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So, I'll just get to the point: to make a lot of HK profiles more cohesive, I'd like to go the Undertale route and make a new ability for Hollow Knight:
Essence Physiology
In Hollow Knight, Essence are the fragments of light that dreams and memories are composed of. Essence can take the forms of those who have passed away, the perceptions of bugs manifested (such as Grey Prince Zote), Higher Beings (such as The Radiance), the Dream Realm as a whole, and serve as the foundation for thoughts manifested (such as Godhome). Multiple types of entities are formed of Essence, and possess a number of unique abilities due to their physiology:
-Spirits: Spirits are the memories of bugs given form.
Abilities:
Inorganic Physiology and Light Manipulation: (Type 1. They are composed of Essence, which is fragmented light.)
Non-Physical Interaction and Extrasensory Perception: (Can see and interact with Essence.)
Invisibility and Intangibility: (Cannot be seen or interacted with without the Dream Nail.)
Incorporeality: (Spirits are groups of Essence merely taking the forms of deceased bugs.)
Immortality: (Types 1, 7, and 8. Dreams are "endless", and Spirits forever appear as they had before death. They are reliant on the memories of the bugs that they identify as existing.)
Abstract Existence and Limited Memory Manipulation: (Type 1-memories of deceased bugs. Spirits are the memories of deceased bugs, and will exist so long as they remember and identify with themselves. When the Spirits in the Spirits' Glade are destroyed by The Knight, Revek forgets about them and his purpose, and he forgets about himself as well, allowing The Knight to destroy him. The Warrior Dreams are defeated once they realize that the bugs that they thought they were are already dead, suggesting that disassociating from their identities causes them to revert back into solely Essence.)
This applies to: N/A
(Imgur links with scans to Essence being fragments of light, being memories, being the forms of those who have passed away, The Radiance being made of Essence, dreams being endless, and Revek forgetting about the other Spirits)
-Warrior Dreams: A sub-category of Spirits with that are lingering dreams of fallen warriors. These Spirits can interact with the material world.
Abilities:
All Spirit abilities
Teleportation and Flight: (All Warrior Dreams can teleport and float.)
Immortality and Regeneration: (Type 3 and High, respectively. Warrior Dreams can reform from exploding into Essence.)
Resistance To Deconstruction and Absorption: (Warrior Dreams can only be broken down into Essence particles and siphoned into the Dream Nail once they forget or disassociate with who they represent.)
This applies to: Markoth, Gorb, Marmu, Elder Hu, Galien, Xero, No Eyes
(Imgur link to Warrior Dreams being lingering dreams of fallen warriors)
(Youtube link to Elder Hu teleporting, exploding into Essence and reforming, and floating at 0:22, 2:39, and practically the entire video, respectively)
Dream beings: An overarching category for bugs that exist within the Dream Realm.
Abilities:
Inorganic Physiology and Light Manipulation: (Type 1. They are composed of Essence, which is fragmented light.)
Non-Physical Interaction and Extrasensory Perception: (Can see and interact with Essence.)
Immortality: (Types 1 and 9. Dreams are eternal. They exist solely within the Dream Realm.)
This applies to: Grimmkin (all Keys), Zotelings, Kingsmould
Dream Identities: Dream Identities are bugs' perceptions of themselves, solely manifested within the Dream Realm. These Identities are accessed by entering the dreams of the bugs. While the Dream Identities exist solely within the Dream Realm, deceased bugs with Dream Identities also have Spirits.
Abilities:
All Dream Being abilities
Immortality: (Types 4 and 8. Reliant on the waking bug being alive, as White Defender can be endlessly challenged and destroyed due to the Dung Defender being alive.)
Resurrection: (Dream Identities can restore themselves from being destroyed so long as their waking selves are alive.)
Empowerment: (They are always more powerful than their waking selves due to being fueled by their emotions and thoughts.)
Subjective Reality and Creation: (Bugs can create entire castles in their dreams.)
Abstract Existence: (Type 1-the perceptions of waking bugs. Dream Identities are the perceptions that their waking bugs or other bugs have of them: Grey Prince Zote is the manifestation of Bretta's fantasies about Zote, White Defender is the manifestation of Dung Defender's pride in being a Great Knight, Nightmare King Grimm is the manifestation of the Nightmare's Heart acting through Grimm, etc. So long as the waking bug holds these perceptions, the Dream Identities will still exist: Grey Prince Zote continues to exist after Bretta loses faith in Zote because Zote views himself as a Prince and White Defender continues to exist because Dung Defender holds on to his pride.)
Resistance To Deconstruction and Absorption: (Dream Identities cannot be broken down into Essence and siphoned into the Dream Nail, but their Spirits can be.)
This applies to: Zote (second Key), Grimm (second Key), Dung Defender, False Knight (second Key), Broken Vessel (second Key), and Soul Master (second Key)
(Imgur link with a scan for bugs with Dream Identities also having Spirits)
Gods: The minds of immensely powerful beings called to Godhome.
All Dream Identity abilities
Statistics Amplification: (Can deal double damage and one-shot The Knight on Ascended and Radiant difficulties, respectively.
Superior Subjective Reality: (Of their arenas.)
Duplication and Transformation: (Gods can duplicate themselves, as shown by Vengefly King, and take new forms, as shown by Winged Nosk.)
This applies to: Hollow Knight (first Key), The Radiance (third Key), Nosk, Nailmasters Oro & Mato, Paintmaster Sheo, and Great Nailsage Sly
(Imgur link with a scan for double Vengefly King action)
Hopefully this can be the first big step to getting Hollow Knight on track.
Essence Physiology
In Hollow Knight, Essence are the fragments of light that dreams and memories are composed of. Essence can take the forms of those who have passed away, the perceptions of bugs manifested (such as Grey Prince Zote), Higher Beings (such as The Radiance), the Dream Realm as a whole, and serve as the foundation for thoughts manifested (such as Godhome). Multiple types of entities are formed of Essence, and possess a number of unique abilities due to their physiology:
-Spirits: Spirits are the memories of bugs given form.
Abilities:
Inorganic Physiology and Light Manipulation: (Type 1. They are composed of Essence, which is fragmented light.)
Non-Physical Interaction and Extrasensory Perception: (Can see and interact with Essence.)
Invisibility and Intangibility: (Cannot be seen or interacted with without the Dream Nail.)
Incorporeality: (Spirits are groups of Essence merely taking the forms of deceased bugs.)
Immortality: (Types 1, 7, and 8. Dreams are "endless", and Spirits forever appear as they had before death. They are reliant on the memories of the bugs that they identify as existing.)
Abstract Existence and Limited Memory Manipulation: (Type 1-memories of deceased bugs. Spirits are the memories of deceased bugs, and will exist so long as they remember and identify with themselves. When the Spirits in the Spirits' Glade are destroyed by The Knight, Revek forgets about them and his purpose, and he forgets about himself as well, allowing The Knight to destroy him. The Warrior Dreams are defeated once they realize that the bugs that they thought they were are already dead, suggesting that disassociating from their identities causes them to revert back into solely Essence.)
This applies to: N/A
(Imgur links with scans to Essence being fragments of light, being memories, being the forms of those who have passed away, The Radiance being made of Essence, dreams being endless, and Revek forgetting about the other Spirits)
-Warrior Dreams: A sub-category of Spirits with that are lingering dreams of fallen warriors. These Spirits can interact with the material world.
Abilities:
All Spirit abilities
Teleportation and Flight: (All Warrior Dreams can teleport and float.)
Immortality and Regeneration: (Type 3 and High, respectively. Warrior Dreams can reform from exploding into Essence.)
Resistance To Deconstruction and Absorption: (Warrior Dreams can only be broken down into Essence particles and siphoned into the Dream Nail once they forget or disassociate with who they represent.)
This applies to: Markoth, Gorb, Marmu, Elder Hu, Galien, Xero, No Eyes
(Imgur link to Warrior Dreams being lingering dreams of fallen warriors)
(Youtube link to Elder Hu teleporting, exploding into Essence and reforming, and floating at 0:22, 2:39, and practically the entire video, respectively)
Dream beings: An overarching category for bugs that exist within the Dream Realm.
Abilities:
Inorganic Physiology and Light Manipulation: (Type 1. They are composed of Essence, which is fragmented light.)
Non-Physical Interaction and Extrasensory Perception: (Can see and interact with Essence.)
Immortality: (Types 1 and 9. Dreams are eternal. They exist solely within the Dream Realm.)
This applies to: Grimmkin (all Keys), Zotelings, Kingsmould
Dream Identities: Dream Identities are bugs' perceptions of themselves, solely manifested within the Dream Realm. These Identities are accessed by entering the dreams of the bugs. While the Dream Identities exist solely within the Dream Realm, deceased bugs with Dream Identities also have Spirits.
Abilities:
All Dream Being abilities
Immortality: (Types 4 and 8. Reliant on the waking bug being alive, as White Defender can be endlessly challenged and destroyed due to the Dung Defender being alive.)
Resurrection: (Dream Identities can restore themselves from being destroyed so long as their waking selves are alive.)
Empowerment: (They are always more powerful than their waking selves due to being fueled by their emotions and thoughts.)
Subjective Reality and Creation: (Bugs can create entire castles in their dreams.)
Abstract Existence: (Type 1-the perceptions of waking bugs. Dream Identities are the perceptions that their waking bugs or other bugs have of them: Grey Prince Zote is the manifestation of Bretta's fantasies about Zote, White Defender is the manifestation of Dung Defender's pride in being a Great Knight, Nightmare King Grimm is the manifestation of the Nightmare's Heart acting through Grimm, etc. So long as the waking bug holds these perceptions, the Dream Identities will still exist: Grey Prince Zote continues to exist after Bretta loses faith in Zote because Zote views himself as a Prince and White Defender continues to exist because Dung Defender holds on to his pride.)
Resistance To Deconstruction and Absorption: (Dream Identities cannot be broken down into Essence and siphoned into the Dream Nail, but their Spirits can be.)
This applies to: Zote (second Key), Grimm (second Key), Dung Defender, False Knight (second Key), Broken Vessel (second Key), and Soul Master (second Key)
(Imgur link with a scan for bugs with Dream Identities also having Spirits)
Gods: The minds of immensely powerful beings called to Godhome.
All Dream Identity abilities
Statistics Amplification: (Can deal double damage and one-shot The Knight on Ascended and Radiant difficulties, respectively.
Superior Subjective Reality: (Of their arenas.)
Duplication and Transformation: (Gods can duplicate themselves, as shown by Vengefly King, and take new forms, as shown by Winged Nosk.)
This applies to: Hollow Knight (first Key), The Radiance (third Key), Nosk, Nailmasters Oro & Mato, Paintmaster Sheo, and Great Nailsage Sly
(Imgur link with a scan for double Vengefly King action)
Hopefully this can be the first big step to getting Hollow Knight on track.