# Black Knight > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Black_Knight > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Black_Knight.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight > Source revision: 1353674067 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Literary stock character For other uses, see [Black Knight (disambiguation)](/source/Black_Knight_(disambiguation)). This article needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Black Knight" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2026) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Look up ***[black knight](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/black_knight)*** in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A **black knight** is a literary [stock character](/source/Stock_character) who masks his identity by not displaying [heraldry](/source/Heraldry). Black knights are usually portrayed as [villains](/source/Villain) who use this anonymity for misdeeds. The [character appears in Arthurian legend](/source/Black_Knight_(Arthurian_legend)) and has been adapted and adopted by various authors, in cinema and [popular culture](/source/Popular_culture). The character is sometimes associated with death or [darkness](/source/Black-and-white_dualism). They are often contrasted with the [knight-errant](/source/Knight-errant) ([white knight](/source/White_knight)).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] In business, the term refers to a predatory person or firm making an unwelcome bid to take over another company.[1] The **Black Knight** or **Black Knights** are characters in: ## Comics - [*The Black Knight* (comics)](/source/The_Black_Knight_(comics)), a 1998 Scrooge McDuck story - [Black Knight (Marvel Comics)](/source/Black_Knight_(Marvel_Comics)), several Marvel Comics characters - [*Black Knight* (manga)](/source/Black_Knight_(manga)), a 2003 yaoi manga by Kai Tsurugi ## Film - [*The Black Knight* (film)](/source/The_Black_Knight_(film)), a 1954 film starring Alan Ladd - [Black Knight (Monty Python)](/source/Black_Knight_(Monty_Python)), a character in the film *Monty Python and the Holy Grail* - *Black Knight*, a projected animated film to be directed by [Genndy Tartakovsky](/source/Genndy_Tartakovsky) - The Black Knight Ghost in *[Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed](/source/Scooby-Doo_2%3A_Monsters_Unleashed)* ## Literature - Richard the Lionheart's disguise in *[Ivanhoe](/source/Ivanhoe)*, by Sir Walter Scott - A black knight in *[The Book of the Duchess](/source/The_Book_of_the_Duchess)*, by Geoffrey Chaucer - A wraith in *Die Jungfrau von Orleans* (*[The Maid of Orleans](/source/The_Maid_of_Orleans_(play))*), by Friedrich Schiller - The Black Knight, two characters in the *[GrailQuest](/source/GrailQuest)* series of adventure gamebooks - *The Black Knight*, a 1920 novel by [Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick](/source/Cecily_Sidgwick) and [Crosbie Garstin](/source/Crosbie_Garstin) - *The Black Knight*, a 1926 novel by [Ethel M. Dell](/source/Ethel_M._Dell) - *The Black Knight*, a 1976 novel by [Flora Kidd](/source/Flora_Kidd) - *The Black Knights*, a 1977 novel by [Guy N. Smith](/source/Guy_N._Smith) - *The Black Knights*, a 1983 novel by [Charles Whiting](/source/Charles_Whiting) ## Television - *[Black Knight: The Man Who Guards Me](/source/Black_Knight%3A_The_Man_Who_Guards_Me)*, a 2017 South Korean TV series - [*Black Knight* (South Korean TV series)](/source/Black_Knight_(South_Korean_TV_series)), a 2023 South Korean TV series - The villain in the premiere episode of *[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!](/source/Scooby-Doo%2C_Where_Are_You!)*, entitled "What a Night for a Knight" - The villain of in an episode of *[The Scooby-Doo Show](/source/The_Scooby-Doo_Show)*, entitled "Scared a Lot in Camelot" - Two heroes in the Japanese tokusatsu series *[Seijuu Sentai Gingaman](/source/Seijuu_Sentai_Gingaman)* ## Video games - A major villain *[Sonic and the Black Knight](/source/Sonic_and_the_Black_Knight)*, a video game for the Wii - Black Knight, a major antagonist in the video game *[Shovel Knight](/source/Shovel_Knight)* - The Black Knight, one of the primary antagonists of *[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance](/source/Fire_Emblem%3A_Path_of_Radiance)* and *[Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn](/source/Fire_Emblem%3A_Radiant_Dawn)* - A playable character in *[Shrek Super Slam](/source/Shrek_Super_Slam)* - A villain in *[Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time](/source/Sly_Cooper%3A_Thieves_in_Time)* - The Roaring Knight, the main antagonist in the video game *[Deltarune](/source/Deltarune)* ## Other - The title character of [*The Black Knight* (Elgar)](/source/The_Black_Knight_(Elgar)), a symphony/cantata written by Edward Elgar in 1889–1893 - The antagonist in a pinball franchise, *[Black Knight](/source/Black_Knight_(pinball))*, *[Black Knight 2000](/source/Black_Knight_2000)* and *Black Knight: Sword of Rage* ## See also - [Black Night (disambiguation)](/source/Black_Night_(disambiguation)) - [Dark Knight (disambiguation)](/source/Dark_Knight_(disambiguation)) - [White Knight (disambiguation)](/source/White_Knight_(disambiguation)) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Law, Jonathan, ed. (2016). *A Dictionary of Business and Management* (6th ed.). [Oxford University Press](/source/Oxford_University_Press). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780191765278](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780191765278). v t e Stock characters List Archetype By role Protagonists Heroes Action hero Bard Chosen One Christ figure Dwarf Everyman Folk hero Knight-errant Dragonslayer White knight Mythological king Paladin Reluctant hero Superhero Cyberhero Legacy hero Super soldier Space marine Youngest son Antiheroes Byronic hero Superfluous man Lovable rogue Fool Man alone Outlaw Pirate Air pirate Space pirate Rake Tragic hero Trickster Tricky slave Supporting Sidekick Donor Imaginary friend Shoulder angel Straight man Redshirt Henchman Igor Consigliere Caporegime Goon squad Antagonists Villains Alazon Archenemy False hero Black Knight Double agent Evil twin Mole Dark lord Mad scientist Masked villain Supervillain Sympathetic villain Monsters Alien Bug-eyed monster Little green men Cyborg Demon Folk devil Evil clown Killer robot Killer toy Lovecraftian horror Minotaur Monster girl Mole people Mutant Goblin Orc Giant Cyclopes Ogre Troll Skeleton Slime Swamp monster Werewolf Hellhound Vampire Lesbian vampire Zombie Nazi zombie Zombie animal By stereotype Gendered Feminine Class S Laotong Damsel in distress Princess and dragon Final girl Girl next door Idealized Gibson Girl Princesse lointaine Southern belle Yamato nadeshiko Lady-in-waiting Fairy godmother Hag Cat lady Crone Loathly lady Witch Hooker with a heart of gold Ingénue Blonde Farmer's daughter Loosu ponnu Manic Pixie Dream Girl Strong female Dragon Lady Femme fatale Hawksian woman Jungle girl Queen bee Woman warrior Masculine Bad boy Jock Father figure Absent-minded professor Elderly martial arts master Mountain man Wise old man Ivan the Fool Jack Little Johnny Nice guy Prince Charming Cavalier Wizard Racialized American mappillai Barbarian Magical Negro Mammy Nice Jewish boy Noble savage Token Tragic mulatto White savior Classist Feral child Gentleman detective Gentleman thief Town drunk Village idiot By media Anime Bishōjo Bishōnen Magical girl Magical girlfriend Catgirl Seme and uke Truck-kun Tsundere Commedia dell'arte Brighella Columbina Harlequin Innamorati La Ruffiana Scapino Pulcinella Pierrot Vecchio Pantalone Il Dottore Il Capitano Zanni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Black Knight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight?action=history)). 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