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Hollow Knight Ending 1:

The Hollow Knight

Conditions & Prerequisites

• Defeat the Hollow Knight without having acquired Void Heart

To acquire this ending, simply head straight into the Temple of the Black Egg after destroying the three Dreamers and breaking their seals. 

Important!: This Ending will be locked out for your playthrough as soon as you acquire the Void Heart charm.

Outcome

After defeating the Hollow Knight, The Knight absorbs the Infection and becomes the new Hollow Knight in their sibling's place. The Knight then becomes sealed inside the Temple of the Black Egg and the game ends.

Hollow Knight Ending 2:

Sealed Siblings

 Conditions & Prerequisites

• Defeat the Hollow Knight after acquiring Void Heart
• Do not use the Dream Nail on the Hollow Knight

This Ending requires you to have acquired Void Heart by opening the entrance to the Birthplace at the bottom of The Abyss using the Kingsoul.

With Void Heart in hand, head into battle against the Hollow Knight and Hornet will appear near the end to help pin the boss down. While the Hollow Knight is restrained, strike at it with normal attacks or simply wait it out. Do NOT use the Dream Nail. The boss will eventually break free, knocking Hornet unconscious, and the fight will continue as normal.

Outcome

After defeating the Hollow Knight, events will play out just as they did in the first Ending where The Knight absorbs the Infection, becoming the new Hollow Knight in place of their sibling but with one addition: Hornet is also sealed inside the Temple of the Black Egg, with her mask carved on the door just as the Dreamers' masks were.

Hollow Knight Ending 3:

Dream No More

Conditions & Prerequisites

• Acquire Void Heart and challenge the Hollow Knight
• Use the Awoken Dream Nail on the Hollow Knight
• Defeat The Radiance

This Ending has similar prerequisites to Ending 2. However, close to the end of the fight with the Hollow Knight and while Hornet has it restrained, you must use the Awoken Dream Nail on the boss. This will transport you into the dream world where The Radiance is imprisoned. Defeat her to trigger this Ending.

Outcome

After The Radiance is defeated, The Infection is cleansed from Hallownest, with the Black Egg disappearing from the temple. Hornet then wakes up to find The Knight's mask on the ground and split in half, implying their death. The scene then cuts into The Abyss where the Siblings and Shades look up at the world above before finally finding rest as they vanish into the ground.

Hollow Knight Ending 4:

Embrace the Void

Conditions & Prerequisites

• Defeat the Absolute Radiance at the top of the Pantheon of Hallownest without having given the Delicate Flower to the Godseeker

To acquire this ending, you'll first have to meet Godseeker in the Junk Pit, enter the dimension in her dreams known as Godhome. In Godhome, you must work your way up through the different Pantheons and unlock the fifth and final Pantheon of Hallownest where you can challenge the Absolute Radiance. You must also refrain from giving the Delicate Flower to the Godseeker. 

Outcome

After defeating the Absolute Radiance, the Void Entity (Shade Lord) will proceed in destroying the Absolute Radiance. Afterward, you'll see the Void raining down inside Godhome. The Godseeker looks up as the black inky Void substance rains down on the place. The Shade Lord wraps the Godseeker in its tentacles, then the scene cuts where it shows the physical body of the Godseeker located at the Junk Pit, as it leaks out Void and slowly covers him in this black substance, and then black tentacles start to burst out of her body.

The scene then cuts to Hornet inside the Temple of the Black Egg. Hornet readies her guard as an unknown figure appears before her. 

Hollow Knight Ending 5:

Delicate Flower

 Conditions & Prerequisites

• Defeat the Absolute Radiance at the top of the Pantheon of Hallownest after giving the Delicate Flower to the Godseeker.

This Ending's prerequisites are the same as Embrace the Void, with the exception of requiring you to give a Delicate Flower to the Godseeker.

Outcome

Events in this Ending play out almost exactly as those of Embrace the Void with some minor changes: As you see the Godseeker leak out the black substance within her, she will appear to be holding the Delicate Flower that you gave her. Both the Godseeker and the Void disappear, leaving only the Delicate Flower on the ground.

The scene is then followed with Hornet again being inside the Temple of the Black Egg, readying herself as an unknown figure approaches.

Hollow Knight Secret Ending:

Passing of the Age

To unlock this secret ending, you'll have to complete Mister Mushroom's questline.

Once you've completed the entirety of Mister Mushroom's quest, you will now have unlocked this secret ending that will play out after you beat the game. The scene will show Mister Mushroom flying into the sky, and it finishes off with "To be continued" displayed on the screen.