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The Guild Knights (Japanese ギルドナイト) are an organization within the Hunter's Guild tasked with protecting it.

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What is a Guild Knight?[]

Guild Knights are an elite special force of the Hunter's Guild. Their signature outfit is widely known, especially the hat, and inspires respect and fear even from those who know little of the Guild. While they are often associated with chivalry, they also operate in the shadows. There are multiple sections of Guild Knights.

Responsibilities[]

Guild Knights are tasked with defending cities, protecting the Guild, responding to monster-related incidents and overseeing hunters. They are also sent on black ops, though it's not specified what they do on those.

Who can be a Guild Knight?[]

Guild Knights are chosen for their exceptional skills, intelligence and physicality. The bar of entry is very high. In Minegarde, there can only be a maximum of 12 Guild Knights at once, although there currently are only 9, and their leader (Japanese 団長) is approved by the local Guildmaster. It is unknown if this maximum applies to other cities as well. Throughout the town's history, the leaders of Minegarde's Guild Knights have all been top-class hunters.

Equipment[]

Depending on their section and the task at hand, Guild Knights wear a variety of uniforms, such as the Guild Knight, Blue Guild, Red Guild and Guild Bard sets. They are rarely seen in public wearing anything else. The blademaster versions of the first three sets are formal uniforms, while the gunner versions are for shadowy operations. The Guild Bard set is said to be worn by foreign Guild Knights.

Guild Knight uniforms are made strong and have a high defensive power. The ones available to regular hunters are simplified versions.

Depending on the enemy, Guild Knights may use normal-sized swords and firearms or hunting weapons like the Guild Knight Sabers.

Notes[]

  • In the Monster Hunter light novel, Volume 1 : Commandment of the Hunt, Guild Knights are said to hunt down and kill poaching rogue hunters, as well as to negotiate with the nobles who own the hunting grounds and step in when there are issues between the different hunter's guilds.
    • The canonicity of this book is however unknown.
    • It also states they aren't good at hunting monsters, but this is pretty much disproven by the fact that the leaders of Minegarde's knights have all previously been top-class hunters.
  • We have yet to encounter a Guild Knight in any game, except maybe Becky, who secretly is one in Commandment of the Hunt.
    • The Wycademy Hunter, a character standing in the gathering hub of Monster Hunter Generations, wears the Guild Knight set. He is however not a Guild Knight, simply a hunter.
    • The 12 Knights of Minegarde are the only Guild Knights we truly know the existence of, although more are implied to exist.

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