The Pacifist Challenge - Beating Hollow Knight Without Collecting Soul

[@JoyxStyx]

"your honor, he died of natural causes" "you pushed him down a roof" "gravity is natural, your honor"

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

Up is up, down is down, but what's that mysterious force?

[@gentelmen...5450]

Look at my soul bar your honor

[@Kyoufumusgi]

Fr😂😂

[@spooderman6312]

Not my fault he can't swin in ac8d

[@snorlaxitr5519]

@@gentelmen...5450 LMAO

[@kajutokirrito358]

Things went from pacifist run to passive genocide run real quick

[@eimazd]

From pacifist to pacif-ish

[@yellowbebo]

@@eimazd 10/10 you two 10/10.

[@NamenRoodleRuler]

@@eimazd that's actually pretty clever-

[@JellyWraith]

Yep, think we stumbled into the Weird Route.

[@NamenRoodleRuler]

@Marco Bonk it was more of a rhetorical thing, since they killed bugs without gaining any soul

[@voiddragon41]

"Hera is the easiest to get to as she isn't guarded by a boss" Nah, she's guarded by a boss, that boss is called deepnest.

[@cairoraiser9338]

Deepnest is probably why they didn’t give her a boss 💀

[@kylan429]

That's just true

[@cookieelement3467]

I remember seeing in a short that one of the devs showed some concept art, and in it was a picture of Hera with some captions about potential boss mechanics with a note in parenthesis that it would be super hard I think there was an early draft where hera would refuse to accept death like the other dreamers and fight you The concept of dying and having to go through deepnest for your shade...

[@archindi]

yea

[@panda_risha]

@@cookieelement3467 would be fun if they add ransid eggs mainly because of this

[@goshator]

"Your honour, I dreamshield-bashed the child in self-defence"

[@eudstersgamersquad6738]

I did not take his soul, so I did not kill him.

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

@@eudstersgamersquad6738 hol up

[@simoncornelis9122]

@@eudstersgamersquad6738 lmao

[@ElRectalo]

Yeah, this didn't age well. It's like in spider-man movie "Everywhere I go, I see him". Technoblade never dies

[@voidboi2831]

That’s technically the dreamshield’s fault, as the shield rotates out of the knight’s control. Also it isn’t bashing, it’s more like a spiky shield, and they touched it with the intent of attack, meaning they caused their own death.

[@Nanamowa]

"I didn't kill him, my gun did" is how you win any pacifist challenge.

[@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014]

What about "guns don't kill; people do"?

[@tyrannomon267]

Nah it’s the bullet’s fault.

[@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014]

It's the guy's fault for being in the bullet's way

[@HenrayPatter]

@@lordtomlluckrahthegreat9014 *shoots the person who said that* you see if the gun wasn’t there nothing would have happened

[@kittyoverlooord1300]

@@HenrayPatter yes but does an axe cut down a tree or do you cut down a tree.

[@FloatingVoid]

"You hit this guy with your strong shield edge and provoked your pet spiders to attack him. What to you have to say?" "But, sir, look at my soul bar. It's empty...." 😂😂😂

[@evanlephrog7337]

"our goal is to bust into the mantis village, take the claw, and sneak on outof there without leaving a trace." *gets attacked by every single mantis on the way*

[@Somewhatsharp]

yes

[@hollowknightenjoyer]

Outof

[@Bubblegum-Cupcake]

Outof

[@Stellar824]

Sneak level 99

[@ethansadie9185]

He did kill the only trace

[@LLNTMY]

That heist chapter was written so eloquently. I love that there were three “participants” in this plan. XD

[@Joosher56]

“and reconvene in the public park nearby” made me laugh so hard lmao

[@IntegralKing]

if a participant is blind, he can't testify, and that's how we like it

[@bazelhess9579]

@@IntegralKing mushrooms don't have eyes so two out of three were blind

[@marinakristensen8361]

says that he wont bend the rules to make it posible and easier and yet he still does it

[@caps1452]

i legit laughed out loud, some funny shit haha

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

Wheezing at how as they say "Gruzmother dies peacefully in her sleep" it just says in tiny text "peacefully" over her as she like, has an explosive seizure or whatever.

[@Spooder_YT]

"Your honor, she was asleep therefore, she was irrelevant"

[@cacovonluca]

No Souls? Empty Run? My man took the *"HOLLOW"* in "Hollow Knight" to a whole new level!

[@aurias42]

Underrated comment

[@strangerboe1332]

guys, DON'T GIVE ANYMORE LIKES, IT'S HALF A 1000, IT'S PERFECT

[@christiankirby8092]

@@strangerboe1332 how about no one cares?

[@FluffyCurry]

1k likes congrats

[@Nixter1337]

@@christiankirby8092 How about…oh wait you’re Christian, we already knew you would be a dick, Nevermind!

[@Hadaron]

This is the most hollow, empty and soulless content I’ve ever seen you put out. 10/10

[@vladimirhorejs5477]

Sample be like: "Never before have I been so offended by something I 100% agree with."

[@Bug-ga]

Lol

[@Gir_fan]

0/0 the rating is not hollow

[@dragonex4723]

@@Gir_fan 0/0

[@Gir_fan]

@@dragonex4723 Ok I will edit it

[@cairoraiser9338]

I LOVE the “it’s cool and I want it” logic for Crystal Heart. Not enough people are just like “listen. Hear me out. But what if I wanted it” and honestly that comment has gotten my sub

[@Pererogatist]

I agree with the above statement

[@danielbuzi7742]

This might give some insight into how Cornifer gets around. I'm still convinced he's actually the most OP god-tier character in the game, but I'm happy to lend him some plausible deniability

[@Sepi-chu_loves_moths]

My theory is hes just an absolute damage sponge and just casually wades through acid

[@anexplosion5436]

@@Sepi-chu_loves_moths There used to be, like, 400 mask shards, he just found them all first, so he has a stupid amount of masks.

[@Coocoocrazy3]

@@anexplosion5436nah more like 1600000 so he has 400000 masks and he also just has an infinitely filled soul meter so he can heal whenever he wants

[@isc8900]

Cornifer is Godmaster's final pantheon, you just gotta find him.

[@X-SPONGED]

​@@isc8900Cornifer The Immortal Cartographer

[@bigmclargehuge8219]

"You launched a spike into two innocent bystanders with the express intention of killing them. What do you have to say for yourself?" "Your honor, do you see any soul in my bar?" "....no." "I rest my case." "Fuck, they're right. Bailiff, release them."

[@juusoiho8448]

Love this😂😂

[@phoenixaasted]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@voidboi2831]

Technically the spikes release themselves when you get near, so actually the spike is trying to kill mr knight, and therefore the spike is at fault, and the knight only pushed the spike away in self defence, in which the spike hurt those bystanders. (who were btw not innocent).

[@tahamoukhliss8420]

Technicalities, always

[@thatMF08]

Dang he's good

[@heiseiren7660]

This takes "wouldn't hurt a fly" to a whole new level.

[@JKTuber10]

Correction: Wouldn’t hurt a fly, unless it’s with a flying spike, spider minion, or magic floaty shield.

[@ellie8272]

As a Hollow Knight fan who knows way too much about the game there were a TON of moments where I was like "actually you don't require ___" or whatever but you always pointed that out yourself shortly after. Great vid.

[@missingno7313]

I was just scrolling down to see who else was thinking that with like ,,AkTuALli YoU dOnT nEEd WiNgS" untill he skips it.

[@oodogla]

I love that

[@N12015]

@@missingno7313 Same about Isma's tear, you don't need it if you are good with crystal dash in a super Metroid fashion.

[@Little_Miss_Carrex]

also although its really difficult you can kill a baldur with dreamshield

[@Umbrael]

I know, I thought all that too

[@acycle2124]

I love how he turns a "no soul" challenge into a "pacifist" story lmao

[@Ben-hj8ps]

lmfao

[@gameinsane4718]

The whole directing the spike into the 2 bugs thing had me rolling

[@canemagico1187]

This guy deserves way more subs. The way he skips everything necessary in any game is ridiculous.

[@Sepi-chu_loves_moths]

Fun fact: every item in the game (except the nail and movement keys I believe) can be skipped on its own, cdash and claw being the hardest glitchless, and dreamnail and jumping relying on glitches

[@MstrKipper]

Wait actually this video quality is so good. The sponsor sequencing was amazing, and the Heist Chapter was some of the most entertained I've ever been to see the grabbing of claw really really well done. If you are doing Chapters in this video, you might want to include them in the description as well so they show up on the video player! Really liked this video as well, hope to see more Hollow Knight and time to binge some videos.

[@MstrKipper]

Ah I see you've done Chapter lists before, here's one for this video too if you didnt have it / didnt want to get it: 0:00 Intro 2:02 Chapter 0: The Lesson 3:07 Chapter 1: The First Battle 8:34 Chapter 2: The Spell 13:08 Chapter 3: The Heist 16:17 Chapter 4: The Escape 19:29 Chapter 5: The Item 25:02 Chapter 6: The Skip 27:47 Chapter 7: The Entrance 31:22 Chapter 8: The Final Battle

[@SampleChample]

yooo thanks i forgot big mvp

Underneath the text description is a visual chapter list, with thumbnails. So I don't think you need a text chapter list in the text description?

[@MstrKipper]

@ The visuals chapter list is created by the existence of the Chapters in the description, which also creates the sections in the KZbin video

@@MstrKipper Seriously? KZbin needs to step up. Thanks for helping

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

To be honest, I never thought that dreamshield would ever be viable.

[@genericyoutuber8098]

The dream shield is always viable.

[@Silver_Sonic_23]

@@genericyoutuber8098 For Markoth.

[@danielnicholson5517]

Dreamshield is always viable, works really well with dreamwielder and some of the special nail attack’s

[@thelegendofrosetyler]

I've never thought to use dream shield for damage, I've only used it to block attacks

[@captaindonut5240]

Why? Its great, good for both pffense and defense. But leave it off in fog canyon

[@misc.cont.]

It's really amazing that someone with the skill to do these challenges, also has the storytelling ability to make such compelling videos. Easy sub.

[@aerogamer157]

man this Kirby no jump challenge is looking awful funny.

[@ScLuigi]

it's well known that the characters in kirby and hollow knight parallel each other pretty much 1 to 1

[@Numbabu]

@@ScLuigi what Hollowknight character is King DeDeDe

[@CaliCosmicGal]

@@Numbabu the possessed one. You know the one.

[@bgmarshall]

@@Numbabu false knight

[@slyuq]

Kirby and the Knight are both adorable creatures that kill everything in sight

[@tooth2887]

"dark magic, and or glitches are-" please let this become a thing. i want a speedrun category called any% dark magic or any% no dark magic. it sounds fucking hilarious.

[@laffinggas8068]

Seriously though the all glitflches speedrun for hollow knight is some serious black magic tomfuckery Long story short it involved cramming a godseeker game and a normal game into the same save file to start the game with every upgrade, then no clipping around the map and beating the game in a bit over 4 minutes.

[@tooth2887]

@@laffinggas8068 oh i know. thats why it should be dark magic ESPECIALLY for HK.

[@astrylleaf]

...except hollow knight already has dark magic

[@tooth2887]

@@astrylleaf so? it's just supposed to be fun lol.

[@damoonguy3743]

@@astrylleaf Hollow knight has Dark Magic, but he used Darker Magic.

[@brock232]

The heist was v funny! You actually got me to laugh at the “leg eater” bit. Didn’t see that coming

[@Honor-gv6fz]

that's his name.

[@insectoidabomination]

The Precepts of Sample 1. Money is Everything. You can't get Geo from killing other enemies as that would be killing. 2. Accidents Happen. Death is an inevitability and cannot be avoided. It'd be fine to not prevent death from happening, as long as it's not death at your own hands. 3. Always talk to Elderbug. He gets very lonely with all these runners skipping him. He needs someone to talk to! 4. Gravity doesn't Matter. You can send spikes flying towards anything if you just hit them. No gravity needed. 5. Free every Grub. All grubs you see have a home and a will. Free them if you can so they can live full, happy lives. 6. You can only use glitches once. Everyone has 1 chance to use a glitch, but no more! After that, it'd be unfair to use another glitch! [ UNDER CONSTRUCTION ]

[@airy214]

👏

[@bgmarshall]

I'm not sure if the true ending is possible, since you have to do the final hit with the nail But _technically_ you can't see the soul meter after the final hit so we have no proof you got soul

[@nuclearwarhead9845]

Kingsoul gives soul

[@bgmarshall]

@@nuclearwarhead9845 oh hecc its so bad i forgot about it but yeah you cant get to the abyss fast enough (aka in 2 seconds) from the nearest bench so you would get soul

[@MrCoffeeMan8525]

@@bgmarshall Also what are you going to do in white palace. The wingmoulds give soul and you need to pogo them.

[@bgmarshall]

@@MrCoffeeMan8525 ohh that too. maybe theres some weird route that does it, but i think it also might be impossible. actually might go try to see how far i get tho.

[@bgmarshall]

@@MrCoffeeMan8525 actually, i just did it. it is entierly possible to do the white palace without getting soul. there are only 2 kinda tricky sections, one you have to pogo off some spikes with a roof to not run into wingsmoulds and one where you have to dreamshield hit them to get them out of the way, but definetly doable

[@MagicForg]

Love how this guy DEFINITELY managed not to KILL ANYTHING in this run. Respect.

[@henryhere]

33:09 just to clarify here for those who say he DID break the rules with the flight glitch. he had a ticket. how could that NOT be within the rules? heck it even makes sense canonically within the game lore as "dark magic"

[@Orio435]

“pacifist challenge” what i expected:no directly killing enemies,you can use the environment and obtain soul through other means what i got:if it doesnt give soul you can stab it in the face

[@Zainy-wh6ck]

LOL

[@lunaitc]

An orbital shield is just an environmental obstacle that happens to come with you

[@nasirvincent4026]

Had the perfect opportunity to say “is it possible to beat hollow knight without hurting a SOUL”

[@Super_EpicGuy]

"Usually, this is the part of the video where I intentionally bend the rules such that it makes the challenge a lot easier, or at the very least possible" proceeds to create a rule that makes the challenge possible

[@miserirken]

At least he's consistent xdd

[@StrabbyStrabby]

I mean, it *was* the part of the video where he intentionally bent the rules such that it made the challenge a lot easier, or at the very least, possible

[@Sky_Guy]

Jesus Christ, you can never satisfy KZbin Commenters. Would you rather the challenge be impossible, and the video end three minutes in?

[@Super_EpicGuy]

@@Sky_Guy Jesus Christ, you can never make a comment without someone getting angry at you. Can I not point out something I found idiosyncratic in a KZbin video? Would you rather any potentially negative comment be taken away like dislikes? Just so you know, I watched the video in full and enjoyed it after making that comment, I just found it funny that he did exactly what he implied he wouldn't do in the statement immediately afterward

[@Sky_Guy]

@@Super_EpicGuy I just don't see the need to be so diminutive about a really well-made and entertaining video.

[@dazcarrr]

some of these accidents were literally "officer i swear he walked right into my stalactite"

[@DoenSnikduj]

- Names the challenge a pacifist run - It’s actually a no soul run - Also Sample: “I didn’t break the rule. I win.” 10/10 hustle my friend, love it.

[@PSI_Landy]

Jumped out of bed to watch this one, that heist sequence was SO well edited, great job on this one Sam

[@lampshadeninja5052]

Holy shit that heist section was genuinely one of my favorite scenes in a challenge video I’ve ever seen. Absolutely love your content, cant wait to see more!

[@Pifeo]

The amount of joy I feel when an youtuber does a video on a game their whole channel doesn't revolve around but still knows their stuff & does research while also keeping things entertaining is beyond words. Thank you.

[@rosalinarosalay350]

I absolutely loved the heist bit, especially when you told leg eater, who is blind, to keep watch Awesome work all around!

[@karameru_xd]

I forgot leg eater was blind 💀

[@rosalinarosalay350]

@@karameru_xd it is a pretty small detail all things considered

[@LyceenJPS]

This reminds me of the time I went into the grimm boss fight purley with the intention to learn his pattern and while I was still figuring out the best times to heal my weaver charm that I had brought for passive soul regen ended up killing the boss

[@notyou8508]

Troupe master grimm or nightmare king grimm?

[@GoldenDragon123]

probably tmg if they are just being referred to as “grimm”

[@LyceenJPS]

Tmg grimm. I can't even stay alive for 10 seconds against nightmare King grimm

[@KinunMK]

@@LyceenJPS same, that's too hard

[@jennyjin1617]

Are you under prepared for nkg or am I just oddly decent at video games since I beat him in Godseeker in about 13 tries

[@shinitohax9151]

Some things to know and I think are useful if someone wants to try the route, I'm not sure if I'm right: - You can damage baldur with dreamshield, It's kind of difficult but possible - You can't do the TAS trick to kill Uumuu since you need to kill a jellyfish first to get the explosion. Anyways, it's humanly impossible - It is not convenient to get the sporeshroom charm since you need to heal yourself for it to do damage - You can get vengeful spirit with dreamshild since you need to kill a baldur - You can get grimmchild after getting claw, and can be useful in some cases - Crystal dash does damage if the enemy is behind you, and it doesn't give you soul - You can't get true ending because you need to have an amulet that continually gives you soul to get void heart

[@angelindenile]

TBH the only rule is no soul. Technically glitches are fine imo. But the fact you only needed one is amazing. I almost want to see this as a legit speedrun.

[@Mikelaxo]

Jumping on explosions is also a glitch

[@pamelotms5867]

@@Mikelaxo im prety sure its not a glich.

[@rraaiin]

@@Mikelaxo i'd say its more of an oversight than a glitch. also speedrunners dont classify it as a glitch

[@Oscar97o]

@@rraaiin Being able to pogo on your shade to reach new areas early is also an oversight.

[@nimi_dahav]

Neither Shade Skips nor Explosion pogo is considered a glitch in HK Speedrunning

[@markeye2043]

“I thoroughly convinced one of the watcher knights to die before starting the fight, so that lessens my load a bit” Best. Line. Ever.

[@sethmasters4925]

Underrated comment

[@offtopiccc]

this was the absolute most entertaining hollow knight video ive ever witnessed...literal masterpiece

[@vynniev9611]

The absolute joy I feel when a challenge runner knows what they're doing

[@Sepi-chu_loves_moths]

(Except that dreamshield can actually get past the baldur but we don't need to talk about that) :P

[@shadowsableyexd2660]

​@@Sepi-chu_loves_mothsyou cant get dreamshield because thats locked behind lanturn (and by exention Sly) or blue lake, both of which are locked behind Gruz Mother

[@Sepi-chu_loves_moths]

@@shadowsableyexd2660 you're right I don't know how I didn't see that

[@lagartino5093]

@@shadowsableyexd2660 Isn't it possible to get past the dark room in crystal peak without lantern?

[@simonO712]

​@@lagartino5093If you mean the first one then no. You need the lantern to be able to interact with the machine you use to pay the toll for opening the gate.

[@theera9514]

Let's be honest, the hardest part of this challenge is not using the mothwing cloak every 10 seconds

[@jjplayerswooten2994]

Fr tho bc you can’t get it 😂😂

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

2 seconds you mean

[@rumrust]

@@jjplayerswooten2994 he did get it tho?

[@awesomespurr3606]

​@@jjplayerswooten2994Someone didn't watch the video

[@jjplayerswooten2994]

@@awesomespurr3606 I meant you can’t get it at the start :/

[@Acre00]

The only video I've ever seen where "Your work has no soul!' is a compliment

[@hauntedsunsets]

honestly I love when these kinds of challenges include some variety of semantics regarding what is and isn't considered hurting enemies. not only does it make the challenge possible to finish, but it results in plenty of jokes I can't get enough of

[@hanmoamo]

This was SO GOOD. I got so excited when you mentioned Dreamshield to beat the game, that charm is usually really bad and never used due to its high cost in notches, but it found its glory in this challenge. Great job!

[@cementcitron9428]

I used it in the dreamshield on the 3 mantisknights, it is good if used on a boss with a specfic type of a projectile.

[@Enderplays12]

@@cementcitron9428 It also comes in clutch in third trial of fools

[@gummy2bear358]

@@cementcitron9428 1 tip: POGO

[@hieubui2461]

I dont know why u dont use it but it totally fit my style in almost every fight

[@aritaforland1802]

Dreamshield in Crystal Peak is a must

[@martinrose2668]

I wish this was possible without using a glitch, but honestly insane that you only needed to use one!! This was really fun to watch

[@TBSkyen]

Man these videos are SO GOOD god damn

[@RareEpicness]

woooow so cool to see you here

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

Hollow Knight video coming? :o

[@hugobendeich7595]

I did NOT expect to see T B Skyen in the comments on a hollow knight cheese strat video. This feels cool.

[@giuseppeciancamerla3736]

I think you’re allowed to hit the False knight because hitting him doesn’t give you any soul, and just knocking him down and waiting for him to stand up again without hitting him again will let you skip the fight

[@xbirds9187]

There's really no benefits to that, not only you are softlocked after you consume vs since you can't kill the bauldur, but vs is also useless outside that because consumes soul

[@des4929]

Yea but then there’s city crest

[@isnialan6204]

He never stands up unless you hit him after knocking him down

[@des4929]

@@isnialan6204 no I think it’s just a timer to when he stands up

[@wowpedia_]

Also if you don't do damage to his head while he's down he won't do his little tantrum phase which won't allow the breakable wall to become breakable so you do have to directly hit the false knight at least once as letting him get back up just makes him resume his usual attacks

[@katafidos8771]

this is absolutely beautiful from the entire heist plot to weaseling your way through multiple things that weren't supposed to be done like that to seamlessly weaving in the add to showing me something new about the game (the chandelier & killing uumuu with a jelly bomb)

[@friizing]

This feels like finding a show that no ones heard about and knowing you’re watching something that’s going to pop off soon, best of luck man I look forward to your future videos :D

[@paleongames]

Fun fact: You can kill the baldurs with dream shield however it's pretty precise and is very time consuming.

[@1th_to_comment.]

Also requires stabbing them, because stab ignores defense. If you're sad when you do it, you'll do more damage.

[@gamingcookiereal]

​@@1th_to_comment. what is this omori

[@1th_to_comment.]

@@gamingcookiereal Hollomori

[@Obbels]

NordVPN my goat noooo

[@rivalifritdarc2481]

NO! You cannot bypass the Nord PVN!

[@eliasbush4398]

W Sample for getting me into HK, now I’ve 112%ed the game and beaten all the Pantheons. It’s still one of my favorite games

[@Windette]

cheeky zoom to hide a little soul collected on the entry to the deepnest hotspring ;) *(though understandably because it's avoidable with an inventory drop, hard-fall cancel)*

[@danielbojkovski723]

Damn, I was expecting him to get stuck in the crossroads. That was a rather smooth progression

[@lenguamastero]

I thought this video would end early with it being impossible to progress further but you actually beat the game. That is so cool! Also I loved the movie-tier editing. This is now my favorite Hollow Knight video on KZbin.

[@munchrai6396]

You know, Sharp Shadow also doesn't generate any soul when being used so it might be possible to get to the radiance while using this method.

[@janlorenz5503]

But you cant hit Hollow Knight when Hornet is on him

[@mo1eculeman]

You wouldn’t be able to access the Radiance without the Void Heart, which requires you to take the Kingsoul to the birthplace, and the Kingsoul generates soul every two seconds

[@abigriffin9496]

​@@mo1eculemanSo you're saying we need to find a way to teleport from a bench to the birthplace cutscene egg

[@goosewithglasses167]

​@@abigriffin9496I have theorized no soul true ending, and I've found a way to do this (with one additional glitch). You can probably use bench storage, which can be gotten quite easily with hazard respawns. This would allow you to equip Kingsoul for less than four seconds to access birthplace.

[@ImpureVessel]

So you want to make a boss easier by fighting an arguably harder boss?

[@Some_guy_iguess]

I love the concept of these bossfights: just avoiding attacks and trying to hurt boss with unique ways (or waiting 'till boss is dead)

[@dinoloveremu]

When I was trying to cheese failed champ I didn’t actually damage him while he was down because neither the weaverlings or hatchlings could attack him when he was far away. So I basically gave myself an endurance test cause I didn’t realise to hit him when he was down, and got to about six staggers before I realised I screwed up. It can be really fun to just survive bosses without killing them

[@justjosie4940]

Bro chapter 3s editing was incredible, major props for that (especially that table turn)

[@itzolie]

It’s actually an insane testament to team cherry’s game that you can sequence break and finish their game without ever using the nail. F**king phenomenal game design... IS SOMETHING I’d say if team cherry didn’t put watcher knights in the game.

[@neelbhavsar1977]

Indeed! They probably never even intended this to happen but likely just an outcome of the amazing game design

[@Karttibone]

Using a single glitch even

[@janovich.]

i died to flukemarm about 20 more times than i did to watcher knights

[@dirtfrosting]

@@janovich. lets say you did the watcher knights first try. Thats 20 attempts on flukemarm. The boss that is literally a floating hitbox. The boss that has literally one attack which is incredibly easy to avoid. The boss that you can kill in 20 seconds by just pressing 1 button.

[@stupxd]

@@dirtfrosting it's probably the amount of owned items. You get to the flukemarm somewhat early into the game, and intended way to watcher knights is having wings already (like pretty late into the game, at least on my first playthrough).

[@JediSteve-J3-]

I was wondering about this, but no soul definitely is different than what I was considering (if they came back it was fine, dream warriors count as dead (well, minus the two that come back), etc) but when it came to the dreamers I was unsure. But for this there might be options if it is strictly no soul gained: the defender and spore shrooms (though less optimal), thorns of agony, defender crest, the summons (minus the soul based ones) and, maybe but not likely, grubberfly elegy.

[@JediSteve-J3-]

I didn't even think of dream shield

[@alexion3007]

spore shroom doesn't exactly work as you need soul to heal

[@iconica9516]

Those parentheses(es?) Gave me a stroke

[@chri-k]

@@iconica9516 “parenthesis“ is the singular, “parentheses” is the plural. Same for “ellipsis” and “ellipses”, but then “ellipse” also exists. English is being English again. ( edit: fixed a quotation mark ) ( edit: fixed the closing parenthesis of the last edit ( it was a dollar sign ))

[@iconica9516]

@@chri-kahhhh So smart

[@lolitaku7229]

20:55 Ahh yes, the Mumbo Jumbo HCSMP Season 8 tactic. Excellent choice

[@xvstar_]

It always surprises me whenever you upload just how amazing your problem solving skills and editing mesh together to create such incredible videos

[@edithprince5305]

The editing during the heist section was phenomenal lol

[@tinytigertamer]

I’ve literally never played this game but your commentary and unique spin on it made this video so entertaining to watch.

[@thebattle7000]

Actually, you could very well kill the Baldurs, as Dreamshield is one out of the two options to kill Baldurs without spells. The other one is Longnail, which is very strict with timing and also gives soul, while Dreamshield has a bit easier to learn timing. The trick is to tap the nail button to attack, since that makes the dreamshield thrust outward, while your own nail will be too short to reach. It only takes some time and patience with this method.

[@Glitchy1478]

Hes kinda forced into airwalk cuz he cant get 1800 geo from just crossroads geo rocks

[@thebattle7000]

@@Glitchy1478 Technically he could have farmed for money, all he needed was to get Gathering Swarm and then lure enemies onto spikes or those worm things. Tedious, but possible, so

[@bridgeseller7004]

@@thebattle7000 Or just grind Aspid in the arena via spike method.

[@Glitchy1478]

@@thebattle7000 fair enough forgot about that

[@astra3766]

We must sacrifice Mossbag to Team Cherry for Silksong Also that sponsor was smooth

[@SherriJones7000Orphans]

If we don’t we have to wait till it’s 3671 march 27 at 4:21pm

[@r4yb0x39]

@@SherriJones7000Orphans *March 26

[@superioroakmc942]

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[@Subscribe_to_me_now]

The greatest sacrifices require the strongest wills

[@Moshael460]

I am late and out of the blue what is this thing exactly?

[@ZeBobbumMan]

This challenge run absolutely captivated me from start to finish. Great work!

[@greivoud7113]

this has to be in my top five youtube videos, I know all the methods and skips used here, but you still find such creative ways to present them. the love and care put into this video is also insane. I really hope we get to see more videos like this

[@Swing_Bonnie]

This was the first video I've ever watched with a non-intrusive sponsor that wasn't annoying in any way 👍

[@JellyWraith]

Video quality is immaculate, my dude. Also, I very much appreciate the Danganronpa music you put in your videos as background music. Those games have such good OSTs.

[@Therealonetruejoe]

In case somehow this comes up again, know that you can use dreamshield to kill big baldur. It’s just precise, but possible

[@Robin_hsr12]

@@joacooy8754 I mean but this challenge it's useful

[@shadypielover]

This is one of the best challenge runs in gaming history

[@BlueZirnitra]

Why does everything have to be one of the best in history. Is everyone a media archivist or something.

[@bdayben188]

@@BlueZirnitra this is one of the challenge runs in gaming history

[@BlueZirnitra]

@@bdayben188 I love this meme and everything it stands for.

[@pacobarbosa6077]

2 yrs later still no silksong 😔

[@ThatOneSoldier-s1j]

Its 3 people what do u expect?

[@pacobarbosa6077]

@@ThatOneSoldier-s1j ?? They had it nearly finished 5 YEARS ago, at this point they are just creating mysticism around their ghost game. Me working alone would have finished the game at this point

[@dingus-presents]

​@user-lx4fo2gp5l SOME NEWS

[@dragonslayer3552]

21:30 "the gruzmother dies peacefully in her sleep" The GRUZMOTHER : "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH AAHHH IT HURTS AAAAA"

[@paroperha]

This video was a key motivation for getting me to play hollow knight. I got to chapter 4: the escape and paused so I could catch up with the rest of deepnest. Awesome vid, appreciate the narrative.

[@berry-blues]

I'm deeply impressed with all you did in this video! Also the heist chapter was incredibly hilarious, I laughed so much

[@Jekko23]

The floating glitch is actually impossible to do in the current version, the trick to activate the glitch is done by opening the inventory in mid air which is only possible in the grimm troupe update (i think it was the 1.2 update i dunno). He has mods to activate it in the current version So this challenge is still legit if he downgrade the game but i guess the current version is more refined and runs more smoothly. Anyways the video is really fun and hella good keep up the amazing work

[@vitellaryjr]

i do think it was on current patch w/ mods since iirc, on versions where inventory drop existed, the rooms before watcher knights were just one single room, and they were separated on current patch for performance reasons, and in the video you can see the rooms being separated. it's not a huge deal since it definitely would've been viable to downpatch and i don't think it makes the run illegitimate or anything, but i feel like he should've mentioned it in the video

[@Jekko23]

@@vitellaryjr o yea i didnt notice that

[@cameronschyuder9034]

​@@vitellaryjr That makes sense. I also thought he was using the past version because of how relatively easy he could e-pogo

[@pronounced-like-the-drink]

I'm not big into Hollow Knight content or video game challenges, but your commentary was just so entertaining. Legit some of the best writing for a video I've ever watched!

[@King_blazer7]

This vid was good enough to make me play hollow knight and I got to say hollow knight Is an ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE

[@thegreatmajora5089]

Using Celeste music for the Crystal Peak was such a good idea ! What an enjoyable video. I'm so curious to see if you can get any other endings

[@williamdaigle6213]

Friend, do you know the name of the song?

[@thegreatmajora5089]

@@williamdaigle6213 I think it's the music of the B side of the mirror temple !

[@williamdaigle6213]

@@thegreatmajora5089 thank you

[@darkelf3144]

High quality video, good script, and funny jokes. I probably never would have found your channel if you hadn't made a hollow knight video, so I'm glad you did!

[@foxterscorner9048]

This was such a funny vid lmao, you should do more like this also SICK Zero Escape/DGR3/Celeste bgm

[@markeye2043]

This is higher quality content than 80% of KZbin. The hiest sequence was not only creative but incredibly amusing and just so much fun to watch. Especially the planning on the table at the start of it.

[@HuangLongGaming]

30:37 the exploding jellyfish strat wouldn't actually be allowed in this challenge because it requires hitting the jelly which not only gives soul but is also a direct form of damage to an enemy

[@szarekhthesilentking7043]

You could use the dreamshield to hurt that. It'd make juggling the core WAAAAAAAAY harder tho

[@RedTheWeeb]

Yeah I thought the same thing especially since there was obvious soul in the meter

[@Pigmedog]

can the dreamshield pop the jellies? that's a self grief and a half lmao

[@Dragun_564]

Dreamsheild

[@Dizzoon-vd1kl]

I have come back to this 19 times since it came out

[@Pererogatist]

It's my third time in the last two months

[@Firefly256]

7:39 you can indeed get to blue lake by buying longnail charm and doing a extremely hard shade skip 21:45 you can kill the, with only dreamshield

[@Winter_Ghost1122]

Very impressive. I thought after a hearty try you'd show it couldn't be done. Proven wrong, I wish I could shake your hand. I am thoroughly impressed. It is a good show and presentation. It's definitely worth watching for anyone who plays the game. A very well-earned congratulations. From one gamer to another, much love and respect. Keep up the good works.

[@MazerTime]

You had soul! Right there in the TAS footage where you clearly manipulated the orb to not hit you while expertly taking him to the uumuu battle! Jk great challenge great video ♡

[@oblivious-owl6914]

Gruz Mother doesn't need to die; when I did a pacifist challenge I entered that room from Blue Lake after entering the Resting Grounds and left her slumbering after rescuing Sly

[@LunaHowBoutPoona]

This was so cool! I’d love to see more challenge videos from you, your mix of comedy and game tech is perfect.

[@BladenPotter]

At the end, you said I thought I would have to bend the rules in the beginning of the challenge. Also Sample, throwing sharp objects at innocent creatures, literally slashing the dreamers with your needle, and using a magic shield to 'accidentally' hit your enemies. I love your challenges, but I thought this was funny.

[@mulberrylucy]

It would be really interesting to see you try and get *all* the endings as some of them would pose a very unique challenge. For example getting the delicate flower to the Godseeker. Although I'm not sure how possible that would be

[@smugs7921]

That sounds like hell...... I am down

[@DesTr069]

I mean, I don’t think there would be anything strictly impossible, since Dreamshield is always available as a damage option. But delivering flowers would absolutely suck for sure 😅😅

[@tremen151]

This actually is impossible, due to you needing dive to access junk pit, which requires soul to use

[@watermaster5336]

Additionally Dream No More (True ending) requires kingsoul which is required to be worn and passively gives soul, making it impossible.

[@mulberrylucy]

@@watermaster5336 are you sure you need to wear it? I'm pretty sure when I got it I never even put it on cus I knew how bad it was, I just turned it into Void Heart immediately

[@DarkenedAuras7653]

I'm loving seeing you diversify. I found you, like so many did, from your K:SSU 100% TAS and I've watched all your stuff since. They've all been fantastic watches and I hope to see more in the future

[@orionthekat]

the silksong bit just gets funnier every year

[@Pererogatist]

I agree with the above statement

[@MrTiemos]

1:20 “-it also has some side effects however.” Yeah. No soul means your signing’s gonna take a hit

[@lofikirbstar623]

i was really expecting a nail upgrade somewhere after you mention that the dream shield does as much damage as your nail but doing it without is insane

[@xvstar_]

He upgraded his nail twice actually

[@lofikirbstar623]

@@xvstar_ oh

[@Zavisti]

i like how you made this whole video feel like an accident when its clear you put a lot of thought into the route. you're a really good story teller!

[@tawny9691]

I saw this in my recommended and immediately started thinking about whether it was possible, and concluded that you couldn't get out of crossroads. Glad to see I was wrong. Although I am absolutely positive that true ending is impossible with this rule set, because you need Void Heart, which requires equipping Kingsoul, which of course gives passive soul regen. Everything else is doable, if incredibly tedious, but that just doesn't work, and I don't know if there's any "dark magic" to assist. Good luck though!