She must be defeated twice to unlock her Journal entry, but this can be either by defeating both forms or by defeating her Protector form once in Greenpath and once in Godhome. As a boss, Hornet appears in two forms, Hornet Protector in Greenpath and Hornet Sentinel in Kingdom's Edge. She wields a needle and thread with deadly prowess. Hornet is the mysterious princess-protector of Hallownest’s ruins, a major character in Hollow Knight and the protagonist of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Beating him grants the Rivalry achievement.

He is quite inept in combat and regularly messes up his jumps. He simply has to be attacked until the fight is over. As a boss, he deals no damage due to his nail being made of shellwood. He then becomes the final boss of the first trial. If the Knight saves him both times, he is captured and can be found in the resting area of the Colosseum of Fools, where he brags about his skills and how his capture was part of his plan. If saved, he once again complains about the Knight meddling in his supposed heroics. Once again the Knight has the choice to either save him or leave him, though this time leaving him does not result in his death. He has forgotten the Knight and introduces himself again.įound stuck in spider webs, presumably having been captured by the beasts of Deepnest. Zote can be found in a corridor leading back to the storerooms of the City of Tears. If he is saved in Greenpath, Zote shows up in Dirtmouth, where he once again talks to the Knight in an arrogant fashion. Hitting his shell here grants the Neglect achievement. If he is not saved before acquiring the Mantis Claw, he dies in this location, with his nail and shell remaining. If saved, he complains that the Knight got in the way between him and his 'prey', he introduces himself and boasts about his supposed mighty deeds. He is held in the mandibles of a Vengefly King, and the Knight has the choice to either save him or leave him. He regards the Knight as beneath him and accuses them of constantly getting in his way.įound along the path leading to Greenpath. While he claims to be the strongest warrior in the land, he is found trapped by weak enemies or claiming the glory of another bug's deeds. Unfortunately, because it is made of shellwood, it cannot deal damage. He named his nail 'Life Ender' because names supposedly have power. This is ultimately revealed to be a promise of glory for himself. Unlike the Vessels, Hornet is known as “The Gendered Child” by the Midwife and the White Lady, suggesting that there are many key differences between the Knight and Hornet.Zote is a traveller from outside Hallownest who came to the Kingdom to fulfill a promise. However, she also states that she has “Only pity for your cursed kind”, alienating herself from the rest of the Pale King’s kin. When speaking with the Knight, Hornet does refer to their other sibling, the Hollow Knight, as their “birth-cursed sibling”. The Knight was created alongside the other Vessels in the hopes that one of them would be able to contain the Radiance, whereas Hornet was the result of Herrah and the Pale King’s arrangement.ĭespite technically being half-siblings, Hornet’s comments throughout the game imply that they’re very different from one another.

Hornet and the Knight don’t have the same mother and had very different upbringings. As the offspring of the Pale King, Hornet and the Knight share a father, despite neither of them having a close relationship with him.

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