Goatician

Goatician
Sprite(s)
Attributes
Type(s)	Merchant () Joustus player ()
Gender	Male
Affiliation(s)	Team Plague
Occupation(s)	Tactician
Shop	Meal Ticket 1000 Meal Ticket 4500 Meal Ticket 6000
Game Information
Debut
Appears in
Stage(s)	Village () House of Joustus ()

“	A tactician such as myself should consider all avenues!	”
— Goatician, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

The Goatician is a minor character in Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove who resides in the Village. He sells Meal Tickets. He is also a fine player of Joustus.

Appearance

The Goatician is a bipedal goat tactician wearing a dark blue coat and carrying a book around.

Personality

The Goatician frequently tears a page out of his book to then eat it.

Story

Shovel of Hope

In Shovel of Hope, the Goatician can be found in front of the shops in the Village. He is having trouble deciding on whether to upgrade magic or health, and sells Meal Tickets to Shovel Knight in order to lower his options.

His prices increase with each ticket bought: 1000, 4500, and then 6000 gold. Afterward, he will claim that he no longer possesses any Meal Tickets because he has eaten the rest.

King of Cards

In King of Cards, the Goatician is one of the Joustus players at the House of Joustus. King Knight can challenge him to progress on his way to become King of Cards. It should be noted, that before King Knight challenges Goatician to a duel, Goatician is seen eating his cards like he does with Meal Tickets.

Joustus Deck

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

Dialogue

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Shovel of Hope King of Cards Talked to "Goatician: Ah, decisions, decisions! Should I extend my Magic or Health? Or just eat a tin can? Why not buy my Meal Ticket and help narrow my options?" Refusing to buy a Meal Ticket "Goatician: Ah, very well. I shall continue to weigh my options! A tactician such as myself should consider all avenues!" No more Meal Ticket left to purchase "Goatician: Thanks for buying my Meal Tickets. I'm all out now. Had more, but they became meals before I arrived!" Talked to "Goatician: What a delicious game Joustus is. I mean, delightful! I'm like a kid again, when I play! As you might've over-herd, I've become un-bleatable! Care to butt heads?" Accepting the duel "Goatician: I've deliberated over my deck for days. But now, it's goat time!"

Trivia

• His sprite model is also used for the Goatarmorer with a different color palette.

Nomenclature

Language	Name	Meaning
English	Goatician	Portmanteau of "goat" and "tactician".
French	Chèvricien	Portmanteau of "chevre" (goat) and "tacticien" (tactician).
Italian	Capraio	Goatherd
German	Ziegelehrter	-
Spanish	Cabraturgo	-
Japanese	メェー軍師 mē gunshi	Meh Strategist. "メェー" (mē) is onomatopoeia for the sound a goat makes.
Russian	Козлобород Kozloborod	Goatbeard
Brazilian-Portuguese	Cabrágico	Portmanteau of "cabra" (goat) and "mágico" (magician).
Korean	양병술사 yangbyeongsulsa	-
Simplified Chinese	山羊军师 shānyáng jūnshī	Goat Strategist
Traditional Chinese	山羊軍師 shānyáng jūnshī	Goat Strategist

Gallery

King of Cards concept sprite.

The Goatician's Joustus card.

The Goatician in-game.