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** ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory'': Shining Knight of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Sir Justin, a knight of King Arthur, was given by Merlin a suit of magical armor that would protect him from all harm, and a magical sword that would cut through anything. Merlin also gave Justin’s horse wings and the ability to fly. Justin was frozen for centuries and revived in the 1940s, where he applies his honor as a knight to fighting crime in the present day. His chronological predecessor/published successor Ystin also qualifies, although they're a bit less idealistic than Justin, coming from a more LowFantasy version of Camelot.
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** ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory'': Shining Knight of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Sir Justin, a knight of King Arthur, was given by Merlin a suit of magical armor that would protect him from all harm, and a magical sword that would cut through anything. Merlin also gave Justin’s Justin's horse wings and the ability to fly. Justin was frozen for centuries and revived in the 1940s, where he applies his honor as a knight to fighting crime in the present day. His chronological predecessor/published successor Ystin also qualifies, although they're a bit less idealistic than Justin, coming from a more LowFantasy version of Camelot.
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* At the end of ''Film/EverAfter'' when Prince Henry shows up to “rescue” Danielle from Pierri Le Pieu.
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* ''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape'': Ever since his father committed suicide and his mother Bonnie became morbidly obese out of depression, Gilbert had to become the man of the house taking care of everybody, especially his developmentally disabled little brother Arnie, whom nobody should mess with unless they want Gilbert’s wrath. He isn’t perfect, and sometimes chafes at everybody depending on him so heavily, but when all's said and done he loves his family. Towards the end of the movie, Bonnie gratefully tells him, "You’re my knight in shimmering armor." "You mean shining," he says. "No, shimmering. You shimmer."
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* ''Film/WhatsEatingGilbertGrape'': Ever since his father committed suicide and his mother Bonnie became morbidly obese out of depression, Gilbert had to become the man of the house taking care of everybody, especially his developmentally disabled little brother Arnie, whom nobody should mess with unless they want Gilbert’s Gilbert's wrath. He isn’t isn't perfect, and sometimes chafes at everybody depending on him so heavily, but when all's said and done he loves his family. Towards the end of the movie, Bonnie gratefully tells him, "You’re "You're my knight in shimmering armor." "You mean shining," he says. "No, shimmering. You shimmer."
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** Also of ''Overwatch'' is Reinhardt’s Squire, Brigitte. While she was originally mainly tasked with helping maintain his PowerArmor, she eventually develops her own and functions as a {{Paladin}}-esque Hero.
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** Also of ''Overwatch'' is Reinhardt’s Reinhardt's Squire, Brigitte. While she was originally mainly tasked with helping maintain his PowerArmor, she eventually develops her own and functions as a {{Paladin}}-esque Hero.
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* ''Literature/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt'':
** The book is a scathing TakeThat at this trope, portraying the knights as little more than wandering bullies who picked fights with each other or even defenseless passersby for no reason. The tales of their heroic deeds are entirely fabricated (and absurd on their faces, leading the main character to marvel at how nobody picks up on the implausability of it), and the story features a lengthy description of how uncomfortable the main character is when he is put in his own shiny armor to go on his own quest.
** Arthur nevertheless proves himself noble in a situation entirely unrelated to combat: having taken refuge in a peasant's home, Arthur and his companions learn no one goes near it because the occupants are dying of the pox, with the daughter upstairs and the mother too weak to see her off. The king, without a word, leaves the room and is heard going upstairs.
-->He came forward into the light; upon his breast lay a slender girl of fifteen. She was but half conscious; she was dying of smallpox. Here was heroism at its last and loftiest possibility, its utmost summit; this was challenging death in the open field unarmed, with all the odds against the challenger... yet the king’s bearing was as serenely brave as it had always been in those cheaper contests where knight meets knight in equal fight and clothed in protecting steel. He was great now; sublimely great. The rude statues of his ancestors in his palace should have an addition—I would see to that; and it would not be a mailed king killing a giant or a dragon, like the rest, it would be a king in commoner’s garb bearing death in his arms that a peasant mother might look her last upon her child and be comforted.
** The book is a scathing TakeThat at this trope, portraying the knights as little more than wandering bullies who picked fights with each other or even defenseless passersby for no reason. The tales of their heroic deeds are entirely fabricated (and absurd on their faces, leading the main character to marvel at how nobody picks up on the implausability of it), and the story features a lengthy description of how uncomfortable the main character is when he is put in his own shiny armor to go on his own quest.
** Arthur nevertheless proves himself noble in a situation entirely unrelated to combat: having taken refuge in a peasant's home, Arthur and his companions learn no one goes near it because the occupants are dying of the pox, with the daughter upstairs and the mother too weak to see her off. The king, without a word, leaves the room and is heard going upstairs.
-->He came forward into the light; upon his breast lay a slender girl of fifteen. She was but half conscious; she was dying of smallpox. Here was heroism at its last and loftiest possibility, its utmost summit; this was challenging death in the open field unarmed, with all the odds against the challenger... yet the king’s bearing was as serenely brave as it had always been in those cheaper contests where knight meets knight in equal fight and clothed in protecting steel. He was great now; sublimely great. The rude statues of his ancestors in his palace should have an addition—I would see to that; and it would not be a mailed king killing a giant or a dragon, like the rest, it would be a king in commoner’s garb bearing death in his arms that a peasant mother might look her last upon her child and be comforted.
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* ''Literature/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt'':
** The book is a scathing TakeThat at this trope, portraying the knights''Literature/AConnecticutYankeeInKingArthursCourt'': Subverted. Knights are portrayed as little more than wandering bullies who picked fights with each other or even defenseless passersby for no reason. The tales of their heroic deeds are entirely fabricated (and absurd on their faces, leading the main character to marvel at how nobody picks up on the implausability of it), and the story features a lengthy description of how uncomfortable the main character is when he is put in his own shiny armor to go on his own quest.
**quest. Arthur nevertheless proves himself noble in a situation entirely unrelated to combat: having taken refuge in a peasant's home, Arthur and his companions learn no one goes near it because the occupants are dying of the pox, with the daughter upstairs and the mother too weak to see her off. The king, without a word, leaves the room and is heard going upstairs.
-->He came forward into the light; upon his breast lay a slender girl of fifteen. She was but half conscious; she was dying of smallpox. Here was heroism at its last and loftiest possibility, its utmost summit; this was challenging death in the open field unarmed, with all the odds against the challenger... yet the king’s bearing was as serenely brave as it had always been in those cheaper contests where knight meets knight in equal fight and clothed in protecting steel. He was great now; sublimely great. The rude statues of his ancestors in his palace should have an addition—I would see to that; and it would not be a mailed king killing a giant or a dragon, like the rest, it would be a king in commoner’s garb bearing death in his arms that a peasant mother might look her last upon her child and be comforted.upstairs.
** The book is a scathing TakeThat at this trope, portraying the knights
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*** Michael Carpenter fits this trope to a T. Complete with kevlar-lined shining armour. He even meets his wife by saving her from a fire-breathing dragon. While he is an idealist, [[GoodIsNotDumb he isn't dumb.]] He can work many things out in time and plan accordingly. Even though it pains him, when he gets a call, he will [[LovedINotHonorMore depart from his family]], trusting Him to keep them safe.
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*** Michael Carpenter fits this trope to a T. Complete with kevlar-lined shining armour. He even meets his wife by saving her from a fire-breathing dragon. While he is an idealist, [[GoodIsNotDumb he isn't dumb.]] He can work many things out in time and plan accordingly. Even though it pains him, when he gets a call, he will [[LovedINotHonorMore depart from his family]], trusting Him to keep them safe.
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* In ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur'', written by Thomas Malory (who may have been this trope's complete opposite), [[Myth/ArthurianLegend many characters]] are subversions in that they all had glaring flaws: King Arthur, usually portrayed as TheGoodKing, had an early NiceJobBreakingItHerod moment and later [[spoiler:is struck down by Mordred]] because he was too enraged to heed a prophetic dream; the wise mentor Merlin was a DirtyOldMan and met his doom because of it; Gawain, while on the Quest for the Sangreal (Holy Grail), refused to do penance and [[WhatTheHellHero was rebuked by hermits and disembodied voices alike for his homicidal ways]]; the great Lancelot was an adulterer who had an affair with Arthur's wife, Guinevere, and failed in the Sangreal Quest due to his unstable virtue. Indeed, the Sangreal Quest itself shows, and was meant to show, how all these noble knights, great in the world, fell short spiritually. The only knight allowed to achieve the Sangreal was [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Galahad]], who exemplified the knightly ideal.
** Galahad, fittingly enough for the best knight in the world, can even get his own bullet point. Because he was intended to represent knightly perfection, ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur'' writes him as a flawless creature. There is an unused chair at the Round Table that will kill any who sit in it, except the one destined to find the Sangreal. Galahad introduces himself to Arthur by sitting in it. Arthur then takes him to a stone with a sword sticking out of it (sound familiar?) that can only be pulled by the best knight in the world. Galahad pulls it. Arthur announces a jousting tournament. Galahad beats everyone he faces. The text makes several remarks on his virtue (that he's still [[VirginPower a maid]], that he doesn't [[BloodKnight wantonly kill]]), and he achieves the Sangreal, eventually being allowed to ascend up to Heaven.
** ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'', heavily based on the Morte D'Arthur [[note]] Thomas Malory makes a cameo in the last book as a young squire, sent away by Arthur before Camlann to tell the story of Camelot [[/note]], points out the issues with this. Namely, Galahad is ''too'' perfect, almost invariably coming off as distant and self-righteous, to the point of being outright inhuman. He discomforts and annoys his fellow knights as a result, and comes off as rather less likeable than the similarly righteous (but more human) Sir Percival.
** Galahad, fittingly enough for the best knight in the world, can even get his own bullet point. Because he was intended to represent knightly perfection, ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur'' writes him as a flawless creature. There is an unused chair at the Round Table that will kill any who sit in it, except the one destined to find the Sangreal. Galahad introduces himself to Arthur by sitting in it. Arthur then takes him to a stone with a sword sticking out of it (sound familiar?) that can only be pulled by the best knight in the world. Galahad pulls it. Arthur announces a jousting tournament. Galahad beats everyone he faces. The text makes several remarks on his virtue (that he's still [[VirginPower a maid]], that he doesn't [[BloodKnight wantonly kill]]), and he achieves the Sangreal, eventually being allowed to ascend up to Heaven.
** ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'', heavily based on the Morte D'Arthur [[note]] Thomas Malory makes a cameo in the last book as a young squire, sent away by Arthur before Camlann to tell the story of Camelot [[/note]], points out the issues with this. Namely, Galahad is ''too'' perfect, almost invariably coming off as distant and self-righteous, to the point of being outright inhuman. He discomforts and annoys his fellow knights as a result, and comes off as rather less likeable than the similarly righteous (but more human) Sir Percival.
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* ''Literature/TheLordOfBembibre'': Don Álvaro, the titular lord of Bembibre, is a -literal- Templar Knight. He strives for behaving honorably -even when it causes him personal suffering-, being loyal to God, faithful to his lady and kind to his servants.
* In ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur'', written by ThomasMalory (who may have been this trope's complete opposite), Malory, [[Myth/ArthurianLegend many characters]] are subversions in that they all had glaring flaws: King Arthur, usually portrayed as TheGoodKing, had an early NiceJobBreakingItHerod moment and later [[spoiler:is struck down by Mordred]] because he was too enraged to heed a prophetic dream; the wise mentor Merlin was a DirtyOldMan and met his doom because of it; Gawain, while on the Quest for the Sangreal (Holy Grail), refused to do penance and [[WhatTheHellHero was rebuked by hermits and disembodied voices alike for his homicidal ways]]; the great Lancelot was an adulterer who had an affair with Arthur's wife, Guinevere, and failed in the Sangreal Quest due to his unstable virtue. Indeed, the Sangreal Quest itself shows, and was meant to show, how all these noble knights, great in the world, fell short spiritually. The only knight allowed to achieve the Sangreal was [[IncorruptiblePurePureness Galahad]], who exemplified the knightly ideal.
** Galahad, fittingly enough for the best knight in the world, can even get his own bullet point. Becauseideal. Galahad is described as a flawless creature because he was intended to represent knightly perfection, ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur'' writes him as a flawless creature.perfection. There is an unused chair at the Round Table that will kill any who sit in it, except the one destined to find the Sangreal. Galahad introduces himself to Arthur by sitting in it. Arthur then takes him to a stone with a sword sticking out of it (sound familiar?) that can only be pulled by the best knight in the world. Galahad pulls it. Arthur announces a jousting tournament. Galahad beats everyone he faces. The text makes several remarks on his virtue (that he's still [[VirginPower a maid]], that he doesn't [[BloodKnight wantonly kill]]), and he achieves the Sangreal, eventually being allowed to ascend up to Heaven.
** ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'', heavily based on the Morte D'Arthur [[note]] Thomas Malory makes a cameo in the last book as a young squire, sent away by Arthur before Camlann to tell the story of Camelot [[/note]], * ''Literature/TheOnceAndFutureKing'' points out the issues with this. Namely, Galahad being the perfect knightly ideal. is ''too'' perfect, almost invariably coming off as distant and self-righteous, to the point of being outright inhuman. He discomforts and annoys his fellow knights as a result, and comes off as rather less likeable than the similarly righteous (but more human) Sir Percival.
* In ''Literature/LeMorteDarthur'', written by Thomas
** Galahad, fittingly enough for the best knight in the world, can even get his own bullet point. Because
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* Amati of ''Manga/SpiceAndWolf'' is actually a very successful merchant, but he offers a not-so-small ''fortune'' to alleviate the debts of the pagan wolf deity/traveling nun Horo, and rescue her from Lawrence. He'd only seen her twice when he made the decision, and he presents his intention with a written contract and a proclamation in front of a small crowd. Horo points out he's not really in love with ''her'', so much as the idea of rescuing a beautiful DamselInDistress in a knightly way.
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* In Creator/PatriciaAMcKillip's ''Literature/TheBellAtSealeyHead'', Princess Ysabo's home also has many knights, and part of her prescribed ritual is to perform certain services for them, filling cups with wine. She is [[ArrangedMarriage told she must marry one]], and when she asks why, the knight hits her. [[spoiler:However, this turns out to be a false knight, not even human. The [[CleverCrows crows]] she feeds every day as part of the ritual [[BalefulPolymorph are in fact the true knights]], and when restored, they behave in a much more knightly manner.]]
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* In Creator/PatriciaAMcKillip's ''Literature/TheBellAtSealeyHead'', Princess Ysabo's home also has many knights, and part of her prescribed ritual is to perform certain services for them, filling cups with wine. She is [[ArrangedMarriage told she must marry one]], and when she asks why, the knight hits her. [[spoiler:However, this turns out to be a false knight, not even human. The [[CleverCrows crows]] she feeds every day as part of the ritual [[BalefulPolymorph [[ForcedTransformation are in fact the true knights]], and when restored, they behave in a much more knightly manner.]]
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This is often invoked to describe a man who acts ''chivalrously'' toward women. The term may be used in more cynical works to indicate a WideEyedIdealist. Even the UrExample of the straight usage of trope, Myth/KingArthur, messed around with it a lot. The one-two punch of Creator/{{Disney}} and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' saw this trope's stock rise like crazy.
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This is often invoked to describe a man who acts ''chivalrously'' toward women. The term may be used in more cynical works to indicate a WideEyedIdealist. Even the UrExample of the straight usage of trope, Myth/KingArthur, Myth/ArthurianLegend, messed around with it a lot. The one-two punch of Creator/{{Disney}} and ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' saw this trope's stock rise like crazy.
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* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'': Sir Gillaume De Launfal [[GenreRefugee seems to have entirely missed the memo about what kind of world]] ''The Witcher'' is set in, and manages to be young, naïve, affectionate, impulsive and ready to throw himself at any chivalrous cause without regard for his own safety. [[spoiler: Play your cards right, and he can make it work, and become one of the few characters in the franchise to get an unambiguously happy ending.]]
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* In ''Videogame/EldenRing'', there are many knights associated with the various demigods, but most of them are presented as either mercenaries or loyal servants of their respective demigod with no regard for morality or chivalric virtues. However, the clearest examples of this trope are the Erdtree Sentinels, who are knights clad in golden armor, riding enormous steeds, and are devoted to defending the titular Erdtree. The Erdtree itself is the source of the Golden Order, a divine law created by a being known as the Greater Will, which defines the laws of life and physics in the world, effectively making the Erdtree Sentinels into knights who defend the very laws of reality.
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** Griffith may be the leader of a mercenary company, and of common birth, but he very convincingly plays the role of the perfect knight. Most people say that the first time they saw him was like looking at a storybook hero come to life. He's AFatherToHisMen, wins battles for TheGoodKingdom of Midland, saves Princess Charlotte when she loses control of her horse, and shows impeccable manners at social functions. It also helps that he's a PrettyBoy who wears shining armor and rides a white-caparisoned horse. BeneathTheMask he is a more morally ambiguous and sometimes ruthless character. At the end of the Golden Age he pulls a FaceHeelTurn, and in the Millennium Falcon Arc he becomes a VillainWithGoodPublicity by returning to save Midland while cranking his Knight in Shining Armor act UpToEleven.
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** Griffith may be the leader of a mercenary company, and of common birth, but he very convincingly plays the role of the perfect knight. Most people say that the first time they saw him was like looking at a storybook hero come to life. He's AFatherToHisMen, wins battles for TheGoodKingdom of Midland, saves Princess Charlotte when she loses control of her horse, and shows impeccable manners at social functions. It also helps that he's a PrettyBoy who wears shining armor and rides a white-caparisoned horse. BeneathTheMask he is a more morally ambiguous and sometimes ruthless character. At the end of the Golden Age he pulls a FaceHeelTurn, and in the Millennium Falcon Arc he becomes a VillainWithGoodPublicity by returning to save Midland while cranking his Knight in Shining Armor act UpToEleven.up.
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* The main reason Touma Kamiyama becomes a Kamen Rider at first in ''Series/KamenRiderSaber'' is to defend innocents from the Megid. He later becomes a more literal example of this when his first MidSeasonUpgrade turns him into a knight.
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* Saint James "Matamoros", from the myth of the Myth/BattleOfClavijo. He supposedy came down to help save 100 virgins that were given as tribute to the Caliphate.
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* Saint James "Matamoros", from the myth of the Myth/BattleOfClavijo. He supposedy came down to help save 100 virgins that were given as tribute to the Caliphate.
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* Saint James "Matamoros", from the myth of the Myth/BattleOfClavijo. He supposedy came down to help save 100 virgins that were given as tribute to the Caliphate.
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* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': [[HerCodenameWasMarySue Sir Percival]] in the fairytale Perry Cox tells his son in a SomethingCompletelyDifferent episode.
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* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'': [[HerCodenameWasMarySue Sir Percival]] in the fairytale Perry Cox tells his son in a SomethingCompletelyDifferent episode.FormulaBreakingEpisode.
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* The titular Warrior from ''Literature/WizardsWarriorsAndYou'' is brimming with weapons, wears a full suit of plate mail, and is a loyal servant of King Henry, always ready to face whatever challenge threatens the kingdom, the king, Princess Saralinda, and the people. Weirdly, it is noted that he wears no heraldry, and given how he's always referred to as Warrior, he may not even be a knight.
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* The titular Warrior from ''Literature/WizardsWarriorsAndYou'' is brimming with weapons, wears a full suit of plate mail, and is a loyal servant of King Henry, always ready to face whatever challenge threatens the kingdom, the king, Princess Saralinda, and the people. Weirdly, it is noted that he wears no heraldry, and given how he's always referred to as Warrior, he may not even be a knight.
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** Throughout the series (at least until ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' did away with classes), "Knight" was a preset class. Knights get bonuses to the [[HeroesPreferSwords Blade]] skill, as well as [[MightyGlacier Heavy Armor]], [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Block]], Speechcraft, and Restoration, following the trope closely. The class description reads: "Of noble birth, or distinguished in battle or tourney, knights are civilized warriors, schooled in letters and courtesy, governed by the codes of chivalry. In addition to the arts of war, knights study the lore of healing and enchantment."
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** Throughout the series (at least until ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' did away with classes), "Knight" was a preset class. Knights get bonuses to the [[HeroesPreferSwords Blade]] skill, [[KnightlySwordAndShield Blade and Block]] skills, as well as [[MightyGlacier Heavy Armor]], [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Block]], Speechcraft, and Restoration, following the trope closely. The class description reads: "Of noble birth, or distinguished in battle or tourney, knights are civilized warriors, schooled in letters and courtesy, governed by the codes of chivalry. In addition to the arts of war, knights study the lore of healing and enchantment."
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': In [[Recap/TheMandalorianS1E3Chapter3TheSin the third episode]], main character Din Djarin gets an upgrade to his armor that sees him clad in shiny [[FantasyMetals beskar]] just in time for him to heroically rescue The Child out of guilt for handing the infant over to the Imperial Remnant.
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': In [[Recap/TheMandalorianS1E3Chapter3TheSin the third episode]], main character Din Djarin gets an upgrade to his armor that sees him clad in shiny [[FantasyMetals beskar]] just in time for him to heroically rescue The Child out of guilt for handing the infant over to the Imperial Remnant. In [[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E8Chapter16TheRescue "The Rescue"]] he becomes the rightful wielder of the Darksaber, adding a CoolSword to his equipment.
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* Though he may not be called a 'knight', ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is as much a pure example of this trope as modern jaded audiences can stand. His classic outfit includes maille or scales on the upper portion, he carries a shield, and a modern Captain owes much to the role of a knight in leading his troops. In behaviour? No more noble or righteous 'knight' exists in the Marvel Universe - Ultimate Cap excepted, of course.
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* Though he may not be called a 'knight', ComicBook/CaptainAmerica is as much a pure example of this trope as modern jaded audiences can stand. His classic outfit includes maille or scales on the upper portion, he carries a shield, and a modern Captain owes much to the role of a knight in leading his troops. In behaviour? No more noble or righteous 'knight' exists in the Marvel Universe - [[AdaptationalJerkass Ultimate Cap Cap]] excepted, of course.
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* The Black Knight from ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' is a literal one, though the first one was a villain. Black Knight II, however, plays it straight.
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* The Black Knight from ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'' is a literal one, though the first one was a villain. Black Knight II, however, plays it straight. Both are descended from a lineage of Black Knights that dates back to Arthurian times.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' has Ludwig, the Holy Blade, as the closest thing one gets in a Gothic Horror setting. He was the first Church Hunter and the Ludwig's Holy Blade weapon was based on his personal sword. By all accounts, he was a genuinely decent person who honestly wanted to protect Yharnam and was completely open about the Beast plague. [[spoiler: He is fought as a boss in the DLC after he's succumbed to the Beast Scourge,... well, for the first half of the fight. For the second half, he'll [[RestorationOfSanity return to his senses]] and fight you with the Holy Moonlight Sword.]]
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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has Solaire of Astora and Oscar of Astora. Solaire is an honorable, friendly Warrior of the Sun, and Oscar was on a quest to ring the Twin Bells of Awakening. Siegmeyer of Catarina wants to be this, but is far too bumbling.
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* ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' has Solaire of Astora and Oscar of Astora. Solaire is an honorable, friendly Warrior of the Sun, and Oscar was on a quest to ring the Twin Bells of Awakening. Siegmeyer of Catarina wants to be this, but is far too bumbling. Artorias ''used'' to be one, but [[spoiler: he was corrupted by the Abyss]] and is centuries dead by the time of the game.
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* Each of ''Literature/TheFaerieQueene'''s protagonists are mighty knights who achieve great feats of strength, but are more praised for their virtue. Each is chaste, active, slow to anger, kind, and humble even as gods of greed, beautiful sorceresses, and suicidal monsters try to corrupt them.
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** ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory'': Shining Knight of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Sir Justin, a knight of King Arthur, was given by Merlin a suit of magical armor that would protect him from all harm, and a magical sword that would cut through anything. Merlin also gave Justin’s horse wings and the ability to fly. Justin was frozen for centuries and revived in the 1940s, where he applies his honor as a knight to fighting crime in the present day.
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** ''ComicBook/SevenSoldiersOfVictory'': Shining Knight of the Seven Soldiers of Victory. Sir Justin, a knight of King Arthur, was given by Merlin a suit of magical armor that would protect him from all harm, and a magical sword that would cut through anything. Merlin also gave Justin’s horse wings and the ability to fly. Justin was frozen for centuries and revived in the 1940s, where he applies his honor as a knight to fighting crime in the present day. His chronological predecessor/published successor Ystin also qualifies, although they're a bit less idealistic than Justin, coming from a more LowFantasy version of Camelot.
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* ''Roleplay/FireEmblemOnForums'': This is the ideal for players of the Paladin class, and indeed many characters exist that live up to it.
** ''[=FEF=] 2'': Miguel aspires to be this despite his old age. Whether he lives up to the trope is....questionable.
** ''Final Hour'': Lamden is this, though downplayed due to his ChivalrousPervert tendencies.
** ''[[Roleplay/FireEmblemOnForumsDemonSoulSaga Demon Soul Saga]]'': The White Knight of Mishima, later revealed to be the Kaijin Gawain, is designed after this aesthetic, but he himself averts this trope. Mori (and a few other characters) take Akihiko to be this trope due to being a BullyHunter, but he's closer to being a KnightInSourArmor.
** ''Mortal Transgressions'': Ferdiad Domniann. His codename is literally ''Knight''. This starts to chip away, however, as he is forced to confront the realities of working within GrayAndGreyMorality, with the stress leading him to temporarily disappear from the party.
** ''[=FEF=] 2'': Miguel aspires to be this despite his old age. Whether he lives up to the trope is....questionable.
** ''Final Hour'': Lamden is this, though downplayed due to his ChivalrousPervert tendencies.
** ''[[Roleplay/FireEmblemOnForumsDemonSoulSaga Demon Soul Saga]]'': The White Knight of Mishima, later revealed to be the Kaijin Gawain, is designed after this aesthetic, but he himself averts this trope. Mori (and a few other characters) take Akihiko to be this trope due to being a BullyHunter, but he's closer to being a KnightInSourArmor.
** ''Mortal Transgressions'': Ferdiad Domniann. His codename is literally ''Knight''. This starts to chip away, however, as he is forced to confront the realities of working within GrayAndGreyMorality, with the stress leading him to temporarily disappear from the party.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': Phoebus is more of this than his counterpart in the [[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame source material]], being less prejudiced and willing to defy orders from a corrupt [[HangingJudge judge]] to rescue a family from a burning house.
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** ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'': ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'': Phoebus is more of this than his counterpart in the [[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame source material]], being less prejudiced and willing to defy orders from a corrupt [[HangingJudge judge]] to rescue a family from a burning house.
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* Subverted for laughs in ''One Fine Day'' (1996):
-->'''[[Creator/GeorgeClooney Jack]]''': You're asking me for help?\\
'''[[Creator/MichellePfeiffer Melanie]]''': It would appear that way, wouldn't it?\\
'''Jack''': I'll agree if you'll say, "Jack, please be my knight in shining armor."\\
'''Melanie''': Jack, don't be a shithead, go rescue our kids.\\
'''Jack''': This is hard for you, isn't it?
-->'''[[Creator/GeorgeClooney Jack]]''': You're asking me for help?\\
'''[[Creator/MichellePfeiffer Melanie]]''': It would appear that way, wouldn't it?\\
'''Jack''': I'll agree if you'll say, "Jack, please be my knight in shining armor."\\
'''Melanie''': Jack, don't be a shithead, go rescue our kids.\\
'''Jack''': This is hard for you, isn't it?
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* ''Literature/TheKnightInRustyArmor'': The Knight is this twenty-four hours a day. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as he only does this because [[IJustWantToBeLoved he'll be appreciated by others for it]]. Indeed, the armor is also a metaphor for hiding one's TrueSelf, and when he sheds it, so he does this trope]].
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* ''Literature/TheKnightInRustyArmor'': The Knight is this twenty-four hours a day. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] as he only does this because [[IJustWantToBeLoved he'll be appreciated by others for it]]. Indeed, the armor is also a metaphor for hiding one's TrueSelf, what's BeneathTheMask, and when he sheds it, so he does this trope]].
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* This is enforced for Tortallan knights in the ''Literature/TortallUniverse'' by nobles sending their would-be knight sons to a central training school in the nation's capital, where they are taught chivalric values along with the arts of war. Although it doesn't always take, the eight-year training is concluded with an overnight trial in the Chamber of the Ordeal. The Chamber is inhabited by a godlike entity which hammers a person's psyche until they survive or break. This doesn't stop them from becoming corrupt later (nor does it make a JerkAss become nice), but it does weed out the truly heinous. Unfit squires have gone mad or run away, or have their crimes brutally exposed, and one character is killed outright. It's noted that one job of a training master is to spot when a youth is unfit for knighthood and end his training well before they can be broken in the Chamber.
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* In ''{{Webcomic/Freefall}}'', [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2100/fc02057.htm a robot refrains from an evil plan because he's always thought of himself as the "shining armor type"]]
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* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0052.html after a rogue tricks a wizard into identifying their scrolls, he gives her the one she needs, and she gushes that he's her knight in shining armor.]]
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* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', [[http://rustyandco.com/comic/5/ the Night Wight was once the White Knight]].
* ''Webcomic/SquidRow'': [[http://squidrowcomics.com/?p=1060 A knight in a shining hatchback, anyway]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'',
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4001 Monique longs for one.]]
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2756 Pooch envisions himself as one.]]
* ''Webcomic/SquidRow'': [[http://squidrowcomics.com/?p=1060 A knight in a shining hatchback, anyway]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'',
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4001 Monique longs for one.]]
** [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2756 Pooch envisions himself as one.]]
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* ''Literature/BazilBroketail'': Count Trego may act like a jerk due to his rather backward worldview, but a common lout he is not. As a nobleman, he usually minds his manners and treats other people with courtesy, even if — in his own eyes — they are inferior to him due to social standing. While he does act grumpy and offended by Endysia's presence at a strategic meeting, once she greets him in his own language, he is immediately embarrassed, recognizing the fact that he behaved like a boor. He is also a valiant warrior, always ready to fight in the first line with other knights.
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* Up as a possible modern-era TropeCodifier is Wilfred of Ivanhoe from ''Literature/Ivanhoe''. A brave and valiant knight returning from crusade. Who is determined to protect those in need, support his king and adhere strongly to the code of chivalry.
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* Up as a possible modern-era TropeCodifier is Wilfred of Ivanhoe from ''Literature/Ivanhoe''.''{{Literature/Ivanhoe}}''. A brave and valiant knight returning from crusade. Who is determined to protect those in need, support his king and adhere strongly to the code of chivalry.
