Talk:Bretta/@comment-39067681-20190502092359/@comment-24189530-20190510234330

from what I could gather, I don't think they mean all bugs outside the kingdom are mindless. It seems more like in the vicinity of hollownest, the majority bugs living here were once mindless beasts that followed instinct. However, with the coming of the pale king and the events leading to him taking over are what led to the bugs of hallownest gaining their minds. Quirrel loses his mind when he leaves hollownest, and returning leads to him regaining it. Bugs like Zote Cloth, however, specifically state that they came from outside of hallownest and do not appear to experience any issues with their minds (if anything, their distinct personalities are too fleshed out for them to have had the same issue like Quirrel, who was a little emotionally dull when you first meet him).

another piece of evidence about how this may be the case is how silksong is in another kingdom, and based on what was in the trailer, she was somehow captured and marched through the outside world until they reach this new kingdom by bugs that don't seem to be from hollownest, further proof that the issue with the minds may only be specific to the bugs originating from hollownest. There's also some of that lore stuff that states somewhere along the lines that leaving hollownest will cause you to lose your mind, which may be more directed towards the original citizens of hollownest.