By defeating the Hollow Knight, the Knight is able to seal the Radiance within, taking the place of their sibling within the Black Egg. Her fate is linked to the end of the Knight's journey. After killing at least one Dreamer, or obtaining the Monarch Wings, the Infection worsens in the Forgotten Crossroads, turning it into the Infected Crossroads, and making its bugs more violent and dangerous. She infects Myla, causing her to attack the Knight, and uses Lightseeds and Infected flies to reanimate the Broken Vessel and the Watcher Knights. įrom her prison, the Radiance, heart of the Infection, plagues the dreams of bugs. She reignited the Infection, threatening again the land of Hallownest and prompting the Knight to return. Her influence finally started to break out of the Hollow Knight. Time passed, Hallownest turned into a myth while the Radiance remained sealed. She ultimately wiped out the inhabitants of the Kingdom, whose King had vanished, but left the rest of the land untouched. Because of this, the Radiance was still able to invade the dreams of bugs. However, the Vessel had attained impurities of mind. The Radiance was sealed within them, and the Vessel was chained within the Temple of the Black Egg. The Hollow Knight was chosen, raised, and grown for that purpose. 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. The Pale King attempted to stop the Infection by sealing the Radiance within a Vessel. With the Infection, the Radiance offered unity to bugs at the cost of a mind incapable of thought. However, the King and his subjects resisted her memory, which then started to manifest as the Infection.

These dreams could break the minds of bugs and eventually enslave their wills to her. Soon, all of Hallownest began to dream of her appearing to them as a blazing light. Her memory started spreading throughout the Kingdom, by then in its golden age. In doing so, the Radiance was almost entirely forgotten, yet traces of her memory remained, such as a statue on Hallownest's Crown. Īfter the Pale King arrived in Hallownest and expanded the minds of his new subjects, the Moth Tribe turned their backs on the Radiance and worshipped him instead. The Moth Tribe is born from her light and in return revered her. The Radiance is a higher being of light similar to Essence, and as such, opposed to the Void, her ancient enemy. Beating him grants the Rivalry achievement. He is quite inept in combat and regularly messes up his jumps. He simply has to be attacked until the fight is over. As a boss, he deals no damage due to his nail being made of shellwood. He then becomes the final boss of the first trial. If the Knight saves him both times, he is captured and can be found in the resting area of the Colosseum of Fools, where he brags about his skills and how his capture was part of his plan. If saved, he once again complains about the Knight meddling in his supposed heroics. Once again the Knight has the choice to either save him or leave him, though this time leaving him does not result in his death. He has forgotten the Knight and introduces himself again.įound stuck in spider webs, presumably having been captured by the beasts of Deepnest. Zote can be found in a corridor leading back to the storerooms of the City of Tears. If he is saved in Greenpath, Zote shows up in Dirtmouth, where he once again talks to the Knight in an arrogant fashion.

Hitting his shell here grants the Neglect achievement. If he is not saved before acquiring the Mantis Claw, he dies in this location, with his nail and shell remaining.

If saved, he complains that the Knight got in the way between him and his 'prey', he introduces himself and boasts about his supposed mighty deeds. He is held in the mandibles of a Vengefly King, and the Knight has the choice to either save him or leave him. He regards the Knight as beneath him and accuses them of constantly getting in his way.įound along the path leading to Greenpath. While he claims to be the strongest warrior in the land, he is found trapped by weak enemies or claiming the glory of another bug's deeds. Unfortunately, because it is made of shellwood, it cannot deal damage. He named his nail 'Life Ender' because names supposedly have power. This is ultimately revealed to be a promise of glory for himself. Zote is a traveller from outside Hallownest who came to the Kingdom to fulfill a promise.

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