| “ | I'm the fastest! No one can outrun me!
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— The Playing Kid, Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope | ||
The Playing Kid is a minor character in Shovel of Hope and King of Cards.
Appearance[]
The Playing Kid is a young human with black hair and baggy blue clothes.
Personality[]
The Playing Kid enjoys running around.
Relationships[]
Hoop Kid[]
Playing Kid and Hoop Kid are good friends with similar hobbies[2] and are seen together many times. In Shovel of Hope, they are both seen playing in the same spot of the Village, and during the ending, they are playing with Tinker Knight's toy together.
Story[]
Shovel of Hope[]
In Shovel of Hope, the Playing Kid can be found in the Village, running back and forth out back near the Hoop Kid and the Hedge Farmer. He tells to whoever wants to hear him how he is the fastest.
He reappears in the ending at the Clockwork Tower along with the Hoop Kid, waiting for Tinker Knight to finish building an automated toy replica of his tank with the help of the Shovel Smith and the Armorer. Once the toy built, he runs after it.
King of Cards[]
In King of Cards, the Playing Kid appears as a Joustus player. He is proud of his deck of Beeto and Fleeto cards. Once beaten by King Knight, he begins to doubt his abilities; taking pity on him, King Knight gives to the Kid the objectively terrible suggestion to still continue to tell everybody he is the fastest, on account that, if he never actually races against anyone, then nobody can prove him wrong. Latching on this "lesson", the Playing Kid is once again happy and returns to run.
Joustus Deck[]
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| Beeto | Beeto | Beeto | Beeto |
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| Beeto | Beeto | Beeto | Beeto |
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| Beeto | Beeto | Beeto | Beeto |
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| Fleeto | Fleeto | Fleeto | Fleeto |
Dialogue[]
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Trivia[]
- In one of his concept arts, he was supposedly playing hopscotch. In another one, he plays hoop with the Hoop Kid, her carrying the hoop, him the stick.[3]
Nomenclature[]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| English | Playing Kid | - |
| French | Gamin | Kid |
| Italian | Bambino che gioca | Playing kid |
| German | Spielender Junge | Playing Boy |
| Spanish | Niño Juguetón | Playful Boy |
| Japanese | 遊ぶ子供 asobu kodomo |
Playing Child |
| Russian | Мальчишка Mal'chishka |
Boy |
| Brazilian-Portuguese | Menino brincando | Playing boy |
| Korean | 장난꾸러기 jangnankkuleogi |
Mischievous Child |
| Simplified Chinese | 奔跑的小孩 bēnpǎo de xiǎohái |
Running Kid |
| Traditional Chinese | 奔跑的小孩 bēnpǎo de xiǎohái |
Running Kid |
Gallery[]
