Line #7 WesternAnimation/TheBravestKnight


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3	''The Bravest Knight'' is a Creator/{{Hulu}} original animated series, based on the book ''The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived'', by Daniel Errico. It was released on June 21, 2019.
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5	The series follows former pumpkin farmer Sir Cedric, now grown and married to Prince Andrew, the prince of his dreams, sharing with his 10-year-old adopted daughter Nia how he transformed from farmer to knight. Nia, training to become a knight herself, learns values such as honor, justice and compassion.
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7	''The Bravest Knight'' also boasts an AllStarCast with stars such as Creator/TRKnight (Sir Cedric), Creator/WilsonCruz (Prince Andrew), Creator/StormReid (Nia), Creator/BobbyMoynihan (Grunt), Creator/RuPaul, Creator/WandaSykes, and more. Grammy nominee and activist Justin Tranter wrote and performed the theme song
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9	!!''The Bravest Knight'' provides examples of:
10	* ActionGirl: Eyame aka The Green Leaf, who is an expert jouster and a PintSizedPowerhouse.
11	* AllTrollsAreDifferent: The trolls in this show live under bridges and like to trade. Unfortunately, they're also subjected to negative stereotypes by non-trolls.
12	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Trolls come in different colors of the rainbow; for example, Grunt is purple.
13	* AmbiguouslyBrown: Prince Andrew.
14	* AnimatedAdaptation: Of the book, ''The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived''.
15	* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: In "Cedric And The Leaf", Cedric tells Nia that this wouldn't be the last time Eyame would be involved in the story, but then says that's another story for another day.
16	* AudienceSurrogate: Nia represents the show's target audience, as she is a young child who aspires to be a knight and learns life lessons along the way.
17	* BaitAndSwitch: In "Cedric And The Troll", Cedric hears a princess in need of rescuing. The 'princess' lets down her very long hair, but then she turns out to be a witch, and then tosses Cedric and Grunt into a pit.
18	* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: In "Cedric And The Cave", Cedric and Grunt find some yetis. Part of the episode involves Cedric, Grunt, and the Itty Bitty Yeti escaping from the Big Yeti. As it turns out, the Big Yeti just wanted her loincloth all along (Grunt was wearing it on his head).
19	* BlackBeadEyes: All the characters have black dots for eyes.
20	* BloodKnight: Nia is very eager to engage in battle and become a knight. Cedric was also like this when he was younger.
21	* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of "Cedric And The Cave", Cedric and Grunt have to say goodbye to the Itty Bitty Yeti, as they have to go to the Dark Castle.
22	* CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase: All the episode titles are structured like this.
23	* DamselInDistress: In "Cedric And The Troll", Cedric and Grunt supposedly find a princess trapped in a tower, but she turns out to be a witch, who then throws them into a pit.
24	* DeadpanSnarker: Grunt is often prone to making sarcastic, comedic asides.
25	* DistressedDude: In "Cedric And The Troll", Prince Andrew pretends to be stuck in a tower so Nia can practice rescuing him.
26	* FantasticRacism: Trolls are often discriminated against and subjected to negative stereotypes.
27	* FramingDevice: Cedric tells the story of how he became a knight to Nia via flashbacks.
28	* GenderBlenderName: The episode "Cedric and the Fairies" introduces a male fairy named "Lucy". When Grunt comments on it being a girl's name, Lucy says names belong to people, not to genders.
29	* GrowlingGut: Grunt's tummy rumbles in "Cedric And The Cave".
30	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Cedric has blonde hair, and is very kind-hearted and eager to save people and to become a knight.
31	* HappilyMarried: Sir Cedric and Prince Andrew.
32	* HappilyAdopted: Nia is the adopted child of Cedric and Andrew, who love her very much.
33	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode is named "[[CharacterNameAndTheNounPhrase Cedric And The X]]".
34	* InsistentTerminology: Aspiring knights are always called "Not-yet knights".
35	* JoustingLance: In "Cedric And The Leaf", Cedric uses Susie's poking stick with a pumpkin attached to it as a jousting lance as he competes in the jousting tournament.
36	* JustAKid: In "Cedric And The Troll", Cedric gets told that he won't able to stop the villains because he is only a kid.
37	* KidHero: In his youth, Cedric was this, being a child as well as a not-yet-knight. Nia wants to be one as well.
38	* MasculineFeminineGayCouple: Cedric and Andrew, with Cedric being a knight and Andrew being a regal prince.
39	* MythologyGag: In "Cedric and the Potion Maker", Nia comments that people say Cedric is "The Bravest Knight Who Ever Lived". It's the title of the book this cartoon is based on.
40	* NiceGuy: Cedric is a really likable guy who just wants to make the world a better place. He's also one of the first people to show kindness to trolls.
41	* NonHumanSidekick: Grunt, a troll, is the sidekick of Cedric.
42	* PintSizedPowerhouse: Eyame from "Cedric And The Leaf" uses her small size to her advantage when jousting, making her a really good jouster as a result.
43	* RedBaron: Eyame is nicknamed "The Green Leaf".
44	* RhymesOnADime: Grunt speaks in rhyme a bit when he first meets Cedric in "Cedric And The Troll".
45	* RoadApples: In "Cedric And The Leaf", Grunt tells Cedric that he stepped in cow poop, much to his disgust.
46	* SeenItAll: In "Cedric And The Troll", when the "princess" is revealed to be a WickedWitch, Grunt is so unfazed that he says that he's seen "wickeder".
47	* StoryArc: The first season follows Cedric's quest to get Grunt his bridge back. The story is told via a FramingDevice.
48	* TitleDrop: In "Cedric and the Potion Maker", the titular Potion Maker predicts Cedric will become the Bravest Knight.
49	* TitleThemeTune: The theme song says "''The Bravest Knight''" a few times.
50	* ToiletHumour: In "Cedric And The Leaf", Cedric steps in some cow poop.
51	* TheUnintelligible: In "Cedric And The Cave", the Big Yeti communicates only through roars.
52	* UptownGirl: Or rather, Uptown Guy. Cedric is a former pumpkin farmer who is married to Andrew, a prince.
53	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The episodes consist of flashbacks to when Cedric was a child.
54	* WickedWitch: Trula from "Cedric And The Troll" is a pretty typical example of one, though Grunt claims that he's seen wickeder.

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