#xero knight

[weeklyxero]

Xero Knight Custom Skin

It's here!!! Xero Knight is real!!!

Download the skin [here] and have fun ✨

All Knight and Knight-related sprites have been changed, and much of the plot-relevant dialogue has been altered. I have had a blast coming up with this skin, and I'm excited to finally share it.

Happy Halloween!

[demgozellegs]

Me when I make way too much art for my own good.

(closeups)

[lizbot]

[littlebittyhollowbugs]

[maskerat]

been thinking about this guy. Xero gives me huge samurai vibes so I tried to play around with his design, gave him katanas and stuff. still learning:)

[p---l---c]

community vote said to do Xero in this palette

[patchworkmelody]

So I was learning Xero (studying and sketching his sprites and shapes) and I had the sudden thought that his horns look like handles. Handlebars, even. So...

The Xooter

[boyyardee]

Just some bugs and people bug people

[toadslug]

I think Xero would think he's annoying 😃

[duskydrawings]

The Pale King and His Pure Vessel

[thehappiestgolucky]

thinking bout the. bugs

and like. headcanon lore moment. gives them elf (half-elf? undecided) lifespan rules actually

[weeklyxero]

Baby Xero should be lifting some weights, because the any rad players are loving him and using the skin

training montage

[demgozellegs]

also mofs (WIP)

[ka-shi-kat]

"Do not call me a traitor. Simply call me a fool"

[bluegekk0]

babygirl (malnourished and traumatized)

some au lore for this under the cut

as you can see, he was really skinny before the "feral" chapter of the au. that is because, as i mentioned before, he pretty much only survived on soul. he had multiple reasons to do so, most of them rooted in trauma and the fear of rejection. he was born a weak runt, and having to fight for scraps all of his childhood turned him very food-greedy. once he learned soul magic, he began to sustain himself with soul, both to satisfy himself and to avoid killing too many lesser bugs, as his plans of building a kingdom were already in motion. however, his greedy behavior never went away, and after changing forms, he continued to avoid food out of fear of being rejected and seen as a beast (and thus a hypocrite), as he still struggled to control his gluttonous instincts

then came another storm: the xero incident. what seemed like an evenly matched fight between two powerful beings, quickly turned much darker than anticipated. hornet's presence changed its course, and after xero aimed one of his blades in her direction, the king blacked out. the next thing he remembers is xero's corpse, and the smell and taste of blood that stained his own robes. shaken by the event, pk became even more wary of eating, as he feared that his instincts could make him a threat to others

his soul-based diet seemed to satisfy him for a long time, and the side effects have only begun to appear many years into his reign. he was always slim, but over time, his body weakened, and he became sickly and fragile. he needed nutrition, and yet he kept telling himself and others that it's just a result of the stress related to the infection and everything that surrounded it. he didn't want to acknowledge the truth: what once seemed to be the perfect solution, was now slowly killing him

pk's breakdown over the return of the infection, and the subsequent hibernation, ironically served as a wake up call. once his slumber was interrupted, he couldn't use his powers anymore, so the choice was simple: eat or die. no more tricks, he couldn't buy himself any more time. and so, eventually, he embraced his instincts, and continued to do so even after moving to dirtmouth. his unusual ways were generally accepted by the community, and the prospect of finally being himself felt liberating. he gained weight, perhaps a bit more than necessary, but most importantly, his body regained its strength, although even at his current state he's still quite sickly

[maskerat]

The Hollow Knight and their comfort item.

« alt version (without the background) under the cut. »