Let's Play All of Hollow Knight, for the First Time - Part 2

Nightmare King Grimm might have been a mistake.
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[@RTGame]

I will beat this game. Follow my Twitch to watch me beat the rest of it www.twitch.tv/rtgame

[@sennahoj9332]

Can you also play the other metroidvania masterpiece: Ori and the Will of the Wisps?

[@beeb.w.6389]

You scare me

[@theemeraldaxel5824]

Yay rt is gonna beat my favorite game ever :)

[@FireofthetigerYT]

Bapanada

[@enzoeijsermans4161]

Keep doing what you do, love your content!

[@alexwalker5716]

I know nothing about this game, but seeing the comments here, one thing has become very clear to me: Dan doesn't care about the "right" or "wrong" way to do things. He knows what he wants, and how to get it. And what he wants is a full map.

[@ZacharyThomas999]

Dedication

[@galladeintheshade4422]

You should play this game, it is such a great experience

[@cinamontoast2555]

@@galladeintheshade4422 Daniels videos are actually what got me into hollow knight, however knew about the game before i just never looked into it, literally all my favorite games were games i knew but never looked into until a yt plathrough

[@sunsetskye483]

Precisely. He just wants to explore and collect things

[@evilpompom]

The say the caverns around Hallownest still echoe "Maaapguuuy!"

[@laffinggas8068]

Rt, standing over the corpse of god: *"Where the F*CK is that map guy"*

[@bengal4047]

Me, cursing Cornifer's entire family line after dying god-knows-where in Fog Canyon for the 87th time because I can't figure out how the hell to reach him:

[@weirdidiot4616]

​@@bengal4047you need the invincibility dash first

[@winstonmcelwain9789]

Best out of context moment: “what? Hive knight? You’re not Beyoncé!!”

[@nazowrin]

"It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it." -RTGame

[@NewsofPE]

Beeyoncé*

[@hollowtrappedinaelevator320]

@@mightypurplelicious3209 I can't beeelieve you just did that

[@nicoornelas5676]

@@nazowrin I hate you will all of my being as well as myself for being the dirty bastard I am.

[@Dustifer]

YES!

[@Zombiejack115]

"They're not that dangerous because they're slow" The creature immediately speeds up

[@specialbruh2996]

Obbobles

[@ThatoneguyKinda]

Short arse

[@Zombiejack115]

Nobody is gonna understand why your are calling me short lol

[@Zombiejack115]

Also i called them creatures as this is also my first experience with hollow knight

[@capitalistball2924]

@@Zombiejack115 I dont think he's calling you short. Probably just a junk comment with random words

[@chantrak5936]

For Dans consideration: Hive Knight has no wings. He makes buzzing sounds. He's making those with his mouth.

[@literallyglados]

just like how he's making more bees with his mouth

[@stormrunner1177]

* *unhinges jaw, bees pour out* *

[@RottenLegacy]

Hive Knight's mouth is secretly a portal to the dream realm

[@kingfuzzy2]

Spider man but all spiders

[@zigzaghyena]

@@kingfuzzy2 I think I read a Tumblr post just like that.

[@westcoast9158]

"How the f- did map guy get through here?" Literally the question I ask every single area

[@thewhiterabbit133]

He does explain how he swan through acid in the fungal wastes so his shell just seems incredibly strong

[@evilnerd064]

Me and my brother head canon that Cornifer is one of the most powerful characters in the game. So when we saw him cowering in Deepnest, we knew we were fcked.

[@N-olla]

@@thewhiterabbit133 no that’s his line for the fog canyon, in fungal he just complains about the smell being unbearable

[@pluto3194]

@@evilnerd064 This is also my headcanon. Corny is a powerful being of limitless strength but he just spends his time making maps.

[@lred1383]

@@N-olla That's what he meant. To get to where Cornifer is in the fog canyon, you have to either get shade cloak, or swim through acid from the fungal wastes. The acid itself is on fungal wastes territory

[@treeninja8924]

The fact that RT found Grimm Troupe before Ancient Basin Wow

[@Sk8r115]

Or the waterways lmao

[@becauseimbatman1391]

He got pretty far with NK Grimm and then goes to fight Dung Defender

[@opinionpaladin6007]

No double jump and finished the dream nail

[@willburt7716]

And he did it all without the compass

[@Narty_Naz]

The charm of playing Hollow Knight... I actually skipped the City of Tears and found the Hive through the Ancient Basin on my first playthrought

[@katsucandy]

"they're not that dangerous because they're slow" **proceeds to murder one obobble and send the other into berseker mode** the comedic timing of this man im-

[@anamelesscommenter9700]

*beeserker

[@Hexagonaldonut]

I genuinely don't know how he manages to have such good comedic timing purely by accident all the time. Saw that a lot live too.

[@MsMollieMac]

I'm so glad Dan wasn't spoiled on Millibee, his reaction was exactly like mine

[@utlor24601]

I thought he may have been spooked by the Grimmchild attacking her, but nope! Very satisfying to see he got duped too, ha!

[@j.a.m.m]

Now we just have to wait for him to find the Pleasure House.

[@Poketom-ob1dl]

Time stamp? Edit 1:03:37

[@crowshadowfire1177]

IT WAS WONDERFUL

[@Zornarka]

I actually never encountered that, they were always a bit off of where I needed to be, so I usually spent my Geo, or kept it on me rather than storing them.

[@Reel-zu8ld]

*RT steps into White Palace* “What is this?” The perfect highlight cut

[@j.a.m.m]

? Whit Palace isn't that bad, is it? I mean, sure it's difficult, but it's not a bad area.

[@becauseimbatman1391]

@@j.a.m.m It isn't, but his reaction is funny with the video just ending

[@BannedFromTheaters]

@@j.a.m.m he definitely hated doing White Palace tho

[@chandracraft7736]

@@j.a.m.m I mean I don’t think he knows about path of pain.

[@rumperdumper]

@@j.a.m.m Path of Pain was super challenging. Outside of the Pantheons, only NKG, the true final boss, and the third round of Colosseum of Fools felt on par with PoP.

[@pixwool]

I love how throughout the whole fight Grimm was like “oh, you healed? *No you didn’t.”*

[@meaganbrady2737]

Grimm in a nutshell

[@Vulpilux]

Can I please humbly brag about defeating him without getting hit in the comments? Please?

[@chop3334]

@@Vulpilux no you cannot

[@Vulpilux]

@@chop3334... you can't stop me. I dare you.

[@chop3334]

@@Vulpilux *pulls out a very **big** gun*

[@bruv7521]

This guy; Got the dream nail before even entering fungal waste Got Dash slash as his first nail art Got descending dark before the shriek

[@hippotripo6145]

I would say getting descending dark before abyss shriek is more common

[@Emanon389]

@@hippotripo6145 not abyss shriek. Regular shriek. He's still haven't unlocked it.

[@Dinoman972]

And he beat Troupe Master Grimm before even meeting the Dung Defender.

[@Dinoman972]

@@Emanon389 Iirc he has, he just never uses it. It's in the first highlights video.

[@BidenGD]

Daniel's way of playing is confusing as shit and somehow he's better at the game then like 3/4ths of everyone that's played it

[@anhondacivic6541]

No one can rival the pale King's baby kill count

[@Eis_Cold]

Well yeah isnt that number litterly in the millions?

[@anhondacivic6541]

@@Eis_Cold yes

[@khorneflakes4446]

That sounds like a challenge to me!

[@privatizitat815]

Challenge accepted

[@Maysey9241]

Kevin wants to know your location

[@josephparadise9726]

Elegant young girl, put to rest among spiritual butterflies. Daniel: “Johnny’s blessing.” Kills me😂

[@gorvinnethermore2900]

Engraved on it, you read a message “We have a city to burn”

[@justeaden9568]

Joni is a girl????????

[@Dinoman972]

@@justeaden9568 According to Kickstarter and some translations, yes.

[@Vaiski25]

@@justeaden9568 Always these girls with Finnish male names, *girls und panzer flashbacks *

[@SpanielTower]

That immediately made me think of JoJo’s part 7&8 I’m so sorry

[@Ray-hx3rm]

Whelp. Dan the rhyming timecart has done it again. Shown his immense skill while also being everywhere in hallownest. This whole playthrough he’s been fighting late to end game bosses extremely early, and early game bosses extremely late. I’m so excited to see how this unfolds

[@Emanon389]

the lad will do the secret end before the final boss x)

[@Dinoman972]

@@Emanon389 Considering he's unlocked the White Palace already, that's certainly possible.

[@owenrayer4875]

@@Emanon389 he’s gonna accidentally get the godhome ending

[@klaxenflatter8864]

Fighting nkg before shade dash

[@purehollow4460]

He is gonna reach pure vessel and absolute radiance before even knowing about normal radiance and hollow knight

[@proxy1035]

"Child no! why the banker? i don't understand" ooohhh, that is great foreshadowing

[@HazeEmry]

I'm so glad no one managed to spoil that part for him because his reaction to the banker is amazing. Props to the chat for not spoiling and the mods for making sure no one spoils

[@proxy1035]

@@HazeEmry yea that went a lot better than i expected. chat didn't seem to spoil a lot overall. like where things are located or what dropping all you money into the fountain does, etc.

[@HazeEmry]

@@proxy1035 tbh chat does try to tell him but he specifically says to not help him unless he says "ok chat help me' iirc. If he doesn't say the safe word, all tips and spoilers are deleted and users are timed out for at least an hour

[@Robert-vk7je]

When he entered Nightmare King Grimms chamber I thought: "You are not ready for what is about to happen."

[@chuckn4851]

Whatta name

[@wheatflavoredicecream6863]

I just said “you shouldn’t have done that”

[@masonmunkey6136]

It's such a fun boss fight though. I guess I did it after Radiance tbf

[@tooshrimpleforit]

the game can be summarized by 'toothpaste child fights orange juice and buys rancid eggs'

[@Eis_Cold]

"And kill's the sun itself"

[@BraveLilToasty]

@@Eis_Cold "and kills jealous moth."

[@Eis_Cold]

@@BraveLilToasty "that was the sun"

[@potbelly2950]

I think we all know that toothpaste and orange juice do not work together... at all

[@tooshrimpleforit]

@@potbelly2950 my point exactly

[@Voidio2454]

I like how he started freaking out when "NIGHTMARE KING GRIMM" just appeared on the screen haha

[@georgy2596]

Not to mention that would be the first time RT has seen that in HK

[@chillknight3940]

When I first saw it I freaked out since I finished radiance before him

[@JhenMaster]

The name is imposing but not as imposing as the fact the name gets it's own screen personal screentime.

[@nerosoul2506]

I think the title card for the fight is great as, Nightmare king grimm could count as a final boss of a dlc, thats the final boss treatment,

[@deepseaollie]

You know shit’s real with you get a full screen title card

[@Nitrinoxus]

I find it fitting that in this episode, Daniel learned that the Knight can 'bow' to others... ...and then summoned the guy who drilled that lesson into every _Hollow Knight_ veteran.

[@kawaiicake8038]

Do you know the time stamp or who?

[@Nitrinoxus]

@kawaiicake8038 Grimm, the leader of the Troupe that bears his name. At the start of the fight in his arena, he bows at you -- it's a window for a free hit, but the fight's actually _easier_ if you bow back.

[@kawaiicake8038]

@@Nitrinoxus I see

[@masonh8326]

And Dan doesn’t bow, he goes for the hit

[@Nitrinoxus]

@masonh8326 That was the _first_ mistake of _many._

[@touchdom]

Gotta love how Daniel has the exact same reaction to Nightmare King Grimm as anyone else. Sheer terror combined with a sense of get fucked

[@HazeEmry]

With the split-second screen blackout into title card with imposing music in the background, who wouldn't

[@Janitor_Dragon]

@@HazeEmry I got a sense of dread when his title card popped up, not because of the colors or the music. But because it was the sam still of card as the radiance.

[@kungknas6108]

RT: *Strikes Grimm while Grimm is bowing Grimm: "So you have chosen... death!" Everyone else: "So you have chosen... death!"

[@pluto3194]

It's an unforgivable sin. You will be polite, let the man bow and bow back. Otherwise your whole save file is invalid

[@kungknas6108]

@@pluto3194 yes

[@wozaow]

@@pluto3194 what if i accidentally did it my first time because i didn’t realize he was bowing? is there a way to be forgiven under those circumstances?

[@megaloMemes]

As a follower of grimm yes you may be forgiven

[@kungknas6108]

@@megaloMemes as long as he pays for the surgery to fix his kneecaps.

[@lobstercat]

I like how "map guy" has become Cornifer's new nickname

[@Dinoman972]

Tbf he seemingly only tells you his name if you talk to him after buying a map from him. So chances are RT doesn't even know his name.

[@lobstercat]

@@Dinoman972 yeah Cornifer only tells you his name if you talk to him after buying a map.

[@orionphalynx6192]

And then there's "Charm Lady."

[@HazeEmry]

And now in Persona 5 there's Coffee Dad, Plaunt, Guncle and Snuncle

[@Tuna989]

52:25 Little did daniel know, Dung Defender is one of the most important characters in the lore

[@alexanderblixt1221]

"One of the most important" is probably an overstatement though. I wouldn't say he makes the top 10

[@theonegoldengryphon]

@@alexanderblixt1221 One of the most important still alive characters in the lore, at least

[@alexanderblixt1221]

@@theonegoldengryphon that's fair

[@a006delta]

at least the most beloved

[@victorvaquer94]

He's the most important in our hearts@@alexanderblixt1221

[@GippyHappy]

Love that grimmchild attacks the banker, it's like when a dog doesn't like someone and you know they aren't trustworthy.

[@sinisterwombat3128]

You trust a dog with judging a human?

[@GippyHappy]

@@sinisterwombat3128 that is what I said, yes

[@kadebrockhausen]

When he accidentally stumbles on a new campaign

[@crackedemerald4930]

When grim showed up, i was sure 50% of the fanart was him.

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

You are correct. The other 50% is Hornet.

[@pluto3194]

It's true, though it should really be 100%

[@unemi__]

The reaction to the bank really was priceless

[@kesavanramesh5663]

I can't wait for him to find the pleasure house

[@PaperEater_]

*F u c k o f f* Fucking puns

[@jensandkvist1511]

yea makes it funny cus he do not know that he can get his geo back

[@wheatflavoredicecream6863]

Quite literally because he had no money

[@anasazhari4498]

Got a timestamp?

[@Mr_RiverDwarf]

I dont know why but him saying that he stubbed his toe after dying and immediately getting crushed afterwards is the funniest thing i have seen all day

[@potatodude3947]

as the one who made the orange juice joke in the chat during day one, i am proud of the fact that it became a reoccurring thing

[@amemesiella]

laid the roots for the recurring joke of referring to various liquids in hk as sodas and drinks what a legend

[@hahanosrryggl223]

What are you going to do with your fame?

[@kazuichikazzie1567]

Hell yeah!!

[@candlerunner]

@@hahanosrryggl223 buy some orange juice probably

[@1umbreon4life]

Shouldn't you have made a potato joke tho? Seems more on-brand

[@colincrew1857]

I can’t believe he accidentally did the OP version of the Grimm Trouppe without realizing

[@koalabro6118]

What?

[@koalabro6118]

OP how?

[@barrelboi439]

Nightmare King Grimm is the second hardest boss in the entire game, and there is a lot of bosses in hollow knight

[@koalabro6118]

@@barrelboi439 right, but is Colin just saying he fought NKG instead of banishment? As far as I can tell completing the ritual is canon.

[@barrelboi439]

@@koalabro6118 Yeah, RT fought NKG and completed the ritual in the 3rd stream, as for which path is cannon I don’t really know, you could make an argument for both

[@chatfou57]

36:55 You're halfway to having fully mastered the subtle art of steady body, which consists in running straight to the enemy and smacking them in the face. All you have left to learn is to not headbutt said enemy, for their cranium tends to be surprisingly resilient.

[@idk_what_im_doing04]

Steady Body is great. Too bad it's forgotten by many

[@QuadLamb]

Steady body is actually absurd for a couple of the bosses. With radiance you can juggle yourself in the hit-box because she has no collision, and you can also get two up slashes off every jump due to the lower recoil.

[@arminadarin1208]

This is Celeste again Laughs in path of pain

[@abcdefgheat1888]

He specifically said he wouldn't do that part

[@theletterg2758]

@@abcdefgheat1888 Well someone's not getting the true ending

[@QuadLamb]

@@theletterg2758 you don’t need path of pain for true ending. White palace normal run =\= path of pain. Path of pain reward is a lore cutscene, while the white palace gives right side of king soul.

[@thabisogodi2936]

@@theletterg2758 Sounds like somebody only did the White Palace and thought they did the Path of Pain.

[@yottacat]

Isn't farewell in celeste harder than path of pain? Sure, RT hasn't done farewell (yet) but I've played both and i've struggled a lot more on farewell than path of pain

[@juanletsplay1550]

The best cliffhanger is RT ending the video in the path of pain while saying "what is this"

[@abbyssl3733]

Pain... Endless pain...

[@Dinoman972]

That's just the White Palace, though. Path of Pain is a subarea, not the entire place.

[@abbyssl3733]

@@Dinoman972 1stly, I didnt even think about its location, 2ndly, either way we are in for a treat if/when Dan does attempt it lol

[@abcdefgheat1888]

@@abbyssl3733 he specifically said he wouldn't do path of pain

[@abbyssl3733]

@@abcdefgheat1888 I didn't catch that, but thats big sads

[@chikensuup7746]

You did not trully defeat Grimm, for you attacked him while he bowed to you at the beginning Wait, nvm, he did bow on the third one, all is good

[@rhymeswithmoose228]

I think he bowed on his third try, the one where he beat Grimm So it counts

[@katsucandy]

the best part is that chat kept SCREAMING at him for hitting Grimm instead of bowing. so he bowed on the third time. he won.

[@NexusEye]

The game punishes you for it too, if you attack while he’s bowing he shrieks and immediately goes into the bullet hell balloon phase in retaliation.

[@eddiemate]

I’m slowly feeling more and more guilty that I’d hit Grimm solely so he’d do his balloon attack, since it was a free hit and it was easy enough to dodge…

[@mustachemiss1983]

@@NexusEye honestly it's not much of a punishment. It's the easiest attack to read in the whole fight

[@h.q.5195]

"Hollow Knight is just Orange Juice vs Dr Pepper" -Mossbag

[@SpanielTower]

*mossbag

[@smurfdersmef2508]

*mossbag

[@Nitrinoxus]

RT: "Get into the rhythm!" Me: "Dan, you _have_ no rhythm."

[@HazeEmry]

My exact thoughts lol

[@jaseneffendy17]

The fact that RT didn't even hesitate when killing the cookie girl ghost...

[@theonegoldengryphon]

I think most HK players have killed a ghost by accident lol. I killed the gravekeeper right after getting the dream nail because I thought it would let me read his thoughts like the living NPCs.

[@filedeletefelix]

@@theonegoldengryphon me too, i immediately reseted the game after that because i felt so bad

[@braininmeatsuit1207]

@@theonegoldengryphon Damn, I did too. Although it was more of a "Am I supposed to dreamnail you?", and me not knowing everything the dreamnail did such as the fact that it straight up kills the ghost,

[@peggedyourdad9560]

@@braininmeatsuit1207 I accidentally dream nailed Cloth after the fight with the traitor lord, I felt like such a monster at the time.

[@natsusekai6190]

Dan's reaction to NKG was incredible His complete shock at this boss having a TITLE CARD was great to see

[@FioreFire]

The funniest thing about chat's fountain troll is that it genuinely does give you something if you put enough money into it, but RT might not get it because he doesn't trust the people telling him to throw away his geo. ...or does it? ;)

[@Maysey9241]

This game is probably too easy for somebody known as Drift King

[@Dustifer]

His true for DRIFT KNIGHT

[@GameStormerSam]

More like Nightmare Drift King

[@monshops]

best line was ‘oh uh NO it’s never done that before’ 48:20

[@opteryx4309]

I love the fear in his voice when he does that

[@malachiatkinson7245]

@@opteryx4309 In fairness, it only happens twice, and both times, _very bad things_ are about to happen to you.

[@PureVesse1]

His reaction to Nightmare King Grimm was priceless :Title Card Appears: *Uh oh*

[@marblight2068]

I can’t wait for him to find the grey mourner and get sidetracked by that hellish challenge without knowing the cheese

[@wilson1889]

The cheese?

[@marblight2068]

@@wilson1889 You figure out a route for yourself, kill all the enemies you would face before getting the flower, and basically only have to worry environmental hazards like spikes.

[@maedhocx7317]

@@marblight2068 I wouldn’t really call that a cheese, but more strategic planning. A cheese is something that exploits the game’s mechanics to achieve something in a way the devs didn’t intend. Killing stuff is not a cheese

[@crimsaara3653]

I've never actually tried this, but what's stopping the player from reloading to a bench close to the grave?

[@smallfryenjoyer]

@@crimsaara3653 the devs implemented a safeguard, you have to do it in one go.

[@cmr6574]

I think every HK player died a little inside when he said he will never use shaman stone.

[@pogfection787]

It's the third best charm, right behind Unbreakable Strength and THE CHILD.

[@joshuagleeson4776]

@@pogfection787 in some cases it's the absolute best. Being able to spam abyss shriek for 120 damage per cast is no joke.

[@crabhm5537]

every HK any% speedrunner died when he said it

[@Edgeperor]

@@pogfection787 Grimmchild isn’t very good unless you’re doing a full minion build. Quick Slash and Mark of Pride are easily better

[@pluto3194]

That moment hurt me physically. Spells are *really* good in this game, especially with Shaman Stone

[@badatgames3301]

I’m just impressed that he has come this far without shade cloak

[@helpgirlimhavingalifecrisis]

I got to where rt did without shade cloak as well...didn’t do everything he did but I explored basically all of the game besides the hive and the queens gardens/fog canyon without it

[@LimeCultivist]

I had no idea the child would attack millibelle, that’s a great touch

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

Right? Same.

[@pluto3194]

It also attacks Corpse Creepers in Deepnest before they reanimate. It's a very good way to not get surprised by them

[@themambawarrior2290]

Fun fact: NKG's health increases if you upgrade your nail. However, the increase is small enough that you'll still beat him in fewer attacks than you would before. This does impact your magic, however, as spells do not scale with nail strength.

[@headhunter1958]

I didn‘t know that! I think that truly makes him worthy of the title “Nightmare King“

[@sgtjaney8592]

pff you think he'll use spells?

[@themambawarrior2290]

Wait, actually, NKG's health doesn't scale with nail strength. His health is just a flat 1500. What I was thinking of was Grimm (the normal fight), who has 800 health for the basic nail and the first two upgrades, 930 for Spiraled, and 1000 for Pure. There are actually several bosses which have scaling health. Among these are: The Collector, the Watcher Knights, the Hive Knight, and the Enraged Guardian, and of these four the first three do the Grimm thing where their health is static until the Sprialed Nail when it starts going up, while Enraged Guardian's health begins to scale at the Channeled Nail. Along with them, all 7 dream warriors (Elder Hu and the like) have scaling health with your nail (3 have unique scaling, while Gorb, Marmu, No Eyes, and Xero all have their health be 200, 320, 416, 500, and 570 depending on your nail level). Plus, all of the Grimmkin (the enemies who carry around the flames which you collect) have health which scales with your nail level too, despite not being considered bosses. Nightmare King Grimm is, in fact, the _only_ enemy in the Grimm Troupe who doesn't have scaling health.

[@ohBoyahandle]

@@themambawarrior2290 still very helpful information!

[@HazeEmry]

@@themambawarrior2290 haven't played the game yet but the information is helpful nonetheless, thanks!

[@eclecticspaghetti]

As a certified Hollow Knight Gamer™️, it’s such a nice feeling of satisfaction to see RT on a certain path and be excited for him to get the ability/charm he’s about to find.

[@Enderlinkpawnu]

Rt was gaming until he saw the introduction card. The intro cards don’t happen often in Hollow Knight. They denote that the thing its refrencing is probably going to kick your ass.

[@jar-of-bees]

or that it is quite literally a god

[@amemesiella]

rt pronouncing joni as ‘johnny’ made me laugh the hardest that i ever had in quite a while. cheers to you rumble tumble game, thank you so much for making me smile :D

[@sharksuperiority9736]

A note, in the beginning of the Grimm fight, if you bow to him you can skip the first attack And you are NOWHERE near the end of the game Also you got everyone’s genders wrong Otherwise good job, you are a god gamer

[@TryHardGamerYT]

Rest in pieces cookie kid :(

[@vito-kq1lf]

the disappointment on Dan's voice as the hive boss battle started and it wasn't Beyoncé

[@DucPr0]

You mean BEEyonce

[@sircheese288]

"Did that summon map guy?" - RTGames 2021

[@MagicMason1000]

It hurt my soul to see him attack Grimm while he was bowing.

[@NateAngel1]

I like how he started Grimm troupe on accident

[@vsptylore3639]

"Take a shot when I use a spell or die" Cool, time to remain sober then

[@r34dood]

I have never heard a more sincere “uh oh” than with Dan’s after Nightmare King’s splash screen came up

[@Chickenanndo]

Broken Vessel: *dying* RT: *laughs* That’s RT all right

[@Maysey9241]

I think the Drift Knight wants a Scooby Snack at 12:22

[@MagiKAL98]

I see RT is getting the hang of the most important lesson of this game: learning how to bow

[@justtryingtomakeachange2246]

“It’s not the size that matters, it’s how you use it” and “let us continue our passionate dance” really speak for themselves

[@lrminer2024]

I couldn't say this during the stream, but the spirits glade and dream bosses were all created by Kickstarter backers for the game

[@residentfacehead3465]

Sprite Dr pepper Blue goop Fanta Long ago the four nations lived in harmony, but, everything changed when the fanta nation attacked.

[@jordandwiggins1026]

Accurate

[@speedybp5950]

I am annoyed at how close this is to the _actual_ lore

[@frostdachshund9618]

Rt is actually amazing at this game he beat the colosseum without the compass

[@rubiroman8121]

Ya the compass is sorta required to survive in hollow knight, no compass= extreme mode. V imprrssive he beat colosseum whitout wayward compass

[@marblight2068]

My mans here is a magician. He dream nailed Cornifer and my laptop just committed seppuku.

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

Lol

[@bubbles710]

Everytime RT executed an innocent ghost my soul breaks

[@georgy2596]

What’s wrong with being hollow?

[@ethanlivemere1162]

He's giving them peace by allowing them to move on to the afterlife

[@vexbagel4023]

@@ethanlivemere1162 that was the afterlife, theyre truly dead now.

[@shipweck6253]

Dan never uses spells and its honestly mind blowing how hes gotten this far

[@totan3992]

Are you supposed to? I've never used them except on accident

[@thetakerofknees9737]

@@totan3992 Same, I beat Radiance with just my Nail.

[@charKT-7461]

If only there was a way to deal lots of damage to an enemy that is above you...

[@nicolaspeters5980]

you failed to bow to all 3 nail masters but at least you figured out how to bow to mato lol

[@nameofore1522]

There were so many moments where I said out loud “Oh no Daniel what have you done!?!

[@unfortunatepineapple9922]

I’m sorry did RT pogo one of the miners pic-axes?! That is a speedrunners trick that’s super hard to do! Really impressive RT

[@vexbagel4023]

not that hard

[@Spectrum16]

This series is just a romantic love story of Dan seeking out his true love Map Guy. Anything else is purely extra

[@demidraws]

Rt when he thought the platforming was easier than Celeste's: The white palace and the path of pain: "Hey"

[@jordandwiggins1026]

It’s more like White Palace is at the level of a late A Side level and Path of Pain is at the level of a mid to late B Side level. Neither is quite as bad as some C Side levels or Chapter 9

[@KR_Kosmik]

JHONNYS BLESSING

[@galaxitera8216]

The fear I heard in his voice when he saw Nightmare King Grimm is something I never thought I needed in life

[@HPetch]

I find it hilarious that Dan totally fell for the bank scam but is convinced that the fountain (which, mild spoiler alert, actually does contain an upgrade if you give it enough Geo) is just a meme. I imagine he'll get it eventually, but it's still surprising.

[@isaacjaeger3919]

1:03:40 For those looking for Dan's reaction to getting scammed out of 2700 Geo, it's here. You're welcome :)

[@wittymchitty]

Fanta, Milk, Sprite, Orange Juice Long ago, The 4 nation's lived together in harmony

[@dimitri7615]

Then the Dr Pepper nation attacked

[@kristapskrumins5676]

but everything changed when the orange juice atacked .

[@nyanmew170]

I can’t believe all I have been binging while I work is all the stream archive and highlight videos. It’s very entertaining to watch normally and background noise

[@Jacco-JJ]

I love how his chat doesnt really backseat game it makes this so much more enjoyable!

[@HazeEmry]

Oh some of them do but Dan specifically says no backseating and spoilers. If people do that they're timed out for an hour at least. He wants to play the game blind and he's adamant on that. The Twitch chat mods help out a lot in that regard too

[@salamanda550]

"What is *this*?" Famous Last Words of Man About to be Murdered By Palace

[@questionsayer]

I'm soooo happy that this came out now cause part 1 was amazing!

[@thatguyintherain3168]

I don’t know how you’re so good at this game but I’m glad you played it, I hope you enjoyed it! You’re the best streamer out there

[@pbw_]

That "Uh Oh" at NKG's full title card is one of my favorite moments this year so far. That's so funny. 48:05

[@anonymoushuman7794]

1:26 when u roll a nat 20 on perception

[@KhanaHatake]

"Oop, stubbed my toe" really got me. Imagine that taking out a hero.

[@dumb2619]

While playing he mentions Celeste a lot. Can't wait till he gets to the Path of Pain. :)

[@leozhang3937]

I got bad news for you buddy

[@yosblitz9026]

@@leozhang3937 ?

[@diacnyk6461]

he entered path of pain as this video ended :)

[@leozhang3937]

@@diacnyk6461 that's the white palace not pop

[@abcdefgheat1888]

He specifically said he wouldn't path of pain

[@BigFatOfFate]

"Would you like an egg in this trying time?"

[@tanksear]

Just for some scale on finding Cornifer in the waterways, the search was almost as long as the stream highlights

[@KR_Kosmik]

I'm so happy rt uploaded this

[@Irish_Enderman]

Same I've been waiting too long

[@anonymoussquirrel5529]

Same

[@shanghai276]

There are 47 bosses in Hollow Knight, and RT tried to fight the second hardest one on the second episode. Yikes.

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

To be fair, at the rate he’s going, this is probably also the second to last episode.

[@bartholomewjenkins164]

Also, you forgot to mention that he’s already fought the hardest boss - Primal Aspid - several times already

[@marcusthefluffy1033]

Dude really did an entire DLC in the middle of his playthrough. Quite the interesting play.

[@BenHowe901]

That skip you were trying to do to get to the top of Crystal Peaks early is actually possible - you can get up there by luring an aspid over and pogoing off it!

[@Arya-pe5zm]

I just ate pasta and I’m watching RT. I love my life

[@gozert5744]

I'm eating pasta rn

[@TarynBeeswax]

RT out here trying to complete the DLC quest on day 2

[@timedyne]

"what is THIS" is absolutely the best cliffhanger to leave off at i CANNOT wait for rt's reaction to the white palace (and maybe path of pain but who knows that's kinda hidden)

[@BigRoboLad]

“That’s actually very hard” I can’t wait for the White Palace