Battle knight

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A battle knight

The battle knight is an enemy in Doom: The Dark Ages. A variant of the Hell knight, it wears armor with spikes and engraved demonic runes. The battle knight wields a battle axe as its weapon, which it can throw as a ranged attack.

Tactical analysis

The battle knight has the same attacks as the Hell knight, but it can also swing and throw its battle axe, giving it a long-range attack that the Hell knight lacks. Its leaping slam also has a larger shockwave than the Hell knight's.

All of the battle knight's attacks can be parried with the shield saw to falter it. Like other armored demons, the armor can be shattered with a shield throw once it has been superheated with sustained weapons fire. Once the armor is removed, the battle knight has roughly the same amount of health as a Hell knight.

Lore

Battle knights are the apex champions of Hell's arenas. When warlords are consumed in Hell's conquests of other worlds, their tormented souls are entwined with those of the battle knights to strengthen them. They are trained specially in the art of slaughter, participating in endless trials. In the Horde they act as relentless enforcers.

Pre-release

The monster could first be seen in the Developer Direct event on January 23, 2025.

Gallery

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  The battle knight's collectible toy.

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  The codex entry image.

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  Concept art by Alejandro Mirabal.

Trivia

• The battle knight did not have a Codex entry when the game was first released. This was added in Patch 1.