| “ | This is hard work, but I don't mind. Down here, I can k-keep working without even sleeping. It's fun! | „ |
| ~ Myla |
| “ | ... How much longer... KILL IT ... How much longer ... DANGEROUS ... How much longer ... KILL IT ... How much longer ... KILL THE EMPTY ONE ... How much longer ... must I dig...? | „ |
| ~ Myla's Dream Nail dialogue after becoming infected. |
Myla is a minor antagonist in the 2017 indie Metroidvania video game Hollow Knight.
Originally a young and cheerful bug miner, she suffers her memories slowly being drained away by the Infection over the course of the game, until she is nothing more than a feral Husk like the rest of the creatures of Hallownest under the influence of the Radiance.
Biography[]
Myla is first found in a mining cavern within the Forgotten Crossroads connected to the Crystal Mines. She is mining off ore while singing to herself one of her favorite rhymes. She then encourages the Knight to sing along as well, as it helps her concentrate with digging. After the Knight collects the Vengeful Spirit spell, Myla remembers the second verse of her song, and explains to the Knight how she plans to find valuable crystals and welcomes them to visit again if she comes any further in her search.
While her clumsiness and her tendency to forget intervenes with her work, she remains kind to the Knight. However, this is short-lived, as once the Knight defeats Soul Master and obtains the Desolate Dive spell, Myla stops mining and humming, bearing orange pupils of infection. She instead stands about and acts rather confused, questioning the lyrics of her song. Her Dream Nail dialogue also changes; instead of hope for crystals, she asks herself how much longer must she dig. In between her multiple phrases, she is influenced to "kill" the empty one, presumably referring to the Knight.
After collecting the Crystal Heart within the Crystal Mines, Myla becomes a regular infected Husk Miner enemy, attacking the Knight the instant they come in sight. The player is given the option to fight back and end her misery, and should they do so, she lets out a dying cry. Unlike other enemies, she will never respawn after death.
Dialogue[]
Pre-Infection[]
| “ | Ohhh, bury my mother, pale and slight, bury my father with his eyes shut tight! Bury my sisters two by two, and then when you're done, let's bury me toooo! Ha ha ha, do you know that one? It's one of my f-favourites! We can sing something else if you like. You start singing and I'll join in. I bet you have a b-b-beautiful singing voice! Ha ha ha! So, what are you down here for? If you came to g-get wealthy, just look around you! These mines are still bursting with riches! There's p-p-plenty for everyone, just grab a pick and join in! Ha ha! | „ |
| ~ First encounter. |
| “ | Ohhh, bury the knight with her broken nail, bury the ... p-priest ... Something about a crown...? I c-can't remember the rest of that one, ha ha ha! Maybe I'll just hum it. | „ |
| ~ Exhausted. |
| “ | Ohhh, bury the knight with her broken nail, bury the ... p-priest ... Something about a crown...? I c-can't remember the rest of that one, ha ha ha! Maybe I'll just hum it. | „ |
| ~ First encounter if after acquiring Vengeful Spirit. |
| “ | Oh, hello again! Are you still running about? Why not join me d-down here? There's plenty of wealth in these rocks for anyone willing to put a bit of work in! Those crystals out there are worth a fair b-b-bit, but I have a feeling that there's something even more valuable hidden just a bit deeper in! I can almost smell it! Ha ha ha! You're welcome to join me, there's enough for both of us! Or if you don't feel like d-d-d-digging, you can just sit and sing with me! Ha ha ha! | „ |
| ~ Listening after acquiring Vengeful Spirit. |
| “ | Ohh, bury the knight with her broken nail, bury the lady, lovely and pale! Bury the priest in his tattered gown, then bury the beggar with his shining croooown! Ha ha ha! Are you suh... surprised? I remembered the second verse! Lots of time to think while I work down here. Maybe I can even c-come up with some songs of my own! | „ |
| ~ Listening. |
| “ | This is hard work, but I don't mind. Down here, I can k-keep working without even sleeping. It's fun! And every once in a while you c-c-come to visit me! I'm glad ... ha ha ... I'm glad you like the sound of my voice! | „ |
| ~ Exhausted. |
| “ | I'm so close... Keep singing, crystals! Keep singing so I can find you! Keep whispering, crystals! I can almost hear what you're saying! | „ |
| ~ Dream Nail dialogue. |
Post-Infection[]
| “ | ...Bury my body ... C-cover my shell, What meaning in darkness? Yet here I remain ... I'll wait here forever ... till light blooms again... | „ |
| ~ Listening after defeating Soul Master. |
| “ | ...Bury ... body ... Cover ... shell, Darkness. No meaning ... DANGEROUS ... Still, remain ... LIGHT ... again... | „ |
| ~ Exhausted. |
| “ | ...Bury my mother ... Pale and slight ... Bury ... my sisters ... Two by two ... Bury ... Bury the priest in his... | „ |
| ~ Dream Nail Dialogue after acquiring Crystal Heart. |
Trivia[]
- Myla is one of the four infected bugs who can be interacted with, the others being Sly, Bretta, and the Moss Prophet.
- Unlike the other three, Myla is the only one who can be met before becoming infected and who later turns hostile; Sly and Bretta snap out of their delusions when interacted with while the Moss Prophet is later killed by further infection.
- In her Dream Nail dialogue after the death of Soul Master, there appears to be another voice in all capitals encouraging her to kill the Knight. These may be from the Radiance herself, as this voice matches her speaking patterns.
- If the Crystal Heart is collected before defeating Soul Master, Myla will immediately become aggressive and attack the Knight regardless if Soul Master has already been slain or not.
- After becoming infected, Myla's Dream Nail dialogue becomes the rhyme she once sang.
- In the game's Kickstarter, Myla had a male voice and was referred to as "The Miner".
- Killing Myla after becoming infected counts to the Husk Miner journal entry.
External Link[]
- Myla on the Hollow Knight Wiki
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Hallownest The Infected Grimm Troupe Other Pharloom The Citadel Caste and its associates Silk Beings Others | ||