History Headscratchers / ShovelKnight

** Mona said it was ''easy'' to make gold, not that is was fast. With all of the Potionarium's resources going into the Dynamo Decanter and Bomb Research, they might not have the time for gold synthesis.

** He thought Donovan and Shield Knight were both dead, simply because they never came back from the Tower. The moment he meets Specter Knight is when he realizes Shield Knight might still be alive and begins searching for her.

* How does Black Knight know that Donovan died in the Tower of Fate? The only people who witnessed it are either dead (Luan), possessed (Shield Knight), or haven't met Black Knight yet (the Enchantress), so nobody could have told him about it. Also, how can he know about Donovan's death, but ''not'' know what happened to Shield Knight?

* Black Knight's superpowers don't seem to go away when Shovel Knight defeats him, because he still has them when fighting Plague Knight. Does this mean that his new powers are permanent?

* Mr. Hat is obsessed with collecting hats, and freaks out whenever somebody buys a hat from his shop. If he hates losing his hats so much, why does he even sell them?

* Where exactly do the loyalties of Goldarmors lie? They serve as the soldiers serving both the Order and the Enchantress as well as King Pridemoor. And Showdown(specifically Mr. Hat's campaign) implies they also act as a form of Law enforcement for the valley. So which is it?

** Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows happen at the same time, with any discrepancies being chalked up to the differences in Shovel Knight's and Plague Knight's perspectives. Specter of Torment is a prequel to both of them, and Kings of Cards is a prequel that takes place even further in the past. In short, the timeline is: King of Cards=>Specter of Torment=>Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows. Meanwhile, Showdown happens near the end of Specter of Torment.

** Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows happen at the same time, with any discrepancies being chalked up to the differences in Shovel Knight's and Plague Knight's perspectives. Specter of Torment is a prequel to both of them, and Kings of Cards is a prequel that takes place even further in the past. In short, the timeline is: King of Cards=>Specter of Torment=>Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows.

** Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows happen at the same time, with any discrepancies being chalked up to the differences in Shovel Knight's and Plague Knight's perspectives. Specter of Torment is a prequel to both of them, and Kings of Cards is a prequel that takes place even further in the past. In short, the timeline is: 1. King of Cards, 2. Specter of Torment, and 3. Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows.

** Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows happen at the same time, with any discrepancies being chalked up to the differences in Shovel Knight's and Plague Knight's perspectives. Specter of Torment is a prequel to both of them, and Kings of Cards is a prequel that takes place even further in the past. In short, the timeline is:
1. King of Cards
2. Specter of Torment
3. Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows

* What is the official timeline regarding the four campaigns? One place I hear they all take place at the same time while another says 2 happen at the same time while 1 is a prequel while the last happens after the first two. What's the truth?

* What IS the relationship between Polar Knight and the main trio? He's, relatively speaking, friendly towards Shovel Knight and in one of the endings is saw with Black Knight with another [[spoiler:gently nursing the wounded Terrorpin back to health]] and there's the theory that he may or may not be related to Shield Knight as well.

* How did Specter Knight's locket end up with the phasing power? Specter Knight himself can't use it that way.

** She said she would "make use of him" because [[spoiler: she was trying to posses him/turn him evil. The final boss of Plague Knight's story was the result of her essence attempting to corrupt his]].

** I don't think they are actually in the same room, it just looks the same to save on assets. In theory Shovel knight is fighting the Enchantress while Plague Knight if Fighting his final boss.

* The ending of ''Specter of Torment'' shows [[spoiler: The Enchantress and her cronies attacking Armor Outpost]]... But how is that place still standing or at very least not conquered by the time Shovel Knight visits it?

* The ending of ''Specter of Torment'' shows [[spoiler: The Enchantress and her cronies attacking Armor Outpost]]... But how is that place still standing and not conquered by the time Shovel Knight visits it?

* If Mona and Plague Knight can make gold from sawdust and mouse skulls, why do they need money? Can't they just make a bunch of gold?

* Plague Knight's final boss fight occurs earlier than Shovel Knight's fight with the Enchantress and at the end of it he uses his potion to blow up the Tower of Fate. How does the timing work for that since the tower doesn't collapse untill after the Enchantress is defeated? Especially since both fights take place in the same room.

** She said she would "make use of him" because [[spoiler: she was trying to posses him/turn him evil. The final boss of Plague Knight's story was the result of her essence attempting to corrupt his]].

** Maybe [[spoiler: She was lying as to not have the Amulet broken]].

* Why did the Enchantress spare Plague Knight under pretenses that she wouldn't want to waste his alchemical talents, since he's already turned on her? Does she have some sort of long-con going on, possibly a SequelHook for a Shovel Knight 2?

** [[spoiler: He blames Shovel Knight for what happened to her, and doesn't want him to know because then Shovel Knight will try harder to save her, which Black Knight thinks he can't do. Maybe.]]