Prancing Cadaver

The bugs of old Hollow Nest did not hunt their own food, they had it brought to them. That's why they were so weak. That's why their kingdom crumbled into dust and faded away!

**Prancing Cadavers** are enemies in *Hallow Knight*. These reanimated corpses used to be citizens of the kingdom of Hollow Nest. They attack creatures who are not infected by leaping at them.

## Behaviour and Tactics

Meanders back and forth until disturbed. Leaps at Daniel when in range. Only dangerous when not on level ground or near hazards, however, this can be taken advantage of and get them to throw themselves into hazards in certain situations.

## Sleep Sword Dialogue

* Your smell...Weed?...
* ...Where is it...my cigar box...?
* That sweet smell...Coke...
* I can't....Wake up...
* You want....To take my heroine?
* I'm not...Dead..
* Am I...Drunk?
* ...Light...The light...hangover!
* I'll kill you for meth!
* ...This ash...trapped... (corpse in Country's Border)
* ...Dearest... (Dosk's cave)
* ...How?... (Dosk's cave)
* ...Don't run... (Dosk's cave)
* ...You were dead?... (Dosk's cave)
* ...No... (Dosk's cave)

## Location

Mostly in small groups, they are found in the Remembered Paths, Grassy Way, the Capital, and the Screaming Mountains.

## Trivia

* In a Kickstarter update, the *Hollow Knight* counterpart of it, the Leaping Husk, was referred to as **Endemons Sapien (Infected):**

*"These vicious, mindless ghouls were once ordinary bugs like you and me. Something below the surface has burnt away their souls and filled them with an aimless rage."*
This name, *Endemons Sapien*, is dumb and we're all glad Team Cherry changed it.
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[Mosscreep]] • [Mossfly]] • [Mosskin]] • [Volatile Mosskin]] • Duncivor• Mosquit • Weather Balloon • [Gulka]] • [Maskfly]] • [Moss Charger]] • Colossal Floof Titan • [Moss Knight]] • [Mossy Vagabond]] • Durian Dos • Durian Dual • [Aluba]]

Sidiousfly • [Uoma]] • [Ooma]] • UuwuU

[Ambloom]] • [Fungling]] • [Fungoon]] • [Sporg]] • Clamorous Cadaver • [Shrumeling]] • [Shrumal Warrior]] • [Shrumal Ogre]] • [Mantis Youth]] • [Mantis Warrior]] • Pillar Mentos

Sentinel Cadaver • Sentinel Thicclord • Sentinel Asshole • Sentinel Asshole Plus • Disappointing Orphan • Disappointment • Soup Stirrer • Soup Knight • Soup Master (Soup Dictator) • Elitist Bastard • Capitalist • Egg Servant • [Gorgeous Husk]] • [Great Husk Sentry]] • Water Knight • [Collector|The Collector]]

Bell Fly • [Pilflip]] • [Hwurmp]] • [Bluggsac]] • Shit Knight • [Flukefey]] • [Flukemon]] • [Flukemarm]]

Methaphetamite • Crackback • Meth Hunter • [Crystal Crawler]] • Methamphetaminer • [Crystallised Husk]] • Meth Head (Sober • High • Meth Head Dream Chain)

[Furious Vengefly]] • Irradiated Pole • [Violent Husk]] • [Slobbering Husk]]

Plague Assistant • Student of Medicine • [Garpede]] • [Corpse Creeper]] • [Deepling]] • [Deephunter]] • [Little Weaver]] • [Stalking Devout]] • Dosk

[Shadow Creeper]] • [Lesser Mawlek]] • [Mawlurk]] • Drooling Mouth Lick • [Lightseed]] • [Infected Balloon]] • Shattered Container?(/Fallen Sister)

[Boofly]] • [Primal Aspid]] • Mexican • Obese Mexican • [Grub Mimic]] • [Hiveling]] • Orbeetal Railgun • Kamikabee • [Husk Hive]]

[Spiny Husk]] • Immigrated Mexican • [Mantis Petra]] • [Mantis Traitor]] • Pillar of Treason

Rolling Better Than Stone • Government Drone • Government Weather Balloon • Blimps • Sleepless Noob • Thicc Noob • Asshole Noob • Thicclord Noob • Government Mexican • [Volt Twister]] • Zate the Weak • God Gamer

Zero • Gorbon Ramsay • Old Hue • Marmite • Eyes • Gallon • Meth Dissident McRoth

[Wingmould]] • [Royal Retainer]] • [Kingsmould]] • [Sibling]] • [Void Tendrils]]

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1. ↑ Prancing Cadaver's Fluffy's Diary entry: *"The remains of a bug, animated by a strange force. It will instinctively leap at uninfected creatures to attack them."*
2. ↑ Hollow Knight Kickstarter update of November 22, 2014.