kakusei - hollow knight animation

(covered in blood) hi! did you miss me! take my sixth hk gijinka animatic. this took a month and i think i maybe got burned out a little perhaps but it cannibalised itself and came back as motivation to Obliterate This Twink. also sorry we're starting in media res w this one lets get straight to the action

but uhhhh tldr for kakusei (trying to formulate thoughts at 1am) hollow dreamers and white lady say Ive had enough of this guy. and through hollows nail and luriens funky moth essence infusion powers (sure am just doing whatever i want w the lore. something about pale ore + essence = solution to getting into pkradis head bc. pk radi. idk what im talking about. take it) they enter false king's mind to separate pk and the radiance. what a fun and definitely not utterly incomprehensible time!!!

also im pressed that i didnt get to draw monomon more her design was one of my favourites to work on. this is a travesty. and yes the cut on pkradis face just disappeared it healed up quickly mkay theyre a god. dont give me that look (can a bullet even cut skin like that??????). i forgot luriens cape in 3 shots.......... fuck that cape anyways who needs it

enjoy! see ya suckers!!!!! im gonna take a break and go play totk

#animation #hollowknight

[samuelcrow]

Radiance wasn't counting on pks whole polycule coming to cover his ass

[pennymacaroni]

Luriem: LETS GO SAVE MY HUSBAND-
Herrah: MONOMON HAS A GUN! MONOMON HAS A GUN!
Monomon: I HAVE A GUN! I HAVE A GUN!

[godofscotland]

MY GOD I LOVE THIS!!!! I absolutely adore how pkradi’s mannerisms change as soon as lurien enchants hollow’s nail with dream magic, the change from confident and mocking to actually being scared and almost jumping out of the way of their attacks!

[EPadraigM]

You have mighty warriors of needle and nail, powerful mages of forsaken arts, and then Monomon just has a straight-up gun.




Lovely animation btw!

[CerealBee]

0:13 I like the subtle detail of pk/radi fusion's eyes changing colour depending on who's in control (white for pk, yellow for radi)

[noahwysocki]

There are so many cool little touches here, the playful ballerina grace Radiance moves with when she's toying with Hollow communicated beautifully by just giving her a couple more poses per shot than them, way Pale King's face is getting more frames per second than the rest of the shot to really sell the emotion when he's looking at Hollow, the sudden shift in Radiance's demeanor when Lurien enchants the nail, the way Lurien's moving with the same extra grace she has because he's a Moth. One of my favourite bits is just how clearly Radiance is panicking, she just showed off that she could absolutely take Hollow in a straight fight, she was outright playing with them, but now that they have something that can actually hurt her she's freaking out too bad to focus up on taking them down. Also, Pale King's eyes in the reflection of the enchanted nail, Hell Yes.

Other highlights include Rad's reaction to Monomon just straight up shooting her with A Gun, and Herrah completely overpowering Radiance, like, outright. The smirk she puts on like, "oh, you're a cute little thing, aren't you? We having fun?"

Herrah's my favourite of the Dreamers and I love how you made her so just HUGE and framed her so well that I can only describe her as Looming in every frame she's in, no matter what she's actually doing. Truly The Beast, it's awesome!

[crystallight]

2:06 the dramatic sexy leg up in the air the fact that in like the scene after it looks like radiant King is blushing even though I doubt it; it's still funny😂

[KittyXDragon]

I like how Monomon straight up brought a gun

[Northflowo]

OH THEY ARE ALL TERRIFYING !!! !! !! ! 😳 rip pkradi youll be missed.
Also your fight choreography is fantastic

ALSO i love how lurien just enters the fight with his big pretty wings, gives hollow some magic buffs, kicks at pkradi and then BACKFLIPS AWAY! ! iconic behaviour

[KammyClues]

WHEN THE PALE LADY CAME OUT!!!! pkradi really got the whole squad laughing

[gigi-f]

i feel like i'm watching the season finale to an animated series that's had me on the edge of my seat throughout its entire runtime. lovely animation.

[violetreeves]

I love that radi let out pk for the moment she drew her nail, seemingly just so he could feel the pain of it. Incredible work.

[cobwebdragon]

Oh my god. Their designs are absolutely breathtaking?!? You made them more ethereal and intricate and also amplifing the hollow knight aesthetic?! Not to mention the animation and fight choreo being thought through and smooth despite the complexity of their designs?!?! Literally breathtaking. I know I’m gonna watch this a million more times, jeez this is incredible.

[Briar-Starstruck]

ik i've commented on this before but the way you draw expressions is absolutely stellar. that + how you animate a lot of the subtler flinches and twitches (classic pk struggling for control momence, pkradi's surprise + shock at lurien, pkradi freaking out about women + dreamnail business), they really help every moment have its impact here!!!! SO

[ainumatia]

THESE ACTION SCENES ARE BEAUTIFUL!! And the White Lady is she with ribbons?? I can't, it's very sad, but so beautiful. You have outdone yourself as always. 🤲💗✨

[DandyDevil]

Is it an option for us to like... Give Ame 10 million dollars wait 20 years and receive a Hollow Knight movie because I'd be down.

[teaa]

OMGG YESSS THE TEAM UP OF THE DREAMERS AGAINST FALSE KING FRFR!! Also, the White Lady's design I must say is quite beautifull I love that Monomon has a fucking gun though LMAO so badass. Idk how Lurien got a dream nail but ya know maybe he contacted the seer in the dream realm.

2:07
Not the false king blushing at the sight of Herrah, LMAO apparently hornet wasn't enough it seems..(don't question what i mean by this)

[Vee_Sheep]

i love this
it just kinda fits to show the Radiance's first defeat as this grand battle between her and the most powerful beings of Hallownest
also Monomon has a gun. what else could you ask for.

[BruhYaBoi]

you don't KNOW how crazy i get over this
the GLEAM from the blade from radiance to PK had me insane.
AND THE LITTLE LINES FROM FALSE KING DOING THE SPIN... MY GOD how long did that take
all in all 10/10
you enchanted me back here again and again 👍

[icy]

gonna be honest i have no idea what the FUCK is going on here but i am so here for it