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Hollow Knight: Zotesoul (or simply Zotesoul) is a video game in the Hollow Knight series. Just like Hollow Knight: Silksong, it starts with a new protagonist which is Zote the Mighty. It has the famous 2D Metroidvania gameplay and it mainly focuses on exploration.
It is available on Nintendo Homebrew, PlayStation 4 and on XBOX One.
Gameplay[]
Similar to Hollow Knight, the player gets to control Zote, and once dying, Zote's soul gets released. If Zote fails to defeat his shade and then dies, all his Geo will be lost and will never be returned again. Zote can have up to 18 Masks and 9 Lifeblood masks, with the Lifeblood masks added in Update 1.1.
Health/Soul[]
Masks[]
Masks are the health of Zote, and once the game started for the first time, Zote starts with 7 Masks shards. If all of them break, Zote's shade is released.
Lifeblood Masks[]
Lifeblood Masks are unrecoverable and fragile masks which cannot be healed with Focus. If Zote dies with a lifeblood mask, it is gone for good.
Shade[]
Zote's shade is an enemy once released and it can be killed to return all the Geo and fix your Soul gauge.
Soul[]
Zote's power source. It can be used to cast Spells and use the Dream Nail. Using the Dream Nail needs 1 Soul.
Enemies[]
| Enemy name | Description | Health | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Segmented Storm | A small, violent thunder cloud which always aims for Zote and shoots reflectable Infection Strikes. | 50 (20 in shield, 30 in broken shield) | Common |
| Segmented Folly | A blob-like creature which very often throws balls of Infection Slime. | 10 | Common |
| Segmented Tendrils | Invincible tentacle-like strings which grab vessels' legs and then dismember them. | (invincible) | Rare |
| Helium Segment | Exploding, small brick which flies around Zote. | 1 | Very common |
| Helium Octopus | Octopus which blows Zote away and is friendly. | Invincible | Very rare |
| Helium Whale | A sperm whale which lives in water and sprouts acid from it. | 500 (250 for shell, 250 for bare shell) | Very, very rare |
| Helium Ghost | A ghost which can possess Zote and convince him into slicing himself with his nail. | 66 | Common in dark places |
| Helium Rock | A explosive insect in disguise which can't be damaged. | 0 | Common near lakes or seasides |
Bosses[]
True Crook[]
A chubby, large moss-like creature which looks like a Moss Charger.
Attacks[]
Charge: Chases Zote until it gets to the edge.
Blow: Blows Zote away and Zote can block their mouth.
Shell Sacrifice: Blows up their own shell and reveals to be a Maggot.
Hermit Lords[]
Three giant blue and navy coloured Hermit Crabs which hate Zote.
Attacks[]
Pincer Dash: Runs from edge to edge until Zote hits them 10 times and staggers.
Crab Summon: Summons small crabs.
Shell Drill: Digs through the ground until targets to Zote.
Dual Dung Defenders[]
The same as Dung Defenders, except there are two of them.
They have the same attacks as the Dung Defender and White Defender.
Giga Hermit[]
The final boss of the game. They can stagger twice.
Attacks[]
Segmented Tendrils: Launches giant tentacles from their cloak.
Spark: Throws electric circles at Zote which can be dodged.
Quad Blade: Uses four arms to attempt to kill Zote with swords.
The Vengeance[]
The true final boss. They can stagger three times. Zote can access this bossfight with the Dream Nail and Void Fury charm.
Attacks[]
Sonic Blaster: Launches electric, blue lazers at Zote and can be missed.
Sword Blaster: Makes a spiral of swords and throws them all at Zote, exploding after 1 second.
Blade Wall: Attempts to decapitate Zote with alot of swords.
Orb: Launches three circles at Zote, bursting when stuck on the ground.
Ending[]
After the Absolute Vengeance has been defeated, Bretta's shade helps to rip open Vengeance's eye, Zote breaks his own shell and turns into his shade form and strikes the final blows with the help of Bretta. When the Vengeance has been defeated, Bretta drags Vengeance down to the Void, both of them then consume all the essence from Vengeance and Void Tendrils break Vengeance down.
After the Vengeance was broken, the screen cuts to a cutscene when Bretta recovers from being a Shade, and then notices Zote's shell being broken into 3 shards. Then, it shows a black card saying "THE END", with the staff credits.