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Cloth is an NPC in Hollow Knight. Cloth is a burly cicada warrior. She can be found traveling throughout Hallownest in search of proving her courage by seeking out mighty creatures to battle against. She is friendly, though she has doubts about her combat prowess due to her true cowardly nature and false bravado.

Hollow Knight Cloth Information

Cloth is a large, brawny, friendly cicada warrior. She set out to Hallownest in order to prove her courage by defeating mighty creatures. However, she is rather cowardly, and despite displaying a lot of bravado she often hides underground to escape foes or to sleep, snoring loudly (making a cicada click) while doing so. She is motivated by the prospect of dying in an epic battle and joining her unknown late friend and companion named “Nola” in the afterlife. Cloth fights by brandishing a large club cut from the tooth of an ancient beast.

Cloth meets the Knight in various locations throughout Hallownest, making a cicada chirp while sleeping underground, or hiding. If she is saved in the Ancient Basin, she admits to the Knight that she was hiding and that all her bravado is false. Feeling ashamed that she is acting cowardly she begins to doubt himself, but she presses on to Queen’s Gardens and challenges the tribe of traitor mantises who reside there. 

If you do not save Cloth in the Ancient Basin, she will appear in Dirtmouth, sleeping outside near Sly’s shop. She will decide to leave Hallownest, having found no challenge she could not overcome or die trying. 
However, if she is met in every location, she will join the Knight in the battle with Traitor Lord, in Queen’s Gardens. She will deal the finishing blow to Traitor Lord with her club, but will perish in the battle, impaled by the mantis’ claw. Cloth’s spirit will then appear and speak excitedly to the Knight before she fades and moves on to the afterlife to join her friend Nola. 

• Location: Cloth can be found at the Fungal Wastes.
• Progression: Cloth moves to the Ancient Basin, Deepnest, and then Queen’s Gardens.
• Combat: Players may not kill Cloth.

Cloth Associated Quests in Hollow Knight

• Cloth assists the Knight in the battle with Traitor Lord if she is saved in the Ancient Basin. 

Cloth Dialogue in Hollow Knight

• “Ah ha! The tiny steps of a tiny creature. You got the look of an adventurer, so we've much in common.
  Searching for dangerous places aye? Well you're on the right track.
  A long necked critter, warned me of a tribe deeper down. Warrior sorts, so she says and I'm itching for some serious combat.“
• “Curse me and my foolish bravado! If I could shed my pride, I'd be asking this tiny warrior for help.“

• “My friend, you dealt with all of those beasts?
  I'm ashamed to say... I was hiding. Those ghastly things chased me and I ran. If you hadn't come along, who knows if I'd ever have survived.
  Others take me for a fearsome warrior, what with my impressive size, but this kingdom's beasts, I wonder if I'm just no match for them?... Enough! I cannot wallow in my weakness. I must take strength from your example!
  You act so confident in battle. You show no fear before your foes. I'll try my best to do the same.“

Hollow Knight (HK) Cloth Notes & Tips

• Cloth is a backer NPC developed by Noah Sturtridge.
• On the official Hollow Knight Kickstarter page, Cloth’s species and gender are confirmed (despite conflicting information provided other sources). Cloth was a male cicada (originally named “Burlap”) and was developed as such by her backer and Team Cherry themselves.  
• The fact that Cloth emits a cicada click while snoring confirms her gender to be female, as only female cicadas can click, while male cicadas chirp.