Mecha Knight

Construct Family

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Mecha Knights are a type of monster found in the Clockworks.

Traits

Mecha Knights are creations supposedly made by Gremlins to protect themselves during Clockworks maintenance. In Tier 3, Mecha Knights may unleash 4 projectiles or bombs when they activate their charge attack. All of the Mecha Knights have the unfortunate habit of shocking themselves, damaging themselves in the process; however, they can then pass that shock to their enemies or an allied Quicksilver. Their swords are based on the form of a Static Edge or Hot Edge, with the exception of normal Mecha Knights, which use the Bolted Blade, and Mecha Knight kits, which use the Tempered Calibur. The unfriendly Mecha Knights also seem to use the Iron Buckler shield, while the Mecha Knight kits use the Great Defender.

Types

Mecha Knight

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Abilities Sword Slash Charge Attack Malfunction Bombs Location All Battle Arenas Deconstruction Zone: Savage Salvaging All Treasure Vaults All Clockwork Tunnels: Mechanized Mile, Slimeway Ironclaw Munitions Factory: Warfare Workshop The Collector: Camp Crimson Plan of Attack: Power Grid The Great Escape: The Yard Operation Crimson Hammer: Clear the Gatehouse All Ruined Compounds levels Breaking in the Recruits: Operation Greenhorn, The Overworks Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Light Shard Scrap Metal Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Iron Gear Swordstone Depth 8 and below: Force Dynamo Rocket Sprocket Depth 13 and below: Heavy Gear Silver Coil Depth 18 and below: Plasma Cell Sun Silver Description Gremlin-engineered sentries that share many of the capabilities of a Spiral Knight. Gains a shield and ability to block projectiles after Tier 2. Drops four bombs upon executing its charge attack in Tier 3.

Firo Knight

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Abilities Sword Slash Charge Attack Malfunction Bullets Location Flame Lash Arenas Deconstruction Zone: Molten Mayhem Treasure Vault: Burn Rate Blast Furnace: Mechanized Mile, Slimeway Operation Crimson Hammer: Silence the Guns, Flank the Frontlines, Clear the Gatehouse The Gauntlet: Last Stand Shadow Lair: Ironclaw Munitions Factory All Charred Compounds levels Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Light Shard Scrap Metal Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Iron Gear Swordstone Blast Powder Fuel Canister Depth 8 and below: Force Dynamo Rocket Sprocket Torchstone Depth 13 and below: Heavy Gear Silver Coil Blaze Pepper Depth 18 and below: Plasma Cell Sun Silver Flame Soul Description This Mecha Knight can inflict fire. Gains a shield and ability to block projectiles after Tier 2. Releases four bullets upon executing its charge attack in Tier 3.

Cryo Knight

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Abilities Sword Slash Charge Attack Malfunction Bullets Location Ice Maul Arenas Deconstruction Zone: Cold Storage Treasure Vault: Frozen Assets Cooling Chamber: Mechanized Mile, Slimeway All Frozen Compounds levels The Great Escape: The Yard Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Light Shard Scrap Metal Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Iron Gear Swordstone Cooling Cell Frost Gel Depth 8 and below: Force Dynamo Rocket Sprocket Hailstone Depth 13 and below: Heavy Gear Silver Coil Perfect Snowball Depth 18 and below: Plasma Cell Sun Silver Everfrost Description This Mecha Knight can inflict freeze. Gains a shield and ability to block projectiles after Tier 2. Releases four bullets upon executing its charge attack in Tier 3.

Poison Knight

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Abilities Sword Slash Charge Attack Malfunction Bullets Location Venom Fang Arenas Deconstruction Zone: Radioactive Recycling Treasure Vault: Toxic Debt Wasteworks: Mechanized Mile, Slimeway All Blighted Compounds levels Crimson Chaos: Complex 357 Shadowplay: Throne Room Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Light Shard Scrap Metal Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Iron Gear Swordstone Nightshade Waste Module Depth 8 and below: Force Dynamo Rocket Sprocket Toxic Core Depth 13 and below: Heavy Gear Silver Coil Corrosive Acid Depth 18 and below: Plasma Cell Sun Silver Plague Essence Description This Mecha Knight can inflict poison. Gains a shield and ability to block projectiles after Tier 2. Releases four bullets upon executing its charge attack in Tier 3.

Volt Knight

Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Abilities Sword Slash Charge Attack Malfunction Bullets Location Thunder Fist Arenas Deconstruction Zone: Circuit Breakers Treasure Vault: Flash Crash Power Complex: Mechanized Mile, Slimeway Ironclaw Munitions Factory: Abandoned Assembly, Warfare Workshop Shadow Lair: Ironclaw Munitions Factory Ghosts in the Machine: Dry Dock, Iron Hulk All Shocked Compounds levels Drops Depth and Material Drops: Depth 1 and below: Blue Shard Light Shard Scrap Metal Spark Plug Depth 4 and below: Iron Gear Swordstone Power Cell Static Clinger Depth 8 and below: Force Dynamo Rocket Sprocket Volt Oil Depth 13 and below: Heavy Gear Silver Coil Thunderball Depth 18 and below: Plasma Cell Sun Silver Storm Chaser Description This Mecha Knight can inflict shock. While fortified against external forms of shock, they can still malfunction and shock themselves. Gains a shield and ability to block projectiles after Tier 2. Releases four bullets upon executing its charge attack in Tier 3.

Strategy

It is best to gun them down from afar, as their charge attacks can take away a sizable amount of health. If one is close to you and emits a whirring sound, run away or block the strike. Baiting them into their melee combo and then shooting them is an effective strategy, as being shot during the combo automatically knocks them down.

• Their shields have a long cooldown, so gunners can take that opportunity to land some shots.

Never allow them to surround you, especially in arenas. They will make fast work of your health due to blocking you from moving

• If there are groups of them, stay out of the bundle and attack at intervals, charge attacks prove useful in breaking up the bundles.
• Note that all Mecha Knights (including Volt Knights and Mecha Knight Kits) can and usually will inflict themselves with shock, disrupting anything they are doing at the moment they are shocked.

If freeze weapons are used, take caution when approaching a Mecha Knight anyways. They will start attacking even if approached from behind, and these attacks can thaw buddies out. They also spin around instantly, so striking one during the melee combo will likely result in taking a hit.

Notable Mecha Knights

Mecha Knight Kit

All Tiers Abilities Sword Slash Charge Attack Malfunction Location Spawns from Mecha Knight Kits Can be re-activated for 5 energy in: Deconstruction Zone levels Operation Crimson Hammer Plan of Attack: Power Grid Ironclaw Munitions Factory: Abandoned Assembly Ghosts in the Machine: Dry Dock Compounds (Scenario Rooms) Drops This monster does not drop any items. Description Unlike its brethren, this loyal Mecha Knight will fight the enemies of Spiral Knights who assemble or free it from its imprisonment of the deconstruction zones until it is defeated. Comes with built-in teleportation instead of a leash. Unfortunately, it cannot follow you to the next floor, and it will also eventually malfunction to the point of destruction.

Trivia

• During the mission The Ancient Generator, a lot of deactivated Mecha Knights appear in the level. Interestingly enough, there are several types of Construct monsters (Scuttlebots, Retrodes or Gun Puppies) that the player must fight in the current level except for Mecha Knights.
• Zombies can lunge onto Mecha Knight Kits. They can get Immobilized just like knights can, and Mecha Knight Kits are able to knock zombies off just like knights can.
• As Mecha Knight Kits have similar attributes to monsters code-wise, they can be healed by Mender runes and area healing abilities. Due to their alignment though, Menders will not actively attempt to heal damaged Mecha Knight Kits, so a Mender will never use a single target heal on a Mecha Knight Kit

See Also

• Construct Family
• Monsters
• Visual Encyclopedia of creatures