History Characters / ShovelKnightWanderingTravelersAndGuestCharacters

They act as GuestFighter OptionalBoss, and were initially fought exclusively in the UsefulNotes/XboxONE version of ''Shovel Knight''. They were later added to the [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows 10]] version and reached other computer versions in October 2017. They can be found in the Mysterious Area after obtaining the Curious Map from the Hall of Champions. There the player can have a "sparring match" with each one of the Toads, emulating the gameplay of the original ''Battletoads'' game.

* VersionExclusiveContent: They can only be found in the UsefulNotes/XboxOne and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows 10]] versions of the game.

* TheRival: Serves as this for Specter Knight's story in ''Showdown''.

* TheRival: Serves as this for Specter Knight's story in ''Showdown''. See MercyKill above.
* ShockAndAwe: Most of his abilities are lightning-based.

* {{Expy}}: He's the closest thing to Mega Man in the game, as his [[PowerCopying equipping of different hats gives him different powers.]]

* BonusBoss: None of them are mandatory to beat ''Shovel of Hope'', ''Plague of Shadows'' or ''King of Cards'', but offer a nice challenge. Averted for Phantom Striker in ''Specter of Torment'', who is an obligatory fight.

** Parodied in ''King of Cards '': When you first encounter him, every item he sells costs over 100 times the max Gold. The only way to fight him here is to walk away, as he demands you buy something.

* DemotedToExtra: Downplayed, due to his nature as a BonusBoss. In ''Specter of Torment'', he's just a cameo who gets no dialogue or even an optional boss fight.

* DemotedToExtra: Downplayed, due to his nature as a BonusBoss. In ''Specter of Torment'', [[spoiler:he's more or less just a quick gag who doesn't even get a boss fight, leaving The Tower immediately after being told to scram]].

Kratos is a GuestFighter BonusBoss fought exclusively in the Creator/{{Sony}} versions of ''Shovel of Hope''. He'll appear on the map as a wandering encounter once the Curious Map is obtained from the Hall of Champions.

* BonusBoss: As is expected of guest fighter, his boss fight is completely optional. It's also much more extravagant and difficult than the game's other bosses, given that it's a SequentialBoss with ''three'' phases, when most other bosses of that type have only two.

They act as GuestFighter BonusBoss, and were initially fought exclusively in the UsefulNotes/XboxONE version of ''Shovel Knight''. They were later added to the [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows 10]] version and reached other computer versions in October 2017. They can be found in the Mysterious Area after obtaining the Curious Map from the Hall of Champions. There the player can have a "sparring match" with each one of the Toads, emulating the gameplay of the original ''Battletoads'' game.

* BonusBoss: Their boss fight is completely optional, and is also much more complex than the game's other bosses, as that it's a SequentialBoss with ''three'' phases, rather than the standard two.

* BadassBaritone: Pimple. His VoiceGrunting is the deepest in the game, by a wide margin.

%%* BuildingSwing: Using his rope whip.

* WhipItGood: He uses a whip for a weapon. This somehow also makes him immune to the shovel plant. Must be the spinning.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He briefly mocks Shovel Knight for his WeaponOfChoice, but comes around to considering him [[WorthyOpponent worthy of praise]] after being defeated, gives him the Grave Digger's Shovel, and ''very'' calmly leaves afterward. In general, he's much closer to his ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' personality than the personality he had in the original trilogy.

* WhipItGood: He uses a whip for a weapon. This somehow also makes him immune to the shovel plant. Must be the [[EverythingsBetterwithSpinning spinning]].

* NiceHat: With the additional bonus of gaining a special power for whatever hat he wears. After you beat him as Plague Knight, he says that the hats don't work on anyone else but him.

''Shovel Knight Treasure Trove'': [[Characters/ShovelKnightMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/ShovelKnightOrderOfNoQuarter Order of No Quarter]] | [[Characters/ShovelKnightTownsfolkAndOtherNPCS Townsfolk and Other NPCs]] | Wandering Travelers and Guest Characters | [[Characters/ShovelKnightEnemies Enemies and Other Bosses]]\\
''Shovel Knight Dig'': [[Characters/ShovelKnightDrillKnightAndTheHexcavators Drill Knight & The Hexcavators]] ]]-]]]

* BlindingBangs: The upper half of her face is completely covered by her hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: A light shade of lavender.

* GuestFighter: thay all hail from ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}''.