Pure Vessel

Pure Vessel is The Hollow Knight in their prime. They are a past, uninfected version of the Hollow Knight. Their name, Pure Vessel, was a title given to them because it was thought that they were pure. This title is also used in the lore tablet in front of the entrance to The Abyss. However, the name of Pure Vessel was inaccurately bestowed on The Hollow Knight, as the White Lady points out that the Hollow Knight was tarnished by an idea instilled, and the Path of Pain scene suggests that this happened at an early age.

They were attuned by The Godseeker in an attempt to find and attune "the God sleeping within"; The Radiance. Pure Vessel is only found in Godhome and appears in the Pantheon of the Knight and the Pantheon of Hallownest, as well as the Hall of Gods.

Behavior and Tactics
Pure Vessel is staggered after every 15 nail strikes. Pure Vessel is a much harder version of the Hollow Knight, with all of its hazards and attacks dealing two masks of damage.
 * Shining Daggers: Pure Vessel will face the Knight and raise its free hand. The hand will glow white, and it will summon a semicircle of 7 daggers that rapidly fly out in a spreading formation.
 * Triple Slash: Pure Vessel will swing its Nail 3 times. Each swing of its Nail moves Pure Vessel forward, covering about 33% of the arena in total. The swings are wide enough that they can damage The Knight even if they are behind the Pure Vessel.
 * Diving Light Lances: Pure Vessel will either leap or teleport into the air and then slam straight down with its Nail, causing columns of bright shining lances to shoot up from the ground. No matter which method it chooses, Pure Vessel attempts to slam down where the Knight was at the beginning of the attack.
 * Lunge: Pure Vessel will teleport a short distance and then lunge along the ground with its Nail towards the Knight. This lunge covers about 50% of the arena.
 * Parry: The Pure Vessel holds up its nail into a guard. If hit during this time, it will proceed to do a single slash, covering roughly 11% of the arena, less than most of the other attacks.
 * Focus: Pure Vessel will surround itself with a circle of light. After a short amount of time, the circle will “explode” causing AoE damage in its radius. Afterwards up to 6 more smaller circles appear mid air and act in the same nature. When using this attack Pure Vessel's effects very closely resemble the Knight when it is Focusing.
 * Void Tendrils: Pure Vessel will lift up its cloak, revealing a series of flailing void tendrils. The tendrils will then lash out towards the direction Pure Vessel was facing, covering about 60% of the arena.

Trivia

 * Pure Vessel was shown through the trailer of Godmaster to be fully armoured, however this armour is only displayed for a couple seconds at the beginning of the Pure Vessel fight before being ripped off.
 * Pure Vessel, along with The Hollow Knight, is the only boss whose title appears at the top of the screen.
 * In the release, Pure Vessel cannot be Dream Nailed, but has the following cut Dream Nail dialogue
 * Do not think...
 * Do not speak...
 * Do not hope...
 * Do not...

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