Giant Aspid

The Giant Aspid is a mini-boss in Hollow Knight added as apart of the Eternal Palace DLC. It is a large Aspid found in the Aspid Nest, a small Sub-Area located between the Ancient Basin and Mantis Village. Defeating this Giant Aspid rewards the player with the Aspid Nursery Charm. It can also be fought in the Infected Crossroads, in the room where Glowing Womb was obtained.

The Giant Aspid CANNOT be fought in the second location if the Glowing Womb charm was obtained before the crossroads were infected. He will not spawn, even if the area is revisited afterwards.

Location
The Giant Aspid is fought in the Infected Crossroads, as the final enemy in the Aspid challenge room before the Glowing Womb charm can be collected. The Aspid drops down from the cieling after it’s previous allies have been defeated, and will break top and side platforms.

Another Giant Aspid is found in the Aspid Nest, which can be found underneath a broken ground in the Mantis Village. This will take you down a long tunnel above the Ancient Basin. A shortcut to the Monarch Wings room can be found but will not allow early access to the Wings itself, as they are required to reach the Aspid Nest.

Both areas feature a challenge room before the boss fight itself, however, the Aspid Nest arena is larger with no spikes at the bottom, and no platforms. Gates drop and a single Lesser Mawlek is fought. After it is defeated, two Aspid Hunters rise, aided by an Infected Balloon. After killing the Aspids, another Infected Balloon spawns. Finishing the two balloons spawns an Aspid Hunter and an Aspid Mother. After killing them, two final Aspid Hunters are fought, finally ending with the Giant Aspid boss.

Behavious and Attacks

 * Drop: The Giant Aspid drops itself onto the Knight in the last location you were in. This attack takes a long time to charge and can easily be dodged.
 * Acid Shot: The Giant Aspid shoots a spiraling wave of acid blobs out of it’s body. Each circle consists of six blobs that surround it’s body. The blobs are larger than those of a regular Aspid blob.
 * Acid Rain: The Giant Aspid moves around the arena, dropping blobs of infection onto the ground, similar to the Nosk fight. The Giant Aspid moves more quickly than Nosk but only moves in a single direction and back, instead of following the player.
 * Summon: Aspid Hunters and Primal Aspids will sometimes spawn into the arena to attack the Knight.