Pridemoor ruined it, when he mentioned the one person King Knight actually cared about, that’s when he refused. Odds are, he would’ve chosen the morally right option because he would’ve figured out that he would get his dream (King Knight isn’t stupid, he’s just that self-absorber). I get that Pridemoor means no harm but he actually messed everything up.
Mikael Britschgi A kingdom & many more people who genuinely admire King Knight, making his mom proud would also be possibility & I say that because his mom is the only person King Knight actually cares about.
@@emmamora7 Isn't that exactly why Pridemoor went with talking about his mom? Because he thought that since King Knight really does care about her, her opinion would matter the most.
I love how the game ends with you silently sitting on the throne. All the other endings showed the reward for your quest being good, but this one shows you that THIS is what you've wanted. You've come all this way, betrayed your family, and fought through hardships all for this. Then, to be defeated as if you're nothing. The easiest boss.
I like that too. Feels really empty. After what he pulled in the end, King Knight did deserved to be one of the first and easiest bosses in the main game
Wanna know how this could be sadder? Notice how, in the end, he's wrapped up in his cape like how sad/upset people (or reclusive shut-ins, which also makes sense considering he's sitting alone in a room, and it's not like they're mutually exclusive anyway) would usually be seen wrapped up in a blanket or something similar. Also note that his cape was made by his mother, and that he seemed particularly distraught when she gave up on him.
this ending becomes 10 times funnier when you realize that king knight was thinking about helping them but when king pridemoor mentioned his mom he just got pissed
@Luis Murrieta And the "You wouldn't leave us hanging" quote actually being an ironic echo to King Knight who says the same thing in Shovel Knight (and Plague Knight's) campaign.
Danforce 42 A good hint that King Knight’s story came before Shovel Knight’s. There are a few more hints similar to this one, like how the Joustus fad ended before Shovel Knight started his quest. 😉
J R It’s a dick move but it’s understandable since Pridemoor mentioned his mother. He just got pissed & he has seen him hit on his mom so it was pure anger. Odds are, he wouldn’t be down this path right now because he would’ve figured out he would still get his kingdom if he refused. (He would inherit it because King Pridemoor allows it but also because King Knight is self-absorbed, not stupid.)
@@emmamora7 as said above Pridemoor thought King knight will come to his senses if He was thinking on What his mom would think of his actions. not a dick move its a mom being Sad and dissapointed to her only son and one she took care of just for that son to become the biggest asshole in the kingdom.
I think the real kicker is, King Knight didn't even rule anything. The Enchantress was calling all the shots, KK was just a glorified figure head. He traded his family, his friends and the people... all for a title that meant nothing.
And even his meaningless title was taken away before long. King Knight could have had what he always wanted; An entourage of loyal followers who genuinely revered and adored him. But now, stripped of even his meaningless title, he's become one of the most despised people in the valley - consigned to scrub Pridemoor's floors as his former friends celebrate their new hero, Shovel Knight.
@@DrMechano He could have stoped the enchantres and possibly reverted her tô Shield Knight,and destroy the Remnant of Fate(probably) and like you said have all that he ever wanted(just saying)
@@DrMechano "what he always wanted; An entourage of loyal followers who genuinely revered and adored him." I don't think that was what he wanted. I think he preferred being above others and being able to boss around to have everything done for him.
@@gustavowadaslopes2479 But his followers were doing just that. They constantly praised him and were ready to follow him anywhere. In his Showdown ending, we also see that he's bored and lonely as the ruler of Pridemoor - constantly throwing galas that nobody attends. As king, he desperately wants people to like and validate him, but after betraying everyone nobody wants to go anywhere near him.
King Pridemoor's line "you wouldn't leave us to hang here, _would you?"_ is later echoed by King Knight himself after Shovel Knight defeats the Order of No Quarter in Shovel of Hope. Given that, according to Plague of Shadows, Shovel Knight does leave them to hang, that's a nice bit of poetic justice there.
Funny thing, on my first run, I fought King Knight in the Boss Rush last, and since he was by far my least favorite Knight, I left just him hanging. Well, good.
Trying to get to new game plus as Shovel Knight legit for good old times during the boss rush I left King Knight to hang and sadly and Mole Knight was collateral damage.
I swear, the whiplash from lighthearted adventure in the beginning to full-on Shakespeare tragedy is what really gets me in this ending. It also solidified the growing fondness I had for King Knight's development. He really does feel like a character out of a Shakespeare play; a prideful man who threw all he had away to chase what he thought was rightfully his, isolating himself from those he once called companions, and realizing too late what he got was not all it seemed to be, especially when he lost it all and ends up back at rock bottom when Shovel Knight takes him down.
I never thought I'd feel for a self-serving goon like King Knight but I actually hope in the future after he's done scrubbing floors he'll come to his senses and try to mend his ways. I mean, throughout his journey he not only proves he's capable as a warrior but amasses a sizeable group of supporters and friends. People who actually see him as a true king including his own mother! King Pridemoor himself sees him as a potential successor to the throne and King Knight squanders all that to become little more than a peon to the enchantress with a hollow title.
I believe he will either go mad an start lashing out in others for calling him a fool, even taking the tittle Fool Knight as means for them to stop calling him a fool. OR He will turn to alcoholism and spend all he earns drinking and giving other to drink in the bar.
@@gustavowadaslopes2479 I can only imagine how his mother sees him now. And to rub salt further in he actually calls out for her in one of his showdown victory quotes! As if to think he believes she would be proud of him after what he's done.
A truly sad tale. A self-centered narccistist betrays the trust of numerous people who genuinely loved and adored him, including his own loving mom, in the pursuit of a title he never truly understood, just so he can lie with his rats, never understanding what he lost until it was too late, ruining lives in his mistake, and have it all come crashing down from a shovel, til he's scrubbing the floors for somebody who actually was a king.
Very true, its a great story and addition to the lore. However, what I liked as well as King Knight not being your typical selfless protagonist were the hints of complexity to his character. He came from a poor background, hence his thirst for power, and clearly still has a few other things (though not as greatly) that he values, mainly his Mom. The Enchantress honestly was right in what she said about his "friends" who were honestly just in it to use him, and he does consider saving them until Pridemoor mentions his Mom (which is just hilarious). He even shows a hint of remorse and self-reflection towards the end when he cries out to his Mom after she leaves, and refusing Pridemoor his room. Sure he's a narcissistic asshole, but I like to think there's slightly more to the character than that.
@@Austin-pq6lr I agree with you! He may be narcissistic and prude, but he is not without positives, and I do believe he can redeem himself in a sequel or something.
@@Austin-pq6lr That has so much potential! Maybe some roles could be reversed, like King Knight exiling himself like Shovel Knight after being humbled!
I think the reason King Knight became the easiest boss (and was slacking off on the rennovations to Pridemoor Keep) is because he fell into depression. He traded everything he wanted (friends, allies, and companions who love, respect, and follow him) for what he thought he wanted (the empty, meaningless title of King). You can see from the other campaigns and Showdown that everybody despises him after his betrayal. The other members of the Order can't stand him, nobody attends his galas, his Goldarmor minions dream of overthrowing him, and even his own mother turned her back on him. It didn't really hit him what he lost until his mother left him, and everything he gained was superficial. Just like Shovel Knight said, he's not even a real king. He doesn't have any real power, influence, or even friends. So all he can do now is sit there, alone in his gilded cage, trying to convince himself that he's happy with the way things turned out, stubbornly clinging to his pride because it's all he has left. And then Shovel Knight shows up and takes it all away before his boss theme has a chance to loop. tldr: King Knight is a terrible person who got what he deserved, can he have a redemption arc in shovel knight dig please
I would even say that King Knight was the strongest knight. Think about it, he even defeated a multi dimensional goddess by himself, the others knights never faced something so powerful. Sadly, he ended up ironically being a joke, lonely dude who is broken inside, but never gonna recognize it. Truly an amazing character.
Dang man you spot on. I feel bad for the character but then I don't because he made the choice. I just finished the game today and I hate that he became a villain, which led up to Shovel of Hope. He had the making of a hero, but fell into temptation.
Hard to believe that when you have fake friends or useless ones look at this story for example king Knight did all the work the enchantress wasn't fully wrong
@@aaronasencio9459 I mean that's true, But Despite all that He didnt remain for king very long now did he? :P Also Worth noting Aaron is that King Knight wasnt doing ANYTHING when the enchantress invaded, So You could say it's a cycle of uselessness. Plus He was the easiest boss I fought.
The ending might be depressing, even more than Specter of Torment's ending, but it does make sense, especially once you start noticing while playing the game that all these characters on the Glidewing end up back below, none of them in a good or at least as good condition as they were before. It's not the ending we wanted, but the ending which was going to happen anyway. Also we never see Mole Knight's hot tub fixed in this mode, that's the real tragedy here.
King Knight: Finally, king at last. *Shovel Knight appears* Shovel Knight: Excuse me, I must surpass you to get Shield Knight. King Knight: Oh, please. :(
More like... King Knight: Now I'll be King... FOREVER!! Shovel Knight appears King Knight: An interloper is in our midst! Begone from our throne room, knave! Shovel Knight: I'm no more an intruder than you! You aren't even a real king! King Knight: Oh, but you're mistaken. The Enchantress saw me for my fabulously regal self, and now all bow before me! Shovel Knight: You're naught but a decadent dandy! Prepare to taste justice! Shovel justice! King Knight: Silence!!!
@@YoshiAngemon And at the ending : King Knight : What have I done wrong... oh, wait ! So she was all behind that destiny !! Well, it's too late for the vengeance...
The sad irony of King Knight's story is that throughout his quest, he amassed everything he needed to be a true king; supportive friends, enthusiastic mentors, the adolation of his peers - everything that makes you a real king. But when it mattered, he showed just how little he understood that title he coveted, and lost everything and everyone as a result. He ends up a vapid figurehead for all but five minutes, and everyone hates him, including his once-supportive mother. What a beautifully tragic character.
I was comparing Wario to King Knight while I playing his campaign. But, This ending here shows just how "irredeemable" King Knight is as a character. Backstabs everyone (even his own mom!) in the end and gets hoisted by his own petard once he gets exactly what he wants. At least with Plague Knight he was just a "Big name, small ego" kinda guy who just wanted to be loved. Ends up getting with the girl he likes, gets the villagers approval do to him using the "Ultimate Potion" to destroy the Enchantress's tower. Hell, He even seems to make friends with a couple of the knights showing he can be social. King Knight? He is as he ever will be. A "Rat King".
Wario isn’t inherently evil, he’s just.. greedy. And sometimes obliviously does good things for reward, but he doesn’t mind. Wario and King Knight both have shoulder tackles, by the way
Incoming King Knight defence rant that I made earlier: True, but what I liked as well as King Knight not being your typical selfless protagonist were the hints of complexity to his character. He came from a poor background, hence his thirst for power, and clearly still has a few other things (though not as greatly) that he values, mainly his Mom. The Enchantress honestly was right in what she said about his "friends" who were honestly just in it to use him, and he does consider saving them (showing how the journey has developed his moral compass) until Pridemoor mentions his Mom (which is just hilarious). He even shows a hint of remorse and self-reflection towards the end when he cries out to his Mom after she leaves, and refusing Pridemoor his room. Sure he's a narcissistic asshole, but I like to think there's slightly more to the character than that.
@@xyannail4678 Greek Tragedies were defined as great men losing EVERYTHING from the most mundane of follies. King Knight already had everything he ACTUALLY wanted, and couldn't even see it.
These final bosses after the Enchantress are insane: Shovel Knight fought the True form of the amulet. Plague Knight fought his girlfriend fused with the corrupted essences. Specter Knight fought the son of an old friend consumed by darkness. And King Knight fought a dark fusion of three kings.
6:56 Top 10 Saddest Anime Betrayals I am honestly quite sad about this ending. King Knight had everything pleasant in his life and then he threw all that away in favor of greed and tyranny, serving a greater evil.
Considering all the other knights get happy endings/redemptions after Shovel of Hope/Plague of Shadows, I kind of hope King Knight got one too. IIRC he's the only one who doesn't, instead winding up scrubbing the floor. At the very least, I hope his mum forgives him. That's what really stings for me.
Notice how, in the end, he's wrapped up in his cape like how sad/upset people (or reclusive shut-ins, which also makes sense considering he's sitting alone in a room, and it's not like they're mutually exclusive anyway) would usually be seen wrapped up in a blanket or something similar. Also note that his cape was made by his mother, and that he seemed particularly distraught when she gave up on him.
@@gustavowadaslopes2479 Sometimes people just wanna do things. There's no greater or deeper meaning to their desires or actions. They just want it and they just do it.
@@jason4443 People always have reasons to do what they do, even if they are simple or banal. I wanted to hear the actual why he wanted to be a king and what lead to it.
Gustavo Wadas Lopes I always imagined it was because his family was really poor, so he wanted to become a rich and powerful king. Of course, it could always just be because he's narcissistic.
No, he fought specter knight after becoming a king (judging by the color of the walls in specter of torment) but before shovel knight shoved up. So he had to stay as a king for some time
@@СергейКочетов-о3л that might be a continuity error since at the end of King of cards, king knight is already part of the order so it must have taken place after specter of torment
Do you think King Knight would have still done what he did if his mom was also hanging from the chain too with the rest of the cast? I hope not, but honestly, I don't know...
Probably. I mean, if you look at the dialogue, what pushes King Knight to boot the commonfolk was King Pridemoor acting as if he knew how King Knight's mother would feel. tbf, Pridemoor probably DOES know how King Knight's Mom feels, and King Knight HATES that. If his mom was actually there and told him what she really thought, he'd at least think about it longer.
Notice how the Troupple Pond description is "Submerged Into Hiding"? We see the Hooded Figure (later we learn its the Enchantress) talking to a bunch of Acolytes. And later we see an Axolongl making an L or square shape. That is a very clever tie to the description. The Enchantress is looking for the Troupple King (presumably to kill him, since hes technically the only king left) but the Acolytes are lying to her that hes not there. And the Axolongl is trying to get in a shape which to hide the King. Its things like this that makes this game a masterpiece.
Notice how King Knight left everyone hanging in the end. In Plague of Shadows, it's canonically revealed that Shovel Knight left the Order of No Quarter to hang after King Knight pleaded to help them up. That's true poetic justice right there.
It's not confirmed wether it's canon or not due to the fact that apparently Yacht Club said that while Shovel Knight is a reliable narrator, Plague Knight isn't meaning that events that conflict each other like the fights between Shovel and Plague Knight and whether Shovel Knight helps the Order or not canonically happened the way they are shown in Shovel Hope and not Plague of Shadows
@@CristianConLaH My headcannon is that plague knight jump down before shovel knight start pulling everyone up, so he's like "and then he let us all hanging, that jerk!" while if he had waited like 10 more second, he would have been lift up with all the others.
Plague of Shadows is an alternate take on the main adventure from Plague Knight's perspective. Since Plague Knight is a bit of an unscrupulous character, his version isn't to be believed instantly. There are lots of other little things that don't line up between the two campaigns as well, such as the boss rush, Shovel Knight sucker punching Plague Knight, etc. Plague Knight feels too self important to let himself look like a chump, so he's lying about it all.
J R I don’t think Plague Knight is 100% lying, because 90% of what happens in Plague of Shadows makes canonical sense. Now, where things start to get problematic is the battle with Shovel Knight in the Explodatorium and the boss rush at the Tower of Fate. In these cases, I think Plague Knight is most definitely lying to increase his self-image, so as to not look like a chump, as you already said. Plague Knight traveling through the various levels can be explained by assuming that Plague Knight travels through them a bit before Shovel Knight does, because in the Explodatorium and the Tower of Fate, Shovel Knight arrives at the boss battles a bit after Plague Knight does.
@@heyitsyaboi8419 I agree with all of that. Also, Plague Knight finds the relics on each level first, and exchanges them with Chester for Shovel Knight to get later. I just meant that Shovel Knight not pulling up the Order for No Quarter isn't necessary canon just because it happened that way in Plague Knight's story, since Plague Knight would lie to make Shovel Knight look bad.
In defence of King Knight, the Enchantres wasn't wrong, the other kings were just sitting around making king knight do all the work. Doesn't excuse him turning evil but the kings weren't very good friends to begin with.
King pridemoor was a peaceful ruler. He knew how to lead, not how to fight. The trouple king was a giant fish. The trouple acolyte wasn't even the king, and the birdur "king" was just an enchanted birdur. They weren't able to do anything. The reason all the knights took over land so easy is because they're the only people who really wanted to fight anyone for it.
I'm not ANGRY at this ending... I feel SAD. Because I relate to King Knight. Having made mistakes there are no undo buttons for. Having alienated those close to you with no way to get them back.
Truly this is more tragic then Spector of torment somehow. King Knight is clearly a naive guy who grew up in poverty only wanting to be respected and a king. It's clear KK regrets his choices but moves on because his choices doesn't matter to him. He's king and that's all he wanted! He only rules a kingdom with nobody who loves him unconditionally.
I also believe it's quite possible he suffered low-key bullying. Even though he took the tittle King Knight, people constantly mocked him as a fool. Hard to imagine his childhood wouldn't be similar. Would also explain his distance towards others since we know at the very least he can work hard as he did to be a knight (even training in his home).
Gustavo Wadas Lopes Plus, he seems to be very fond of animals. The rats he has are an obvious indication, but the dialogue at the start of the Polar Knight fight and also the interaction with the spinwulves in one of the Joustus Houses shows that he also loves dogs. He might have spent most of his time having animals as companions rather than other people.
Not to mention all the people betrayed, the Bard lost his life’s work (music tracks) the glidewing was drstroyed, he betrayed his own mother, King Pridemore helped KK just to be taken over, the entire sport of Joustus was destroyed, and an entire planet of people were left without a ruler. Idk how they did it, but they made a dlc about funny golden man depressing
@@pokeluis2002 but they did began to respect him later on when he began winning the Jostus tournament, treating them to drinks, and helping to defeat the enchantress
Is it just me or was this fight considerably harder than the other final bosses? I don't remember the others being hard at all, but this guy really made me feel like I was playing a joke character. Of course the player here is using the rat armor which makes things way easier by the looks of things.
I feel like this is probably the hardest final boss of the four too. Unlike the Remnant of Fate, for example, you can’t really combo the Grand Triumvirate (which is the name for the KoC final boss according to Challenge Mode) very well, especially not in Phase 1. This fight also makes use of bottomless pits VERY extensively. The Corrupted Essence didn’t use them at all, while the Remnant of Fate and Nightmare Reize used them but they were far from the largest threat. In contrast, this boss is constantly destroying the ground you stand on with almost every attack and generally making your life difficult. To say nothing of Phase 2, where falling off the hands means instant death if you can’t land your jumps. I made the incredibly unwise choice of ditching the Rodent Regalia, which saved me numerous times throughout the campaign, for the cosmetic armor for the finale. It was a horrid mistake and I fell into the void numerous times on Phase 2 as a result. The Grand Triumvirate alone took me half an hour, the longest of all the individual final bosses. That’s not even counting my several deaths to the Enchantress, who is almost consistently one of the hardest bosses regardless of what campaign you’re fighting her in.
IMO one of the most tragic things about this ending and King Knight's fall that I don't hear a lot of people talk about is that it's really easy to interpret his betrayal as stemming from the fact that, of all people, it was the _King of Pridemoor_ who tried to appeal to him at the pivotal moment. The guy who had been schmoozing up his mom for the entire story, completely ignorant to King Knight's incredibly obvious and, in my opinion, _valid_ discomfort. The fact that, for all his grand, egotistical posturing, it's very believable that what ultimately sealed the deal for King Knight to betray everybody in the end was his _one truly valid and genuine grievance and emotional vulnerability_ being prodded at the _worst possible moment_ by the _worst possible person._ If it had been ANYONE else. If the King of Pridemoor had even just _not brought King Knight's mom into it_ and brought all that simmering resentment that was already threatening to boil over to the forefront, maybe things would have gone differently.
true it was even clear that king knight was considering the offer to become a part of the order of no quarter but hadnt set his mind on it untill pridemoor opened his fat mouth
I totally agree, man, even though it’s a tragedy, it atleast feels like a short term payback for the ungodly amounts of rizz sfx being played at the ship
If you are wondering what the birder bluffs "accepting an invitation" ( 10:53 ) about (why polar knight, mole knight, and tinker knight were there) the answer are that they have been recruited by specter, details are at the tower of fate "the hunt continues" ( 9:29 ) you can see in the background (working clockwork tower, actived lost city and the shiny aurora marking the stranded ship)
The thing is... All three of the other playable characters have moves that would make the Grand Triumvirate a serious joke. Only King Knight, wh has literally NO aerial moves besides a one hit ram,. would have ANY trouble with him!
After coming back to this I wish people who played most of the Joustus matches had a alternative ending, King Knight after strengthening his intellect with Joustus could have realized hes being manipulated and decides to become the king of the Tower of fate. This falls apart of course and I'm just bitter I decided to treat Joustus as required and played all the matches with the default infinite cards because I thought money would be important.
@@toledochristianmatthew9919 Yeah, and then you watch King Knight backstab the goddess of another dimension, all because he refuses to be heroic in ANY way.
I just realized that the enchantress's laugh now sounds almost exactly like Rudy the Clown's laugh in Wario Land 3, but pitched up. That's gotta be on purpose.
From Plague of Shadows, we learn that Plague Knight is an insecure guy in love. From Specter of Torment, we learn that Specter Knight was a human turned into a grim reaper, forced to join the Order of No Quarter. From Shovel of Hope, we learn that Shovel Knight was a guy living in solitude having to go on a quest to save his love/partner. And from King of Cards, we learn that King Knight is an idiot through and through. He also likes his mom and hates it when anyone mentions her. Edit: bro this comment doesn't sound like me 2 years ago
He’s not an IDIOT per say. He may not be the most thorough thinker, and he certainly jumps to brash conclusions when angered, but his ability to outsmart any other Joustus player and fight his way through all of KoC shows that he would be a pretty competent person if it weren’t for his childish actions.
A Kirby Obsessee yeah, but he BETRAYED and possibly NEARLY KILLED his FRIENDS to REPLACE King Pridemoor as some FALSE king because King Pridemoor ONLY mentioned King Knight’s MOM.
King Knight may be completely evil but you can't say he wasn't a hard working and clever villain. If it weren't for Shovel Knight he would've ruled the land for 1000 years or something.
I never really saw king knight as truly evil, just a kid at heart who grew up never royal, or even with much money, and his one dream was to be a king. Which makes this ending so much sadder seeing him get manipulated to betray everyone who believed in him. I just hope he can be redeemed one day. After he is done cleaning the whole castle
He was betraying people left and right and yet i felt so betrayed when he did that. We were warned and we still feel in love. Yeah im kicking his ass rn.
I played every fucking knight, went into showdown set myself a couple of level nine boys against one level one king knight and just watched, made me feel better
Wait... Does this mean that, even though King Knight isn't a king... He's technically a prince? Because of the whole "King Pridemoor being in love with his mom" thing? ...Does that mean he has to call King Pridemoor "Dad"...?
Yes thats what he is most mad about. He had his mom and wanted to show her how great he could be for her, and yet here comes this man, his mom rapidly falling in love with hom and he cant do anything. He is not her only boy anymore, he has to share. So when the King tells him «what would your mother think?», King Knight snaps realizing that his fears are basically a reality.
Blurplepie the king even calls knight both “my boy” and “son” before it becomes oblivious that their together and in love. I actually figured he was the dad before
I just remember how pissed this ending made me, yeah the betrayal was inevitable, but man, to do that sorta thing, and then to brush of his own mother like that... I felt *ZERO* sympathy when I fought him as Shovel Knight for old times sake.
6:49 God... damnit Pridemoor, you just had to bring up the one person King Knight actually cares about. He would’ve chosen the morally right option if it weren’t for you.
He'd never taken a SINGLE "morally right" option. I think instead he was daydreaming about everything that the Enchantress had offered him, until Pridemoor ticked him off. He probably meant to leave them there, instead of dirtying his hands by tossing them off, but he surely wouldn't have helped them up! That would be *WORK*!!!
If you think about it, every member of the Order of No Quarter represents one of the seven deadly sins very well, and although King Knight lives in a castle called "Pridemoor", this ending and his progression throughout the franchise make it clear that his real sin is SLOTH. Let's look at his progression in chronological order. In King of Cards, the canonically first game on the timeline, he is the playable character. Easily the most powerful he has ever been in the series and easily trounces his way through everyone he meets and even bests Specter Knight who was shown to be QUITE strong in Specter of Torment. Speaking of, in Specter of Torment he is no longer playable, and he seems quite a bit less powerful, much closer to how he was in the original Shovel of Hope, where he becomes a boss so pathetic that he is literally one of the first you encounter. Over time, after exerting himself in King of Cards, he let himself become more lax, preferring more and more to leave the dirty work up to minions and subjects. If he had retained his power and drive from KoC, Shovel Knight likely would have been no match for him, or at least would have found himself in a much more difficult situation than he ended up doing in Shovel of Hope. Sloth was ultimately his undoing.
I would like a non canon ending where if you recolect all the medals and all the artifacts, you could beat the enchantress in a happy ending(not because he is a good guy, just because he want the BIGGER crown and don't have to bow down to the enchantress), having a fun conversaton like KK: *speech trying to be cool about being a king* Other king: I give thanks to your mother to raise this beutiful chi- KK: I'am trying to help you and you keep flirting with my mother! I almost want to leave you hanging out! Mother: ... KK: *almost* And having THE final boss-fight with all of the guys helping(like the bosses helping to jump to the enchantress or protecting your mother from projectiles for some time and then get a chiken for reward) but this don't gonna happen, but one man can dream.
I honestly can't blame King Knight for turning on them, after all, Pridemoor and the rest of the crew didn't do anything to help King Knight defeat the enchantress, cowering under her throne like cowards and perhaps giving a hollow encouragement instead of trying to engage in actual battle and attack the evil sorceress alongside their former ally when it was the time to defeat the enchantress, leaving King Knight as Cannon fodder, with the worst offender being Pridemoor, as not only he proved his cowardice before by hiding during the "king birder" battle despite claiming himself to be a brave strong leader, but constantly disregarded King Knight's feelings of being disgusted with him dating his mom. The only one of King Knight's I can feel any sympathy at the end is the mom, after all, I can understand her dissapointment for her son's poor life choices of him joining the order of an iredeemable monster.
Don’t you just love it when you finally usurped the kingdom and become it’s new ruler only for some random knight to show up a few minutes later and ruin your day.
Well, it's not a few minutes, Specter of Torment happened in-between. But it is probably a couple months, and only minutes after he renovated the castle.
@@OK-kl2bb I am confused didnt spectre also had to fight king knight to get him to join? I guess after he got the kingdom from the enchantress, he got too arrogant and went to his own before spectre knight knocks back sense into him over his loyalty to the enchantress.
On my first run with this campaign, I thought the final boss was immune to all the heirlooms. (a bit idiotic ngl) You wouldn't believe my surprise when on my second run I found out that it was *ALLERGIC TO RATS*
Jeez. Just finished it myself and my god I need to talk about it. Deep down I expected this to happen. I really did. But part of me wanted to believe it could be different or maybe we didn't see the full story. But now? All those friends he made. All those smiling faces cheering him on. Heck, a father figure in King Pridemor meaning one day he might've INHERITED the throne... he just tossed them away. With the other villain characters you can see good in their actions. Plague Knight gave up his potion to destroy the tower and be with Mona. Saving the kingdom in the process. And while Specter Knight kept fighting for The Enchantres, he sacrificed himself and his humanity to save and protect Raize. But King Knight? He HAD everything he could want and just... tossed it. And that final scene. When his mother can't bare to call him son anymore. That's the last we see of her in ANY campaign. It's genuinely heartbreaking. Greed is an ugly thing. But for him to not show an inch of remorse? Not even just a little bit? Damm...
On the one hand he did betray all of his friends and his mother, but on the other hand he destroyed all the Joustus cards, so I’d consider that a net positive.
I love that while every other story ends with somewhat of a sense of hope for the world King Knight’s story just ends in shame. His story is that of a young man falling from grace. I like to imagine when he says he’ll be king forever he is just trying to take his mind off of how empty his life is now. He should make amends with his mom after getting dethroned
Well, at least the other knights werent there hanging, or it would have caused a bit of glares in the order (or Mona because then someone would have a crater instead of a castle if a certain alchemist heard)
I had always wished for a game about mole or treasure knight, even though I knew it wasn’t going to happen. It’s still a cool idea to me, especially with that treasure knight scene at the end.
Remember when plague knight makes a comment on how king knight's crown wasn't even real gold? that's because he was still wearing the king costume his mother made for him.
I respect King knight, his mom never believed in his dreams but still love him for his "king roleplay" as a dumb child, his 'friends' only following him because his strenght talking about what's important and what's not, King knight never listen their dreams or ask for help, but he helped everyone in change for submission, everyone accepted thinking he was joking but no, more like they did not understand, he believe in himself as a king since the beggining, he make his path with his own strenght because his dreams. He payed for his dreams with hardwork, so he want to everyone do the same, and you too. I like him, and his loyal rats.
While the kings did nothing but hide behind King Knight, having him do all the work, instead of fighting beside him as allies, and the Enchantress did have a point. King Knight deserved to be the ruler of Pridemoor in my opinion, he's also my favorite knight in the Order of No Quarter :)
It's basically "Conker's bad fur day" game You have friends and family and everything is fun but you go further just to finish the game and...you get "an anvil hitting you in the face" kinda ending( if you know what i mean).
I love this ending of this game. I did expect that King Knight will become bad but I love the way they told it an explains a lot of things that you have to do in Shovel Knight
This, Specter of Torment. and Phantom Striker's whole character arc just shows how hard it is to fight The Enchantress. In the end, only Shovel and arguably Plague Knight managed to fight back.
You know what's ironic? If Pridemoor and Mom got hitched, then King Knight would have been named crown prince. He would have become true king through legitimate means. Instead, he betrayed friend, family, and royalty to take the enchantress's offer for something he would have recieved anyway.
i hope to see king kinght again redeemed and back in action ready to help shovel knight in the next game because i love his character and wish he did not get such a sad ending
Just beat the game, and holy shit was that ending with Shovel Knight cool. Made me super hyped, it's a shame we couldn't fight him like we did in Plague of Shadows
I think Shovel Knight shows up as soon as the castle was coated in gold because nothing really happened between King Knight becoming a member of the order and Shovel Knight beating him, besides Spectre knocking some sense into him. He just became lazy, he just spent his time in hedonistic decadence doing nothing of real meaning. He wasn't living a real life, like the other knights were. He was so sure he had everything he wanted, he became complacent. And thus, time passed before he even noticed.
9:25 Note how only Pridemoor Keep, the Clockwork Tower and the Lost City (and maybe the Stranded Ship?) are lit up in the background. Whether this means Specter Knight already beat Tinker Knight and Mole Knight before King Knight (which does happen before the Pridemoor Keep part of this epilogue, given it's not gold-plated yet in Specter of Torment), or that King of Cards' credits sequence doesn't all happen immediately after the ending, I'm not sure.
The tragedy behind King Knight‘s Story is that he got all he needed to be a true King, but cast it all aside at the End. He gained Pridemoor Keep, that he‘d already conquered and underlings, but lost his friends and family. He became King. King of nothing. The fact that he even his Mom, the most supportive and kind person in his live left him out of disappointment is just sad…
