Dark Knight (Final Fantasy III)

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==
===Famicom version===
*Special ability - White Magic Levels 1 - 3, excluding Aero
Level	White Magic	White Magic	White Magic
1 	Cure 	Poisona 	Sight
2 	Toad 	Mini 	
3 	Cura 	Teleport 	Blindna
===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
===Pixel Remaster version===
*Special 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	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	Famicom version	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	3D versions	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version	Pixel Remaster version
1 	20 	20 	10 	2 	3 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5 	1 	5 	5 	5 	5 	5
2 	 	 	 	 	 	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
NES version	NES version	NES version	NES version	NES version	NES version	NES version	NES version	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 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.
1-048c Dark Knight TCG.png|Dark Knight [1-048C] Chapter series card.
1-049c Dark Knight TCG.png|Dark Knight [1-049C] Chapter series card.
RefiaDarkKnight TCG.png|Dark Knight [5-118C] Chapter series card.
ArcDarkKnight TCG.png|Dark Knight [9-098C] Chapter series card.
Dark Knight 1-054C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Dark Knight [1-054C] Opus series card.
Dark Knight 1-055C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Dark Knight [1-055C] Opus series card.
Dark Knight 5-115C from FFTCG Opus.jpg|Dark Knight [5-115C] Opus series card.
===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" by Doga and Arc. 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==
Luneth-DarkKnight.png|Luneth as a Dark Knight.
Arc-DarkKnight.png|Arc as a Dark Knight.
Refia-DarkKnight.png|Refia as a Dark Knight.
Ingus-DarkKnight.png|Ingus as a Dark Knight.
Ffiii dark knight trading arts.png|Final Fantasy III Trading Arts Mini figurine.
==Etymology==
==Citations==
Category:Jobs in Final Fantasy III
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