Shovel Knight is on his travels around the kingdom, edging closer and closer towards his goal - The Tower of Fate, and the Enchantress within. But his work is interrupted by none other than his dark doppelganger, Black Knight, still determined to stand in his way.
As they do battle, Black Knight's magic lands a hit on Shovel Knight, sending him down for the count.

In time, he comes to his senses, on foreign, unknown soil, his will unbroken, determined to find the Tower and put an end to the terror brought upon the land by the Order of No Quarter.
If he can find where to start looking.