“Mighty Knight”

A mashup of Yacht Club’s “Shovel Knight” and Comcept’s “Mighty No. 9.” Both are funded kickstarter games that you should check out:

Shovel Knight: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yachtclubgames/shovel-knight

Mighty No. 9: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9

Oh, the trouble that shovel gave me. Do I put it on the hand? Do I have him just carry it? Make it a gun? That makes no sense. So be it. I imagine it operates like a hydraulic pump / PTO when he’s digging.

Aside from that, combining these two wasn’t overly hard. Mighty 9’s basic concept goes pretty well with most things, especially bulk. In fact, the details can get so bulky that it’s easy for them to get out of control. More than once I had to reel in the overall size of the design because it was turning into a mech.

The color was pretty easy on this one, for obvious reasons. I couldn’t get the Knight’s gold in, as it was just conflicting too much with the overall neutrality of the tones in the image, so whatever.

Originally this was less Knight and more Mighty No. 9, with an exposed face. I felt like the Knight deserved some spotlight though, so I went with the idea that it could be anyone under the mask.

Part of the Kickstarter Mashup Trilogy:

Shantae Knight: http://plagueofgripes.tumblr.com/post/68229363040/shantae-knight-a-mashup-of-wayforwards

Mighty Knight: (this one)

Mighty Shantae: http://plagueofgripes.tumblr.com/post/68393930220/mighty-shantae-a-mashup-of-comcepts-mighty-no

Finale:

Mighty Knight S: http://plagueofgripes.tumblr.com/post/68501262164/mighty-knight-s-a-combination-of-three-other