The Knight is the main protagonist of popular metroidvania Hollow Knight. It is a mute figure whose main goal is to either contain the Radiance within itself or straight up kill her (Depending on the player's choice). Its heroism is determined by the player's choices but not all acts it commits are heroic.
His Good Ranking[]
What Makes it Admirable?[]
- Defeated many hostile creatures on its journey such as the Vengefly King, Gruz Mother and Brooding Mawlek.
- Defeated the False Knight, a maggot that stole the armour of great knight Hegemol and used it to oppress other bugs that oppressed its own kind.
- Defeated Hornet multiple times in honorable duels before befriending her.
- Defeated Soul Master, the head of the Soul Sanctum who killed and collected the souls of millions of bugs in order to achieve immortality.
- Befriended a lot of characters throughout the story such as Quirrel, Elderbug, Hornet, Cornifer and Grimm.
- Made Elderbug happier by giving him a delicate flower.
- Saved Cloth from the creatures in the Ancient Basin before helping her fulfil her goal of facing her fears or die trying.
- Gained the trust and respect of the Mantis Tribe after a fight against the Mantis Lords.
- Defeated Nosk, a trickster that lured its prey by disguising itself as a loved one.
- Delivered a delicate flower to the Traitor Lord's child on behalf of the Grey Mourney.
- Defeated the Traitor Lord, a rogue Mantis Lord who used the infection to make himself stronger.
- Saved Myla in the Fungal Wastes.
- Saved Sly in the Forgotten Crossroads.
- Defeated the Hive Knight and freed it according to Hive Queen Vespa.
- In the Hollow Knight and Sealed Siblings endings, it defeats the Hollow Knight and contains the Radiance within itself.
- In the Dream No More ending, it sacrifices itself, becomes a smaller version of the Void Entity, defeats the Radiance and ends the Infection.
What Makes It Inconsistent?[]
- It is Hollow and is unable to properly think or feel any sort of emotion. It's mentioned, however, that it does have a will as it was able to unite the void and become the Shade Lord.
- Helped Grimm in his twisted ritual.
- In the Godhome endings, it ascends, turns into the Void Entity, defeats the Radiance, escapes the dream realm (probably killing the Godseeker in the process) and releases the void into physical Hallownest. While it is unknown what happened after that, it's highly likely that this is not a good thing.
External Links[]
- The Knight on the Heroes Wiki
- The Knight on the Hollow Knight Wiki
Trivia[]
- The Knight is the only Hollow Knight character to be Inconsistently Admirable.