Soul Warrior

The Soul Warrior is a recurring mini-boss with varying difficulty in Hollow Knight. They also appear twice in the Colosseum of Fools as mini-bosses. Unlocking his Journal entry requires to beat two of them.

Lore
Soul Warriors are scholars who consumed Soul. They gained both Soul powers as well as the fighting skills of their victims. Infected, they are also losing their identity among the souls they absorbed.

Hollow Knight
Two Soul Warriors can be fought at the Soul Sanctum. One guards the main access to the Sanctum's upper levels. Another guards the side wing locked with the Elegant Key and summons Follies to help it. Two more can be fought during the Trial of the Fool in the Colosseum. The first one summons Follies and the second is assisted by a Soul Twister.

Soul Warriors always ambush their opponents by teleporting above them and slashing down right as the battle begins.

Behaviour and Tactics
The best occasion to hit it is right after its teleport drop attack, by sidestepping and riddling it with as many blows as possible before it recovers, or right after its Dash-Slash, either by jumping over it and down-striking at them or moving just out of the attack's limited range. As Soul Warriors stay on the ground, their homing orb is more predictable than the ones fired by Soul Twisters and the Soul Master.



Location
Two of them are fought in the Soul Sanctum, one of them guarding the Shade Soul upgrade. Two more are fought during the Trial of the Fool in the Colosseum of Fools.

Trivia

 * In Godmaster, the Soul Warrior alongside the Vengefly King and the Massive Moss Charger appear as regular bosses.