he had so much potential
i used to be obsessed with nexo knights when I was younger and it is still one of my favorite nostalgia shows today.
one of my favorite characters that I was obsessed with for some reason was Jousting. and looking back on it now, even tho he is just a minor character who adds basically nothing to the show, I wish he had so much more depth because there ARE glimpses of his true character in the show. he has more interactions, lines, and traits revealed than any other Tighty Knighty.
so I'm going to start with the information I have gathered about his character and explain all of it: the first thing major to his character is that he's a pretentious asshole, but not in the same way that Lance is. he's a pretentious asshole who is more down to Earth.
he's shown this in many ways; mostly through his sassiness. he is incredibly sassy. he constantly talks back to Tightwad, e.g: "Uhhh, falling..?", "I go no feelin' in my leg" (I think that's what he says?), and my personal favorite: "Is this what filthy rich people do?"
he doesn't HATE Tightwad, he hates the things that he does. this is proven in season 4, March of The Colussus, where he says "J-Tight (tightwad) owns lots of property around the land, yo, he doesn't want to see it all trashed!"
he KNOWS Tightwad isn't necessarily a good person, and he hates the things that he does, but he still cares. his pretentiousness is also expressed shown in his first appearance in season 2 where he obviously enjoys the attention of the crowd more than focusing on the task at hand. however, he develops from this overtime; such as when he and his crew are fighting valiantly against monsters WHILE playing their theme song. and he's not distracted by the song or focusing on dancing, HE'S FOCUSED ON BEING A KNIGHT, while at the same time being himself. that's fierce.
i read some about the concepts for season 5 and I didn't see any mention of the Tighty Knighties. (correct me if I'm wrong on this) and that makes me lowkey sad. i know its just a kids show and probably has no real meaning but I feel like they wanted to use Jousting for something more since we got to see much more of him than any other Tighty Knighty. and I wish he did get more, because that would have been cool.
we saw subtle development in him and we won't ever again, maybe. maybe if nexo knights gets restarted or remade.
also I want to shoutout this drawing of him in scene (or gyaru?) aesthetic:
credited to @selena-nightroll