The Better Hollowknight Iceberg by Darkvectors AKA Earthboundkid1



Level 1  people who have not played the game
Kick starter game. Metroidvania.  One of the best games of the decade. Mossbag. The game looks easy, short and not complicated at all. The Darksouls of bug games. VideogameDunkey.

Level 2 People who have played Hollow Knight once
Charm combos. Over charming. Multiple endings. Choices matter. Millibelle troll. Thinking the city of tears is the end/damn the map is big.Wayward Compass+Gathering Swarm OP.  4th throne in mantis village. Matpat theory.  Deepnest is scary man 

Level 3 people who have played the Hollowknight many times
You can't save Myla.  Hidden dialog with certain charms and events.  Land of storms/radiant void idol.  Esmy.  One way ability traps. Mantises bees and siblings turn non hostile under certain conditions. Go fast or get the cash false knight skip. Cut dialogue.  Unknown voices. Dark souls/Berserk reference. We know more about the pale king even though he is dead than we know about the White lady even though she is alive. Even the hunter does not know what the collector is. Who is mister Mushroom talking to? How did the vessels escape the abyss? What is lifeblood? True fate of the pale king? What happens to Bretta and Ogrim if they leave Hallownest? Origin and history of the snail shamans? What happened to the 5 great knights? Some NPC's know you are using the dream nail on them. Focus is an important lore word. Ascend is an important lore word. The white lady gave the vessels their natural cloaks. No sense of scale. Mask maker is likely the oldest NPC and was driven mad by wearing too many masks but it made him immortal. Void kingdom. Buzz saws in White Palace are a manifestation of the palekinges mental protections. Bug tribes like the mosskin were in Hallownest before the Pale King. Hornet’s room. Path of pain. Art mirrors reality shopkeepers key etc… Stag nest/last stag to old stag. The radiance statue at Hallownest’s crown caused the infection. Pale king needed/wanted/used weaver silk to make a seal of binding and that’s why he wanted to make peace with Herra. Who is the lord fool? Hornet is not a Waver. Most charms are made from a dying bug's last wish.

Level 4 starting to research Team Cherry
ludum dare. Hungry knight and purple cherries. Tomb Cat. lulanda. Stencyl. Domino's Pizza. Ari is a well established artist. William and Ari did most of the voices. Family and friends did other voices. Shrine of believers. Flukenest being nerfed twice. Team Cherry “fixing” glitches like P float. Cornifer did not always humm. Hornet was going to be the daughter of 3 queens. The game was meant to take place over one long night. Team Cherry has watched moss bag’s videos. Team Cherry is “great” at naming areas.



Level 5 Team Cherry expert
Ugly Jesus vs Mummy. Return to booty grotto. William's twitter (DO NOT GOOGLE!). Unknown voice of Grimm. The shade was a spontaneous panic troll. Midwife last minute voice. Leth used D&D names for his voice lines for: the Nail Smith, Markoth, and Lemm.Carnival of crabs. Angel's egg. Leth thought Soul Master was the final boss when playing the demo.  Christopher Larkin did the OST for a documentary about Barbecuing before Hollowkingt. The lead playtester Graig did the voice of Sly. Reddit AMA’s/ All endings are canon 

Level 6 Lore Sources Outside of the game

Monomon's mask is what kept Quirrel alive in the wilds beyond Hallownest. Boon vs Tuk.  Are Pickles canon?. Leth killed mossbag's spies.


Level 7 Silksong Speculation
Pharloom's folly. Jiji and Jinn's masters. Puppeteer theory. The 2019 E3 demo was an  old  build according to Graig/no public demo. What demo did Jen Simpkins see? Discord riddles/Seth tribute/****. Many false alarms.Silksong’s release date won’t be in a Nintendo Direct. The voice. Bind is going to be an important lore word. Lands serene possibly being Pharloom. Triobio is based off of one of Team Cherry’s friends IRL. Hornet’s height and game development. 1 million benches. Cut content reused. Release Date when? 

Level 8 meme lore
Primal aspid bad. Everyone is a maid or as a maid. Flukemarm is canonically MILF. Mace bug is an arsonist. Lacenet. Everyone wants to marry grimm. Elder C . Brumm moment. “I am thinking, April”. Every copy of Hollowknight is personalized. No cost too great/buzz saws. Zote boat. Hornet is or is not Void.GORB (Do Google). Bretta writes fanfic about you and zote. Me when beans. Milksong. Sus signs. R34 (DEFINITELY DO NOT GOOGLE!)