Sir Lancelot

Sir Lancelot is the Arthurian Times' version of Shadow the Hedgehog. Lancelot is one of the Knights of the Round Table, the strongest and one of the greatest of the knights. Lancelot wields the legendary sword Arondight. Lancelot, along with his fellow knights Gawain and Percival, was sent by King Arthur to eliminate Sonic the Hedgehog when he arrived into their world. Lancelot was the first knight Sonic fought, and it was later mentioned by Sonic's sword Caliburn that Sonic defeated Lancelot by mere luck. This is somewhat supported by the fact that after beating the game, Lancelot can be fought again. In that fight, he is much harder, being faster than before and wielding Chaos powers.

After King Arthur turned out to be an illusion created by Merlin years ago and that it was all a plot orchestrated by Merlina, Lancelot, along with the other knights, set off to use the sacred swords to defeat Merlina. After the four swords formed a barrier around the castle and Sonic defeated Merlina, Caliburn revealed that Sonic was the true King Arthur of this world, and Lancelot, along with Gawain and Percival, bowed before Sonic before he (Sonic) went back to his own world.

Gameplay
Sir Lancelot's gameplay in Sonic and the Black Knight is quite similar to Sonic's gameplay. Just as Sonic, he has a homing attack, and can also use this attack in order to perform an aerial attack. Lancelot's variation of the Soul Surge, Chaos Punishment, makes him vanish and reappear in front of an enemy to slash him. While attacking an enemy with Chaos Punishment, all of their movement seems to be stopped. When used with no enemy near, Lancelot will glow blue and fly through the level like Shadow when using Chaos Control.

With his final sword named "Ddraig Goch", Lancelot can also use Chaos Spears by simply slashing with his sword. Also, Lancelot will combine his Chaos Punishment attack with a Chaos Blast when attacking an enemy.

Just as Percival and Gawain he can only be used in the levels Knight's Passage, Shrouded Forest, Great Megalith, The Cauldron and Dragon's Lair.

Also, like the other Knights of the Round Table, Lancelot cannot change his character style. He is a Knight-Style character.

Quotes
"I thought I was the Ultimate knight" - After losing to Sonic after their second fight.

"Did I not tell you I was the Ultimate Knight!" - After winning a match in Sonic & the Black Knight multiplayer.

"I was far too careless! Tsk!" - After losing to Sonic after their first fight.

"Knave the Hedgehog, eh? A fitting name, I might say" - Lancelot teasing Sonic.

"Are you truly a Knight? You seem more like a court jester" - Lancelot fighting Sonic

"Very well then. Brace yourself, Knave the Hedgehog!" - Lancelot just before fighting Sonic.

Trivia

 * According to the Arthurian legends, Lancelot is the father of Galahad. So in this case, Galahad (Silver) is the son of Lancelot (Shadow) in the Arthurian times.
 * The similarity to the three main characters in Dragonball Z is greatly improved because of this, as in Dragonball Z Vegeta (Shadow) has a son who time travels to save the future, like Silver.


 * Like Percival and Galahad, Lancelot is also one of the knights of the Grail.
 * One of the most important elements of the original Lancelot's tale was of his affair with Guinevere, King Arthur's wife, an action that contributed to the demise of Camelot. This element is left unmentioned, possibly due to concerns of adultery in a Sonic game, that Guinevere is never seen in-game or of the possible negative response from players.
 * Lancelot is the only character in the game that wields a sword in a backhand grip.
 * Lancelot calls himself the Ultimate Knight, similar to how Shadow calls himself the Ultimate Lifeform.
 * "Ddraig Goch", one of Lancelot's weapons, is Welsh for "the Red Dragon" which is the Welsh flag.
 * Lancelot's hoverskates, modeled after Shadow's hoverskates, were shown in a cutscene to have the same function as Shadow's, but there wasn't any such technology in the Arthurian times, meaning that the hoverskates could be enchanted with magic.
 * In Arthurian Legends, Lancelot is the adopted son of Nimue, Lady of the Lake.