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@cardnal44

2 жыл бұрын

I gotchu fam

@slimmy1873

2 жыл бұрын

New dislike button looking dope

@yerman0564

2 жыл бұрын

I disliked this comment. Have I created a paradox?

@stasispeach

2 жыл бұрын

Now I can finally like and dislike the video simultaneously!

@protomedia8325

2 жыл бұрын

Ok

Remember that the video is called _Hidden_ Easter Eggs in Hollow Knight, so if you were thinking "there's no way Dung Defender is a reference to James Corden", then you simply did not see it, because it was hidden.

@mr.raider7865

2 жыл бұрын

Oi don't talk shit about dung defender.

@menialbee

2 жыл бұрын

Don't praise James Corden like that

@CleopatraKing

2 жыл бұрын

i feel like im missing context on who james cordan is and im not sure if i want it

@lillieampurra

2 жыл бұрын

@@CleopatraKing thank god, stay innocent.

@vstpnv

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.raider7865 I mean he's probably the one boss we can talk shit about. *looks into the camera*

The jellyfish actually do suck the life out of things. It's just the actual player trying to get through the area instead of the character

@Keegerwocky

2 жыл бұрын

Amused Sounds

@gaganzanwar

2 жыл бұрын

The Player isn’t canon. I think that TH’s life doesn’t get sucked out because the void protects it.

@Rafael-pl4lg

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaganzanwar it's a joke dude

@GingeryGinger

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaganzanwar hear the sound of wind being split apart? That’s what we call ‘whooshing’ sounds that appear when you completely miss a joke.

@gaganzanwar

2 жыл бұрын

To the 2 people who said that the joke went over my head I didn’t even know that it was supposed to be a joke so I admit that it did go over my head; I am sorry for the inconvenience

If you look closely at the enemies in the mantis village you might notice they are a reference to the bug in real life called the praying mantis

@Tatertot-xw5xk

Жыл бұрын

Bro that insane

@yodathefinalfrontier4169

Жыл бұрын

I hate your profile picture

@f.g.5967

Жыл бұрын

I find that a bit of a stretch, since praying mantis are solitary, and the mantis village is clearly social. I mean, who knows. Maybe it’s an obscure joke for entomolgists.

@Erenym

Жыл бұрын

And the entire game is a refrence to real life

@eggface8260

Жыл бұрын

WHOA that is SO EPIC

Jumping is a very important mechanic in Hollow Knight, they also had a lot of jumping in Banjo-Kazooie, which was one of the the most beloved Metroidvanias of all time.

@Regigigas_YT

Жыл бұрын

now i want to see a Metroidvania without jumping

@andymcclurg9916

9 ай бұрын

Dandara@@Regigigas_YT

@Snozzer

9 ай бұрын

@@Regigigas_YT That's Yoku's Island Express.

@Josuh

7 ай бұрын

Super Mario 64 and Banjo-Kazooie are my favorite non-interconnected metroidvanias ever

@Diabeticninja90

5 ай бұрын

Um banjo isn’t a metro but ok

The character known as Hornet is actually a reference to another one of team cherry’s game called Silksong. Very cool of them to put these small easter eggs

@enolathealone

2 жыл бұрын

Woah, never noticed that one.

@SolstaceWinters

2 жыл бұрын

@@enolathealone It's a pretty obscure game, hard to find any info on it.

@Civilchaos

2 жыл бұрын

Seems kinda silly to reference a game no one has even played before. They’re better off referencing a character from a game most people have played, like hungry knight, then people can get the reference.

@enolathealone

2 жыл бұрын

@@Civilchaos I think there is already a reference to Hungry Knight, I mean, the main character in Hollow Knight slightly reminds me of Hungry Knight's main character. But it's probably just me overthinking this...

@emeraldiguana7316

2 жыл бұрын

@@enolathealone no skele friend

You forgot the sly battle being a reference to Yoda fighting in the prequels.

@LoudWaffle

2 жыл бұрын

o shi-

@sugoha_2548

2 жыл бұрын

This makes so much sense

@GoofballDyl

2 жыл бұрын

Guts****

@foxidkwhattowrite8339

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@mobgabriel1767

2 жыл бұрын

great lightsaber sage yoda

Fun fact: the Knight, Hollow Knight, Nailmasters, and other characters' use of Nails as weapons is a reference to swords, a lesser-known weapon used in combat and warfare especially in the middle ages, but all the way up to the World Wars due to their usefulness as a primary weapon as well as versatility as a sidearm. It was really cool of Team Cherry to include a reference to such an unknown part of human history.

@wegonnastealacopyofhalflif3182

Жыл бұрын

Say that to Damien from Poke646 again.

@naetoru0746

8 ай бұрын

I personaly think the used nail because there are bugs so they use small sharp object like nails like swords

@JMNplays584

6 ай бұрын

Woah, I really learned something today. Always wondered what a sword was.

@meme3987

6 ай бұрын

I have a sword and I can say they did get nerfed back in the middle ages but during the controversial WW1 and WW2 updates they did get some major stat boosts which put them back in the meta

Having dung defender fly vertically off the screen and them come flying back down in the background could be a nod to Donkey Kong Country which has a boss that does the same thing I believe.

@fattcoke4705

Жыл бұрын

tis a coincidence

@jonathannash8471

6 ай бұрын

In the newer Donkey Kong games pretty much every boss does that iirc.

The bench in Hollow Knight is a reference to the bench in your local park near you. Signaling to the player that it's time to get out of the house and touch grass XD

@Significantharrassment

2 жыл бұрын

WEEELL I would really loved going outside and touching grass but I can't because I LIVE IN A DESERT and skurry came and cut all the grass left years ago soooo no

@tehuselessguig3138

2 жыл бұрын

this would be funny without the XD at the end

@kaulis6524

2 жыл бұрын

So true

@abeermuntasir4346

2 жыл бұрын

@@tehuselessguig3138 idk it got me to blow wind out of my nose pretty hard

@abeermuntasir4346

2 жыл бұрын

@@Athermostat you need more joy in your life, dude

I’m just surprised Will and Ari decided to officially recognize Easter in their fantasy universe about bugs. Must be staunchly religious.

@ironiccaesar178

2 жыл бұрын

You can make a religion out of this

@maxbearington7565

2 жыл бұрын

Bug bunny

@Shadest

2 жыл бұрын

do the bugs worship bug jesus or human jesus?

@christophervinovich3857

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shadest they worship Ned Flanders, God’s true messenger

@makesomething4093

2 жыл бұрын

@@maxbearington7565 I just now got this. This is brilliant hahaha

Probably been pointed out already but the Grubberfly's Elegy charm seems to be directly based off the sword beam ability in some of the Legend of Zelda games (sword fires a projectile with each slash, but only when at full health)

@TartaDeTube

Жыл бұрын

Also Kirby has that mechanic

@wingdinggaster6737

Жыл бұрын

This is hidden references, not obvious ones

@ziwuri

11 ай бұрын

@@wingdinggaster6737 That's not an obvious reference. I didn't know that was a thing in Zelda games.

@hinomorigaming

11 ай бұрын

The Masta Zourd!!!

@TriforceWisdom64

9 ай бұрын

​@ziwuri13 No reference is going to be caught by every single person that sees it. Sword beams are extremely famous in Zelda. In Zelda 1 every sword fires beams when Link is full health, in some top-down Zelda games only the Master Sword gets sword beams at full HP, in Breath of the Wild and Tears the Master Sword shoots beams instead of being throwable like every other weapon, and in Skyward Sword you can fill the blade with sunlight to fire a sword beam.

1. You can strike candles in Jiji's place and also where the little maggots are mourning for false knight, you strike candles in almost all Castlevania games 2. From near the Watchers room, you can take a look at the city of tears through a telescope. In Symphony of the Night, you can take a look outside the castle through a telescope in Outer Wall. 3. The creatures in Colosseum of Fools who throw knifes at you do so in a very similar fashion to the axe subweapon in many Castlevania games

This is kind of an obscure reference, but the entire game is actually just the game "Dark Souls" which is an easter egg referencing the relatively unknown game "Dark Souls"

@ASingleApe

2 жыл бұрын

This is beautiful

@menialbee

2 жыл бұрын

The knights true name is actually "John Dark Soul"

@bruno-dg6ou

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought about this

@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506

2 жыл бұрын

Damn I’ve never even heard of dark souls

@remymabboux6480

2 жыл бұрын

No way

"to avoid a copyright strike from Nintendo, I can only play a bit of the song" _literally played Brinstar Depths for a whole segment of the video_

@dazcarrr

2 жыл бұрын

hia voice is over top of it most of the time, which tricks the copyright bot into ignoring it

@Pit1620

2 жыл бұрын

@@dazcarrr I mean, perhaps you are right, but I think you are missing the entire irony of the joke, my guy.

@dazcarrr

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pit1620 i did know it was a joke

@M4F1412

Жыл бұрын

It’s a cover.

@SkipperLaine

Жыл бұрын

Who knows, maybe Metroid has different music copyright laws. Or maybe Samus just said it was okay. I can vividly imagine such a conversation... Samus: "Alright, FINE. You can use a song from one of my games, as long as you don't redistribute it. Or else you're gonna get a face full of Power Beam." Other Person (Too intimidated to think clearly.): "Y-Yes sir, of course!" Samus: "'SIR'?!?" ... (I couldn't help it. I'm a huge Metroid fan.)

“And that annoying ass cat from digimon” had me in tears as I could never escape yokai watch because it was the only thing my brothers would watch before they discovered Pokémon

@romanallgeier4661

7 күн бұрын

that annoyed me too lol

I do actually like how the charm looks like sans, and is literally a dash master. While I agree that it shouldn’t be the coolest thing in the game, like too many treat it, I think it would be cool if it truly was a reference

@Hoolahups

Жыл бұрын

Its 100% a reference, as its twin is based on papyrus. If it were just one it wouldn't be special, but since its two, its basically confirmed

@cementcitron9428

Жыл бұрын

@@Hoolahups *you spelled prunsel wrong

@jc_art_

9 ай бұрын

​@@cementcitron9428forgot about that, whyd you make me remember?

@gelatinousjoe7979

8 ай бұрын

I don’t see how it isn’t a reference considering dashmaster has 0 background as a character and I can’t even look at the charm without seeing sans

I never realized just how similar CoT and the places from Angel's Egg look like. Kinda makes me think that's how the city would look like in 3D

@astupidquestion

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Daily Silksong News, when will there be Silksong news?

@starlightbrigade2789

2 жыл бұрын

Thank God I'm not the only one who's seen Angel's Egg I thought that was a fever dream tbh

@xcbzxv194

2 жыл бұрын

@@astupidquestion uhmmm... daily?

@killerqueeenie

2 жыл бұрын

Wait why does this comment say it was made 2 days ago when this video literally just came out lmao

@kneftwuppo

2 жыл бұрын

how does this comment say it was made 2 days ago when the video game out today

If you look closely in Hollow Knight, you can tell that most the characters are actually bugs. This is a niche reference to bugs, a type of organism that exists on Earth. Pretty cool for Team Cherry to do so, since not many people know about them.

@collinbeal

Жыл бұрын

Well, they are pretty small

@masteredk2919

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes the world famous game “outside” tier zoo has some great videos going over the stats of those characters

@sephjnr

Жыл бұрын

People's faces when they realise that Geo are just bug corpses, most of Hallownest's "rocks" are also bug corpses, and the 'snow' in Kingdom's Edge is ash, thus realising Hallownest is almost literally a WORLD OF THE DEAD :O

@cowcat8124

9 ай бұрын

They're actually a reference to A Bug's Life, not real life bugs

@frog_that_screams

6 ай бұрын

whut iz ah buhg

I think personally the biggest reference to Dark Souls on HK would just be the way the story is explained. It's not really a reference, it's more inspired by it. The lore is explained in scraps and dialogue, most of which you have to put together yourself. It's imo one of the best ways of telling a story in videogames, and even if it isn't a reference or inspiration, it's still really cool.

@hb-robo

8 ай бұрын

In fairness that is how all games used to be presented, but usually they were accompanied by a manual that held a shitton of lore and mechanic explanations. The more modern idea that DS and HK use seems to be more like Miyazaki’s famous story of reading western mythology in a language he didn’t understand, giving him a feeling of mystery in its incompleteness. Or for the players, picking up the game secondhand without the manual.

Something that I'm surprised I rarely see talked about is that the Infection of Hollow Knight is very similar to Phazon or the X Parasites of Metroid. They both have the nature of a creepy gelatinous living goo that infects any living being it touches and controls them, but there's also the fact that both Phazon and the Infection connect the hosts to a hive mind led by Phaaze and the Radiance, respectively.

I mean, clearly Hollow Knight is actually a giant reference to A Bug's Life, with a slight homage to the greatest animated movie of all time - The Bee Movie. That is why The Hive is absolutely the best area from Hollow Knight, to celebrate the magnificence of The Bee Movie.

@frano7172

2 жыл бұрын

According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Ooh, black and yellow! Let's shake it up a little. Barry! Breakfast is ready! Ooming! Hang on a second. Hello? - Barry? - Adam? - Oan you believe this is happening? - I can't. I'll pick you up. Looking sharp. Use the stairs. Your father paid good money for those. Sorry. I'm excited. Here's the graduate. We're very proud of you, son. A perfect report card, all B's. Very proud. Ma! I got a thing going here. - You got lint on your fuzz. - Ow! That's me! - Wave to us! We'll be in row 118,000. - Bye! Barry, I told you, stop flying in the house! - Hey, Adam. - Hey, Barry. - Is that fuzz gel? - A little. Special day, graduation. Never thought I'd make it. Three days grade school, three days high school. Those were awkward. Three days college. I'm glad I took a day and hitchhiked around the hive. You did come back different. - Hi, Barry. - Artie, growing a mustache? Looks good. - Hear about Frankie? - Yeah. - You going to the funeral? - No, I'm not going. Everybody knows, sting someone, you die. Don't waste it on a squirrel. Such a hothead. I guess he could have just gotten out of the way. I love this incorporating an amusement park into our day. That's why we don't need vacations. Boy, quite a bit of pomp... under the circumstances. - Well, Adam, today we are men. - We are! - Bee-men. - Amen! Hallelujah! Students, faculty, distinguished bees, please welcome Dean Buzzwell. Welcome, New Hive Oity graduating class of... ...9:15. That concludes our ceremonies. And begins your career at Honex Industries! Will we pick ourjob today? I heard it's just orientation. Heads up! Here we go. Keep your hands and antennas inside the tram at all times. - Wonder what it'll be like? - A little scary. Welcome to Honex, a division of Honesco and a part of the Hexagon Group. This is it! Wow. Wow. We know that you, as a bee, have worked your whole life to get to the point where you can work for your whole life. Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive. Our top-secret formula is automatically color-corrected, scent-adjusted and bubble-contoured into this soothing sweet syrup with its distinctive golden glow you know as... Honey! - That girl was hot. - She's my cousin! - She is? - Yes, we're all cousins. - Right. You're right. - At Honex, we constantly strive to improve every aspect of bee existence. These bees are stress-testing a new helmet technology. - What do you think he makes? - Not enough. Here we have our latest advancement, the Krelman. - What does that do? - Oatches that little strand of honey that hangs after you pour it. Saves us millions. Oan anyone work on the Krelman? Of course. Most bee jobs are small ones. But bees know that every small job, if it's done well, means a lot. But choose carefully because you'll stay in the job you pick for the rest of your life. The same job the rest of your life? I didn't know that. What's the difference? You'll be happy to know that bees, as a species, haven't had one day off in 27 million years. So you'll just work us to death? We'll sure try. Wow! That blew my mind! "What's the difference?" How can you say that? One job forever? That's an insane choice to have to make. I'm relieved. Now we only have to make one decision in life. But, Adam, how could they never have told us that? Why would you question anything? We're bees. We're the most perfectly functioning society on Earth. You ever think maybe things work a little too well here? Like what? Give me one example. I don't know. But you know what I'm talking about. Please clear the gate. Royal Nectar Force on approach. Wait a second. Oheck it out. - Hey, those are Pollen Jocks! - Wow. I've never seen them this close. They know what it's like outside the hive. Yeah, but some don't come back. - Hey, Jocks! - Hi, Jocks! You guys did great! You're monsters! You're sky freaks! I

@mauricioalonso2157

2 жыл бұрын

But I don't hear jazz in the hive, team cherry doesn't know their references.

@Amoongus

2 жыл бұрын

@@frano7172 it's sad that comments have a symbol limit

@frano7172

2 жыл бұрын

@@Amoongus Yup, I wanted to post it all, but KZread wont let me...

@AbdullahKhan-el6xw

2 жыл бұрын

@@frano7172 continue with another comment.

I swear the fine-tooth comb this man is holding onto as he waits for silksong is just incredible his fingers have molded with the handle with just the amount of Sanity he's has until it's released.🤣

@mossbag69

2 жыл бұрын

whaaa??

@mixbug8384

2 жыл бұрын

She is speaking the language of gods

@heatsdawn7862

2 жыл бұрын

@@mixbug8384 yes

@77mcgiver

2 жыл бұрын

Higher beings, this words are for you alone

@vjeranjanes5783

2 жыл бұрын

@@77mcgiver good one

The never ending infection in the game no matter what solution they tried, is actually a reference to silk song release date.

the Midwife actually brought my mind to the cursed noh mask from episode 11 of Inuyasha, by Rumiko Takahashi. both are feminine figures with a mask that splits vertically to reveal a maw that tries to eat the main character.

@gelatinousjoe7979

8 ай бұрын

That actually is very plausible

I always thought that grubberfly's elegy is a refrence to Zelda, with the whole sword beams at max HP. Or in this case nail beams.

@darkmatterpancake9824

2 жыл бұрын

It absolutely is.

@Keegerwocky

2 жыл бұрын

It can't not be.

@brutus_31

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, good! but me, I probably found a second reference of The Legend of Zelda games in hollow knight. So if you listen carefully to the music playing in the background; before having killed the dreamers Hêra (sorry if I made a mistake in her name) and before you sit down on the bench when you are in her den (name of this said zone: the den of the beast)! in short, as I told you a little earlier, if you listen carefully to the music playing in the background; Do you also have the impression to hear the music which is also played in some Zelda games? for example, when you are in a house or a store? Anyway and if not, to finish I agree with you that charm could clearly be a reference to Zelda

@mathewsjpt

2 жыл бұрын

In some castlevania games, you can shoot beams when you are in max hp

@brutus_31

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathewsjpt yes you are probably true with this points? So, today its was probably an obvious mechanic for most videos games. But I think the first games who using this mechanic was Zelda on NES? And after this Castelvania was created and he probably take some inspiration from the first Zelda on the NES consoles but I'm not really sure about who have been taked her inspiration on each other?

This may sound like a stretch, but the art for the player character in Hollow Knight might be inspired by the game "Hungry Knight", a short little game by a strange developing team called "Team Cherry". I've never heard of them, but Hungry Knight seems like a cool game. I'll have to look at their other games.

@hesh1491

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s a bit of a stretch

@kiwi-he9cw

2 жыл бұрын

if thats true then wheres the little skeleton guy? and the cherries?? checkmate

@caseyjones600

2 жыл бұрын

As much as I appreciate the creativity I just can’t see hollow knight having a reference to something so obscure

@neutralnarration1463

2 жыл бұрын

reaching so hard it comes back around after orbiting the planet

@vyr1316

2 жыл бұрын

nice pfp

Not only does Uumuu look like a Metroid but the music during the fight sounds very inspiered by the Super Metroid boss fight music like Ridleys Theme.

I think the charm you get after getting all grubs is a reference to most 2d legend of Zelda games as the charm makes you have projectiles come out of your sword at full hp and the same thing happens with the master sword in a lot of Zelda games

5:04 I couldn't believe my bloody eyes when I saw the sans garfield drawing I made on ms paint in year 7. This is my proudest achievement.

@Ahrpigi

2 жыл бұрын

If you're familiar with Lumpy Touch, you should go look at Bad Monday Simulator for some excellent Sansfield action

@plushadventures8858

Жыл бұрын

You legend

@potatoboy6094

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, it’s the sans garlfield guy, IN THE FLESH

@wolfhawk69

10 ай бұрын

I cant believe he didnt say anything for sprint master though

3:22 What a weird way to see my backer message for the first time, I must've put 100+ hours into HK and never found the Shrine of Believers. And yeah, it was a dark souls reference. Doesn't the vessel look like a little bony guy? Maybe Good Luck, Exoskeleton would've been better

@waxocelot9395

2 жыл бұрын

no fuckin way

@mothichorror446

2 жыл бұрын

It's definitely not an easy place to find, there's a moth statue in the resting grounds cemetery place that can be dream nailed, but it's not at all obvious

@matthewgalaxy9663

Жыл бұрын

@@mothichorror446 agreed, I didn't find it until I was starting godmaster at about 60-80 hours. Even then I found the area but I didn't know to dream nail the statue, but saw it in a KZread vid.

@Last12u

Жыл бұрын

@@waxocelot9395 no fuckin way

@waxocelot9395

Жыл бұрын

@@Last12u bruhh

4:53 Sans can dodge... That charm is made so you can dodge quickly, i think it's a reference

that dung defender bit got me wheezing, good stuff :D

Do you ever regret making your channel about one particular franchise? And do you feel that expectations of Hollow Knight content hold you back in any way?

@mossbag69

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I worry about what I'll do after HK. But right now, Hollow Knight is still a subject that I adore discussing and making videos about.

@DiegoTan66

2 жыл бұрын

@@mossbag69 you are a treasure of this fandom. Can't wait for your silksong videos.

@Anubis_YT

2 жыл бұрын

Surely he gets into Dead Cells lore afterwards

@aidengray3998

2 жыл бұрын

@@mossbag69 I for one will stick with you. I loved Hollow Knight, but not enough to watch all your videos. I do that because you're entertaining all on your own.

@necromancerxel7019

2 жыл бұрын

@@mossbag69 may I recommend a game called inscryption? Lot of lore, nice art direction, engaging game play. I feel it could be up your ally

that james corden line caught me so off guard

@eyad6132

2 жыл бұрын

James corden being compared to shit is so insulting to shit.

@autisticandproudsnephew3636

2 жыл бұрын

Had me laughing so much

6:52 Mossbag : that annoying cat from Digimon Me : that jibanyan from Yokai Watch

11:00 *claps* well done

Amused you didn't mention the Zelda references. Which are vague, I'll give you that, but the fact the Knight has the Spin Attack, the Master Sword beams and collects Pieces of Hearta makes me think Team Cherry likes Zelda, especially as they mention they were inspired by Zelda 2. William also mentioned liking Dragonball Z in one of the interviews so maybe the Crystal Dash is his thing. Who knows lol

@meathir4921

2 жыл бұрын

Always thought the Crystal Dash was the Shinespark but that works too

@ReubMann

2 жыл бұрын

Potentially it could also be that Zeldalike iconography could make people associate with positive elements of that game series therefore making their own game more marketable. Or maybe they just figured the stuff would be cool to add lol

@Pkedya2boy

2 жыл бұрын

@Minh Nguyễn That's honestly debatable considering the game is a Metroidvania-type. Not denying that Team Cherry is a fan of Zelda, but I'm sure they have their fair share of respect for the Metroid series as well. Especially considering how the game is literally progressed exactly like all the 2-D Metroid games...

@AldricJFL

2 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure the knight's "pogo stick" move is also inspired by the down thrust which is one of Link's signature moves and first appeared in Adventure of Link.

@Pkedya2boy

2 жыл бұрын

@Minh Nguyễn that’s kinda strange… I could’ve swore that their interests in Metroid games were quite evident in their interviews. Sure they talked about Zelda games when asked, but the “sparingly” mentioned Metroid has to do with the fact that one series is more popular than the other. They clearly mentioned the parallel between Samus being a familiar character in a new setting in every game and how Hornet being a powerful female character that is going to progress in a new world. Something that hasn’t been done in ANY Zelda game where the princess is the main character. But I guess that was some of the more recent interviews for the Silksong game so I don’t know which ones you’ve read/watched, but they never once said that they loved Zelda more than Metroid. They dislike certain aspects from both games sure, but that doesn’t mean one is preferred over the other…

In Kingdom's Edge, the ash that coats a lot of the surfaces looks very similar to the pollen stuff from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. Additionally, the creatures seen floating around the Lake of Unn look remarkably similar to the giant flying bugs from Nausicaa. It's hard to believe that neither Ari nor William have watched Nausicaa. (Plus Nausicaa is about a dead world full of dangerous bugs so it's easy to make some connections there).

@minaimo

2 жыл бұрын

+

@Fallenfantasy174

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@micahjones7837

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely feels influenced by Nausicaa yeah

@-liomus-8197

2 жыл бұрын

not to mention the infection in general, especially its being described as being "in the air" of the kingdom, which is much like poisonous nature of nausicaa's toxic jungles

@SweaterSwagg

2 жыл бұрын

I thought of the toxic jungle when in the jellyfish land of Hollow Knight

I always love running into cortimer the map maker. It's nice seeing a friendly face in an unfamiliar place

What about the fangs coming out of the ground and ceiling in the walk up to the Hunter's lair? I was certain there was going to be a boss in the next room because it's such a clear reference to Kraid in Metroid and Super Metroid. They even put it in Greenpath so it could be green without being out of place. I was shocked when there wasn't a boss waiting.

I think that mossbag knows more about this game than the creators themself

@mithril5155

2 жыл бұрын

I think this joke was even made by the devs, saying they enjoy watching his videos to know the lore lmfao

@NoVa_1x

2 жыл бұрын

@@mithril5155 really? That's amazing hahahah

@hossdelgado626

2 жыл бұрын

He's already working on Silksong using only the trailer. Soon, he will master all that is bug. Then he'll move on.. God fears that day

@chronoshindou9848

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing people say about Dark Souls lore experts

@hossdelgado626

2 жыл бұрын

@@chronoshindou9848 Yes. And?

Easter eggs are always my favorite things in games

@krisnacahyana1826

2 жыл бұрын

WatchMoney

@Sheikrisvan1991

2 жыл бұрын

More money

@MilTheBee

2 жыл бұрын

Yea they are always fun to find, ESPECIALLY when you weren’t expecting it

@haydenjohnston7921

2 жыл бұрын

same

@wegMachMeister

2 жыл бұрын

lmfao.

Thank you so much for getting me into Hollow Knight. I listened to your Hollow Knight lore video half a year ago & forgot about it, and when I was looking through Steam I found Hollow Knight. Just today, I awakened my Nail & got Dreamsoul. I genuinely appreciate you making such wonderful content, it gave me a new favorite game, it’s the first game I’ve played in a while that (in my opinion) tops Undertale.

Oh my God I just watched your other hollow knight references vid and the beginning being the same but opposite is hilarious 10/10

So I know it was likely just a joke, but at least as I understand in lore, the Chozo.... HAVE actually been to every planet in the universe at some point, which is what makes their disappearance the mystery it is, as they were literally the single most prolific race in the history of ever. Oh, and side note, but I'd dare say the Midwife is WAY more like Koh the Facestealer from Avatar.

@s0ph053

2 жыл бұрын

I can see it.

@Takapon218

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, yeah.

The midwife is also similar to no-face in that it seems friendly at first but then tries to eat the Knight. Also, some of midwife's dialogue alludes to her having an unending appetite, which no-face also has in the movie, consuming everything around it. I wouldn't exactly call midwife a reference either, but it is definitely inspired by no-face. There are also quite a few direct inspirations according to the Wiki Fandom, like how the charms are inspired from Paper Mario's badges, I'm not sure how many of these are true though.

@gaborcsako256

2 ай бұрын

What if it's a reference from Avatar, and it is the spirit named Koh?

ENORMOUS Dark Souls reference Team Cherry actually put in the game: the Watcher Knights are the exact same as the Abysswatchers from DS3

Another interesting reference: The Hollow Knight, a boss that serves as the final boss on some of the game's routes, is named after the hit indie game "Hollow Knight" by the Australian developer Team Cherry.

@michaelreynoso2201

2 жыл бұрын

Buhuhuh, I see what you did there. But seriously, the “easter eggs” this KZreadr is mentioning are very weak and quite a stretch. Come on, the jellyfish are Metroid references??? Hell, then why aren’t they references to Finding Nemo? There are actual jellyfish in that movie 😏

@wontonschannel

2 жыл бұрын

the world renowned developer known as Team Cherry

@Obi-WanGaming

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelreynoso2201 First of all, as he said in the video, jellyfish don’t really make that much sense context-wise Second of all, the game is literally called a metroidvania, similar to how fps games were all called doom clones for awhile Third of all, the design of the small jellyfish really does look close to a metroid, with the smaller …legs? and the orb thingy

@cementcitron9428

Жыл бұрын

It is actually a reference to hungry knight one of Team Cherry's biggest hit games

I think the main reason everyone compares Hollow Knight to Dark souls isn't even all the design similarities but especially the entire mood, aesthetic, and design style. Just the FEELING of it. Dark Souls was also inspired by Berserk, Angel's Egg, and is basically just a 3D metroidvania and shares tons of design philosophy with them in a new genre, so even though they apparently hadn't based the game off Dark Souls at all it probably just ended up feeling so connected because both of them are based off the same sets of other things.

@shayposting

Жыл бұрын

There's also the overall structure of the game tbh. You're in a crumbling civilization and you go and find 3 or 4 important lore dudes, then go back to the hub area where you unlock the final boss that's responsible for the world being the way it is, and from there you decide whether to prolong it or let it end.

@caseyclark5174

Жыл бұрын

@@shayposting True! and the way it handles "quests" is exactly like dark souls did even, any other game there's like some big explanation/story/lore dump between characters right in your face, you get a map marker to an exact place, you go do the thing they wanted there and then something happens next as a result. done. Dark souls and then hollow knight too, there's just a few survivors hidden around this empty fallen ruined kingdom where you randomly stumble across them on your journey for brief nice moments in an otherwise empty world of only enemies, you share some little moment together and then you continue their questline if you manage to find them in another harder location later, repeat until they either realize something about themselves and find purpose or in many cases die

@MnWEno

Жыл бұрын

Hollow Knight is, for me, the best Souls-like game after Dark Souls

@ziwuri

11 ай бұрын

@@MnWEno What does a game being a souls-like even mean at this point? A difficult game? A game with an unconventional story? A game where you spend stamina for combat actions?

@MnWEno

11 ай бұрын

@@ziwuri I mean OP defines ir very well for me. A well constructed world, that tells you Its story If you look for It, that has even in game mechanics a way to tell its story. That is why, btw, that I believe Hollow Knight its the best souls-like, because it It nothing alike DS in terms of graphics, mechanics or gameplay, but they share a lot in game design philosophy, mood and aestethics

Another reference might be the "Watcher Knights" Boss, very similar to the "Abyss Watchers" Boss from Dark Souls 3. At first you fight only one knight in a Room where a lot of dead knights lay on the floor, as the Fight progresses, more and more knights awaken from the dead, basically the same concept as with the Abyss Watchers.

This is my first time watching one of your videos, despite becoming a member of your server a while ago, blame Andriu for that, he introduced me to your server

Midwife could also be based on Koh the Face Stealer from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

@gautamgarg7377

2 жыл бұрын

I thought of that also..

@Keegerwocky

2 жыл бұрын

I see your a man of culture.

@HeyJoJoTF2

2 жыл бұрын

Removing my comment of this goddammit but yes, that was my thought when I first spotted her, especially with the mask dropping

@landencarr5443

2 жыл бұрын

also raksas from berserk I think tho its really just a reference to a traditional japanese demon but im unsure what kind if at all

The super secret backer den also has an easter egg referencing the Super Best Friend's character Zubaz with the tablet saying "Zubug: Can you feel the storm? It's coming..." The Baz has also appeared in several other games like Divekick, Shovel Knight, Skullgirls, Slipstream, Petal Crash, and Indivisible

I actually noticed that the Hopper and Great Hopper enemies resemble certain Faxanadu enemies, specifically Monodron and Zoradohna. I only noticed this when I started fighting a Great Hopper and recognized the attack strategy I was using.

I found this video from this one youtuber who talked about a topic similar to this, crazy how someone made the exact video he was wondering about!

i just realized that the main ability of the dashmaster is to be able to use dash more while sans' main gimmick is dodging attacks by moving the side they had to know

@protomedia8325

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaunhayes3072 lol

@user-uy2cn9cr7p

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaunhayes3072 yeah, in x-box undertale has a secret room with a potentional refrence to team cherry soooo.....

@kakutasubeats

2 жыл бұрын

considering the sprintmaster is also a red skeleton...

@Sparsh011

6 ай бұрын

​@@user-uy2cn9cr7p i think its a reference to a merg since he did no hit omega flowey and did some other insane stuff too

“Annoying ass cat from digimon” *what have you done…* *they are coming…* *R U N*

@nessaramos4803

Жыл бұрын

Finally someone else knows who that is.

I just discovered this channel. I trully enjoyed it

2:15 - I was a dev on Hollow Knight. Can't believe you picked up on the Camry thing, I compete in racing in a 1993 Camry. - Dave

the Watcher Knights are most likely a reference to the Abyss Watchers in Dark Souls 3, by both name alone, but also how both bosses function (a pile of bodies of the same group of people slowly resurrected one after the other)

@Kitsu_Worm

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, When I encounters him. I didn't call him Watcher Knight. Instead, I called him "Abyss Watchers the bugs"

@nitromegamer007

Жыл бұрын

i thought those guys's attacks were a reference to sonic

@azerod7436

Жыл бұрын

Maybe, if you forget the fact that ds3 was released in 2016, less than a year before hollow knight released, and considering that a watcher knight appears in one of the promo art for the game… the timeline simply doesn’t add up

8:49 I can't believe it guys If you look closely at the background you can see a reference to our hopes and dreams being crushed everyday by team cherry. Amazing !

@spoon6294

2 жыл бұрын

💀

@hollowknightfan2379

2 жыл бұрын

Oof.

6:40 I feel like the character is more of a nod towards Avatar the last Airbender. In an episode in the book of water, Aang is sent to the spirit world to find a centipede ghost that lives in a cave and steals the soul of any who show emotion around it.

Just for the last reference on itself, Dung Defender, you sir, got a subscriber!

10:54 you made me spit out my drink

@alexiswhitfield1796

10 ай бұрын

I didn't even have a drink and I coughed 😭

To be fair, the "Praise the sun" gesture in Dark Souls looks more like Y-posing

Hornet in Hollow Knight is actually a reference to this small indie game from an Australian studio, called Silksong.

Coming from your "references to hollow knight" video, I like the intro here; pretty clever, honestly!

Can't wait for the next intro to be, "I'm neutral on references."

mossbag: "I hate references." Also mossbag: "I love references" I am getting mixed signals

@yorkosaurus800

2 жыл бұрын

Women

@Tredenix

2 жыл бұрын

Sam Pak: "I love refrigerators"

@arthyem21320

2 жыл бұрын

Truly a man of contradictions

@arjostarudo9406

2 жыл бұрын

and he uploaded both videos at the same date, so ı can't even be sure when did he changed his mind.

@ogre589

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure he means that he doesn't like it when references or easter eggs are tossed in haphazardly. There should a reason for the reference/easter egg like peeking into the window of hyrule castle in OoT and seeing pictures of Mario and the gang. Its a castle in a Nintendo game so it makes sense.

Super work! Thx

the fact those two videos have a similar yet opposite intro, and that the outro is basically an invitation to go to the others video make it very fun.

Another small detail Cornifer is vaatividya writing the story of john darksoul

6:50 "This annoying cat from Digimon" Mmmmmmm it's from Yokai Watch, sad (I think it's intentional)

@Kitsu_Worm

2 жыл бұрын

Wow finally. After Scrolling from 100 to 100 I found you.

@nessaramos4803

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@hollowmonarch9802

9 ай бұрын

Jibanyan goes crazy

it would be my pleasure sit back for another hour hearing you explaining Dull wihle making HK references

Dead cells has A LOT of references. Though, my favorite of them all in the "commando armor" item, which is a reference to the Commando from Risk of Rain/2(a very good rogue-like I must add).

There was more to say about Grimm's attack patterns and those of Draculas in later Castlevania titles Also, regarding Dark Souls, remember that you're literally trekking through the ruins of an ancient kingdom filled with zombies of its old inhabitants. The comparison could not be clearer.

@smokelingers9857

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but "ruins of an ancient kingdom filled with remnants of its prior inhabitants" is a pretty widely used theme in a lot of media that long predates Dark Souls.

@deadfishyarou

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's clearly from the Faxanadu inspiration

9:25 "while there aren't any specific references, there are a lot of similarities" is exactly how I felt about Dark Souls' impact on HK. Aside from the shade, there's nothing too explicit, but so much of the themes, level design, atmosphere, storytelling, and lore unfolding seems to be at least distantly influenced by DS1. Yes, I know, Dark Souls is not the only game to do those things. But it was very very influential, and even if HK isn't directly influenced, it's definitely possible the industry was so influenced that it got to HK indirectly.

@TheGirlInFandomWorld

2 жыл бұрын

It's kinda the effect Half-Life had on FPS games

@gelatinousjoe7979

8 ай бұрын

There are definitely mechanics and ideas coming from Dark Souls. But most ambitious + difficult + moody action games are gonna be drawing from Dark Souls. That’s where the good ideas are.

That not even a second long clip to the luigi‘s mansion soundtrack made me laugh out loud, fabulous video 👍🏻

Grubberfly's elegy is probably a reference to the master sword from zelda, as in some of the Zelda games, when using the sword at full hp, you will shoot a projectile resembling your sword that travels straight forward

Grimms rising slash attack and air drill attack seem to be referances to Darkstalkers Morrigans shadow blade and Demitris bat spin special moves. The poses are very similar and all three characters have gothic fantasy inspirations and stuff.

One thing I think you missed is the connection between the False Knight and the Asylum Demon in Dark Souls. Large grey guy with a mace drops out of the ceiling and then later the floor of the boss arena falls through.

@ziwuri

11 ай бұрын

I feel like "large, imposing martial bad guy swing at you with a heavy and slow weapon" is a pretty common boss trope. Doing a second phase or boss arena by crashing through a floor or a wall is also just a convenient way of shifting the environment while still making narrative sense.

@jc_art_

9 ай бұрын

​@@ziwuribowser

5:17 Oh, c'mon they`re almost identical Moreover, the second charm, Sprintmaster, looks just like Sans' brother Papyrus Also both of them have bright colors, not typical for Hallownest I don't think it's just a coincidence

@kxren.a7627

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was jack skellington

Lol, watching this right after watching "13.5 hollow knight references in other games" Is trippy

you've missed a pretty big one. if you look at both games, you'll notice that Hollow knight's and the protag from "Hungry Knight" look very similar!

@s.t7282

2 жыл бұрын

Seems like a stretch tbh.

I can't help but draw the connections between THK and Artorious from DS. A fallen knight with the use of only 1 arm and has sacrificed himself to try and contain a great corruption. Not complaining of course, both are great.

@hollylucianta6711

2 жыл бұрын

And Artorias is a homage to Guts. It's Berserk references all the way down.

I just watched a video of yours before this and you said you love these two starting references

Some of the interior design and architecture, mainly the tram and lamp posts, is a nod to the music video for "Sometimes the Stars" by The Audreys. The picture at 8:34 also references the beginning of the music video.

i think it's commendable that team cherry had the foresight to include a james corden reference while his career wasn't as huge :D

5:50 bruh that was so short xD

Help I've been stuck in a loop for 5 hours, each time I finish this video I have to watch the hollow knight Easter eggs in other media and then it takes me back here, is this my life now?

Even though this video a bit old, I feel like I should mention some stuff about the dream warriors. Galien to me specifically resembles death’s first phase in Castlevania:Aria of Sorrow, and I really doubt no-eyes’ attacks weren’t based off of Medusa heads. Xero is also similar to the Flying Armor from Dawn of Sorrow, what with the red armor, floating above the player with swords floating on either side, and attacking by shooting the swords at the player.

2 mossbag videos at once! What have we don’t to deserve such a blessing

Easter eggs are always my favorite things in games. They just show how many little details can be put into a game!

@atijohn8135

2 жыл бұрын

concept: a game where every single pixel is a reference to something

I always thought about whether Dung Defender was referencing James Corden when I fought him. Glad you were the one to finally bring it to the public.

That last one caught me off guard, I never would have thought of that on my own

Thank you SO much for making this video I watched Angel's egg a few months after playing hollow knight and I had this huge deja vu and I couldn't figure what it was but now it makes so much sense

Have you ever looked at the movie Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind? Another movie focusing on insects and an infection spreading throughout the land. Lots of amazing shots of these giants insects in the background that look like they came straight out of hollow knight. It’s a movie from studio ghibli so even more of a connection since we know they’re a fan

Midwife is definitely an Avatar reference, specifically to Koh the face stealer spirit.

I mean... the well that you drop down, the crystal cave, the archives, the queens garden, "Hollow" Knight, nope I think you got all of the dark souls references in the video lol. You're good.