The Dung Defender is a boss character in Hollow Knight, the 2017 action-adventure game from Team Cherry, where he guards the Royal Waterways and challenges the Knight to a duel. His proud, dung-obsessed personality made him a fan favourite, and short voice clips from his encounters began circulating on soundboards and in fan edits. Players still reuse them because the character is instantly recognisable to Hollow Knight fans and his boastful delivery suits heroic, comic entrances in gaming videos and memes.