Dark Knight (Final Fantasy X-2)



The Dark Knight is a dressphere in Final Fantasy X-2 obtained in the Bevelle Underground in Chapters 2, 3, or 5, in a treasure chest near the end of the area. In addition to Darkness and self-damaging skills, they use a number of Status Effect-inflicting spells like Bio and Death via their Arcana skillset.

Appearance
The Dark Knight dons heavy black and spiked battle armor. Yuna wields Tidus's Caladbolg, Rikku wields Auron's Masamune, and Paine wields a customized sword. Yuna's armor design is reminiscent of Cecil Harvey's from Final Fantasy IV; Yuna's battle stance is also similar to Cecil's pose while using Darkness. Rikku's armor bears a resemblance to Gaffgarion's Fell Knight armor from Final Fantasy Tactics.

From a design standpoint, Paine's Dark Knight is Tsukamoto's favorites. "I handled a lot of monster designs prior to working on the costumes for FFX-2", he says. "It feels like the scales of the monsters apply to this design. That's why I like it a lot." He also reveals that each of the girls' head pieces reflect their personalities, with the sharp edges of Paine's head piece to reflect her prickly outlook.

Commands

 * Attack
 * Darkness
 * Arcana
 * Charon
 * Item

Abilities
Mastering Dark Knight requires 490 Ability Points. Arcana abilities can be used outside of the Dark Knight dressphere by equipping the Arcane Lore accessory or the Chaos Maelstrom Garment Grid. Yuna has access to Arcana abilities through the Mascot dressphere.

Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission
The Dark Knight dressphere returns in Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission. Multiple copies can be found on the ground inside the tower or bought in shops. It increases Defense, Magic and Accuracy by 1 point per each level. It has the highest HP of all available dresspheres and it's the only dressphere with abilities that cost HP instead of MP, these skills drain HP from the base character and not the dressphere itself. Its regular attack range is one tile ahead of the character.

Trivia

 * Even though it is classified as Arcana magic, Dark Knight cannot learn Osmose. It is accessible through the Covetous Garment Grid.
 * Spellspring can reduce Darkness's HP costs to 0, despite it being meant to apply only to MP costs.
 * The Charon ability's name is taken from the Greek mythology's, the ferryman who transports the newly deceased across the river Styx.