Dark Knight (Final Fantasy III)

Dark Knights are warriors of the dark blade. Their Soul Eater ability allows them to convert their life into extra damage.

Description

The bearer of this certificate has become infused with the world's negative energies and is deemed worthy of the title of Master Dark Knight.

Mastery certificate description

The Dark Knight is a job class obtained from the Water Crystal in Final Fantasy III. They are trained to harness the negative energies that flow throughout the world. The dark blades they wield are effective against monsters that divide and multiply. In the original Famicom release, the Dark Knight can cast White Magic similar to a Paladin.

Abilities[]

Famicom version[]

Command ability - White Magic Levels 1 - 3, excluding Aero

Level	White Magic
1	Cure	Poisona	Sight
2	Toad	Mini
3	Cura	Teleport	Blindna

3D Remake version[]

Command ability - Souleater

The Dark Knight sacrifices 20% of its current HP to attack all enemies, which can be useful for defeating enemies who multiply, and is at full damage regardless of row. It can be used to dispatch multiple enemies at once, but will not be as useful for bosses and later dungeons. Souleater's maximum damage exceeds 11,350.

Its damage is calculated using the following formula:

Damage Inflicted = Weapon Attack x 5 + JobLv x 10 + Current HP x 0.9

Pixel Remaster version[]

Command ability - Bladeblitz

The Dark Knight unleashes a physical attack that attacks all enemies present on the field. The ability is useful when going through the Cave of Shadows dungeon, allowing the Dark Knight to easily dispatch all respawning enemies.

Stats[]

Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd	Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd	Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd
Famicom version						3D Remake version						Pixel Remaster version
1	20	20	10	2	3	1	5	5	5	5	5	1	5	5	5	5	5
2	21	21	11	3	4	2						2	14	9	7	5	5
10	26	26	14	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	20	15	11	10	10
20	31	31	18	12	12	20	17	15	17	15	15	20	26	21	18	15	15
30	37	37	22	17	17	30	24	20	24	20	20	30	33	27	25	20	20
40	42	42	26	21	22	40	31	24	31	24	24	40	40	34	31	24	24
50	48	48	30	26	27	50	38	29	38	29	29	50	48	40	38	29	29
60	53	53	34	31	31	60	44	34	44	34	34	60	55	46	45	34	34
70	59	59	38	36	36	70	51	38	51	38	38	70	63	53	51	38	38
80	64	64	42	41	41	80	58	43	58	43	43	80	70	59	58	43	43
90	70	70	46	46	46	90	65	48	65	48	48	90	78	65	65	48	48
99	75	75	50	50	50	99	71	52	71	52	52	99	85	71	71	52	52

MP growth[]

Level	Lv.1	Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5	Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8
Famicom version
1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
20	8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
30	9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0
40	10	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
50	11	7	6	0	0	0	0	0
60	12	7	7	0	0	0	0	0
70	12	8	8	0	0	0	0	0
80	13	9	8	0	0	0	0	0
90	13	9	9	0	0	0	0	0
99	14	10	9	0	0	0	0	0

Equipment[]

In the NES version, the Dark Knight has a much more limited equipment list, being only able to equip Dark Blades, Moonring Blade, Ragnarok, Ribbon, Demon equipment, Genji equipment, and Crystal equipment.

Weapons[]

**Weapons**
Daggers	Swords	Dark Blades
Knife Dagger Mythril Knife Spark Dagger Main Gauche Poison Dagger	Golden Sword Longsword Mythril Sword Tyfring Salamand Sword Freezing Blade Serpent Sword Royal Sword Blood Sword Ancient Sword Defender Break Blade Ragnarok Ultima Weapon	Ashura Kotetsu Kiku-ichimonji Masamune Murakumo

Armor[]

**Armor**
Shields	Head	Body	Arms
Leather Shield Mythril Shield Ice Shield Demon Shield Genji Shield Crystal Shield	Leather Cap Mythril Helm Shell Helm Ice Helm Feathered Hat Ribbon Genji Helm Crystal Helm	Vest Rusty Mail Leather Armor Mythril Armor Shell Armor Ice Armor Flame Mail Demon Mail Genji Armor Crystal Mail	Bronze Bracers Mythril Gloves Gauntlets Power Bracers Diamond Gloves Protect Ring Genji Gloves Crystal Gloves

Other appearances[]

Final Fantasy Artniks[]

Ingus appears as a Rank N Dark Knight card. The Dark Knight appears as a character card.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game[]

Dark Knight appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as Ice-, Earth-, and Lightning-elemental forward cards. All four playable characters from the 3D remakes are represented.

Final Fantasy Portal App[]

Dark Knight from the 3D remake appears as a Triple Triad card.

Behind the scenes[]

In unused dialog for the 3D remake, the Dark Knight job is referred to as the "Dark Swordsman" (暗黒(あんこく)剣士(けんし), Ankoku Kenshi?) by Doga and Arc.^[1]^[2] This change was reverted for the final release. The term would later be used for the Dark Fencer crown in Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]A knight is a mounted soldier in armor who served his sovereign or lord in the Middle Ages. The word comes from Old English cniht ("boy" or "servant"), a cognate of the German word Knecht ("servant, bondsman, vassal"). In most European languages (with the notable exception of English), the word for "knight" comes from "horse", thus implying that a knight is a "noble horseman" or a "horse-mounted nobleman". The English noun cavalier, an archaic term for a mounted soldier, traces its roots to Latin, and is closer in meaning to the "horseman" of Romance languages.

[view · edit · purge]In European history, dark knights, also known as black knights, were a minority group of knights who refused to serve lords or kings. Instead they either looted and raided, hunted bounties, or lived off the charity from the more humble folk, in much the same manner as a Japanese ronin. As they had no master, and thus no squire, they would paint their armor a signature black color to prevent rust and damage. Dark knights were considered by many a necessary evil, as they would protect villages and lesser people from invaders and bandits, but would also cause problems in the regions they dwelt in to sustain themselves. In some legends, black knights were reputed to be nigh-invincible in combat.

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