The newest installment in theShovel Knightfranchise is here withShovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, and it’s so good to seethis indie success shovel-touting savior back again.
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In this game, Shovel Knight is suddenly sucked into the “Pocket Dungeon”, along with many of the other characters from the mainline game who were apparently already there. And, many of these figures are actually unlockable as playable characters, all with their own starting health, special abilities, and more. So, let’s take a look at how to obtain each and every charming character inShovel Knight Pocket Dungeon.
How Characters Are Unlocked In Pocket Dungeon
UnlockingPocket Dungeon’splayable characters is actually relatively easy (even if the puzzle part of the game is insanely difficult) and is designed to synergize with the “roguelike” nature ofPocket Dungeon’sAdventure Mode. To put it bluntly,the majority of the unlockable characters in this game are obtained after beating them as the boss of specific levels.
Thankfully, there’s a way to tell which Knight is the boss for each level,as they’ll be visible on the world map when walking into that zone.So, for those who keep getting King Knight over and over, despite already having him unlocked, just reset and try again.
Each of these Knights has a specific level they’re “tied” and have a chance to spawn as the boss of. Thankfully, there is a“Shortcut Canon”that’s unlocked after a certain point so that players can just take the shortcut, see if the Knight they’re trying to unlock is the boss of the stage, and reset.
Location Unlocked
King Knight
Has the Bash ability. Damage is based on distance but deals one point recoil damage.
Slaying enemies recovers two HP but Potions hurt to drink.
Lich Yard
Plague Knight
Has reduced Max HP but Poisons foes with attacks and bombs.
Can burrow and swap positions with enemies, blocks, and Potions.
Chromatic Cavern
Treasure Knight
Inflicts extra damage when striking foes from the tile below them.
Tinker Knight
Can gather metal within the stage to build a mini-mech. While in the mech Tinker Knight has extra HP and Attack, but without it, he has very low Max HP.
Polar Knight
Fatal Blows freeze enemies in the Chain and he deals one extra damage to frozen enemies.
Flying Machine
Propeller Knight
His attack increases with every lone enemy killed but this bonus is reset if he ever gets a Chain. Additionally, damage taken while inflicting a Chain deals one extra damage.
Scrap Knight
She can put obstacles, items, enemies, and even treasure chests in her bag and then replace them wherever she wants.
Prism Knight
Can swap nearby foes or can also choose to teleport herself a short distance.
Shield Knight
Gains a damage barrier after a Chain and can also survive one Fatal Blow per level, but has reduced Max HP
1st Shrinemaster Portal (3 Keys)
Black Knight
Spends Gem Meter to enhance his Attack, but this buff diminishes whenever he drinks a Potion, has incredibly reduced Max HP.
3rd Shrinemaster Portal (20,000GP)
To go a bit more into those final two character unlocks specifically,Black Knightand the ever-popularShield Knightaren’t unlocked by defeating them but are rather found in special areas. Within some of the levels, players can break a rock to find a purple portal underneath. Sometimes this leads to a “Clear the Room” challenge but other times it leads to theShrinemaster. Behind theShrinemasteris a door that requires something special to open it, and here are the twoShrinemasterportals both of these knights are hiding in:
And so far, those are all the unlockable charactersShovel Knight Pocket Dungeonhas to offer!
Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeonis available on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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