#markoth march

[rocktavian]

One of the things I appreciate about Hollow Knight is the subtle distinctions in the design of each area of the map, and the way that those differences have such an impact on the moment-to-moment feel of being in those places.

What particularly resonates with me is the shades of difference between the three remotest major regions of the map: Deepnest, the Ancient Basin, and Kingdom's Edge. All three share an overall hostile and unsettling feeling, but their respective airs of menace manifest in different ways:

Deepnest wants you dead. Its tunnels are dark, mazelike, and claustrophobic, and when you're in them you're being hunted. Dirtcarvers attack from the ground, Little Weavers attack from the sky. You can't trust the floor to hold beneath your feet. You can't trust a corpse to stay dead. You can't trust your own reflection. Deepnest wants to back you into a corner and eat you and it will not let you forget it.

The Ancient Basin is dead. Airless, nearly empty, nearly silent. In most of the region, the only life you will see is Shadow Creepers, slow and mindless creatures that (per the Hunter's Journal) have never been known to eat or drink. If you dig deep enough you can find the vestiges of life – a lighthouse long abandoned, the vast emptiness where a palace once stood – but even these are few and far between. If the Ancient Basin were to blink into nonexistence, who but you would ever notice?

Kingdom's Edge does not care whether you live or die. Everything in this region is primal and inexorable. It's carved out of irregular cliff faces and yawning chasms over pits of acid. The Hoppers march incessantly forward, turning around occasionally but never stopping or changing their behavior; the Colosseum is equally perpetual, a continuous baying for blood that dumps its corpses ceaselessly into the pits below. Kingdom's Edge will not attack you, but nor will it protect you. Faced with the onslaught of Aspids and Belflies and stalactites, you can carve out a space (as Oro did), or you can get overwhelmed and succumb (as Markoth did). Either way – whether you live or you die – it's your own fault.

The experiences of being in each of these places is totally different. But all three give me that skin-crawling curiosity of "I'm not supposed to be here, but I can't look away."

[psi-kings-sensorium]

[hollowknightheadcanons]

headcanon: xero and markoth h h;old. h. hhands

Yes!!!! 100% agree!!!!!!!!!!

[fandom-with-no-hope]

Oh so I'm able to kill radiant Nightmare King Grimm but I can't beat the pantheon on Hallownest because of Markoth, wonderful

[flecks-of-stardust]

16. Quick tempered, gimme an angry character

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ahem ghost AHEM MARKOTH not necessarily angry, but definitely kitsa. she's definitely the most quick tempered of the lot. possibly part of it is late teens hormones and stuff? but that's also just how she is, really. quick to anger and easy to set off, but she's just as quick to set boundaries and ask for what she needs so she cools off almost as fast. she just has zero tolerance for bullshit and what she doesn't like, and where possible she will Always aim to make her environment comfortable for her. and first and foremost, for her, but then for the people she cares about. 100% would be the person marching up to the counter and saying that 'they asked for no pickles.'

it's also a little tricky sometimes because she's really romance and sex repulsed, and sometimes solice forgets and goes ham with their flirting in front of her, but it doesn't take long for kitsa to remind them. they have some sort of system in place. it's not a huge deal to either of them, and they're pretty good friends anyway.

[mrslittletall]

Xero x Markoth or PK x Grimm for the meme?

Send me an OTP

Let’s do CrimsonNail first:

Who’s the messiest one: I don’t think both of them would be super messy, because I like to think that Xero was once a guard in the palace and Markoth was the seer’s son, so Xero had to keep his place clean because he was a soldier and Markoth got raised right by his mom. Though I think it is Xero, because Seer could get really really scary when Markoth didn’t clean his room as a child. 

Who feels the most uncomfortable about PDA: I... I actually find like 10 different things this shortcut could refer to, but the first one I find has something to do with births and being painless? Well, both of them are guys, so they don’t have any strong feelings on painless births...  OH! It’s public display of affection! I guess, that makes the most sense in a shipping sense. Xero would be all over it while Markoth would be more meh.

Who's the funniest drunk: Markoth is an angry drunk and Xero a sad drunk, so neither of them is particularly funny, though Xero is a bit more funny to watch.

Who texts the most: In a modern AU, Xero would text Markoth whenever he is on a break from work and just get a “Leave me alone, I am busy. You should be busy too.” as reply.

Who has the most embarrassing taste in music: What kind of music do they even listen to in Hallownest? Can anything of it be embarrassing? I actually don’t think that any music taste is embarrassing. You can even like german Schlager and that is valid. If for music taste, I have the feeling Markoth would listen to Grunge and Xero would listen to march music. Who reads the most: Markoth is a more avid reader than Xero. Who’s better with kids: Please don’t let anyone of them take care of kids! Who’s the one that fixes things around the house: Markoth. You don’t even have to ask him, he just does it once he notices that stuff is broken. Who’s got the weirdest hobby: Well, Markoth kinda collects shields... and Xero collects nails. They agree that their hobby is equally weird.

Who cooks and who cleans up: Both of them aren’t the best cooks, but Xero can cook better because Markoth was used to get meals from his mom. Markoth is better at cleaning up though, because he doesn’t want to invoke the wrath of his mom... Now let’s do Pale Nightmare: Who’s the messiest one: Grimm hand’s down! PK is actually very very clean and keeps everything organized to the degree that no one else is allowed to touch his stuff. Grimm just lets everything lying around. Props, food, blankets, whatever he had in his hands doesn’t get back to from where he had it. The troupe members normally clean up after him. Who feels the most uncomfortable about PDA: PK. He is uncomfortable about being seen by others, he would be even more uncomfortable by beeing seen all lovey and mushey with someone. He is only affectionate in private. Who's the funniest drunk: PK. Grimm is very used to drinking and can hold his liquor excellently well, while PK gets drunk quickly and then does stuff he never would do when not drunk. He even can be talked into performing with Grimm when drunk. Needless to say, he wasn’t happy about it once he realized the next day as he woke up with a massive headache. Who has the most embarrassing taste in music: You have listened to their theme songs, correct? None of them. Both of them use music that slaps! Grimm’s music is extremely good and pumping while PK goes more with the somber and melancholy side. Everyone who listens to their music agrees that Grimm’s is better for getting something done while PK’s music is good for relaxing. Who reads the most: PK. I am not too sure if Grimm touches a lot of books. Who’s better with kids: Is that even a question? Grimm. It’s Grimm. Who’s the one that fixes things around the house: PK’s Royal Retainers. Or Grimm’s troupe. They don’t really do that stuff themselves. Who’s got the weirdest hobby: I mean, PK likes to build deadly gauntlets for his children, so him I guess. Who cooks and who cleans up: PK’s Royal Retainers or the Grimm Troupe. Like with the fixing, they don’t really do that stuff themselves.

[psi-kings-sensorium]

Happy Markoth March!!!!! + 2 bonus moths.

[hollowknightheadcanons]

you may kin markoth but your voice could never be as sexy as his

GUYS THIS PERSON THINKS MARKOTH IS SEXY

[hollowknightheadcanons]

Happy Markoth March! My first ever drawing of Markoth (from memory)

[hollowknightheadcanons]

Moth with four arms yes

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YEAAAAH MARK MOTH ON THE GUITAR!!!

[hollowknightheadcanons]

Ok, but imagine Thistlewind and Markoth coming back from another journey, and Thistlewind looks like you'd expect someone to look after a long walk (but still cheerful), but Markoth looks like he tried to fight a bunch of massive moss chargers in a row and got smacked into a wall more than once.

(And Seer just facepalms and sighs)

SKFJSJFJD YEAH!!!

[hollowknightheadcanons]

I headcanon that Markoth is a bitch ass motherfucker. He killed my fucking vessel. That's right; he took his moth fuckin' glowy nail out, and he killed my FUCKING vessel, and he said his nail was "THIS BIG" and I said "that's horrifying"! So I'm making a callout post on my hollownightheadcanons.tumblr.com ask: Markoth, you got a small nail! It's the size of this geo, except WAY smaller! And guess what? Here's what my nail looks like! That's right, baby! Coiled design, triple reinforced, no magic — look at that, it looks like a handle and a triangle! He killed my vessel, so guess what, I'm gonna kill Hallownest! That's right, this is what you get! My SUPER LASER NAIL! Except I'm not gonna kill Hallownest, I'm gonna go higher! I'm killing Pharloom! How do you like that, Pale King!? I'm killing Pharloom, you idiot! You have 23 hours before my nnnnnnnnaaaaiiilllll strikes Hallownest! Now get out of my fucking sight before I kill you too!

mean to markoth

[psi-kings-sensorium]

I have an entire post documenting on the diet of moths but to summarize Markoth hates most food other than sweets and soups. I made one of the hardest bosses in the game a sensitive stomach and made him a picky eater. - Dooblebugs

:0 I love that idea! Thanks for sending it in! Here is Markoth with soup. I didn’t know what do draw so he’s just holding it.

It took so long because I did not know how to draw hands. Especially his hands, considering we never see them.

<- Soup :)

I’m definitely keeping this idea for when I finish a document I’m making about the possible diets of Hallownest bugs.

[hollowknightheadcanons]

The fluff consumes all

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SDHFGDKJ I LOVE THIS THANK YOU

[hollowknightheadcanons]

markoth would give good hugs but there are very few people he is willing to have physical contact with

Can one of those few people be me.

[psi-kings-sensorium]

I’m glad we all agree.