History VideoGame / KnightsOfTheRound

* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal The barbaric boss Balbars]] wears an enorumous pelt of what appears to be a bear-like creature as a coat.

** ''Muramasa,Blood Armor'': A samurai wearing blood red armor, and is heavily associated with fire and the color red in general (this was changed to "Dark Armor" in the SNES version, [[Bowdlerise possibly due to violence related issues]].)

** ''Muramasa,Blood Armor'': A samurai wearing blood red armor, and is heavily associated with fire and the color red in general (this was changed to "Dark Armor" in the SNES version, [[Bowdlerize possibly due to violence related issues]].)

** ''Balbars,The Hammer'': An enormous, heavily armored barbarian wielding an equally massive hammer, and even when he doesn't attack with the hammer he seems to prefer crushing and smashing attacks.
** ''Muramasa,Blood Armor'': A samurai wearing blood red armor, and is heavily associated with fire and the color red in general (this was changed to "Dark Armor" in the SNES version, [[Bowlderize possibly due to violence related issues]].)


* RedShirtArmy: Plenty of soldiers loyal to Arthur pop up throughout the game, usually to get killed almost immediately.

* RedBaron: Every boss (except The Iron Golem, which is [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as it's essentially treated as an extension of [[MarionetteMaster Phantom]]) has gets introduced with nickname that relates to their theming in some way:

* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal The barbaric boss Balbars]] wears a enorumous pelt of what appears to be a bear-like creature as a coat.

* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: [[AddedAliterativeAppeal The barbaric boss Balbars]] wears a enorumous pelt of what appears to be a bear-like creature as a coat.

* CarryABigStick: Arlon and Garibaldi use Morning Stars in tandem with [[PowerFist spiked gauntlets.]]

** The Phantom shows up again in the last level with a shorter life bar and minus most of his better tricks from the first battle, but he at least gets the dignity of being a proper miniboos.

** Buster series enemies carry smaller maces, relatively speaking, along with shields.

* {{Ninja}}: Phantom seems to invoke this combined with a stereotypical Swashbuckler.

* SinisterScimitar: Lancelot, albeit without the "sinister" part since he's one of the heroes.

* BladeOnAStick: Scorn uses a long halberd. Several {{Mooks}} wield pickaxes, spears and the like.

* DualWielding: Braford wields a sword-and-longsword combo.

* KnifeNut: Phantom throws these.

* {{Ninja}}: Phantom looks quite like one.

* AnachronismStew: Muramasa's weapon and armor would not be developed until several ''centuries'' after the time when the Arthurian legends were supposed to take place. Then again, the same could be said for the kind of tourney that takes up the first part of stage 4 (and more than a few French retellings of the Arthur legends).

* '''Braford, the Swordsmaster'''. Cavalry knight [[DualWield Dual Wields]] an arming sword and a shortsword, and is capable of [[SwordBeam shooting energy out of them.]]

* '''Garibaldi, the Golden Emperor'''. The FinalBoss, a PaletteSwap of his brother Arlon, albeit beefed-up considerably. He starts the fight mounted on a horse, and using Braford's energy blasts.

* '''Braford, the Swordsmaster'''. Cavalry knight wielding twin swords, and capable of [[SwordBeam shooting energy out of them.]]

* '''Scorn, the First Challenge'''. A tall and skinny fully armored knight wielding a halberd. He has a tendency to laugh in the middle of the fight.

* '''Arlon, the Silver Emperor'''. Garibaldi's younger brother, who has taken over Castle Fort. He's a massive man wielding a [[EpicFlail morning star]], and can create shockwaves by jump stomping.

''Knights of the Round'' is a BeatEmUp UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame released by Creator/{{Capcom}} in 1991, and later ported to [[SuperNintendo SNES]] in 1994. Much as the name implies, it is loosely inspired in the myths of KingArthur. The game is a rather straightforward BeatEmUp with a [[CharacterLevel level-up system]] which changes the clothing and looks of the characters and weapons, while increasing their strength and speed. Other game mechanics include the typical [[CastFromHitPoints special move which drains life]], a block action that grants a short invincibility after blocking an attack and the ability to mount horses found on certain stages.

''Knights of the Round'' is a BeatEmUp UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame released by {{Capcom}} in 1991, and later ported to [[SuperNintendo SNES]] in 1994. Much as the name implies, it is loosely inspired in the myths of KingArthur. The game is a rather straightforward BeatEmUp with a [[CharacterLevel level-up system]] which changes the clothing and looks of the characters and weapons, while increasing their strength and speed. Other game mechanics include the typical [[CastFromHitPoints special move which drains life]], a block action that grants a short invincibility after blocking an attack and the ability to mount horses found on certain stages.

* '''Arthur''', wielding {{Excalibur}}, a broadsword. He's [[JackOfAllStats the most balanced out of the three]], with average strength and speed. He starts out wearing leather armor and a red tunic, and as he level ups he gets more armor pieces, eventually ending in full-body armor. He has the unique ability of performing a slow but powerful slash attack.

* BlondGuysAreEvil: Phantom. Averted by Lancelot, though.

''Knights of the Round'' is a BeatEmUp ArcadeGame released by {{Capcom}} in 1991, and later ported to [[SuperNintendo SNES]] in 1994. Much as the name implies, it is loosely inspired in the myths of KingArthur. The game is a rather straightforward BeatEmUp with a [[CharacterLevel level-up system]] which changes the clothing and looks of the characters and weapons, while increasing their strength and speed. Other game mechanics include the typical [[CastFromHitPoints special move which drains life]], a block action that grants a short invincibility after blocking an attack and the ability to mount horses found on certain stages.

* PublicDomainArtifact: The Holy Grail and {{Excalibur}}.

* MightyGlacier: Perceval as already noted. Balbars, Arlon and Garibaldi as well.

* FragileSpeedster: Lancelot as already noted, plus Phantom and the {{Mook}}s ''Sky Walker'' and ''Mask Man''.

* BlockingStopsAllDamage: Blocking an attack will make you invincible for a few seconds, allowing you to attack safely. However, blocking too early and for too long will make you tired. Bird Man and Metal Buster will be invulnerable if they have their shields up.