History Characters / ShovelKnightOrderOfNoQuarter

* BerserkButton: Challenging his authority or schedule. He gets mad at Plague Knight for supposedly clowning around after mistaking him for a demolition expert, Specter Knight for dropping by with his offer right when break time was over, and King Knight for both breaking the hot tub and the 'no diving' sign during his break time on top of insinuating himself above Mole Knight.

* GracefulLoser: When Shovel Knight lifts up The Order of No Quarter then Propeller Knight will compliment him and say that they ought to join together in an adventure one day. In ''Plague of Shadows'' he will be a waiter for Plague Knight and Mona while they are on a date on his airship. In ''Showdown'', Treasure Knight's storyline has the two wager their earnings on who wins the most battles, and Propeller Knight drops in to honor his word in the end. He is also fairly magnanimous in ''victory'' as well, as he has [[spoiler:his rival Cooper]] at his mercy in the ending sequence of ''King of Cards'' but apparently lets him walk away unscathed after a bit of gloating.

* IMeantToDoThat: ''Showdown'' incorporates Tinker Knight's constant tripping as an attack in his moveset. It's called the "definitely Intentional Trip," hinting at his insecurity about his poor coordination.

* IMeantToDoThat: His "Definitely Intentional Trip" in ''Showdown''.

* PromotedToPlayable: They're all fully playable in the ''Showdown'' game mode.

* BerserkButton: His rose means a lot to him, and stealing it is the easiest way to tick him off. In ''King of Cards'', King Knight finds the rose unattended and takes it with him, unaware of who it belongs to. In response, Propeller Knight immediately launches an all-out attack on the ''Glidewing'', demanding the rose back.

* EvilCounterpart: To Phantom Striker. Both use fencing as their preferred combat style and are both are associated with elements of the sky (Propeller Knight for wind/air and Phantom Striker with lightning). Both were approached by Specter Knight to join the Order of No Quarter, both were beaten by Specter Knight, but Phantom Striker refused, while Propeller Knight submitted.

* FreeFallFight: In ''Specter of Torment'' and ''King Of Cards'', [[spoiler:Propeller Knight's fight starts off on a generic arena/the prow of the Glidewing, respectively, as it did in the other two campaigns. Then the cannonballs from the battleships in the background completely shatter the arena, leaving Specter/King Knight to fight Propeller Knight while using the latter's navy ships as platforms]].

** Specter Knight is this to Boneclangs: he can even [[FlunkyBoss summon them in battle]].

--->'''Mole Knight:''' I have to hand it to you, you have superior digging technique. We should share notes.

* DefeatEqualsFriendship: Shovel Knight and Plague Knight both befriend him, and the latter [[spoiler:lends him the aid of his Shovel Knight slime for extra digging power.]]

* TheBrute: The largest member of the Order even while bending over, and is only rivaled by the standing up straight Baz for the largest human character in the game.

* MagmanMan: In ''Dig'', he's the guardian of [[LethalLavaLand Smeltworks]], and during the second phase of his boss fight, he uses a submersible boat to create a lava pool and uses fake-out flame pillars as doppelgangers.

* ForcedIntoEvil: Zigzagged. [[spoiler:While King Knight joined of his own to take over Pridemoor Keep as the accomplishment of his journey of becoming a king, almost none of the others wanted to work for the Order in the first place: while Treasure Knight (being an established pirate) was already rather villainous, Mole Knight and Tinker Knight were parts of a now disbanded criminal organization and started their own devices after that, Polar Knight and Propeller Knight already preferred to be left alone to their own devices, Plague Knight was trying to accomplish his own goals (and ended up making a secret organization to continue it), and Specter Knight (after having recruited the previous ones by beating them into submission) was blackmailed by the Enchantress.]]

* ForcedIntoEvil: Zigzagged. [[spoiler:While King Knight joined of his own to take over Pridemoor Keep as the accomplishment of his journey of becoming a king, almost none of the others wanted to work for the Order in the first place: while Treasure Knight (being an established pirate) was already rather villainous, Mole Knight, Tinker Knight, Polar Knight and Propeller Knight preferred to be left alone to their own devices, Plague Knight was trying to accomplish his own goals (and ended up making a secret organization to continue it), and Specter Knight (after having recruited the previous ones by beating them into submission) was blackmailed by the Enchantress.]]

** ''Dig'' reveals that he wasn't always like that, as he willingly joined the Hexcavators to create a new order, implying that their defeat radically changed his view of the world.

** ''Dig'' reveals that he wasn't always like that, as he willingly joined the Hexcavators to create a new order, implying that their defeat radically changed his view of the world.

* MakingASplash: In ''Dig'', he guards an aquatic city and uses water powers alongside his FastTunneling.

* RedBaron: "The Claws of Fate".

** Averted in ''Specter of Torment'' where he's far more dangerous, doesn't trip, and there will be no cheesing him this time. [[spoiler:And then in phase two he sets his mech to auto-pilot and attacks you in tandem with it.]]

* RedBaron: "The Schemer". [[spoiler:"The Destroyer" for the Tinker Tank]].

* TheKlutz: Trips over his own feet constantly in his boss fight. He even has a weaponized trip. One of his win quotes in ''Showdown'' implies he's self-conscious about it.

* MysteriousPast: His familiarity with the heroes is left ambiguous. As noted in TheRival he and Shovel Knight have met and fought before (possibly together, definitely against each other), and even when he's beaten through the entire Order, Polar Knight still wants to see Shovel Knight join alongside him. Shovel Knight's campaign ends with him staring off into the sunset, contemplating, while ''Plague of Shadows'' ends with him sharing a campfire [[spoiler:with Black Knight]] with the title being "Reunion." One of his Rail Riders, after you've defeated him in ''Specter of Torment'', says that he's dealing with "his loss" in a way that might refer to simply being angry Specter beat him, or may refer to something that happened before Specter Knight's arrival.[[spoiler:His Story Mode in ''Showdown'' implies the loss being in the latter category, with his disdain for Shovel Knight's comment about blind loyalty and the latter's shock about it.]]

* Catchphrase: "Hmph."

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: If you except [[spoiler:Specter Knight (who's revealed to be named Donovan)]], all of them are only known by their title as a knight.