The Warrior from the Abyss, Hollow Knight Breaks the Seal!

[meleebrawler]

However, I think a Mii costume is looking very Likely for Knight.... so far both indie fighters that become mii costumes had unique masks.... and Knight fights that very well

Not to mention his own moveset is fairly simplistic and wouldn't be much stretching on a Mii...

 

[zferolie]

Not to mention his own moveset is fairly simplistic and wouldn't be much stretching on a Mii...

Pretty much... I am worried any any indie reps may just become Mii costumes... and I can see it for quite a few. Knight here and Cadence as Mii Swordfighters, and Madeline from Celeste and that guacamelee guy as brawlers... Shantae I could see as maybe a brawler and Reimu as maybe a gunner....

 

[meleebrawler]

Pretty much... I am worried any any indie reps may just become Mii costumes... and I can see it for quite a few. Knight here and Cadence as Mii Swordfighters, and Madeline from Celeste and that guacamelee guy as brawlers... Shantae I could see as maybe a brawler and Reimu as maybe a gunner....

I don't mind it so much for the Knight because there is always Hornet. That's a character with moves not so easily Miied, as is Shantae. Such an intricate spirit battle she got gives me faith that Sakurai knows she is not so simple.

 

[zferolie]

I don't mind it so much for the Knight because there is always Hornet. That's a character with moves not so easily Miied, as is Shantae. Such an intricate spirit battle she got gives me faith that Sakurai knows she is not so simple.

That is true, i didn't consider that paart of her spirit battle. I agree that Hornet couldn't be miied either.

 

[Zeb Nasaki]

Is weird that cuphead and sans got mii costumes before the knight, while his game released on the switch before undertale and cuphead. Could mean nothing, but there is still hope.

 

[zferolie]

Is weird that cuphead and sans got mii costumes before the knight, while his game released on the switch before undertale and cuphead. Could mean nothing, but there is still hope.

Thing is Undertale was a massive MASSIVE fan hit for ages and Sakurai was a huge fan of it. CUphead may have been tied to the Xbox deal, or also Sakurai was a big fan or respected what the developers had to go through.

 

[Marvel-Otaku-Man]

So if the Vessel does end up becoming one of those sick indie costumes, what track of music would you like to come with them? I'd hope for the Sealed Vessel. You know, so we could have the theme of the actual Hollow Knight in the game.

 

[scoobymcsnack]

So if the Vessel does end up becoming one of those sick indie costumes, what track of music would you like to come with them? I'd hope for the Sealed Vessel. You know, so we could have the theme of the actual Hollow Knight in the game.

I would say Sealed Vessel as well. Maybe Decisive Battle could work, but Sealed Vessel being the Hollow Knight's theme makes the most sense.

 

[Cadillac]

Cuphead's moves fits so well as a mii gunner.
Knight could be Miied maybe, but Hornet's moveset is way different than a Mii Swordfighter, so I can at least hope, I think.
Same thing goes with Shantae.
For the music track, I think Sealed Vessel or Hornet.
If we are getting another indie mii costume, then I hope we are getting Shovel Knight.

 

[Goombaic]

I've noticed a full fighter pack for the Knight hasn't been made in this thread yet so I decided to take some time to make one. I did take many liberties and made a lot of unique decisions that would likely not happen in the actual game, but this is just speculation so who really cares?

Spoiler: Hollow Knight Fighter Pack

 

[scoobymcsnack]

I've noticed a full fighter pack for the Knight hasn't been made in this thread yet so I decided to take some time to make one. I did take many liberties and made a lot of unique decisions that would likely not happen in the actual game, but this is just speculation so who really cares?

Spoiler: Hollow Knight Fighter Pack

This is awesome! Great work

 

[zumaddy]

Got Hollow Knight two days ago, 5 hours in and loving it Dunno if he'll ever be a full character but I'd love a deluxe costume w/ music track.

 

[Deleted member]

I mean someone was going to post this video of Delzethin 's here eventually. Might as well be me.

 

[SharkLord]

Support! Hollow Knight is one of, if not the best metroidvanias of the past decade, and I greatly enjoyed it.

 

[Zeb Nasaki]

I will post some of my speculation here

I have a lot of of hope for the knight from hollow knight and recently he has got a lot of popularity in the smash fandom, although he is not in the same level of other request like reimu or shantae, he is definitiveky among the top 3 most requested indue characters and also outside it many non official pools show the knight in great positions even toping the previous two.

Hollow knight has beeen a massive succes on the switch . Since it's realese on switch in 2018 the game's popularity has increased a lot, and if the speculation is correct and the volume 2 was indeed decided in the beggining of 2019. Then hollow knight could have been in the perfect position to be considerate as an indie rep.

Nintendo has constantly been supporting Hollow Knight and team cherry since 2018, from the hollow knight add at e3 2018, advertising Silksong in the e3 2019 with a playable demo, and also in PAX Australia 2019 later that year.

Around december Nintendo considered team cherry as one of their partners, along with other companies like Sega, Bandai, Namco, Square Enix, in a conference in china when they where talking about their coworking companies and Team cherry was mentioned among them, and pretty much they were the only Indie company mentioned there.

I am not saying that this proves that a Hollow Knight rep is coming, is still highly unlikely since is an indie, and is outside from Japan, although not necesarily western since it comes from australia.

But the fact that Silksong is still brought up as one of their major tittles for the coming next year, this could indicate that there is a very strong relationship between team cherry and Nintendo, and the fact that Sliksong will be a timed console exclusive for the switch just brings up more hints that something with Hollow Knight could happen more than a mii costume.

Since a game that by february 2019 has sold over 2 800 000 copies, to put in perspective the entire Shantae franchise in 18 years has sold over a 3 million units by june of this year, and shovel knight by september of 2019 sold over 2.65 million copies, that has been critically aclaimed both by the press and the fans as one of the best metroidvanias and indies of this decade, is definitvely liekly if Nintendo is considering an indie rep not yet represented in smash, since cuphead and sans are way popular but are alredy mii costumes and do not have that relationship with nintendo as a company.

 

[Zeb Nasaki]

This conference in china in question is the one I am refering.
https://mobile.twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1202069386892337153

 

[Paraster]

Spoiler: The Knight (Hollow Knight)

View attachment 310336	The Last Stag Class: ✩ Novice Type: Support/Shield Skill: Braking Ability ↑ Puppet Fighter: Giant Sonic (black) Stage: Forgotten Crossroads Music Track: Crossroads Rules/Conditions: The enemy favors side specials
View attachment 310335	Zote the Mighty Class: ✩ Novice Type: Primary/Grab Trait: N/A Puppet Fighter: The Knight (blue) Stage: Distant Planet Music Track: Decisive Battle Rules/Conditions: The enemy loves to taunt The enemy is giant when badly damaged
View attachment 310337	Hornet Class: ✩✩✩ Ace Type: Primary/Grab Trait: Sword Attack ↑ Puppet Fighter: The Knight (red) Stage: Distant Planet Music Track: Hornet Rules/Conditions: The enemy has increased move speed and jump power The enemy favors melee attacks
View attachment 310338	Mantis Lords Class: ✩✩ Advanced Type: Primary/Shield Trait: Jump ↑ Main Puppet Fighter: Sheik (indigo) Additional Puppets: Sheik (indigo) x2 Stage: The Great Cave Offensive (Ω form) Music Track: Mantis Lords Rules/Conditions: The enemy (all) starts the battle with a Killing Edge The enemy's projectile attacks have increased power Reinforcements (pair) will appear after an enemy (single) id KO'd
View attachment 310339	Seer Class: ✩ Novice Type: Support/Neutral Skill: PSI Attack ↑ Puppet Fighter: Zelda (black) Stage: Magicant Music Track: Radiance Rules/Conditions: Hazard: Slumber Floor Left and right controls will suddenly reverse
View attachment 310340	Broken Vessel Class: ✩✩ Advanced Type: Support/Attack Skill: Mouthful of Curry Puppet Fighter: The Knight (orange) Stage: Brinstar (Ω form) Music Track: Broken Vessel Rules/Conditions: The enemy is injured but powerful The enemy favors neutral specials
View attachment 310341	The Dreamers Class: ✩✩✩ Ace Type: Support/Neutral Skill: First-Strike Advantage Main Puppet Fighter: Giant Jigglypuff (green) Additional Puppets: King K. Rool (black), The Knight (red) Stage: Forgotten Crossroads Music Track: White Palace Rules/Conditions: Hazard: Slumber Floor The enemy (King K. Rool) starts the battle with a Killing Edge The enemy (all) is slow but has super armor
View attachment 310342	Troupe Master Grimm Class: ✩✩✩ Ace Type: Primary/Attack Trait: Fire Attack ↑ Main Puppet Fighter: Daisy (red) Additional Puppet: Tiny Meta Knight (navy) Stage: Reset Bomb Forest (forest only) Music Track: Nightmare King Rules/Conditions: Item: Hothead Hazard: Slumber Floor The enemy (Daisy) can float for longer The enemy (Daisy) has increased attack power when badly damaged
View attachment 310343	Hollow Knight Class: ✩✩✩✩ Legend Type: Support/Attack Skill: Trade-Off Ability ↑↑ Puppet Fighter: Giant Knight (black) Stage: Dracula's Castle Music Track: Sealed Vessel Rules/Conditions: The enemy is slow but has increased defense and attack The enemy has increased jump power The enemy has super armor when badly damaged

Wrote up a Spirit Board for the Knight.