| {{!}}-{{!}}Vessel='''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''', '''[[Small Size]]''' (Type 1; [https://www.reddit.com/r/HollowKnight/comments/a1bm5h/spoiler_some_theoretical_maths_on_the_knights/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x The Knight is about 1'1.5"]), '''[[Self-Sustenance]]''' (All types; The Knight's body is that of a vessel, its true form is a shade), '''[[Weapon Usage]]''' (The Knight is proficient with its nail in combat, defeating various warriors and can even defeat a hoard of enemies within one sitting at the Colosseum of Fools and Hall of Gods), '''[[Non-Physical Interaction]]''' (Can attack [https://youtu.be/3oH2j1Mvipg?t=318 shades] and [https://youtu.be/TO-905euA5k?t=15 dream beings], which are made up of essence), '''[[Accelerated Development]]''' ([https://youtu.be/7pJEGq2I6M8?t=95 The Knight is capable of learning new arts for its weapon quickly]), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' and '''[[Absorption]]''' ([https://youtu.be/CeY3qJFd5Q8?t=138 When attacking enemies], [https://youtu.be/CeY3qJFd5Q8?t=176 The Knight absorbs your soul] [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991828450652454922/unknown.png and uses it as SOUL energy]. When defeating dream variants of enemies, [https://youtu.be/TO-905euA5k?t=148 The Knight can also absorb one's essence]), '''[[Healing]]''' (By using SOUL, [https://youtu.be/CeY3qJFd5Q8?t=213 The Knight can heal its shell with Focus]), '''[[Astral Projection]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/HoJqm8pBr5I?t=190 Vengeful Spirit], [https://youtu.be/HoJqm8pBr5I?t=292 The Knight can shoot a spirit as a projectile with SOUL]. [https://youtu.be/pZdx4CSat7w?t=3133 Desolate Dive] [https://youtu.be/pZdx4CSat7w?t=3198 allows The Knight to strike the ground with SOUL energy]), '''[[Sound Manipulation]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/imrVj_oCpq4?t=139 Howling Wraiths], [https://youtu.be/imrVj_oCpq4?t=150 The Knight uses SOUL to strong sound to blast at foes]), '''[[Darkness Manipulation]]''' (The Knight can use an upgraded version of Vengeful Spirit named [https://youtu.be/SwSeplztq0g?t=229 Shade Soul] [https://youtu.be/mHLJ95uncKw?t=20 to fire a stronger soul that burns foes]. [https://youtu.be/o90iaXcb6ZA?t=177 Descending Darkness] [https://youtu.be/o90iaXcb6ZA?t=7 is a stronger variation of Desolate Dive that strikes down with darkness]. [https://youtu.be/1pRxt-tqZso?t=108 Abyss Shriek] [https://youtu.be/1pRxt-tqZso?t=116 is a stronger variation of Howling Wraiths, blasts foes with screaming SOUL and shadows]), '''[[Flight]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/6z7AEp61OPg?t=613 Mothwing Cloak], [https://youtu.be/6z7AEp61OPg?t=618 The Knight can dash in the air]. With the [https://youtu.be/iiz16GjivjY?t=259 Crystal Heart], [https://youtu.be/iiz16GjivjY?t=269 The Knight can fly at quick speeds in a linear direction]. With the [https://youtu.be/Vifz7sBF-EY?t=622 Monarch Wings], [https://youtu.be/nXISFVcjK90?t=2 The Knight can use a pair of wings to jump in the air]), '''[[Surface Scaling]]''' (With the [https://youtu.be/7ITnhLS51K4?t=549 Mantis Claw], [https://youtu.be/7ITnhLS51K4?t=563 it allows The Knight to wall jump]), '''[[Intangibility]]''' (With the [https://youtu.be/OLKkT7Ilhw4?t=496 Shade Cloak], [https://youtu.be/qKO4AANnBZs?t=46 The Knight can phase through objects]), '''[[Telepathy]]''' (With the [https://youtu.be/AIS1FFDVoxA?t=194 Dream Nail], [https://youtu.be/whiHTouwZww?t=237 The Knight can read the minds of anyone hit by it]), '''[[Dimensional Travel]]''' & '''[[Dream Manipulation]]''' (By striking people with the Dream Nail, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-905euA5k The Knight can travel within someone's dream world]), '''[[Essence Manipulation]]''' (Within the dream world, The Knight can fight your dream variation [https://youtu.be/rKCI_Xj2GHw?t=34 that is made up of your essence]. It uses keeps this essence once defeating various enemies), '''[[Resistance]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/rKCI_Xj2GHw?t=45 The Dream Nail once awoken can cut through even the most protected minds]), '''[[Forcefield Creation|Forcefield]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DK1YQjOA22E?t=37 The Dream Nail once awoken can bypass] [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991876779004411995/unknown.png forcefields]), '''[[Portal Creation]]''' & '''[[Teleportation]]''' (The Knight [https://youtu.be/pXLLQ5oOEes?t=98 can create a dreamgate] [https://youtu.be/pXLLQ5oOEes?t=68 that allows it to travel through locations from dreams]), '''[[Clairvoyance]]''' (With the [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991951924691742770/unknown.png World Sense], The Knight can be aware of how much missing tasks or secrets he's missing), '''[[Regeneration]]''', '''[[Resurrection]]''', & '''[[Immortality]]''' (Mid-Godly. Types 3, 8, and 9. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991890200437477436/unknown.png The Knight] [https://youtu.be/ZzCHe49K2Ys?t=1185 can bring its body and soul back] [https://youtu.be/ZzCHe49K2Ys?t=1233 even when it has no soul, mind, nor essence left]. Its true form is that of a shade, which can come back even if destroyed), '''[[Existence Erasure]]''', '''[[Regeneration]]''' & '''[[Immortality]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' (Mid-Godly & Type 8; [https://youtu.be/FVbLNvcuzLg?t=360 The Knight was able to permanently kill The Radiance]. [https://youtu.be/0XDiWYFGGqY?t=24m20s The Radiance was able to live forever due to always existing within people's memories. Even if the memories are gone, they come back and manifest into The Infection], [https://youtu.be/FVbLNvcuzLg?t=444 which we see was destroyed alongside her]). '''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Acid Manipulation]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/dviItvS4R-I?t=224 Isma's Tear], [https://youtu.be/dviItvS4R-I?t=237 it allows The Knight to be unaffected by acid]), '''[[Madness Manipulation]]''', '''[[Corruption]]''', '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''', '''[[Body Puppetry]]'''/'''[[Possession]]''', '''[[Dream Manipulation]]''', '''[[Essence Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/99oaJiZOnLI?t=167 Unaffected by The Infection], [https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Violent_Husk which corrupts those infected] and [https://youtu.be/31-TDWj3Szo?t=18 can even take over corpses that have been dead]. [https://youtu.be/QFQZd9-mOec?t=17 The Infection can also infect those within dream worlds and the beings within, which are made up of essence]), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' (Can take hits from other vessels without having their soul absorbed), '''[[Empathic Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Willpower Manipulation]]''' (Vessels are stated to have [https://youtu.be/OUJcGWoN5kU?t=186 no minds][https://youtu.be/OUJcGWoN5kU?t=207 nor will]), '''[[Cold Manipulation|Cold]]''' ([https://youtu.be/ZUUFCfVAmSM?t=268 Unaffected by the cold winds at Kingdom's Age when fighting Hornet]) | | {{!}}-{{!}}Vessel='''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''', '''[[Small Size]]''' (Type 1; [https://www.reddit.com/r/HollowKnight/comments/a1bm5h/spoiler_some_theoretical_maths_on_the_knights/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x The Knight is about 1'1.5"]), '''[[Self-Sustenance]]''' (All types; The Knight's body is that of a vessel, its true form is a shade), '''[[Weapon Usage]]''' (The Knight is proficient with its nail in combat, defeating various warriors and can even defeat a hoard of enemies within one sitting at the Colosseum of Fools and Hall of Gods), '''[[Non-Physical Interaction]]''' (Can attack [https://youtu.be/3oH2j1Mvipg?t=318 shades] and [https://youtu.be/TO-905euA5k?t=15 dream beings], which are made up of essence), '''[[Accelerated Development]]''' ([https://youtu.be/7pJEGq2I6M8?t=95 The Knight is capable of learning new arts for its weapon quickly]), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' and '''[[Absorption]]''' ([https://youtu.be/CeY3qJFd5Q8?t=138 When attacking enemies], [https://youtu.be/CeY3qJFd5Q8?t=176 The Knight absorbs your soul] [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991828450652454922/unknown.png and uses it as SOUL energy]. When defeating dream variants of enemies, [https://youtu.be/TO-905euA5k?t=148 The Knight can also absorb one's essence]), '''[[Healing]]''' (By using SOUL, [https://youtu.be/CeY3qJFd5Q8?t=213 The Knight can heal its shell with Focus]), '''[[Astral Projection]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/HoJqm8pBr5I?t=190 Vengeful Spirit], [https://youtu.be/HoJqm8pBr5I?t=292 The Knight can shoot a spirit as a projectile with SOUL]. [https://youtu.be/pZdx4CSat7w?t=3133 Desolate Dive] [https://youtu.be/pZdx4CSat7w?t=3198 allows The Knight to strike the ground with SOUL energy]), '''[[Sound Manipulation]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/imrVj_oCpq4?t=139 Howling Wraiths], [https://youtu.be/imrVj_oCpq4?t=150 The Knight uses SOUL to strong sound to blast at foes]), '''[[Darkness Manipulation]]''' (The Knight can use an upgraded version of Vengeful Spirit named [https://youtu.be/SwSeplztq0g?t=229 Shade Soul] [https://youtu.be/mHLJ95uncKw?t=20 to fire a stronger soul that burns foes]. [https://youtu.be/o90iaXcb6ZA?t=177 Descending Darkness] [https://youtu.be/o90iaXcb6ZA?t=7 is a stronger variation of Desolate Dive that strikes down with darkness]. [https://youtu.be/1pRxt-tqZso?t=108 Abyss Shriek] [https://youtu.be/1pRxt-tqZso?t=116 is a stronger variation of Howling Wraiths, blasts foes with screaming SOUL and shadows]), '''[[Flight]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/6z7AEp61OPg?t=613 Mothwing Cloak], [https://youtu.be/6z7AEp61OPg?t=618 The Knight can dash in the air]. With the [https://youtu.be/iiz16GjivjY?t=259 Crystal Heart], [https://youtu.be/iiz16GjivjY?t=269 The Knight can fly at quick speeds in a linear direction]. With the [https://youtu.be/Vifz7sBF-EY?t=622 Monarch Wings], [https://youtu.be/nXISFVcjK90?t=2 The Knight can use a pair of wings to jump in the air]), '''[[Surface Scaling]]''' (With the [https://youtu.be/7ITnhLS51K4?t=549 Mantis Claw], [https://youtu.be/7ITnhLS51K4?t=563 it allows The Knight to wall jump]), '''[[Intangibility]]''' (With the [https://youtu.be/OLKkT7Ilhw4?t=496 Shade Cloak], [https://youtu.be/qKO4AANnBZs?t=46 The Knight can phase through objects]), '''[[Telepathy]]''' (With the [https://youtu.be/AIS1FFDVoxA?t=194 Dream Nail], [https://youtu.be/whiHTouwZww?t=237 The Knight can read the minds of anyone hit by it]), '''[[Dimensional Travel]]''' & '''[[Dream Manipulation]]''' (By striking people with the Dream Nail, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO-905euA5k The Knight can travel within someone's dream world]), '''[[Essence Manipulation]]''' (Within the dream world, The Knight can fight your dream variation [https://youtu.be/rKCI_Xj2GHw?t=34 that is made up of your essence]. It uses keeps this essence once defeating various enemies), '''[[Resistance]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/rKCI_Xj2GHw?t=45 The Dream Nail once awoken can cut through even the most protected minds]), '''[[Forcefield Creation|Forcefield]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DK1YQjOA22E?t=37 The Dream Nail once awoken can bypass] [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991876779004411995/unknown.png forcefields]), '''[[Portal Creation]]''' & '''[[Teleportation]]''' (The Knight [https://youtu.be/pXLLQ5oOEes?t=98 can create a dreamgate] [https://youtu.be/pXLLQ5oOEes?t=68 that allows it to travel through locations from dreams]), '''[[Clairvoyance]]''' (With the [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991951924691742770/unknown.png World Sense], The Knight can be aware of how much missing tasks or secrets he's missing), '''[[Regeneration]]''', '''[[Resurrection]]''', & '''[[Immortality]]''' (Mid-Godly. Types 3, 8, and 9. [https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/497603048869199896/991890200437477436/unknown.png The Knight] [https://youtu.be/ZzCHe49K2Ys?t=1185 can bring its body and soul back] [https://youtu.be/ZzCHe49K2Ys?t=1233 even when it has no soul, mind, nor essence left]. Its true form is that of a shade, which can come back even if destroyed), '''[[Existence Erasure]]''', '''[[Conceptual Manipulation]]''', '''[[Memory Manipulation]]''', '''[[Regeneration]]''' & '''[[Immortality]]''' '''[[Negation]]''' (Mid-Godly & Type 8; [https://youtu.be/FVbLNvcuzLg?t=360 The Knight was able to permanently kill The Radiance]. [https://youtu.be/0XDiWYFGGqY?t=24m20s The Radiance was able to live forever due to always existing within people's memories. Even if the memories are gone, they come back and manifest into The Infection], [https://youtu.be/FVbLNvcuzLg?t=444 which we see was destroyed alongside her]), '''[[Sealing]]''' ([https://youtu.be/FVbLNvcuzLg?t=39 Can seal The Infection alongside The Radiance]). '''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Acid Manipulation]]''' (With [https://youtu.be/dviItvS4R-I?t=224 Isma's Tear], [https://youtu.be/dviItvS4R-I?t=237 it allows The Knight to be unaffected by acid]), '''[[Madness Manipulation]]''', '''[[Corruption]]''', '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''', '''[[Body Puppetry]]'''/'''[[Possession]]''', '''[[Dream Manipulation]]''', '''[[Essence Manipulation]]''', & '''[[Memory Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/99oaJiZOnLI?t=167 Unaffected by The Infection], [https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Violent_Husk which corrupts those infected] and [https://youtu.be/31-TDWj3Szo?t=18 can even take over corpses that have been dead]. [https://youtu.be/QFQZd9-mOec?t=17 The Infection can also infect those within dream realms and the beings within, which are made up of essence and memories]), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' (Can take hits from other vessels without having their soul absorbed), '''[[Empathic Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Willpower Manipulation]]''' (Vessels are stated to have [https://youtu.be/OUJcGWoN5kU?t=186 no minds][https://youtu.be/OUJcGWoN5kU?t=207 nor will]), '''[[Cold Manipulation|Cold]]''' ([https://youtu.be/ZUUFCfVAmSM?t=268 Unaffected by the cold winds at Kingdom's Age when fighting Hornet]), '''[[Regeneration Negation]]''', '''[[Immortality Negation]]''', '''[[Existence Erasure]]''', & '''[[Conceptual Manipulation]]''' (Mid-Godly & Type 8; Is unable to be killed by the Hollow Knight who can also fully kill The Radiance), '''[[Reality Warping]]''' (Can overcome The Radiance's power over dream realms, [https://hollowknight.fandom.com/wiki/Dreamshield?so=search including those that can freely shape them]<ref>Defensive charm once wielded by a tribe that could shape dreams</ref>) |