The Knight: Vessel of Soul and Void - Challenger Approaching

[@ArdorG.]

This is literally my most requested character for Smash, so as soon as I saw this, I couldn’t click faster.

[@thegreygoblin5165]

Nice, my personal most wanteds are Shantae and Dr.Eggman

[@ShurikanBlade]

I just started Hollow Knight and literally it would be amazing to get him in smash

[@justicemcintosh3294]

Same

[@alexandersergal]

Same, they would be perfect for the game! I also want another sonic character preferably tails with his mech as a new heavy, for characters id want to see but know wont be in the game are the doom slayer and John-117(master chief). though master chief might actually have a shot of being in the game due to the most recent Microsoft owned character getting his way into the game.

[@DarkEssence66]

I'm ok with steve but I would love knight in smash

[@Puptoon2022]

Here’s an idea: one of the taunts could be the Dreamnail, and if you hit a fighter with it, you get to see what the are thinking.

[@saquescuya]

Yes! Yes! YES!! I love it!!

[@xenwilson5919]

@@saquescuya me too!

[@mattwno8719]

AWESOME IDEA

[@lamihadamshareef5270]

@@mattwno8719 kirby dreams: poyo

[@ungiornomas6209]

I would make down taunt being the knight consuming a cherry as a reference to hungry Knight

[@RogersBase]

As someone who recently beat Hollow Knight for the first time, this was right up my alley! The Soul Gauge mechanic is exactly what I had in mind and the specials work perfectly with the character's moveset already. Fantastic breakdown!

[@scurvymk5481]

I gotta say I really want hollow knight in the game but fighting meta knight with projectiles and meter sounds kinda toxic.

[@WTCAT500]

This man Roger is a fraud! He didn't even get the true ending yet😂

[@jamesmtob1562]

I just got my void heart

[@jamesmtob1562]

@F R O G I just got to 103 and I still haven’t killed the radiance

[@josephdavison4189]

@F R O G I wish you luck

[@tamtatek]

If we get any indie character, this is the one I want.

[@gionino459]

*any MORE indie characters

[@nonyabuisness3560]

too bad, we got steve

[@DamageMaximo]

We got Steve, Sans, Cuphead... let's bring the knight in too, one of the greatest indie games ever

[@gionino459]

@@DamageMaximo exactly, it is perfect

[@whyfightweallbreatheair]

I would like the comment but funny number

[@ultimax10doesgaming48]

Watching this just after Steve got announced (who was originally indie), I think the knight has a good chance. I'm so happy Steve's in so I'll root for anyone now. I'll cheer you on Hollow Knight fans

[@quincius8638]

Thx it’s a really good community

[@Itsme-dg9px]

THANK YOU

[@jellycore1316]

THANK YOUUU

[@titanking9130]

Plus Steve has a very special mechanic so a Soul Gauge isn’t far from impossible

[@ultimax10doesgaming48]

@@jellycore1316 Thank you! I appreciate that! However Steve was my most wanted character. So I'm pretty much good lol! I hope the Knight gets the same treatment as Steve!

[@kdaunii7070]

I love how at the beginning the video is like “hey here’s a thing, but you can’t see it. You’ll see later” and the beginning of the game is like “hey here’s a thing, but you can’t see it yet. You’ll see later :)”

[@randomosity6878]

If The Knight became a character, I wouldn’t need anyone else. I don’t care who else gets in. Most people might have a character that would be their absolute dream. This is my Dream character. Such a wonderful move set idea.

[@gektoast4968]

Same

[@kailastnam9793]

Heh. DREAM. It's funny because -

[@KyuubiDragon4]

God, I'd love to see The Knight/Ghost in Smash - not just for how different it'd be, but for the beautiful music from Hollow Knight that would come with. I wonder if its stage would be the City of Tears, the White Palace, Grimm's Troupe, or Godhome. The latter would probably be the best seeing how variable it can be, but personally I'd want to see the City of Tears brought to life by the Smash team.

[@aidans.1268]

I would say that the stage would be the dream realm where the Knight fights the Radiance. But before the Knight fights the Radiance, where it has the 3 platforms.

[@alexandersergal]

@@aidans.1268 That area does make the most sense

[@forkgodsdescendant2503]

The Decisive Battle OST fits so perfectly with smash battles.

[@boss5718]

I think it would would be kinda cool to have somewhat different looks for the stage depending on the music that plays like mementos.

[@kerakn_]

@@alexandersergal what about the colosseum for the... yknow... like imagine how amazing the stage hazards would be IMAGINE ZOTE IN SMASH BROS-

[@draconocor]

This is my dream character for Smash. Excited to see your take on it.

[@elemangell2981]

I almost screamed holy YES MY MOST WANTED CHARACTER!! I haven't even seen the video yet and I know it'll be fantastic!!

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

Same! Personally I think hornet would probably work better (I just personally think she has better potential because she has tools and silk instead of just soul.) but I’d just be happy for either to get in, and the knight has good potential too

[@elemangell2981]

@@JacobPDeIiNoNi Hornet would be great too, but I wanna wait till Silksong to see what she could truly bring to the battlefield.

[@gionino459]

nice pfp

[@ernietime2229]

Now hear me out for the trailer: Palutena is fighting Darkhon and their copy fighters. She defeats them and Darkhon when all of a sudden, a giant fountain of darkness spurs and a figure with eight eyes is shown the figure form shrinks and flows into a small head shaped object with horns the figure looks forward and the splash screen appears: The Knight Ascends to Smash!

[@abrahamcoronelbeltran6033]

The knight Takes the challenge

[@anthonydavid3348]

The Knight steels their soul!

[@Robin_Glorb]

Idea for hornet: Knight finds creepy dude Creepy dude hands them envelope The knight doesn't care and leaves Hornet comes in for whatever reason Creepy dude asks hornet if she wants to have something to do well she waits for silksong *HORNET* *WAITS FOR SILKSONG*

[@toasty_tonsty]

The Knight emerges the void!

[@Imani_Imdustries]

*The Knight* “Embraces The Void!”

[@henryg.8762]

'not terribly unfair' absrad laughing in the distance path of pain joining it weathered mask joining them

[@GippyHappy]

Not unfair. You just have to Git Gud.

[@coolio6855]

Radiant Markoth looms menacingly over them.

[@skinworms]

I honestly believe that The Knight/Ghost has a solid chance of getting in as a mii sword fighter costume, considering the other indie mii costumes. As a full character though? I kind of doubt it. It would also be like, PERFECT for a sword fighter costume, considering the nail.

[@Tykool]

Oh, hello dude!! You may or may not remember me but we talked pretty often a few months ago on discord and started a toast cult.

[@arthurthemikyu1586]

@@Tykool wait toast cult? I'm listening. And i wanna join

[@edgyanole9705]

No, not really it wouldn't really fit as a mii costume, and it probably has the best chance of any indie character to get in smash

[@theknight957]

The sad thing is is that he would most likely be at the most midtier by how he’s describing him

[@oliverfougere6296]

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@SewrRat]

I'd be fine with that tbh

[@ar7dx176]

It's better than nothing

[@bcriceroni6553]

Idk, I imagine he'd have amazing frame data, a disjoint, an awesome projectile, decent mobility, plus he's small and hard to hit. He might even be able to heal himself on command. He definitely has potential. We'll hope for the best

[@theknight957]

@@bcriceroni6553 very true!

[@niki5612]

This hits different after Steve Minecraft got announced...

[@inkkles]

steve isnt an indie rep, its a Microsoft rep

[@niki5612]

@@inkkles yeah im just thinking that it sets a precedent for non-nintendo characters to be added

[@mayoactual2065]

@@inkkles it originally was

[@AshenDust_]

@@niki5612 Sonic the Hedgehog is my favourite Nintendo character

[@EL1TEOnYouTube]

Cool moveset but I'd change a few things: Neutral B: Vengeful spirit. Having a projectile as a neutral b just feels more natural. Side B: Crystal Heart. Works like in the game but only goes slightly farther than fox and falco's side b and puts the knight into free fall in the air Down B (on the ground): Focus. I chose to change focus to down B cause it's a high commitment move and you wouldn't want to do it accidentally by hitting B Down B (in the air): Desolate Dive. You cant focus in the air in Hollow Knight so I chose to make desolate dive take the spot here.

[@ungiornomas6209]

I agree but i would make side b the shade dash instead of crystal heart

[@EL1TEOnYouTube]

@@ungiornomas6209 i was thinking the shade dash could be the knights roll and airdodge. A small amount of damage could be dealt when rolling through an opponent (not a lot since a roll that deals damage would be kinda op)

[@corbinbarron8772]

No point to crystal heart if it doesn’t go infinitely, because non infinite crystal is literally just the dash

[@ultimateotterpoweredbygod9226]

I actually have someone to add to this, kinda like Joker's Arsen, when the knight reachs 80%, Vengeful Spirit becomes Shadeful Spirit (Not sure if that's the shadow version, I know it exists though) Focus grows faster but spells take more soul, and the stronger version of Desolate Dive.

[@MickeyDeviant]

Down special should use Baldur she’ll as a guard, and if he is hit, thorns of agony would hit back

[@nevamoth3384]

if the knight gets added to smash, that would definitely bring me back to the game, but right now minecraft steve is pretty cool and got me to play again for the first time in months

[@Paraster]

My biggest hope for Smash at this point is for ANY indie character to make it in, so this video was neat. The Knight themself seems pretty neat, especially in terms of their theme/aesthetics (and I like what I've played of Hollow Knight, even if I keep taking long breaks from it).Would it be possible to see a video on Quote (wide array of interesting projectile attacks) or Cadence (potential for powering up moves with rhythmic inputs) in the future? I appreciate the nod to the CommanderVideo trophy; while I don't know how common this actually is, I keep thinking that people would forget it in the wake of Shovel Knight and Shantae (much larger indies) appearing in Ultimate's base game.

[@internomadmusic]

Paraster Now we got STEVE

[@robertadamsx2]

There are two indie reps I see getting in. The knight, and Quote from Cave Story. The knight has a large fan base, plenty of requests, and Hollow Knight is extremely popular right now. They would probably not get in due to being too new, and lack a history. This was why shovel knight never became a character. Quote is from a game with a small fan base, but a devoted one. Cave Story is hailed as the grandfather of all indie games, and opened up a new age of indie games. Quote has the history and is one of the best representation for indie games. Despite how old it is, it still gets remastered for every console generation. Cave Story was one of the first games released on switch. The only thing holding Quote back from being in smash is the lack of popularity.

[@Stryfe52]

Robert Adams I doubt we’ll ever get an indie rep. If Sans couldn’t get an actual character spot then I don’t think anyone can.

[@blueshell4188]

@@internomadmusic Steve is not an indie charcter anymore, Minecraft is owned by microsoft

[@fist-of-doom487]

Some of the biggest Indie Characters I think would be most likely are Shantae, Shovel Knight and The Knight/Ghost.

[@thinginator90]

I’d love to see Madeline from Celeste get in! I feel like if balanced properly, she could bring over Celeste’s momentum with dashes as aerials and dash attacks. Maybe she could even have four diagonal dashes to do things like wave dash? (And I’m referring to wave dash in Celeste, not Melee) If you ever plan on doing her, hit me up I got ideas.

[@Myoo263]

insert "never clicked an a notification so fast" here lmao this moveset is great, as usual! one of my most wanted from one of my favorite games! nice job, del (alternate idea: gathering swarm grab)

[@Swordmstr12]

A nice spin on a indie character I’d love to play this version of the knight in smash

[@system_ai9248]

2:57 Absolute Radiance: yeah, yeah, sure...

[@thesnatcher3616]

I'm honestly tired of people calling that boss B.S. And I spent over five hours dying constantly. It's just a complex fight with a lot to memorize and perform. It's like a cuphead boss.

[@system_ai9248]

@@thesnatcher3616 I completed cuphead in expert and I can comfortably say that Absolute Radiance is harder than all of them. It has a lot of rng, I beated her after a couple tries because of pure luck, and now I'm barely able to get into phase 3! The laser you have to dash through can combinate with other of her attacks, leading into almost unavoidable damage, and that's very unfair (specially in radiant mode). And if you are trying to complete the 5 pantheon you have to spent like 40 minutes on EACH TRY. So yeah, she's insane for me.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@system_ai9248 Yes, I see. I've seen your argument about 50 times by other people before. I'm not sure what phase you're talking about but I'll assume it's the platform phase as that's probably the hardest part. Yeah how long the fight lasts is rng dependent but that's only if you stick to one platform like a turtle. Her sporadic teleportations actually have a strict rhythm that can be memorized and predicted and while the yellow projectiles can be a nuisance at times, if your paying attention to your environment, you can easily avoid most of them as the game gives you plenty of space to navigate. As for the lasers, her face lasers have an obvious pattern that you should have picked up from the first radiance fight. It's just faster. As for the column laser, it comes before and after a successive attack and you can clearly hear the SHSHSHSHSHSH from the background. And unlike the first phase, it doesn't teleport to the other side if you were too close to its spawn point. None of the attacks in the platform phase overlap. In fact, the attacks are slower than that of the first phase and the intervals between attacks are pretty long. The swords are slower too which is good cause if it wasn't the fight would be harder than it already is. This is coming from a guy who didn't even beat her yet in the hall of gods. As for your complaint against the 40-minute slog. at that point, you should have learned all the boss fights in the game so well that it should be a piece of cake. The last four pantheons properly train you for the fifth pantheon. So it was pretty easy for me. Got to Absolute Radiance on my first try! So please, try to find in-depth reasons why you find the attacks unfair. Feeling unfair and being unfair is a big difference. As a cuphead player, you should know this better than everyone. It's the reason why the majority of the Dark Souls fandom think Capra Demon and Bed of Chaos are unfair bosses.

[@system_ai9248]

@@thesnatcher3616 First of all, my point about the 5 pantheon still stands. The trail isn´t hard because you have mastered all bosses, but still takes a lot to get to her and feels annoying, it´s like the old Nes games where you have to go back to the start every time you die. They could made at least the last bench to work as a normal one. And for the final boss, I was talking about the starting phases when talking about the laser. When it comes out with the spikes in the same part of the platform,you only have 2 options, and both of them leave you open to get hit. I understand your point, Absolute Radiance isn´t a bad boss, but her predecesors are way better in comparison, so the hate of part of the fandom is understandable. In those bosses, you will never succeed until you master them, but with radiance, even with her insane difficulty, this doesnt happen. Personally, she feels a bt too extreme for me, and I don´t feel like I´m learning when I die. This is why I don´t like her, not because of her being bad, but because of being anticlimaticly hard and forcing you to change your entire playstile.

[@thesnatcher3616]

@@system_ai9248 Opinions are opinions. Yeah, she can be frustrating at times but she seems like the perfect final boss for me. She tests you on dash timings, double jump timings, nail slashes, soul management, platforming, and multi-tasking, and heal timings. She is the only boss that really tested me and pushed me to my absolute limits. While the fight does feel like a loose wagon at times, whenever I died, it always felt like it was my fault. I mistimed my dash, I got too greedy with my hits, or I wasted all my soul trying to heal and was left with one h.p. I personally have a deep respect for this boss for testing me in a way no other video game really did. I don't really get the "change in playstyle" argument though. If anything she asks for you to master the game's mechanics that were already built and set up by the game. But yeah, I see why you might think that. The fight's really rough and waaaaay harder than her predecessors. Can we agree though that Pure Vessal is one of the best bosses in the game though?

[@KuratherisTu]

People usually imagine The Knight getting in as the Hollow Knight character, though Hornet is one of my most wanted characters. I think she has potential to be more fun to me even just based on the Silksong trailer and her fights in Hollow Knight. And with her game coming it might work a bit better to put her in from a marketing perspective since she's in both games(I doubt The Knight will be in Silksong), and I'd bet Silksong can stand on it's own without playing the first.

[@favray]

I’m sure the knight is HIGHLY more requested than hornet...

[@KuratherisTu]

@@favray Well yeah, that's pretty much what I said at the beginning.

[@reda7072]

You know when a KZbinr's serious when he starts with Ogrim's theme

[@nettlesomenpc889]

One of the Knight's taunts should be them eating a cherry

[@nettlesomenpc889]

The taunt would be a reference to Hungry Knight

[@tobyk5091]

I guess he’d just shove it in his eye hole

[@Salted_Rice223]

@@tobyk5091 steve dont open no mouth

[@tectonical5347]

@@tobyk5091 or have it absorbed into him with focus

[@austinlane23]

I’d love to see a Challenger Approaching for Hat Kid! She’s my most wanted character!

[@ultimateotterpoweredbygod9226]

Hat kid is already described to be another ganon

[@Atoll-ok1zm]

Seems fitting. Very low health with a powerful heal that makes you extremely vulnerable in the process.

[@psb123x]

"Are there any other characters you want to see for Challenger Approaching regardless of their chances?" I guess I have a couple of them. Nothing major though. Just a teeny tiny list of exactly 33 characters =P

[@FearlessGamer27]

The knights intro animation should be him getting off his bench and sleep animation being him sleeping on bench

[@slipskolt7300]

I've seen a fair few different takes on what the Knight's moveset could look like in Smash Bros. and they are all so different. The mechanics of Hollow Knight are so unique and fundamental in game that it really does makes the Knight a very interesting character choice. It may not be the most likely, or most wanted choice but I certainly think it has some of the highest potential compared to most other characters.

[@likealaddertothesun]

Follow-up comment cuz an idea occurred to me: what if the side taunt was the very slow dreamnail slash? It could have a hitbox like some other taunts do and maybe instead of doing damage it restores more Soul than a typical attack? Maybe even restoring extra when hitting a stunned/broken shield/sleeping enemy? Would be cute.

[@lunarkomet]

Also, like a few other taunts, it could lead to fun messages when hitting a fighter to read his mind

[@likealaddertothesun]

It certainly could, tho I dunno if they'd go that far with a DLC fighter. More likely if he was a base fighter.

[@IronianKnight]

As a pretty hardcore fan of Hollow Knight, I like this take. It breaks and reinterprets the mechanics of the original character a bit, but in return delivers a robust and unique playstyle in a game setting very different from ol' Hallownest. There are a few moveset interpretations for the Knight on KZbin, but I think this one presents the most Smash-aware option, producing a character that would fit well into the game and feel good to play, rather than simply being the closest to a 1:1 transfer from the original medium possible.

[@the_supern0va238]

This is a super cool moveset. The only thing I would change is making the Final Smash turn The Knight into the Shade Lord and use that cutscene, as they're literally known as the Devourer of Gods and is the only one able to defeat a beefed up Radiance that's even more powerful than the one in the Dream No More ending. It doesn't get more "Final Smash" than that.

[@corbinbarron8772]

ProRSIXfinka nah nobody even sees that ending. Plus the shade lord just isn’t as good looking as the knight’s shade and the way it attacks isn’t as dynamic as what would be needed to be used on enemies other than the radiance

[@the_supern0va238]

@@corbinbarron8772 what do you mean by dynamic?

[@corbinbarron8772]

ProRSIXfinka the shade lord attacks by opening the radiance’s face. Can’t really do that to smash characters.

[@the_supern0va238]

@@corbinbarron8772 the hollow knight opens her face in dream no more, the Shade Lord just holds her in place with their fingers. You got them mixed up.

[@corbinbarron8772]

ProRSIXfinka no, the shade lord opens her face with his fingers.

[@casualscarecrow7602]

I LITERALLY SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THIS. *Ahem* I've been advocating for this characters inclusion in smash ever since ultimate came out, as Hollow Knight is my all time favorite game besides BoTW. And this moveset couldn't be better! Although I would've given the Knight at least average aerial base movement, and initial acceleration in the air being a bit higher to show some of the aerial prowess our Ghost can have in the game. That, and I would've had the final smash instead start with the Vessel lashing out at half a stages worth of opponents, before merging with their siblings and giving rise to the Shadelord, who would tear assunder and devour their enemies! But besides this, and a dedicated pallet swap referencing Hornet with a red cloak, this hit the head of the nail for me! Soul meter, charm references, bait and punish gameplay, pogo down air, and a polarizing moveset that balances big commital attacks with quick combo friendly ones! It really made me so happy to see a concept for this character be made, and here's to hoping there's at least a spirit event, or mii swordfighter costume of our Knight.

[@LunaMinuna]

The Knight can also have a shade skin where if he uses shade attacks he’ll turn into his regular for

[@tornadodex1366]

This is easily the best rendition of The Knight in Smash that I have ever seen. Nice job! :D

[@restingphantom]

Some ideas 1. Make side special shade cloak 2. Put vengeful spirit on neutral special 3. Use the shield + b attack for focus 4. Use the dream nail for the up special(kind of a teleport like palutena).

[@rd_ctrlr5311]

This video is criminally underrated.

[@yth9538]

Everyone forgets about the part where the knight turns into a giant void entity

[@michaelc.r.6416]

I liked the way you put it by choosing if you want the shadow version (upgraded version) of the spell or the normal one but I would like to literally translate the feeling of the game. B: focus/blast. Like in the normal game if you tap the buttom you shoot the vengeful spirit and if you hold it you can focus. You can heal 4% for each spell you could have made (so youll only heal up to 12% at max and will be vulnerable while healing like HK) and have the mushroom charm (meaning that if the opponent let you heal the first 4% he'll have to face the dps from the spores) Side-B: This is the dash (a little weird ik). While you are dashinh you are invencible cuz you become a shadow. This has the shadow charm so you can hit whatever. You can do the dash in the ground every time you want and once in the air. Here is the catch: like in game the shadow form has cd. Some black particles will appear meaning you dont have the shadow dash whenever you use it. The other thing is that if you hold the side B and you are touching the floor or an wall you can use the charged dash (dont remember the name). The charging does dmg to the foes that step in the cristals (so you need to attack from the top) and unlike the game you deal greater dmg and wont recieve dmg if you hit it. The up B and down B could perfectly work like you said or could just be like in game: the better version of the spell is the one that is used.

[@XenoGamer521]

There's one character I'm really interested in seeing a potential moveset for. Gunvolt from Azure Striker. I wanna see how you'd spin his gameplay and abilities into smash.

[@mariokartpro1000]

Love your videos, they're really well made! Here's hoping the next fighter is revealed soon.

[@Bealls68]

I think the back-air could make use of the Monarch Wings, sort of like Corrin's back-air

[@TheTrueBongoKnight]

I don't think The Knight is actually ever officially named in the game. The closest to it is Hornet calling them "Little Ghost" or something along those lines, but everyone calls them The Knight, so I don't think it actually matters.

[@bootleghollowknight]

This is amazing. However. Firstly, the knight isn't a bug. If you beat all of the bosses in the Hall Of Gods on attuned, you unlock some text and a journal entry. The text says, "Not bug, nor beast, nor god". Secondly, there's evidence to show that the bugs of Hallownest aren't actually what we would consider to be bug-sized. For example, the scale of the Knight and the White Lady resembles that of a short-ish person standing next to a regular tree. The world of bugs isn't just the human world scaled down and with bugs, and the fact that Team Cherry specifically picked these proportions tells me that the Knight, and all the other Hollow Knight characters, aren't actually what most of the fandom seems to believe at all. That being said, half the fandom appears to think Grimm has the voice of a rock singer, despite Team Cherry's best efforts to inform them that his voice is more akin to somebody who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day.

[@raineermstuff]

I like how you gave little tidbits of info about your concept and then gave the rest of the information later. I feel like that was intentional, seeing as how the game the Knight hails from does the exact same thing. Clever!

[@OverlordZenith]

The Knight is my #2 most wanted character, but Travis Touchdown has been my number 1 since Brawl. With Travis Strikes Back releasing on Switch, and just a few days ago having No More Heroes 1 and 2 getting Switch Ports along with the NMH 3, I WOULD be more excited than ever. But he's been announced as a mii costume.

[@thepsyshyster]

Your videos are always such a treat! And seeing so many abilities I haven't come across in my own journey through Hallownest really motivates me to return to the game soon. Very cool moveset concept, though I honestly feel like it may be a bit much for Smash Bros. It sounds it'd be more at home in Rivals of Aether! Though that's just me.

[@bendystopfan4068]

"I want to take a look deep below the surface and show what this character is capable of" "take a look deep below the surface" "DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE" I swear if this was not an intended pun i dont know what is

[@pedropetruzzisilveira5126]

this video is just perfect. HK is my favourite game and I love Smash Bros, and your ideas for moveset and attacks are pretty interesting too.

[@salvadbg]

This character design is sick!! Honestly it's a shame that indies only get Mii costumes, because The Knight has always been my most desired character to be featured as a fighter. And I really liked your version. Maybe I would've tweeked a little bit the neutralB spell, that maybe instead of healing %, you get a mask that shields the next attack you receive, for balancings sake. And another kind of "mechanic" (although a pretty little one) that I always thought as cool with the Knight is that his Down Air nail bounce attack, restores his double jump just like in the game as an optional item. So the Down Air hit itself which doesnt spike and isnt that strong, has the utility that it can be used to recover, if you bounce off an enemy, an item or stage hazard.

[@theepheonix1700]

This is super up my alley, and I think that the knight would be an AMAZING addition. Though I did have a question. I made my own move set for the knight, and ours turned out to be very similar, right up to the charging moves to get the enhanced versions. As someone who has put way more thought into this than I have, I wanted to see what you thought about a few of the ideas I had 1. For the biggest thing that differed between our move sets, up smash being howling wrath’s threw me for a loop. This is just me, but I always pictured it as great nail, swing from the bottom that would only cover front facing and air options. It wouldn’t cover the back of the character, so if they attempt a mix up he would be completely vulnerable, and as in your video, it would be a very commitment based option. 2. Because I’m my hypothetical version, up smash was great nail, I originally thought of forward smash as the dash charge. But when you made it a dash attack, I realized how much sense that made, and changed it to long nail, maybe a thrust similar to Luigi or byleth (obviously not the same range as byleth, but you know) or a long nail slash that doesn’t really cover air. 3. From there, I think the only differing thing is the knights recovery. In my mind his specials were akin to that of robin, or as you said, hero. Having all of his moves that rely on soul be special moves made sense to me, and it would be easier to think about it. With a smash attack being able to completely run out, while making an interesting approach option for the opponent if they realize that knight can’t up smash, it seems strangely disjointed from the other specials. 4. Continuing it off of three, howling wrath’s and it’s counterpart that I can’t remember the name of at the moment, his recovery would be similar to ness, Lucas or yoshi, where as his second jump has more maneuverability and reaches farther, extending his combo game but also being risky if the combo leaves off stage. That might make him to restricted to the stage, which wouldn’t be fun, but in the game monarch wings went farther than the normal jump so it made me think of yoshi, having some sort of super armor to make his recovery better, but that is an iffy thing. 5. The last thing was just a random idea, but since in this hypothetical move set, his dodge would be the shade cloak since it wasn’t used yet in this version of the knight. Just a fun little thing. Again, I want to be clear, I’m not saying that my version is better or anything, I just wanted to put it out there, and maybe see what you think about it. I very much hope I didn’t sound pretentious or condescending or anything like that, if I did I apologize sincerely. On another note, what are you most excited about for silk song? Great video, by the way. Much more in-depth with the weight, and running speed and frame data than I thought it would be.

[@lanecress574]

I'm glad we finally got an indie rep in steve, despite minecraft not really being indie now a days, being funded by microsoft, on the knight, I feel like it will most likely be a mii swordfighter costume

[@jellycore1316]

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO

[@MaxxusDrago]

Another cool idea: if you fully charge your up-smash, Howling Wraiths turns into Abyss Shriek (its upgraded form). It costs a bit more soul than Abyss Shriek (due to balancing reasons), but it'd be a VERY reliable kill move

[@ToaCody1]

The one character I've put my Smash speculation energy into is Warchief Thrall.

[@Firefight_]

Underrated channel. Also, I think the Embrace the Void ending would be more suited to a final smash. “No voice to cry suffering.”

[@JokerJQKA]

Qbby from BoxBoy is my number 1. I've made and seen a few different interpretations, like all of his Specials being the different Box Powers from 3 or being able to cycle through them as a Down Special with his gimmick focusing more on how many boxes he has present at a time, so I'd love to see what you could come up with.

[@sjb_92]

One thing that I'd want included is the ability to heal with the soul gauge. Something so memorable in the game is looking for the window of opportunity to get a heal in during boss fights. Maybe either via a taunt or something.

[@lenny_has_arived6679]

I'd probably say that the Final Smash for The Knight should be The Lord of Shades from the Godmaster ending. I just feel like seeing The Knight transform into that massive creature and seeing it grab your character would be utterly terrifying to experience but oh so very satisfying to actually do to others

[@caseylee8158]

And I will be forever here, lamenting Earthworm Jim.

[@user-en5ph8wf5c]

Love the design. As you say, the source game is so perfect for a platform brawler that the moveset practically writes itself. I love the way you worked in the Thorns of Agony for the NAir. The only things I would change from your design are the grab animations (I think you could make use of the void tendrils there), the Up B (I would put Crystal Heart there and move the Shade Cloak to the roll animation), and the BAir (I saw a video by AranOcean that suggested this could be a place for the Dream Shield, and I agree that would be better than a custom animation)

[@Sponsie1000]

l'd love to see your take on either Rayman or Sora, since those are my most anticipated fighter still left :]

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

Good choices, bro! They're on my list too.

[@ninkstheultimate3376]

welp sora's in now...

[@TsuZakiYa]

Can we get Hornet as an assist or as like a background cameo.

[@pottedplant7460]

Really hoping for Professor Layton. Basically a Nintendo exclusive, tons of wacky moveset potential, gives us both another puzzle game character and our first visual novel character, and would shockingly be only our second character from the DS (the other being Lucario). I feel like Layton is unfairly dismissed for being to "niche", even though it was the best selling original DS series. Maybe a moveset revolving around hint coins? Red exclamation mark for the up smash? And imagine the music.

[@cadenpeterson7064]

So now its everyone's homework to send this to Mr. Sakurai

[@JorDrakonis]

I'd like seeing more videos on characters without any regards to how likely they are. For one, a characters' chances are allways highly speculative. And more importantly, just seeing moveset ideas for characters is fun.

[@thecrescentkai8852]

The inevitability of the hollow knight mii costume is impossible to ignore and it makes me so sad

[@SampelMSM]

I have an idea too to do with the charms In the battle if you have the space you can boot up some UI like hero And select a charm so like lets say somebody is going after me I can quickly get Long Nail and Mark of pride and attack further The charm will disappear after 10 seconds so you dont have a mega long nail all through the battle

[@strictlyworse_mk7108]

My idea for the spells was to map all of them to Neutral B, which allows for Down B to be Focus, and makes room for Crystal Dash to be Side B. I have my own differing ideas. I will say you did a great job on the video.

[@PrinnyLordNinjocity]

Tbh, this would be super deserved, I love his character design and gameplay, and I like the mysterious protagonist himself

[@LunaMinuna]

Ever single hollow Knight moveset I’ve seen uses thorns of agony as nair and that makes me happy

[@BigBossMan538]

I think that doing characters not talked about often or as likely as others might be a good direction to take this channel in. More exposure potential.

[@GippyHappy]

This is the third video I've seen about Hollow Knight being in smash and I notice the ideas presented are pretty much the same with slight variation. To me this says that The Knight is perfect for smash and I hope it actually happens one day. I can't wait for some guy better at video games to absolutely humiliate me with this adorable void bug.

[@LoomLazza]

I know I’m super late to this video but imagine if they do in fact get in they add something for silk song at the end kind of like when they first announced Isabel they also announced new horizons

[@likealaddertothesun]

This is a very fun moveset, true to the feel of Hollow Knight, and just about how imagined he'd play. If you're open to character ideas for Challenger Approaching (despite how poor their chances realistically of ever being playable in smash) here are a few I wouldn't mind seeing: Kat (Gravity Rush, Marina Liteyears (Mischief Makers), Klonoa, Amaterasu (Okami).

[@benaddison3777]

great video, some things you left out that could be fun are: using the baulder shell charm when shielding, using the shape of uun charm when crawling, and when the night is hit with a killing blow they have the effect of being hit in hollow knight(pauses for a second as an effect like broken glass is seen, with the duuuuuuunnnnnnn sound effect they use

[@GurrenPrime]

To answer the question at the end (any characters who don’t have much of a chance we’d like to see): Kat from Gravity Rush. She was in PlayStation All Stars, but it’d be cool to see how she’d translate to Smash.

[@TsuZakiYa]

Yo imagine the final smash is the Knight turning into its massive shadow form and smacking their opponent to oblivion.

[@thecommentguy9380]

Send them to dream world and use the full power of the void

[@ilovewaffles070]

I've been playing this game like 4 hours a day for the past week, thanks for making this

[@juanlloveras5780]

This makes me want to get a character that upgrades itself over time, and stays that way for your character.

[@CaptBlock]

I personally would've used Crystal Heart as the up-B, but other than that I agree with everything else said. That Final Smash is awesome to imagine. You seem to be one of the few Smash moveset makers that cares about or mentions balance and I like that.

[@goldenspade5812]

Ok Imagine this. Team Cherry makes a debut in E3 in 2022 or 2023. They announce the Silksong release date. And then right at the end Nintendo walks in and announces hollow knight for smash.

[@LeBrebaDuh]

ever since I played Hollow Knight in 2018, it easily became one of my favorite games of all time, and i've always wished for The Knight to make it into smash.

[@juliusrichards9688]

out of all the knight smash predictions this makes the most sense while still being well balanced.

[@airson2751]

just a bit of speculation, a cool thing to add would be certain charms to upgrade certain things, like unbreakable heart gives you more defense, while unbreakable strength gives you more damage output. more of them other than the fragile and unbreakable stuff, but just some examples

[@jellycore1316]

I know this is just a speculative "What If" video, but this gets me insanely excited, imagining it being real and happening XD AHHH ;W; Pleaseee

[@luree]

That thumbnail is beautiful ngl

[@sorahatumna1095]

It would also be really cool if you got a random charm each time you take a stock that applies a modifier to the knight like in Hollow Knight. A mechanic that replicates the Knight having to kill their shade after dying would be really cool too, but instead of regaining geo they would regain use of their acquired charms

[@sapphicvenusian9464]

YAY! I love your Challenger Approaching series! The movesets are always so smart and interesting!

[@warpfall4654]

This has got to be my favorite concept for the knight in smash on KZbin also for the up B i think he should pull out one of those bouncy berries in fungal wastes and pogo it. it would cover a large distance and would not put him in freefall

[@mrblakeboy1420]

what if the support spirits were the charms, like fragile strength could be trade-off strength

[@jetsmillion]

Honestly, I would go with the Void Given Focus rather then the Void Given Form for the Final Smash. Summoning the eight eyed Void Entity from the Godhome DLC ending would be much more satisfying then simply having the knight going void form.

[@vyo27viyo79]

Nobody: everyone that designs hollow knight's movesets: "neutral air is thorns of agony"

[@yedidyamajor1456]

I think that one of the specials(down b, b) should be a option selection(like shulk) where you get to equip a charm for a little while, u would have the option for: mark of pride for extra range, quick slash for better frame data, mark of strength for extra damage, and soul eater for extra damage on specials. They would last for about 15 - 20 seconds each and have a cool down like shulk

[@fletchking-teamdream7598]

Hornet already made an alias for him, and it is Ghost. Ghost fits more as a name than The Knight.

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

24:15 And you KNOW my boi Sakuri loves spoilers!

[@drfeelgood3846]

Also the skins could be other skulls, like the siblings or the young hollowknight

[@Joshyboy225]

Finally someone that calls him by his proper name!

[@ensentry]

"all while truly never feeling unfair" tell that to absolute radiance