Aspid Mother

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Carries the eggs of its young inside its belly. Can hatch and birth its young as needed to deal with intruders.

Shamelessly uses its own young as a weapon against its foes! Appalling, yes, but I do admire its resourcefulness. Good hunters do not always make good parents.

Aspid Mothers are enemies in Hollow Knight. They are the females of the Aspid species.^[1] Carrying their eggs inside their bodies, they can hatch and birth their young to attack threats.^[2]

Behaviour and Tactics

Births Aspid Hatchlings one at a time, up to a maximum of fifteen. Two more hatchlings are spawned upon defeat.

The primary danger is that she spawns Aspid Hatchlings. Keep an eye on the hatchlings and strike the mother either when there is an opening, or once the hatchlings have been dealt with.

Dream Nail Dialogue

...Light...Danger...
...Safe...Dark...
...Hungry...Hungry...
...Scared...
...Eat...When...
...Kill...Hurt...
...Away. Away...
...Pain...

Location

Aspid Mothers can be found in the Forgotten Crossroads, mainly next to the Tram station.

Gallery

Trivia

In a Kickstarter update, she was referred to as "Bulbous Hummingnit (Female)":

"The female of this species is just as aggressive as the male. Appallingly, it uses its own young as a defensive measure against intruders."^[3]

A particularly large, dead Aspid Mother can be seen where the Glowing Womb Charm is collected, although it is not fought.
- When Dream Nailed, she gives the line: "Breed..."
- She is referred to as "giant_hatcher_corpse" and "HATCHLING_QUEEN_CORPSE" in the game files
Pre-release Aspid Mothers featured a reddish body colour rather than bright orange.^[4]

References

↑ Wanderer's Journal, p. 31.
↑ Aspid Mother Hunter's Journal entry: "Carries the eggs of its young inside its belly. Can hatch and birth its young as needed to deal with intruders."
↑ Kickstarter update of November 22, 2014.
↑ Team Cherry Blog post of November 27th, 2014.

Compendium
Main Game	Crawlid • Vengefly • Vengefly King • Gruzzer • Gruz Mother • Tiktik • Aspid Hunter • Aspid Mother • Aspid Hatchling • Goam • Wandering Husk • Husk Hornhead • Leaping Husk • Husk Bully • Husk Warrior • Husk Guard • Entombed Husk • False Knight (Failed Champion) • Maggot • Menderbug • Lifeseed • Baldur • Elder Baldur Mosscreep • Mossfly • Mosskin • Volatile Mosskin • Fool Eater • Squit • Obble • Gulka • Maskfly • Moss Charger • Massive Moss Charger • Moss Knight • Mossy Vagabond • Durandoo • Duranda • Aluba Charged Lumafly • Uoma • Ooma • Uumuu Ambloom • Fungling • Fungoon • Sporg • Fungified Husk • Shrumeling • Shrumal Warrior • Shrumal Ogre • Mantis Youth • Mantis Warrior • Mantis Lords Husk Sentry • Heavy Sentry • Winged Sentry • Lance Sentry • Mistake • Folly • Soul Twister • Soul Warrior • Soul Master (Tyrant) • Husk Dandy • Cowardly Husk • Gluttonous Husk • Gorgeous Husk • Great Husk Sentry • Watcher Knight • Collector Belfly • Pilflip • Hwurmp • Bluggsac • Dung Defender • Flukefey • Flukemon • Flukemarm Shardmite • Glimback • Crystal Hunter • Crystal Crawler • Husk Miner • Crystallised Husk • Crystal Guardian (Enraged) Furious Vengefly • Volatile Gruzzer • Violent Husk • Slobbering Husk Dirtcarver • Carver Hatcher • Garpede • Corpse Creeper • Deepling • Deephunter • Little Weaver • Stalking Devout • Nosk Shadow Creeper • Lesser Mawlek • Mawlurk • Brooding Mawlek • Lightseed • Infected Balloon • Broken Vessel (Lost Kin) Boofly • Primal Aspid • Hopper • Great Hopper • Grub Mimic • Hiveling • Hive Soldier • Hive Guardian • Husk Hive Spiny Husk • Loodle • Mantis Petra • Mantis Traitor • Traitor Lord Sharp Baldur • Armoured Squit • Battle Obble • Oblobbles • Shielded Fool • Sturdy Fool • Winged Fool • Heavy Fool • Death Loodle • Volt Twister • Zote • God Tamer Xero • Gorb • Elder Hu • Marmu • No Eyes • Galien • Markoth Wingmould • Royal Retainer • Kingsmould • Sibling • Void Tendrils Hornet (Protector • Sentinel) • Hollow Knight • Radiance • Shade • Hunter's Mark

Hidden Dreams	Grey Prince Zote • Winged Zoteling • Hopping Zoteling • Volatile Zoteling • White Defender

The Grimm Troupe	Grimmkin Novice • Grimmkin Master • Grimmkin Nightmare • Grimm • Nightmare King • Seal of Binding

Lifeblood	Hive Knight

Godmaster	Flukemunga • Pale Lurker • Sisters of Battle • Winged Nosk • Nailmasters Oro & Mato • Paintmaster Sheo • Great Nailsage Sly • Pure Vessel • Absolute Radiance • Void Idol • Weathered Mask

[1] Wanderer's Journal, p. 31.

[2] Aspid Mother Hunter's Journal entry: "Carries the eggs of its young inside its belly. Can hatch and birth its young as needed to deal with intruders."

[3] Kickstarter update of November 22, 2014.

[4] Team Cherry Blog post of November 27th, 2014.

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