Ooma

Passive outer being protecting an aggressive, explosive core. Ghastly, eerie creature made out of a thick liquid. You can peer right through them, and can't see where they keep their thoughts. I don't trust them at all. Keep away.

Oomas are enemies in Hollow Knight. They have a pulsing orange core which can propel itself through the air if the outer shell is damaged.^[1] Monomon the Teacher has an unknown connection to them.^[2]

Behaviour and Tactics

It floats up and down in place in a set pattern.

Its body bursts when hit, revealing its volatile orange core. After an extremely brief moment, the core homes in on the Knight, exploding on contact with the Knight, a wall, or an enemy and dealing 2 masks of damage to the Knight and 50 damage to enemies. Ooma explosions will deal infinite damage to normal enemies but will deal 100 damage to Uumuu when fought in Godhome.

The core is tricky to avoid due to its travel speed, so it is advised to mainly avoid attacking Ooma when possible; they are otherwise passive.

A direct hit from a Vengeful Spirit or Shade Soul projectile will continue pushing the explosive core along its path, often until it hits a wall and explodes. This is the safest way to destroy an Ooma but requires SOUL to be spent.

Another way to destroy Oomas without dealing with the exploding core is acid. If an Ooma is pushed into acid (via a nail strike from above), the core will be harmlessly destroyed along with the rest of the Ooma. Unfortunately, this method of killing does not allow Geo to be collected from the kill.

Weaversong, Dreamshield, Glowing Womb, Grimmchild, and Defender's Crest charms will attack them, and the volatile core will still be launched at the Knight, so it is not recommended to wear these charms while in Fog Canyon.

Dream Nail Dialogue
...MONOMON...

Location

They are found in large numbers in almost every area of Fog Canyon.

Found in Fog Canyon

Gallery

In Fog Canyon above acid

In the background outside the Teacher's Archives

In the Teacher's Archives

The explosive core of an Ooma

Summoned by Uumuu in Godhome

Trivia

• Shadow Dashing through an Ooma while using Sharp Shadow will cause its explosive core to always go to the right, independently of the direction dashed. Whether this is intentional or a bug in the in-game physics is unknown. The same happens if they are hit by Dreamshield.

References

1. ↑ Wanderer's Journal, p. 134.
2. ↑ Ooma Dream Nail dialogue: "...MONOMON..."

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 • 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 • Husk Dandy • Cowardly Husk • Gluttonous Husk • Gorgeous Husk • Great Husk Sentry • Watcher Knight • The Collector Belfly • Pilflip • Hwurmp • Bluggsac • Dung Defender • Flukefey • Flukemon • Flukemarm Shardmite • Glimback • Crystal Hunter • Crystal Crawler • Husk Miner • Crystallised Husk • Crystal Guardian 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 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 the Mighty • God Tamer Xero • Gorb • Elder Hu • Marmu • No Eyes • Galien • Markoth Wingmould • Royal Retainer • Kingsmould • Sibling • Void Tendrils Hornet • The Hollow Knight • The Radiance • Shade • Hunter's Mark	a
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Hidden Dreams		a
	Grey Prince Zote • Winged Zoteling • Hopping Zoteling • Volatile Zoteling • White Defender	a
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The Grimm Troupe		a
	Grimmkin Novice • Grimmkin Master • Grimmkin Nightmare • Grimm • Nightmare King Grimm • Seal of Binding	a
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Lifeblood		a
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Godmaster		a
	Flukemunga • Pale Lurker • Brothers Oro & Mato • Paintmaster Sheo • Great Nailsage Sly • Pure Vessel • Void Idol • Weathered Mask	a