Body Swap Mode

Body Swap Mode (originally called Gender Swap^[1]) is a feature in Shovel Knight that lets players choose the gender of the main characters in Shovel of Hope. The concerned characters are Shovel Knight, Shield Knight, Black Knight, the Enchantress and the Order of No Quarter.

DescriptionEdit

The gender of all main characters in the game can be swapped selectively. For example, there can be both a male Shovel Knight and a male Shield Knight.^[1]. Pronouns for each of those characters can also be swapped selectively (for example, a Shovel Knight with a female body can go by male pronouns in the game). The menu for Body Swap can be accessed at any point during the game.^[1] Changes will only be effective when entering the map.

Extra featuresEdit

• Random - Will put a random gender for all characters.
• Default - All characters will be the official genders. (Only if any characters' genders have been changed.)
• Opposite - All characters will be the opposite gender of their default gender.

TriviaEdit

• Fionna and Cake, one of the episodes in the American cartoon series Adventure Time, served as one of the inspirations for the Body Swap Mode.^[1]
• When swapped, King Knight changes to Queen Knight and the Enchantress becomes the Enchanter. They are the only characters to undergo a complete name change to fit with their opposite gender.
• The developers expressed their interest to make a body swapped version of Specter Knight's model in Specter of Torment to show the exposed underlying armor.^[1]
• In addition of doing concept art for the body swapped main characters, the developers also drawn the opposite gender versions of several minor characters: the Bard, Baz, Phantom Striker, Chester, the Gastronomer, Mr. Hat, the Magicist, Mona, Reize and the Troupple King.

GalleryEdit

Body swapped Shovel Knight and Shield Knight.

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ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Designing Body Swap on yachtclubgames.com