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The medieval knight who fights baddies, whether villains, knights or dragons, and in The Tourney, charms ladies without deliberately seducing them, behaves honorably, and saves the day with his sword; but also, any hero who behaves similarly. Invariably Lawful Good and honor bound. First appeared in the Chivalric Romance. He has a very high incidence of having a Bodyguard Crush and Rescue Romance. Historical knights were first and foremost professional soldiers. They usually were of Blue Blood — or, if commoner-born, founders of a new noble family. note Similar professional, well-armed and armored soldiers capable of acting as heavy cavalry without belonging to the social class of knights also existed, the term for them was "man-at-arms". This term could also be applied to knights though - essentially, all knights were men-at-arms, but not all men-at-arms were knights. Their modus operandi was lance-armed heavy cavalry, which charged the enemy in full gallop on closed ranks. They often were used dismounted as well, when they fought as heavy infantry, usually armed with enormous can-openers such as poleaxes or two-handed swords. A knight might also lead a group of common footsoldiers in battle. A cultural trope in Europe since The Middle Ages, most good knights practice something called chivalry, Honor, and Self-Control and occasionally chastity. Prone to rescuing the Damsel in Distress, or delivering her from false accusations, often whilst bearing The Lady's Favour. The Knight in Shining Armor was a frequent carrier of The Dulcinea Effect: medieval Chivalric Romances, indeed, portrayed knights who fell in love with a princesse lointaine merely on hearing her described, without even seeing her - though his love and heroism usually won her heart. Another occupational hazard is Chronic Hero Syndrome, Knights Errant being charged to Walk the Earth righting wrongs until a worthy quest shows up. Oh, and he will Save the Princess, usually from dragons. This is often invoked to describe a man who acts chivalrously toward women. The term may be used in more cynical works to indicate a Wide-Eyed Idealist. Even the Ur-Example of the straight usage of trope, Arthurian Legend, messed around with it a lot. The one-two punch of Disney and Dungeons & Dragons saw this trope's stock rise like crazy. The "shining" originally referred to the way his armor and weapons were kept in good condition, as opposed to the rust that accumulated for less competent knights. Most knights will be depicted wearing plate armor, despite it appearing relatively late in the era of knights. When Prince Charming is a Knight in Shining Armor he's the Warrior Prince. Prince Charmless, on the other hand would not be a knight by choice. See Lord Error-Prone and Miles Gloriosus for common variations, played with tropes, and parodies and Knight in Sour Armor for what happens when the world fails to live up to their standards, but they keep on being good anyway. If the knight is too dedicated to his ideals and code, he may become a Knight Templar. If he likes fighting a bit too much, he is in danger of becoming a Blood Knight. A knight who is shiny for one person in particular is The Champion. A knight that gets magical powers as a reward for this goodness is almost certainly The Paladin to boot. If the Knight in Shining Armor wanders the land seeking evil to slay, then he's also a Knight Errant. Animated Armor will appear as this, all the way to The Reveal. Subtrope to Ideal Hero. Compare the gentleman's Old-School Chivalry. Compare and contrast the Dogged Nice Guy. A white knight is an internet persona who wants to be this. An Officer and a Gentleman is the modern version of this trope — very often even their direct genetic descendants as old noble families are grossly over-represented in all military academies around the world. With the notable exception of the United States, of course. Compare Samurai, which usually tends to be the Japanese equivalent of this trope. Before adding examples, remember that—despite the name—this trope doesn't necessarily have anything to do with a character's armor or its color. A well-behaved knight in black armor or even no armor could still qualify, and a character who just wears shiny armor without behaving in a heroic manner is not an example. |
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When EMLL became the more internationally diverse CMLL, few of the new luchadors were better received than Steele, the large, powerful, honorable, fair playing knight in his shiny face plate looking mask. | |
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Worm has Gallant, a superhero who explicitly chooses to live by this trope. Chevalier as well. He's one of the most morally upright characters in the setting, and for bonus points he actually wears shining armor. |
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In "One-Eye, Two-Eyes, Three-Eyes", a knight takes Two-Eyes away from her abusive family and marries her. | |
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In "The Princess on the Glass Hill", Boots finds suits of armor with each Cool Horse, and so can ride up the hill as a knight. | |
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Sleeping Beauty: The climax is a battle with Prince Philip up against Maleficent (as a giant dragon) to save Princess Aurora, King Stefan, King Hubert, Queen Leah, and the entire kingdom from their slumber. | |
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In Cucumber Quest, due to being a work of satire that affectionately pokes fun at video game tropes, this trope is zigzagged. The knights of Cake Town all wear hodgepodge suits of armor made of random parts, and are just little more than glorified servants for King Croissant and his daughter, Princess Parfait. Because of the king's low standards of knighthood, most of the knights are easily defeated by Peridot during Cordelia's invasion of Cake Town. The rest of them turn traitor while one, Sir Carrot, escapes. Sir Carrot aspires to be a true knight and behaves according to chivalric traditions, but his crippling cowardice prevents him from acting like he should, to the point of becoming The Load while his much younger friends (Nautilus, Cucumber, and Almond) are much more capable than him. In fact, Sir Carrot's cowardice becomes a point of drama in Chapter 3 where Almond is manipulated into seeing him as a villain by Rosemaster and the others, including himself, lose faith in him. But the Nightmare Knight's intervention, combined with receiving a Love Letter and a love boost from a captive Parfait, causes Sir Carrot to regain his courage and level up permanently - gaining a gleaming, heart-themed suit of armor and a strawberry-shaped heart on his chest that allows him to summon magical weapons from it. And he defeats Rosemaster, too. |
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Demon Soul Saga: The White Knight of Mishima, later revealed to be the Kaijin Gawain, is designed after this aesthetic, but he himself averts this trope. Mori (and a few other characters) take Akihiko to be this trope due to being a Bully Hunter, but he's closer to being a Knight in Sour Armor. | |
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RWBY: Portraits of Nicholas Schnee in the Schnee Manor depict him in knightly armour. The design of the armour can also be seen in the Knight statues that decorate the house, and forms the basis for the Amor Gigas that Weiss defeats in the White Trailer and transforms into her primary summoning aide. Nicholas was noted as being a man of the people, who became wealthy only as a result of his quest to create a better economy and living conditions for the people of Mantle. The men who travelled on dangerous quests to find new Dust mines were led by him and they had a great deal of respect for his willingness to risk his life for others. He only gave up his adventuring lifestyle when it became clear to him just how much his wife and family missed being with him. | |
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In Frank and Ernest, Frank, as a knight, complains of having to dress on a cold morning. | |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Phoebus is more of this than his counterpart in the source material, being less prejudiced and willing to defy orders from a corrupt judge to rescue a family from a burning house. Quasimodo even calls him this when Phoebus doesn't hesitate to go to warn Esmeralda and the other Romani that Frollo is coming. | |
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In one Garfield comic strip, Jon gets freaked out by a scary part in the movie theater and starts sucking his thumb. Liz sarcastically mutters, "My knight in shining armor", and Garfield replies, "Make that your sissy in double-knit." | |
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Hong Chunhwa from Tower of God, a chivalrous knight who always pays his respects to the ladies. | |
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In "Iron Hans", the prince dresses up in armor to fight on the king's behalf. Then he does the same to catch the princess's golden apple. | |
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In Tales Out of Tallis Sir Bastien is trying very hard to be one, though Rien tends to make it extraordinarily difficult for him. | |
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The Order of the Stick: All the Sapphire Guards are, but O-Chul even more so. The Giant describes him as "everything right about the paladin". He was already one in all but name in his prequel story, when he was just a regular captain in the army. He is honest and humble, stern but compassionate, courageous in the face of overwhelming odds, but above all else, committed to protecting the lives of everyone, human or hobgoblin. In fact, he alone is the main reason that the Sapphire Guard is such a bastion of righteousness. He initially tried to have the Sapphire Guard dismissed due to them being a bunch of elitist nobles more concerned with slaughtering evil than paying attention to the most obvious ramifications of their actions, but when told that wasn't an option, he joined them instead as an Internal Reformist. It worked. | |
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The titular character from Steel wears a cape and shining armor, wields a weapon, and is as moral and good as Superman himself. | |
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Esten in Roza. Even if lacking the armor and resembling a Bounty Hunter. | |
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Equestria Girls: Friendship Souls: What Sunset's Bankai turns her into. Applejack's completed Fullbring covers her in armor save for her head, white cape attached smoothly across the back and shoulder guard, and gives her a giant lance/drill combination. |
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Heavily featured in Golden Logres, which has quests for all twelve Knights of the Round Table. | |
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Paizo's Pathfinder RPG has brought The Paladin full-circle with the "Shining Knight" archetype, complete with bonuses to mounted combat and riding skill. For those not wanting to add divine elements to it, there's also the Cavalier class. Ironically, Alain Germande, the Iconic Cavalier, is very much not this, though he does excel at presenting himself this way to aid in seducing impressionable women. He's a Lawful Neutral arrogant Glory Hound Blood Knight who, though surprisingly charismatic, regards all others as expendable tools in pursuit of ever-greater glory and success. |
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The Swan Princess: After Princess Odette is kidnapped, Prince Derek becomes determined to find her. Once he does, he plans to break the spell on her by making a vow of everlasting love. | |
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Dungeons & Dragons: The paladin class was based on Knight in Shining Armor archetype in general and supposedly Three Hearts and Three Lions in particular. Paladins are more like holy crusaders empowered with divine magic, though (which has its own trope, on that note). Sturm Brightblade of the Dragonlance D&D saga is the epitome of this trope played straight except for not actually being a knight until shortly before his death. His fellow Knights of Solamnia are not quite so ideal but, with a couple of (important) exceptions, are generally good. The Player's Handbook II from late in D&D 3rd Edition introduced the knight class, which is a lot like the paladin but without magical abilities. The knight's abilities focus on mounted combat, single combat with an opposing champion, and maintaining honor. The 1st edition Cavalier class, introduced in that era's Unearthed Arcana, was closer to the "standard" Arthurian knight. For a while, the Paladin class was a subclass of the Cavalier instead of the Fighter. |
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Roman from Sanders Sides would very much like to be one, but he has difficulty since, 1) He's simply a facet of Thomas' personality, not an actual human, and, 2) Thomas lives in modern, suburban Florida. He still tries to push Thomas into acting like one from time to time. | |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: At the end of the movie, a prince arrived to take Snow White away on his white horse. | |
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The recurring Adventures of the Gummi Bears character Sir Victor, the White Knight, is a classic Knight in Shining Armor. However, it turns out that he is actually the estranged brother of the series' Big Bad, Duke Igthorn, and lives in constant fear that he would turn evil like the rest of his family (before An Aesop is delivered to him, anyway) and rights wrongs as perceived atonement for his house's ill deeds. | |
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Steven Universe has an entire episode, "Sworn to the Sword", dedicated to a deconstruction of this trope. Pearl trains Connie Maheswaran in swordplay, while also instructing her on the duties of knighthood as being "completely dedicated to a person and a cause", expecting Connie to be dedicated to Steven as Pearl was for Rose Quartz. Unfortunately, Pearl has severe self-esteem issues that she ultimately projects onto Connie, demanding that she be prepared to sacrifice her own well-being for Steven, just as Pearl had done for Rose countless times during the Gem War. Steven, Connie's "liege", is freaked out by the thought of Connie sacrificing her safety and self-worth for his sake and eventually gets through to her and Pearl by proving that it's better to fight together as a team, and gets Pearl to admit that Rose never devalued her and that she was just beating herself up. | |
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Seven Soldiers of Victory: Shining Knight of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Sir Justin, a knight of King Arthur, was given by Merlin a suit of magical armor that would protect him from all harm, and a magical sword that would cut through anything. Merlin also gave Justin's horse wings and the ability to fly. Justin was frozen for centuries and revived in the 1940s, where he applies his honor as a knight to fighting crime in the present day. His chronological predecessor/published successor Ystin also qualifies, although they're a bit less idealistic than Justin, coming from a more Low Fantasy version of Camelot. | |
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Sir Roderick from Gawayn. It's a shame he also tends to be Lord Error-Prone. | |
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls: Flash Sentry. The human version that's the closest thing to a Love Interest for one of the Mane Six has a counterpart in Equestria, it turns out — the pony Flash is a member of the Crystal Empire' royal guard — the only one we've seen who isn't a Crystal Pony. He gets more screentime — well, page time — in the comics. | |
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The country song "Suds In The Bucket" by Sara Evans. | |
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The titular Warrior from Wizards, Warriors and You is brimming with weapons, wears a full suit of plate mail, and is a loyal servant of King Henry, always ready to face whatever challenge threatens the kingdom, the king, Princess Saralinda, and the people. Weirdly, it is noted that he wears no heraldry, and given how he's always referred to as Warrior, he may not even be a knight. | |
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As Shrek 2 opens, Prince Charming has adventured, overcoming many obstacles and climbing the high tower in order to rescue Fiona, finding instead a cross-dressing wolf. It turns out that there was an old promise that Charming would be able to marry Fiona, but Fiona has already married Shrek in the first movie. It's later subverted when he reveals himself to be a snobby, narcissistic, sociopathic jerk. | |
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Prince Alex from Super 4. Despite coming from Kingsland (a medieval location) he doesn't wear a lot of armor, but has the personality to a T. | |
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Johan, the protagonist of the Belgian comic book series De Rode Ridder. | |
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Fire Emblem On Forums: This is the ideal for players of the Paladin class, and indeed many characters exist that live up to it. FEF 2: Miguel aspires to be this despite his old age. Whether he lives up to the trope is....questionable. Final Hour: Lamden is this, though downplayed due to his Chivalrous Pervert tendencies. Demon Soul Saga: The White Knight of Mishima, later revealed to be the Kaijin Gawain, is designed after this aesthetic, but he himself averts this trope. Mori (and a few other characters) take Akihiko to be this trope due to being a Bully Hunter, but he's closer to being a Knight in Sour Armor. Mortal Transgressions: Ferdiad Domniann. His codename is literally Knight. This starts to chip away, however, as he is forced to confront the realities of working within Gray-and-Grey Morality, with the stress leading him to temporarily disappear from the party. |
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The music video for "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler has one: in this case, a heroic cowboy knight in angelic white armor on a white horse, which is also mentioned in the song. ("Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?") | |
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The DCU: The titular character from Steel wears a cape and shining armor, wields a weapon, and is as moral and good as Superman himself. DC Comics also had the Silent Knight, a more traditional knight than the Shining Knight, and his adventures took place at King Arthur's Camelot. In a post-nuclear war apocalypse, there were the Atomic Knights who were heroic individuals who wore plate armour to protect them from radioactive fallout (though in more contemporary comics, the Atomic Knights are a faction of Powered Armour soldiers). Seven Soldiers of Victory: Shining Knight of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Sir Justin, a knight of King Arthur, was given by Merlin a suit of magical armor that would protect him from all harm, and a magical sword that would cut through anything. Merlin also gave Justin's horse wings and the ability to fly. Justin was frozen for centuries and revived in the 1940s, where he applies his honor as a knight to fighting crime in the present day. His chronological predecessor/published successor Ystin also qualifies, although they're a bit less idealistic than Justin, coming from a more Low Fantasy version of Camelot. Captain Atom: Captain Atom's daughter Margaret sees him this way. He eventually becomes one. |
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Infinity Train: Knight of the Orange Lily: Gladion aspires to be this, and he admires the White Knight in being a chivalrous character. Unfortunately, the story deconstructs a lot of things that goes wrong with this, ranging from the training and nights Gladion slept in hotels, the fact that Gladion keeps seeing Lillie as a helpless princess stuck in a tower, or the fact that most of the problems could've been avoided if he told his mother about what happened with Lillie, Nihilego and Type: Null so much sooner. | |
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In Magic: The Gathering, this is generally White's shtick. Though depending on the setting, it might range from anything from classical heroic knights to insidious fanatics and other deconstructions. The White Knight, polar opposite of the game's Black Knight. However, game mechanics normally prevent the two from engaging each other in combat... The Shards of Alara expansion features Bant, a plane of Knights in Shining Armor, who have a Fantastic Caste System based on the acquisition of sigils, which are marks of great valor and honorable conduct. Innistrad has cathars, which generally dress up in trenchcoats but occasionally show up in more classically medieval armor. Ixalan has a rare mesoamerican version, riding dinosaurs. Parodied in Chivalrous Chevalier: |
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The Flight of Dragons: Sir Orrin Neville-Smythe is a classic example of this; the aged, but steadfast and noble knight dedicated wholly to justice. He gives a badass speech during the final battle; then gets set on fire by Bryagh's flame. He withstands the heat long enough to hurl the now-flaming sword into the heart of the black dragon, then collapses next to his fallen love. | |
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Greenfire: Inverted when the knight finds Greenfire and Rarity, it's the knight acting like a murderous bully, and it's the dragon who's attempting diplomacy and defending his lady. | |
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Enchanted begins with Prince Edward saving Giselle from a troll, resulting in their planning to get married the next day. | |
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Sir Muir in Harkovast fits this trope, even if his armour is more battered then shining most of the time! | |
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Warhammer: All noble Bretonnians aspire towards becoming true knights in shining armour...though as a whole they also tend to display all of potential abuses and flaws of the system of feudalism as a Deconstructive Parody of the trope. Grail Knights, who have been found pure in heart and soul and blessed by the Lady of the Lake, are said to all qualify for this trope by definition (though the aforementioned skewed sense of morality has some fans wonder if the Grail Knights are really more like their more ordinary fellows). The Empire also has several noble knightly orders, but their modernization means that the chivalric ideals are not as predominant there as in Bretonnia. |
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The Black Knight (Marvel Comics) from The Avengers is a literal one, though the first one was a villain. Black Knight II, however, plays it straight. Both are descended from a lineage of Black Knights that dates back to Arthurian times. | |
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In My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Twilight Sparkle's big brother is a tall, white stallion named Shining Armor and is Captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard. For bonus points, he even marries a princess in the season 2 finale, though his sister and his bride-to-be Cadance have to save him from the Monster of the Week. | |
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Child of the Storm: Steve Rogers a.k.a. Captain America epitomises the trope; noble, a superb warrior and deeply honourable, fighting for justice, most especially the protection of the oppressed (because he hates bullies), and pining after/mourning his lady love, he is frequently compared to King Arthur. He's also a Nice Guy who rescues kittens from trees, because of course he does. He is more ruthless than most examples, it has to be said, and has a certain hint of cynicism — plus, unlike most examples, he has a child out of wedlock, with Peggy, Alison Carter - who had children and grandchildren of her own, much to Steve's shock when he finds out. This devastates him, because he feels that it was an ignoble act on his part, before being reminded (repeatedly) that it takes two to tango, Peggy most certainly knew her own mind, and the rightful course is to stop avoiding his great-granddaughter, Carol, who idolised him and was deeply hurt by his rejection, no matter how understandable it was at the time. Nevertheless, it is not in the least bit surprising that he is knighted at the end of the first book, becoming part of the Order of the Garter. Thor is a noble and charming Warrior Prince, right down to the shining armour. Especially given his increased dutifulness towards Asgard (not necessarily to the throne, however, as he's more than willing to challenge his father), dedication to protecting the small and defenceless, and slaying of monsters - these days, no longer simply for the thrill of the challenge. He's also and an all-round Nice Guy, a good boyfriend and a good dad, being dedicated to both roles - though it should be remembered, as and when his son gets hurt, that he is the God of Thunder and Lightning not Reason and Understanding. Harry is an interesting variant, being a Decon-Recon Switch. In the first book, he plays the trope Straight, with his largely idealistic nature, Chronic Hero Syndrome, and The Dulcinea Effect (minus the romance). It doesn't always pan out very well, such as his Bully Hunter antics, compounded by his temper, but he's always going to help, no matter the cost. It's regularly noted that he's far too sweet and kind for his own good, standing out in a jaded and cynical cast, his Power of Trust bringing out better natures in those who didn't even know they had them. Even his darker moments are brief, and his good heart is key in the first book's climax when he's relied upon by arch-schemer Doctor Strange to resist The Final Temptation. For his actions, he is also Knighted as a member of the Order of the Garter. Near the start of the sequel, in the Forever Red Story Arc, the trope is brutally Deconstructed. His typical leap back into the Red Room for to try and talk Maddie, a Living Weapon and Jean's stolen-at-birth twin sister around ends in disaster: he's right that she's a Tragic Villain and his question makes her think. But a lifetime of ingrained obedience and programming isn't so easily overturned, and instead he spends days being horribly tortured, a mere prelude to a Trauma Conga Line that includes his Blank Slate body being turned into 'the Red Son', used to create an aggressive Russian Empire, and repeatedly raped by Yelena Belova, the Red Room's Black Widow, in her twisted take on the Black Widow/Winter Soldier dynamic. This leaves him on the brink of a Suicidal Cosmic Temper Tantrum, and even after he's talked down, he's left horribly traumatised and deeply bitter. Yet despite the above, the trope is steadily Reconstructed in appropriately nuanced fashion. He's still dedicated to helping a newly reformed Maddie, he's horrified when confronted by Cedric Diggory about how he's been terrorising his fellow students and he remains a Knight in Sour Armor. As Strange says, he is still the person who will always do what is right rather than what is easy, and it's why he's The Chosen One. The Bloody Hell arc shows him as a shining knight once, rescuing Carol from Dracula (who wants her special blood). He faces Dracula twice (once in a literal suit of armour), and despite being almost crippled and horribly outmatched, he plans ahead, gets help, and (eventually) succeeds, before nearly killing himself to save Carol with an emergency transfusion. All while resisting the temptation to tap into his reality warping Superpowered Evil Side. He vows to become a Knight of Faith, and sealing the transformation, he receives a personal silvery-white suit of Iron Man armour, leading Coulson to codename him 'Agent Galahad'. |
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The King Nobody Wanted: Ser Clegane... Ser Tytos Clegane, that is. He is an honorable man who cares passionately about helping the innocent, and is deeply resected and admired by his followers.. | |
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7-Second Riddles: They often show up to save the Princess Classic from their predicament, sometimes by fighting a dragon, other times by solving puzzles. | |
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The Talisman board game provides two examples of this trope, who reflect the chivalric code slightly differently: the Knight character, who is always of good alignment and who cannot attack other characters of good alignment, and the Chivalric Knight, who can aid rival characters in battle and cannot attack another character whose strength value is less than his own. | |
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Silverbolt, from Beast Wars, is a usually tongue-in-cheek example of this type. He's not a parody so much as a walking Lampshade Hanging, complete with trumpet fanfares when he speaks. It really helps that both his animals — one a wolf, the other an eagle — are typical "noble" animals. (which sorta makes a Griffin, an even more noble animal) | |
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South Park: Stan Marsh became a mix of this and the Only Sane Man. And sometimes he himself parodies this trope. | |
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The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob!: Dame Abby Primrose, with her suit of Powered Armor, is essentially this for the dragon civilization. | |
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In The Gamer's Alliance, Marcus Sarillius is a virtuous, and occasionally gullible, paladin who is always eager to save damsels in distress and set things right. Osmond Locke and Swenson Von Strupenguard are other notable examples. | |
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The Cyber Knights from Rifts are a post-apocalyptic version of this trope, combining Mad Max aesthetic and advanced tech with traditional chivalric values and discipline. Ironically, their founder Lord Coake was a straight up knight from a fantasy world that was displaced to Earth and created the order for the purpose of fighting evil in all of it's forms. While he fits the trope perfectly, his principles do get him into trouble like the one time he refuse to lend aid to Tolkeen (one of the other main heroic factions of the setting) because they consorted with demons as last resort to resist an enemy siege. This action alienated his knights who went on separate ways and he went to found another knightly order to serve this purpose as the Cyber Knights. | |
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Goblins: Big-Ears is probably the most good-aligned character in the whole comic. If he were human they'd have named a city after him. Kore, on the other hand, is a complete inversion though he believes he's the good guy. |
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Tangled has Flynn Rider gallantly racing on the white Maximus over the bridge to rescue lost princess Rapunzel, which is not only a visual shout-out to this trope, but symbolic of his Character Development from a selfish, thieving rogue to something closer to this trope. | |
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While several Servants in Fate/Nuovo Guerra come from Arthurian romances or the Matter of France, the best example would probably be Sir Roland. Sir Gawain is a special case: his devotion to Chivalry eventually led to Camelot's downfall, as he refused to call for Lancelot's help for the Battle of Camlann. | |
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Sturm Brightblade of the Dragonlance D&D saga is the epitome of this trope played straight except for not actually being a knight until shortly before his death. His fellow Knights of Solamnia are not quite so ideal but, with a couple of (important) exceptions, are generally good. | |
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Yu-Gi-Oh!: By day Ghostrick Dullahan masquerades as a suit of antique armor, but at night he shows his true colors as a veteran knight, acting as a leader figure for the other residents of the museum. Another good example would be Freed the Brave Wanderer (who would later become Freed the Matchless General). His appearance as a Duel Spirit in the anime shows his Heroic Spirit rather plainly. The Gem-Knights, with the sole exception of Antiluminescent Knight Cairnogorgon. They only got involved in the storyline's battles after repeated attacks. |
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Transformers: Silverbolt, from Beast Wars, is a usually tongue-in-cheek example of this type. He's not a parody so much as a walking Lampshade Hanging, complete with trumpet fanfares when he speaks. It really helps that both his animals — one a wolf, the other an eagle — are typical "noble" animals. (which sorta makes a Griffin, an even more noble animal) Sadly, he also counts as a case of Stupid Good, and in the sequel Beast Machines, he gets run through the ringer quite cruelly. |
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Though he may not be called a 'knight', Captain America is as much a pure example of this trope as modern jaded audiences can stand. His classic outfit includes maille or scales on the upper portion, he carries a shield, and a modern Captain owes much to the role of a knight in leading his troops. In behaviour? No more noble or righteous 'knight' exists in the Marvel Universe - Ultimate Cap excepted, of course. | |
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Shining Knight of Justice League Unlimited. Especially played up in "Patriot Act" where he and a mutated General Ripper do battle while they argue what duty to one's country means. | |
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Captain Atom: Captain Atom's daughter Margaret sees him this way. He eventually becomes one. | |
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