| Elderbug | Can you... smell something? There's suddenly a horrid stench in the air. I swear, the town usually smells much nicer than this. Please accept my humble apology! |
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| Divine | Ahhhh, that smell! So strong, so virile, but not the odour that calls to me. I crave a different smell. Precious. Sensitive... Fragile. Ahh! Bring it. Wear it! |
| Dung Defender | Ahh. You exude the proud odour of the Just. Truly, a mighty Knight you are. |
| Relic Seeker Lemm | Urgh! What do you think you're doing, coming into my nice little shop stinking like that?! These relics have been through enough. They don't need you spreading your stench all over them! Crawl back to the Waterways or wherever you came from! |
| Leg Eater | Eeeauuggh! That smell you carry with you... Ah! Ah! Ahhhhh! |
| Tuk | Mmnnnnggghhh...? Your smell... Are you a friend, too? If you're a friend, I'll share my food with you. When you see him again, our friend... tell him thank you. For helping me. |
| White Lady | ...That scent. Does another travel with you? Is that you Ogrim, my mighty Knight? I cannot see you, but then time has clouded my eyes and I cannot see much. Even your booming voice falls silent upon me. |
Defender's Crest
Defender's Crest is a Charm in Hollow Knight. It spawns damaging clouds around the Knight.
Usefulness
The clouds are not very powerful and have very little range, making it situational. Useful when fleeing enemies, as the clouds linger behind the Knight and damage pursuing enemies. It can be very useful during both the Broken Vessel and Lost Kin fights since the cloud can kill the Infected Balloons with one damage, so the Knight can focus on the boss and gain precious healing time. It also damages Oomas, triggering their explosion. As such, it is best to use caution when traversing Fog Canyon with this Charm equipped.
Costing only one Notch, it is most effective when used with one of the other Charms listed below, as it greatly increases their power.
Wearing Defender's Crest unlocks extra dialogue with Elderbug, White Lady, Relic Seeker Lemm, Dung Defender, Leg Eater, Tuk, and Divine. Additionally, it unlocks the following interactions:
- Leg Eater gives a 20% discount on his items and repairs
- Relic Seeker Lemm refuses to barter
- Tuk gives a free Rancid Egg, but only once
How to Acquire
Reward from defeating Dung Defender in the Royal Waterways.
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Location of Dung Defender in the Royal Waterways
Unlocked dialogue
Charm Synergies
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Defender's Crest increases the damage of the spore cloud, now dealing ~40 damage while still lasting 4.1 seconds.[Note 1] Also changes the visuals of the cloud. |
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Lowers Hatchling contact damage by 5, adding it back in the form of a 1-second dung cloud that does ~5 damage.[Note 1] Already spawned Hatchlings change only when entering another room. |
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Replaces the horde of Flukes with one massive volatile Fluke that deals 3 impact damage and explodes into a dung cloud that lasts 2.2 seconds and deals ~22 damage (~29 with Shaman Stone).[Note 1] |
Gallery
Trivia
- Wearing Defender's Crest attracts small flying bugs when in the Pleasure House kitchen.
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Flying bugs in Pleasure House kitchen
