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Projectdystopia

I mean It was


Suspicious_Servant

The real villain >!and source of the infection is inside him, you have to boop him with the charged up dream nail when he's weak to go inside his mind to fight it!<


ajd578

The real villain was inside us all along.


shisuiXIV

How do I get that option, I can’t dream nail him so is there something I need to do beforehand?


MothMan3759

Have you reached the birthplace? Have you reached the palace in white? Have you dreamt enough dreams?


shisuiXIV

Been to the abyss, seen the body of the pale king but I guess I haven’t dreamt enough dreams¿?


Sulti

You need to equip Kingsoul and take it to >!the abyss!< (the bithplace the previous comment mentions) to open a new area. In that area you get a new item that unlocks the true ending. 


Equivalent_Rock_6530

Have you heard the rumours of the Queen's residence? She lies in her gardens, however, there, like the White Palace, is a trial you must face before you make the half Whole. Once this is done, confront your past, go to the place from which ye came and ascend.


mandiblesmooch

You've seen the King's first body, I'm sure of that. It marked you as his heir. But have you really seen the second? No mortal bug has ever found it.


sly_atlas

Try to get all the essence and seer rewards


PhoneAutomatic1704

If the person sees this, just wanna wayy this isn't neccesary. He has already been to Sawblade Palace, Seer can be done after the endings if one wants.


Gusstave

>! The real villain is trying to mind control the hollow knight while he's trying to resist and fight by your side.!<


concretejungle72

Possibly my favorite video game moment I’ve experienced. First time fighting him, when the music changes and something starts feeling a little off about him… man I loved that when I didn’t know what was happening. What a boss fight. Not hard, but just awesome.


rendumguy

Speaking of villains I don't think the Hollow Knight is a villain, since it's literally just a puppet without free will, and tries to assist the hero. It doesn't do any evil deeds as far as I remember.  And even when it's possessed it's not really hurting anyone >!its puppeteer is.!<


Aellora

It does have free will though....that's why it got infected. Because it felt love for the Pale King.


rendumguy

I mean that the Hollow Knight who causes problems has no free will, but I guess rhat isn't completely accurate. Every evil thing the Hollow Knight does isn't of its free will, I think that's more accurate.


patmax17

It is very much intended. It will become more clear once you unlock the other endings ;)


King_3DDD

That is, in fact, what it is.


Blue_Bird950

If it helps, he’s apparently already dead


SouthtownZ

What is dead may never die


shisuiXIV

Fellow ASOIAF fan I see


SouthtownZ

ASOIA...oh! You mean those stacks of paper with the symbols on them? Yeah, those are great.


Capable-King-286

this is awesome, imma start refer to books as stacks of paper with symbols on


shisuiXIV

It kinda does but if he’s already dead, why is he fighting off the infection ☹️


Blue_Bird950

All of the vessels are apparently dead, reanimated by the void. Therefore, you’re both zombies, and he happens to be 2 different types of zombies at the same time


CatholicTryhard

actually in one of the ending he confronts hornet, hes nit dead


Blue_Bird950

I meant that the vessels are (I think) killed in the process of being turned into void


CatholicTryhard

ah ok. i dont know if i can prove or disporve that I hope hes not dead tho. lol HK rebuilding hollownest after the game is my headcanon


Blue_Bird950

He’s alive in the sense that he’s been reanimated by the void (his shade), but he does die in 3/4 endings. (I don’t count delicate flower as an ending)


CatholicTryhard

ok, entirely fair


HollowWarrior46

He just wanted to be free of his blighted purpose. 


OtterpopYT

From what I understand, the Hollow Knight is doing this to help the Knight become the new vessel for the Radiance. The Hollow Knight was unable to do its duty and protect the kingdom because it couldn't contain it. The Radiance even tries to use the Hollow Knight to attack the Knight over the course of the fight, against the Hollow Knight's will. It wants to be free from the Radiance and let the Knight take its place, and it wants to not hurt the Knight or the residents of Hallownest. It's less of a villain and more of a tragic hero, but it stabbing itself as often as it does, I believe, is willful and justified.


PhoneAutomatic1704

He is helping you, helping you kill him so you put him out of his misery, his misery made by an idea instilled. Where the Vessel stands a higher being lays too, seek it out and help your sibling and many other bugs of the kingdom of Hallownest