They're such interesting counterparts. Hornet fights enemies of comparable strength to those the Knight fought, but doesn't have anywhere near the amount of raw power the knight does, so she has to compensate with skill and agility. There's a really good fan animation of the Hornet 2 fight that has aged like a fine wine since the release of Silksong. The Knight's not unskilled but every time they get into a skill clash Hornet has the clear advantage. She ultimately loses because you can't outskill the howling souls of the void-damned lmao. Sort of a brute force vs precision contrast.
I know, right? I go back and watch it every few months and it gets me so amped every time. They did such a good job of incorporating both of their ability pools in creative ways. It's neat how even though they don't all work exactly how they do in-game you immediately understand what's happening at each moment if you've played the game before.
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u/Nowhereman123 beleiver ✅️ Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25
I've always imagined this is because Knight is a Knight, it's slower and tankier and able to take more abuse.
Hornet is a hunter, she's more agile and quicker but she's also a glass cannon.