Cloth

A cicada who set out to Hallownest in order to become a true warrior, and sees The Knight as an inspiration. However, her cowardly nature often leads to her hiding underground in various areas, where the player can talk to her after clearing the place of enemies.



Trivia
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 * Cloth was the first Backer NPC announced, designed by Noah Sturtridge. Backer NPCs were a reward tier on the Hollow Knight Kickstarter page:
 * "Cloth is a Cicada-type warrior to meet on your quest through the caverns. Just listen for his Cicada song and you’ll know he’s close. Cloth’s a friendly sort, though he’s having doubts about his combat prowess. As the Hollow Knight, you can help Cloth regain his morale and in doing so gain his assistance through some tough battles. Watch out though! Cloth isn’t invincible and without the two of you working together he may end up meeting a warrior’s demise.
 * Fun Fact: Cloth was originally called Burlap until we realised burlap, the material, doesn't exist in Hallownest so he underwent a name change. We’re still working with Noah to finalise Cloth so look forward to his exciting (possibly tragic) tale when you play the final game. "
 * Despite the above pitch, Cloth only aids the Knight during the battle with the Traitor Lord. It is also impossible to aid her as if she is present during that battle, said battle will always end with the Lord impaling Cloth and the latter delivering the final blow, killing them both. The only way to save Cloth is to deliberately avoid talking to her before the Traitor Lord is killed.
 * Although pitched as male during the Kickstarter campaign, the official manual and developer notes denote Cloth as female.
 * There is always rumbling before Cloth pops out of the ground in any area; this is accompanied by the same sound effects as when the player stands on a breakable floor.
 * After Cloth is killed there is no immediate way to talk to her and she only reappears as a ghost once the player has left the area (presumably to talk to the White Lady) and returns.
 * If the Player decides to avoid talking to Cloth and kills the Traitor Lord without her. She will then remain as an NPC asleep in Dirtmouth.