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** The ''Godmaster'' update adds two more endings that deviate from the choices in the base game, both of which involve the Knight [[spoiler:killing the Radiance in the dream world, without having to kill their predecessor Vessel. Naturally, this leaves the Hollow Knight waking up in the Temple of the Black Egg and face Hornet outside]].
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A 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. Has no true name but is usually called "the Knight".
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A 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. Has no true name but is usually called "the Knight". The protagonist of the first game, ''Hollow Knight''.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:As you deal the final hit to the Radiance, the shade of the Hollow Knight will render her vulnerable, while the playable Knight unleashes the power of the Void Heart. Any subsequent presses of the attack button during this sequence will produce void tendrils that lash out at the Radiance.]]
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:As you deal the final hit to the Radiance, the shade of the Hollow Knight will render her vulnerable, while the playable Knight unleashes the power of the Void Heart. Any subsequent presses of the attack button during this sequence will produce void tendrils that lash out at the Radiance.]]
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** Hitting your own leftover shade with the dream nail will instantly kill it, making you [[HeroicMime unable to read any thoughts]]. [[spoiler:This is actually part of the Pale King's designs for the Vessels - "No mind to think" indeed.]]
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** Hitting your own leftover shade with the dream nail will instantly kill it, making you [[HeroicMime unable to read any thoughts]]. [[spoiler:This is actually part of the Pale King's designs for the Vessels - "No mind to think" indeed.think".]]
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* TakeAThirdOption:
** In the base game - [[spoiler:Let the infection by the Radiance spread outside as-is? Or contain it yourself after defeating the Hollow Knight? The "Dream No More" ending has the Knight beat the living crap out of the Radiance instead, at the cost of its life.]]
** The ''Godmaster'' update adds two more endings that deviate from the choices in the base game, both of which involve the Knight [[spoiler:killing the Radiance in the dream world, without having to kill their predecessor Vessel. Naturally, this leaves the Hollow Knight waking up in the Temple of the Black Egg and face Hornet outside]].
** In the base game - [[spoiler:Let the infection by the Radiance spread outside as-is? Or contain it yourself after defeating the Hollow Knight? The "Dream No More" ending has the Knight beat the living crap out of the Radiance instead, at the cost of its life.]]
** The ''Godmaster'' update adds two more endings that deviate from the choices in the base game, both of which involve the Knight [[spoiler:killing the Radiance in the dream world, without having to kill their predecessor Vessel. Naturally, this leaves the Hollow Knight waking up in the Temple of the Black Egg and face Hornet outside]].
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* AmbiguousSituation: The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both ''Godmaster'' endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
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** 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 [[spoiler:Hollow Knight or the Radiance]].
--->'''Dreamers''': "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?"
** The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both ''Godmaster'' endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
** 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 [[spoiler:Hollow Knight or the Radiance]].
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** The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both ''Godmaster'' endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
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* MythologyGag: The Knight's design is taken from Team Cherry's first game ''Hungry Knight''. Mister Mushroom even makes a connection between the Knight and that game when you talk to him for the first time:
-->'''Mister Mushroom''': "...It's nice that you were able to help your friend. So you're not hungry any more?"
-->'''Mister Mushroom''': "...It's nice that you were able to help your friend. So you're not hungry any more?"
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* InSeriesNickname: Hornet calls the Knight as "Little Ghost" or simply "Ghost".
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* NoNameGiven: It has no official name in-game. It is only referred to using [[InSeriesNickname nicknames]] (such as "Little Ghost" by Hornet), a "Vessel" ([[spoiler:much like its siblings) or the pronoun "[[AmbiguousGender it]]". In a meta-sense, the community calls the PlayerCharacter much like how Team Cherry commonly labels it - "the Knight".
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* RedBaron: Hornet would sometimes expand on the "Ghost" [[InSeriesNickname nickname]] it gives the knight, formally calling it the "Ghost of Hallownest".
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The titular character and our protagonist. A 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. Has no true name but is usually called "the Knight".
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* AmbiguousSituation: The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both Godmaster endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
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* AmbiguousSituation: The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both Godmaster ''Godmaster'' endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The Knight can carry around Fragile Flowers to help the Grey Mourner and to gift certain other characters with. However... [[spoiler:It turns out those flowers somehow amount to kryptonite for beings of void. If the Knight happens to gift one to the Godseeker, then the flower ruins their attempt to burst out of her as a mass of darkness at the end of the Godmaster campaign.]]
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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The Knight can carry around Fragile Flowers to help the Grey Mourner and to gift certain other characters with. However... [[spoiler:It turns out those flowers somehow amount to kryptonite for beings of void. If the Knight happens to gift one to the Godseeker, then the flower ruins their attempt to burst out of her as a mass of darkness at the end of the Godmaster ''Godmaster'' campaign.]]
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* InterfaceSpoiler: If you haven't been paying much attention to the story and the lore, then the name of one achievement ([[spoiler:"Sealed Siblings"]]) openly spoils that Hornet is [[spoiler:a sibling of the playable Knight]].
* NonIndicativeName: Hornet fights using silk as a RazorFloss, or to get around quick. Her [[spoiler:mother is Herrah the Beast, from the spider tribe]]. Both of which indicate that Hornet is actually based from spiders.
* NonIndicativeName: Hornet fights using silk as a RazorFloss, or to get around quick. Her [[spoiler:mother is Herrah the Beast, from the spider tribe]]. Both of which indicate that Hornet is actually based from spiders.
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* UniquenessValue: Various bugs refer to Hornet as the "Gendered Child", since having a gender is considered a remarkable distinction compared to her genderless siblings, the Vessels.
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* UniquenessValue: Various bugs refer to Hornet as the "Gendered Child", since having a gender is considered a remarkable distinction compared to her genderless siblings, the Vessels.[[spoiler:the Vessels]].
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* PowerOfTheVoid: In the path to the true ending, the Knight [[spoiler:becomes one with the Void and wields it against the Radiance to defeat her for good]].
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* PowerOfTheVoid: The upgraded versions of the Knight's spells are void-themed. In the path to the true ending, the Knight [[spoiler:becomes one with the Void and wields it against the Radiance to defeat her for good]].good]]. All of these are made possible since the Knight is [[spoiler:a being born of the void]].
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* PlayerDeathIsDramatic: Exaggerated with the player knight, as not only is the knight's death dramatic, what with it violently disintegrating, but even ''taking damage'' is emphasized with a brief freeze-frame and glass-cracking effect[[note]]though the glass effect is absent on low visual quality settings[[/note]], a loud thud, and any background music cutting out for a second before fading back in.
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* MirrorBoss: Although it is not a boss, your shade will use all the moves you had when you last died and has HP in direct proportion to your max HP.
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Hitting your own leftover shade with the dream nail will instantly kill it, making you [[HeroicMime unable to read any thoughts]]. [[spoiler:This is actually part of the Pale King's designs for the Vessels - "No mind to think" indeed.]]
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** The Knight [[HeroicMime cannot speak]]. And since it doesn't have a mouth, the prompt for it to interact with other [=NPCs=] is "Listen". [[spoiler:This is yet another part of the Pale King's designs - "No voice to cry suffering".]]
** Hitting your own leftover shade with the dream nail will instantly kill it, making you [[HeroicMime unable to read any thoughts]]. [[spoiler:This is actually part of the Pale King's designs for the Vessels - "No mind to think" indeed.
** The Knight [[HeroicMime cannot speak]]. And since it doesn't have a mouth, the prompt for it to interact with other [=NPCs=] is "Listen". [[spoiler:This is yet another part of the Pale King's designs - "No voice to cry suffering".]]
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* {{Determinator}}: The player knight is exceptional even among its kin. It of course won't give up if the player doesn't. But even in the cutscenes, it refuses to [[spoiler:be left for dead in the piles of other failed vessels in the Abyss. It nearly climbs out of the Abyss only to see the Pale King seal the Abyss away with the knight still inside. Offscreen it still managed to find a way out and carve its way back to Dirtmouth.]]
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* UniquenessValue: Various bugs refer to Hornet as the "Gendered Child", since having a gender is considered a remarkable distinction compared to her genderless siblings, the Vessels.
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Hitting your own leftover shade with the dream nail will instantly kill it, making you [[HeroicMime unable to read any thoughts]]. [[spoiler:This is actually part of the Pale King's designs for the Vessels - "No mind to think" indeed.]]
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler:As you deal the final hit to the Radiance, the shade of the Hollow Knight will render her vulnerable, while the playable Knight unleashes the power of the Void Heart. Any subsequent presses of the attack button during this sequence will produce void tendrils that lash out at the Radiance.]]
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'''Protagonist''' | ''[[Characters/HollowKnightHallownest Hallownest]]'' ([[Characters/HollowKnightNPCs Assorted [=NPCs=]]], [[Characters/HollowKnightLoreAndHistory Historic Characters]], [[Characters/HollowKnightBosses Bosses]]) | ''[[Characters/HollowKnightSilksongPharloom Pharloom]]'']]]]-]
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* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: [[spoiler:With Herrah's death and the Pale King's disappearance, Hornet is heir to both Hallownest and Deepnest.]]
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pronoun edit for The Knight in a couple tropes
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* SoulPower: The Knight can gain souls through various means, mostly whacking other bugs with his nail. He then uses souls to heal itself or projects them in various directions to deal damage.
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* SoulPower: The Knight can gain souls through various means, mostly whacking other bugs with his their nail. He They then uses souls to heal itself themself or projects them in various directions to deal damage.
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* YouKilledMyFather: Her mother is [[spoiler:Herrah the Beast, one of the Dreamers that the Knight has to slay to open the Black Egg]]. Subverted in that she does not hold it against it, accepting that her mother's death was necessary.
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* YouKilledMyFather: Her mother is [[spoiler:Herrah the Beast, one of the Dreamers that the Knight has to slay to open the Black Egg]]. Subverted in that she does not hold it against it, them, accepting that her mother's death was necessary.
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: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. The Hollow Knight weakening allows them to have a second change at fulfilling their duty, and they eagerly take it.]]
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* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler:The Knight was one of the few Vessels that managed to climb out of the Abyss- Abyss — a shame they got there second, as the Pale King already chose a pure Vessel. The Hollow Knight weakening allows them to have a second change at fulfilling their duty, and they eagerly take it.]]
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: The Godseeker more or less allows The Knight to do this after getting past the various pantheons and defeating Radiance directly. They seem to go MadWithPower and take over Radiances' plague normally, the Godseekers physical body as a catalyst to burst from. However giving the Godseeker a Delicate Flower prevents this, allowing the two to ascend together, turning into light. After this, The Godseeker praises The Knight as the "God of Gods" she was looking for in the first place.]]
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Godseeker more or less allows The Knight to do this after getting past the various pantheons and defeating Radiance directly. They seem to go MadWithPower and take over Radiances' Radiance's plague normally, the Godseekers Godseeker's physical body as a catalyst to burst from. However However, giving the Godseeker a Delicate Flower prevents this, allowing the two to ascend together, turning into light. After this, The Godseeker praises The Knight as the "God of Gods" she was looking for in the first place.]]
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* IAmWhatIAm: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}, considering the Knight is an EmptyShell, but they accepting both their emptiness and the fact that they [[TheUnchosenOne never truly became the Hollow Knight]] during their visit to the Abyss seems to be part of how they managed to turn the Kingsoul into the Void Heart.]]
* InformedAttribute: Some characters state that [[spoiler:The Knight is an emotionless shell like they are supposed to be, depending on the players actions they have the potential to be kind, vengeful, thoughtful, heroic, curious, sad, respectful, determined, etc. In terms of story, all the player really needs to do is kill the Dreamers, then the Hollow Knight to take their place; everything else the game has can be ignored for the most part. This is reflected in other endings such as the true ending, where instead of being a new vessel, the Knight instead TakesAThirdOption and destroys the root cause of the plague instead of doing their duty and make sure they do not potentially start a new cycle of infection. In another set of endings they take the fight directly to Radiance without killing their predecessor in the process.]]
* InformedAttribute: Some characters state that [[spoiler:The Knight is an emotionless shell like they are supposed to be, depending on the players actions they have the potential to be kind, vengeful, thoughtful, heroic, curious, sad, respectful, determined, etc. In terms of story, all the player really needs to do is kill the Dreamers, then the Hollow Knight to take their place; everything else the game has can be ignored for the most part. This is reflected in other endings such as the true ending, where instead of being a new vessel, the Knight instead TakesAThirdOption and destroys the root cause of the plague instead of doing their duty and make sure they do not potentially start a new cycle of infection. In another set of endings they take the fight directly to Radiance without killing their predecessor in the process.]]
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* IAmWhatIAm: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}, considering the Knight is an EmptyShell, but they their accepting both their emptiness and the fact that they [[TheUnchosenOne never truly became the Hollow Knight]] during their visit to the Abyss seems to be part of how they managed to turn the Kingsoul into the Void Heart.]]
* InformedAttribute: Some characters state that [[spoiler:The Knight is an emotionless shell like they are supposed to be, but depending on theplayers actions player's actions, they have the potential to be kind, vengeful, thoughtful, heroic, curious, sad, respectful, determined, etc. In terms of story, all the player really needs to do is kill the Dreamers, then the Hollow Knight to take their place; everything else the game has can be ignored for the most part. This is reflected in other endings such as the true ending, where instead of being a new vessel, the Knight instead TakesAThirdOption and destroys the root cause of the plague instead of doing their duty and make sure they do not potentially start a new cycle of infection. In another set of endings endings, they take the fight directly to Radiance without killing their predecessor in the process.]]
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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: 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.]] Vessel]]. The Knight somehow managed to escape and make their way to the Howling Cliffs at some point.
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* CharClone: Has a lot of elements of the archetype: She's TheRival to the Knight, challenging them in combat while giving them occasional advice; she wears a red cloak; her RazorFloss gives her a distinct advantage over the Knight in terms of speed and maneuverability; and, to top it all off, [[spoiler:her being the child of the Pale King and Herrah means she's the Knight's half-sister.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: At the beginning of Silksong; A group of bugs from Pharloom capture her for unknown reasons, but she manages to break free sometime on the way to the Kingdom.
* DamselOutOfDistress: At the beginning of Silksong; A group of bugs from Pharloom capture her for unknown reasons, but she manages to break free sometime on the way to the Kingdom.
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* DamselOutOfDistress: At the beginning ofSilksong; A ''Silksong''; a group of bugs from Pharloom capture her for unknown reasons, but she manages to break free sometime on the way to the Kingdom.
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* HadToBeSharp: Implied. She's the daughter of [[spoiler:Deepnest's Queen, and given what [[MalevolentArchitecture Deepnest is like,]] it's no wonder as to why she's so nimble and skilled at fighting.]]
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* HadToBeSharp: Implied. She's the daughter of [[spoiler:Deepnest's Queen, and given what [[MalevolentArchitecture Deepnest is like,]] it's no wonder as to why she's so nimble and skilled at fighting.]]fighting]].
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* AHeroToHerHometown: {{Downplayed}} in terms of Hallownest not knowing much about her, [[AfterTheEnd considering there aren't many bugs left in the kingdom to notice her deeds in the first place,]] but [[spoiler:she seems to be almost unanimously adored in Deepnest; Dream Nailing the [[OldRetainer Weavers]] reveals they thought of her in their dying moments, and Herrah [[GoodParents genuinely loves her and upholds her duties as a Dreamer for Hornet's sake.]]]]
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* AHeroToHerHometown: {{Downplayed}} in terms of Hallownest not knowing much about her, [[AfterTheEnd considering there aren't many bugs left in the kingdom to notice her deeds in the first place,]] but [[spoiler:she seems to be almost unanimously adored in Deepnest; Dream Nailing the [[OldRetainer Weavers]] reveals they thought of her in their dying moments, and Herrah [[GoodParents genuinely loves her and upholds her duties as a Dreamer for Hornet's sake.]]]]sake]]]].
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->''"I'm impressed little ghost. You've burdened yourself with the fate of this world, yet you still stand strong."''
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->''"I have seen this nimble little creature. I thought her prey and pounced at her, but with a flash she stabbed me with her flying stinger and darted away. Could she be... a Hunter?"''
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->''"I have seen this nimble little creature. I thought her prey and pounced at her, but with a flash she stabbed me with her flying stinger and darted away. Could she be... a Hunter?"''
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The titular character and our protagonist. A 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. Has no true name but is usually called "the Knight".
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* AmbiguousGender: The Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the [[spoiler:White Lady]] call the Knight "it". Justified... in a way. The Knight is [[spoiler:a Vessel made by the King and born in the Abyss, where they are said to have died and were reborn as a Void being]].
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: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. The Hollow Knight weakening allows them to have a second change at fulfilling their duty, and they eagerly take it.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both Godmaster endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: The Godseeker more or less allows The Knight to do this after getting past the various pantheons and defeating Radiance directly. They seem to go MadWithPower and take over Radiances' plague normally, the Godseekers physical body as a catalyst to burst from. However giving the Godseeker a Delicate Flower prevents this, allowing the two to ascend together, turning into light. After this, The Godseeker praises The Knight as the "God of Gods" she was looking for in the first place.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: The Knight learns Sheo's charged attack technique by watching him paint dramatically on a canvas.
* BadassAdorable: A cute little bug, who constantly fights creatures ten times bigger than them [[spoiler:and can challenge and defeat the local Goddess]].
* CastingAShadow: The upgraded version of all of the Knight's spells are darkness-themed, overlapping with PowerOfTheVoid to a certain extent. [[spoiler:This is an early hint at the Knight being a child of the Void.]]
* CuteMute: Small, charming to the player, and doesn't say a single word throughout the entire game.
* DivineParentage: The White Lady [[spoiler:aka the Queen of Hallownest]] directly refers to the Vessel as [[spoiler:"her spawn", and recognizes a "piece of herself" within the Knight that allows her to see them clearly despite her blindness]]. Within the White Palace, there is a secret room that reveals [[spoiler:what looks like a cradle next to a tall chair with an imprint that resembles the White Lady, and a constant tune plays in the room that is the same tune played when the player approaches their Shade]]. An Ending Achievement also confirms that [[spoiler:Hornet and the Knight are siblings, with the Pale King as their father]]. By extension, [[spoiler:''all'' the thousands of Vessels and left-behind Shades in the Abyss were once the Pale King and White Lady's brood, [[OffingTheOffspring sacrificed]] in attempts to create a perfect Vessel for the infection]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Knight is strongly associated with darkness, and is referred to by several characters as "Ghost" and "Shadow". [[spoiler:They later turn out to be a being of the Abyss, which is also this trope; the Void is a completely neutral wellspring of potential creation that is primarily used to stop the plague, and the worst sentient product of it turns out to be a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist who may or may not have been right. This contrasts the BigBad of the game, who is firmly LightIsNotGood.]]
* DreamWalker: [[spoiler:First, the Knight is imprisoned to the Dream Realm by the Dreamers, only to escape with the Seer's help and after receiving the Dream Nail, which lets them read minds and enter the Dream Realm for special boss fights.]]
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:The Knight's true nature as a Vessel for the infection makes them one, as the King of Hallownest intended for the Vessels to be without thoughts or emotions.]]
** [[spoiler:This is played with, however, as a certain NPC's dialogue]][[note]][[spoiler:...It refuses to trade...? It has a will... all its own.]][[/note]][[spoiler:hints that The Knight may not be completely hollow, just like their predecessor. There's also the fact that they can take part in some sidequests completely unrelated to their mission (like saving the grubs and challenging the colosseum), although it is unclear if this is an intentional hint or just a GameplayAndStorySegregation.]]
* EscapedFromHell: [[spoiler:Upon their birth, the Knight attempted to rise out of the Abyss but fell after another one was already chosen to become the Vessel by the King. Oddly, the game gives no explanation or hint of how the Knight came all the way to Howling Cliffs after that.]]
* FastballSpecial: "Vengeful Spirit" conjures and throws angry ghosts at people. The charm "Flukenest" changes it into a handful of fluke worms. This stacks with "Defender's Crest" to fire one huge fluke that explodes into a cloud of DeadlyGas.
* {{Fartillery}}: When equipped with the charm "Defender's Crest", it periodically releases a cloud of brown, poisonous gas.
* 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 it's [[TheSpeechless hard to speak when you have no voice, and likely not even a mouth]].]]
* 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, The Knight gives 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, consume the Radiance, and destroy the infection permanently.]]
* IAmLegion: [[spoiler:By transforming the Kingsoul into the Void Heart, they are the first and only Void being to unify and control the Void, commanding it to devour Radiance.]]
* IAmWhatIAm: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}, considering the Knight is an EmptyShell, but they accepting both their emptiness and the fact that they [[TheUnchosenOne never truly became the Hollow Knight]] during their visit to the Abyss seems to be part of how they managed to turn the Kingsoul into the Void Heart.]]
* InformedAttribute: Some characters state that [[spoiler:The Knight is an emotionless shell like they are supposed to be, depending on the players actions they have the potential to be kind, vengeful, thoughtful, heroic, curious, sad, respectful, determined, etc. In terms of story, all the player really needs to do is kill the Dreamers, then the Hollow Knight to take their place; everything else the game has can be ignored for the most part. This is reflected in other endings such as the true ending, where instead of being a new vessel, the Knight instead TakesAThirdOption and destroys the root cause of the plague instead of doing their duty and make sure they do not potentially start a new cycle of infection. In another set of endings they take the fight directly to Radiance without killing their predecessor in the process.]]
* LaserGuidedTykeBomb: [[spoiler:All of the Vessels were made to specifically counteract Radiance. The playable Knight in particular is sent off to take the place of the current Vessel.]]
* MagicKnight: Wields both a nail and powerful spells.
* MookMaker: Not on their own, but the charms "Glowing Womb" and "Weaversong" create friendly monsters of their respective types (flying mini-knights, or, when paired with "Defender's Crest", flies, and baby spiders).
* TheNecromancer: In a specific way, however. Their basic spell is to FastballSpecial an angry ghost.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The Knight can carry around Fragile Flowers to help the Grey Mourner and to gift certain other characters with. However... [[spoiler:It turns out those flowers somehow amount to kryptonite for beings of void. If the Knight happens to gift one to the Godseeker, then the flower ruins their attempt to burst out of her as a mass of darkness at the end of the Godmaster campaign.]]
* PerpetualMotionMonster: [[spoiler:A heroic example, as revealed in flashbacks of the Knight's origins; although the Vessels created by the Pale King aren't invincible, they [[ImplacableMan were supposed to not have a mind or a will to break]] and will serve their [[SealedEvilInACan intended purpose]] unflinchingly and single-mindedly with nary a break for food or sleep.]]
* PoisonousPerson:
** The "Defender's Crest" charm adds DeadlyGas to some of the Knight's abilities.
** "Spore Shroom" allows it to spread toxic spores when charging Focus.
* PowerOfTheVoid: In the path to the true ending, the Knight [[spoiler:becomes one with the Void and wields it against the Radiance to defeat her for good]].
* PowersAsPrograms: Can equip badges, referred to as "Charms", to augment their abilities. These can interact in certain ways. Defender's Crest, for example, grants them {{Fartillery}}, and it interacts with "Flukenest" to turn the Knight's "Vengeful Spirit" spell into a poison gas grenade.
* 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.
* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler:The Knight is a vessel who tried to crawl out of the Abyss to be selected by the Pale King for their quest to seal away Radiance. Upon reaching the top, they found that a different one had been chosen and fell back into the Abyss. The game begins as they surface an indeterminate amount of time later, seeking to complete their task after being called back to Hallownest by either the Hollow Knight or the Radiance.]]
* ThousandYardStare: The Knight is noted to have a silent, stoic stare.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The charm "Shape of Unn" allows them to become a slug when charging up a heal. This stacks with other charms to turn them into a snail or fungal husk. [[MorphicResonance Their face always stays the same regardless of the transformation.]]
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:The Vessels were born from both the Void and the power of the Pale King and White Lady.]]
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[[folder: Hornet]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hornet.png]]
A mysterious wanderer wielding a needle and thread. She confronts the Knight at various points, attempting to force them to abandon their quest for unknown reasons. Also the protagonist of the second game, ''Hollow Knight: Silksong''.
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* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:As mentioned above, she'll throw her life on the line to hold down the Hollow Knight to allow the Knight to strike at them with the Dream Nail, enabling them to face the source of the infection.]]
* AntiVillain: She is determined to prevent the Knight from completing their quest, because [[spoiler:she knows that simply replacing the plague's vessel is only a temporary solution that ultimately won't solve anything]].
* BoomerangComeback: An entirely justified example: After she hurls her needle at the Knight, it'll come back because she's tethered it with silk, and is winding it in.
* CounterAttack: In the second battle, she'll assume a defensive stance to block and counter the Knight's attacks.
* CharClone: Has a lot of elements of the archetype: She's TheRival to the Knight, challenging them in combat while giving them occasional advice; she wears a red cloak; her RazorFloss gives her a distinct advantage over the Knight in terms of speed and maneuverability; and, to top it all off, [[spoiler:her being the child of the Pale King and Herrah means she's the Knight's half-sister.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: At the beginning of Silksong; A group of bugs from Pharloom capture her for unknown reasons, but she manages to break free sometime on the way to the Kingdom.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out very hostile to the Knight, but becomes more civil to them as it seems more and more likely that they can actually [[spoiler:destroy the infection for good, to the point where she risks her life to help them in the final battle]]. At one point, she even reveals her parentage to the Knight, something she has kept silent about until then.
* EarlyBirdBoss: Absolutely brutal in that regard, since she guards the item that allows the Knight to dash. Without it, they cannot even access the Charm store to get any useful charms that would help you fight her. And she is much, much more relentless than the False Knight. This turns her into one of the hardest bosses in the game despite being only the second boss.
* HadToBeSharp: Implied. She's the daughter of [[spoiler:Deepnest's Queen, and given what [[MalevolentArchitecture Deepnest is like,]] it's no wonder as to why she's so nimble and skilled at fighting.]]
* HeroicBastard: She's the result of a union between [[spoiler:the King of Hallownest and Herrah the Beast]], as part of a deal [[spoiler:that made Herrah agree to become a Dreamer]]. Despite that, her loyalty to Hallownest is unwavering.
* AHeroToHerHometown: {{Downplayed}} in terms of Hallownest not knowing much about her, [[AfterTheEnd considering there aren't many bugs left in the kingdom to notice her deeds in the first place,]] but [[spoiler:she seems to be almost unanimously adored in Deepnest; Dream Nailing the [[OldRetainer Weavers]] reveals they thought of her in their dying moments, and Herrah [[GoodParents genuinely loves her and upholds her duties as a Dreamer for Hornet's sake.]]]]
* {{Kiai}}: She punctuates pretty much every single attack with a loud shout.
--> SHAH! IDINA!
* PromotedToPlayable: Hornet is the main character of the sequel, ''Silksong''.
* RazorFloss: Uses spider threads for a variety of applications.
* RecurringBoss: Fought at two separate occasions throughout the game.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: One of her new items in ''Silksong'' is a "Pimpillo", which is thrown and explodes on impact or after a short time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Hornet is much more aggressive and uses new attacks the second time she is fought. As the protagonist of ''Silksong'', she'll have the opportunity to face an entire kingdom of foes, upgrading her gear and training herself further.
* TrapMaster: In the second battle, she will use her threads to place spikes across the arena, limiting the Knight's movement. They can be knocked down.
** She upgrades them by the time ''Silksong'' rolls around, and can now [[MundaneUtility use them as platforms]].
* YouKilledMyFather: Her mother is [[spoiler:Herrah the Beast, one of the Dreamers that the Knight has to slay to open the Black Egg]]. Subverted in that she does not hold it against it, accepting that her mother's death was necessary.
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[[folder: The Knight]]
[[quoteright:130:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_hollow_knight_2.png]]
The titular character and our protagonist. A 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. Has no true name but is usually called "the Knight".
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* AmbiguousGender: The Knight's gender is never specified, and the Dreamers and the [[spoiler:White Lady]] call the Knight "it". Justified... in a way. The Knight is [[spoiler:a Vessel made by the King and born in the Abyss, where they are said to have died and were reborn as a Void being]].
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[spoiler: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. The Hollow Knight weakening allows them to have a second change at fulfilling their duty, and they eagerly take it.]]
* AmbiguousSituation: The Knight's [[spoiler:current status as of both Godmaster endings. After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Knight breaks their shell and a monolithic shadow appears in their place, finishing off the Absolute Radiance. Is only the Knight in control of this being? Or are the shades of their siblings part of it too?]]
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler: The Godseeker more or less allows The Knight to do this after getting past the various pantheons and defeating Radiance directly. They seem to go MadWithPower and take over Radiances' plague normally, the Godseekers physical body as a catalyst to burst from. However giving the Godseeker a Delicate Flower prevents this, allowing the two to ascend together, turning into light. After this, The Godseeker praises The Knight as the "God of Gods" she was looking for in the first place.]]
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: The Knight learns Sheo's charged attack technique by watching him paint dramatically on a canvas.
* BadassAdorable: A cute little bug, who constantly fights creatures ten times bigger than them [[spoiler:and can challenge and defeat the local Goddess]].
* CastingAShadow: The upgraded version of all of the Knight's spells are darkness-themed, overlapping with PowerOfTheVoid to a certain extent. [[spoiler:This is an early hint at the Knight being a child of the Void.]]
* CuteMute: Small, charming to the player, and doesn't say a single word throughout the entire game.
* DivineParentage: The White Lady [[spoiler:aka the Queen of Hallownest]] directly refers to the Vessel as [[spoiler:"her spawn", and recognizes a "piece of herself" within the Knight that allows her to see them clearly despite her blindness]]. Within the White Palace, there is a secret room that reveals [[spoiler:what looks like a cradle next to a tall chair with an imprint that resembles the White Lady, and a constant tune plays in the room that is the same tune played when the player approaches their Shade]]. An Ending Achievement also confirms that [[spoiler:Hornet and the Knight are siblings, with the Pale King as their father]]. By extension, [[spoiler:''all'' the thousands of Vessels and left-behind Shades in the Abyss were once the Pale King and White Lady's brood, [[OffingTheOffspring sacrificed]] in attempts to create a perfect Vessel for the infection]].
* DarkIsNotEvil: The Knight is strongly associated with darkness, and is referred to by several characters as "Ghost" and "Shadow". [[spoiler:They later turn out to be a being of the Abyss, which is also this trope; the Void is a completely neutral wellspring of potential creation that is primarily used to stop the plague, and the worst sentient product of it turns out to be a misguided WellIntentionedExtremist who may or may not have been right. This contrasts the BigBad of the game, who is firmly LightIsNotGood.]]
* DreamWalker: [[spoiler:First, the Knight is imprisoned to the Dream Realm by the Dreamers, only to escape with the Seer's help and after receiving the Dream Nail, which lets them read minds and enter the Dream Realm for special boss fights.]]
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:The Knight's true nature as a Vessel for the infection makes them one, as the King of Hallownest intended for the Vessels to be without thoughts or emotions.]]
** [[spoiler:This is played with, however, as a certain NPC's dialogue]][[note]][[spoiler:...It refuses to trade...? It has a will... all its own.]][[/note]][[spoiler:hints that The Knight may not be completely hollow, just like their predecessor. There's also the fact that they can take part in some sidequests completely unrelated to their mission (like saving the grubs and challenging the colosseum), although it is unclear if this is an intentional hint or just a GameplayAndStorySegregation.]]
* EscapedFromHell: [[spoiler:Upon their birth, the Knight attempted to rise out of the Abyss but fell after another one was already chosen to become the Vessel by the King. Oddly, the game gives no explanation or hint of how the Knight came all the way to Howling Cliffs after that.]]
* FastballSpecial: "Vengeful Spirit" conjures and throws angry ghosts at people. The charm "Flukenest" changes it into a handful of fluke worms. This stacks with "Defender's Crest" to fire one huge fluke that explodes into a cloud of DeadlyGas.
* {{Fartillery}}: When equipped with the charm "Defender's Crest", it periodically releases a cloud of brown, poisonous gas.
* 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 it's [[TheSpeechless hard to speak when you have no voice, and likely not even a mouth]].]]
* 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, The Knight gives 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, consume the Radiance, and destroy the infection permanently.]]
* IAmLegion: [[spoiler:By transforming the Kingsoul into the Void Heart, they are the first and only Void being to unify and control the Void, commanding it to devour Radiance.]]
* IAmWhatIAm: [[spoiler:{{Downplayed}}, considering the Knight is an EmptyShell, but they accepting both their emptiness and the fact that they [[TheUnchosenOne never truly became the Hollow Knight]] during their visit to the Abyss seems to be part of how they managed to turn the Kingsoul into the Void Heart.]]
* InformedAttribute: Some characters state that [[spoiler:The Knight is an emotionless shell like they are supposed to be, depending on the players actions they have the potential to be kind, vengeful, thoughtful, heroic, curious, sad, respectful, determined, etc. In terms of story, all the player really needs to do is kill the Dreamers, then the Hollow Knight to take their place; everything else the game has can be ignored for the most part. This is reflected in other endings such as the true ending, where instead of being a new vessel, the Knight instead TakesAThirdOption and destroys the root cause of the plague instead of doing their duty and make sure they do not potentially start a new cycle of infection. In another set of endings they take the fight directly to Radiance without killing their predecessor in the process.]]
* LaserGuidedTykeBomb: [[spoiler:All of the Vessels were made to specifically counteract Radiance. The playable Knight in particular is sent off to take the place of the current Vessel.]]
* MagicKnight: Wields both a nail and powerful spells.
* MookMaker: Not on their own, but the charms "Glowing Womb" and "Weaversong" create friendly monsters of their respective types (flying mini-knights, or, when paired with "Defender's Crest", flies, and baby spiders).
* TheNecromancer: In a specific way, however. Their basic spell is to FastballSpecial an angry ghost.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: The Knight can carry around Fragile Flowers to help the Grey Mourner and to gift certain other characters with. However... [[spoiler:It turns out those flowers somehow amount to kryptonite for beings of void. If the Knight happens to gift one to the Godseeker, then the flower ruins their attempt to burst out of her as a mass of darkness at the end of the Godmaster campaign.]]
* PerpetualMotionMonster: [[spoiler:A heroic example, as revealed in flashbacks of the Knight's origins; although the Vessels created by the Pale King aren't invincible, they [[ImplacableMan were supposed to not have a mind or a will to break]] and will serve their [[SealedEvilInACan intended purpose]] unflinchingly and single-mindedly with nary a break for food or sleep.]]
* PoisonousPerson:
** The "Defender's Crest" charm adds DeadlyGas to some of the Knight's abilities.
** "Spore Shroom" allows it to spread toxic spores when charging Focus.
* PowerOfTheVoid: In the path to the true ending, the Knight [[spoiler:becomes one with the Void and wields it against the Radiance to defeat her for good]].
* PowersAsPrograms: Can equip badges, referred to as "Charms", to augment their abilities. These can interact in certain ways. Defender's Crest, for example, grants them {{Fartillery}}, and it interacts with "Flukenest" to turn the Knight's "Vengeful Spirit" spell into a poison gas grenade.
* 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.
* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler:The Knight is a vessel who tried to crawl out of the Abyss to be selected by the Pale King for their quest to seal away Radiance. Upon reaching the top, they found that a different one had been chosen and fell back into the Abyss. The game begins as they surface an indeterminate amount of time later, seeking to complete their task after being called back to Hallownest by either the Hollow Knight or the Radiance.]]
* ThousandYardStare: The Knight is noted to have a silent, stoic stare.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The charm "Shape of Unn" allows them to become a slug when charging up a heal. This stacks with other charms to turn them into a snail or fungal husk. [[MorphicResonance Their face always stays the same regardless of the transformation.]]
* YinYangBomb: [[spoiler:The Vessels were born from both the Void and the power of the Pale King and White Lady.]]
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[[folder: Hornet]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hornet.png]]
A mysterious wanderer wielding a needle and thread. She confronts the Knight at various points, attempting to force them to abandon their quest for unknown reasons. Also the protagonist of the second game, ''Hollow Knight: Silksong''.
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* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:As mentioned above, she'll throw her life on the line to hold down the Hollow Knight to allow the Knight to strike at them with the Dream Nail, enabling them to face the source of the infection.]]
* AntiVillain: She is determined to prevent the Knight from completing their quest, because [[spoiler:she knows that simply replacing the plague's vessel is only a temporary solution that ultimately won't solve anything]].
* BoomerangComeback: An entirely justified example: After she hurls her needle at the Knight, it'll come back because she's tethered it with silk, and is winding it in.
* CounterAttack: In the second battle, she'll assume a defensive stance to block and counter the Knight's attacks.
* CharClone: Has a lot of elements of the archetype: She's TheRival to the Knight, challenging them in combat while giving them occasional advice; she wears a red cloak; her RazorFloss gives her a distinct advantage over the Knight in terms of speed and maneuverability; and, to top it all off, [[spoiler:her being the child of the Pale King and Herrah means she's the Knight's half-sister.]]
* DamselOutOfDistress: At the beginning of Silksong; A group of bugs from Pharloom capture her for unknown reasons, but she manages to break free sometime on the way to the Kingdom.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She starts out very hostile to the Knight, but becomes more civil to them as it seems more and more likely that they can actually [[spoiler:destroy the infection for good, to the point where she risks her life to help them in the final battle]]. At one point, she even reveals her parentage to the Knight, something she has kept silent about until then.
* EarlyBirdBoss: Absolutely brutal in that regard, since she guards the item that allows the Knight to dash. Without it, they cannot even access the Charm store to get any useful charms that would help you fight her. And she is much, much more relentless than the False Knight. This turns her into one of the hardest bosses in the game despite being only the second boss.
* HadToBeSharp: Implied. She's the daughter of [[spoiler:Deepnest's Queen, and given what [[MalevolentArchitecture Deepnest is like,]] it's no wonder as to why she's so nimble and skilled at fighting.]]
* HeroicBastard: She's the result of a union between [[spoiler:the King of Hallownest and Herrah the Beast]], as part of a deal [[spoiler:that made Herrah agree to become a Dreamer]]. Despite that, her loyalty to Hallownest is unwavering.
* AHeroToHerHometown: {{Downplayed}} in terms of Hallownest not knowing much about her, [[AfterTheEnd considering there aren't many bugs left in the kingdom to notice her deeds in the first place,]] but [[spoiler:she seems to be almost unanimously adored in Deepnest; Dream Nailing the [[OldRetainer Weavers]] reveals they thought of her in their dying moments, and Herrah [[GoodParents genuinely loves her and upholds her duties as a Dreamer for Hornet's sake.]]]]
* {{Kiai}}: She punctuates pretty much every single attack with a loud shout.
--> SHAH! IDINA!
* PromotedToPlayable: Hornet is the main character of the sequel, ''Silksong''.
* RazorFloss: Uses spider threads for a variety of applications.
* RecurringBoss: Fought at two separate occasions throughout the game.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: One of her new items in ''Silksong'' is a "Pimpillo", which is thrown and explodes on impact or after a short time.
* TookALevelInBadass: Hornet is much more aggressive and uses new attacks the second time she is fought. As the protagonist of ''Silksong'', she'll have the opportunity to face an entire kingdom of foes, upgrading her gear and training herself further.
* TrapMaster: In the second battle, she will use her threads to place spikes across the arena, limiting the Knight's movement. They can be knocked down.
** She upgrades them by the time ''Silksong'' rolls around, and can now [[MundaneUtility use them as platforms]].
* YouKilledMyFather: Her mother is [[spoiler:Herrah the Beast, one of the Dreamers that the Knight has to slay to open the Black Egg]]. Subverted in that she does not hold it against it, accepting that her mother's death was necessary.
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