The Knight: Vessel of Soul and Void - Challenger Approaching

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  • @Puptoon2022
    @Puptoon2022 4 роки тому +843

    Here’s an idea: one of the taunts could be the Dreamnail, and if you hit a fighter with it, you get to see what the are thinking.

    • @saquescuya
      @saquescuya 4 роки тому +64

      Yes! Yes! YES!! I love it!!

    • @xenwilson5919
      @xenwilson5919 4 роки тому +12

      @@saquescuya me too!

    • @mattwno8719
      @mattwno8719 4 роки тому +15

      AWESOME IDEA

    • @lamihadamshareef5270
      @lamihadamshareef5270 4 роки тому +67

      @@mattwno8719 kirby dreams: poyo

    • @ungiornomas6209
      @ungiornomas6209 4 роки тому +50

      I would make down taunt being the knight consuming a cherry as a reference to hungry Knight

  • @ArdorG.
    @ArdorG. 4 роки тому +857

    This is literally my most requested character for Smash, so as soon as I saw this, I couldn’t click faster.

    • @thegreygoblin5165
      @thegreygoblin5165 4 роки тому +2

      Nice, my personal most wanteds are Shantae and Dr.Eggman

    • @ShurikanBlade
      @ShurikanBlade 4 роки тому +13

      I just started Hollow Knight and literally it would be amazing to get him in smash

    • @justicemcintosh3294
      @justicemcintosh3294 4 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @alexandersergal
      @alexandersergal 4 роки тому +4

      Same, they would be perfect for the game! I also want another sonic character preferably tails with his mech as a new heavy, for characters id want to see but know wont be in the game are the doom slayer and John-117(master chief). though master chief might actually have a shot of being in the game due to the most recent Microsoft owned character getting his way into the game.

    • @DarkEssence66
      @DarkEssence66 4 роки тому +2

      I'm ok with steve but I would love knight in smash

  • @RogersBase
    @RogersBase 4 роки тому +667

    As someone who recently beat Hollow Knight for the first time, this was right up my alley! The Soul Gauge mechanic is exactly what I had in mind and the specials work perfectly with the character's moveset already. Fantastic breakdown!

    • @scurvymk5481
      @scurvymk5481 4 роки тому +6

      I gotta say I really want hollow knight in the game but fighting meta knight with projectiles and meter sounds kinda toxic.

    • @WTCAT500
      @WTCAT500 4 роки тому +1

      This man Roger is a fraud! He didn't even get the true ending yet😂

    • @jamesmtob1562
      @jamesmtob1562 4 роки тому

      I just got my void heart

    • @jamesmtob1562
      @jamesmtob1562 4 роки тому

      @F R O G I just got to 103 and I still haven’t killed the radiance

    • @josephdavison4189
      @josephdavison4189 4 роки тому

      @F R O G I wish you luck

  • @tamtatek
    @tamtatek 4 роки тому +367

    If we get any indie character, this is the one I want.

    • @gionino459
      @gionino459 4 роки тому +11

      *any MORE indie characters

    • @nonyabuisness3560
      @nonyabuisness3560 4 роки тому

      too bad, we got steve

    • @DamageMaximo
      @DamageMaximo 4 роки тому +21

      We got Steve, Sans, Cuphead... let's bring the knight in too, one of the greatest indie games ever

    • @gionino459
      @gionino459 4 роки тому +4

      @@DamageMaximo exactly, it is perfect

    • @whyfightweallbreatheair
      @whyfightweallbreatheair 4 роки тому

      I would like the comment but funny number

  • @ultimax10doesgaming48
    @ultimax10doesgaming48 4 роки тому +421

    Watching this just after Steve got announced (who was originally indie), I think the knight has a good chance. I'm so happy Steve's in so I'll root for anyone now. I'll cheer you on Hollow Knight fans

    • @quincius8638
      @quincius8638 4 роки тому +18

      Thx it’s a really good community

    • @Itsme-dg9px
      @Itsme-dg9px 4 роки тому +10

      THANK YOU

    • @jellycore1316
      @jellycore1316 4 роки тому +7

      THANK YOUUU

    • @titanking9130
      @titanking9130 4 роки тому +9

      Plus Steve has a very special mechanic so a Soul Gauge isn’t far from impossible

    • @ultimax10doesgaming48
      @ultimax10doesgaming48 4 роки тому +6

      @@jellycore1316 Thank you! I appreciate that! However Steve was my most wanted character. So I'm pretty much good lol! I hope the Knight gets the same treatment as Steve!

  • @randomosity6878
    @randomosity6878 4 роки тому +95

    If The Knight became a character, I wouldn’t need anyone else. I don’t care who else gets in. Most people might have a character that would be their absolute dream. This is my Dream character. Such a wonderful move set idea.

  • @KyuubiDragon4
    @KyuubiDragon4 4 роки тому +263

    God, I'd love to see The Knight/Ghost in Smash - not just for how different it'd be, but for the beautiful music from Hollow Knight that would come with. I wonder if its stage would be the City of Tears, the White Palace, Grimm's Troupe, or Godhome. The latter would probably be the best seeing how variable it can be, but personally I'd want to see the City of Tears brought to life by the Smash team.

    • @aidans.1268
      @aidans.1268 4 роки тому +18

      I would say that the stage would be the dream realm where the Knight fights the Radiance. But before the Knight fights the Radiance, where it has the 3 platforms.

    • @alexandersergal
      @alexandersergal 4 роки тому +5

      @@aidans.1268 That area does make the most sense

    • @forkgodsdescendant2503
      @forkgodsdescendant2503 4 роки тому +3

      The Decisive Battle OST fits so perfectly with smash battles.

    • @boss5718
      @boss5718 4 роки тому +3

      I think it would would be kinda cool to have somewhat different looks for the stage depending on the music that plays like mementos.

    • @kerakn_
      @kerakn_ 4 роки тому +10

      @@alexandersergal
      what about the colosseum for the... yknow...
      like imagine how amazing the stage hazards would be
      IMAGINE ZOTE IN SMASH BROS-

  • @kdaunii7070
    @kdaunii7070 4 роки тому +76

    I love how at the beginning the video is like “hey here’s a thing, but you can’t see it. You’ll see later” and the beginning of the game is like “hey here’s a thing, but you can’t see it yet. You’ll see later :)”

  • @draconocor
    @draconocor 4 роки тому +232

    This is my dream character for Smash. Excited to see your take on it.

  • @henryg.8762
    @henryg.8762 4 роки тому +32

    'not terribly unfair'
    absrad laughing in the distance
    path of pain joining it
    weathered mask joining them

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy 4 роки тому

      Not unfair. You just have to Git Gud.

    • @coolio6855
      @coolio6855 3 роки тому +2

      Radiant Markoth looms menacingly over them.

  • @elemangell2981
    @elemangell2981 4 роки тому +126

    I almost screamed holy YES MY MOST WANTED CHARACTER!! I haven't even seen the video yet and I know it'll be fantastic!!

    • @JacobPDeIiNoNi
      @JacobPDeIiNoNi 4 роки тому +2

      Same! Personally I think hornet would probably work better (I just personally think she has better potential because she has tools and silk instead of just soul.) but I’d just be happy for either to get in, and the knight has good potential too

    • @elemangell2981
      @elemangell2981 4 роки тому +1

      @@JacobPDeIiNoNi Hornet would be great too, but I wanna wait till Silksong to see what she could truly bring to the battlefield.

    • @gionino459
      @gionino459 4 роки тому +1

      nice pfp

  • @ernietime2229
    @ernietime2229 4 роки тому +100

    Now hear me out for the trailer:
    Palutena is fighting Darkhon and their copy fighters.
    She defeats them and Darkhon when all of a sudden, a giant fountain of darkness spurs and a figure with eight eyes is shown
    the figure form shrinks and flows into a small head shaped object with horns
    the figure looks forward and the splash screen appears:
    The Knight
    Ascends to Smash!

    • @abrahamcoronelbeltran6033
      @abrahamcoronelbeltran6033 4 роки тому +8

      The knight
      Takes the challenge

    • @anthonydavid3348
      @anthonydavid3348 4 роки тому +10

      The Knight
      steels their soul!

    • @Robin_Glorb
      @Robin_Glorb 4 роки тому +20

      Idea for hornet:
      Knight finds creepy dude
      Creepy dude hands them envelope
      The knight doesn't care and leaves
      Hornet comes in for whatever reason
      Creepy dude asks hornet if she wants to have something to do well she waits for silksong
      *HORNET*
      *WAITS FOR SILKSONG*

    • @toasty_tonsty
      @toasty_tonsty 3 роки тому +3

      The Knight emerges the void!

    • @Imani_Imdustries
      @Imani_Imdustries 5 місяців тому

      *The Knight*
      “Embraces The Void!”

  • @skinworms
    @skinworms 4 роки тому +51

    I honestly believe that The Knight/Ghost has a solid chance of getting in as a mii sword fighter costume, considering the other indie mii costumes. As a full character though? I kind of doubt it. It would also be like, PERFECT for a sword fighter costume, considering the nail.

    • @Tykool
      @Tykool 4 роки тому +4

      Oh, hello dude!! You may or may not remember me but we talked pretty often a few months ago on discord and started a toast cult.

    • @arthurthemikyu1586
      @arthurthemikyu1586 4 роки тому +2

      @@Tykool wait toast cult? I'm listening. And i wanna join

    • @edgyanole9705
      @edgyanole9705 2 роки тому

      No, not really it wouldn't really fit as a mii costume, and it probably has the best chance of any indie character to get in smash

  • @theknight957
    @theknight957 4 роки тому +114

    The sad thing is is that he would most likely be at the most midtier by how he’s describing him

    • @oliverfougere6296
      @oliverfougere6296 4 роки тому +2

      Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    • @SewrRat
      @SewrRat 4 роки тому +9

      I'd be fine with that tbh

    • @ar7dx176
      @ar7dx176 4 роки тому +3

      It's better than nothing

    • @bcriceroni6553
      @bcriceroni6553 4 роки тому +20

      Idk, I imagine he'd have amazing frame data, a disjoint, an awesome projectile, decent mobility, plus he's small and hard to hit. He might even be able to heal himself on command. He definitely has potential. We'll hope for the best

    • @theknight957
      @theknight957 4 роки тому +3

      @@bcriceroni6553 very true!

  • @system_ai9248
    @system_ai9248 4 роки тому +33

    2:57
    Absolute Radiance: yeah, yeah, sure...

    • @thesnatcher3616
      @thesnatcher3616 4 роки тому +2

      I'm honestly tired of people calling that boss B.S. And I spent over five hours dying constantly. It's just a complex fight with a lot to memorize and perform. It's like a cuphead boss.

    • @system_ai9248
      @system_ai9248 4 роки тому +1

      @@thesnatcher3616 I completed cuphead in expert and I can comfortably say that Absolute Radiance is harder than all of them. It has a lot of rng, I beated her after a couple tries because of pure luck, and now I'm barely able to get into phase 3! The laser you have to dash through can combinate with other of her attacks, leading into almost unavoidable damage, and that's very unfair (specially in radiant mode). And if you are trying to complete the 5 pantheon you have to spent like 40 minutes on EACH TRY.
      So yeah, she's insane for me.

    • @thesnatcher3616
      @thesnatcher3616 4 роки тому

      @@system_ai9248 Yes, I see. I've seen your argument about 50 times by other people before. I'm not sure what phase you're talking about but I'll assume it's the platform phase as that's probably the hardest part. Yeah how long the fight lasts is rng dependent but that's only if you stick to one platform like a turtle. Her sporadic teleportations actually have a strict rhythm that can be memorized and predicted and while the yellow projectiles can be a nuisance at times, if your paying attention to your environment, you can easily avoid most of them as the game gives you plenty of space to navigate. As for the lasers, her face lasers have an obvious pattern that you should have picked up from the first radiance fight. It's just faster. As for the column laser, it comes before and after a successive attack and you can clearly hear the SHSHSHSHSHSH from the background. And unlike the first phase, it doesn't teleport to the other side if you were too close to its spawn point. None of the attacks in the platform phase overlap. In fact, the attacks are slower than that of the first phase and the intervals between attacks are pretty long. The swords are slower too which is good cause if it wasn't the fight would be harder than it already is.
      This is coming from a guy who didn't even beat her yet in the hall of gods. As for your complaint against the 40-minute slog. at that point, you should have learned all the boss fights in the game so well that it should be a piece of cake. The last four pantheons properly train you for the fifth pantheon. So it was pretty easy for me. Got to Absolute Radiance on my first try! So please, try to find in-depth reasons why you find the attacks unfair. Feeling unfair and being unfair is a big difference. As a cuphead player, you should know this better than everyone. It's the reason why the majority of the Dark Souls fandom think Capra Demon and Bed of Chaos are unfair bosses.

    • @system_ai9248
      @system_ai9248 4 роки тому +1

      @@thesnatcher3616 First of all, my point about the 5 pantheon still stands. The trail isn´t hard because you have mastered all bosses, but still takes a lot to get to her and feels annoying, it´s like the old Nes games where you have to go back to the start every time you die. They could made at least the last bench to work as a normal one. And for the final boss, I was talking about the starting phases when talking about the laser. When it comes out with the spikes in the same part of the platform,you only have 2 options, and both of them leave you open to get hit.
      I understand your point, Absolute Radiance isn´t a bad boss, but her predecesors are way better in comparison, so the hate of part of the fandom is understandable. In those bosses, you will never succeed until you master them, but with radiance, even with her insane difficulty, this doesnt happen. Personally, she feels a bt too extreme for me, and I
      don´t feel like I´m learning when I die. This is why I don´t like her, not because of her being bad, but because of being anticlimaticly hard and forcing you to change your entire playstile.

    • @thesnatcher3616
      @thesnatcher3616 4 роки тому +1

      @@system_ai9248 Opinions are opinions. Yeah, she can be frustrating at times but she seems like the perfect final boss for me. She tests you on dash timings, double jump timings, nail slashes, soul management, platforming, and multi-tasking, and heal timings. She is the only boss that really tested me and pushed me to my absolute limits. While the fight does feel like a loose wagon at times, whenever I died, it always felt like it was my fault. I mistimed my dash, I got too greedy with my hits, or I wasted all my soul trying to heal and was left with one h.p. I personally have a deep respect for this boss for testing me in a way no other video game really did. I don't really get the "change in playstyle" argument though. If anything she asks for you to master the game's mechanics that were already built and set up by the game.
      But yeah, I see why you might think that. The fight's really rough and waaaaay harder than her predecessors. Can we agree though that Pure Vessal is one of the best bosses in the game though?

  • @niki5612
    @niki5612 4 роки тому +100

    This hits different after Steve Minecraft got announced...

    • @inkkles
      @inkkles 4 роки тому

      steve isnt an indie rep, its a Microsoft rep

    • @niki5612
      @niki5612 4 роки тому +1

      @@inkkles yeah im just thinking that it sets a precedent for non-nintendo characters to be added

    • @mayoactual2065
      @mayoactual2065 4 роки тому +1

      @@inkkles it originally was

    • @AshenDust_
      @AshenDust_ 3 роки тому

      @@niki5612 Sonic the Hedgehog is my favourite Nintendo character

  • @reda7072
    @reda7072 4 роки тому +10

    You know when a UA-camr's serious when he starts with Ogrim's theme

  • @EL1TEOnYouTube
    @EL1TEOnYouTube 4 роки тому +59

    Cool moveset but I'd change a few things:
    Neutral B: Vengeful spirit. Having a projectile as a neutral b just feels more natural.
    Side B: Crystal Heart. Works like in the game but only goes slightly farther than fox and falco's side b and puts the knight into free fall in the air
    Down B (on the ground): Focus. I chose to change focus to down B cause it's a high commitment move and you wouldn't want to do it accidentally by hitting B
    Down B (in the air): Desolate Dive. You cant focus in the air in Hollow Knight so I chose to make desolate dive take the spot here.

    • @ungiornomas6209
      @ungiornomas6209 4 роки тому +5

      I agree but i would make side b the shade dash instead of crystal heart

    • @EL1TEOnYouTube
      @EL1TEOnYouTube 4 роки тому +5

      @@ungiornomas6209 i was thinking the shade dash could be the knights roll and airdodge. A small amount of damage could be dealt when rolling through an opponent (not a lot since a roll that deals damage would be kinda op)

    • @corbinbarron8772
      @corbinbarron8772 4 роки тому

      No point to crystal heart if it doesn’t go infinitely, because non infinite crystal is literally just the dash

    • @ultimateotterpoweredbygod9226
      @ultimateotterpoweredbygod9226 4 роки тому

      I actually have someone to add to this, kinda like Joker's Arsen, when the knight reachs 80%, Vengeful Spirit becomes Shadeful Spirit (Not sure if that's the shadow version, I know it exists though) Focus grows faster but spells take more soul, and the stronger version of Desolate Dive.

    • @MickeyDeviant
      @MickeyDeviant 4 роки тому

      Down special should use Baldur she’ll as a guard, and if he is hit, thorns of agony would hit back

  • @nevamoth3384
    @nevamoth3384 4 роки тому +13

    if the knight gets added to smash, that would definitely bring me back to the game, but right now minecraft steve is pretty cool and got me to play again for the first time in months

  • @Myoo263
    @Myoo263 4 роки тому +36

    insert "never clicked an a notification so fast" here lmao
    this moveset is great, as usual! one of my most wanted from one of my favorite games! nice job, del
    (alternate idea: gathering swarm grab)

  • @nettlesomenpc889
    @nettlesomenpc889 4 роки тому +47

    One of the Knight's taunts should be them eating a cherry

    • @nettlesomenpc889
      @nettlesomenpc889 4 роки тому +15

      The taunt would be a reference to Hungry Knight

    • @tobyk5091
      @tobyk5091 4 роки тому +7

      I guess he’d just shove it in his eye hole

    • @Salted_Rice223
      @Salted_Rice223 4 роки тому +3

      @@tobyk5091 steve dont open no mouth

    • @tectonical5347
      @tectonical5347 3 роки тому

      @@tobyk5091 or have it absorbed into him with focus

  • @Paraster
    @Paraster 4 роки тому +83

    My biggest hope for Smash at this point is for ANY indie character to make it in, so this video was neat. The Knight themself seems pretty neat, especially in terms of their theme/aesthetics (and I like what I've played of Hollow Knight, even if I keep taking long breaks from it).Would it be possible to see a video on Quote (wide array of interesting projectile attacks) or Cadence (potential for powering up moves with rhythmic inputs) in the future?
    I appreciate the nod to the CommanderVideo trophy; while I don't know how common this actually is, I keep thinking that people would forget it in the wake of Shovel Knight and Shantae (much larger indies) appearing in Ultimate's base game.

    • @internomadmusic
      @internomadmusic 4 роки тому +2

      Paraster Now we got STEVE

    • @robertadamsx2
      @robertadamsx2 4 роки тому +2

      There are two indie reps I see getting in. The knight, and Quote from Cave Story. The knight has a large fan base, plenty of requests, and Hollow Knight is extremely popular right now. They would probably not get in due to being too new, and lack a history. This was why shovel knight never became a character. Quote is from a game with a small fan base, but a devoted one. Cave Story is hailed as the grandfather of all indie games, and opened up a new age of indie games. Quote has the history and is one of the best representation for indie games. Despite how old it is, it still gets remastered for every console generation. Cave Story was one of the first games released on switch. The only thing holding Quote back from being in smash is the lack of popularity.

    • @Stryfe52
      @Stryfe52 4 роки тому

      Robert Adams I doubt we’ll ever get an indie rep. If Sans couldn’t get an actual character spot then I don’t think anyone can.

    • @blueshell4188
      @blueshell4188 4 роки тому

      @@internomadmusic Steve is not an indie charcter anymore, Minecraft is owned by microsoft

    • @fist-of-doom487
      @fist-of-doom487 4 роки тому

      Some of the biggest Indie Characters I think would be most likely are Shantae, Shovel Knight and The Knight/Ghost.

  • @Swordmstr12
    @Swordmstr12 4 роки тому +20

    A nice spin on a indie character I’d love to play this version of the knight in smash

  • @FearlessGamer27
    @FearlessGamer27 3 роки тому +1

    The knights intro animation should be him getting off his bench and sleep animation being him sleeping on bench

  • @KuratherisTu
    @KuratherisTu 4 роки тому +43

    People usually imagine The Knight getting in as the Hollow Knight character, though Hornet is one of my most wanted characters. I think she has potential to be more fun to me even just based on the Silksong trailer and her fights in Hollow Knight. And with her game coming it might work a bit better to put her in from a marketing perspective since she's in both games(I doubt The Knight will be in Silksong), and I'd bet Silksong can stand on it's own without playing the first.

    • @favray
      @favray 4 роки тому +1

      I’m sure the knight is HIGHLY more requested than hornet...

    • @KuratherisTu
      @KuratherisTu 4 роки тому +1

      @@favray Well yeah, that's pretty much what I said at the beginning.

  • @thinginator90
    @thinginator90 4 роки тому +14

    I’d love to see Madeline from Celeste get in! I feel like if balanced properly, she could bring over Celeste’s momentum with dashes as aerials and dash attacks. Maybe she could even have four diagonal dashes to do things like wave dash? (And I’m referring to wave dash in Celeste, not Melee) If you ever plan on doing her, hit me up I got ideas.

  • @Atoll-ok1zm
    @Atoll-ok1zm 4 роки тому +8

    Seems fitting. Very low health with a powerful heal that makes you extremely vulnerable in the process.

  • @austinlane23
    @austinlane23 4 роки тому +33

    I’d love to see a Challenger Approaching for Hat Kid! She’s my most wanted character!

  • @yth9538
    @yth9538 2 роки тому +1

    Everyone forgets about the part where the knight turns into a giant void entity

  • @the_supern0va238
    @the_supern0va238 4 роки тому +7

    This is a super cool moveset. The only thing I would change is making the Final Smash turn The Knight into the Shade Lord and use that cutscene, as they're literally known as the Devourer of Gods and is the only one able to defeat a beefed up Radiance that's even more powerful than the one in the Dream No More ending. It doesn't get more "Final Smash" than that.

    • @corbinbarron8772
      @corbinbarron8772 4 роки тому

      ProRSIXfinka nah nobody even sees that ending. Plus the shade lord just isn’t as good looking as the knight’s shade and the way it attacks isn’t as dynamic as what would be needed to be used on enemies other than the radiance

    • @the_supern0va238
      @the_supern0va238 4 роки тому

      @@corbinbarron8772 what do you mean by dynamic?

    • @corbinbarron8772
      @corbinbarron8772 4 роки тому

      ProRSIXfinka the shade lord attacks by opening the radiance’s face. Can’t really do that to smash characters.

    • @the_supern0va238
      @the_supern0va238 4 роки тому

      @@corbinbarron8772 the hollow knight opens her face in dream no more, the Shade Lord just holds her in place with their fingers. You got them mixed up.

    • @corbinbarron8772
      @corbinbarron8772 4 роки тому

      ProRSIXfinka no, the shade lord opens her face with his fingers.

  • @psb123x
    @psb123x 4 роки тому +14

    "Are there any other characters you want to see for Challenger Approaching regardless of their chances?"
    I guess I have a couple of them. Nothing major though. Just a teeny tiny list of exactly 33 characters =P

  • @slipskolt7300
    @slipskolt7300 4 роки тому +4

    I've seen a fair few different takes on what the Knight's moveset could look like in Smash Bros. and they are all so different. The mechanics of Hollow Knight are so unique and fundamental in game that it really does makes the Knight a very interesting character choice. It may not be the most likely, or most wanted choice but I certainly think it has some of the highest potential compared to most other characters.

  • @tornadodex1366
    @tornadodex1366 4 роки тому +2

    This is easily the best rendition of The Knight in Smash that I have ever seen. Nice job! :D

  • @likealaddertothesun
    @likealaddertothesun 4 роки тому +5

    Follow-up comment cuz an idea occurred to me: what if the side taunt was the very slow dreamnail slash? It could have a hitbox like some other taunts do and maybe instead of doing damage it restores more Soul than a typical attack? Maybe even restoring extra when hitting a stunned/broken shield/sleeping enemy? Would be cute.

    • @lunarkomet
      @lunarkomet 4 роки тому +3

      Also, like a few other taunts, it could lead to fun messages when hitting a fighter to read his mind

    • @likealaddertothesun
      @likealaddertothesun 4 роки тому

      It certainly could, tho I dunno if they'd go that far with a DLC fighter. More likely if he was a base fighter.

  • @mariokartpro1000
    @mariokartpro1000 4 роки тому +6

    Love your videos, they're really well made! Here's hoping the next fighter is revealed soon.

  • @LunaMinuna
    @LunaMinuna 3 роки тому +5

    The Knight can also have a shade skin where if he uses shade attacks he’ll turn into his regular for

  • @raineermstuff
    @raineermstuff 4 роки тому

    I like how you gave little tidbits of info about your concept and then gave the rest of the information later. I feel like that was intentional, seeing as how the game the Knight hails from does the exact same thing. Clever!

  • @pedropetruzzisilveira5126
    @pedropetruzzisilveira5126 4 роки тому +1

    this video is just perfect. HK is my favourite game and I love Smash Bros, and your ideas for moveset and attacks are pretty interesting too.

  • @thepsyshyster
    @thepsyshyster 4 роки тому +3

    Your videos are always such a treat! And seeing so many abilities I haven't come across in my own journey through Hallownest really motivates me to return to the game soon. Very cool moveset concept, though I honestly feel like it may be a bit much for Smash Bros. It sounds it'd be more at home in Rivals of Aether! Though that's just me.

  • @rd_ctrlr5311
    @rd_ctrlr5311 4 роки тому +1

    This video is criminally underrated.

  • @IronianKnight
    @IronianKnight 4 роки тому +1

    As a pretty hardcore fan of Hollow Knight, I like this take. It breaks and reinterprets the mechanics of the original character a bit, but in return delivers a robust and unique playstyle in a game setting very different from ol' Hallownest. There are a few moveset interpretations for the Knight on UA-cam, but I think this one presents the most Smash-aware option, producing a character that would fit well into the game and feel good to play, rather than simply being the closest to a 1:1 transfer from the original medium possible.

  • @casualscarecrow7602
    @casualscarecrow7602 4 роки тому +7

    I LITERALLY SCREAMED WHEN I SAW THIS.
    *Ahem*
    I've been advocating for this characters inclusion in smash ever since ultimate came out, as Hollow Knight is my all time favorite game besides BoTW. And this moveset couldn't be better! Although I would've given the Knight at least average aerial base movement, and initial acceleration in the air being a bit higher to show some of the aerial prowess our Ghost can have in the game. That, and I would've had the final smash instead start with the Vessel lashing out at half a stages worth of opponents, before merging with their siblings and giving rise to the Shadelord, who would tear assunder and devour their enemies!
    But besides this, and a dedicated pallet swap referencing Hornet with a red cloak, this hit the head of the nail for me! Soul meter, charm references, bait and punish gameplay, pogo down air, and a polarizing moveset that balances big commital attacks with quick combo friendly ones! It really made me so happy to see a concept for this character be made, and here's to hoping there's at least a spirit event, or mii swordfighter costume of our Knight.

  • @michaelc.r.6416
    @michaelc.r.6416 4 роки тому

    I liked the way you put it by choosing if you want the shadow version (upgraded version) of the spell or the normal one but I would like to literally translate the feeling of the game.
    B: focus/blast. Like in the normal game if you tap the buttom you shoot the vengeful spirit and if you hold it you can focus. You can heal 4% for each spell you could have made (so youll only heal up to 12% at max and will be vulnerable while healing like HK) and have the mushroom charm (meaning that if the opponent let you heal the first 4% he'll have to face the dps from the spores)
    Side-B: This is the dash (a little weird ik). While you are dashinh you are invencible cuz you become a shadow. This has the shadow charm so you can hit whatever. You can do the dash in the ground every time you want and once in the air. Here is the catch: like in game the shadow form has cd. Some black particles will appear meaning you dont have the shadow dash whenever you use it.
    The other thing is that if you hold the side B and you are touching the floor or an wall you can use the charged dash (dont remember the name). The charging does dmg to the foes that step in the cristals (so you need to attack from the top) and unlike the game you deal greater dmg and wont recieve dmg if you hit it.
    The up B and down B could perfectly work like you said or could just be like in game: the better version of the spell is the one that is used.

  • @cadenpeterson7064
    @cadenpeterson7064 4 роки тому +3

    So now its everyone's homework to send this to Mr. Sakurai

  • @Bealls68
    @Bealls68 Рік тому +1

    I think the back-air could make use of the Monarch Wings, sort of like Corrin's back-air

  • @TsuZakiYa
    @TsuZakiYa 4 роки тому +1

    Yo imagine the final smash is the Knight turning into its massive shadow form and smacking their opponent to oblivion.

    • @thecommentguy9380
      @thecommentguy9380 4 роки тому

      Send them to dream world and use the full power of the void

  • @TheTrueBongoKnight
    @TheTrueBongoKnight 11 місяців тому +1

    I don't think The Knight is actually ever officially named in the game. The closest to it is Hornet calling them "Little Ghost" or something along those lines, but everyone calls them The Knight, so I don't think it actually matters.

  • @bootleghollowknight
    @bootleghollowknight 3 роки тому +1

    This is amazing.
    However.
    Firstly, the knight isn't a bug. If you beat all of the bosses in the Hall Of Gods on attuned, you unlock some text and a journal entry. The text says, "Not bug, nor beast, nor god".
    Secondly, there's evidence to show that the bugs of Hallownest aren't actually what we would consider to be bug-sized. For example, the scale of the Knight and the White Lady resembles that of a short-ish person standing next to a regular tree. The world of bugs isn't just the human world scaled down and with bugs, and the fact that Team Cherry specifically picked these proportions tells me that the Knight, and all the other Hollow Knight characters, aren't actually what most of the fandom seems to believe at all.
    That being said, half the fandom appears to think Grimm has the voice of a rock singer, despite Team Cherry's best efforts to inform them that his voice is more akin to somebody who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day.

  • @restingphantom
    @restingphantom 4 роки тому +2

    Some ideas
    1. Make side special shade cloak
    2. Put vengeful spirit on neutral special
    3. Use the shield + b attack for focus
    4. Use the dream nail for the up special(kind of a teleport like palutena).

  • @Firefight_
    @Firefight_ 2 роки тому

    Underrated channel.
    Also, I think the Embrace the Void ending would be more suited to a final smash.
    “No voice to cry suffering.”

  • @jellycore1316
    @jellycore1316 4 роки тому

    THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO

  • @bendystopfan4068
    @bendystopfan4068 4 роки тому +3

    "I want to take a look deep below the surface and show what this character is capable of"
    "take a look deep below the surface"
    "DEEP BELOW THE SURFACE"
    I swear if this was not an intended pun i dont know what is

  • @XenoGamer521
    @XenoGamer521 4 роки тому +8

    There's one character I'm really interested in seeing a potential moveset for. Gunvolt from Azure Striker. I wanna see how you'd spin his gameplay and abilities into smash.

  • @caseylee8158
    @caseylee8158 4 роки тому

    And I will be forever here, lamenting Earthworm Jim.

  • @fletchking-teamdream7598
    @fletchking-teamdream7598 3 роки тому

    Hornet already made an alias for him, and it is Ghost. Ghost fits more as a name than The Knight.

  • @OverlordZenith
    @OverlordZenith 4 роки тому

    The Knight is my #2 most wanted character, but Travis Touchdown has been my number 1 since Brawl. With Travis Strikes Back releasing on Switch, and just a few days ago having No More Heroes 1 and 2 getting Switch Ports along with the NMH 3, I WOULD be more excited than ever.
    But he's been announced as a mii costume.

  • @ToaCody1
    @ToaCody1 4 роки тому +2

    The one character I've put my Smash speculation energy into is Warchief Thrall.

  • @lanecress574
    @lanecress574 4 роки тому

    I'm glad we finally got an indie rep in steve, despite minecraft not really being indie now a days, being funded by microsoft, on the knight, I feel like it will most likely be a mii swordfighter costume

  • @user-en5ph8wf5c
    @user-en5ph8wf5c Рік тому

    Love the design. As you say, the source game is so perfect for a platform brawler that the moveset practically writes itself. I love the way you worked in the Thorns of Agony for the NAir.
    The only things I would change from your design are the grab animations (I think you could make use of the void tendrils there), the Up B (I would put Crystal Heart there and move the Shade Cloak to the roll animation), and the BAir (I saw a video by AranOcean that suggested this could be a place for the Dream Shield, and I agree that would be better than a custom animation)

  • @vyo27viyo79
    @vyo27viyo79 3 роки тому

    Nobody:
    everyone that designs hollow knight's movesets: "neutral air is thorns of agony"

  • @theepheonix1700
    @theepheonix1700 4 роки тому +3

    This is super up my alley, and I think that the knight would be an AMAZING addition. Though I did have a question. I made my own move set for the knight, and ours turned out to be very similar, right up to the charging moves to get the enhanced versions. As someone who has put way more thought into this than I have, I wanted to see what you thought about a few of the ideas I had
    1. For the biggest thing that differed between our move sets, up smash being howling wrath’s threw me for a loop. This is just me, but I always pictured it as great nail, swing from the bottom that would only cover front facing and air options. It wouldn’t cover the back of the character, so if they attempt a mix up he would be completely vulnerable, and as in your video, it would be a very commitment based option.
    2. Because I’m my hypothetical version, up smash was great nail, I originally thought of forward smash as the dash charge. But when you made it a dash attack, I realized how much sense that made, and changed it to long nail, maybe a thrust similar to Luigi or byleth (obviously not the same range as byleth, but you know) or a long nail slash that doesn’t really cover air.
    3. From there, I think the only differing thing is the knights recovery. In my mind his specials were akin to that of robin, or as you said, hero. Having all of his moves that rely on soul be special moves made sense to me, and it would be easier to think about it. With a smash attack being able to completely run out, while making an interesting approach option for the opponent if they realize that knight can’t up smash, it seems strangely disjointed from the other specials.
    4. Continuing it off of three, howling wrath’s and it’s counterpart that I can’t remember the name of at the moment, his recovery would be similar to ness, Lucas or yoshi, where as his second jump has more maneuverability and reaches farther, extending his combo game but also being risky if the combo leaves off stage. That might make him to restricted to the stage, which wouldn’t be fun, but in the game monarch wings went farther than the normal jump so it made me think of yoshi, having some sort of super armor to make his recovery better, but that is an iffy thing.
    5. The last thing was just a random idea, but since in this hypothetical move set, his dodge would be the shade cloak since it wasn’t used yet in this version of the knight. Just a fun little thing.
    Again, I want to be clear, I’m not saying that my version is better or anything, I just wanted to put it out there, and maybe see what you think about it. I very much hope I didn’t sound pretentious or condescending or anything like that, if I did I apologize sincerely.
    On another note, what are you most excited about for silk song? Great video, by the way. Much more in-depth with the weight, and running speed and frame data than I thought it would be.

  • @Sponsie1000
    @Sponsie1000 4 роки тому +18

    l'd love to see your take on either Rayman or Sora, since those are my most anticipated fighter still left :]

  • @lenny_has_arived6679
    @lenny_has_arived6679 4 роки тому

    I'd probably say that the Final Smash for The Knight should be The Lord of Shades from the Godmaster ending. I just feel like seeing The Knight transform into that massive creature and seeing it grab your character would be utterly terrifying to experience but oh so very satisfying to actually do to others

  • @sjb_92
    @sjb_92 4 роки тому +1

    One thing that I'd want included is the ability to heal with the soul gauge. Something so memorable in the game is looking for the window of opportunity to get a heal in during boss fights. Maybe either via a taunt or something.

  • @ilovewaffles070
    @ilovewaffles070 4 роки тому

    I've been playing this game like 4 hours a day for the past week, thanks for making this

  • @hypergodkz
    @hypergodkz 3 роки тому

    Fireb0rn: imma do what called a pro gamer move

  • @thecrescentkai8852
    @thecrescentkai8852 4 роки тому +1

    The inevitability of the hollow knight mii costume is impossible to ignore and it makes me so sad

  • @Mysticuffs
    @Mysticuffs 4 роки тому +2

    His stage could be the Colosseum of Fools.

  • @strictlyworse_mk7108
    @strictlyworse_mk7108 4 роки тому

    My idea for the spells was to map all of them to Neutral B, which allows for Down B to be Focus, and makes room for Crystal Dash to be Side B. I have my own differing ideas. I will say you did a great job on the video.

  • @salvadbg
    @salvadbg 4 роки тому

    This character design is sick!! Honestly it's a shame that indies only get Mii costumes, because The Knight has always been my most desired character to be featured as a fighter.
    And I really liked your version. Maybe I would've tweeked a little bit the neutralB spell, that maybe instead of healing %, you get a mask that shields the next attack you receive, for balancings sake.
    And another kind of "mechanic" (although a pretty little one) that I always thought as cool with the Knight is that his Down Air nail bounce attack, restores his double jump just like in the game as an optional item. So the Down Air hit itself which doesnt spike and isnt that strong, has the utility that it can be used to recover, if you bounce off an enemy, an item or stage hazard.

  • @JorDrakonis
    @JorDrakonis 4 роки тому

    I'd like seeing more videos on characters without any regards to how likely they are.
    For one, a characters' chances are allways highly speculative. And more importantly, just seeing moveset ideas for characters is fun.

  • @LunaMinuna
    @LunaMinuna 3 роки тому +1

    Ever single hollow Knight moveset I’ve seen uses thorns of agony as nair and that makes me happy

  • @BigBossMan538
    @BigBossMan538 4 роки тому

    I think that doing characters not talked about often or as likely as others might be a good direction to take this channel in. More exposure potential.

  • @goldenspade5812
    @goldenspade5812 3 роки тому

    Ok Imagine this. Team Cherry makes a debut in E3 in 2022 or 2023. They announce the Silksong release date. And then right at the end Nintendo walks in and announces hollow knight for smash.

  • @JokerJQKA
    @JokerJQKA 4 роки тому +1

    Qbby from BoxBoy is my number 1. I've made and seen a few different interpretations, like all of his Specials being the different Box Powers from 3 or being able to cycle through them as a Down Special with his gimmick focusing more on how many boxes he has present at a time, so I'd love to see what you could come up with.

  • @jaredtheastralartist2510
    @jaredtheastralartist2510 3 роки тому +1

    24:15 And you KNOW my boi Sakuri loves spoilers!

  • @juanlloveras5780
    @juanlloveras5780 4 роки тому

    This makes me want to get a character that upgrades itself over time, and stays that way for your character.

  • @benaddison3777
    @benaddison3777 4 роки тому

    great video, some things you left out that could be fun are: using the baulder shell charm when shielding, using the shape of uun charm when crawling, and when the night is hit with a killing blow they have the effect of being hit in hollow knight(pauses for a second as an effect like broken glass is seen, with the duuuuuuunnnnnnn sound effect they use

  • @MaxxusDrago
    @MaxxusDrago 3 роки тому

    Another cool idea: if you fully charge your up-smash, Howling Wraiths turns into Abyss Shriek (its upgraded form). It costs a bit more soul than Abyss Shriek (due to balancing reasons), but it'd be a VERY reliable kill move

  • @luree
    @luree 4 роки тому +2

    That thumbnail is beautiful ngl

  • @PrinnyLordNinjocity
    @PrinnyLordNinjocity 4 роки тому

    Tbh, this would be super deserved, I love his character design and gameplay, and I like the mysterious protagonist himself

  • @mattfromwiisports7970
    @mattfromwiisports7970 3 роки тому +1

    For his final smash, he wields the wayward compass.

  • @CaptBlock
    @CaptBlock Рік тому

    I personally would've used Crystal Heart as the up-B, but other than that I agree with everything else said. That Final Smash is awesome to imagine. You seem to be one of the few Smash moveset makers that cares about or mentions balance and I like that.

  • @sapphicvenusian9464
    @sapphicvenusian9464 4 роки тому

    YAY! I love your Challenger Approaching series! The movesets are always so smart and interesting!

  • @TsuZakiYa
    @TsuZakiYa 4 роки тому +5

    Can we get Hornet as an assist or as like a background cameo.

  • @yedidyamajor1456
    @yedidyamajor1456 4 роки тому

    I think that one of the specials(down b, b) should be a option selection(like shulk) where you get to equip a charm for a little while, u would have the option for: mark of pride for extra range, quick slash for better frame data, mark of strength for extra damage, and soul eater for extra damage on specials. They would last for about 15 - 20 seconds each and have a cool down like shulk

  • @ensentry
    @ensentry 3 роки тому

    "all while truly never feeling unfair" tell that to absolute radiance

  • @GurrenPrime
    @GurrenPrime 4 роки тому

    To answer the question at the end (any characters who don’t have much of a chance we’d like to see): Kat from Gravity Rush. She was in PlayStation All Stars, but it’d be cool to see how she’d translate to Smash.

  • @airson2751
    @airson2751 4 роки тому

    just a bit of speculation, a cool thing to add would be certain charms to upgrade certain things, like unbreakable heart gives you more defense, while unbreakable strength gives you more damage output. more of them other than the fragile and unbreakable stuff, but just some examples

  • @juliusrichards9688
    @juliusrichards9688 4 роки тому

    out of all the knight smash predictions this makes the most sense while still being well balanced.

  • @anemodude9544
    @anemodude9544 4 роки тому +2

    steve is from an indie game, so the barrier has been broken!

  • @SampelMSM
    @SampelMSM 4 роки тому

    I have an idea too to do with the charms
    In the battle if you have the space you can boot up some UI like hero
    And select a charm
    so like lets say somebody is going after me I can quickly get Long Nail and Mark of pride and attack further
    The charm will disappear after 10 seconds so you dont have a mega long nail all through the battle

  • @LoomLazza
    @LoomLazza 3 роки тому +1

    I know I’m super late to this video but imagine if they do in fact get in they add something for silk song at the end kind of like when they first announced Isabel they also announced new horizons

  • @drfeelgood3846
    @drfeelgood3846 4 роки тому +1

    Also the skins could be other skulls, like the siblings or the young hollowknight

  • @kevinmcaleavey4561
    @kevinmcaleavey4561 4 роки тому

    Steve is the first fighter from an indie game in smash

  • @Thatdudejosh9
    @Thatdudejosh9 3 роки тому

    Finally someone that calls him by his proper name!

  • @fatdog8938
    @fatdog8938 4 роки тому +2

    Imagine if we can vote for an indie character, with the knight in them

    • @lotus3072
      @lotus3072 3 роки тому

      Sadly I doubt the knight would be voted to the top

  • @frogmouth2
    @frogmouth2 3 роки тому

    “All well never feeling truly unfair”
    *shows the second most RNG based bossfight in the game*

  • @pottedplant7460
    @pottedplant7460 4 роки тому +1

    Really hoping for Professor Layton. Basically a Nintendo exclusive, tons of wacky moveset potential, gives us both another puzzle game character and our first visual novel character, and would shockingly be only our second character from the DS (the other being Lucario). I feel like Layton is unfairly dismissed for being to "niche", even though it was the best selling original DS series.
    Maybe a moveset revolving around hint coins? Red exclamation mark for the up smash? And imagine the music.

  • @zeraora807
    @zeraora807 4 роки тому

    Dude these are really good ideas,keep it up