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Arthur
Artwork of Arthur from Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins.
Universe	Ghosts 'n Goblins
Debut	Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection (2021)
Console/platform of origin	Arcade
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Human Realm
Created by	Tokuro Fujiwara
Article on Wikipedia	Arthur (Ghosts 'n Goblins)

Arthur is the main protagonist of the Capcom franchise Ghosts 'n Goblins.

Origin

Arthur is a knight who fights against demons, zombies, and other creatures to rescue Princess Prin Prin from Astaroth and other demonic villains. While his armor looks sturdy it is infamous for only being able to take a single hit from enemies, leaving Arthur comically running around in his boxer shorts. One more hit will kill Arthur instantly, leaving him as nothing but a skeleton. Arthur also uses several weapons on his journey, most famously the lance, which is used in his Mii Costume.

Arthur's story initially begins in Ghosts 'n Goblins when he and the Princess are having a picnic within the vicinity of the nearby castle. Suddenly, the sky goes dark as the evil presence of the Demon Realm creeps over the kingdom, turning what was to be a sunny day into an endless night. A demon known as Satan swoops in and captures the Princess and vanishes from whence he came, forcing Arthur to don his suit of armor and venture forth to rescue the Princess, starting in the Graveyard near the village. Arthur makes his way into the Demon Realm's castle where he fights the leader of the Demons, Astaroth. Although he seemingly defeats the Demonlord, the room was an illusion and a devious trap installed by Astaroth, sending Arthur all the way back to the Graveyard. Arthur makes it to the castle once more, carrying a Cross in hand and fighting the true Astaroth. With the Demonlord defeated, Arthur and the Princess.

Returning the Princess home from the arduous journey, Arthur sets out to patrol the far reaches of the kingdom. After three years, he returns to find the kingdom under attack from a new demonic horde. Arthur barely manages to get to the Princess before she is hit with a beam of energy, sucking her soul out of her body. Arthur now sets out on his second quest, making his way to the Castle of the Evil Demons. Upon defeating the Castle's most powerful guardians, including a revived Astaroth, Arthur is met by the archangel St. Michael, telling him that the only way to rescue the Princess' soul is to find the Psycho Cannon and bring it to the door. Arthur retraces his steps from his current adventure and meets the Valkyrie. The Goddess of Battle gives Arthur the Psycho Cannon, which allows him to face the leader of this new invastion, Lucifer. In a fierce battle, Arthur defeats Lucifer, freeing all the souls that he had consumed and restoring the Princess' soul into her body.

Time passes as life returns to normal in the kingdom. But one night, a third band of demons attacks the kingdom on what would have been a joyous occasion. Satan appears once again and carries the Princess off to his master, forcing Arthur to venture into his third quest. Arthur makes his way into the castle of the new leader of the Demons, Samael. But before he can get into Samael's chamber, he receives a psychic link from the Princess, telling him that the one thing he needs to destroy Samael is her bracelet, now revealed to be the Goddess Bracelet. Arthur once again retraces his steps and finds the Bracelet under the protection of fairies. Returning to Samael's Castle, Arthur fights against Astaroth's second revival and his transformation into a more powerful being known as Nebiroth. After Nebiroth's defeat, Arthur faces off against Samael himself, defeating the newest general of the Demon Realm. Arthur and the Princess arrive home safely, watching the sunrise from the back of Arthur's horse.

This peace was not to last as a new Lord of Darkness had already begun orchestrating his plan to use the Princess to create a mixed-blood union between Humans and Demons, allowing the Demons to lord over the Humans, and destroy Arthur once and for all. Arthur barely arrives in time to see the Princess spirited away to the Demons' Black Palace. While fighting his way through this new gauntlet of demons, Arthur uncovers a number of Magic Rings, which open a portal within the depths of the Black Palace. Arthur makes his way into the Palace and faces off with his eternal nemesis Astaroth one final time, entering the portal created from the rings. It is in this dark domain that Arthur encounters the mastermind, Hades. After a long intense battle, Arthur destroys Hades and brings peace back to the Human Realm, with the Princess safe and sound.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a costume

Arthur was announced as a Mii Swordfighter costume on March 4th, 2021, and was released later that day, alongside Pyra and Mythra.

Trivia

• Arthur has appeared alongside other characters who appear in Smash in various media such as the Marvel vs. Capcom series, the Worlds Unite arc of the Sonic the Hedgehog comics, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash, and Project X Zone.