| “ | Through dream I travel, at lantern's call, to consume the flames of a kingdom's fall. | „ |
| ~ Grimm's riddle in the Hunter's Journal. |
Grimm is a minor character in Hollow Knight and the main antagonist of the "Grimm Troupe" story quest.
He is both a side-character/NPC as well as a boss, being fought in his Troupe Master form in the physical realm and in his Nightmare King alter ego in the Nightmare realm. He is the enigmatic leader of the Grimm Troupe, a cult-like circus of performing bugs who worship the Nightmare Heart, an eldritch higher being that rules over the Nightmare Realm. It turns out Grimm is in a way the same entity as the nightmare heart who uses the ritual to transfer the nightmare heart and the status of nightmare king into his child which would then grow up to become the next nightmare king.
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
- Implied to have brainwashed some of the Grimm troupe members into serving him.
- Manipulates the Knight into doing his bidding which Confessor Jiji states will cause a lot of suffering.
- Views life-threatening combat as entertaining.
- Orchestrates an invasion in Hallownest by the Grimmkin in order to seek out the last dying flames the kingdom has before sending the Knight to fight the Grimmkin.
- He's the god of nightmares and feeds off the suffering and fear of fallen kingdoms.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- While Grimm is way worse than the majority of the villains in the game and his act of brainwashing people to serve his troupe is unique in its own right, he still fails the massive heinous standards to the Pale King, the Radiance and the Soul Master, despite being on similar level of power and resources to the latter two.
- He's actually genuinely affable and honorable.
- He's actually a good parent by sacrificing himself so his child can become the next troupe master.
External Links[]
- Grimm on the Villains Wiki.
- Grimm on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki.
- Grimm on the Hollow Knight Wiki.