The Guardian will be receiving a joke shadow. Riffing on their lack of inclination to talk, the Guardian's shadow will be silent until they randomly blurts out something - and it may not necessarily be anything to do with the Guardian's personal troubles. They are very ineffective at getting at the root of the Guardian's issues, manly due to it being rather obvious to the drifter because of the previous month's event.
Truly, the hardest part of this will be not laughing oneself to death.
Light:
The Guardian's light side is better, on the other hand. More honest about how their family's death and their own death has affected them, the Guardian's light side will attempt to congratulate their real counterpart on completing their Trial and that perhaps one day the hurt that comes from the death of their family will heal, even if it is a little at a time. The Guardian's kindness will be more overt and will seek to also help those who may be feeling pain from their Shadow's words.
Troupe Master Grimm:
Shadow:
In Hollow Knight, what is often noticed about Grimm is that he is not at all like the Pale King or his sibling, the Radiance. He gives the Knight the choice of continuing the Ritual and explains everything upfront rather then hiding the truth or just simply forcing the Knight into doing what he wants. Even during the Banishment Ending Grimm never once interferes even when he clearly could. What he values, both as the Troupe Master and the God of Nightmares, is choice. He has seen what happens when there is no choice, after all. And he is afraid of what he could become without it.
Grimm's Shadow is exactly that, a God of Nightmares who gives no one choice and commands absolute obedience. Much like the Radiance, Grimm's Shadow will have little interest in speaking to others aside from his real counterpart and will fight those who attempt to intervene without his permission. He is the true embodiment of the title "Terror of Sleep" and is Grimm's fear of how terrible he could become without the desire to see others make their own choices in life.
Light:
Grimm's light side is less intense then his Shadow but comes with a far, far more difficult question. His light side will be more blunt then Grimm normally is, cutting down his flowery language for something more direct. But not in a negative way! While Grimm's light side will tell characters exactly how his real counterpart feels about them, he will focus more on characters' positive qualities and why Grimm finds them wonderful to be with.
But when speaking to the real Grimm, his light side will have a different question. There is one relationship that Grimm has not once spoken to others about and that is of his sister, the Radiance. Grimm's light side will attempt to draw answers out of Grimm regarding how he feels about her, both good and bad, and what caused the separation of the Dream and Nightmare realms. Unfortunately due to how sensitive the subject is, the light side will push too hard and cause Grimm to reject it, leading to a Rejection Room being formed for Grimm. Time for a boss battle.
The Guardian & Troupe Master Grimm
Shadow:
The Guardian will be receiving a joke shadow. Riffing on their lack of inclination to talk, the Guardian's shadow will be silent until they randomly blurts out something - and it may not necessarily be anything to do with the Guardian's personal troubles. They are very ineffective at getting at the root of the Guardian's issues, manly due to it being rather obvious to the drifter because of the previous month's event.
Truly, the hardest part of this will be not laughing oneself to death.
Light:
The Guardian's light side is better, on the other hand. More honest about how their family's death and their own death has affected them, the Guardian's light side will attempt to congratulate their real counterpart on completing their Trial and that perhaps one day the hurt that comes from the death of their family will heal, even if it is a little at a time. The Guardian's kindness will be more overt and will seek to also help those who may be feeling pain from their Shadow's words.
Troupe Master Grimm:
Shadow:
In Hollow Knight, what is often noticed about Grimm is that he is not at all like the Pale King or his sibling, the Radiance. He gives the Knight the choice of continuing the Ritual and explains everything upfront rather then hiding the truth or just simply forcing the Knight into doing what he wants. Even during the Banishment Ending Grimm never once interferes even when he clearly could. What he values, both as the Troupe Master and the God of Nightmares, is choice. He has seen what happens when there is no choice, after all. And he is afraid of what he could become without it.
Grimm's Shadow is exactly that, a God of Nightmares who gives no one choice and commands absolute obedience. Much like the Radiance, Grimm's Shadow will have little interest in speaking to others aside from his real counterpart and will fight those who attempt to intervene without his permission. He is the true embodiment of the title "Terror of Sleep" and is Grimm's fear of how terrible he could become without the desire to see others make their own choices in life.
Light:
Grimm's light side is less intense then his Shadow but comes with a far, far more difficult question. His light side will be more blunt then Grimm normally is, cutting down his flowery language for something more direct. But not in a negative way! While Grimm's light side will tell characters exactly how his real counterpart feels about them, he will focus more on characters' positive qualities and why Grimm finds them wonderful to be with.
But when speaking to the real Grimm, his light side will have a different question. There is one relationship that Grimm has not once spoken to others about and that is of his sister, the Radiance. Grimm's light side will attempt to draw answers out of Grimm regarding how he feels about her, both good and bad, and what caused the separation of the Dream and Nightmare realms. Unfortunately due to how sensitive the subject is, the light side will push too hard and cause Grimm to reject it, leading to a Rejection Room being formed for Grimm. Time for a boss battle.