| “ | My love! My love! Protected at last! | „ |
| ~ The Collector |
The Collector is a minor antagonist and optional boss in Hollow Knight. They are a strange shadowy figure, obsessed with preserving creatures of Hallownest in jars under their belief that their actions will conserve them from the Infection, regardless if they have already been infected or not. They are also presumably responsible for separating the Grubfather from his forty-six grub children, who can be found trapped in bottles across all regions of the Hallownest.
Biography[]
The Collector can be found within the Tower of Love in the City of Tears, which requires the Love Key that can be found in the Queen's Garden. The Tower can only be entered from the deep elevator shaft between Kingdom's Edge and the City of Tears. During the climb, the Knight can hear sinister laughter. Upon reaching the top of the tower, the Knight will be attacked by the Collector, who laughs insanely before beginning the battle.
The Collector is a nimble foe and rapidly jumps across the room, avoiding the Knight's attacks. Occasionally, they will attempt to grab them at the best timing. After several jumps, they will leap to the ceiling above and throw jars from below, some of which contain three common enemies: Vengeflies, Baldurs, and Aspids. Having the Nail upgraded to the Channeled Nail or higher is recommended as it defeats all three enemy types in one hit.
Upon defeat, the Collector becomes permanently stunned, allowing the Knight to deal the final blow. Upon defeat, the Collector lets out one last hysterical laugh before falling over and disintegrating into a puddle. Defeating the Collector grants the Knight the Collector's Map, which labels the locations for all remaining Grubs that the Knight has not yet rescued from their jars.
Godmaster[]
In Godmaster, the Collector is fought in the Pantheon of the Sage as the third boss, and later in the Pantheon of Hallownest as the twenty-third boss.
A statue of them is found in the first floor in the Hall of Gods. If the player has not defeated them yet, the statue will not show and an empty stand will read: "I lurk at the peak of a forsaken tower". Otherwise defeating them in the base game will make the statue materialize in a bright light, allowing them to be fought again.
The Collector statue reads: "Joyful god of protection".
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- Defeating the Collector unlocks the "Obsession" achievement in the PC and Xbox versions.
- Due to the Collector's shadow appearance, some speculate that they are made of the Void much like the vessels, the Knight, the Hollow Knight, and the Kingsmoulds. There is a mold in a hidden room in the White Palace in a shape almost identical to the Collector, implying that they are a creation from the Pale King, who also created the vessels. This mold reveals "SERVE" when Dream Nailed.
- Despite this theory, possessing the Void Heart does not make the Collector harmless, nor do any attacks kill them in one hit.
- The Collector is one of the few bosses to not give soul when struck with the Nail, but does give Soul when struck with the Dream Nail. This is most likely because they are probably made of Void, and beings made of pure Void do not give soul when struck, much like the Siblings.
- The Collector's theme is a distorted remix of "Decisive Battle".
- When fought in a Pantheon in Godhome, their theme is a distorted version of "Gods & Glory".
- If the Knight dies to the Collector, upon return, their Shade is preserved in a glass jar on a lower level of the Tower of Love.
- On Ascended difficulty and above during the rematch in the Hall of Gods, the Collector will drop Primal Aspids, Sharp Baldurs, and Armoured Squits instead of their regular counterparts.
- This also occurs in the battle within the Pantheon of Hallownest.
- When defeated in Godhome, the Collector does not get infinitely stunned and simply laughs and disintegrates right away.
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