Hollow Knight: Ancient Aspid (nail only, no charms)

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2 ай бұрын

Pretty good boss all in all. Weird and at times unintuitive, and perhaps it's just a bit too hard for its own good, but the more I play this boss the more I like it.
Some notes: in phase 1, you can just run up to where phase 2 starts at any time to 'skip' it, but any damage you didn't deal will have to be dealt there (phase 3 doesn't start until half HP no matter what). Healspots a pretty sparse here, but you can slip some in if you dodge laser early. If striking from below, aim for the tip of its butt, as it can and will swipe you with the legs if you're any closer up than that.
Phase 2 has an attack where shotgun blasts of 5 lasers pelt you up to 5 times. Of all the attacks the boss has, this one feels possibly the most luckbased, it didn't happen in this fight but sometimes it feels like it'll get you no matter what you do. There's 2 variants of bullet hell, sweeping and a 'wild' one. The sweeping bullet hell has a big blindspot at the side to heal in (don't go too far, leaving the cone entirely ends the attack early and has it blow a quick laser at you) and the wild one seems to aim most of its bullets roughly at you, so it seems best to keep moving during it rather than hunkering down and dodging in one spot.
Phase 3 introduces 2 main new moves, the first is the rapid and then sweeping spread laser. This one took the longest to figure out, but doing what I do works most of the time. You can heal or get a punish after it. The other is 3 variations of going grounded. The explosive one is the other move I feel is most BS, sometimes you're just going to get blown up. While grounded, it likes to jump 5 times, sometimes less if its positioning is awkward. It feels like jump 1, 3, and 5 are aimed at you but I'm not 100% sure. Again, can heal as it lifts back off into the air.

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@THERATSANDTHERATS 2 ай бұрын

I love the idea of this boss because it implies that aspids in the past were just giant near unkillable beasts that had giant lasers and wind blades and everyone just had to deal with that

@MetaFanWing 2 ай бұрын

Imagine you’re minding your own business and a fly is bothering you, except it’s not a fly but an eldritch laser-puking monstrosity.

@N_Tertainment7 2 ай бұрын

The Hunter did say that the Bugs had gotten weaker, perhaps Ancient Bugs were all this strong. Imagine fighting an Ancient Mantis.

@jahrellmonk6324 2 ай бұрын

@@N_Tertainment7YO THATS HYPE

@skullmastergamer Ай бұрын

Who says they aren’t already

@vladimircaelum7465 Ай бұрын

@@MetaFanWingYeah, imagine swatting a fly, and it suddenly starts firing lasers and wind blades at you while a boss theme is playing.

@N_Tertainment7 2 ай бұрын

If the HK fandom is left like this, they will make a Hollow Knight 2 before Silksong comes out

@lilflamel5237 Ай бұрын

underrated

@YT_K_A 22 күн бұрын

pale court already a hk 1.5

@mariajosequinteros1796 18 күн бұрын

😂

@vortigon2519 16 күн бұрын

Not really, but it is a fully fleshed out dlc@@YT_K_A

@skinnyboy2704 6 күн бұрын

Well, we got hollow knight in minecraft...

@Sokobansolver 2 ай бұрын

Player: "I can't find enough of a window of time to heal" Boss creator: "I missed the part where that's MY problem"

@Hero-esp 2 ай бұрын

Bro really said its a skill issue

@MrTouhourocks Ай бұрын

thing is, there's heal windows all over the fight if you know where to look for them. Mostly after the bigger laser attacks, but there's a few others like right as it rises from being grounded in phase 3, or in a blindspot of one of its bullet hell moves.

@siamsiamguite2909 6 күн бұрын

@@MrTouhourocks we don't even know it's gender

@PhoenixCounter Ай бұрын

If there are anything scarier than the boss itself they are the enormous things who are floating behind

@DL.T. 25 күн бұрын

If they make a "continuation" of this mod, delving deeper into prehistoric hallownest, I bet those ammonites would make for a good mini area ( like The Hive)

@whisperywind314 12 күн бұрын

@@DL.T. WE NEED THIS!

@derpychicken2131 Күн бұрын

They’re ammonites! One of the most successful groups of animals ever, unfortunately none survived the KT-mass extinction, the same one they killed off the dinosaurs. The rapid change in climate was particular harsh on the ocean and killed tons of super diverse groups. Ammonites ranged from as small as your fist to as large as a car, and they had shells from normal snail ones, to massive wizard hats, to literal paper clip shaped shells, they were so cool. The closest living things to them are nautiloids and they aren’t even ammonites.

@AbyssaloftheVoid Ай бұрын

Those giant ammonite in the background of the final phase make me incredibly uncomfortable

@bigzero7720 24 күн бұрын

At least they give lore to all the big ass shells lying around.

@whisperywind314 12 күн бұрын

@@bigzero7720 And to how da fuck something could survive with this aspid roaming around.

@santi27o 2 ай бұрын

Never seen this boss before! Shoutout to the creator! Looks cool af

@user-cd9yl7ds9o 2 ай бұрын

Bc its pretty much brand spankin new:>

@foxxnerd 2 ай бұрын

Its fuckin' hilarious when the video ends with your ally just shooting you in the back of the head! Betrayel.... SHAW!!!!

@nikolaykrasnikov1860 2 ай бұрын

The most funniest thing that your own aspid can damage you after all this shit that you needed to go through to get it XD

@AlvaroQuijada-zk5xz 4 күн бұрын

i guess if you can get that aspid i think you already can dodge the triple shot xD

@isaacpianos5208 26 минут бұрын

@@AlvaroQuijada-zk5xz yeah but good luck being consistent with that during an absrad fight lol

@RickthePhanlay 2 ай бұрын

Is this what My personal hell look like

@SirLancelot412 Ай бұрын

Who ever made it should be working on silksong.

@NoNames-vw3bq Ай бұрын

The mod community should really collaborate together and create their own collective version of what they'd imagine Silksong to be. I think the modding community could create something really phenomenal & have it done in less time than it's taking Team Cherry to even give us any kind of update. The pale court mod was really good, and the mod on Broken Vessel/Lost Kin where there were waves of infection was really good too; not sure if the same creator or not though.

@whisperywind314 12 күн бұрын

@@NoNames-vw3bq From the time it's taking, we can only pray that there's no external problem in the development, cause normally that would be the case.

@AzaloonyToons 2 ай бұрын

I headcanon that this was one of the weapons of the radiance

@Ace26170 Ай бұрын

Some notes, during phase 2 you can go to either side and avoid the aspid, when you get to the platform above, you can effectively skip phase 2. Also, if you pogo on the aspid during phase 2 it will fly away, initiating the second climb without needing to deal any damage at all.

@TheFructowallGuy 11 күн бұрын

You gotta have some balls of iron to do this. ON STEEL SOUL.

@trishschamont8961 9 күн бұрын

Technically a dream fight, you don't perma die in those

@nobody7204 16 күн бұрын

I love how you have to pursue the damn thing throughout the boss fight, it's very unique

@samandom8772 13 күн бұрын

With primal aspids, its the other way around.

@utubeiskaren7796 5 күн бұрын

Massive Moss Charger is the hardest boss in Hollow Knight. The boss has two attacks - A leap and a charge. The boss also moves insanely fast and there is little telegraphing to which attack it will use, thus you must react extremely fast to whatever the boss throws at you, and even if you react correctly, messing up your input is likely and you will still take damage. You also aren't given too many opportunities to attack the boss, with your only options being to attack from the side or a pogo. The former is not actually an option because of the fast speed of the boss meaning that you will take damage no matter what. This leaves the pogo attack as the boss charges as your only option, but the boss only uses this attack half the time, so the length of the fight depends on RNG, or if you are good enough it is possible to hit the boss during the leap attack. However if you get too carried away with this it is possible to mess up and get hit. Additionally, the fast-paced nature of the fight means you have no opportunity to heal, and couple this with how early you find it in the game and you'll see another issue. You have very low health at this point in the game, and your nail is quite weak so your few attacks won't be doing much damage. This leads to a long fight where a few mistakes can kill you. Now compare this to Absolute Radiance. All of Absolute Radiance's attacks are simple and can be easily avoided by a skilled player, which you definitely are if you can make it here because Pantheon 5 has Massive Moss Charger in it. Let's take the attack where a bunch of things fall from the sky for example. Just stand between them and you'll avoid the attack. They move slowly so you have enough time to react and position yourself. None of Absolute Radiance's attacks are difficult if you play carefully and know how to avoid each one. Massive Moss Charger, on the other hand, is an extreme test of reaction time that keeps even the most skilled players (The people who regularly avoid taking any damage in areas of the game where Primal Aspids spawn) on their toes. With all this in mind, I think it is safe to say that Massive Moss Charger is the hardest boss in Hollow Knight, especially for newer players making it there the first time. I remember my first playthrough. Hornet was one of my favorite bosses to fight, as it was very challenging but it was doable once I managed to learn her attack patterns. It was a tough but fun fight that was just the right amount of challenging and I never felt it unfair when I died to the boss. Massive Moss Charger, on the other hand, appeared out of nowhere and defeated me very quickly. I attempted the fight several times but due to my slow reaction time I was unable to find any success. It became very clear to me that if I could beat a boss as fast-paced and challenging as Hornet, but even the simplest of Massive Moss Charger's attacks were too much to handle, that Massive Moss Charger is meant as a test of reaction time for players. Of course as speedrunners and other pro players do they only consider the difficulty of a boss with usage of advanced techniques and strategies employed by the more experienced player and do not consider the newbie's experience with no prior experience in the fight, lack of any advanced techniques, and no knowledge of what charms are actually good or where they can find the good items. This means that a new player will likely be unprepared for Massive Moss Charger and find great difficulty in it. Absolute Radiance and even regular Radiance are difficult to access, and by the time the player gets to them they will have much better gear, more experience, and a lot more health, further cementing Massive Moss Charger as the more difficult boss. The same thing can be said when comparing Massive Moss Charger to other endgame bosses such as Nightmare King Grimm or Pure Vessel. So now that we've compared Massive Moss Charger to bosses from all points in the game, we have found that it is the embodiment of a difficult experience for a new player. Tight timings, little time to react, and an inexperienced player with little equipment controlling the knight. In conclusion, Massive Moss Charger is without a doubt the most difficult boss ever seen in Hollow Knight.

@YT_K_A 22 күн бұрын

now i can tell for sure that there is something scarier than radience

@neoselket562 27 күн бұрын

I think this is the first mod I've seen with a new sprite and music, very cool! Also, AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

@knuxenglish 23 күн бұрын

Then you should check out the pale court mod. It is commonly referred to as a fan made dlc due to its quality and amount of content

@acousticllama4135 22 күн бұрын

Now beat it three more times to unlock the second level in the hunter's journal

@BentleyMoney 5 күн бұрын

The WHAT

@Clugster 11 күн бұрын

This is the result of Hollow Knight devs not releasing Silksong for 4 years straight. (Nearly 5)

@yarnhk 2 ай бұрын

Great work!

@HuntHussle 2 ай бұрын

yarn

@yarnhk 2 ай бұрын

hunt

@ManthonyHiggs 2 ай бұрын

No damage when

@jmcr5061 2 ай бұрын

Te person who doesn t zote the mighty:

@rynocerusrex5050 21 күн бұрын

I was gonna ask too

@Spotted-Claws-707 4 күн бұрын

I’d didn’t think aspids could get worse after I first saw the primal aspid…

@WhiteBasilisk22 9 күн бұрын

Mr NES Contra Spread gun over here. Hah! I was initially worried when the first attack I saw was ONLY a single giant death laser. He’s perfect

@Monkscug 2 ай бұрын

YOU ALSO HAVE PALE COURT MOD

@ASHB0RN... 5 күн бұрын

If this hellspawn is only ancient i am scared to think what Primordial aspid would be

@knuxenglish 23 күн бұрын

I just realized that this is meant to be very long ago, because of the "ancient" part of ancient aspid, but how is it infected then? It's almost like this detail is completely unnecessary because the point was to make primas aspid but worse

@thewitchidolsachika6682 11 күн бұрын

radiance transcended past time and space just to infect this large bug.

@TheFructowallGuy 11 күн бұрын

i mean it wouldn’t be a very boss FIGHT if you just took him out to chipotle

@heatherramirez6141 5 күн бұрын

Considering how much of the Aspids bodies are literally just the acid/acid sac and how the babies are literally globs of Orange with heads poking out, I imagine the aspids are kind of like the Lightseeds. Largely if not entirely made from the Radiance’s power, and the aspids as a species are connected to the radiance like the Seers. To be fair, if the Radiance had command over an army of THESE... yeah I can see why it would be worshiped. And if the aspids evolved to be weaker and weaker, it would make sense the Pale King would be more comfortable trying to supersede.

@duuuuude1526 20 күн бұрын

This is awesome

@youraverageteaenjoyer 3 күн бұрын

This mod must have taken sooo long to make considering that it has a) a boss, b) a new area with special art, c)a new charm, and d) title art. If i had one problem with it, it was probably the rather low fps of the animation.

@Greenteeth21 Күн бұрын

what would be cool is if the charm allowed you to shoot aspid bullets. or maybe it could be like flukenest but the bullets are fixed in trajectory.

@ThePaleKing2017 2 ай бұрын

...I GET A PRIMAL ASPID AS A PET!? I'M UNSTOPPABLE!!!

@elisangelamonteiro7281 Ай бұрын

He still an kill you

@ThePaleKing2017 Ай бұрын

...eh still worth it...

@LuckyBoiMain 5 күн бұрын

I want this to be a feature kinda like the broken vessel where when you beat the boss something changes forever. (Example : broken vessel = infected crossroads Ancient aspid = no more aspids of any kind)

@Abyssal2878 5 күн бұрын

nah.. PRIMAL ASPIDS EVERYWHERE RAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@JeremyMainIII 9 күн бұрын

So this is what a true nightmare looks like😨

@slimeinajar 17 күн бұрын

I like the fact that this boss uses all the most annoying attacks that are ALREADY in the original game (well, except that the “laser” is a little different)

@gentlemouse102 Ай бұрын

maybe it's because I'm fairly new to Hollow Knight, but I don't recognize the music? May I ask where it's from, or whoever composed it, please?

@RandomHandle837 Ай бұрын

This is a mod

@gentlemouse102 Ай бұрын

@@RandomHandle837 that's why I'd like to ask, unless this track is from the official game, I'd like to comemorate all the aspects of the mod, which includes the music.

@rondrateague1411 13 күн бұрын

Imagine if colosseum of fools last boss in the fools trial was this

@thatgamerguy7942 5 күн бұрын

This boss deserves to be in silksong

@PokyDaBesto 24 күн бұрын

Idk but this gave me real ori boss battle vibes

@apenasumgamer 5 күн бұрын

it is on the game or is some kind of mod, i'm new on hollow knight so idk

@Dat_Scrub 6 күн бұрын

It’s been like 5 fuckin years since we have had any communication from TC so at this point fuck it. lets just make hollow knight 2 ourselves lmao

@marmaje6953 8 күн бұрын

nice boss

@bwend1025 6 күн бұрын

Hollow knight is really the only game where the bosses really try to kill you

@Lava_Holder 2 күн бұрын

Knight: Nah I’d win

@unknown_truth6770 Ай бұрын

Now imagine this with only nail, but without charms and spells *Truly a hell*

@MrTouhourocks Ай бұрын

That is, quite literally, what this video is. No spells or charms were used.

@unknown_truth6770 Ай бұрын

Oh.

@neoselket562 27 күн бұрын

Aspidlute Radiance😊

@Tortusiek Ай бұрын

how to download this

@orkhanabdullayev-sr5xe 6 күн бұрын

1 question : Is it infected? . Cause of its naming "*Anicent* Aspid" This implies that either : Radiance corrupted it berfore pale king came or 2 : Its just grovvn for 1000 years or smth .

@user-bx1nv9fi3w Ай бұрын

Is the fucking best charm of the game

@clashzoobaytpvz6710 2 ай бұрын

Buen video

@Idkwhattoput5229 10 күн бұрын

How did bro differentiate the difference between effect spits and attack spits without wayward compass bro needs grass

@enerhel7639 10 күн бұрын

Wait what. Was it a friendly fire at the end of the video?

@MrTouhourocks 10 күн бұрын

just part of the charm, it friendly fires you but aims at your enemies. It's actually not bad, it has a synergy with glowing womb that shreds most things in the game to ribbons.

@Dimiotis Күн бұрын

couldnt even beat this boss, the AI wont let me ascend XD

@nickcarson9129 19 күн бұрын

Is this in base game? Or mod? If so what mod?

@MrTouhourocks 19 күн бұрын

Mod, it's just called Ancient Aspid!

@albertosantista Ай бұрын

It Would be hell easier if the knight had been allowed to equip wayward compass.

@CharaTheFallenChild Ай бұрын

And here I thought the primal aspid was terrible

@magikarpxd5844 2 күн бұрын

This is a mod right?

@YouWillNeverKnowMan 2 ай бұрын

wow

@KingDugan 21 күн бұрын

It would be funny if the aspid charm gave you a really strong buff(attack, bealth, etc), but it continuously summons primal aspids to attack you.

@Ormeli 22 күн бұрын

Is this a mod?

@thetophatguyandroid5959 14 сағат бұрын

I really don't understand the hollow knight community like how do you make something as hard as the final stages of the game and how do you have people play it and play test it as well

@user-zt2kz8yf7p Ай бұрын

This feels like it should be in the base game.

@cuboembaralhado8294 Ай бұрын

Nuh uh

@chinkram Ай бұрын

assets are kinda mid imo.

@Gladeing 24 күн бұрын

Scariest attack is triple acid shot rea

@necron8992 4 күн бұрын

yeah but can we talk about how fucking stellar the backgrounds and soundtrack are

@Doubleaxe-sz6bc 5 күн бұрын

australia final boss

@quick_kick_kick Ай бұрын

how.....?

@user-ul4zk7fg2w Ай бұрын

Radisiarity💀

@shu9587 Ай бұрын

I don't understood , ancient aspid is a real dlc or a mod

@MrTouhourocks Ай бұрын

It's a mod, seemingly following in Pale Court's footsteps as a very high quality piece of fanwork that may as well be an honorary part of the game. I think the boss is too hard to succeed in that goal, but it's nevertheless really cool and very well done. Casual players can (probably) beat Pale Court if they can beat P5. Ancient Aspid is much, much harder than all of that.

@shu9587 Ай бұрын

@@MrTouhourocks i think it is a very good mod. Congrats to people who created it

@Phonk-GooD-pesopluma-zzzz Ай бұрын

In my opinion, it lacks more difficulty, even a primal asp in the Colosseum of Fools cost me more

@norairtarasov6523 Ай бұрын

bro took the most annoying enemy and made a boss out of it

@Idkwhattoput5229 10 күн бұрын

8:57💀💀💀

@eggyolk0 16 күн бұрын

If this is an Aspid imagine Ancient Radiance bruh

@Gun_Wielding_Goblin.EnderD1980 12 күн бұрын

The radiance probably didn't exist yet seeing as those things (forgot what they are called but they are old as fuck) are flying in the background

@eggyolk0 12 күн бұрын

@@Gun_Wielding_Goblin.EnderD1980 True (Also they are called Ammonites

@2__D Ай бұрын

That charm was definitely not worth it

@MrTouhourocks Ай бұрын

To be fair, at this point, you don't really NEED a practical reward. The challenge run implications of the charm are pretty funny, and apparently it's actually really good if you pair it with Glowing Womb, as they synergize.

@TheFructowallGuy 11 күн бұрын

Baby build just got 5 times better.

@tst_2023 26 күн бұрын

why does he hurt me if he’s my ally

@manomoa119 16 күн бұрын

Because it is a aspid

@rynocerusrex5050 21 күн бұрын

Me: "I like strong girls" "You mean gymrat girls?" Me: "Nuh uh" "You mean willful girls?" Me: "Nuh uh" "So what *do* you mean?" Me:

@nokolo9038 10 күн бұрын

Man why tf are there Nautilus 😭

@ETTheFirst-hf8se 8 күн бұрын

Makes more sense than flying snails

@divad7137 9 күн бұрын

HK players are masochists ong. Imagine the primal aspid being arguably one of the most if not the most fucking annoying NPC in this game and people think, you know what would be so fun? Making it a boss. Like bruh 😭😭