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Hollow knight characters6/20/2023 Tropes that apply to the kingdom as a setting or location, including those about architecture, or level design. The statues of the Void Entity in the Hall of Gods - "Lord of Shades" / "God of Gods".Whether it's on the characters' titles or nicknames:.The X of Y: A common naming theme in this kingdom.So, we have a case where a new god usurps the old god. Which is kinda odd once the Pale King is mentioned to be another Higher Being as well. Usurping God - Part of the reason why the Pale King established this kingdom - to unite the bugkind of Hallownest, give them sentience and make them forget the previous ruler who is also a Higher Being (The Radiance).Cheating Death - The vessels leave shades when they die.The Collector is also heavily implied to be an escaped Kingsmould. Creating Life - Apart from the vessels, the Pale King has also managed to create living beings made out of pure liquid void, such as the Kingsmoulds and Wingsmoulds found in his White Palace.Surprisingly for all other scientific sins that he did, the Pale King opposed these experiments. Immortality - A sin commited by the Soul Sanctum Scholars who experimented with soul and living beings in a futile attempt to seek immortality.Genetic Engineering - The Pale King infused his children vessels with the void, making them physically hollow, while his attempts were motivated by finding the vessel with no will, no mind, and no voice, trying to make them metaphorically "hollow".To the point where the Last Stag feared that a machine would replace their manual labor of transporting passengers. Scale of Scientific Sins: Oh boy, They've done most of these sins:.Rule of Three: There are three known rulers of Hallownest (the Pale King, the White Lady, and the Radiance).The Kingdom of Hallownest was in many ways a beacon in a world of savagery, and the citizen loved their leader and heroes. The Good Kingdom: More light grey than white.However, the Abyss did not destroy Hallownest and in fact was instrumental in the Radiance's containment (or destruction, in the best ending), thanks to the Void which the Pale King harvested and used for his Vessels. It is the entrance to the Abyss, a place that is dreaded by a number of entities. At the very bottom of Ancient Basin there is a sealed door with an ominous warning before it.A statue of the Radiance can be found at the top of the peak, out of reach of the Pale King's attempts to remove her from history, and this was enough for bugs to remember her and begin the infection. It's implied that something like this happened at Crystal Peak, though ironically it's the highest point in the kingdom.The kingdom's fall was brought upon by the Radiance being able to spread the infection once more, ruining the Pale King's plans, yet his works, architecture and technology still function even after the ruin. Cataclysm Backstory: The setting starts After the End, or when Hallownest was already doomed.Hallownest was ruled by three figures literally associated with light, capable of blinding eyes, as the records state. Arc Symbol: That bug icon shown in the official title screens, main menu, confirmation prompt and auto-save icons? It is a part of the Hallownest Kingdom's Symbol, given that the entire game takes place in Hallownest.After the End: When the Knight arrives in Hallownest, it is long destroyed.Tropes that pertain to Hallownest as a whole, those that combine both Setting Tropes and Characterization Tropes.
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