Talk:Hollow Knight/@comment-36911590-20180914155250/@comment-36911590-20180926183219

My entire point is that the arm is not confirmed to be missing by the pure vessel. If I wanted to make a case for either side I'd use the explosion attack, it shows that the infected blobs sits on the front of the Hollow Knights torso not were it's arm would be, but it also makes a pretty strong case for the arm being missing since it gets hard to justify why it can't be seen during it. This is the strongest evidence for the arm not being there, not Pure Vessel striking a different pose and then looking identical when using the same pose.

As for the points you used they don't seem particularly convincing, the Hunter remarks in a journal entry that becoming stronger from being infected proves the weakness of the bugs of Hallownest, we don't know if bugs like the great husk sentry became weaker or more powerful from the infection, and making bugs stronger isn't strictly necessary as the Raidiance didn't need to start any fights to win back Hallownest.

I'm sorry if I come across as rude for saying this, but your theory feels more like a headcanon that could make sense, rather than something you've based off evidence within the game.