Cater [hk oc] by Shamanique on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

yes i made a Hollow Knight oc because they're neat and i deserve it and also i'm gorgeous
Their name is Cater and they're from a headcanon AU I have for after the end of the game
I have a snipet of backstory and ideas for them, but not a lot, for now i just enjoy drawing them with other ocs I have.
I really tried to do segmented limbs and think I did pretty good? You can't really see it because the limbs are pure black to mimic the games style but yes, I actually drew the joints.

Left version is an attempt to mimic the game's style, right is me trying to add my own shading to the first version.

Basically, about them and the AU (Hollow Knight spoilers ahead):

-Happy ending AU because if i can't get one i'll make one. Hornet, Ghost and the Hollow Knight survive Ghost's transformation into the Shadelord to end the Radiance and are working together to be the new rulers of Hallownest and restore it.
-This includes, among other things, either letting the Siblings/other Vessels rest and their shades return to the Void (most of them did after the Absolute Radiance was destroyed), or bringing them back by fixing their shells for those who stayed.
-The restored Vessels, along with Ghost and the HK are slowly developing emotions and personalities and all things they weren't able to have after being hollowed out. Most of them take a liking for combat and either stay in the White Palace to form a new order of knights, or travel Hallownest to help out where they can, or find themselves, or just do their things in general
-Cater is one of them. They learned about the Lifeblood cocoons and the lifeseeds, as well as Joni the kindly heretic, and decided that whatever is at the origin of those things must be a pretty neat god and decided to honor them like Joni did.
-They're not all that good in combat and prefer tanking out damage thanks to Lifeblood. They also like sharing said Lifeblood with people. That's kind of their way of helping- Cut your finger? Lifeblood. Your girlfriend left you? Lifeblood. You're stuck in a glass jar because you're a Grub and the Collector decided to drop you in Deepnest for some reason because they're insane and they creep me out? Lifeblood, baby.
-They don't like crushing the Lifeseeds for Blood, though, and would rather drain a cocoon to get it.