Shadow Knights are Knights' Kingdom II minifigures released during 2004 and 2005. The only action figure released based on the characters, 4942 Shadow Knight, was part of a Nestlé promotion.
Description[]
Shadow Knights have black helmets, hands and legs. Their hips and arms are a dark red colour and the torso, otherwise black, has printing of a red breastplate with a silver and black scorpion in the middle. The face is scowling and has a full beard. In 2005, a rarer variant of the common Shadow Knight is nearly identical, the only difference being that the black helmet has silver speckles on it.
In G678 Knights' Kingdom Chess Set, Shadow Knights are identical to their standard appearance except they have the face print of Johnny Thunder. Another version of this Shadow Knight variant appears in the polybag set 5998 Vladek with a different helmet.
Elite Shadow Knights is drastically different from the other variants. The head is the same as Vladek's: there are dark lines on the face, highlighting a deep scowl and circles around the eyes. There is no beard on this variation. They wear silver-speckled black helmets and body armour. Their hands and hips are dark red. These Shadow Knights are also called Elite Shadow Knights.
Background[]
The Shadow Knights were once loyal knights of Morcia, but Vladek, using his dark magic and the Book of Morcia, transformed them into mindless servants to do his bidding. They locked away the king when he rose to power and became the backbone of his army. When Vladek was defeated and put in prison, the Shadow Knights turned back into the knights they were. This happened again when Vladek turned the knights of Ankoria into a new legion of Shadow Knights, including the powerful Elite Shadow Knights. After being defeated once more, Vladek finally resorted to other assets, employing Dracus, Karzon and the Rogue Knights instead.
The Evil Knight once spent a summer as a Shadow Knight, which permanently gave him glowing red eyes.
Behind the Scenes[]
The Shadow Knight shown in the concept art was originally designed as Vladek's solitary henchman, a knight who resorted to sabotage to defeat his foes. However, in the end, the Shadow Knights became a mass produced army controlled by Vladek. The original concept later inspired Karzon.[1]
Variations[]
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| Shadow Knight | Chess Pawn | Polybag Pawn | Speckled Helmet | Elite Shadow Knight |
Appearances[]
- 5998 Vladek (pawn variant)
- 8778 Border Ambush
- 8780 Citadel of Orlan
- 8781 Castle of Morcia
- 8800 Vladek's Siege Engine
- 8802 Dark Fortress Landing
- 8873 Fireball Catapult
- 8874 Battle Wagon
- 8875 King's Siege Tower (2)
- 8876 Scorpion Prison Cave
- 8877 Vladek's Dark Fortress (3)
- G678 Knights' Kingdom Chess Set (pawn)
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