Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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SILKSONG DISPROVED A BIG PORTION OF THIS VIDEO!!!! Please watch this short I released with my corrections; I was WRONG about all masks providing higher intelligence (maybe some do but definitely not all of them) youtube.com/shorts/exV-RUnkTHE?feature=shared

Have you ever wondered how important masks are in Hollow Knight? I have too, so I decided to try figuring it out!

Twitter - https://x.com/Ccmaci​
Discord - discord.gg/Mynt4TupqQ
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VVV Special thanks and credits to media used below VVV

Script/Lore Checkers:
- Dragoler (aka GoldenFlowerFan)
- @Sumwan

Voice Actors (in order of appearance):
Jack ‘node’ Schweighardt voicing “Item Descriptions”
- twitter.com/banodle
- youtube.com/channel/UCBwzgSJhqzotlFMuN5prUSQ
- castingcall.club/m/jacknode

Patrick Compton as “Mask Maker”
- instagram.com/realpatrickcompton
- twitter.com/RealPatCompton
- castingcall.club/m/PatCompton

Nicholas Dunlap voicing “Lore Tablets”
- twitter.com/Nichola39057175
- castingcall.club/m/Nickdunlap

Lucas Davey as “Quirrel”
- twitter.com/LaundryGremlin
- instagram.com/lanky_boy_lucas
- castingcall.club/m/LDaveyVA

flipflopitstimetostop as “Confessor Jiji”
- tiktok.com/@flipflopitstimetostop
- youtube.com/c/FlipFlopItsTimeToStop
- flipflopitstimetostop.tumblr.com
- castingcall.club/m/flipflopitstimetostop

Music (in order of appearance):
- Hollow Knight OST, created by Christopher Larkin, you can find his music on his bandcamp | https://christopherlarkin.bandcamp.com​
- Hollow Knight Synthsong - Truth, Duty and Cyborgs | youtu.be/VQ_l_pb8KwY
- HK Synthsong - Synth Reflection | youtu.be/X6XqgdORE9Q
- HK Synthsong - Neongazers | youtu.be/OwAHuxjcVqQ
Hollow Knight Silksong - Ancient Sea Theme (Fanmade) | youtu.be/PotAo3vw85c
HK Synthsong - Highway of Pain | youtu.be/P8kwCwOKfOw

MichiMochi created my new sprites! If you want to support her, or want to commission her for art like my Otter Boi, head on over to her twitter! twitter.com/xxMichiMochixx​

Hollow Knight/Silksong Wiki | hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Hollow_Knight_Wiki

Video Script | docs.google.com/document/d/13EntzWrYIYzXYi04X4GwNuYqCr6GIdq63eb72c0oQ48/edit?usp=sharing

(Custom Closed Captioning is still in the process of being completed)

Timestamps:
00:00​ Intro
00:42 What are masks in Hollow Knight?
01:48 Mask Maker
09:25 The Dreamers
14:37 The Godseekers
17:25 The Grimm Troupe
20:55 Quirrel
26:38 End Credits

#Masks #Quirrel #Lore