	Originally, Hornet was planned as a second playable character to be included in a downloadable content pack (DLC) for "Hollow Knight", funded as a stretch goal in game's Kickstarter campaign. Later, Team Cherry revealed some of the characters animations for Hornet, and Steel Assassin Sharpe, a villain from the game. A demo was also shown at 2019 E3 that demonstrated two areas, the deep docks and the moss grotto. Eventually, Team Cherry decided to expand the DLC to a full sequel.