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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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  • @linsonis
    @linsonis 5 років тому +1246

    no merg, the end of the path of pain is a memory of the pale king and the hollow knight as a child.
    that explains that the hollow knight wasn't truly hollow, because they spent time with the pale king. this also explains why the hollow knight failed to contain the infection completely.

    • @gferrisboy
      @gferrisboy 5 років тому +51

      Ah! that makes so much sense now!

    • @ninjikam545
      @ninjikam545 5 років тому +79

      That means the knight is still a child

    • @kalin34
      @kalin34 5 років тому +69

      :0
      That path of pain....A CHILD DID THAT!?!?!

    • @nolangerrans6083
      @nolangerrans6083 5 років тому +77

      @@ninjikam545 yeah the vessels and hornets aging is kinda weird, because the knight and hollow knight are the same age and yet the HK grew while the knight did not. In addition, hornet is older than elder bug, but deffinitely doesnt look it.

    • @shadowcreeperking8423
      @shadowcreeperking8423 5 років тому +60

      Hmm, looks like someone pays attention to lore, and the masks of hollow knights, all are slightly different, which merg hasn't noticed yet

  • @sebawuba8533
    @sebawuba8533 5 років тому +483

    7:48
    White Defender:
    No one:
    Merg:”get your BALLS out of here”

  • @jeyba
    @jeyba 5 років тому +707

    *Dashmaster and Fast Saw walk into office and glance at each other*
    “You, uh, wanted to see us sir?”
    *Pale King swivels around in office-throne to face them*
    “Yes, a certain ‘Merg’ has filed a very angry formal complaint against you two. Care to explain?”

    • @Travminer123
      @Travminer123 5 років тому +15

      uhhh, ok

    • @xgh0st3d88
      @xgh0st3d88 5 років тому +67

      Fast Saw:Well um I got um kinda salty about people no hitting the path of pain so I uhhh just wrecked him.
      Pale King: OK how about you dashmaster.
      Dashmaster:I had to much bacon soup.
      Pale king:Ok fast saw you shouldn't get salty about the PEOPLE no hitting pop because they go through pain actually trying to no hit it so bad excuse THE PALE PAT OF SHAME FOR YOU dashmaster I understand bacon soup is addictive THE PALE PAT OF HALLOWNESTNESS FOR YOU both of you dismissed *Pale king turns around on office throne chair*.

    • @nonyabuisness3560
      @nonyabuisness3560 5 років тому +37

      the dashmaster looks similar too sans...
      huh...
      i guess you could say...
      he is...
      Bone-ly

    • @scado5679
      @scado5679 5 років тому +34

      "I mean, it's not MY fault he had a bad time, he just happened to be wearing the charm that looks like Sans while attempting PoP"

    • @NorielBenMiel
      @NorielBenMiel 5 років тому +23

      Pale King: Buzzsaw, why are you so fast?
      Buzzsaw: *I am SPEED*

  • @cosmicblooper6264
    @cosmicblooper6264 5 років тому +420

    *Pain.*
    *The ultimate form of entertainment that can make the watcher feel guilt.*

    • @vengeflyking2722
      @vengeflyking2722 5 років тому +4

      I feel no guilt for watching this. And seeing his knights the Watcher seems to be very, very sadistic.

    • @notmickeymouse755
      @notmickeymouse755 5 років тому +6

      What is this "guilt" you speak of

    • @vengeflyking2722
      @vengeflyking2722 5 років тому +2

      GreatAnotherViewer A loud voice in my head once told me that guilt is when you let The Knight live. And yeah, Path of Pain is bad at killing vessels...

    • @necrolad-dn7oi
      @necrolad-dn7oi 4 роки тому +2

      I lost to moche blood

  • @hawllow173
    @hawllow173 5 років тому +357

    *"I REFUSE YOUR DUNG"* I swear merg says the weirdest things.
    But isnt that what makes him the best ;P

  • @az3429
    @az3429 5 років тому +570

    "Was the dung defender the white defender first? And then he just went into the waterways and just... Embraced the dung?"
    I too wish to believe that he left to embrace the dung

    • @xgh0st3d88
      @xgh0st3d88 5 років тому +49

      If you don't know the lore Ogrim (White defender) was getting taught by isma (one of the five knights) to fight better and Ogrim kinda just embraced the dung for a reason that I don't know umm yeah I think I didn't mess that hole thing up. Hope you enjoy the lore.

    • @notmickeymouse755
      @notmickeymouse755 5 років тому +5

      this comment

    • @xgh0st3d88
      @xgh0st3d88 5 років тому +5

      Tune in next merg hollow knight video for lore class 2 LoreMan AWAYYYY

    • @xgh0st3d88
      @xgh0st3d88 5 років тому +2

      If you don't comment Ill still do lore class

    • @QuokkaWaka
      @QuokkaWaka 5 років тому +10

      @@xgh0st3d88
      Well that was somewhat unrelated to the original comment, but I can tell you that he didn't "embrace the dung". If my memory is correct, he was banished. I can't remember why, though.

  • @lycanthr0py961
    @lycanthr0py961 5 років тому +304

    **Reads title*
    **skips heartbeat*
    You did it, you crazy --- -- - -----, you did it

  • @thes1224
    @thes1224 5 років тому +113

    "We are getting through the endgame pretty well i think" _Cries in Godmaster_

  • @kingmario1594
    @kingmario1594 5 років тому +330

    A hollow knight video every few days apart
    keeps the boredom away from your heart.

  • @Samuel-ms5zu
    @Samuel-ms5zu 5 років тому +246

    Audio book: The 57 precepts of Zote the Mighty
    Read by Merg

    • @nikogaming683
      @nikogaming683 3 роки тому +11

      along with continuous mumbles of the mighty zote himself

    • @pyriel6870
      @pyriel6870 3 роки тому +5

      I'd listen to that lol

  • @ChristopherMoom
    @ChristopherMoom 5 років тому +930

    Pain is what I feel when I wait impatiently for another Merg upload

    • @shadowcreeperking8423
      @shadowcreeperking8423 5 років тому +7

      Facts, mans spitting facts! On another note...i forgot

    • @crockhead
      @crockhead 5 років тому +3

      Your picture looks like DM docaro

    • @kalin34
      @kalin34 5 років тому +1

      lol facts

    • @walkingmarshmallow6895
      @walkingmarshmallow6895 5 років тому +2

      I Attuned with this comment

    • @turn.103
      @turn.103 5 років тому +4

      Is it me or are you like my personal justin y.??

  • @rockleerocks6281
    @rockleerocks6281 5 років тому +147

    Some: Go with Pale king!
    Others: Nah I'm going with Radiance!
    Merg: Da Grubs!

    • @daltonwright6514
      @daltonwright6514 3 роки тому +4

      Hell ya

    • @tunaaaaaaaa132
      @tunaaaaaaaa132 3 роки тому +8

      Team Shade Lord has been real quiet since this comment

    • @thecoronavirus1819
      @thecoronavirus1819 3 роки тому +6

      Go with the king! We gave grubs home unlike the radiance!

    • @Bubblegum-Cupcake
      @Bubblegum-Cupcake Рік тому

      @@thecoronavirus1819 one of the bugs the king CREATED trapped those grubs!!

  • @azurrefeatherr5894
    @azurrefeatherr5894 5 років тому +417

    The real path of pain is reading all of zote's dialog

    • @qwertzi2.099
      @qwertzi2.099 5 років тому +4

      No, it`s the path of stupidnes/ patients

    • @Edible_edibility
      @Edible_edibility 4 роки тому +3

      Then leave him to die

    • @ciarangrennan
      @ciarangrennan 3 роки тому +2

      Beat it 3 times

    • @paulinda2047
      @paulinda2047 3 роки тому +34

      Not that difficult, just needed wayward compass

    • @thatmagichatguy8761
      @thatmagichatguy8761 Рік тому +2

      one time i did a challenge of walking in a game for about 5 hours
      roblox citadel :p

  • @kaschey6145
    @kaschey6145 5 років тому +538

    Merg: "Oh, cool, there are 40 charms in the game"
    Goes to Path of Pain with the Dashmaster
    Merg: "There are 39 charms in the game..."
    White Defender has 5 levels of difficulty (After the fifth fight his quest is over and you get your reward) and Zote has 10. Against Zote I recommend you to beat him at least 4 times. You'll see why)
    Great video as always^_^

    • @Negative.SOS.
      @Negative.SOS. 4 роки тому +6

      You are right there are more menus coming soon when silksong is out

    • @avoiding-murder9561
      @avoiding-murder9561 3 роки тому +1

      Zone the mighty boss?

    • @sharkonstage
      @sharkonstage 3 роки тому +4

      @@Negative.SOS. soon...

    • @JesusBautista_
      @JesusBautista_ 3 роки тому +3

      @@sharkonstage very soon

    • @Schilani
      @Schilani 3 роки тому +2

      @@JesusBautista_ even sooner?

  • @lookabutterfly218
    @lookabutterfly218 5 років тому +350

    Me: *Checks length of video after Merg defeats Grey Prince Zotes third battle*
    Video: *More than 5 minutes left*
    Me: *Gets hyped for the fourth Zote battle*
    Merg: *Reads like twenty of Zotes precepts*

    • @beehappy120
      @beehappy120 5 років тому +62

      Any form of Zote is good content.

    • @rudolfk.hoschtialek2788
      @rudolfk.hoschtialek2788 5 років тому +6

      Any of that:
      Angry me: *literally eats life ender*

    • @tiso6477
      @tiso6477 4 роки тому +13

      I gotta admit tho (and sorry I'm super late for binging the Hollow Knight series) but no matter how much I hate Zote, a lot of his precepts are pretty wise.

    • @tiso6477
      @tiso6477 4 роки тому +2

      @fdjk hkjl precept 35 is the real deal tho lmao

    • @NamePending878
      @NamePending878 4 роки тому +1

      @fdjk hkjl bruh precept 44 is so useful tho

  • @derpy_yay
    @derpy_yay 5 років тому +62

    32:54
    Merg: *WHY ARE YOU SO FAST*
    Saw Blade: *Im Speed*

  • @mystery2140
    @mystery2140 5 років тому +195

    "Doma yourself"
    -Merg 2019

  • @lycanthr0py961
    @lycanthr0py961 5 років тому +321

    Today, we serve Hollow knight!
    And as for dessert...
    A salty cherry!

    • @ngothanhthai8137
      @ngothanhthai8137 5 років тому +11

      That not enough salt, add more to it

    • @nonyabuisness3560
      @nonyabuisness3560 5 років тому +5

      Legends say to this day he is still watching the grub king.

    • @Trash_Boat1
      @Trash_Boat1 5 років тому +5

      @@nonyabuisness3560 hey you stole my idea from the previous episodes , i wrote them down , but is ok at least if it is not a comment , is just a reply

    • @user-hz4tc2pf3x
      @user-hz4tc2pf3x 5 років тому +3

      Okay, that was a great one.
      Everyone has to accept it!

    • @nonyabuisness3560
      @nonyabuisness3560 5 років тому +2

      @@Trash_Boat1 yeah. i totally did. i admit i did not come up with that. i think i got it from someone else. it was just to get some laughs.

  • @derplingdev
    @derplingdev 5 років тому +96

    White Palace is evolving!
    White Palace evolved into...
    Path of Pain!
    It had no benefit once-so-ever.

  • @blueispaniard6513
    @blueispaniard6513 5 років тому +89

    20:08 I'm not sure you understand how hiveblood works. If you take damage and then go for 10-15 seconds without getting hit again, the charm will heal one mask. Only one though, if you have taken two masks of damage it will still only heal one mask. Getting hit before the heal resets the timer.
    Because of this, it would be incredibly useful in hard parlour areas: you fail, wait a little while in your safe area, and its like nothing ever happened.
    You could have gone with Kingsoul as well, since it automatically gives you soul, instead of farming it on Wingsmoulds.

    • @pyro1438
      @pyro1438 5 років тому +6

      or you use the Grubsong, grubberflys elegy and deep focus combo

    • @blueispaniard6513
      @blueispaniard6513 5 років тому +5

      @@pyro1438 That's also a good option. But the Hiveblood, if used correctly, can make it so you are constantly at full health without healing in platforming sections and takes up less notches. Your combination is more flexible, though. I could reasonably use it on boss fights.

    • @QuokkaWaka
      @QuokkaWaka 5 років тому +14

      You guys look too deep into the soul problem, Hollow Knight statues give infinite soul, so there is no need to waste charm notches on charms you aren't gonna need.

    • @defaultsett1ng
      @defaultsett1ng 5 років тому +2

      That little while you spend waiting for it to finish adds up very fast though, I learned the hard way that it would have been much better to use the many charm notches it takes up for other charms, since most of the time I would just heal manually out of frustration

    • @electrum5579
      @electrum5579 5 років тому +2

      I did the grubsong+elegy+deep focus combo for Path of Pain, but replaced Elegy with mark of pride and used quick slash for the last 3 notches

  • @maksimlevko9754
    @maksimlevko9754 5 років тому +61

    Merg *crystal dashes headfirst into saws, Merg 10 second later "I don't think you can crystal dash?"

    • @maksimlevko9754
      @maksimlevko9754 5 років тому

      Oh hey first time getting a like from Merg 😌😏

  • @Desticler
    @Desticler 5 років тому +131

    Limit for White Defender is 5 defeats. Unlike Zote, you actually get more lore for beating him max times.
    Geez you're beating Path of Pain much, MUCH faster than anyone I know.
    29:42 are you serious there was a hidden soul statue there and here i am thought this was the only checkpoint with no statue
    Merg, I *did* expect you to survive the double Kingsmould at the end, but wow you were close to dying.
    No, that wasn't you with Pale King. Look at the vessel's horns. You should recognize them.
    3rd Zote is the one that is in Godhome.
    So, I'd want 5 Defenders and 4 Zotes. I already said why 5 for Defender, but 4 for Zote because 4th defeat is the last defeat when anything interesting happens unless you count the golden Zote statue for 10th defeat.
    Yeah, this comment is shorter than I usually write, but I'm in a hurry and the episode mostly spoke for itself so yeah. Have fun doing whatever you're doing next.

    • @singlevac
      @singlevac Рік тому +1

      Wait weren't you the guy who shamed 9n the compass on someone's reply section on the last episode? Or was it the one before idk I don't remember, u probably won't eather it's been 3 years

  • @sinfulwrath666
    @sinfulwrath666 5 років тому +19

    Merg is so adorable when he panics. He becomes so cute when he rages. That's a cherry for you.

  • @mateuszkus6302
    @mateuszkus6302 5 років тому +185

    Woah people just rage at doing the first part and our Merg literally did it in a couple of tries...
    I knew this is gonna be an amazing episode!

    • @odinsonjr0240
      @odinsonjr0240 5 років тому +4

      The Brave Cat :3 learned from Celeste

    • @ivankoshan5104
      @ivankoshan5104 5 років тому +3

      @@odinsonjr0240 i did Celeste after path of pain and must say that theres no c side which was harder than path of pain

    • @MrDel-dj1ye
      @MrDel-dj1ye 5 років тому

      Celeste, Geometry Dash, Boshy (forgotten part of Merg's channel)?... I knew that he won't give a crap, about PoP )

    • @MrDel-dj1ye
      @MrDel-dj1ye 5 років тому

      @Blue 319 they teached him how to keep his sanity )

    • @MrDel-dj1ye
      @MrDel-dj1ye 5 років тому

      @Blue 319 oohhh... Speaking of sanity? XD

  • @Gileswasneverhere
    @Gileswasneverhere 5 років тому +44

    32:23 Merg, i think you are truly a grub parent and i really liked it! Its just so cute :3

  • @lym0n62
    @lym0n62 5 років тому +92

    No body:
    Absolutely no body:
    Merg and white defender:DOMADOMADOMADOMADOMA

  • @colm1983
    @colm1983 5 років тому +88

    Can we get a compilation of every weird noise merg has made while recording, ever? Please tell me if this exists
    And maybe all the o my gods too?

    • @someguyiguess908
      @someguyiguess908 4 роки тому

      Grammar nazi with communism symbol.
      Ok.

    • @polospl1
      @polospl1 4 роки тому +1

      Grammar nazi, you didn't remember the dot at the end of the second sentence.

    • @someguyiguess908
      @someguyiguess908 4 роки тому

      For the only weird noises it exists

    • @KettleTea_
      @KettleTea_ 3 роки тому +1

      It exists now. Congrats!

  • @PlushError
    @PlushError 5 років тому +165

    36:35 that's not the knight, look at the horns
    Also
    This video explains my experience with the Path of pain so far

    • @goofyplaguedoctor9251
      @goofyplaguedoctor9251 5 років тому +2

      Error the plush it is a knight a hollow one

    • @QuokkaWaka
      @QuokkaWaka 5 років тому +6

      @@goofyplaguedoctor9251
      Yes, it is "a" knight, however it isn't "the" knight

    • @maskedmenreiki
      @maskedmenreiki 5 років тому +7

      Le Sloth it’s the Hollow Knight, but not the knight you play as.

    • @DennyRibbe
      @DennyRibbe 5 років тому

      True.. but looks familiar.. it could be like.. his father? i mean another thing is.. he has different cloak

    • @Apieupiupieuw
      @Apieupiupieuw 5 років тому +8

      Pale king: Father
      Hollow knight: Big Brother
      Protagonist knight/Ghost: Little Brother

  • @durpify5300
    @durpify5300 5 років тому +39

    music: gets slightly louder
    merg: *OH MY GOD DON'T TELL ME*

  • @eggy5023
    @eggy5023 5 років тому +69

    Zote: Being gallant to your enemies is no virtue! If someone opposes you, they don’t deserve respect or kindness or mercy.
    Frisk: *sad mercy noises*
    Zote: Wait, that’s illegal.

    • @kin8524
      @kin8524 4 роки тому +3

      the "wait, that's illegal" made the comment a bit less funny

    • @impossiblehanley2732
      @impossiblehanley2732 3 роки тому +1

      @@kin8524 You really thought that comment was funny in the first place...

    • @kin8524
      @kin8524 3 роки тому +1

      @@impossiblehanley2732 that was a fucking year ago

    • @Fahimlol
      @Fahimlol 2 роки тому +1

      @@kin8524 and you replied to a 1 year old comment you hypocrite

    • @kin8524
      @kin8524 2 роки тому +1

      @@Fahimlol you just replied to a 6 month old reply to a comment

  • @TheAdvertisement
    @TheAdvertisement 5 років тому +14

    5:40 I think that’s him accepting that his friends are gone.
    32:23 Hearing Merg make those noises with the sad and serious Hollow Knight music playing in the background gives me soul.
    36:00 That clutch though.
    36:38 If you look the horns are slightly different.

  • @timebuddy5092
    @timebuddy5092 5 років тому +29

    It took 3 hours for me to do the path of pain and then I DIED at the end and did it all over again which took another 2 hours. How are you so good?!
    32:22 best part btw
    Also here is what i think is happening at the end of path of pain:
    It shows The Hollow Knight bonding with the Pale King meaning Hollow Knight has something to live for now and has feelings which is what made the infection escape. So Pale King sabotaged his own plan by spending time with the hollow knight.

    • @bigchungus6982
      @bigchungus6982 Рік тому

      Late reply but I beat it in less than 5 minutes O_O

  • @Luksa175
    @Luksa175 5 років тому +36

    For me it took an hour to get to the last part of path of pain, and another hour to get to the final kingsmoulds. I ended up dying to them because I wasn't prepared, and then rebest the whole thing in 20 minutes.
    While you just did everything within an eyeblink.. crazy, man you're crazy

    • @certifiedfurry
      @certifiedfurry 5 років тому +2

      Well, it's an eyeblink compared to how long you took...
      Ya can't really call half an hour an eyeblink can you now?

    • @walkingmarshmallow6895
      @walkingmarshmallow6895 5 років тому

      Hebwas still awesome

    • @Travminer123
      @Travminer123 5 років тому +1

      it prob took him hours since he cut out so much

    • @Luksa175
      @Luksa175 5 років тому +1

      @@Travminer123 you saw him do the first room in a couple of minutes, the only one to take time was the last room, and I doubt it took him more than an hour to beat the whole thing

  • @blueispaniard6513
    @blueispaniard6513 5 років тому +22

    44:08 The ending to this storyline happens after defeating GPZ 4 times, but his difficulty will keep increasing until his tenth defeat.

  • @nitroflux_o1040
    @nitroflux_o1040 5 років тому +22

    This looks so painful, thank you merg for enduring it

  • @TheActualBrimstonelordT
    @TheActualBrimstonelordT 5 років тому +147

    Pain.
    Only Pain And Buzzsaws.
    Oh, And Spikes. aaaand Thorns. aaand Wingsmould. and some other stuff... Painful Stuff.
    Keep It Up Merg!

    • @vengeflyking2722
      @vengeflyking2722 5 років тому +4

      Too bad that Pale King forgot to invite Primal Aspit for his party of horror...

    • @Tina-rq1cw
      @Tina-rq1cw 5 років тому

      And ramen.

    • @maplepod
      @maplepod 5 років тому

      Aaaan kingsmould

    • @QuokkaWaka
      @QuokkaWaka 5 років тому +2

      Wingsmould are very kind, gentle creatures that help you traverse this terrifying cluster of saws and spikes with much greater ease at their own expense.
      *Kingsmould on the other hand...*

    • @scado5679
      @scado5679 5 років тому

      *Cool Friends flashbacks*
      -WHAT DO YOU MEAN WRONG GAME-

  • @whydoI._.
    @whydoI._. 5 років тому +16

    "I refuse your dung"
    -2019 Merg

  • @cdmilky
    @cdmilky 5 років тому +142

    Team Radiance from now on, guys.

    • @walkingmarshmallow6895
      @walkingmarshmallow6895 5 років тому +20

      I feel her loss but she retaliated too harshly, Shade Lord for sure

    • @Travminer123
      @Travminer123 5 років тому +20

      Im team void, void beats radiance

    • @desestscourge6240
      @desestscourge6240 5 років тому +7

      How does he know about radiance though?

    • @rtycoffee5288
      @rtycoffee5288 5 років тому +23

      A certain moth told him

    • @walkingmarshmallow6895
      @walkingmarshmallow6895 5 років тому +4

      @@desestscourge6240 People have been chatting in the comments and he looks for hints

  • @killermode5926
    @killermode5926 5 років тому +8

    16:30 From this moment on, I couldn't skip forward, it was just too- god I can't even describe it.

  • @fotu7957
    @fotu7957 5 років тому +7

    Hallownests 5 Great Knights are/were (in no particular order):
    Loyal Ogrim: the Dung Defender (previously White Defender)
    Mysterious Ze'mer: the Grey Mourner
    Mighty Hegemol: had his armour stolen by a maggot (hence 'False Knight')
    Kindly Isma: remains dead in her grove
    Fierce Dryya: remains dead outside the White Lady's room

  • @bijuliuscaesar
    @bijuliuscaesar 5 років тому +30

    The first few seconds always hype me up for the video!! Keep up the good work!!!

  • @ThirdCoastPauly
    @ThirdCoastPauly 5 років тому +16

    Me: *sees title*
    Me: The horrors I am about to witness are beyond human comprehension

  • @soysauce3270
    @soysauce3270 5 років тому +16

    Merg:
    Dashmaster: I'm gonna stop you right there

  • @brinbin_
    @brinbin_ 5 років тому +9

    34:42
    Merg: It’s too early to tilt...this is still easy.
    Dashmaster: *H E Y O*
    Merg: IM GON N A BLO W

  • @egg684
    @egg684 5 років тому +22

    omg the Merg cherry as Zote. Beautiful.

  • @Bananazu2411
    @Bananazu2411 5 років тому +11

    Merg: *listens to one precept of Zote after another*
    Me: Oh snap, he was serious? We're doing this? *Good.*

  • @brinbin_
    @brinbin_ 5 років тому +6

    Years of being a platforming gamer has let you to this moment...
    The Path of Pain.
    Others tremble in fear of this spike in difficulty. BUT YOU, MIGHTY CHERRY, have nothing to fear! You’ve been trained your whole career! Using your knowledge of past salt to persevere!
    You totally *_nailed_* it. Showed that Path of Pain who’s king!
    Plus the Dashmaster made for some great bonus salt ;)

  • @tiffanywhitney9501
    @tiffanywhitney9501 5 років тому +17

    When I see a hollow knight video titled "pain" I have a small suspicion that he found a certain path in the white palace.

  • @erenrager6679
    @erenrager6679 5 років тому +9

    No One:
    Absolutely No One:
    Okay Maybe Dashmaster:
    LEt'S dAsHdoWnwaRD!

  • @Kisher02
    @Kisher02 5 років тому +10

    That path of pain run is the fastest I have seen anyone do it, and without hiveblood as well... gg

  • @harrylts
    @harrylts 5 років тому +34

    The title of this video makes me worried...
    *Really worried*
    Also 7:46 that just sounds wrong...

  • @planterbox
    @planterbox 5 років тому +7

    43:17 masterful roasting skills
    presented by merg

  • @Doniqca
    @Doniqca 5 років тому +25

    I saw merg post and instantly started watching

  • @markfriese5970
    @markfriese5970 5 років тому +8

    "And then he just went into the royal waterways and just embraced the dung"
    Merg- 2019

  • @bigbruh8305
    @bigbruh8305 5 років тому +5

    At 13:03 you can hear Merg almost blurr out the f word and he still manage to endure it without saying, what a legend, though i would love to hear him said that out loud sometime too 😂

  • @Azath0th.
    @Azath0th. 5 років тому +26

    Looks like mergs found the path of pain.
    *Hate for the pale palace increased*

  • @aldojoel4836
    @aldojoel4836 5 років тому +7

    My sincere congratulations. You passed the hardest movement challenge in this game. I cannot wait for what challenges Silksong has to offer. Movement will be crazy

  • @sydneymendoza9919
    @sydneymendoza9919 5 років тому +4

    The Last things you must do
    1: get two other endings
    2: enter the void
    3: ALL of Godmaster
    4: complete the ritual
    5: And that's all, but these are no easy things to do.

  • @spinosaurusiii7027
    @spinosaurusiii7027 5 років тому +3

    To-Do-List (Maybe)
    Second ending
    Reveal the heart of the Kingsoul
    Defeat the Hollow Knight
    Done
    Third ending
    Same as before
    Git Gud
    -Hornet
    Dreamnail the HK
    Defeat the Radiance
    Done
    Wooo, tats eve... oh wait the DLC
    Defeat NKG
    Get the Godmaster endings
    112%
    Wooo
    -Spino
    If things have a fullscreen titlecard, they are hard.
    E: I wanted to say this a while ago, but I kinda forgot...
    If you look at him fighting Grimm, you see why I love his channel so much:
    He´s respectful and nice, you know, he doesn´t just punch Grimm while he bows, but he´s also
    super skilled and first tried Grimm. And to have both of that on the same channel I haven´t really found
    anywhere else.
    Sorry if i my English is bad, I´m German.

  • @ShikiRyougi05
    @ShikiRyougi05 5 років тому +22

    I LOVE the White Defender Track its soooo GOOOD

    • @xgh0st3d88
      @xgh0st3d88 5 років тому

      Nick nitro music is sooooooooooo much beeeeeeeeeeeeeeter.

    • @lycanthr0py961
      @lycanthr0py961 5 років тому +1

      in contrairy, Zote's one is my favorite

    • @xgh0st3d88
      @xgh0st3d88 5 років тому

      Mantis Lords radiance and Sealed vessel are my favourite

  • @leongalehart4254
    @leongalehart4254 5 років тому +11

    THis is amazing! thank you Merg for another great Video!

  • @bubblebuster9023
    @bubblebuster9023 5 років тому +5

    The cutscene at the end of the Path of Pain isn't showing you, the Knight, it is showing the Hollow Knight as a "kid" with the Pale King. The Hollow Knight was supposed to be the perfect Vessel for the Infection/Corruption. To be a perfect vessel means that you have to be completely empty, meaning no feelings, no thoughts, no desires, no voice ... nothing at all. So why could the Infection spread if the Hollow Knight contained it? Well, the Hollow Knight WAS perfect, but he and the Pale King became too close to one another, like a father-son relationship, so the Hollow Knight developed feelings towards his father or emotions in general. So that scene basically shows that the Pale King made the perfect vessel feel something and with that the vessel is no longer perfect.
    As for the 5 figures in the dream of the Dung Defender, those were 4/5 of the great Knights of Hallownest and the Pale King.
    The Pale King died in his Palace and might be dead for real OR he did change forms again, like he did when he was a wyrm and changed into the Pale King.
    Hegemol (person far right) can't be found in the game, but you fight his armor with a maggot in it. The False Knight apperently stole his armor and presumably killed Hegemol in his sleep while doing so. Hegemol can be alive still since you can't find his corpse anywhere but i think the maggot just straight up murdered him in his sleep.
    Isma (person right of Pale King) is the lover of the Dung Defender aka Ogrim. She can be found dead in Isma's grove. It is not known how she died (i think) but it is known that she was very close with Ogrim.
    Ze'mer (person far left) can actually be found in-game! She/He is the Grey Mourner (pls do the Quest). She/He was in love with the child of the Traitor Lord's child, but that love was forbidden so... the Traitor Lord's child got executed for that? i m not sure about that one. Anyway, that's why you have to deliver the flower to the Traitor Lod's child' grave.
    Dryya (person left of Pale King) is dead, She can be found next to where the White Lady is, dead next to the entrance. Her mission was to protect the Queen, which she did because there are tons of Traitor mantises dead around her, but she died while doing so.
    The last Great Knight is Ogrim aka the Dung Defender aka the White Defender. Lorewise it is only known that he had a deep relationship with Isma and he was banished from the Kingdom because he did something bad or wrong. Not sure but i'm pretty sure he had some kind of Obsession over something and was cast out of the town for that if i remember correctly (probably dung obsession lol).
    Also the Pale King used Void essence to make living creatures like the Kingsmoulds you see in the White Palace.
    Also the White Palace you are in is not a Dream, it is the real white palace. Why? The Relic Seeker says that the White Palace one day just vanished without a trace, which is also indicated by the dream dialogue from all the dead worshippers around the entrance of the White palace. It was probably a testing or training ground to find the perfect strinngest vessel to contain the infection.
    Things that you still have to do:
    - Grey mourner Quest
    - use Divine to upgarde all of your breakable charms, then visit the Leg Eater
    - Defeat Nightmare King Grimm (you have to for Godhome anyway ;P)
    - use kingsoul
    - get the endings
    - do godhome (last pls, makes the most sense + doesn't spoil the endings you will get with the transformed kingsoul)
    love your Let's play and am looking forward to Godhome + rest
    sry for bad english/mistakes etc. won't correct them now ;P

  • @thej-ster8826
    @thej-ster8826 5 років тому +16

    i feel like you are going to experience a lot of it

  • @heckrum
    @heckrum 3 роки тому +4

    the fact that he made so much PoP progress in such a short amount of time hurts my brain and ego beyond repair

  • @hhhhh5661
    @hhhhh5661 5 років тому +7

    merg: *almost does the first room of the path of pain on the first try*
    me: *spends one hour on the first room of the path of pain*
    Also, I'm so glad you actually notice how good the music is.

  • @KingseekerCamargo
    @KingseekerCamargo 5 років тому +4

    Bravo on those pogo skills, and double bravo on how you dealt with the kingsmoulds at the end. You are an inspiration.

  • @ivankoshan5104
    @ivankoshan5104 5 років тому +8

    Merg:*does path of pain*
    Dashmaster: Im gonna break this mans whole career

  • @sirgator8946
    @sirgator8946 3 роки тому +5

    fun fact, zote has the most dialogue lines of all characters in the game by a considerable margin all because of his precepts

  • @newnoob1905
    @newnoob1905 5 років тому +4

    Merg: completes Path of pain in less than 1 hour
    Everybody: Nice job!
    Me who died at the last fight and spent around 3 hours on it:
    help

  • @torthos1
    @torthos1 5 років тому +2

    By looking at the title I already knew what was going to happen...
    And now I'm crying, because you're doing so good, meanwhile I didn't even get to the 1st check point after 2 hours of trying ;-;

  • @heromobslp1096
    @heromobslp1096 5 років тому +3

    when I realized why the hollow knight theme is playing I almost started crying

  • @magazine6775
    @magazine6775 5 років тому +2

    “On days like these, cherries like you should be PIERCED by SPIKES”
    -Dashmaster sans (Hollow Knight au) 2019

  • @alsparkproductions7849
    @alsparkproductions7849 5 років тому +7

    Merg doing path of pain
    -using dash master
    *Accidently dashes downwards*

  • @ShikiRyougi05
    @ShikiRyougi05 5 років тому +3

    Part 23 already...NANI?!!

  • @mazia97
    @mazia97 5 років тому +4

    Uh, so, the Salt Palace, the Palace of Salt strikes again.

  • @az3429
    @az3429 5 років тому +4

    "Bounce here, bounce here, and *BE* *DUMB* " - Merg

  • @Roiy.
    @Roiy. 5 років тому +28

    * 534 views 117 like and 0 dislikes *
    *this does put a smile on my face*

  • @rowde6956
    @rowde6956 5 років тому +1

    a few secrets in the game:
    1. try to use your desending dark repedidally while going down through the well. you will eventually find a secret.
    2. battle zote 7 more times.
    3. there is 1 mask shard left. go and hunt for it.
    4. go to the bottom of the abyss with the kingssoul equiped
    5. defeat the white defender 3 more times
    6. a reminder: get a little more geo and get the unbreakable stringh and the unbreakable other thing.
    enjoy the tips

  • @rtycoffee5288
    @rtycoffee5288 5 років тому +8

    Alright what are you guys favorite character in hollowknight?
    Mine is Quirrel

  • @MatchaManx
    @MatchaManx 5 років тому +2

    Nice job on doing the Path of Pain, fighting the White Defender and Grey Prince Zote again!!
    More tips!
    1.) The White Defender can be fought up to five times (five representing the Five Great Knights). You are correct that each time you fight him it’ll increase in damage, speed and HP. The reward in the end is cute if you want to see it.
    2.) Grey Prince Zote can be fought up to ten times but four times will trigger something to happen. Again like White Defender he will increase in difficulty each time. (Each time also adds another adjective to his name as well)
    Lore Tips
    1.) The background in the White Defender fight shows you the other four knights as well as the Pale King. If you look closely you can recognize some of them (one of them you can confirm is by wearing the Defender’s Crest while talking to the White Lady). Also Ogrim is Dung/White Defender’s real name.
    2.) What you saw at the end of the Path of Pain is a memory (most likely the Pale King’s). He is seen sharing a moment with a young Vessel but that Vessel is not you. If you look closely you see that the horns are slightly bigger and shaped differently. This will make sense once you go to the Birthplace.
    Anyway good luck with the rest of the fights!!

  • @CutMeSomeSlackTheVII
    @CutMeSomeSlackTheVII 5 років тому +4

    YES! MY EVENING IS SAVED! THANK YOU!

  • @RottenLegacy
    @RottenLegacy 5 років тому +1

    Awesome, another Hollow Knight video! :D
    - Pay close attention to the silhouettes in the back of White Defender's arena; you may remember Sheo and the Nailsmith mentioning the Five Great Knights of Hallownest. You've met them all in some form or another--maybe the silhouettes will help you recognize them... As an extra pointer, you can go to the White Lady while wearing the Defender's Crest. The names Sheo mentioned were "Mighty Hegemol, fierce Dryya, kindly Isma, mysterious Ze'mer...erm, and the other one."
    - One tip for White Defender, if you want a super-safe and super-cheesy strategy, just hide in the corner! As you probably saw, the dung balls rarely hit you there, and it's pretty easy to knock them away if they look like they're going to. It is quite tedious to fight him this way, though; I'd only recommend it for the higher levels.
    - For levels 3+ I might recommend abandoning healing charms and going full Lifeblood.
    - Can confirm, Dung/White Defender is Ogrim. The lore surrounding him is easily one of the most bittersweet things in this game. It may be challenging, but it's well worth it to defeat all five levels; you get a ton of dialogue and a nice reward after. You wouldn't have to do it all in the same day, of course. *Try Dream Nailing him during the fight!*
    - Level 5 White Defender is infinitely easier than level 10 Grey Prince Zote, and the reward for White Defender is much better. Just saying :')
    - I'm not sure if you know this, but Grubberfly's Elegy actually only does half as much damage as a regular nail strike.
    - Jeez, the Path of Pain. I've completed it three (technically four..?) times, but watching you do it was way more nerve wracking than it should have been. By the end my hands were trembling as if I was the one playing...it's an extremely difficult challenge, but I personally think it's fun. I love the platforming in Hollow Knight. I wish you had the option to complete the White Palace/Path of Pain more than once per save file...
    - That was not you sitting with the Pale King in that cutscene, but I understand why you'd think it was. That Vessel's horns were slightly thicker and shaped a bit differently; they do look familiar, though, don't they?
    - Spells are good against Grey Prince Zote, especially Descending Dark.

  • @herobrine-sz9yx
    @herobrine-sz9yx 5 років тому +8

    Zote : precept 36 subscribe to merg
    Merg is the best youtuber ever and makes good hollow knight videos

  • @zanemingus1111
    @zanemingus1111 5 років тому +1

    Those shapes in the background of White Defender's fight are the King and his knights. The one on the left is Ze'mer, who gives you the flower in the Resting Grounds. The one next to her is Dryya, whose body is found outside of where the White Lady lives, presumably having died protecting her from the mantises. The middle shape is the Pale King himself. The next shape is Isma, whose body is found in the Waterways, and she gives you Isma's Tear, the item that lets you swim in acid. Finally, the shape to the far right is Hegemol, who had his armor stolen by the False Knight while he was sleeping. The Dung Defender, Ogrim the Loyal, was one of these knights, and he is the only one still trying to protect Hallownest.

  • @bluerockbardy2234
    @bluerockbardy2234 5 років тому +3

    we need more hollow knight videos, legit these series are just too freaking good

  • @coloredar.t
    @coloredar.t 5 років тому +2

    alright, i just have to say this.
    outstanding effort at the path of pain. to complete this, it took me more than 6 hours. and you didn’t even struggle as much as most of us mere mortals did.
    great job!!

  • @noreencadavedo2742
    @noreencadavedo2742 5 років тому +4

    Lol how ironic that zote has a precept for telling the truth even tho he lied about u and being a winner in the arena, also, reading all precepts b4 the 4th zote fight, suspense XD

  • @sebawuba8533
    @sebawuba8533 5 років тому +2

    32:23
    just...this moment. this is the best moment so far in the series, if not definetely top 5. 10/10

  • @ssjcrafter8842
    @ssjcrafter8842 5 років тому +3

    Yay another video! Can't wait for next 1

  • @pingperpetuum3995
    @pingperpetuum3995 2 роки тому

    I'm rewatching this series three years later, in 2022
    And honestly... The music of the path of pain perfectly compliments Mergs decent into madness. Still. Hats to you for getting through this hell. May the Salt be with you

  • @Fang727
    @Fang727 5 років тому +5

    *accidentally dashes downwards*

  • @loloclaw
    @loloclaw 2 роки тому +2

    no one:
    absolutly no one:
    the game: GORGEUS PASSIONATE TERRYFYING BEAUTIFUL POWERFUL GRAY PRINCE Zote

  • @pirilon78
    @pirilon78 5 років тому +16

    Title: PAIN
    Me: OMG OMG He is doing the path of Pain. It took me 2 hours to complete. But i wasnt salty, it was fun!

  • @Snowiiwastaken
    @Snowiiwastaken 5 років тому +1

    Merg: *tries to dodge the white defender*
    Also Merg: *jumps into the hitbox of the white defender*

  • @mountain-1
    @mountain-1 5 років тому +22

    Out of curiosity, how long did it take to clear the Path of Pain?
    Also something to know, you only have to fight the white defender 5 times and zote 10 times I think

    • @jellyfriend6445
      @jellyfriend6445 5 років тому +5

      It took merg 20 minutes to beat the path of pain
      i know this because there are no cuts bes- *remembers the dashmaster*
      make it 30 mi- *remembers the end*
      umm ABOUT 10 YEARS

    • @nonyabuisness3560
      @nonyabuisness3560 5 років тому +2

      hah i beat it in 0 seconds! because i have never done it :D

    • @Nikowo1610
      @Nikowo1610 5 років тому +2

      Fighting zote 4 times is enough to get all the interesting stuff

  • @secretx5187
    @secretx5187 5 років тому +2

    "get your balls out of here"
    "3 balls its crazy"
    "stop doma-ing around"
    "doma yourself"
    "ok the bounsy ball"
    -best merg 2019
    "doma yourself again"

  • @scado5679
    @scado5679 5 років тому +10

    *sees thumbnail*
    NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE HAVE THE MATCHUP OF THE CENTURY!
    IN THE RIGHT CORNER......MASTER OF UNDERTALE AND DELTARUNE AND MANY OTHER GAMES, OFTEN CALLED "THE-NO-HIT KING", IT'S.................. *MERG!* (ecstatic cheering)
    AND IN THE LEFT CORNER, A CHALLENGE SO GREAT IT MADE EVEN THE STRONGEST PLAYERS FAINT FROM EXHAUSTION. IT'S DEADLY. IT'S HORRIFYING. IT'S..............PAINFUL. GIVE IT UP FOR THE *PATH. OF. PAAAAIIN!* (some grumbling)
    Leave a like if you vote for Merg.

  • @jaredfoongjerherng8215
    @jaredfoongjerherng8215 4 роки тому +1

    Merg: I refuse your dung!
    Also Merg: *wears defender's crest*

  • @moth5799
    @moth5799 5 років тому +3

    This was so fun to watch! I love your reactions to everything!

  • @traitorlord7832
    @traitorlord7832 3 роки тому +2

    5:05
    “Please, get out of me.”
    -Merg 2019