The Catapults are used in both Shovel of Hope and Plague of Shadows, to move between Hub Stages without going to the map screen.
In Shovel of Hope, they only appear once the third quarter of the Valley has been unlocked. There are three Catapults in the Valley each located in one of the safe areas:
- The Village Catapult appears to the right of the tavern. It launches Shovel Knight to the Armor Outpost.
- The Armor Outpost Catapult is on top of the Aerial Anvil. It launches Shovel Knight to the Village.
- The Catapult located in Shortcut? launches Shovel Knight to the Village.
In Plague of Shadows, there are only two Catapults that send Plague Knight to different locations:
- The Armor Outpost Catapult is initially broken and must be fixed by paying Percy 50 Cipher Coins. Upon its first use, it flings Plague Knight into the middle of the Outpost which results in him conquering it. Once this is done this Catapult becomes inaccessible except via the Shortcut? one. By boarding again the Armor Outpost Catapult, it will send Plague Knight to the otherwise inaccessible initial area of the Village.
- The catapult at Shortcut? instead sends Plague Knight to the one at Armor outpost.
Percy continues to use his Catapults in King of Cards and Showdown. In the former, he uses them to occasionally launch himself off-screen during his boss fight, while in the latter, he uses them to move himself while maneuvering his targets.
Trivia[]
- If Shovel Knight has the Ornate Plate equipped, he will land flawlessly instead of crashing into the ground.
- One of Shovel Knight's jokes to Toader mentions the Catapult.
- Percy expresses a deep fondness for the ballistic mechanics of the Catapults.