Who is the true villain in Hollow Knight?

The Radiance is the main antagonist and true final boss of the 2017 indie videogame Hollow Knight.
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What is the true ending of Hollow Knight?

Upon defeat, the Hollow Knight dies and the Knight absorbs the Infection into themself. The Knight is then sealed inside the Black Egg and the game ends. Also unlocks the Infected menu style.
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Is the Knight a bad guy in Hollow Knight?

What do you mean by villain, the hollow knight wasn't a villain he was meant to be an empty vessel. Thoughtless and to feel nothing, but he did so the radiance took over his mind and made him into the villain.
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Who is the final boss in Hollow Knight?

The Radiance is the secret final boss of Hollow Knight.
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Who kills the Radiance?

When we beat Radiance, the void within us, Hollow Knight and the siblings absorb her, probably freeing Hallownest of the infection. Then we find Godseeker and with him the true form of Radiance and this time the void really kills her instead of absorbing.
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Is the pale king evil?

Though being an antagonist the pale king is not inherently evil he makes evil choices such as throwing hundreds of eggs into the void to create vessels and sealing the Hollow Knight in the black egg temple in the belief the ends justify the means.
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Is grimm harder than Radiance?

Radiance is much harder, at least for me personally, and I still haven't managed it after more than 200 hours of play. The disadvantages (for me): 1. You always have to fight the Hollow Knight first.
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Who is the traitor in Hollow Knight?

Traitor Lord is a very large enemy in a very small arena and he attacks frequently. If Cloth's quest has been followed, she will show up during the fight to aid the Knight, dealing 15 damage to Traitor Lord per club hit. Traitor Lord's falling animation when entering the fight also deals two Masks of damage.
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Why does the Hollow Knight stab himself?

He stabs himself because the part of him that still "him" (even though Vessels/Hollow Shells technically have no will or personality or gender, the Hollow Knight original has some kind of it, a imprint, an idea that given purpose to his life and existence and which also in the end made him weak as a Vessel to ...
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What's the hardest boss in Hollow Knight?

1 Absolute Radiance

The true final boss of Hollow Knight is one of the toughest encounters in gaming, and this version of that fight is even harder. Absolute Radiance is a fast-paced test of the player's abilities.
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What is the saddest Hollow Knight ending?

Hornet becomes a seal similar to the Dreamers, with her mask appearing on the door. This ending is one of the saddest that you can achieve, as both the Knight and Hornet are concealed within the Black Egg for eternity — or however long the seal holds.
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Who has a crush on Hollow Knight?

Bretta is a beetle who is looking for a saviour. She has a massive crush on the Knight after she is rescued.
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Why is radiance bad?

A powerful and destructive entity, the Radiance is the being responsible for ruling the Moth tribe before the creation of Hallownest, while also the one responsible for causing the Infection as punishment for the bugs abandoning her laws.
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Is Hollow Knight a baby?

The Hollow Knight is the Vessel chosen by the Pale King to seal away the Radiance and save Hallownest from the Infection. Like their siblings, they are the child of the King and Queen of Hallownest, birthed in the Abyss to be infused with the power of the Void.
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What is the hardest ending in Hollow Knight?

Of all Hollow Knight endings, the delicate Flower is the most difficult. This Godmaster ending is similar to the Embrace the Void ending but with an additional requirement; taking the Delicate Flower to the Godseeker before engaging in battle with The Absolute Radiance.
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Are Hornet and the Knight related?

Hornet is the Knight's sister through their shared father. Like the rest of their Vessel siblings, the Knight is genderless. After climbing out of their birthplace in the Abyss, the Knight witnessed their sibling, the Hollow Knight, being taken out of the Abyss by the Pale King.
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Is the Hollow Knight your sibling?

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 Hollow Knight truly hollow?

The first hollow knight was not completely hollow, so radiance could flourish within him, maybe at first he was pure, but he spent so much time with the king, the statue in city of tears shows a grown up vessel.
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Is the Hunter evil Hollow Knight?

However, he is far from pure evil, granted that he encourages the Knight and helps them in becoming the most powerful warrior. While he also hunts non-infected bugs, he finds extremely weak enemies (such as Zote) too pathetic to hunt.
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Who is the secret final boss in Hollow Knight?

The Radiance is the secret final boss in Hollow Knight, but challenging her is no simple feat. Sealed away and contained where none could find her, players must acquire powerful items, discover hidden locations, and piece together the fragmented history of Hallownest before they can confront the Radiance.
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Why is Grimm an 18?

Grimm earns its typical TV-14 rating at every turn, from its sometime salacious sexual encounters to its questionable language. But the biggest, baddest, toothiest villain in Grimm is its violence. In most procedurals, folks might get shot or stabbed.
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Why is a Grimm so powerful?

Grimms possess superior fighting skills, good heads for observation, and uncanny instincts for people and their personalities, even besides their ability to sense the supernatural.
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Is Hollow Knight harder than Cuphead?

Hollow Knight is easy compared to Cuphead, with cuphead you're stuck on one boss until you can beat it and that's the only way to progress, but in hollow knight after you beat the boss in forgotten crossroads there's a lot of things to do, if you have trouble with the next boss you can come back to it later after you' ...
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