Bardoon

"For quiet retreat did I climb up here, away from spitting creatures. Ormmph... Yes. High up. Away from simple minds, lost to light."

- Bardoon

Bardoon is an NPC in Hollow Knight. He provides lore on the Cast-Off Shell and the Infection.

Lore Bardoon is an old caterpillar found sleeping in Kingdom's Edge. He climbed up to the top of Kingdom’s Edge to get away from bugs plagued by the Infection. He resists the light’s allure, which he explains offers unity but also reduces a bug to instinct alone.

Bardoon has knowledge of the Pale King's origins and the King's Brand. Though he knows about Wyrms, he is not one himself.

In-game events His body can be seen in the background twisting through the cliff face. Bardoon's tail is found to the southeast of his head; hitting it will make him chuckle. He does not mind it when his tail is struck.

Bardoon has new dialogue after the King's Brand has been acquired, as well as Void Heart.

Location
Bardoon's head can be found in the north part of Kingdom's Edge. His tail is found near the Lifeblood Cocoon in this area, behind a breakable wall.

Trivia

 * Bardoon is one of the few NPCs who can be "hit" with the Nail without taking damage. The other five being the Grubfather, Steel Soul Jinn, Mister Mushroom, Millibelle, and the Midwife.
 * Bardoon is one of the few NPCs who are able to detect when they are being Dream Nailed, the others being Midwife, White Lady, Seer, and the Snail Shaman.
 * Concept art of Bardoon labels him as "Deepnest Caterpillar", indicating that he was originally intended to be located in Deepnest. He is shown with a regular-angled Knight head, a longer tail, and a lack of spines along his back.
 * Kingdom's Edge used to be part of Deepnest. Deepnest was split in two after the removal of the Forest of Bones area. The east part was moved to the bottom right of the map and eventually became Kingdom's Edge. This can still be seen in Kingdom's Edge's file names, which start with "Deepnest_East".

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