the bug nerd

Hey guys.

My name is Arthur (non binary) and I like to post silly things.

My main fandoms are Hollow Knight and Underverse but I also like other things like Bug Fables, Stardew Valley, and some others I'm too tired to list.

Asks are open if anyone wants to question me or give me ideas or make theories or whatever. I don't accept anything NSFW or violent or otherwise 18+.

It's clear that Soul is powerful. It can morph into strong spells and give a bug unimaginable power, but it seems to be a high risk high reward type of power. That or you have to know how to use it correctly.

Weavers take Soul from other bugs to turn into Silk, that's why attacking enemies gives you Silk in Silksong. But the Weavers aren't actually storing the Soul anywhere, right? It's always on spools, and the only time Soul actually interacts with Hornet's body is extracting it from herself, as seen with the Silk Hearts. But she can't take too much from herself, and that's why she can only passively recover a little bit.

Soul seems to have some dangerous side effects from taking in too much, as seen in the Soul Sanctum and Groal the Great. Soul Master and Groal seemingly consumed heavy amounts of it all at once, and that's why their bodies are inflated like that. Taking too much at a time either does that or melts you.

The Snail Shamans have been working with Soul for a very long time. They probably understand the dangers and keep themselves safe by not consuming too much at a time. They also seem to be able to freely take it from their own bodies like seen in the Silk and Soul quest.

The only reason the Knight never suffers any of these consequences is because they're Void. Black threaded enemies in Silksong will deplete your Silk Meter if they hit you, meaning Void simply overrides Soul. Since the Knight is made of Void, any dangerous excess Soul is simply erased. Though maybe Void can also merge with Soul in general if you think of the Void Spells in the original game.