For those who have beaten chapter 5 (both routes), my current rough thoughts on this all moving forward
I don't think this is completely dead in the water yet (ikyky), but there is a lot of new information that will have to be taken into consideration.
Big two things about our main knight mainly are 1. the shadow crystals and 2. the lake
TOBY I SWEAR TO GOD So shadow crystals are not explicitly made of determination. I still think alluding to the power of will means something about it in this context. Possibly that the individual they form from (likely the knight but could also still be the other bosses given this new lost dream concept) is determined to achieve their dreams and the friction they face or the people they meet causes that dream to shatter and form the crystals. But I'm gonna have to think on this a bit more.
The lake. Oh boy. The lake. The shelter is still probably a likely place to where "the incident" took place but damn did we get a pretty compelling second spot where it could. There is a lot to unpack here if this IS the spot but that does also change some things about the Knight and how it was made if that is the case.
And well. about the goobers above
Kris Knight is probably the least affected by this chapter. We very clearly see that they are still very hesitant about entering the dark world without a soul, so the idea if they enter without it and get corrupted is still very much on the table.
Undyne Knight I think might have a new friend with her in the bunker now. Considering the Knight is still continuing to kidnap people, I think its less likely that the sacrifice will explicitly be a knighting to make a second one but making more than one could still be on the table. Hell I did consider Asgore Knight and now that he is kidnapped, maybe that center one in the Dark Truth panel isn't a Titan after all (this is cope btw)
Berdly Knight might be dead, as sad as I am to admit it. If it DOES, some sort of outside force is gonna have to be the one to find him and do it as Kris and Noelle are about as far away from the body as they can be. As well as the TwistedSwd being involved is also less likely, without Chapter 5 in the picture I am unsure how we get a PureCrystal unless it is from Friend like I suggested it could be. There is still some hope, but boy did this one get one of the worst beatings (AU time I guess babyyyy)
Rudy Knight I saved for last bc. I'm gonna be real. This one got the most complicated surprisingly. Firstly, I feel it is actually more likely he is already the Knight. Him "falling down" and the Knight being so late is HELLLA sus. It's not a confirmation, but I don't think Dess Knight is as cut and dry as it is anymore. Which is another massive wrench in this whole thing. It doesn't deconfirm the idea that the Knight could be surviving through darkness and determination, but it makes it a much more complicated situation. Especially if "falling down" means bro just fell off the ladder. That would be so cruel to tease us with but I am not ruling it out. But if this is not the case, and Dess is the Knight still, well Rudy dying now is exactly the situation I proposed. And if Noelle is being included in the Dark World stuff now. Oh boy are things gonna get messy.
I am going to likely made a short follow up to the video once I have had time to digest and this chapter gets picked apart, but for now all I have to say is I am shaken at best and coping at worst.