Cloth

Cloth is a cicada warrior who set out to Hallownest in order to become a true warrior. However, her cowardly nature often leads to her hiding underground in various areas, where the player can find her and talk to her.



Trivia

 * 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 you 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 denotes Cloth as female, and her voice suggests the same.