The casting of
spells is a memorable element of
Knightmare: there was something fascinating for young
watchers about seeing fellow youngsters controlling magic. (Which may help to explain why those J. K. Rowling books I keep hearing about are so popular.) However, a significant number of Knightmare's spells were not actually cast - either because they were mentioned but never acquired, or because the
team's quest ended before a suitable spellcasting opportunity arose, or for other reasons.
Some spells which were unused during one quest were used during a different quest, so ultimately it was fairly clear what their effect would have been (e.g.
ANVIL,
FLARE,
RETURN). In these instances, the 'uncast' label is arguably inapplicable.
However, some of those that were cast during one quest could well have had a different effect on the other occasion if they had been cast (e.g.
ENERGY,
OPPOSITE,
GHOST). This constitutes something of a grey area.
Many, though, were simply never cast, giving rise to several intriguing areas of speculation among Knightmare fans.
TRANSFORMATION and
BUT have probably provoked more such curiosity than any of their named counterparts.
In addition to the named yet uncast spells, some quests hinted at magic that was neither cast nor even named. Examples include
Owen's "
dragon magic" and
Merlin's anti-goblin magic, both from Series 3.
Below are listings of named spells that were never cast and remain mysterious.
Series 1:
ENERGY,
OPPOSITE,
SHIELD
Series 2:
MEDAL,
POWER,
SHOVEL,
UNITAS
Series 3:
VIGOUR,
GLORY,
FLIGHT
Series 4:
BUT,
HERO,
SPRINT,
TINY,
TRANSFORMATION
Series 5:
GHOST,
SWITCH
Series 6:
BACKFIRE,
TREAT
Series 7:
REMAKE,
UNDO
Series 8:
SAVANT
The Knightmare adventure gamebooks contain a plethora of spells (see:
spells from the books), but because the gamebooks can be replayed, there need be no such thing as an uncast spell.
For information on the proposed but unseen Series 1 spell YUCK, please see the
Lexicon entry on the
Monster’s Stomach.
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