![]() ![]() Fortunately, Hornet is just nearby to pull the Knight back into safe ground. Badass in Distress: The Knight, shortly after the Cast-Off Shell crumbles while it is still inside.Badass Adorable: A cute little bug, who constantly fights creatures ten times bigger than them and can challenge and defeat the local goddess.Awesomeness by Analysis: The Knight learns Sheo's charged attack technique by watching him paint dramatically on a canvas. ![]() Arc Words: "Void" is heavily associated with the Knight late in the game - it is what they are made of, what they use to defeat the Radiance, the Void Heart charm being unremovable once obtained, and how the Godseekers call the Knight's statues in the Hall of Gods - when defeating all Gods on Ascended/Radiant difficulty respectively - as either the "Void Given Form" and/or the "Void Given Focus".To further add to the ambiguity, the fact the Knight is unable to reform in the Steel Soul Mode suggests it is possible the Knight's immortality might in fact be Gameplay and Story Segregation and isn't really part of the Knight's powers at all. Morever, there appears to be a certain limit to this supposed immortality as the Knight can get Killed Off for Real in the "Dream No More" ending, but it is once again not elaborated upon. However, the nature of this ability is never properly explained anywhere in the game or out, and it's also made clear it's something no other Vessel is capable of, as in the Abyss most if not all of Knight's siblings are reduced to Shades while neither the Broken Vessel nor the Hollow Knight show signs of reforming their shells after they are destroyed. It is made apparent by the comments of a few NPCs the Knight's deaths and subsequent returns are not simply gameplay mechanics, the Knight really does lose its shell only to reform and return Back from the Dead each time. The Knight's Resurrective Immortality.Jinn in the Steel Soul run lampshades this if you refuse to give them a rancid egg. However, certain player-decided actions seem to disprove this: It can do quests that serve no direct purpose in completing its own mission (such as saving the grubs and taking the flower to the Mantis daughter's grave) and even act in ways that no one ever requested of them, such as giving the flower to other NPCs like Elderbug. Likewise, the Knight is supposed to be completely mindless, with no will to break and no mind to think.Ambiguous Situation: Why did the Knight descend into Hallownest in the first place? The Dreamers suggest that it was called to return by something, but they don't even know if it's the Hollow Knight or the Radiance.ĭreamers: "What compels its climb out of the darkness? What compels its return to this sacred kingdom? A call from beyond the Seals? By the Vessel, or by that captive light?".Word of God states that they're genderless. The Knight is a Vessel made by the King and born in the Abyss, where the unborn child is said to have died and was "began" as a Vessel. Ambiguous Gender: The Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the White Lady call the Knight "it".The Hollow Knight weakening allows them to have a second chance at fulfilling their duty, and they eagerly take it. Always Someone Better: The Knight was one of the few Vessels that managed to climb out of the Abyss - a shame they got there second, as the Pale King already chose a pure Vessel.When struck with the nail, black liquid splashes around it. The Knight's Shade is more obvious as it is basically a floating void entity.This is also indicated by the HUD wherein the remaining mask will be surrounded by the void. Since it is made out of void, the Knight bleeds out black liquid when injured.With a charm, they can improve it to dash downwards as well. ![]() Air-Dashing: The knight learns this ability fairly early in the game, and it allows them way better horizontal range.Additional tropes specifically regarding this entity be found here under the Void Entity entry. Near the end of the game, the playable Knight can assume the form of an entity. ![]() The protagonist of the first game, Hollow Knight. Has no true name note except for translation work according to Team Cherry but is usually called "the Knight". Inscription of the Knight's statue in the Hall of GodsĪ mysterious warrior with unclear motivations and a quiet demeanor, diving into the depths of Hallownest with nothing but the cloak on their shoulders and a blunted nail. ![]()
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