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For the playable Silksong protagonist, see Hornet (Silksong) .
Hornet before her boss battle in Greenpath
Hornet appears briefly in the Fungal Wastes
Hornet in Fountain Square in the City of Tears

↑ Hornet Hunter's Journal entry: "I have seen this nimble little creature. I thought her prey and pounced at her, but with a flash she stabbed me with her flying stinger and darted away."

↑ Tweet by Team Cherry

↑ Official manual

↑ White Lady : "It faced the Gendered Child? She's a fierce foe, strong in mind and body, striking reflection of her mother, though the two were permitted little time together. I never begrudged the Wyrm's dalliance as bargain. In fact, I feel some affection for the creature birthed."

↑ Herrah : "...Bound... For brood... For child..." "...Fair bargain made..."

↑ Hornet to the Knight : "Would you supplant our birth-cursed sibling, or would you transcend it?"

↑ Team Cherry blog post referring to the Knight, the Hollow Knight , and Hornet as siblings.

↑ Midwife : "Pale gift to the Nest and the Beast, and fair trade for sacrifice made. Long she's been distant. It'd do our spirits well were she to grace us a visit home..."

↑ Midwife: "You wear that bright mark of relationship. Then you've met her perhaps? Her who'd guard the mark, the Gendered Child."

↑ Hollow Knight Comic's First Chapter: Quirrel

↑ Kickstarter update of December 9th, 2014.

↑ Reddit AMA comment regarding Hornet.

↑ A Profound Waste Of Time Issue 2 , p. 121.

↑ Reddit AMA comment regarding Hornet's needle.

↑ Silksong Steam page

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I have seen this nimble little creature. I thought her prey and pounced at her, but with a flash she stabbed me with her flying stinger and darted away. Could she be... a Hunter?

Hornet is the mysterious princess-protector of Hallownest’s ruins, a major character in Hollow Knight and the protagonist of Hollow Knight: Silksong . She wields a needle and thread with deadly prowess. [3] As a boss, Hornet appears in two forms, Hornet Protector in Greenpath and Hornet Sentinel in Kingdom's Edge . She must be defeated twice to unlock her Journal entry, but this can be either by defeating both forms or by defeating her Protector form once in Greenpath and once in Godhome .

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. [4] [5] Her shared father with the Knight and the rest of the Vessels makes them siblings. [6] [7]

Raised in Deepnest, [8] Hornet survived the Infection and the fall of the kingdom. She wanders its ruins, chasing off travellers who would seek to desecrate them, but also protecting the sealing of the Black Egg . She also guards the Cast-Off Shell in the Kingdom's Edge which can grant the King's Brand , the key to the Abyss . [9] In her duties, she encountered Quirrel in the Howling Cliffs at his arrival in Hallownest. She attempted to fight him but was repelled by the mask of Monomon he wears on his head. Hornet leaves him be after recognizing the mask, knowing that he was called upon, despite him not knowing it. [10]

Like Quirrel and the Knight, she sensed the awakening of the Infection and started wandering Hallownest in search of answers. In Hollow Knight , she works to stop the impending doom looming on Hallownest. In Hollow Knight: Silksong , she ends up captured and brought to the haunted kingdom of Pharloom .

Hornet appears at first as a wandering and recurring antagonist to the Knight. As their journey progresses, her involvement influences their quest in Hallownest.

Hornet is first encountered at the entrance to Greenpath , where she observes the Knight before moving away. She is quickly seen two more times dashing away from them throughout the overgrown Pilgrim's Way. The Knight finally catches up with her at the standing stones marking the entrance to the Lake of Unn , standing by the body of another Vessel . Relating the Knight's quest to the awakening of the Infection, she denies them to pursue any further. They clash, and when defeated, Hornet flees without a word.

Hornet reappears briefly before the end of the Pilgrim's Way in the Fungal Wastes , going in the direction of the City of Tears . She, later on, catches up with the Knight at the Fountain Square in the middle of the drenched capital. Finally understanding the truth behind their origin and their quest, she encourages them to learn of Hallownest's sacrifice. She then asks them before leaving to find her at the Cast-Off Shell if, knowing the truth, the Knight would still want to take part in Hallownest's perpetuation. This encounter does not occur if the Knight meets her first at Kingdom's Edge before entering the Fountain Square.

At Kingdom's Edge, Hornet wishes to test the Knight's resolve in one more battle before entrusting them with Hallownest's future. Upon her defeat at the top of her strength, she allows the Knight to have the King's Brand burned onto their shell. She believes they would still continue their quest even after learning the truth of their conception at the bottom of the Abyss. Her trust compels her to save the Knight caught in the collapse of the Cast-Off Shell, trapped under piles of white ash. She leaves again without saying a word after saving them.

If the Knight defeated Hornet at Kingdom's Edge before facing Herrah the Beast in Deepnest, Hornet appears next to them as they regain consciousness. Unlike her other appearances, she allows herself a respite to mourn the passing of her mother. She also expresses regrets that in order to repay her debt to her mother and perpetuate Hallownest, she had to let the Knight end her existence.

Hornet also appears at the top of the Abyss after the Knight successfully acquires the Shade Cloak and safely returns. She now believes that since the Knight ascended the Abyss unscathed, they have a choice in their journey: to prolong Hallownest's stasis, or to face the heart of the Infection instead.

Hornet holding the Hollow Knight down
After the Knight acquires the Void Heart and faces all three Dreamers, Hornet waits for them at the Temple of the Black Egg in the Forgotten Crossroads. She is impressed by their feat of both breaking the seals and accepting the Void within themself, casting them as an exceptional being. Once the Black Egg is opened, she tells the Knight she cannot follow them inside as the egg, built to sustain Vessels, would drain her were she to join. She, however, promises to aid as best as she can if the moment presents itself.

She fulfils her promise once the Hollow Knight has been nearly defeated. She breaks open their shell with her needle, allowing the Knight a way to use the Dream Nail on their sibling and reach the heart of the Infection.

Hornet can be fought in both her forms in the Pantheons of Godhome . Like a few other beings partaking in the ritual of the Godseeker , she is conscious of her mind being invaded and her dream battle shared with the Knight.

Hornet's fate depends on the Knight's actions . If the Knight never acquires the Void Heart and seals the Radiance by themself, she does not get involved at the end of their journey. If they continue to fight the Hollow Knight or fail to enter their mind despite her aid, Hornet is knocked unconscious and sealed within the Black Egg along with her sibling.

Hornet in the Embrace the Void endings
If the Knight successfully enters the mind of the Hollow Knight and defeats the Radiance, the Black Egg disappears, leaving behind Hornet and her needle, along with the cracked shell of her sibling.

Alternatively, if the Knight completes instead the ritual of the Godseeker and defeats the Absolute Radiance , she witnesses the disappearance of the Infection's tendrils outside the Black Egg. Startled by the sudden appearance of the Hollow Knight coming out of their prison, she readies herself for battle.

I've seen you, creeping through the undergrowth, stalking me.
This old kingdom... A terrible thing awakens. I can smell it in the air...
I know what you are. I know what you'd try to do. I can't allow it.

I'm normally quite perceptive. You I underestimated, though I've since guessed the truth.
You've seen beyond this kingdom's bounds. Yours is resilience born of two voids.
It's no surprise then you've managed to reach the heart of this world. In so doing, you shall know the sacrifice that keeps it standing.
If, knowing that truth, you'd still attempt a role in Hallownest's perpetuation, seek the Grave in Ash and the mark it would grant to one like you.

Prove yourself ready to face it. I'll not hold back. My needle is lethal and I'd feel no sadness in a weakling's demise.
Show me you can accept this Kingdom's past and claim responsibility for its future.

You could do it, if you had the will.
But could you raise your nail once knowing its tragic conception? And knowing yourself?...
Then do it, Ghost of Hallownest! Head onward. Burn that mark upon your shell and claim yourself as King.

Though our strength is born of similar source, that part of you, that crucial emptiness, I do not share.
Funny then, that such darkness gives me ho
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