I agree with this take. And isn't the rest of the body void? I'm surprised how many top comments are just, "it's your shell, you're a bug, duh." It seemed pretty explicit to me that the Pale King created these vessels to house void. The Knight is definitely not a normal bug.
Nah, in that case it's the vessel for the vessel. Because it's the figure of void that's a vessel, one that will store the infection and seal away the Radiance.
A lot of comments saying the vessels are bugs. They’re not actually bugs, since they’re created from the combination of Pale King, White Lady, and Void. None of those three are bugs.
You have tree sorts of faces you have normal,shell and the mask.the point of da mask is for giving people faces so de can live if there are not born whit one.shell is a sort of more fragile face and yes some critters have it other than hornet and the vessels
Its thier face. Their head. Thier skull. Thier only white because as we've established, there's a secret npc called the mask maker who literally painted them all that way ( or they were just born with white faces or it could be an homage to the Pale king, who was all white)
masks! for whatever reason masks are important in Hollow Knight (also that's where you're fucking soul is, more like your shade but your shade is your soul?)
Most of the comments are saying that it’s a shell and are providing proof, so I’ll go with that. But can someone tell me what the purpose of the shell is? Why do the vessels wear these shells?
The “skull/mask/exoskeleton” everyone is talking about that’s wrong the “skull” is the vessel it holds the shade which is why when we die it breaks (or at least that’s my theory) (also the knight is NOT NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN A BUG)
Some bugs wear shells but some wear masks. The difference is shells are apart of there body but masks are not. The knight you play as wears a shell but quarrel is an example of someone who wears a mask. Some bugs wear them to hide there identity to themselves as well as others
That is the knights shell but some bugs where things that look similar but are called masks because they are not their body Look into mask maker dialogue
So my head cannon says this is the part of the body that union of the pale king and white lady created in creating these vessels. The void/shade obviously inhabits this shell creating the entire being. I am not certain if the shell was at one point alive and killed for the void to fill or if they never were viable.
wait so if this is the shell of the knight… yet why does it fall off when you turn into a shade (dead) can shades just not wear shells if so then how is it wearing it in general
The skulls are there shell the only thing left of the what would be the pale kings kid said shells are filled with the void to create all the vessels (if I’m not wrong)
Well, if it’s a shell or a mask, then I guess you could wear it if the hole in the bottom is big enough. Hey, maybe it’s a shell and a mask used to keep the Shade in. And is the Shade the Knight’s soul or…?
Bugs have shells. Some of their shells happen to look like skulls. They are a part of their bodies.
The game calls it the shell. This is the knight's shell.
Is this it’s shell or a mask though
Basically exoskeletons
isn’t it called a mask?
Vessels don’t wear them, that is the vessel. It’s literally the “vessel” for the shade inside.
I agree with this take. And isn't the rest of the body void? I'm surprised how many top comments are just, "it's your shell, you're a bug, duh." It seemed pretty explicit to me that the Pale King created these vessels to house void. The Knight is definitely not a normal bug.
Nah, in that case it's the vessel for the vessel. Because it's the figure of void that's a vessel, one that will store the infection and seal away the Radiance.
It is the shell. It is NOT a mask. The masks are separate. The game calls it a shell several times.
Ooh I'm interested, I never got into that whole mask lore, what's their significance?
i think its interchangeable. we literally have masks
I'm like 90% sure that is THEIR skull, they are bugs, bugs have exoskeletons
Though, in the Vessels' case, the exoskeletons are replaced with Shades.
Agree.
This is getting into some story spoilers so be advised, mainly about how the vessels are made and about the hollow knight so be warned
my dude that is their wholeass head
It’s the shell of the offspring of the pale king and white lady, while the shade inside is the void that hollowed it out.
I'm pretty sure that's it's head
A lot of comments saying the vessels are bugs. They’re not actually bugs, since they’re created from the combination of Pale King, White Lady, and Void. None of those three are bugs.
seeing some misconceptions here so:
Can you provide evidence for all of this? Or can someone else actually confirm it?
it's the literal head
I think it’s there skulls
You have tree sorts of faces you have normal,shell and the mask.the point of da mask is for giving people faces so de can live if there are not born whit one.shell is a sort of more fragile face and yes some critters have it other than hornet and the vessels
Its thier face. Their head. Thier skull. Thier only white because as we've established, there's a secret npc called the mask maker who literally painted them all that way ( or they were just born with white faces or it could be an homage to the Pale king, who was all white)
I mean it’s the pale kings child so I’d assume it’s nothing to do with homage and it’s just being related.
The Vessels were born from the Pale Beings, so it's likely because of that.
It's the same king of skull you are wearing
masks! for whatever reason masks are important in Hollow Knight (also that's where you're fucking soul is, more like your shade but your shade is your soul?)
That wouldn't make sense, they clearly are born with this as seen in the abyss, bugs have exoskeletons, so that would just be their skull
So, the soul is the mask or the mask shades the soul?
It's actually not a mask but a shell!
Most of the comments are saying that it’s a shell and are providing proof, so I’ll go with that. But can someone tell me what the purpose of the shell is? Why do the vessels wear these shells?
why do you wear your face?
It’s a shell they’re bugs it’s protection
Depending on how far into the game you are i will answer. I simply don't wanna spoil you on some pretty important details.
I’m pretty sure that when the pale king made the vessels he needed a shell to contain the void (what the vessels are made of)
The skull is a mask
because we’re on the subject i wonder what mask The Knight would choose if it could get its hands on some?
It's their shells
it not a skull its their skull
Souls probably
Wat
Calcium
The mask maker refers to the knights mask, hinting to the possibility that the knights body and mask/skull are to contain the void within
It's a shell and ever vessels shell is diffrent but I don't realy know if bugs can take it off in the game but probaly not...
The “skull/mask/exoskeleton” everyone is talking about that’s wrong the “skull” is the vessel it holds the shade which is why when we die it breaks (or at least that’s my theory) (also the knight is NOT NOR HAS IT EVER BEEN A BUG)
their heads
It's their shell. Keeps the void in them relatively in check, at least until it breaks.
That's their face
Some bugs have shells but some of them get masks from the mask maker
Some bugs wear shells but some wear masks. The difference is shells are apart of there body but masks are not. The knight you play as wears a shell but quarrel is an example of someone who wears a mask. Some bugs wear them to hide there identity to themselves as well as others
Kytin
That is the knights shell but some bugs where things that look similar but are called masks because they are not their body Look into mask maker dialogue
So my head cannon says this is the part of the body that union of the pale king and white lady created in creating these vessels. The void/shade obviously inhabits this shell creating the entire being. I am not certain if the shell was at one point alive and killed for the void to fill or if they never were viable.
That's part of his body.
That’s it’s face…
the pokedex says its the skull from their dead mother :)
Mask maker moment
Exoskeleton?
Their exoskeleton?
wait so if this is the shell of the knight… yet why does it fall off when you turn into a shade (dead) can shades just not wear shells if so then how is it wearing it in general
They are the skulls of beetles in which you play as
Their... Shell, I always assumed it was their body and their shade was just their spirit
i always thought they were like beetle skulls, y'know?
It is a shell, but where it came from we may never know.
The skulls are there shell the only thing left of the what would be the pale kings kid said shells are filled with the void to create all the vessels (if I’m not wrong)
It's their heads, not that hard
Maybe it's their parents that died in a war or something or just died and they wear their skull like cubone
In-game, it’s called a shell. however, that does not even tell us much about what it is. so i have no idea..
we dont know what the point of the mask is, ask the dream stans
Idk, I guess it's shell or something to house the void
Skulls
it's called their fucking head
That’s a shell. Bugs don’t have skulls. They have exoskeletons. Basically like armor. It’s just a stylistic choice to make their heads white
Its a head
its the shell of the vessel
Technically they are shells (as the rest of the community has said)
What’s their name?
It's part of their shell
I like to think the void is sort of like a liquid. like we see in the black lake. So the shell kind of gives it a shape to form into over time
I saw some images of the “anatomy,” and most suggest that the Void substance (as in it being a liquid) just takes the shape of the mask or shell.
what would happen if i wore it
Well, if it’s a shell or a mask, then I guess you could wear it if the hole in the bottom is big enough. Hey, maybe it’s a shell and a mask used to keep the Shade in. And is the Shade the Knight’s soul or…?
They are your mums ba//5
The knights shell is its physical being what keeps it together. That’s why it falls apart when it dies
Mask/Vessel
Well, you can see Hornet, wich is her sister, and its the same as the knight or the hollow knight, same type of body and skull/vessel.
This fandom really has nothing left to talk about huh