Pilgrim Guide
The large bell seems to signify them as once leader of a climbing troupe, though the Haunting has erased that former authority.
Pilgrim Guides are enemies in Hollow Knight: Silksong. They are old pilgrims who carry a heavy iron bell staff, once the leaders of climbing troupes before becoming Haunted.[2]
Behaviour and Tactics
Pilgrim Guides naturally walk when idle, except for the one in Greymoor who is leading a prayer. Once Hornet is in range, they use either of the following attacks:
- Double Bonk: Slams their staff at Hornet, pausing for a moment, then performs another slam. Moves forward with each slam.
- Jump Slam: Jumps either backwards or forwards and slams their bell staff down as they land.
Pilgrim Guides deal 
with their bell staff, but only on contact.
As for counterplay, baiting out their attacks and striking during the downtime is the best strategy, since they have a short cooldown between attacks and leave many openings.
Act 3
Void-afflicted Pilgrim Guides have their health quadrupled. They gain one of the following Void attacks:
- Void Blades: The enemy explodes into a semicircle of blades.
- Void Tendrils: The enemy whips Void tendrils in Hornet's direction.
- Void Projectiles: The enemy launches 3 slightly arcing void projectiles in Hornet's direction.
- Void Blobs: The enemy launches 4 arcing Void droplets to the left and right. Upon hitting the ground, each droplet then explodes into a smaller version of the Void Blades attack.
Needolin Dialogue
- There is no pain, nor fear, nor death...
- Am I worthy?
- The path... the holy path...
- My soul... my shell. For you!
- My faith... my reward...
- Raise me higher! Pull me closer!
- Lives end, journeys begin...
- Raise my shell! Pull me closer!
- Shining bright, our Citadel waits...
- Pull us higher, ever higher...
- We will climb! Climb! Climb forever!
Location
Two consistently respawning Pilgrim Guides can be found in the middle of Greymoor, east of Halfway Home.
After defeating Shellwood's Covetous Pilgrim, a Pilgrim Guide can be found in the room it previously occupied alongside a Pilgrim Bellbearer.
A non-respawning Pilgrim Guide can also be found in the The Marrow's jail, but only before Loddie's minigame is set up.
One can be found inside the Chapel of the Wanderer's arena in Bone Bottom, and one may also be sometimes found outside the Chapel, depending on layout RNG.
During Act 3, Pilgrim Guides can be found in Shellwood attacking Plinney.
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Location in Greymoor
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Location in Shellwood in Act 1-2
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Location in the Marrow's jail, only before the minigame is set up
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Location in Bone Bottom
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Location in Shellwood in Act 3
Gallery
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In Greymoor with a Pilgrim Pouncer and a Pilgrim Bellbearer
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In Shellwood with a Pilgrim Bellbearer
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In the Marrow
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Inside the Chapel of the Wanderer
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Outside the Chapel of the Wanderer
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Attacking Plinney in Shellwood in Act 3
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Double Bonk attack
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Jump Slam attack
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Responding to the Needolin
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Without shawl during Garb of the Pilgrims
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning/Explanation |
|---|---|---|
 Brazilian Portuguese
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Guia-peregrino | Pilgrim Guide |
 French
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Guide des Pèlerins | Guide of Pilgrims |
 German
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Pilgerführer | Pilgrim Leader |
 Italian
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Guida Pellegrina | Pilgrim Guide |
 Japanese
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先導の巡礼者 Sendou no junreisha |
Guide Pilgrim |
 Korean
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순례 인도자 Sullye indoja |
Pilgrimage Guide |
 Russian
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Пилигрим-гид Piligrim-gid |
Guide Pilgrim |
 Simplified Chinese
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引路朝圣者 Yǐnlù cháoshèngzhě? |
Guide Pilgrim |
 Traditional Chinese
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引路朝聖者 Yǐnlù cháoshèngzhě? | |
 Spanish
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Peregrino guía | Guide Pilgrim |
 Internal name
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PILGRIM_STAFFWIELDER
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References
- ↑ Beau Fitzgerald is credited in Pilgrim Guide's audio files.
- ↑ Pilgrim Guide Hunter's Journal entry: "Old pilgrim carrying a heavy iron bell staff. The large bell seems to signify them as once leader of a climbing troupe, though the Haunting has erased that former authority."
