![]() ![]() In the third season of The Familiar of Zero, Saito, having proven many times how valuable an asset to Tristain he is, is presented with a title of knighthood by Henrietta, formally making him a noble.Perhaps she got annoyed and decided this would shut him up. Prior to this, every time she had addressed him as "my knight," he'd protested that he was a mage, not a knight.Cool scene considering he rarely ever acted seriously. He kneeled in respect, swore his loyalty and all that jazz. In Mahou Sensei Negima, after having rescued Princess Arika, she informally knighted Nagi while they were preparing for the epic final battle.Although, that was more to give Suzaku her blessing and authority to catch Zero. Four times total, if you also include Cornelia's ad hoc knighting following her battle with Lelouch at the Viceroy's palace at the end of season 1.His promotion to Knight of Zero is less ad hoc, but rather more unconventional.His promotion to Knight of Seven, however, is.Suzaku's knighting by Princess Euphemia is a much-hyped event in Code Geass.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.Įxamples of Knighting include: Anime and Manga ![]() Related to Awesome Moment of Crowning, Standard Hero Reward. You'll probably see this oddly nevermind the ten hours of prayer, the lengthy sermon or any of the other traditions of chivalry. A variant of this may happen during the dubbing, when the person is hit with the flat of the sword almost hard enough to be winded or knocked over. Oftentimes, when someone is knighted, the superior giving the knighting punches him or strikes some other kind of blow, the last such blow that the new knight is expected to take without some form of retribution. The final act in the dubbing usually involves the new knight swearing his loyalty to The Kingdom. Women did not in Real Life have the authority to dub a knight (not being knights themselves) until the authority rested in royal hands. The more formal a court, the fewer people will have the authority. This power was slowly moved into the hands of great nobles, and then finally reserved to the sovereign himself. Originally, any knight could make another. This is probably most well known in the public mind as the moment when a figure such as the true king, The High Queen or another knight taps the squire on the shoulders with the flat side of the blessed sword. Keep in mind however that the shortened version was also true since in the middle ages, nobles and rulers occasionally had to promote commoners and squires in mid-battle to replace fallen knights. The actual event could go for days, so this again is often shortened for time. In Real Life, these were highly religious events that involved the new knight having a night vigil (sleepless time with praying) in the chapel, ritualized bathing for cleansing, wearing certain colours (white for one) and a final blessings from The Church near the end. Expect a formal ceremony in a Standard Royal Court with masses of witnesses. Once upon a time, all that was needed was the dubbing, but it elaborated quickly. Unfortunately, knights don't come easy this is the trope for how they're created. Every story in an European setting is going to need a Knight in Shining Armour to rescue Distressed Damsels and generally do heroic things. ![]()
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