History Characters / HollowKnightBosses

* DegradedBoss : Two Gruz Mothers reappear in the Colosseum of the Fools as regular enemies.

* TheSpook : Unlike the others Dream Warriors, Gorb isn't given a backstory. His life stays enigmatic.

* BossInMookClothing : They lack a subtitle and an introduction animation but act as boss in everything else, including the ''[[BossRush Godmaster]]'' content.

* LoadBearingBoss : He destroys the floor as a transition to his second phase.

* NothingIsScarier: Lives and breathes this trope: She's found in a pitch black sanctuary in the depths of Greenpath, her fight is accompanied only by the sound of whistling wind and her creepy humming, and, perhaps eeriest of all, her journal entry never explicitly says she died - merely that she "[[NeverFoundTheBody dis]][[ParanoiaFuel appeared]]" when the plague hit.

* CloudCuckoolander: All he says seem childish and non-sensical. The weird noises he makes during his battle also contribute to his goofy aspect.
* CounterAttack: Gorb will almost, always retaliate with his attack everytime the Knight hits him.

* MyBrainIsBig: Has a pretty big distended brain, and seems rather proud of it.

* DropTheHammer: It uses a mace weapon, which is actually a living bug attached to a stick.

* FlunkyBoss: Several Ooma will rise from the water to serve as obstacles and distract you from Uumuu. Well, it can also serve as a BossArenaIdiocy.
* KingMook: To the Ooma and Uoma.

* KingMook: Looks like a giant Flukemon, but she produces them instead. The offsprings that she creates are already the flying variants that spawn from a Flukemon's body.

* BoisterousBruiser: Just listen to the jovial tone of his voice as he challenges you while you approach his boss room.

* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:As of the ''Lifeblood'' update, defeating the White Defender five times causes Ogrim to wake up and greet the Knight. In his thoughts, Ogrim ponders if he can prevent the line of Great Knights from ending with himself. When you next visit the room, you find he's built a statue in the likeness of the Knight and left to parts unknown.]]

* DungFu: He's a ''dung beetle''. Of ''course'' he's skilled at this.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: You can hear the Dung Defender joyfully laughing even distances away from his room. He really is a happy fellow even when fighting you in a boss fight. He does apologize when the fight is over though, stating that he mistook you for something else.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: If you defeat the Dung Defender for the first time, he will be sent flying to the background, [[ToiletHumor face down in the pile of dung]], with his whole body sinking afterwards.
* FurryReminder: When you defeat the Dung Defender, his explosion sends him flying into the background, where he lands on his back and starts flailing his limbs, struggling to get up—much like a real beetle. Not to mention the fact that he does roll balls of dung.

* KingMook: The Soul Master is this to the soul twisters and soul warriors. It has the teleportation power and the arcane bolts of both, the twisters' orbiting magic shield, and the warriors' melee skills, including a teleport + downward attack combo.

* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite his chubby appearance, the Dung Defender's biggest strengths are his speed and agility. As the White Defender, he's even faster.

* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming: Certain NPC dialogue—along with a cutscene at the conclusion of the Path of Pain—implies that the Hollow Knight could not completely contain the infection due to being raised as a child by the Pale King.

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