As seen in: Ghosts 'N Goblins (Arcade)
Also in: Ghouls 'N Ghosts (Arcade)
Distinguishing feature: Boxer shorts.
Strengths: A mindblowingly good and impressively tireless throwing arm.
Weaknesses: Exhibitionistic streak.
Profile by Sean Gandert? | December 11, 2009
It’s quite possible that Arthur is the strongest knight in the entire realm, or perhaps all realms. Who can say? We can be certain that he’s brave to the point of foolhardiness, that he’s bested more demons, undead, and other monsters than an entire party of adventurers, and that he can throw a 10-foot lance as far as the eye can see. He’d be the perfect warrior... if only he’d keep his pants on for more than five minutes.
Arthur remains a beloved hero, defender of what’s good, and a constant menace to evil. Hell, he goes on some of the most frightening quests ever devised, difficult to the point of insanity, and he’ll keep at 'em again and again until he rescues Prin Prin. But why does he need to keep stripping in order to do so?
That’s really his central problem. It’s not that he can’t fight off monsters; in fact, there’s been almost no one better suited to his work since the dawn of time. It’s that given the slightest provocation, from a zombie tapping him on the shoulder to jumping into the wrong patch of flowers, he’ll immediately disrobe. Arthur will still keep tossing out daggers as fast as you can see, but no one really needs to catch a glimpse of what’s going on down there. It frequently seems as though he’s naked more often than clothed. Couldn’t Arthur have put on something else under that suit of armor? Or at least kept on a couple pieces? No, he has to throw the whole thing down and show off his physique, which may be impressive, but it's nevetheless an obnoxious habit.
Arthur will always be as stalwart a defender of the kingdom as anyone could hope, but unless he starts keeping his clothes on, it’s likely that he'll be called on less and less often in the future, regardless of his dedication. Come on, there’s just no reason for that -- keep your armor on and stop pretending someone else made you take it off.
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