Hornet (Hollow Knight)

Hornet is the deuteragonist of the 2017 indie video game Hollow Knight and the main protagonist of its upcoming sequel Hollow Knight: Silksong. The mysterious princess-protector of the Kingdom of Hallownest, she serves as an adversary determined to stop the Knight on their quest to rid the Infection that threatens Hallownest's ruins. After several encounters, she realizes that the Knight may be the key to save the fallen kingdom and allies with them.

Hornet has become one of the most popular videogame characters in recent history thanks to the acclaim of her game and the anticipation for its upcoming sequel. Because of this, she has consistently appeared in Queen of /v/ as a major contender, ranking 2nd place in the Queen of /v/ 2022 tournament. As of 2024, Hornet is the only character of western origin to have reached the finals stage in a Queen of /v/ tournament.

Tournament History edit

Results edit

Queen of /v/
Round	Opponent	Votes	Series	Pct. For
2020 - seed 32
Round 1	(97) Justice	469 - 397	Helltaker	54.1%
Round 2	(96) Chiaki Nanami	470 - 446	Danganronpa	51.3%
Round 3	(1) 2B	379 - 599	NieR: Automata	38.7%
2021 - seed 52
Round 1	(97) Girlfriend	592 - 432	Friday Night Funkin	57.8%
Round 2	(13) Remilia Scarlet	623 - 612	Touhou Project	50.4%
Round 3	(45) Rosalina	671 - 541	Super Mario	55.3%
Round 4	(4) Marisa Kirisame	495 - 637	Touhou Project	43.7%
2022 - seed 19
Round 1	(110) Template:Calamaria	1100 - 548	Cuphead	66.7%
Round 2	(83) Malon	765 - 741	The Legend of Zelda	50.7%
Round 3	(14) Rosalina	681 - 564	Super Mario	54.6%
Round 4	(3) 2B	765 - 637	NieR: Automata	54.5%
Quarterfinals	(11) Ranni the Witch	815 - 640	Elden Ring	56%
Semifinals	(2) GLaDOS	699 - 613	Portal	53.2%
Finals	(1) Midna	600 - 638	The Legend of Zelda	48.4%
2024 - seed 84
Round 1	(110) Pixie	469 - 521	Shin Megami Tensei	47.3%

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Queen of /v/ 2020
Finalists	Reimu Hakurei • 2nd Tifa Lockhart
Semi-finalists	3rd Amaterasu • 4th 2B
Quarter-finalists	5th Cirno • 6th Chun-Li • 7th Morrigan • 8th Aigis
Round 4 (Top 16)	Cammy White • Cynthia • Hilda • Mia Fey • Palutena • Rosalina • Tron Bonne • Zelda
Round 3 (Top 32)	YoRHa Type A No. 2 • Ada Wong • Ashley • Bayonetta • Chie Satonaka • Curly Brace • Princess Daisy • Filia • Gardevoir • Hornet • Inkling • Kat • Lucifer • Malon • May • Sakura Kasugano
Round 2 (Top 64)	Aerith Gainsborough • Amy Rose • Android 21 • Catherine • Cerberus • Chell • Chiaki Nanami • Claire Redfield • Coco Bandicoot • Dark Samus • Epona • Felicia • Fire Keeper • Franziska von Karma • Gebura • Heather Mason • Jill Valentine • Juri Han • Lady Maria • Lucina • Mai Shiranui • Maiden in Black • Mipha • Mythra • Naoto Shirogane • Plain Doll • Pyra • Risky Boots • Rouge the Bat • Sorceress • Tharja • The Boss
Round 1 (Top 128)	Adeleine • Alice (SMT) • Alyx Vance • Angela • Ankha • Arle • Ayla • Beatrice • Binah • Blaze the Cat • Callie • Cortana • Dorothy • Elizabeth • Elizabeth • Eri Kasamoto • Etna • Gruntilda • Gum • Hat Kid • Illyasviel von Einzbern • Isabelle • Ivy Valentine • Jill Stingray • Judgement (Helltaker) • Junko Enoshima • Justice • Kaine • Kumatora • Kyoko Kirigiri • Lady • Lara Croft • Lucca • Lyn • Mama • Marie • Marina • Marisa Kirisame • May (Guilty Gear) • Mei • Min Min • Misery • Monika • Ms. Fortune • Ms. Pac Man • Muffet • Nia • Nico Goldstein • Nobeta • Nurse • Pauline • Peacock • Reporter • Rottytops • SHODAN • Splash Woman • Sue Sakamoto • Susie • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya • Taokaka • Trish • Twintelle • Vibri • Zoey
Excluded by Series Limit	Dawn • Futaba Sakura • Template:Haru p5 • Template:Impa • Template:Lusamine • Template:Makoto • Template:Marnie • Template:Nessa • Template:Panther p5 • Sadayo Kawakami • Template:Serena • Template:Urbosa • Template:Vaporeon • Template:Yukari p3
Did not qualify	Alice • Alipheese • Template:Aqua • Ashley Graham • Bad Girl • Buddy • Camilla • Template:Clem • Captain Syrup • Template:Eliza sg • Ellie • Template:Eva mg • Hanako Ikezawa • Template:Ibuki • Jack-O' Valentine • Jade • KOS-MOS • Template:Lammy lamb • Madotsuki • Template:Marle • Template:Maya p2 • Template:Medli • Megumi • Mei Ling • Template:Mika • Mileena • Morrigan Aensland • Template:Parasoul • Poison • Template:Queen Hatred • Template:Reisen • Saber • Sable • Sakuya Izayoi • Saria • Susie • Tae Takemi • Temmie • Tracer • Template:Vivan j • Witch • Xion

Queen of /v/ 2021
Finalists	Recette • 2nd Madotsuki
Semi-finalists	3rd Marisa Kirisame • 4th Roll
Quarter-finalists	5th Alice • 6th Curly Brace • 7th Fio Germi • 8th Shantae
Round 4 (Top 16)	Ashley • Bayonetta • Ebony & Ivory • Fire Keeper • Franziska von Karma • Gebura • Hornet • Tron Bonne
Round 3 (Top 32)	5-Volt • Cerberus • Chie Satonaka • Cynthia • Flandre Scarlet • GLaDOS • Hex Maniac • Justice • Lucifer • Mai Shiranui • Palutena • Plain Doll • Rosalina • Sorceress • The Boss • Zelda
Round 2 (Top 64)	Alice (SMT) • Alice (AliceSoft) • Angela • Ankha • Beatrice • Chell • Dark Samus • Dawn • Etna • Filia • Gruntilda • Illyasviel von Einzbern • Jack-O' Valentine • Kat • Kazooie • Lady Maria • Marie • Marina • Maya Fey • Midna • Muffet • Naoto Shirogane • Neco-Arc • Nia • Nobeta • Princess Peach • Plague Doctor • Ramlethal Valentine • Remilia Scarlet • Susie • Taokaka • Yuffie Kisaragi
Round 1 (Top 128)	Ada Wong • Adeleine • Alice Liddell • Amy Rose • Android 21 • Arcueid Brunestud • Ayla • Bernadetta von Varley • Binah • Blaze the Cat • Callie • Cammy White • Chiaki Nanami • Coco Bandicoot • Princess Daisy • Dorothy • Elizabeth • Elizabeth • Eri Kasamoto • Fang • Felicia • Girlfriend • Gwynevere • Hat Kid • Io • Isabelle • Jill Stingray • Jill Valentine • Juri Han • Kaine • KOS-MOS • Kumatora • Lady Bow • Lady • Lady Dimitrescu • Lain Iwakura • Lilith • Malon • Mei • Mercy • Mia Fey • Mistral • Mona • Monika • Ms. Pac Man • Miss Pauling • Mythra • Peacock • Pixie • Pyra • Queen • Risky Boots • Rottytops • Rouge the Bat • Reisalin Stout • Saber • Spooky • Sue Sakamoto • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya • Viper • Vivian • Wii Fit Trainer • Witch • Zoey
Excluded by Series Limit
Did not qualify

Queen of /v/ 2022
Finalists	Midna • 2nd Hornet
Semi-finalists	3rd GLaDOS • 4th Alipheese
Quarter-finalists	5th Ashley • 6th Maya Fey • 7th Ranni the Witch • 8th Morrigan
Round 4 (Top 16)	2B • Bayonetta • Cirno • Filia • Gardevoir • Hex Maniac • Rouge the Bat • Zelda
Round 3 (Top 32)	Aigis • Alice Liddell • Amaterasu • Baba • Dark Samus • Felicia • Jill Valentine • Kat • Lucifer • Marina • Palutena • Princess Peach • Plain Doll • Rosalina • Tifa Lockhart • Vibri
Round 2 (Top 64)	Adeleine • Alice (AliceSoft) • Amy Rose • Angela • Ankha • Buddy • Chell • Chun-Li • Coco Bandicoot • Crossbreed Priscilla • Princess Daisy • Dawn • Etna • Franziska von Karma • Illyasviel von Einzbern • Justice • Lady • Lady Maria • Lain Iwakura • Lusty Argonian Maid • Malon • Marie • Mari • Mia Fey • Miss Pauling • Neco-Arc • Nia • Pixie • Plague Doctor • Sorceress • Spooky • Tron Bonne • Yuffie Kisaragi
Round 1 (Top 128)	YoRHa Type A No. 2 • Administrator • AK-12 • Alice (SMT) • Alyx Vance • Android 21 • Beatrice • Beelzebub • Binah • Blaze the Cat • Cacodemon • Cala Maria • Callie • Cammy White • Chie Satonaka • Claire Redfield • Cortana • Daisy • Dorothy • D.Va • Ender Dragon • Essex • Fire Keeper • Flandre Scarlet • Gebura • Gruntilda • Gwynevere • Hat Kid • Ib • Isabelle • Jack-O' Valentine • Jill Stingray • Kaine • Kazooie • Krystal • Kumatora • Lady Dimitrescu • Leaf • Monika • Muffet • Nobeta • Paula • Peacock • Pyra • Pyro • Rebecca • Red Hood • Renamon • Rika Furude • Roxanne Wolf • Reisalin Stout • Saber • Splash Woman • Sue Sakamoto • Sunflower • Susie • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya • The Boss • Toriel • Viper • Viridi • Witch • Zoey
Excluded by Series Limit
Did not qualify

Queen of /v/ 2024
Finalists	Madotsuki • 2nd Ayla
Semi-finalists	3rd Hex Maniac • 4th Palutena
Quarter-finalists	5th Baiken • 6th Shantae • 7th Hatsune Miku • 8th Tifa Lockhart
Round 4 (Top 16)	The Princess • Cirno • GLaDOS • Red Hood • Zelda • Felicia • Morrigan Aensland • Baba
Round 3 (Top 32)	Aigis • Rosalina • Marina • Maya Fey • Jill Stingray • Rouge the Bat • Roll Caskett • Etna • The Boss • Lady Maria • Misty • Pixie • Franziska von Karma • Spooky • Alice • Neco-Arc
Round 2 (Top 64)	2B • Ada Wong • Adeleine • Amy Rose • Ashley • Beatrice • Betila • Binah • Don Quixote • Goombella • Monika • Plain Doll • Beelzebub • Saria • Peacock • Chun-Li • Justice • Misty • Vicar Amelia • Coco Bandicoot • Tharja • Ankha • Princess Daisy • Roll Caskett • Sorceress • Mabel Able • Gwynevere • Gardevoir
Round 1 (Top 128)	YoRHa Type A No. 2 • Alice Liddell • Alice (SMT) • Alyx Vance • Android 21 • Ashley • Bazz • Blaze the Cat • • Cammy White • Carmelita Fox • Chell • Cortana • Daisy • Dark Samus • Essex • Fang • Filia • Fire Keeper • Glamrock Chica • Gruntilda • Hat Kid • Hornet • Ib • Jill Valentine • Juri Han • Kaine • Krystal • Lady • Lady Bow • Lady Dimitrescu • Lara Croft • Lilith • Lucifer • Lusty Argonian Maid • Mai Shiranui • Mari • Misery • Miss Pauling • Natsuki • Noelle Holiday • Princess Peach • Pyro • Queen Ripple • Ranni the Witch • Renamon • Renee Graves • Rika Furude • Risky Boots • Rottytops • Roxanne Wolf • Saya • Scout's Mom • Sue Sakamoto • Sunflower • Susie • Sybil • Toy Chica • Tron Bonne • Vibri
Excluded by Series Limit
Did not qualify

Queen of /v/
Tournaments	2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
Champions	Samus Aran • Reimu Hakurei • Recette • Midna • Curly Brace • Madotsuki
Elite Eight
Bold indicates a girl has achieved semifinalist status. Bold underlined indicates a girl finished runner-up at least once.
2B • Ayla • Ashley • Ashley Graham • Aigis • Alipheese • Alice • Amaterasu • Baiken • Bayonetta • Cirno • Chun-Li • Fio Germi • GLaDOS • Hex Maniac • Hornet • Malon • Marisa Kirisame • Maya Fey • Hatsune Miku • Morrigan Aensland • Palutena • Princess Peach • Ranni the Witch • Roll • Shantae • Taokaka • Tifa Lockhart
Qualified characters
AK-12 • Adeleine • Angela • Baba • Beatrice • Buddy • Cammy White • Chell • Chie Satonaka • Ebony & Ivory • Essex • Fang • Felicia • Filia • Flandre Scarlet • Franziska von Karma • Gardevoir • Gebura • Glamrock Chica • Gruntilda • Hat Kid • Illyasviel von Einzbern • Jill Stingray • Jill Valentine • Kaine • Kat • Lady • Lady Maria • Mari • Miss Pauling • Monika • Muffet • Neco-Arc • Peacock • Pixie • Plague Doctor • Plain Doll • The Princess • Princess Daisy • Pyro • Red Hood • Remilia Scarlet • Rosalina • Rouge the Bat • Roxanne Wolf • SHODAN • Tali'Zorah nar Rayya • The Boss • Tron Bonne • YoRHa Type A No. 2 • Zelda
Other characters
Erika Furudo • Koishi Komeiji