Knighting: Difference between revisions

 

Subtrope of [[Initiation Ceremony]]. Related to [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]], [[Standard Hero Reward]]. Tenuously related to [[White Knighting]], where a person acts to achieve the glory of being seen as a knight-like figure, not because of any personal chivalry, but because of the personal benefits it will bring.

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* {{spoiler|Suzaku}}'s knighting by {{spoiler|Princess Euphemia}} is a much-hyped event in ''[[Code Geass]]''.

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', {{spoiler|after having rescued [[The High Queen|Princess Arika]], she informally knighted Nagi while they were preparing for the epic final battle. He kneeled in respect, swore his loyalty and all that jazz. Cool scene considering he rarely ever acted seriously}}.

** {{spoiler|Prior to this, every time she had addressed him as "my knight," he'd protested that he was [[Fantasy Character Classes|a mage, not a knight]]. Perhaps she got annoyed and decided this would shut him up...}}

* After an important battle in the Golden Age arc of ''[[Berserk]]'', Griffith is knighted by the King of Midland.

 

== [[Film]] ==

** In Stasheff's ''His Majesty's Wizard'', the protagonist undergoes the full ritual, with vigil, bath, and an examination on the laws of chivalry; finally he receives his sword tap from the [[King in the Mountain|Emperor in the Mountain]]. He does not have to take a punch, however.

* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' uses a bit of both. After one major battle it's mentioned that so many people were knighted as a result it took ages for the three available knights of the [[Praetorian Guard]] to dub them all, and that those knights had stood vigil in roughspun robes at the church the whole night and then walked barefoot to the palace, leaving most if not all with bleeding feet (but they all still stood proudly). However, "any knight can make a knight", and the ritual of anointing a would-be knight with seven oils by a priest is just a formality. There's also a band of [[Robin Hood]] types, led by a knight who uses this rule to promote his entire army, though few actually use the honorific of "ser" outside the band.

{{quote|'''Vimes''': A man doesn't watch his armor around here he's got none left in the morning.

'''Rust''': ''In prayer.''

 

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

** In the original series story arc ''The Crusade'', the Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton is knighted as "Sir Ian of Jaffa" (Jaffa being where the knighting took place) by King [[Richard the Lion Heart]].

* In ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'', Uther is seen knighting some men. {{spoiler|Then Emilia Fox shows up.}}

* In the ''[[Babylon 5]]'' episode "A Late Delivery From Avalon," King Arthur knights G'Kar as the first of a new Round Table after the ambassador takes his side against a gang of thugs.

 

* Parodied in the song "Knight of the Woeful Countenance" in ''Man Of La Mancha'', the musical adaptation of ''[[Don Quixote]]''. The title character insists that an innkeeper (who he thinks is a king) knights him.

 

* Elincia knights Ike in ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Path of Radiance''.

** Pelleas appoints Micaiah as General of the Daein Army in ''Radiant Dawn'', but the ceremony (and the result) is much the same.

* At the end of ''[[Mitsumete Knight]]'', the Asian (aka the player character) gets knighted by the King of the country he fought for as a mercenary, in recompense for winning the war. The Knight Title he gets depends of his Level and number of Medals : from highest title to lowest, there's Holy Knight, Silver Knight, White Knight, Black Knight, Red Knight, Purple Knight, Blue Knight, and Semi-Knight.

* ''[[Mass Effect 1]]'' has the Spectre induction ceremony, complete with rousing music and stirring speeches.

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

{{quote|'''Bugs:''' Arise, Sir Loin of Beef! ''*strikes Sheriff over the head with his sceptre*'' Arise, Earl (oil) of Cloves! ''*strike*'' Arise, Duke of Brittingham! ''*strike*'' Arise, Baron of Munchhausen! ''*strike*'' Arise, Essence of Myrrh! ''*strike*'' Milk of Magnesia ''*strike*'' Quarter of Ten ''*strike*''

'''Sheriff:''' ''(dazed, slurred)'' [[Non Sequitur Thud|You're too kind, your majesty]].

* In ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'', Anakin was knighted by Yoda and the Jedi Council.

** ''[[Rule of Cool|With a lightsaber.]]''

* [[The Simpsons (animation)|Krusty the Clown]] was nearly knighted by the Queen of England herself... but then he got a call about the problems with Kamp Krusty.

* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Princess Celestia]] does the typical shoulder-tap to Twilight with her horn before she and her friends run off to retrieve the Elements from Discord in the second season opener.

== [[Real Life]] ==

* [[Sean Connery]] showed up for ''his'' knighting in full Scottish regalia (i.e., a kilt). (Not unusual for a Scot, but still notable enough to warrant a mention on this wiki.)

* [[Terry Pratchett]], upon hearing that he would be awarded a knighthood, decided that a knight ought to have a sword, and made his own... [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|out of meteoric iron.]]

 

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[[Category:Royalty and Nobility Tropes]]

[[Category:Rituals and Ceremonies]]

[[Category:Sir Index of Tropes]]

[[Category:Older Than Print]]