Onion Knight (job)



The Onion Knight (オニオンナイト) or (たまねぎ剣士, Tamanegi Kenshi) is a recurring job class in the Final Fantasy series. Similar to the Freelancer class, this job has no real abilities and cannot equip very good equipment aside from the fabled Onion Equipment, which is exclusive to them. However, their real strength is in the fact that after reaching level 90, their stat growth skyrockets. By level 99, an army of Onion Knights are nearly invincible, having max stats. In the DS remake of Final Fantasy III they can learn any magic spell, similar to the Sage class.

The four nameless main characters of the original Nintendo Entertainment System version of Final Fantasy III and the Onion Knight of Dissidia Final Fantasy, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy and Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy based on them are the only notable Onion Knights.

Final Fantasy III


In the original version of Final Fantasy III, the Onion Knight was the default job at the beginning of the game. While it has no special abilities and limited equipment, its stats grow immensely once the player reaches level 99.

In the DS remake, the Onion Knight is a secret job obtained only through Mognet with the Freelancer replacing it as the default class. In this version, the Onion Knight can use nearly any piece of equipment and its stats start to grow by a large margin once the characters' levels reach the 90's.

Final Fantasy VI


The Onion Knight is an enemy found in the Magitek Factory. It was dubbed the Pipsqueak in the Super Nintendo version. A sprite of the Onion Knight also occasionally appears in the loading section of the PlayStation version of Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy X
The Onion Knight is a doll and Lulu's Celestial Weapon. The original Onion Knight sprite is visible on the doll's shield. Upgrading Onion Knight to second tier allows Shiva to surpass her damage limit, while attaining weapon's maximum power allows the aeon to deal up to 99,999 points of damage with a single attack.

Fully upgraded, the Onion Knight gives Lulu the following abilities:
 * Break Damage Limit
 * Triple Overdrive
 * One MP Cost
 * Magic Booster

The magical properties of the Onion Knight were "contributed" to the Onion Knight job of Final Fantasy III in DS version as this class can use all White and Black Magic spells.

Final Fantasy XII
Although an Onion Knight is not seen anywhere in the game, the second page for the bestiary entry of the enemy Wild Onion is a message from an Onion Knight named "Nakhiro." In addition, the Onion Queen's monograph elaborates on the Final Fantasy lore and meaning of the Onion within the series.

Final Fantasy XIV
A set of Onion Knight attire can be obtained by the player, including the Onion Helm, Onion Doublet, Onion Gaskins, and Onion Pattens. Each piece is optimal rank 1 with above average stats. The Onion Helm was only available as a limited time bonus with the game's Collector's Edition, while the other equipment can be obtained through normal game play. According to item descriptions, this attire is a replica of the uniform of the onion knights of the fallen Allagan Empire.

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions
The Onion Knight is a job whose level increases by mastering other jobs. When every other job is mastered, the Onion Knight becomes the strongest job class in the game. It cannot learn any abilities by itself, but is able to equip every piece of equipment in the game.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
While the Onion Knight is not an available job, there is a weapon called the Onion Sword equippable by Soldiers, Warriors and Dragoons. It gives 29 Weapon Attack, 5 Weapon Defense, 5 Magic Resistance and 10 Evade.

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon
A portrait of the original Onion Knight Sprite is on the wall behind Dardola in his cafe (only visible the moment he loses his memories and as Chocobo enters his memories).

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles


The Lilties bear a strong resemblance to Onion Knights, having onion-like heads. They populate the city of Alfitaria in the original game and in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers. They are the most prosperous of the tribes in both games and, unlike the other tribes, have both a royal family and a standing army of knights.

In Crystal Bearers, the word "Onion" has become something of a racial slur for the Lilties, often used by the Selkie, Vaigali.

Dissidia Final Fantasy


The Onion Knight is the character in Dissidia representing Final Fantasy III. As the character never had an official name in the original game, his title is simply his job class. He appears as a Warrior of Cosmos, and rivaled by the Cloud of Darkness.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Like all characters from Dissidia Final Fantasy, the Onion Knight reappears in Dissidia 012.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
The Onion Knight is a playable character in Theatrhythm Final Fantasy. He is one of two playable characters from Final Fantasy III, the other being Cid Haze.

Non-Final Fantasy appearances

 * An "Onion Warrior" named Duelle appears in Legend of Mana.
 * A generic enemy named Onion Knight appears on the Xbox 360 game Infinite Undiscovery. They bear a strong resemblance to their Final Fantasy VI counterparts and also use a skill named "Limit Break", which starts with a yellow aura appearing around them, much like in Final Fantasy VII.
 * An Onion Knight named Turnip appears in Chrono Cross for the PlayStation system.

Kingdom Hearts Mobile
A costume of the Onion Knight in his Dissidia Final Fantasy attire appears in Kingdom Hearts Mobile.

Popular Culture

 * In 8-Bit Theater, an Onion Kid appears, having suffered many times through Black Mage's actions. It is later revealed he is the past incarnation of Sarda, the misfortunes the Light Warriors inflicting on him as a child caused him to develop a deep hatred for them and study magic for years to claim revenge.

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