SMITE KNIGHT

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Fan concept for Super Shovel Knight

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Smite Knight is a holy knight who was part of an Order. His Order was slain by an evil spirit, who was formerly known as Blight Knight during his life. Blight Knight spread sickness and darkness wherever he went, but he was finally defeated by Smite Knight’s Order. They locked his spirit in a tomb and sealed it with ancient holy magic. However, the spirit of Blight Knight broke out of his captivity, and killed all of Smite Knight’s brothers-in-arms for the purpose of revenge. He spared Smite Knight, but possessed his body. He stays in the church, waiting for victims to stumble inside so that he can take their essence and use it to regain his old physical form. Shovel Knight eventually shows up to intervene, and fights Smite Knight.

Battle:

The battle would begin with Shovel Knight entering the church, and Smite Knight turning around to face him. Shovel Knight heard tales about this Order of Paladins, and decided to go find out what happened to them. He finds Smite Knight at the far right of the screen, standing at an altar. Smite Knight turns around swiftly to face Shovel Knight.

Smite Knight: “Who are you, and what are you doing in my domain?”

Shovel Knight: “I stumbled upon this Church. I thought all of your Order was dead?”

Smite Knight: “Leave right now, before I dig your grave with your own shovel!”

Shovel Knight: “I don’t want to fight. That’s not what I came here-” *gets cut off*

Smite Knight: “SILENCE! You will regret ever coming here!”

The battle then initiates, with Smite Knight’s health bar filling up. His attacks are made up of slashing with his hammer, making his hammer larger using holy energy, firing a bolt of holy energy similar to Black Knight’s blast, and doing a ground pound that sends out shockwaves of holy energy. Once you defeat his first phase, he smashes the floor in anger, but Shovel Knight jumps back. The floor collapses and the two fall down to the dark depths below, where the second phase begins. In the second phase, Smite Knight surrounds himself with a shield. However, around the room, there are orbs that you can hit that will send out a small burst of energy. Lure him near one, and hit it. It will make him fall to his knees and the shield will go away, meaning you can damage him. After you finish the second phase, Blight Knight will unpossess Smite Knight, and he will flee.

Second Battle:

After you chase down Blight Knight, you complete a stage where you have to go through his tomb. When you reach his area, he’s floating in the air in the middle of the room. He laughs before initiating a conversation with Shovel Knight.

Blight Knight: “Foolish Knight of Shovels! Your spade cannot defeat me. I am almost at full power, meaning I will regain my physical form, and wreak havoc among the citizens of this land!”

Shovel Knight: “Silence! Prepare to taste justice....”

Smite Knight enters the room and stands behind Shovel Knight.

Smite Knight: “Holy Justice!!!!”

The fight then initiates, with you working alongside Smite Knight to defeat Blight Knight. This boss battle is considerably more difficult than Smite Knight, considering you have an ally by your side. Smite Knight will fire a blast at you, and you will have to reflect it at Blight Knight. Only Smite Knight’s holy energy can harm Blight Knight’s spirit, so you must work with Smite Knight to even harm Blight Knight. Once you defeat him, Blight Knight will say “You haven’t won… Shovel Knight…” and then disappear. Shovel Knight and Smite Knight enter the victory animation, and then initiate a conversation.

Smite Knight: “Knight of Shovels, thank you for assisting me in defeating Blight Knight. This land is finally rid of his corruption.”

Shovel Knight: “I’m glad I could help! We make a good team, you know!”

Smite Knight: “Here. Take this Holy Ingot. Bring it to a master blacksmith and I’m sure he can make something out of it for you! It will give you powers of the Holy One! Now, I must get back to the cathedral to begin repairs and start recruiting members once again. Farewell, Knight of Shovels!”

You gain the Holy Ingot, which is made into the Armor of Paladins. This armor has special powers that use up a resource called “Valor”.



Some of the powers include a down thrust attack similar to the Armor of Chaos from the PS4 version of Shovel Knight. However, this downthrust sends out the shockwaves of holy energy. You can also fire a blast from your shovel that is smaller and less powerful than Smite Knight's blast, but moves quicker. However, this blast takes up the most Valor out of any ability. The final "ability" upgrades the Charge-Up Slash you unlock in the game to a holy version, meaning there's more range and more damage. However, it takes up Valor instead of taking up nothing, meaning you have to sacrifice this resource to use the charge attack.