Talk:Completion (Hollow Knight)/@comment-34386655-20180212205604

I've done some calculations and it seems like the least completion you can possibly finish the game with is 20%. Obviously, this would be extremely hard since you would have to fight every boss without any upgrades or charms and make your way around the map without the compass, but it's interesting to think about the possibilities. Here's my reasoning:

Vengeful spirit 1% (required for getting into Greenpath)

Hornet 1 1% (required for getting Mothwing cloak)

Mothwing Cloak 2% (required for getting into Fungal Wastes)

Mantis Claw 2% (lots of areas would be impossible to traverse without it)

Gruz Mother 1% (required for rescuing the vendor who sells the Lumafly Lantern, which allows you to get into Crystal Peak and also navigate through Deepnest)

Crystal Heart 2% (required for reaching Monarch Wings and Isma's Tear)

Dream Nail 1% (required for destroying the Dreamers)

Broken Vessel 1% (required for getting Monarch Wings)

Monarch wings 2% (required for reaching Watcher Knight and entering Deepnest without fighting Mantis Lords)

Herrah the Beast 1%

Watcher Knight 1% (required to reach Lurien the Watcher)

Lurien the Watcher 1%

Isma's Tear 2% (allows you to get to Teacher's Archives without the Shade Cloak. Shade Cloak requires beating Hornet 2 and getting the King's Brand, which counts for an additional 3%)

Uumuu 1% (required to reach Monomon the Teacher)

Monomon the Teacher 1%

It would be cool if there was actually an achievement for this: "Anti-completion: Beat the game with less than 25% completion."