Hive Knight

"Buzzah!"

- Hive Knight’s warcry.

Hive Knight is a supporting antagonist and optional boss in Hollow Knight, introduced in the Lifeblood update. He is the loyal guard of Queen Vespa, the queen bee of the Hive located in Kingdom’s Edge, but this is only due to him being used as her slave.

History
Hive Knight is found in the Hive located at the bottom of Kingdom's Edge. He guards Queen Vespa's room, and attacks anyone who dares trespasses into her room. But now that he is infected by the Infection, he attacks everyone regardless if friend or foe.

Hive Knight first attacks the Knight by sending down Hivelings into the arena, before jumping down and engaging the Knight in battle. He attacks by lunging his spear, teleporting and attacking from behind, or by causing large spiked honey balls to appear and burst, spreading eight spikes in an octagonal pattern. After taking enough damage, Hive Knight spits out Hivelings that dive onto the Knight. When defeated, he lets out one last bow to the statue of the queen in the back of the arena before succumbing to his wounds. Defeating him opens the door that leads to the Hiveblood charm.

Following his death, the spirit of Queen Vespa appears and thanks the Knight for giving Hive Knight his best battle yet and for freeing him from his suffering, before telling them the location of the White Lady and the possible whereabouts for the Pale King.

Trivia

 * If the player already has the Hiveblood charm prior to the Lifeblood update, Hive Knight will still attack them even though the charm neutralizes the aggression of the bees.