History Characters / HollowKnightGroups

'''Hunter's Journal for the Grimmkin Master''': Burn the Father, Feed the Child.

* TheHeretic: They were part of the Mosskin Tribe, but now worship the infection (and by extension, its source, [[spoiler:The Radiance]]]) instead of their first higher being of worship, Unn.

* ReligionOfEvil: They are the followers of the [[MadOracle Moss Prophet]] who now [[CargoCult worship the infection itself]].

!! Royal Waterways Groups
[[folder:The Flukes]]
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Worm-like, parasitic creatures residing only in the damp Royal Waterways. Most of them are driven mad by the infection now, only wanting to breed even more. There is an uninfected fluke out of them however, the Fluke Hermit. But even it holds the desire to expand their numbers.

* AsteroidsMonster: Flukemons [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe sliced in half]] with a nail will form two independent, still-living and still aggressive, smaller flukes.
* CallASmeerpARabbit: Flukemons and Flukefeys look nothing like parasitic flukes, and are closest to annelid worms, particularly leeches.
* {{Gonk}}: They don't even have any distinct facial features, nor proper eyes.
* HellIsThatNoise: All flukes let out grating, gurgling and slobbering sounds when they become aggressive.
* MotherOfAThousandYoung: The Flukemarm is the one reproducing all the Flukemons and Flukefeys you encounter in the Royal Waterways.
* {{Scatting}}: Flukes always produce an indecipherable mess of sounds.
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody?: When a flukemon is killed, it's split in half at the waist. The top half reanimates before hitting the ground and attacks the knight from the air. The bottom half reanimates a few seconds later and attacks the knight on the ground.

!Expansion Packs
!!''The Grimm Troupe'' Groups
[[folder:The Grimm Troupe]]
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A travelling group of performer bugs, who evoke a theme of circus plays, conducting tents, music and plays to the kingdoms that they visit. Their leader Grimm, states that there is a reason for the troupe to choose "dying kingdoms" as their destinations. However, there is actually a secret held within the entire troupe, with all of them being slaves of something more powerful working behind the scenes.

* HeelFaceTurn: A race created by the Radiance, but the moths turned themselves to serve the Pale King after his arrival in Hallownest and soon after, they eventually forgot the Radiance.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The moths left behind a [[spoiler:statue on top of the Crystal Peak to remember the Radiance. But even after their HeelFaceTurn, the statue served as the catalyst for other bugs to be infected by the Radiance]].

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: They can only be seen if the player obtains the Dream Nail. [[GhostAmnesia some are not aware that they already died]], and some are not aware of the passage of time. However, all ghosts are stuck on where their corpses are located. And since they give essence and disappear when hit with the dream nail, they can be assumed as the deceased bugs' imprints or memories.

* DifficultySpike: Just as [[WakeUpCallBoss Hornet's boss fight]] in Greenpath speaks about speed and agility, so do the Mantis Villagers in the Fungal Wastes, as they are also move fast, have short wind-up times on their attacks, that can also hit at a considerable range. This is compared to the generally sluggish lesser mooks that you encountered in the earliest stages.

* DifficultySpike: Just as Hornet's boss fight in Greenpath speaks about speed and agility, so do the Mantis Villagers in the Fungal Wastes, as they are also move fast, have short wind-up times on their attacks, that can also hit at a considerable range. This is compared to the generally sluggish lesser mooks that you encountered in the earliest stages.

* ReclaimedByNature: The few parts of the Greenpath and the Queen's Gardens that had buildings and roads are now overgrown with foilage and thorny vines, and the former is being habitated by the mosskin tribe.

* ReclaimedByNature: The few parts of the Greenpath and the Queen's Gardens that had buildings and roads are now overgrown with foilage and thorny vines.

* GladiatorGames: The spectators watch as Fools fight each other to their death for their amusement. The Knight can become the lord of the arena if they defeat the previous one, the [[RedBaron God Tamer]].

* BeeAfraid: The bees in the hive are easily aggro'd by the Knight's presence. That is, unless you wear the Hiveblood charm which acts as an EncounterRepellant against them.