Shovel Knight

“	A practitioner of the ancient code of Shovelry, Shovel Knight can do almost anything with his signature weapon: the Shovel Blade. His ingenuity and quick thinking have won him many battles, even though his stature is small! Always honest and helpful, Shovel Knight lives by the creed of Shovelry: Slash Mercilessly and Dig Tirelessly!	„
	~ Shovel Knight's bio

Summary

Shovel Knight is the titular character of the game of the same name, a wandering adventurer who had hung up his weapon after his former companion had seemingly died during an encounter at the Tower of Fate. However, as a new threat, The Enchantress, seized control over the land alongside her Order of No Quarter, reopening the tower, he undertook a journey to bring her villainous acts to an end

In other campaigns, he appears as a minor character, fighting Plague Knight as a boss in Plague of Shadows

Powers and Stats

Tier: 8-C

Name: Shovel Knight

Origin: Shovel Knight

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: Human, Knight

Powers and Abilities:

• Base
• With Pocket Dungeon Relics

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Weapon Mastery (Of his Shovel Blade), Hand-To-Hand Combatant (Can fistfight the likes of Kratos and The Battletoads with Dust Knuckles and Toad Gear), Magic (Can use various magical Relics and can harvest magic from slain foes), Attack Reflection (Can reflect physical, magical, and certain elemental projectiles with his Shovel Blade), Regeneration (Mid-Low; Via Armor of Chaos), Fire Manipulation (Via Flare Wand), Intangibility (Immaterial; Via Phase Locket), Transmutation (Via Alchemy Coin), Limited Flight (Via Propeller Dagger), Sound Manipulation (Via War Horn), Healing (Via Ichor of Renewal, which restores health and magic), Magnetism Manipulation (Via Ichor of Fortune, which can draw valuables towards him), Limited Invulnerability (Via Ichor of Boldness, which makes him invincible for 10 seconds), Statistics Amplification (Via Dust Knuckles, which amplifies his strength), Energy Manipulation (Via Chaos Sphere, which launches a green energy ball that bounces around), Non-Standard Breathing (Type 2; Can breathe underwater in Treasure Knight's stage), Damage Transferal (Via Chains, which allow Shovel Knight's attacks to transfer between nearby enemies of the same type next to each other), Limited Creation (Via Gem Meter, which causes more gems to be obtained from encounters)

Limited Probability Manipulation (With Bomb Seed Bag, which causes the wielder to find more bombs, Gem Chain, which causes the wielder to find more gems from chains, and Gold Leaf Clover, which increases the chances of finding rare items), Enhanced Senses (With Snoutin' Charm, which lets the user sense gems in blocks), Time Manipulation (With Chronos Glass, which freezes time at the beginning of a fight or when the board is nearly full), Life Absorption (With Desperation Talon, which lets the user's fatal blows absorb health when at low health), Statistics Amplification (With Diamond Dust, which increases item damage and their durability, as well as Meal Ticket and Premium Meal Ticket, both of which increase health), Explosion Manipulation (With Dynamallet, which gives the next Chain an explosive effect), Resurrection and Summoning (With Fenix Feather, which revives the one holding it upon death, though only once. As this happens, a phoenix also appears and destroys everything on screen), Healing (With Divine Liquid, which causes 10+ Chains to recover all health), Rage Power (With Fury Horns. After scoring a fatal blow with a Chain, the next attack will inflict more damage), Damage Boost (With Five String, which inflicts extra damage every fifth hit, Power Pail, which inflicts extra damage at max Gem Meter, Obsidian Drill, which deals extra damage to all blocks, Single Glove, which inflicts extra damage to single foes, Swift Dagger, which causes the first strike of a battle to inflict extra damage, and Third Amulet, which causes every 3rd hit on the same foe to inflict extra damage), Fire Manipulation (With Fizzle Wand, which leaves a damaging trail following the user's path), Holy Manipulation (With Divine Liquid, which inflicts extra damage to undead), Flight (With Nimbus Balloon, which allows one to hover just high enough to avoid floor hazards), Poison Manipulation (With Toad Totem, which causes attacks to poison foes), Limited Transmutation (With Too Big Bomb, which turns bombs into much bigger and more powerful ones), Empowerment (With Shockproof Socks, which inflicts extra damage upon taking ten steps), Resistance to Explosion Manipulation and Electricity Manipulation (With Bomb Seed Bag and Shockproof Socks, which give immunity to bomb explosions and electric attacks, respectively)

Attack Potency: Building level (Capable of defeating Black Knight who is capable of destroying large stone structures, even after the latter was made stronger by the Enchantress. Can withstand Phantom Striker and Baz's lightning attacks while in mid-air, and hurt Baz, who is scripted to do the same in his boss battle)

Speed: Subsonic with Massively Hypersonic combat speed and reactions (Can move around and dodge cannonballs fired from Propeller Knight's ship, consistently dodges cloud-to-ground lightning strikes from Phantom Striker and Baz)

Lifting Strength: Class K (Should vastly upscale from King Knight's mice, who could do this. Was able to lift the entire Order of No Quarter with a pulley, and shoveled each of them individually to safety after doing so. Can shovel up large quantities of dirt with ease and cause smaller enemies to go flying by shoveling upwards)

Striking Strength: Building level

Durability: Building level (Can survive attacks from numerous different knights who are comparable to Shovel Knight in strength)

Stamina: Above Average (Can go through entire levels and boss fights, only needing rest after clearing them through completely)

Range: Extended Melee Range. Tens of Meters with projectiles.

Standard Equipment: His Shovel Blade, Stalwart Plate, Flare Wand, Phase Locket, Fishing Rod, War Horn, Chaos Sphere, Throwing Anchor, Dust Knuckles, Mobile Gear, Alchemy Coin, Propeller Dagger, and two Troupple Chalices

• Optional Equipment: Multiple different Armors, being the Final Guard, Conjurer's Coat, Dynamo Mail, Mail of Momentum, Ornate Plate, Armor of Chaos, and Toad Gear. Relics only available in Shovel Knight: Pocket Dungeon, which are:
  • Bomb Seed Bag: Find more Bombs + bomb resistance.
  • Chronos Glass: Freezes time on room enter or when board is nearly full.
  • Desperation Talon: Fatal blows recover 2HP at low health.
  • Diamond Dust: +1 Item damage and their Durability.
  • Divine Liquid: +1 damage to Undead. 10+ Chains recover all health.
  • Dynamallet: Your next Chain explodes. Recharges when opening chests.
  • Fenix Feather: This feather will destroy everything and restore your Health if you fall in battle. But only once!
  • Five String: +1 damage every fifth hit.
  • Fizzle Wand: This broken Flare Wand leaves a damaging trail wherever you walk.
  • Fury Horns: After you score a fatal blow with a Chain, your next hit will pack a furious wallop!
  • Gem Beet: Slows down Gem Meter depletion and slain foes grants more Gem Meter.
  • Gem Chain: More Gems from Chains.
  • Gold Leaf Clover: Find rarer items.
  • Meal Ticket: +2 Health.
  • Mentor Manual: If you know the way, you can get out of the Dungeon faster!
  • Nimbus Balloon: Don't float away... Just kiddin'. With this balloon, you'll hover just high enough to avoid floor hazards.
  • Potion Napkin: Does not Chain Potions, letting them being drink singularly.
  • Power Pail: +1 damage at max Gem Meter.
  • Premium Meal Ticket: +3 Health.
  • Obsidian Drill: Deal extra damage to all blocks.
  • Shockproof Socks: Resist electric damage. +1 damage every 10 steps.
  • Single Glove: +1 damage to single foes.
  • Snoutin’ Charm: Find Gems in Blocks.
  • Swift Dagger: First strikes do +1 damage.
  • Third Amulet: +1 damage every 3rd hit on the same foe.
  • Toad Totem: Attacks poison foes.
  • Too Big Bomb: Bigger bomb explosion.

Intelligence: Above Average (Is combat savvy, as he was able to individually defeat each of the Order of No Quarter, including skilled lancers like Propeller Knight and others comparable to him in skill, such as Black Knight. Knows a general amount about the world around him, and had already been a wandering hero for some time before the events of the game)

Weaknesses: He is bound by the Code of Shovelry, and is an honorable fighter. Although in some cases he does play dirty, such as when he shoveled Plague Knight in the back after he had been defeated.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Relics (Shovel Knight)
• Armors
• Shovel Upgrades

• Phase Locket
• Throwing Anchor
• Propeller Dagger
• War Horn
• Fishing Rod

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• Flare Wand: A wand that Shovel Knight can whip out to shoot fireballs in front of him for at the cost of mana.
• Phase Locket: An artifact found in The Lich Yard that was formerly Specter Knight's Keepsake Locket, an artifact from his lost friend Luan. When used by Shovel Knight, it allows him to briefly become intangible.
• Dust Knuckles: A pair of gauntlets that Shovel Knight can don to do a quick forward dashing attack, breaking through stone and dirt blocks while momentarily keeping him in the air.
• Throwing Anchor: A ranged attack that allows Shovel Knight to throw a large anchor in the air to hit enemies above him.
• Alchemy Coin: A projectile that slides on the ground and bounces off of walls, dealing light damage to enemies. It can transmute smaller enemies into riches that can be later collected.
• Mobile Gear: A large block that can be thrown on the ground, which can be rode to traverse platforms quickly and deal damage to enemies while running them over.
• War Horn: Clears a large area around Shovel Knight with a massive sound blast, instantly shattering stone blocks and one-shotting most smaller enemies. Even to bosses, it deals much more damage than his regular attacks, although it also consumes the most mana out of any of his abilities.
• Propeller Dagger: A dagger that allows Shovel Knight to fly horizontally when stabbed forwards.
• Fishing Pole: Allows the user to fish for objects off of cliffs; it can pull up shopkeepers, Troupples, treasures, and more.
• Troupple Chalice: A vessel that allows the user to store ichor gifted to them by the Troupple King, which can each be consumed for different effects.
  • Ichor of Renewal: Restores Shovel Knight to full health.
  • Ichor of Boldness: Makes Shovel Knight invincible for 10 seconds.
  • Ichor of Fortune: Draws treasures towards Shovel Knight magnetically.

• Stalwart Plate: Shovel Knight's default armor.
• Final Guard: Causes Shovel Knight to drop half as much treasure upon death.
• Conjurer's Coat: Decreases defense. However, it allows the wielder to absorb mana from defeated foes.
• Dynamo Mail: Allows Shovel Knight to store energy in his weapon after performing two consecutive shovel drops, executing a powerful charged slash.
• Mail of Momentum: Negates knockback from enemy attacks, although it makes stopping and controlling movements slightly more difficult.
• Ornate Plate: As the shop puts it, "Flashy! Acrobatic! Useless!"
• Armor of Chaos: Changes Shovel Knight's attacks into a more combo/rapid attack style, and allows him to collect health and mana drops from enemies.
• Toad Gear: Similarly allows Shovel Knight to preform swift combos, as well as morph parts of the armor into fists and feet for an extra melee attack. Also allows him to strike a sick pose.

• Drop Spark: At full health, allows the user to send sparks travelling across platforms that damages enemies.
• Trench Blade: Greatly enhances digging speed, allowing even large piles of dirt to be upheaved in one shovel.
• Charge Handle: Allows the user to execute a powerful charge attack by holding the shovel behind them, before unleashing an enhanced melee strike.

Gallery

Main Theme - Shovel Knight -OST-

Shovel Knight Gameplay - ALL BOSS FIGHTS

Shovel Knight Plague Of Shadows Soundtrack (Ost) - 04 Battling the Burrower

Notable Matchups

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