Great Hopper
 A worthy foe, surprisngly sic nimble for its size. Either keep your distance, or try to dance between its hops and strike at its legs.  |
Great Hoppers are enemies in Hollow Knight. The adult form of the Hopper, these large creatures attempt to crush prey beneath their bodies.[1][2]
Behaviour and Tactics
Hops continuously up and down, dealing contact damage and shaking the ground when it lands. Unlike normal Hoppers, it changes direction to chase the Knight.
When standing in one place and moving slightly to the side to avoid its jumps, it is possible to hit it after every landing without taking damage. The Howling Wraiths/Abyss Shriek Spell can be used to damage them while they are in the air.
Dream Nail Dialogue 
- ...Light...Danger...
- ...Safe...Dark...
- ...Hungry...Hungry...
- ...Scared...
- ...Eat...When...
- ...Kill...Hurt...
- ...Away. Away...
- ...Pain...
Location
They are found in the southeast part of Kingdom's Edge. Two of them are spawned by hitting the dummy in Oro's backyard. They are also found within the Colosseum of Fools, in the Trial of the Conqueror.
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Locations in Kingdom's Edge
Gallery
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In Kingdom's Edge
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In the Colosseum of Fools
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Great Hopper corpse used as training dummy
Trivia
- In a Kickstarter update they are referred to as "Greater Susking Hoppod":
- "An overgrown bloodsucker that will patiently stalk its prey until it finds the right time to strike."[3]
- In the A Weird and Wonderful World Trailer it is shown to had been possibly considered a boss or a mini-boss in early development.
- The dummy located near Nailmaster Oro is the corpse of a Great Hopper.[4]
References
- ↑ Wanderer's Journal, p. 114.
- ↑ Great Hopper Hunter's Journal entry: "Leaps around the edge of the world, trying to crush prey beneath its body"
- ↑ Kickstarter update of November 22, 2014.
- ↑ Wanderer's Journal, p.113.
