Mantis Lords

[Gravy Davy]

Ok, the Mantis Lords are an amazing boss fight, love them.
I could talk hours about how much I love that fight.
I just need more about them. You can't talk to them in-game, but if you could, I would very much love that.
There isn't much lore about the mantises too, but more of that would be amazing (probably more will be in the sequel/prequel).

Yeah, they are my second favourite character/s, which is why I just want more about them.
Their theme is amazing, it is also my second favourite theme in the game.
(Yeah, they were my absolute favourites until I met a certain handsome fellow in scarlet fire)

Sisters of Battle are also amazing.

Eh, this is hard.
Everyone already knows they are great, so there is no need to talk about it.

Well, I hope you enjoyed me simping for the Mantis Lords for a minute(or how long it took to read/write).

To make some use for this discussion...
What are your reasons for loving (or disliking for some reason) the Mantis Lords?

[raw maw]

There's a bit of lore about the Mantises actually.

The Mantis Tribe refused (Much alike the Hive) to welcome and accept the Radiance into themselves, and as such avoiding the infection.
Except the fourth Mantis Lord, it very much wanted the Radiance and so ran away with a handful other Mantis' into Queens Garden to fuel themselves with Radiance — Just to grow stronger, even with the knowledge of losing their control of their own body.

That is why when visiting the Mantis Lords at the Mantis Village that there's a fourth broken chair besides them.
Just FYI.

Otherwise yeah, not much backstory or knowledge of them; at least not to my knowledge.

[raw maw]

Originally posted by SteveplayD:

Originally posted by Ax:

There's a bit of lore about the Mantises actually.

The Mantis Tribe refused (Much alike the Hive) to welcome and accept the Radiance into themselves, and as such avoiding the infection.
Except the fourth Mantis Lord, it very much wanted the Radiance and so ran away with a handful other Mantis' into Queens Garden to fuel themselves with Radiance — Just to grow stronger, even with the knowledge of losing their control of their own body.

That is why when visiting the Mantis Lords at the Mantis Village that there's a fourth broken chair besides them.
Just FYI.

Otherwise yeah, not much backstory or knowledge of them; at least not to my knowledge.

That and the fact they hated the bugs of Hallownest, but had a deal with them to take care of Deepnest problems are pretty much all the lore about them.
At least that is all I can remember right now.

Indeed, yeah.

[Goga Boga]

I personally don't like mantis lords but I love sisters of battle.

[Juliane_L]

finally a post that isn't a rant.

[raw maw]

Originally posted by Juliane_L:

finally a post that isn't a rant.

Yes, a whelming & claming fact,

[GazeTe]

best fight in the game no doubts

[raw maw]

Originally posted by GazieL-ΔŁŦ-:

best fight in the game no doubts

*ahem* NKG *ahem*

[thorin.hannahs]

I love Mantids so I am biased. They are warriors, leaders of warriors and they have a regal look and elegance to them.

The music is amazing. It was the first Hollow Knight boss fight for me that actually asked me to be on my toes with screen awareness and input reactions (brooding mawlek would be first but I found it after the Lords).

Sisters of Battle essentially improves everything about the fight, music included. I just wish The developers took some notes from the Mega Man Zero series and how if you did well they gave bosses additional attacks. Sisters of Battle getting new attacks would of been sick. It could of balanced out how poorly the fight drops off once you are down to the last Sister.