Step 4: make it so that the key to the fight is you wearing a 2 notch charm and then taking away the effects and help of said charm so you only have 9 notches to work with. Ah the bullshit.
I love how everyone in the game insults the knight like “ little “ or “ small “ or stuff like that Yet literally one of the strongest and coolest character in the game respects this little knight and bows to him
Tbh, Ogrim ie Dung Defender is a pretty strong character too (I'm pretty sure he was the mightiest of the five knights of Pale King but don't quote me on that) and he respects you, whenever talks to you (which obviously, is after the fight). But the difference is Grimm has a different kind of 'happy' vibe, kind of jolly but in a weird creepy but respectful way. I mean, the way he says, 'An honor Seeker, to attend you call!' in the Pantheon is my absolute favourite line from him and gives him so much character imo.
@@cosmic2750 ahaha yeah Dung Defender is pretty great too. Though cant say much about the Grimm pantheon thingy, kinda cant get past Sly to get that far 😅
That's because Grimm knows what Wyrm did and knows about the Vessels. Grimm is one of the few characters who actually know what you are, probably due to his closeness to a Higher Being
I don't care what you say, the sight of the heart tearing open revealing Grimm's silhouette, then the full screen title card with the accompanying blast of music will always be one of the most awesome, badass things I'll ever see.
Thematically, Grimm is a beautiful fight. It's supposed to be a dance, he bows to you before it begins, there's an audience watching, and he even straight up tells you that you're dancing together. That's why Grimm has such a set moveset, where he takes a turn and you're given a chance to attack back afterwards. It's a dance back and forth. That's also when you take damage you easily fall out of the rhythm, resulting to you dying. In the times I managed to defeat Grimm, I almost never took damage because I got into a rhythm with Grimm. Imagine it like a waltz between you and Grimm. Nightmare King Grimm tells the waltz to fuck off, turns the bass to a 100 and starts to breakdance, break meaning your body of course.
In my headcanon, the grimm troupe are legendary. Like, kids-are-told-about-them-in-bedtime-stories legendary. They have been around for seemingly forever. Whenever a kingdom falls, there they are, gathering their flames and performing their ritual. Nobody knows how they have remained in operation for so long, or how they travel across the world with little effort, appearing and disappearing as soon as they complete their mysterious goals.
Yeah I agree with this headcanon it's really cool They seem like they'd be a fantastical myth / bedtime story few people believe in like Santa or something and then they show up and it's like "OH FUCK"
@Oreo Cookie wait fr? How would he stop it? The Moths remembered Her, and she latched on to dreams of bugs, causing that dank orange infection. Void could consume Her, but how would Wyrm beat her?
Team Cherry: Alright Chris, it's just a fun little game about bugs. You don't have to get to crazy with the music. Chris: *dousing his piano in gasoline* I give 110% or none at all
idontknowhowtoname I didn’t watch his prequel videos to not get spoiled lol. But I am pretty sure it is a sequel. Not only is it referred to as a sequel, but the game is referred to as a pilgrimage and from what we have seen, Hornet’s personality is the same in the early game areas as the one in the original game. She also has Lifeblood shit in the game and Pale King would have fucking yote the equipment if she used them. And since a Weaver escaped the Weaver’s Den, the game will probably do something about that. And this is just a stupid assumption with no evidence, but maybe the holy citadel at the top of Pharloom is the White Palace? Idk, I never heard his points but it really seems that it is a sequel
Edited for readability: A lot of people disagree on who's harder between Grimm and The Radiance, but I think it depends on an individual's mindset, as their attack patterns are just about antithetical to each other. Grimm uses simple, easy to understand moves one at a time, but absurdly fast, requiring excellent reaction time and quick decision making, to the point of necessitating trained reflexes. The Radiance clearly telegraphs attacks, but due to variable patterns and simultaneous hazards to account for it can be a challenge to figure out how to maneuver in such a way as to not get hit. Those good at multitasking and dividing their attention will find The Radiance easier, while those good at focusing on a single task and giving all their attention to one thing will be better able to handle Grimm. Their opposite behaviors-Nightmare King Grimm rushing you down while The Radiance floats around spamming projectiles-make for a pretty interesting contrast, and support the theory that they are counterparts to each other, being so opposite in nature. TL;DR Radiance is for thinkers, while Grimm is for doers. Edit: I'm sick of seeing "I think boss A is easier than boss B." in my notifications. This chain isn't a goddamn survey. I don't want to hear your opinion unless you have something more interesting to add. At the very least say _why_ you think one is harder.
I found Radiance to be a lot more frustrating than NKG. NKG kicked my shit in, but I was having fun the whole time and figured out how to dodge everything fairly quickly, so the rest of the fight was just gitting gud and not losing focus (and just letting go of the prospect of ever being able to heal.)
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?” “How tough am I? I beaten Nightmare King Grimm.” “Yeah so.” “Without taking damage.” “you're sure you want to go to this shitty wimp-filled bar?”
“Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are you?” “How tough am I? I beat Nightmare King Grimm!” “Yeah, so?” “Without any charms.” “I’m sorry, right this way sir.”
Welcome to the Salty Spitoon, how tough are ya? How tough I am. I beat Nightmare King Grimm Yeah so? In Steel Soul mode without any charms I'm sorry, where are my manners to a GOD.
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?” “How tough am I? I beaten Nightmare King Grimm.” “Yeah so.” "Without leveling up my nail at all, no charms, and no spells." "...that's it, I quit."
Me fighting NKG the first time: Oh wow man this is hard, like maybe the hardest boss in the game Me after grinding the pantheon of hallownest for 3 weeks straight: You fool, you are but a pebble on the path to greatness
Yeah, NKG is one of those bosses that goes from really hard to just fun Even once you've learned him, you can't just turn your brain off and expect to win, but you can beat them without any trouble
I think NKG is a lot like his theme: At first it sounds chaotic and terrifying, but as you spend more time on it, you start to hear the patterns. Then it becomes fun and terrifying.
It's so weird. The Radiance gave me literally no issue thanks to the wonders of Abyss Shriek, but THIS guy? I can't even TOUCH him 99% of the time. 11 masks of health? Gone in
Himiko It's easy To hit the radiance in Her 1st phase with abyss shrieks because she's kinda static. Also, she just teleport and do dont do rapid moves. However, Nightmare King compensate these 2 things
Instead, you gotta fight it like how you fought Hornet or the Mantis Lords: Evade, hit, rinse and repeat. The only exceptions are the spike attack (just evade), the flame eruption (you can get several hits and dodging it isn't really hard) and the pufferfish (basically a small dodge-a-ton).
That's why he is called Nightmare King. He will forever rule your nightmares... (Unless you develop a battle fetish for him, in which case he'll be your vampire sugar daddy, if that's any better in your opinion)
I used minion build (Grubsong, Weaversong, Glowing Womb, Defender's Crest, Sprintmaster) to take him down. It lets you focus primarily on dodging Grimm's attacks and taking opportunistic potshots with the nail instead of having to focus on offense against him. That being said, it still took WAY longer for me to beat NKG than the Radiance (where I pretty much just used Quick Slash+Mark of Pride+Unbreakable Strength with Spell Twister for cheaper Abyss Shrieks for tons of damage whenever I could hit her), and the fight where I finally beat the Nightmare King was honestly some of the most fun I've had in this game.
@@kylestubbs8867yeah. It's because the nightmare version is faster, so i can get a good rhythm going. I can Beat the normal version hitless, but it just isn't smooth in the way that i like you know?
ha! You think? I've read people claiming over 200 attempts but I assume they're innocently exaggerating. I feel that 70 is very close to the truth in my case. I wish there was some sort of 'Attempt Counter'!
I admit I have no idea how many attempts I made on him in truth, but it sure felt like a good 100 or more attempts. I think he took me even longer to beat than The Radiance, and The Radiance feels longer because you have to fight The Hollow Knight every single time (I still wish they'd get rid of that annoying feature).
While i can't vouch for my NUMBER of attempts. I will admit it took about 2 hours with a few spare minutes to beat him back to back attempts... FOR TWO HOURS. Honestly one of the best bosses. Completely fair and balanced. if you get hit. IT'S YOUR FAULT.
Yep. Easily one of the best bosses in the game. Kinda similar to what they did with the Path of Pain i recently completed But maybe to a lesser degree. I can agree that Grimm and Nightmare King are two of the best fights in the game.
Yes, The Nightmare King is extremely difficult. But by god is he also fun as hell to fight. The setting, the music, Grimms affable charm, they all make for a wonderful experience.
He's fun when you fight him to complete the ritual as he's much more thematically appropriate in that setting but in Pantheon of Hallownest, since he's more of an endurance boss fight, I find him more of a chore to fight than most bosses. The same doesn't really apply to Grimm because he's vulnerable much more often in that fight so if you have a more risky, fast-paced playstyle, you won't be slowed down by the boss being invulnerable for a majority of the fight.
@@TheGamesReal you can actually damn near constantly hit NKG without being hit back if you perfectly understand his motions. I'm not capable of it myself but I've seen it before
@@uncroppedsoop the only move he's truly invulnerable in is the cloak spikes, and the firestorm iirc. Every other move he makes is meant for you to dodge and counter by matching his rhythm. Sharp shadow is specially useful for dashing through his lunge and dropkick
I tryharded that shit so much that I took just a few hours to beat it whereas the traitor lord had me stuck for more than a day. It's so much motivating when you can just return to the fight immediately after dying
traitor lord was hard for me since i kept screwing up the platforming section to get to his arena from the stag nest. it didn't help that i had sharp shadow on. eventually i had to employ cloth's help and even then barely defeated him.
@@yerman0564 or maybe, a simpler explanation, is that they forgot. I mean they are time travelers who probably already experienced 1000 years worth of experience
Same. Took me a while to beat Grimm, and then NKG just slapped me. . . But as of today, I beat NKG in Ascended, taking only one hit. . . I still can't beat Grimm without taking 2 hits. . . Something's wrong here. . .
Grimm is lighthearted in the first fight with him, he goes easy on you and lets you get a feel of the rhythm and beat, and even bows before and after the fight. Such a gentleman. And then he turns on his power ballad and slaughters you in the rematch.
David Jimenez eh after getting down the pure vessel’s moves it felt easier imo. Harder than radiance sure. It’s debatable because they both took around 20 tries for me. But now knowing how to fight both of them i feel NKG is a bit more of a challenge.
Sans becomes predictable after 15-something attempts in the sense that he uses the same pattern of attacks every single time. Undertale is also a turn based game at its core, so you get plenty of time to breathe and heal (if needed). NKG on the other hand is.... relentless
Can't relate somewhat, I still want that skinny heartless soyboi to drown in his own cold puddle of blood for taunting me with that low health......but I still love him.
I’ve beaten many hard bosses on radiant in the hall of gods and NKG I definitely spent the longest time on, but I never got mad. All of the other ones I would get mad after a while but NKG just was so fun to fight I never even got mad
0:391:253:194:55 For those of you with sharp ears, notice the melody and note progression at these places. Sounds familiar don't it? That's because its very similar to the Radience's theme. Also note that the intro and name card for the boss was also extraordinarilly similar to Radience. Further, considering that he is the Nightmare King, and that the Radiance was a sort of God-King with the power over dreams, I think it may be fair to assume Grimm to also be a Higher Being much akin to the Wyrm, Radiance, and Root, as well as possibly whatever entity/intelligence dwells within the Abyss/Void. Also, and this is speculation mind you, possibly the King Fool as well (especially considering his crowned skull and the fact that the Colosseum is located within another wyrm's cast off shell). Another speculative Higher Being is whatever that giant Trilobite in Deepnest is supposed to be, especially considering whenyou hit it or use magic on i, it lights up with runes like those found on the artifacts and alters in the Abyss. Further it also matches well to Grimm describing the Grimmchild to be an entity similar to you, considering the Hollow Vessel is an entity sired by both the Wyrm and the Void
Interesting! So the god of Dreams creates life while the god of Nightmares feasts upon their remains? I also think it's interesting to note that dreams in the game are more associated with memory and thought (like the ghosts and Whispering Roots you nail for Essence), as well as the concept of preserving oneself in stasis, as the ghosts of the various former citizens of Hallownest are meant to preserve a fragment of their existence in the ruins of their kingdom. The Radiance also utilised dreams to perpetuate herself and grow in power, refusing to accept the change in ruler. Even the Pale King used dreams and undying Dreamers to preserve his "eternal" kingdom and the Dung Defender clings on to his past stubbornly, as shown through his dream battle. However, nightmares are represented as red spirographs and more notably, scarlet flame. Fire is meant to die out naturally, but is a common symbol of rebirth and renewal. It allows a legacy to be passed on to a new generation through the sacrifice of the former ruler, from the Nightmare King to the Grimmchild. Through death and a dying kingdom, the new generation is nourished and this is (almost) completely accepted by the Grimm Troupe as the natural order of things or at least, what should happen. Instead of fighting against change and ending up perishing under blinding light or darkness, like those under the Pale King or the Radiance, the Grimm Troupe embraces change and accepts death, ultimately ensuring their continued survival and existence.
Pathfinder Savant that seems pretty probable, plus if you dream nail grim after the first fight, he will speak about the pale king, and he seems to know him or at least have heard about the wyrm, combined with his nightmare form it's more than likely he is one of the god-like creature in this world
a god damn masterpiece. I finally found another great componist that fits to my music-taste. The music in Hollow knight did fit to the game so perfectly! The game and the music complimented each other to perfection. People really need to appreciate music in games and movies.
*entering Grimms mind* „I defeated you before, it just took my 5 attempts, so what do you wanna do?“ *10 sec later* HE DEALS 2 DAMAGE?! THIS FIGHT IS IMPOSSIBLE!
Just beat NKG today (started the game about one month ago) and it's the most fun I've had with any Hollow Knight battle Learning the patterns, shuffling awkwardly away with Shape of Unn, geting those sneaky hits between his dashes, the pufferfish attack It's perfection
@@tomatodoggo5350 I started around two weeks ago and beat him yesterday.. took me about an hour and a half.. maybe even 2 and only absolute radiance is left to do
Before I fought NKG I beat the game, and the only full-screen-name boss that I found was Radiance, and suddenly I dream-nail a sleeping Grimm and see a black screen with red letters: *NIGHTMARE KING*
1:30 I can picture the grimmkin nightmares chanting “BURN THE FATHER, FEED THE CHILD” loudly and ominously on this part of the theme. Kinda badass when you think about it
I had hear of NKG before doing this fight, but all the other bosses weren’t to hard for me, so I thought this guy was gonna be the same. Imagine my shock when I see a full screen title card
*What is a Hollow Knight?* *A miserable little pile of void* *But enough talk, give me some water, Brumm!* 5:23 I love how the final notes are part of NKG's death animation
@@catalyst539 Did it a long time ago, my man. After many deaths, but I did it. Now I enjoy doing the fight for fun, it does feel like a dance when you know how to dodge the attacks
one good tip to fight NKG (and a lot of other bosses) is to start by doing a few runs that purely focus on doging and learning patterns. When you've done enough and feel like you have an answer to every attack and can recognise it, start doing your actual attemps.
hes honestly not too difficult on radiant. If you've beaten him, it's only a slight challenge to do it again. Honestly, he almost becomes the easiest boss.
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?” "How tough am I? I beat the nightmare king!" "Yeah so?" "On Radiant with all four bindings" "Right this way sir" p.s i actually haven't even fought him yet
Jaisen Roa That’s not possible, since Radiant is exclusive to the Hall of Gods. Though, I shudder to even think of a Radiant Pantheon of Hallownest with all bindings...
SO HYPE This music is the reason I get super excited to fight Grimm! I don’t even get mad if I lose, the music is just so good that the battle feels like an adrenaline rush.
This boss was a tremendously shocking challenge. I thought the true final boss was difficult at first but this... this is a whole new level.... The OST helped very much keep me from getting agitated tho I wonder what other challenges the final 2 content packs will bring
Yes Exactly, Hollow. Team Cherry is using DLC for what it should be for: Adding in extra content to an already completed product, instead of holding some off. As the game is atm, it feels whole with no need for anything else. So the fact they're bothering to just shows how much they care about the game.
this is easily the best fight in the game. every attack is reactable, nothing feels unfair, it's just about responding perfectly and quickly. really like this one.
Tbh best fight in the game by a long shot. Thematically beautiful, fun as hell, challenging but not impossible (looking at you Absolute Radiance), a good reward for the Grimm child quest, rewarding in itself for 1. winning, and 2. the satisfaction of finished grimmchild, and finally, this gorgeous song to accompany it all.
i think pure vessel is a bit better honestly since they tend to string together their attacks a lot more making it more about quick decision making rather than reacting to which attack nightmare king is going to do it makes it a lot more replayable and also lets you kind of figure out your own way to do the fight i do still think nightmare king is a better fight counting the presentation and everything though frankly and they're still both absolute game design masterpieces either way
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Tfw you die to him more than you die to hornet in Kingdom's edge..
it was just that I played through the game with a controller so I had to adapt to the new control scheme but now that I've gotten used to keyboard I actually really enjoy it :)
Fun story: I was in France traveling from Paris to Normandy. I stopped at a rest stop place with a convenience store type place. In there, there was this wall decoration of this CG character who vaguely looked like Grimm. Saw it and giggled. No idea what it was, and I probably should have taken a picture of it.
When I first saw Grimm I wasn’t aware that i had to fight him later. I said “this guys design is to cool to be a boss” and I was pleasantly surprised the first time, and pleasantly frightened for my life the second time.
The intro to this is absolutely *terrifying*. You walk down a pathway you've never been with Grimmchild's moans being the only sound for a moment. And then the heartbeat starts. You listen to it, dread rising in your chest as you press on, coming up on Grimm twitching in his sleep. You hit him with he dreamnail, and you wake up right where you were instead of broken space. You walk down the hallway, patches and stitching carving your way forward as a heartbeat grows louder and louder, its thrums louder than yours as you panic and hope for the best. A bright, scarlet light blinds you as you walk into an area, and pulsating masks open, spewing scarlet fire and revealing a Grimm shaped figure within. The screen turns black, and the words Nightmare King Grimm cover your brain as this track starts playing. You only have 1 of 2 thoughts: This is awesome. Or, the more popular one: ... I'm screwed.
The first second when you get the title card is already enough to make this so good. Like, that single tone at 2:41. Also pro tip: Sharp shadow best charm
He is calling you for a dance. Learn the steps , don’t forget that you are in HIS stage so learn to respect that and follow his lead. Soon enough you will learn the steps and understand that this is the best boss in the entire game.
How to make a boss harder?
Step 1.- add 2 mask damge
Step 2.- make it faster
Step 3.- p a i n
did you mean to say Path of Pain
Step 4- intense music
It's funny cause it's true
do you mean *P A I N*
Step 4: make it so that the key to the fight is you wearing a 2 notch charm and then taking away the effects and help of said charm so you only have 9 notches to work with. Ah the bullshit.
*Kills Grimm*
That was pretty easy, i thought people said he was incredibly difficult.
*Meets the Dream Version*
Oh they meant THIS Grimm.
yep
That sounds about right
Exactly, I was lucky to get Nightmare King in 20 attempts
Matej ??? Nkg wasnt that hard to beat for me only took me 2 tries
My heart was pounding as hard as the heart of Grimm in the background when I finally beat him.
The only reason this boss is harder than the Radiance is because you don't have Hornet to yell "GIT GUD" at you before every attempt.
Andrew Cunningham lmao, very true.
You only have the Grimmchild saying "you´re fucked"
i'm fucked
i'm fucked
I'm fucked
"Grimm is so difficult"
"Yeah, Troup Master was a pushover compared to Nightmare King"
*"Nightmare King?"*
This is the hollow knight equivalent of the back of the test joke
But for me troupe master Grimm took more attempts to beat than nkg XD
" THE WHAT?"
@@sparchamp2 what how
@@Wheelchair_Sam TMG prepares you for NKG
The scariest thing that ever happened was going into this fight cockier than a rooster, and then not being bowed to, along with a full screen namecard
The fullscreen title card is when you know it's for real.
And at that moment, we all knew, we screwed up
@@namegoeshere8564 That was the moment I contemplated all of my previous life choices up until that point...
The second the title card came up I got the biggest grin on my face, what an amazing fight
@@joshhaworth2155 Eternal ordeal
“How hard can he really be?”
*gets the dramatic title card followed by bombastic music*
“Oh....oh no”
*INSTANT DEATH*
It is now
@Andrew Benson It is an actual word though.
RTGame's reaction to that title card always sends me
@Andrew Benson Mr Boombastic is a joke to you?
sounds weird not hearing "SEH" every 5 seconds and then the sounds of being hit
*two mask damage sound intensifies*
*S E H*
*crushing noise intensifies*
*_S E H_*
*two mask damage*
*_S E H_*
*_S E E E H_*
*two mask damage*
*attempted heal-*
*_S E H_*
*_INTENSE FIRE NOISES_*
*d e a t h*
*GAH SEH!*
I love how everyone in the game insults the knight like “ little “ or “ small “ or stuff like that
Yet literally one of the strongest and coolest character in the game respects this little knight and bows to him
Well... He apparently loses all respect in the second fight lol
@@ghostl3 nah read Cash64's comment, it sums up Grimm pretty much perfectly. If you ask me he's the best boss precisely because of that
Tbh, Ogrim ie Dung Defender is a pretty strong character too (I'm pretty sure he was the mightiest of the five knights of Pale King but don't quote me on that) and he respects you, whenever talks to you (which obviously, is after the fight).
But the difference is Grimm has a different kind of 'happy' vibe, kind of jolly but in a weird creepy but respectful way. I mean, the way he says, 'An honor Seeker, to attend you call!' in the Pantheon is my absolute favourite line from him and gives him so much character imo.
@@cosmic2750 ahaha yeah Dung Defender is pretty great too. Though cant say much about the Grimm pantheon thingy, kinda cant get past Sly to get that far 😅
That's because Grimm knows what Wyrm did and knows about the Vessels. Grimm is one of the few characters who actually know what you are, probably due to his closeness to a Higher Being
So that's how this song goes after the first 40 seconds.
More like first 20 :'(
LOL
10 seconds here.
Me Irl
XD
Feels so incomplete without the double damage sounds
Not as bad as the Path of Pain with the Loud Buzzsaws.
Screen *Explodes*
*dry voice noises* *bat noises*
*Cronch*
Not as bad as the skittering bugs in deepnest
"Well, I've faced another dream bosses before. I can deal with this" - Me, 10 seconds before being brutally massacred
"Through this door is the crime scene where an innocent man was brutally murdered"
"what kind of monster would do this?"
Ricardo The King of Dankmares
top ten pictures taken moments before disaster
Look at mister can last 10 seconds over here.
I don't care what you say, the sight of the heart tearing open revealing Grimm's silhouette, then the full screen title card with the accompanying blast of music will always be one of the most awesome, badass things I'll ever see.
It's between that and the literal sun unfurling that took my trophy.
Grimm is the king of dramatic entrances
@@megadeoxys914 Both.
*Both is good.*
followed by getting comboed to death
Yeah, that plus the oro and mato fight start were some of my favourite moments in all of hk
Thematically, Grimm is a beautiful fight. It's supposed to be a dance, he bows to you before it begins, there's an audience watching, and he even straight up tells you that you're dancing together. That's why Grimm has such a set moveset, where he takes a turn and you're given a chance to attack back afterwards. It's a dance back and forth. That's also when you take damage you easily fall out of the rhythm, resulting to you dying. In the times I managed to defeat Grimm, I almost never took damage because I got into a rhythm with Grimm. Imagine it like a waltz between you and Grimm.
Nightmare King Grimm tells the waltz to fuck off, turns the bass to a 100 and starts to breakdance, break meaning your body of course.
This comment is gold
I have never seen a description so accurate.
Accurate
This idea made me rethink all boss fights in the game
I love this level of details
Worst part about this boss?
He doesn’t bow to you
He's too busy covering the screen with his name to bow. It wouldn't be Nightmare-ish otherwise, right?
He bows to you during the massive screen wide title card.
That's why you don't see him bow.
@@UltimaDoombotMK1 Maybe. We don't have camera manipulation codes yet, so we can't say for sure
@@DiegoG2004 i can. i have the camera codes
@@UltimaDoombotMK1 Really?! How nice!
*What is a Vessel?*
*A miserable little pile of secrets.*
*But enough talk, HAVE AT YOU!*
AfterBurner44 Cmon nightmare king imma beat yo ass
*Grimm casually tosses a wineglass at the Knight*
*Knight instantly dies*
@HoodedPX , Grimm already is a living Dracula crossover
Stolen comment.
AfterBurner44 I’ve seen you before. Was it in a Kubbi comment section?
While everyone is writing about how the nightmare king Grimm is hard, I will just write about how awesome those organ chords are. Total killer for me.
It’s a killer for me as too, in both ways
Bros just throwing his hands at it and they land every time
*I’ve heard this song more than my own voice*
Me too, but for killing nkg everytime i go to godhome xd
Well only the first 10 seconds
@@rockbeta8434 true
Lmao same
Same, but because NKG is my fave boss and fight him the most when I’m in Godhome
In my headcanon, the grimm troupe are legendary. Like, kids-are-told-about-them-in-bedtime-stories legendary. They have been around for seemingly forever. Whenever a kingdom falls, there they are, gathering their flames and performing their ritual. Nobody knows how they have remained in operation for so long, or how they travel across the world with little effort, appearing and disappearing as soon as they complete their mysterious goals.
I very much like this
Yeah I agree with this headcanon it's really cool
They seem like they'd be a fantastical myth / bedtime story few people believe in like Santa or something and then they show up and it's like "OH FUCK"
“Go to bed at 8 or else you will receive 2 mask damage”
@@sadface7463 I could see Herrah saying that to Hornet
Like santa clause
The Radiance, The Wyrm and Grimm are considered GODS... but they all pale in comparison to YOU
Orchestra Master Christopher Larkin
They all PALE in comparison.
...Okay I'm so sorry.
+TooLateToTheStory
True, but he's pale even without the comparison--
BekfastDude21 the nightmare heart is red tho
@Oreo Cookie wait fr? How would he stop it?
The Moths remembered Her, and she latched on to dreams of bugs, causing that dank orange infection.
Void could consume Her, but how would Wyrm beat her?
...
You really did just deny Unn like that
...
Team Cherry: Alright Chris, it's just a fun little game about bugs. You don't have to get to crazy with the music.
Chris: *dousing his piano in gasoline*
I give 110% or none at all
112%*
lol
And Im so fucking happy he did
He paid for the entire Keyboard, he's gonna use the entire keyboard
The reason why Silksong is taking so long is because Chris’s music caused the studio to go up in flames.
Crossing my fingers as hard as I can in the hopes that Grimm shows up in Silksong...
Seriously.. he's like one of my favourite bosses ever! Hornet vs Grimm lets go!!!
i wanna play as grimm :D
People are also speculating Silksong might be a PREQUEL, and if it is so, what I want to see is WARRIOR ISELDA!
Elcotonex Pretty sure Team Cherry confirmed it is a sequel
idontknowhowtoname I didn’t watch his prequel videos to not get spoiled lol. But I am pretty sure it is a sequel. Not only is it referred to as a sequel, but the game is referred to as a pilgrimage and from what we have seen, Hornet’s personality is the same in the early game areas as the one in the original game. She also has Lifeblood shit in the game and Pale King would have fucking yote the equipment if she used them. And since a Weaver escaped the Weaver’s Den, the game will probably do something about that. And this is just a stupid assumption with no evidence, but maybe the holy citadel at the top of Pharloom is the White Palace? Idk, I never heard his points but it really seems that it is a sequel
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A lot of people disagree on who's harder between Grimm and The Radiance, but I think it depends on an individual's mindset, as their attack patterns are just about antithetical to each other.
Grimm uses simple, easy to understand moves one at a time, but absurdly fast, requiring excellent reaction time and quick decision making, to the point of necessitating trained reflexes. The Radiance clearly telegraphs attacks, but due to variable patterns and simultaneous hazards to account for it can be a challenge to figure out how to maneuver in such a way as to not get hit. Those good at multitasking and dividing their attention will find The Radiance easier, while those good at focusing on a single task and giving all their attention to one thing will be better able to handle Grimm.
Their opposite behaviors-Nightmare King Grimm rushing you down while The Radiance floats around spamming projectiles-make for a pretty interesting contrast, and support the theory that they are counterparts to each other, being so opposite in nature.
TL;DR Radiance is for thinkers, while Grimm is for doers.
Edit: I'm sick of seeing "I think boss A is easier than boss B." in my notifications. This chain isn't a goddamn survey. I don't want to hear your opinion unless you have something more interesting to add. At the very least say _why_ you think one is harder.
So basically Grimm is good for ADHD space cases, such as myself.
Great explanation
I found Radiance to be a lot more frustrating than NKG. NKG kicked my shit in, but I was having fun the whole time and figured out how to dodge everything fairly quickly, so the rest of the fight was just gitting gud and not losing focus (and just letting go of the prospect of ever being able to heal.)
@@SuperLlama42 it was the other way for me. Radiance was fun and grimm anoying
Pure vessel is the worst of both worlds!
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?”
“How tough am I? I beaten Nightmare King Grimm.”
“Yeah so.”
“Without dashing.”
“Right this way sir.”
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?”
“How tough am I? I beaten Nightmare King Grimm.”
“Yeah so.”
“Without taking damage.”
“you're sure you want to go to this shitty wimp-filled bar?”
“Welcome to the Salty Spittoon, how tough are you?”
“How tough am I? I beat Nightmare King Grimm!”
“Yeah, so?”
“Without any charms.”
“I’m sorry, right this way sir.”
Welcome to the Salty Spitoon, how tough are ya?
How tough I am. I beat Nightmare King Grimm
Yeah so?
In Steel Soul mode without any charms
I'm sorry, where are my manners to a GOD.
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?”
“How tough am I? I beaten Nightmare King Grimm.”
“Yeah so.”
"Without leveling up my nail at all, no charms, and no spells."
"...that's it, I quit."
@@thesteelsquid863 Thats almost imposible...
I finally beat NKG on radiant after like 8 hours of grinding attempts and I just want to be congratulated.
Congratulations, now do pale prince
i know im very late but congratulations sir
Great, now do path of pain without dashing or monarch wings
Great way of relaxing
Congrats!
maybe i'm late,but congrats
Once you learn his moves this fight really does become a dance between the two of you. Grimm makes a move, and you have to follow suit with your own.
yeah i once did a 20 min fight with nkg since i had no nail upgrades and i am a person that uses my nail more than spells
i feel like every fight in this game is a dance lol.
@@valentinorubio703 radiance is more of a if you don't use steady body get ready to jump 20 times more
I know and its amazing with sharp shadow...
Both fights are dances.
Me fighting NKG the first time: Oh wow man this is hard, like maybe the hardest boss in the game
Me after grinding the pantheon of hallownest for 3 weeks straight: You fool, you are but a pebble on the path to greatness
Yeah, NKG is one of those bosses that goes from really hard to just fun
Even once you've learned him, you can't just turn your brain off and expect to win, but you can beat them without any trouble
I use him for warm ups in godhome
@@hankboog462 hes basically a punch out boss.
Luke Hayes yeah pretty much.
Grimm: :(
This song isn’t complete without the “SEH, SAAAAH” from NKG
Or BURN THE FATHER, FEED THE CHILD
I say it's nice just being able to enjoy this song without my attention being divided on 6 different places at
Why does that sound like something link would yell.
I personally just hear him say 'death', honestly mind is more fitting lmao
I am absolutely insane as every time I hear that in the boss fight I think Grimm is saying santa
I think NKG is a lot like his theme: At first it sounds chaotic and terrifying, but as you spend more time on it, you start to hear the patterns. Then it becomes fun and terrifying.
I've never thought of it like that, but that fits so well :O
Yeah that's right!!!!!!
This was easily the best boss fight in the game. It was super hard, but it felt fair. And this song made me not mind dying so much.
Hendorne Endoh'roth This fights in my top 5 but the white defender is definitely my favorite boss.
Plappy _ i wouldn't agree that white defendor is the best boss i find nightmare king grimm and grey prince zote better :P
It didn’t feel fair it felt physically and mentally painful! :)
@@thewifipasworb i didn't feel fair? Boi tf do you mean?
Mr. Hater well, it did feel fair but just not as fair as other bosses, it felt more like “HEY CAN YOU STOP BRUTALLY BEATING ME”
You know shit bout to go down when Grimm doesn’t bow to you
*Title card appears*
*Title card appears*
@@gr1nmNo
*Nightmare King Grimm*
He is 1000% serious, maybe mainly because the nightmare heart itself is watching your battle with grimm.
It's so weird. The Radiance gave me literally no issue thanks to the wonders of Abyss Shriek, but THIS guy? I can't even TOUCH him 99% of the time. 11 masks of health? Gone in
Himiko It's easy To hit the radiance in Her 1st phase with abyss shrieks because she's kinda static. Also, she just teleport and do dont do rapid moves.
However, Nightmare King compensate these 2 things
Instead, you gotta fight it like how you fought Hornet or the Mantis Lords: Evade, hit, rinse and repeat. The only exceptions are the spike attack (just evade), the flame eruption (you can get several hits and dodging it isn't really hard) and the pufferfish (basically a small dodge-a-ton).
Himiko im your 100th like. Welcome to triple digits
That's why he is called Nightmare King. He will forever rule your nightmares...
(Unless you develop a battle fetish for him, in which case he'll be your vampire sugar daddy, if that's any better in your opinion)
I used minion build (Grubsong, Weaversong, Glowing Womb, Defender's Crest, Sprintmaster) to take him down. It lets you focus primarily on dodging Grimm's attacks and taking opportunistic potshots with the nail instead of having to focus on offense against him.
That being said, it still took WAY longer for me to beat NKG than the Radiance (where I pretty much just used Quick Slash+Mark of Pride+Unbreakable Strength with Spell Twister for cheaper Abyss Shrieks for tons of damage whenever I could hit her), and the fight where I finally beat the Nightmare King was honestly some of the most fun I've had in this game.
I'm gonna be honest, i got so used to the nightmare version that when i went to battle the normal version i died in it
Prepared for the extra maneouvers, got hit with the regular ones, eh?
@@kylestubbs8867yeah. It's because the nightmare version is faster, so i can get a good rhythm going. I can Beat the normal version hitless, but it just isn't smooth in the way that i like you know?
Same happened to me, I got used to 4 bats attack pattern, and the regular 3 screwed me up.
Same
Same and the worst part is grimm is in pantheon 3
Can't believe I defeated Nightmare King Grimm. Only took me about 70 attempts, lol.
ha! You think? I've read people claiming over 200 attempts but I assume they're innocently exaggerating. I feel that 70 is very close to the truth in my case. I wish there was some sort of 'Attempt Counter'!
I admit I have no idea how many attempts I made on him in truth, but it sure felt like a good 100 or more attempts. I think he took me even longer to beat than The Radiance, and The Radiance feels longer because you have to fight The Hollow Knight every single time (I still wish they'd get rid of that annoying feature).
While i can't vouch for my NUMBER of attempts. I will admit it took about 2 hours with a few spare minutes to beat him back to back attempts... FOR TWO HOURS. Honestly one of the best bosses. Completely fair and balanced. if you get hit. IT'S YOUR FAULT.
This is true, and why I got so annoyed as I only had my self to blame for my failures lol
Yep. Easily one of the best bosses in the game. Kinda similar to what they did with the Path of Pain i recently completed But maybe to a lesser degree. I can agree that Grimm and Nightmare King are two of the best fights in the game.
Grimm is like Mantis lord on speed
...but he's a BAT.
Oh. You haven’t seen Nightmare God Grimm
That's not even a boss, that is purely a mod made by someone
Alex de Hoog it’s a modded boss
You all casuals just has to wait until the Pale King Boss fights appears
Saws everywhere lol
The 31 people that disliked this don't deserve any blessing from Joni.
Be kind to them, they raged-quit.
"Hey Joni!!"
"Yeah?"
"Someone's coming your way. DO NOT GIVE HIM YOUR BLESSING."
"Why?"
"He disliked NKG's theme."
"Oh now I see why"
It's a lame charm anyways
Joni’s c u r s e
Patrick Lewis it actually helped me in the nkg fight
Yes, The Nightmare King is extremely difficult.
But by god is he also fun as hell to fight.
The setting, the music, Grimms affable charm, they all make for a wonderful experience.
He's fun when you fight him to complete the ritual as he's much more thematically appropriate in that setting but in Pantheon of Hallownest, since he's more of an endurance boss fight, I find him more of a chore to fight than most bosses. The same doesn't really apply to Grimm because he's vulnerable much more often in that fight so if you have a more risky, fast-paced playstyle, you won't be slowed down by the boss being invulnerable for a majority of the fight.
@@TheGamesReal you can actually damn near constantly hit NKG without being hit back if you perfectly understand his motions. I'm not capable of it myself but I've seen it before
And also the fact that yuo lose 2 charm notches because of Grimmchild being a frickin traitor
@@uncroppedsoop the only move he's truly invulnerable in is the cloak spikes, and the firestorm iirc. Every other move he makes is meant for you to dodge and counter by matching his rhythm. Sharp shadow is specially useful for dashing through his lunge and dropkick
Honestly my favorite in the game.
No cheap gimmicks, it’s just a dance.
who would win.
a bug that keeps reincarnating and is probably Satan. One hollow boi.
A bug that keeps reincarnating and is probably Satan... about 99.99% of the time =D
P
Lol I think that they are both theq same
i like how all comics portray as a cute lil fella but he has the ability to beat the crap out of every god in a row
Count Olaf.
I tryharded that shit so much that I took just a few hours to beat it whereas the traitor lord had me stuck for more than a day. It's so much motivating when you can just return to the fight immediately after dying
Doudoussin lol I put a dreamgate by the entrance to traitor lord to make it easier on my first run.
traitor lord was hard for me since i kept screwing up the platforming section to get to his arena from the stag nest. it didn't help that i had sharp shadow on. eventually i had to employ cloth's help and even then barely defeated him.
@@monkeman7806 that's a fantastic idea I wish I'd seen before I threw myself into the spikes and lost everything
Quick Slash, Flukenest, Soul Catcher, ToA and a dreamgate near TL
I beat him on my first try...
Traitor lord was easy for me, but that’s because using a run away charm build is my specialty, and also i used dreamgates to go straight back to them
Time traveler: what arena is this
Person: the nkg arena
Time traveler: ah the boss that was the hardest till godmaster
Person: the what?
Wouldn't a time traveler already know what arena it is?
@@protolad2458 maybe they chose to banish the Grimm Troupe?
@@yerman0564 But then they wouldn't be able to reference nkg as the hardest boss before godmaster
@@protolad2458 maybe they heard rumours of Grimm and were scared stiff so banished him? This whole thing is kind of a loophole.
@@yerman0564 or maybe, a simpler explanation, is that they forgot. I mean they are time travelers who probably already experienced 1000 years worth of experience
SEH
*Raspy Bat voice intensifies*
Also hi RT :D
Hope your hand's okay after that fight. You kept playing after with pretty much no breaks, too.
I did not expect to find you here. What a pleasant surprise. Congratulations on beating the game in 3 days.
BURN THE FATHER, FEED THE CHILD
HASEH
Reply to this comment if you love ass play
He does deal 8 masks of damage the 10th time you fight him
@@LinksYTLink and after you beat him for the 10th time you get a golden statue of him
Same
*still dies to Ascended Markoth*
@@unforgiven665 Ascended AbsRad
Me: Okay it took me about 11 attempts to beat Grimm. How hard could this be?
NKG: Yes...
Me: Yes what?
*_*Instantaneous death sounds._**
Just a simple Lamp. Grimm cost me 2 attempts
And after 30 tries I still haven’t beaten NKG
Same. Took me a while to beat Grimm, and then NKG just slapped me. . . But as of today, I beat NKG in Ascended, taking only one hit. . . I still can't beat Grimm without taking 2 hits. . . Something's wrong here. . .
Yo Human Frisk Probably because you’re more used to the faster paced NKG so you get thrown off by Grimm being much slower.
For me NKG was super easy I had more trouble with hollow knight
@@ultronrobot6311 with the hollowknight? You can just beat him by spamming your nail. Hes really easy
Grimm is lighthearted in the first fight with him, he goes easy on you and lets you get a feel of the rhythm and beat, and even bows before and after the fight. Such a gentleman.
And then he turns on his power ballad and slaughters you in the rematch.
Round 1 is when Cell in DBZ is beating the shit out of someone and says "I'm only using 20% of my power."
Just like in brawlhalla when you beat a guy until his last stock then he goes GOD MODE on you
The scariest nightmare of all: child custody battle
"Seh child support, sounds like a nightmare"
The Radiance: "I'm the hardest boss in the game!"
Nightmare King: "Hold my beer"
EDIT:
Oh no
Omicron Alpha grimm flung his beer at radiance and then shot her rapid fire with grimm jrs fire ball
It's okay, Absolute Radiance will need PV to hold her beer anyhow.
David Jimenez eh after getting down the pure vessel’s moves it felt easier imo. Harder than radiance sure. It’s debatable because they both took around 20 tries for me. But now knowing how to fight both of them i feel NKG is a bit more of a challenge.
I'm pretty sure Grey Prince Zote is worse, at least after 9 successes. He damn near instakills you at max health.
HertzyandEunice well, now every boss does that in godmaster dlc when attempting radiant difficulty
Number of times I died to Nightmare King Grimm : 8
Number of times I died to a Primal Aspid : over 12 (Atleast I'm a fool now)
Only 12 to Primal Aspids? Are you a God?
I get the joke
"Atleast I'm a fool now"
"I'm a fool now"
"I'm a fool"
*DAME DA NE*
@@unodos2647 i got every single achievement so mayhaps
@@demenetori7976 i just need Embrace the Void and then I'm done. I can beat AbsRad, just not consistently enough.
me: "alright, the patterns are easy to follow. we've got this in the bag"
my keyboard: *"Well now I am not doing it"*
My thumbs and my switch controller : *Since when were you the one in control ?*
@@TheGalaxyWings i hate joycon drift
@@IronMoth. what ? I don't understand you. I LOVE joycon drift. That's such a good feature !
Also I play on pro controller
I own a switch but i have hallow knight on xbox yeah i ain't getting it on switch i know the controls are a pain in the neck
Beating NKG on the keyboard? Lol you're a god
Currently listening to this while programming. Most intense database query of my life
Man,if Sans wasn't a hard fight,I don't know what is.
*N.K Grimm:HOLD MY CHILD.*
This comment didn't get as much love as other comments but damn that was good
I am not going to lie: sans was easy for me. Took me like 7 tries maybe?
Sans becomes predictable after 15-something attempts in the sense that he uses the same pattern of attacks every single time. Undertale is also a turn based game at its core, so you get plenty of time to breathe and heal (if needed).
NKG on the other hand is.... relentless
Clownpiece: *laughing* pathetic...
XD
Didn't know this song lasts more than 15 seconds
I can already hear myself screaming out of hype and pain.
@@louisbouche2987 Dont forget about me good sire
@@geromlarayos6696
I, too, appear in diverse videos.
My good man are you still alive?
Imaging waking up one day and you faintly hear this noise and see 2 bugs fighting
"why the FUCK is there a beetle and a moth fighting at my red lamp"
Man! What an awesome bossfight. Even after countless deaths I couldn't get mad because of how badass it is!
My sentiments exactly
You're goddamn right.
Same for me!
Can't relate somewhat, I still want that skinny heartless soyboi to drown in his own cold puddle of blood for taunting me with that low health......but I still love him.
I’ve beaten many hard bosses on radiant in the hall of gods and NKG I definitely spent the longest time on, but I never got mad. All of the other ones I would get mad after a while but NKG just was so fun to fight I never even got mad
0:39 1:25 3:19 4:55
For those of you with sharp ears, notice the melody and note progression at these places. Sounds familiar don't it? That's because its very similar to the Radience's theme. Also note that the intro and name card for the boss was also extraordinarilly similar to Radience.
Further, considering that he is the Nightmare King, and that the Radiance was a sort of God-King with the power over dreams, I think it may be fair to assume Grimm to also be a Higher Being much akin to the Wyrm, Radiance, and Root, as well as possibly whatever entity/intelligence dwells within the Abyss/Void. Also, and this is speculation mind you, possibly the King Fool as well (especially considering his crowned skull and the fact that the Colosseum is located within another wyrm's cast off shell). Another speculative Higher Being is whatever that giant Trilobite in Deepnest is supposed to be, especially considering whenyou hit it or use magic on i, it lights up with runes like those found on the artifacts and alters in the Abyss.
Further it also matches well to Grimm describing the Grimmchild to be an entity similar to you, considering the Hollow Vessel is an entity sired by both the Wyrm and the Void
They might be one of the oldest civilisations. Possibly before even the Radiance.
Interesting! So the god of Dreams creates life while the god of Nightmares feasts upon their remains?
I also think it's interesting to note that dreams in the game are more associated with memory and thought (like the ghosts and Whispering Roots you nail for Essence), as well as the concept of preserving oneself in stasis, as the ghosts of the various former citizens of Hallownest are meant to preserve a fragment of their existence in the ruins of their kingdom. The Radiance also utilised dreams to perpetuate herself and grow in power, refusing to accept the change in ruler. Even the Pale King used dreams and undying Dreamers to preserve his "eternal" kingdom and the Dung Defender clings on to his past stubbornly, as shown through his dream battle.
However, nightmares are represented as red spirographs and more notably, scarlet flame. Fire is meant to die out naturally, but is a common symbol of rebirth and renewal. It allows a legacy to be passed on to a new generation through the sacrifice of the former ruler, from the Nightmare King to the Grimmchild. Through death and a dying kingdom, the new generation is nourished and this is (almost) completely accepted by the Grimm Troupe as the natural order of things or at least, what should happen. Instead of fighting against change and ending up perishing under blinding light or darkness, like those under the Pale King or the Radiance, the Grimm Troupe embraces change and accepts death, ultimately ensuring their continued survival and existence.
Pathfinder Savant that seems pretty probable, plus if you dream nail grim after the first fight, he will speak about the pale king, and he seems to know him or at least have heard about the wyrm, combined with his nightmare form it's more than likely he is one of the god-like creature in this world
And if the Grimm is just like a devil or something? A Radiance counterpart?
VenusianPooper Actually, Mossbag released a video some time ago talking about the lore of Grimm, you may want to check it out
After having spent a literal day trying to beat the Nightmare King, this song echoed in my nightmares for weeks
But at least is a very cool song
a god damn masterpiece.
I finally found another great componist that fits to my music-taste.
The music in Hollow knight did fit to the game so perfectly!
The game and the music complimented each other to perfection.
People really need to appreciate music in games and movies.
Here is someone that agrees.
*entering Grimms mind*
„I defeated you before, it just took my 5 attempts, so what do you wanna do?“
*10 sec later*
HE DEALS 2 DAMAGE?! THIS FIGHT IS IMPOSSIBLE!
Did you do it?
NKG: lol scrub
NKG: I deal 2 damage for hit
Zote: Hold my beer
@@panman409 Fallen Champion:
@@mikagechannel5815 The Radiance:
Just beat NKG today (started the game about one month ago) and it's the most fun I've had with any Hollow Knight battle
Learning the patterns, shuffling awkwardly away with Shape of Unn, geting those sneaky hits between his dashes, the pufferfish attack
It's perfection
Well you were fast... I beat him about a year after I started the game
@@tomatodoggo5350 I started around two weeks ago and beat him yesterday.. took me about an hour and a half.. maybe even 2
and only absolute radiance is left to do
@@Kendzi02 Ok....How much time did you spent playing the game in those two weeks? Do you not have school? Work?
@@legrandliseurtri7495 like a bit over 24 hours if at all
@@Kendzi02 You played the game to 112% in 24 hours, on your first playthrought, which was presumably blind? I find that hard to believe.
The Nightmare King is easily in my top 3 favorite and most difficult boss fights, and this song IS A TOTAL BANGER
Before I fought NKG I beat the game, and the only full-screen-name boss that I found was Radiance, and suddenly I dream-nail a sleeping Grimm and see a black screen with red letters:
*NIGHTMARE KING*
*This music makes me moist*
Also whenever Grimm's Nightmare King title pops on screen, *be ready to face pure hell*
A bit too much information...
When Grimm’s title popped up, I said no u, and first tried him.
Turtle Man Osteology fun fact, if you type uno reverse during this fight, nkg kills himself (hollow knight style)
That's why I always have my *uno reverse card* ready, so I can face pure heaven.
Finally a song of hollow knight with a drum
Finally a song of hollow knight with a guitar.
Now some music with sax
@@argen2949 I'm doing a remix of this song with a UA-camr, that's a GREAT idea! :D
1:30
I can picture the grimmkin nightmares chanting “BURN THE FATHER, FEED THE CHILD” loudly and ominously on this part of the theme. Kinda badass when you think about it
Man on the Internet made it so.
Thanks for that is made me like this song so much more
It
fr samee
I had hear of NKG before doing this fight, but all the other bosses weren’t to hard for me, so I thought this guy was gonna be the same. Imagine my shock when I see a full screen title card
When you see that you know it’s over
@@Slypie69Você sabe que não tem nenhuma chance de vencer quando o Grimm não faz a reverência
*What is a Hollow Knight?*
*A miserable little pile of void*
*But enough talk, give me some water, Brumm!*
5:23 I love how the final notes are part of NKG's death animation
What death animation?
@@joshhaworth2155 Um, the death animation that happens when you be- Oh, right, you can't beat this guy.
@@DiegoG2004 i defeated him on ascended and radiant difficult lol
@@DiegoG2004, You can, and Alex Beckham from Man on the Internet did it in 4 hours
@@catalyst539 Did it a long time ago, my man. After many deaths, but I did it.
Now I enjoy doing the fight for fun, it does feel like a dance when you know how to dodge the attacks
I feel like part of what makes the perfect difficult bossfight is a track that hypes you up at the beginning of it
Radiance: I’m the strongest
NKG: hold my beer…
*Absolute Radiance: hold my sugar water*
Radiant Markoth: Hold my hennessy
@@-Spectator-radiant absolute radiance : HOLD MY HALLOW NEST
@@writer_psicho radiant any radiance: HOLD MY INFECTION
Primal aspid: hold my soul collection
one good tip to fight NKG (and a lot of other bosses) is to start by doing a few runs that purely focus on doging and learning patterns. When you've done enough and feel like you have an answer to every attack and can recognise it, start doing your actual attemps.
@Nicco Carleton can you tell me your build? I want to try it
yeah but that requires me actually doing that and not going "but i bet i could get in some hits here" which instantly causes my death
But that requires this thing I don't have called p a t i e n c e
sounds like: "oh boi, you gonna die A LOT"
Me: "where is the bow?"
4:54 when the heart starts glowing and CRAP GETS REAL
I like trying to time it with 1:30
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?”
"How tough am I? I beat the nightmare king!"
"Yeah so?"
"On Radiant"
"Right this way sir"
hes honestly not too difficult on radiant. If you've beaten him, it's only a slight challenge to do it again. Honestly, he almost becomes the easiest boss.
@@cheesewedge3777 I honestly agree , probably one of the easiest bosses in general to do on radiant , also why he is best boss
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?”
"How tough am I? I beat the nightmare king!"
"Yeah so?"
"On Radiant with all four bindings"
"Right this way sir"
p.s i actually haven't even fought him yet
“Welcome to the Salty Spitoon how tough are ya?”
"How tough am I? I beat the nightmare king!"
"Yeah so?"
"Without Jumping"
"Right this way sir"
Jaisen Roa That’s not possible, since Radiant is exclusive to the Hall of Gods.
Though, I shudder to even think of a Radiant Pantheon of Hallownest with all bindings...
This song gets more and MORE intense. I remember the pure fear after getting past 10 seconds of the song
SO HYPE
This music is the reason I get super excited to fight Grimm! I don’t even get mad if I lose, the music is just so good that the battle feels like an adrenaline rush.
This boss was a tremendously shocking challenge. I thought the true final boss was difficult at first but this... this is a whole new level.... The OST helped very much keep me from getting agitated tho
I wonder what other challenges the final 2 content packs will bring
There's only one more content pack.
2. 1 free, 1 you pay for.
Well, the hornet one is always referred to as DLC, so...
Well, most people I tell that to refuse to call the content packs DLC, so... what the hell?
Yes Exactly, Hollow. Team Cherry is using DLC for what it should be for: Adding in extra content to an already completed product, instead of holding some off. As the game is atm, it feels whole with no need for anything else. So the fact they're bothering to just shows how much they care about the game.
This was such a fire boss! Smiled and jammed to the music for a good 90 mins before beating it
this is easily the best fight in the game. every attack is reactable, nothing feels unfair, it's just about responding perfectly and quickly. really like this one.
Tbh best fight in the game by a long shot. Thematically beautiful, fun as hell, challenging but not impossible (looking at you Absolute Radiance), a good reward for the Grimm child quest, rewarding in itself for 1. winning, and 2. the satisfaction of finished grimmchild, and finally, this gorgeous song to accompany it all.
If only grimmchild wasn't so trash
eXcUSe mE BuT gRiMChiLD Is BeSt BOi aNd iT's DeSIGn Is gReAt aLl ThE wAY tHrOuGh it'S StAgeS oF GrOwTH. 🤓
i think pure vessel is a bit better honestly since they tend to string together their attacks a lot more making it more about quick decision making rather than reacting to which attack nightmare king is going to do
it makes it a lot more replayable and also lets you kind of figure out your own way to do the fight
i do still think nightmare king is a better fight counting the presentation and everything though frankly and they're still both absolute game design masterpieces either way
I beat absrad radiant, can cinfirm it is impossible
so great to actually hear this for more than 15 seconds!
**INHUMAN SCREECHES**
I am so sorry...
But HYPE!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Tfw you die to him more than you die to hornet in Kingdom's edge..
@@pigslayer275 hornet sentinel is easy though. NKG is hard as cheese that's been in the fridge for 87 years
Ok why is no-one talking about how the beat drops at 0:36 . That's just soooo good.
Probably Because No One Is Talking About It
Probably because the whole song is awesome
3:16 too
my controller is broken so I guess I'm fighting this guy on keyboard
I did it
Keyboard isn't that bad. I use it. It's fine
it was just that I played through the game with a controller so I had to adapt to the new control scheme but now that I've gotten used to keyboard I actually really enjoy it :)
Bootlegkachu Ah. I see link. Another player who vouches for keyboar
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This is legitimately the most epic boss fight music of all time
you know the song is good and loved by the community when the most replayed part of the song is the end of it
Well the endboss is very chill so not a suprise
Fun story: I was in France traveling from Paris to Normandy. I stopped at a rest stop place with a convenience store type place. In there, there was this wall decoration of this CG character who vaguely looked like Grimm. Saw it and giggled. No idea what it was, and I probably should have taken a picture of it.
Lot of Castlevania in there. I dig it.
Feels like Legion And Nuculais boss fight
When I first saw Grimm I wasn’t aware that i had to fight him later. I said “this guys design is to cool to be a boss” and I was pleasantly surprised the first time, and pleasantly frightened for my life the second time.
Nightmarishly cool. Great harmonies in this as well!
The intro to this is absolutely *terrifying*.
You walk down a pathway you've never been with Grimmchild's moans being the only sound for a moment. And then the heartbeat starts.
You listen to it, dread rising in your chest as you press on, coming up on Grimm twitching in his sleep. You hit him with he dreamnail, and you wake up right where you were instead of broken space. You walk down the hallway, patches and stitching carving your way forward as a heartbeat grows louder and louder, its thrums louder than yours as you panic and hope for the best. A bright, scarlet light blinds you as you walk into an area, and pulsating masks open, spewing scarlet fire and revealing a Grimm shaped figure within.
The screen turns black, and the words Nightmare King Grimm cover your brain as this track starts playing. You only have 1 of 2 thoughts:
This is awesome.
Or, the more popular one:
... I'm screwed.
Nah actually I was thinkin : "I'm screwed... this is awesome!"
I'm so damn tired and the raw adrenaline this song gives me just with the association is incredible.
04:52 is just the best. When u hear this in game you have 1 line in your head : We in de endgame now boys
The first second when you get the title card is already enough to make this so good. Like, that single tone at 2:41.
Also pro tip: Sharp shadow best charm
At 1:30. This part fuels me with power and determination. I love love hearing it because I know the fight is kind of over
This banger of an ost
It fills you with determination
Hearing the song of the Nightmare King fills you with the power of DETERMINATION
SAVE❤ CANCEL
"wow, Grimm was a tough fight. What an amazing DLC!"
Nightmare king: YOU THOUGHT
"Oh well i fonally did it. Now i besten the hardest hollow kni-"
Absolute radiance: we do a little bit of trolling :)
2:35 Can I just say this transition is so clean
When I first beat this boss I yelled so loud my family thought I lost again lol
He is calling you for a dance.
Learn the steps , don’t forget that you are in HIS stage so learn to respect that and follow his lead.
Soon enough you
will learn the steps and understand that this is the best boss in the entire game.
*Title card appears*
Me inner monolog: It was at this moment, she knew she done fucked up 💀
Let’s face it. Once we saw that full screen title card, we knew we were screwed.
The full screen red title over black screen "Nightmare King Dream" scared the shit out of me the first time
this boss truly does feel like a dance, and i love every second of fighting it every time.