Hollow Knight: Ancient Aspid (nail only, no charms)

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Pretty good boss all in all. Weird and at times unintuitive, and perhaps it's just a bit too hard for its own good, but the more I play this boss the more I like it.
Some notes: in phase 1, you can just run up to where phase 2 starts at any time to 'skip' it, but any damage you didn't deal will have to be dealt there (phase 3 doesn't start until half HP no matter what). Healspots a pretty sparse here, but you can slip some in if you dodge laser early. If striking from below, aim for the tip of its butt, as it can and will swipe you with the legs if you're any closer up than that.
Phase 2 has an attack where shotgun blasts of 5 lasers pelt you up to 5 times. Of all the attacks the boss has, this one feels possibly the most luckbased, it didn't happen in this fight but sometimes it feels like it'll get you no matter what you do. There's 2 variants of bullet hell, sweeping and a 'wild' one. The sweeping bullet hell has a big blindspot at the side to heal in (don't go too far, leaving the cone entirely ends the attack early and has it blow a quick laser at you) and the wild one seems to aim most of its bullets roughly at you, so it seems best to keep moving during it rather than hunkering down and dodging in one spot.
Phase 3 introduces 2 main new moves, the first is the rapid and then sweeping spread laser. This one took the longest to figure out, but doing what I do works most of the time. You can heal or get a punish after it. The other is 3 variations of going grounded. The explosive one is the other move I feel is most BS, sometimes you're just going to get blown up. While grounded, it likes to jump 5 times, sometimes less if its positioning is awkward. It feels like jump 1, 3, and 5 are aimed at you but I'm not 100% sure. Again, can heal as it lifts back off into the air.

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  • @THERATSANDTHERATS
    @THERATSANDTHERATSАй бұрын

    I love the idea of this boss because it implies that aspids in the past were just giant near unkillable beasts that had giant lasers and wind blades and everyone just had to deal with that

  • @MetaFanWing

    @MetaFanWing

    Ай бұрын

    Imagine you’re minding your own business and a fly is bothering you, except it’s not a fly but an eldritch laser-puking monstrosity.

  • @N_Tertainment7

    @N_Tertainment7

    Ай бұрын

    The Hunter did say that the Bugs had gotten weaker, perhaps Ancient Bugs were all this strong. Imagine fighting an Ancient Mantis.

  • @jahrellmonk6324

    @jahrellmonk6324

    Ай бұрын

    @@N_Tertainment7YO THATS HYPE

  • @skullmastergamer

    @skullmastergamer

    Ай бұрын

    Who says they aren’t already

  • @vladimircaelum7465

    @vladimircaelum7465

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@MetaFanWingYeah, imagine swatting a fly, and it suddenly starts firing lasers and wind blades at you while a boss theme is playing.

  • @N_Tertainment7
    @N_Tertainment7Ай бұрын

    If the HK fandom is left like this, they will make a Hollow Knight 2 before Silksong comes out

  • @lilflamel5237

    @lilflamel5237

    Ай бұрын

    underrated

  • @YT_K_A

    @YT_K_A

    9 күн бұрын

    pale court already a hk 1.5

  • @mariajosequinteros1796

    @mariajosequinteros1796

    5 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @vortigon2519

    @vortigon2519

    3 күн бұрын

    Not really, but it is a fully fleshed out dlc​@@YT_K_A

  • @PhoenixCounter
    @PhoenixCounterАй бұрын

    If there are anything scarier than the boss itself they are the enormous things who are floating behind

  • @DL.T.

    @DL.T.

    12 күн бұрын

    If they make a "continuation" of this mod, delving deeper into prehistoric hallownest, I bet those ammonites would make for a good mini area ( like The Hive)

  • @Sokobansolver
    @SokobansolverАй бұрын

    Player: "I can't find enough of a window of time to heal" Boss creator: "I missed the part where that's MY problem"

  • @Hero-esp

    @Hero-esp

    Ай бұрын

    Bro really said its a skill issue

  • @MrTouhourocks

    @MrTouhourocks

    Ай бұрын

    thing is, there's heal windows all over the fight if you know where to look for them. Mostly after the bigger laser attacks, but there's a few others like right as it rises from being grounded in phase 3, or in a blindspot of one of its bullet hell moves.

  • @nikolaykrasnikov1860
    @nikolaykrasnikov1860Ай бұрын

    The most funniest thing that your own aspid can damage you after all this shit that you needed to go through to get it XD

  • @AbyssaloftheVoid
    @AbyssaloftheVoidАй бұрын

    Those giant ammonite in the background of the final phase make me incredibly uncomfortable

  • @bigzero7720

    @bigzero7720

    11 күн бұрын

    At least they give lore to all the big ass shells lying around.

  • @santi27o
    @santi27oАй бұрын

    Never seen this boss before! Shoutout to the creator! Looks cool af

  • @user-cd9yl7ds9o

    @user-cd9yl7ds9o

    Ай бұрын

    Bc its pretty much brand spankin new:>

  • @foxxnerd
    @foxxnerdАй бұрын

    Its fuckin' hilarious when the video ends with your ally just shooting you in the back of the head! Betrayel.... SHAW!!!!

  • @AzaloonyToons
    @AzaloonyToonsАй бұрын

    I headcanon that this was one of the weapons of the radiance

  • @SirLancelot412
    @SirLancelot412Ай бұрын

    Who ever made it should be working on silksong.

  • @NoNames-vw3bq

    @NoNames-vw3bq

    21 күн бұрын

    The mod community should really collaborate together and create their own collective version of what they'd imagine Silksong to be. I think the modding community could create something really phenomenal & have it done in less time than it's taking Team Cherry to even give us any kind of update. The pale court mod was really good, and the mod on Broken Vessel/Lost Kin where there were waves of infection was really good too; not sure if the same creator or not though.

  • @RickthePhanlay
    @RickthePhanlayАй бұрын

    Is this what My personal hell look like

  • @Ace26170
    @Ace2617027 күн бұрын

    Some notes, during phase 2 you can go to either side and avoid the aspid, when you get to the platform above, you can effectively skip phase 2. Also, if you pogo on the aspid during phase 2 it will fly away, initiating the second climb without needing to deal any damage at all.

  • @nobody7204
    @nobody72043 күн бұрын

    I love how you have to pursue the damn thing throughout the boss fight, it's very unique

  • @samandom8772

    @samandom8772

    5 сағат бұрын

    With primal aspids, its the other way around.

  • @acousticllama4135
    @acousticllama41359 күн бұрын

    Now beat it three more times to unlock the second level in the hunter's journal

  • @YT_K_A
    @YT_K_A9 күн бұрын

    now i can tell for sure that there is something scarier than radience

  • @ManthonyHiggs
    @ManthonyHiggsАй бұрын

    No damage when

  • @jmcr5061

    @jmcr5061

    Ай бұрын

    Te person who doesn t zote the mighty:

  • @rynocerusrex5050

    @rynocerusrex5050

    8 күн бұрын

    I was gonna ask too

  • @neoselket562
    @neoselket56214 күн бұрын

    I think this is the first mod I've seen with a new sprite and music, very cool! Also, AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • @knuxenglish

    @knuxenglish

    10 күн бұрын

    Then you should check out the pale court mod. It is commonly referred to as a fan made dlc due to its quality and amount of content

  • @Monkscug
    @MonkscugАй бұрын

    YOU ALSO HAVE PALE COURT MOD

  • @slimeinajar
    @slimeinajar4 күн бұрын

    I like the fact that this boss uses all the most annoying attacks that are ALREADY in the original game (well, except that the “laser” is a little different)

  • @yarnhk
    @yarnhkАй бұрын

    Great work!

  • @HuntHussle

    @HuntHussle

    Ай бұрын

    yarn

  • @yarnhk

    @yarnhk

    Ай бұрын

    hunt

  • @rondrateague1411
    @rondrateague141119 сағат бұрын

    Imagine if colosseum of fools last boss in the fools trial was this

  • @knuxenglish
    @knuxenglish10 күн бұрын

    I just realized that this is meant to be very long ago, because of the "ancient" part of ancient aspid, but how is it infected then? It's almost like this detail is completely unnecessary because the point was to make primas aspid but worse

  • @liamweeden-jz4wn
    @liamweeden-jz4wnАй бұрын

    ...I GET A PRIMAL ASPID AS A PET!? I'M UNSTOPPABLE!!!

  • @elisangelamonteiro7281

    @elisangelamonteiro7281

    Ай бұрын

    He still an kill you

  • @liamweeden-jz4wn

    @liamweeden-jz4wn

    Ай бұрын

    ...eh still worth it...

  • @eggyolk0
    @eggyolk04 күн бұрын

    If this is an Aspid imagine Ancient Radiance bruh

  • @duuuuude1526
    @duuuuude15267 күн бұрын

    This is awesome

  • @KingDugan
    @KingDugan8 күн бұрын

    It would be funny if the aspid charm gave you a really strong buff(attack, bealth, etc), but it continuously summons primal aspids to attack you.

  • @CharaTheFallenChild
    @CharaTheFallenChildАй бұрын

    And here I thought the primal aspid was terrible

  • @albertosantista
    @albertosantista22 күн бұрын

    It Would be hell easier if the knight had been allowed to equip wayward compass.

  • @PokyDaBesto
    @PokyDaBesto12 күн бұрын

    Idk but this gave me real ori boss battle vibes

  • @unknown_truth6770
    @unknown_truth677024 күн бұрын

    Now imagine this with only nail, but without charms and spells *Truly a hell*

  • @MrTouhourocks

    @MrTouhourocks

    24 күн бұрын

    That is, quite literally, what this video is. No spells or charms were used.

  • @unknown_truth6770

    @unknown_truth6770

    24 күн бұрын

    Oh.

  • @Gladeing
    @Gladeing11 күн бұрын

    Scariest attack is triple acid shot rea

  • @user-bx1nv9fi3w
    @user-bx1nv9fi3w27 күн бұрын

    Is the fucking best charm of the game

  • @neoselket562
    @neoselket56214 күн бұрын

    Aspidlute Radiance😊

  • @gentlemouse102
    @gentlemouse102Ай бұрын

    maybe it's because I'm fairly new to Hollow Knight, but I don't recognize the music? May I ask where it's from, or whoever composed it, please?

  • @RandomHandle837

    @RandomHandle837

    Ай бұрын

    This is a mod

  • @gentlemouse102

    @gentlemouse102

    Ай бұрын

    @@RandomHandle837 that's why I'd like to ask, unless this track is from the official game, I'd like to comemorate all the aspects of the mod, which includes the music.

  • @clashzoobaytpvz6710
    @clashzoobaytpvz6710Ай бұрын

    Buen video

  • @user-zt2kz8yf7p
    @user-zt2kz8yf7p28 күн бұрын

    This feels like it should be in the base game.

  • @cuboembaralhado8294

    @cuboembaralhado8294

    25 күн бұрын

    Nuh uh

  • @chinkram

    @chinkram

    21 күн бұрын

    assets are kinda mid imo.

  • @Phonk-GooD-pesopluma-zzzz
    @Phonk-GooD-pesopluma-zzzzАй бұрын

    In my opinion, it lacks more difficulty, even a primal asp in the Colosseum of Fools cost me more

  • @nickcarson9129
    @nickcarson91297 күн бұрын

    Is this in base game? Or mod? If so what mod?

  • @MrTouhourocks

    @MrTouhourocks

    6 күн бұрын

    Mod, it's just called Ancient Aspid!

  • @user-ul4zk7fg2w
    @user-ul4zk7fg2wАй бұрын

    Radisiarity💀

  • @norairtarasov6523
    @norairtarasov6523Ай бұрын

    bro took the most annoying enemy and made a boss out of it

  • @Ormeli
    @Ormeli9 күн бұрын

    Is this a mod?

  • @Tortusiek
    @Tortusiek18 күн бұрын

    how to download this

  • @2__D
    @2__DАй бұрын

    That charm was definitely not worth it

  • @MrTouhourocks

    @MrTouhourocks

    Ай бұрын

    To be fair, at this point, you don't really NEED a practical reward. The challenge run implications of the charm are pretty funny, and apparently it's actually really good if you pair it with Glowing Womb, as they synergize.

  • @loonaless
    @loonalessАй бұрын

    This is still easier than primal aspid 💀

  • @quick_kick_kick
    @quick_kick_kickАй бұрын

    how.....?

  • @tst_2023
    @tst_202313 күн бұрын

    why does he hurt me if he’s my ally

  • @manomoa119

    @manomoa119

    3 күн бұрын

    Because it is a aspid

  • @rynocerusrex5050
    @rynocerusrex50508 күн бұрын

    Me: "I like strong girls" "You mean gymrat girls?" Me: "Nuh uh" "You mean willful girls?" Me: "Nuh uh" "So what *do* you mean?" Me:

  • @YouWillNeverKnowMan
    @YouWillNeverKnowManАй бұрын

    wow

  • @shu9587
    @shu9587Ай бұрын

    I don't understood , ancient aspid is a real dlc or a mod

  • @MrTouhourocks

    @MrTouhourocks

    Ай бұрын

    It's a mod, seemingly following in Pale Court's footsteps as a very high quality piece of fanwork that may as well be an honorary part of the game. I think the boss is too hard to succeed in that goal, but it's nevertheless really cool and very well done. Casual players can (probably) beat Pale Court if they can beat P5. Ancient Aspid is much, much harder than all of that.

  • @shu9587

    @shu9587

    Ай бұрын

    @@MrTouhourocks i think it is a very good mod. Congrats to people who created it

  • @IzharNiko
    @IzharNiko4 күн бұрын

    Still easier than aspids

  • @erenmoonkars5347
    @erenmoonkars5347Ай бұрын

    ıts lıke were are not as much dıfferent ım you

  • @erenmoonkars5347

    @erenmoonkars5347

    Ай бұрын

    jjk mentıon

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