Broken Vessel

Hunter's Journal


Shattered corpse, reanimated by infected parasites.

'' The shape of this creature... I have seen something like it before. More than once, perhaps. It looks like the bugs of Hallownest, but not quite the same. Where did these empty little wanderers come from?''

Behaviour
The Broken Vessel has a moveset similar to the Hollow Knight's, it can dash then swing its nail. It also can jump, sometimes ground pounding to where the Hollow Knight is and four orange blobs will come out upwards. The Broken Vessel can also start shaking it's head, having a bunch of orange blobs come out upwards. An Infected Balloon can appear rarely. The Broken Vessel also can swing its nail, alternating left and right rapidly.

Tactics
The Broken Vessel's attacks can be hard to dodge, especially when it shakes it's head and the blobs come out. Quick Focus is HIGHLY recommended for this battle, Mark of Pride and Longnail can also be a big help. The Broken Vessel will also get faster and more aggressive as the fight goes on.

After the battle, if you have the Dream Nail, you can strike the Broken Vessel's corpse with the Dream Nail and fight the Lost Kin, a stronger version of the Broken Vessel. Be warned, the Lost Kin (like the Failed Champion and Soul Tyrant) will spam its attacks near constantly. The Infected Balloons also will spawn one after another, it is recommended to get rid of these as they can hit you when you're not paying attention or focusing soul, and they provide free soul charge. The Defender's Crest is also very useful since it will kill any approaching balloons instantly.

Trivia

 * As mentioned above, the Broken Vessel bears resemblance to the Hollow Knight, it also seems to be a Vessel completely controlled by the Infection, this foreshadows what happens to the Hollow Knight in the normal/sealed siblings ending.
 * Upon defeat, The broken vessel will reach out to the player before dying and, after defeating its Dream version, Lost Kin, its ghost will bow down its head to the player before being absorbed.