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* TheSpook: One of the notes about her just imply that she ''disappeared'' during the plague.
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* AllForNothing: The Hunter's Journal entry for [[spoiler:the Hollow Knight]] explains and lampshades this:
-->'''The Hunter''': The old King of Hallownest... he must have been desperate to save his crumbling little world. The sacrifices he imposed on others... all for nothing.
-->'''The Hunter''': The old King of Hallownest... he must have been desperate to save his crumbling little world. The sacrifices he imposed on others... all for nothing.
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* ScarsAreForever: There's a huge crack/split in his body and face even as a ghost.
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* WalkingTheEarth: Travelled the world tending to those affected by the plague.
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* StormOfBlades: Nails [[FlyingWeapon hover near Xero]], and he attacks with them by launching the nails one-by-one at the knight.
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* StormOfBlades: Nails [[FlyingWeapon hover near Xero]], and he attacks with them by launching the nails one-by-one at the knight. They return to him after a short while, making for another obstacle for the Knight to avoid.
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* LightDarknessJuxtaposition: In certain endings, the Knight gets to channel the power of the Void Entity for himself, and to finally kill the BigBad, the Radiance. Unfortunately in the "Delicate Flower" ending of the ''Godmaster'' expansion, the pitch-black Void Entity itself DisappearsIntoLight [[ForWantOfANail just because]] the Godseeker was given the white delicate flower.
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* LightDarknessJuxtaposition: In certain endings, the Knight gets to channel the power of the Void Entity for himself, themselves, and to finally kill the BigBad, the Radiance. Unfortunately in the "Delicate Flower" ending of the ''Godmaster'' expansion, the pitch-black Void Entity itself DisappearsIntoLight [[ForWantOfANail just because]] the Godseeker was given the white delicate flower.
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* ShieldBash: Markoth's Dreamshield orbits around him, damaging the Knight on contact. As the fight goes on, he can summon another copy and accelerate the speed of both shields.
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* AndCallHimGeorge: Her pre-fight dialogue suggests that she doesn't realize that "playing" with the Knight can kill them. In fact, the fight consists of her bouncing around and letting herself get hit like a beach ball until she gets "tired out".
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* GetBackHereBoss: The real challenge of her boss fight is this. She {{Teleport Spam}}s around the arena every few seconds, so the player has to get to her before she does it again to damage her, while also avoiding the spirits that actually trying to hurt them. Somewhat mitigated by listen to her lullaby: she teleports at the end of each line so you can predict when she's about to jump.
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* GetBackHereBoss: The real challenge of her boss fight is this. She {{Teleport Spam}}s around the arena every few seconds, so the player has to get to her before she does it again to damage her, while also avoiding the spirits that actually trying to hurt them. Somewhat mitigated by listen listening to her lullaby: she teleports at the end of each line so you can predict when she's about to jump.
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* TheUnfettered: His own personal philosophy is "No cost too great..." [[spoiler: He was willing to sacrifice thousands (possibly hundreds of thousands) of his children just to beat the infection]].
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* GetBackHereBoss: The real challenge of her boss fight is this. She {{Teleport Spam}}s around the arena every few seconds, so the player has to get to her before she does it again to damage her, while also avoiding the spirits that actually trying to hurt them.
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* GetBackHereBoss: The real challenge of her boss fight is this. She {{Teleport Spam}}s around the arena every few seconds, so the player has to get to her before she does it again to damage her, while also avoiding the spirits that actually trying to hurt them. Somewhat mitigated by listen to her lullaby: she teleports at the end of each line so you can predict when she's about to jump.
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** The Radiance is worshipped by the moth tribe. By extension, [[spoiler:Some creatures led by the Moss Prophet also worship the Radiance via the infection that it brought]].
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** The Radiance is worshipped by the moth tribe. By extension, [[spoiler:Some creatures led by the Moss Prophet also worship [[CargoCult indirectly worship]] the Radiance via the infection that it brought]].
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* TearsOfBlood: Black liquid drips from her eyeholes.
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* GreaterScopeVillain: The entire Grimm Troupe are still AmbiguouslyEvil, being tied with nightmares and all. But [[spoiler:Brumm and the White Lady state that everyone in the troupe, including Grimm himself, is a slave to the Nightmare Heart. Not to mention that the troupe exists to prolong the lifespan of the Heart by having spawns or vessels such as Grimm and the Grimmchild]].
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* GreaterScopeVillain: The entire Grimm Troupe are still AmbiguouslyEvil, being tied with nightmares and all. Plus, Grimm can be easily mistaken as the BigBad of the expansion pack. But [[spoiler:Brumm and the White Lady state that everyone in the troupe, including Grimm himself, is a slave to the Nightmare Heart. Not to mention that the troupe exists to prolong the lifespan of the Heart by having spawns or vessels such as Grimm and the Grimmchild]].
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* TheUntelligible: Monomon's writings in the Teacher's Archives are mostly incomprehensible, except for some ''actual'' words that are occasionally inserted between them.
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* MentorOccupationalHazard: Monomon's death marks the end of [[spoiler:Quirrel's journey, with the implication that the latter knowing his mission to return to Hallownest and undo the Dreamer's seal is now fulfilled]].
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* LedgeBats: The ghosts accompanying No Eyes bump into you in order to push you off platforms and into the spikes.
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* ParentalAbandonment: According to the White Lady, [[spoiler:Herrah and Hornet were only given a limited time together. Herrah's role as a Dream was implied to be the reason for this]].
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* ParentalAbandonment: According to the White Lady, [[spoiler:Herrah and Hornet were only given a limited time together. Herrah's role as a Dream Dreamer was implied to be the reason for this]].
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* ParentalAbandonment: It is eventually revealed [[spoiler:that the Knight, Hollow Knight, and all Vessels and Shades are siblings, and at one point the offspring of the Pale King and the White Lady. It is not clear exactly what the Pale King did to his children in his desperation to create the perfect Vessel to contain the infection, but he left thousands (or hundreds of thousands) of Vessel corpses and wandering Shades in the Abyss. Eventually, he sealed them away and refused to return to them once he thought he had the perfect Vessel]]. The Knight somehow managed to escape and make their way to the Howling Cliffs at some point.
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* ParentalAbandonment: According to the White Lady, [[spoiler:Herrah and Hornet were only given a limited time together. Herrah's role as a Dream was implied to be the reason for this]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: In the City of Tears, Hornet reveals that the Knight has the "resilience born of two voids". The implication of the "two voids" here are revealed very late into the game, onto the TrueEnding. Being a Vessel, the Knight is made out of Void and therefore can have a lingering Shade. The other void refers to a more powerful "Lord of Shades" that results from the Knight obtaining the Void Heart.
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** In the City of Tears, Hornet reveals that the Knight has the "resilience born of two voids". The implication of the "two voids" here are revealed very late into the game, onto the TrueEnding. Being a Vessel, the Knight is made out of Void and therefore can have a lingering Shade. The other void refers to a more powerful "Lord of Shades" that results from the Knight obtaining the VoidHeart.Heart.
** When you give a Delicate Flower to the White Lady, she will sense a strange power from it and wonders how you are able to carry it without knowing such risks. She's hinting about how the flower [[spoiler:plays a crucial role in the "Delicate Flower" ending as it can serve as a kryptonite against the Knight-turned-Void Given Focus, preventing the latter from spreading into Hallownest]].
--->There is rare power hidden in those frail petals.\\
To hold it so close, one must surely be unaware of its nature...
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** When you give a Delicate Flower to the White Lady, she will sense a strange power from it and wonders how you are able to carry it without knowing such risks. She's hinting about how the flower [[spoiler:plays a crucial role in the "Delicate Flower" ending as it can serve as a kryptonite against the Knight-turned-Void Given Focus, preventing the latter from spreading into Hallownest]].
--->There is rare power hidden in those frail petals.\\
To hold it so close, one must surely be unaware of its nature...
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* OffingTheOffspring: The Pale King throwing all rejected vessels into the Abyss, leaving most of them to remain trapped in there and die.
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--->Higher beings, these words are for you alone. Our pure Vessel has ascended.\\
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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: If the implications about [[spoiler:the White Lady being the Queen of Hallownest]] are true. She is enormous compared to [[spoiler:the Pale King]] who is relatively normal-sized.
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* CombatTentacles: The Void Given Form has tendrils coming out from its body. Its attack also involves using its "extended arms" like tendrils or whips to lash out at the Radiance's face.
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* GiantSpider: She's larger than most of the other spiders/Weavers that you encounter in Deepnest.
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* TheBigGuy: He's the physically largest Great Knight, thanks to his armor.
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* DeadlyDisc: His main form of attack is to simply spin his large scythe like it acts as a huge buzzsaw. He can also summon two smaller discs that independently move and bounce.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: She's called "The Beast", but her name is Herrah.
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* DisabilityImmunity: {{Invoked}} with No Eyes and her followers. They gouged their eyes because they believe that the "light" would infect them in their dreams, so getting rid of one's eyesight equals immunity. No Eyes is proven to be ProperlyParanoid at one point since [[spoiler:the Radiance caused the infection via invading others' dreams]].
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* WhamLine: This Lore Tablet inscription in the entrance of the Abyss, which reveals that the King [[spoiler:ordered the Abyss to be sealed off, while the PlayerCharacter is still inside]].
--->Higher beings, these words are for you alone. Our pure Vessel has ascended.\\
[[spoiler:Beyond lies only the refuse and regret of its creation. We shall enter that place no longer.]]
--->Higher beings, these words are for you alone. Our pure Vessel has ascended.\\
[[spoiler:Beyond lies only the refuse and regret of its creation. We shall enter that place no longer.]]
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* RuleOfSymbolism: His crown. It is in the symbol of Hallownest, which is [[SigilSpam everywhere in the kingdom]] to remind the citizens of their king and [[spoiler:have them revere him as a god]]. It also has four prongs, which is more than the three-pronged crown of [[spoiler:the Radiance, as a symbolism of how the Pale King wants to replace or usurp her]].
