Pink Knight is one of the 31 Playable Characters in the game Castle Crashers. Their magical attacks are Non-Elemental and their starting weapon is the NG Lollipop.
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Visual Description[]
They are dressed in pink and white Knight-like attire, joyful eyes and face, pink heart on their chest (Which replaces a Cross/Plus-Sign), and lipstick kiss marks on the facial area. For some reason, unlike the other knights, it isn't as common for their face to change expressions.
Character Comparisons[]
Pink Knight, Hatty Hattington, Royal Guard, Conehead, and Gray Knight are the only characters whose Air Projectiles fall at a 60° angle.
Magic[]
Splash Attack
"Rainbow Chain"Element: Non-Elemental
Max Hits: 4 per upgrade level (max of 16)
Damage/Hit: Base Magic Damage x 0.5
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to perform. Rainbow Chain is a Splash Attack that shoots 4 segments of a rainbow which cause enemies to perform a peace sign. It is unique not only because of the stunlock and rapid damage, but it is the only other Splash Attack besides the "Saw Trap" Splash Attack (used by Fencer and Industrialist) that hits more than 7 times per cast. It also has the longest range of all Splash Attacks in the game, per segment. The cost of this spell increases as the Magic stat increases, making it impossible to cast this spell more than twice per mana bar. This Splash Attack hits 3 times per enemy.
Magic Projectile
"Stuffed Animal"Element: Non-Elemental
Damage: Base Magic Damage
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to perform. Throws a chubby penguin or a pink hamster (as seen at the end of the game) in an arc type motion. Stuffed Animals can also perform Critical Strikes.
Air Projectile
"Stuffed Animal"Element: Non-Elemental
Max Hits: 1
Damage/Hit: Base Magic Damage
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to perform. An Air Projectile where the knight throws a chubby penguin or a pink weasel (as seen at the end of the game) in an arc type motion. Stuffed Animals can also Critical Strike. When used in the air, it falls at a 60° angle, rather than a 45° angle like most other projectiles.
Elemental Infusion
"Armor Pierce"Element: Non-Elemental
Damage: Base Magic Damage x 2 + Base Melee Damage x 2
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to perform. This attack pierces armor, and it deals two times normal damage.
Magic Jump
"Pink Weasel Jump"Element: Non-Elemental
Damage: Base Magic Damage
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to perform. A pink weasel comes up from the ground beneath the player, and propels them into the air.
Tips[]
- Pink Knight's Splash Attack doesn't flinch Beefy enemies; because of this, they have a faster Beefy AI Manipulation.
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Gameplay[]
Miscellaneous[]
Trivia[]
- Pink Knight's Magic style is very similar to the very last scene of the game, where the Orange Princess, now revealed to be the Clown Princess, releases penguins, pink weasels and hearts after interrupting the kiss.
- When using Pink Knight's Splash Attack, all enemies that are hit are stunned and flash peace signs for a few seconds.
- Pink Knight is the only character to have a Magic Projectile that can Critical Strike.
- Pink Knight's Magic Projectile and Air Projectile can only be used against the Evil Wizard's red shield instead of the blue shield.
- Pink Knight is the only playable character to smile in the whole game.
- The Civilian has a smile in the portrait, but bears a neutral expression in the sprite.
- Pink Knight is a fan theory and/or concept brought to life.
- Pink Knight was made to promote the fight against breast cancer.
- All the proceeds for the Pink Knight Pack on Steam go to charity.
- In Castle Crashing the Beard, Pink Knight has no shield.
- In an interview, Dan Paladin mentioned that Pink Knight's identity is up to the player's interpretation, comparing it to a Rorschach ink blot test.[2]
- When Pink Knight is knocked down, lots of blood particles are emitted. No other character has this trait.
- 10 Pink Knight Chonku-Chonku mini-figurines were given out in 2012 for a Valentine's Day writing contest.
- The contest had Doubles and Singles categories. Participants of the Doubles category had to write a blog post about how Castle Crashers contributed to bonding with significant others, and those entering for the Singles category had to write a blog post about why it was better to play on their own.[3]
- A Valentine's Day art contest was held in 2024, giving participants the opportunity to win a Pink Knight figurine by making Valentine’s Day cards featuring Pink Knight.[4]