What insect is the hollow Knight?

The bugs themselves, including a wizened stag beetle used for transport or a family of grubs, are equal parts menacing and endearing thanks to imaginative character designs and bouncy animation. It helps that Hollow Knight is an unusually gentle post-apocalypse.
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What bug is the main character in Hollow Knight?

Hornet is a very important character to the plot of Hollow Knight, and is also the first boss considered to be a serious heightening in difficulty throughout the progression of the game. Despite the fact that her name is Hornet in a game where everyone is a bug, she's actually a spider.
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Is Hollow Knight a stag beetle?

Lore. The Last Stag is a large stag beetle and the last of his kind in Hallownest.
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What bugs are the hollow Knight characters?

THE CREATURES OF HALLOWNEST
  • Endemons Sapien (Infected) These vicious, mindless ghouls were once ordinary bugs like you and me. ...
  • Vengeward Buzzerfly. Once this flying predator has caught sight of its prey, it will hunt it relentlessly through the darkness. ...
  • Bulbous Hummingnit (Male)
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What bug is ZOTE?

Zote is a traveller from outside Hallownest who came to the Kingdom to fulfill a promise. This is ultimately revealed to be a promise of glory for himself. He named his nail "Life Ender" because names supposedly have power. Unfortunately, because it is made of shellwood, it cannot deal damage.
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The Real Life Bugs of Hollow Knight



What bug is Grimm Hollow Knight?

While uncertain what species Grimm is given all characters in the game are bugs, the most accepted theory is that Grimm is a moth, particularly a Calyptra, or the vampire moth. Grimm is a popular subject of memes, jokes and trends amongst the Hollow Knight meme community due to his character.
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Are Hollow Knight and Hornet related?

The Pale King accepted, and out of this union another bug was born, and she is Hornet. This means that the Knight, who was born as a Vessel filled with Void to the Pale King and the White Lady, is indeed Hornet's sibling because both share the same father.
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Is the radiance a pale being?

The Radiance is a higher being who created the Moth Tribe. She is described as being a light brighter than Essence, which is the substance that dreams are made of. . After she was almost entirely forgotten, she started exerting her power through the dreams of bugs, leading to the Infection.
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What are the worms in Hollow Knight?

The Quarry - The Loop

Grubs are creatures found trapped in glass jars throughout Hallownest. They can be freed from their jar after which the Grubfather grants a reward for each Grub that is saved.
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What kind of bug is Quirrel?

Everyone in this setting is a bug. Quirrel's specific species is never stated, but the general consensus is that he's a pillbug.
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Is Hornet a girl or boy?

Hornet is called the Gendered Child because she is the only daughter of the Pale King with a gender. Also, Hornet wasn't made at request of Herrah, she IS her daughter.
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Who is Hornet the daughter of?

Origins. Hornet is the daughter of Herrah the Beast, one of the three Dreamers who seals the entrance to the Temple of the Black Egg.
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Is Radiance a moth?

Lore. The Radiance is a higher being of light similar to Essence, and as such, opposed to the Void, her ancient enemy. The Moth Tribe is born from her light and in return revered her.
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Is the knight a pure vessel?

The Hollow Knight/Pure Vessel

Unlike most of their siblings, the Hollow Knight is said to be fully-grown. Although they were thought to be a pure Vessel, they were ultimately unable to contain the Infection forever- leading to the events of the game.
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Is The Pale King a god?

He granted sentience to the bugs of Hallownest, who were until then had simple minds or were under the control of the Radiance's hive mind. These bugs revered him as a god, and even the moths, who were created by the Radiance, turned to the Pale King for guidance instead.
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Is Hornet wearing a mask Hollow Knight?

Hornet is an NPC in Hollow Knight. Hornet is an arachnid warrior who wears a curved mask shaped vaguely like a boomerang, with two dark eye-holes near the bottom. In addition, Hornet wears a red dress-like cloak and wields a needle and silk as her weapon.
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Does the knight love Hornet?

So .. it's pretty clear the Knight's obvious love interest is Hornet.
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Is Hornet a spider?

Hornet gets her name from the stinger-like needle she wields as a sword. As the daughter of Herrah and the Pale King, she's not a bee, but rather a half-spider, half-Wyrm. (Wyrms are basically ancient slug gods.) As such, her body produces Silk, which is her version of the Knight's Soul power.
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Is Monomon a bug?

There are non-bug sentients, like Monomon and the White Lady, so it's possible. There are deities that also seem to be "bugs" though, like the Radiance, which seems to be a moth. Well, not all characters are insects. There are also shades, fungi, arachnids, mollusks, jellies, etc.
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Is Grimm evil Hollow Knight?

Type of Villains

The Grimm Troupe are a supporting antagonistic faction in Hollow Knight, introduced in the second content pack of the same name. The cult is led by the mysterious Grimm.
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What is the hardest boss in Hollow Knight?

Hollow Knight is full of difficult boss battles.
...
Ranked: The Hardest Hollow Knight Bosses And Tips To Beat Them
  1. 1 Absolute Radiance.
  2. 2 Nightmare King Grimm. ...
  3. 3 Radiance. ...
  4. 4 Pure Vessel. ...
  5. 5 Lost Kin. ...
  6. 6 Grey Prince Zote. ...
  7. 7 Enraged Guardian. ...
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What kind of bug is Elderbug?

The box-elder bug (Boisea trivittatus) is dark brown with three longitudinal red lines on the thorax and red veins in the first pair of wings. These coreid bugs feed mostly on box-elder trees. They pass the winter in groups in some dry spot, such as under a porch or inside a house. They can be controlled by spraying.
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Is Zote vessel?

Considering the similarities between the vessels and Zote, he's either surprisingly absolutely unrelated and looks similar as a joke / juxtaposition (we have the silent, powerful protag and then the loudmouth idiot) or some kind of absolute 100% failure or prototype of a vessel, having both a mouth and being nowhere ...
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