Shovel Knight has appeared in several other games and media as a testament to his popularity. So far only Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, Black Knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, King Knight, Tinker Knight, Chester and The Enchantress are the ones from the Shovel Knight universe to have appeared in other works.

It should be noted that Reize, Baz, Kratos and the Battletoads are all characters who originate from outside of Shovel Knight and are thus cameos in Shovel Knight.

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Playable appearances Edit

Shovel Knight makes a playable appearance in the game Runbow. He is unlocked by performing a butt pound ten times. His method of being unlocked is likely a reference to the Shovel Drop being an attack that hits enemies from above. Alternatively it could be a reference to Shovel Knight's Butt Mode.



On February 10, 2015 Imagos Softworks announced that Shovel Knight would be a playable crossover character in their upcoming game Starr Mazer.





Shovel Knight, among other indie characters, appears as a playable character in the gameShovel Knight is now one of the selectable characters in





Shovel Knight appears as a playable character in the four player multiplayer steam early access party game.



Shovel Knight appears as a Dinosaur in this Indie runner game.





Ghost Police Edit

On July 9, 2016, Steven McCarthy announced that Shovel Knight would be appearing in his indie game, Ghost Police. Shovel Knight will be an NPC/boss in the main story, but will also be playable in his own separate campaign that features a completely different gameplay style. Steven mentioned that he would be working with Yacht Club Games to keep the gameplay "faithful and fresh at the same time" and noted that those who have played the Bangai-O series would note the similar gameplay style, albeit with some differences in execution.





Shovel Knight has been announced to join the cast of the RPG game Indivisible as a guest character.





Shovel Knight, along with Shantae from the Shantae series, appears as a playable character in Blaster Master Zero.[1]





Shovel Knight is a playable character in the game Runner 3.

Shovel Knight makes an appearance as a playable character in the platform fighter Indie Pogo.

Blade Strangers - Shovel Knight Trailer

Shovel Knight is a playable character in the fighting game Blade Strangers.



Shovel Knight is a secret character in Mutant Mudds Super Challenge.



Shovel Knight is a playable character in the platform fighter Rivals of Aether. Shield Knight also appears as his parry. Furthermore, Shovel Knight can summon Chester with his taunt, which allows him to purchase different relics and modify his moveset.

Rivals of Aether - Shovel Knight Character Reveal

Tinker Knight will be a playable character in the upcoming puzzle game Puzzle Depot.





Shovel Knight is a playable character in the game





Shovel Knight and Plague Knight, as well as other indie characters, makes an appearance in the gameadly, Shovel Knight is not a playable character.Plague Knight however, is playable.Shovel Knight makes a playable appearance in the multi-player party game





Shovel Knight, Black knight, Plague Knight, Specter Knight, King Knight, and The Enchantress appear as epic crossover skins in the weapon based platform fighter Brawlhalla.

Shovel knight appears as a crossover skin in the "shoot and slash" dungeon crawler Riverbond.





Guest and Cameo appearances Edit

Concept art of a more realistically proportioned Shovel Knight was drawn up by one of the character designers working on the indie title, called. The artist in question, Yuji Natsume, claims to be a fan of the character, and that it is simply fan art.

However on June 11, 2015, it was confirmed that Shovel Armor will be appearing in Bloodstained, where he is an enemy who drops an armor set that allows you to play as Shovel Armor.





Shovel Knight, (or a person in Shovel Knight's signature Stalwart armor) has a brief cameo appearance in Sun Creature Studio's animated series(in the episode First Hero, around 10:55 mark), likely due to the mutual support between Yacht Club Games and Sun Creature Studios in their respective Kickstarter projects.The Pawnbroker, one of the shopkeepers in, has items from various indie games among his wares, including Shovel Knight's Stalwart helmet.

Shovel Knight has been announced to appear in Pixel Noir in some fashion.





Shovel Knight's Gunvolt 2 Cameo Teaser!

Shovel Knight appears in Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 as a secret boss character. He can be fought by scanning the Shovel Knight amiibo into the game.



Shovel Knight makes a cameo in Yooka-Laylee as an NPC.





Shovel Knight appears as an assist trophy in the latest installment of the Super Smash Bros series. Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, Plague Knight, King Knight, and Specter Knight all appear as spirits in the new Spirits mode.





Shovel Knight appears as an NPC in Aegis Defenders.





Shovel Knight's signature Stalwart Plate appears in

The Knight's Gun from the bullet hell dungeon crawler Enter the Gungeon is a reference to the Shovel Blade. It also has a synergy with the Shield of the Maiden called "Shield Night", referencing Shield Knight. Furthermore, its description also references Yacht Club Games, referring to them as "a traveling race of sentient yachts".

Coincidentally, the synergy works like another gun, the Betrayer's Shield, which has a similar color scheme to Shield Knight.



Shovel Knight's helmet appears in a pile of junk in the cutscene "The Monstrous Monarch".





Other Edit

The musical bullet-hell Just Shapes & Beats received an update titled Just Shovels & Knights which added new levels (including a boss level) using remixes of some of the music tracks in the Shovel Knight soundtrack. The tracks included in the update are Strike the Earth!, Flowers of Antimony, In the Halls of the Usurper and La Danse Macabre.



While no characters or items from Shovel Knight appear in Katana ZERO proper, some arcade cabinets in the background during the Chinatown mission bear the name "Shovel Knight."





Rivals of Aether Edit

As part of the Definitive Edition, Pridemoor Keep is an unlockable stage skin for Shovel Knight.

