Silksong spent seven long years in development. While developer Team Cherry spent cooking up the wildly anticipated sequel, it also met with Seth Goldman, a fan who was battling cancer in 2020. After meeting with him, Team Cherry promised to include a character of Seth’s own design, directly named after him. Seth unfortunately lost his battle with cancer, but his memory lives on in Silksong. Now that the game is finally out, players have sought out and encountered Seth, immortalized as a boss awaiting players in a hidden area.
Taking to Reddit six years ago, user big_boi878, or Seth, announced that after meeting Team Cherry thanks to the Marty Lyons Foundation, a character of his own design would end up in the game. “He’s really cool and has a boss fight,” Seth Goldman wrote six years ago.“I named him after myself (Seth) […] I can’t wait for you to see him, and see his cool lore and design and gameplay.”
Seth, the Silksong boss, appears in a hidden area in Grand Gate. Hopefully by this point in the game, you’ll be furiously attacking all walls you come across to discover secret areas. This particular one is found after a trip up an elevator shaft in Grand Gate, where you’ll find a smashable wall on the left at the top. You can check out the boss battle with Seth here.
Upon release of the game, Hollow Knight fans took to social media to mourn the loss of Seth while celebrating the game’s eventual release. “I wish so badly that we could play Silksong together,” reads a post from one user who considers Seth the reason they became a Hollow Knight fan, “but I’m glad you’ll still be there in some form.”