Is it possible complete Hollow Knight without beating the False Knight?
The only thing that the False Knight blocks off is Vengeful Spirit and the City Crest. I know that the City Crest is not needed, since the City of Tears can be accessed from Deepnest via the tramway and the Ancient Basin.
I'm currently stuck in Crystal Peak, which I entered by grinding Geo to get the Lumafly Lantern, negating the need for Desolate Dive. If I can get the Crystal Heart, I think I can get to Greenpath via the Howling Cliffs (assuming none of the platforming there needs the Mothwing Cloak). My issue is, I think I need the Mantis Claw to get to the Crystal Heart.
- Is it possible to get the Crystal Heart before defeating the False Knight?
- If so, can the rest of the game be completed without the Vengeful Spirit?
- Otherwise, is there another possible route?
Best Answer
After the False Knight's first rage attack you can break the wall/gate on the left of the arena to escape the fight without beating him. So the answer to the first question is yes.
But I feel like you're more interested in whether you can actually beat the game without Vengeful Spirit, and I don't think that's possible. Even the Low% All Glitches speedrun category, which beats the game in 8% still picks up the Vengeful Spirit (of course that doesn't mean it's required, it just means picking it up is required to beat the game in 8%).
There was a post on reddit a year ago about trying to beat the game without Vengeful Spirit and it wasn't possible at the time. Though there is one comment saying that there's a frame perfect trick to kill the Elder Baldur without it, so maybe it is just barely possible?
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How do you skip the false knight fight?
Besides defeating him, False Knight is unlocked in the Pantheon of the Master and the Hall of Gods if he was skipped by breaking the left wall during his fight and leaving the room. The arena is larger than in the base game, no difficulty differences. He does not fall through the floor prior to defeat.How do you beat Hollow Knight without vengeful spirit?
Option 1: Get past the greenpath-blocking baldur So the most obvious way of skipping vengeful spirit would be to somehow kill or get past the baldur enemy that blocks your progression into greenpath.What do you do after you beat False Knight Hollow Knight?
Once you've hit the False Knight enough, he'll stagger and fall on his chest. His real head will then be revealed. If you've taken damage so far, this is the best time to heal as he will stay on the ground for a substantial amount of time.Is False Knight infected?
One. That one infected maggot was a lot stronger, due to being infected, and attacked the Champion, while he was outside of the armor or sleeping or something. This champion is now dying and infected, and the first infected maggot steals the armor. He's not the real knight, so he's called The False Knight.what to do after False knight
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Answer 2
I don't think this is possible. Without Vengeful Spirit, it does not seem possible to beat the Baldur Elder sitting at the beginning of Greenpath.
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