Yacht Club Games is adding a new playable character to its retro action platformer Shovel Knight ”very, very soon”, namely the same villainous Plague Knight that you battled in the main story mode.
He’ll come with his own set of story missions, which will see him attempt to create the ultimate potion, the Serum Supernus. First, he’ll have to gather the ingredients form the fantastically named order of the Knights of No Quarter.
As a master of alchemy, Plague Knight’s play style is all about throwing bombs around. He’s got a number of different explosive weapons at his disposal, which you’ll craft using a new Alchemy system. Not only does the new guy bring a whole roster of new moves, but the game itself has been remixed, with new areas, new paths and secrets, and new bosses.
Again, we don’t know exactly when the Plague of Shadows update will drop, but expect to see it soon.