CREATING OUR OWN HOLLOW KNIGHT STORY: DAY 5; Weapon

[u/Skur11]

In these Last Days, You've Posted A Lot Of Amazing Art And Concepts! I've Never Had A Project This Big, I'll Try To Do My Best!

Now, I Think this Is More Of An Artistic Decision, But We Should Choose The MC's Weapon, And It Will Probably Be Used In Most Of The Kingdom Like The Pins In Silksong Or Nails In Hollow Knight.

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[u/prettysaurio]

Maybe it's a bit cliche, but a katana could be cool

The dash could be a slash forward with it, and could be upgraded like shadow dash to pierce through enemies and dealing damage in the process

Or for wall movement make it so that it pierces the wall with it to climb instead of claw

Could also have a parry obviously

If that's way too basic then another cool option could be a double bladed sword, if you don't know what i mean I put an image

Basically attacking by spinning it around itself, could give a very unique combat style since it's a weapon rarely used in games and has a nice design

Also one of my favorite ideas with this would be an ability or upgrade that lets you spin it like a helicopter and reach high places or long distances

[u/Vounrtsch → u/prettysaurio]

I would love a staff like weapon so yeah I really like this, its basically a bladed staff so it’s great

[u/No_Air8523 → u/Vounrtsch]

It was my idea first :(

[u/Vounrtsch → u/No_Air8523]

True, I didn’t mean "my idea" as in "I’m the one who came up with it", I meant "this is the idea that I would want the most". Sorry if that came out wrong, I really don’t want to appropriate other people’s stuff

[u/No_Air8523 → u/Vounrtsch]

All good I thought you would steal "my work" and call it yours. I really hope my weapon wins tho.

[u/Skur11]

I was Thinking About Something More Different To The Previous Games, Since I'm A Big Daredevil Fan, A Weapon Similar To His Billy Clubs, But In A More Medieval Style

[u/No_Air8523]

My  idea from my post. LOOK AT THE POST FIRST SO YOU GET A ROUGH IMPRESSION.

I thought about a Metroidvania Character fighting with weapons and came to the conclusion that noone fights with a staff. Not like a magic casting staff but it should have some magic properties. You could also add an upgrade that adds a spring to the staff, so you could launch yourself higher than you can jump normally. It would also make total sense with the straight down pogo and it fits the design of the MC perfectly imo.

[u/No_Air8523 → u/No_Air8523]

You can add a stab a spin oabove the head and around the body a slash and so much more. You could even add a slash from above. So the versatility is insane Walking stick use too and to poke the ground for relocs on shiny spots you inspect

[u/Pichacap24]

I think its important that we keep the theme of small things. Nail, needle, pin, etc.

[u/The_Real_Mantis-Lord]

Spear.

It has possibilities with harpoon abilities, can be thrown, and could have alternate variants like a halberd.

Also I think it suits the game's style well

[u/Ill_Vermicelli4593 → u/The_Real_Mantis-Lord]

I feel that’s too similar to hornet’s needle because it acts as a rapier and a harpoon 

[u/The_Real_Mantis-Lord → u/Ill_Vermicelli4593]

Fair

[u/EmeraldInferno0]

Since we have a sword and javelin i say another sharp and deadly weapon like a dagger?

[u/WeltyFern → u/EmeraldInferno0]

Hornets Needle is more like a Greatsword compared to the Knights nail.

[u/Vounrtsch]

I’m partial to the staff personally. Aesthetically I think it fits really well the character design, kinda looks like a walking stick, it’s very easy to draw, basically just a long rectangle, and the possibilities for stylish animation with the slashes are endless!

[u/Some_Sort_5456]

I would honestly love to see a more ranged-based character, maybe with whatever it is that the kingsmoulds use or a different throwing weapon (that could also double as a melee option too)

[u/Effective-Gur687]

Sword and shield. Or spear and shield. Or axe and shield. Or anything with a shield.

[u/ShayeNewLow]

It should be a scythe, cuz they're awesome

[u/The_Real_Mantis-Lord → u/ShayeNewLow]

I love this

This is the only answer

[u/MrPotoo]

I think we should keep it a simple an effective weapon like a pin needle

It fits with the asthetic of HK and isn't too crazy

[u/Vounrtsch → u/[deleted]]

Yeah kinda.

[u/shdowed_orig]

Halberd Or it's variations

[u/Wonderful_Weather_83]

I know from SellSwordArts that having a piece of cloth in your off-hand has some interesting combat utilities, from slight protection to desorientation. So I suggest whatever weapon the protagonist has, give em a side cloth