The Knight's design is taken from Team Cherry's first game, Hungry Knight, which was made during a Game Jam that started the company.

Both siblings and all the other Shades in the Abyss then return to the Void. At the end of this fight, the Knight breaks their own shell and lands the finishing blows on the Radiance in their Shade form, with the help of the Shade of the Hollow Knight. Using the Dream Nail initiates the fight with the Radiance. This gives a similar ending as the ending without having Void Heart, but instead, Hornet becomes a Dreamer, her face appearing on the entrance to Black Egg. If the Dream Nail is not used, the Knight has to kill the Hollow Knight. With Void Heart, the Knight can use the Dream Nail on the Hollow Knight after Hornet holds them down. Void Heart allows the Knight to unify the Void under their will. When the complete Kingsoul is equipped, the Knight can transform this Charm into Void Heart by going to their birthplace at the bottom of the Abyss and remembering their past.

If the Knight has fought Hornet twice and has the King's Brand and the Shade Cloak, they have access to both halves of the Kingsoul. If the Hollow Knight is faced before obtaining Void Heart Charm, the Knight kills their sibling and takes their place in sealing the Radiance. This allows them to enter the Black Egg, where they can fight the Hollow Knight. With this weapon, they can break the Seals in the Temple of the Black Egg by killing each of the three Dreamers. Throughout the game, the Knight gains access to new powers and Items to help them through their journey.ДЄfter encountering the Dreamers in the Resting Grounds, the Knight acquires the Dream Nail. In-game eventsДЄt the beginning of the game, the Knight is equipped with only their Old Nail and the ability to heal themself using SOUL. They returned to Hallownest after a call went out from either the Radiance or the Hollow Knight. Spending time in this area caused the Knight to lose their memories, but being there did give them a certain resilience. Д®ventually, the Knight ended up wandering outside of Hallownest for unknown reasons. Sometime after this, despite the entrance being sealed, the Knight and some of their siblings managed to escape the Abyss. The entrance to the Abyss was sealed, causing the Knight to fall back down. ДЄfter 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.

Like the rest of their Vessel siblings, the Knight is genderless. Hornet is the Knight's sister through their shared father. 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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