Shovel Knight, Hollow Knight, Knight with cheese on his head, Stunted Knight, Wretched Knight, Knights who sweep stuff really quick...
Does EVERY "indie" game feature ugly/stupid protagonists? Give me more examples if you have any. My theory of course is that the ugliness of the protagonists reflects the ugliness of the developers and players. If we had a few thousand webcam shots of these people, and then contrasted them with shots of people who play CoD, I think we'd have solid scientific proof.
I mean seriously.
Even beyond the ugliness, WTF sense does it make for a knight to use a shovel as weapon? Try to imagine the kind of person who lies in bed at night thinking, "I know what that world needs! What the novelists and screenwriters of all ages have missed! A SHOVEL-CARRYING KNIGHT!"
People seriously recommend this stuff to me. The mere game's NAME turns me off completely. It utterly fucking annihilates any chance of immersion. What little boy would fantasize about being a "SHOVEL KNIGHT"?
A sick, ugly, stunted little boy, that's what.