Guard

Guard
Attributes
Type(s)	NPC
Gender	Male
Occupation(s)	Guard
Game Information
Debut
Appears in
Stage(s)	Surface

“	Looks like Scrap and Drill Knight have been recruiting other criminals. Four more, for this heist. What are they, a gang now?	”
— A Guard, Shovel Knight Dig

Guards are minor characters introduced in Shovel Knight Dig. They patrol the Surface campsite, being annoyed to various degrees with the whole situation around Hexcavators and The Well.

Appearance

There are three distinct individuals, each clad with an armor of a different color (iron, bronze, and gold). The mustached, golden-clad one appears to be their captain and is revealed to be bald under his helmet. A second iron guard shows up in the game's ending.

Story

Dig

At the end of Shovel Knight Dig, the guard captain locks a shackled Drill Knight in a cell while two normal guards keep watch. As the captain climbs down the stairs to the cell, Drill Knight breaks free of his bindings and proceed to punch a hole in the prison's wall, shaking it down and sending the captain's helmet flying. The mastermind thief escapes while the guards recover from the tremor and their captain, enraged, order them around to recapture the felon knight.

Dialogue

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Dig Guard wandering the campsite "Guard: Looks like Scrap and Drill Knight have been recruiting other criminals. Four more, for this heist. What are they, a gang now?" Bronze Guard wandering the campsite "Guard: Stop wasting my time!" Golden Guard wandering the campsite "Guard: Drill Knight's never been successfully prosecuted. He keeps walking free, for lack of evidence. A travesty of justice, if you ask me." Guard by the mouth's well during the earthquake "Guard: Argh! the Hexcavators' undermining is going too far! Stop Drill Knight's Heist... but don't keep digging!"