Baz

Baz
Theme	Fighting With All of Our Might
Weapon	Rope

“	'The Great BAZ KNIGHT! Like the sound of THAT!'	”
— Baz

Baz is one of the Wandering Travellers in the world of Shovel Knight. Baz was created by Matt and Woolie of the Best Friends Zaibatsu as Directors for a Day.

Official Bio

With a fearsome rope whip and the toughest-looking armor around, one might think that the traveling warrior Baz would be a shoe-in to join up with the Order of No Quarter. Imagine his surprise when he was rejected! He now roams the land, taking out his anger on passers-by. Trying to prove himself strong enough to earn the title of “Baz Knight”.

Personality

Baz is a man trying to prove himself and be recognized by his strength. His iron will is second to no one; his dream is to join the The Order, even though he has no clear reason to do so other than status. He is quite loud and often obnoxious, being a bit clueless, the type of person that punches first and ask questions later.

Story

Campaign

When Shovel Knight encounters Baz he is still fuming from being rejected by the Order of No Quarter. He expresses the belief that if he defeats Shovel Knight he will be a Knight and thus he can join the Order. After being defeated he breaks down crying that he will never be able to join the Order.

In the Xbox One version, he can also be found in the Mysterious Area in which he expresses an admiration of the Battletoads noting how cool they are. Reize asks Baz to be his teacher.

During the credits, the Baz is seen with the other Wandering Travelers fighting off a group of Liquid Samurais.

Plague of Shadows

The Baz fights Plague Knight because he wants to prove his intellect, because according to Baz, if you defeat a scientist you become a scientist. After his defeat, Baz has the option of getting hired by Plague Knight to work in his underground lair. If he is hired he will dress as a Plague Minion, and from then on he can be seen inside the lair, where he will give off some humorous dialogue whenever spoken to. Also, if Plague Knight talks to him in the lair with less than the maximum amount of Health Tonics, Baz will give him the maximum Tonics for free, claiming he snatched some from the Magicist while she wasn't looking.

Dialogue

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Gallery

Sprites

Baz as a Plague Minion in Plague of Shadows

Trivia

• Baz is based off of "Zubaz", a cancelled character from the Street Fighter franchise. He was made popular after appearing in the internet show Fighterpedia, a program created by Matt and Woolie of Two Best Friends Play. The character "Zubaz" has also made appearances in several other indie games, one of which being Divekick where he uses the same whip swinging technique.
• In Plague of Shadows, if you recuit Baz, you can see him still wearing the Plague Minion's oufit in the credits.