Have you, like me, been unable to get that one TikTok sound out of your head that mixes Anri’s iconic anthem I Can’t Stop The Loneliness with the screams of Hollow Knight’s very own Hornet ever since Silksong came out? It’s a surprisingly good combo, but it also serves as an unintended reminder for something: these particular screams of Hornet’s are nowhere to be found in Silksong. You know, the classics, like “SHAW,” and “Adino!” not to mention the unforgettable “Hegale!” So of course there’s a mod for that.
For whatever reason, Team Cherry decided to opt for Hornet taking a quieter approach to her attacks and special abilities compared to the boss version of her you fight against in the original Hollow Knight. I can only assume that’s because spending upwards of 20 hours getting to just the default ending of the game would surely result in “SHAW” getting a bit grating for some people. That doesn’t mean folks haven’t been missing these sounds though, and coming in to save the day is modder Nai, who made a mod simply titled “HK Hornet Voice Restored.”
As you can probably guess, this mod replaces the sounds she makes using her silks skills with the sounds she emits in Hollow Knight as a boss (thanks, GamesRadar). It’s obviously quite a simple mod, though I am quite charmed by it. Sometimes sequels receive such tiny, most inconsequential changes that actually mean a lot or stick out to the people that played the original, so it’s always fun to see how people adapt to them.
And then sometimes people just want to be horny about the bug girl. Go figure!