How Speedrunners Beat Hollow Knight In 30 Minutes

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  • How Hollow Knight Speedrunners can beat the game in almost 30 minutes!
    Check Out Lep Here:
    / @lep_19
    / lep19
    Massive thanks to NKGrimm GameplayZ for reading over the script for accuracy!
    Speedrun Explained Episode #2
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  • @Pastryperson
    @Pastryperson  ปีที่แล้ว +414

    Thanks for Watching :)
    Upon finishing off this video, Lep has finally beaten his time with a 31:52! These two runs are close to identical so fortunately the video is still 99% accurate.
    Huge congrats to Lep for this achievement!

    • @aetriis
      @aetriis ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well that didn't last long at all

    • @zaptrap4802
      @zaptrap4802 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Webula for an any% runner it definitely is lol

    • @mayochupenjoyer
      @mayochupenjoyer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      PLEASE do a video on player5’s botw any% runs, they’re amazing to watch

    • @Pastryperson
      @Pastryperson  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mayochupenjoyer maybe I've thought about it

    • @ethanex1209
      @ethanex1209 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      skate beat it in 31:48 letsgooo

  • @narwhal16384
    @narwhal16384 ปีที่แล้ว +2199

    As a hollow knight player/speedrunner, I admire that you said “Mantis claw is ALMOST required”.

    • @CS0723
      @CS0723 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      I hope you beat your PB on your next run

    • @fink7968
      @fink7968 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      I mean NMG it IS required, since downpatching midrun is not allowed in any HK Speedrun.
      Edit: hilariously it is now possible to do full clawless on one patch thanks to a discovery that you can Pogo on your own shriek. We'll find out if this ends up being deemed a major glitch.

    • @narwhal16384
      @narwhal16384 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@fink7968 Thus the statement ALMOST required :)

    • @fink7968
      @fink7968 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@narwhal16384 I don't really think including major glitches or banned software quirks is worth a mention because then everything is almost required but sure.

    • @the_furf_of_july4652
      @the_furf_of_july4652 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@fink7968 Either way it isn’t a significant detail being taught or shown to the average viewer, and is just a fun nod to the people who know.
      I don’t think “mention” is accurate, it’s more of a passive acknowledgment.

  • @BlueSR
    @BlueSR ปีที่แล้ว +753

    Hollow Knight runner here- it's always awesome to see well-constructed breakdowns of my favourite cateogories! Although there are a few inaccuracies and missed details (those are always bound to happen!), it's really nice to see such well-researched scripted and constructed speedrunning videos! Nice job!

    • @Pastryperson
      @Pastryperson  ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Thank you so much Blue!

    • @eater9494
      @eater9494 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      yea like the wording in some sections explaining certain strategies kind of makes it sound like they were discovered by lep

    • @butterstik
      @butterstik ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey blue!

    • @r3kt-yu2dr
      @r3kt-yu2dr 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yo blue

    • @sophiag8154
      @sophiag8154 หลายเดือนก่อน

      BLUUUEEEE

  • @Mister_Clean
    @Mister_Clean ปีที่แล้ว +284

    Love how precise this run is. Calculating everything down to the single geo really says a lot about the skill level required to even attempt any%

    • @blazethegame
      @blazethegame ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Any% at its base level isn’t all that complicated. It’s the optimizations and tricks that can be more difficult. But even a mid-level HK player can complete an any% run (myself included), although it isn’t fast. You collect geo with a simple route, so there’s no calculation going on. You just need 1800 for the lantern, and (I think) 400 for something else.

    • @HHcz
      @HHcz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      112% speedrunners: Let us introduce ourselves

    • @JoannaFalkowska
      @JoannaFalkowska ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@blazethegame Well, you also need to be able to defeat Watcher Knights with basically zero equipment. So there's that.

    • @blazethegame
      @blazethegame ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoannaFalkowska like I said, it’s not that bad. Once you learn some basic techniques for beating them, they become trivial.

  • @Beamer490
    @Beamer490 ปีที่แล้ว +531

    "The hardest boss in the game: the Watcher Knights"
    NKG, Pure Vessel, and Absolute Radiance: *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

    • @snek_47
      @snek_47 ปีที่แล้ว +110

      Grey Prince Zote: *Don't forget me*

    • @HHcz
      @HHcz ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Radiant Markoth💀

    • @tomato9
      @tomato9 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      ​@@HHcz I've beaten radiant absolute radiance and I still struggle on ascended markoth. It's insane

    • @LiamGrant-rh3im
      @LiamGrant-rh3im ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know!!!

    • @alezzanders988
      @alezzanders988 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Path of pain, not a boss, but yesterday I reached the end and died so I am a bit… upset.
      Edit: The day after this comment I managed to complete it :) Right now I am stuck in the Sage pantheon. Believe it or not, the hardest boss for me is Uumuu.

  • @CoolLookinPea
    @CoolLookinPea ปีที่แล้ว +21

    “And promptly kills it in 1 second”
    Me who died to it twice: ☹️

  • @seann3333
    @seann3333 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I've only finished the game once and have very little knowledge about speedrunning, but your editing and narrating made it simple to understand and enjoyable to watch 10/10

  • @ThePCguy17
    @ThePCguy17 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Are we going to talk about the fact that the two runner-ups are Lepfan and Lepfoe?

    • @Gwonkee
      @Gwonkee ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was a glorious tale

  • @CS0723
    @CS0723 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Great video! Well produced and very engaging. You've also got an excellent narrating voice, awesome video man. Content to be proud of

  • @bagellobster1783
    @bagellobster1783 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Amazing video, hollow knights speedrun is very complicated, and you showed it off perfectly. Keep up the good work

  • @cryolitegem
    @cryolitegem ปีที่แล้ว +21

    It’s speedrunners that got me into the game in the first place. And here I am years later, learning their routes, and taking on the hardest challenges that the game has to offer.

  • @NoNo-ll8og
    @NoNo-ll8og ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing narration I love this game and was hooked. I appreciate that it's not overly edited to keep your attention like so many videos nowadays

  • @Otlumrys
    @Otlumrys ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I didn't know the watcher knights was a very difficult boss and now when I know I beat it without searching for guides it makes me feel happy cuz it's my first hardest boss I fought

  • @owentrooper3499
    @owentrooper3499 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Your channel has so much potential, I can’t wait to see what’s next for this channel in the near future! Good luck :)

    • @Pastryperson
      @Pastryperson  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you! more will be coming

    • @owentrooper3499
      @owentrooper3499 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Pastryperson
      Cant wait! Btw your spelunky videos have been so helpful

  • @MaxJacks
    @MaxJacks ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Your channel is amazing! Thank you for making videos

  • @lostboycmd
    @lostboycmd ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "this time has been brought down constantly" *shows a graph much closer to a logarithm*

  • @the33rdguy
    @the33rdguy ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow this is so cool and inspiring for my own HK journey. Thank you for an amazing video! Really inspires me to try even harder on 2.0 😊

  • @dxstorted
    @dxstorted ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Prefect editing, as always :)

  • @miim_luv
    @miim_luv ปีที่แล้ว +28

    “he’s a cheater we all know this” wow chat is very very supportive

    • @isnialan6204
      @isnialan6204 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They were just joking around. The people in chat were friends and recognised people in the community

    • @Lep_19
      @Lep_19 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      its tru i am a known cheater in the community, they simply hold me accountable

    • @vuldrin764
      @vuldrin764 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The fact you cant see that he cheated doesn't mean he didn't cheat. My eyes are simply better.

    • @Birbzz
      @Birbzz หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Lep_19 no way!!1

  • @olegnowosinski903
    @olegnowosinski903 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sometimes someone explaining a longer speed run can be quite boring but you made it really fun and the time flew by

  • @Sevorion
    @Sevorion ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is really well made, nice job!

  • @sotamg2169
    @sotamg2169 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how the video is made, I'm pretty sure that someone who never played HK could still enjoy this video

  • @RiceBowlS3
    @RiceBowlS3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    wow, the quality of this video was amazing, you’ve definitely earned a subscribe!

  • @InfinityBladeRecollection
    @InfinityBladeRecollection ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Just wanted to say your videos are very clean and polished. Also the speed at which you get these out is amazing. Keep making non spelunky related video. Also side note where do you get music for your videos? Is it all just game soundtracks of the games your talking about?

    • @Pastryperson
      @Pastryperson  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! I usually get my music from whatever game I'm making a video on with a few exceptions

  • @gamagames4311
    @gamagames4311 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was gonna subscribe and then I saw you only had 7k subs. My first thought was how did you not already have 100k+ subs. Your content is very good ESPECIALLY for an individual with 7k subs. You've earned a pat on the back

  • @curllum
    @curllum ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve never been interested in speedrunning myself, but watching these speedrun breakdown videos are a different story

  • @liacova3769
    @liacova3769 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    What happend to him? why doesn't he upload anymore?

    • @yooples54
      @yooples54 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Idk man, but I miss him 🥲

  • @Evagealia
    @Evagealia หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never been this anxious watching a video and it's not even my own speed run 😂

  • @mstieferman
    @mstieferman ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This channel is a hidden gem

  • @Poekie_36
    @Poekie_36 ปีที่แล้ว

    Branching out content again, well made video.

  • @Isabel-bx9ym
    @Isabel-bx9ym ปีที่แล้ว

    Love your videos!

  • @dantiongson3014
    @dantiongson3014 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I didn’t realize that Canelo Alvarez s was legit at Hollow Knight

  • @Seren_Moth
    @Seren_Moth ปีที่แล้ว

    great video! (currently suffering in path of pain after taking a year and a half break)

  • @joacooy8754
    @joacooy8754 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    9:31
    I think you meant to say the hardest boss in the speedrun
    Good video btw

  • @AwareOCE
    @AwareOCE ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video!

  • @Brainrot.com_
    @Brainrot.com_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Underrated, never thought I would say it, after all these years I finally said it, underrated

  • @bigounce4366
    @bigounce4366 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just have to say that the thumbnail is probably the most engaging and beautiful thumbnail I’ve ever seen. It is mind numbingly simplistic and yet it stands out from 100 thumbnails. I don’t know exactly what you did to get this perfect thumbnail but props to you.👏👏👏

  • @frostyproductions23
    @frostyproductions23 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "fireball spell" the more i hear him say that, more anger i grow.

  • @ciaranpatrick6859
    @ciaranpatrick6859 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good accessible video 👍
    It’s videos like these that are easy to follow that help new people get into speedrunning

  • @leviheaston6440
    @leviheaston6440 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your pfp, spelunky HD is my fav

  • @vogel1776
    @vogel1776 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video on Hollow Knight Any % speedrunning 😎

  • @malachibontrager372
    @malachibontrager372 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Great video but I laughed out loud when you said "arguably the hardest boss in the game, the watcher nights" 😭😭😭
    They not even close bro 😭

  • @martinsimon7416
    @martinsimon7416 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2:34 i'am not a biologist but i'am pretty sure that they are not birds

  • @SunkermacGunker
    @SunkermacGunker ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why does this only have 164 views at this time, this feels like it should have at least 10K views

  • @xplode09
    @xplode09 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is a good video, but i think you couldve zoomed in a bit more on some specific tricks, like how 1 VS is used to hit an enemy multiple times, or the skip used when getting the mantis claw. once again, still a very well made video

  • @brunksbr
    @brunksbr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    14:22 just a small correction, this isn't a glitch, it's actually the Iframe you have after being hit. great video though!

  • @Gwonkee
    @Gwonkee ปีที่แล้ว +2

    BRO PLEASE DO NOT STOP MAKING THESE VIDEOS HELL YEAH

  • @Hollowdude15
    @Hollowdude15 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hollow Knight become one of the most popluar indie games because Hollow Knight is such an masterpiece and awesome video man :]

    • @snek_47
      @snek_47 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ikr, I have 350 hours in this game and I still adore it

  • @shrimo1420
    @shrimo1420 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yay, pastry person made an ollow knight video

  • @Link-el3ns
    @Link-el3ns ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Would it be possible for going out of your way to get the dashmaster when you get the mantis claw to speed up the times a bit? If there's significant dashing in the game it sounds like it could at the very least make up the time loss

    • @bumblingBird-
      @bumblingBird- ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dash master isn't worth the time it takes to get it

  • @jarenplayz1083
    @jarenplayz1083 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mom: “It’s time to go to bed”
    Me: “Just 32 more minutes?”
    Mom: “Okay…”
    Me: *beats Hollow Knight*

  • @chanakyaverpula3546
    @chanakyaverpula3546 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watcher Knights: Exist
    PastryPerson: "The hardest boss in the game"

    • @Pastryperson
      @Pastryperson  ปีที่แล้ว

      *Normal playthrough, should have mentioned that

  • @Noyaru
    @Noyaru ปีที่แล้ว

    03:38 when i played HK for my 1st time i used the moscito a bit lower and pogo jumped from it (i thought its needed)

  • @slice-the-pi
    @slice-the-pi หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:28 pretty sure he didn't take the elevators there lol

  • @Protogen6768
    @Protogen6768 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Guineess is strikeing youtubers who use their logo, just so you know

  • @NightskySkyler
    @NightskySkyler ปีที่แล้ว

    This dude deadass managed to make use of wcs

  • @_AngeloDev
    @_AngeloDev 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Speed runners: finish the game in less then 30 minutes
    Me: happy because I finished hollow knight in 62 HOURS

  • @donertark7979
    @donertark7979 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6 MONTHSSSSSS AND THE SEQUEL IS HEREEEEEEE

  • @OogBooog
    @OogBooog ปีที่แล้ว

    NO! I’m not here within 1 minute. Anyway, I love hollow knight! Thanks for making a video on it. :)

  • @chaseb.4811
    @chaseb.4811 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It took me more time to beat the hollow knight with every charm and the pure nail than it did for him to beat the whole game. That’s insane

  • @misholini77
    @misholini77 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    fk that beginning. Minus for that

  • @Anima-bribe
    @Anima-bribe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A bit sad how upslash and menu drop were not talked about in the beginning.

  • @universalsubs6935
    @universalsubs6935 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hollow knight is one of favorite games of all time

  • @mechaboy95
    @mechaboy95 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lep neither invented this route, nor is the only one who uses it
    search 'hollow knight any %" for hundreds of others who run the same route for a better and better time

  • @pluraleve
    @pluraleve 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The moment i broke a mouse on the white palace, was the moment i realized that this game is going to be extremely expensive for me

  • @mophyz1474
    @mophyz1474 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    as a person with more than 200hr in the game this is the best video of hollow night ever

  • @HuyTran-eb3ch
    @HuyTran-eb3ch 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bro, i finished 3 endings within 38h and this man made it in just 30min

  • @xkindnessencex
    @xkindnessencex ปีที่แล้ว

    YOU CAN POGO OFF SPIKES!? i got to remember this :3.

  • @skate_king
    @skate_king ปีที่แล้ว

    Leps a cool guy

  • @toadfrommariokart64
    @toadfrommariokart64 ปีที่แล้ว

    if anyone implied one of my records was certified by guinness i'd be more offended than anything

  • @Equinox_Fox
    @Equinox_Fox 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's been 6 years since HK released? Godt Damn.

  • @mysterym6757
    @mysterym6757 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Can't wait to experience the bare minimum play time of hollow knight" -Magalor

  • @rancholotl3384
    @rancholotl3384 ปีที่แล้ว

    All Major Glitches: Are you kidding me? That's insultingly low.

  • @thatrandomguyontheinternet2477
    @thatrandomguyontheinternet2477 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me had 9 hours in my first run without city of tears or even getting past mantis village parkour

  • @inspectortezuka3160
    @inspectortezuka3160 ปีที่แล้ว

    I misread the title as "30 seconds" and almost shit myself from fear

    • @tempered-geography
      @tempered-geography หลายเดือนก่อน

      The glitched world record is only 4 minutes off from that

  • @sgb6781
    @sgb6781 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Why is your profile picture and background just White?

  • @faudelgrey5047
    @faudelgrey5047 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love how almost everyone here is a hollow knight speedrunner/is familiar with runs and routs, yet the we watched this video anyways

  • @cats.3812
    @cats.3812 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm just sayin, this guy knows what he's doing.

  • @Empty-75
    @Empty-75 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jesus- that’s impressive

  • @OakleyDokaly
    @OakleyDokaly หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    mmm, bug game

  • @cyandoesthings
    @cyandoesthings 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i didn't even find watcher knights that hard, it took me like 3 or 4 attempts, but then again that might have been the most attempts it took me to beat a boss at that point

  • @mopsytoswiry3962
    @mopsytoswiry3962 หลายเดือนก่อน

    3:54 Honestly, it's so time-consuming to do it that it's better not to learn it anymore and just go through it normally because it's impossible the more I see it, the more I feel that it is impossible to do

  • @autumn-876
    @autumn-876 ปีที่แล้ว

    oof that thumbnail (me when I have to do the forbidden pure nail strats (One Cycle Uumuu) (very worth it))

  • @howtpotypo
    @howtpotypo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe you talked about pogaxe without mentioning it was called pogaxe. The name is just so good.

  • @PizzaJumpPatatoes
    @PizzaJumpPatatoes ปีที่แล้ว

    The speedrun "True Ending" is also really cool, a little less than 1:20 of true skill to watch.

  • @dieguingakovic213
    @dieguingakovic213 ปีที่แล้ว

    nice video :]

  • @kingcrab_._
    @kingcrab_._ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    released on my birthday 2017W

  • @jbart4183
    @jbart4183 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    They do it in 30mins and here I am running in circles in the same map for 30mins lol

  • @marcuskoch4981
    @marcuskoch4981 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was very excited to hear that the watcher knights were known as being the hardest boss in the game ,as i had just beaten them yesterday after roughly 3 hours of pain. That is untill i discovered the dream variant of the broken vessel, which i am now on hour 4 of fighting… when does the suffering end?

  • @Bitholeous
    @Bitholeous 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    so cool !!

  • @patokyo_
    @patokyo_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Careful about that thumbnail, Guiness been claiming videos left right and centre.

  • @ashketchup777
    @ashketchup777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:14 Bro I didn't know Canelo speed run this sh#$!!! whaaaaat!

  • @jkmaginary667
    @jkmaginary667 ปีที่แล้ว

    Skate king has gotten a 31:48 since then and broke the 31:4x barrier :)

  • @eneaganh6319
    @eneaganh6319 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:32
    They aren't nearly the hardest in the game, but definitely the hardest in Any% NMG
    What makes them even harder here is the fact that runners have very low equipment

  • @nathanreeder9716
    @nathanreeder9716 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I haven't played any hollow knight, but I've watched quite a bit about it. I did not know that wcs was used in the run. I always thought that was just a tas thing.

  • @barrykelly831
    @barrykelly831 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:57 for the watcher I’m pretty sure I went fuck it and equip every health charm I had

  • @barrykelly831
    @barrykelly831 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought he might get dash master or sprint master to help movement

  • @kj6221
    @kj6221 ปีที่แล้ว

    The narrator missed some important time saving strats Lep did, like purposefully getting hit by mantis while collecting claw to regain control faster.

  • @xkindnessencex
    @xkindnessencex ปีที่แล้ว

    does pausing the game count towards the time for the time-based achievements? :3

  • @211aonscratch4
    @211aonscratch4 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:32 Wait that's me 👀