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Hornet - Silksong Rig by Emilio Serrano
Hornet from Hollow Knight: Silksong is a free mGear 5 Maya rig by Emilio Serrano, built for animators who want to push fast, precise action with one of indie gaming's sharpest heroines. The model and textures are by Igor Oskolskiy, and a cage scene file comes in the download so you can stage a shot straight away. Built and tested in Maya 2024.
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- v1.0
- Version
- 255
- Downloads
- 26 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Released
- Works with
- Maya
- Licence
- Free
- File size
- 137 MB
Maya- mGear 5
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Hornet is out
Everything the rig ships with. What you get on day one:
Built for action
A tight silhouette and compact proportions, so combos, aerial strikes and wall-running land as clear, graphic poses.
Cage scene included
A ready-made environment for storytelling without hunting for props.
Rebuildable mGear 5 rig
The full guide plus Python and MEL post-scripts for rebuilding the rig from scratch.
Model by Igor Oskolskiy
A faithful model that keeps every angular detail of the character.
Watch it move
Hornet Silksong, rigged on mGear 5
The story behind Hornet
Silksong's needle-wielding heroine, rigged for action reels
Hornet is defined by economy and lethality. Her tight silhouette, fluid limb structure and needle make her a design indie game players know on sight, and Emilio Serrano has brought her straight into Maya as an action rig. The controls stay clean, so a complex action sequence is still readable at every frame.
She rewards animators who think fast and pose boldly. Fast combos, aerial strikes, wall-running, precise footwork: her compact proportions make every pose land with graphic clarity, and that silhouette suits stylised action reels aimed at game studios or indie animation.
Inside the rig
What you get with the Hornet Silksong rig
Hornet mGear 5 rig
Clean controls for fast action, built and tested in Maya 2024.
Cage scene file
For staging a scene the moment you open it.
mGear 5 guide and post-scripts
Python and MEL post-scripts for rebuilding from scratch.
Model and textures
By Igor Oskolskiy.
Great for
What the Hornet rig is great for
- Stylised action reels aimed at game studios or indie animation
- Fast combos, aerial strikes and wall-running
- Precise footwork and bold, graphic posing
- Short storytelling shots staged in the cage scene
Additional information
The details
- Software
- Maya, tested in 2024
- Rig framework
- mGear 5
- Props
- Cage scene file
Requirements
Maya + mGear 5
- Autodesk Maya, built and tested in Maya 2024
- mGear 5, the framework the rig is built on
- Windows or macOS
Credits
A collaboration
- Model and textures: Igor Oskolskiy
- Rigging: Emilio Serrano
Licence terms
Free
Free to download and use in your own animation work.
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Vetted
Every rig on Animworks is checked by our team before it goes live.
Supported
Questions and bug reports go straight to Emilio Serrano, or email support@anim.works.
Yours to keep
It lands in your downloads the moment you check out, and stays there.
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