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An eerily familiar figure found in the Ancient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
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TheBroken Vessel]]
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its power.
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this This version is named [[spoiler:Soul Tyrant]].
* GroundPound: He can teleport above you and dive, causing a shockwave on the ground. Watch out for when he feints a dive into another dive. After defeating the Soul Master, you also get this ability from him.
* ImmortalitySeeker: He and his fellow researchers hoped to find a way to live forever, but they were all driven mad and deformed by misusing the power of souls.
* MadScientist: The Soul Master hoped to use soul power as a means to end the plague but the King, for reasons never explained to him, opposed his methods. Then again, if the Master was getting his inspiration from prophetic dreams [[spoiler:wouldn't that be the work of Radiance]]?
* OrbitingParticleShield: Can summon 4 projectiles to orbit around him. He'll float over to the side you're closest to and then fire the shield to the opposite side. The battle becomes much easier once you realize you can easily jump over the shield in the right edge of theboss has its name changed to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
* DyingAsYourself: All ofarena, even in the infected pus explodes off its body rematch.
* SequentialBoss: Even afteryou defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards one exaggerated death animation, the Hollow Knight before falling dead to Soul Master regenerates and the ground.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed bybattle continues on the infection, like floor below. The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcinggoes for the player to divide their attention between them and it.
rematch, sans fake-out.
*GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after TeleportSpam: He'll just teleport if you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similartry to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
hit him while he's not attacking, so don't be reckless.
* GroundPound: He can teleport above you and dive, causing a shockwave on the ground. Watch out for when he feints a dive into another dive. After defeating the Soul Master, you also get this ability from him.
* ImmortalitySeeker: He and his fellow researchers hoped to find a way to live forever, but they were all driven mad and deformed by misusing the power of souls.
* MadScientist: The Soul Master hoped to use soul power as a means to end the plague but the King, for reasons never explained to him, opposed his methods. Then again, if the Master was getting his inspiration from prophetic dreams [[spoiler:wouldn't that be the work of Radiance]]?
* OrbitingParticleShield: Can summon 4 projectiles to orbit around him. He'll float over to the side you're closest to and then fire the shield to the opposite side. The battle becomes much easier once you realize you can easily jump over the shield in the right edge of the
* DyingAsYourself: All of
* SequentialBoss: Even after
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!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel forBroken Vessel]]
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An eerily familiar figure found in theplague, created Ancient Basin, consumed by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
that has spread throughout Hallownest.
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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[[folder: The Final Boss (Major spoilers)]]
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Final Boss (Major spoilers)]]
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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* NoticeThis: A patch added two signs of Cornifer's presence in a room: scattered pieces of paper and the sound of him writing.
* JobStealingRobot: Is annoyed to see the Knight holding a pass for the tramways.
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thread. She confronts the Hollow Knight at various points, attempting to force him to abandon his quest for unknown reasons.
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* CollisionDamage: During the rematch, the boss does double damage on contact -- but only for the first phase of the fight for some reason. Once that's done with you can use reckless damage race tactics as you wish.
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An eerily familiar figure found in the Ancient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
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A maggot who inhabits a stolen armored shell. It guards a room in theAncient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
Forgotten Crossroads.
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this version of the boss has its name changed to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* Foreshadowing [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* Foreshadowing [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this This version is named [[spoiler:Failed Champion]].
* CarryABigStick: Slams its huge mace on the ground, causing rocks to fall from above.
* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Maggots are the weakest creatures in all of Hallowest, but it is still putting this huge stolen armor -- one that belonged to one of theboss has its name changed five legendary knights, no less -- to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
good use.
*DyingAsYourself: All CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: After you get the maggot to fall out of the infected pus explodes off its body after armor it just lays defeated on the floor, but you defeat can't continue until you kill it. [[spoiler:And once you find two other maggots holding a funeral for it, giving it enough time you must kill the poor guys to reach fill out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* Foreshadowing [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.Journal.]]
*FlunkyBoss: InsaneNoMore: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing maggot was supposedly driven mad by some force, but [[spoiler:after its Failed Champion form is defeated, it reveals it was never crazy and stole the player armor out of determination to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely toprotect his fellow maggots (Who, again, you likely killed for the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
journal entries. Oh well...)]].
* CarryABigStick: Slams its huge mace on the ground, causing rocks to fall from above.
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!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel forBroken Vessel]]
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An eerily familiar figure found in theplague, created Ancient Basin, consumed by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
that has spread throughout Hallownest.
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for
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An eerily familiar figure found in the
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* Foreshadowing [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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[[folder: The Final Boss (Major spoilers)]]
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* Foreshadowing [[spoiler: A Vessel that was also consumed by the infection, like The Hollow Knight, and shrieks in much the same way as it as well.]]
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Final Boss (Major spoilers)]]
!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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* CastingAShadow: The upgraded version of all of the Knight's spells are darkness-themed, overlapping with PowerOftheVoid to a certain extent.
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!!Cornifer and Isaldea
A married couple who run a cartography store in the village. Cornifer is extremely passionate about mapmaking and thus is often found in the depths of Hallownest charting the various regions, leaving Isaldea to run the store.
* CallingCard: If you clear a region without finding Cornifer and buying his map, he'll leave behind a card with a symbol of his glasses inviting you to buy the region map at his store.
* TheCynic: Isaldea is considerably more jaded and cynical than her husband.
!!The Elderbug
One of the oldest bugs in Dirtmouth. He welcomes any adventurers willing to brave the ruins of Hallownest, regaling them with stories about the kingdom's glory days.
* MrExposition: The man has a lot to say about the various regions of Hallownest and the people the Hollow Knight meets during his quest.
!!The Last Stag
During the height of Hallownest's prosperity, legions of Stag Beetles served as mounts and taxis for the citizens. Now, only one Stag Beetle remains, but despite his age he is still willing to ferry the Hollow Knight across the kingdom as he unlocks more routes.
* LastOfHisKind: Its in his name.
!!The Hunter
A mysterious, bloodthirsty bug warrior obsessed with battle and war. He tasks the Hollow Knight with cataloging the many monsters that infest the ruins of Hallownest, promising rewards the more he kills and discovers.
* BloodKnight: He ''really'' enjoys the hunt, and welcomes anyone who shares his enthusiasm.
* MonsterCompedium: He's the one who gives you it and tasks you with filling it out.
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!!Cornifer and Isaldea
A married couple who run a cartography store in the village. Cornifer is extremely passionate about mapmaking and thus is often found in the depths of Hallownest charting the various regions, leaving Isaldea to run the store.
* CallingCard: If you clear a region without finding Cornifer and buying his map, he'll leave behind a card with a symbol of his glasses inviting you to buy the region map at his store.
* TheCynic: Isaldea is considerably more jaded and cynical than her husband.
!!The Elderbug
One of the oldest bugs in Dirtmouth. He welcomes any adventurers willing to brave the ruins of Hallownest, regaling them with stories about the kingdom's glory days.
* MrExposition: The man has a lot to say about the various regions of Hallownest and the people the Hollow Knight meets during his quest.
!!The Last Stag
During the height of Hallownest's prosperity, legions of Stag Beetles served as mounts and taxis for the citizens. Now, only one Stag Beetle remains, but despite his age he is still willing to ferry the Hollow Knight across the kingdom as he unlocks more routes.
* LastOfHisKind: Its in his name.
!!The Hunter
A mysterious, bloodthirsty bug warrior obsessed with battle and war. He tasks the Hollow Knight with cataloging the many monsters that infest the ruins of Hallownest, promising rewards the more he kills and discovers.
* BloodKnight: He ''really'' enjoys the hunt, and welcomes anyone who shares his enthusiasm.
* MonsterCompedium: He's the one who gives you it and tasks you with filling it out.
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!!The Broken Vessel
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An eerily familiar figure found in the Ancient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this version of the boss has its name changed to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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An eerily familiar figure found in the Ancient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this version of the boss has its name changed to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
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!!The Hollow Knight
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* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knight's, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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!!The Hollow Knight
The original vessel for the plague, created by the king of Hallownest and sealed away in an attempt to protect the kingdom. With his ability to contain the plague weakening, you must defeat him and take his place as the new vessel to keep it from fully breaking free.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Averted. After you defeat him at [[spoiler:the Colosseum, Zote speaks ill of you in Dirtmouth town and your fangirl Bretta falls for his lies]].
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-->"Fear can only hold you back. Facing your fears can be a tremendous effort. Therefore, you should just not be afraid in the first place".
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* ICallItVera: His wooden nail is named "Life Ender" because names have power and naming something should make it powerful.
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* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: His Life Ender is a hand-made wooden nail. [[spoiler:It can't hurt you.]]
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* AbusiveParents: During his "57 precects" Zote implies both his mother and father were abusive enough that he ran from home.
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* HiddenDepths: Double subverted. When you read his mind at [[spoiler:the Colosseum]] he laments not being able to fulfill a promise while trapped there, only for it to be a selfish promise of glory to himself. However, it is also suggested Zote came from an abusive home and craves the [[WellDoneSonGuy approval of his parents]].
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* {{Jerkass}}: A pretty insufferable guy.
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* BonusBoss: Becomes the boss of [[spoiler:the first course in the Colosseum of Fools]] if you keep him alive through the game.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: He follows a set of 57 rules that range from surprisingly sound advice to utter nonsense.
* JokeCharacter: When you face Zote, you find all he does is [[spoiler:swing his sword around like a kid and fall flat on his face while doing rolling jumps]]. Even more amusingly, if you take pity on him and take a hit, [[spoiler:you discover that the so called Life Ender ''cannot harm you'']]! Just how did this guy survive ''any'' area of the game?
* UngratefulBastard: Calls you a hindrance whenever you save him.
* JokeCharacter: When you face Zote, you find all he does is [[spoiler:swing his sword around like a kid and fall flat on his face while doing rolling jumps]]. Even more amusingly, if you take pity on him and take a hit, [[spoiler:you discover that the so called Life Ender ''cannot harm you'']]! Just how did this guy survive ''any'' area of the game?
* UngratefulBastard: Calls you a hindrance whenever you save him.
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!!Quirrel
An explorer who's fascinated by the myths of Hallowest, a place that beckons from his dreams.
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* BadassGrandpa: He appears to be an old guy, judging from his complaints about his age, and claims to not be a warrior. Even so he's quite skilled with a nail and helps you fight a creature you couldn't harm on your own.
* ButNowIMustGo: After you last talk to him at [[spoiler:Blue Lake, he plants his nail on the ground and leaves to parts unknown]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: He comes to remember he used to [[spoiler:live in Hallowest and studied under Monomon, but willingly erased his own memories as part of some task. He's rather thankful that he can't remember any tragedies from back then and that he got to witness the wonders of Hallowest a second time]].
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!!Zote
A warrior who's seeking fame in Hallowest. Full of himself, and quite foolish.
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* FearlessFool: He believes fear is a waste of time and is unaffected even when creatures are about to make a snack out of him.
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!!Cloth
A cicada warrior who's working the courage to battle the beasts of Hallowest.
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* MutualKill: [[spoiler:Gets fatally impaled by the Traitor Lord, but crushes his head in return.]]
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!!Tiso
A warrior who's looking for the Colosseum of Fools.
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* BloodKnight: He wants to find the colosseum as soon as possible and find glory there.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Suffers an ignominious offscreen death after he arrives at the Colosseum.
* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:"...Why?"]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses a [[ShieldBash shield]] as a weapon, and it has some sort of trick. [[spoiler:You never find what it is.]]
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!!Quirrel
An explorer who's fascinated by the myths of Hallowest, a place that beckons from his dreams.
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* BadassGrandpa: He appears to be an old guy, judging from his complaints about his age, and claims to not be a warrior. Even so he's quite skilled with a nail and helps you fight a creature you couldn't harm on your own.
* ButNowIMustGo: After you last talk to him at [[spoiler:Blue Lake, he plants his nail on the ground and leaves to parts unknown]].
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: He comes to remember he used to [[spoiler:live in Hallowest and studied under Monomon, but willingly erased his own memories as part of some task. He's rather thankful that he can't remember any tragedies from back then and that he got to witness the wonders of Hallowest a second time]].
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!!Zote
A warrior who's seeking fame in Hallowest. Full of himself, and quite foolish.
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* FearlessFool: He believes fear is a waste of time and is unaffected even when creatures are about to make a snack out of him.
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!!Cloth
A cicada warrior who's working the courage to battle the beasts of Hallowest.
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* MutualKill: [[spoiler:Gets fatally impaled by the Traitor Lord, but crushes his head in return.]]
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!!Tiso
A warrior who's looking for the Colosseum of Fools.
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* BloodKnight: He wants to find the colosseum as soon as possible and find glory there.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Suffers an ignominious offscreen death after he arrives at the Colosseum.
* FamousLastWords: [[spoiler:"...Why?"]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Uses a [[ShieldBash shield]] as a weapon, and it has some sort of trick. [[spoiler:You never find what it is.]]
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* SadBattleMusic: His leimotif, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdWkZOo-p0M Sealed Vessel]], starts out imposing and grand but turns heartbreakingly tragic in the second part of the fight as the former god-king is reduced to a wreck, turning his blade on himself and eventually gets so weak he can barely swing his nail without collapsing and is thrown around by the infection in his body like a ragdoll.
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* SadBattleMusic: His leimotif, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdWkZOo-p0M Sealed Vessel]], starts out imposing and grand but turns heartbreakingly tragic in the second part of the fight as the former god-king he is slowly reduced to a wreck, turning his blade on himself and eventually gets so weak he can barely swing his nail without collapsing and is thrown around by the infection in his body like a ragdoll.
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* ThatsNoMoon: When you first enter the King's dream to fight it, the only thing you find there is a couple of platforms against a sunny sky. Jumping to the top platform gives you a "Challenge" prompt, and activating it causes the Hollow Knight to turn towards the sun and draw his blade, shortly after which the sun ''grows wings'' before the Radiance reveals its true form.
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* ThatsNoMoon: When you first enter the King's Hollow Knight's dream to fight it, the only thing you find there is a couple of platforms against a sunny sky. Jumping to the top platform gives you a "Challenge" prompt, and activating it causes the Hollow Knight to turn towards the sun and draw his blade, shortly after which the sun ''grows wings'' before the Radiance reveals its true form.
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* {{Expy}}: He combines traits of both Artorias and Gwyn from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI''. Like Artorias, he wields his large blade in one hand and became corrupted by the very force he was attempting to contain. Like Gwyn, he was a GodEmperor who created a grand civilization only to see everything he had worked for start crumbling before his eyes, eventually giving his life in an attempt to salvage it.
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* AmbiguousGender: The Hollow Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the [[spoiler:White Lady]] call the Hollow Knight "it" [[spoiler:as the Hollow Knight isn't even a person.]]
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* AmbiguousGender: The Hollow Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the [[spoiler:White Lady]] call the Hollow Knight "it" [[spoiler:as the Hollow Knight isn't even a person.]] Justified... in a way. The Knights are [[spoiler: all interchangeable creations made by the King.]]
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* CastingAShadow: The upgraded version of all of their spells are darkness-themed, overlapping with PowerOftheVoid to a certain extent.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They are strongly associated with darkness, and is referred to by several characters as "Ghost" and "Shadow".
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler: Their true nature as a Vessel for the infection makes them one, as the King of Hallownest made the Vessels to be without thoughts or emotions.]]
* DarkIsNotEvil: They are strongly associated with darkness, and is referred to by several characters as "Ghost" and "Shadow".
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* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Their The Kight's true nature as a Vessel for the infection makes them one, as the King of Hallownest made the Vessels to be without thoughts or emotions.]]
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* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler: They were born from both the Void and the power of the Wyrm.]]
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* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:They The Knights were born from both the Void and the power of the Wyrm.]]
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This is the character page for ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', detailing many of Hallownest's bizarre bugs and ferocious foes.
!!The Hollow Knight
[[quoteright:265:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ci_wiiuds_hollowknight_hollowknight_cmm_big.jpg]]
The titular character and our protagonist. A mysterious warrior with unclear motivations and a quiet demeanour, diving into the depths of Hallownest with nothing but the cloak on their shoulders and a blunted nail.
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* AmbiguousGender: The Hollow Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the [[spoiler:White Lady]] call the Hollow Knight "it" [[spoiler:as the Hollow Knight isn't even a person.]]
* CastingAShadow: The upgraded version of all of their spells are darkness-themed, overlapping with PowerOftheVoid to a certain extent.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They are strongly associated with darkness, and is referred to by several characters as "Ghost" and "Shadow".
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler: Their true nature as a Vessel for the infection makes them one, as the King of Hallownest made the Vessels to be without thoughts or emotions.]]
* HeroicMime: Does not say a word throughout the entire game, a fact that is [[LampshadeHanging commented on]] by several characters throughout the game. [[spoiler:Turns out its hard to speak when you have no voice.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: ...Or nails, as the case may be. It starts out old and blunt, but can be upgraded by giving the Nailsmith the right materials.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the normal ending they give their life to become the new vessel for the infection, while the true ending sees them give up their individuality to become one with the void and consume the Radiance and destroy the infection permanently.]]
* MagicKnight: Wields both a nail and powerful spells.
* PowerOfTheVoid: in the path to the true ending they [[spoiler:become one with the Void, and wields it against the Radiance to defeat it for good.]]
* ThousandYardStare: They are noted to have a vacant, empty stare.
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler: They were born from both the Void and the power of the Wyrm.]]
!!Hornet
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A mysterious wanderer wielding a needle and thread.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out very hostile to the Hollow Knight, but becomes more civil to them as it seems more and more like they can actually [[spoiler:destroy the infection for good, to the point where she risks her life to help them in the final battle.]]
* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: As mentioned above, she'll throw her life on the line to hold down The Hollow Knight to allow the protagonist to strike at him with the Dream Nail, enabling them to face the source of the infection.]]
* RecurringBoss: Fought at two separate occasions throughout the game.
* TrapMaster: In the second battle she will use her threads to place spikes across the arena, limiting your movement.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Her mother is Herrah the Beast, one of the Dreamers that the Hollow Knight has to slay to open the Black Egg.]] Subverted in that she does not hold it against them, realizing that her mother's death was necessary.
!!The Broken Vessel
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An eerily familiar figure found in the Ancient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this version of * the boss has its name changed to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knights, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
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!!The Hollow Knight
The former king of Hallownest, who turned himself into a vessel for the plague in a last desperate attempt to contain it.
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* BodyHorror: He has several attacks that involve large amount of glowing cysts exploding out of his chest, one of them has being flung into the air and slammed into the ground in an attempt to crush the player.
* CounterAttack: He has a distinct animation during which he blocks all nail slashes thrown his way, eventually resulting in one of these if you keep attacking anyway.
* EleventhHourRanger: He returns as [[spoiler:Shade]] in the true ending, helping the Hollow Knight [[spoiler:defeat the Radiance.]]
* {{Expy}}: He combines traits of both Artorias and Gwyn from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI''. Like Artorias, he wields his large blade in one hand and became corrupted by the very force he was attempting to contain. Like Gwyn, he was a GodEmperor who created a grand civilization only to see everything he had worked for start crumbling before his eyes, eventually giving his life in an attempt to salvage it.
* HeroicSacrifice: He attempted to pull one by turning himself into a vessel for the infection and sealing it away. It worked for a while.
* FightingFromTheInside: In the second half of the fight he starts resisting the control of the plague, stabbing himself in the chest in attempt to help you defeat him.
* LeakingCanOfEvil: He ''is'' the leaking can!
* SadBattleMusic: His leimotif, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdWkZOo-p0M Sealed Vessel]], starts out imposing and grand but turns heartbreakingly tragic in the second part of the fight as the former god-king is reduced to a wreck, turning his blade on himself and eventually gets so weak he can barely swing his nail without collapsing and is thrown around by the infection in his body like a ragdoll.
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!!The Radiance
A godlike entity of light and the creator of bugkind. It spawned the plague that destroyed Hallownest after being shunned and forgotten by bugs in favour of the King.
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* BossSubtitles: While all the bosses have these, the Radiance is a notable case due to its Boss Subtitle covering the entire screen in white except for the words "The Radiance".
* GodIsEvil: Its response to being shunned by bugkind was to send a plague upon them that essentially caused a ZombieApocalypse.
* LightEmUp: Many of its attacks manifests as this, such as homing spheres of light or pillars of light raining down from the sky.
* LightIsNotGood: Its a being of pure white with a distinctly angelic appearance, and it is the sole cause of all the horror that befell Hallownest.
* TheOldGods: The Seer implies that it created bugkind and did so long before the King came and enlightened them.
* SealedEvilInACan: Containing it and therefore the infection is the true purpose of the Hollow Knights, and the King went to great lengths to find a way to do so.
* TeleportSpam: It warps around the arena regularly, which becomes rather frustrating when it decides to hover over the side of the arena it just covered in spikes.
* ThatsNoMoon: When you first enter the King's dream to fight it, the only thing you find there is a couple of platforms against a sunny sky. Jumping to the top platform gives you a "Challenge" prompt, and activating it causes the Hollow Knight to turn towards the sun and draw his blade, shortly after which the sun ''grows wings'' before the Radiance reveals its true form.
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!!The Hollow Knight
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The titular character and our protagonist. A mysterious warrior with unclear motivations and a quiet demeanour, diving into the depths of Hallownest with nothing but the cloak on their shoulders and a blunted nail.
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* AmbiguousGender: The Hollow Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the [[spoiler:White Lady]] call the Hollow Knight "it" [[spoiler:as the Hollow Knight isn't even a person.]]
* CastingAShadow: The upgraded version of all of their spells are darkness-themed, overlapping with PowerOftheVoid to a certain extent.
* DarkIsNotEvil: They are strongly associated with darkness, and is referred to by several characters as "Ghost" and "Shadow".
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler: Their true nature as a Vessel for the infection makes them one, as the King of Hallownest made the Vessels to be without thoughts or emotions.]]
* HeroicMime: Does not say a word throughout the entire game, a fact that is [[LampshadeHanging commented on]] by several characters throughout the game. [[spoiler:Turns out its hard to speak when you have no voice.]]
* HeroesPreferSwords: ...Or nails, as the case may be. It starts out old and blunt, but can be upgraded by giving the Nailsmith the right materials.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In the normal ending they give their life to become the new vessel for the infection, while the true ending sees them give up their individuality to become one with the void and consume the Radiance and destroy the infection permanently.]]
* MagicKnight: Wields both a nail and powerful spells.
* PowerOfTheVoid: in the path to the true ending they [[spoiler:become one with the Void, and wields it against the Radiance to defeat it for good.]]
* ThousandYardStare: They are noted to have a vacant, empty stare.
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler: They were born from both the Void and the power of the Wyrm.]]
!!Hornet
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A mysterious wanderer wielding a needle and thread.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out very hostile to the Hollow Knight, but becomes more civil to them as it seems more and more like they can actually [[spoiler:destroy the infection for good, to the point where she risks her life to help them in the final battle.]]
* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler: As mentioned above, she'll throw her life on the line to hold down The Hollow Knight to allow the protagonist to strike at him with the Dream Nail, enabling them to face the source of the infection.]]
* RecurringBoss: Fought at two separate occasions throughout the game.
* TrapMaster: In the second battle she will use her threads to place spikes across the arena, limiting your movement.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Her mother is Herrah the Beast, one of the Dreamers that the Hollow Knight has to slay to open the Black Egg.]] Subverted in that she does not hold it against them, realizing that her mother's death was necessary.
!!The Broken Vessel
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An eerily familiar figure found in the Ancient Basin, consumed by the plague that has spread throughout Hallownest.
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* BonusBoss: Not the regular version, but it can be rematched by [[spoiler:striking its corpse with the Dream Nail.]] Curiously, this version of * the boss has its name changed to [[spoiler:Lost Kin]]
* DyingAsYourself: All of the infected pus explodes off its body after you defeat it, giving it enough time to reach out desperately towards the Hollow Knight before falling dead to the ground.
* FlunkyBoss: The [[spoiler:Lost Kin]] spawns floating blobs of infection pus at a rapid rate, forcing the player to divide their attention between them and it.
* GracefulLoser: Bows its head politely to the Hollow Knight after you defeat it [[spoiler:in the dream world.]]
* MirrorBoss: Its attacks and movement abilities are strikingly similar to the Hollow Knights, [[spoiler:because they are both vessels.]]
[[folder: The Final Boss (Major spoilers)]]
!!The Hollow Knight
The former king of Hallownest, who turned himself into a vessel for the plague in a last desperate attempt to contain it.
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* BodyHorror: He has several attacks that involve large amount of glowing cysts exploding out of his chest, one of them has being flung into the air and slammed into the ground in an attempt to crush the player.
* CounterAttack: He has a distinct animation during which he blocks all nail slashes thrown his way, eventually resulting in one of these if you keep attacking anyway.
* EleventhHourRanger: He returns as [[spoiler:Shade]] in the true ending, helping the Hollow Knight [[spoiler:defeat the Radiance.]]
* {{Expy}}: He combines traits of both Artorias and Gwyn from ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsI''. Like Artorias, he wields his large blade in one hand and became corrupted by the very force he was attempting to contain. Like Gwyn, he was a GodEmperor who created a grand civilization only to see everything he had worked for start crumbling before his eyes, eventually giving his life in an attempt to salvage it.
* HeroicSacrifice: He attempted to pull one by turning himself into a vessel for the infection and sealing it away. It worked for a while.
* FightingFromTheInside: In the second half of the fight he starts resisting the control of the plague, stabbing himself in the chest in attempt to help you defeat him.
* LeakingCanOfEvil: He ''is'' the leaking can!
* SadBattleMusic: His leimotif, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdWkZOo-p0M Sealed Vessel]], starts out imposing and grand but turns heartbreakingly tragic in the second part of the fight as the former god-king is reduced to a wreck, turning his blade on himself and eventually gets so weak he can barely swing his nail without collapsing and is thrown around by the infection in his body like a ragdoll.
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[[folder: The cause of the infection (True ending spoilers)]]
!!The Radiance
A godlike entity of light and the creator of bugkind. It spawned the plague that destroyed Hallownest after being shunned and forgotten by bugs in favour of the King.
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* BossSubtitles: While all the bosses have these, the Radiance is a notable case due to its Boss Subtitle covering the entire screen in white except for the words "The Radiance".
* GodIsEvil: Its response to being shunned by bugkind was to send a plague upon them that essentially caused a ZombieApocalypse.
* LightEmUp: Many of its attacks manifests as this, such as homing spheres of light or pillars of light raining down from the sky.
* LightIsNotGood: Its a being of pure white with a distinctly angelic appearance, and it is the sole cause of all the horror that befell Hallownest.
* TheOldGods: The Seer implies that it created bugkind and did so long before the King came and enlightened them.
* SealedEvilInACan: Containing it and therefore the infection is the true purpose of the Hollow Knights, and the King went to great lengths to find a way to do so.
* TeleportSpam: It warps around the arena regularly, which becomes rather frustrating when it decides to hover over the side of the arena it just covered in spikes.
* ThatsNoMoon: When you first enter the King's dream to fight it, the only thing you find there is a couple of platforms against a sunny sky. Jumping to the top platform gives you a "Challenge" prompt, and activating it causes the Hollow Knight to turn towards the sun and draw his blade, shortly after which the sun ''grows wings'' before the Radiance reveals its true form.
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