Soldier-One (axe)


 * For more uses of the term "Soldier-One," see Soldier-One (disambiguation).

The Soldier-One is an enemy that appears in Sonic and the Black Knight. They are a type of the Knights of the Underworld and a part of the Soldier-One variant. They wield a large battle axe which distinguish them from the other Soldier-One variants.

Appearance
The Soldier-Ones are humanoid beings. They are clad in gray full-body armor that resemble those used by medieval knights, with their helmet having a large rectangular plate on the face with a slim peephole. Their armor also have green medieval markings on their torso, arms and helmet. Behind their helmet, they have a single eye.

Powers and Abilities
The Soldier-Ones are able to teleport to different locations by emerging from black voids. They have capable axemanship skills, efficiently wielding axes in combat. They also have skills in shieldmanship, being able to use shields both defensively and offensively.

Weapons
The Soldier-Ones each wield a large battle axe, which has a straight handle and a broad blade. They use these axes as their main offense to launch wide attacks. In some cases, the Soldier-Ones can also wield large shields, made from either wood or metal, which they use for both offense and defense.

Attack Patterns
The Soldier-Ones primary attack method is spinning around like a top while holding out their axes, giving them a wide attack range. This attack is hard to dodge up close and almost always inflicts damage on the player when attacking it head-on. When not using their swords, the Soldier-Ones charges into the player with their shoulder (their shields when they have them) which will knock the player backwards, but not damaging him/her.

Overview
The Soldier-Ones are one of the most common enemies in Sonic and the Black Knight. They are first encountered in Deep Woods and can from then on be encountered in nearly every area. However, they are not as plentiful as the sword-wielding Soldier-Ones and appear either alone with other types of enemies, or in a group of themselves of two-to-three at most. In some cases, the Soldier-Ones are equipped with shields that can protect them from upcoming attacks, though these shields will eventually break down when hit with enough attacks (the shields of wood are the weakest while those of metal are the strongest).

Like most other Knights of the Underworld, the Soldier-One can be defeated with a single sword slash.