Plague Knight is a secondary character in the 2014 indie platform video game Shovel Knight. The character is a boss in the original game, and the player character of the Plague of Shadows downloadable content campaign.

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Plague of Shadows edit

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  • Plague of Shadows
  • D'Angelo, David (2015-03-31). "Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows Mobility Design". Gamasutra. (primary source)
  • Mejia, Ozzie (2015-09-17). "Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows - playing the game's opening minutes". Shacknews.
  • Carter, Chris (2015-09-17). "Review: Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows". Destructoid.