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''[[Knights]]'' is a manga written by Murao Minoru. It was serialized in the monthly ''Dengeki GAO'', and concluded (hastily) when the magazine went out of business. There are a total of five volumes.▼
The story is set in a medieval world in the grips of a hysteria about witchcraft. The plot revolves around a squire, Mistletien (Mist), and his potion-maker sidekick Euphemia, as they travel around the countryside rescuing girls accused of witchcraft, and meting out justice on those responsible.
▲''Knights'' is a manga written by Murao Minoru. It was serialized in the monthly ''Dengeki GAO'', and concluded (hastily) when the magazine went out of business. There are a total of five volumes.
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▲The story is set in a medieval world in the grips of a hysteria about witchcraft. The plot revolves around a squire, Mistletien (Mist), and his potion-maker sidekick Euphemia, as they travel around the countryside rescuing girls accused of witchcraft, and meting out justice on those responsible.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Carefully averted with Mist, playing on the difficulties of being of African heritage in an overwhelmingly white medieval community.)
* [[Ancestral Weapon]]: Mist claims his father's sword {{spoiler|after their [[Tear Jerker|duel to the death]]}}.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Try ''all'' the good guys. Mist in particular is [[Made of Iron]], but even Euphemia and Nina get in on the action...
* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: The heroes are all pretty, slim people with nice hair. The villains are generally older, and very much uglier in both body and expression. Only the female villains are attractive, and they usually don't stay that way.
* [[
* [[Burn the Witch]]: Happens a lot in this series. The Church is entitled to a witch's property without justification or investigation, and if a priest gets to put enough people to the torch, he or she becomes a saint with [[Stock Super Powers|super powers]]. So the only people in the setting who have anything to do with magic are [[Corrupt Church|the church]].
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: The practitioners of which are damn proud of them too, seeing as they use them to take down the guys with ACTUAL superpowers.
* [[Cold
* [[Corrupt Church]]: Played dead straight, to the point that the [[Church Militant]] knights may as well be shouting "[[Warhammer 40
* [[Cosmic Deadline]]: Imposed by [[Executive Meddling]], as the manga was dropped from serialization when Dengeki Gao went out of business. Very noticeable in Volume 5, as a a story which had been planned for a much longer time span wraps up in only 5 chapters.
* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: The scene where {{spoiler|Mist's mother}} is burned at the stake. Also, a good ol' fashioned dose of [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel]].
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]: Mist, Euphemia.
* [[Determinator]]: Mist. Takes a stab in the stomach in Chapter 2 from his own sword while trying to rescue the [[
* [[Deus Ex Machina]]: Type 2. Leo manages to escape certain death in Chapter 19 because {{spoiler|his ''pet cat'' somehow manages to steal the key and unlock his chains.}}
* [[Deus Sex Machina]]: Let's Euphemia take down hordes of men and their horses. And their ''horses''. [[Rule
* [[
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Euphemia does this in the third volume.
* [[Face of a Thug]]: Poor Mist. Well, he's treated like that by [[All of the Other Reindeer|most people]] in-universe anyway; the readership may be forgiven for wanting to [[I'm Taking Her Home
* [[Flat Earth Atheist]]: Mist, with hints of [[Nay Theist]]. He loudly and boldly declares that both God and Satan are myths crafted to inspire fear, and that the witch hunts are a sham... then heads off to chat with an ''actual witch''.
** Actually, this is not a case, as it is revealed that Euphemia just uses old medical knowledge to make aphrodisiacs, not witchcraft. one can make a case based on the existence of Saint's relics, maybe.
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* [[Handsome Lech]]: Leonardo.
* [[Harmful to Minors]]: Poor, poor Mist...
* [[Hero
* [[Huge Rider, Tiny Mount]]: Oh, Leonardo.
* [[Human Sacrifice]]
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Leonardo}} realizes the error of his ways and joins Mist to stop the witch-hunts.
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: {{spoiler|Mist's parents.}}
* [[Irony]]: The [[Corrupt Church]] hunts witches while literally and figuratively being more monstrous than anyone ''ELSE'' in the story.
* [[
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Mist, though as of the beginning of the story he's just a squire.
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** Euphemia isn't shown as being a whole lot better, at least in {{spoiler|letting Nina believe that she and Mist are getting it on}}, but in her defense {{spoiler|sheltered, lovelorn, and [[Idiot Ball|occasionally dumb]] Nina hit her [[Berserk Button]] pretty hard}}. Once the two of them actually ''avert'' [[Poor Communication Kills]], stuff gets a little better...for a while, anyway.
* [[Love Potion]]: Euphemia's weapon of choice.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]
* [[Mask Power]]: Mist, for [[Ambiguously Brown|obvious]] [[Face of a Thug|reasons.]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: 'Mistletein' is a reference to Mistletoe. The Norse God Baldur was slain with a weapon made of Mistletoe, and Mist's full name is subtitled 'God-Killer' in the manga. Mist's nickname, 'The Black Knight', also falls into this category, though for more obvious reasons.
* [[Mind Rape]]: At least half the work of the [[Corrupt Church]] seems to involve convincing the victims of their [[Burn the Witch|witch hunt]] that [[Sorry I Fell
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Euphemia. And how.
* [[Nice Hat]]: Euphemia's hat kicks ass, and gives you the British finger while doing it.
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* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Anise.
* [[Prison Rape]]: A rare female example.
* [[Punch
* [[Rape
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Euphemia. Boy, does she ever.
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Anise. Also a [[White
* [[Rescue Romance]]: Mist and Nina.
* [[Sadistic Choice]]: Creepy priest Balthazar sets Mist up for one in the second chapter, leaving him struggling to save the only girl who's ever smiled at him on seeing his real face while [[Dirty Coward|Balthazar]] has free rein to beat the shit out of him. Surprisingly, he doesn't [[Take a Third Option]]; see the entry under [[Determinator]].
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* [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]]: In the fifth volume, {{spoiler|Nina, Mist's love interest}} falls into the hands of the church, and is brutally tortured, going as far as attempting suicide in order to avoid betraying Mist, who has been watching the entire thing from afar through a scrying pool, completely unable to come to her aid.
* [[The Medic]]: Euphemia.
* [[Token
* [[Tragic Keepsake]]: Mist's father keeps {{spoiler|a vial of ashes on a ribbon around his neck, the remains of Mist's mother who was burned as a witch after he himself turned her in in exchange for political advancement.}}
* [[Witch Hunt]]: The main conflict revolves around these.
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