Why did the hollow Knight grow up?

However, their purity was misjudged, tarnished by an idea instilled, a bond with the Pale King who raised them. Regardless of their impurity, the Hollow Knight was trained and raised, eventually becoming a fully grown Vessel.
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What is the story behind the Hollow Knight?

The Pale King chose a Vessel known as the Hollow Knight to trap the Radiance, leaving the rest locked in a pit called the Abyss. After the Hollow Knight was locked within the Temple of the Black Egg, the Radiance persisted within the Vessel, weakening the temple's seals and allowing the Infection to escape.
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Is the Hollow Knight a child?

The Knight is a discarded Vessel. They are the child of the Pale King and the White Lady, born in the Abyss with Void inside their shell.
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Why was the Hollow Knight imperfect?

The Hollow Knight was supposed to be the Pale Kings completley hollow vessel to seal the Radiance in order to stop the infecrion, but it failed. According to the White Lady it failed because of "an idea instilled", which means the Hollow Knight could have thoughts and therefore wasn't entirely hollow.
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Why is Hollow Knight small?

It's stated that the abyss was sealed up after the creation of the Hollow Knight, and we are told that the Hollow Knights size is due to him being an adult.
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Is Hollow Knight fully grown?

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, which lead to the events of Hollow Knight (game).
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Are the Knight and Hornet siblings?

Despite technically being half-siblings, Hornet's comments throughout the game imply that they're very different from one another. When speaking with the Knight, Hornet does refer to their other sibling, the Hollow Knight, as their “birth-cursed sibling”.
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Why does Hornet call you ghost?

Hornet calls us ghost because we resemble The Hollow Knight, her brother who was supposed to contain the infection.
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Why wasn t the Hollow Knight pure?

However, their purity was misjudged, tarnished by an idea instilled, a bond with the Pale King who raised them. Regardless of their impurity, the Hollow Knight was trained and raised, eventually becoming a fully grown Vessel.
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Why is Hollow Knight so scary?

This game has quite a few scenes, lore, and imagery that may frighten a younger player. One example is Deepnest, which is a very dark area that has quite a few creepy enemies.
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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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Does Hollow Knight have LGBTQ characters?

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It should be noted that these are optional questlines, and could be missed. But, with the open nature of the game many players still have come to appreciate the inclusion of LGBTQ characters that exist within the world, whose sexuality are not treated any differently than the rest of the characters.
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Is Hollow Knight a sad game?

Hollow Knight is a somber game, and the deep lore under the surface only reveals more sadness behind this kingdom.
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Why is the Hollow Knight in the black egg?

In the centre of the temple lies a black, stone egg, adorned with the three masks of the Dreamers. To stop the Infection, the Hollow Knight was sealed in this egg after sealing away the Radiance.
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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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Is Silksong a prequel?

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the award winning action-adventure of bugs and heroes. As the lethal hunter Hornet, journey to all-new lands, discover new powers, battle vast hordes of bugs and beasts and uncover ancient secrets tied to your nature and your past.
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Why did the Hollow Knight fail?

This "impurity" was all the Radiance needed to sink its hooks into it and corrupt the Vessel when the time came to seal it away. In other words, the Hollow Knight failed potentially due to it daring to feel emotion for another being.
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Is Hollow Knight a good guy?

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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Is hornet a girl Hollow Knight?

Lore. Hornet is the daughter of the Pale King and Herrah the Beast, the queen of Deepnest. Her birth was the result of a bargain for her mother to become a Dreamer, and as such, she spent only a short time with Herrah. Her shared father with the Knight and the rest of the Vessels makes them siblings.
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What does hornet actually say?

The language that characters of Hollow Knight speak is gibberish, as shown by all of the other lines that Hornet and the other characters say that don't sound like anything but made-up words. They just happen to make a line that sounded a bit like "Git gud", and not even that is entirely accurate.
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What does Killer hornet look like?

These distinctive hornets have broad, orange-yellow heads with large mandibles and dark, prominent eyes. Murder hornet bodies have a black thorax and a pinched, wasp-like waist. Black and orange-yellow stripes encircle the abdomen. The stinger, found only on females, is about 1/4 inch long.
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Is Hornet the love interest of Hollow Knight?

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

The articles for the playable Knight and the Hollow Knight say that the vessels are genderless but Hornet's article said she was female.
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Is the Knight in Hollow Knight pure?

A pure vessel, a pure hollow is one without thoughts, one that can move and take actions but is completely hollow inside; the first hollow knight was a pure vessel, at first, but it failed, radiance could grow within him, because he was not completely hollow after all.
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