#grimms hollow spoilers

[spout1nk]

I need to get more mutuals here into hollow knight. For now, grimm sketch dump. :)

[feathers-feathers]

I just had a gander at Grimm's page on the wiki and uh

Hey, uh, Grimm? Mr. Troupe Master Grimm? Why are you only at phase 3?

Did the Nightmare King go farther with the ritual for this summoning than the last one? Or was there simply more flame in Hallownest than in the last Kingdom?

This might suggest the previous summoner had a shorter ritual, if there was only three phases. Did they not get to fight the Nightmare King? Or did they skip straight to the Nightmare King? I like that idea. There is someone out there so baller that they defeated NKG first try without training against his weaker counterpart.

Grimmchild Charm phase 3 lacks the Nightmare King's red horns, unlike phase 4. Perhaps Grimm is stuck at phase 3 because the previous summoner chose to banish the Troupe instead of completing the ritual?

Maybe each ritual unlocks a new phase for the next ritual, and whoever summons the Troupe next will have 5 phases to go through? Is there an end point to all of this? Do they keep going until all of the flame has been collected, the entire scarlet realm housed in its vessel? Phase 10, perhaps?

Maybe Grimm simply loses power over time, and degraded back down to phase 3? Perhaps this is the catalyst to starting the next ritual?

Many possibilities.

[rambling-fool]

Loop is the hollow knight, broken vessel, hornet, and grimm, all rolled up into one character

[butchhatred]

GRIMM IS IN THE BASE GAME?????

[courtjesterrr]

.

SO I CAN BEAT GRIMM. WITH ONLY LIKE, 6-7 CHARM NOTCHES, BARELY ANY CHARMS, 7 MASKS, AND A LEVEL 2 NAIL.

BUT I CANT BEAT HORNET 2 WITH 9 CHARM NOTCHES, ALMOST ALL CHARMS, 8 MASKS, AND LEVEL 3 NAIL!?!?!??! MAKE IT MAKE SENSE.

[hollowknightinsanity]

HELLOOOO HAVE SOME HK SEXUAKITY + GENDER HCS FOR PRIDE MONTH!!!!

Monomon — nomby she/her ace lesbian. Literally iconic we love her

Lurien — cis he/they ace pan astrology twink (im right)

Herrah — cis she/her bisexual muscle mommy <3333

Quirrel — transmasc he/him aroace icon

Hornet — cis she/her aceflux lesbian filled with rage

PK — intersex agender he/him pansexual loserman with so much love for tall women (bc he’s short L)

WL — intersex agender she/her pansexual icon also LITERALLY my wife

Holly — agender they/them bi oriented aroace who is VERY sleepy and cold all the time

Ghost — agender they/them aroace literal demigod with zero emotions whatsoever

Grimm — transmasc he/him pansexual pyromaniacal cult leader with fire magic (he’s just like me fr! a little bit!!)

Radiance — agender she/her lesbian with anger issues and probably a crystal collection somewhere

These bitches fruity!! Good for them

[bonon-bobani]

Scarlet & Royal family (my translates are poor)

too much hc

[arcane-map]

List of Fanfic and Fanart that inspired me to write rpieav (Part 1)

I tried to list every possible influence on rpeiav that I could remember (but honestly I’ve read so many fanfics and fanart I think I forget what parts are fanon. Feel free to remind me)

(Also functions as a general fic rec/fanart rec list for similar themes or styles)

Major Inspiration/Influences

Fic: Butterfly Effect by Ashyr.

The four vessels and the Collector. Especially Swallowtail. I love their take on the vessels. (Before this fic, I didn’t give a second thought to the other vessels.) Also their Collector. I’m borrowing them for my au.

Fic: Hidden in Plain Sight by RedDitchWitch.

The Pale King training two vessels instead of one

Fic: The Shenanigans of a Blind Vessel by KC_R.

The light-hearted tone and baby vessel shenanigans. 

The Pale King and the White Lady

Art: Little God AU and My Husband AU by hawaiianbabidoll

For happy PK and a loving wyrmroot relationship

Art: catarium’s entire hollow knight tag

Wyrmroot and cute vessels

Family Dynamics

Fic: Purity is Fake by hydrangeamaiden

The Hollow Knight’s childhood and many family feels

Fic: Off Balance by MrsLittletall

The Pale King discovers the Hollow Knight is not hollow.

(Royal Tutor Quirrel in my AU is from this I think)

Art: Pale Court AU by pickles4nickles

Happy family and the four vessels are knights!

Sibling Dynamics

Fic: Wintertime Woes by DoobleBugs, Pinkrhin0

Big Sister Hornet!

(Anything by DoobleBugs and Pinkrhin0 really)

Art: Vessel duo au by scribbleshanks

Ghost and Hollow on an adventure in Hallownest!

Art: Idiot siblings au by thecornermushroom

Hollow, Hornet, and adult!Ghost and adult!Grimmchild being silly siblings

Fic: A Watcher's Duty by Nym_P_Seudo

Small Hornet and Hollow and Lurien

(Not strictly sibling dynamics, I just enjoy child Hornet more than baby Hornet. And I like Lurien in this)

Nailmasters (I have a special love for the nailmasters. I mean, they have grudges, relationships, and lives that aren’t directly related to the fall of Hallownest! It adds to the charm of the game (Also they’re friend-shaped))

Art: rondoel

Nailmasters!Nailmasters!Nailmasters!

Fic: These Are the Days That Bind Us by TheRechercheRambler

(There’s also a list of ‘inspired by’ in the first chapter for more Nailmasters & Vessels)

Fic: Lil' Nailmasters series by Pollyannam3

Dadsage Sly and little nailmasters! 

Fic: Tales of a Nailsage by an_awful_disaster

Dadsage Sly

Also, lots of baby Hornet (even though I prefer child Hornet over baby Hornet), and wyrmroot fanart (because they’re an odd couple and very difficult to write). 

[artistic-izzy-multifandom]

It’s been forever since I posted my first batch of fanarts, I apologize for that!

To make up for that, lemme show my other fanarts, soon enough I’ll post more!

[tessastarlight]

Just reached the Pure Vessel, and… I gotta be honest: this guy makes Nightmare King Grimm look like the princess

[goblinbugthing]

hey since ive gotten the first 3 endings of hk and im indecisive,

[rivilu]

Hollow Knight is so good, like an excavation of emotions I bottled up so deep i didn't even remember I had em! No i wont acknowledge the last encounter with Quirrel, fuck you

[sleepdeprived-idiot]

everytime i see fanart of grimm being a dad I just get 🥺🥺😢😢😢🥰🥰

especially cause in canon he just gives his child to you and makes it your responsibility

[rambling-fool]

Hollow knight, the only game where you can beat up a traveling jester in his dream for child support

[floweyyyyyy]

injured my hand playing grimms hollow for three hours straight 😔 loss for the gays

@grimmshollow astronomical game good job !!! my little autistic brain took your game and put it right in the spot all the special interests go

[isaac-roc]

I fucking first tried the first pantheon blind on my switch save, and now you're telling me I can't even beat those fucking brothers in the training room on my computer? fuck this earth

good news though, you don't need to do the trial of the fool to complete the journal, the god tamer is in the pantheon even if you haven't encountered her in the colosseum