In a surprise follow-up to his Bugs of Hallownest series (see our summary here), creature builder extraordinaire Joss Ivanwood (jayfa_mocs) presents the final boss of the original Hollow Knight entry. We’re once again captivated by how well he was able to capture this character, which is also perfectly to scale with the other buggy builds. Joss shared a few unique parts easter eggs, including using fabric wing membranes from the Harry Potter thestral and a rare neon orange Bionicle mask tucked within. He also teased the potential for Silksong characters in the future, and we can’t wait to see what he builds next.
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Brickbot gits gud and builds a silky brick Hornet that sings
The much-anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong is out and inspiring more builders to create LEGO models of Team Cherry’s beautiful insectoid world. Brickbot_studio came in early with a build of protagonist Hornet done in his signature brickbot style. The MVP element are the claw modules used for Hornet’s antennae and pointed feet, but Brennen’s secret weapons are the uncannily perfect stickers used for Hornet’s eyes, taken from the Koenigsegg Jesko Speed Champions set.

With so many incredible new bosses and locations, I’m sure we’ll see many more Silksong builds in the months to come.
Four incredible character builds to celebrate the release of Hollow Knight: Silksong!
What better way to celebrate the long-awaited release of Hollow Knight: Silksong than with new MOCs from an amazing LEGO artist? Joss Ivanwood (jayfa_mocs) shared a new character build from the first Hollow Knight game in the 4 days of September leading up to the release of Silksong and we’ve wrangled them all for you to enjoy.
For day 1 Joss shared the player character The Knight, as well as his alternate persona: The Knight’s Shade.
The scale is lovely (especially in context with the other character builds), and the cape usage captures his flowing movement perfectly. I especially love the intentionality of using just two pieces to represent his iconic Nail.
Delve into the Hallownest for more of Joss’ amazing bug builds
Celebrate Silksong with these LEGO Hollow Knight tributes [Feature]
Hollow Knight debuted in 2017 to modest acclaim, but in the years since developed a cult-like following for its tight gameplay, haunting story, and gorgeous designs. Since then, many LEGO builders have made a go at recreating the Knight and other characters in bricks. As we prepare for the long-awaited sequel’s release next week, let’s take a look back at the many Hollow Knight and Silksong LEGO builds that showcase the iconic appeal of Team Cherry’s games.
GioiaLego recreates the memorial to the Hollow Knight in the City of Tears. The Knight and Hornet appear at minifig scale. The monochrome world is lovingly recreated with light and dark grey brickwork.
Tino Poutiainen created an impressionist version of Hollow Knight. The arachnid leg is perfect for this dynamic pose.
Click to see more Hollow Knight inspired LEGO creations
Bapanada! Welcome to this map store from LEGO Dirtmouth
The long-awaited Hollow Knight spin-off, Silksong, is slated to finally come out later this year. (It’s really happening this time, right? Right?!) It’s been a long wait, but it has allowed LEGO builders such as DJ (GioiaLego) to hone their craft and bring the roguelite to life in brick form. This is one of the first locations you see in the game: Cornifer & Iselda’s map shop. It can be difficult to translate 2D designs into LEGO’s 3D nature, but this is a terrific execution! The parts choice for the Hollow Knight is perhaps most noteworthy; purists may not be keen on the dots added to the crash helmet, but there’s no escaping what a perfect choice the spike is for its nail weapon!
Silksong is coming any day now, honest – but until then, you can pass the time browsing our archives of other Hollow Knight builds.
Will this victory ring Hollow?
If there is a Silksong-shaped hole in your heart, you might be able to fill it with this LEGO model by Dylan Mievis! Dylan has done a great job depicting the secret final boss of Hollow Knight – the Radiance – in all its awe-full glory. The main body of this “being of light” is made from two types of feathered wings, and its weird tentacle arms are mostly borrowed from the Piraka (a dangerous group to steal from!) Spare a thought for the adorable little Knight, made out of very few parts. Even armed with the Dream Nail, its gonna be an uphill battle!
This Hollow Knight collaboration bugs me quite a bit
I have a special place in my heart for LEGO collaborations; collabs, as the cool kids call them. We have a bevy of cool kids in this article collab-ing on characters from the Hollow Knight video game, so get out your pencils and take some notes. First up is the Watcher Knight, a blue beetle guy built by (I presume) the coolest kid of them all, Sandro Quattrini. I like his stance and there are surely some neat parts usage here. Truth be told, I needed the help of Wikipedia to clue me in on the Hollow Knight game but I’m well aware of its influences such as Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, and Mega Man X. Incidentally, the heyday of those games precisely mark the end of my coolness and my foray into being a middle-aged schlub and occasional public nuisance.
Click to see what the other cool kids are into
We’ll pause for a Hollow hold here
Whenever I’m building small, I often refer to Dan Ko‘s builds for incredible detail using the smallest Lego pieces. Here, Dan has built a small vignette inspired by the game Hollow Knight featuring the Knight and Hornet. Using the new cape piece from the recent Doctor Strange sets as one of the bodies really injects a splash of colour to the build! We see a lot of nice part usage on the heads, with the expression of Hornet speaking volumes through the position of the half-circle tiles, whilst the staff is topped with a subtle collar detail. And did I mention those white croissants for horns? Inspired!
Echo of a previous life
After playing the latest DLC for Hollow Knight, talented multi-theme builder Anthony Wilson can’t contain his delight . Such a cute, yet so deadly Shade is one of the many reasons to fall in love with the game. This ghost appears every single time the main character dies, and you’ll have to defeat it to regain the energy and the wealth you had collected before. You’ll face the Shade calmly levitating in mid-air right next to where you just died. Despite building a static figure, Anthony skillfully captures the ghost’s smoke-like body. And even the sword behind the Shade’s back looks exactly like the one in the game.









