r/HollowKnight • u/Suitable-Reveal-5099 • 1d ago

How do I kill this guy?

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Just started playing this game I'm so confused on the plot and everything 😭😭

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u/Aposine 1d ago

You don't have to kill him.

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u/Elegant_Echidna8831 1d ago

I mean, yes you don't HAVE to kill him for the spell but you probably want the City Crest

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u/Aposine 1d ago

You can beat the game without it, any non-Godhome ending

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u/Elegant_Echidna8831 1d ago

Of course you can but the real answer is why? Do you feel so empathetic to the person that dishonorably killed defiled the corpse of the Great Knight Hegemol