Hollow Knight - Trial of the Fool beat in

Lots of RNG, pretty happy with this one.
Used blue hearts since 90% of the times a damage tank is required to not lose time on God Tamer.
Charms are shown at the end of the trial.
With this last trial done, I can mark my second goal off the list ^^
MonStah's to do list status:
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Do you play on a controller or a keyboard?
A: Keyboard (Mechanical)
Q: Why is the game in Chinese?
A: Faster text scroll + Less letters in general.
Q: Why are there 2 timers?
A: The lower one is for time without game loading times (loadless), upper one is real time (RTA).
Not really relevant for this category, don't mind the upper one.
Twitch: / monstahler
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Hollow Knight's Discord Server: discord.me/hol...

[@treestanectar]

This guy is the reason why bodies are raining down in Kingdom's Edge

[@neon-io6rw]

I smell an under rated comment?

[@lonely6227]

Lmao

[@MrCaptainTea]

treestanectar LOL

[@SaturnSnapple]

“Unbeatable?...”

[@kheranzu2000]

Legend Of The AntZ maybe yours?

[@breadedpeas2792]

this is how good Zote thinks he is

[@balthazardoctaviusbarnabe5444]

That made me go haha

[@riverajustinmarks.]

yeah pretty sure he has a precept named one blow for each foe? The power of life ender must be like this without the need to go at one health.

[@YoyoIG]

As zote being my favorite character (for real) this insults me

[@fishstix4735]

this is how good Zote is*

[@Minecraftgamer-ye7ox]

true

[@bence0302bence]

Poor creatures thinking "I'm finally gonna do it. I'll be the next champion" and then getting murdered the millisecond their cage opens.

[@PlayerN101]

I think all of them are captured and used as obstacles for the Fool Aka all of them are held captive to fight against will

[@disc_00]

Now that's spawnkilling

[@bijtmntongaf]

PlayerN factually untrue, delete both your comment and your internet prescence

[@PlayerN101]

@@bijtmntongaf I thought somewhere in the game said it...

[@visionpeer]

@@PlayerN101 they are infected no will it mind to think isn't that the whole story of the game.

[@juniperrodley9843]

Being able to kill Primal Aspids in one hit... is... is this what heaven looks like?

[@Desticler]

As a compromise you also die in 1 hit, this is not heaven if I do say so myself

[@zackwelch3038]

@@Desticler you are on literally every video I ever watch lol

[@aspids7837]

im offended

[@_vsnwprintf_s_l]

you can do that without overcharming or fotf if you just use great slash or dash slash

[@JustAnotherPrimalAspid]

@@kirbee3411 oh look i have cancer! Well no problem, just dont have it

[@rat3138]

Higher beings, these words are for you alone. God daaaaaaamn!!!!

[@leafman4701]

Bro your the highest being

[@micha-elhorus5799]

Lool

[@kelismaincharacter4925]

2400 likes and 4 comments

[@littlepig5012]

@@leafman4701 nah they are higher than higher beings

[@escapeddementiapatient]

Imagine you're in the crowd watching all this go down

[@kalinatankova3578]

I'll fucking throw my college savings for him

[@triangletriangle4520]

imagine seeing this mute midget slaughter a literal army in seconds then kill your champion in 5

[@yohumanfrisk]

We are tho. . . XD

[@GetBaked2421]

I mean we basically are

[@splinter360]

Imagine being a bug.

[@sergioten38]

Thank god they didn't put the pale ore on this trial..

[@Horsemaskjpn]

sergio Ar get guuuuuud

[@lumonetic1124]

@@Horsemaskjpn bruh

[@moshi-s7779]

I personally thought it was easy i mean after absolute raidence everything seems like mercy

[@smiley_1000]

@@moshi-s7779 Don't you need to defeat God Tamer first to unlock the Pantheons and Absolute Radiance?

[@moshi-s7779]

Smiley1000 yeah but you get god tamer before trial of fools

[@nickthebrick2838]

What's even more impressive is he doesn't use wayward compass

[@ddan1998]

*impossible*

[@nicholasrg5910]

how can this be

[@pctiger717]

Is it possible to learn this power?

[@leafman4701]

I think maybe there was just a glitch that made it invisible.

[@lisavillalta2030]

This guy is a legend

[@jackdog06]

Imagine landing a hit on this guy only to find out he let you hit him so he could get fury of the fallen

[@captaindonut5240]

He gets fury of the fallen if he only has one white mask. Lifeblood doesnt count

[@ddan1998]

@@captaindonut5240 it does actually

[@pctiger717]

@@ddan1998 the hollow knight wiki disagrees

[@leafman4701]

You fool (pun intended)! You activated my trap card!

[@Frightful_Fetuccine]

@@ddan1998 It obviously doesn't. You can see he has fury active in this, and also has 2 lifeblood masks.

[@kylemcbee170]

I think my favorite part is when he shows his charm build. You can see he has never once even bothered scrolling over grubsong. I wonder why that might be.

[@splinter360]

Lol yeah that says a lot.

[@absolutelyshmooie7086]

Kyle McBee grubsong is my favorite charm

[@siddharthaguha5383]

I dont even have the balls to IMAGINE playing ToF with fury activated throughout.

[@dodolulupepe]

he had lifeblood tho.. it could actually make for a easy run if u spent the time to get like 10 lifeblood hearts

[@hashbrowns26746]

@Julia Kirkland but how would you get one heart? lol

[@philautiagd]

he probably got a cocoon instead of using the charm. just take damage before you get it and boom.

[@choupimaster926]

@@dodolulupepe But he only had 2 ;-;

[@choupimaster926]

@@dodolulupepe But he only had 2 ;-;

[@Cubicwatcher]

Girl: come over Me: I can’t I’m trapped in the coliseum of fools. Girl: my parents aren’t home Me:

[@lazykirby57]

No parental supervision? No way! Im outta here

[@zalipop5396]

I don't get it gesu I nee d Mr iqloos

[@ozmaozmaozmaozma]

How many times is this exact same predicable and worn out format going to be used? It’s not, nor has ever been, funny.

[@inanjarif1388]

@@ozmaozmaozmaozma shut up

[@ozmaozmaozmaozma]

Inan Jarif Go back to laughing at the exact same joke over and over again, spastic.

[@DundG]

The Moment you realize YOU are the Trial and THEY are the Fools!

[@grubbsgaben4461]

This *perfection*. It's just beautiful, i have no words for this

[@Jellylamps]

I’ve done most bosses radiant and this makes me feel like a joke

[@brian-bed]

The Friend of Many Squirrels true

[@babaspector]

I've done all with nail only and it makes me feel like a joke too ;(

[@BunnyOnASnuman]

@@babaspector is nail only an achievement?

[@corinth9140]

Tbh i rarely use spells anyways

[@Horzinicla]

You just want to flex XD

[@joshmciver4847]

you are simply the best. your skill is incredible. I hope Team Cherry knows about you.

[@ryanmccloskey4292]

They actually commented on his perfect Path of Pain run in his one video! He really is the best HK player I've seen, just incredible.

[@unchris]

Team Cherrya: this is koala's nuts

[@masterofpuppets1985]

@@ryanmccloskey4292 kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2rGYmSgn6p4pac&ab_channel=fireb0rn

[@cloudman7474]

Someone who finally gets that the nail arts are really good

[@FilthyGaijin]

This, I always see people complaining about the primal aspids, but I always one shot them with the nail art before they even shoot at me

[@anarchistpoops161]

The problem is using them while you are wall jumping, same as the spells

[@element1192]

Anarchist Poops They’re easy to use while wall jumping, wdym

[@berrybee9242]

@@element1192 You know some players play on controllers, some on switch, some on keyboard..

[@element1192]

Bread TM The game is meant to be played on controller

[@eraykeskin3880]

Hollow knight gamers are crying

[@snivyboy168]

I'm happy.

[@glo-lizzypoetessofdarkness6259]

This dude kills god gamer in 2 second more like lame tamer lol

[@gamerdude491]

Me: Yeah, I'm pretty good at Hollow Knight. KZbin recommended:

[@gringomoderfoquer8287]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW, that felt good just by seeing it, well done.

[@DrPumpkinz]

Masterful as always, Monstah. Also, I didn't know Crystal Heart and moving walls worked like that.

[@venomoussloth5092]

pretty sure it only works on older patches

[@katherinedobbs52]

I saw this and thought "Okay, seriously?" but no, this was exactly as impressive as I hoped it would be. The timing is perfect and I love it!

[@joeknight2689]

This is amazing! Your mastery with the nail is truly inspiring! Well done! You are outstanding!

[@Naokarma]

1:20 so are we not gonna talk about that hit?

[@Ready_Set_Boom]

Also 4:36

[@Naokarma]

@@Ready_Set_Boom yeah but there the lifeblood cores are depleted. at 1:20 they aren't.

[@Ready_Set_Boom]

Joseph Guzman good catch.

[@5gonza541]

Joseph Guzman It may have just been lag

[@Naokarma]

@@5gonza541 I think what happened was the hit was frame perfect to avoid damage

[@Danphiroud]

The Radiance: "As long as it has a will, I can manipulate it, use it's dreams to control it." The Knight: "My will is only to kill, and my dream to kill you." The Radiance: "Oh sh-"

[@salt8044]

This is the most gamer thing I’ve ever seen. Feel like I’ve been blessed just to be able to witness this.

[@jamesnewton8804]

As the cages were opened, only dead bodies fell out of them, such was the strength of greatest Knight of Hallownest.

[@GuilhermeCarcara]

This guy: enter the trial Trial of the foll: why do i hear boss music ?

[@thegrunch6448]

foll

[@ifardedveryloud420]

fool*

[@oliviavazquezrojas7208]

New challenge: Trial of the Toll, a pay to win

[@imasterline]

Monstah: *DIE* Enemies: but we don't wan- Monstah: *I SAID DIE!!*

[@clockresonator2038]

Me:( get inspire by the video) Me: i gonna try this this looks very easy . . . . Me: started the trial of the fool and died before 5 seconds Me: this was a nice try, I almost get it

[@sandwichman7338]

Just look at this fool go!

[@birdcanart7212]

this video gives me anxiety. i can FEEL the adrenaline at the little health

[@volcanicwaffle8832]

Zote's locking his door

[@azazel3531]

1:36 ok this is epic

[@argento-pyrite]

Btw was that legit?

[@urielpootarcila1149]

"wait... Thats illegal"

[@sunny-ql9ll]

It was an old patch

[@sunny-ql9ll]

Before lifeblood i think

[@leafman4701]

That moment when you spend 3 hours and finally beat the trial of the fool and realize there isn't any reward except a ton of geo and an achievement

[@eve_the_eevee_rh]

And 1% completion

[@voidgivenfocus]

1:37 WAIT THEY DONT HIT YOU ON THE TOP PLATFORM?????

[@MonStahLer]

Old patch, hitbox didn't quite reach thete

[@nikel-]

@@ibrahimberwari Definitely an old patch glitch

[@crystallized2961]

This is like a real TAS bot congratz dude

[@dilrubasharmim3964]

Enemy: sees this video before participating in the trial Also enemy: “I’m going home”.

[@ObsidianChariot]

When you forget there are other games to play

[@Joe-wy2ds]

I can’t help but watch this video again and again, this is amazing

[@frozenpelt967]

The absolute mad lad strikes again

[@Sileonex123]

I am obsessed with this video man...its like an insanely choreographed dance lol

[@UserOfTheZune]

Nothing blew my mind so much as the fact you can STAND SAFELY UNDERNEATH that big centipede dude, garpede or whatever it's called!! 🤣

[@LerRhann]

Arena patrons: He only has one health. Knight: I don't need health if I don't get hit.

[@salsashark4133]

Wow, hitting the snake things with the dream nail is such a good idea

[@QuinnyBean]

Oh how I love seeing people doing things that I could never be close to. (I haven’t even beat the second trial and you’re over here beating the final one in under 5 minutes)

[@spaceplant1997]

now you gotta get a wr for pantheon of Hallownest

[@simonefinocchio8452]

For a second i thought it was 4 hours 21 minutes and 8 seconds xd i didnt notice it was milliseconds

[@grim1366]

I can't even beat trial of the fool........

[@thereisnowayyoucanremember7947]

Use grimchild at wall part

[@thereisnowayyoucanremember7947]

Use max level grim child it makes the wall part easy. And the rest isnt too hard

[@grim1366]

@@thereisnowayyoucanremember7947 I usually die at the mantis or the part right after

[@andrewhao2507]

@@thereisnowayyoucanremember7947 oh shit thanks for that advice. never knew grimchild would come in handy

[@koyo1]

Grimchild's pretty useless

[@randomcatmeow1394]

Very late to comment but this is such beautiful execution and I cant imagine how long it must have taken to perfect it. The fact that you have to keep going over to kingdom edge to get lifeblood heart with 1 hp each time your run is ruined is just insane. Amazing video!

[@aellin-jz9el]

This gives me severe anxiety

[@jeanyeap4229]

Every time I watch this a part of my soul is healed

[@NotPixel6360]

Can we all appreciate the fact he almost did it hit less as well

[@bugsnkisses]

for real and the hit wasn’t even on accident, it was just so he could complete the trial that much faster like i can’t even get past this trial with all the masks+unbreakable heart+lifeblood lmao

[@winterblox1]

Higher beings, these words are for you alone. *HOLY SHIT*

[@spxrri]

I'd love to have commentary on your next 100% again. It's way simpler to understand what's going on and makes the whole run more amusing.

[@SYHan-pn5qo]

and i still couldn't even beat it once nice job

[@sympathy_for_strays]

wait, so Godslayer is the last part of this! i lost on her and figured there was a lot left after her and never went back to complete this round! fricken hecc

[@z.c.4684]

Have u beaten it yet

[@ma7roos2024]

bro pls tell me u beat it after 2 years 😂😂

[@sympathy_for_strays]

@@z.c.4684 ye i beat everything except NKG and the Pantheons. i'm good w this and looking fwd to SS 🙂

[@sympathy_for_strays]

@@ma7roos2024 i did not long after writing the comment haha

[@ma7roos2024]

@@sympathy_for_strays Its nice to see u come back to old videos 😅

[@PriceAintRight]

4 fuckin minutes?! -slams door on the way out, crying -

[@ИскваринВалентин]

4:34 Im not a speedrunner... but I know something... So, just a question. Could you beat this bossfight faster, if you would've used Whirlwind Slash?

[@MonStahLer]

Quick slash + Fragile strength + Fury is more DPS than Cyclone with Fury, reason being that nail arts don't get affected by f.strength

[@ИскваринВалентин]

@@MonStahLer oh... ok... thanks for clarifying that ) Good job btw, that looked epic :D

[@gustavo-fy8tc]

this is just beautifull, epic and tremendously beautiful

[@EchoesOfArson]

Nobody is talking about how he no-hit this, until the very last 5 seconds.

[@violetblues1768]

It's intentional, getting hit there instead of dodging the hit saves more time. It's a speedrun, not a hitless run.

[@EchoesOfArson]

VioletBlues Yeah I know it was intentional, I wasn’t saying it was. I was just saying that it was cool how he went through all of this no-hit until the very end.

[@cruncyart]

The knight seems so angry in this, I love it

[@ajitkapoor8666]

Respect !!! It looks easy when u do it... my thumbs gave up just finishing it once :')

[@deathfellow6737]

I think i didnt breathe for 4 minutes

[@alanium1102]

Estoy totalmente impresionado de que un humano llegue a este nivel que ni siquiera se cómo serán las IAs cuando lleguen al mismo nivel de inteligencia

[@BoldAnBrash]

This is so cathartic to watch

[@kame50]

Tiso"it looks like too easy.Ill try one"

[@blueskin1978]

You are a machine/beast. Very impressive!

[@scado5679]

You just reminded me that I have to beat this

[@KUobrbufebjosku-uq9yu]

now i feel like one of these bugs watching this

[@bozydargroch9779]

2:07 What was this mob again?

[@greekletterphi9620]

Soul Warrior, it's also in Godhome for some reason I don't understand.

[@coldseraphim]

@@greekletterphi9620 My theory is that the Godseeker drove mad in the search of the gods and every strong being at hallownest turned to be a god for her.This would explain why Soul Warrior is there

[@georgiykireev9678]

@@coldseraphim That's almost true. The Godseeker's true target in Hallownest is the Radiance, and they're knowingly misclassifying the stronger creatures as gods to gain their power, and through it reach the Radiance.

[@fatuihomicide]

soul warrior is top 5 hardest imo :B

[@LucDaMan4]

@@fatuihomicide dude soul warrior got three shot what are you talking about

[@Valtaka]

Has no one mentioned the cute little jingle he plays on those centipedes? We even got a musical solo as a bonus.

[@thanatosdraga]

Congrats on all the WR's and accomplishments in the last year :D Since ur a speedrunner with superb knowledge, would u perhaps be interested in making a boss guide , more specifically the ones u meet in the pantheons. I dont see any and personally think u would be the perfect person to do this. Plz consider this :D

[@beandognumber2241]

u meet all bosses in the pantheons

[@feedzuh]

@@beandognumber2241 probably they meant pantheon exclusive bosses?

[@waxocelot9395]

To quote the scholars of the soul sanctum: "to attain a pure focus, is it even possible" The answer is yes apparently, and here's proof

[@camthedestroyer1490]

My friend got stuck on Hornet, wait until I show him this!

[@antonkrestyaninov7205]

It's... BEAUTIFUL!

[@micahconnor8954]

1.8 seconds away from memes

[@halbarroyzanty2931]

"Rumor says the champion is the embodiment of strength, an absolute spiral of death and destruction. You are lucky if you touch the ground with your head still attached to your body"

[@Tonicfly1337]

I never closed Pornhub so fast!

[@ren6140]

its NNN...

[@joeystrike]

@@ren6140 He said that 8 months ago...

[@nahhhhhbroo3852]

You madlad!! This is the things that people do in the wait for SilkSong.

[@lleozin96]

This looks like it was made by an extremely well trained AI

[@vdm6596]

Mio Dio ma sei un mostroooooo!! 😱 🙌🏻 Pazzesco!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Zauzer97]

thank god there is no multiplayer in this game

[@chaseb.4811]

I don’t think I ever saw a frame of primal aspire in this video. Amazing

[@abyssdaddy5208]

It's over 137 damage.

[@venomoussloth5092]

THAT'S A LOTTA DAMAGE

[@Bungus_ror]

The coliseum when he gets down to one mask: YOU PICKED THE WRONG TRIAL FOOL The dude: litreally commits uno reverse card

[@lred1383]

Why is my version different? There's way more waves in my "no floor flying enemy hell" phase. And it's the one i can't get past. What's the deal with that?

[@andrewlaloo4813]

LRed13 he kills most of the enemies before they spawn so often the no floor sections are done before you know it

[@decisivedirt6063]

What’s even better is that there are no chips ahoy ads in between

[@duye7635]

Anime characters with a katana be like:

[@Houster1000]

He got the blue masks for even *more* speed at the end, NOT for defense. Sly: "can I come to your dojo?"

[@increase9896]

So, what kind of monsters was he fighting? I never saw any of them

[@dangergun2346]

D4Real most of them are only found in the coliseum

[@TheActualAqua]

R/whoooosh

[@dylanm2939]

AquaGamer 1811 That doesn’t make any sense.

[@increase9896]

@@dylanm2939 its a reddit thing

[@dylanm2939]

D4Real I know that. It’s just it doesn’t fit right now.

[@bliz8749]

the enemies are stuck in there with him/her

[@aeeiflnos8306]

:( I’m still on the second trial

[@dunkalunk8623]

I guess you can say this guy made us all look like fools

[@zalipop5396]

1:36 how he do sat?

[@delet3999]

The legs dont have hitboxes

[@garretthaskett4439]

@@delet3999 so his body itself doesn't hurt you, just the front and back? Because he was clearly touching the body, not just the legs.

[@delet3999]

@@garretthaskett4439 alright

[@squeak766]

If I had to guess, dreamnailing affects your hit box? Idk

[@tamijo-]

On the old patch the hit box wasn't right so the top one misses you.

[@pierrotdort]

It was really cool, the five minutes felt like one because I was so captivated :D

[@jeantesta6489]

Mr after beating the trial of fools: YES LET'S GO IT ONLY TOOK 1 HOUR YESSSSSSSSS me later watching this: I've won but at what cost?

[@johnmclong8870]

Once there was a time, where armored enemies were naturally born in the wild. Then this mad lad before coming into the the colosseum of fools killed them all and is now wanting more…

[@GorillaGround]

Me watching myself do this trial i look like im trying a pacifists run 😅

[@mmwf.5195]

A true master of the nail arts