@@SrakenKraken And a comically small combat area with two comically small spike pit, that does a comically large damage no seriously, the mortality rate of that boss fight were from how lack of the space you can run away is.
@@DoritoCrumbs i was tabbed out, and when i tabbed back in i planned on exiting so i could go do something else, and the restart menu was already up. i thought it was the exit menu 🤦🏾♂️
HotK: Its over beheaded, I have the high ground! Beheaded: You underestimate my POWER! (beheaded jumps) (HotK rushes forward) (pushes beheaded into spikes) Beheaded: I HATE YOU!
*misses one parry *Health drops to 20% *Disengagement *Heals *Out of health flasks (I usually only have one at hotk anyways) *No lifes hotk to like, 2% health *Gets ground slammed *Prisoners quarters Shoulda taken no mercy
This song is accompanied perfectly with the noises the hand of the king makes. All of it meshes together so beautifully To make this boss fight feel grand and fantastic
Tips: -Roll through the dashes. -Destroying the banners with a groundpound makes it easier. -BRING A WOLFTRAP. -Whenever he spawns enemies, make sure to make them fall from their platforms. This deals huge damage to them. -Don't be afraid to use the side platforms, but be sure to have another one ready at all times. -Weapons that make you hover if used in the air (Such as the Magic Missle.) are a saving grace. Grab'em if you can. UPDATE: I have now defeated THOTK with one Boss Cell. Here's my advice: -Bring a Rampart. If you can parry the first hit of any combo, you can slash him down while the forcefield is active. -Bleeding, Poisoned, and On Fire are amazing against him. His health melts if the effects are applied properly. Reforging gear so that attacks poison enemies is a good move. -Swarm is a pretty nice way of getting extra DPS, since his Triple-Slash is too high to hit the Biters -Anything that deals damage over time (Like the Crusher, Saws, Biters, Etc...) is a nice way of dealing damage while being able to focus on parrying and dodging. -When he spawns enemies, DO NOT KILL ELITES. If the elites are dead, THOTK will come back and continue the fight, even if other enemies are alive. -If you have enough gold to do it, reset your mutations and pick some like Open Wounds, Dead Inside, Vengeance, and others. Dead Inside is VERY GOOD. -During your run, focus on one type of scrolls only (I recommend Survival), and try to use weapons with this color. L weapons can be picked no matter what. If you get a scroll that doesn't let you pick your main stat, pick the one that'll give you the highest health increase (Survival>Brutality>Tactics). In the High Peak Castle, try to focus on health if your damage is high enough to kill enemies from behind without getting attacked. That's it for now. See ya for 2 Boss Cells! I finished 2BC AND 3BC, so I guess it's time to continue. -Shields are already very useful against him, but couple that with Blind Faith, and you get a 13.5~ seconds cooldown bonus on your skills by parrying the Triple-Slash. -Burst damage skills are pretty good against both THOTK and the Elites, since an Elite Slasher in the middle of a boss battle can be catastrophic. The Giant Whistle can kill the Elite Slasher in the Castle in one hit, and the Elites against THOTK as well. -I highly recommend taking every single cursed chests and challenge rifts you can find, even the riskiest ones. Colorless weapons can be a blessing, especially if it's a colorless/legendary Rampart and you're on Brutality or Tactics. And even if the Colorless weapon is bad, you still get cells, Power Scrolls, and amulets, so go for it. I'm on my way to beat the Giant on 4BC now. Wish me luck! Ok, I killed the Giant AND THOTK on the same run, thus unlocking 5BC. My Giant Whistle dealt 100000+ per use, t'was an insane run. For the 5th BC, I recommend this path: Promenade of the Condemned > Ramparts > Insufferable Crypt/Black Bridge > Slumbering Sanctuary > Cavern > Guardian's Haven > High Peak Castle > Throne Room. Now let's kick the Spoiler boss' ass! I did it today, and it was amazing. Here are some overall tips for 5BC runs: -This route is the most reliable I know: Toxic Sewers > Corrupted Prison > Ramparts > Black Bridge > Stilt Village > Clock Tower > Clock Room > High Peak Castle > Throne Room > Spoiler Biome > Spoiler Boss Area. -DO NOT USE MONEY ON SHOPS UNLESS: -Your balance will be above 20000, thus allowing you to buy a potion if necessary. -If you're at the Clock Tower / High Peak Castle. Sure, shop items are good, but they are so because this money is VERY valuable, it would be wiser to save it for a well needed flask charge. -Running Dead Inside + What Doesn't Kill Me during the Spoiler Biome is a good way of staying at constant health while being able to take a few hits from the insane enemies there, I recommend doing this with Blind Faith and a Tonic for better results. -Take your time, make an attack plan, there's no rush. (This tip was written pre-Malaise rework.) -Time Doors are not worth all the stuff you'll miss by zooming carelessly through biomes, so aim for those sweet sweet 60 flawless kills instead. -If you jump into a fight, either end victorious or die trying, fleeing is NOT an option anymore. I will come back if I have new tips to share. Good luck, beheadeds. Hey! Soooo, this edit was made in January 2022, I'm just here to inform whoever would read this that I have a Twitch channel on which I regularly stream games on weekends! I can stream Dead Cells, though I do not have the new third DLC yet. I do Enter the Gungeon, Terraria, Dark Souls III, Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and soon Elden Ring when it releases! Although, be wary, my PS4 Pro also likes to join the convo with a lot of loudness and so do my birds, so be ready for that at twitch.tv/greytheskeleton! (I am really not sure if it's a good idea to sort-of advertise myself in here, so if you don't like it, please do tell me. I'll be quick to remove it.) When I get the DLC, I'll put tips for the Queen in this comment!
@@onigiriramen1504 Good luck against this guy, I recommend scum saving right before the Collector to get unlimited tries for the no-hit. Edit: Although, it would remove a part of the challenge that is the obtention of this outfit. ALSO: You need to wear the King's outfit during the no-hit in order to get the white one.
I'm kind of sad I never get to hear the full 6 minutes of this song in game. It's either he kills you too quickly or you're actually OP and kill him too quickly because you need to in order to actually survive. There is no in between.
everything about this just screams "final boss" to me. the heavy bass, symbolizes that this is a powerful enemy. one of the strongest on the island. and the regal instruments signal royalty. and the melody alone gives you the feeling of "this is it. this big douchebag is the only thing between me, and the end."
I once killed him by accidentally rolling on a recently killed elite disgusting worm with armadillopack mutation and he so just happens to decide to come back down. He was on 20-15% health
Just beat 1bsc. All 4 flask charges were used. Had a mushroom boi, heavy turret, and a heavy crossbow. Made it out with 27 health. My hands are still trembling. Let's get to 3bsc.
Totally normal HotK experience, my first fight went pretty much the same, just like 5 years ago, was so goddamn dissapointed when i discovered i didnt finished the game and i had to suffer a LOT more
I walked into the throne room ready for a gruelling battle with a fabled “almighty guard”. I had readied my weapons and hyped myself up only for my Mushroom Boi to headbutt him to death in less than a minute.
@@Hornet049no its the fight intensity and DING of crits that make you not hear this, i once killed him flawlessly 20 scrolls on 5 bc (idk how that happened) and couldn't hear anything for the 7 minutes that fight drag for)
Just beat 3BC yesterday... I'm always so stressed and focused fighting THOTK so I don't really hear the music, but coming to this video and listening to this. This has gotta be one of the best songs in the game.
I’m close to 5bc I just need to unlock it first. Also use the cursed sword on no boss stem cells to beat Thotk flawlessly, it always does critical hits and one achievement is to beat the game with the cursed sword in your possession so you kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
I usually can never hear the music due to all the explosions, grunting of THOTK, and such. I only heard a tiny part of it and became one of my favorites in the game.
@@bup8294 Just to add to that a Spiked Shield WITHOUT Freezing effect does wonders since Time Keeper rapidly spams you. Frontline Shield's buff is also practically always active in this fight and Rampart helps a lot in Phase 2.
Instead of the King's champion this song sounds like it belongs to a hero, Maybe the King's hand was a hero at one point before he claimed his current position as a reward for his courage or noble deeds or something like that
@@havenandaura If you really think about it king left his body as the beheaded which resulted in all kings memories getting erased and beheaded having different personality atd than the king which means that they arent really the same person.
@@lordpetroollo6979 If you defeated The giant 4 BSC and HoTK 5 BSC alongside the secret final boss twice you'll realize that he beheaded is... an interesting individual...
@@RazgrizXemnas2 My guess is that they were going to name a weapon after Valmont, and decided it would be a whip because of the Belmont/Valmont similarities.
" Valmont's Whip and its legendary version in particular, are a reference to the "Vampire Killer" whip owned by the Belmont family in the "Castlevania" game series. It is also a reference to Valmont, the creator of the soundtrack of Dead Cells."
The end of your run. Either you win and you actually get a break from dying every five seconds. Or, you go back to the start and come here again just to do the same. But actually a fire song. Between this and fractured shrines this is my favorite game song ever.
to all survival builds, you know for a fact the first time you fought this guy with a shield, those delayed attacks killed you instantly. just admit it!
I just beat the Path of Pain in Hollow Knight after spending all day trying to beat it. This song carried me throughout the entire run. Thank you based music person!
this guy ended my first ever run, i had no idea what to do and how to dodge any attacks because this boss is so big, and these spikes did a lot of damage too
I love that in this boss fight (maybe the others too, idk) that if you're about to die and try to restart the fight by quitting the game, the game immediately throws you back In the exact moment you left.
@@icantdraw3781 I know, right? Finally decided to try it out and beat the game for the first time. Now my two favorite things items are the Rapier and Mushroom Boi.
rapier and frantic sword were my first win. Frantic sword was legendary. i had on-hit poison with rapier and frantic sword did 175% more damage to a poisoned enemy. Serenade dealt with the other enemies for the most part (i had the thing where he never disappeared) and wolf trap.
Tbh, I’m kinda proud I beat HotK first time I ever encountered him (0 BC). Granted I was using a Rapier, one of the best burst damage weapons in the game, but still.
Ok guys, I just beat HOTK and my satisfaction in killing him was immeasurable. However, I don't plan on playing on Hard yet. I still have some "unfinished business" on 0bsc difficulty. If anyone asks, here's my build (it may seem a bit random, but at least it did the job) Primary weapon: Frying pan Weapon Two: Snake Fangs Backpack: Twin daggers Skill 1: Serenade Skill 2: Sinew slicer Mutations: Vengeance Open wounds Initiative
Your know this theme really summarise of the who the hand of the king is, the music starts slow with whispers ether of the king or the hand own doubt to his master way, then it starts slow and rhythmatic bieng something of someone who tired and as the theme continue getting faster it follows the same beat of someone who is with unflinching loyalty and despite the evidence to his king he still belive his master was in right in saving the island, theme continued like this but still highlights the Nobel soul that was the hand till he fell or deafted the intruder and is alone once more with the wispers. This theme is almost the opposite when it comes to the giant as the giant is more emotional while the hand is almost stale in any feelings heck he doesn't even mind if the food taste rotten only worrying if it up to quality to his men and his boss.
The raven cloud ability and a barrel launcher off the walls is a good strategy for a tactics only run but you gotta really build that tactics up or else you wont be able to get him fast enough
Just bought the game again for my Switch, so I’m gonna have to figure out what my strategy for fighting the HotK was again, I do know that I used a shield though iirc!
The first time I fought this boss was also the time I beat him. I was not sure how the fight was gonna go cause I had a hyper-upgraded king scepter from fractured shrines and + 15 brutality. I ended up completely destroying him
![BRASIL vs. PERÚ [4-0] | RESUMEN | ELIMINATORIAS SUDAMERICANAS | FECHA 10](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/tbyOJKXfQnI/mqdefault.jpg)
ahh yes,the sound of my run coming to an end
If A Mistake was made then you will need to restart all over again
You just starting
end = u ded
I can relate.
4BC and there's no mercy...
Behind every kind stands a powerful nation.
And in front every king stands a really big guard.
And opposing every king stands... the same big guard???
@@SrakenKraken lmao
@@SrakenKraken Nice one,store guy
@@SrakenKraken And a comically small combat area
with two comically small spike pit, that does a comically large damage
no seriously, the mortality rate of that boss fight were from how lack of the space you can run away is.
@@underplague6344 vader and palpatine
Oh, what's that? A good run?
I don't think so.
pls no, I beg
Oh, is it a good run? More like it was
@@Noobish_Monk Yep. That's how I felt.
*gets stun lock comboed into spikes*
3 years later and now you can apply this comment for Lighthouse bossfight
I thought I was going to win. I thought I had the best loadout in the game. What a fool I was.
happened to me today, my noob ass just cheesed through all the levels without using potion once just to get insta 3 shotted by HoTK
Nothing says HOTK like getting slam dunked into a pit of spikes
@@abhishekdeore7270 my dumbass accidentally restarted middle of my run. had VI-S explosive crossbow too
@@Vomna I'm curious how you accidentally do that lol
@@DoritoCrumbs i was tabbed out, and when i tabbed back in i planned on exiting so i could go do something else, and the restart menu was already up. i thought it was the exit menu 🤦🏾♂️
HotK: Its over beheaded, I have the high ground!
Beheaded: You underestimate my POWER!
(beheaded jumps)
(HotK rushes forward)
(pushes beheaded into spikes)
Beheaded: I HATE YOU!
Bruh
Accurate af.
Real.
This ost literally gives me ROTS vibes 😂
Casual: Nice theme
Dead cells players: *PTSD from charge and spike pit 4000 combo damage before masochist mutation*
Haha, rampart go brrrrrr!
*misses one parry
*Health drops to 20%
*Disengagement
*Heals
*Out of health flasks (I usually only have one at hotk anyways)
*No lifes hotk to like, 2% health
*Gets ground slammed
*Prisoners quarters
Shoulda taken no mercy
And when you take no mercy, you magically die at like %8. Damn you 5BC!
I make the mistake of getting Wish, and then picking the Cursed Sword.
@@ZackagonXMdamn that sucks
This song is accompanied perfectly with the noises the hand of the king makes. All of it meshes together so beautifully To make this boss fight feel grand and fantastic
The Hand of The King getting hit: Oh No! Anyway
Lyrics:
AAAAAOUU
AAAAAAAAAAOOOOUUU
*SOUND OF SPIKES COMING UP FROM THE GROUND*
AAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOUUU
hahahahaha i laughed so hard 😂
AAAAAOUU
**SLASH SLASH**
AAAAAOUU
**S L A S H**
FLOOR GANG
AAAAAOUU
**SLASH, C R A A C K**
*SPAMS BOMBS TO FORCE PLAYER TO DODGE WITH EXTREME PANIC*
I feel this comment in my soul
@@matez8686 Good luck parrying 6 bombs in perfect succession
Tips:
-Roll through the dashes.
-Destroying the banners with a groundpound makes it easier.
-BRING A WOLFTRAP.
-Whenever he spawns enemies, make sure to make them fall from their platforms. This deals huge damage to them.
-Don't be afraid to use the side platforms, but be sure to have another one ready at all times.
-Weapons that make you hover if used in the air (Such as the Magic Missle.) are a saving grace. Grab'em if you can.
UPDATE:
I have now defeated THOTK with one Boss Cell. Here's my advice:
-Bring a Rampart. If you can parry the first hit of any combo, you can slash him down while the forcefield is active.
-Bleeding, Poisoned, and On Fire are amazing against him. His health melts if the effects are applied properly. Reforging gear so that attacks poison enemies is a good move.
-Swarm is a pretty nice way of getting extra DPS, since his Triple-Slash is too high to hit the Biters
-Anything that deals damage over time (Like the Crusher, Saws, Biters, Etc...) is a nice way of dealing damage while being able to focus on parrying and dodging.
-When he spawns enemies, DO NOT KILL ELITES. If the elites are dead, THOTK will come back and continue the fight, even if other enemies are alive.
-If you have enough gold to do it, reset your mutations and pick some like Open Wounds, Dead Inside, Vengeance, and others. Dead Inside is VERY GOOD.
-During your run, focus on one type of scrolls only (I recommend Survival), and try to use weapons with this color. L weapons can be picked no matter what. If you get a scroll that doesn't let you pick your main stat, pick the one that'll give you the highest health increase (Survival>Brutality>Tactics). In the High Peak Castle, try to focus on health if your damage is high enough to kill enemies from behind without getting attacked.
That's it for now. See ya for 2 Boss Cells!
I finished 2BC AND 3BC, so I guess it's time to continue.
-Shields are already very useful against him, but couple that with Blind Faith, and you get a 13.5~ seconds cooldown bonus on your skills by parrying the Triple-Slash.
-Burst damage skills are pretty good against both THOTK and the Elites, since an Elite Slasher in the middle of a boss battle can be catastrophic. The Giant Whistle can kill the Elite Slasher in the Castle in one hit, and the Elites against THOTK as well.
-I highly recommend taking every single cursed chests and challenge rifts you can find, even the riskiest ones. Colorless weapons can be a blessing, especially if it's a colorless/legendary Rampart and you're on Brutality or Tactics. And even if the Colorless weapon is bad, you still get cells, Power Scrolls, and amulets, so go for it.
I'm on my way to beat the Giant on 4BC now. Wish me luck!
Ok, I killed the Giant AND THOTK on the same run, thus unlocking 5BC. My Giant Whistle dealt 100000+ per use, t'was an insane run.
For the 5th BC, I recommend this path:
Promenade of the Condemned > Ramparts > Insufferable Crypt/Black Bridge > Slumbering Sanctuary > Cavern > Guardian's Haven > High Peak Castle > Throne Room.
Now let's kick the Spoiler boss' ass!
I did it today, and it was amazing.
Here are some overall tips for 5BC runs:
-This route is the most reliable I know: Toxic Sewers > Corrupted Prison > Ramparts > Black Bridge > Stilt Village > Clock Tower > Clock Room > High Peak Castle > Throne Room > Spoiler Biome > Spoiler Boss Area.
-DO NOT USE MONEY ON SHOPS UNLESS:
-Your balance will be above 20000, thus allowing you to buy a potion if necessary.
-If you're at the Clock Tower / High Peak Castle.
Sure, shop items are good, but they are so because this money is VERY valuable, it would be wiser to save it for a well needed flask charge.
-Running Dead Inside + What Doesn't Kill Me during the Spoiler Biome is a good way of staying at constant health while being able to take a few hits from the insane enemies there, I recommend doing this with Blind Faith and a Tonic for better results.
-Take your time, make an attack plan, there's no rush. (This tip was written pre-Malaise rework.)
-Time Doors are not worth all the stuff you'll miss by zooming carelessly through biomes, so aim for those sweet sweet 60 flawless kills instead.
-If you jump into a fight, either end victorious or die trying, fleeing is NOT an option anymore.
I will come back if I have new tips to share. Good luck, beheadeds.
Hey! Soooo, this edit was made in January 2022, I'm just here to inform whoever would read this that I have a Twitch channel on which I regularly stream games on weekends! I can stream Dead Cells, though I do not have the new third DLC yet. I do Enter the Gungeon, Terraria, Dark Souls III, Dead Cells, Hollow Knight, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and soon Elden Ring when it releases! Although, be wary, my PS4 Pro also likes to join the convo with a lot of loudness and so do my birds, so be ready for that at twitch.tv/greytheskeleton!
(I am really not sure if it's a good idea to sort-of advertise myself in here, so if you don't like it, please do tell me. I'll be quick to remove it.)
When I get the DLC, I'll put tips for the Queen in this comment!
@@onigiriramen1504 Wait, you got the true ending?
@@onigiriramen1504 Oh my, that's insane.
BUUUT
You may be missing ONE PARTICULAR OUTFIT.
@@onigiriramen1504 Yeah, but do you have both?
@@onigiriramen1504 There's the White King if you get a no-hit on the Collector, and the Collector's outfit is obtained on the second kill.
@@onigiriramen1504 Good luck against this guy, I recommend scum saving right before the Collector to get unlimited tries for the no-hit.
Edit: Although, it would remove a part of the challenge that is the obtention of this outfit. ALSO: You need to wear the King's outfit during the no-hit in order to get the white one.
I'm kind of sad I never get to hear the full 6 minutes of this song in game. It's either he kills you too quickly or you're actually OP and kill him too quickly because you need to in order to actually survive. There is no in between.
Or you're too focused and cant hear the song
In betweens are called survival builds lmao
@@rns6889 me running explosive crossbow: are you sure about that?
explosive is probly the weakest crossbow damage wise tho even ice cb can get that 175 percent damage on the piercing shot lmao but yeh@@Salmonwithfeet
there is in betweens
Everybody please stand for the Git Gud Anthem.
I hate you.
@@lordpetroollo6979 Why?
For that comment.
@@lordpetroollo6979 what's wrong about it?
This song isnt the real GIT GUD anthem.
everything about this just screams "final boss" to me. the heavy bass, symbolizes that this is a powerful enemy. one of the strongest on the island. and the regal instruments signal royalty. and the melody alone gives you the feeling of "this is it. this big douchebag is the only thing between me, and the end."
I once killed him by accidentally rolling on a recently killed elite disgusting worm with armadillopack mutation and he so just happens to decide to come back down. He was on 20-15% health
I had no idea this was the final boss.
@@Shagaru_Bleed oh it is.
@@NephilisThylord it's not.
@@susaac9755 shhhhhhh no one needs to know about 5bc
Just beat 1bsc. All 4 flask charges were used. Had a mushroom boi, heavy turret, and a heavy crossbow.
Made it out with 27 health. My hands are still trembling.
Let's get to 3bsc.
go kick some ass!
The legend sais that he is still trembling to this day
Now it's interesting, on which bc are you?
@@kainerabot2667 Technically 4bsc but I owe HotK a refight since I abused the Pure Nail pogo, so I'm still on 3.
Totally normal HotK experience, my first fight went pretty much the same, just like 5 years ago, was so goddamn dissapointed when i discovered i didnt finished the game and i had to suffer a LOT more
I walked into the throne room ready for a gruelling battle with a fabled “almighty guard”. I had readied my weapons and hyped myself up only for my Mushroom Boi to headbutt him to death in less than a minute.
You never lived long enough to hear this theme
Either we didn't live long enough or he got defeated too quickly
@@Hornet049no its the fight intensity and DING of crits that make you not hear this, i once killed him flawlessly 20 scrolls on 5 bc (idk how that happened) and couldn't hear anything for the 7 minutes that fight drag for)
I just killed him lmao
Or too freaked out to even hear it
@@coolguy9648only 20 scrolls 5bc? Damn
1:44 That bit sounds like Duel of the Fates from star wars, which works cus' the hand of the king uses a twinblade. o_o
Well, this game is easter egg/pop culture reference galore, it's probably intentional.
This fucking fight. This is where everything gets cranked up to full throttle. Perfect theme to go with it as well.
Just beat 3BC yesterday...
I'm always so stressed and focused fighting THOTK so I don't really hear the music, but coming to this video and listening to this. This has gotta be one of the best songs in the game.
Gl. I hope at this point you can easily flawless HotK or else I have bad news for you
I’m close to 5bc I just need to unlock it first. Also use the cursed sword on no boss stem cells to beat Thotk flawlessly, it always does critical hits and one achievement is to beat the game with the cursed sword in your possession so you kill 2 birds with 1 stone.
@@charringfenix1025 I would recommend using cursed sword in 5 or 4 bc. It's epic and amazing
I usually can never hear the music due to all the explosions, grunting of THOTK, and such. I only heard a tiny part of it and became one of my favorites in the game.
Probably the best and most memorable song in the game, in my opinion.
Let me introduce you to ClockTower.
Dude have you even heard clock tower?
I prefer the village
But every song are f***ing good and i think it doesn't make sense to have a favorite ^^
@@Cyberw4y let me introduce you to astrolab :D
@@emanuelespinoza560 Pretty good indeed. I was listening to it for weeks straight after it came out.
hey
i see you there trying to do a cursed sword run
it'd be a shame if someone
stopped you
This ain’t the time keeper’s theme.
time keeper ez pz just parry
@@bup8294 it be a shame if someone....
Was on 0BSC
ruclips.net/video/wWf5t8U8VLs/видео.html
@@bup8294
Just to add to that a Spiked Shield WITHOUT Freezing effect does wonders since Time Keeper rapidly spams you. Frontline Shield's buff is also practically always active in this fight and Rampart helps a lot in Phase 2.
beat HotK for the first time just yesterday. my hands were shaking for a good measure afterwards. great job at making such a heart pumping track :3
With the whiring synth/techno-sounding instrumentation in the background, I can't help but feel like this would be at home in a Metroid Prime game.
God Valmont could make such a good Metroid OST
Instead of the King's champion this song sounds like it belongs to a hero, Maybe the King's hand was a hero at one point before he claimed his current position as a reward for his courage or noble deeds or something like that
If you look at the lore, the Beheaded isn't exactly a hero, which would make the HOTK the hero
z_derApfel the beheaded is the king
@@okey3093 Yes, he is not the hero. The king was an asshole who pretty much let his island die
@@havenandaura If you really think about it king left his body as the beheaded which resulted in all kings memories getting erased and beheaded having different personality atd than the king which means that they arent really the same person.
@@lordpetroollo6979 If you defeated The giant 4 BSC and HoTK 5 BSC alongside the secret final boss twice you'll realize that he beheaded is... an interesting individual...
Wait so the Valmont's whip is named after you? Cool
If you think about it, try pronouncing "Valmont" and the fact that it's a whip
Sounds familiar?
Valmont = Belmont
GG XD
That's what I figured before I found out the composer is also called( or calls himself, not sure) Valmont so it could be either one
@@RazgrizXemnas2 My guess is that they were going to name a weapon after Valmont, and decided it would be a whip because of the Belmont/Valmont similarities.
" Valmont's Whip and its legendary version in particular, are a reference to the "Vampire Killer" whip owned by the Belmont family in the "Castlevania" game series.
It is also a reference to Valmont, the creator of the soundtrack of Dead Cells."
Oh so this what the music sounds like after 0:06
LOL!!!
lmao good1
Music of the king and his guard murdering eachother
Accurate
The beheaded is barely the king besides being a vessel for his soul to reside.
The end of your run. Either you win and you actually get a break from dying every five seconds. Or, you go back to the start and come here again just to do the same. But actually a fire song. Between this and fractured shrines this is my favorite game song ever.
Never heard the end of the OST, Im already dead at this point
I AINT GONNA SUGARCOAT IT:
Armadillopack + Parry Shield
to all survival builds, you know for a fact the first time you fought this guy with a shield, those delayed attacks killed you instantly. just admit it!
I have just made the MOST EPIC SPREADSHEET in the HISTORY OF MANKIND.
Ender Dynamo it’s the most epic, didn’t you hear him?
the dislikes were just the king's bodyguard from each boss cell difficulty
Who gonna win ?
The guy who protect king buddy and has many experienced
Or
Green Goo who possesed sume Body
I just beat the Path of Pain in Hollow Knight after spending all day trying to beat it. This song carried me throughout the entire run. Thank you based music person!
Congrats, I wouldn't even try to beat PoP
OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!!!!!
Reminiscing over the two times the Hand didn’t make me suffer, during that brief window when Face Flask was a free win
Now it's just a solid b teir
Wish Face Flask gave you Orange HP still, as of now it’s useless except for Spite Sword.
@@ASquared544 goes very well with vengeance
Sound of "i cant get explorer outfit" because of these spikes
atmosphere in this is incredible
this composition reminds me - Duel of Fates from SW
1 hit until the end but I only have 50 health it's time to unleash my final strike.
Frantic sword goooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Goal: live long enough to hear this beautiful soundtrack and win.
I still wonder what the whispering voices at the start are telling the Hand
I think it starts with: "kill the ..."
And then it just becomes gibberish
it was a good run ... it seems that this is my last fight ..
AWESOME
When you're all out of health flasks, disengagement is down and you have 1hit point left. That is what this fight is.
Dude the king's not even there anymore you have nothing left to fight for, calm down man
this guy ended my first ever run, i had no idea what to do and how to dodge any attacks because this boss is so big, and these spikes did a lot of damage too
i just wanted to loop up maps for certain areas and appearently this guy is the base game final boss???
this song is gonna be rooted into my mind for good after all the failed runs and times when i barely failed to defeat him yet came out victorious
First time I beat HoTK on 0 BSC, it was with twin claw scythes doing like 20Kdmg on hit if used correctly
How do you get those ? I haven't found them at all
@@vedaryan334 just defeat mama tick
Every time actually make it to this boss. I always know that this is were im gonna die.
I love that in this boss fight (maybe the others too, idk) that if you're about to die and try to restart the fight by quitting the game, the game immediately throws you back In the exact moment you left.
Why not just save before the fight instead of quitting?
@@bait5257 U can try that. I'm just saying what happens if you quit
Lol that's a good punish
This is where I witnessed the power of Broadsword, Pure Nail and backpack sheild.
Achievement unlocked:
Lose over 100 cells
Remind me of iudex / champion gundyr boss from dark souls 3
I don't remember ever hearing this song despite having beat the game on up to 3BC lol. Too focused on the fight.
Dying multiple times to this guy only to beat him first try with a Rapier. That thing’s criticals were a saving grace.
Rapier has carried me through pretty much every boss I've fought. The thing's broken as hell lmao
@@icantdraw3781 I know, right? Finally decided to try it out and beat the game for the first time. Now my two favorite things items are the Rapier and Mushroom Boi.
rapier and frantic sword were my first win. Frantic sword was legendary. i had on-hit poison with rapier and frantic sword did 175% more damage to a poisoned enemy. Serenade dealt with the other enemies for the most part (i had the thing where he never disappeared) and wolf trap.
Currently in boss cell 4 and keep on dying, yet I am vibing
Wait you do know that you r not meant to kill the hand you are meant to kill the giant right
@@leventkarademir1680 yea, I actually killed the hand of the king and then realized I had to kill the giant 💀
y’know, with the hand of the king, he’ll either kill you in one minute, or you win in one minute.
When I got to the area where this plays for the first time. I didn't know I was at the end of the road.
Holy shit...
Tbh, I’m kinda proud I beat HotK first time I ever encountered him (0 BC). Granted I was using a Rapier, one of the best burst damage weapons in the game, but still.
When you hide dad's belt
This gave an immediate fight or flight response
2:15 Best
One of my favorite video game songs. It matches perfectly with the setting and stress of the fight. Not to mention the velocity.
Every Dead Cells newbie gangsta till HotK says "aaa.."
Ok guys, I just beat HOTK and my satisfaction in killing him was immeasurable. However, I don't plan on playing on Hard yet. I still have some "unfinished business" on 0bsc difficulty.
If anyone asks, here's my build (it may seem a bit random, but at least it did the job)
Primary weapon: Frying pan
Weapon Two: Snake Fangs
Backpack: Twin daggers
Skill 1: Serenade
Skill 2: Sinew slicer
Mutations:
Vengeance
Open wounds
Initiative
This isn't even the final boss. This is the first main boss.
Final bosses are 5bc dracula, queen or spoiler boss
This sounds just as epic as the two times I’ve heard it in game
Bow to me Hand of the King. I am the King now
Your know this theme really summarise of the who the hand of the king is, the music starts slow with whispers ether of the king or the hand own doubt to his master way, then it starts slow and rhythmatic bieng something of someone who tired and as the theme continue getting faster it follows the same beat of someone who is with unflinching loyalty and despite the evidence to his king he still belive his master was in right in saving the island, theme continued like this but still highlights the Nobel soul that was the hand till he fell or deafted the intruder and is alone once more with the wispers.
This theme is almost the opposite when it comes to the giant as the giant is more emotional while the hand is almost stale in any feelings heck he doesn't even mind if the food taste rotten only worrying if it up to quality to his men and his boss.
Earlier i was scared of you, getting killed over and over again. But now i watch and dont understand. How i could be scared of you?
The raven cloud ability and a barrel launcher off the walls is a good strategy for a tactics only run but you gotta really build that tactics up or else you wont be able to get him fast enough
I findo Electric Wip, Ice Blast, Heavy Turret and Double Cross 'o 'Matic with an electric sinergy better...
just use wings of the raven and magic missiles. For a good 15 seconds you can just sit above him pummeling him quite hard.
I never took the time to appreciate this absolute banger of a theme. I was either fearing for my life or dying.
I dont hear this ost either because i get rekted or because i had good rng and i erase him, no in between
I managed to make it here on my third run and I thought I was doing really well then I looked at my health bar almost gone and his at about 5/6
Thumb rule of hand of the king fight. Health never matters. He will always take 90% of your health 1 one hit
I can still remember when I thought the hotk was the end…
stupid me, thinking I would win the first time, with a Flint (two thousand and something Dps) and a Frost Blast
My description for Hand of the King: "He's not a gentle boi"
Hand of the King: Exists
Also HOTK: Omae Wa Mou Shindeiru!
NANI???
Has this track been updated since release? Feels upgraded from my memories
@@matez8686 Can't relate, either I died before 2 minutes or his ass got pulverised by me. But it's mostly the latter.
It’s funny that this song is 6 minutes long when the fight lasts 45 seconds
Same with queen and lighthouse
But the first time i fought them it dragged on so i could hear the full things(somewhat anyway, i was panicky)
Hand Of The King👑
Ahh, how nostalgic and epic, this is a theme of a memorable Boss
Every game got that soundtrack that says “you gon’ die, boi”.
This is dead cell’s
This will be a Perfect Theme agaisnt the Upcoming Super Bosses in Terraria Calamity Mod
We don't talk about draedon
yes,i like this more than clock tower
It's so good ngl
The Hand Of The King - THOTK
T
H
O
T
K-Killer
Nahnahnah bud.
It's T.H.O.T. King.
He is the King of thots.
Hotk ... I mean he's strong , fast , halthy
basically everything that you're not XDD
Edit: if you can recognise who said this You're legend
Almost mentally healthy despite the crippling loyalty to his position
Windette
windette, right?
Eyy another Windette fan
HOLY SHIT IS THAT DUEL OF THE FATES!?!?!?
Just bought the game again for my Switch, so I’m gonna have to figure out what my strategy for fighting the HotK was again, I do know that I used a shield though iirc!
Keep us updated on how it goes!
Let’s be honest that hand of the kind could destroy basically anyone in any universe
close to anyone but would get cucked by the queen
What do you think he’s listening to?
Her: probably heavy metal.
What he’s listening too:
Very epic
This is what I hear in my nightmares
I was too stressed to listen to this music in game
The first time I fought this boss was also the time I beat him. I was not sure how the fight was gonna go cause I had a hyper-upgraded king scepter from fractured shrines and + 15 brutality. I ended up completely destroying him
Powerful.
That one song that has the imperial march and the duel of the fates ostinato (in a different mode). This game loves its crossovers.
It took me three hard runs to get to the prick and he outright murders me at the second stage