Ambiguous Time Period: When the show takes place is never made clear.In general, character encyclopedias and other "lore books" tend to include curious facts about the show's universe not seen in the series proper, such as the characters' backstories, the royal couple's real names and how many secondary characters are also Knights' Academy graduates.The real-life Book of Monsters contains info on all the monsters in its pages, including some not yet seen in the series.Despite being in their pre-teens, they are mature enough to follow the adults into battle, although they usually provide support from behind the lines. Adorably Precocious Child: Robin and Ava.Added Alliterative Appeal: The Forbidden Powers have alliterative names (e.g.: Collapsing Crumble).Action Girl: Princess Macy is one of the titular knights.Abhorrent Admirer: Axl's little sister, Axlina, is one to Robin.When Aaron asks him about it, Axl states that he likes to be prepared. 24-Hour Armor: Due to Axl's Nonstandard Character Design, no armorless version of him appears in the toyline or cartoon (although he is seen shirtless in one of the books).Tropes that apply to the sets and television series: The theme is, in a way, good old Castle with sci-fi elements, where the five heroic knights (and a wizard, and two junior knights) must stop the evil Jestro from summoning an army of lava monsters that are attacking the kingdom of Knighton, which has advanced technology but a medieval society. Two more books were planned, but, just like the TV series, cancelled. A canon spin-off book, The Forbidden Power, was also written by Max Brallier of The Last Kids on Earth fame, telling the story of an orphan Fletcher Bowman sent to train to become a knight. The toyline lasted until 2018, when it was quietly cancelled. It's the successor to Legends of Chima, with an All-CGI Cartoon aired on TV, which lasted for four seasons. Nexo Knights is a Castle-esque LEGO Theme which was released in 2016. "We are unbreakable!" note Clockwise from upper left: Aaron Fox, Axl, Lance Richmond, Clay Moorington, Macy Halbert.
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