Royal Retainer

Hunter's Journal
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Journal

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The most loyal and devout servants of the King.

Simple, weak creatures find strength by forming a hive and obeying a ruler. Such creatures become the arms and teeth and claws of their monarch.

Royal Retainers are enemies in Hollow Knight. These bugs were the most loyal servants of the Pale King, but a number of them died after the King disappeared.^[1]^[2] They can still be found in the White Palace in the Dream Realm where they wait for the King.^[3]

Behaviour and Tactics

Stand in small groups and bow when the Knight approaches. They deal no damage on contact.

They can be used as a convenient source of SOUL by using the Dream Nail on them.

Dream Nail Dialogue

In White Palace:

...My King... All for us...
... We will wait... King...
...King... Your troubles... Let us...

Corpse in The Abyss (Lighthouse):

...Turn it off?...Cannot...
My King. I'm sorry...the sea calls...

Corpses in Ancient Basin (Pale Fountain):

...Return to us...
...Missing monarch, we need you now...

(White Palace Ruins):

...Where have you gone?...Dear King...

(In Mawlurk corpse):

...Mine...

(Room left of destroyed lift):

...the madness spreads...

Location

Living Royal Retainers are only found within the White Palace, although some corpses can be found elsewhere in the Ancient Basin.

Gallery

Trivia

Their Hunter's Journal entry is automatically unlocked after picking up the White Fragment.
When hit they simply dissipate into white Essence instead of leaving a corpse.
Royal Retainers are one of the few enemies that has various different looks, but no change in behaviour.
Royal Retainers are one of the few enemies that respawns upon leaving and re-entering the room.
Various other dead Royal Retainers can be found around the Ancient Basin and other areas bearing some varying headdresses and clothes, the unique ones are as follows:

References

↑ Royal Retainer Hunter's Journal entry: "The most loyal and devout servants of the King."
↑ Royal Retainer corpse Dream Nail dialogue: "...Where have you gone?...Dear King..." "...Missing monarch, we need you now..."
↑ Royal Retainer Dream Nail dialogue: "... We will wait... King..."

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 • The 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] Royal Retainer Hunter's Journal entry: "The most loyal and devout servants of the King."

[2] Royal Retainer corpse Dream Nail dialogue: "...Where have you gone?...Dear King..." "...Missing monarch, we need you now..."

[3] Royal Retainer Dream Nail dialogue: "... We will wait... King..."

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