He's a bit atypical among sexymen in that the main reason so many people got attached to him so quickly seems to be the fact that he's so nice, but his large group of fans and the fact that people outside the Hollow Knight fandom generally have some idea of who he is just from seeing people gush about him on the internet makes him qualified nonetheless. He's always quite friendly to the player character, and gives them helpful advice on many occasions. He really captures the whimsical nature of a true wanderer – one pursues their curiosity, but also nurtures it in others.Quirrel is a character the player first meets very early in the game, and meets again several other times as the story progresses. Without him, I would never have found some of Hallownest's deeper secrets, like the real source of that endless rain.
Crossing paths with him was always a welcome encounter, his curiosity and wisdom always inspiring me to push on. Untangling the web of locations and lore in Hollow Knight is no easy task, but Quirrel is a character who inspires you to look deeper.
For Quirrel and the player, our search for answers is what unites us. Many wanderers are looking for something-be it freedom, peace, to lose themselves, or to find something. Quirrel's observations inspire you to act, and that is what makes him the perfect companion. "Before I leave this Kingdom, I'd like to see where all that water comes from," he says. It's an interesting point, I'd been running around the City of Tears for a while and just accepted the rain as a weird anomaly, but maybe there was a reason. Joining him on the bench, he muses about the endless rain that encompasses the city, and wonders where the water comes from-since Hallownest is so deep underground. It's one of the most serene moments of the game as the music quietens down to highlight the light pitter-patter of the rain. You find Quirrel sitting on a bench looking out a window over the city, and you can take a seat next to him. Its lore describes it as once the beating heart of the kingdom, but now its mechanical elevators, endless libraries, and intricate tram systems lie abandoned. This area is a beautiful metropolis deep within Hallownest, where it always rains. The most poignant example of this is when you meet him in the City of Tears. When he asks these questions, I find myself wanting to know the answers. His musings are often posed as questions, like whether something can be opened, or questioning the importance of a place. With Hollow Knight's story being notoriously difficult to piece together, it's nice sharing this path with a fellow traveller. The detail that has gone into building the fallen bug civilization is comprehensive, but also completely sealed away within the broken memories and hazy dreams of the characters. Being a fellow explorer, Quirrel has a genuine interest in Hallownest and wants to understand its myths and history, and Team Cherry's gorgeously gloomy subterranean world is stuffed to the brim with lore.
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