The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is a Large Titan serving as the God King's personal champion and his last guard in the standard bloodline. He wields a black Aeternum and Aegis. If the player is defeated by the Dark Knight in the first tutorial battle (that is not in New Game+) and presses "restart castle", they will begin at Bloodline -1, activating the secret Negative Bloodlines mode.
==Location Infinity Blade I ==
The Dark Knight can only be encountered in The Throne Room and on round 15 of survival mode. 
==Infinity Blade II==
The Dark Knight now appears as a normal enemy in Infinity Blade II, commonly found at the peak of the Vault of Tears. While he doesn't accompany Raidriar in the final battle at Saydhi's Estate, he does have a minor appearance in the beginning of Infinity Blade II, where he can be seen standing by Raidriar and hands Raidriar the Infinity Blade. His voice was also changed to that of a Marrow Fiend. 
==Combat Infinity Blade I and II== 
The Dark Knight is a slow moving Large Enemy with a very similar fighting style to other large enemies. The Dark Knight's most dangerous trait is his shield bashes, which the Dark Knight does more than/equal to any other enemy in Infinity Blade I, and can go right through your shield. The Dark Knight is also unique in the fact that he can only be fought in one location in Infinity Blade I. However overall, the Dark Knight has no truly unique traits or abilities. This is amplified in Infinity Blade II, where he is essentially just a normal titian. 
===Stepbacks Infinity Blade I and II === 
The Dark Knight has three stepbacks.
Shield Charge Slash
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In this stepback, the Dark Knight bashes together his sword and shield as he moves back a few steps. He rapidly charges the center for a shield bash before delivering a wide slash from the left and then from the right. 
Avoiding this stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to dodge in either direction to avoid the shield bash, (do not block because his shield bash can go through your guard and does heavy damage) and then a stab icon will appear on his chest right before his follow up swings, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, after dodging his first attack, parrying either of his two follow up attacks by swiping to the left or right respectively will interrupt the remainder of the Stepback and leave him open. Holding shield is not advisable here, as The Dark Knights shield bash can break through your guard and deal damage, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Dark Knight bashes together his sword and shield as he moves back a few steps. He rapidly charges the center for a shield bash before delivering a wide slash from the left and then from the right. 
Avoiding this stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to dodge in either direction to avoid the shield bash, (do not block because his shield bash can go through your guard and does heavy damage) and then a stab icon will appear on his chest right before his follow up swings, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, after dodging his first attack, parrying either of his two follow up attacks by swiping to the left or right respectively will interrupt the remainder of the Stepback and leave him open. Holding shield is not advisable here, as The Dark Knights shield bash can break through your guard and deal damage, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Dark Knight bashes together his sword and shield as he moves back a few steps. He rapidly charges the center for a shield bash before delivering a wide slash from the left and then from the right. 
Avoiding this stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to dodge in either direction to avoid the shield bash, (do not block because his shield bash can go through your guard and does heavy damage) and then a stab icon will appear on his chest right before his follow up swings, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, after dodging his first attack, parrying either of his two follow up attacks by swiping to the left or right respectively will interrupt the remainder of the Stepback and leave him open. Holding shield is not advisable here, as The Dark Knights shield bash can break through your guard and deal damage, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.
Shield charge Slash 2
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In this stepback, the Dark Knight backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the right, and an overhead slash towards the center.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge in any direction to avoid Brute's shield bash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the final hit, at the end of which, a stab prompt will appear on Dark Knight's face, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one could dodge in any direction to avoid to his shield bash, then long dodge to the right to avoid his subsequent attacks. Shielding is not advisable here, as The Dark Knight's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Dark Knight backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the right, and an overhead slash towards the center.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge in any direction to avoid Brute's shield bash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the final hit, at the end of which, a stab prompt will appear on Dark Knight's face, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one could dodge in any direction to avoid to his shield bash, then long dodge to the right to avoid his subsequent attacks. Shielding is not advisable here, as The Dark Knight's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Dark Knight backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the right, and an overhead slash towards the center.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge in any direction to avoid Brute's shield bash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the final hit, at the end of which, a stab prompt will appear on Dark Knight's face, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one could dodge in any direction to avoid to his shield bash, then long dodge to the right to avoid his subsequent attacks. Shielding is not advisable here, as The Dark Knight's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.
Shield Charge Slash 3
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this stepback, the Dark Knight backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Dark Knight can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of The Dark Knight's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Dark Knight backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Dark Knight can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of The Dark Knight's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Dark Knight backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Dark Knight can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of The Dark Knight's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so The Dark Knight doesn't break your blocks.
===Combat tips Infinity Blade I and II ===
The Dark Knight, despite being played up as a legendary champion, does not significantly differ from any other Large Titans in Infinity Blade I and II. The only thing to really look out for are his charge and shield bashes, which can do significant damage, but The Dark Knight is slow enough that you can easily parry/block/dodge out of all of his attacks. 
===Infinity Blade III ===
The Dark Knight returns yet again in Infinity Blade III but is much more unique then his past appearances. Mainly due to the fact that he is now a Miniboss, this grants him access to numerus special abilities, which include being able to send you back to the Hideout upon defeat, having access to Spectrum Defense after The Worker has been defeated, and having a Boss Titan perk after level 1000. However, his level will remain lower than other titans, making him rather fragile early on. Which was possibly implemented as way to compensate for his new abilities. The Dark Knight cannot be disarmed; however, he can use different weapons. But these are purely aesthetic and don't change his fighting style. The Dark Knights voice was changed as to that of the Wretched Hob.
== Trivia==
* In the intro tutorial for Infinity Blade I, once the player gets the Dark Knight's health below a certain point, the cinematic with the God King will play. If the player is able to get the Dark Knight below the health trigger (about 50 hit points left or less) the game will glitch and the God King cinematic will not play, freezing on a close up of the Dark Knight.
==Gallery==
TheDarkKnight-Model-IB1.png
Darknight.JPG|The Dark Knight in Infinity Blade I
Dark_Night_Tower.png|The Dark Knight in Infinity Blade II
Dark_Knight_found_in_Infinity_Blade_III.jpg|The Dark Knight in Infinity Blade III
Dark Knight full view.png
Dark Knight IB1 preview.png
Category:Titans
Category:Titans in Infinity Blade I
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Category:Titans in Infinity Blade III