Duelist Di

Duelist Di
Sprite(s)
Portrait
Attributes
Type(s)	Merchant
Gender	Female
Affiliation(s)	The Glidewing's Crew
Occupation(s)	Joustus champion (formerly) Duelist
Weapon(s)	Dueling Glove
Shop	Dueling Glove 6
Game Information
Appears in
Stage(s)	Duelist's Grave The Glidewing Surface

“	Let us duel, then! My body may be insubstantial, but the tension is palpable!	”
— Duelist Di, Shovel Knight: King of Cards

Duelist Di, also known as Lady Di, is a character in Shovel Knight: King of Cards and Shovel Knight Dig. She is an adventurer who died and became a ghost some period of time before King of Cards and after Dig.

Appearance

Duelist Di is an armored knight with a plume on her helmet. During King of Cards, she is a blue ghost with a round badge on her right shoulder and a huge hole through her torso; she only wears one glove due to being unable to wear her other one. During Dig, she lacks the hole through her torso and is still alive; her armor is silver, her badge and gloves are yellow, and her pants are blue.

Personality

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Story

Background

Duelist Di was Cooper and Bard's first sponsored Joustus champion that they encountered. She traveled with them in the Glidewing, until they reached the Lich Yard, the place where Duelist Di died for unknown reasons. Cooper and Bard, sad about the fact she had seemingly vanished, went in search of a new champion. Duelist Di, however, was unaware of her own death.

King of Cards

In Shovel Knight: King of Cards, Duelist Di appears in Duelist's Grave selling the Dueling Glove, thinking that she can no longer wear the heirloom due to it being bewitched by a "magic most foul". Once King Knight buys it and recruits her to the Glidewing's crew, she becomes aware of her fate. There, she takes the news surprisingly well, and can be played Joustus against. During the ending, after being betrayed by King Knight, she is locked in the Hall of Champions by the Phantom Striker.

Dig

In Shovel Knight Dig, Duelist Di appears in the campsite, still alive. She introduces herself as "Lady Di". Her various dialogues with other characters at camp foreshadow her ultimate death in King of Cards. She meets Cooper for the first time, and the two begin discussing their partnership.

Joustus Deck

Duelist Di	Propeller Rat	Propeller Rat	Blitzsteed
Blorb	Beeto	Beeto	Beeto
Dozedrake	Invisishade	Zamby	Fleeto
Divedrake	Boneclang	Wizzem	Goldarmor

Dialogue

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King of Cards Dig At the start of the Duelist's Grave "Duelist Di: Halt! There's danger ahead. A magic most foul has bewitched my trusty Dueling Glove. I cannot wear it. The glove simply falls through my hand. Perhaps you'd equip it instead?" Refusing to pay "Duelist Di: Please, return before long. I've a grand calling, and a quest to complete!" After Buying the Dueling Glove "Duelist Di: Let's make haste! And Shoulder Bash not, lest we meet our untimely demise." "King Knight: I get the feeling you've already met your.... Mmm, never mind. See you shortly!" At the end of the stage "Duelist Di: We've survived! The Glidewing awaits, and I'll be able to pursue the Joustus Crown in fine spirits." "King Knight: That sounds like my own..... Wait, what? How do you know about the Glidewing?" "Duelist Di: Well, I'm the Joustus champion they've chosen, and I aim to become King of Cards with the help of her crew!" "King Knight: ...How curiously bizarre... Come with me, would you?" First talked to aboard the Glidewing "Duelist Di: King Knight. You didn't tell me I'd become a ghost, unsuitable as a Joustus champion. You could have told me." "King Knight: Yes, well, it was a bit of a complicated matter, you see." "Duelist Di: I cannot compete, but I still carry coin. May due patronage be more useful to you than it was to me. Here!" Talked to again "Duelist Di: Care to play Joustus? I've no future to lose now, only time to waste." Accepting her duel of Joustus "Duelist Di: Let us duel, then! My body may be insubstantial, but the tension is palpable!" Wandering by the campfire (alternating) "Duelist Di: Hail, sir knight! It is I, Lady Di, Joustus champion, and undefeated duelist!" "Duelist Di: I pride myself in being punctual! If you've any business to be done, simply run me through it, and I'll take a stab!" Sitting alone by the campfire "Duelist Di: One day, I'll be a renowned duelist! I can feel it through my very core. Everyone will want to hear my whole story!" Sitting by the campfire with Percy "Percy: I hear you're a duelist. That's quite a risky profession, I'd say. Have you ever.... lost a duel?" "Duelist Di: Think about it for a moment, Percy. If I had, do you think I'd be standing here talking to you?" Sitting by the campfire with Cooper "Cooper: My chums and I have been feeling rather entrepreneurial! We're looking for a champion, and a business venture suited to their skills." "Duelist Di: Intriguing... If you ever have need of a card-playing duelist, you know where to find me." Sitting by the campfire with the Prospector, Cooper, and a red Bag Fellow "Duelist Di: Try toiling away as a knight, wearing all this heavy armor. It must be nice to have a cushy job, like an airship pilot or a miner!" Sitting by the campfire with the Lamp Lighter, the Meleeist, and the Caster "Duelist Di: I'm still working up the courage to descend into the well. I'm not about to risk losing my life!" Sitting by the campfire with Mole Knight "Mole Knight: Apologies for my forwardness, but I must say... your plume is lovely. I've never seen anything quite so exquisite!" "Duelist Di: Oh, why thank you! Perhaps you'd like to style one yourself in the future? I'd be happy to give you some tips."

Trivia

• Duelist Di is depicted in the second picture of the King of Cards introduction cutscene, where she is still alive and playing Joustus against an Adventurer.

Nomenclature

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Duelist Di	"Di" is a homophone of "die", a reference to her death.
French	Duelis Dis	-
Italian	Duellante Di	Duelist Di
German	Duellant Di	Duelist Di
Spanish	Duelista Di	Duelist Di
Japanese	デュエリストD duerisuto D	Duelist D
Russian	Привидение Privideniye	Ghost
Brazilian-Portuguese	Duelista Di	Duelist Di
Korean	결투자 디 gyeoltuja di	Duelist Di
Simplified Chinese	决斗者 juédòu zhě	Duelist
Traditional Chinese	決鬥者 juédòu zhě	Duelist

Gallery

Duelist Di's Joustus card.

King of Cards intro cutscene.

Duelist Di after you buy her Heirloom.