Echo of a previous life. Defeat it to retake its power and become whole.
Hunter’s note
Each of us leaves an imprint of something when we die. A stain on the world. I don’t know how much longer this kingdom can bear the weight of so many past lives...
Kills to complete
Fills in on sight
No kills needed. The entry completes itself the first time you meet one.
Game file
Crawler · killsCrawler
Bestiary
170 Hunter's Journal entries, 37 marked as bosses
Data from build 22529139, updated
Overview
37 of the Journal's 170 entries are boss fights, and 36 turn up again in one of Hollow Knight's five Pantheons, the gauntlet fights Godmaster added. Grimm Troupe adds five more, tied to Grimm's traveling circus, and the Dream Nail unlocks 13 fights that don't exist anywhere else in the game. Only seven of those 13 are true Dream Warriors; the rest are White Defender, Grey Prince Zote with his Zotelings, and the Seal of Binding. Two entries skip the kill requirement completely and fill in as soon as you meet them: the Crawlid, which the Hunter finds beneath his notice, and your own Shade.
How the Journal Works
Kills to Complete
Kill counts to unlock an entry aren't a flat rule: most bosses and named encounters need just 1 kill, but common mobs like the Vengefly demand as many as 45 before the description and Hunter's note fill in.
Hunter’s Notes
The description under each entry is straight out of the Hunter's Journal and reads like a field guide. The italic note below it is the Hunter's own voice, usually funnier, sadder, or more pointed than the clinical entry above it: that's where most of Hollow Knight's incidental writing lives.