EMPIRES - Hollow Knight [Completed MAP]

[@Stellamarius]

I just want to thank everyone who participated in this project for their time, patience and utter talent. It really is amazing to me that so many brilliant animators were involved in this project! You are all so committed to improving and developing your art and animation skills it's incredibly inspiring and I'm so glad I was able to share this experience with you. To our backups and everyone else on the server, thank you for being on standby for when things went wrong or extra help was needed. It was reassuring to have you guys to fall back on or ask for advice. And last but not least a huuuuge thank you to the outpouring of support from our viewers, friends and family. From the amazing turn out to the premiere to the supportive and kind messages I am incredibly grateful. Thank you all! And have a wonderful holiday season 💙 ((NOTICE: To the person who commented that they had been having a hard time and the Empires MAP really helped them, I am so so sorry I accidentally removed your comment trying to heart it on my phone! I'm so glad we helped you out and I hope things get better for you soon 💙 If you guys reading this could help spread the word so this person knows that would be great, I feel awful about this...))

[@blitz3554]

This is the best present i get in this year

[@IanTheDinosaur]

Thank you for hosting another amazing project! It was a pleasure to be able to work on this.

[@ThePaleKing47]

Everyone did a great job, congrats!!

[@mayochupenjoyer]

mebi’s section was so cool!

[@seibrisawilliams1210]

Megateyourbagle did an amizing job again along with Mebi

[@The_Sagely]

In the scene where the Pale King is talking to the Mushroom clan and the Mantis Tribe, there are four mantis lords, implying that the traitor lord hasn't betrayed them yet. I love that attention to detail.

[@baofleurence7650]

Well he only betrayed them after the infection.

[@Adelicousbottleosyrup]

@@baofleurence7650I thought it was a she. Since all the mantis lords are female, if you play the game far enough, in the pantheon of hallownest they’re called sisters of battle.

[@The_whales]

@@Adelicousbottleosyrupif you defeat them they all female noises so your correct there

[@poopyface9961]

​@@AdelicousbottleosyrupTraitor Lord is actually a male. The hunters journal entry confirms this. "Deposed Lord of the Mantis tribe. Embraced the infection and turned against *his* sisters."

[@Adelicousbottleosyrup]

@@poopyface9961 oh I thought it was a she

[@mrjoe332]

I love the transition between artists that like to draw PK as an imposing and serious figure, and the ones who like to draw him as a silly little man.

[@thenyan3095]

Tbf it’s hard to make a short fork man look serious

[@mrjoe332]

@@thenyan3095 he's literally a "short king"

[@thenyan3095]

@@mrjoe332 short fork king

[@gabef.218]

His head is a prison for smol hornet when she misbehaves

[@alpdemirerel2074]

@@gabef.218 or smol THK.

[@Aven9764]

The best part about showing up to a fandom five years late is that all the five-year long projects are already finished

[@stoneforest2639]

Welcome!

[@justforfunrobloxclub206]

Lmao bro same feeling. Played and finished HK the last few months and I have so many amazing videos and silk song stuff to watch. It's great.

[@kingstondaking7877]

Oh trust me, you're not late to anything. Silksong WILL come out soon and the fandom is going to be active like it was on release. Hk fandom isn't dead, just hibernating

[@Aven9764]

@@kingstondaking7877 that's the best part

[@royaltinman2226]

And Silksong is around the corner

[@ismaelismael8543]

Love the idea of The Radiance having her own sassy villain song mocking both the Pale King and the Hollow Knight

[@dinodude6992]

Then the knight comes along to shatter her dreams... I'm not sorry for the pun

[@reinbew62]

She actually does. It's about her burying her enemies. You know, Myla's song.

[@ismaelismael8543]

@@reinbew62 yeah but i'm not realy sure about how much of that song comes from The Radiance herself, when you dream nail Myla you can see Radiance talk through her thoughts in all caps, only saying things like "DANGEROUS" or "KILL THE EMPTY ONE".

[@reinbew62]

@@ismaelismael8543 The song isn't sang by Radiance, but made bg her.

[@leebuckets7452]

​​@@reinbew62I did notice that Mylas song mentions some events of the kingdoms collapse very vaguely by mentioning who they gotta bury. Pretty sure it mentions the White lady and also talks about the pale king being a begger

[@XesTube]

0:07 It's cool how they made him look like a baby wyrm from above.

[@raxtuss1212]

Yo i didnt see that, this is best "detail" in this whole video

[@davidsalisbury59]

I thought he was a baby worm there, I didn't realize that was just the top of his head!

[@travoedoi]

@@davidsalisbury59HOLD UP

[@YinAndYang_ii]

Just a silly wyrm

[@ethanlivemere1162]

I love Pale King walking up to White Lady like a little kid all excited to show her his big plan

[@JackdawFeathers]

He’s just a silly little man who commits major atrocities

[@huntersmith1943]

I didn’t notice that until the watch I saw this comment

[@silverstar1726]

I love just narrating that scene with my terrible pale king impression.

[@cartooncritique6625]

I had to rewind that part a couple of times cause the animation made me chuckle quite a bit. 😄

[@baxpgi]

@@cartooncritique6625 when

[@maybelbtracer3519]

This makes me realize that an animated series of Hollow Knight would be hype as hell

[@AubDenashi]

Oh yeah most certainly. Hollow knight has such a beautiful story

[@Kellestial]

Ye especially the level of art from 1:02 that’s some Arcane level of beauty

[@maybelbtracer3519]

@@Kellestial That’s the exact moment in the video that made me put that comment lol

[@AubDenashi]

@@Kellestial oh yeah def couldn’t agree more that is BEAUTIFUL

[@alpdemirerel2074]

You mean maybe like an anime?

[@rayoflight1920]

2:06 love how pk was having trouble remembering how many eye holes Herra's mask has

[@Vailque]

“4? 3? 8? The amount of children in the abyss? HOW MANY??!!”

[@catriziacat1756]

and mini quirrel being there as well

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

@@Vailque lmfao

[@Dignenhsh]

LMAOO

[@alpdemirerel2074]

Yeah but why is no one talking about hornless vessel? aka patatoe vessel.

[@-Ventrix-]

1:37 love the fact that after TPK "dreams" about him beating Radiance he wakes up because he saw what will happen in the future, she will come back. And the lyrics going like "tell me what you saw" makes it perfect

[@JynxTheSpooky]

I didn't realize that it was the pk waking up lol

[@MetalDude173]

Radiance atacks by the dreams and feelings,Thats how the infection started

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

@@JynxTheSpooky what, did you think he was dancing? 😂

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

@@MetalDude173 oh crap

[@JynxTheSpooky]

@@Bubblegum-Cupcake I thought he was doin a fun dramatic spinny

[@Diamondminer892]

I like how on 2:06, you can see TPK had to redraw Hera the Beast twice because he drew 8 eyes, like a spider, and makes notes on how many eyes she has

[@Miragiks11]

wow that's silly

[@edstercw]

Another detail on the map is a little face of Quirrel near Monomon

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

OKAY THAT'S HILARIOUS The artist probably made the same mistake

[@jblockminermc5401]

Yeah if you look at the PK’s initial drawing it shows the incorrect # eyes before transitioning because the previous artist messed up, the next artist fixed it and decided to make fun of it lol

[@Fangpyre72]

2:31, the idea of the Pure Vessel seeing the signs of its sacrifice before the event is a really tragic interpretation of it, and I love it

[@mayochupenjoyer]

i agree. it probably have felt like a disappointment because of all the expectations

[@ewilipsic5956]

but definitely not true because the whole point of the vessel is that it has no thoughts or dreams

[@Fangpyre72]

@@ewilipsic5956 the point of the Hollow Knight's failure was that it had thoughts, that's why the radiance came back

[@Hollownugget]

2:29 would be if you want to see the full scene.

[@Hollownugget]

@@Fangpyre72 That is true, because it needs to be hollow to contain the Radiance but the king filled him with love, causing him not to be able to control the Radiance within him

[@Phantasmans]

The Radiance: “After all of this, your empire still falls into my hands!” The Knight: *Equips spell build*

[@Kazoo_Itchy]

The Knight: Hold My Fragile Strength.

[@saumyatyagi6763]

@@Kazoo_Itchy me after selling both my balls- Hold my unbreakable strength

[@the_eldritch_teacher]

grubsong, weaversong, spell twister and shaman stone = VIOLENCE

[@fabianmancur6043]

@@the_eldritch_teacher thanks for the combo

[@the_eldritch_teacher]

@@fabianmancur6043 I just want to spread the word of our lord and saviour spell bilud

[@d0decahedron]

0:35 just realised that there is Traitor lord standing behind three mantis lords. Attention to details is amazing!

[@TerraBlo]

Deserves a chef's kiss Perfection

[@tylercoon1791]

The Beeg Boy

[@crownedcrow123]

IVE NEVER NOTICED HIM OMG WHAAT

[@silverstar1726]

@@crownedcrow123 ME NEITHER!

[@viddog6457]

Idk how i didn't see that I rewatched this 4 times

[@purpleman0259]

How nobody talks about the animation at 0:20? Its so so good, definitely one of my favorite parts

[@mariairisrodolfo4986]

Anime opening

[@idk_what_im_doing04]

I believe the person who did that animation goes by MEBI

[@Potatos_masteros.]

MEBI has so much sicils

[@koa4031]

that's my second favorite animation in this video.

[@kac646]

Ikr

[@gabrezal]

2:11 Quirrel behind Monomon was the best detail in this video

[@IanTheDinosaur]

It's my favorite hollow knight animation. I'm sure y'all gonna love it too

[@lionman8295]

I likes it!

[@lionman8295]

Liked it

[@elsv99]

Your part was awesome! :D

[@IanTheDinosaur]

@@elsv99 Thanks!!

[@ryanwallace9985]

i agree tenfold.

[@rayoflight1920]

1:04 is one of my favourite, love the energy in the whole scene, how the sentries are forcefully pulling and detaining the infected one, how they rise their weapons totally alert, and how the infected continues to resist then it cuts to the radiance's reflection showing why he's dead set on reaching the king, great job done from the animator

[@THE_RADIANCE]

It was that or the time I exploded out of the dude's head. All in all 50/10 would recommend

[@queen-lilyorjiako268]

Undoubtedly one of the best parts

[@Memorydraws]

Same, my favorite part was just that whole scene from 0:59 to 1:11

[@wackyanimations3326]

ATEYOURBAGEL WAS ALSO THE BEST IN THE CURSES MAP WTF

[@Ivzix.]

@@wackyanimations3326MegAteYourBagel is very talented indeed.

[@Rhino-Prime]

2:04 pale king being excited to commit massive child murder

[@zephyr1331]

No cost too great.

[@dumpsterDeity]

I love how he scurries toward White Lady 😂😂

[@realnumbervoid]

1:13 honestly, Tea can make her/his own movie, that art style is so good.

[@borismuzlanov8467]

Yeah, i love it too

[@abhikergaming7783]

I'll be real I want a Hollow knight show SO BADLY. The pale king being the main character,and the story being placed before/during the infection

[@ProfMeerkat]

1:04 SUCH AN AMAZING SCENE! Marcel and Meg absolutely understood the assignment. Seeing the sentries acting as actual guards is something I never knew I needed. Gives me massive Clone Wars vibes.

[@princeimrahil6557]

I really love the Pale King as a character and how nuanced his actions and motivations are. He did so much evil, but he was just trying to save his kingdom and his people from a supernatural threat. No cost too great...

[@beagrothus7916]

Sacrifeces are need to be the best option to be Viabel- Me i guess

[@kingskelett6265]

Agreed. He is not a villain. He tried to do his best for the goal of sustaining his kingdom (and also kinda the entirety of the underground since Radiance was targeting everyone). And he first sacrificed his own family, which is incredibly bad still, but in contrast to the Soul Master he did not use his own subjects. Let us also not forget that he brought sapience to the bugs and (I think) did not directly attack the Radiance. The moths turned away from her of their own volition, granted they probably gained that volition because of the Pale King but he did not force them as far as I know. He is certainly not a perfect being or a completely benevolent King but he tried his best. The fact that his plan did not work turned it from a sad necessity to a tragedy.

[@ricochet1351]

"The old King of Hallownest... He must have been desperate to save his crumbling little world. The sacrifices he imposed on others... all for nothing." No, worse. The sacrifices he imposed on others... JUST TO RUIN EVERYTHING HIMSELF.

[@frenkhorsky7633]

By not being enough of a monster and loving his kid, you mean.

[@lordhellstrande2763]

Always nice to see someone else who thinks like this. People are so quick to put him down as a villain for what he did to the vessels but forget why he did it and other good things he did. Not a terrible person on the whole...but the road to hell is paved with good intentions

[@RosemaryRosella226]

2:05 the way PK runs over is so funny-

[@TheMemeLord700]

*Gremlin Energy*

[@The_Clown_Has_Been_Engaged]

"Hey, Hey i have a plan!"

[@totallyanonymous8514]

how is no one in the comments talking about 2:25??? dude that animation was so slick

[@giacomoangilericalandrino715]

YES

[@MossMothMyBeloved]

2:25 onward is just amazing.

[@purpleman0259]

One of the best parts

[@beagrothus7916]

Way better animation than seven deadly sins my guy made a goeted animation

[@patrikkupec]

Agree

[@alyssabullock6421]

The moment where Hollow Knight saw his statue/memorial being made before he'd get sent to be locked away forever gave me such tragic chills. Like he just sees what he's being prepared for and cant do anything to stop it, and no one realizes he can actually experience emotions and feel love or anything... It's so sad ):

[@popquaser]

It probably felt a lot of affection for TPK, so in my opinion I think Hollow didn't actually mind sacrificing itself.

[@justa_randomfailure6250]

@@popquaserhonestly just makes it more tragic since that love is what caused it to not be able to fulfill the job the pale king gave it

[@slp0001]

I love, love, love the part from 2:25 to 2:40- it really made me think of how the Hollow Knight itself must have been like before it was consumed by the Radiance. Training so hard, growing into a powerful knight, and wanting only just to make its father proud of it... It seeing signs of the betrayal beforehand, but not realizing what it meant in time... the regret and sorrow on the Pale King's face before he leaves the child he loved to be chained forever... the shock, betrayal and pain the Hollow Knight itself must have felt in that moment... *ouch my heart*

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

1:50 this is a masterpiece of a scene. Love the details of the Pale King being stupidly careless with void, spilling it everywhere. Until it consumes him and HK is left alone with the Radiance...

[@beagrothus7916]

Interesting

[@pumpkin_pants3828]

though i appreciate your symbolism, im pretty sure that's just normal ink

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

​​@@pumpkin_pants3828 yeah sure, normal ink obviously can grow deadly tentacles and create black...almost sentient vessels, of course

[@fireblaze8491]

​@@pumpkin_pants3828what part do you mean, if 1:59 he wipes it on his face after lifting wingsmould into the air so it would be fair to assume it is the void from that.

[@fireblaze8491]

​@@pumpkin_pants3828 you meant 1:50 that's TPK turning his back on the void in the ancient Basin and the scene after is probably what the comment is.

[@anabsolutebuffoon]

2:37 I love the how you can really feel the force behind the chains hitting and attaching to THK here. I feel like that kind of strength behind a push is difficult to capture and make it hit the way this scene does making the ending stillness that much more impactful. Edit: Too many commas

[@autarch6376]

2:04 Such a cute animation, i love how the pale king moves, and dryya moving the plate up while the flower falls down onto the plate.

[@contentlobby3824]

“Honey! Honey! I have a plan! Take a look!”

[@unarandom597]

@@contentlobby3824 TPK:HONEY,HONEY! I’VE GOT A PLAN! :D Dryya: HOL’ UP- **moves everything**

[@Eirudy_Marionette_Deity]

PK is confused how many eyes herrah has, he drew 8 first then 6

[@argento-pyrite]

You know, this MAP showed me how Hollow Knight would be as an animated show. The first season should definitely focus on PK and the Rise and Fall of Hollownest. I mostly support this idea because of how hype the ending of this AMV was. Just seeing the Knight's horn popping up at the end, knowing what that implies is just hype! Anyways, very very awesome job by everyone in this MAP!

[@atanor9787]

Yeah, it would honestly be amazing if it ever got made into an animated series.

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

But respect the lore,and don’t make it for 2 year olds like they did to cuphead show

[@borsuk6382]

1:37 I do not know why, but I just love this animation!

[@abhikergaming7783]

EXACTLY. But in my opinion the show should be placed before/during the infection. The first season would take place before the infection, and the second season would be during the outbreak, and lastly the third season would take place near the complete downfall of hallownest. the entire show would focus mainly on the pale king and overall lore about the past of hallownest, (and mysteries like the void) obviously being part of the game's lore instead of some new alternate timeline,expanding the lore we already knew about the game and just overall give us more information about the LORE

[@muhammaddimasfachriakbar7430]

Agree but while telling the story of hollow knight it simultaneously tell the story of the knight/ghost escaping from the void and escaping outside of hollownest. Kind of Easter eggs or fan service while also uses for setting up the knight character

[@Failuigi41]

I admit, even with all this beautiful animation, the army of menderbugs at 0:29 Is still my favorite. They're such goobers!

[@dubious9314]

"Goobers" *proceed to build the infrastructure for an entire kingdom*

[@thebleugamer_1187]

XD

[@wildfire9280]

@@dubious9314 yeah, working sub minimum wage

[@Oscar_playzz]

@@wildfire9280indeed

[@starrynight1165]

My first map part!! everyone did such an amazing job with their parts, I can't wait for everyone to see it!!!

[@Hollow_kin]

Can’t wait to see your part

[@TerraBlo]

1:59

[@pokemonian76]

Looks great!

[@carlosthesecond4126]

no cap it was great bro

[@attackehh]

I LOVE HOW MUCH THE FEatHeR SYNCS WITH THE MUSIC

[@Kyuubiiiiiii]

No wonder the part at 1:03 is the most replayed. That expression is just so horrific and I've been replaying it over and over for 50 times now.

[@hunnpje]

Yes

[@TKGaming7892]

So is that bug Xero since it turned its sword against the king and Xero tells the knight that he lost his mind when he also tried to harm the king?

[@asdfasdf-kb7sc]

ngl all the animators involved with 0:00 - 4:36 are really talented

[@Dreamer-nb9um]

I agree!!!!

[@C0rner_Dweller]

Yeah. Those were my favourite parts too!

[@elicraftingyt2856]

1:30 a fork with a fork XD

[@okami6399]

I’ve watched this video so many times, and only down have I noticed that when PK gets blasted away at the 1:02 mark, the light illuminating him is The Radiance’s silhouette. It never caught that detail till now, and it makes me appreciate all these talented animators for making such a great video together!

[@Bagel936]

IKR THAT PART IS MY FAV

[@dorebregolagath7557]

AND IN 1:08 RADIANCE'S FACE IS SEEN AGAIN

[@xomvoid_akaluchiru_987]

Holy crap that's so good!

[@jonesbrothers134]

The part at 0:57 is sooo well made. It just gives me shivers.

[@StuffedReptile]

The one by marcel?

[@popquaser]

​@@StuffedReptilemipexch

[@floppycatto5022]

⁠@@StuffedReptilelate, but they probably meant the one by mixpexch

[@Mustiiiiiii24]

0:19 is my fav part seeing all royal knights and doing their special attacks. its really cool

[@fireblaze8491]

Yeah, the 5 great knights attacks work so well with the character and their design. Sad we only have olgrim on his lonesome and his comrades armour was stolen.

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

@@fireblaze8491 well we have Z’mere but she’s depressed now ;-;

[@fireblaze8491]

@@Bubblegum-Cupcake Yeah, complete her quest and she just ascends.

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

@@fireblaze8491 true

[@thebleugamer_1187]

Lesgooooo pale court mod

[@frommagecaseus6799]

It's surprising how much this song work for hollow knight considering they are not connected. For the one who miss what I mean : - the singer is The Radiance; - "the call" is the infestation; - "papa" is a tease about the Pale King; - "empty empire" is a tease about Hallownest being powerless against her; - "tell me what you saw" is a tease about the Pale King capability to see the future/the fall of Hallownest. Bref, in the context of hollow knight, this song is The Radiance being sassy as hell toward the Pale King which is hilarious.

[@frommagecaseus6799]

Note: in the context of this animation she might be singing it to the Hollow Knight. So the "present" of the animation would be at the end (3:00).

[@trollface7116]

The main character: oh really?

[@gouthamkk4046]

Damn You really are a genius U just made my mind blow😍

[@Lordofducks35]

Where is Hollownest?????Isn't it supposted to be Hallownest?

[@carlosmunozochoa873]

Yes exactly that, but in that las parte I disagree a little, because I think it's more like Radiance being sassy toward the Hollow Knight inside his dreams, because the song starts with "Do you recall your papa when he sat you on his knee?" like making him remember everything to mock of him, also asking him "Do you hear the call?" that just like you said, is like radiance asking him if he hears the groupthink where she has hallownest, mocking of him for falling against the infestation.

[@LeoDeo2013]

the idea that they where building the memorial to the hollow knight before he even died is so sad and also realistic to what the pale king would do

[@prplemonkey]

1:59 is very funny with the trumpet!

[@tarun_kumar_29]

0:29 makes me believe that somewhere deep within the White Palace lies Pale King's gaming room with his personalized gaming chair.

[@Vailque]

I bet he breaks his monitor every once in a while

[@tarun_kumar_29]

@@Vailque Gamer rage

[@shardes]

His favorite one is Super Meat Boy.

[@tarun_kumar_29]

@@shardes Ah I see, Pale King is a cultured higher being as well. Always having a knack for mental torture and anguish.

[@wanjoris]

@@shardes inspiration for the path of pain

[@LadybugsOpin]

WOW!! I love how TPK was depicted here. He's not a villain, just someone who's plan didn't work. And in having such lively animation with him, I was genuinely impressed. All of the times we see him in the game, he's either barely moving or dead and this took what we know about him to a whole new level! It was so well done, thank you for doing this!

[@Ghostel3591]

Well... He never was? He was simply trying his best in a very bad situation. I mean, c'mon Radiance restoring itself? Meant nothing to him - he was immune. He only wanted to protect his subjects and for this he sacrificed HIS CHILDREN (seriously none of his subjects sacrificed anything aside for his wife (for obvious reason) and trio of Dreamers - overall TPK took everything upon himself) to create a Pure Vessel and once it was done, TPK sealed The Abyss and even Lore Tablet at the entrance says that once "Our Pure Vessel has ascended. Beyond lies only the refuse and regret of its creation. We shall enter that place no longer." -> TPK regretted this much that he had to sacrifice so many and never wanted to enter The Abyss ever again (And on top of it such display of "cruelty" made some of his top five White Knights leave). Heck, this is basically a reason and proof he wasn't able to be as pragmatic anymore - after so many sacrifices he made, despite anything he did bond with Pure Vessel and acted towards him as if he was his son and not just a tool, a container - which led to Radiance finding "a crack" in Pure Vessel's defense leading to Hallownest's downfall.

[@karno6679]

Well there’s this weird fringe theory that he’s not dead an is actually elderbug but like… it’s disturbingly possible so imma not go into it.

[@LadybugsOpin]

@@Ghostel3591 I agree completely! I was just poking at the fact that I've seen TPK on the villains wiki and we all know that he REALLY doesn't belong there!

[@orion9630]

@@LadybugsOpin Facts!

[@brunopagnoncelli975]

I mean he did his best in moments of desperation, but it wasn't enough. And void surpasses almost everything in the hollow knight world, Vyrms included.

[@allmightyscroll]

1:37 WHAT THE HECK THAT'S SO SMOOTH??? OTS QUICK BUT ITS GOT SUCH A BOUNCE TO IT I LOVE IT Everyone did amazing but dang i don't see people talking about this part enough

[@stinkypoopoo69]

FR MY FAV PART

[@Smoldragoncat]

YES SOMEONE ELSE WITH THE SAME OPINION

[@just_nothing139]

the thing is his super horny

[@Kagane1001]

The Menderbug blasting it's face off made me laugh more than I'd like to admit. The entire clip starting 0:29 makes me giggle, amazing work Pryocreep!

[@Walnarut]

same, i choked on my water when that part came up 😭 that part is so goofy i love it

[@Pyrocreep]

thank you kind stranger

[@notacat6832]

If you look at the blueprints you can see that the pk intended on having a gaming room

[@HYDROCARBON_XD]

Yeah but it’s a bug,how does it have a skeleton and a HUMAN skeleton,makes little sense but funny lol 😂😂

[@notacat6832]

@@HYDROCARBON_XD don't all bugs have skeletons?

[@jackmahoney1001]

Can we talk about about how amazing the scene with the husk sentry attacking the pale king was!?? Literal chills the whole time! Everyone who took part in that scene did a superb job!

[@SarisWinterwisp]

I absolutely love the idea that while the infection was initially spreading, the Radiance would repeatedly make confrontations with infected hosts. It illustrates the visceral relationship of the higher beings on a very personal level, while properly portraying the infection as truly horrifying as it would be

[@Lonely_Froggy256]

2:15 I like how depressed the PK looks because of what he has to do to recruit Herrah

[@brendenlee9043]

Fr whoring himself out for the kingdom, "no cost too great".

[@JMeisterV]

That pale egg plant

[@Clown-n5w]

Later that night noises could be heard

[@solarhaze]

AHHHHHH!!! I'm so excited!!!! Everyone on this team is so amazing, there's nothing I'd trade this experience for, and no team I would have preferred to work with more. Merry Christmas everyone

[@THE_RADIANCE]

So smooth lol. I love this

[@AubDenashi]

You and everyone did so good, I’m so happy I stumbled upon this so soon after it’s release, it’s the greatest MAP I’ve ever seen by far, no competition. Everyone deserves to see this

[@mrsnowmelt]

Imagine if Team Cherry made a deal with Netflix or something, to make a show entirely about the rise and fall of Hollownest, starting from the "rebirth" of the Pale King, showing how he built his kingdom, deals made with other civilizations like the mantis tribe and Deepnest, battles fought by the 5 Great Knights and eventually ending with the collapse of Hollownest. Honestly would be the coolest thing ever

[@tytymuity]

I’ve been wanting something like this for a while. This or at least a game that would be a prequel about the five great knights or Quirrel.

[@ascendedvessel5422]

It would be so cool and expensive that it would get cancelled.

[@beristain6]

I like how on 3:05 the kight was walking to radiance like... "Im gonna end this man´s whole carrer"

[@SharkTooth.Productions]

I think radiance is female, But who care's it's just a saying.

[@Tomhortone]

She/he/it what matters it’s a fucking god

[@sockpocketpre-alpha8258]

this frame at 1:05 is so freaking cool

[@Icanbarelysing]

Also the one of its mouth open and looking at PK like a savage. Absolutely love it.

[@Defender-hi3vb]

The scene with the infected bug attacking the king does rule but I think my favorite shots are at the end, the knight getting wrapped in chains has so much impact and I love how the last shot implies that the Radiance was singing the song the whole time. The radiance movements in that shot are so extra and it's amazing. Shoutouts to everyone because this rules and I'm sad I don't have more people to share this with who would get it.

[@ethanbodin7083]

I'm pretty sure that the different artists had different singers in mind

[@ethanbodin7083]

Like that scene by purple dragon had the king as the singer as you can see by head movements

[@Clarrenight]

I hope everyone enjoys this map! I had a blast working with the other Hollow Knight animators; everyone is extremely talented. Thank you for having me!! 💛

[@THE_RADIANCE]

It was fun while it lasted wasn't it! It looks like you put a lot of effort into your part. This map is definitely one to remember. I'm saving this

[@Clarrenight]

@@THE_RADIANCE thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it as do I.

[@VeryRareEgg]

hey you’re the guy that made the part where pale king making a deal with the mantis lords? I gotta admit, I absolutely loved that part, I don’t understand how you guys draw and animate like that!

[@Clarrenight]

@@VeryRareEgg yeah! That was me. I'm glad you enjoyed watching the part!

[@Blue14113]

2:13 It completely escaped my mind that Herrah would crawl around on her stomach like the Stalking Devouts! Only makes her more menacing. Excited to see more of Hornet's spiderness in Silksong! Great video aswell, did an excellent job!

[@eigilrischel567]

The clip of all the Knights in action at 0:20 is so well done!

[@Stellamarius]

Hi everyone, unfortunately there's a bot going round the comments pretending to be me to scam people, please report and do NOT interact with them. Hopefully once the situation is resolved I can pin the thank you comment back again, but for now please be careful!

[@Spinnermist]

could you please add subtitles for the lyrics? Would help with hearing loss.

[@Stellamarius]

@@Spinnermist Subtitles should be available now!

[@Spinnermist]

@@Stellamarius brilliant, thank you very much!

[@ShadeDaShade]

@@Stellamarius Thanks!

[@hey_hey4394]

how do i know you are not the scammer 🤔

[@aceabenroth2245]

I love the slight differences in how the Pale King is portrayed between the animators. He's such an important character to the story of hallownest, and yet we only see him stationary a few times throughout the game, leaving much of the specifics in his personality, how he moves, how he fights, etc. to interpretation. The fight against the radiance is a very interesting take. When you really think about it, it makes sense. Sealing the infection inside a void child mustn't have been his first idea, right? Kandy and SolarHaze did a great job with the animation there too

[@Fluffyshot1997]

1:21 I don't even know why but I find this part so wholesome

[@StephanieOlea]

I know! the moths are like yaaaaay!!

[@QuickBread]

That’s my favorite part. The moths just bouncing on the sides. Lol

[@amariahskye3506]

Yesssss

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

Too cute

[@Adelicousbottleosyrup]

Yeah, it makes you wonder if the radiance wasn’t gonna screw them all. But now it will because not only did the pale king get rid of their entire religion, but also seal them away and drag people away from it.

[@ChuncheeCat]

0:51 Just using a comment to mark my favorite park, it's so satisfying to watch. The whole scene with the soldier attacking the king, it's just so smooth and and well done,. Really everyone did an amazing job, but this just sticks out to me.

[@imjcob]

1:25 to 1:28 the animation just feels so smooth and good for some reason

[@ivanlol7153]

Disney’s Hercules vibes

[@kungfuzing1018]

I love how Lurien didn't even notice the king at first. Also, the depiction of the Pale King was great, and the scene with the Hollow Knight seeing his own statue being built was chilling. Great job, all of you!

[@svnwukong]

Ok, it maybe is not the part with best animation, but those moths dancing at 1:19 are pretty damn funny.

[@Bagel936]

It is very funny

[@Pipplin]

1:37 nobody’s mentioned this guy I swear I love his art style so damn much

[@Servant.Of.TheMost-Merciful]

This paints the PK in a kinda childish light, like how he stays up all nigh finishing the wingmoulds and how he even falls asleep and dreams about beating the radiance, and especially when he runs toward White Lady and lays his blueprint on the table, kinda like a kid would haha.

[@Stellamarius]

haha that part's actually intended to be a flashback to the PK stealing the moth tribe away from the Radiance, but I can understand how you would interpret it that way ^^

[@Servant.Of.TheMost-Merciful]

@@Stellamarius oh yeah that makes sense when I watch it with that context

[@09DinoDino]

@@Stellamariuswhen I first saw it I thought it was the Pale Kings foresight letting him know that he would have to fight the Radiance but that makes sense.

[@radagant]

This is my favorite Hollow Knight map. Massive congratulations and thank you for everyone, who participated in this! You all did an awesome job! Edit: I laughed so hard on 2:04 pk running down the corridor xD

[@MasterIsabelle]

That running was was just so sudden and funny

[@Northflowo]

YES!!!!!!!!! hype hype HYPE!!

[@guffthebir72]

2:08 no one talkes about it, but i really like lurien in this scene. He has some expression and personallity which is more than the game gave him.

[@burgesskids2101]

1:37 been cooking, I seriously love this part, I don't know why, I just love it, and thats why is my favourite part.

[@mipexch]

this was so fun to work on!! thank you all for pushing through and making the map so wonderful. so excited to work on the next :)

[@adriau6416]

I loved your part so much! amazing work

[@mikeyy7328]

That was so cool, everything was weaved together so smoothly and the humor didn’t overshadow the dark bits of the lore at all. Honestly that made it even better, just seeing the Pale King scramble around and be like “plan here. you come. NOW!” Is so funny to me

[@BlueSR]

WOW! That was amazing! You all keep knocking it out of the park with these Multi animator projects! I gotta say, my favourite part is seeing how animators put HK combat mechanics to life- it's just fascinating to see the small quirks of the fighting from the game mirrored in these stunning projects! Bravo!

[@THE_RADIANCE]

BLUE!

[@zowwycafe]

blue :D

[@queen-lilyorjiako268]

Hey Blue :)

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

I really like the visual of the Hollow Knight being chained up. We don't really know the sort of magic the black egg works on but it's clear from the endings it works like clockwork, automatically making new chains in the event a new host takes over. I'm fascinated by the black egg temple and all of the abyss honestly. Void is such a cool substance.

[@Sealfalls]

This along with Curses are two of the most impressive animatics on all of KZbin. These have genuinely inspired me to try and get better at art, and I cannot stress how much I love the differing art styles, it’s just incredible. All in all, everything here is incredible and I really hope for a third one if possible. Thank you so much for creating this, as it is genuinely a masterpiece.

[@purpledragon2424]

Merry Christmas bug enjoyers! So happy to have been a part of another map hosted by Stella!

[@StuffByDrew]

It’s finished!!!! Well done everyone, and thanks Stella for hosting, writing and managing everything!! it’s been a blast to work on the MAP, looking forward to the premiere :) Also thanks for putting up with delays, I don’t know how you did it lol Edit: amazing premiere, love you guys! ‘10/10 a little something for everyone’ - IGN

[@Stellamarius]

Aww I'm glad you had fun! Thank *you* for participating 💙

[@taffles7498]

1:08 dude the radiance in the reflection

[@honkman29]

2:07 i love that pk doesnt remember how many eyes herrah has

[@LeonelAmado-j1z]

Imagine what a hollow knight movie would be like from moths to silksong I would see it in the cinema

[@pandora5051]

Too short

[@eggsaladgod]

THIS WAS SO FUN TO WORK ON!!!!!! everyone was wonderfully kind and helpful as always - especially stella! very glad i was able to join again!! 💖 (also! major shoutout to gill o. tine for coming up with empires as a map idea in the first place!!!!!! you're the bestest friend in the whole wide world!!!!!! 💖💖💖)

[@Stellamarius]

Oh my goodness it was gill. o tine that suggested Empires as a song choice? I never made that connection! Big thanks to them for suggesting this whole thing!

[@GillOTine-pt1dc]

Thank you for taking my suggestion!! This is so so wonderful, I love it very much! Many thanks to my bestest lad Meow Fleur for passing along my suggestion! :)

[@baba50040]

Everyone did an amazing job on this MAP you can feel all the talent and the passion that was put into it My personal favourites were MEBI at 0:19 and 1:40 Clarren knight 0:33 And the whole sequence from 0:55 to 1:15 is just gorgeous

[@hal_lee1493]

It was so quick, but I think that part Mebi did at the beginning with the 5 Great Knights may be my favorite bit. They have always really intrigued me, and seeing them in action even by fan interpretation made me giddy with excitement

[@owengonzalez6819]

This is actually a pretty reliable way to basically explain the lore.

[@carlosmunguia578]

The animation on 2:25-2:30 is amazing

[@AMCoffee]

WOW. That was AMAZING. That really brought the Pale King to life - seeing him animated, moving around the kingdom, experiencing the downfall of his empire, struggling to figure out how to defeat and contain his enemy. Beautifully done! Bravo!

[@mb4456]

YOOOO THAT WAS SO GOOD Thank you to everyone that gave us this! Wonderful job, all!

[@flopdeop135]

My favourite bit is 0:00 - 4:35

[@Anonymous_Individual]

Bro what do you got against 4:36?

[@flopdeop135]

​@@Anonymous_Individual no stunning animation to look at

[@amariahskye3506]

Same

[@theawesome288]

I never thought about how The Radience would come for the Pale King in their dreams! Must have made the race to solve the problem more frightening when you have to fight it out of your own head every night.

[@MRbug_423]

0:59 That timing is impeccable

[@Appstateson]

I love the sass from the Radiance at 2:58

[@The_Clown_Has_Been_Engaged]

100 percent canon

[@floppycatto5022]

All of the people who made this are amazing, but by far my favorite was from 0:56 to 1:00 . The moment with the radiance bursting out of the insects infection was *mwah* chef's kiss.

[@Puggytatoes]

It's here!!! :OOO So excited for the premiere, it was a pleasure being able to work on this project! ❤️

[@Watcher_4]

0:53 my favorite part the animation is so smooth! And ‘I can see it in your eyes’ the radiance mocking his fear

[@Crafty_dork]

Bro real the first I can see it in your eyes the camera move was so smooth

[@Watcher_4]

@ agreed god I love the radiance just being a sassy mofo

[@8Eli]

0:56 - 1:15 is my favorite part, it really gives that feeling of heavy concern weighing on the Pale King 1:07 - 1:13 I can imagine the infected bug telling the pale king that like the infection won’t stop or something that’s very worrying to the king, and then the bug being happy knowing that the pale kings kingdom will fall

[@Gis_Animations]

Im so happy to be a part of this, everyone did a great job! 🤧💖💖💖

[@starrynight1165]

Happy Holidays, everyone! It was so wonderful working on this with you all!

[@yellowduckgamedev]

0:56 HOLY FUCK WHY IS EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON THIS SO GODDAMN TALENTED

[@egornovik2.079]

0:42-0:43 Not everyone

[@themememastermind]

@@egornovik2.079how rude.

[@Eirudy_Marionette_Deity]

​@@egornovik2.079can you? no? then keep your opinion thank you.

[@Bap2739]

@@egornovik2.079 rude

[@fabiohysa5947]

1:38 is a masterpiece

[@WizzoTheMagicMan]

1:00 this is my favourite bit. I like to think the radiance is mocking the pale king with the lyrics there. While also saying, im back. Just love it

[@Akizan]

I'm so excited!! All the people who worked on this look to be amazing artists and I can't wait to watch the full thing!