DIXYPROO it's an amazing game indeed. I'm at 97 per cent completion and the difficulty level is just insane. I've spent two weeks trying to beat the Trial of fools and still have to deal with another three nearly imposible final challenges. The Mantis lords are a total joke compared to that
[ Warning Spoilers!!! ]: Well at the Radiance fight you think, this is surely the hardest fight in the game. But with the Grimm Troupe you then fight the Nightmare King and he is much harder. One of the hardest bosses I ever thought, in any game.
the name Hollow Knight is certainly 100% given to the Pure Vessel (as we see statues of him over and over with this moniker) so yeah it's confusing to refer to the main character as this as well, but its also not wrong (as you and him are essentially the same type of being). Both Hollow Knights and both pure vessels for the same purposes. However there are many clearer names to call the MC such as "Ghost" (affectionately dubbed to you by Hornet) or something differentiating like "Little Knight". Either way- you're all right. The real point is- OBM is is super right, I adore when Ghost whips out his nail all "FIGHT ME" and the Mantis Lords stand up "U WOT M8"(this phrasing slayed me). It's extremely unique to this one fight alone where it gives more of a challenging feel than an outright sudden attack by other bosses. That coupled with this music, to me, easily puts this as my most beloved boss fight in the entire game (next to Grimm who refers to fighting as dancing and bows to you with equal respect towards his sparring partner). The fact that these bosses also don' DIE like the rest, but rather regard you for he rest of he game is just outright amazing. Brilliant. I love it so much.
The scariest part of this fight was that after you defeated the two they all stood up at the same time and I was like "Fuck, please don't tell me I have to fight three" 😂
I beat this boss straight after Soul Master and it felt so refreshing. Everything about Soul Master felt incredibly tedious, from the fight to the run back. But Mantis Lords? I *wanted* to go back and fight the Mantis Lords again, everything about that fight was so well done.
For first it was really hard for me but when i practised it became pretty funny and I enjoyed that fight a lot. So it's also my favourite fight in the whole game.
I love Quirrel's info about the area, saying how they're all seemingly immune to the growing madness and infection of the outside and they live by this tradition, it's truly a different challenge than most of the fights. The music and environment is fitting of these strong and important beings.
Eh, if you ask me Deepnest isn't a difficult area, just super fucking unnerving, with all the spiders on the foreground and shit. I was always on edge any time I had to go through there.
@@pein260 I went in there fully kitted out like "okay, I saved the worst for last, but now I have the second best nail in the game, and all the magics I can ask for. I'm ready" walk in 2 feet "man fuck this place why is in the game?!!?!? GREENPATH ROAAAADS, TAKE ME HOOOOOOME TO THE PLACE I BELOHOOOOONG"
I remember beating the first phase and being so happy because it took me about 8 tries I set down my controller with relief only to see that the next two mantis Lords stand up and start to fight. I died immediately and sat there in shock for about 5 minutes only to do a long treck from Queens station for what felt like the millionth time speechless
there's two benches closer to the Mantis Village, one within the area that the Lords are in (but you have to dash to get to it otherwise a mantis will throw a switch which effectively blocks off the entire area) and another one is in the area just beyond the entrance to the Mantis Village, at the very bottom right corner. At this point you've probably already figured it out, but it's just something you might want to know. It saves a lot of time from Queen's Station and saved me a lot of time when coming back to fight the Lords lmao
@@gl1tcheff3ct17 You can get through that door before defeating the Mantis Lords?! I'd imagine there would be an invisible wall so such exploit isn't possible but god damn
lmao I just bought the game like 3 days ago, and I just beat the mantis lords like 15 minutes ago. Literally one of my favorite boss fights so far. Even thought I died 9 times in total and spent around 20-30 minutes beating them, the amount of satisfaction is amazing. Im in love with this game
This is such a well done boss fight, I know I'm tooting this games horn at this point but jesus freaking christ dude. The first phase teaches you all the moves right away to keep you prepared for the second phase, the second phase's big reveal is quick enough that it shocks you but takes long enough for you to sort of get your breaings, and then each of them attack in such a way that you can clearly see what to do next, one attacks then leaves giving you an opening to dodge and then one acts as a smokescreen to cover the others attacks and make them slightly harder to read. 10 of 10 quite enjoyable
kariem elhanan There's one move though that is kinda bullshit. In the second phase, one mantis can throw the corona and the other one can attack :/ That's a really rare move but it's still stupid.
My favorite part of the fight: When the two are on the walls, doing their slow disc attack, if you stand in the center and look down, it actually brings your hitbox just low enough to be UNDER the attack.
There is a very tiny window where you can heal without moving when they do the disks that float downward together. I’m glad I use the soul charging shell shield because I sometimes am a little off from where I should be and I get hit.
This boss fight was both easy and honorable. it honestly feels like a true duel of good sports, after that, you are rewarded greatly by having the whole village bow down to you in respect, and they would give you a passage to deepnest, geos, and a charm
I love how (almost) every boss in the game starts with you triggering it by walking into it. Here the lords won't even attack you if you don't _challenge_ them
I love how they bow at the end like they’ve acknowledged your strength and you’ve earned their respect. This whole fight felt so noble, like fighting the mantis lords is some sort of honorable challenge in their tribe.
I love this because it’s just so... fair. It has An introductory phase where you can kinda learn all the attacks, and all the attacks are clearly telegraphed. The feeling when you see them do the bow and seeing the other mantises do it too is just amazing too.
The thing i love most about the mantis lords is how when two of them attack you at the same time it forces you to constantly be aware of things other than just the one you are attacking as the second one tends to attack during the first one's period of vulnerability.
Why would I need to fight them again though it counted as the win? Also when you mentioned failed champion that made me think, what would dream boss version of mantis lords be like?
One time I died just as the first one died (I had Thorns of Agony and I heard the grunt just as my screen went black), and when I respawned back at the bench, I encountered a glitch where I guess the rumbling on your screen when you stun them was left on... (see 1:40) It fixed itself when I went to another screen, but it was a strange experience ^^;
-Knowing all the information about the mantis lords prepares you for this fight. -The sudden chills when the knight pulls out his nail and the Mantis Lords stood up and the doors IMMEDIATELY close. -The music timing when they stood up also gives you chills and GOD it's badass! -The middle mantis being the strongest one, but tends to go easy on you as if they're challenging you to prepare what's coming. The slow pace of this phase really gives you time to memorize it's movements. -The movements are swift and fun to look at and dodge. It gives the fun in this fight to make you feel like *you're actually challenging them in-game as the knight itself*. -As the middle mantis is down, they just swiftly return to their seat and without prediction, the two other ones would show up. For me when I was facing this boss, I thought only one of them was gonna come next. Boy was I WRONG. -The SYNCHRONIZED FIGHTING. OH GOODNESS! -By the time the fight ends, there wasn't any geos..there wasn't any charms just yet..just silence...a bow...and the doors open. -Seeing that steam achievement popup that says "Respect"? Really. That is just PURE SATISFACTION. This is how you do a boss fight. Take notes, devs!
Seriously, I just want to do this fight again. It’s so fun to do, and the fact that non of the mantis enemies attack you out of respect is also just amazing! Honestly, I wish there was a button just to bow back to them in some way, or show some kind of respect back.
One of the many things I love about this game is that almost every boss save for one or two ( *cough* *cough* Zote *cough* Markoth *cough* ) are very fair, as they will telegraph each of their attacks before using them. It makes the fights a lot more fun and engaging.
Keith Redacted the design of the fight would be different too, like you'd have the youngest three to fight like how this fight went, then you'd fight the eldest of the bunch, with attacks different from the others
The Mantis' are a race of warriors and honor (unlike Traitor Lord) and they both respect your challenge and that you were able to defeat all three of them.
One of the most epic boss fights. Music really elevates it to the next level. I love how all the enemies afterwards let you pass in respect. Only took me 20 tries to win.
Fighting two of them at the same time is stressfull, it's nerveracking, it's amazing. I've never had a boss fight keep on my toes as much as this one. Absolutely great boss fight.
I like that this fight coincidentally also teaches you the moves for another enemy, the Soul Warrior. Teleports and charges, teleports above you and drops down and teleports to the side and throws projectile.
To anyone having trouble: if you're getting low on health, just wall jump to the top right or left or whatever, let him throw his disc, then drop down and get a heal in. Rinse and repeat for more heals.
my favorite thing about this fight is that once you get the mantis lords’ respect all the mantis enemies stop attacking you and instead start bowing when they see you
I beat it pretty fast. Favorite fight of the game, because it's like a dance. When you learn moves you feel invincible! Worst fight of the game was Watchers Knight for me, because it has no logic especially compared to this fight with mantis lords. Mantis traitor also took a while to beat, but does not feel right. This fight feels incredible, logical and beautifully paced. 10/10!!!
baklanos no boss in hollow knight deserves a 10/10 besides nightmare king grimm wanna know why? because mantis lords suffer from difficulty and it's easy once you learn they're pattern so get that 10/10 out of here they're a 9/10
baklanos also watcher knight is not that bad not the most fair boss ever...but i find them decent enough there are far worse bosses in hollow knight that are actually bad you just think they're the worst because they made you rage and are sometimes unfair :P
People can have different opinions. Just deal with that. I beat Watchers Knight too early in a game thats why it was hard and frustrating for me. Maybe it wont be that annoying on a second run or if you go kill other two sleepers before.
The whole personality of everything surrounding the fight rules. You walk into their home and basically stroll up to them and tell them to bring it. Then when you beat them they're all "aight you're cool actually" and let you help yourself to their storeroom.
A tip for anybody doing this in the second phase when the two of them stand on the walls and throw their lances at you if you stand underneath the middle throne if their lances that they throw meet above you you're safe to heal but if they go past each other than you are not.
Something I love about this game is that almost every single fight feels tough but fair. This is a great example because it's fast-paced, nerve-wracking and requires fast reflexes and accuracy in both dodging and attacking, but it is absolutely fair. The attacks are telegraphed with enough time to react if you've learned the pattern, there's no bullshit RNG to avoiding said attacks, and once you've mastered getting attacks in, it's simply learning to survive long enough to win.
Favorite fight of the game. For those looking to heal during the battle, do it when the Mantis Lord(s) throw their loops. As long as you know where they'll throw and how you'll dodge them, you can even regenerate up to three masks!
Did you pick up mask fragments to increase your health? Try doing this and upgrading your weapon before fighting this boss. It gets easy after you do this
João Galdão lol, I beat them without the sixth mask. It took me more than 5 times. But after the third time, I realize the pattern and trick. Regarding the first Lord, you will see that when she lands on the metallic bar. If she stands a little lower, that’s mean she will throw her nail at the lower part, if she stands higher, she will throw it at the higher part first.
Everything about this fight is amazing, it's not too easy, not too hard, the music is perfect, and like idk I love the atmosphere around this fight. It's not like any other boss where you enter an empty room, the door closes and the boss engages you. Here THEY are the strongest in the village, they have their own pride to defend so they are waiting for the challenger, a.k.a YOU to engage the fight. Not to mention at the end of the fight they all bow in "mark of respect" (which is also the french traduction for the charm you obtain after), it's pretty accurate since all the mantis in the village bow toward you whenever you approach them
When I first got to these guys I thought it was an optional postgame level boss because I was near the end of the game. Now I beat them with the old nail an hour after starting.
The music is so fucking incredibly, it literally makes this boss fight LOADS HARDER. It creates this sense of anxiety in you in such a good way. Hollow knight is one of the greatest indie games of all time, you can't change my mind.
still the best fight in this game. The music, the way that it's perfectly balanced, as they telegraph their attacks a lot, but it still has challenge after dying to them, the quick reactions to which pattern their nails go in, and again, the music.
I saw a mantis these days and the music started playing in my head. Im terrified of arthropods, so it makes sense it would look like a boss battle for me.
Im currently fighting the Mantis Lords (gonna start my fifth attempt tomorrow) and this might be my favorite fight in Hollow Knight so far. Like I legitimately look forward to fighting them every time I lose
it's actually very easy to heal in the 2nd part of the fight. When they do the "double helicopter blade #2" - the one where both blades go to the center slowly, stay there and depart in the end like in 2:07 - you can actually stay still in the middle, heal, and the blades won't touch you.
When I learned how this boss worked after like 10 attempts, it became an absolute *cakewalk* as where before I would get at most to 35% of phase 2 barely.
By the way I challenged them like 30 minutes after I got the mantis claw, I had soul catcher, wayward compass, and no mask, nail, or soul upgrades (mostly because I couldn't find mask shards or vessel fragments and I was not giving up on this boss and going to city of tears to get a nail upgrade)
First time I got this boss, I was descending on the wall to the right, saw the face of one of them in the background, and a huge area.. and I went... Nope, got back to a bench and called it a day EDIT: finally got around to beat the first phase, the second is phase is trying my patience
This has to be one of my favorite bossfights. One of the biggest reasons Hollow Knight is a game I wish I could play for the first time again. I didn't even mind getting stomped by these lasses when learning, the fight was so well-made and fun it's barely comparable to any other of its kind/level
I died right as i defeated them, respawned on the bench and the entire screen was shaking for about a minute. Came back thinking i'd have fight them again, only for them to bow
When you enter Deepnest through the Mantis Lords' doorway, you'll see a mountain of bug corpses just outside the entrance to Mantis Village. Corpses with the Mantis' spears sticking out of them. It was then I realized how none of the mantises got infected.
Really cool boss. Doesn't ambush you, lets you train with one enemy before facing two and shows you proper respect along with the entire mantis race. I just wish the bench was closer, lol
The music almost telegraphs the moves !!, holy Shitballs I’m just realizing this. That should help anyone struggling. But I see the pattern, I’ve beaten these guys before too, just a long time ago. I’m starting out again on my switch.
You gotha be shitting me! I have trouble with just one of em and here i find out not only does the 1st one takes alot of damage but then you have to fight 2 at once?!? Fuck my life and not mention my save file got corrupted and it took me 11 hours to get to the 3rd boss cuz i didnt spoil myself with anything in the game
I know that feeling. I had to find a lot of upgrades before even beating them... +2 soul vessel, +3 masks, 9 charms notches (stallwart shell, grubson, thorns of agony, fragile strenght, longnail), and get the 2 first nail upgrades. I had to beat them in order to go easilier in the deepnest. I was on the edge of dying when I dealt the final blow.
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My favourite part of this is that once you beat boss, nobody in Mantis village will attack you out of respect.
if you dream nailing the mantis tell you that you are better than his kings So Amazing
i know it's been a year but, wow I just noticed that after you beat the lords all the mantis now bows down before attacking.
As long as you don't attack them.
With anything
Which is a big problem if you like dream shield (like me)
I beat the lords, now when i need geo, i can visit over the village to go farming
@@ScarletEmber64 its fine as long as you have the pure nail, you can single hit them, or quick slash so you can smack them butts with dps
The feeling you get when you defeat these bosses and all the mantis in the village bow before you like you're their new master is something sublime
Nestor Espitia Indeed ^^
One of the best games ever and i am only half through haha
DIXYPROO it's an amazing game indeed. I'm at 97 per cent completion and the difficulty level is just insane. I've spent two weeks trying to beat the Trial of fools and still have to deal with another three nearly imposible final challenges. The Mantis lords are a total joke compared to that
[ Warning Spoilers!!! ]:
Well at the Radiance fight you think, this is surely the hardest fight in the game. But with the Grimm Troupe you then fight the Nightmare King and he is much harder. One of the hardest bosses I ever thought, in any game.
And then you kill them for easy geo.
I just love when HK raises his weapon, the Mantis Lords stood up all together and be like "u wot m8?"
bit late but its The Knight but you prob already knew that.
@@bradycadek2409 bit late but all vessels are HKs
the name Hollow Knight is certainly 100% given to the Pure Vessel (as we see statues of him over and over with this moniker) so yeah it's confusing to refer to the main character as this as well, but its also not wrong (as you and him are essentially the same type of being). Both Hollow Knights and both pure vessels for the same purposes. However there are many clearer names to call the MC such as "Ghost" (affectionately dubbed to you by Hornet) or something differentiating like "Little Knight". Either way- you're all right.
The real point is- OBM is is super right, I adore when Ghost whips out his nail all "FIGHT ME" and the Mantis Lords stand up "U WOT M8"(this phrasing slayed me). It's extremely unique to this one fight alone where it gives more of a challenging feel than an outright sudden attack by other bosses. That coupled with this music, to me, easily puts this as my most beloved boss fight in the entire game (next to Grimm who refers to fighting as dancing and bows to you with equal respect towards his sparring partner). The fact that these bosses also don' DIE like the rest, but rather regard you for he rest of he game is just outright amazing. Brilliant. I love it so much.
VeganMusk bit late but only one vessel is *the* hollow knight.
"fite me nubs"
Achievement unlocked: Respeck
jere miah way better than geo!
Respecc
Mission passed respect +
You literally had just one job
The scariest part of this fight was that after you defeated the two they all stood up at the same time and I was like "Fuck, please don't tell me I have to fight three" 😂
Sisters of battle:
@@dorol6375 fr
You will 😶
Well, not right away.
TROSAH
Probably my favorite fight in the game
I know right!! It was the most fun I've ever had with a boss fight before!!!
I beat this boss straight after Soul Master and it felt so refreshing.
Everything about Soul Master felt incredibly tedious, from the fight to the run back.
But Mantis Lords? I *wanted* to go back and fight the Mantis Lords again, everything about that fight was so well done.
same here
It's my favorite fight. I would say: 1.Mantis Lords 2.Nightmare King Grimm 3.Radiance
For first it was really hard for me but when i practised it became pretty funny and I enjoyed that fight a lot. So it's also my favourite fight in the whole game.
just noticed the broken traitor lord's seat on the right side
Never heard of him, am I gonna fight him later on?
Fancy Pickle yup he’s a boss
@@aboodyboi hes a contrast of these lords
fresh memes for fresh kids isn’t it the Traitor Lord?
@@sharkzmuffin Sherlock Holmes my man
I love Quirrel's info about the area, saying how they're all seemingly immune to the growing madness and infection of the outside and they live by this tradition, it's truly a different challenge than most of the fights. The music and environment is fitting of these strong and important beings.
Yeah, these bosses gave me what I thought was a hard time. Then I went into Deepnest...
V is for Void the Lords kept that door locked with good reason
I had a hard time with going to greenpath
Eh, if you ask me Deepnest isn't a difficult area, just super fucking unnerving, with all the spiders on the foreground and shit. I was always on edge any time I had to go through there.
Dude I'm having a hard time period lol
@@pein260 I went in there fully kitted out like "okay, I saved the worst for last, but now I have the second best nail in the game, and all the magics I can ask for. I'm ready" walk in 2 feet "man fuck this place why is in the game?!!?!? GREENPATH ROAAAADS, TAKE ME HOOOOOOME TO THE PLACE I BELOHOOOOONG"
i love how each mantis has a different voice(hear their defeat scream)
Luis Martinez their moans are hilarious
“aagh”
“œeuf”
“AUGGGH”
I remember beating the first phase and being so happy because it took me about 8 tries I set down my controller with relief only to see that the next two mantis Lords stand up and start to fight. I died immediately and sat there in shock for about 5 minutes only to do a long treck from Queens station for what felt like the millionth time speechless
there's two benches closer to the Mantis Village, one within the area that the Lords are in (but you have to dash to get to it otherwise a mantis will throw a switch which effectively blocks off the entire area) and another one is in the area just beyond the entrance to the Mantis Village, at the very bottom right corner. At this point you've probably already figured it out, but it's just something you might want to know. It saves a lot of time from Queen's Station and saved me a lot of time when coming back to fight the Lords lmao
@@gl1tcheff3ct17 You can get through that door before defeating the Mantis Lords?! I'd imagine there would be an invisible wall so such exploit isn't possible but god damn
I always respawn at the bench right next to the village, it takes around two minutes to get back so I can spend a lot more time doing the fight
Lol i did queen bench too
lmao I just bought the game like 3 days ago, and I just beat the mantis lords like 15 minutes ago. Literally one of my favorite boss fights so far. Even thought I died 9 times in total and spent around 20-30 minutes beating them, the amount of satisfaction is amazing. Im in love with this game
0:03 CHALLENGE ACCEPTED perfectly synchronized with the epic music how amazing!! I really loved mantis battle, hornet and soul master.
Notice how the music syncs up PERFECTLY when the 2 other mantises jump in. This is purely coincidental though.
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This is such a well done boss fight, I know I'm tooting this games horn at this point but jesus freaking christ dude. The first phase teaches you all the moves right away to keep you prepared for the second phase, the second phase's big reveal is quick enough that it shocks you but takes long enough for you to sort of get your breaings, and then each of them attack in such a way that you can clearly see what to do next, one attacks then leaves giving you an opening to dodge and then one acts as a smokescreen to cover the others attacks and make them slightly harder to read. 10 of 10 quite enjoyable
kariem elhanan Ye, not to mention one of my favourite themes, the start is soo epic and the feeling it brings, everything is so perfect lol
kariem elhanan There's one move though that is kinda bullshit. In the second phase, one mantis can throw the corona and the other one can attack :/ That's a really rare move but it's still stupid.
The attacks are just in the right speed, not too fast so you can get the patterns and not too slow so you can't heal between the boss moveset.
@@SuperManiacAndPsychoAnimal weird. That never happened to me.
I feels sooooooo good reacting so quickly,i enter a state of PURE FOCUS
My favorite part of the fight: When the two are on the walls, doing their slow disc attack, if you stand in the center and look down, it actually brings your hitbox just low enough to be UNDER the attack.
Nope, you don't even need to look down. You can just stay still right in the middle and you won't take damage!
There is a very tiny window where you can heal without moving when they do the disks that float downward together. I’m glad I use the soul charging shell shield because I sometimes am a little off from where I should be and I get hit.
so you're... ahem
_under attack?_
@@redking36It's actually a fairly large window. Enough time to heal two full masks without any focus speed upgrades.
This boss fight was both easy and honorable.
it honestly feels like a true duel of good sports, after that, you are rewarded greatly by having the whole village bow down to you in respect, and they would give you a passage to deepnest, geos, and a charm
Easy?
@@paddy650 Once you learn the patterns the fight is not as hard as most others.
they gank you; how is that honorable
all jokes aside, the respect thing is pretty sick ngl
the pattern is actually very easy but it's something no one expects you to get it the first time.
EASY?
I love how (almost) every boss in the game starts with you triggering it by walking into it. Here the lords won't even attack you if you don't _challenge_ them
Them standing up and the harpsichord intro still give me that *"Oh god no"* feeling that I felt when I first fought them.
I love how they bow at the end like they’ve acknowledged your strength and you’ve earned their respect. This whole fight felt so noble, like fighting the mantis lords is some sort of honorable challenge in their tribe.
You can strike their spinning white things with your nail and bounce upwards.
E X C U S E M E
@@just.r1ce The Dreamshield vanish those things. Very helpful in that fight.
W H A T? (:
*Ahem* Pogo
I love this because it’s just so... fair. It has An introductory phase where you can kinda learn all the attacks, and all the attacks are clearly telegraphed. The feeling when you see them do the bow and seeing the other mantises do it too is just amazing too.
How I wish I could rematch them. This bossfight is pure art
God home.
plus a stronger one where you fight all of them at once
The thing i love most about the mantis lords is how when two of them attack you at the same time it forces you to constantly be aware of things other than just the one you are attacking as the second one tends to attack during the first one's period of vulnerability.
I died on the last one but thorns of agony still counted and it still counted as a win and I got all the rewards.
Then you must fight them again! or just try dream nailing the false knights body, I wonder if it moved already.
Why would I need to fight them again though it counted as the win? Also when you mentioned failed champion that made me think, what would dream boss version of mantis lords be like?
One time I died just as the first one died (I had Thorns of Agony and I heard the grunt just as my screen went black), and when I respawned back at the bench, I encountered a glitch where I guess the rumbling on your screen when you stun them was left on... (see 1:40)
It fixed itself when I went to another screen, but it was a strange experience ^^;
SAME
We have sisters of battle now!
I was holding my controller, and our little knight draws out the weapon, the mantis lords stand up, the music starts, and my goosebumps.
2:07 don't move in the middle, it's a safe spot
Hollow Knight: exists
Mantis lords: hippity hoppity I'm finna beat yo ass properly
-Knowing all the information about the mantis lords prepares you for this fight.
-The sudden chills when the knight pulls out his nail and the Mantis Lords stood up and the doors IMMEDIATELY close.
-The music timing when they stood up also gives you chills and GOD it's badass!
-The middle mantis being the strongest one, but tends to go easy on you as if they're challenging you to prepare what's coming. The slow pace of this phase really gives you time to memorize it's movements.
-The movements are swift and fun to look at and dodge. It gives the fun in this fight to make you feel like *you're actually challenging them in-game as the knight itself*.
-As the middle mantis is down, they just swiftly return to their seat and without prediction, the two other ones would show up. For me when I was facing this boss, I thought only one of them was gonna come next. Boy was I WRONG.
-The SYNCHRONIZED FIGHTING. OH GOODNESS!
-By the time the fight ends, there wasn't any geos..there wasn't any charms just yet..just silence...a bow...and the doors open.
-Seeing that steam achievement popup that says "Respect"? Really. That is just PURE SATISFACTION.
This is how you do a boss fight. Take notes, devs!
Seriously, I just want to do this fight again. It’s so fun to do, and the fact that non of the mantis enemies attack you out of respect is also just amazing! Honestly, I wish there was a button just to bow back to them in some way, or show some kind of respect back.
One of the many things I love about this game is that almost every boss save for one or two ( *cough* *cough* Zote *cough* Markoth *cough* ) are very fair, as they will telegraph each of their attacks before using them. It makes the fights a lot more fun and engaging.
I hate Zote with a passion
What do you mean?! Zote is by far the hardest and toughest boss in Hollow Knight. Maybe even in video game history.
@@lukenewton1784 I never said he was easy. In fact, his near limitless power is only rivaled by Gorb's intellect and the White Flower's durability!
The developes learnt that from Megaman x series, definitely
Zote is annoying
Markoth radiant makes me want to cry
this fight reminded me alot of the abyss watchers,you fight 1,then 2,not to mention they are in my top 10 of the most agressive bosses ever
The Watcher Knights ressemble more to the abyss watchers
This is WAY easier. But really fun tho
Such a well fought battle. You deserve that 'bow of respect' .
Love that jingle when you beat a boss
I think it's cool when their attacks sync up. Also was there ever a fourth one?
the fourth one is the Traitor Lord you find later on. They destroyed the throne themselves because she betrayed them
SacredGuard oh sort of like the Four Brothers from Brave, right?
NintendoBrother right
Lol some part of me is so happy they kicked her out because if they didn't, their thrones wouldn't have been this symmetrical.
Keith Redacted the design of the fight would be different too, like you'd have the youngest three to fight like how this fight went, then you'd fight the eldest of the bunch, with attacks different from the others
I like how the mantis lords are no the " Mean " type of boss after defeating them they just bow to you what a honor
The Mantis' are a race of warriors and honor (unlike Traitor Lord) and they both respect your challenge and that you were able to defeat all three of them.
One of the most epic boss fights. Music really elevates it to the next level. I love how all the enemies afterwards let you pass in respect. Only took me 20 tries to win.
Dude im beat this boos at second try .................. but stiil great fight
@Dark_kittens123 I know, I was being sarcastic which is hard to tell in text.
Did you see Man on the Internet’s lyrical composition?
Fighting two of them at the same time is stressfull, it's nerveracking, it's amazing.
I've never had a boss fight keep on my toes as much as this one. Absolutely great boss fight.
I like that this fight coincidentally also teaches you the moves for another enemy, the Soul Warrior. Teleports and charges, teleports above you and drops down and teleports to the side and throws projectile.
To anyone having trouble: if you're getting low on health, just wall jump to the top right or left or whatever, let him throw his disc, then drop down and get a heal in. Rinse and repeat for more heals.
They are all sisters btw
my favorite thing about this fight is that once you get the mantis lords’ respect all the mantis enemies stop attacking you and instead start bowing when they see you
I beat it pretty fast. Favorite fight of the game, because it's like a dance. When you learn moves you feel invincible! Worst fight of the game was Watchers Knight for me, because it has no logic especially compared to this fight with mantis lords. Mantis traitor also took a while to beat, but does not feel right. This fight feels incredible, logical and beautifully paced. 10/10!!!
baklanos no boss in hollow knight deserves a 10/10 besides nightmare king grimm wanna know why?
because mantis lords suffer from difficulty and it's easy once you learn they're pattern so get that 10/10 out of here they're a 9/10
baklanos also watcher knight is not that bad not the most fair boss ever...but i find them decent enough there are far worse bosses in hollow knight that are actually bad you just think they're the worst because they made you rage and are sometimes unfair :P
I have my own criteria. Hard does not mean good.Also NKG is from DLC.
baklanos i never said that...and i know he's from dlc so what if he is?
he's still from hollow knight
People can have different opinions. Just deal with that. I beat Watchers Knight too early in a game thats why it was hard and frustrating for me. Maybe it wont be that annoying on a second run or if you go kill other two sleepers before.
Damn the start of the fight has got to be the best part....just how you take out the nail and they stand like that!!!
The whole personality of everything surrounding the fight rules. You walk into their home and basically stroll up to them and tell them to bring it. Then when you beat them they're all "aight you're cool actually" and let you help yourself to their storeroom.
I seriously love this game so much.
*Shink.*
*_MUSIC_*
Fuck you 2009 bitchass
The radiance fight ending is amazing
A tip for anybody doing this in the second phase when the two of them stand on the walls and throw their lances at you if you stand underneath the middle throne if their lances that they throw meet above you you're safe to heal but if they go past each other than you are not.
Something I love about this game is that almost every single fight feels tough but fair. This is a great example because it's fast-paced, nerve-wracking and requires fast reflexes and accuracy in both dodging and attacking, but it is absolutely fair. The attacks are telegraphed with enough time to react if you've learned the pattern, there's no bullshit RNG to avoiding said attacks, and once you've mastered getting attacks in, it's simply learning to survive long enough to win.
The two other Mantis Lords were just standing there... menacingly!
This boss is really difficult for me but you make it look so easy. It's just a matter of memorizing the attack patterns and being patient
When I dropped the first one, and the second and third stood up together, I literally shouted at my screen, "FUCK YEAH, LET'S DO THIS!"
Favorite fight of the game.
For those looking to heal during the battle, do it when the Mantis Lord(s) throw their loops. As long as you know where they'll throw and how you'll dodge them, you can even regenerate up to three masks!
0:03 Mantis Lords triggered
We can all testify that when you are fighting the lords it feels way faster than watching gameplay
I am so bad in this game, I can't beat the first one of them...
Did you pick up mask fragments to increase your health? Try doing this and upgrading your weapon before fighting this boss. It gets easy after you do this
are you well prepared? what charms are you using?
Git gud!
Git gud yoshi
João Galdão lol, I beat them without the sixth mask. It took me more than 5 times. But after the third time, I realize the pattern and trick. Regarding the first Lord, you will see that when she lands on the metallic bar. If she stands a little lower, that’s mean she will throw her nail at the lower part, if she stands higher, she will throw it at the higher part first.
I love how the music starts when they stand up.
The best OST of the game
This is a really fun fight once you get the hang of it.
Everything about this fight is amazing, it's not too easy, not too hard, the music is perfect, and like idk I love the atmosphere around this fight.
It's not like any other boss where you enter an empty room, the door closes and the boss engages you. Here THEY are the strongest in the village, they have their own pride to defend so they are waiting for the challenger, a.k.a YOU to engage the fight.
Not to mention at the end of the fight they all bow in "mark of respect" (which is also the french traduction for the charm you obtain after), it's pretty accurate since all the mantis in the village bow toward you whenever you approach them
I was waiting for this to drop on Switch before playing it and holy hell this is one of the best boss fights I've played in a video game period
1:43 I love how pouty the first mantis lord looks just sitting in her chair
WOW you're amazing! Flawless against the two?!?!?! WELL DONE
I agree! Practice makes perfect, I guess ^^
3:08 suddenly, all 3 stand up. Sisters of battle starts playing.
I'm just now seeing that there is a destroyed 4th seat where the traitor lord was.
One of my favorite themes and fights. Hornet comes in second :p
I knew it i knew i seen you somewhere
When I first got to these guys I thought it was an optional postgame level boss because I was near the end of the game. Now I beat them with the old nail an hour after starting.
I love the violin stinger right when the Lords stand up. Just gives me the chills.
Took me many deaths before finally beating phase 1 .... then two of them jumped in .... i laughed, I cried, I died a little inside ....
I only wish it was possible to have a rematch with them (godhome doesn’t count)
Mentis Lords:Oh, You're approaching us...?
Knight: *SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY*
Man I love this fight. The music sets the perfect vibe for it, I almost didn’t want to beat it so I could keep playing it over and over again.
This wasn't a battle, it was a dance
The music is so fucking incredibly, it literally makes this boss fight LOADS HARDER. It creates this sense of anxiety in you in such a good way. Hollow knight is one of the greatest indie games of all time, you can't change my mind.
To make the fight seem less dramatic compared to their height difference The Knight most likely is always staring at their knee caps
0:03 "So you have chosen... death"
Boss battle Mastepiece
still the best fight in this game. The music, the way that it's perfectly balanced, as they telegraph their attacks a lot, but it still has challenge after dying to them, the quick reactions to which pattern their nails go in, and again, the music.
My favourite boss in this game. This boss takes me right back to those epic boss fight we had in 90s retro games
Now take this fight and imagine all three of them attacking at once. That's what sisters of battle is.
I saw a mantis these days and the music started playing in my head. Im terrified of arthropods, so it makes sense it would look like a boss battle for me.
The worst part about this fight is the 5 minute journey from the nearest bench to here
i just want to relive this fight cuz of the amazing music the mantis lords are one of my favorite bosses
My favorite boss battle ever. So beautiful and elegant and just feels like a fair fight.
Im currently fighting the Mantis Lords (gonna start my fifth attempt tomorrow) and this might be my favorite fight in Hollow Knight so far.
Like I legitimately look forward to fighting them every time I lose
I thought it was impossible to heal during the fight except the time when the first mantis lord just died! You timed everything almost perfectly TT
it's actually very easy to heal in the 2nd part of the fight. When they do the "double helicopter blade #2" - the one where both blades go to the center slowly, stay there and depart in the end like in 2:07 - you can actually stay still in the middle, heal, and the blades won't touch you.
This is one of those fights you're best off going all in on offense charms and learning to dodge perfectly
Learning the cyclone nail art helps with this fight alot.
When I learned how this boss worked after like 10 attempts, it became an absolute *cakewalk* as where before I would get at most to 35% of phase 2 barely.
By the way I challenged them like 30 minutes after I got the mantis claw, I had soul catcher, wayward compass, and no mask, nail, or soul upgrades (mostly because I couldn't find mask shards or vessel fragments and I was not giving up on this boss and going to city of tears to get a nail upgrade)
Hello Dorol, It's Sillyfart.
This is one of my favorite fights in the game.. so rhythmic, truly made me fall in love with the game and turned me into the hollow knight.
This game sucks balls
it's fucking amazing to think this game was made by 3 people
First time I got this boss, I was descending on the wall to the right, saw the face of one of them in the background, and a huge area.. and I went... Nope, got back to a bench and called it a day
EDIT: finally got around to beat the first phase, the second is phase is trying my patience
This has to be one of my favorite bossfights. One of the biggest reasons Hollow Knight is a game I wish I could play for the first time again. I didn't even mind getting stomped by these lasses when learning, the fight was so well-made and fun it's barely comparable to any other of its kind/level
0:01 **gracefully takes out nail**
judging by the 4th broken throne over there, makes me wonder what happened to the other mantis lord/lords
Feels like I’m watching them dance with the music. It’s perfect.
I died right as i defeated them, respawned on the bench and the entire screen was shaking for about a minute. Came back thinking i'd have fight them again, only for them to bow
This game gets better and better.
I did this boss fight only using keyboard controls...Will admit it was hard as hell but also fun as hell too
I beat this boss with the Gamecube Donkey Kong Bongos.
I never use controllers on PC.
Also, my keyboard can only handle 3 inputs at once.
So, yeah. Was pretty fun :p
SpiffyMcBU I beat it with the Guitar Hero's guitar.
ha there's another easier way to do it I did't know it
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When you enter Deepnest through the Mantis Lords' doorway, you'll see a mountain of bug corpses just outside the entrance to Mantis Village. Corpses with the Mantis' spears sticking out of them. It was then I realized how none of the mantises got infected.
Really cool boss. Doesn't ambush you, lets you train with one enemy before facing two and shows you proper respect along with the entire mantis race. I just wish the bench was closer, lol
I like your style!
The music almost telegraphs the moves !!, holy Shitballs I’m just realizing this. That should help anyone struggling. But I see the pattern, I’ve beaten these guys before too, just a long time ago. I’m starting out again on my switch.
I really love how this fight gives a ballet vibe
You gotha be shitting me! I have trouble with just one of em and here i find out not only does the 1st one takes alot of damage but then you have to fight 2 at once?!? Fuck my life and not mention my save file got corrupted and it took me 11 hours to get to the 3rd boss cuz i didnt spoil myself with anything in the game
11 hours from start to 3rd boss. In case someone would think that it took me 11 hours from 2 nd boss to 3rd
I know that feeling. I had to find a lot of upgrades before even beating them... +2 soul vessel, +3 masks, 9 charms notches (stallwart shell, grubson, thorns of agony, fragile strenght, longnail), and get the 2 first nail upgrades. I had to beat them in order to go easilier in the deepnest. I was on the edge of dying when I dealt the final blow.
This boss and Hornet are one of favorite boss fights in the game.
This boss fight was so fun! One of my favorites in the game :)