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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:
Corpse in The Abyss (Lighthouse):
Corpses in Ancient Basin (Pale Fountain):
(White Palace Ruins):
(In Mawlurk corpse):
(Room left of destroyed lift):
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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, the others being the Sibling, Fungified Husk, Corpse Creeper and Mistake.
- 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..."
