Marathon is a special mode in Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon, introduced with Puzzler's Pack DLC.
Description[]
Finishing all of a knight's Quandaries for the first time, with either types of stars, silver for a normal ending, gold for a true ending, unlocks Marathon, which is a mode where endless waves of enemies come one after the other.
If the stock of lives is not set on infinite, then as soon as they are defeated, each playable knight that has a place in the Quandaries section of the Guidebook, can write down their best record achieved in Marathon.
While the Feat Marathon Master asks only to clear 30 waves of enemies, by going the extra mile of clearing 100 waves, the Quandary Sage themselves will become a playable knight. Unlocking the Sage will earn a special ribbon for the Guidebook.
Trivia[]
- Beside the ribbon earned by unlocking the Quandary Sage, there are four other secret ribbons to earn for the Guidebook: Spinwulf and Random Knight are tied to the Quandaries in some way, Schmutz involves unlocking himself with a cheat code and then win a run, Beefto involves Venture Endlessly, and another is tied to Adult Bean's mustache. Once all ribbons are earned, a crown appears in the Guidebook.
See Also[]
- Venture Endlessly - A similar mode where the standard dungeon run is repeated in loop endlessly.