The original Radiant Knights appeared in the golden age of American comics, joining the superhero team All-Star Squadron and the Regular Victory Seven Warriors. Knights and Squires are equivalent to the British version of Batman and Robin, and the multi-generation knights and squires are members of the Batman Heroes/Batman Company.
The original Knights of Radiance, whose real name was Justin Arthur, were a member of the Knights of the Round Table during the Reign of King Arthur. Mr. Justin and the Ogre both fell into the cracks in the ice of the glacier, where Mr. Justin lay down for more than 1,300 years. For more than 1300 years, Mr. Justin has been dormant. By the 20th century, as his sleeping glaciers melted and drifted southward, they were discovered by archaeologists and historians. But there were still many people here who needed to be protected from criminals, and he felt that chivalry was still needed, so he actively maintained law and order, and in 1942, he joined the All-Star Squadron. In 1948, he joined the Organization of the Seven Warriors, the original Seven Warriors, whose members included the first Generation of Radiant Knights, Green Arrow, Fast Hand, First Generation Of Volunteer Police, First Generation Crimson Avengers, Shining Star Boy, Star Stripe, and Wen. The most recent appearance was in the "Star-by-Star Girl Spring Break Special" in the infinite marginal period of 2021.
At the age of 20, Percy Sheldrake was killed in the Nazi-sponsored bombing of London, and his father was also captured at the Battle of Dunkerk. The superhero Knight of Radiance (Justin Arthur) tried to rescue his parents, but failed; for this reason, knights of radiance adopted Percy as his assistant and became the first squire, and Justin gave him a pair of armor, which had magical powers and was invincible. Wearing this armor, Percy followed the Knight of Radiance during World War II to seek justice, he learned all the moves and skills of the Knight of Radiance, and when the time was ripe, Percy left the Knight of Radiance, established himself as the first knight, and adopted his son Cyril Sheldrake as a squire.
After Percy's death, Cheryl inherited the mantle of knighthood as a knight of the 2nd generation and appointed Berel Hutchinson as the 3rd attendant.
Beginning with N52, the Knight (Cheryl) and the Squire (Beryl) are the main members of the Batman Heroes. They have appeared in many battles. The knight, along with his attendants and outsiders, investigates leviathan's base and finds a bomb, which unfortunately explodes as they do so, and both the knight and the attendant are seriously injured and unconscious. After waking up, the knight found himself a hostage of Thalia, and his attendants were dying. The knight rescues the attendants in time, and Berryel is able to survive, but the knight is attacked by Thalia's minions The Heretic, breaking his neck and dying of exhaustion. The knight's body was later taken away by Ro-Bats, and his funeral was held in the 8th episode of Batman Heroes, where thousands of British people spontaneously sent him off, and He was also mourned by Prince William and Harley, who were saved by Cheryl, who was still a servant during World War II, and the British Prime Minister is now trying to use the Pool of Lhasa Road to revive the knight. After recovering from his injuries, his attendant Berrell took over the knighthood and became a knight of the 3rd generation.
The 3rd Generation Knight (Beryl Hutchinson) has recently appeared in the short story "Detective Batman", and like the knights of the previous generations, he has a new squire, the 4th Generation Squire (Amina Eluco), who in addition to being a member of the Batman Heroes, also joined the British Hero Group Knights Guild, mentioned and appeared in the "Doomsday Bells".
The 2nd Generation Of Radiant Knights, whose real name is Gardner Grayle, was a sergeant in the army and belonged to the infamous 13 platoons. Extremely opposed to nuclear war, Gardner participates in a virtual reality experiment to see the post-atomic war world. After coming out of the lab, Gardner put on the bright armor suit of the Starry Sky Lab and announced that he was a modern knight, becoming the second Knight of Radiance and a member of the Seven Warriors of Victory. Later, he joined the Outsider until its dissolution. After Infinite Crisis Gardner Gray relinquished the Knight of Radiance title to become the Knight of the Atoms, and served as captain of the Knights of the Atoms.
The 3rd Generation Radiant Knight is really named Ystina, also known as Justin Knight. It is a girl who psychologically identifies herself as a man. He is also a member of the Seven Warriors, the Knights of the Round Table, and the Demon Knights. The members of the Seven Warriors are different from the original generation, including Zatana, Frankenstein, Mr. Miracle (Hilo Norman), Flying Bomb Girl, Witch Boy, Manhattan Guard, and has appeared several times in the new era after the N52 Metal Incident. Most recently in DC Heroes Day – Celebration of Asian Superheroes, the Knight of Radiance (Justina) appeared as a member of the Queer Justice League/JLQ to help the 2nd Generation Sea Boy fight eclipse.
In the recent Wonder Woman issue, a new Knight of Radiance appears, named Siegfried