How I Beat The Ultimate Hollow Knight Achievement

My biggest video project ever is finally here. Hollow Knight's Pantheons are legendary for their extreme level of difficulty and the endurance it takes to complete them, with pantheon 5 taking about an hour to complete alone. I've been called out for being bad at the game before, so I decided to get revenge by beating one of the hardest challenges this game has to offer. I really hope you all enjoy this style of video, it was a lot of work, but I'd love to make similar types in the future.
Also, this video has drawn massive inspiration from both Summoning Salt and Wirtual, so big props to them for being such inspiring and talented creators. You should absolutely check both out if you haven't already.
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Huge thank you to the amazing artists who made the music used in this video!!!
Chris Doerkson: chrisdoerksen.bandcamp.com/
VanilluxePavilion: ‪@VanilluxePavilion‬
Patricia Taxxon: patriciataxxon.bandcamp.com/
Scott Buckley: ‪@ScottBuckley‬
Qumu: ‪@qumumusic‬
Home: / home-2001
Music was also used from various soundtracks, including Hollow Knight, Furi, and Death's Door. Full credit for the music used in this video is linked here, along with timestamps for when it was used.
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0:00 Intro
0:58 Part 1 - Introduction to Hallownest
2:24 Part 2 - The First Pantheons
16:02 Part 3 - The Grinding Begins
24:40 Part 4 - Pantheon 5
33:28 Part 5 - Livestreaming
#hollowknight

[@Sevorion]

Hey everyone, thank you all so much for the support on this video! Unfortunately, I made a stupid error and used a copyrighted song right when part 4 of the video starts, so that's why the audio is all muffled and messed up. It should only last about 50 seconds, then it goes back to normal. Sorry about that, I promise it won't happen again. I hope everyone enjoys the video regardless :)

[@sleepynova4840]

i feel like you make hollow knight content for people who know nothing about hollow knight

[@RandomGuyOnYoutube601]

Hello. I finished Hollow knight only once but... Do you really need unbreakable version of the charm in the Pantheon?

[@Spiney09]

@@RandomGuyOnKZbin601 you do not, since it’s in a dream. He did die to Markoth in the waking world though, so it still did get use.

[@pokeart7997]

great vid maybe you should attempt radiant hall of gods

[@MachoDEDEDE]

U forgot the flower to give to godseeker

[@JustAWildSkullKid]

Before playing Hollow Knight I didn't realize that saving someone would have become one of my biggest regrets

[@OriginalVriskot]

Gpz

[@greeny1490]

I did really think zote was gonna be nice and all for us saving him, but nah, he stole bretta from us, he made us have to face gpz in p3, and he also annoys us with sounds in dirtmouth. Zote is an idiot

[@krishangarora9866]

Same

[@krishangarora9866]

Died 30 times on gpz

[@crispitysmuggity]

And they put him *right after markoth*

[@notorious.vilmaris]

Embrace the Void was such a difficult achievement to achieve and I completed it finally last year. I can’t wait for what Silksong will add to make the game harder

[@RushWheeler]

Silksong: Embrace the release date

[@toxicknoedel.yt_de]

I have a subtle fear, that silksong, after the hype pf hollowknight, will actually become easier and not harder just to fit for the mass and not for the true fans… been that way for many games before… hope it will be good

[@Machivode]

They said both games will be similar difficulty

[@mrblakeboy1420]

@@Machivode they didn’t say that 113%ing it(112%+p5) will be the same difficulty

[@Umbra0023]

@@RushWheeler Silksong ought to give us an achievement just for opening the game; it means we made it alive from Hollow Knight to it, which is the hardest challenge Team Cherry has faced us with so far.

[@MilesNugget]

I felt the anxiety through the screen while you were fighting Absolute Radiance. Great job on beating pantheon 5 and amazing video as always😁

[@Sevorion]

Thank you so much!!!

[@natepion8449]

@@Sevorion now go back and beat all 20 bindings and claim your weathered mask DO IT,or at least try the eternal ordeal please

[@B14z3rather]

@@natepion8449 eternal ordeal lol

[@HoomanBeing-kz5cg]

Oh hello there

[@slugintub2836]

Rank every pixel in hollow knight next

[@toirmusic]

"failed champion [...] a scary boss, but that's mainly because of the double damage, it's not actually that bad of a fight" * gets to nkg * "with the double damage looming over my head i had to be almost perfect"

[@mossytime349]

people have become so good at the game that beating poh is underestimated. ive beaten it twice and im still so proud of myself. and im really proud of you too :)

[@Sevorion]

Thanks :)

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I'm guilty of this. When I saw the thumbnail I assumed he was talking about all bindings at once P5. I haven't done it myself, but I've done P5 many times at this point, including with single binding, and I also did P1 and P2 with all bindings at once, so in my mind P5 can't be called a ''hardest challenge'' anymore.

[@brennanlicata9499]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 Which binding?

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

@@brennanlicata9499 Oh, all of them. Just not at the same time. So I did one run with just charm binding, one with just nail binding, ect.

[@brennanlicata9499]

@@legrandliseurtri7495 I tip my hat to you. I only managed to beat it twice and still kept my humanity. How you are still sane is a mystery to me.

[@otterj4]

The editing at 40:50 is actually insanely clean, almost as clean as the shmovement at 42:38

[@Husham_922]

What is the name of the music please

[@charlie311]

Chris Doerksen - Face-Off

[@Sasquash19]

The summoning salt music really hits different when it’s tied to Hollow Knight. Great video, and congrats on beating P5!

[@Sevorion]

Thank you so much!

[@polidon1577]

Me waiting for him to do a hollow knight record progression:

[@travisedwards3543]

When i hear it i think of the intro music to twin peaks.. it will always remind me of it. For the longest time i thought it was actually the same score. I wonder if the guy who made the summoning salt intro music sampled any part the TPs score to make it..

[@RundownStage]

Round of appulase! I just defeated Pantheon 5 a while ago too, and holy crap was it a journey. Congrats!

[@ericeddie8656]

He beat it without wayward compass????

[@SDsonny_]

How is this possible

[@user-gk5wx2mk4m]

Impossible.

[@danamouyal8175]

I died at pure vessel because I was stressed 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

[@Avarage_White_Bryan]

I died 3 times at the end ....still didn't beat it

[@thorinhannahs4614]

Those stress deaths are kind of exciting. You get so good at what you need to do that you can freely mentally process your stress of nearing completion and how now that you've done that you've fucked the whole run up.

[@Avarage_White_Bryan]

Update I beated It some time ago i even posted the video

[@jessehall4088]

I think this is the Sev video that will finally get me to start playing Hollow Knight. I feel like I just watched a movie

[@Sevorion]

That means a lot, glad you enjoyed it!

[@Wenik84]

Nice

[@chefgreasypaw7816]

Have u started it yet?

[@OfficialNifty]

Even though I've never played Hollow Knight the intro really hooked me! Overall very easy to follow even for someone like me I hope this video gets the views it deserves, well done Sevorion!

[@Sevorion]

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@tomohawk2177]

Man just had all the bosses spoiled for him. I’m sorry for your loss

[@nathanrosborough3485]

10/10 game definitely play it!

[@Relisoc]

You beat sly on your first attempt and pure vessel in 15 minutes? Holy fuck you’re a prodigy

[@galacticpotato833]

For me i beat PV faster than sly, wtf is wrong with that cocaine fueled goblin

[@Sobamouski]

​@@galacticpotato833fr

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

​@@galacticpotato833Lmfao this is the best way to define Sly Bro's high on geo and kingdom's edge salt

[@twotruckslyrics]

i think i had issues bc it took me a week for pure vessel ONCE 😭

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

@@twotruckslyrics nah bro you're good

[@HolyStarling198]

220+ hours, over a year and a half of gameplay, so, so many deaths and I’ve STILL never beaten P5

[@Pogobro]

one of my favorite achievements in gaming tbh. really well made video!

[@Sevorion]

Same. Thanks!!

[@Marion_MyAnh]

I love how Hollow Knight is so frustrating but then equally rewarding. I shared a few shorts about my first Colo3 and Pantheons attempts because I never thought I'd manage either, but as you said, with lots of practice, knowing which charms work best for your playstyle and remaining calm, it gets better and better. I really enjoy your video and I'll be checking the rest of your channel!

[@somethin7020]

I did this achievement a couple years ago and remember it being among the hardest things I've beaten in a video game. If I included all the practice on the bosses it probably took me around 20-30 hours to beat this challenge. Recently I've been trying to do all the pantheon of hallownest with the bindings (individually, not all at once. That would be insane) and It kinda brought me back to how I felt when first time playing the pantheon of hallownest. Even though I've beaten absolute radiance on radiant difficulty, which is arguably much harder (took me longer to beat on radiant than all the other bosses combined), the amount of tension in that fight in the pantheon is something else. I actually died 3 times in a row to the final phase of the absolute radiance fight in the pantheon when doing the charm binding, though now I only have the nail binding left, which is probably the easiest one. For me there's always something special about these types of boss rush challenges. I'm really surprised you didn't have a harder time on absolute radiance. I've played that fight for over 30 hours and it's still still the fight I die to by far the most often. (on my binding runs the only boss I've died to is absolute radiance and I've died to her around 10 times.)

[@coolsiamang1956]

WOW... this feels like a movie it's so well edited and put together. Congrats on completing the challenge!

[@shadowreaperbg7759]

The fact that you didn't have the Invincible, Fearless, Sensual, Mysterious, Enchanting, Vigorous, Diligent, Overwhelming, Gorgeous, Passionate, Terrifying, Beautiful, Powerful, Grey Prince Zote means your ultimately lost what's the most important in the game.

[@jonanderssunde]

Saw your community post and decided to check out your video! This was absolutely great man, honestly one of the most entertaining Hollow Knight videos I've watched in the last few months. GG

[@Sevorion]

Thanks!!

[@arkyri]

it's always content like this that just really make me wanna get better at hk. it's so difficult finishing off a hard boss, so I applaud you for all the hard work you put into the pantheons!

[@Renderstone]

Hearing other people’s experiences beating pantheon 5 is always so fun! I myself beat it two months ago with 1 mask left and I was so happy, amazing video keep up the great work!

[@elgoblino124]

Great video brother, you definitely deserve a larger audience i enjoyed this a lot. I’m going on the same journey trying to 100% this game and this video has given me alot of courage. Keep up the good work

[@bobtheflob3427]

Just beat P5 now and I’m getting radiant on all the bosses, it was really difficult and it took me like 2 weeks of practice, so well done!

[@mreevee7785]

Good luck with radiant hall of gods, it is hell

[@bobtheflob3427]

Yeah I know I’ve done it all except abs rad now

[@mreevee7785]

@@bobtheflob3427 nicr

[@PhenonIV]

@@bobtheflob3427 I recently did it aswell and besides absrad, markoth took me the longest on radiant.

[@snek_47]

@@PhenonIV Markoth and absrad both suck on radiant. I have 360 hours in the game, but it’ll still take me about 15 tries to beat them on radiant

[@aidenhudik7206]

That first beaten pure vessel inside the patheon fight was the cleanest, most insane hollow Knight gameplay I've ever seen. Just got the game a couple days ago and I definitely want to become this skill because boy this game seems so fun after you've unlocked all the charms and abilities.

[@isbad234]

Ever since i found this video you have become one of my favorite youtubers and I have to say a huge thank you because this video inspired me to beat Pantheon 5 me self keep up the great content and I am sure you will keep growing.

[@maughtayo]

Massive applause for beating it. Steel Soul/Heart may take some patience and time, but P5 takes that and a lot of determination and effort to pull through. Great video, looking forward to more in the future

[@Victorious_One]

It’s awesome to see how much better you get from beginning to end, well done 👍🏻

[@Vurzey]

Congrats on the run brother! I just beat P5 last night and this video hits close for me. A very special achievement I didn’t think was doable

[@Agon1stt]

This was a very good watch and the storytelling and music inspiration from Summoning Salt was awesome, great video mate i just beat P5 today myself and i was going absolutely NUTS after beating AbsRad, congrats!

[@NormalPersonI]

Love watching your videos and amazing work beating pantheon 5! It took me around two weeks my first win. And after literal years of practice I have beaten pantheon 5 with all bindings and I would love to see you complete the same challenge!

[@merogic]

Loved watching this! Such a blast! Never had the opportunity to watch a video about someone who beat something which is one of the biggest gaming challenges I achieved myself! GG!

[@obnoxas]

A lost run is never wasted time, it's a learning experience. You got extra practice dealing with the nerves that come with a challenge like this. This goes for any game, and forcing myself to think like this has really helped me both improve at game and not rage as much. It's a healthier mindset than thinking of losses as wasted time. Congrats on the accomplishment, massive props for being able to do it.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

Not only is the challenge fun but you get that used to be rare achievement and a very cool ending. More stuff like this would be nice.

[@santaclaws0042]

Hey, just watched this. Wanted to say that as somebody who loves both hollow knight and summoning salt, this is one of the best videos that I’ve seen in a while. I can see the very clear inspiration in the hard that you put into this video. Well done and imma watch some more!

[@Sevorion]

Thank you so much!

[@Adhasin]

Watching you on the last stretch of absrad made me shiver just like when it was my turn to finish P5. Good job, what a joyrney !

[@exwundee]

Amazing video! I got Hollow Knight about 3 weeks ago and yesterday I finally beat Pantheon of the Knight and unlocked P5! Hopefully I'll go as far as you did soon! It was crazy to see how quickly your skills grew throughout all the pantheons.

[@willhach2291]

Such a great video, impressive achievement and well written/edited

[@brock232]

Nice job! You beat some of the bosses very elegantly!

[@killerb359]

You know what man, i have been grinding the panteons trying to get to the 5th , im currently at the 4th and is struggling . But you just gave me a boost of confidence , ik im not as good as you . But i believe i can do it now. Time for me to grind

[@uTobias]

Congrats on this Goliath of an achievement! Must of been a relief to finally get it haha

[@speedy2337]

Good job man, I also completed this achievement for the first time just a few weeks ago. It was on my switch. It took many hours but it was so satisfying to get it done

[@XenoZach]

Awesome video. I FELT that journey. Glad KZbin suggested it.

[@illmattic024]

Never even played this game and this was super entertaining to watch. What a journey! Well done

[@danielbrovender2932]

Incredibly well made video really really enjoyed it!

[@slow_zone]

I can’t believe I used to struggle with p5, after beating with all the bindings on p5 playing just normally is literally a snooze fest haha, ggs man good job!

[@potucsimp]

same man, im currently practicing a hitless p5 but its more frustrating than difficult honestly

[@nathanrosborough3485]

Incredible video man! Sure, I'm super jealous that I can't beat P3 but nonetheless, great editing and I was very invested. Congrats!

[@PersonOfEarth117]

Great job dude, I just got the achievement today, videos like these helped me keep going

[@thorinhannahs4614]

I love that the 5th Pantheon puts you in a spot where you grind out particular boss fights. I remember Ascended Markoth I had beat him for the first time and my girlfriend at the time asked "oh so you're done?" Lol "nope now I need to be able to do it with plenty of health and soul"

[@DrickaArouche]

That was such a cool video to watch :) congratulations!!

[@swami6484]

The story of you changing your charm loadout was nice to see. I had an "oh no" moment when you first mentioned the build xD Congrats on this accomplishment, truly well earned.

[@YepIamPanda]

Sevorion: Beats Absolute Radiance Game: Crashes

[@rocketgruntkirby9052]

Dude you are a champ for grinding so long. I still can’t get past p5 and I’ve been playing since 2020. I recently completed Radiant Pure Vessel and Radiant NKG so I’m hopeful for my completion. Props to you man for your victory

[@julimamud]

Duude, awesome video! Congrats 🙌🙌

[@Ohenheim]

Well play ma dude, and it's a really nice video too, good stuff

[@Hydrant-hk7xk]

Great video, keep up the good work!

[@Matt-ec7wg]

Love your video, gg and nice editing, and thanks for changing your charms by taking mark of pride, I spent the whole video thinking "how the f* does it go that far without mark of pride" You made me launch the game again (I finished panth 3 when I stopped), i'd like to beat panth 5 too ! I loved the music you used, I recommend you to play Furi (a boss fights game, the game is just a pantheon)

[@claytonbragg]

It’s such an amazing feeling to beat Pantheon 5. I finally did it as well and really appreciate you putting your experience on KZbin!

[@user-bh2ui4gr3s]

Awsome video!! I love the song at the end! I

[@doctorsnail2148]

As a Hollow Knight player I truly empathise with you, my heart was racing just watching this.

[@gmonkman]

Good job. Great climb on that last absrad fight.

[@sneaky_killswit9972]

after watching the vid I went down and looked at your sub count I was surprised seeing 11.8 all tho it's not a small number I was expecting you to have 100k. Give this man some love content is fire

[@Sevorion]

Thank you so much!

[@dog.b74]

Congrats on the win man! After i did p5, i couldnt put the damn game down so i put myself through even more pain with the ‘RadHoG’ where you defeat every boss in the hall of gods on radiant (no hit difficulty) to obtain the level 3 void idol. Next I’m going for the bindings on each pantheon.

[@Cooler_FHD]

Underrated video and underrated channel. I am subscribing. Congrats btw on beating The hell scape that is the 5 Pantheons

[@Sevorion]

[@bubblegumcupcake3216]

5:56 *”The first guy had Xero chance of beating me”* Well I just died

[@quits6512]

Actually so sick dude good job🎉

[@genio2509]

GG I loved the documentary, seeing you learn how to optimaly play the game and learn what things work, and Seeing the struggle on the last 3 bosses, what makes them so good. And specially the skill curve, from dieing to Grimm to Obliterating NKG Kind of disappointed you defeated Absrad that easy... But I think I did it even faster so... Idk. Also that way you fought P5 was basically how I did P5AB, fought and practiced Zote for hours just to beat Absrad first try. If you ever attempt bindings or even all bindings I'd love to see another documentary. Also your narration and script was really good, not to mention the editing.

[@genio2509]

Also, I think I will subscribe, probably after some other videos. Take that as a compliment, because I barely subscribe to people :)

[@Sevorion]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!

[@shutupandrespawn]

A bit late, but thank you. This video gave me the motivation to give the Hollow Knight another attempt, and I finally beat it

[@stellaa4987]

I absolutely loved this video, didn’t look away one second

[@hazit234]

congrats dude! Super impressive, I'm only on Pantheon 3

[@minecraftsurvivalist3160]

Embrace the Void is a good name. From a lore standpoint, you are Embracing the Void inside of you, the vessel. From a gameplay point of view, you are Embracing the Void that is this nearly endless cycle of practicing the bosses and running p5 over and over until, when you are nearly void of even happiness, you beat it.

[@IceMyser]

Nice to see you on this journey. Up till now it's very similar to my own :D I just beat Pantheon 4 today, next step for me is practice some NKG and then try to unlock Abs Rad :D But that Markoth fight looks scary, not looking forward to it ..

[@vincentlorusso689]

This is a really fun video. I've made it to AbsRad twice but never came close to beating her. Just getting to her is a level of pressure I can't describe lol. Even in the Hall of Gods, I've only beaten her once on normal difficulty.

[@user-em4ni4ce7l]

I watched this video many times by now and when I picked up hollow knight for the first time (much later after it's release) I was immediately hooked, but didn't know about godhome. After finishing everything in the rest of the game this video inspired me to go for the "embrace the void" ending too. Actually took it a step further a couple months afterwards, and after many many fails managed to get to the land of storms (secret area that unlocks after beating all bindings on P5). The charms binding was hands down the worst of them all, but it still feels an amazing accomplishment.

[@elsiedoomhammer7646]

I think the clip when little knight brandishes his nail at the Mantis Lords is one of the best parts of the game. Its so perfectly timed and adorable.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Your use of the Chrono Trigger soundtrack earned a like from me. I am such a sucker for that game.

[@voidgods]

Thank you for the video, I was getting frustrated for failing to beat the pantheons after a couple of tries/hours, it's good to remember that this is not easy and is supposed to take hundreds of attempts across all pantheons combined. I think we truly underestimate this content now that we have so many hitless runs to compare ourselves to.

[@joshuapatrick682]

Such a good feeling to finally run the gauntlet and beat P5, congrats!

[@jonathantorz114]

This is the video that got me to finally give HK a shot and I’m so glad I did. As an ORI fanatic I’m excited to have something new to play!

[@i.8530]

Great video, loved it

[@jackwoolterton9622]

Congratulations! I'd love to see a similar video of you doing the pale court mod (it's a bunch of really difficult bosses).

[@Sevorion]

I might just do that! Working on a different video slowly but surely first, then thats a great idea.

[@Arikmiro]

Congratulations on beating pantheon 5! I did it a few months ago so I know it's a really tough challenge. If you want to do the bindings for some reason you should complete hall of gods first or just try to master the hardest bosses (NKG, Pure Vessel and Absrad)

[@michaelmcdowell4544]

I have recently just defeated P5, and watching you struggle through it reminded me of my playthrough.

[@Itz_Dxrk]

Dude it doesn’t matter what other people think that your bad or not not everyone is extremely good at this game like I’m where you are and I’m just as good I know the struggle it takes a lot of time but sometimes in the end it’s worth it good job man love your content and keep it up😊😊😊

[@Trasgobardo]

Just got Embrace the Void a couple of months ago. So I know that feel bro. It's still very fresh in recent memory.

[@rk13567]

Great vid mate

[@sebastiantillmanns]

im at the same point so, it was very fun to watch your struggles

[@zerobyte802]

Grats. I took one look at what pantheon is and noped right out of that.

[@real23lions]

That must feel great. I have the last 5%. It's gonna be a long road but I'll take my time and enjoy the ride. One of the best games I've ever played.

[@andybrewer0]

Very well done for the achievement and the good editing. Gave you a new sub!

[@brogangoogerstaff]

Honestly, your journey through the pantheons was very similar to mine. I kind of sucked at hollow knight for most of the game, and it took me quite a while to beat p4, let alone p5.

[@litten4529]

I love the summoning salt music at the end

[@jimbostreamz]

watching this filled me with joy my man. im on p5 right now and i have been losing so much confidence due to my greatest nemesis... greed... and winged nosk. something about that fight just keeps taking me down. and with uumuu right before it... i know ill eventually take down the pantheon. but like most people have said in the comments... its really a time consumption problem. making so much progress and then having it all be thrown out the window. theres a lot to learn... great video. i did stop watching after you got the absrad because i want the pleasure of seeing that ending to be on my own game. jee jeez.

[@supremeclamitas5053]

Oh I've been there. My best advice is to practice the bosses you struggle with a lot. Beat them in ascended, maybe even radient if you have the patience. Best of luck!!

[@mariistomina8912]

Oh, congratulations! This pantheon took me 4 months of practice, which 2 were spent to practice absolute radiance. Despite this in the pantheon I died on it 4 times at the last stage due to the fact that I was nervous. But abs.rad is my favorite boss in the game, and getting this achievement was fun

[@n8dz]

that was such an inspiring video i might try to actually beat the trial of the fool lmao

[@vhribeiroo545]

amazing video man

[@soulbound16]

man not having zote there in front (or behind cant rlly remember) markoth rlly makes p5 a lot easier xD Ggs and congratz tho! pale court gauntlet when? ;>

[@davidkim5462]

Congrats! P5 will come as a breeze after your first clear. Believe me I have been there. From spending 2 years for embrace the void, I went on to do all radiant and all bindings.

[@dexnacorn7807]

Fr the ending where you kill radiance as billy was so cool it made me wanna do it again but 45 mins for maybe playing as billy again is intimidating

[@pengine6096]

This challenge really deserves the title of the hardest thing in Hollow Knight, and is the hardest thing I've done in a metroidvania. When I reached the climb phase when I tried it in P5, I was shaking so much, had to pause the game and calm down for a moment. It worked, and I beat it before the nerves got to me.