Dark Knight (Final Fantasy III)

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Dark Knight
(まけんし, Makenshi?, lit. Magic Swordsman)
Sprite(s)
Availability
Location obtained	Water Crystal (Cave of Tides)
Abilities
Stats	See stats
Weapons	Daggers, Swords, Dark Blades See weapons
Armor	Heavy armor See armor
Command abilities	3D versions: Souleater NES version: White Magic levels 1-3 (excluding White Aero
More information
Recurring appearance

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 NES release, the Dark Knight can cast White Magic similar to a Paladin.

Abilities

NES version

• Special ability - White Magic Levels 1 - 3, excluding Aero

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

3D versions

• Special 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

Stats

Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd	Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd
NES version						3D versions
1	20	20	10	2	3	1	5	5	5	5	5
10	26	26	14	7	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
20	31	31	18	12	12	20	17	15	17	15	15
30	37	37	22	17	17	30	24	20	24	20	20
40	42	42	26	21	22	40	31	24	31	24	24
50	48	48	30	26	27	50	38	29	38	29	29
60	53	53	34	31	31	60	44	34	44	34	34
70	59	59	38	36	36	70	51	38	51	38	38
80	64	64	42	41	41	80	58	43	58	43	43
90	70	70	46	46	46	90	65	48	65	48	48
99	75	75	50	50	50	99	71	52	71	52	52

MP growth

Level	Lv.1	Lv.2	Lv.3	Lv.4	Lv.5	Lv.6	Lv.7	Lv.8
NES 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 had a much more limited equipment list, only being 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 with Ice-, Earth-, and Lightning-elemental cards. All four playable characters from the 3D remakes are represented.

Luneth.

Ingus.

Arc.

Refia.

Triple Triad

Dark Knight from the 3D remake appears as a Triple Triad card in the version playable via Final Fantasy Portal App.

Gallery

Luneth as a Dark Knight.

Arc as a Dark Knight.

Refia as a Dark Knight.

Ingus as a Dark Knight.

Final Fantasy III Trading Arts Mini figurine.

Etymology

[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.