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* DumbMuscle: Has this vibe due to not being able to think (literally), and is constantly seen [[CarMeetsHouse driving through buildings.]]

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* DumbMuscle: Has this vibe due to not being able to think (literally), essentially K.I.T.T. as a semi truck, only with the glaring exception that it has no AI running it, and is constantly seen [[CarMeetsHouse driving through buildings.]]



* MeaningfulName: Goliath ended up being an apt name for a truck that faced off against a smaller car.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Garthe's go-to strategy when piloting it.

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* MeaningfulName: Goliath ended up being an apt name for a truck that faced off against a smaller car.
car, and who ultimately is defeated after its smaller opponent shot a laser (in lieu of the proverbial rock) at it.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Garthe's go-to strategy when piloting it.it is to use its mass and its Molecular Bonded Shell coating for vehicular ramming attacks.
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** His mother. Michael usually defeats him by manipulating his reliably short fuse and infuriating him into making a mistake either with his (Michael's presence) or by mentioning her.

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** His mother. Michael usually defeats him by manipulating his reliably short fuse and infuriating him into making a mistake either with his (Michael's presence) (Michael's) mere presence or by mentioning her.

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%% * KnightInShiningArmour



* AlphaBitch: [[spoiler:Elizabeth wanted to kill Michael Knight because she thought that he had unjustly taken her son's place. As well as destroy FLAG for not helping her son while he had been stuck in an African prison.

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* AlphaBitch: [[spoiler:Elizabeth wanted to kill Michael Knight because she thought that he had unjustly taken her son's place. As well as destroy FLAG for not helping her son while he had been stuck in an African prison. ]]



%% * FemmeFatale
%% * ManipulativeBitch: Is she ever.
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* AlmightyMom: For whatever else she is, she's one mom ''I'd'' never want to cross.
* AlphaBitch: [[spoiler:She wanted to kill Michael Knight because she thought that he took her son's place and destroy FLAG for not helping her son. In all honesty, this lady should be in the villains section.]]

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* AlmightyMom: For whatever else she is, she's Elizabeth is one mom ''I'd'' never you'd ''never'' want to cross.
* AlphaBitch: [[spoiler:She [[spoiler:Elizabeth wanted to kill Michael Knight because she thought that he took had unjustly taken her son's place and place. As well as destroy FLAG for not helping her son. In all honesty, this lady should be son while he had been stuck in the villains section.]]an African prison.



* PimpedOutDress: Always wore gaudy outfits just to show how rich she was.

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* PimpedOutDress: Always Elizabeth always wore gaudy outfits just to show how rich she was.

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Most of the series villains were [[OneShotCharacter One-Shot Characters]] due to the lack of any kind of over-arcing storylines for the series. Here are some villains who actually did pop up more than once.

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Most of the series villains were [[OneShotCharacter One-Shot Characters]] due to the lack of any kind of over-arcing over-arching storylines for the series. Here are some villains who actually did pop up more than once.



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->'''Garthe Knight:''' I'm pleased you'll be here to witness my penultimate glory.\\
'''Michael Knight:''' You know, it's people like you who give revolution a bad rep.\\
'''Garthe:''' This isn't revolution, it's a personal conquest.\\
'''Michael:''' That's what I mean.\\
'''Garthe:''' Ah, a man of principle. The Abel to my Cain, my brother.



* BerserkButton: Several, but Michael's mere existence is a big one.
** Michael usually defeats him by manipulating his reliably short fuse and infuriating him into making a mistake.
* BeardOfEvil: His goatee.
* CainAndAbel: Garthe's appearances in the series have always come down to a personal confrontation between himself and Michael. Which is interesting in the fact that they're not actually related.

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Several, but Michael's mere existence Michael is a big one.
one just by existing. He calls Michael "a living, breathing insult to my existence."
** His mother. Michael usually defeats him by manipulating his reliably short fuse and infuriating him into making a mistake.
mistake either with his (Michael's presence) or by mentioning her.
--->'''Michael:''' Say hi to your mom for me.
* BeardOfEvil: His The one thing that physically distinguishes him from Michael is his lecherous-looking goatee.
* CainAndAbel: Garthe's appearances in the series have always come down to a personal confrontation between himself and Michael.Michael, to the point Garthe acknowledges it by calling Michael "the Abel to my Cain". Which is interesting in the fact that they're not actually related.



* LightIsNotGood: Tends to wear white leisure suits, which contrast with Michael's preferred black leather jacket.

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* LightIsNotGood: Tends to wear white leisure suits, which contrast with Michael's preferred black leather jacket. Ironically, the one time he's seen in black in the "Goliath" two-parter, Michael is at the same time impersonating him with one of his white leisure suits, so when they confront each other it results in a literal "black vs. white" clash.



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Wilton Knight's daughter. She seems to have been in charge of Knight Industries' more ''profitable'' operations since her father passed away. Little is known about her except that she's always been afraid of her brother and mother, with good reason.

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->''"What you see here is a waste of resources, human and otherwise. State-of-the-art technology to support a James Bond fantasy run amok."''

Wilton Knight's daughter. She seems to have been in charge of Knight Industries' more ''profitable'' operations since her father passed away. Little is known about her except that she's always been afraid of her brother and mother, with good reason. She appears in "Knight of the Juggernaut" ready to shut down FLAG, claiming to be due to wasting the resources of her late father, though in reality out of fear that Michael will become just like her infamous brother Garthe.



* DefrostingIceQueen: Towards Michael.
* FreudianExcuse: With a mother and brother like hers, who could blame her?
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Michael saves everyone, including her. She warms up to him, even calling him a brother.]]
%%zce* JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Towards Michael.
Michael. She is initially cold towards him under the understandable excuse that he looks just like her brother Garthe, an international criminal, but as she slowly realizes he's nothing like him, she accepts him as her "true" brother.
* FreudianExcuse: With [[spoiler:Turns out that the reason for shutting down FLAG wasn't that it was making a mother and loss for Knight Industries, but rather the trauma of her brother like hers, who could blame her?
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After
Garthe's criminal career making her fearful that Michael saves everyone, including her. She warms up would turn out to him, even calling him a brother.be just like him.]]
%%zce* JerkWithAHeartOfGold* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:She appears out of almost nowhere to shut down FLAG, but after Michael saves everyone, including her, she warms up to him, even calling him a brother.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She initially appears as quite jerkish due to her intentions to shut down FLAG, but turns out that her heart was in the right place with her intentions, if actually misguided.



%%zce* ObstructiveBureaucrat

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%%zce* ObstructiveBureaucrat* ObstructiveBureaucrat: She initially appears as a bureaucratic executive when she shows up to shut down FLAG, hindering Michael and co.'s efforts with the case of the week.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: FLAG costs too much money? [[spoiler: [[DisproportionateRetribution cut their funding]].]]

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: The reason she shuts down FLAG is that it costs too much money? money. [[spoiler: [[DisproportionateRetribution cut their funding]].Even her ''actual'' motivation, fear that Michael will become another Garthe, can be seen as this, as Michael is in the possession of an advanced "microprocessor" that could potentially make anyone intending to use it for nefarious purposes ''very'' dangerous (as proven by Garthe himself using just KITT's molecular bonded shell to make Goliath).]]




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-->'''KITT:''' Sorry pal, forgive me.\\
'''Michael:''' What?!\\
''[KITT activates his ejector seat, launching Michael to the side of the road, right before the missile impacts KITT]''




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->''"To my brave knight. Even if he seems to have lost his trusty steed."''
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* HasAType: A ''very'' awkward conversation revealed his ideal relationship would be with a [[HeroesWantRedheads sentient red convertible]] with high CPU capabilities.

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* HasAType: A ''very'' awkward conversation revealed his ideal relationship would be with a [[HeroesWantRedheads sentient red convertible]] convertible with high CPU capabilities.
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->'''Played by:''' Richard Basehart

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->'''Played by:''' Richard Basehart
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* BlackSheep: Garthe thinks his father made Michael into the son he'd always wanted.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WilliamDaniels



->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WilliamDaniels
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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: While designed with many functions, he would often complain if he was tasked with performing something he wasn't equipped with. One example early in the series was when any situation required towing, to which KITT would complain that he wasn't a tow truck or something along those lines since (at the time) he wasn't equipped with a proper two hitch. This particular example actually became something of a RunningGag early on (think of it like the "Tuesday" gag in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'').

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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: While designed with many functions, he would often complain if he was tasked with performing something he wasn't equipped with. One example early in the series was when any situation required towing, to which KITT would complain that he wasn't a tow truck or something along those lines since (at the time) he wasn't equipped with a proper two tow hitch. This particular example actually became something of a RunningGag early on (think of it like the "Tuesday" gag in ''Film/StarTrekGenerations'').
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* DistressedDamsel: How she's first introduced.

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* DistressedDamsel: DamselInDistress: How she's first introduced.

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