Speedrun of Hollow Knight (SPEEDRUN EXPLAINED - Any% [No Major Glitches])

[@tomatoanus]

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[@ray017ray017]

im good fam. the only benefit i keep hearing is watching netflix from another country lol

[@DrPonk]

Okay but how good was Melatonin though Tomatoman

[@theevildrpat]

Less get a beef one day Johnny, Al’s, Dicks your call,

[@theevildrpat]

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[@x22nik36]

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[@itsliqs]

The "Wall counter" section is so funny, love the deadpan stare while just flipping the numbers

[@darky1677]

watching a serious video and hearing “hey i'm tomatoanus” at the start wasn't something i was expecting

[@BlueSR]

Great coverage of the run! As a HK speedrunner, it’s really refreshing to see well researched, in depth videos being made from outside of the community. Cheers!

[@thicccboyyy_]

Didn't know you could speedrun Hells Kitchen. Gordon would be proud.

[@imaturtle64]

​@@thicccboyyy_hells kitchen speedruns are crazy fast

[@F.Castle93]

Lmao yeah I’m like hk what is that. First thing to my mind Hell’s Kitchen lmao dummy

[@satoru-kun7748]

BLUESR😻😻

[@uncannyvalley3190]

@@satoru-kun7748the glazing is crazy 😂. Don’t get mad I’m just trolling

[@spencer2116]

The double spike kill is my favorite thing in any Hollow Knight run.

[@fifthcamel8109]

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[@chries574]

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[@c0diz]

it’s actually so fun to get too

[@pilbowzortox7730]

Oh my gosh, I'm so hyped to watch this! You are one of the reasons I got into speedrunning, so the fact that you're covering the one game that I have done speedruns of is really exciting!

[@thebrotatochip32]

I have played hollow knight and was really excited to watch it

[@blazichaos7181]

"That considers him touching despite being a c@#t hair away from the wall" The sheer unexpectedness of that analogy has me dying XD

[@ashtrooper2083]

literally came to the comments to see if anyone else picked up that. I mean not that he doesn't curse but damn I just didn't expect it at all.

[@Olivia-ev9hk]

I'm legit surprised that KZbin AI didn't censor because of it

[@spliterator1981]

No matter how many times I hear it, the "no feeling is final" speech is always so meaningful. I've been in dark places before when watching these videos, and that short message that things will get better has been all it took to keep my head up for a bit longer. Thanks Tomato.

[@itsyaboi1245]

i think its corny af

[@Lukas-_-]

​@@itsyaboi1245 then you're alone with that opinion

[@itsyaboi1245]

@@Lukas-_- To the person who read this, It’s been hard for you, I know, and it makes me sad that you don’t see yourself in the way I see you. Sometimes they are things in life that cause us to loose ourselves, and the way you have is so unimaginable painful. I miss your smile, the way your eyes light up the whole room just by the sound of your laughter. I miss the way you accepted the way you look in the mirror without cursing yourself out about how ugly you look. I miss the way you didn’t think of yourself as a failure because everyone makes mistakes, we all have flaws and we all aren’t perfect. It’s painful to see that no one around you seems to see the pain trough your eyes, but, stranger, I do, I see how heavy your heart is and how comforting the sadness for you might be, how afraid your heart is of happiness because it disappears in the end, right? You don’t know how much impact you have in this world and it’s sad to see that your demons fight against you and want to take over you. Because you do make change, it’s something so simple and little that brightens up someone’s whole world, it can be a small smile from your lips, the way you look at things you’re passionate about, the way you make yourself eat even though it’s been hard for you lately, the way you zoom out and go in your own world, you brighten up my world by reading this, it means a lot to me that you’re here, existing, but I don’t want you to just exist, you deserve to feel alive. You deserve to get up in the morning and feel good about yourself. You deserve to feel something- to feel every damn second alive in this lifetime. It’s heartbreaking that you think you’re not capable of being loved, because you are, I love you trough all my words and I hope you let it happen in your heart. Love is scary, I know, maybe you heart had been broken once and since then you wanted to be rather numb than feel ever again, it hurts me how you punish yourself, does it not deserve love? Because YOU DO deserve love, please forgive yourself, it’s not your fault that the demons want to take over your beautiful heart. Enough with beating yourself up for today, okay? Life for those who couldn’t, smile for those who forgot what a genuine smile is, love like there’s no other, hug like its your last one. If you read all of it, until tomorrow my friend :) have a good day and great years. I love you so much and am so proud of you, I hope you will remember my words-lava zoid, the stranger that cares more about you than anything :)

[@Holliday1217]

​@@itsyaboi1245 yeah it's annoying as fuck imo

[@aurastrike]

​@@itsyaboi1245 Responded an essay to being insulted. You're the corny one :3

[@MistaHahn117]

Your videos already give me a lot of joy and comfort, and the fact that you always take the time to give your "no feeling is final" bit just adds more to it. It especially helps that it never feels like the exact same spiel, instead it feels like there's actual effort and heart behind it. Dealing with regular mental health issues myself, it means a lot.

[@nael_luna]

My day was normal. Then I see a 1 hour video from Tomatoanus. My day is instantly better

[@redsnake9]

Tomatoangus videos spark great joy

[@nael_luna]

@@redsnake9 And a unique one at that

[@benbrighton1]

Indeed, this day will be remembered as above average

[@amelialoyselle2123]

31:15 really made me snort-laugh. Love your stuff as always, and this is actually really helpful since I'm playing HK right now. :D

[@undergroundmonorail]

hope you're enjoying it, this game rules c:

[@kurtronqx7135]

Context for the joke?

[@JellyFisherman78]

I was so ready for that mental health thing in the middle to be the lead in to a sponsorship and when it wasn’t I almost cried. I needed that today, thank you.

[@alliebean3235]

the amount of effort you consistently put into your videos is insane, there are so many little things that up the production value in subtle ways. even your ad reads are high effort! the "wall" counter bit is SO funny, and the fact you filmed yourself with a manual counter instead of just doing it with text on the screen just makes it even better

[@elderdragonIce]

It's really nice that you give your kind words within every explanation video. It's an uncommon and wonderful thing to do

[@svahn1]

I was so happy when I saw this notification. Hollow Knight is one of my favorite games ever and helped get me through some tough times. I'm happy everytime it gets some attention. Can't wait for Silksong in 2040 or whenever it actually comes out.

[@swedneck]

the real silksong is the friends we made along the way *mossbag mumbling and weeping in the distance*

[@Mediocre_Gaming1917]

WCS being allowed as long as it's not a new sequence break is a nice QOL spirit of the run kind of thing, I like it.

[@freekyjester9624]

I love the no feeling is final thing you do. The first time I watched one of your videos I started crying during it. It makes me happy that you are still doing that.

[@zacharybecker6104]

Ever since I saw you on AGDQ doing the Fallout Anthology, I knew you were destined to do great things. This is one of those things.

[@8saiharamasukoi]

wrong guy my dude. that was tomatoangus not tomatoanus 😔

[@zinnianexile8925]

​wrong guy my dude. that was angusbeef not tomoatoangus 😔

[@davidwalsh9986]

The man's gone and cured my insomnia again. These long speedruns are great to throw on and pass out to.

[@BRUXXUS]

There's so many "WTF" moments in this run for me. I had no way there was a legit way to escape the False Knight boss fight! Thank you and Lep for this wonderful video. :D

[@Tubeytime]

Really nice commentary, not just glazing the speedrunner but actually explaining game mechanics

[@TheVoidCurrent]

Hey Mr anus. Last year for me has been absolute shit. I’ve only recently realized that I’m finally able to look back at it all rather than have it loom over me. I know you say I’m the one that put in the hard work. But I just want to thank you so much for giving me the mental support to get here.

[@Tipeksi]

I have seen many of your videos and hear that "no feeling is final" speech so many times and I am allways happy that you say it! This is the first time it has helped me in my times of trouble. Thank you so much!

[@purplehaze2358]

Man, Lep really nailed this category, didn't he?

[@ripbrisket]

absolutely stoked to see this run as not only is tomato one of my favorite content creators, being a fallout speedrunner, covering my favorite speedrun, hollow knight nmg. thanks for the amazing video.

[@nurumen6632]

Thank you tomatoanus. I do like watching speedruns but the reason I watch your videos is not the speedruns themselves but your commentary on them. You have helped me through the hard times in my life multiple times.

[@josephiroth89]

28:44 Ah, yes... my favorite position: the four hundred twentieth.

[@JSON1C]

love to see a new video from my favorite anus. just dropping in to say i've been looping the speedrun explained playlist most nights as i fall asleep bc you've got a very smooth voice, and after a few months of struggling with a wave of mental health issues, i really feel like i've come out the other side of this round. it wasn't my first rodeo but the constant reminders that there will be better days really did help, and it's even nicer to hear you say the words now that my brighter days have come. i hope everyone else believes your mantra and can make it their own too, because things will always come and go but better days are ahead always

[@idontwantahandlethough]

aye hope you're feeling alright dog :)

[@CillianEm7]

I don't know why but I was utterly unprepared for Chicago guy to turn and face the camera. My brain cannot comprehend that they exist as 3 dimensional people. Wild.

[@vietnamgamer9490]

This is the only game I’ve ever run. Because of watcher knights I’ve never managed to complete a run of any% even with upgraded fireball. I didn’t even know runners did walk cling storage in real time. All this to say, goddamn am I impressed

[@Yesnomu]

I love the positivity and attention to detail! This is my favorite game and you really did the speedrun justice. Great work!

[@Neyan42]

For everyone who doesn't know, this game is hard, really hard, and here lep is, bullying the bosses that took us days.

[@archerwillems3269]

Hey tomatoangus, thanks for the little mid-video pep talk you always do. It's always reassuring to hear, even from a stranger.

[@healingpoison8241]

i have to say your videos are getting better and better. i really appreciate how you put the little mob icons at the side for those who dont know the game like me, and the little explanations for the abbreviations at the bottom, really cool of you

[@BSENKevin]

55:30 starts using the Besaid Theme from FFX. I like when people use FFX music (like Thunder plains, and the Zanarkand Theme).

[@okhemoto1031]

As someone that loves this game and has been both trying to speed run it and a viewer of these runs, all I can say is fantastic video. This series of “speedrun explained” that you do just has to be one of, if not my favorite video series on the platform. And the little message about mental health in every video that you do is super sweet, and I hope that YOU have a great day mr anus ❤🎉

[@Gaming_with_Azalea_Jane]

Wonderfully explained and masterfully edited! And your little affirmation speech in the middle seriously brought a tear to my eye. A surprise, but a welcome one. I submitted an All Skills run last year, it's not amazing, but it was still quite fun. I don't see myself ever doing an Any% run, but ... never say never!

[@freeaudiojungle4407]

dude im doing great rn. watched a few of these and ive always been struggling when you bring up mental health. but i have a proper job, working hard and feeling good. thanks for always looking out for your viewers, every little bit counts

[@freeaudiojungle4407]

also re the video, the section about the rafter skip made me think. runners always want to present the best but you could add some stakes to these by explaining hard tricks like that, then having the runners fail them sometimes. get the viewers invested in the run they're watching as well as educating them. idk shit though, love your work

[@lukemimnagh2594]

Tiny correction: I'm pretty sure the Dream Nail is a requirement to "collect" each Dreamer, otherwise your spot on

[@hylea96]

The fight against the Watchers was insane lol. I did it with basically the same upgrades he had (except the Dreamnail) and it took me soooo many tries. I could never pull off a speedrun, but I love to watch them. Thank you for the vid mate

[@vigilmain1087]

THE RETURN OF MY FAVORITE SPEED RUN ONLY KZbin CHANNEL happy u back man

[@definitelynotlazav]

Another fantastic video on another fantastic game. (Also, I noticed immediately when you "they"ed THK and I just wanted to say thanks for doing that. Not everyone does, but it means a lot when people take the effort to. Love your stuff!)

[@simpulacra]

I might be out of my meds til Monday but at least I've got a good old fashioned tomatoanus pep talk to look forward to 💖 the technical stuff is fascinating, and the skill is impressive, but your positivity and humor is what I love most about your videos. anyone can learn to speedrun but it's really impressive to be such a thoughtful, genuine, funny guy. dang this one caught me off guard cuz being a burden is like my #1 anxiety 😅 thanks as always man. great video so far.

[@st-qo7ot]

the name of the game is hollow knight by team cherry

[@FishyBoi1337]

Thanks, man.

[@Felix-da-cat]

You are a legend @tomatoanus 35:42

[@Sonicboomer4895]

Dude you´re the MVP! I´m almost done with my first playthrough of Hollow Knight and was already excited to look for speedruns of it and now you do a video about it. Perfect timing! Gonna watch it as soon as I´m finished :) Thank you

[@CapoFisk]

“Wall x 39” - Chicago Guy probably

[@marcinwitkowski217]

35:43 damn I didn't expect to get hit by these words, I'm struggling currently thank you for these words

[@redridinghoodie34]

this video is some of the finest editing you've done so far in my opinion, great job!! it really helped make understanding the tech easier, especially the mini recaps before difficult tricks 👍

[@aazhisekar91]

Man Just wanted to say love your videos as someone who loves any and all video essays/long form videos so glad to have found your channel. Also love the mental section you do each video Excited to see more of your speedrun commentrys

[@isnialan6204]

Great video! Other people have tried to make similar videos on Hollow Knight before but none have been as accurate or in-depth. Lep also said that you were great to work with so I think that I speak for most of the hk speedrunning community when I say that we are happy this video was made.

[@jorgeg.s.2838]

I wish the Watcher's dreamnail dialogue actually was "...WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CHANDELIER..."

[@deepakrajendra8019]

Finally get to see a speedrun explained about a game that I know about. Great job with the explanation of the run, really found it to be quite thorough. The wall counter was fantastic!

[@falkor6509]

hearing that therapy session mid-video during one of my depressive episodes legit made me cry. ur like actually my favorite content creator now.

[@moniqcl4501]

Thank you so much for talking about mental health! It is such an important message and you slipped it there so naturally. First time watching your videos and I alredy love them 💙 Excelent explanation also, every technique is so clear now

[@coltrussell2653]

I just found your channel! I love watching speedruns and the way you narrate, edit the videos, and provide little tooltips is genuinely wildly above anything I've seen before. Subbed for sure!

[@squili]

i've been doing really terrible lately and your usual speech really hit me. im so glad you do these.

[@justnobody5527]

I really appreciate the sudden check ins, I've found myself randomly just reminding myself from how unexpected it is at times, its nice.

[@martyshrekster]

From someone who hasn't played Hollow Knight, that explosion pogo at 18:33 was cool as hell.

[@supremeclamitas5053]

From someone who has played a lot of Hollow Knight, that explosion pogo is epic, really cool trick.

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

The Wall Counter was extremely helpful. Thank you.

[@HECKproductions]

lep: finishes run normal player after the same amount of time: so this fellow is the elder bug huh? i will talk to him often

[@FuriousFear]

the "for this fight the name of the game" self reset was ingenius. good job!

[@maskedmajorasr]

31:20 this actually made me laugh out loud. it was so unexpected lmao. keep up the great work!

[@maskedmajorasr]

I also wasn't expecting 35:30 and it literally made me cry because I've been having a rough time lately. Thank you, you've earned a fan

[@FG-ww8rc]

Man I forgot that you tell us to feel better every video and it really hit me today. Thank you

[@QuixoticCowboy]

at 30:23 i don't know if you did this on purpose but i am pretty sure SIA swung from a chandelier not Ke$ha

[@reuns]

I have literally just played through and gotten into this game's community. This feels like a present specifically for me :)

[@lordadamant8182]

Random question: which of these videos of yours have the highest ratio of "video length" to "speedrun length"? Like, the longest explanation for the shortest run?

[@tomatoanus]

i think portal out-of-bounds

[@asianotakuguy]

28:45 420 isn't a sex number, it's a weed number, April 20th aka weed day.

[@super_incapable]

i can’t believe i watched this and then forgot it existed and now i’m actually started to run this game myself

[@vynniev9611]

Being hit with "hello my name is tomatoanus" right off the bat was probably the funniest thing I've heard all day

[@daveyboi4344]

Man you got it all. Great mental health message, great jokes, beginner friendly in depth commentation, Chicago guy. Great vid.

[@yeshevishman]

He's back explaining one of my favorite speedruns!!!!

[@nicktohzyu]

btw the note text right at the bottom of the video gets blocked by the youtube progress bar, so it's hard to read while paused. May be better to put the notes slightly higher, or elsewhere on the screen!

[@wendycombs6945]

I appreciate the mental health breaks in your videos, it's a meaningful moment to my day

[@PUPPAXDD]

I love listening to these videos as background noise when I'm falling asleep because of the monotone voice you have tomato. Finally I have more videos to listen to😄

[@hallelion]

30:28 It should be SiA, right? Not Kesha?

[@ItsJabo]

Hopefully you’ll be making a video on silk song soon (if it ever releases)

[@tomatoanus]

milk me

[@MazerTime]

Me: crying Friend: whats up Me: nothing i just watch a speedrun explained Friend: ??? Speed run explained: 35:25

[@EATSxBABIES]

Always happy to see more Tomato-"Angus without the G"

[@kiracite]

The only category of the only game I've ever speedran, thanks for covering!

[@_sprook_]

23:29 “…that considers him touching despite being a cunthair away from the wall.” Well THAT’S a saying I’ve not heard before!!

[@ItsGBMoD]

loved the “name of the game” bit and of course the no feeling is final important message. i’ve had a really bad day but this really helped

[@ToothpasteJuice]

Instead of placing the chortle in the bortle, he bortles the gortle first. This is the one occasion in the whole run that this is possible. It saves 0.00001 seconds.

[@archpriestofthechurchoftea7272]

This brings back memories... namely memories of watching TAS runs

[@Tayzorr]

Production values are really stepping up! This was real fun to watch.

[@timgallagher8934]

I’ve just spent the last 4 years to get fluent in traditional mandarin so I can be a top runner and now you’re telling me it’s actually simplified and you don’t actually need to learn the language to speed run. Man I’m feeling like Minnesota guy at the moment

[@alleyway02]

I didn't know I'd been waiting for a Hollow Knight Speedrun Explained until this popped up in my feed. Once again you did not disappoint. Thank you so much Mr. Sauce

[@simpulacra]

dang I never played this game but I have a feeling lep is making it look much easier than it is. the fact this takes an hour for tomatoanus to explain speaks to how technical and hard it must be!

[@MrBenigi]

Hollow Knight is really hard in my opinion

[@rubenroxo3827]

This is the best HK speedrun explanation I've ever seen! Funny, caring, super well-researched, so well explained, it was such a joy to watch! Thank u !!

[@mrfamilyfriendly4370]

35:40 That came out of the blue, but fuck thank you

[@TheJinkim4321]

thanks tomatoanus youre pep talk in the middle of your video really helped....

[@Bob_Greasy_The_3rd]

Bro I have always wanted to speedrun this game yoooo

[@jengl_exe]

Was thinking about running this. Your timing is perfect

[@Pigness7]

I had a migraine when I woke up this morning, thanks for that.

[@fletcherthenerd]

Man you don't get enough credit for the wild amount of effort you put into your videos. This is fantastic, and thank you for the edited subtitles as well!

[@dollenrm]

So happy for a new tomatoanus vid I was literally rewatching old vids of yours just last night craving a new one.

[@cookies23z]

was honestly not ready for "you are not a burden"

[@mundanefantasy6344]

watching this vid drunk tends to be surreal at times, also much love to you for bringing up one of my favorite quotes ever by reiner maria rilke

[@Maccaroney]

I had the volume cranked to hear game sounds at the silent section. The "achoo!" totally got me. hahaha

[@BenKLode]

This is one of my favourite games of all time. I used to casually speedrun it for fun and do randomiser bingo challenge runs when I was bored. This video brings so many good memories, thanks Tomato! :D