I'm pretty sure this has been the hardest no-hit of the 12 I've done so far in this video. Appearances can be deceiving, and this game proved it. It took me 34 streams practicing and running, plus all the hours I must have played offstream.

It was a huge sacrifice, and honestly, I don't know if it was worth it. Right now, I'm very happy and content, but as I said, it's been many days of suffering, of losing motivation and then developing discipline, of dropping the run and having this unfinished business on my mind, and a lot of stress. Overall, very tough.

But anyway, here it is. It came out on the last attempt of the day, a day on which I was talking about how tired I was of this game and that, knowing myself, I think I would have quit for good since I was getting mentally exhausted. So, I'm pretty sure that if this wasn't the run, it would have remained unfinished for a long time, or forever. Crazy, really.

Run Information/Route: I started on normal mode (I didn't use the rotten eggs to sell). I upgraded the Nail twice, using the Mantis questline to quickly access Deepnest and grab the tram ticket. I also took advantage of the situation to unlock the Deepnest station by going in the dark since I wasn't using the lantern. From the tram near Deepnest, I accessed the Pale Ore guarded by the Lesser Mawleks. I reached City of Tears from Kingdom's Edge, again using the tram. Once the Nail was at +2 with Fury and Fragile Strength equipped, I did Shrine of Souls to get the Desolate Leap ability, which I would use many times for defense or mobility. After that, the run continued normally until I avoided the infamous Acid Skip and decided to go for Isma's Tear instead. I'd say I haven't left out anything exceptional from the standard route. Feel free to ask if you have any questions or are interested in the details. c:

For those less familiar with the no-hit mechanic in this game, any damage to the Hollow Knight counts as a hit, with one exception. In some situations, I move the camera up and down and say "Rage" aloud. This is to warn that I'm about to take area-of-effect damage, with the intention of activating the "Fury of the Fallen" charm. This type of damage is allowed since it's solely for the purpose of activating this charm, and there's no other way to do it. I also do several quitouts, meaning I exit the game and re-enter to reappear at a bench. These quitouts are always done without enemy aggro. In general, I've followed the TeamHitless rules (https://www.teamhitless.com/games/hol...) but with one exception, which I'll explain in the next paragraph.

At the end of the run, I show a mod (QoL 4.9) that I'm using, which isn't allowed in Hollow Knight because it includes many options that can make the run easier. However, I'm only using options that I don't consider to alter the difficulty, such as improvements to text speed and trading, or the easy menu drop, which I only use in sections without enemies. I also use the Dreamers skip, which saves me from the entire room and cinematic with the three Dreamers. This is perhaps the most sensitive point, as it is an area where you can fall, but honestly, using Crystal Dash in these areas makes it practically impossible to fall.

For me, it's valid, and that's what matters. As I said, at the end of the run I show the options I used. I suppose it's somewhat reassuring to show that I'm not deceiving anyone.

Thank you as always to everyone who supports me in the streams and also to the small Hollow Knight community that has helped motivate me during the worst moments.

Damn, I almost hit the 5000 character limit, what a bore I am. Anyway, here are the timestamps of interest:
0:00 Reset and start
2:46 Greetings
5:54 False Knight
15:33 Hornet
18:10 Mushroom and Mushrooma
24:12 Mantis
28:10 Darknest (Tram)
30:29 Darknest (Station unlock)
33:47 Pale Ore
38:49 City segment explained
39:50 Nail +2
40:44 Bro doesn't want to collaborate
42:25 Soul Sanctuary
45:13 Soul Master
46:24 Exiting Soul Sanctuary (pathing super safe)
52:31 Crystal Summit Crystal Peak
55:27 Soul Warrior Full Soul Explanation
57:38 Soul Warrior (monkaS)
1:00:26 Dream Nail
1:03:48 Watcher Knight
1:06:31 Dung Defender Full Soul Route
1:07:44 Dung Defender
1:09:17 I Ran Out of Souls
1:14:23 Uumuu
1:19:18 Doubletick Magic Setup
1:21:43 The Hollow Knight