Black Knight Succession

The Black Knight is a title held by the great wizard Merlin's champion, who was created to protect Camelot, the British Isles and Earth-616.
Merlin melted down the Starstone which was created during the Big Bang from primeval matter left from the previous universe. He used the metal to forge the Ebony Blade, the Ebony Chalice, the Ebony Shield, and the Ebony Staff. The weapons were given to his new champion the Black Knight.
==Succession Line==
===Earth-616===
Garrett Castle is a Black Knight museum with various exhibits on the Black Knights, including the body of Sir Percy. There is a long line of paintings of the Knights including, according to the curator, "Sir Ralston and Sir Eobar or lesser known knights like Sir William and Sir Henry."It was later revealed Sir Percy of Scandia was he was not the first Black Knight and that eight knights had carried the Ebony Blade before him, the last being King Arthur's cousin Sir Reginald. Each one had been driven mad by the sword and had to be killed until it was decided there were only three people who could take the sword, but King Arthur and Merlin were needed in other capacities, so the "burden" fell to Sir Percy who accepted despite knowing the risks.
Merlin summoned Sir Percy of Scandia to Camelot, where he acted as Merlin's agent, publicly played the fop. Privately, however, he used the identity of the Black Knight to defend the realm of King Arthur from any threats.
Following the death of Sir Percy his son found the sword and vowed to wield it like his father. The sword was passed down through the centuries by Percy's descendants. No matter how noble the person the sword would eventually corrupt the wielder.
====Black Knight====
Character 	Name (Main) 	Rank 	Ascended/first appeared in	Notes
First unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	First 	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Second unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	Second 	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Third unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	Third 	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Fourth unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	Fourth 	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Fifth unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	Fifth 	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Sixth unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	Sixth 	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Seventh unnamed Knights 	Black Knight	Seventh	 	An unnamed Knight corrupted by the Ebony Blade.
Sir Reginald 	Black Knight	Eighth 	 	Sir Reginald was eighth Knight to wield the Blade. He was the cousin of King Arthur. He passed the sword on to his cousin who presented it to Sir Percy.
Sir Percy of Scandia 	Black Knight	Ninth 	 	The first uncorrupted champion knighted by King Arthur.
Sir Raston 	Black Knight	Tenth 	 	Successor taking up the mantle from his uncle Sir Percy.
Eobar Garrington 	Black Knight	??? 	 	12th century Black Knight fighting during the Crusades.
Sir Henry 	Black Knight	??? 	 	18th century Black Knight fighting as Pirate on the high seas.
Sir William 	Black Knight	??? 	 	Black Knight fighting during the American Revolutionary War.
Cowboy Black Knight 	Black Knight	??? 	 	Cowboy Black Knight living in the Wild West.
British Army Black Knight	Black Knight	??? 	 	19th century Black Knight serving in the British Army.
WWI Black Knight 	Black Knight	??? 	 	Black Knight fighting in the trenches of Europe during World War I
Nazi Black Knight 	Black Knight	??? 	 	Nazi Black Knight fighting for the SS during World War II
Nathan Garrett 	Black Knight	??? 	 	20th century, villainous Black Knight and uncle to Dane Whitman and member of the Masters of Evil
Dane Whitman 	Black Knight	??? 	 	21st century champion turned Avengers and Excalibur member.
Jackie Chopra 	Black Knight	??? 	 	Daughter of Dane Whitman.
====Unaffiliated Black Knights====
Character 	Name (Main) 	Rank	Ascended/first appeared in	Notes
Augustine du Lac	Black Knight 	n/a 	 	Descendant of Sir Lancelot. Vatican appointed Black Knight sent to invade Wakanda.
Black Knight 	Black Knight 	n/a 	 	Evil Black Knight who conquered Camelot.
Black Knight 	Black Knight/Excalibur	n/a 	 	Servant of Morgan Le Fay.
Black Knight 	Black Knight 	n/a 	 	Young upstart member of the Young Masters.
Black Knight 	Black Knight 	n/a 	 	Suit of armor animated by Merlin's Magic.
==Notes==
* Sir Percy of Scandia originally told Dane Whitman that Merlin had created the Ebony Blade, it was later revealed that it was Percy himself who had actually forged the sword and three other items from the Starstone at Merlin's direction. This was disregarded by and , which depicted Merlin as having forged the Ebony Blade by himself, but reaffirmed that it was Percy who forged the Ebony Blade.
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Category:Black Knight Succession