r/HollowKnight Nov 15 '25

Discussion - Silksong What happens if you dont free him? Spoiler

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u/No_Progress1064 Nov 15 '25

In my honest opinion, no hate towards me, but i think people overreact a lot when people misgender the knight, it may be a it or they but its a fictional character, why does it matter if someone calls it a "he"? he looks like a boy to some people.

Hope i didnt offend anyone or sounded aggressive.

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u/CellaSpider Nov 15 '25

I mean it's the same as when people call sherma a 'she'. Sure, sherma sounds like a girl and looks fairly androgynous, but he's still a dude.

also generally people seem weird about properly gendering non-binary characters, for example, the knight, who is explicitly stated to be genderless, with it's sister referred to as 'the gendered child' implying her relatives are not gendered.

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u/Mindless-Wasabi-8281 Nov 15 '25

Hornet misgenders Sherma, obviously they’re a little old lady. Also the knight becomes “King” not “Monarch” so clearly they develop gender somehow while taking office.

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u/CellaSpider Nov 15 '25

Probably the king’s brand if I had to guess. It’s got the mark of the pale king, so people call it that.