Black Knights (Rocket Knight)

The Black Knights are a gang of ex-Rocket Knights and minor antagonists in the Rocket Knight Adventures series.

History
The Black Knights were formed after Axel Gear killed his master, Mifune Sanjo, and stole a secret book of Rocket Knight techniques. Axel then brought together a group of ex-Rocket Knights to found the Black Knights for the purpose of attacking the Kingdom of Zebulos.

Angered that Sparkster had been appointed the leader of the Rocket Knights and not him, Axel Gear led the Black Knights in an attack on Zebulos and Sparkster, with Axel and Sparkster fighting each other in an epic battle. Sparkster ultimately emerged victorious and banished Axel from the kingdom.

While the Black Knights presumably went defunct, Axel Gear later resurfaced as a member of the Devotindos Empire.