Sir Lancelot

Sir Lancelot (ランスロット Ransurotto) 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, and still retaining the dialogue Sonic, Lancelot and Caliburn used in the original fight. As if this was really the fight itself.

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
''"The king's orders were absolute, Gawain." ''- Lancelot to Sir Gawai when Gawain questions the King's orders.

''"I have found you, apprentice knight, enemy of my King!" ''- Lancelot's firsts words during Sonic's first encounter with Lancelot.

"I am Lancelot, Knight of the Round Table. I challlenge you to a duel!" - Lancelot introducing himself in the first fight against Sonic.

[To Sonic]: "What shall it be? Will you abandon your sword and flee?"

"May I have your name, apprentice kinght" - Lancelot asking Sonic for his name before they fight.

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

"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

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

"Prepare to die!" - Lancelot while fighting the dragon.

"We have orders from our king. Have you any last words?" - Lancelot to Merlina the Sorceress.

"I thought I was the Ultimate knight" - Lancelot 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.

"There is nothing I cannot do!" - Lancelot while in the Great Megalinth.

"Chaos Punishment!" - Lancelot when using Soul Surge.

"No holding back!" - Using Soul Surge when no enemies are around.

''"A stone, in the Dragon's Lair?" ''- Lancelot when starting the timed-level in Dragon's Lair.

''"A battle against a dragon? This is getting interesting." ''-After encountering the dragon

''"Over at last." ''-After defeating the dragon in the Dragon's Lair.

"Anyone who can hide from me can surely boast of a great deed."-When starting a "find the hidden faires" mission.

''"Twas a trifiling matter." ''-After recieving four Mastery Stars on a mission.

Trivia

 * Lancelot is the only character in the game that wields a sword in a reverse 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.
 * Curiously, Lancelot uses the same hoverskates as Shadow (shown in the cutscene before Knight's Passage and during gameplay), despite the Grand Kingdom seeming to lack high technology. His shoes could be powered by fairy magic.
 * In the Arthurian Legends, Lancelot is the adopted son of Nimue, Lady of the Lake.
 * Lancelot is the only Knight of the Round Table who drops his sword upon being defeated by Sonic and Caliburn.
 * Shadow is originally left-handed, but due to the Wii-Remote controls, Lancelot was made right-handed.
 * Lancelot is the only character whose medal can only be won in a battle against the respective character (there is a Legacy Mission in the Deep Woods where Lancelot is encountered, but the Medal of Lancelot cannot be won from it).
 * Lancelot seems to have more manners than Shadow does, probably because of his current occupation as a knight, therefore must be somewhat respectful and polite to his opponent.
 * In the Arthurian Legends, Lancelot is the Father of Sir Galahad.
 * An interesting note in the legends is that Lancelot's original birthname was Galahad.


 * When Lancelot fights Sonic for the second time and by wielding his final weapon "Ddraig Goch", he shows that he can still wield Chaos powers. Although the Chaos Emeralds don't exist in the Arthurian Legends. This could be to keep him true to his original doppelganger, Shadow.
 * During the cutscene before the final battle, Merlina mentions "Lancelot and Gawain's Rift". This is a reference to the latter part of the Arthurian cycle. Following the exposure of Lancelot and Guinevere's affair, Guinevere was sentenced to execution. Lancelot saved her, but in the process killed Gawain's brothers, Gareth and Gaheris (and, in some tellings, Agravain). This turned Gawain and Lancelot into enemies, and split the Round Table, with some knights joining Lancelot and some joining Gawain, leading to a civil war.
 * Lancelot's strongest sword, Ddraig Goch, has a dragon at the handle whose spines are like Lancelot's hair
 * Even though Shadow is immortal, Sir Lancelot was not artificially created, making him mortal.
 * Lancelot is King Arthur's nephew according to one of the obtainable books in the treasury.