Hollow Knight - All Endings (Including Godmaster DLC Endings) 

Ending 2 is basically just locking your keys inside the car

3:40 when u asleep but ur body does that fake fall thing

It’s kinda poetic that the knight died in EVERY ending. In each timeline he has to sacrifice himself to safe hallownest. There’s no avoiding it.

Ending 1: Join the process Ending 2: Hinder the process Ending 3: End the process Ending 4: BECOME THE PROCESS Ending 5: Erase the process Post credit scene: *Suffering*

And all of this is happening under some dirtpiles

All The Endings Feature The Knight Never Being Seen Again In Any way

The sealed siblings is extra sad when you realize that hornets mask now being on the black egg means she now suffered the same fate as her mother

I love how all the endings reflect the course of action taken to get them. 1. Fufill the pale Kings will, disregarding anything else in the story. Become the vessel incapable of being influenced, and become the True Hollow knight. 2. Sealed Siblings- Learn about your origins and family, but go with the pale Kings plan anyway. Use Hornet as a means to make your goal easier, but betray her nonetheless. Prove once again you are unswayed by feelings of respect or love towards your sibling, and become the True Hollow Knight. 3. Dream No more: listen to Hornet, and know you aren't bound to your father who betrayed you and all your siblings. Join with them, and Take your own path, and Kill the radiance yourself, freeing all your siblings in the process. 4. Embrace the void- Embrace the True power within you, which surpasses all the Gods of your Kingdom, and show that even In their ideal versions of themselves, they are no match for you. Reunite the void into it's true form, and unleash it onto the Kingdom that had long since forgotten it. 4. Embrace the void, delicate flower- Show that through your travels,you have gained such respect for the world, you would take even the most delicate of flowers, protecting it so to give it to the godseeker, who isn't even an ally. As a consequence, you end up sparing the Kingdom from the wrath of the Radiance, and the Void.

i guess that flower wasnt so delicate afterall

Who would win? A whole pantheon of gods *OR* One empty boi

God, I hope the Hollow Knight shows up alive in Silksong. Not just because I feel like the poor bastard deserves some kind of redemption arc, given how shitty their life was (and the fact that they're obviously an impure vessel, meaning they most likely have emotions n shit buried somewhere in there), but also because as it stands rn they're probably the closest thing we got to an in-between with new voidgod Ghost and the heir of Hallownest (Hornet). They don't even really have to show up much or learn communication or anything, I just wanna see something with these half-siblings hanging around and not beating the shit outta each other as they deal with the new world

Ending 5 is my favorite. The Radiance is gone, the Void isn’t a threat, and Hornet finally reunites with her brother, though she doesn’t recognize him at first

My heart is broken such a sad ending for all of them, until the mushroom man appeared

"Remember little ghost there are no right choices in this world... No matter what, you will fall... Sooner or later"

I love how the siblings are like “we did it boys, the infection is no more”

God Seeker: Ha look at this pathetic little- Knight: *kills goddamn everything and becomes a void monster god* God Seeker: oh ok

6:08 cracking open a cold one with the boys

I have accepted that I will never beat the pantheon of hallownest. Time for some tasty spoilers!

These endings be like: "I'm going to pop open Gods like a soda can"

the hollow knight boss is so emotional. As the fight rages on, the sealed vessel begins to stagger in pain, even to the point that the body has no control or strength left.

1:40 if you pause at the right moment you can see the Radiance

Hornet has to face her siblings because they either encase a zombie plague or are the embodiment of an ever consuming abyss. is there an actual happy ending to this game

I finally understand the last scene of the “embrace the void ending” in this ending we force the radiance into the void causing the infection to die but we don’t access this particular radiance fight by dream nailing the hollow knight which means he’s still alive in the black egg when this ending happens the hollow knight was also an imperfect vessel which is why the infection needed to be transferred over so essentially this ending leaves the hollow knight uninfected and pissed off which is why he seems to be in a battle stance when he sees hornet

6:43 Godseeker: *afk* *the ghosts come and take him* Godseeker: back- HOW DID I DIE?!

Me, just started my first Hollow Knight playthrough. RU-vid: All final endings and lots of spoilers for you!!

I really wish there was an ending that included Grimm. After all, it's interesting that he and Radiance are the only ones with their names taking up the screen, one being dreams and the other being nightmares, but funnily enough Grimm is good while Radiance is bad.

The Hollow Knight ending is so sad... after dedicating its whole life to containing infection, The Hollow Knight becomes infected itself, tries to commit suicide during fight with its sibling, and finally gets ripped apart by infection leaving its body... And all of that because it loved its father...

0:21 When THK dies you can see the silhouette of the Radiance for a split second

So in the new endings, Hallownest is cured of the infection like in the "old good ending" and this time the original Hollow Knight makes it out alive. However it looks like some freaky God of the Void has been unleashed into the world and considering how grim this game is, that can't be a good sign. Wonder what Hornet and the old Hollow Knight are gonna do about this.

i might just be optimistic, but i think the hornet DLC is gonna have a "golden" ending where everyone lives... or the opposite.

I just hope that the Hollow knight was not killed by Hornet in Embrace the void ending and they may be mentioned in Silksong. Seriously, poor guy got only one arm and suffered from infection for a lot of time, just give them hugs please, they deserved it.

6:57 why did this one hurt me so much

He protec, He attac, But most of all, HE HIT HORNET LIKHE WHAT THE FAC?!?!

Many will disagree, but i really hope that the canon ending is the third one, it's much more heroic and an amazing closure to our character lore, i think the sacrifice fits perfectly the game dark atmosphere and world... there's so many everyone lives happy endings out there imho lol

2:42 *When your mom gets the belt and dad's holding you down.*

Seeing the Hollow Knight leave the black egg uninfected was badass

7:43 thats the most touching ending Mad me cry

*This just shows how the moths feel when we turn of our porch lights*

7:38 “Oh-ho! You’re approaching me?”

Ending 3 just gave me the "You saved us... But at what cost?" vibes.

I travelled to the edge of the world to enter someone's mind then fight a goddess. Hornet can get her own story later, but me? I GET TO LITERALLY BITCHSLAP A MOTH!

1:14 Hornet Is Gonna Meme You Now So You Better ... GIT GUD!!!!!!!

Dude, i just defeated Mantis Lords and watching how the little guy dies in so many ways broke my heart

I feel like ending 3 is the best one, the vessels and the void unite to finally fulfill their purpose. The hollow knight is free from his torture, and the ghost becomes one with the void, finally at peace.

You have to love a game that makes you feel like a battered spouse. "Why do you play that game if it makes you angry and makes you feel like you suck at video games?" Me: "You dont even know what it like! Its really good to me! I feel that way because its my fault ok!"

I like how hollow knight rolls up at the end like "yo whaddup didn't expect me did ya"

Sacrificing yourself for the greater good Is the least hollow thing of all

I still tink the third ending is the best one -All of the vessels souls are at peace -Hornet still lives -The duty of the hollow knight is complete with no casualties and permantly so there will be no more need of another hollow knight Altought the ending of god seeker with the delicate flower may be the best one it doesnt mean it was the canon one

5:51 ITS THE HOLLOW BOI HE'S HERE

Man... not one ending where he gets to finally lay in bed with his THICC ladybug that's been waiting for him. Feels.

I actually have a few questions about the Delicate Flower ending. Has the Knight lost full control of themselves after ascending to the Shade Lord? If so, then were they aware of the fact they would become a threat? I just don't see any other reason as of why the Knight would even hand the Delicate Flower to the Godseeker in the first place other than the fact that they knew they would become an uncontrollable monster in the end and wanted to be stopped. The way I see it, the Knight sacrificed themselves without having to sacrifice anyone else, since the Hollow Knight presumably turned back to normal after the Radiance died, which I find the most justified ending. Ending 1 is basically a loop, Ending 2 forces Hornet into an eternal slumber, Ending 3 ended up making us wonder if the Knight and the Hollow Knight were still alive, and Ending 4 turned the Knight into a monster that continues to terrorise the kingdom. In the Delicate Flower ending, the Knight practically took care of everything themselves in order to make sure that nobody else would have to die anymore. Really makes you wonder if the Knight isn't as empty as you'd like to think. Then again, it's just a theory, and I'm probably wrong.

I just love in normal Radiance ending the void devours her slowly, while on the Absolute Radiance ending she's just outright destroyed in place.

Who would win ? The all consuming abyss or one bright flower ?

So because the knight destroyed and absorbed the radiance through the god seeker it got flooded with void and died, meanwhile the Hollow Knight was free of the radiance and escaped the temple of the black egg to find hornet?

Endings explained 1. The knight seals the radiance within its mind. However, there is no dreamer to generate a seal, meaning that when the infection eventually consumes the knight, the whole world of Hallownest will become like the infected crossroads. 2. Similar to the first, but Hornet acts as a dreamer and seals the temple. However, the infection will still leak out and now it’s impossible for anyone to fix it because the only dreamer is in the temple, which can’t be entered without killing said dreamer. 3. The siblings unite and consume the radiance, ending the infection. It seems like the element of light still exists, just without its god. The siblings return to the void, as does our knight. They finally get to rest. The infection will stop spreading, and will slowly die off. 4. The ancient god of void, the Shade Lord has arisen and killed the manifestation of dreams and light. This instantly ends the infection. The Shade Lord uses Godseeker to enter the real world and will most likely attempt to consume all of Hallownest. The Hollow Knight is unsealed, presumably because the radiance no longer exists, and he walks out of the temple. Hornet confronts him because she does not know he’s in control of himself again. The two will most likely fight, but I believe they will work together in the end. 5. Similar to 4, but a delicate flower is used to seal away, banish, or destroy Godseeker and the Shade Lord. Our knight is within it, and may actually be controlling it. Either way, he once again sacrificed himself for Hallownest

Each and every one of these endings gave me goosebumps. This game was...no, IS freakin' awesome! $15 dollars for a powerful trip through Hallownest? That's a steal! Can't wait for Silksong!

Embrace the Void is such a phenomenal ending, it's a shame it's locked behind PoH

Delicate flower ending is to sad like he crying while holding the flower and I just cant

When I got the sealed siblings end for the first time my old computer didn't handle these cutscenes the best, and once it zoomed in on the knight's face it just paused before the next frame was the door being sealed. Even the audio paused, so all I saw was those orange eyes, staring back at me, silent, unmoving, before the door closed. It was probably the most spooked I had been w/ this game since.

So you're telling me Dream No More and Delicate Flower are the best endings for the story? You're telling me one of the saddest and one of the hardest endings have the best outcomes? Hell yeah im in.

I'm literally about to cry now. I'm too excited for the Hornet DLC and just the last part of the endings and THE DELICATE FLOWER AND AHHHHHH

Silksong announced! One of these must be canon aaaahhhhh edit: got the TC saying all canon rhing

So this is what's happening under my garden....

Dream no more definitely my favorite ending. The implications, the soundtrack, the little movements Hornet does and finally the cracked helmet and the void siblings... Crates a very somber mood for me.

This is a good video

I feel for THe hollow knight i cried at the music change when he stabbes himself because of how much pain he is in from the disease, and how he stumbles when he tries to attack you because hes in pain.

Dang, how could they leave us on a cliffhanger like that? I just want to know if Mr. Mushroom makes it to the moon or not.

Just got dream no more about 10 minutes ago. After beating Pure Knight on attuned difficulty, I tried my hardest to beat him during the Pantheon of the Knight. No luck. Literally spent about two weeks trying to do it, when I was like “hey, how about instead of trying to complete this boring-ass expansion, I just beat the game and watch the other endings?” Most worthwhile thing I’ve ever done. Thanks for all the good times, Hollow Knight- you’re a beautiful game with a brutal difficulty curve

Hollow Knight could defeat Thanos

I feel like "bad ending" (First One) would technically be the best if the knight didnt get sealed. Because unlike hollow knight, knight is actually a perfect vessel, no will, no ideal, no personality. He has no wants. Theres no way for radiance to take over. Hollow knight wanted to be useful, which gave radiance a way to take over. If the knight didnt get locked up, it would be a perfect ending. Atleast to my understanding. Strong possibility i got something wrong as its 2 AM.

I love the last ending is kinda like the ending of Tlotr. No more radiance, no more void and no more gods. Is time to end the tale, time to progress, time of mortals.

am i the only one who finds hornet twitching in the dream no more ending hilarious

These endings just make me depressed, poor Knight bois! (Also poor Hornet, I like Hornet a lot)

The Knight SLAPS the absolute radiance out of the Absolute Radiance in ending 3

The art in the game was absolutely gorgeous Including the animation I have so much respect for it.

6:57 - 7:26 I don't know why, but I'm crying. It always seems to me that the Godseeker is crying, holding a delicate flower in her hands.😢

I would like to ask why everyone seems sure that the void will destroy Hallownest? because from what we've seen the only thing the void does is chill in the abyss, unless it's given form. In the case of the siblings, I'd say that's because they died a violent death and the imprint of their shells still effects them enough to have a simple mind. In your case though, you have absolute control of your mental faculties, and seem to have no malevolnece towards Hallownest. The reason the GS died is that she got pumped full of the void, and subsequently died from it as seems to have happened to many corpses in the ancient basin, who were only exposed to it in proximity.

I find it intriguing that in the Sealed Siblings ending it has Hornet’s mask in the place of a Dreamer, so if there were to be another knight to take on the quest of becoming the vessel, they’d have to destroy Hornet. One, destroying Hornet would be impossible, but Two, Hornet isn’t dead and will never be since she’s a Dreamer, and she is under the protection of the black egg and our knight.

Ending 4 and 5: HK: ooh wrym where am i? Hornet: *confused screaming*

The ending where hollow knight is free brings the most tears and i couldn't stop crying for 1 minute and then i beat the absolute radiance without fighting hollow knight so when i saw him i cried

5:50 OMG The pure vessel

1:16 Top 10 sadest anime deaths

7:51 TEAM ROCKET BLASTING OFF AGAIIIIIIIN

Ending 1: "No time for World-Building, we must stab the big thingy" Ending 2: "Ok I know what I SHOULD do, but what happens if I don't want to-Damn it it's the same thing." Ending 3: "That's badass....what the fuck did I just witness?" Ending 4: " 'Yeah this game is ok, I guess' _2000 hours on record_ " Ending 5: " 'Yeah this game is ok, I guess' _2001 hours on record_ "

The first time I killed the Hollow Knight (the first ending), I cried... I didn't expect that whoever kills the knight, becomes the knight 😭😭😭 such a beautiful game and such a sad story...

*The Hollow Knight:* Having felt emotion this vessel lay in ruins, Two brothers had fought till the larger one dropped, The small prison of void now enshackles the infection again. *Sealed Siblings:* A sibling gone, A sibling enchained, A sibling's corpse now locked away. *Dream No More:* Though the infection now crumbles, We mourn for the fallen, And the one that escaped. *Embrace The Void:* Outside of the gods only true void exists, The knight that was sealed is now free from radiance, And the ones who searched are one with the abyss. *Delicate Flower:* One of darkness so delicate gifted petals so frail, To the one that was golden who found naught but abyss, Who held a pale flower and ceased to exist.

I love the dream no more ending as the hollow knight comes back to “help a brother out” I say

damn, the knight literally goes through living hell, dying multiple times to people who are hundreds of times stronger than them just to save an already pretty dead kingdom from an infection. I really hope that their efforts weren't in vain and the kingdom repopulated and started functioning again. i mean, who's gonna talk to elderbug otherwise? zote? awkward lady? sure so I really hope in silksong we can get an update or even explore hallownest if it's a sequel. and maybe even some references from the knight in the game. I'm really gonna miss that fella, they seemed like they had emotions unlike most of the vessels

In the last 2 endings im pretty sure that Hornet watched The Hollow Knight come out of the temple. It sounds like large steps and its needle is thin and looks like a perfect nail. At least she can see one of her siblings again.

Im new to the lore but i think this is what happens: (Long comment) 1. Player absorbs the infection, the radiance, but is locked up so it can stop the infection temporarily, and possibly turns the player into the hollow knight, and maybe lises control over the inection agian in an unending loop. 2. Same thing, but hornet is gone 3. The radiance has been defeated, but the player then dissappears after killing the boss. Maybe it went into the ground with the others? 4. By beating the pantheon, the player has released a terrible new creature that absolutely annihilated absolute radiance. It then consumes hollownest with its darkness, and turns Godseeker into some beast (or possesed Godseeker) 5. Same thing, but Godseeker self destructs due to the delicate flower. Special ending God leaves hollownest.

My favorite ending is number three, because the Knight (not the Hollow Knight) makes a worthy sacrifice to eradicate the Radiance and, with it, the infection. I can even imagine hearing the words "No cost too great..." as the image showing the broken helmet of the Knight fades to black.

I've just finished this game with the third ending. Jesus christ, this game is incredibly hard, but it's also very stimulating. It's one of my favourite games in the last years, but I admit I don't know what clearly happened. I have a very basic idea of the plot, but nothing more. Well, time to see some lore videos!

Hornet:stabs the hollow knight Also hornet: GID GUD Also also hornet: dies

Y'know what? I just realized something The Knight, in the very "best" ending, with Embrace The Void with the Eternal Flower (or whatsitsname) actually saves the entirety of Hallownest Remember when The Hollow Knight seemed conscious enough to walk out of the egg and see Hornet, although seemingly damaged and crippled? Through The Knight's actions, he not only saved the fallen kingdom, but literally deleted The Radiance, and with the flower, erased himself with it, sparing the kingdom, and its now cured and dream-less inhabitants saved from two gods; The Radiance and The Void God

7:05 I ACTUALLY ALMOST CRIED FOR NO REASON, JUST HIM HOLDING ONTO THE FLOWER WHILE DYING SHENUDNEHEJCN

-First ending: You become the new hollow knight and are sealed away -Second ending: Same as the first except Hornet dies (door symbol also changes) -Third ending: Radiance is defeated, destroying the plague; Hornet survives, you "die", all souls are released -Fourth ending (Bad Godmaster): True Radiance is defeated; the Godseeker is taken over by the void; Hornet is left to fight the Hollow Knight alone -Fifth ending (Good Godmaster): True Radiance is defeated; the Godseeker is taken over by the void, but is destroyed because of the flower given to them; Hornet is left to fight the Hollow Knight alone -Post-credits scene: Mr. Mushroom is seen leaving Hallownest (probably going to be in the next game)

The Knight did all of that just to sacrifice himself in every timeline. He's the ultimate chad.

5:51 that music sync really gives me chills.

I just noticed how the Sealed Siblings ending adds strings to the music to represent Hornet that weren’t there in the Hollow Knight ending

3:58 best music in the game!!! (IMO)