As soon as I learned that Hollow Knight: Silksong has a short hidden section that replaces Hornet's attacks with barebones fisticuffs, I knew players would one day build a mod that lets you play the whole game with this deliberately underpowered moveset. Nobody has done it yet, but the foundations have been laid with terrifying speed: naked, or more accurately Cloakless Crest, challenge runs are now seemingly doable.
Silksong player and Twitter user Kele shared a video proving that this grueling challenge is looking pretty plausible. They managed to beat one early but difficult boss, Widow, as naked Hornet using a mod that unlocks seamless Crest switching.
