Archives for Hollow Knight Lore Documents
Content | Author(s) | Link | Last updated |
Charms | Toxicbrain cqtgirl Sumwan | 2 September 2020 | |
Collector | cqtgirl | (Spanish) | 23 September 2018 |
Crystals and Soul | Metal_3033 | 7 September 2018 | |
Dream Realm | Knightmere | 15 January 2021 | |
Focus | zorinus | 4 June 2022 | |
“God” definition | Mushspore | 28 December 2020 | |
Godmaster general lore | Pronouncedkemi Sumwan | (Spanish) | 22 March 2022 |
Godseeker Mode | Serrara_m | 23 July 2023 | |
Grimm Troupe | Knightmere Serrara_m | (Spanish) | 29 July 2022 |
Grubs | Mushspore | 13 April 2021 | |
Hornet isn’t Void | Sumwan | 21 November 2025 | |
Hunter’s Origins | Mushspore | 29 November 2020 | |
Infection stages | Gloriousthistle | 30 November 2020 | |
King’s Pass tablets | mossbag | 17 July 2019 | |
Kingsoul and Void Heart | Kirbbean | 10 November 2021 | |
Lifeblood | Toxicbrain Tomiun | 13 February 2021 | |
Leitmotifs | Seedheart | 8 April 2023 | |
Masks of Hallownest | Sumwan | 18 July 2020 | |
Miscellaneous (Mask Maker, Hive, Five Knights, Charms) | cqtgirl Sumwan | 9 September 2019 | |
Pale King foresight | Wingdingaster0 | 5 July 2022 | |
Path of Pain analysis | Sumwan Coldwhie | 25 April 2022 | |
Quirrel’s fate | Sumwan | 1 January 2023 | |
Sapience | Appleegg | 10 May 2021 | |
Seals and Shields | Mushspore | 20 January 2021 | |
Shade/Respawning | Pronouncedkemi | 30 September 2020 | |
Snail Shamans | H__H__H | 23 August 2020 | |
Spells | Mushspore | 27 December 2020 | |
Stasis of Hallownest | mossbag | 23 April 2022 | |
Trilobite statue | Mushspore | 16 Feb 2022 | |
Unn | Toxicbrain | 28 March 2021 | |
Vessels | Sumwan cqtgirl | 4 August 2020 | |
Vessels mind location | m_a_w_s Sumwan | 29 May 2022 | |
Void | Sumwan Toxicbrain | 27 March 2022 | |
Weapons of Hallownest | smirks_ Seedheart | 16 June 2023 | |
White Lady dialogue exploration | m_a_w_s Sumwan | 31 July 2023 | |
Zote the Mighty | Noxious.vertigo | 18 November 2020 |
Title | Description | Link |
All audio files HK v. 1.4.3.2 | All audio files of Hollow Knight’s latest version (1.4.3.2), categorised and renamed where necessary. | |
All sprites HK v. 1.4.3.2 | All sprites of Hollow Knight’s latest version (1.4.3.2), categorised and renamed where necessary. | |
Hollow Knight Full Script | Compiled by mossbag, this document contains all text found in Hollow Knight. | |
Hollow Knight manual | Hollow Knight’s official manual which was given digitally to Kickstarter backers and is included in the physical edition from Fangamer. | |
Hollow Knight official website | The official website of Hollow Knight. | |
Hollow Knight: Silksong official website | The official website of Hollow Knight: Silksong. | |
Hollow Knight wiki lore section | The lore category on the Hollow Knight wiki which contains various lore pages. | |
Press Kit for Hollow Knight | The official press kit made by Team Cherry for Hollow Knight, containing various images, videos, and a document. | |
Press Kit for Hollow Knight: Silksong | The official press kit made by Team Cherry for Hollow Knight: Silksong, containing various images, videos, and a document. | |
Quirrel Comic | A comic chapter made by Team Cherry that shows how Quirrel arrived in Hallownest. It was given digitally to Kickstarter backers and is included in the physical edition from Fangamer. | |
Reddit AMA #1 | A question and answer thread that Team Cherry did on Reddit.com where they answered several questions about Hollow Knight. | |
Reddit AMA #2 | The second question and answer thread that Team Cherry did on Reddit.com where they answered several questions about Hollow Knight. | |
Reddit AMA Full list | Full transcription made by mossbag of the questions and answers from both AMAs, including links to each comment. Useful to search for specific AMA responses. | |
Reddit AMA Graig | Complete list of all answers by Graig, former lead playtester for Team Cherry, from the Reddit AMA he did in March 2025. Compiled by mossbag. | |
Team Cherry interview compilation | A compilation made by mossbag which lists all the various interviews that Team Cherry did. |
Title | Description | Link |
Backer Lore document | This is the original lore doc given to Kickstarter backers to help them design their characters. Since this was made before much of Hollow Knight's in-game content, it should be taken with a grain of salt. However, any info gleaned from this document that doesn't directly contradict any in-game evidence likely still holds water. | |
Developers’ Notes | Compiled by Coldwhie and Sumwan, this page details the developers’ notes that can be found in Hollow Knight’s files. It is unclear if these notes are still canonical, but they show Team Cherry’s thought process on various aspects of Hollow Knight. | |
Grub Care Instructions | This image was included with the Indiebox edition of Hollow Knight which was sold after Hidden Dream’s release. This edition contained a Grub plush. It was written by Team Cherry. As this text is no longer publicly available, it is not clear if it is canonical. | |
Hollow Knight Demo assets | The demo for Hollow Knight was released in 2015 for Kickstarter Backers and it was part of a Humble Bundle right before the game’s release in February 2017. It contains certain assets like sprites, audio, text, and cutscenes. If these assets are not used in the final game, they may not be canonical. | |
Hollow Knight Kickstarter | The Kickstarter page for Hollow Knight where Team Cherry funded Hollow Knight’s development. It contains various information on NPCs, bosses, enemies, and areas which might no longer be canonical. | |
Hollow Knight Old Press Kit | When Team Cherry’s blog was launched in 2014, it contained a press kit with downloadable screenshots and gifs. This was eventually replaced by a Google Drive folder. However, the old screenshots and gifs could still be found in the backend of the blog. These eventually became inaccessible in 2021 when Leth redesigned the blog. The images and gifs are from very early in development. |
Last updated: 21 November 2025
For information or if you wish to submit a document for review, contact: cqtgirl or Sumwan