Shovel Knight Showdown/Polar Knight

Story

"...... Hmph."

Not much else is known about Polar Knight, other than that he is a huge, reclusive and short-spoken warrior who views strength and power as the be-all and end-all of everything, and that Shovel Knight and Black Knight were his friends at some point. He is always ready to show his strength and test others' with a snow shovel as big as himself.

Overview

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Playstyle

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Pros	Cons

Move list

Jump JUMP	Startup Total Frames Attributes 9 - - Polar Knight jumps in the air. Highest single jump in the game. Uniquely to Polar Knight, his jump has the most amount of startup in the game at nine frames.

Shovel Slam DOWN while in air	Startup Total Frames Attributes 30 - - Polar Knight hops up and forward to the air, hovers for half-a-second and slams into the ground shovel-first. Polar Knight can be moved left or right during the move If Polar Knight hits a breakable object, like a dirt block, he bounces up slightly, then hovers and slams normally.

Snow Slash ATTACK	Startup Total Frames Attributes 8 - - Polar Knight swings his snow shovel in front of him. Reflects projectiles, like other shovel wielders attack. When Snow Slashing his own snowball, Polar Knight will fling it up in the air in an arc.

Polar Plow Hold ATTACK, then release

Startup Total Frames Attributes 10 (after charging) - - Polar Knight dashes forward. If he is on the ground after 10 frames, he starts running forwards shovel first. While running, Polar Plow can be cancelled by moving left, moving right, jumping or attacking. Polar Knight does not stop running, unless the move is cancelled or he hits a wall. Opponents hit by this move will turn ice-blue, have longer hitstop than usual and be knocked upward and very slightly forward. If Polar Knight Polar Plows his own Snowball (try saying that fast three times), the snowball will stick in front of him.

Avalanche Kick SPECIAL

Startup Total Frames Attributes 19 (Melee) 21 (Snowball) - - Polar Knight kicks up snow from the ground. If he is on the ground before frame 21, a huge snowball forms in front of him. The snowball starts rolling forwards. Avalanche Kick has slightly higher knockback compared to Snow Slash. Polar Knight can have up to two snowballs in the screen at once. If the snowball hits a wall, it starts moving to the opposite direction. Snowball will disappear after hitting an enemy, a projectile, another snowball or Polar Knight himself.

Parry File:SKS Polar Parry	Startup Total Frames Attributes - - - Universal parry. Polar Knight lifts his snow shovel above his head and flashes white. When struck, he raises his shovel so hard that it knocks enemies back.

Strategies

Parry Sliding

Parry Sliding is a technique in which Polar Knight will slide a long distance while parrying. It is performed by doing Polar Plow, jumping, and parrying within the nine frames of jump startup.

This can be used as a surprise punish against projectiles or long range attacks.

Matchups

Character	Matchup info
Shovel Knight	write matchup info in these boxes for every character (except for itself, of course)
Plague Knight
Specter Knight
King Knight
Shield Knight
Black Knight
Propeller Knight
Mole Knight
Treasure Knight
Polar Knight
Tinker Knight
The Enchantress
Baz
Reize
Mr. Hat
Phantom Striker
Mona
Dark Reize
Goldarmor
Liquid Samurai

Misc.

Taunts

• Down: Polar Knight pulls out a cooked chicken leg, rips a piece with his teeth and chows it down. He continues to eat it as long as DOWN is held.
• Up: Polar Knight raises a wooden tankard full of frothy substance and takes a drink. He occasionally takes a drink as long as the button is held.

Colors

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Win Quotes

• "Begone. The bitter cold claims the weak."
• "Hmph. Rookie."
• "Behold... true power."
• "...And stay down."