Onion Knight (Dissidia)

The Onion Knight is one of the heroes fighting for the side of Cosmos in Dissidia Final Fantasy. The youngest warrior, the Onion Knight's lack of battle experience causes him to put on a brave and confident front when in reality he is rather scared and unsure inside.

Crystal and Attire
The Onion Knight's outfit is taken from aspects of all incarnations of the hero of Final Fantasy III. In particular, the color scheme in his default appearance is based on his original NES appearance. The helmet is based on the DS version, as is the ability to cast magic. The body armor is closer to the Amano artwork of the hero. The default appearance looks more like an original character, while his alternate outfit appears to be the character Luneth from the Nintendo DS remake. The crystallized version of the Onion Knight is green.

The Onion Knight's crystal is a direct reference the elemental Crystals from Final Fantasy III. It has a green hue, and is the same shape as the ones seen in the game.

Destiny Odyssey III
The Onion Knight and his companion, Terra, travel together to find the Crystals. During their adventures, Terra starts to sense a strong aura and the Knight convinces her to check out what it is despite her warnings. They then encounter Exdeath and the Knight talks his way out of fighting him because of his fears of losing against a powerful enemy. Exdeath calls him a coward and then leaves. When the Knight and Terra get closer to the aura, Terra starts to lose control and attacks the Knight, forcing him to defend himself. Terra was then taken by the Cloud of Darkness, who tells the young warrior that he was responsible for Terra's fall.

The Knight was then visited by Cosmos, who tells him that the only way to obtain a Crystal was to defeat the Cloud of Darkness. The young warrior laments that he does not have a heart to do so but Cosmos questions him of his state of courage and vanishes. Then Golbez appears and tells the Knight of Terra's possession under the Cloud of Darkness and to think about if he could continue to make judgments in his own head.

The Onion Knight eventually finds Terra, who fainted while fighting against the possession the Cloud of Darkness has instilled in her. At first, the Knight offered to be her servant in order to prevent Terra from getting attacked any further but then decides against this when the Cloud of Darkness tries to possess him. That is when the Knight realizes his inner courage and uses it to protect Terra from her, even if it means fighting a powerful monster. The Onion Knight and the Cloud of Darkness fought, and she is defeated. Golbez appears once again and gives him a Crystal, praising him of his determination and bravery. After Golbez leaves, the Knight decides to rest with Terra to look after her.

Destiny Odyssey VI
The Onion Knight continues to protect Terra, who has lost some of her memory while passed out during the Knight's fight with the Cloud of Darkness. They are ambushed by Kefka, who tries to sway Terra into joining him. The Knight interferes, however, and both he and Kefka disappear. The Knight later shows up when Terra and Cloud are surrounded by Kefka and the Cloud of Darkness. Both the Knight and Cloud distract the Cloud of Darkness while Terra has her final showdown with Kefka, who she defeats. She then obtains her Crystal, just like the Knight thought she would.

Shade Impulse
As the Onion Knight reunites with the group of heroes, Chaos arrives and finishes Cosmos. The heroes start to fade away, however, Cosmos used the last bit of her energy to give them a fighting chance. Like the other heroes who faced off with they're worst enemies, the Onion Knight was confronted by his enemy, the Cloud of Darkness. After her defeat, the Cloud of Darkness returns to sleep, while the Onion Knight faces off against Chaos. With Chaos beaten, the worlds were restored, and the heroes disappear back to their home worlds, including Onion Knight, who returns to the Floating Continent.

Battle
The Onion Knight is described as a "Magic Fighter", as he uses both magic spells and sword hits equally and with stunning speed. What distinguishes him from the others, is the range of his attacks: all of the Onion Knight's physical attacks have a small range, while his spells are the opposite. Another characteristic of his skill chart is the fact that each Brave Attack can be chained into one Brave Attack and one HP Attack, which adds in strength and versatility. He is also one of the fastest characters in the game, with the drawback of weak physical and magical attacks.

EX Mode
While in EX Mode, Onion Knight's Job Class is decided by whether you're using a physical attack or a magic attack. While using magic, he'll become a Sage, which increases the damage done by magical attacks, and causes them to change slightly (Firaga shoots three blasts instead of one, for example). While using physical attacks, he'll become a Ninja, and do more damage with them instead. Both of these classes were considered the best at magic and attacking respectively, in the original NES release of the game. He also gains the Regen effect.

In both Bursts, the game will become reminiscent of a classic Final Fantasy battle and you must choose a command from the menu that appears. Onion Knight is unique in that he has two completely separate EX Bursts. If activated from a magic attack, his Sage form will use Great Magic, while his Ninja form will use Ninjutsu if it was activated after a physical attack.

For Great Magic, Holy (ホーリー) must be selected under the Magic command, while for Ninjutsu Shuriken has to be chosen from under the Throw command. If you choose the right options, Onion Knight will perform the selected ability, and then follow them up with Meteor or Back Attack respectively.

If you fail to select the right command on either burst, Onion Knight will immediately use Meteor or Back Attack! without using Holy or Shuriken.

Equipment
Onion Knight can equip the following: Hats, Clothing, Light Armor, Bracelets, Gloves, Rods, Daggers, Staves, Short Swords, Swords, and Throwing Weapons.

Allusions

 * While Onion Knight returns to his home world, he looks up at the sky, watching a flock of birds flying above him. This is a reference to Final Fantasy III - the ending sequence of the original NES version and the opening FMV of the DS version.
 * One of the Onion Knight's weapons, fittingly called Onion Sword, is a reference to the Onion Equipment from Final Fantasy III.
 * The Tyrving and King's Sword is a reference to two similar swords equippable by the Fighter and Knight job class in the Famicom release of Final Fantasy III.
 * Onion Knight's EX Burst is a homage to the traditional battles of the first Final Fantasies. While he is engaged on the right and poised like the NES sprite, his opponent will adopt their stance as viewed in the Museum from a different angle.

Trivia

 * Within the game's timeline, Onion Knight is the first to retrieve his Crystal according to Destiny Odyssey 26.
 * The Onion Knight is only called once by his title, by the Cloud of Darkness.
 * The Onion Knight is the youngest of the warriors of Cosmos.