playing hk!!!!!!! loved this game for years

[@sick_0nick402]

this is so rad!! love seeing new people getting into the hollow knight speedrunning community!! :D

[@lohtei]

200hr into this game and cj finally plays! Thx

[@Budder0verlord]

Narration and editing were top notch, awesome video!

[@HiAndAHalf]

CJ better be using the banger hollow knight soundtrack in his videos from now on

[@rosalindcormier4384]

@@HiAndAHalf Agreed

[@Ellicess]

Hell yeah! I’m here for any and ALL Hollow Knight content!!!

[@TheStrangestLad]

"The hardest Hollow Knight speedrun" 112%:

[@stevenschannel6411]

Out of the “traditional” categories it’s an arguable point, though I do agree; if we’re including meme categories such as 0geo/0geoTE, and low%TE, this speedrun is nowhere near the “hardest speedrun”

[@zajunc982]

I love the: that was clean as SHAW!

[@razer_namikaze9610]

i love hollow knight and any challenge or speedrun to do with it. i watch fireborn all the time and so glad you loved the game enough to give the runs a try.

[@pideperdonus2]

0:08 “So I got my hands on Silksong”

[@eliahganglbauer1444]

Ngl I love the video! ty for the entertaining content and hope you had fun playing this absolute banger of a game :3

[@Leddooo_9]

“I kept making my way through queens gardens” while he’s in greenpath lol. Loved the video btw

[@abbycaldwell3166]

Awesome to see CJ inspired by Vysuals' run at fast50. He was 100% where my mind went to when the category was revealed

[@GamermanZendrelax]

Excellent video CJ. Dream No More, Little Ghost.

[@samu1414]

Your pacing is fast and engaging, really enjoyed the video!

[@depressedpotato684]

Love the hk content! If you're really feeling down for the challenge, (and have a padded room booked for the near future), try out the low% godhome ending. you will regret it

[@Shalomium21]

'Looks at map' somehow gets 10000% faster

[@parkerhamilton2142]

*Laughs in Low TE*

[@Lodzpix]

Wow I didn’t know that you played hollow knight it’s one of my favourite games and Mario odyssey

[@93Panda93]

i also recently got into hollow knight and have even started the speedrunning route. its really fun.

[@MassiveMossCharger]

Hi, it's me, the easiest boss (i love your videos💚)

[@spider5756]

I was really into hollow knight when I first played it. Watching these videos makes me want to try it too

[@littlebumgorf]

It’s been really cool to see you learn HK speedrunning!!

[@sadunisumithrarachchige8447]

dudee this was so cool!!!

[@FlareToga76]

Cant wait for the Silksong speedrun in 2087!

[@ryebread130]

i loved being there for the streams, and like i said on stream, i am always a believer, always have been, always will be.

[@jaygames5145]

This game is soo addicting it’s insane

[@AWanderingSwordsman]

Hollow knight is such a good game. Even after all this time for me it stands at a clear number 1 indie game with celeste taking a respectable 2nd.

[@lasernugg]

CJ always makes the best content

[@YourLocalNobody420]

CJ and hollow knight is an unexpected combination but very welcome

[@TheYoshiChannel-7]

Do more videos like this please

[@marble2176]

0:50 idk if it's intentional but the blur goes away revealing the time he got at the end

[@thegsp]

It's such a weird feeling seeing someone discovering Hollow Knight for the first time after waiting for Hornet DL- i mean Silksong for so long

[@Dayyan-l7x]

Cj im a god gamer Fireborn you sure?

[@arathorrn16]

absolutely do more videos explaining your speedruns! very fun content

[@StandardSkilledCamp]

cj you should try speedruns of the pantheons. its insane how quick the people who do them kill the bosses

[@kaelablue4343]

cjya speedrunning hollow knight ive prayed for days like these

[@Kaslin64]

Hi! Glad to see you finally got a run you were happy with! I hope I can find myself in the vid lol

[@ovi-jade]

hollow knight is one of the most satisfying speedruns to watch

[@juicyfruit866]

I almost fainted when I saw my favorite speedrunner playing my favorite game

[@AlphaMonke1]

That was so good please do more videos like this

[@secretmeister]

Next, you should try low% TE! Its a really fun category, I promise! (Dont worry about the fact that its only been completed like... twice)

[@dezmas9332]

0:49 lmao, forgot

[@Yesno.666]

This is a very impressive run my best is a 1:16:52 since I speedrun the game a lot but I can’t really get better than that 😅 so to be newer and to get that is impressive

[@Jaalco]

Great timing as I also got hooked on hollow night a few weeks ago too 😂

[@r4pture14]

Damn Cj running HK is so cool! Hope he does some randomizers like skurry!

[@imdadirtydan]

The blatant lie in the title is great lol

[@alephcentauri]

"what most casual players don't realize" proceeds to explain one of the most well known tips in the entirety of hk

[@Kypods]

I would love to see more videos like this!

[@slugintub312]

Every times I see frogs I remember they're called loodles and it makes me happy

[@lulubrine1507]

10:42 the watcher knights should’ve watched their heads

[@fluffy_me1014]

very nice video and explanation of the game, also first hk content? pog

[@Sathanie]

oooooook, thought he was about to pull off any radiance, ok my expectations are back where they should be hahaha

[@gamingcat5446]

This is my favorite game and it is good to see more joining hollow knight

[@Theloudestquietkid]

I saw CJ Hollow Knight, and never have I clicked on a video faster

[@Zero-eu4sx]

I can't wait for the low % TE speedrun

[@roronoazoro8322]

Now he can do a video of any time he bonks. Or takes damage in hollow night. He has to buy hollow night merch.

[@Tiger-hx9zx]

I would argue low true percent is harder because of the pure time commitment required

[@BlankNametagGaming]

Having Shade Soul for Uumuu and the Watcher Knights looks so fun 😭 (Sincerely, a 1.5 any% nmg runner)

[@Slimy-mm9ec]

Bro's gonna beat any radiance within a week at this rate

[@danielgregg]

Not sure if you were inspired by Vysuals' Fast 50 run, but welcome (belatedly) to HK! This is probably my favorite game, and also probably my favorite game to watch people run! Edit: Looks like that was the inspiration! If anyone else hasn't seen that run yet, you should check it out!

[@xahhfink]

Well now I think you're forced into doing an all achievements speedrun!

[@Flareblitz2763]

Just watched the GDQ speedrun race of this a few days ago. Hollow knight is da best

[@jonnyc7763]

I love this game so much its such a good game and to me it feels under rated lol, theres another one that’s kinda similar that I really liked too called Death's Door, you're basically a little crow grim reaper and go around killing things lol, definitely try it out ;)

[@wylie7886]

Petition for CJ to do a randomizer

[@FBIAgentRC-]

HK is such a fun game to speedurn.

[@FacadeVT]

congrats on the run! hoping you go for pantheon 5 speedruns too one day

[@Gijsaboy]

Man this makes me wanna play hollow knicht again

[@thatponybro6940]

imagine a mod that makes it so that falling follows cartoon logic in that it doesn't affect you until you look down (downslashing)

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

Thanks for explaining tricks I already know

[@Lodacraft1]

no underplat (crystal peaks) :(

[@mr.ilikegames5800]

I would not have been able to do the white palace without the honey charm