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| - The Knighting ceremony was an ancient ritual dating back to the beginnings of the Order's history and each Padawan was responsible for preparing themselves and reviewing their role in the ancient rite. Only the High Council could promote an apprentice to the rank of Knight by the end of the Republic; though in the past the student's master was also permitted to knight their own students. After passing the Jedi Trials, the student was assigned a date that the ceremony was set to take place on. The day before the ceremony the Padawan was required to ascend to the heart of the Tranquillity Spire where they were to meditate within the preparation chamber located there. While typically alone, it wasn't unheard of for several Padawans to meet there at once; though socializing was frowned upon as
- The Ceremony to ascend to Knighhood is as follows: The Recipient comes forward and kneel in front of the Noble leading the Ceremony. "{Rank in the army & Name of the Recipient} Wilt thou, upon this day, pledge thy fealty to Britannia, and stand as a Knight of the Crown?" "Yes, your Highness." "Does thy wish to abandon thy self, and be sword and shield for the sake of the greater good?" "Yes, your Highness." "I, {name of the Nobility who grant the rank}, do hereby dub thee {name of the recipient}, may your courage and devotion become a shining example to the people of the Empire."
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| - The Knighting ceremony was an ancient ritual dating back to the beginnings of the Order's history and each Padawan was responsible for preparing themselves and reviewing their role in the ancient rite. Only the High Council could promote an apprentice to the rank of Knight by the end of the Republic; though in the past the student's master was also permitted to knight their own students. After passing the Jedi Trials, the student was assigned a date that the ceremony was set to take place on. The day before the ceremony the Padawan was required to ascend to the heart of the Tranquillity Spire where they were to meditate within the preparation chamber located there. While typically alone, it wasn't unheard of for several Padawans to meet there at once; though socializing was frowned upon as each apprentice was supposed to be searching for their future path. The following day, the Padawan was summoned to the next level of the Tower: the Hall of Knighthood. Entering into the darkened chamber, the Padawan would kneel in the center of the room as the Masters present ignited their lightsabers in a ring around the student. Led by the Grand Master of the Order, the other Masters were typically those who sat on the High Council and other prominent Jedi who helped in the apprentice's journey. If the High Council was unavailable, members of the other three Jedi Councils could step in to complete the ring. Reciting the ancient passages used in the traditional ceremony, the Grand Master would lower their lightsaber to just above each of the Padawan's shoulders and, for those of hair-growing species, sever the braid that hung behind the ear of the newly appointed Knight. The Jedi was then able to collect the braid and depart the chamber in silence, the ritual completed. While the ceremony was the norm, sometimes expedience overrode tradition. During times of war or on extended journey missions, Masters would knight their own students if they could not return to the Temple or field promotions were necessitated by another ranking military personnel's death. In addition to raising a Padawan to Knighthood, the Council also brought Knights to the Hall to grant them the rank of Master. To achieve this rank, a Knight could opt to take a modified version of the Trials, or successfully train a Padawan to Knighthood themselves.
- The Ceremony to ascend to Knighhood is as follows: The Recipient comes forward and kneel in front of the Noble leading the Ceremony. "{Rank in the army & Name of the Recipient} Wilt thou, upon this day, pledge thy fealty to Britannia, and stand as a Knight of the Crown?" "Yes, your Highness." "Does thy wish to abandon thy self, and be sword and shield for the sake of the greater good?" "Yes, your Highness." The recipient of the Knighthood unsheathe his/her sword to be presented to the Noble and the Noble will present the sword in an upright position and then he/she will use the sword to touch both shoulders of the recipient by gentely using its tip. "I, {name of the Nobility who grant the rank}, do hereby dub thee {name of the recipient}, may your courage and devotion become a shining example to the people of the Empire." The Noble returns the sword back to recipient, the recipient sheathes the sword back to its scabbard and the noble allows the recipient to stand again and turn to the audience, it is customary to receive an applause from the audience. There is also an informal ceremony done by Princess Cornelia. Where while still injured, she points out her middle and index fingers, to resemble the sword, and says, "I dub thee Knight of Honor of Britannia. You are now a Knight in both name and station, now go Suzaku Kurugi." Clearly as seen in this action by Princess Cornelia that the above Knighting Ceremony made Suzaku a Knight in name only. It wasn't until Cornelia's informal ceremony that Suzaku was officially given the noble title of Knight, further suggesting that the televised knighting ceremony was more of a show than actually granting Suzaku any power or title of a knight, he was only a knight for Euphemia and did not hold actual knight status in the Britannian Empire.
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