This update actually has two new endings associated with it, although it seems that neither are canon. This DLC takes the form of an expansive endgame quest, having players fight harder versions of the game's many bosses. That leaves the final content pack, Godmaster. The Grimm Troupe added a major sidequest, but even though it spanned most of the game's map, it was fairly self-contained. They only added one or two bosses each, and were otherwise concerned with polish. Two of the content packs, Hidden Dreams and Lifeblood, took the form of larger than normal content updates for the game. Thus, the question rises again: is playing Hollow Knight's DLC necessary to understand Silksong? Thus far, the answer seems to be "no." The four content packs released for Hollow Knight do contain more details on its world and characters, but the true ending of the base game holds fast as the canon ending and series of events. Hornet banner from Hollow Knight Silksong Hornet is left to walk the earth, and ends up travelling to Pharloom to fulfill some goal in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Becoming an avatar of the Void, the Knight strikes down The Radiance and saves Hallownest permanently at the cost of it’s own life. However, if all steps are properly taken, the Knight is able to enter the Hollow Knight with Hornet's assistance. Alternatively, the Knight can inadvertently drag its implied half-sister Hornet into becoming part of the seal as well. The Knight can simply replace the Hollow Knight, serving as another temporary seal against The Radiance's plague. This goes differently in several endings, though Silksong clearly favors a particular ending as canon. However, now that the Hollow Knight's seal is weakening, it falls to the player’s discarded Knight to re-establish the seal. Originally a child of the King and Queen, the knight was thrown into the Void once it was deemed less suitable than the titular Hollow Knight for sealing an old god called The Radiance. Eventually, it is revealed that the Knight is an empty vessel powered by the Void, and was created by the seemingly divine Pale King. The first game sees players taking control of a nameless Knight who sets out to explore the epic underground bug kingdom of Hallownest. RELATED: How Hollow Knight: Silksong's New Features Differentiate it from the First Game How Does Hollow Knight Lead Into Silksong A couple game-spanning quests and many bosses were added by this DLC, as well as lots of little improvements, but is it necessary? Still, the original Hollow Knight has a lot of content, and that includes several large DLC updates. Hollow Knight and Silksong won't be identical, but there will be more than enough similarities in the world, characters, and actionized metroidvania gameplay to draw old fans in. With all of this waiting going on, it seems like the perfect time for interested newcomers to catch up on the series. Unfortunately, Hollow Knight: Silksong was just confirmed to skip E3, so it seems the wait continues on. With E3 2021 approaching, there was once again a growing hope among the fans that Silksong will be shown. With every new Nintendo Direct, Nintendo Direct Mini, or Nindies presentation, the community has rallied together so strongly in anticipation of a new trailer that Silksong has trended on Twitter multiple times over the past couple years. Hollow Knight fans are doing their best to stay patient as the long wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong continues.
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