Hollow Knight

He decided to overthrow the light (Radiance, if you've seen it you know why) with the Darkness and so he headed to the abyss, a dark place that hides a very powerful force.

His plan was the following, he had to create a dark insect that would act as a container to contain the Radiance infection, but it had to be perfect, where perfect means being a totally empty being and lacking the slightest feeling so as not to be controlled by it.

He tried many insects, but they were all failed experiments, something we can see when we enter the abyss, where we find countless corpses very similar to our character. Until one day, I imagine by pure luck, he managed to create that supposedly perfect container: The Hollow Knight.

The King was very proud of his creation, a creation that became very powerful and managed to fulfill its purpose, to contain the infection of Radiance. But… obviously something happened, right? If not… what's the point of continuing the story of Hollow Knight if everything ended well?

Well, it turned out that the Hollow Knight wasn't perfect, in fact he did have one feeling, just one, but enough to fail, and that feeling was the love and respect he had for his master and creator. In short, everything the Hollow Knight did really served no purpose, only to temporarily stop the infection of Radiance, an infection that was slowly controlling him and that without a doubt, one day would explode and he would be dominated by it, releasing the power of Radiance again.

It is at this moment that our empty knight appears, another vessel willing to end Radiance's reign. The Hollow Knight is on his last legs and time is running out. Will this hero be able to finish what even the Hollow Knight himself couldn't? That only depends on you as a player.

Powers and Stats. Small Size Type 1: 34.29cm (13.5") tall. Immortality: Type 1: Lives from the time when the Hollow Knight was young.
Use a white mask and a dark cobalt colored cape

Hollow Knight is a challenging and inventive bug-themed adventure. As a cute little bug, you'll face deadly creatures and intricate traps as you unravel the mysteries of fungal wastes, bone temples, and ruined "gothic-style" underground cities.

He is very mysterious and quiet (he can't talk anyway), partially neutral. Tender on the outside but gloomy on the inside.

Spells
Spells are abilities that the Knight can activate by either holding SPELLCAST (Focus) or tapping SPELLCAST or QUICK SPELL while neutral (Vengeful Spirit/Dark Soul) or while holding UP (Howling Wraiths/Screech of the Abyss) or DOWN (Breaking Leap/Descending Darkness).

All spells cost 33 SOUL. The Spelltwister Amulet reduces the cost to 24 for all spells except Concentration.

Focus inventory CONCENTRATION
Focus the gathered SOUL to repair your armor and heal damage.
Hit enemies to gather SOUL.

Vengeful Spirit Icon VENGEABLE SPIRIT
Summons a spirit that will fly forward and burn enemies in its path.
To summon this spirit, SOUL is required. Hit enemies to gather SOUL.

Desolate Dive Icon
Strikes the ground with the intense force of the SOUL. This force can destroy enemies or knock down fragile structures.
To summon this force, SOUL is required. Hit enemies to gather SOUL.

Howling Wraiths Icon HOWLING SPECTROS
Shake enemies with a shrill SOUL.
Summoning specters requires SOUL. Hit enemies to gather SOUL.

Shade Soul Icon SHADE SOUL
Conjures a shadow that will fly forward and burn enemies that get in its way.
To conjure this shadow, SOUL is required. Hit enemies to gather SOUL.

Descending Dark Icon DESCENDING DARK
Strikes the ground with a combined force of SOUL and shadow. This force can destroy enemies or topple fragile structures.
To summon this force, SOUL is required. Hit enemies to gather SOUL.

Abyss Shriek Icon

SCREAM FROM THE ABYSS
Shake enemies with the force of a shrill SOUL and shadow.
To conjure the specters, SOUL is required. Hit the enemies to gather SOUL.

Stinger Arts
Stinger Arts are skills using the Stinger, taught to the Knight by Stinger Masters. Executing a Stinger Art requires holding ATTACK to charge, then releasing it while making some optional second input depending on the Stinger Art.

Icon HK Cyclone Slash Cyclone Cut
Stinger Master Mato's special Stinger Art. A spinning attack that rapidly hits enemies on both sides.

Icon HK Dash Slash Quick Cut
The Gold Stinger Master's Special Stinger Art. Launches a swift strike after rapidly advancing forward.

Icon HK Great Slash Great cut
Stinger Master Sheo's special Stinger Art. Unleash a large slash directly in front of you, dealing increased damage to enemies.

Skills
Skills are obtained by obtaining various items throughout Hallownest and make it easier to explore.

Mothwing Cloak Icon MOTHWING CLOAK
A cloak made from moth wing strands. It allows the wearer to perform a Rapid Advance on the ground or through the air.

Mantis Claw MANTIS CLAW
Claw carved from bone. Allows the wearer to hang on walls and propel themselves off of them.

Crystal Heart Icon CRYSTAL HEART
The power core of an ancient mining golem surrounded by a powerful crystal. The crystal's energy can be channeled to propel the wearer forward at dangerous speeds.

Monarch Wings Icon MONARCH WINGS
Wings of ethereal matter that sparkle in the darkness. Allows the wearer to leap into the air again.

Isma's Tear ISMA'S TEAR
A fruit formed from a single solidified teardrop. When ingested, it provides protection from the scorching acid pools found in certain parts of Hallownest.

Shade Cloak Icon SHADE CLOAK
A cloak formed from the substance of the Abyss. It allows the wearer to Quick Dash through enemies and their attacks without taking damage.

Icon HK Dream Nail DREAMSTING
It allows the wearer to cut through the veil that separates the dream world from the real one. It can be used to reveal hidden dreams or open doors.

Icon HK Awoken Dream Nail AWAKENED DREAM STING
The power of the Dream Sting has fully awakened, allowing you to access certain protected memories.

centercenterlink=Sense of the World SENSE OF THE WORLD
Completion percentage visible in Inventory.

Icon HK Dreamgate Hidden Dreams Icon DREAM PORTAL
Allows the wearer to instantly travel through dreams. Some areas may not have a strong connection to any dream, preventing the use of Dream Portals.

Geo, the currency of exchange
Geo is the currency with which we can purchase items, amulets and other upgrades from some street vendors and shops. It is also necessary to pay the toll in certain areas and be able to advance in the game. The ways we have to get geo are by defeating enemies, opening chests in the stages, breaking geo deposits or rescuing captive larvae.

Rest on the benches
If you've played Dark Souls or similar titles before, you'll probably already be familiar with this. Just like the famous bonfires, in Hollow Knight we have benches to rest and recover our life masks. You'll have to discover them as you explore the map and there won't be too many, so keep an eye on them.

In the event that you die (which may happen quite often) you will appear at the last bench you rested on. Benches can also be used to equip amulets, items we will discuss later. Sometimes, you will need to spend geo to access certain benches.
Amulets and overload
Amulets are one of the most important items in Hollow Knight, as they improve your character and also give you new abilities. Amulets can only be equipped at benches and you need to have enough slots to do so. There are a total of 45 amulets in the game, and five of them can be replaced with different ones.

Slots are empty slots that you have to equip amulets with. The Knight starts with three slots, but you can increase the number throughout the game up to 11. Each amulet requires a different number of slots, and you have to play around with that to make balanced builds. Also, every time you add a new slot, your health will be restored to full.

We can also activate the overload state from the game menu. This state is activated when there are amulets equipped that require more slots than we have available and to do so, we have to insist several times (five times specifically) on putting the amulet in question. Keep in mind that when we enter overload state, all the damage we receive from our enemies is multiplied by two.

List of amulets
Whimsical compass: It shows us our location on the map.

Collector's swarm: A small insect will collect the geo that has been released on the stage without us having to do it.

Soul Catcher: Increases the amount of souls we gain when hitting enemies.

Strong Armor: When we recover from damage, we will be invulnerable for a short period of time.

Charge Master: We will be able to Rapid Advance more frequently.

Soul Devourer: Greatly increases the amount of souls we obtain from enemies.

Shaman Stone: We do more damage with spells.

Larva Song: Gain soul when hit.

Sprint Master: We will be faster.

Larvafly's Elegy: When we have full health, we can launch white energy beams from the Stinger, our weapon.

Fragile/Unbreakable Heart: Increases our health.

Fragile/Unbreakable Greed: With this amulet you will find more Geo.

Fragile/Unbreakable Force: Increases the damage we do to our opponents.

Firm Body: Removes the recoil we suffer when we are hit.

Spellbender: We can use less soul when casting spells.

Hard Hit: Increases the strength of the Stinger.

Long Stinger: Our Stinger has a longer reach.

Mark of Pride: The Sting has even greater reach.

Fast cutting: We can make faster cuts.

Thorns of Agony: When we are hit, thorns sprout that harm our enemies.

Fury of the Fallen: Our strength increases in a fury-like manner if we have little health left.

Baldur's Breastplate: When we concentrate using the soul, a breastplate protects us.

Defender's Crest: When you have it, you will emit a ''heroic'' smell.

Tremanido: The Vengeful Spirit spell transforms into a small horde.

Shining Womb: Consumes part of our soul to spawn tiny minions.

Quick Focus: Increases our soul usage speed.

Deep Concentration: It takes longer to concentrate the soul but its healing effect will be greater.

Heart of lifesap: Gives us a coating of lifesap.

Lifesap Core: Gives us a larger lifesap coating.

Joni's Blessing: We will have some extra life slots in the form of Lifeblood. If we are damaged, we will have to recharge these slots at a bank.

Spore Mushroom: When we concentrate to use the soul, spores will emerge and damage our opponents.

Bloodhive: Heals our wounds over time without using the soul.

Sharp Shadow: When using Shadow Dash, your body will deal damage to enemies.

Stinger Master's Glory: Increases mastery of the Stinger Arts.

Unn Form: By concentrating to use your soul, you will transform and be able to sneak past your opponents.

Weaver's Song: Summons the little weavers.

Dream Shield: We will have a dream shield.

Grimm's Child: Part of the Grimm Troupe expansion. The flames that we have to collect from the grimaries appear on the map.

Dreambringer: Charges the Stinger faster and absorbs more souls from enemies.

Carefree Melody: Thanks to the song of protection, it will defend us from harm.

Monarch's Soul: When we carry it, we will absorb soul indefinitely.

Heart of the Void: This amulet is inseparable from us and cannot be removed.

Charms that are fragile will break once you die. If you want to use it again, you'll need to take it to Leg Eater in Fungal Wastes for repair.

Fast travel
Thanks to fast travel, we can move around Hallownest more efficiently than going on foot alone. In Hollow Knight we have three different ways to fast travel, which are the deer paths, the tram and the Dream Portal.

Stagroads are a series of tunnels that lead to different stations located at different points on the map. The player travels through them on the back of the Last Stag, who also tells you the background of each destination. Many of the Stagroad stations must be activated previously with geo, so it is always a good idea to have plenty of it for these types of situations.
The tram is another vehicle that exists in the game and that allows us to advance in certain areas, but previously acquiring the Pass for the tram. There are two tram-only tunnels: the one that connects the Resting Lands with Forgotten Crossroads and another that connects Deepnest with the Kingdom's Edge and the Ancient Basin. The markers for the tram and deer-road stations are purchased at the store in Iselda of Dirtmouth.

With the Dream Portal, we can instantly travel from one place to another. That is, our character can open a portal and return to it from anywhere on the map. As a downside, there can only be one active portal and if we place a new one somewhere, the old one will disappear. We can travel unlimitedly, as long as we have Essence to spend. To acquire this advantage, we have to go to the Resting Lands and talk to the Seer (you need to have 900 Essence).

Improve your Stinger
The Stinger is the only weapon we have in Hollow Knight and it is vitally important that you upgrade it whenever you have the chance. To do this, we have the Stingersmith, located in the City of Tears. Thanks to it, we can upgrade our weapon up to four times (as long as we have the necessary geo and pale minerals). The upgrades we can obtain are the following:

Ancient Stinger: This is our default weapon and the one we start the game with. It has 5 damage and although it is not too much, it is good enough to survive.

Sharpened Stinger: The cost of this upgrade is 250 Geos, increasing the Stinger's damage to 9.

Stylized Stinger: For this upgrade we will need to pay 800 geos and a pale ore. In this case, our damage would increase to 13.

Spiral Stinger: The cost of this upgrade is 2000 Geos and two Pale Ore. It increases our damage to 17.

Pure Stinger: If we want to have this upgrade, we would need to pay 4000 geos and have three pale ores. Our damage would increase to 21.

Once Forgotten Crossroads is infected, certain areas will no longer be accessible in the same way.

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Areas

Howling Cliffs • Foulmouth • Royal Canals • Cloudy Canyon • City of Tears • Coliseum of Fools • Forgotten Crosses • Ancient Basin • Crystal Spire • Home of the Gods • Queen's Gardens • The Hive • Realm's Edge • Deep Nest • White Palace • Fungal Wastes • Green Path • Resting Grounds

Map and pen
Hallownest Map. When resting on a bench or other location, the quill can be used to update the map with newly discovered areas.

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Dirtymouth
Bocasucia would be a bit like “our home”, there we will find the following things:

A Deer Station.
Sly's shop, where we can purchase several useful items including 4 Mask Fragments and 2 Vessel Fragments.
Cornifer and Iselda's shop, where we can purchase map pointers.
Bretta's house, empty until we find her and where we can fight against "The Gray Prince Zote."
The Grimm Troupe from the DLC The Grimm Troupe, but they will only appear after doing certain things. Therefore, the battles against Grimm and the Nightmare King also take place here.
The place where we can use the Rotten Eggs to attract our dark soul when we die, but you will need a Simple Key.
Forgotten Crosses
The Forgotten Crossings is a very important place since it is where the Hollow Knight is holding back the terrible infection of Radiance.

More interesting things about this area:

It has a Deer Station.
We will find the fight against the False Knight and its hardcore version: the Fallen Champion.
This is where Salubra's shop is located, which will sell us various amulets as well as notches. Also, if we get all the amulets we will get the "Salubra's Blessing", which will fill our soul gauge to the maximum in the banks, a great bonus.
We'll also get our first soul spell here, Vengeful Spirit.
It is quite hidden, but in this area we will find the "Shining Womb" amulet.
Zote in trouble.
Green Path
Green Path is a wooded area full of insects camouflaged among leaves, it is the area where we will find Hornet for the first time.

More interesting things that we can find in this area:

A Deer Station.
The Giant Mossaggressor Boss.
The Dream Warrior "Without Eyes".
To Taroc, who will give us the Hunter's Journal.
The ability of "Mothwing Cloak" after defeating Hornet.
The Amulet «Thorns of Agony» and «Form of Unn».
The Stinger Master Sheo.

Fungal Wastelands
Fungal Wastelands stands out for being full of Mushrooms and Spores everywhere and for being the place where a proud and powerful race lives: The Mantis.

These are some of the interesting things we can find:

Deer Station.
The area where mantises live.
The boss “Mantis Lords”, one of the most memorable bosses in Hollow Knight. And “Elder Hu”, a Dream Warrior and one of the most annoying bosses.
We will also find Quirrel in the Mantis area.
The “Rampage Master”, “Spore Mushroom” and “Mark of Pride” Amulets are a must-have.
This is where we find Bretta, near the mantis area.
The «Mantis Claw» Skill.
City of Tears
City of Tears is an imposing city where we find the moment in Hollow Knight, a place where rain is constant and one of the most important locations in the video game.

Things we will find here:

A Deer Station.
Soul Master Chief and his upgraded version, the “Soul Tyrant.”
Nailsmith, who will improve our stinger.
To Quirrell.
The Spell-Bending Amulet.
One of the 3 dreamers.
The boss "The Collector" who will give us the "Collector's Map", the object that will show us the worms or larvae that we have yet to save on the map.
The Spells "Shadow Soul" and "Desolate Leap".
Crystal Summit
Crystal Summit is a large summit that shelters a pale mineral at its peak. It is an area where large quantities of crystal are mined and therefore full of miners, one of the most hateful areas of Hollow Knight without a doubt.

We will find the following in this part of the map:

We will have a meeting with Quirrel.
The Deep Concentration Amulet.
The Merchant's Key (if you give it to Sly he will sell you more stuff).
The Crystal Guardian boss, there are two encounters in the same location.
The Spell «Descending Darkness».
The Skill «Crystal Heart».

The Nosk Boss who will give us a Pale Ore.
The Tram Pass.
The Mask Maker, who does nothing… but is there.
The "Sharp Shadow" Amulet.
Zote in trouble.
To Quirrell.
Queen's Gardens
The Ancient and "Humble" Gardens of the Queen of Hallownest, which we can still find in the game precisely in this area, but only if we have the Shadow Cloak.

These are the most relevant things we will find there:

A Deer Station.
The Queen of Hallownest.
The Dream Warrior Marmu.
The Key of Love.
Ancient Basin
Ancient Basin is also a very important area since it is from here that we can access the sub-area "The White Palace", but to do so you will have to unlock the hidden potential of the dream sting.

More about this area of ​​the map:

From here you can access the White Palace.
We will have to fight against the Broken Vessel and we will have its most powerful version.
After defeating him we can obtain the Monarch's Wings.
From here you can also access the Abyss, which you can access if you defeat Hornet in Kingdom's Edge.
The Abyss
The Abyss is where the failed experiments to create the perfect Vessel to contain the Radiance infection lie and is a very Dark area in appearance and background.

Here we will obtain the Heart of the Void.
We will also get the Abyss Screech Spell.
The Shadow Cloak Skill.
The Saviavida Core Amulet.
Kingdom Boundary
The Kingdom's Edge is a place that stands out above all for the Colosseum of Fools and the corpses that we will see falling from the "sky" in some areas.

Kingdom Boundary
The Kingdom's Edge is a place that stands out above all for the Colosseum of Fools and the corpses that we will see falling from the "sky" in some areas.

Here are some of the interesting things there:

The Colosseum of Fools.
There we will find Zote in one of the trials of the Coliseum, a very mythical battle for the "amazing and unquestionable" abilities of the powerful, majestic, incredible and blah blah blah Zote.
Here we will have the second confrontation with Hornet, much more complicated.
The “Quick Cut” Amulet, another of the essentials that I always recommend.
The Golden Stinger Master.
Confrontation against the Dream Warrior Markoth.
The Beehive
The Hive is the place where the bees live on their own, it's a bit like the mantises, which somehow resist the Radiance infection.

Interesting things in this part of the map:

The Hive Knight Chief.
The Bloodhive Amulet.
And that's it! If you think there's something important missing, leave me a comment. This post has been a long time coming and I'm here writing it all by myself and it's easy for me to have missed something.

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