Compare Samurai, which usually tends to be the Japanese equivalent of this trope.īefore adding examples, remember that-despite the name-this trope doesn't necessarily have anything to do with a character's armor or its color. With the notable exception of America, of course. A white knight is an internet persona who wants to be this.Īn Officer and a Gentleman is the modern version of this trope - very often even their direct genetic descendants as old noble families are grossly over-represented in all military academies around the world. Compare and contrast the Dogged Nice Guy. Compare the gentleman's Old-School Chivalry. If the Knight in Shining Armor wanders the land seeking evil to slay, then he's also a Knight Errant.Īnimated Armor will appear as this, all the way to The Reveal. A knight that gets magical powers as a reward for this goodness is almost certainly The Paladin to boot. A knight who is shiny for one person in particular is The Champion. If he likes fighting a bit too much, he is in danger of becoming a Blood Knight. If the knight is too dedicated to his ideals and code, he may become a Knight Templar. See Lord Error-Prone and Miles Gloriosus for common variations, played with tropes, and parodies and Knight in Sour Armor for what happens when the world fails to live up to their standards, but they keep on being good anyway. Prince Charmless, on the other hand would not be a knight by choice. When Prince Charming is a Knight in Shining Armor he's the Warrior Prince. Most knights will be depicted wearing plate armor, despite it appearing relatively late in the era of knights. The "shining" originally referred to the way his armor and weapons were kept in good condition, as opposed to the rust that accumulated for less competent knights. The one-two punch of Disney and Dungeons & Dragons saw this trope's stock rise like crazy. Even the Ur-Example of the straight usage of trope, Arthurian Legend, messed around with it a lot. The term may be used in more cynical works to indicate a Wide-Eyed Idealist. This is often invoked to describe a man who acts chivalrously toward women. Oh, and he will Save the Princess, usually from dragons. Another occupational hazard is Chronic Hero Syndrome, Knights Errant being charged to Walk the Earth righting wrongs until a worthy quest shows up. The Knight in Shining Armor was a frequent carrier of The Dulcinea Effect: medieval Chivalric Romances, indeed, portrayed knights who fell in love with a princesse lointaine merely on hearing her described, without even seeing her - though his love and heroism usually won her heart. Prone to rescuing the Damsel in Distress, or delivering her from false accusations, often whilst bearing The Lady's Favour. A knight might also lead a group of common footsoldiers in battle.Ī cultural trope in Europe since medieval times, most good knights practice something called chivalry, Honor, and Self-Control and occasionally chastity. They often were used dismounted as well, when they fought as heavy infantry, usually armed with enormous can-openers such as poleaxes or two-handed swords.
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Their modus operandi was lance-armed heavy cavalry, which charged the enemy in full gallop on closed ranks. This term could also be applied to knights though - essentially, all knights were men-at-arms, but not all men-at-arms were knights. note Similar professional, well-armed and armored soldiers capable of acting as heavy cavalry without belonging to the social class of knights also existed, the term for them was "man-at-arms". They usually were of Blue Blood - or, if commoner-born, founders of a new noble family.
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Historical knights were first and foremost professional soldiers. He has a very high incidence of having a Bodyguard Crush and Rescue Romance. The medieval knight who fights baddies, whether villains, knights or dragons, and in The Tourney, charms ladies without deliberately seducing them, behaves honorably, and saves the day with his sword but also, any hero who behaves similarly.
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