#or at least I'm assuming it's a high quality fabric from the weight of the folds

[dripping-moonlight]

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Hornet Fangamer Plush

The most recent addition to my collection. I'm a certified hornet fan so I'd been looking at this little thing for a little while now, and after buying other fangamer hollow knight plushies for a friend I just had to go back for her! detailed thoughts under the break

She's very high quality, with appealing fabric textures and true-to-advertised proportions and size. I could not be happier with her, she's genuinely a very very nice plushie.

Affordability:

She's 28usd, which is similar in price to many of fangamer's plushies. I paid about 40usd (with shipping and taxes) because i'm international. It came to 64aud. Compared to other places though, this isn't that bad. I'm used to usually having to pay at least 80aud for an international fandom plush of this size. Shipping itself was affordable, at 9usd (~15aud) for relatively fast international shipping. Its definitely very good compared to other similar places.

I would definitely consider fangamer to be international buyer friendly, and recommend them if you want good quality fandom merch without paying an outrageous price for shipping.

Fangamer also offers discounts if you have multiple plushies in the same order, when I got hornet I got her by herself but my previous fangamer order had 5usd taken off of one of the plushies because there were two from the hollow knight collection.

Cuddleability:

Personally, I find her to be very cuddleable. She fits very well in my arms and can be held with relative ease, though her head can sometimes make it slightly difficult.

Her body shape is generally pretty flat, and she's very top-heavy. This means that she's very good at just lying on top of you, as she doesn't roll at all or slide off. I found she fits very nicely in my lap as well.

her entire body is soft, and her cloak is made of a stretchy material that makes her quite comfortable against the body, she's stuffed enough to hold her shape but isnt rigid either. Her head adorably bobbles if you pick her up.

The magnet on her back is strong enough to hold the needle on very well while you hold her, and it hasn't fallen off of that back magnet once. I find that it will come off when held in one hand, though. The needle has two magnets inside it (one for the handle, one in the blade for positioning on her back) and she can also put two hands on the needle in certain poses because of this, which holds the needle more firmly.

Equippabilty:

She's very grabbable. She's large enough to be grasped from basically any angle, which makes for some very funny ways to hold her.

Her body is just large enough for me to hold her with two hands, and her arms are angled in a way that allows you to hold her under the armpits with relative ease. her head is also very nicely shaped for grabbing, you can grab her by one horn or two, or even just grab her little face.

Her neck is decently far from her shoulders, which makes throttling her very easy, almost natural. You can also grab her around her arms and body, which reminds me of a cat being restrained by a vet.

Sleepability:

She's generally pretty easy to cuddle to sleep. She can definitely get lost in blankets but she's large enough to be held pretty firmly.

I found the most effective way to do it was by sleeping on my side, with my arm over her. She ended up on my pillow at some point but im a pretty active sleeper.

I did set her needle aside, because I dont want it getting lost. So im not sure if it wouldve stayed on, but probably not.

She didnt have any issues with being uncomfortable, even with her large head she didnt give me trouble falling asleep or getting comfortable. Also her fabric is very nice to touch.

Throwability:

She's not as throwable as youd assume, she's pretty top heavy which does make a pretty funny thump when thrown though.

her weight is so uneven that its difficult to throw her satisfyingly, but she does flop over like a piece of toast if you stand her up which makes up for it.

My thoughts:

She's a very good plushie, very true to her in game design and very appealing to look at. Her magnets are strong, and all of the stitching feels solid. She's a very good plushie of hornet, and would be great in the collection of anyone who likes hollow knight.

She arrived very quickly, and I also received a sticker and art card in the package. I'm overall very satisfied with her and would recommend her to anyone who likes hollow knight or her as a character.

4.75/5 stars

(only lost points in throwability)