Legendary Knight

"Legendary Knight" (伝（でん）説（せつ）の騎（き）士（し） Densetsu no Kishi) is an archetype of the true forms of the three "Legendary Dragons". This archetype was introduced in Dragons of Legend and was featured towards the end of the Waking the Dragons arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. All members of this archetype are Level 8 LIGHT Warrior monsters with 2800 ATK and 1800 DEF. The "Legendary Knights" are named after Plato's late dialogues and characters that appear in them.

Legendary Knight
From left to right: "Legendary Knight Critias", "Legendary Knight Timaeus" and "Legendary Knight Hermos".
Japanese	伝（でん）説（せつ）の騎（き）士（し） 伝説の騎士 (base) でんせつのきし (ruby) Densetsu no Kishi (romanized)
French	Chevalier Légendaire
German	Legendärer Ritter
Italian	Leggendario Cavaliere
Korean	전설의 기사 傳說의 騎士 (Hanja) Jeonseol-ui Gisa (romanized)
Portuguese	Cavaleiro Lendário
Spanish	Caballero Legendario
Sets TCG Dragons of Legend Dragons of Legend 2 Dragons of Legend: The Complete Series OCG Collectors Pack: Duelist of Legend Version Collectors Pack: Duelist of Destiny Version
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MembersEdit

These are the true forms of the "Legendary Dragons". These knights were weakened by Dartz and were transformed into Dragons, but they were eventually freed. Under the right circumstances, the three can combine to form "Timaeus the Knight of Destiny".

Legendary Dragon	Legendary Knight	Fusion	Origin
			Dialogue	Character
The Eye of Timaeus	Legendary Knight Timaeus	Timaeus the Knight of Destiny	Timaeus	Timaeus of Locri
The Fang of Critias	Legendary Knight Critias		Critias	Critias
The Claw of Hermos	Legendary Knight Hermos		Hermocrates	Hermocrates

AnimeEdit

These cards first appeared in the Waking the Dragons arc of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. The three members of the archetype are "Legendary Knight Critias", "Legendary Knight Hermos", and "Legendary Knight Timaeus". All three have an effect that allows them to 'absorb' another card's effect, based on the effect of their corresponding Legendary Dragon.

• Legendary Knight Timaeus: The true form of "The Eye of Timaeus", owned by Yugi Muto. His effect allows him to absorb other monsters. He was shown to absorb "Legendary Knight Critias", "Legendary Knight Hermos", "Kuriboh" (as well as "Multiply"), and "Big Shield Gardna". His blade's name is "Sword of Justice". When combined with "Big Shield Gardna", the combination was named "Full Barrier Shield". When combined with the other two Knights, the combination was named "Timaeus the Knight of Destiny".
• Legendary Knight Hermos: The true form of "The Claw of Hermos", owned by Joey Wheeler. His effect allows him to redirect attacks to himself, and also banish monsters to either gain those monsters' effects or multiply its own ATK and reflect attacks. He was shown to absorb "Obnoxious Celtic Guardian", "Alpha The Magnet Warrior", "Beta The Magnet Warrior", and "Gamma The Magnet Warrior". His blade's name is "Sword of Renewal".
• Legendary Knight Critias: The true form of "The Fang of Critias", owned by Seto Kaiba. His effect allows him to 'absorb' a Trap Card and gain effects based on it, similar to how "The Fang of Critias" can fuse with Trap Cards. He was shown to absorb "Mirror Force" and "Attack Guidance Barrier". His blade's name is "Sword of Wisdom".

When "Timaeus" absorbs both "Critias" and "Hermos", they form the Fusion Monster "Timaeus the Knight of Destiny". This card has the effect to gain ATK equal to the ATK of the absorbed monsters. In addition, it cannot not be destroyed by battle; these two effects were ultimately combined to destroy Dartz's "Divine Serpent Geh" and cause him to lose the Duel.

Voices and mannerismsEdit

The three Legendary Knights sound, resemble and act like their owners. "Hermos" sounds and looks like Joey (though he is brunette), "Critias" sounds and looks like Kaiba (though he is blonde), and "Timaeus" sounds and looks like Yami Yugi. In the German dub, "Critias" is voiced by Joey's voice actor and "Hermos" is voiced by Kaiba's voice actor.