Ancient Aspid is Kind of Crazy...

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2 ай бұрын

Defeating Ancient Aspid, a mod created by 4thNoah (artist and project lead), Nickc01 (programming), and Thanatonaut (music and sound effects) to make primal aspids slightly more challenging. Winning gives you a primal aspid ally charm but its attacks will hurt you.
Really sloppy final phase but a win is a win, especially when I'm a bit rusty with Hollow Knight. I tested some of the earlier builds but hadn't seen the final versions until folks had mentioned this was out (a mistake on my part as I intended to test the final build until my WoW stuff with the new phase sucked me in and made me forget altogether). This has definitely come a long way and looks amazing.
My only criticism is that sometimes dodging one attack might make you vulnerable to another which can make things a bit frustrating, especially in the final phase.
You can download Ancient Aspid at github.com/TheMulhima/Lumafly
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@theannoyer2953 2 ай бұрын

goddamn the community gonna make hollow knight 2 before silksong come out

@nyanmurai331 2 ай бұрын

Yessir

@Hipictures-kp9uf 2 ай бұрын

They will do it after fan-made Silksong.

@Sandy-rw2fj 2 ай бұрын

After void emperor Grimm anything is possible with this community

@InSight9801 2 ай бұрын

They've already made pale court

@danielstrange9794 2 ай бұрын

Hey! Wouldn't say no to more Hollow Knight!

@ExperiencePath 2 ай бұрын

"Winning gives you a primal aspid ally charm but its attacks will hurt you" Sounds right lol "My only criticism is that sometimes dodging one attack might make you vulnerable to another which can make things a bit frustrating, especially in the final phase" yep, that fits Primal Aspid very well, just slightly up a level

@nikoskonstantinidis4069 2 ай бұрын

friendly fire will not be tolerated

@San-lh8us 2 ай бұрын

@@nikoskonstantinidis4069 i mean, i could say that the knight got in the way of the friendly aspid, and if the knight is getting in the way of the aspid, then why shouldn't he get damaged?

@rynocerusrex5050 Ай бұрын

So then build for evasion

@cobaltviper 14 күн бұрын

@@San-lh8us i mean, primal aspids fire in like a 60 degree cone, sounds pretty annoying to have your own charm do that to you frequently

@grfrjiglstan 2 ай бұрын

"So what are the heal windows for this boss?" "...Oh right, I knew we forgot something!"

@enderguardian7443 2 ай бұрын

you don't

@TaterTotMax 2 ай бұрын

The heal windows are shape of unn

@miguelbarreiros5564 2 ай бұрын

if the guy managed to heal then theres a healing window

@wifi2122 Ай бұрын

just heal during the climb phases, you can pull off a heal before it shoots a lser

@pecan_pie4602 Ай бұрын

healings for the weak ;)

@keysmashljcgbsdnk4376 2 ай бұрын

love how a big chunk of the fight is "you need to go upwards while you are being constantly attacked" that's exactly how regular primal aspids feel very authentic 10/10

@davidschaeffer7707 Ай бұрын

Nah that's just the radiance fight tbh

@WL-bs4nc 2 ай бұрын

…Someone made this in their spare time. Someone sat down, came up with this genius idea, designed the boss with a whole area surrounding it, made actually difficult attacks with actually GOOD platforming sections, and made beautiful custom music to accompany it. And to top it all off, they gave the most genius idea for a charm I’ve ever seen. This is the power of Hollow Knight fans who have too much spare time on their hands!

@limonero8757 2 ай бұрын

And for free. God, I love modders.

@Sokobansolver 2 ай бұрын

"Why are you scared? It's just a bug!" The bug:

@danniel2 2 ай бұрын

the aspid or the knight?

@Sokobansolver 2 ай бұрын

@@danniel2 i was thinking of the aspid but I guess logically it could be either

@danniel2 2 ай бұрын

You try to slap it and it just shadow dashes through it

@orben-amos6172 2 ай бұрын

HELL IS REAL

@user-hf4qu3kh7o 2 ай бұрын

AND IT'S GOING FOR YOU!!!

@abd-animation-22 2 ай бұрын

It breaths and it hungers

@pixelatedmayo1177 2 ай бұрын

Hell is full

@user-hf4qu3kh7o 2 ай бұрын

@pixelatedmayo if hell is full we gonna to make an expansion for it and make our own SATAN AND THIS WILL BE AN ANCIENT ASPID!!

@AlejandroMartinez-fw3gt 2 ай бұрын

And is the size of a bug

@Gashren 2 ай бұрын

If this keeps up, the modders will have finished Silksong before the Team Cherry... This is awesome!

@chiknkeinnugeget6755 2 ай бұрын

Maybe because there are more than 3 modders?

@clashzoobaytpvz6710 2 ай бұрын

Na la verdad Silksong es mucho más ambicioso que Hollow Knight y los Mods

@Roover8138 2 ай бұрын

“Most think that the wyrms were the first creatures birthed into this world. They are all sorely mistaken. For the meager Aspids have been around since time immemorial. They have seen all that this world has to offer. The void itself is merely a puddle compared to the vast ocean of primordial power that they yield. When everything else is gone, the Aspids will still be here.”

@paledrake Ай бұрын

They're like a fly version of a cockroach.

@jacobbarty6579 Ай бұрын

"Before this world belonged to the wyrms, it was ours, but the wyrms did not take it from us. It was time that laid us to rest, for while we wielded might beyond equal, we were not eternal. Do you understand now, Little Ghost? The wyrms did not descend upon this world from some far off paradise, they crawled out of their holes to claim the world WE left behind. They feared us. And now... it is time you understood why."

@aidenxiong2945 Ай бұрын

"Legend tells of the Primordial Aspid, who lives deep within this ancient shell of rock and bone. Many claim that The Light is the God of Gods, maybe even the infamous Shade Lord that many hypothesize of. They are all infinitesimal against the Primordial Aspid. Every being wishes to recruit the Primordial Aspid to their cause, whether it be a being of pure light, or pure dark. Even the travelling reapers who collect the remains of long forgotten lands. The Wyrms were second, but Aspidal beings transcend time and space itself. Only one being can successfully overcome the Primordial Aspid. One that wields the Lore Bible." -Godseeker

@kurenian 2 ай бұрын

Fireb0rn needs to make a sequel to “100 unkillable primal aspids in the path of pain” but now with ancient aspids

@joseph8298 2 ай бұрын

Temp should suggest this to Fire that would be pretty cool

@obasphalt 2 ай бұрын

bro💀

@luisvivas4809 2 ай бұрын

CrankyTemplar is kind of crazy... Dang! That was crazy!

@CrankyTemplar 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I hope you're doing well!

@luisvivas4809 2 ай бұрын

@@CrankyTemplar sure and I hope you too! I've been busy all this time but I always see your videos and check the channel haha

@Mandarinoooooo 2 ай бұрын

Crazy?

@Mandarinoooooo 2 ай бұрын

I was crazy once.

@jackdina5353 2 ай бұрын

Easily the coolest modded boss imo. The background art, animation, and music are all incredibly well done!

@nightmareking8425 2 ай бұрын

This is fanmade boss not a modded one just like the pale court bosses

@tipeanimates837 2 ай бұрын

@@nightmareking8425 dude fanmade means modded boss what are you on

@timsoup204 2 ай бұрын

@@tipeanimates837 I think their interpretation of modded boss is preexisting boss that has been modded, not one made from scratch like this one. Just guessing tho

@TheGoldenJay637 2 ай бұрын

@@timsoup204that's some dumb ass interpretation tho

@graycatsaderow 2 ай бұрын

Ehh the animation aint that good,everything else is great

@Archbishopofcheeseburger 2 ай бұрын

I feel like the more impatient the HK community gets, the more crazy and downright impressive their mods get. Like, holy crap. This is amazing!

@LeonHK. 2 ай бұрын

You're gonna loveeeee this boss on Ascended.

@CrankyTemplar 2 ай бұрын

Definitely will give it a try at some point.

@7616lydeth 2 ай бұрын

Imagine being on your last mask health, trying to heal, and got killed by your "companion"

@CrankyTemplar 2 ай бұрын

On Steel Soul.

@MetaFanWing 2 ай бұрын

This is a really cool mod, and an interesting charm too. Though my only issue would be to make the “friendly” Aspid slightly different visually speaking from the base version just to make it easier to distinguish.

@DragonLord555 2 ай бұрын

My main criticism is that the friendly aspid can hurt you.

@MetaFanWing 2 ай бұрын

@@DragonLord555 I think that could be fine as long as it does a good amount of damage to enemies, a sort of risk-reward.

@DragonLord555 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaFanWingTrue, but i feel like it’s basically a worse grimmchild Like why would you bring this charm over a charm like grubsong, nailmasters goory or steady body? In the trailer we saw that you can have more than 1 aspid so I’m hoping you can have some kind of special thing for this charm.

@MetaFanWing 2 ай бұрын

@@DragonLord555 That would be interesting. It would have to do a lot of damage (and/or have a very cheap charm notch requirement) in order to be viable. Increasing the fire speed would sound nice on paper, but that could mess the player up even more.

@DragonLord555 2 ай бұрын

@@MetaFanWing Yeah Also btw from what ive seen it only costs 1 charm notch If anyone can find the way to tame more aspids like in the trailer this charm might be viable but honestly i just feel like this charm is more of a nuisance i really hope the mod creator will give it a buff that the aspid can’t damage the player or a different idea: everytime it hits the player it does the 1 mask damage like always but gives the player some kind of boost like being able to fire 3 aspid shots himself doing a significant amount of damage i just really hope they give this charm a buff it just feels like a hinderance which is sad because the idea is so freaking cool!

@cannabishornliu6119 2 ай бұрын

Stated by the people behind this mod boss Ancient Aspid has like 15 different attacks. Absolute overkill but in a good way. I love attack variety. But one big problem still exist if that's the case: Most attacks use the same animations of the boss. Like Ancient Aspid's spitting attacks. It can shoot the classic Primal Aspid projectil attack, the lasting blobs on the ground like Nosk or the bombs from Corrupted Kin.

@mel9111 2 ай бұрын

what a great boss! cant wait for Any Aspid to be released!

@decapitaregrimm6663 Ай бұрын

Please🙏🏿don't give them ideas...

@vladimircaelum7465 2 ай бұрын

The best part of this mod is the OST, really has that "secret hidden superboss" vibe

@4thNoah 2 ай бұрын

2:38 that is epic! glad to have you as a tester for this mod.

@TheBrixHub Ай бұрын

Something great about this boss is that they didn't just throw in a ton of Primal Aspid enemies into the fight as additional fluff. I think a lesser mod would make the difficulty arbitrarily higher with something like that, but I respect this mod for doing the opposite and making a full one-on-one battle with an Aspid at its absolute peak. Also, I love the giant Amonyites flying in the background and all the insects that are disturbed when the fight moves close to them. This is such an incredible atmosphere for a fight

@Aero137 2 ай бұрын

That's amazing. The fact, that it's not just an arena, but a whole stage is great. The animations and textures were made with love.

@Mooonwithanextrao 27 күн бұрын

Gotta love those big open spaces in the clouds with a yellow color palette

@Octolina_2 2 ай бұрын

"That is, uhhh... That's the devil. Guys, when y'all go to hell, that's what you'll see" - Dawko and his remembered Buff Helpy trauma

@aceofblades1677 2 ай бұрын

"This ain't your old man's Hollow Knight boss." So many cool ideas here. Looks like loads of fun! God I love this community. GGs!

@willphoenix5464 2 ай бұрын

I know the boss is flashy and all but can we take a glance at the gorgeous Ammonite Aery? So many shells, the prehistoric trilobites and of course the ammonites themselves in the background? Awesome

@seanG0318 2 ай бұрын

The music hits hard, props to the modding team for that

@miruuul.__ 2 ай бұрын

The Soundtrack is absolutely immaculate 👌👌

@Practicallypreposterous Ай бұрын

Oh my god, I think this is my new favourite modded boss! The only criticism I have is the fact that the background is around the same shade of orange as its attacks, which immensely decreases its readability. A lot of thought and skill clearly went into the design of this boss fight, so I'm left to wonder why this is the case

@TheGhostOfHallownest 2 ай бұрын

this needs to be canon with lore, a primal aspid that was smart, and made a deal with the radiance long ago,one that followed its instincts by choice

@TimeOrTimelies 2 ай бұрын

. . . *My nightmares are real.* And I hate to say it; this is a well-done boss. Kudos to the mod developers while at the same time cursing them for making this nightmare real.

@jocundphoton3152 2 ай бұрын

Honestly this quite accurately portrays how it feels to fight a primal aspid for the first time. Impressive gameplay!

@le_gus001 2 ай бұрын

Holy shit, this is even better than most of the original bosses XD Loved the first phase transition so much!!

@seekerazurian5482 18 күн бұрын

Between the Ammonite Aery, the boss itself and the music, I am both in awe of the creators for giving life to the Ancient Aspid and recoiling in fear at the thought of actually facing it in combat. Watch there be an upgraded version of this thing called the "Primordial Aspid" that looks even more bestial and just drops infection bullet hells like something straight outta Touhou.

@lorenzobordignon5772 2 ай бұрын

Wow, that’s insane🔥 Good job!

@tooru-kun4178 2 ай бұрын

can we talk about this beautiful background and arena? It looks even more godly that radiance arena

@cuphead-_- 2 ай бұрын

beautifully designed and the music is great too

@LordoftheNightWolves 2 ай бұрын

The visuals are really well done, maybe a little over done in some aspects, but overall amazing. And congrats Cranky on beating such a foe.

@3z-Prods 2 ай бұрын

I thought this was really in the game for a moment and was so confused, and fascinated at the same time. Very well made

@heroiacyasser3862 2 ай бұрын

Those giant ammonial things moving in the background are so cool

@the_parasites 4 күн бұрын

love how it just levitates away at the end of the fight

@MoonPatch 2 ай бұрын

This is actually so insane cus this feels so at home with Hollow Knight - maybe more hectic than usual, but the art and animations feel so at home and none of the attacks feel too outside of stuff already in the game.

@shiyaniera 2 ай бұрын

the first part of the fight i thought it was just a really well made mod that i could see as part of the base game and then it got Insane

@ShycoWar 19 күн бұрын

This is basically what your first ever encounter with a Primal Aspid feels like

@blackrapier713 2 ай бұрын

The only things I saw that seemed unfair were the rapid fire lasers during phase 2 and the chase at the start of phase 3 where before you would have learned "hiding behind walls block beams" only for it to not

@samhall8880 2 ай бұрын

What a lovely, easy, balanced, fair and totally enjoyable mod.

@demonharleygd7884 2 ай бұрын

lmaooo

@theDOVAHKIN1998 Ай бұрын

Seriously tho. Feels like this stuff only gets made for content creators or dudes like OP.

@user-se8qd2nl8d 2 ай бұрын

Does anyone else think that this should have been a boss in hollow knight or that this should have been the true final boss???

@Blue14113 11 күн бұрын

Too... difficult

@questmaster108 2 ай бұрын

I had a dream recently about what silksong would be like, and envisioned some kind of bright green arena with multiple floors and a lot of open space. The creepy thing is that if this boss’s arena was green instead of orange, it would look almost exactly like what I dreamt

@theepiccooldude33 2 ай бұрын

I think the vertical ascent is pretty neat. The custom area is also really pretty!

@RebL3333 2 ай бұрын

I really hope Silksong has something like the Ancient Aspid: A giant winged boss that flies around a part of the map.

@tmes69 2 ай бұрын

This is actually cool..the arena the moves and the platforms everything looks clean

@justas423 2 ай бұрын

This is the best Hollow Knight mod I've seen, and it's a meme about how annoying Primal Aspids are.

@randomgreencat8914 2 ай бұрын

at this rate, we'll get a fully fledged pale king fight before silksong releases

@bob_bobb1ngton Ай бұрын

i dont really look at mod content because the few times i do theyre always cool but missing the original feel of the game. but this. if someone told me during my first playthrough this was canon and in the game id have believed them. gameplay, art, animations, music, theme, its a hollow knight boss through and through!

@remigiuszkurzynski9351 Ай бұрын

Hollow Knight so much pain and rage, but worth every second truly an epic game in it's own way.

@jenniferkaelin4962 2 ай бұрын

3:07 "Look into my eyes, were not so different, you and I" Now where have i heard that🤔

@abracadabruh7420 2 ай бұрын

So cool, so well designed, so in theme, so much artistic value

@user-vm7xo3ze4x 2 ай бұрын

Now we need "HK run, but it is only primal aspids" vid.

@droycon 2 ай бұрын

Platforming while battling is honestly so cool

@bloopboop9320 7 күн бұрын

We need Senior Aspid, Elder Aspid, and Sage Aspid to continue the trend.

@cookies_and_mustard6414 2 ай бұрын

It'd be neat to see bosses in Silksong that have changing arenas similar to the Radiance or the Ancient Aspid in this video.

@Phantom17685 2 ай бұрын

This and pale court are my favorite HK mods, because they actually added something unique, fun and memorable.

@madamantis Ай бұрын

This is awesome! The only criticism I’d add is that as a player I would need more direction when transitioning between phases. It wasn’t obvious to me that I should go to the right and upwards to continue fighting the boss.

@MASTR_777 2 ай бұрын

우와 할로우 나이트 팬층이 이렇게 깊었구나 하고 보고 있었는데 9일 전이네... 공식 보스 뺨때릴 정도로 퀄리티가 좋은 것 같네요. 브금도 배경도 패턴도 아주 예술적인...

@MetaJo101 2 ай бұрын

This boss battle is incredible!🤩

@extraonions 11 күн бұрын

Crazy that the boss doesn't even die. It just flies off

@dravendarkplays9607 2 ай бұрын

Damn thing doesnt even die It just goes "aight im out"

@Chair_eater 2 ай бұрын

I’m gonna have nightmares the primal aspit all ready scarred me enough

@MrNiceGuy-- Ай бұрын

This feels like it could be part of a big dlc. Feels like it would go well in some kind of dlc focused on the hinter guy, like we hunt down some bigger monsters to prove ourselves and get a chance to brawl the big guy.

@MrNiceGuy-- Ай бұрын

*hunter

@Kaepora2 17 күн бұрын

Holy shit that backdrop is Godlike.

@mebisanimationsandotherstu8977 2 ай бұрын

big fan of the massive living ammonites in the background

@mushroomme64 4 күн бұрын

Thanks! Was able to beat it on the stream because of this video!

@CrankyTemplar 3 күн бұрын

Congrats on beating it!

@WarriorArt1st2046 11 күн бұрын

Oh that’s crazy. There’s a boss of those acid bugs.

@jager477 2 ай бұрын

I love that beam attack it has, just sounds powerful, like a power washer.

@lasagna3289 Ай бұрын

This is so cool!!!!!!!! Oh my god!!! The environment!! The art!!! There's nautili in the background!!!!!

@owengiagios13 2 ай бұрын

This looks awesome

@cnkaiser1 2 ай бұрын

3 phases of pure pain what a great mod that looks great

@RussianPrimeMinister Ай бұрын

This is so well thought out and animated. Wow!

@Grimscribe732 2 ай бұрын

Respect to whoever made this, looks like it comes straight from Team Cherry. Also, I hate you - ANCIENT FUCKING ASPID? WHY?

@mtheman4221 9 күн бұрын

A very accurate depiction of kingdoms edge

@shiningstar737 2 ай бұрын

Those nautiluses (nautili?) in the background are really cool

@legogaming5992 2 ай бұрын

That soundtrack is badass

@jamesoncockburn5653 2 ай бұрын

That looks amazing and really fits the game and how the community views aspids well

@pillager2327 2 ай бұрын

At this point if it’s not killing me in one hit it’s not a threat

@thatgamingkiwi1630 14 күн бұрын

Missed opportunity to call it Primordial Aspid, so we can have alliteration with Primal Aspid.

@die_now3431 2 ай бұрын

That geo though

@timetraveler0002 2 ай бұрын

boss music going wild

@barf5423 2 ай бұрын

the radiance is shaking and crying right now

@snakeyb3028 2 ай бұрын

That was incredible

@JustAnotherPrimalAspid 2 ай бұрын

This sparks joy

@jakeguillot6246 2 ай бұрын

This boss really captured the “annoying piece of s***” aspect of the aspids

@Khapitan784 2 ай бұрын

I like how the boss has some moving platform element, I hope silksong has some couple of these bosses.

@lcgl09 2 ай бұрын

When I’m looking at this I’m surprised that there’s no rayman-like bosses! Like where you utilized the surrounding, like slashing ropes the makes a rock kill the boss or run sections! But with the silksong tailers, it looks like we’re gonna have that now! :D