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| “ | Prepare to taste justice! Shovel justice! | „ |
| ~ Shovel Knight |
| “ | I will never give up on you. I will follow you to the end of the world. | „ |
| ~ Shovel Knight to Shield Knight. |
Shovel Knight is the titular main protagonist and one of the four main mascots of Yacht Club Games' critically acclaimed indie game series of the same name.
He is an adventurous and legendary knight who teamed with his best friend Shield Knight to have his bag back from the Hexavators. They then travel to the Tower of Fate to prevent the amulet from falling into the wrong hands.
After his best friend was possessed by the Evil Enchantress, He retired from adventuring and decided to farm. After months, He began to return to being the memorial Knight and went onto his main mission to reach the Tower of Fate to save his fallen comrade, Shield Knight, and defeat The Order of No Quarter.
He was voiced by Komatsu Yutaro in Japanese in Blade Strangers and video game creator Sean Velasco in English in Yooka-Layee.
Appearance[]
Shovel Knight is completely covered in a set of blue-plated armor that is labelled within the game as the Stalwart Plate. He is also short in stature, has a helmet with a pair of large horns on it, and is always wielding his weapon of choice, the Shovel Blade, which is where he gets his title from.
Personality[]
Shovel Knight is strongly defined by his chivalrous, kind, straightforward and helpful nature. Aside from obvious enemies, he addresses almost all other travellers he meets in a polite and courteous manner, and strongly believes in helping anyone in need. He also tries to avoid needless battles, as evidenced by trying to talk it out with those who either fight him for impulsive or misguided reasons (such as mistakenly assuming he's a villain or wanting to test their strength). He even tries to reason with a couple of the less evil and malicious members of the Order of No Quarter like Polar Knight (whom he's implied to have been friends with at some point in the past) and Tinker Knight, though these attempts usually fall on deaf ears. Conversely, he has a low tolerance for evil, will openly call out those who have done immoral deeds and be quick to put them in their place.
Despite generally showing an upbeat and positive attitude around others, Shovel Knight is actually very troubled and depressed from losing Shield Knight, to the extent that he retired from adventuring altogether for a while, and even in the present tense of the game, seems to unfairly blame himself for her disappearance as evidenced by him dreaming about saving her from enemies and catching her when she falls right before he's jolted awake. However, he doesn't let this stop him from acting on his strong sense of justice since he still comes out of retirement to single-handedly take on the Enchantress and the Order of No Quarter all by himself after they take over the Valley. Overall, he is greatly admired by anyone who knows or recognizes him and is seen as a beacon of hope against the Enchantress' tyranny.
The Plague of Shadows campaign, which takes place at the same time as his story from Plague Knight's perspective, paints him in a slightly different light; while he retains his strong sense of justice and is generally as polite and chivalrous as usual, he is occasionally seen engaging in underhanded tactics (at least by his standards) such as attacking Plague Knight while his back is turned on two separate occasions after the latter initially defeats him and ignoring King Knight's plea to help him and the rest of the Order of No Quarter when they're left dangling from a window after being defeated in the Tower of Fate (even if they deserved it for helping the Enchantress oppress the Valley and its citizens). However, it has been confirmed that this is the result of portraying the story's events from Plague Knight's perspective, and seeing as how some of this directly contradicts how these same parts play out in Shovel Knight's story, it is pretty much certain that these less flattering portrayals of him are the result of Plague Knight not being entirely honest in his telling of what happened to make him look like more of a bad guy, or at least an antagonist of sorts.
Biography[]
Shovel Knight[]
| “ | Prepare to taste justice! Shovel justice! | „ |
| ~ Shovel Knight |
Shovel Knight had once been a great champion along with Shield Knight; the pair was inseparable. However, on one adventure, they found a cursed amulet in the Tower of Fate. It trapped Shield Knight, kicking Shovel Knight out and sealing the tower.
Distraught over his loss, Shovel Knight abandoned his adventuring, and was seen to have worked on a farm. Meanwhile, other champions had been disappearing as well, and the Tower of Fate was unsealed, forbearing the appearance of a terrible villain called The Enchantress. She created a nefarious group named The Order of No Quarter, and sent them to claim areas not rightfully theirs. Shovel Knight, hearing of this foe, is presented with a huge quest. He has come back to this valley with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and save his lost beloved. However, between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands the cadre of villainous knights. The Order has been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress at any cost.
Defeating The Order and other challengers on his way, Shovel Knight arrived at the Tower of Fate to defeat the Enchantress, learning the fate of Shield Knight and fighting for the soul and allegiance of an old friend. He defeats her and catches his fallen companion, similar to his dreams. The cursed amulet shattered and released a great beast, but the pair work together to defeat it again. Before they have a chance to celebrate, the tower begins to crumble. Shovel Knight boldly shows the way out, but the dying sorceress manages to knock him unconscious in a last attempt to end him and Shield Knight.
While Shield Knight holds her off, Black Knight comes and takes the wounded Shovel Knight, but is reluctant to leave Shield Knight. Making a promise to her, he takes Shovel Knight away to safety. After the Tower crumbled into rubble, Black Knight laid Shovel Knight near a campfire, and says they will meet again as he departs. After the credits end, Shield Knight limps to Shovel Knight and lays down next to him, ending the game.
Shovel Knight Showdown[]
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon[]
Shovel Knight Dig[]
Other Media[]
Super Smash Bros.[]
Shovel Knight debuts in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an assist trophy. He also appears as an ace primary attack spirit that can be purchased in Timmy and Tommy's or scanning his amiibo.
Blasphemous[]
The Penitent One can discover a secret room in the Sleeping Canvases where there are paintings of many Indy game heroes, including Shovel Knight.
Abilities[]
Despite looking rather unintimidating, especially to those who don't know him, Shovel Knight is actually an extremely skilled fighter, to the extent he can take on various enemies at a time and individual opponents that are both powerful and skilled in their own right, as well as much larger than himself, and still come out on top. He mostly fights with his usual Shovel Blade, which he can also use to dig up piles of dirt with treasure in them, open treasure chests, break dirt blocks, find secret paths by using it against walls concealing them, and even reflect enemy projectiles. Among particular techniques. aside from his usual side slash, labelled the Dig Slash, he can use a Drop Slash where he points the Shovel Blade downward while in midair at any time to both attack enemies from above and bounce off of them and other obstacles. He can also use a Charge Slash once the Shovel Blade has been upgraded with the Charge Handle, which is a more powerful side slash attack that has better range and a stronger knockback effect on enemies.
Additionally, he can use various Relics, most of which are purchased from Chester, to utilize various other techniques that consume Magic and have various properties. Examples include the Flare Wand, which allows him to shoot fireballs at enemies from a safe distance, the Phase Locket, which renders him temporarily invincible to both enemies and harmful obstacles like spikes, the Dust Knuckles, which allow him to dash through dirt and quickly attack enemies, and the Fishing Rod, which allows him to cast a line into pits to pull up things like food and treasure.
Gallery[]
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External Links[]
- Shovel Knight on the Pure Good Wiki
- Shovel Knight on the Shovel Knight Wiki
- Shovel Knight on the Super Smash Bros. Wiki
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