History Characters / ShovelKnightMainCharacters

* PersonaNonGrata: Due to being a member of the Order of No Quarter, Plague Knight is banned from entering the village by normal means, with any attempts of entering resulting in the guard forcing Plague Knight outside of the town. [[spoiler: He averts this at the end, deciding to use the Ultimate Potion to blow up the Tower of Fate and improve his reputation.]]

* ProgressivelyPrettier: As a boss, he's tall and lanky, looks threatening, has a more subdued color scheme, and has a mask with much more of a hook in the bill. As a playable character, he's shorter and has more vibrant colors, a more detailed cloak that looks a bit too large on him, and a smaller mask with less of a point, making him look much cuter compared to his original appearance.

* ShyFingerTwiddling: If you try to dance in front of Mona, Plague Knight will instead just stand there and fidget nervously.

* AffectionateNickname: "Plaguey", towards Plague Knight.

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Aside from her odd skin color and hair, Mona seems like a regular human.

-->'''Mona:''' Let me ask you something, Plague Knight. Where do '''''I''''' fit, in your big plans? Are we partners? Are we more?
-->'''Plague Knight:''' W-wait... I... I... I...
-->'''Mona:''' This whole time, I thought we were in this together... Was I just a tool to you?
* AscendedExtra: She plays a bigger role in ''Plague of Shadows'' and even gets a new portrait. She's also PromotedToPlayable in ''Showdown'' and ''Pocket Dungeon''.

* TheDragon: She becomes this to Plague Knight in ''Plague of Shadows'', where she assists him in his research and develops new equipment for him against payment and is indicated to be the one in charge of operations in Plague Knight's absence. ''Showdown'' and ''Pocket Dungeon'' also demonstrates she's also just as capable of fighting as Plague Knight.
* ForScience: Mona can get quite carried away with alchemy, potential research subjects and explosions, best shown in ''Showdown'' where she takes interest in researching the Liquid Samurai [[spoiler:eventually succeeding in capturing it to study]] and has no problems with having a bomb fight with Plague Knight despite the latter's reluctance to fight her.

* PromotedToPlayable: In ''Showdown'', Mona makes her first playable appearance. She boasts a burst jump like Plague Knight, but her main attack uses an alchemical tome to slash foes, and she can also summon beakers like she does in her ''Shovel of Hope'' minigame to drop on the competition.

* RocketJump: In ''Showdown'', she uses bomb bursts to get around just like Plague Knight. Her burst works like the basic burst from ''Plague of Shadows'' in terms of mobility, but leaves a bomb in the process.

* SpellBook: Carries an alchemical tome in ''Showdown''. It's used for focusing her Cipher Slash attacks akin to Plague Knight's Staff of Striking.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's one of the taller [=NPCs=] in the game, and ''Plague of Shadows'' shows that she's also quite shapely. Her ''Showdown'' outfit emphasizes this further giving her a shorter skirt-like robe that exposes her legs. [[spoiler:No wonder Plague Knight has a crush on her.]]
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Among Mona's attacks in ''Showdown'' are a few exploding potions she can drop on the ground, and a Burst Jump that leaves behind a floating bomb.

* RichesToRags: [[spoiler: At the end of ''Shovel of hope'', he loses his ill-gotten wealth and status as a king, as he's reduced to being forced to scrub the floors in Pridemoor's Keep by order of King Pridemoor]]

* DisappointedInYou: [[spoiler: She isn't happy with her son's decision to betray everyone that trusted him in exchange for becoming a puppet king, and leaves him after she and Pridemoor fails to convince the knight to reconsider his decision.]]

* TheRival: Serves as this for King Knight's story in ''Showdown'', having been annoyed by his attitude.

* TheRival: Serves as this for King Knight's story in ''Showdown'', having been annoyed by his attitude.

He also makes several background (or foreground in one instance) appearances in ''Plague of Shadows'', and even acts as the boss of the Explodatorium. Barring an indirect mention from an NPC, he's completely absent from ''Specter of Torment'' due to that campaign taking place during his TenMinuteRetirement. He's also missing from ''King of Cards'', since that story also takes place during his retirement, save for a cameo on his very own ''Joustus'' card and [[spoiler:an appearance at the very end of the campaign, as he arrives to battle and defeat King Knight]].

In ''Plague of Shadows'', he hounds Plague Knight as he does Shovel Knight, again, to keep him from harming the Enchantress. In ''Specter of Torment'', his first battle with Specter Knight gives him hope that Shield Knight is still alive, and he eventually learns the truth of what happened to her. He's the boss of the Plains of Passage and the Tower of Fate: Entrance in all the campaigns (except ''King of Cards''), as well as an optional encounter boss in ''Shovel of Hope'' and a mandatory encounter boss in ''Plague of Shadows''. In his ''Specter of Torment'' boss fights, he's accompanied by his armored steed, Terrorpin. Tropes regarding Terrorpin can be found [[Characters/ShovelKnightEnemies here]].

* {{Expy}}: Of [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Bass]] and [[Videogame/MegamanClassic Proto Man]]. A black-armored [[TheRival rival]] to a blue-armored hero, similar, but upgraded, forms of attack to said hero, is fiercely independent [[spoiler:, and is actually an ally on the player's side, not the main antagonist's]].

* TennisBoss: While it's not a required method of engaging him, hitting his purple fire attack will reflect it towards him. He will hit it back repeatedly during any encounter other than the initial boss battle.
** Notably, Shovel Knight can be the one to make the serve via the Flare Wand.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In the first three ''Treasure Trove'' games, his signature [[FoeTossingCharge shoulder bash attack]] and corkscrew recovery move he uses in the prequel ''King of Cards'' are nowhere to be seen, and he instead primarily moves around by jumping rapidly. This winds up making him seem substantially weaker in ''Shovel of Hope'' than the guy who could defeat the Enchantress singlehandedly.