Why is the crossroads infected?

[Soul]

??

[Angry Owl]

From design standpoint, to spruce up the backtracking (especially when you visit the place for like the 10the time) and to introduce harder enemies once you get rather strong and 1-shot-kill most of the old ones.
From story standpoint, keep on playing and listen to the NPCs\read logs. But the common knowledge is, the Hallownest fell because of the infection thing that makes bugs go mad and aggressive. The infection spreads and the crossroads are an example of this.

[Darc Vader]

Originally posted by Angry Owl:

From design standpoint, to spruce up the backtracking (especially when you visit the place for like the 10the time) and to introduce harder enemies once you get rather strong and 1-shot-kill most of the old ones.
From story standpoint, keep on playing and listen to the NPCs\read logs. But the common knowledge is, the Hallownest fell because of the infection thing that makes bugs go mad and aggressive. The infection spreads and the crossroads are an example of this.

This.

Also, mechanically, it is because you either defeated the Broken Vessel, or you killed one of the Dreamers. Once you do either of those things it triggers the Infected Crossroads.

[Soul]

Yea i killed the broken vessel

[Cristazio]

So the broken vessel actually contained some of the infection himself?

[Onni]

Three things 1. Nice Necro 2. You see infection go into his cracked head in the beginning of the fight 3. If he contained the infection than it should've been released at ancient basin and not in the crossroads. So it is just simple progression of the infection breaking out of the Hollow Knight

[Cristazio]

Originally posted by Onnisaurus:

Three things 1. Nice Necro 2. You see infection go into his cracked head in the beginning of the fight 3. If he contained the infection than it should've been released at ancient basin and not in the crossroads. So it is just simple progression of the infection breaking out of the Hollow Knight

Sorry, I stumbled upon the discussion just now via google, and by the way couldn't it just mean that since the broken vessel dies vs the knight, the hollow knight takes also the pressure of what the broken vessel held and was unable to supress everything? that would explain why the crossroads get infected only if one of two specific enemies die(either one of the dreamers or the broken vessel)

[Onni]

Technically when you see him he is dead and the infection brings him back to life until you kill him again

[Darc Vader]

Originally posted by Onnisaurus:

Technically when you see him he is dead and the infection brings him back to life until you kill him again

The same thing seems to happen with the Watcher Knights.

[Xtoffler]

bruh

[Soul]

Originally posted by CertifiedBruhMoment:

bruh

Bruh this post was made in 2017 why tf are you looking heree

[mortein]

Originally posted by Frozen Moon 宇宙服:

Originally posted by CertifiedBruhMoment:

bruh

Bruh this post was made in 2017 why tf are you looking heree

what's wrong with looking at old posts huh

[Onni]

Originally posted by boo:

Originally posted by Frozen Moon 宇宙服:

Bruh this post was made in 2017 why tf are you looking heree

what's wrong with looking at old posts huh

Theres no problem with it but whats the point in bringing back an old post from a graveyard with nothing to add

[Hazy]

Originally posted by Onnisaurus:

Originally posted by boo:

what's wrong with looking at old posts huh

Theres no problem with it but whats the point in bringing back an old post from a graveyard with nothing to add

I got here from Google!

[BoppyDoppy]

BTW killing BV doesn't cause infection, getting the monarch wings do

[BoppyDoppy]

oops sorry for the necro didnt see this post is 3 years old