Hollow Knight’s Broken Savior – A True Hero or Just a Christlike Figure?

A Bible Study on the video game Hollow Knight

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Opening Prayer

Start with a prayer inviting understanding.

Sample Prayer:
Holy God, You are the Savior who never fails. Open our hearts and minds tonight. Help us see You more clearly as we talk about broken vessels, Hallownest, and hope. Amen.

Prep Questions

1. What do you know about Hollow Knight? (No pressure—share what you’ve heard or seen.)

2. When have you felt let down by a “hero” (a person, plan, leader, or even yourself)?

3. Read Hebrews 10:11–14. What words or phrases stand out?

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Shortened Transcript

• Big idea: Hollow Knight gives us a “chosen one” who tries to carry a kingdom’s Infection but ultimately cracks. That ache points us to Jesus, the perfect Savior who finishes the job once for all.

• Hollow Knight recap: Hallownest is infected. The Pale King raises a Vessel—the Hollow Knight—to contain the Radiance and lock away the plague. It works for a time, but the Vessel isn’t truly empty; a tiny “impurity” lets the Infection leak back out. The savior fails, the kingdom falls into ruin, and another must step in.

• Gospel contrast: Hebrews 10:11–14 says priests repeated sacrifices that could never fully take away sins, but Jesus offered one perfect sacrifice and then sat down—mission complete. Where the Hollow Knight was a broken vessel, Jesus is the flawless Savior who bears sin without cracking and rises to end its power forever.

• Why it matters: We keep trusting imperfect “saviors” (leaders, systems, self-help). They help for a while, then show cracks. Jesus alone heals the disease at its source and offers lasting forgiveness, rest, and hope—even when we feel infected or exhausted.