Is the main character realy hollow?

[Urubu do Pix]

Well, I played the game a lot and the impression that I get is that he have some emotions. In some momentos of the game this became notorious.

For example, when he puts the Grey's flower on the grave of the Traitor Lord's child. That signals compassion. Another case was when he spend a last time with Quirrel in the blue lake, what signals a sense of friendship and belonging to something bigger. Also, when he listened Marissa's song or save Zote... well, there are many cases when -- in my opinion -- we can see some emotions coming from he.

What do you think?

(Sorry for any grammatical error, English is not my mother language :) )

[bee3001]

I want to add also that if you play Steel Soul mode, talk to Steel Soul Jinn and refuse to trade, Jinn will clearly note that your character has a will of its own.

This obviously contradicts one of the criteria for a vessel to be pure- no will to break.

Also remember that our character wasn't chosen as the pure vessel in the first place, he was rejected in favour of the Hollow Knight, just like all the others.

[TheBrightKing]

Hes hollow, few lines in the story heavily hint that; pure hollow, at least befire taking the void heart.

He puts the flower in the grave because he has been told to do so. Alternatively you can give the flower to elderbug or refuse to do the quest.

[TheBrightKing]

Originally posted by bee3001:

I want to add also that if you play Steel Soul mode, talk to Steel Soul Jinn and refuse to trade, Jinn will clearly note that your character has a will of its own.

This obviously contradicts one of the criteria for a vessel to be pure- no will to break.

Also remember that our character wasn't chosen as the pure vessel in the first place, he was rejected in favour of the Hollow Knight, just like all the others.

From the white lady quotes "he was tarnished by an idea instilled, but you, you are free of such blemishes, you could contain that thing." "He" referring to the hollow knight

So yeah the probabilities hint that you are actually pure, you became pure somehow... it has probably something to do with that strength they link several times to the pureness of the vessel.

Also, you can just reject to deliver the flower or alternatively as i said before; give it to elderbug

[TheBrightKing]

Tho this is as theoretical as what the OP said; nothing is confirmed here

[jabberwok]

Seems down to interpretation somewhat. I don't think any of the characters we meet in game really understand the player, or even the Void and vessels more generally. Which makes sense, really. How would they know whether the vessel experiences emotion behind that mask? How much do they really know about the Void?

I tend to think that our character at least has a will of his own, separate from the Void. Obviously, we get the chance to make decisions throughout the game, and even show mercy or compassion without being told what to do. Plus, the entire existence of the void heart suggests we are a separate entity.

Also, it's just way more interesting to me to think that the vessels each had an individual mind of sorts (perhaps even the shades, to a lesser degree). Maybe even the Hollow Knight wasn't as pure as the King thought it was. Which would explain the spread of the infection.

[TheBrightKing]

Originally posted by jabberwok:

Seems down to interpretation somewhat. I don't think any of the characters we meet in game really understand the player, or even the Void and vessels more generally. Which makes sense, really. How would they know whether the vessel experiences emotion behind that mask? How much do they really know about the Void?

I tend to think that our character at least has a will of his own, separate from the Void. Obviously, we get the chance to make decisions throughout the game, and even show mercy or compassion without being told what to do. Plus, the entire existence of the void heart suggests we are a separate entity.

Also, it's just way more interesting to me to think that the vessels each had an individual mind of sorts (perhaps even the shades, to a lesser degree). Maybe even the Hollow Knight wasn't as pure as the King thought it was. Which would explain the spread of the infection.

It wasnt pure and thats explicitly stated in game, but thats because he was tarnished afterwards not because he had his own mind

[jabberwok]

Originally posted by The Bright King (Mr.Striker):

Originally posted by jabberwok:

Seems down to interpretation somewhat. I don't think any of the characters we meet in game really understand the player, or even the Void and vessels more generally. Which makes sense, really. How would they know whether the vessel experiences emotion behind that mask? How much do they really know about the Void?

I tend to think that our character at least has a will of his own, separate from the Void. Obviously, we get the chance to make decisions throughout the game, and even show mercy or compassion without being told what to do. Plus, the entire existence of the void heart suggests we are a separate entity.

Also, it's just way more interesting to me to think that the vessels each had an individual mind of sorts (perhaps even the shades, to a lesser degree). Maybe even the Hollow Knight wasn't as pure as the King thought it was. Which would explain the spread of the infection.

It wasnt pure and thats explicitly stated in game, but thats because he was tarnished afterwards not because he had his own mind

Tarnished how? I don't remember that.

[TheBrightKing]

Originally posted by jabberwok:

Originally posted by The Bright King (Mr.Striker):

It wasnt pure and thats explicitly stated in game, but thats because he was tarnished afterwards not because he had his own mind

Tarnished how? I don't remember that.

The white lady explicitly aays, referring to the hk; "his strength was ill-judged, he was tarnished by an idea instilled" wheb you talk to her without having the void heart; she also says that you are pure at that point; but if you collect the void heart she says that the pulsing emptiness you had has been transformed.