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Shovel Knight (Video Game)
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Shovel Knight is a 2D platformer developed and published by Yacht Club Games. Featuring a Retraux 8-bit graphical style and inspired by the likes of Mega Man, DuckTales, Castlevania, and Dark Souls, Shovel Knight is a game that seeks to pay homage to the 8-bit era, while also... ahem, digging out its own place in the Video Game landscape.The story goes that our eponymous hero was once part of a legendary adventuring duo with his partner, Shield Knight. During their travels, Shovel Knight and Shield Knight visit the mysterious Tower of Fate. After they encounter a cursed amulet within the tower, Shovel Knight loses consciousness, eventually waking up outside the (now sealed) tower — alone. His spirit broken after losing his best friend and ally, Shovel Knight retires from adventuring and resigns himself to a life of solitude. Unbeknownst to Shovel Knight, however, his self-imposed exile has left the land without champions, making it ripe for conquering by the evil Enchantress and the eight dastardly knights of her Order of No Quarter. Discovering one day that the Tower of Fate has been unsealed, Shovel Knight realizes that only he can defeat the villains wreaking havoc on the land. Setting off with his trusty Shovel Blade, Shovel Knight must fight his way through The Order of No Quarter and their minions, reach the lair of the Enchantress, and dispense justice in spades once and for all! | |
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Colorblind Mode | |
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Colorblind Mode: An alternate palette is available for Joustus, making the player's cards a darker blue and the opponent's cards brighter orange, making them easier to distinguish. | |
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"Get Back Here!" Boss | |
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Specter Knight faces Nightmare Reize, a mutated and monstrous version of Dark Reize, who is chased down on grind rails. He can conjure fire onto the rails and dash across the screen, and occasionally the rails are removed in favor of chaining Dash Slashes on lanterns. | |
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Secret A.I. Moves | |
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Secret A.I. Moves: Only the boss fight against Plague Knight and the Plague of Shadows can summon multiple vats at once (as well as make them not disappear), teleport around the arena, and throw three potion bombs at once. Specter Knight's curios give him abilities that resemble his boss moves (swooping in to slash at an enemy, hovering in midair, throwing a boomerang sickle, summoning skeletons), but he can't teleport at will under player control. | |
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Directionally Solid Platforms | |
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Directionally Solid Platforms: They exist here and there in the campaigns, but Showdown introduces an interesting case of Selective Walls — in order to make sure Specter and King Knight's movesets aren't hampered by the lack of solid surfaces to Wall Run/Jump or Shoulder Bash off of respectively, the directionally solid platforms generally have 'lips' that those two characters' relevant movement options treat as walls from the proper direction, and otherwise don't interfere with anything at all. | |
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Multi-Mook Melee | |
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Multi-Mook Melee: One of the other potential penultimate fights is a gem match against multiple one-HP opponents. | |
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Creator Cameo | |
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Creator Cameo: The Bard is quite obviously the game's composer, Jake Kaufman, in a suit of armor. | |
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Another Side, Another Story | |
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Another Side, Another Story: Specter Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight were selected by fan vote and are made playable outside of the game's multiplayer thanks to updates, complete with their own altered versions of the normal story and their own mechanics. Plague Knight's campaign, Plague of Shadows, launched in fall 2015, while Specter Knight's campaign, Specter of Torment, was released in spring 2017, and King Knight's campaign, King of Cards, was released in winter 2019. | |
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My Friends... and Zoidberg | |
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My Friends... and Zoidberg: An inversion: after King Knight takes the throne of Pridemoor Keep, alienating all of his former allies, he notes to himself that all the riff-raff, and his mother, are gone. | |
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Antepiece | |
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Antepiece: The game is not shy about these. For almost every special gimmick in a level, you will have a chance to test and learn it before facing it again with hazards. Exaggerated in the Hall of Champions; the entire level is an enormous Antepiece which teaches you how to deal properly with Invisishades before fighting a boss version of them. | |
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How Much Did You Hear? | |
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How Much Did You Hear?: Mona's reaction to being caught dancing alone is immediately asking Plague Knight how long he was watching her. | |
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Trailers Always Spoil | |
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Trailers Always Spoil: The trailers freely showed off Reize's brainwashing and boss fight. | |
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Unexpected Gameplay Change: The Super Boss fight against the Battletoads within the Xbox version has you briefly play 2 minigames while you battle them: one where Shovel Knight and one of the Battletoads are being lowered to the ground via rope á la Wookie Hole from the NES Battletoads game, and one based upon the infamous "Turbo Tunnel" segments from the Battletoads games. You can play the latter minigame at any time once you've beaten them. | |
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Darker and Edgier | |
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Darker and Edgier: This is the only campaign in the game that ends on a Downer Ending. King Knight loses everything, including his mother’s love, due to betraying his allies to become king. Oh and it ends with Shovel Knight reaching him and inevitably dethroning him. | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything? | |
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Does This Remind You of Anything?: After completing the first two Order of No Quarter stages, the return to the Potionarium has Plague Knight accidentally walking in on Mona dancing by herself. She's clearly embarrassed over getting caught, asking Plague Knight how long he was watching. He reassures her that he barely saw anything and that he's not a creep, but mentions that dancing by yourself doesn't seem very fun. All in all, it's easy to interpret the scene as an allegory for Mona getting caught doing something else. | |
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Hero Antagonist | |
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Hero Antagonist: The city guards are this within Plague Knight's story. The only reason why they still attack him (or prevent him from entering the village) is because they still believe he's part of the Order of No Quarter. Shovel Knight himself is also this, attacking Plague Knight for the same reason he's attacking the other Order of No Quarter members. In fact, Plague Knight only got Shovel Knight's essence because Shovel Knight happened to be raiding his Explodatorium to defeat him. | |
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Early Game Hell | |
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Early Game Hell: A couple parts of the very first stage of Plague of Shadows can be rough if you haven't yet gotten comfortable with Plague Knight's radically different control scheme. You also don't have any upgrades to improve your mobility yet. | |
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Where It All Began | |
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Where It All Began: Shovel Knight must return to the Tower of Fate, where he lost Shield Knight. | |
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Tempting Fate | |
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Black Knight laughs at you as all of his fights begin, and will even stop and laugh in the middle of combat. | |
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You Fool! | |
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You Fool!: When Plague Knight reveals to Black Knight that he's only creating the Ultimate Potion so that he can use it to become stronger and get Mona to love him, Black Knight calls him this for failing to see that she already does. | |
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Purely Aesthetic Gender | |
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Purely Aesthetic Gender: The Body Swap mode enforces this by necessity, but this affects more than just the main character — Shield Knight, Black Knight, and all the boss characters can have their genders swapped with no actual difference in terms of gameplay or text aside from which genders the player chooses to have them be referred as. The devs made it up for it by making the female designs distinct but still true to the characters. | |
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Not-So-Harmless Villain | |
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Not-So-Harmless Villain: Tinker Knight is a funny little guy who can't fight to save his own life, right? Not so much when he gets into his MASSIVE mecha, though. | |
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Genre Shift | |
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Genre Shift: While the four campaigns are all different flavors of platforming, this game mode is more akin to a Super Smash Bros. style Platform Fighter. | |
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Spectacular Spinning | |
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Spectacular Spinning: King Knight's pirouette after landing a successful shoulder bash allows him to Goomba Stomp enemies, and doing that lets him refresh his bash and keep long periods of airtime. An upgrade lets him attract money with his pirouette, and he can drill the Lost City's dirt piles with it. | |
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Power Up Let Down: The Ornate Plate. The game puts it best: | |
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Unreliable Narrator | |
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Unreliable Narrator: A Tweet from Yacht Club Games suggests that the campaign is actually from Plague Knight's perspective, which would go a way in explaining the behavior of Shovel Knight after you defeat him. | |
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Defeat Means Friendship | |
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Defeat Means Friendship: Shovel Knight and the Order of No Quarter end the story on friendly terms. This is especially true if Shovel Knight chooses to rescue them after the final Boss Rush. | |
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Gone Horribly Right | |
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Gone Horribly Right: The jury-rigged Mirror of Fate was designed to capture the Enchantress. As evidenced by her presence as a playable character, it worked, but not without pulling in 19 other mostly-unrelated people, including the person this act was meant to help, and sealing the Tower of Fate's inhabitants in mirrors. | |
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Alternate Timeline | |
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Alternate Timeline: Possibly. The ending "where are they now" scene is entirely dissimilar from Shovel Knight's, and as such cannot exist in the same course of events with it... yet, at the same time, the campaign's story is modeled in such a way that absolutely everything Shovel Knight went through could have still happened, and you actually see him going through his journey as Plague's progresses. This even extends so far as him going to face the Enchantress, as she vanishes after her essence has been taken, but the lack of Shield Knight's reappearance shows she has yet to be actually defeated. Word of God says that the campaign is told from Plague Knight's point of view, so what he says happened and what actually happened may not be the same thing... | |
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The Cameo | |
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The Cameo: Shovel Knight has made numerous cameos in a wide variety of indie games, including the Wii U exclusive Armillo (which released around the same time as Shovel Knight), Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (via Amiibo), Road Redemption, Indivisible, and Yooka-Laylee. | |
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Easy-Mode Mockery | |
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An early upgrade lets you fill 5 hearts worth of health for free just by holding the down button once per life/stage. This causes King Knight to fall to his knees and start bawling. | |
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Death from Above | |
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Death from Above: Shovel Knight can jump and plant his shovel on enemies' heads. Additionally, he can hit enemies below him by using a fishing rod or a Throwing Anchor. The Black Knight can also jump and shovel plant. And in his final battle, he can rain down meteors on the arena. Plague Knight will occasionally jump very high and frenetically throw down bombs. As a playable character, you can throw out the same tactic. Propeller Knight will call for a backup airship that will keep firing cannonballs and bombs to destroy parts of his boss arena while limiting Shovel Knight's movement. Polar Knight will jump and then shovel plant as well. It will reveal one hit kill spikes. Treasure Knight will leap into the air and fire his harpoon arm down at you. King Knight will blow a horn and confetti will rain down on the sides of the screen. However, it does little damage and is easily avoided. | |
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The Rival | |
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The Rival: Each character in the story mode finds someone who they actually interact with and have to fight (or rarely, team up with) before getting to the Mirror of Fate, making them as such. Shovel Knight: Shield Knight. Plague Knight: Mona. Specter Knight: Phantom Striker. King Knight: Specter Knight. Shield Knight: The Enchantress. Black Knight: Polar Knight. Propeller Knight: Tinker Knight. Mole Knight: Treasure Knight. Treasure Knight: Propeller Knight. Polar Knight: Shovel Knight. Tinker Knight: Mole Knight. The Enchantress: Black Knight. Baz: Mr. Hat. Reize: Baz. Mr. Hat: Goldarmor. Phantom Striker: Dark Reize. Mona: Liquid Samurai. Dark Reize: Reize. Goldarmor: King Knight. Liquid Samurai: Plague Knight. | |
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Death Throws | |
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Death Throws: All Knights dramatically fly into the air and fall down after defeated. A very rare example where this is exploited: during the boss rush, every time Shovel Knight downs a member of the Order of No Quarter, they are simply flung out of the stage, but once all of them are defeated, they are left holding each other from a Bottomless Pit in a Chain of People. | |
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Taunt Button | |
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Taunt Button: Holding down (as in Plague of Shadows and Specter of Torment) or up (as in King of Cards) will make your character do a taunt. Most characters have only two taunts, but Liquid Samurai and Mr. Hat can change form to access additional taunts. | |
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Mutual Kill | |
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The game will give you the win if you manage to pull off a Mutual Kill on a boss. If against a Wandering Traveler, it gives you a fraction of health to let you pick up the Gold they leave behind. | |
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Stealth Pun | |
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Stealth Pun: The challenge "Grave Robber" requires Plague Knight to collect all the money hidden in an area that is built as a loop, in contrast to more linear challenge stages. It's set in the Lich Yard, the Castlevania-inspired area of the game, and the only tool at Plague Knight's disposal is the Spin Burst, which sends him into a damaging somersault that destroys everything he touches, much like the Screw Attack from Metroid. In all aspects, this challenge qualifies as Metroidvania. | |
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Take Our Word for It | |
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Apparently Polar Knight has one. (It's like water torture.) | |
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Utility Weapon | |
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Utility Weapon: Besides the obvious applications of Shovel Knight's namesake, the Propeller Dagger vaults you through the air and lets you skip certain obstacles entirely, the Mobile Gear can be ridden over spikes and used to give you an edge in jumping challenges, and the Dust Knuckles let you plow through diggable dirt very quickly, even in midair. | |
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All There in the Script | |
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All There in the Script: The name of the Final Boss of each campaign generally never come up within the story, but their names are easily found within the Challenge Modes. Shovel of Hope: The final form of the Enchantress is named "The Remnant of Fate". Plague of Shadows: The dark duplicate of Plague Knight is called "The Plague of Shadows", and its final form is "The Corrupted Essence". Specter of Torment: Reize's monstrous transformation is "Nightmare Reize". King of Cards: The Mechanical Abomination made from the three Joustus Judges is called the "Grand Triumvirate". | |
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Balance, Power, Skill, Gimmick | |
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Balance, Power, Skill, Gimmick: The four knights who have a solo campaign are this: Shovel Knight is the balance, as he is as good in close range fighting with his shovel as he is in long range with his items (though not as good as the others), and he can use his weapon to bounce on enemies and compensate his low jump ability. King Knight is the power, as he rests on physical brutal force to crush his enemies and to move faster than others, but his items are more limited and his reflexes to spin after a shoulder bash can make him vulnerable if he's not clever enough. Despite being a Strong and Skilled character who can walk through walls and use his scyther to pierce settings and enemies, Specter Knight's slow mobility compared than others and the fact that his mana bar becomes a progressively decreasing life bar on New Game Plus make him a skill character. Finally, Plague Knight is the gimmick as he is the only who can double jump and as his gameplay revolves more around special items than others, but he's also a Long-Range Fighter who can't do anything without the aforementioned items and his ridiculously diverse bomb arsenal. | |
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Black Comedy | |
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Black Comedy: One of the undead Non Player Characters in the tower cheerfully talks about how much they enjoy being dead. | |
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Ambiguously Human | |
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Ambiguously Human: All but two of the Knights (Shield Knight and Polar Knight) have their faces obscured by their helmets, so in a world where Funny Animals coexist with regular humans, all bets are off. Specifically, it's completely unclear whether Mole Knight is just some guy in a mole-like suit of armor or an actual mole, and an NPC that appears rarely on Armor Outpost known only as "????" is identical to Shovel Knight, except he has the head of a catfish. When talked to, he just says it's nice to take the helmet off sometimes. In fact, this NPC also is a fully playable alternate skin for Shovel Knight in Showdown, being the very last unlock after completing a match with all other feats obtained. This just makes things even more ambiguous. Come Specter Of Torment, Specter Knight's face is partially shown, confirming he's a human called Donovan. Or at least he was, as he's undead now. King of Cards introduces King Knight's human mother, so unless he's adopted, King Knight is likely a human himself. | |
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Mistaken Identity | |
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Mistaken Identity: Reize mistakes Shovel Knight for Black Knight. | |
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Ironic Echo | |
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Ironic Echo: The ending of King of Cards retroactively makes King Knight's line after the Boss Rush of Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows into this. While Shovel Knight is asked by the Order of No Quarter, and lifting them back up onto safe ground is your choice, King Knight is asked this by his allies, who he spent the entire game recruiting and working with, and his deciding not to help them is out of your control. | |
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Creepy Old-Fashioned Diving Suit | |
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Creepy Old-Fashioned Diving Suit: Treasure Knight, a member of the Order of No Quarter, has a suit of armor inspired by an old-fashioned diving suit. An undersea pirate, he lays waste to the underwater in search of treasure, disturbing the fauna and fishing community in the area. While already a towering and imposing figure, his desire to control the seas has him also with the dangerous Teethalon under his captured command. | |
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Ability Depletion Penalty | |
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Ability Depletion Penalty: Plague Knight's Arcana items use a recharging Alchemy Power meter in contrast to the other three campaigns' limitations. This enables Plague to use his items as much as he wants... within reason. Emptying his whole Alchemy Power causes him to "blow out", cutting out any usage of Arcanas until the meter fully recharges. | |
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Static Electricity | |
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Static Electricity: Plague Knight mocks Phantom Striker by comparing his electric powers to this. | |
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Palette Swap | |
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The Goldarmor character, who is based off a generic enemy, but has moves borrowed from differently colored variants, such as being able to throw anchors like the purple variants in the Iron Whale, and being able to downward thrust like the green variants in the Explodatorium and the Tower of Fate. | |
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Mythology Gag | |
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Mythology Gag: The item Kratos bestows upon Shovel Knight after his boss fight is the "Grave Digger's Shovel." In God of War, the Grave Digger is a disguise used by Zeus. | |
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Ascended Glitch | |
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Ascended Glitch: The cheat "PL&VER200" allows you to restore a bug from version 2.0 of the game, where Plague Knight could charge a Bomb Burst with one button while throwing bombs with another button. | |
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Funny Background Event | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_26eb6287 | comment |
Funny Background Event: In the final Boss Rush against the Order of No Quarter, each one will come to fight Shovel Knight individually while the others merely watch and wait... while eating or drinking. Special mention goes to Treasure Knight, who will raise his diving helmet to eat something, although it still won't show his face. Plague Knight will pull out a straw dramatically to drink while he waits for his turn. In Plague of Shadows, Shovel Knight himself will barge in, and after a clunky landing, he'll pass out for a moment, but will regain consciousness and look around... Before taking another nap. In Plague of Shadows, if you wait long enough in Village and Armor Outpost before conquering it, you'll be able to see Shovel Knight walking around. | |
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A Winner Is You | |
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A Winner Is You: A unique example, as it's otherwise detached from the four Treasure Trove games. Beating all four campaigns earns you a sincere, heartfelt text message from Yacht Club Games themselves thanking you for playing their game and acknowledging your evident skill since you managed to beat four decently hard games, as well as showing gratitude for your continued support over the course of Treasure Trove's development. | |
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What Did I Do Last Night? | |
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What Did I Do Last Night?: For his story mode intro, Propeller Knight wakes up with no recollection of how he was brought to the mirror world. He assumes he must have had a wild time last night. | |
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Hurricane of Puns | |
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Hurricane of Puns: Croaker, who is found in the basement of the Village, will tell you a pun every time you talk to him, ranging in quality from pretty funny to groan-inducing. There's even an achievement for getting him to tell you all of them. | |
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Shotoclone | |
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Shoto Clone: Plague knight serves as this, having the Staff of Surging as his Shoryuken, his signature bombs as a Hadoken, and the Spin burst as the replacement for the Hurricane Kick. | |
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Easter Egg | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_29a39f6 | comment |
Easter Egg: As of the King of Cards update, the title screen now just says "Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove" instead of changing based on the last story you played. You can change the title screen back to the previous ones by pressing your right shoulder button three times, holding it down on the third press. Selections include the default Treasure Trove title screen, the Shovel of Hope, Plague of Shadows, Specter of Torment, and King of Cards title screens, the very first title screen that simply says "Shovel Knight", and the Treasure Trove title screen that includes the four playable characters' portraits, if you've unlocked it. Specter of Torment: If you press the Down Button, the same command that allows Specter Knight to do the "Cold Shoulder" near the Memmec residing in the tower, Specter Knight looks around to make sure nobody's watching, and pets it. Do the Cold Shoulder while the Skeletal Sentry is out, and hearts appear above their head. Do the Cold Shoulder twice when wearing the Donovan Set and he'll dance! The Tundread in Specter Knight's hub is fascinated with sliding along the ground and mentions the Rail Mail by name. Using the Rail Mail to grind while he's nearby causes him to stop in his tracks, turn to face you, and watch in slack-jawed amazement. Going right at the beginning of the "Dirt Clod Dash" challenge lets the player find Treasure Knight doing some accounting. King of Cards: If you never meet Mr. Hat and thus he never brings his shop with him onboard the Glidewing, he'll be shown dragging it behind him with a rope to its current location in the Armor Outpost instead of it falling down from the sky when the Glidewing is destroyed in the ending. If you use a fully charged shoulder bash with the Battery Brigadine on the Ledge Farmer, it sends him soaring off of the ship entirely sans wings. The player is rewarded 400 gems for doing this to him the first time. King Knight's throne taunt, which you can use by holding down the up button after commissioning a painting from Gouache, counts the throne as a separate object; weight-sensitive platforms, such as ones seen in the Lich Yard, can sink as long as the taunt is active, and when the throne is still briefly on the screen. | |
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Adam Smith Hates Your Guts | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_29f44d3a | comment |
Adam Smith Hates Your Guts: Shovel of Hope: The villagers may cheer you on to defeat the Enchantress, but they'll still charge you a few thousand extra gold for each additional health and magic upgrade. Chester not only charges you for the Relics when you find them, he'll charge you extra if you buy them from him in the village instead. Plague of Shadows: The Troupple King still grants you ichors as Plague Knight, but he requires a greater sanctification fee. Since Plague Knight uses them for armor upgrades rather than consumable potions like Shovel Knight does, it makes a certain amount of sense from a gameplay perspective. Chester charges out the nose for Arcanas because he is wary of taking possibly fake gold from an alchemist like Plague Knight, though he won't charge a dime if they're exchanged for Relics since he knows for sure they're legitimate. | |
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Check-Point Starvation | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_2bfd6a1e | comment |
Checkpoint Starvation: invoked Can be done by the player at their own risk, in a Self-Imposed Challenge, by literally destroying the checkpoints. It also gives extra gold. Naturally harder stages, especially the last ones, will net more gold, as do checkpoints placed before lengthy or particularly difficult segments. Enforced in New Game Plus, which removes most waypoints, leaving one at the level's midway point and one prior to the boss. | |
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Cool, but Inefficient | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_2cb9b1a9 | comment |
Cool, but Inefficient: Shovel Knight's Ornate Plate. It's made of gold! Wearing it throws sparkles with every move, turns your jumps into flips, and even allows you to nail the landing when using transportation catapults. But as far as actual gameplay effects go, it's identical to the starting armor. Same thing goes for the Dandy Duds in Plague Knight's campaign. When wearing them, he strikes poses when jumping, his burst jump explodes in a mess of sparkles and gold, he gets a different walk, and his victory celebration is different. But, just like the Ornate Plate, they're identical to the starting robes. Specter Knight gets the Ghostly Garb instead of a gold outfit, but the effect is the same, just replace being shiny with being scary/cool: he skates along the ground instead of running, he has Speed Echoes when moving, his Dashing Slash makes him disappear briefly, and his stage entrance pose is changed from his back facing the camera to a casual lounge. King Knight's Resplendent Cape is his showy outfit, which makes his cape fancier than usual and changes some of its animations. | |
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Hidden Depths | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_2dc0d2bf | comment |
Hidden Depths: A few character endings reveal these about the character: Tinker Knight: Believed the Order was a force for good. He also converted lava to energy for Mole Knight. Mole Knight: Made a deal with Treasure Knight about splitting up their territory. Propeller Knight: Turns out he's bad at making plans. Tinker Knight taught him to think ahead. King Knight: Attempted to host a dinner party. Nobody showed up. Baz: Took a job to work off a debt to Mr. Hat. He admits he just wanted to be a part of something. He also admits sweeping is harder than it looks. | |
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Glass Cannon | |
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Glass Cannon: Mentioned by name, this is what Propeller Knight would have been if he was playable. | |
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Borrowed Catchphrase | |
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The level start messages include a plethora of shovel jokes, like "Dig in", "Justice in Spades", "For Shovelry", and "It's Shoveling Time!". | |
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Black Knight | |
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Black Knight: Doing his best Monty Python impression as well. | |
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Scunthorpe Problem | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3073efe5 | comment |
Scunthorpe Problem: One cheat code filters the game's dialogue to make everyone talk like Jar-Jar Binks, but occasionally runs into this issue. Most notably, the character Madam Meeber is renamed to "Madam Meesaeber" with this code on. The "Butt Mode" cheat code changes all three of the Battletoads' names into "Butt". Since one of the toads is named Rash, this also affects dialogue that includes words such as brash or thrash. | |
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Auto-Save | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_316d4c91 | comment |
Autosave: The game auto saves after each level completed. | |
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Money Sink | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3202932e | comment |
Money Sink: King Knight can pay an artist on the Glidewing three separate times to get a self-portrait painted, which does nothing aside from unlocking his "taunt" move (him pulling out a chair to sit in). There's also Mr. Hat's shop, which only sells cosmetic enhancements to your HUD, your Joustus cards, and the Glidewing, as well as a painting (in New Game Plus) that requires the maximum amount of gold. Several of the best Joustus cards are exclusive to buying random Level 4 cards from Chester and hoping you get them. In a strange and obtuse way, the Heirloom stages in New Game+. The Vigor statues will only give you treasure if you have no money at all, and only a maximum of 900 gold, meaning the entire stage you'll essentially be wasting money to get to the end. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3202932e | |
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Implied Death Threat | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3255968b | comment |
Implied Death Threat: Plague Knight makes one to Percy near the start of the game after Percy asks for help with finding paper. Percy doesn't seem to get it. | |
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Out of Focus | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_32da91b8 | comment |
Out of Focus: Shovel Knight doesn't make an on-screen appearance in this campaign, not even in the flashback where him and Shield Knight get to the Tower of Fate. The closest thing he gets to a reference is by a minor minion, who states that "Even the most legendary or stalwart knights could never stand a chance", with "legendary" in Shield Knight's scarlet and "stalwart" in Shovel Knight's blue. | |
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Game-Breaking Bug | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | comment |
Game-Breaking Bug: A bug in the 3DS version, introduced with the Treasure Trove update, caused the game to crash whenever the amiibo-exclusive Bomb Burst ability was used by Shovel Knight. This also meant that one of the challenges, which requires the use of said ability, couldn't be completed. The bug was later patched. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_33ca811a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34889673 | type |
Gender Flip | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34889673 | comment |
Gender Flip: An option for Shovel Knight's campaign, as of the Treasure Trove/Specter of Torment update, now allows the player to switch the genders of every major character. The Enchantress becomes the Enchanter, the Order of No Quarter becomes all female or you can pick a select few characters to be switched. The game's dialogue is even changed slightly to reflect it. They can mix and match gender appearances and even which gender characters are referred to in the text. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34889673 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34ffa400 | type |
Bonus Dungeon | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34ffa400 | comment |
The Ticketer and Cultured Fellows in the Hall of Champions are anthropomorphic peacocks. Some of them talk to Shovel Knight rather rudely by calling him a peasant, and the ticketer demands an enormous amount of money to allow him inside. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34ffa400 | featureApplicability |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_34ffa400 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3517000d | type |
Mad Scientist | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3517000d | comment |
Mad Scientist: Plague Knight loves explosions, and as an alchemist, has extensive intimate knowledge of chemistry, alchemy, and magic. He cackles gleefully while thinking up new methods of destruction. Mona's in the same boat, but less prone to fits of laughter. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3517000d | |
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Level Goal | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3567ac72 | comment |
Level Goal: Levels that don't end with a boss instead features a large golden pully carried by a group of Propeller Rats, which clears the stage once grabbed onto. On secret exit routes, the pully is red instead of gold. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3567ac72 | featureApplicability |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3567ac72 | |
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Boss Corridor | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_35743edc | comment |
Boss Corridor: Each of the main stages has a breather room containing a checkpoint and hidden food before the boss. | |
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Lethal Joke Character | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_36249acd | comment |
Lethal Joke Character: Tinker Knight lacks his mecha for this campaign, but he's no less a bad character for it. The Mobile Gear gives him near unprecedented mobility, with it allowing for fast movement, a triple jump, and short flight, riding the Mobile Gear allows him to lob wrenches to apply pressure to opponents or Goomba Stomp them, and he can follow up a damaging totally intentional trip by throwing wrenches in every direction, making him excel at staying far away and being really difficult to approach if prepared. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_36249acd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_363e9631 | type |
Sequential Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_363e9631 | comment |
Sequential Boss: Tinker Knight. The first phase is more of a joke boss, with him running around (Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows) or riding the Mobile Gear (Specter of Torment and King of Cards) while throwing wrenches. In the second phase, he pulls out the Tinker Tank and either pilots it (Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows) or puts it on autopilot and fights alongside it (Specter of Torment and King of Cards). Everyone's Final Boss is the Enchantress, followed by something else of her doing. What that something is depends on who you're playing as: Shovel Knight battles the Remnant of Fate, what remained in the locket that possessed Shield Knight. She attacks with projectiles that move in waves and occasionally swoops down to attack and break the floor at the same time. Plague Knight goes against the Plague of Shadows, a shadowy version of his own boss fight from Shovel of Hope formed from the Essences converging onto Mona, followed by the Corrupted Essence, another evil version of Plague Knight, taking the form of a massive cloaked bird atop a device of some kind. This form attacks with bombs, lasers, and other projectiles. Specter Knight faces Nightmare Reize, a mutated and monstrous version of Dark Reize, who is chased down on grind rails. He can conjure fire onto the rails and dash across the screen, and occasionally the rails are removed in favor of chaining Dash Slashes on lanterns. King Knight takes on the Grand Triumvirate, a fusion of King Pridemoor, the Troupple Acolyte, and the talking Birder, in the form of a massive machine. This foe attacks with Giant Hands of Doom, lasers, spiked balls, bubbles, and more. After its defeat, it loses most of these attacks and can only move its hands around and shoot fireballs, with the main threat being falling into the pit below the battle. Shovel Knight's PlayStation-exclusive battle with Kratos is fought in 3 increasingly difficult stages. Shovel Knight's Xbox One-exclusive battle with the Battletoads has you go through challenges reminiscent of the original games (including a remake of the speeder bike section). In King of Cards, King Knight's second fight against Specter Knight begins like the first battle, with Specter fighting like he does as a playable character in his own campaign, but after losing most of his health, he enters his flying form, regenerates, and moves into the fighting style he uses as a boss in Shovel of Hope. In Showdown, everyone's final stage has them fight their rival in a match with 3 stocks, followed by a two-part match against the Mirror of Fate. The first phase is a Gem battle, where the goal is to get 15 gems first, and the second is a more traditional boss battle, with the Mirror moving the floor, summoning weaker versions of playable characters, and throwing out projectile attacks. | |
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Catharsis Factor | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_36400864 | comment |
Catharsis Factor: In-Universe, one man in the Hall of Champions says that Plague Knight blowing up all the artwork feels cathartic for him as well. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3678fbfa | type |
Mad Bomber | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3678fbfa | comment |
Finally, Plague Knight is the gimmick as he is the only who can double jump and as his gameplay revolves more around special items than others, but he's also a Long-Range Fighter who can't do anything without the aforementioned items and his ridiculously diverse bomb arsenal. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_370fcc49 | type |
Meaningful Appearance | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_370fcc49 | comment |
Meaningful Appearance: Madame Meeber, an Amiibo-related character, has six wings that are colored after the amiibo logo. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_370fcc49 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_38d02d44 | type |
Batman Gambit | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_38d02d44 | comment |
Batman Gambit: At the end of the campaign, the Enchantress reveals that she had corrupted and enslaved Reize so that Specter Knight would sacrifice his one chance of freedom and serve as her eighth knight by using the power of the locket to free Reize from her control. | |
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Boring, but Practical | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_39b8d3d6 | comment |
Boring, but Practical: The Scepter of Swiftness, which sends King Knight forward in a straight line, will likely be one of the most used Heirlooms, due to allowing the player to skip chunks of levels, trickier platforming segments, and its ability to destroy blocks and kill weaker enemies without stopping. | |
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Recurring Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3bb81225 | comment |
Recurring Boss: The Black Knight is an (admittedly more humorous) example. | |
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Foregone Conclusion | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3bc88a7f | comment |
Foregone Conclusion: As comes with being a prequel, King Knight will be recruited into the Order. After King Knight defeats King Pridemoor, he joins the crew of the Glidewing while still remaining king of his keep. Due to the fact he's sitting in a bar in the main game, it means that the friendly terms won't last and he'll inevitably be kicked from his own castle. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3bd958f2 | type |
Cast from Money | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3bd958f2 | comment |
Cast from Money: In New Game+, Heirlooms cost money to use. Fortunately, in this mode you gain a Money Multiplier and mana jars now give you money instead of mana, so you won't run on short supply very often. | |
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Noodle Incident | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3c0a4666 | comment |
Noodle Incident: Percy says that his catapult will send Plague Knight into an armored fortress, but Plague Knight doesn't trust Percy's coordinates, due to the last time resulting in him being stuck out in the middle of the ocean, with all of his potions waterlogged. Naturally, his fears are right: he lands right inside Armor Outpost while trying to stay incognito, even though taking over Armor Outpost is ultimately a boon. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3c5ae1a1 | type |
Schizo Tech | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3c5ae1a1 | comment |
Schizo Tech: Propeller Knight and Treasure Knight both own an airship and an underwater vessel, respectively, despite the game supposedly being set in medieval times. Tinker Knight is particularly notable, as his specialty is building complex machinery. Possibly Plague Knight as well, since his stage is in an "alchemical lab", not to mention the Dynamo Decanter in the Potionarium, his other headquarters. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3c5ae1a1 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3d7b1b61 | type |
Twice Shy | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3d7b1b61 | comment |
Twice Shy: Neither Plague Knight nor Mona are willing to flat-out state that they're into each other. Plague Knight believes himself to be not good enough for Mona, and is planning on using the Ultimate Potion to solve that problem. As for Mona, while she does try to get close to Plague once or twice, she never is willing to outright say anything without assistance, and the closest she gets to admitting her love is when she asks Plague Knight "Are we partners? Are we more?" after hearing Black Knight's rumor that Plague is pining for the Magicist. Ultimately, Black Knight is the one who helps the two of them get together; after having Mona attempt to bribe him to keep Plague safe, and hearing straight from Plague that he's trying to win Mona over, he brings Mona to Plague during the final boss, where she finally admits her love for him. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | type |
Musical Nod | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3e24cb38 | comment |
Musical Nod: Lost City's theme contains a brief snippet of "Dance Through the Danger" from Shantae: Half-Genie Hero. Both games' soundtracks are composed by Jake Kaufman. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3ed23024 | type |
Surprisingly Realistic Outcome | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3ed23024 | comment |
Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: At least four routes involving members of the Order of No Quarter feature them engaging a fellow Order member due to an ideological difference (Tinker Knight getting frustrated with Propeller Knight having no clue how to leave their predicament) or they're actively conspiring to work against them (Mole Knight and Treasure Knight were both planning to steal the other's treasure that was accumulated; Treasure Knight just beat Mole Knight to the punch). Given that most of the Order's membership were forced to work under the Enchantress, it's little wonder that there would be infighting due to their clashing personalities or modus operandi. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3ef5a484 | type |
Final Boss, New Dimension | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3ef5a484 | comment |
Final Boss, New Dimension: After completing all Houses of Joustus, Cardia teleports King Knight to some sort of space dimension and challenges him in one more Joustus match to decide his fate. It first looks like it's Played for Laughs, but then she transforms into a Super Boss after defeating her... | |
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Parental Substitute | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3f11ef74 | comment |
Parental Substitute: This is the only light part of the ending. It's implied that King Pridemoor and King Knight's mom get together at the end. In addition, the King saw fit to take King Knight under his wing. This makes the King's mercy for King Knight come off more like him punishing a son instead of humiliating a fallen foe. Granted, King Knight isn't happy about it, but he clearly needed a more firm hand growing up which the King seems keen to correct. | |
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Ability Required to Proceed | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3f2503af | comment |
Ability Required to Proceed: The three Relic Courses in Shovel of Hope and Arcana Courses Plague of Shadows each require a relic from one of the nearby stages. Uniquely, it's possible to complete these stages using different abilities than the obviously intended ones, although it's significantly more work for mere bragging rights. Shovel Knight has the Forest of Phasing, which requires use of the Phase Locket to get over precarious areas like spikes, the Knuckler's Quarry, which calls for the Dust Knuckles to punch your way through dirt blocks suspended above pits, and Frigid Flight, which mandates the Propeller Dagger to fly across gaps that would otherwise be impassable. Plague Knight has the Forest of Fishing, which asks for Bait Bombs to hit switches and other things at a distance, as well as blowing Cipher Coins out of pits. Second is the Bottomless Quarry, which necessitates the Vat so that Plague Knight can refresh his jumps and cross huge gaps with temporary platforms. The final stage is Shivering Sprint, which wants use of the Fleet Flask to outrun the crushing ceilings and moving spikes. Then, both Specter of Torment and King of Cards feature this for every item you get. Each time you get a relic, you must also pass a short level that disables your main attack and movement mechanic and is tailor-made to be cleared with your newly acquired item. This is meant as a pseudo tutorial that teaches the uses and limits of each item. | |
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"I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_3f92ad39 | comment |
"I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: The first phase of the final boss fight. The Enchantress is actually Shield Knight under the influence of the cursed amulet. Black Knight actually tried to reach Shield Knight with words, but to no avail, much to his despair. | |
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Advancing Boss of Doom | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_409d3c07 | comment |
Advancing Boss of Doom: The Teethalon in the Iron Whale stages chases the player at first, before eventually being fought as a regular miniboss with an arena. | |
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Bittersweet Ending | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_40cc0c7e | comment |
Bittersweet Ending: Shovel Knight's story ends with him realizing that the Shield Knight he fought was the real one, which renews his hope that, somewhere out there, Shield Knight is still alive, and this leads to the events of Shovel of Hope. Shield Knight's story ends with her still trapped in her own body, but she refuses to give up on wrestling back control, and is confident Shovel Knight will save her. | |
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Flunky Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_40e2ac3f | comment |
In Showdown, everyone's final stage has them fight their rival in a match with 3 stocks, followed by a two-part match against the Mirror of Fate. The first phase is a Gem battle, where the goal is to get 15 gems first, and the second is a more traditional boss battle, with the Mirror moving the floor, summoning weaker versions of playable characters, and throwing out projectile attacks. | |
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Auto-Scrolling Level | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_418208c3 | comment |
Auto-Scrolling Level: A few of the stages have a section consisting of this. The Flying Machine section adds a wind that steadily pushes Shovel Knight back. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_418208c3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_418208c3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_418208c3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4252fdf6 | type |
Hyperactive Metabolism | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4252fdf6 | comment |
Hyperactive Metabolism: Shovel Knight, Plague Knight, and King Knight recover their health via carrots, apples, chicken, and fish. Shovel Knight can extend his health bar with meals cooked by the Gastronomer, while King Knight extends his with hearty meat pies baked by his mom. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4252fdf6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4252fdf6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4252fdf6 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4292ebbf | type |
Doppelgänger Attack | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4292ebbf | comment |
Doppelgänger Attack: The Big Creep in Hall of Champions will occasionally use this trick to throw off the player. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4292ebbf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4292ebbf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4292ebbf | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_42d9daf9 | type |
No Fair Cheating | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_42d9daf9 | comment |
No Fair Cheating: The Phantom Striker can tell if you've healed yourself during battle and will point it out if you do so. He'll then give the lesser reward even if you're still at full health. If you start a new file with a non-cosmetic cheat, you won't be able to earn feats with that file. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_42d9daf9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_42d9daf9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_42d9daf9 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4395ac9 | type |
Inconveniently-Placed Conveyor Belt | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4395ac9 | comment |
Inconveniently-Placed Conveyor Belt: Plenty of them in Tinker Knight's stage. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4395ac9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4395ac9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4395ac9 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_458c7e61 | type |
Constructed World | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_458c7e61 | comment |
Constructed World: The world of Shovel Knight is largely built from scratch, due to its human and anthropomorphic animal populace, the medieval era it takes place in being primarily aesthetic (due to the presence of flying machines, submarines, and even robots), and King of Cards features a globe, which, if spun and examined, shows that the landmasses of the planet don't match Earth at all, confirming that it's a completely different world from ours. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_458c7e61 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_458c7e61 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_458c7e61 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | type |
The Unfought | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | comment |
The Unfought: Since the campaign is a prequel to the main story and Plague of Shadows that focuses on the Enchantress recruiting the Order of No Quarter, Shovel Knight doesn't even appear, much less serve as a boss battle. Surprisingly, even when Specter Knight — then still alive and known as Donovan — faces off against Shield Knight in the Tower of Fate over the cursed amulet in a flashback, he's nowhere to be seen. Specter Knight also doesn't get to fight two of the wandering heroes; Baz at least makes it seem as if he's going to pick a fight before giving up, but Mr. Hat only appears in the end credits. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_464dd7cc | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_465966a3 | type |
Drop the Hammer | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_465966a3 | comment |
Drop The Hammer: One of King Knight's relics is a massive hammer, which beats healing hearts out of enemies in addition to hitting a wide arc. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_465966a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_465966a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_465966a3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_471a505f | type |
Four Is Death | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_471a505f | comment |
Four Is Death: For every four points of damage done to a boss, Specter Knight recovers some Darkness. After defeating four knights (Black Knight included), Reize bursts into the tower and falls under the Enchantress's control. Excluding Black Knight, this happens when entering the fourth stage you choose to go to. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_471a505f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_471a505f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_471a505f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_474e3977 | type |
You Have Failed Me | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_474e3977 | comment |
Despite not having any reason to, Plague Knight can blow up his minions. This has absolutely no gameplay effect. This is particularly satisfying to do on the minion in the Explodatorium for having failed to maintain the order in Plague Knight's absence. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_474e3977 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_474e3977 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_474e3977 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_475d592d | type |
You Dirty Rat! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_475d592d | comment |
You Dirty Rat!: With propellers that carry them around. They serve as Mooks in Pridemoor Keep, The Flying Machine, and the Tower of Fate. There are also green, exploding rats in the Explodatorium and mechanical ones in the Clockwork Tower. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_475d592d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_475d592d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_475d592d | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48081842 | type |
The Stinger | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48081842 | comment |
The Stinger: The post-credits scene brings the game full circle right back to the Shovel of Hope campaign, showing the moment he arrives at Pridemoor Keep to defeat King Knight as the first foe on his journey to save the land from the order of No Quarter. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48081842 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48081842 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48081842 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48346d2e | type |
Public Service Announcement | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48346d2e | comment |
Properly extinguishing your campfire after a level will net you the "Only You" Feat/Achievement, a reference to the American PSA character, Smokey the Bear, and his catchphrase, "Only You can prevent wildfires." | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48346d2e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48346d2e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_48346d2e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4a932556 | type |
Compilation Re-release | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4a932556 | comment |
Compilation Rerelease: The original version of the game, now dubbed Treasure Trove, retroactively becomes this since its separate campaigns (except Plague of Shadows), plus Battle Mode, got released as standalone titles. It's also something of an inversion due to this. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4a932556 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4a932556 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4a932556 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 | type |
Flip-Screen Scrolling | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 | comment |
Flip-Screen Scrolling: Though usually done out of necessity, it is included for the retro aesthetic. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b06bcb7 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b2c373 | type |
Impractically Fancy Outfit | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b2c373 | comment |
Impractically Fancy Outfit: The most expensive armor in each game makes the playable knights look shiny and fancy (except Specter Knight, who becomes spookier) and changes a few animation details, but they don't have any practical benefits. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b2c373 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b2c373 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4b2c373 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c24a9ed | type |
Power Copying | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c24a9ed | comment |
Power Copying: Most of the relics you can find and buy within a given stage emulate part of the stage boss's attack pattern or an attack from of one of the distinct enemies introduced in that stage. Even the Optional Boss fights against the Battletoads and Kratosnote after giving the shovel Kratos gives you after beating him to the Armorer will result in Shovel Knight gaining relics that allows Shovel Knight to mimic their attacks using his shovel. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c24a9ed | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c24a9ed | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c24a9ed | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c798fd5 | type |
Shock and Awe | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c798fd5 | comment |
Shock and Awe: Courtesy of Phantom Striker and the Baz. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c798fd5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c798fd5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4c798fd5 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4e3d253b | type |
Downer Ending | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4e3d253b | comment |
Downer Ending: Quite a few story modes have this due to taking place right at the end of Specter of Torment. King Knight's campaign ends with revealing that he keeps creating dinner parties for people to come to, but nobody ever comes to them. Instead of taking this as a sign that he made a mistake, he blames it on the mail carrier not doing his job and further buries himself in denial. Specter Knight can't stop thinking about what Phantom Striker said to him, and wonders if he was right and there is no way to fix him. As Specter of Torment shows, he was right. Phantom Striker laments at his past failures and resolves to find a stronger hero than he to test who can save the land. Reize returns to the world, realizing that he is still trapped in Dark Reize. Dark Reize is called to the Enchantress and teleports to her, presumably right before being turned into Nightmare Reize. Goldarmor is woken up by another Goldarmor, and now believes his adventure and standing up to King Knight to be a dream. Even if he wanted to combat King Knight he knows he couldn't, as he is bound to the crown. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4e3d253b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4e3d253b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4e3d253b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f4372e9 | type |
Early-Installment Weirdness | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f4372e9 | comment |
Early-Installment Weirdness: Being the first new campaign added to the game, it's got quite a few differences from the later two: Almost all of the Order member stage layouts are barely altered, save for adding in Cipher Coins, changing the terrain to make it so that Plague Knight doesn't break the game, and putting in extra rooms where Plague Knight finds the Relics. Likewise, the Order members themselves have no new changes in their tactics. Plague Knight can fight all four of the Wandering Travelers like Shovel Knight, something that can't be done in Specter of Torment (with Baz being a brief gag and Mr. Hat a cameo in the epilogue; only Phantom Striker and Reize are fought) or King of Cards (while Baz, Phantom Striker, and Mr. Hat can be fought, Reize is completely absent barring Joustus Cards). Music Sheets are present, almost all of which are present exactly where they were before. Specter of Torment would remove Music Sheets entirely, with the game introducing a Sound Test on the main menu. Plague Knight can access almost every location from Shovel of Hope, save for the starting town, which the guard refuses to let him enter. He also faces off against the gauntlet of bosses in Tower of Fate: Ascent, whereas Specter of Torment skips reimagining that level completely, and King of Cards has an almost entirely new layout for the Tower of Fate. The story takes place concurrently with Shovel of Hope. Both Specter of Torment and King of Cards are prequels to the main game. Plague Knight's sprites are significantly shrunken down compared to both Specter Knight and King Knight, whose sprites are still fairly close to their boss graphics and only slightly downsized. This is because the stages in Plague of Shadows are largely the same as in Shovel of Hope (with a few alterations), and therefore he needs to have the same proportions as Shovel Knight. There's a boss fight with Shovel Knight himself; the character has very little prominence in either of the two prequels. The New Game Plus is identical to Shovel Knight's (you take double damage, most food is replaced with bombs, and checkpoints are minimal in number), unlike Specter Knight, whose Will and Darkness become one constantly depleting meter, and King Knight, who only gets four health but gains a Money Multiplier and spends money to use Heirlooms. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f4372e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f4372e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f4372e9 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | type |
Mook–Face Turn | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | comment |
Mook–Face Turn: King Birder, a king of a recurring enemy within the stages, becomes allied to King Knight after his fight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_4f8037fd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_504e271f | type |
But Thou Must! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_504e271f | comment |
But Thou Must!: There's no way to avoid the second fight with Black Knight that leads to Mona's departure for the remainder of the game. As soon as you beat any Order member in the third set, he spawns on the map to block the path back to other levels, and unlike in Shovel of Hope, he never moves from that spot. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_504e271f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_504e271f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_504e271f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50727f8d | type |
Death Is a Slap on the Wrist | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50727f8d | comment |
Death Is a Slap on the Wrist: If a bit pricey; every time you die, you get about 25% of your current gold scattered around the place you last died. But if you broke all the checkpoints, then you'll get thrown back to the beginning of the stage. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50727f8d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50727f8d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50727f8d | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | type |
Disproportionate Retribution | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | comment |
Disproportionate Retribution: The reason the Dancer is so keen on Shovel Knight beating up Specter Knight in the Lich Yard? He ignored her dance and told her to go away. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_50b05d30 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_517d2eb8 | type |
Contrasting Sequel Main Character | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_517d2eb8 | comment |
Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Whereas the other three knights are portrayed as sympathetic in one way or another, King Knight has little redeeming qualities, eventually losing all respect from his allies and enemies alike. The situation he's thrown in also has less stakes initially, whereas Shovel Knight wants to find Shield Knight, Plague Knight wants to brew the Ultimate Potion and Specter Knight wants to return to life, all King Knight wishes for is wealth and fame. His gameplay also reflects how brutish he is in comparison, whereas the other knights use a weapon, King Knight's main method to attack is a shoulder bash. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_517d2eb8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_517d2eb8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_517d2eb8 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_51a3ba7 | type |
We Used to Be Friends | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_51a3ba7 | comment |
We Used to Be Friends: Polar Knight and Shovel Knight were friends and even shared an oath. They probably bonded on the fact that both of them use shovels as weapons. (Shovel Knight uses a spade shovel for directly attacking while Polar Knight uses it as an anti-air shield and to roll up the snow into snow boulders to be used as projectiles.) | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_51a3ba7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_51a3ba7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_51a3ba7 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5229dd | type |
Hat of Flight | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5229dd | comment |
Hat of Flight: Propeller Knight's method of travel. Can also be re-purposed as a fan to blow Shovel Knight off the stage. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5229dd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5229dd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5229dd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52748705 | type |
Bamboo Technology | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52748705 | comment |
Bamboo Technology: Certain parts of Tinker Knight's Humongous Mecha are noticeably made of wood. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52748705 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52748705 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52748705 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_527fc5fe | type |
Gotta Catch Them All | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_527fc5fe | comment |
Mona can create the Pandemonium Chalice, the reward for collecting all the Cipher Coins, and has dialogue for doing so. However, this is only possible on a New Game Plus, since she leaves after completing one stage in the third section of the Valley, thus requiring one to collect the Cipher Coins in the levels Mona will not be around for beforehand. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_527fc5fe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_527fc5fe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_527fc5fe | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52f74379 | type |
Riding the Bomb | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52f74379 | comment |
Riding the Bomb: Must be done in Treasure Knight's stage. Also used to get on top of Tinker Knight's mecha. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52f74379 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52f74379 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_52f74379 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5313c266 | type |
Bookends | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5313c266 | comment |
Book Ends: King Knight's campaign pulls this for the entire development cycle of the game, even. At the end of the credits, King Knight lavishes lazily in his throne, reminiscing on how he has finally replaced the entirety of Pridemoor Keep's structure with solid gold, and how with this, he will truly begin his eternal rule. Then, the wall on the far side opens— and in enters Shovel Knight. The End. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5313c266 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5313c266 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5313c266 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_53f5119f | type |
The Dragon | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_53f5119f | comment |
The Dragon: Specter of Torment makes Specter Knight out to be this, as he is the first knight the Enchantress binds to her cause, and is tasked with finding more. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_53f5119f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_53f5119f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_53f5119f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_547196be | type |
Broad Strokes | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_547196be | comment |
Broad Strokes: The Story Mode seems to have some sort of chronological order to it, and the endings generally neatly tie into the main story, such as the events helping Shovel Knight realize Shield Knight is still alive, and explaining the Enchantress's knowledge of Plague Knight's journey for the Ultimate Potion, so it can be inferred that most if not all the routes happened. But the person who ultimately defeated the Mirror of Fate is left ambiguous due to the story being otherwise fairly simplistic. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_547196be | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_547196be | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_547196be | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_54ec2f0c | type |
Not Completely Useless | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_54ec2f0c | comment |
Not Completely Useless: The Ornate Plate only offers cosmetic changes, and thus offers no benefits over any other armor... except during sequences where everything turns dark. Even if you can't see Shovel Knight himself, you'll be able to track him by the sparkles of his armor. The Dust Knuckles. Although it has a low MP consumption, its short range makes it at best situational to use it... However, it's the only thing, besides a charged attack, that can punch through the shield of those pesky knight mooks (in a matter of speaking). Beyond that, it lets you move through the air where dirt blocks are by punching them. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_54ec2f0c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_54ec2f0c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_54ec2f0c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_55f7ef19 | type |
The Poorly Chosen One | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_55f7ef19 | comment |
The Poorly Chosen One: After conquering all the Houses of Joustus, Cardia reveals to King Knight that she's been looking for the chosen "King of Cards" to save her home planet, and after defeating her in a game of Joustus, wants King Knight to be her planet's savior. King Knight refuses since he finds having to lord over more than one kingdom to be too much of a hassle, which enrages Cardia. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_55f7ef19 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_55f7ef19 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_55f7ef19 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | type |
All the Worlds Are a Stage | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | comment |
All the Worlds Are a Stage: The game has the Tower of Fate, where almost every gimmick and enemy from previous areas will be found during its climb. Makes sense, considering it's basically the headquarters of the Order of No Quarter, rulers of said previous areas. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_56a6927b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_575fd5e2 | type |
Dark Is Not Evil | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_575fd5e2 | comment |
Dark Is Not Evil: In a reversal of Shovel Knight's version of the Hall of Champions, within Plague Knight's version of the exact same stage, the rooms are lit when there's still enemies within the area, but darken when there's not. Said enemies happen to be the city guard who only attacked Plague Knight because they still believed he's part of the Order of No Quarter. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_575fd5e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_575fd5e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_575fd5e2 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_581f6468 | type |
Hero of Another Story | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_581f6468 | comment |
Hero of Another Story: Several of the Optional Bosses either state they've defeated many foes before they battled Shovel Knight (i.e., the Phantom Striker and Mr. Hat) or that they, themselves, are currently on a quest (i.e., Reize Seatlan and Kratos). In addition, Shovel Knight himself becomes this within Plague Knight's story due to him still going on his quest. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_581f6468 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_581f6468 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_581f6468 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_589e54d3 | type |
Charged Attack | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_589e54d3 | comment |
Charged Attack: Shovel Knight has the Charge Handle upgrade for the shovel: charged swings do double damage and have twice as much reach, but they halve your horizontal movement speed when you're charging one. The Dynamo Mail enables this attack to be used if two Shovel Drops successfully connect in a row, though the charge can only be stored temporarily. The Custom Knight specifically also has access to Plague Knight's Bomb Burst, though only the default Basic Burst. Plague Knight's default moveset includes the Bomb Burst, which has a bomb explode on his position, launching him into the air. The attack varies with the burst; Basic explodes around Plague, Bullet shoots a projectile in front of him, Frost has him drop ice shards from the air, and Spin has him do a Screw Attack. The Float Burst, however, deals no damage. If Plague is wearing the Treasure Trappings, he can also magnetize money to himself when he holds a full charge. If Specter Knight wears the Striker's Shawl, he gains access to a "superior scythe swing" which deals 2 damage instead of 1 and pierces defense. Unlike Shovel Knight, Specter does not lose movement speed when holding a charge. King Knight has the Battery Brigadine armor. This white and purple armor allows King Knight to perform a charged shoulder bash that pierces armor, moves faster, and reaches further than his default bash, and it can also be performed straight up and down, allowing it to be used as an attack on enemies under King or as a form of Double Jump. It can also be used when King's in the middle of a spin without having to bounce off an enemy or an object first, giving King Knight a way to recover from a mistimed shoulder bash near a pit. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_589e54d3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_589e54d3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_589e54d3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_598ad6e2 | type |
Even the Guys Want Him | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_598ad6e2 | comment |
Flying Machine — Propeller Knight — "Living the life carefree"; which shows Propeller Knight attracting a group of women (and one man). | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_598ad6e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_598ad6e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_598ad6e2 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a3b8032 | type |
The Un-Reveal | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a3b8032 | comment |
The Unreveal: Nothing about the amulet that caused the events of the game to happen is really told or how the Tower of Fate returned, or anything about The Enchantress' past. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a3b8032 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a3b8032 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a3b8032 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a5de5ca | type |
Boss Rush | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a5de5ca | comment |
Plague Knight can access almost every location from Shovel of Hope, save for the starting town, which the guard refuses to let him enter. He also faces off against the gauntlet of bosses in Tower of Fate: Ascent, whereas Specter of Torment skips reimagining that level completely, and King of Cards has an almost entirely new layout for the Tower of Fate. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a5de5ca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a5de5ca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5a5de5ca | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b1a2f4e | type |
Ain't Too Proud to Beg | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b1a2f4e | comment |
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Near the end, King Knight of all people does this to Shovel Knight after he defeats the entire Order of No Quarter in a Battle Royale and leaves them literally hanging from the stage. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b1a2f4e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b1a2f4e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b1a2f4e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b351f0d | type |
IntercontinuityCrossover | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b351f0d | comment |
Intercontinuity Crossover: The Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game allow one to battle the Battletoads and Kratos from God of War, respectively, as well as gain relics that allow Shovel Knight to perform techniques with his shovel based upon those characters' fighting styles. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b351f0d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b351f0d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b351f0d | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b415ef2 | type |
BottomlessPit | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b415ef2 | comment |
Fell into a Bottomless Pit and your money is in an impossible-to-reach place? You can try to fish it back. An NPC tells you this, but you might miss him. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b415ef2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b415ef2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b415ef2 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b565147 | type |
Meaningful Background Event | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b565147 | comment |
Meaningful Background Event: As Specter Knight recruits Knights, the areas in the distance of the beginning balcony change. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b565147 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b565147 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5b565147 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5c17c12f | type |
Bribing Your Way to Victory | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5c17c12f | comment |
Bribing Your Way to Victory: You can buy back cards you lose from Chester, and can even purchase cheats that will straight-up win a game for you. This is balanced out by the fact that a single cheat costs far more than you're likely to win in the game you use it, and is essentially a way for players who are bad at Joustus to 100% the game. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5c17c12f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5c17c12f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5c17c12f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5d19d2ba | type |
God Mode | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5d19d2ba | comment |
God Mode: One of the cheat codes grants this. Shovel Knight is completely invincible, even to spikes and Bottomless Pits, and he also gains a massive speed boost in his movement, can jump extremely high, and starts with all relics with each having infinite uses. Oh, and treasure is automatically drawn towards him. Another cheat code has the same effects except enlarging Shovel Knight's sprite, having his armour change colour every time he jumps, all Order of No Quarter stages already cleared, and all wandering travelers already defeated. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5d19d2ba | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5d19d2ba | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5d19d2ba | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5f3bb274 | type |
Late-Arrival Spoiler | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5f3bb274 | comment |
Late-Arrival Spoiler: Loads of them for the other campaigns. Shovel of Hope — The game doesn't really bother hiding the Enchantress is a possessed Shield Knight with Specter Knight's story referencing it in very little uncertain terms, and Shield Knight's story outright ends with Shield Knight realizing she's still trapped in her own body. Plague of Shadows — Mona's connection to Plague is established very early in his story, and his ending reveals he has feelings for her he can't admit. Specter of Torment — You unlock Dark Reize before you ever come across the normal Reize. Also, the first thing you learn in the story mode, regardless of your chosen character, is that Specter Knight intends to fight back against the Enchantress. Averted with King of Cards — as it and Showdown were released at the same time, the fact that King Knight ultimately betrayed all his allies and has no friends left is only alluded to. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5f3bb274 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5f3bb274 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5f3bb274 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5fd84723 | type |
Graceful Landing, Clumsy Landing | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5fd84723 | comment |
Graceful Landing, Clumsy Landing: Normally, when Shovel Knight gets launched from a catapult, he will comically crash into the ground upon reaching his destination. If you have the Ornate Plate equipped, he will instead land smoothly on his feet and strike a pose, just like he does when entering a level. In King of Cards, the animation for King Knight entering a level is chosen at random. In some cases he is lowered into the level with a Rat Rope, in some cases he lands on his feet and dramatically flourishes his cape, and in some cases he falls on his face before standing up and adjusting his crown. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5fd84723 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5fd84723 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_5fd84723 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | type |
The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | comment |
The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard: In Plague of Shadows, when you face Shovel Knight in the Explodatorium, he has all 10 health bubbles and access to the War Horn. In the normal campaign, it's impossible to have those by the time you fight Plague Knight since you can only get the War Horn in Polar Knight's stage, which is only accessible after beating the second tier of knights, one of whom is Plague Knight. You might say he was on New Game Plus, but here he takes regular damage instead of double. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6041e4f4 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | type |
Heel–Face Turn | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | comment |
Heel–Face Turn: The Dark Acolyte that helps Specter Knight recruit the Order of No Quarter flees at the end of the game to become the Troupple Acolyte and help Shovel Knight. Specter Knight does this and tries to defeat the Enchantress himself for a few reasons. Not the least of which is that she has the amulet that would restore him to life, what she's done to the son of his old partner, and because she's possessing Shield Knight. He even teams up with the other example of this trope to do so. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_617f0563 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_61b9028c | type |
Sinister Scythe | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_61b9028c | comment |
Sinister Scythe: Specter Knight's weapon of choice, as well as two of his Curio weapons: the Throwing Sickle and Spider Scythe. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_61b9028c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_61b9028c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_61b9028c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62259825 | type |
Nintendo Hard | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62259825 | comment |
Nintendo Hard: The game isn't insanely difficult, but certain stages require a lot of precision with jumps. New Game Plus turns every piece of food but those randomly found in piles of stuff into bombs and makes enemies and bosses do double damage. It also gives only two checkpoints throughout most stages: one in the middle and another right before the boss. Additionally, you will only get energy refills once per two battles in the Boss Rush. Also, during the battle against The Enchantress, the spell she uses to "fix" the arena is much less effective. Plague of Shadows also takes the difficulty a notch upwards, as Plague Knight's jumping controls are quite a bit harder to master than Shovel Knight's. New Game Plus for Specter of Torment has an additional change alongside the ones in Shovel of Hope. Your Darkness and Will gauges have been merged and now drains slowly over time. Being slow or abusing curios will result in your demise. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62259825 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62259825 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62259825 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62525a70 | type |
He Knows About Timed Hits | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62525a70 | comment |
He Knows About Timed Hits: Village guard instructs to press up to talk to everyone, in contrast to Instructive Level Design that came beforehand. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62525a70 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62525a70 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_62525a70 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6293c185 | type |
Sequel Hook | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6293c185 | comment |
Sequel Hook: A Prequel Hook rather, and an easily missable one at that: all of the stages are Specter Knight scouting the lands to recruit Knights... except for Pridemoor Keep. There, Specter Knight has been "tasked with setting King Knight back on schedule", hinting that King Knight was recruited before the other Knights and that his story may take place yet further in the past, before Specter Knight's. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6293c185 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6293c185 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6293c185 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6320eced | type |
Gameplay and Story Segregation | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6320eced | comment |
Gameplay and Story Segregation: Specter Knight is shown using various curios during his boss fight, which he shouldn't be able to do yet. This campaign takes place before the start of Specter of Torment, and King Knight was already a member of the Order by that point. Therefore, none of the curios should be available for Specter Knight to use since he isn't even given the option to get them until the start of his campaign, after he'd already succeeded in recruiting King Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6320eced | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6320eced | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6320eced | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_637ef67 | type |
New Game Plus | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_637ef67 | comment |
There's also Mr. Hat's shop, which only sells cosmetic enhancements to your HUD, your Joustus cards, and the Glidewing, as well as a painting (in New Game Plus) that requires the maximum amount of gold. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_637ef67 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_637ef67 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_637ef67 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_64c8eea8 | type |
Wolverine Claws | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_64c8eea8 | comment |
Wolverine Claws: The Dread Talon, a gauntlet with sharpened blades for fingers. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_64c8eea8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_64c8eea8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_64c8eea8 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65163c3a | type |
Evil Tower of Ominousness | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65163c3a | comment |
Evil Tower of Ominousness: The Tower of Fate. It has greenish clouds within the background and greenish rain during some of the segments. To add to the vibes, the map music gets replaced with a Dark Reprise once you've reached the stages that take place within the tower. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65163c3a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65163c3a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65163c3a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65bc92fc | type |
Four-Temperament Ensemble | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65bc92fc | comment |
Four-Temperament Ensemble: The eight knights of "The Order of no Quarter", based on their in-game personalities and official bios; Sanguine: King Knight and Propeller Knight Choleric: Plague Knight and Mole Knight Melancholic: Treasure Knight and Tinker Knight Phlegmatic: Specter Knight and Polar Knight The Wandering Travelers; Baz (choleric), Reize Seatlan (phlegmatic), Mr. Hat (sanguine), and Phantom Striker (melancholic). Plague Knight's (named) assistants in Plague of Shadows; Mona (melancholic), Baz (choleric (though it's up to you whether he plays the "assistant" part or not)), Magicist (phlegmatic), Percy (sanguine), and Oolong (eclectic). | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65bc92fc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65bc92fc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_65bc92fc | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6602cad | type |
Permanently Missable Content | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6602cad | comment |
Permanently Missable Content: Averted during the Memories stages; if Donovan neglects to grab the Caltrops Curio before finishing the first stage (which can't be replayed), then Luan will give it to him at the beginning of the second stage. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6602cad | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6602cad | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6602cad | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | type |
Interface Screw | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | comment |
Interface Screw: Specter Knight's stage can flash on and off at some points, and Joke Bombs will cause the background to explode in rainbows. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66f763c0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66faa669 | type |
Silence, You Fool! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66faa669 | comment |
Silence, You Fool!: King Knight responds to Shovel Knight's promise to dispense shovel justice with an angry cry of "SILENCE!" | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66faa669 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66faa669 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_66faa669 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_68068108 | type |
Evil Laugh | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_68068108 | comment |
Evil Laugh: The Black Knight and Propeller Knight give one before they battle. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_68068108 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_68068108 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_68068108 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_690f4c53 | type |
Everything's Better with Samurai | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_690f4c53 | comment |
The Japanese version is no slouch in the cheater department, as their equivalent to Butt Mode replaces Shovel Knight's name to either Shovel Samurai or Squid Knight depending on the code, carrots with radishes, and gold pieces with koban-style coins — on top of the latter two changes being kept along with the rest of the Japanese regional changes if you play in other languages. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_690f4c53 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_690f4c53 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_690f4c53 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2 | type |
Knight of Cerebus | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2 | comment |
Knight of Cerebus: Even after The Reveal, The Enchantress is the only villain in the game who is not played for laughs and is portrayed as evil throughout. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a47a1e2 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a56f32c | type |
Orbiting Particle Shield | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a56f32c | comment |
Orbiting Particle Shield: A bomb casing that Plague Knight can obtain is the Orbit casing, which, when thrown, causes bombs to circle around Plague Knight. It's not too useful against bosses, as most of their attacks will simply ignore the bombs, but it works well against enemies that approach you at odd angles. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a56f32c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a56f32c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6a56f32c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6b2b3b59 | type |
The Reveal | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6b2b3b59 | comment |
The Reveal: Black Knight is faking his loyalty towards The Enchantress and the Order of No Quarter. He's actually trying to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching The Enchantress in the Tower of Fate not because he's The Rival or wants to prove that he's stronger than him, but because The Enchantress is Shield Knight possessed by a cursed amulet and he's afraid that Shovel Knight might kill her. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6b2b3b59 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6b2b3b59 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6b2b3b59 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 | type |
Meaningful Name | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 | comment |
Meaningful Name: Missy. She sells you all the Wisps you missed when you play through a level. Manny is an amalgamation of many... things that form a single body, like the Biblical Legion. Of course, that name is also used in the hub area for an identical mass of creatures. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e27397 | type |
Missed Him by That Much | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e27397 | comment |
Missed Him by That Much: The first time you enter the secret passageway to the Potionarium, you can always catch Shovel Knight walking into the village, just a few seconds after you left. In general, Plague Knight's also just slightly ahead of Shovel Knight during regular gameplay as well, considering Plague finds the Relics first and gives them to Chester, who sells them to Shovel Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e27397 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e27397 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e27397 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e92a631 | type |
Four-Fingered Hands | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e92a631 | comment |
Four-Fingered Hands: The characters all have these as part of their design. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e92a631 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e92a631 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e92a631 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e9bc71b | type |
Extreme Omni-Goat | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e9bc71b | comment |
Extreme Omni-Goat: The Goatician, who is occasionally seen eating a piece of paper. He also discusses this trope. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e9bc71b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e9bc71b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6e9bc71b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | type |
Guide Dang It! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | comment |
Guide Dang It!: An achievement for Mr. Hat requires getting a KO with each of his three hats in a single match, but his move list only shows the military hat and fancy hat. The third hat is the crown he wears during his King of Cards battle, which he only uses during his parry. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ec989d8 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ef6417b | type |
Disney Death | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ef6417b | comment |
Disney Death: Shield Knight is forced to stay behind in the Tower of Fate as it crumbles, holding off a final attack from the Enchantress. She reappears in The Stinger, with a heavy limp and having lost her shield. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ef6417b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ef6417b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6ef6417b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f3498bc | type |
Collision Damage | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f3498bc | comment |
Collision Damage: One of the many woes to Shovel Knight. Plague Knight can inflict this on enemies using the Berserker's Brew. He still takes damage, though. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f3498bc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f3498bc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f3498bc | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f9d7da3 | type |
GrimReaper | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f9d7da3 | comment |
Grim Reaper: Specter Knight is a version of it. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f9d7da3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f9d7da3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_6f9d7da3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | type |
Springs, Springs Everywhere | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | comment |
Springs, Springs Everywhere: Pridemoor keep features classic springboards that launch the player when jumped on. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_72294ed1 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_734d969c | type |
Badass Arm-Fold | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_734d969c | comment |
If you press the Down Button, the same command that allows Specter Knight to do the "Cold Shoulder" near the Memmec residing in the tower, Specter Knight looks around to make sure nobody's watching, and pets it. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_734d969c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_734d969c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_734d969c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_73ebfe34 | type |
Boss Arena Urgency | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_73ebfe34 | comment |
Boss Arena Urgency: Downplayed, as both bosses will "fix" it given time, but it will kill a careless player. Polar Knight, who digs up one hit kill spikes, but he will make snow fall from the top of the arena to cover them. The Enchantress, who will destroy parts of the arena with her magic, but will also fix it occasionally. Longer fights increase the urgency, as the amount of blocks she destroys before repairing the arena will increase. Played entirely straight with King Knight's final boss, who periodically claws away at the floor, and his last attack removes it entirely, before entering its second phase. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_73ebfe34 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_73ebfe34 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_73ebfe34 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7464705c | type |
Arc Words | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7464705c | comment |
Arc Words: "Fate". Throughout all the campaigns, the word is always present, one way or another. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7464705c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7464705c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7464705c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77948f9e | type |
Global Airship | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77948f9e | comment |
Global Airship: The Hub Level of King of Cards is the Glidewing, Cooper's grand airship that helps transport King Knight accross the land. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77948f9e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77948f9e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77948f9e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77f6cc58 | type |
100% Completion | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77f6cc58 | comment |
100% Completion: Collecting all the red skulls allows Specter Knight to use his old equipment from when he was still alive. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77f6cc58 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77f6cc58 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_77f6cc58 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7b21ef92 | type |
Later-Installment Weirdness | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7b21ef92 | comment |
Later-Installment Weirdness: Instead of the sizable main levels with a boss at the end, King of Cards has more but smaller levels that don't necessary end with a boss battle, much on the vein of the Super Mario Bros. games. King of Cards is the only campaign to not have a repeatable dance sequence. It's also the only campaign to not feature Black Knight as the Warm-Up Boss, with Specter Knight serving the role instead. Black Knight is instead the boss of the first House of Joustus. Speaking of which, Joustus has a strong minigame presence within the campaign, which previous ones lacked an equivalent to. While each campaign has its own unique minigame, Joustus is the only minigame that does not involve physical combat or platforming in any way. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7b21ef92 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7b21ef92 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7b21ef92 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7e1f3c45 | type |
Power-Up Magnet | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7e1f3c45 | comment |
Power-Up Magnet: In Plague of Shadows, the Treasure Trappings cloak makes money magnetize towards Plague Knight whenever he charges his Bomb Burst. In King of Cards, the Wealth Whirl upgrade allows King Knight to draw in money whenever he enters a spin. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7e1f3c45 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7e1f3c45 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7e1f3c45 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | type |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | comment |
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: King Pridemoor, at the end of the game, asks King Knight during the Enchantress' offer of kingship, about what King Knight's own mother would say. At that point, King Knight, who despised that his mother was flirted by Pridemoor, ends up pulling a full Face–Heel Turn and betrays everyone in a fit of rage, immediately taking the Enchantress' offer afterwards. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_7fbb2a3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | type |
Ledge Bats | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | comment |
Ledge Bats: Not exactly bats, but any enemy close to an edge will be eager to catch a reckless player and push him into an early demise. Played to a highly evil degree in the Clockwork Tower, where Sine Daggers, enemies with the exact same movement pattern of Medusa Heads, will more often than not make Shovel Knight plummet to his doom in a Bottomless Pit. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_803c1682 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_80874b5d | type |
Mechanical Abomination | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_80874b5d | comment |
King of Cards: The Mechanical Abomination made from the three Joustus Judges is called the "Grand Triumvirate". | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_80874b5d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_80874b5d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_80874b5d | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | type |
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | comment |
And Baz doesn't get to join the Order at all. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_808cbaeb | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_811dfb3f | type |
Voice Grunting | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_811dfb3f | comment |
Voice Grunting: Almost every distinct character gets uniquely pitched beeps when dialogue occurs. Examples include Specter Knight having low, nearly ethereal beeps, while Polar Knight's are louder and deeper-pitched. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_811dfb3f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_811dfb3f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_811dfb3f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_816a4e80 | type |
Star Wars (Franchise) | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_816a4e80 | comment |
One cheat code filters the game's dialogue to make everyone talk like Jar-Jar Binks, but occasionally runs into this issue. Most notably, the character Madam Meeber is renamed to "Madam Meesaeber" with this code on. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_816a4e80 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_816a4e80 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_816a4e80 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_81f909f2 | type |
Dishing Out Dirt | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_81f909f2 | comment |
Dishing Out Dirt: Many characters do this, but not as an elemental power, they weaponized it at different degrees. While the main characters dig up treasures with their respective weapons, Black Knight actually digs up projectiles and makes meteors fall in his final battle. The most prominent example, however, is Mole Knight who has giant claws on his armor (or under it?) to dig in an archeological site and to defend himself against intruders. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_81f909f2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_81f909f2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_81f909f2 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | type |
Spikes of Doom | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | comment |
Spikes of Doom: Spikes are an instant-death hazard and is one of the most common obstacles encountered. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83308c12 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_834427cd | type |
Cap | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_834427cd | comment |
Cap: You can carry a grand total of 99,999 gold, though between all four games, there's only a single thing that will ever cost that much. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_834427cd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_834427cd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_834427cd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83445b04 | type |
Pun | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83445b04 | comment |
Missy will sell any Will or Darkness Wisps you may have missed during levels. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83445b04 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83445b04 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_83445b04 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | type |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | comment |
Exactly What It Says on the Tin: The main character is a knight. Instead of a sword, his weapon of choice is a shovel. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8409a385 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8411ab92 | type |
Red Oni, Blue Oni | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8411ab92 | comment |
Red Oni, Blue Oni: In full effect with the rivalry between Shovel Knight and the Black Knight. Their final duel is essentially an 8-bit version of Dante vs. Vergil from Devil May Cry. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8411ab92 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8411ab92 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8411ab92 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_84466943 | type |
Superboss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_84466943 | comment |
After Giga Cardia is defeated, King Knight is given an item that tells the player where the cards that are missing from their collection are, which significantly circumvents the annoyance of not knowing which ones you need to be looking for. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_84466943 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_84466943 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_84466943 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | type |
Superboss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | comment |
Superboss: Kratos and the Battletoads are this as well. That said, beating them does net you some pretty good sets of armor. Exclusive to King of Cards, there's Cardia, who's completely optional like most Joustus games, but has the abilities of all of the other Joustus bosses and can only be fought after defeating all four of them. If you beat her, you get a more traditional boss battle against her Giga Cardia form. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8454f523 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8485d41a | type |
Interspecies Romance | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8485d41a | comment |
Interspecies Romance: At the end of Plague of Shadows, the human Magicist hooks up with Percy the horse-man. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8485d41a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8485d41a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8485d41a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | type |
What Happened to the Mouse? | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | comment |
What Happened to the Mouse?: It's never explained what became of The Enchantress. Black Knight went to follow her, but she isn't seen again after that. Presumably she was defeated by Shovel Knight, as in the main campaign. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_863fa679 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_86eea0e5 | type |
World of Pun | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_86eea0e5 | comment |
World of Pun: You can expect a fair amount of shovel and dig puns in the game. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_86eea0e5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_86eea0e5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_86eea0e5 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8737b599 | type |
Fireballs | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8737b599 | comment |
Fireballs: The domain of the wizard enemies and the fire wand sub-weapon. Reize will also summon a bunch of them to shield him when he Turns Red. Specter Knight can do the same with the Barrier Lantern, though they take some time to fully charge. In the PlayStation versions, the Armor of Chaos (your reward for defeating Kratos) lets you fire them for every few enemies you defeat. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8737b599 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8737b599 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8737b599 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | type |
Eldritch Abomination | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | comment |
Eldritch Abomination: The second form of the Plague of Shadows, the Corrupted Essence, resembles a highly distorted version of Plague Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8774fb47 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87ca59b5 | type |
Speed Echoes | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87ca59b5 | comment |
Specter Knight gets the Ghostly Garb instead of a gold outfit, but the effect is the same, just replace being shiny with being scary/cool: he skates along the ground instead of running, he has Speed Echoes when moving, his Dashing Slash makes him disappear briefly, and his stage entrance pose is changed from his back facing the camera to a casual lounge. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87ca59b5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87ca59b5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87ca59b5 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87edd4da | type |
Depth Perplexion | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87edd4da | comment |
Depth Perplexion: Used intentionally with Blackout Basement during the first level of Tower Of Fate: the blocks that you can't jump on initially look identical to the ones you can jump on due to the darkness, but you can still tell them apart due to the rain that only hits solid blocks. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87edd4da | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87edd4da | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_87edd4da | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_881b90be | type |
Bling of War | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_881b90be | comment |
Normally, when Shovel Knight gets launched from a catapult, he will comically crash into the ground upon reaching his destination. If you have the Ornate Plate equipped, he will instead land smoothly on his feet and strike a pose, just like he does when entering a level. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_881b90be | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_881b90be | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_881b90be | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_883f3732 | type |
WarmUpBoss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_883f3732 | comment |
It's also the only campaign to not feature Black Knight as the Warm-Up Boss, with Specter Knight serving the role instead. Black Knight is instead the boss of the first House of Joustus. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_883f3732 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_883f3732 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_883f3732 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_889cff96 | type |
Quirky Miniboss Squad | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_889cff96 | comment |
Quirky Boss Squad: The Order of No Quarter. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_889cff96 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_889cff96 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_889cff96 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_892552b | type |
Kung Fu-Proof Mook | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_892552b | comment |
Kung Fu-Proof Mook: The Goldarmor type of enemy. They will block a frontal assault or even a jumping one. The only ways to hurt them are charged attacks, the Throwing Anchor, the Dust Knuckles, and carefully timing and positioning your attacks to hit them where their shield currently isn't. The dragons in Polar Knight's stage cannot be killed by the pogo shovel attack. This is less to make them more challenging and more so that they can serve as living platforms for Shovel Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_892552b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_892552b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_892552b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_898ff050 | type |
Villain Protagonist | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_898ff050 | comment |
Villain Protagonist: King Knight starts as an impoverished brute with dreams of having the title of "King" and is willing to beat up the judges of the world's favorite card game to get it. He ends the campaign betraying his friends and admirers that considered him a potential savior, all because the Enchantress offered him Pridemoor Keep in exchange for being her lapdog. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_898ff050 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_898ff050 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_898ff050 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_89cf0914 | type |
Parental Sexuality Squick | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_89cf0914 | comment |
Parental Sexuality Squick: After the first world, King Pridemoor hitches a ride on the Glidewing with King Knight. Occasionally, he'll make romantic comments in the presence of King Knight's mom, who will occasionally reciprocate. King Knight doesn't enjoy this at all. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_89cf0914 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_89cf0914 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_89cf0914 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a07e085 | type |
Denser and Wackier | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a07e085 | comment |
Denser and Wackier: The campaign takes the silliness already inherent in Shovel Knight and runs with it, resulting in new gameplay elements such as Iron Sumos, the Propellor Rats lifting King Knight out of levels, and King Pridemoor getting into armor to throw down with King Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a07e085 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a07e085 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a0bc642 | type |
Unnecessary Combat Roll | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a0bc642 | comment |
Unnecessary Combat Roll: King Knight can perform a dodge-roll by pressing a direction while he's holding out the Turn Coat. He can also turn his shoulder bash into a roll by pressing attack a second time while he's in middle of one: this allows him to bash through enemies and dirt blocks without bouncing off them and potentially damage enemies faster if they can't be bounced on. An upgrade adds a "Just Frame" Bonus feature to the roll where tapping the button right when a spark appears on his foot while he's shoulder bashing allows him to perform a spark roll that deals double the normal amount of damage to the enemy. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a0bc642 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a0bc642 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a0bc642 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a16409a | type |
Shovel Strike | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a16409a | comment |
Shovel Strike: Shovel Knight's main weapon is a shovel, in case that wasn't already obvious. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a16409a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a16409a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a16409a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a4ec732 | type |
Forced into Evil | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a4ec732 | comment |
Forced into Evil: A majority of the Order members, but Tinker Knight and Mole Knight in particular; they were already busy with their own projects before Specter Knight came along. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a4ec732 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a4ec732 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a4ec732 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49 | type |
Mini-Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49 | comment |
Mini-Boss: One or two in each of the main levels. Straight up done when Shovel Knight defeats Kratos; the Ghost of Sparta gives Shovel Knight a suit of armor that replicates several of the God of War's moves. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8a88ed49 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8af721f7 | type |
Joke Item | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8af721f7 | comment |
Joke Item: In Joustus, the Rookie card. Has no push arrows when all other cards — even the basic, infinite supply ones you have by default — have at least one, so the Rookie has virtually no uses. Fitting, for a character known only to lose all the Joustus matches he plays. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8af721f7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8af721f7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8af721f7 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8b6e8d7 | type |
Anachronic Order | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8b6e8d7 | comment |
Anachronic Order: Story Mode seems to have some level of continuity, due to some of the characters explicitly referencing the routes of other characters, but the exact sequence of events can be difficult to discern due to the unlock order and having only two conversations per playthrough. Some of the endings, such as Baz's, seem to take place during or after Shovel of Hope and Specter of Torment, too, muddying things up a bit more. It seems to indicate that some of the characters might have been brought into the game's events from other time periods, though it is also possible that some endings simply occur after a Time Skip. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8b6e8d7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8b6e8d7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8b6e8d7 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | type |
Skippable Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | comment |
Skippable Boss: The director for a day bosses, Reize Seatlan, Phantom Striker, Mr. Hat, and The Baz, are this. So is the boss of the Hall of Champions. In a sort of roundabout way, King Knight's challenges allow you to play Joustus against five extra opponents that you're never able to play against in the King of Cards campaign: the three Joustus Judges, King Knight's mother, and the Enchantress. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c039bf3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c96e3bc | type |
Chandelier Swing | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c96e3bc | comment |
Chandelier Swing: In King Knight's level, although they will fall. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c96e3bc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c96e3bc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8c96e3bc | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d25533e | type |
Your Size May Vary | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d25533e | comment |
Plague Knight's sprites are significantly shrunken down compared to both Specter Knight and King Knight, whose sprites are still fairly close to their boss graphics and only slightly downsized. This is because the stages in Plague of Shadows are largely the same as in Shovel of Hope (with a few alterations), and therefore he needs to have the same proportions as Shovel Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d25533e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d25533e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d25533e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | type |
Self-Imposed Challenge | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | comment |
Self-Imposed Challenge: Several have achievements attached to them, ranging from the classic "No Damage", to completing the game without any relic, breaking all checkpoints and not ever dying even once, nor falling into a Bottomless Pit. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8d4fcaa5 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | type |
Bouncy Bubbles | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | comment |
Bouncy Bubbles: The bubbles from the Dozedrake can be bounced off with down attacks. Poor Plague Knight doesn't have a proper one, so he has to just avoid them. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8e574166 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8eb3d48f | type |
Revisiting the Roots | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8eb3d48f | comment |
Revisiting the Roots: The greater emphasis on humor is more similar to the original campaign, Shovel of Hope, and also brings back the world map, something that Specter of Torment dropped in favor of a more straightforward hub area. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8eb3d48f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8eb3d48f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8eb3d48f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8f6a683 | type |
Beat the Curse Out of Him | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8f6a683 | comment |
Beat the Curse Out of Him: Black Knight when his true motives to fight Shovel Knight are revealed. The Enchantress uses a spell to empower and control him, forcing him to battle Shovel Knight one last time. The Enchantress herself, who is possessing Shield Knight via a cursed amulet. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8f6a683 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8f6a683 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_8f6a683 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_91f5e99c | type |
Clipped-Wing Angel | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_91f5e99c | comment |
In King of Cards, the Enchantress transforms the three Joustus judges into the Grand Triumvirate. Its second form, however, is a Clipped-Wing Angel. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_91f5e99c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_91f5e99c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_91f5e99c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9280aea4 | type |
Your Worst Memory | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9280aea4 | comment |
Your Worst Memory: Shovel Knight has a recurring playable dream of Shield Knight falling from a great height, struggling to catch her whilst fending off increasingly stronger enemies. These dreams represent his guilt over his failure to save Shield Knight during their battle in the Tower. Later, she falls for real when freed from the influence of the Amulet. The player can choose whether to catch her just as in the dream sequences. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9280aea4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9280aea4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9280aea4 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_929328d7 | type |
Improbably Female Cast | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_929328d7 | comment |
Improbably Female Cast: Can be invoked at the player's liking thanks to body swap mode, where it's possible to turn the entire main cast into female characters. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_929328d7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_929328d7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_929328d7 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92bd6627 | type |
Invincible Minor Minion | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92bd6627 | comment |
Invincible Minor Minion: The Invisishades in Specter Knight's stage. Hitting them only makes them turn into a mist that cannot harm you nor be harmed, and shortly thereafter they reform and continue chasing you. You get to have your revenge against them in the Hall of Champions, which contains orbs that can kill them (and their King Mook) for good. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92bd6627 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92bd6627 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92bd6627 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92dfffae | type |
Retraux | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92dfffae | comment |
Retraux: An 8-bit style done out of love, not convenience. The tribute to 8-bit games is deliberately idealized, though, so the occasional cheat is done to improve the presentation. This blog post by developer David D'Angelo details exactly how the game does and doesn't abide by the limitations of the NES. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92dfffae | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92dfffae | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_92dfffae | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_941816dc | type |
Wall Run | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_941816dc | comment |
Wall Run: Specter Knight can walls a short distance up certain walls (each stage has distinct tiles for walls he can and can't climb) and perform a Wall Jump while doing so. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_941816dc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_941816dc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_941816dc | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_950329d8 | type |
Dynamic Entry | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_950329d8 | comment |
In Specter of Torment, characters entering the Tower of Fate by breaking through windows or walls. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_950329d8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_950329d8 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_950329d8 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_955aba87 | type |
Mook Chivalry | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_955aba87 | comment |
Mook Chivalry: Actually Boss Chivalry. It's in full effect during the Boss Rush when the members of the Order of No Quarter politely attack Shovel Knight one at a time. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_955aba87 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_955aba87 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_955aba87 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9578bb87 | type |
Canis Latinicus | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9578bb87 | comment |
Canis Latinicus: The Explodatorium. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9578bb87 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9578bb87 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9578bb87 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_963086ce | type |
Damn You, Muscle Memory! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_963086ce | comment |
Damn You, Muscle Memory!: In the 3DS and Wii U versions, B confirms and A cancels, which goes against the Nintendo tradition of confirming with A and canceling with B. It does, however, conform to the NES tradition of confirming with the "jump" button and cancelling with the "attack" button. It's also possible to change this in the settings. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_963086ce | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_963086ce | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_963086ce | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_970c790a | type |
Big Bad | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_970c790a | comment |
Big Bad: The Enchantress is the main antagonist, using her incredible magical powers and control over the Order of No Quarter to exert her influence across the land. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_970c790a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_970c790a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_970c790a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_975ba595 | type |
Sleep Cute | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_975ba595 | comment |
Sleep Cute: In The Stinger, Shield Knight drags herself to Shovel Knight's campsite and ends up resting next to him in this fashion. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_975ba595 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_975ba595 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_975ba595 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_97d54bb0 | type |
Tragic Keepsake | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_97d54bb0 | comment |
The game's single most amazing headgear may be Shield Knight's. She leaves it behind with Shovel Knight, only for it to instantly find its way back to her. Her equipment delivers serious protection. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_97d54bb0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_97d54bb0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_97d54bb0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | type |
Luck-Based Mission | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | comment |
Luck-Based Mission: The order of the Knights fought at the Boss Rush is random, aside from Polar Knight, who is guaranteed to be one of the first three. You can face the bosses you have the most trouble with in succession, or worse, after you've burned through most of your mana and health. This is especially aggravating in New Game Plus, where you only get a refill after every other encounter. Speedrunning the game while there are many opponents wandering around the map, especially when the Tower of Fate is unlocked; you may end up having either the Phantom Striker or Black Knight in the only path to the stage, and even entering and quitting a stage may not help, as they can walk even further. A later patch fixed this by making it so that if you've spent less than an hour playing the game in total, no map encounters beyond the first one will spawn until you beat it. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98b1dc8f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98c4ea5f | type |
Falling Chandelier of Doom | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98c4ea5f | comment |
Falling Chandelier of Doom: In Pridemoor Keep and the Tower of Fate. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98c4ea5f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98c4ea5f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_98c4ea5f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9918518b | type |
Press X to Die | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9918518b | comment |
Press X to Die: Specter Knight can dash-attack through enemies either up or down depending on his position. There's no reason he'd ever use the down-slash with a hazard below him, but it's still offered in that (very common) situation — and dash attacks override the attack button whenever they're available. You will lose many lives to this pointless option. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9918518b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9918518b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9918518b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_99599179 | type |
Ring Out | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_99599179 | comment |
Ring Out: Some stages have Bottomless Pits as a hazard; Propeller Knight is reliant on them being present to get maximum use out of his special attack. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_99599179 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_99599179 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_99599179 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf | type |
Controllable Helplessness | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf | comment |
Controllable Helplessness: A non-malicious example: you can move the control pad around, making Shovel Knight shake while he's asleep. He'll only wake up when you jump, though. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9a1f23bf | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9aaf8eca | type |
Crippling Overspecialization | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9aaf8eca | comment |
Crippling Overspecialization: Characters whose playstyles primarily involve getting close to put pressure on their opponents, such as Polar Knight, are at a significant disadvantage in Targets due to having very few tools at their disposal that would allow them to hit targets at a distance or quickly make it to the targets in question. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9aaf8eca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9aaf8eca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9aaf8eca | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9af10b44 | type |
Double Jump | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9af10b44 | comment |
King Knight has the Battery Brigadine armor. This white and purple armor allows King Knight to perform a charged shoulder bash that pierces armor, moves faster, and reaches further than his default bash, and it can also be performed straight up and down, allowing it to be used as an attack on enemies under King or as a form of Double Jump. It can also be used when King's in the middle of a spin without having to bounce off an enemy or an object first, giving King Knight a way to recover from a mistimed shoulder bash near a pit. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9af10b44 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9af10b44 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9af10b44 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b54d536 | type |
Evil Counterpart | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b54d536 | comment |
Evil Counterpart: Polar Knight. He's the only one of the Order who uses a (snow) shovel, and is one of the few bosses that Shovel Knight knew personally. For all we know, he may have picked up his shovel because of Polar Knight. The Black Knight is a more direct example, having a similar appearance to our protagonist, same weapon, and identical attacks. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b54d536 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b54d536 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | type |
Difficult, but Awesome | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | comment |
Difficult, but Awesome: Shovel of Hope: The Chaos Orb can cause a lot of damage against bosses as long it's properly used. Given most bosses move a lot, this isn't always easy. The Charge Handle deals two points of damage, but when charging, movement speed is reduced to a crawl. Using it requires more planning and precision than the Dynamo Mail's charge attack. The Conjurer's Coat gives 50% more magic capacity and makes enemies drop magic jars more often, but Shovel Knight will take extra damage while wearing it. During the Boss Rush in New Game Plus, every other between-boss heal is replaced by a bomb. Make it explode against a boss, and it will eat four life points from them. The Armor of Chaos, which can be forged after defeating Kratos in the PlayStation versions, increases the power and reach of the shovel and lets you charge up a ranged fireball attack by defeating enemies. It also removes the ability to change directions in mid-air when using the pogo attack until you've hit something, and causes you to hang in mid-air while attacking (just as Kratos does in his own series). The end result is that you have to learn a completely different set of mid-air controls when using it. Plague of Shadows: Plague Knight's Bomb Burst can be incredibly difficult to handle (unless you use Float Burst), but mastering it allows the player to almost literally fly through the map at incredible speeds and even skip some segments, which would be impossible to do as Shovel Knight. The Goo Garment, one of the cloaks you can grab in Plague of Shadows, allows you to bounce off walls and do a rolling attack in the air that's otherwise only usable when using the Spin Burst. The issue is, as the description explains, that it's fairly hard to control, and using it incorrectly can land you in a variety of death traps. Knowing when to use it and cancel out of it not only gives you great aggressive power and mobility, but can also allow you to escape the same variety of death traps as a makeshift Wall Jump. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_9b9397bb | |
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Took a Level in Badass | |
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Took a Level in Badass: Bosses here are not messing around. Even King Knight is a legitimate threat and he can create one-hit kill pits in his arena this time around. Somewhat of an inversion, though, as this is a Prequel. | |
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Proud Peacock | |
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Proud Peacock: The Ticketer and Cultured Fellows in the Hall of Champions are anthropomorphic peacocks. Some of them talk to Shovel Knight rather rudely by calling him a peasant, and the ticketer demands an enormous amount of money to allow him inside. Another peacock in the Armor Outpost brags about his riches and then proceeds to ask for a large amount of money just so he can buy a hat, as he forgot his wallet. | |
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A Day in the Limelight | |
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A Day in the Limelight: Every character has their own Story Mode, allowing characters who otherwise didn't have their own campaign in the game to get some character focus. | |
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Foreshadowing | |
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Foreshadowing: Black Knight is never depicted alongside the members of the Order of No Quarter. This is a quick hint about his alignment. A more meta instance for this foreshadowing is that the achievement for defeating a member of the Order without taking damage cannot be gained when fighting Black Knight. A subtle one is given from the opening sequence and onwards: Shield Knight and the Enchantress have the same beauty mark. Similar to the above example, the cover art for the game depicts the Enchantress at the top-middle of the piece, just under the logo. The version that appears on the Official Soundtrack is identical, except the Enchantress is replaced by Shield Knight. In Plague Knight's story, if the music sheet Plague Knight gives to Percy doesn't unlock a new piece of music to listen to, he may give Plague Knight some "romantic advice". In addition, Reize fights Plague Knight as a dare because he wants him to brew a love potion to win a girl. Lastly, the dance the Troupple King does for Plague Knight is different and involves some of his Troupple Fish forming into heart-shaped formations at certain points within the song or kissing. All these foreshadow Plague Knight's true motivations for brewing the ultimate potion. Right before the first fight with Black Knight, the latter accuses Plague Knight of brewing the potion to win the Magicist's heart. Turns out, he was half-correct: the base reason is true, but he got the wrong individual. It's also hinted about by Plague Knight's reaction, which has him confused about where the idea he's trying to woo the Magicist came from, yet doesn't say anything to deny having feelings for anyone either. If you complete the Flying Machine after Mona is replaced by Percy, he says that the Flying Machine is very romantic and would be good for "wooing a fair mare". In the epilogue of the game, Plaguey takes Mona for a date there. | |
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Continuity Nod | |
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Continuity Nod: In New Game Plus, you can see a picture of Mona in Plague Knight's secret room, reminiscent of how the two finally came together, even though the two are back to square one as far as the story is concerned. | |
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Ambition Is Evil | |
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Ambition Is Evil: King Knight's only goal is to become a king. If it means betraying every single one of his allies, then so be it. | |
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Sliding Scale of Gameplay and Story Integration | |
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Sliding Scale of Gameplay and Story Integration: Specter Knight is not the boss of the Lich Yard in this game, since it takes place before he was assigned there by the Enchantress. Instead, the Lich Yard has a special stage where the Big Creep is fought, and clearing its levels causes Phantom Striker (the Lich Yard boss in Specter of Torment) to start wandering around the map. | |
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Production Foreshadowing | |
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Production Foreshadowing: The cards thrown by King Knight in his boss battle have been stated on a Yacht Club Games Twitch stream to be a reference to Joustus, one of the focal points of King of Cards. At the time, though, they weren't aware of how exactly Joustus itself would work, hence why the cards are merely projectiles and don't reference the card game more specifically. Indeed, during the ending of King of Cards proper, several Mooks are shown stuffing Joustus cards into the horns King Knight uses.invoked | |
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Competitive Balance | |
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Competitive Balance: The moveset of playable characters from the main campaigns have been tweaked (mostly by giving most moves a bit of start/endlag or increasing their cooldown) so that they can be properly played around by opponents trying to dodge and/or punish them. | |
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Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas | |
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Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: King Knight might be a ruthless brute, and he might be adverse to her caring tendencies, but he wants to gain the King of Cards title to secure comfort for both him and his mother. When his mother shames him after he finally claims his spot on Pridemoor's throne, King Knight is initially distraught but hastily buries it under his victory. | |
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Furry Reminder | |
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Furry Reminder: There are a number of anthropomorphic animals in the game, who act like any other NPC, although sometimes they demonstrate animal-like behavior. For example, the Airship Enthusiast in Armor Outpost will occasionally crow as Roosters do if left to idle, and Percy, a horse, kicks on his hind legs to operate a switch, and randomly runs on all fours when changing positions in Plague Knight's lab. | |
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Doomed by Canon | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_a1e5faab | comment |
Doomed by Canon: In a depressing way that fulfills the Foregone Conclusion. King Knight wants to be a king, no matter what it takes to do it. At every turn, the game reinforces what we know from the other campaigns, that King Knight is a vain brute that refuses to improve in any way, but it shows that it all comes because he thinks the only thing he needs is to be King of something and then his and his mother's lives will all fall into place, and those are the only people he actually cares about. And despite the potential of him being the King's stepson (and thus closer to the throne) if his mother really does hit things off with King Pridemoor, thanks to his own closeness with her, he gets very distressed whenever he hears the two having their flirty banter. So, when the title "King of Cards" is off the table and the magical conqueror that keeps waxing about how mighty and kingly he is offers him "control" of Pridemoor, while Pridemoor's king begs him to instead defeat her, why would such a vapid brute with a personal distaste for King Pridemoor start listening to him? | |
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Life Energy | |
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Life Energy: Possibly the best way to describe the "Essences" that Plague Knight extracts from other members of the Order of No Quarter and Shovel Knight, assuming it really isn't their souls he's extracting from them. | |
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Rolling Attack | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_a2686728 | comment |
Rolling Attack: King Knight can cancel his shoulder-bash into a roll, letting him attack enemies without being forced into a spinning jump. Purchasing the Blast Roll upgrade lets him power up the roll by timing it correctly. | |
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Wreaking Havok | |
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Wreaking Havok: There are cheat codes that alter the in-game physics so that they behave differently. | |
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One-Hit Kill | |
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One-Hit Kill: As per tradition, spikes, holes, lava, and crushing walls/ceiling will instantly down your character. Period. | |
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Chest Monster | |
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Chest Monster: An angler fish miniboss using Chester's chest as bait appears within Treasure Knight's stage. The chest is indeed real. You just have to defeat the miniboss first in order to free Chester so that you can buy the Throwing Anchor from him. In King of Cards, this fish instead carries a fake goal ring, which leads into the King's battle. Specter Knight's campaign features dog-like mimics called Memmecs hidden in some areas. They have a slightly different-looking lock than regular chests, though, so an observant player can notice them. There's also one in the Tower of Fate. | |
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Ascended Extra | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_a65288e2 | comment |
Ascended Extra: The Propeller Rats, originally simple enemies in a handful of areas, are now a main motif for King Knight, being the way he exits levels and transports characters to the Glidewing. King Pridemoor was more or less just an NPC in Shovel of Hope. Here, he's a full-on boss fight, gets his own portrait, and hops on the Glidewing to make armors for King Knight. | |
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I Just Want to Be Loved | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_a7b3134 | comment |
Baz: Took a job to work off a debt to Mr. Hat. He admits he just wanted to be a part of something. He also admits sweeping is harder than it looks. | |
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RealLife | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_a8559a9f | comment |
The Hall of Champions is filled with pixelated portraits based off of the Real Life people who backed the game's Kickstarter. One of the portraits is of Egoraptor, who is depicted with his chibi head from Game Grumps instead of the somewhat realistic portraits all of the other backers got. Another of the portraits has the head of a dragon. Said dragon shows up in Specter of Torment, as an NPC that Specter Knight can frequently recolor the armor of until the helmet comes off to reveal him as a dragon. | |
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Version-Exclusive Content | |
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Version-Exclusive Content: The PS4 version has a sidequest involving Kratos, which nets the player a unique armor set. The Xbox One and PC versions include the Battletoads, which get the player a different unique armor set. The Nintendo versions have content exclusive to amiibo, like alternate costumes, Fairy Companions based on the playable four, a Custom Knight mode for Shovel of Hope, and (prior to the shutdown of Miiverse) the Digger's Diary. | |
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Giant Mook | |
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Giant Mook: Iron Sumos, taller, fatter versions of the Goldarmors who fight King Knight by slamming down onto him. | |
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And I Must Scream | |
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Shield Knight's story ends with her still trapped in her own body, but she refuses to give up on wrestling back control, and is confident Shovel Knight will save her. | |
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Gelatinous Trampoline | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_a9412389 | comment |
Gelatinous Trampoline: Mole Knight's stage features slime cubes and slimeballs that make the player bounce up high. Lava can also be temporarily converted into slime with slimeballs. | |
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Emergency Energy Tank | |
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Emergency Energy Tank: The Ichor of Renewal replenishes all your health and magic. You can only carry up to two at the time, assuming you're not using the two chalices for the other two types of Ichor. | |
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Motive Misidentification | |
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Motive Misidentification: In his first appearance, Black Knight claims Plague Knight's goal is to make the Ultimate Potion so that he can romance the Magicist. He got the plan right, but missed the target: Mona. | |
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Videogame Dashing | |
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Video Game Dashing: King Knight's shoulder-bash works like this. He can dash left or right at any time, even while in midair, and bashing an enemy/wall/object sends him flying upwards in a spin. If he bounces on something while spinning, the bash is refreshed, letting him stay in the air for a lot time if there are enough things nearby to bash/bounce on. Additionally, the Battery Brigandine armor lets King Knight charge up the bash so he can aim it upwards or downwards. | |
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Idiosyncratic Episode Naming | |
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Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: Shovel Knight: X of Y, where X is always replaced by the player character's first name (Shovel, Plague, Specter, King). | |
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Money Is Experience Points | |
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Money Is Experience Points: Treasure can be used to buy upgrades in addition to a few other purposes. | |
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Dueling Player Characters | |
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Dueling Player Characters: Shovel Knight himself is fought as a boss in Plague of Shadows. The fight is as hectic as you'd imagine, with him using several tricks against you. | |
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Clock Tower | |
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Clock Tower: Tinker Knight's stage. | |
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Cheat Code | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_acf4e51b | comment |
A specific Cheat Code in Specter of Torment gives Specter Knight Mega Man X Wall Jump abilities, complete with a blue palette that matches X's colors. An alternative code gives him the special wall jump, but lets him keep his normal, red palette as a reference to Zero. The codes themselves are references to Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X and Mega Man ZX respectively.note To elaborate, the code for the blue palette is C&MVRKHNT, a reference to the Maverick Hunters that X is a part of. The code to keep Specter Knight's normal palette is S&CBHR, which is an acronym for Omega Zero's battle music in Mega Man ZX, Cannonball Hard Revenge. | |
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Final Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ad4a45be | comment |
During Shovel Knight's dream sequences, he has the chance to help Shield Knight who is helplessly falling down. Even more so after the first form of the Final Boss, where Shovel Knight finally has the chance to actually save her. However, not catching her just means her shield takes the hit; she isn't hurt; and she still is glad Shovel Knight came for her. | |
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Evolving Title Screen | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ad754f85 | comment |
Evolving Title Screen: Initially, the title screen of Treasure Trove would change the displayed subtitle to match whichever campaign was played last. The update adding King of Cards, however, removed this functionality- instead the main title screen says Treasure Trove and the subtitle appears when selecting a file. Beating all four campaigns will add the protagonists' portraits to the title screen, and beating either all of a character's challenges or earning all of their Feats will add a small icon of them to the top left corner. Completing the other task will add a ribbon above their icon. In Showdown, unlocking all content (characters, alternate palettes/costumes, and stages) will change its logo into a blue variant, as well as adding a ribbon to both its own title screen and the main one. | |
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Giant Hands of Doom | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_aefa2a04 | comment |
King Knight takes on the Grand Triumvirate, a fusion of King Pridemoor, the Troupple Acolyte, and the talking Birder, in the form of a massive machine. This foe attacks with Giant Hands of Doom, lasers, spiked balls, bubbles, and more. After its defeat, it loses most of these attacks and can only move its hands around and shoot fireballs, with the main threat being falling into the pit below the battle. | |
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Face–Heel Turn | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_af3ea0e3 | comment |
Face–Heel Turn: Or possibly a Heel–Face Turn depending on how you look at it; when you enter The Explodatorium, all of Plague Knight's former minions have turned on him and will attack him without hesitation. It's never revealed why they turned on him (though given how Plague Knight generally treats his minions it’s not hard to imagine why they did). | |
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Armor-Piercing Attack | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_afc8ddc7 | comment |
Armor-Piercing Attack: Most of the playable characters' charged attacks (Shovel Knight's Charge Handle and/or Dynamo Mail, Specter Knight's Striker's Shawl, and King Knight's Battery Brigandine) can deal a single hit of damage to a blocking enemy. | |
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Cool Helmet | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_affbcbb | comment |
Cool Helmet: Nearly everyone: Shovel Knight himself, the knights of the Order of No Quarter (bar Plague Knight, who wears more of a mask than a helmet), the Black Knight, the Bard, Mr. Hat (who wears hats on top of his helmet), and Phantom Striker. The game's single most amazing headgear may be Shield Knight's. She leaves it behind with Shovel Knight, only for it to instantly find its way back to her. Her equipment delivers serious protection. | |
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Convection, Schmonvection | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b0a91b69 | comment |
Convection, Schmonvection: Lava won't do anything to Shovel Knight as long as he doesn't get unnecessarily close to it; you can even turn it into a bouncing jelly! | |
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Sheathe Your Sword | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b2226c2f | comment |
Sheathe Your Sword: During the fight with the Plague of Shadows, an alternative method of defeating it is standing completely still. The boss will never harm you as long as you never move a muscle, and after 40 seconds, the fight will end, and he'll compliment your resolve and die automatically, letting you move on to the second part of the fight. | |
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Retcon | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b2280b66 | comment |
Retcon: Specter Knight's portrait was updated for the Specter of Torment campaign, and any instances of Specter Knight speaking in the other campaigns now use that portrait instead. | |
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Epic Fail | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b4eff8a8 | comment |
Epic Fail: It's not uncommon for players to doom themselves because they got a little distracted and dug right into a Bottomless Pit, lava, or spikes. In Plague of Shadows, Percy attempts to send Plague Knight via catapult into an unguarded trove full of treasures and armaments. Upon fixing the contraption, Plague Knight is launched right into Armor Outpost, which is full of guards who are eager to arrest him. Keep in mind that said catapult was right outside said outpost. | |
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b4fae672 | comment |
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: The fights against Shovel Knight within Plague of Shadows are this, as right after you've beaten him, he'll perform a surprise attack that knocks Plague Knight unconscious. Not that Plague Knight cares, as he still gets what he wants from beating him. | |
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Take That! | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b53077b3 | comment |
Take That!: The Cardia subplot is a shot at Yu-Gi-Oh! and similar To Be a Master stories, specifically the idea that being really good at a card game would make someone qualified to be a hero. | |
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Double Unlock | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b53d88da | comment |
Double Unlock: In order to obtain new bomb parts and burst jumps for Plague Knight to mess around with, he first has to trade in enough Cipher Coins to Mona so she can research a set, and then he has to purchase each part with gold. | |
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Interquel | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b6203862 | comment |
Interquel: The game takes place just before the end of Specter of Torment, with Specter Knight going off to fight the Enchantress. | |
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Rainbow Speak | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b6f33a21 | comment |
Rainbow Speak: The names of each of the major characters are displayed in colored text. | |
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"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b77808f2 | comment |
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue: After King Knight defeats the Grand Triumvirate and then betrays his allies to work for the Enchantress, announcing his intentions to ban the Joustus card game and become king, along destroying the Glidewing, we see what happens after this. House of Joustus — "An explosive fad ends"; as Plague Knight and Mona are at the helm of destroying the Houses of Joustus with as many cards inside. Troupple Pond — "Submerged into hiding"; shows the Troupple Accolytes and Missionaries considering to work for the Enchantress, as the Troupple King (having fallen from the ambushed Glidewing) crashes into the farther west Troupple Pond we know from Shovel of Hope and hides underwater. Armor Outpost — "Setting up shop"; has Mr. Hat's shop falling to (or him dragging it to, if King Knight never met him during the playthrough) where it's found in Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows. Tower of Fate — Specter Knight — "The hunt continues"; has Specter Knight starting to embark on the journey of Specter of Torment, having already recruited Tinker Knight, Polar Knight, and Mole Knight. Iron Whale — Treasure Knight — "Laying claim to the sea"; shows Treasure Knight battling and taming the Teethalon, setting it as the trap found in the other campaigns. Hall of Champions — "Fencing in phantoms"; has the Big Creep, Invisishades and Duelist Di arriving to the hall, and getting sealed inside by Phantom Striker. The Homestead — "Caring for the betrayed"; shows most of the Glidewing's crew taking refuge in King Knight's old home. Birder Bluffs — "Accepting an invitation"; Polar Knight, Tinker Knight and Mole Knight comtemplate the Tower of Fate, thinking about having joined the Order of No Quarter, as Black Knight watches them. | |
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Annoying Laugh | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b871de85 | comment |
Annoying Laugh: Apparently Polar Knight has one. (It's like water torture.) Black Knight laughs at you as all of his fights begin, and will even stop and laugh in the middle of combat. Propeller Knight has a particularly annoying one as his fight begins (which, humorously enough, is the same sound Beetos make when launched). Even Shovel Knight can get an annoying laugh similar to Black Knight's in Custom Knight mode. | |
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Obvious Rule Patch | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b89ed08a | comment |
Obvious Rule Patch: There's a somewhat difficult feat called "Untouched" that requires you to beat a member of the Order of No Quarter without taking any damage from them. Since the bosses tend to be pretty difficult and hard to read at times, many players would just fight the predictable and slow King Knight to get it. Plague Knight's version of the feat in the Plague of Shadows campaign specifically states that fighting King Knight doesn't count for it. He counts again in Specter of Torment, likely due to how the game dramatically changed his fighting style to be more unpredictable. | |
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Demoted to Extra | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b8e3f20a | comment |
Demoted to Extra: As this story is set before the Order of No Quarter was formed, most of the Knights who later become members of it are reduced to bit parts. Most of them are in the middle of doing their own things and randomly appear on the map similar to the Wandering Travelers, and each one will also provide a Joustus match after being bested in combat. The lone exception is Specter Knight, who is a minor recurring character. | |
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Promoted to Playable | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b8f8b892 | comment |
Promoted to Playable: All of the Order of No Quarter who didn't get a campaign are fully playable in this game mode, along with Shield Knight, the Wandering Travelers, Mona, Dark Reize, the Liquid Samurais and a generic Goldarmor. | |
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Goomba Springboard | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_b93b00ef | comment |
Goomba Springboard: Shovel Bouncing off of enemies lets the protagonist reach higher platforms. | |
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Call a Hit Point a "Smeerp" | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ba7c20be | comment |
Call a Hit Point a "Smeerp": Because Specter Knight is undead, he has a Will meter instead of a Life meter. | |
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King Mook | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_baaf641a | comment |
King Mook: The three Joustus judges, befitting of their royal status: King Pridemoor, who resembles a massive Goldarmor in his boss fight. The Troupple King, a giant Troupple that summons normal-size Troupples as attacks. King Birder, a Birder wearing a long, flowy robe that moves with the flight pattern of one and shoot lasers that travel similarly. He's actually a decoy of the Enchantress, being an enchanted Birder with the ability to speak. | |
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Cool Mask | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bb067aba | comment |
Cool Mask: Sported by Plague Knight. Tinker Knight also dons a nice-looking welding mask. | |
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It's All About Me | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bb18a227 | comment |
King Knight is the power, as he rests on physical brutal force to crush his enemies and to move faster than others, but his items are more limited and his reflexes to spin after a shoulder bash can make him vulnerable if he's not clever enough. | |
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Non-Player Character | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bb9e6960 | comment |
Percy and Mona, Non Player Characters without plot importance in the main campaign, get a number of new sprites and animations in Plague of Shadows, with Percy even getting a complete aesthetic overhaul to make him look much more detailed. | |
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Fiendish Fish | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bd3dc623 | comment |
An angler fish miniboss using Chester's chest as bait appears within Treasure Knight's stage. The chest is indeed real. You just have to defeat the miniboss first in order to free Chester so that you can buy the Throwing Anchor from him. In King of Cards, this fish instead carries a fake goal ring, which leads into the King's battle. | |
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Battle in the Rain | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bd50ec63 | comment |
Battle in the Rain: The final battle against Black Knight is one of these in Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows. However, in Specter of Torment, it takes place indoors in the room right after the place the other playable characters fight Black Knight. | |
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Everything's Better with Sparkles | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bdb0438e | comment |
Everything's Better with Sparkles: The Ornate Plate's constant sparkles don't make it any less useless, but they make it easier to keep track of Shovel Knight's position in dark areas. | |
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Shoo Out the New Guy | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_be0f728 | comment |
Shoo Out the New Guy: Black Knight fights Specter Knight alongside Terrorpin, who wasn't there in Shovel of Hope. The credits show why: it's being taken care of by Polar Knight after its fall off the Tower of Fate. | |
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Act of True Love | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_be445584 | comment |
Act of True Love: Specter Knight sacrifices his freedom and resurrection for Reize's safety after an entire campaign of trying to get it back. | |
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| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_beb9a361 | type |
Anti-Hero | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_beb9a361 | comment |
Anti-Hero: Plague Knight. His methods are still underhanded, he still has a ulterior motive, he's still a Bad Boss to his minions, and he still gets in trouble with the law, due to being associated with The Order. But at the end of the day, Plague Knight helps to take down the Enchantress and destroy the Tower of Fate. Due to saving the land, he, Mona, and the rest of his crew are praised as heroes alongside Shovel Knight and no longer have to operate like criminals in the shadows. | |
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Rise to the Challenge | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bfc872db | comment |
Rise to the Challenge: In the final part of Clockwork Tower. Comes back with a vengeance in the second stage of the Tower of Fate. | |
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Significant Name Shift | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_bfdbf829 | comment |
Significant Name Shift: Throughout the campaign, King Knight's mother constantly refers to him with several cutesy pet names as she supports his endeavors to gain a royal title of his own. At the end, however, as he accepts the Enchantress's offer and plunges the land into darkness, stealing King Pridemoor's castle as well, she refers to him by his proper name as she leaves him forever, hoping he'll be very happy with his ill-gotten gains. | |
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Path of Most Resistance | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c04f297d | comment |
Path of Most Resistance: Though often hidden or obscured, paths with traps and enemies will almost always have something worth your trouble. | |
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Grind Boots | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c15418b2 | comment |
Grind Boots: Specter Knight can use his scythe to grind on rails. With a certain outfit, he can also grind on the ground and spikes. | |
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Rule 63 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c26a5838 | comment |
Rule 63: Invoked with the Body Swap mode, which allows all the Knights plus the Enchantress to swap genders. | |
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Playing Card Motifs | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c32ff95d | comment |
Playing Card Motifs: Again, King Knight's Life meter is displayed as hearts rather than orbs. | |
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Evil Former Friend | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c3c3c608 | comment |
Evil Former Friend: Polar Knight seems to have been on good footing with Shovel Knight before the Enchantress created the Order. The Enchantress is actually Shield Knight being possessed. | |
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Continuing is Painful | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c3d60914 | comment |
Continuing is Painful: Every time you lose a game of Joustus, you lose one of the cards you played that game, usually one of the better ones. Therefore, every time you try to rematch the same opponent, your deck gets steadily weaker and weaker until there's no chance of you winning at all. Better head back to Chester to re-buy your cards, and maybe some cheats while you're at it. | |
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Dem Bones | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | comment |
Dem Bones: Boneclangs. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c3f6e68 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c420a553 | type |
We Can Rule Together | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c420a553 | comment |
We Can Rule Together: Polar Knight attempts to get Shovel Knight to join the Order. The Enchantress has also been pulling this on Black Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c420a553 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c420a553 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c420a553 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c513249 | type |
Harder Than Hard | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c513249 | comment |
Harder Than Hard: Though accessible only through cheats, one can start a game where enemies do four times their normal damage. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c513249 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c513249 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c513249 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c5385ad9 | type |
Horrible Judge of Character | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c5385ad9 | comment |
Reize constantly failing to assess which characters are actually on which side. In the prequel Specter Of Torment campaign, it causes problems for Specter Knight. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c5385ad9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c5385ad9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c5385ad9 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 | type |
Non-Standard Character Design | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 | comment |
Non-Standard Character Design: The Optional Boss Reize Seatlan looks a lot more Animesque than any other character because it's actually an appearance of a pre-existing character made by a DeviantArt user back in 2001. Shield Knight and Polar Knight both have an exposed face. Polar Knight takes it further by having a Viking thematic, which means his body is much more visible than any of the other Knights. The Battletoads use their standard cartoony design in the crossover in the Xbox version of the game, in contrast to the standard anthro frog NPCs in-game whose heads look like those of a realistic frog's. The Hall of Champions is filled with pixelated portraits based off of the Real Life people who backed the game's Kickstarter. One of the portraits is of Egoraptor, who is depicted with his chibi head from Game Grumps instead of the somewhat realistic portraits all of the other backers got. Another of the portraits has the head of a dragon. Said dragon shows up in Specter of Torment, as an NPC that Specter Knight can frequently recolor the armor of until the helmet comes off to reveal him as a dragon. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c55c31e2 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6afe285 | type |
Enemy Without | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6afe285 | comment |
Enemy Without: Characters under Demonic Possession become separated from their possessor while inside the mirror, and in some story modes the host and possessor get to fight each other. This applies to Shield Knight and the Enchantress as well as Reize and Dark Reize. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6afe285 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6afe285 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6afe285 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6c86cd | type |
Collapsing Lair | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6c86cd | comment |
Collapsing Lair: The Tower of Fate starts collapsing once the Enchantress' true form has been defeated. Plague Knight's story shows that this happened because he and Mona blew it up, and not because the Tower suffered from No Ontological Inertia. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6c86cd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6c86cd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6c86cd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6dccfb7 | type |
Musical Spoiler | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6dccfb7 | comment |
Musical Spoiler: The soundtrack to Plague of Shadows lists Shovel Knight's battle theme as "Battling the Burrower", spoiling the fact that he becomes a boss fight within that mode. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6dccfb7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6dccfb7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c6dccfb7 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c74c35f4 | type |
Monochrome Past | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c74c35f4 | comment |
Monochrome Past: Specter Knight's flashbacks are done in sepia (specifically, a variation of sepia that resembles the original Game Boy palette). | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c74c35f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c74c35f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c74c35f4 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | type |
Blackout Basement | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | comment |
Blackout Basement: A few areas are shrouded in darkness, with periodic lightning strikes to provide illumination. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75c63a3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | type |
Shout-Out | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | comment |
Shout-Out: At the end of the main campaign, in Pridemoor Castle, King Knight is scrubbing the floors for the real king. "After you've scrubbed all the floors in Hyrule..." | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c75df49a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9693e92 | type |
Karmic Shunning | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9693e92 | comment |
Karmic Shunning: At the end of the campaign, King Knight betrays all of his good allies to join the Enchantress's side for the title of king, enabling her to begin terrorizing the realm in the process. Even as King Knight starts decorating the castle he usurped and starting inviting people to his feasts, none of his old allies or even his current ones in the Order of No Quarter bother visiting him, having been deeply hurt by his betrayal, on top of having to tend to their own lives under the danger that the Enchantress brought. Even his own mother decides to bid him farewell, disappointed in her own son, which personally hurts King Knight the most. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9693e92 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9693e92 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9693e92 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | type |
Video Game Caring Potential | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | comment |
Video Game Caring Potential: Playing with the Memmec in the Tower of Fate lets it drop money, in addition to being super cute. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_c9861848 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ca3ef034 | type |
Evil Knockoff | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ca3ef034 | comment |
Evil Knockoff: The Slime Shovel Knights (officially known as Slimulacra) found in the Explodatorium. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ca3ef034 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ca3ef034 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ca3ef034 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb0743c0 | type |
Lame Pun Reaction | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb0743c0 | comment |
Lame Pun Reaction: Toader looks even grumpier every time Shovel Knight tells him a pun. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb0743c0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb0743c0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb0743c0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb42ed9f | type |
Counter-Attack | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb42ed9f | comment |
Counter-Attack: Every character has a parry, mapped to the shoulder buttons by default. When used, your fighter briefly strikes a pose and flashes, and if anyone hits them while they're flashing, the parry takes effect and causes a shockwave in a circle around the user. All of them have different animations (such as Shovel Knight blowing away enemies with the War Horn, Mole Knight being surrounded by a burst of rocks, and Mona summoning an alchemical barrier), but the effect is the same. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb42ed9f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb42ed9f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cb42ed9f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cc374ba6 | type |
It's Up to You | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cc374ba6 | comment |
It's Up to You: Without Shovel Knight and Shield Knight to protect the land in their adventures, evil has taken hold. When Shovel Knight sees the chaos, he realizes it's up to him to save the day! But Shovel Knight has little interest in saving the day until the very end: the only reason he's adventuring is to get back to the Tower of Fate and try to save Shield Knight, and the only reason he's taking on the Order of No Quarter and the Enchantress is because they're in his way. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cc374ba6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cc374ba6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cc374ba6 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cca8c07b | type |
"Metaphor" Is My Middle Name | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cca8c07b | comment |
"Metaphor" Is My Middle Name: The Troupple King will only grant his ichors for noble causes. Fortunately for Plague Knight, "Noble" is his middle name. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cca8c07b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cca8c07b | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cca8c07b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ccd217e9 | type |
Dancing with Myself | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ccd217e9 | comment |
Dancing with Myself: After defeating the first two members of the Order of No Quarter, the return to the Potionarium sees Plague Knight not riding the torque lifts down immediately — because Mona, who normally operates them, is waltzing by herself in her alone time. Judging from her dialogue when she's subsequently interrupted, she does this fairly often. She's practicing for if she ever gets the chance to dance with Plague himself, going by the waltz they share in the ending. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ccd217e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ccd217e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ccd217e9 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cde51255 | type |
Antagonist Title | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cde51255 | comment |
Antagonist Title: The Plague of Shadows campaign is named after the first form of the mode's final boss. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cde51255 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cde51255 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cde51255 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cdfe12c3 | type |
Nothing Is Scarier | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cdfe12c3 | comment |
Nothing Is Scarier: The final segment of the game has no enemies, just blocks rising when you draw close enough, but there are several Bottomless Pits scattered throughout it. All while an eerie music plays, raising the tension. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cdfe12c3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cdfe12c3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cdfe12c3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce104b8e | type |
Serial Escalation | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce104b8e | comment |
Serial Escalation: Plague of Shadows is, aside from a few tweaks, the base game, except Plague Knight has his own distinct playstyle and physics. Specter Knight ups the ante, with new levels, weapons, gameplay mechanics, and pre-established boss characters having new tricks up their sleeves. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce104b8e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce104b8e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce104b8e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce6555f0 | type |
Lighter and Softer | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce6555f0 | comment |
Lighter and Softer: Compared to the somber, darker Specter of Torment before it, King of Cards is a lighthearted, comedic romp focusing on one of the more silly members of the Order. At least it is until the end. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce6555f0 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce6555f0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ce6555f0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | type |
Bottomless Pits | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | comment |
The dash slash is biased towards slashing diagonally upwards, making it more difficult to die to Bottomless Pits due to a botched dash slash. He's also moved just slightly upward if you miss by an inch, to keep the dash slash from being botched. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_cea7fc1 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | type |
Anti-Villain | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | comment |
Anti-Villain: The Black Knight only attacked Shovel Knight and Plague Knight to protect Shield Knight. He only fought Specter Knight after being attacked the first time, and to defend The Enchantress the second. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d001c42c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d19343fc | type |
Glove Slap | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d19343fc | comment |
Glove Slap: The Dueling Glove allows King Knight to weaponize this in the form of a Three-Strike Combo if you press the button multiple times. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d19343fc | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d19343fc | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d19343fc | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | type |
Developer's Foresight | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | comment |
Developer's Foresight: If you die by falling into the lake of the Troupple King, you won't lose any gold, but you will get chastised by the King for polluting his nice, clean water with your corpse, especially if it's Plague Knight's. Similarly, jumping off the Tower of Fate hub area as Specter Knight will return you to the balcony and have the Dark Acolyte tell you to be careful. When the Acolyte is replaced with Reize, he will appear instead and chastise you for "trying to leave work early". Talking to King Knight after the Boss Rush while wearing the Ornate Plate will result in an amusing reaction from him. If you manage to slip by the overworld battle against the Black Knight and then defeat him in the first Tower of Fate stage, his icon will disappear from the map. In Plague of Shadows, after the Troupple King teaches Plague Knight how to dance, he can dance anywhere... Except close to Mona. If you attempt to do so, Plague Knight will just stand there, too embarrassed to do it, complete with Shy Finger-Twiddling. He will also do this during the final boss fight if you were to try and get him to dance while at least one Mona clone is visible. Notably, at the very end of the game, he finally does dance with Mona. In Plague of Shadows, the effects of Plague Knight's bombs all carry over into cutscenes. The cutscene after the boss fight with Shovel Knight is also slightly different depending on who you fought last on that portion of the map: if Shovel Knight is defeated before Treasure Knight or Mole Knight, the campfire cutscene plays as it usually does. Defeat Shovel Knight last, however, and the campfire cutscene will feature a meal ticket chest and the music playing in the background is Requiem of Shield Knight instead. Mona can create the Pandemonium Chalice, the reward for collecting all the Cipher Coins, and has dialogue for doing so. However, this is only possible on a New Game Plus, since she leaves after completing one stage in the third section of the Valley, thus requiring one to collect the Cipher Coins in the levels Mona will not be around for beforehand. Specter of Torment: The flashback sequences play slightly differently than the main game. Because Donovan isn't undead yet, he doesn't use darkness to use his relics. Instead, he uses a magic meter just like Shovel Knight, complete with magic drops from enemies. If Donovan dies, his money bags resemble Shovel Knight's (with angel wings instead of demon wings) and the name on the death screen says "Donovan" instead of the file's name. In the flashback sequences, if you skip the Caltrops artifact, Luan will give them to Donovan in the second flashback. This is because getting all the red skulls causes Red to give the player the Donovan Set and Caltrops. After defeating the Final Boss, pausing and looking at the Keepsake Locket on this menu during the post-boss cutscene will show that the recruited Knights counter actually changes to 8 out of 8 right after Specter is officially made a member of the Order, and its icon's color changes from red to blue the very moment Reize's Nightmare form is purged. In the Wii U and 3DS versions, these changes happen in real time since the menu appears on the Gamepad and touch screen, respectively. The Fairy of Torment (one of the summonable amiibo fairies) will slice angrily towards most bosses, except for Reize, who he just looks at; he has a similar reaction to the Troupple Acolyte. He will also react angrily at the sight of the Phase Locket, either when Shovel Knight uses it or when Plague Knight steals it from Specter Knight's lair. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d24ed873 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | type |
Schmuck Bait | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | comment |
Schmuck Bait: At the void crater in the third area, King Knight encounters Horzio, who offers an opportunity to give a quick end to the journey. Agree, and Horzio ends the quest... by grabbing King Knight and jumping into the abyss causing an instant death. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d2c0e2ed | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d47d9b71 | type |
Mirror Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d47d9b71 | comment |
Mirror Boss: Dark Reize's story route has him fight Reize, natch. One of the possible special fights just before facing your rival for the last time is a duel between your character and 2 discolored versions of them, implied to be made from the Mirror of Fate. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d47d9b71 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d47d9b71 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d47d9b71 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d51553de | type |
Our Wormholes Are Different | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d51553de | comment |
Our Wormholes Are Different: The crossover with the Battletoads, characters from a sci-fi series of games, is Handwaved as them accidentally taking a space warp to Shovel Knight's world. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d51553de | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d51553de | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d51553de | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d687ba2a | type |
Guest Fighter | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d687ba2a | comment |
Guest Fighter: Kratos is a boss in the PlayStation ports of the game while the Battletoads are in the Xbox One and Steam versions. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d687ba2a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d687ba2a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d687ba2a | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | type |
Anti-Frustration Features | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | comment |
Anti-Frustration Features: Unlike in King of Cards, King Knight does not have the long unscrewing animation when he spin jumps onto a platter, keeping him from being unnecessarily vulnerable. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d6f284a3 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d7b34c31 | type |
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep" | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d7b34c31 | comment |
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Every major character is known as "(Something) Knight". Except Mona, but she's only a major character in Plague Knight's campaign... | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d7b34c31 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d7b34c31 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d7b34c31 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d9d3748f | type |
Full Health Bonus | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d9d3748f | comment |
Full Health Bonus: The Drop Spark upgrade, once bought, allows Shovel Knight to flick a long-ranged spark across the ground while at full health. Beating a boss with the spark, which would require you to take down most of its health without getting hit, nets you an achievement. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d9d3748f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d9d3748f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_d9d3748f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | type |
Lethal Joke Item | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | comment |
Lethal Joke Item: The Fishing Rod. It's only for fishing, right? Wrong. Besides being useful to recover money in case you died, it's the only item besides the Alchemic Coin that deals an entire health point of damage towards the bosses. It is also your only means to recover health in New Game Plus without wasting a chalice of Ichor of Renewal or coming across a rare carrot or apple. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_da1c64ef | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | type |
Action Bomb | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | comment |
Action Bomb: One of King Knight's Heirlooms is the Rat Bombardier, which makes him toss out a rat with a cluster bomb tied to it. He can switch which direction the rat moves in with the press of a button. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dae3999d | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_daef39ee | type |
Elaborate Underground Base | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_daef39ee | comment |
Elaborate Underground Base: Plague Knight's underground laboratory, the Potionarium, is located below the Village and can only be accessed via hidden lifts in Mona's minigame room, which is itself connected to a secret entrance below a house. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_daef39ee | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_db08a39d | type |
Animesque | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_db08a39d | comment |
Animesque: Some character portraits in the Japanese version. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_db08a39d | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_db39ccfd | type |
Battle Couple | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_db39ccfd | comment |
Battle Couple: Shovel Knight and Shield Knight. The final battle emphasizes their teamwork, with the latter using her shield as a temporary platform for the former to bounce on and reach the boss' weak spot. | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_db39ccfd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dc579c91 | type |
Contrived Coincidence | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dc579c91 | comment |
Contrived Coincidence: In Plague of Shadows, the only reason why Shovel Knight and Plague Knight happened to be at the Explodatorium at the same time is because Shovel Knight just happened to be raiding it while Plague Knight investigated an incident that happened during his absence. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dc579c91 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dc579c91 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dcbe8a6e | type |
Chekhov's Gunman | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dcbe8a6e | comment |
Chekhov's Gunman: Shovel Knight can be seen interacting with the NPCs while Plague Knight's taking the secret route to Mona's lair. He becomes the boss of Explodatorium in Plague Knight's stead. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dcbe8a6e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dcbe8a6e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dd43121c | type |
Money Multiplier | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dd43121c | comment |
Money Multiplier: In New Game+, you can earn up to a 5x multiplier by killing enemies, but getting hit drops you back to square one, similarly to Ratchet & Clank's Challenge Mode system. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dd43121c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_dd43121c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | type |
Artificial Brilliance | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | comment |
Artificial Brilliance: If a boss takes a certain amount of damage from a Skeletal Sentry, they'll temporarily ignore you and prioritize destroying the Sentry. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_df11acbe | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | type |
Optional Boss | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | comment |
The Optional Boss Reize Seatlan looks a lot more Animesque than any other character because it's actually an appearance of a pre-existing character made by a DeviantArt user back in 2001. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | featureApplicability |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0606d52 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | type |
Absurdly Sharp Blade | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | comment |
Absurdly Sharp Blade: Specter Knight's scythe is capable of slicing cannonballs in two. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e0c00a95 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e1acc872 | type |
From Nobody to Nightmare | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e1acc872 | comment |
From Nobody to Nightmare: King Knight, despite what his clothes imply, starts off the game as an impoverished peasant who lives in a small village with some pet rats and his mom, who needs him to find money so she can make him meals. At the end of the game, King Knight becomes the Enchantress' first official knight, allowing her to begin the invasion of the Valley. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e1acc872 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e1acc872 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e1acc872 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e21e21be | type |
Red and Black and Evil All Over | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e21e21be | comment |
Red and Black and Evil All Over: The Black Knight, with notable red accents to his black armor. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e21e21be | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e21e21be | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e21e21be | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | type |
Made of Explodium | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | comment |
Made of Explodium: A good amount of things explode in the Explodatorium, including rats, bombs, and certain platforms. But given the name of the stage, you should have expected that coming in. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e2d7b14c | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 | type |
Turns Red | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 | comment |
Reize will also summon a bunch of them to shield him when he Turns Red. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3ab9e00 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3c36782 | type |
Call-Forward | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3c36782 | comment |
Call-Forward: Plague Knight if Mona is in the Glidewing, has different dialogue where he becomes nervous in her presence, something that a Plague Minion pointed out he often does in her presence in Plague of Shadows hinting at what leads him to create the Ultimate Potion in his campaign. Specter Knight's deck includes the cards for Reize and Luan, two people that play a role in the events of Specter of Torment. Baz doesn't wear his signature spiked armor yet, but said armor can be seen available for purchase in Mr. Hat's shop. One of the ending cutscenes sees Baz enter the shop and start browsing, suggesting he's going to buy the armor set at some point in the future. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3c36782 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e3c36782 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e43c66bd | type |
Art Evolution | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e43c66bd | comment |
Art Evolution: Plague Knight and Specter Knight both have promo art that looks much more consistent with their playable appearances (Plague Knight looks shorter and his "beak" is smaller, whilst Specter Knight's armor now has gauntlets). Specter Knight also gets a completely new dialogue portrait for Specter of Torment, which replaces the original. Percy and Mona, Non Player Characters without plot importance in the main campaign, get a number of new sprites and animations in Plague of Shadows, with Percy even getting a complete aesthetic overhaul to make him look much more detailed. The promotional art for almost every character (save for The Enchantress, who uses the exact same stock art) gradually shifted to brighter colors with more shading and discernible details, along with more dynamic poses, as the game started to approach King of Cards. | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e43c66bd | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4965307 | type |
Composite Character | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4965307 | comment |
Composite Character While Mona's moveset involving summoning potions is largely based upon her minigame, the effects of the two potions she can summon depending on how long the attack is charged are borrowed from Plague Knight, specifically the Cluster and Component powders. Her Bomb Burst also has similar properties to the Basic Burst, as Plague Knight uses the Spin Burst in Showdown, while her Cipher Slashes are reminiscent of the Staff of Striking. The Goldarmor character, who is based off a generic enemy, but has moves borrowed from differently colored variants, such as being able to throw anchors like the purple variants in the Iron Whale, and being able to downward thrust like the green variants in the Explodatorium and the Tower of Fate. The other character based off a generic enemy type, the Liquid Samurai, does the same thing, using weapons from all three variants of that enemy type. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4965307 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4965307 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e49686 | type |
The Hero | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e49686 | comment |
Shovel Knight is the balance, as he is as good in close range fighting with his shovel as he is in long range with his items (though not as good as the others), and he can use his weapon to bounce on enemies and compensate his low jump ability. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e49686 | featureApplicability |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e49686 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 | type |
Fake Difficulty | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 | comment |
Fake Difficulty: Polar Knight can dig up spikes in his arena. It's almost impossible to avoid them and his attacks without abusing of the Phase Locket or using an Ichor of Boldness. The Enchantress' first phase. You fight her on an arena consisting entirely of breakable blocks, which she will start to destroy eventually and can even be broken accidentally by the player. You can be doing a perfect job of avoiding her attacks, but get hit a little too close to a gap and you'll have to restart the entire thing. Due to the random nature of levels in Showdown some stages can be this, for instance placing you against a team of three opponents in a stage full of hazards like Troupple Lake, tasking you with collecting gems when your opponents can pool their total to easily reach the goal while you can be wombo combo'd into oblivion if two of them catch you at an inappropriate time. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e4e86215 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e5421161 | type |
Expy | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e5421161 | comment |
Expy: The Order of No Quarter are basically Robot Masters. They're a group of eight highly memorable, specifically gimmicky bosses who wait at the end of their own themed levels, have great visual designs and a lot of personality for stage bosses, and are fought a second time in a Boss Rush toward the end of the game. They even have a very similar naming scheme. They don't give out special weapons or abilities, though. Those come through other means. Shovel Knight and Shield Knight are expies of Mega Man and Proto Man (although the latter only in terms of appearance). Black Knight is also an expy of Proto Man in that he's not only fiercely independent, he also serves as a somewhat similar foil to Shovel Knight. He's also an expy to Bass in that he's a black-armored rival to Shovel Knight, using the same form of attack as him and not being aligned to the main antagonist. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e5421161 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e5421161 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | type |
Nerf | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | comment |
Nerf: While most of the playable cast have most of their basic abilities and attacks from the main game, many of the former bosses are significantly weakened for the sake of balance. For example, the Enchantress cannot float the exact same way she does in the main game; she slowly hovers downward when the jump button is held. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e545e190 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e624f0e8 | type |
Suspiciously Specific Denial | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e624f0e8 | comment |
Suspiciously Specific Denial: Upon defeating Plague Knight, one of his henchmen will wander the top of the castle. Upon being talked to, he'll say that Plague Knight "always" stays in the Explodatorium, and doesn't go anywhere else. He then gives you three pink diamonds in an attempt to bribe you. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e624f0e8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e624f0e8 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e63317eb | type |
Green Hill Zone | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e63317eb | comment |
Green Hill Zone: The first area in all games is plains, a grassy land. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e63317eb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e63317eb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e63317eb | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6630c8b | type |
GameplayAndStoryIntegration | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6630c8b | comment |
Gameplay and Story Integration: Plague Knight performs a burst jump by holding the attack button, meaning that he tosses out a bomb beforehand. In the intro stage cutscene that shows how the burst jump works, Plague Knight's minions indeed toss out bombs before burst jumping away. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6630c8b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6630c8b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6f18344 | type |
Humongous Mecha | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6f18344 | comment |
Tinker Knight. The first phase is more of a joke boss, with him running around (Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows) or riding the Mobile Gear (Specter of Torment and King of Cards) while throwing wrenches. In the second phase, he pulls out the Tinker Tank and either pilots it (Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows) or puts it on autopilot and fights alongside it (Specter of Torment and King of Cards). | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6f18344 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e6f18344 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8144b5e | type |
Mini-Dungeon | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8144b5e | comment |
Mini-Dungeon: Several on the World Map. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8144b5e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8144b5e | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8465b72 | type |
Purely Aesthetic Era | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8465b72 | comment |
Purely Aesthetic Era: The era the game takes place in appears medieval, but the Iron Whale is a submarine under the ownership of Treasure Knight (who himself is wearing a diving suit), and Propeller Knight commandeers a Flying Machine. There's also Tinker Knight's Humongous Mecha. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8465b72 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e8465b72 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e899df79 | type |
Flame Spewer Obstacle | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e899df79 | comment |
Flame Spewer Obstacle: Explodatorium has pipes that shoot out flames as soon as the player steps on them. There are also pipes that shoot out flames periodically. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e899df79 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e899df79 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e899df79 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9d6eff8 | type |
Cool Airship | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9d6eff8 | comment |
At the start of every major boss level in King of Cards, King Knight breaks down the doors to the start of the level until the Tower of Fate. So (in a fitting way) the Cool Airship bashes through a window instead. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9d6eff8 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9d6eff8 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9e35e8f | type |
Exact Words | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9e35e8f | comment |
Exact Words: When King Knight confronts King Pridemoor in a duel (not of Joustus, but actual fighting), this is how he takes it. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9e35e8f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_e9e35e8f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea10a2de | type |
Hearts Are Health | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea10a2de | comment |
Hearts Are Health: Unlike the Life and Will orbs of the previous protagonists, King Knight's health is represented by hearts. The hearts only represent one point of damage each, meaning that King Knight has less health than the other characters (but also has more ways to regenerate health). | |
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1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea10a2de | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea22de4b | type |
Pet Monstrosity | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea22de4b | comment |
Pet Monstrosity: The two griffin minibosses fought in Pridemoor Keep are revealed by the Deposed King to be "Plume" and "Beaky", his pets. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea22de4b | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea22de4b | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea480f92 | type |
Simple, yet Awesome | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea480f92 | comment |
Simple, yet Awesome: The Rat Bombardier. King Knight throws a bomb-carrying rat in a high arc, and it'll scamper forwards upon landing and blow up if it touches an enemy. The arc makes it amazing to hit enemies on high ledges or take out flying mooks. The explosion pierces shields, has the potential to deal two damage instead of one if the enemy stands still in the explosion to get hit twice, and has a fair radius size. Pressing the button again makes the rat hop and change directions, allowing missed shots to potentially hit again. The rat can be shoulder bashed, which flings the bomb towards enemies that might not be hittable without bashing the rat, and can help King Knight Sequence Break some rooms with the upward momentum or being able to enter the pirouette state without any other objects to shoulder bash. For an item that has a relatively low cost and can be obtained in the first area of the game, the Rat Bombadier has a surprising number of uses. | |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ea480f92 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eac3ee70 | type |
April Fools' Day | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eac3ee70 | comment |
April Fools' Day: Fans across the world were constantly asking for "Shovel Knight 64," a Nintendo 64-style 3D game to go along with the original being as faithful as possible to the NES format, to emulate how other characters like Mario and Link went from 2D mainstays to 3D innovators. So Yacht Club games happily obliged by creating "Shovel Knight 64"... a Commodore 64-style Shovel Knight for April 2018. The year before that, Yacht Club decided to call out games they said had ripped off Shovel Knight. In reality they were the classic games that Shovel Knight had taken inspiration from. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eac3ee70 | featureApplicability |
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Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eac3ee70 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb0bb6a6 | type |
Solid Gold Poop | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb0bb6a6 | comment |
Solid Gold Poop: Request an ichor from the Troupple King that will give you either full magic and health, 10 seconds of invincibility, or the ability to absorb nearby treasure for 60 seconds and he hocks a loogie into your cup. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb0bb6a6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
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1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb0bb6a6 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb81c601 | type |
Big Damn Heroes | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb81c601 | comment |
Big Damn Heroes: Black Knight arrives right on time to save Shovel Knight while Shield Knight holds The Enchantress' final attack back. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb81c601 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb81c601 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_eb81c601 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ebe55efb | type |
RPG Elements | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ebe55efb | comment |
RPG Elements: The gems found throughout the levels are a currency for upgrades. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ebe55efb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ebe55efb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ebe55efb | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ed9cd51f | type |
Card Battle Game | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ed9cd51f | comment |
Card Battle Game: The storyline is focused on Joustus, a card game craze that's sweeping the land. Gameplay is similar to a simplified traditional card game, but with positional board game elements a la Checkers or Chess. While King Knight doesn't need to play much of it to progress (he prefers to become the King of Cards by besting the judges in battle), winning Joustus matches lets him get many of the Merit Medals and rare cards to fill out his collection. | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ed9cd51f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ed9cd51f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ed9cd51f | |
| Shovel Knight (Video Game) / int_ee19d278 | type |
Blob Monster | |
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Blob Monster: Blorb, one of the most common enemies, is the most common example, being a simple green blob with a face. Lavalorb is another example, being an orange flaming blob with an eye. | |
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The Battle Didn't Count | |
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The biggest discrepancies of this kind are between Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows, where Plague Knight and Shovel Knight's journeys overlap. This includes things like Plague Knight beating Shovel Knight only for Shovel Knight to defeat Plague Knight while he's celebrating victory, and Shovel Knight being unconscious for most of the Boss Rush while Plague Knight does all the work when that definitely didn't happen in Shovel of Hope. Overall, though, their stories happen side-by-side so that Shovel Knight can defeat the Remnant of Fate while Plague Knight blows up the Tower with the Ultimate Potion, even if some of the specifics don't mesh. | |
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Wall Jump | |
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Wall Jump: Specter Knight is the only playable character who can innately jump off walls, which helps with his poor jumping height. | |
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Resourceful Rodent | |
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Resourceful Rodent: The propeller rats are airborne enemies that wear propellers strapped to their backs. They are smart enough to wield weapons such as scissors and bombs to use against the protagonists. | |
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Strong and Skilled | |
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Despite being a Strong and Skilled character who can walk through walls and use his scyther to pierce settings and enemies, Specter Knight's slow mobility compared than others and the fact that his mana bar becomes a progressively decreasing life bar on New Game Plus make him a skill character. | |
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Boss Remix | |
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Boss Remix: The boss themes for the Order of No Quarter and the Black Knight incorporate the bosses' respective level themes. Black Knight's second theme takes this further, as a remix of both the first level theme and the game's main theme. Both of the Enchantress's themes are remixes of the game's main theme and Shield Knight's theme. In Plague of Shadows, Shovel Knight, taking Plague Knight's place as boss of the Explodatorium, has a remix of that character's theme with the tempo and instrumentation of Plague Knight's boss theme. Also, the final boss of Plague Knight's story has a remix of his normal boss theme. In Specter of Torment, Shield Knight's boss music, appropriately, is a remixed version of "Requiem of Shield Knight". | |
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Undying Loyalty | |
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Undying Loyalty: During the ending, when Shovel Knight finally reunites with Shield Knight. | |
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IncrediblyLamePun | |
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Incredibly Lame Pun: "Shovelry" note "Chivalry" | |
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Dark Reprise | |
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Dark Reprise: The map theme changes to a lower octave near the end of the game. "The Forlorn Sanctum", the music for the final stage of the main game, shares most of the key notes as "Requiem of Shield Knight". In Plague of Shadows, Plague Knight's theme and the various remixes are slightly more upbeat, but still sinister in this game mode. The Corrupted Essence's theme, however, is much more dark and foreboding. In Specter of Torment, the fights against Reize use a darker version of "Fighting With All of our Might". | |
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Pungeon Master | |
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Pungeon Master: Croaker. Trying to cheer up Toader results in Shovel Knight himself becoming one of these. The level start messages include a plethora of shovel jokes, like "Dig in", "Justice in Spades", "For Shovelry", and "It's Shoveling Time!". | |
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Wake-Up Call Boss | |
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Wake-Up Call Boss: Black Knight for Joustus. He's the first opponent who has a special ability (similar to King Knight's cheats), has a much more varied deck, and forces the player to play more strategically due to the player likely having a basic deck. | |
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Mix-and-Match Critters | |
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Mix-and-Match Critters: There are people with goat and horse heads in the towns. | |
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Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My! | |
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Lions and Tigers and Humans... Oh, My!: Characters include normal humans (like the various guards and villagers), ambiguous humans (like many of the Knights), and funny animals (like the Goatician and Cooper). | |
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Earn Your Happy Ending | |
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Earn Your Happy Ending: After all the trouble they go through, three of the four playable characters finally obtain what they wanted: Shovel of Hope: Shovel Knight and Shield Knight are finally reunited after the Enchantress is defeated once and for all, with Black Night saving the former and the latter miraculously escaping the collapsing tower. Plague of Shadows: Plague Knight and Mona finally manage to reciprocate their feelings for each other and, in destroying the Tower of Doom, redeem themselves in the eyes of the people who hail the alchemist duo as heroes. Specter of Torment: Initially a Bittersweet Ending as Specter Knight sacrifices his own chance at freedom to save and protect Reize, in the ending of Shovel of Hope he is finally free to return to the Lichyard, where at the very least he makes friends with Mona and Grandma Swamp. | |
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Shy Finger-Twiddling | |
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In Plague of Shadows, after the Troupple King teaches Plague Knight how to dance, he can dance anywhere... Except close to Mona. If you attempt to do so, Plague Knight will just stand there, too embarrassed to do it, complete with Shy Finger-Twiddling. He will also do this during the final boss fight if you were to try and get him to dance while at least one Mona clone is visible. Notably, at the very end of the game, he finally does dance with Mona. | |
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No-Gear Level | |
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No-Gear Level: Whenever Specter Knight exchanges Red Skulls to gain a Curio, he gets taken to a miniature challenge room that prevents him from swinging his scythe or using any of the Curios he already has. Instead, he has to grab the new Curio and use it to make it through the room and reach Red. The Shadow Mirror stage is a partial exception, as Specter Knight can use his scythe during it (since the Curio wouldn't be functional otherwise). In the flashback stages, Donovan naturally lacks the armors and Curios that Specter Knight has in the present time, only being able to use Caltrops. The fight with Shield Knight is difficult in part because it can't be cheesed with powerful Curios. | |
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Video Game Cruelty Potential | |
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Video Game Cruelty Potential: You can also hit Memmec's ball away from it and drop it into the pit nearby. It'll attempt to catch the ball as it falls, fail, then sulk back to its sleeping spot. | |
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Running Gag | |
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Running Gag: Reize constantly failing to assess which characters are actually on which side. In the prequel Specter Of Torment campaign, it causes problems for Specter Knight. The player characters mistaking Grandma Swamp for a witch, or in Specter Knight's case, thinking she's a bewitched mirror. In Specter of Torment, characters entering the Tower of Fate by breaking through windows or walls. At the start of every major boss level in King of Cards, King Knight breaks down the doors to the start of the level until the Tower of Fate. So (in a fitting way) the Cool Airship bashes through a window instead. | |
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Weakened by the Light | |
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Weakened by the Light: Invisishades can be only harmed by a sphere of light; trying to hit them with anything else will only make them phase out for a brief moment. Said sphere is only found in the Hall of Champions, although the enemies themselves aren't found in many other levels. | |
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Cruelty Is the Only Option | |
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Cruelty Is the Only Option: You have to blow up the hedgehog's house to proceed. Oh well, serves him right for losing the keys to Plague Knight's secret lair passage. | |
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One-Winged Angel | |
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The design of the final boss of King Of Cards resembles Sigma's One-Winged Angel form from Mega Man X. It even starts out behaving the same way, though it quickly changes things up after receiving a few hits from King Knight. | |
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