# Ari Gibson on Reddit (u/Ari_TeamCherry)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/ari-gibson

Ari Gibson: Co-creator of Hollow Knight, Team Cherry.

- Reddit account: [u/Ari_TeamCherry](https://www.reddit.com/user/Ari_TeamCherry/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Moderator-assigned “Team Cherry” flair in r/NintendoSwitch](https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/8swt8n/comment/e131syp/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/gaming (37), r/NintendoSwitch (32)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2017 to 2018
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Cherry

## Moments

### u/Ari_TeamCherry in r/gaming, Aug 6, 2017 · Lore answer

Replying to a redditor:

> Hey TC, thanks for making an amazing game! *Lore questions* - How does Leg Eater convince the Lumaflies in his fireplace not to fly away? - Can you wink-nudge us in the direction of understanding the hidden Grub diagram in the Tower of Love, or is that going to be a "hmm…

> Vespa to Hornet was intentional. There was an old concept here that may still apply: Hornet was the 'Child of Three Queens,' one birthed, one raised, one trained. It is from the third queen that Hornet took her name.
> Whether that notion still applies however, I can't confirm, though it was definitely the basis for the names.

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Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/6rvds8/comment/dl83dzk/ · 20 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Ari_TeamCherry in r/NintendoSwitch, Jun 22, 2018 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> is Herrah Bipedal, or quadrupedal, and how would she wear pants?

> There's not really a concept of 'clothes' in Hallownest. There are cloaks, but most of the bugs are naked. It's an all nude kingdom.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/8swt8n/comment/e12xlw8/ · 174 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Ari_TeamCherry in r/gaming, Aug 6, 2017 · Cut idea

Replying to a redditor:

> Why was it decided to cut certain content from the game? (Eg. The forest of bones, or dream diving) And is there a possibility of them still appearing?

> We did experiment with a full dream diving system (Dream levels in every NPC's head!), but it ended up feeling really disjointed and distracted from exploring the world. The time we saved making dream levels went into more fully fleshing out Hallownest.
>
> Boneforest made the world map too big! Some players get overwhelmed, even at the current size. It was a huge area. Also we would have died making it. We're a tiny team!

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/6rvds8/comment/dl80y6u/ · 52 points as of Nov 7, 2026