Shining Knight (Sir Justin)

Sir Justin, the newest member of the Knights of the Round Table in King Arthur's court, is one of many knights who witnessed the death of Queen Guinevere's cousin Sir Fallon. While searching for Fallon's killer, the ogre Blunderbore, Justin frees the wizard Merlin from a tree. In gratitude, Merlin gives him enchanted armor and weaponry and turning his horse Victory into the winged horse Winged Victory.{{cite book |last1=Nevins |first1=Jess |title=Encyclopedia of Golden Age Superheroes |date=2013 |publisher=High Rock Press |isbn=978-1-61318-023-5 |page=241}}

Sir Justin later battles and kills Blunderbore. Before dying, Blunderbore triggers an avalanche that buries Justin and Winged Victory. In the present, the two are freed by a museum curator and join the Seven Soldiers of Victory.{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Roy |title=The All-Star Companion: Vol 2 |date=2006 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1893905375 |page=96}} Later, Justin returns to Britain and becomes a bodyguard to its Prime Minister. During his career as a superhero, he meets a boy who looks up to him and vows to be his sidekick, taking the name Squire.

Shining Knight also has a relationship with the second Firebrand, who is apparently killed by the Dragon King. In the last battle with his teammates in the Seven Soldiers of Victory, they battle a powerful energy creature called Nebula Man. In the process, he is displaced in time, loses his memories, and becomes a janitor at Blue Valley High School until his memories returned.Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. #0-12. DC Comics.

In Identity Crisis, Shining Knight assists Captain Marvel, Vixen and Firestorm during their battle with Shadow Thief, during which the villain steals his sword and kills Firestorm with it. While Shiny vows revenge for the villain, he eventually probably manages to regain the sword with Merlin's help Identity Crisis #5. DC Comics.

Shining Knight appears in Justice League: Cry For Justice as one of several heroes recruited by Jay Garrick to help combat Prometheus.Justice League: Cry for Justice #4. DC Comics.

In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth" which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". A statue of Shining Knight was seen.Legends of Tomorrow #4. DC Comics.

Shining Knight was glimpsed during Flash's fight with Reverse-Flash across time.The Flash: Fastest Man Alive #5. DC Comics.

In the pages of "The New Golden Age", Shining Knight (alongside Winged Victory) reunited with his fellow Seven Soldiers of Victory members in Myrtle Beach where they meet up with the Jill Carlyle version of Crimson Avenger. He assists his fellow Seven Soldiers of Victory in fighting Clock King who was using Per Degaton's time machine on the displaced shipwreck that the original Crimson Avenger died on.Stargirl Spring Break Special #1. DC Comics.

Shining Knight is a master of the arts of combat of Arthurian times, skilled in aerial combat, weaponry including art of sword, and hand-to-hand combat. In some comics, it reveals that Shining Knight shown to have superhuman physical abilities, including: strength, stamina, endurance, speed, reflexes, balance and agility. Due to the suspended resuscitation by an iceberg. Sir Justin's aging has slowed down considerably, remaining forever young. He has an indomitable will, indeed even though there are enemies that are much stronger than him, the Shining Knight refuses to give up and continues to fight.

Shining Knight possesses an enchanted armor which protects him from any harm and an enchanted sword that can cut through anything except for Shining Knight's enchanted armor, and is capable of repelling magical attacks, indeed it can to absorb and shoot them.

When Merlin transformed Sir Justin's horse Victory into the winged horse Winged Victory, he became Shining Knight's mode of transportation.

Shining Knight and Winged Victory make cameo appearances in JLA: Another Nail.JLA: Another Nail #2

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• Shining Knight appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Chris Cox.{{cite web |title=Shining Knight Voice - Justice League Unlimited (TV Show) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Justice-League-Unlimited/Shining-Knight/ |access-date=August 10, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is a member of the Justice League.
• Shining Knight appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Mark Ashworth.{{Cite web |last=Zalban |first=Alex |date=May 19, 2020 |title=DC's Stargirl Boss Geoff Johns Explains What Changed From The Original "Pilot" |url=https://decider.com/2020/05/19/dc-stargirl-pilot-deleted-scenes-geoff-johns/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523204837/https://decider.com/2020/05/19/dc-stargirl-pilot-deleted-scenes-geoff-johns/ |archive-date=May 23, 2020 |access-date=May 23, 2020 |website=Decider}}{{cite web |last=Damore |first=Meagan |date=June 30, 2020 |title=Stargirl Basically Confirmed Justin the Janitor's Secret Identity |url=https://www.cbr.com/stargirl-confirmed-justin-janitors-shining-knight/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701163153/https://www.cbr.com/stargirl-confirmed-justin-janitors-shining-knight/ |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=July 1, 2020 |work=Comic Book Resources}} This version is a member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory who lost his memory and became a janitor at Blue Valley High School until he reunited with Pat Dugan.

Shining Knight and Winged Victory appear as character summons in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Andrew |date=October 2, 2013 |title=DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide |url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/scribblenauts-unmasked/DC_Characters_and_Objects |access-date=August 10, 2024 |website=IGN |language=en}}

• {{Comicbookdb|type=character|id=1621|title=Shining Knight (Sir Justin)}}
• [http://www.toonopedia.com/shknight.htm The Shining Knight] at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. [https://archive.today/20240525134005/https://www.webcitation.org/62hb1aIXs?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/shknight.htm Archived] from the original on October 25, 2011.
• [https://archive.today/20130121224811/http://www.dcindexes.com/indexes/indexes.php?character=66 Earth-2 Shining Knight Index]

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