Shovel Knight X Shield Knight

Shield Knight is 1 of the master characters of Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove and one of many Knights that inhabit its earth. She is Shovel Knight's partner and dearest interest.

Official Bio [ ]

"	Frequently, the all-time offense is a good defense, and Shield Knight knows it. Wielding a pair of Asymmetrical Shields, she deflects both melee and projectile attacks easily earlier getting into range and crushing her foes! For years, Shield Knight and Shovel Knight were inseparable partners in adventuring; with their proficient utilize of unconventional weapons, they worked as one. Now, Shield Knight'due south fate is unknown, just Shovel Knight'due south goal is articulate: he must journey to discover Shield Knight, his lost dearest.	"

Pros: Confident, Powerful, and Tenacious
Cons: Occasional Recklessness

History [ ]

Shield Knight was a noble and daring wandering knight, travelling across the Valley together with her partner Shovel Knight. They were too shut friends with the brash merely well intended Black Knight, who began to hold strong feelings towards Shield Knight.

Eventually Shield Knight and Shovel Knight heard the tales of the dark powers of the cursed amulet held in the Tower of Fate, and decided to destroy it for good. But meantime another group, composed of the rogues Luan and Donovan, sought to claim the artifact for themselves, in hopes to protect Luan's son from his own recklessness.

The two groups reached the amulet resting chamber at the same time, with Luan and Donovan meeting face to face with Shield Knight, who had apparently run alee of her companion. Shield Knight tried to dissuade the ii men from their purposes, but Donovan, full of mistrust and contempt towards knights (and perhaps partially brainwashed past the amulet's dark influence), refused to listen her warnings, engaging in a vicious clash with her. The skirmish compromised the stability of the room, resulting in the floor caving in and plummeting both Luan and Donovan to their deaths into the dark abyss beneath. Due to this, Donovan began harboring a deep grudge against her, blaming her for his misfortunes.

Left alone in the room with the cursed amulet, Shield Knight, peradventure weakened by her fight with Donovan, was overwhelmed by its powers. Her personality became twisted and warped by the evil magic, transforming her into a dark witch known as The Enchantress. This metamorphosis apparently also caused Shovel Knight to pass out and, while unconscious, be somehow expelled from the Belfry, whether by the amulet, an unknown third party, or The Enchantress herself.

Shield Knight, still domicile inside the witch merely powerless to stop her, was held hostage within her own body while the night witch began her plans of conquest. Withdrawn in the innermost parts of the Belfry, she was biding her time in wait of the completion of her armies.

Meanwhile, Shovel Knight, once he recovered his senses, tried to re-enter the Tower, just establish the way sealed and completely impenetrable. Bold the worst for his dear companion, Shovel Knight was stricken with overwhelming grief and decided to retire to a life of solitude. This exacerbated his rivalry with Black Knight, who saw him as a coward who was unable to protect Shield Knight.

King of Cards [ ]

While Shield Knight does not make a direct appearance or become a directly mention in King of Cards, her helmet can exist seen in the background of what is presumably the private chambers of The Enchantress in the Shrouded Spires function of the Tower of Fate, where also the witch's own Joustus card can exist found.

Specter of Torment [ ]

Eventually, Black Knight began searching for Shield Knight, which led him inside the Tower of Fate. At that place, he met The Enchantress, instantly recognizing Shield Knight behind her new advent. Unfortunately, the reveal of her true identity pushed Donovan, now transformed by The Enchantress into the grim Specter Knight, into an unstoppable rage. As such, he swore vengeance in retaliation to the abuse he suffered nether her hand.

Black Knight tried to reason with him out of concern for both his former friend and Shield Knight, just Specter Knight defeated him, continuing his voyage across the innermost parts of the Tower.

Showdown [ ]

However something nobody could have predicted suddenly occurred: the allies that Specter Knight made while performing his task, specifically the skeleton Cherry, Manny, Missy, the old Horace and the now free Nighttime Acolyte, had decided to rebel confronting their dark mistress and aid their friend. Thinking that they could trap the Enchantress within of it, as soon as the revenant left to confront the witch, the grouping hastily began modifying with additional magic and technology the teleporting mirror that Specter Knight had used until then to move across the valley, the Mirror of Fate.

Unfortunatly the rushed task had instead terrible consequences, every bit the Mirror went haywire and sprang to life as a monstruosity, trapping not only its original target, but also its creators, Specter Knight himself, and various other individuals, suddently kidnapping them from all across the Valley. The but mode for these individuals to return to the existent globe was for each of them to traverse the illusory landscape, battle the Mirror's illusions and each other and then shatter one of the various copies of the Mirror of Fate itself. But then the individual would be returned non only to whence they came but also just a few moments later, non different the imprisonment never happened at all.

The Shield Knight still lingering within The Enchantress was separated from her corrupted cocky, and awakened in the Colosseum questioning if that could have been an opportunity to flee her nightmarish imprisonment before being distracted past approaching foes. Shield Knight met upward with her evil half, The Enchantress, although initially she couldn't quite comprehend what was before her and where she had seen her earlier, not clearly remembering what happened at the Tower of Fate. The Enchantress, taunting her for her lack of agreement, on the other hand saw this as an opportunity to get rid of the last remnants of her adept side one time and for all and ferociously attacked, but luckily Shield Knight was able to prevail and proceed. While proceeding Shield Knight had a chance encounter with Shovel Knight; however her partner, completly crushed by his constant nightmares nearly her apparent demise and assuming to the whole state of affairs to exist yet another unrestful dream, refused to mind to Shield Knight claims to exist the 18-carat article and listen her alarm of an evil force behind the kidnapping of their friends and foes, attacking her in an endeavor to beat out the supposed vile apparition and forcing the warrior maiden to defend herself in a friction match and retreat.

Reaching the Mirror's chambers afterwards a series of battles with the illusions of the Mirror, Shield Knight meeted once again with Shovel Knight, who after witnessing the way she fought and his encounters with Polar Knight, had finally understood to not being in a dream and having the real Shield Knight before him. Apologizing to each other, the two of them vowed to find a style to exit and reunite with one some other, but unfortunatly Shield Knight informed Shovel Knight that during her battles, she had come to learn that in order to attract the Mirror of Fate so that it could be shattered, the two of them had to first battle one another. Although Shovel Knight expressed deep concern most the possibility of not emerging out of the mirror together, Shield Knight reassured him that, should that beingness the case, they both knew where to start looking; with her heartfelt encouragement the two started the battle, with Shovel Knight emerging victorius.

Afterwards that, Shield Knight in one case again crossed paths with the Enchantress, still intended to snuff her out and go along her away from the Mirror. Finally undestanding the true nature of her foe, Shield Knight demanded her freedom, which the witch denied, taunting her that no freedom awaited her even outside the Mirror. Steeling herself to go through whoever stood in her fashion to freedom, Shield Knight confronted her foe and then the Mirror of Fate, prevailing in both battles.

Sadly The Enchantress'southward prediction turned out to exist truthful and Shield Knight, now fully aware, found herself once once more trapped within the sorceress, watching through her eyes but unable to human action. Knowing that Shovel Knight wouldn't surrender, she grit her teeth and vowed to continue fighting until the bitter end.

The end of Specter Knight's rebellion [ ]

Freshly returned from his own imprisonment in the mirror, Specter Knight swiftly reasumed his way towards the Enchantress'southward private chambers and directly confronted her Enchantress, simply it only atomic number 82 to ruinous consequences for the undead warrior.

Black Knight, intimidated by her overwhelming powers, resolved to protect The Enchantress from afar, while hoping that Shield Knight would being able to remove the darkness bounden her soul.

Shovel of Hope [ ]

Due to her conquest of the Valley, The Enchantress started whispers among the people that the Tower of Fate had unsealed itself. This, united with his encounter with Shield Knight within the mirror, sparked an unwavering hope in Shovel Knight to find what actually happened to her and reunite with her at last. He met obstacle from both the Enchantress'south Order of No Quarter and Blackness Knight, who blamed the burrower for failing to save Shield Knight. He was also fighting against his own feelings of guilt, every night still plagued by nightmares of trying of save Shield Knight but being unable to properly accomplish her.

Shovel Knight eventually guessed the truth backside the identity of the Enchantress, but even later the witch tried to exploit her shared being with Shield Knight, Shovel Knight remained stalwart in his goals and fought the Enchantress, weakening her only enough for Shield Knight to finally break free from her snare.

Shovel Knight and Shield Knight shared a tender reunion. Only unfortunately it was cut curt, because despite the finish of the Enchantress as an individual, her raw force and magic recombined, condensing themselves in the monstrous Remnant of Fate, an abomination moved only by a desire of full devastation.

Thanks to the efforts of Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, and the crumbling of the Belfry initiated by Plague Knight sacrificing the Ultimate Potion, the Remnant of Fate was stopped, but with its remaining strength it injured Shovel Knight, forcing Shield Knight to stay backside to block this last powerful attack while Black Knight took him to safety.

Glad to have had the opportunity to run across her two friends ane last time, Shield Knight was prepared to perish under the rubble of the Tower or be torn apart past the Remnant's magic. But confronting all odds, she survived. Injured but alive, a limping Shield Knight rejoined with an unconscious Shovel Knight, and not wanting to interrupt his slumber, leaned beside him, falling peacefully asleep.

Pocket Dungeon [ ]

Shield Knight is gear up to announced in Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, trapped inside the eponymous contraption alongside many other individuals, including Shovel Knight himself.

Strategy [ ]

In battle, Shield Knight will run back and forth across the arena, using her big shield to block any frontal attacks as she rushes forward. She's capable of throwing her shield, which will return back to her presently after it's thrown, but it leaves her wide open while the shield is away from her. Also, Shield Knight will perform a shield bash in which she charges forward shield kickoff, and if she rams into either of the walls, it will cause a row of blocks from the ceiling to autumn, maybe dealing damage if Donovan fails to avoid it. During the shield bash she besides become immune to the Caltrops. Eventually, equally her wellness reaches a low bespeak, Shield Knight will besides throw her smaller shield, which will bounce around the arena in a random pattern.

Dialogue [ ]

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Earlier her fight

" Luan: Is... Is that the
a yard u l east t
?"
" Donovan: It's ours! Finally!"
" Shield Knight: Stay where y'all are! That amulet has powers far beyond your command! I am here to destroy it, in one case and for all!"
" Luan: But... I seek only to protect my son! My intentions are pure!"
" Shield Knight: Protect him, then, by fleeing this identify and never looking dorsum!"
" Donovan: ...Heh. You want information technology for yourself. You can't fool me. Luan, would yous do the honors?"
" Luan: Just a moment! If what she's saying is true, and then... Might we be a fleck more cautious?"
" Donovan: You would let some pompous knight tell u.s.a. what nosotros tin can and tin't take? Who is this busybody anyway?"
" Shield Knight: I am Shield Knight, and I will non let yous pass!"

After her fight

" Luan: Donovan! The tower crumbles around the states! We must go out at one time!"
" Donovan: I never knew you equally a coward, Luan! We'll get out one time nosotros accept our prize!"
" Shield Knight:
S t a y a w a y !
Yous meddle with forces you do non understand!"
" Luan: Delight, Donovan,
I ' thousand b e yard g i n k y o u !
Exit the Amulet, information technology's not worth it!"
" Donovan:
North due east v east r ! O u t o f m y w a y !
"

[Donovan hits Luan]

" Donovan: And y'all! You won't cease me either! Take at you!"

Third fight in Shovel Knight's story mode	" Shield Knight: Shovel Knight! Thank goodness! I knew in my heart that yous'd return.. but non similar this!" " Shovel Knight: ! ! ! Must every dream end with this grim spectacle? Will i e'er sleep soundly?" " Shield Knight: But this isn't a dream! We, and all our friends and foes, have been taken here past some great evil force!" " Shovel Knight: The true evil is this deception! Shield Knight is gone, and you lot're a figment of my nightmare. Torment me no longer, vile shade! Have at you!"
Ninth fight in Shovel Knight's story way	" Shovel Knight: Shield Knight, forgive me. The way you fight cannot be an illusion. It truly is you." " Shield Knight: I know it's you as well. I've been lost in an unending nightmare since the Belfry of Fate!" " Shovel Knight: Then we must free ourselves from this wretched identify and exist reunited!" " Shield Knight: From what I've learned, we must fight each other and then shatter the enchanted mirror that brought us here." " Shovel Knight: We'll nail it to dust! But... What if we don't sally from the mirror together?" " Shield Knight: If we don't, we'll know where to starting time looking. Run into y'all on the other side!"
Victory speeches	" Shield Knight: Halt! Your path to victory has but been blocked." " Shield Knight: Let'due south go adventuring together some time. You tin carry all of my treasure!" " Shield Knight: Now now, don't fret. You fought well! Promise I didn't bruise you besides desperately." " Shield Knight: Win or lose, a warrior should eat well! Shall we grab a bite? I'chiliad starving!"

Defeating the Enchantress

[Should Shovel Knight fail to catch Shield Knight in his arms afterwards The Enchantress defeat, her first line of dialogue will modify from "...y'all caught me" to "...yous came for me"] " Shield Knight: ...Yous caught me."
" Shovel Knight: If only I had known, I would have come up sooner!"
" Shield Knight: You knew I was still there, even though it seemed hopeless. Yous never gave upwardly on me!"
" Shovel Knight: I volition
North E V Due east R
requite up on you lot. I volition follow you to the end of the world."
" Shield Knight: It appears that maybe you have."
" Shovel Knight: What's happening!?"
" Shield Knight: Oh, no... When the amulet shattered, the magic within it was released!
It's already gathering. Information technology will escape and wreak havoc on everything..."
" Shovel Knight: Unless nosotros stop it."
" Shield Knight: Unless we stop it! We can destroy it for proficient, hither and now!"

" Shovel Knight: Merely we're both weak from boxing!"
" Shield Knight: I've never been more ready. Come on, Shovel Knight, let'due south fight together, like onetime times!
Now... stay close to me!"

Defeating the Remnant of Fate

" Shield Knight: It's over, Shovel Knight. This place is falling apart. We have to get out of here!"
" Shovel Knight: Let'south go! I know a path back that will go out us unharmed."

[Shovel Knight is wounded by the Remnant of Fate]

" Black Knight: Shield Knight!"
" Shield Knight: Blackness Knight, thank goodness you lot're here! Shovel Knight is wounded, take him and become outside!"
" Black Knight:
Northward o ! !
I can't go out you behind! How volition yous escape?"
" Shield Knight: This magic is too stiff!
I . . . c a n ' t . . . . h o l d o u t . . . . m u c h l o n g eastward r . . . . .
"
" Black Knight: Run! You lot can't deflect it, information technology will tear you apart!"
" Shield Knight:
I ' chiliad . . . s o h a p p y . . . . I g o t t o s e e y o u b o t h . . . . o n eastward 50 a southward t t i m e
"
" Blackness Knight:
S h i e l d K n i g h t

! ! !
"
" Shield Knight:
Chiliad o ! T a k due east

S h o five east 50 Grand n i k h t

! S a five eastward h i m ! P r o one thousand i southward e thousand due east y o u ' 50 50 s a v e h i m !
"

Offset time entering the first Shrine	" Shield Knight: Thank goodness, information technology'south you! But that ways... O h n o , you're trapped too. Well, peradventure we can solve this together. Take a wait. This shrine holds a Key Fragment. They seem to be of import, only I'm not sure how they relate to defeating this ... Pocket Dungeon Chief. Someone is hiding something from us, some sort of foul play. It'south but a suspicion, but...go on your eyes peeled. ...A camp, you lot say? A wise kickoff pace. Very well, I will head there at one time."
Talked to again within the starting time Shrine	" Shield Knight: I'll help protect the army camp. Nothing will get through me!"
Beginning fourth dimension talked to at the army camp	" Shield Knight: I fear we may be meddling with forces beyond our understanding. Who should we trust?"
Talked to once more at the camp	" Shield Knight: Need help? Stand aside, and I'll keep us protected."

Trivia [ ]

In her original concept, Shield Knight was a princess-like character simply named "Beloved". Like in the terminal game, Shovel Knight was supposed to defeat the Enchantress to salve her. Yet, he didn't know that his honey was turned into her foe, and ended killing her in the process and later burying her with his own shovel. The character was changed because the developers wanted her to be an equal partner to Shovel Knight as opposed to a traditional damsel in distress. The catastrophe was changed around Dec 2013 equally the developers judged it too grim for the game'due south tone.^[1]
- The Beloved'southward only two sprites tin can notwithstanding exist found in the game among the Village's NPC files, where she is simply named "Princess".
- At one signal in game evolution, Shield Knight was dubbed Princess Macguffin.
In some of her early sketches, Shield Knight carried a lance and sported a dissimilar armor to give her, in improver of her winged helmet and large shield, a Valkyrie-similar advent. Her armor was changed to be slightly similar to Shovel Knight'southward and reinforce the concept of them being partners.^[two]
There is an official key art of her without her helmet, but seen in the official artbook, depicting her with long tan hair.
Prior to Spore Knight's debut in Shovel Knight Dig, Shield Knight was the only female knight with a known name.
Prior to Bit Knight's debut, Shield Knight and Polar Knight (both debuted in Treasure Trove) were the only knights whose helmets didn't comprehend near of their faces.
Shield Knight is the merely boss who's fought in a special minor stage, that existence the Retention of Disharmonize in Specter of Torment. This makes her also the but Stage Boss that can just be fought once per file.

Gallery [ ]

Key Art [ ]

Concept Fine art [ ]

Sprites [ ]

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove [ ]

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon [ ]

References [ ]

↑ Shovel Knight: Official Design Works, p.173
↑ Shovel Knight: Official Design Works, p.29

Shovel of Hope Characters
Main Characters:	Shovel Knight • Shield Knight • Black Knight • The Enchantress
The Social club of No Quarter:	Rex Knight • Specter Knight • Plague Knight • Treasure Knight • Mole Knight • Tinker Knight • Polar Knight • Propeller Knight
The Wandering Travellers:	Reize • Baz • Mr. Hat • Phantom Striker
Guest Characters:	Kratos • Battletoads • Madam Meeber • Passmaster
Hamlet:	Farrels • Bard • Molly • Goatician • Goatarmorer • Gastronomer • Magicist • Juice Maid • Dancer • Deposed King • Grandma Swamp • Mona • Croaker • Chester • Troupple Acolyte • Hoop Kid • Playing Kid • Hedge Farmer • H2o Carrier • Grizzled Seer
Armor Outpost:	Wallace • Toader • Fisherman • Mary Sweets • Leo • Peacock Gent • Dolly • Armorer • Shovel Smith • Yoppler • Balloon Enthusiast • Scholar • Fish Head
Wandering NPCs:	Knights • Lady Knights • Adventurers • Fishermen • Purse Fellows • Maidens • Deer Ladies • Gatherers • Villagers
Relic Stages NPCs:	Villager • Adventurer • Grizzled Seer
Hall of Champions:	Ticketer • Cultured Young man • Patron • The Big Creep
Troupple Pond and sparkling pits:	Troupple Rex • Troupples
Mini-Bosses:	Teethalon • The Dinghy Dropper • The Alchemeister
Last Boss:	Remnant of Fate

Specter of Torment Characters
Chief Characters:	Specter Knight • Shield Knight • Luan • Reize • Dark Reize • Black Knight (Terrorpin) • The Enchantress
Order Recruits:	Male monarch Knight • Phantom Striker • Plague Knight • Treasure Knight • Mole Knight • Tinker Knight • Polar Knight • Propeller Knight
Guest Characters:	Madam Meeber
Belfry of Fate:	Crimson • Manny • Missy • Dark Acolyte • Creech • Legion • Scrying Glass • Memmec • Dragon Goldarmor • 'Edge Farmer • Horace • Crimson • Dancer • Gall • Baz • Boneclang • Goldarmor • Birder • Rail Rider • Plague Minion • Specter Knight impersonator
Wandering Minions:	Wizzems • Boneclangs • Goldarmors • Liquid Samurais • Hoppicleses • Plague Minions • Hover Meanie • Hoverhaft • Ghost • Tundread • Runway Rider • Gulper Mage • Cogslotter
The Lich Yard:	Super Skeleton
Mini-Bosses:	Teethalon • The Dinghy Dropper • The Alchemeister • Hurlsvelgr
Final Boss:	Nightmare Reize
Catastrophe Only NPCs:	Deposed King • Troupple Male monarch • Villager • Grizzled Seer • Patron • Lady Knight • Airship Enthusiast • Mona • Mr. Hat • Peacock Gent • Leo • Dolly • Maiden • Toader • Fisherman • Wallace • Knights • Farrels • Hedge Farmer • Hedge Educatee