Why wasn t the Hollow Knight a pure vessel?

They are also known as "Pure Vessel" or simply "the 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, which lead to the events of Hollow Knight (game).
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Why is the Hollow Knight impure?

They were taken to the palace and were raised by their parents: the king and queen. However, this vessel was discovered to be impure, implied to be because of their parental bond with their father, the Pale King.
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What is the lore of the Pure Vessel?

In the lore of the game, the Hollow knight was chosen by the pale king as a pure vessel to contain the Radiance and stop the spread of the disease, but it is sean later, both by the enemys we encounter on our way some of which were infected, and by the downfall of hallownest by the return of the infection, that the ...
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Why did the Knight become the Vessel?

Lore. The Hollow Knight is the Vessel chosen by the Pale King to seal away the Radiance and save Hallownest from the Infection.
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Is the Vessel truly hollow?

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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Why the Pure vessel isn't Hollow

Is the Hollow Knight the perfect Vessel?

They are also known as "Pure Vessel" or simply "the 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, which lead to the events of Hollow Knight (game).
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Why did Pale King seal radiance?

With the Infection, the Radiance offered unity to bugs at the cost of a mind incapable of thought. The Pale King attempted to stop the Infection by sealing the Radiance within a Vessel. These creatures, infused with the Void to be without a mind and without a will, were to be able to withstand the Radiance's influence.
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Is the Hollow Knight missing an arm?

As revealed in this boss fight, the Hollow Knight used to have two arms, but somehow lost one in the present day. They seem to wield the Pure Nail.
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What happened to Broken Vessel in Hollow Knight?

After its defeat, the spirit of Broken Vessel floats above its husk. Appearing unmarred, it offers the Knight a silent bow before shattering into 400 Essence to be collected by the Dream Nail.
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What is the hardest boss in Hollow Knight?

Getting to the Absolute Radiance is just as hard as defeating it. The final boss in the Pantheon of Hallownest, the Absolute Radiance is a boss that most players will never even face, let alone defeat. The biggest achievement of Hollow Knight is how well they integrate platforming elements into their boss fights.
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What is Hollow Knight's final boss?

The true final boss of Hollow Knight is the Radiance. She can only be fought if you Dream Nail the Hollow Knight when Hornet gives you an opening.
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Why did the Hollow Knight fail?

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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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 Pale King a God?

Although he was an elusive, reclusive figure who was rarely seen outside his Palace, the Pale King was deified by his citizens. The bugs of Hallownest believed that he created their world and everything in it. Worship was offered through King's Idols.
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Is the Knight the Pale King son?

Lore. 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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Is the Radiance a good guy?

The Hunter's Journal on the Radiance. The Radiance is the main antagonist and true final boss of the 2017 indie game Hollow Knight. A powerful deity, she was the creator of the kingdom of Hallownest until the Pale King usurped her for everyone to live free from her hive mind.
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Why isn't Cornifer infected?

Cornifer seems like a normal bug with an affinity for maps and exploring. He goes through almost all of Hallownest and never succumbs to the infection as most other bugs do. There are a few exceptions but typically the ones who can resist are Higher Beings, void beings, or highly powerful warriors.
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Why did Forgotten Crossroads become infected?

After either acquiring Monarch Wings or killing one of the Dreamers, the Infection spreads through the Crossroads and remains there for the rest of the game, with orange pustules of goo appearing in the environment.
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Are the knight and hornet siblings?

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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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 Hornet called the gendered child?

However, she also states that she has “Only pity for your cursed kind”, alienating herself from the rest of the Pale King's kin. Unlike the Vessels, Hornet is known as “The Gendered Child” by the Midwife and the White Lady, suggesting that there are many key differences between the Knight and Hornet.
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Why are Vessels called she?

Another tradition is to consider ships as female, referring to them as 'she'. Although it may sound strange referring to an inanimate object as 'she', this tradition relates to the idea of a female figure such as a mother or goddess guiding and protecting a ship and crew.
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