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 Dark Knight

Cecil, a Dark Knight from Final Fantasy IV.
Also known as	Black Knight
Type	Physical
Skills	Dark Wave

Dark Knight (暗黒騎士, Ankoku Kishi^?) is a job in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. This job focuses on dealing high physical damage, aided by some dark abilities and black magic. Their dark skills often involve sacrificing self HP to do additional damage, and magic spells which drain enemy HP and MP to heal self and to inflict status. Dark knights wield two-handed swords and wear heavy black armor. In Final Fantasy XI they are also proficient with scythes. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Final Fantasy series by Square Enix features a variety of classes (or jobs) that are assigned or assignable to each character in your active party. ... Image File history File links Cecil_Harvey_-_Black_Knight_battle. ... Image File history File links Cecil_in_FMV.jpg Summary Cecil Harvey as he appears in the opening full motion video of the PlayStation enhanced remake of Final Fantasy IV (released as part of Final Fantasy Chronicles in the United States. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Cecil Harvey is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... Final Fantasy IV ), often abbreviated to FF4, is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... SQUARE ENIX (Japanese: スクウェア・エニックス) is a Japanese producer of popular video games and manga. ... Final Fantasy ) is a series of role-playing video games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ... Final Fantasy XI ) is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in the Final Fantasy series. ...

Dark Knights appear in these Final Fantasy games:

• Final Fantasy III as Mystic/Magic Knight
• Final Fantasy IV - Cecil Harvey
• Final Fantasy Tactics - Gaff Gafgarion
• Final Fantasy X-2
• Final Fantasy XI

In Final Fantasy II, a character named Leon took on the role of the "Dark Knight" of Palamecia. The special abilities he possessed in that form are never revealed because he is never battled, so it is likely his namesake has nothing to do with the character class. Once Leon is regained as a playable character, he is able to wield two weapons at once, a skill actually credited to the Ninja class; however, all characters in Final Fantasy II are capable of this. For information regarding the game originally released in America as Final Fantasy III on the Super Nintendo, see Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy III ) is a role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Final Fantasy IV ), often abbreviated to FF4, is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano Cecil Harvey is a fictional character in the Square Co. ... Final Fantasy Tactics (often abbreviated as FFT) is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Squaresoft for the Sony PlayStation. ... This is a list of characters in the game Final Fantasy Tactics. ... Final Fantasy X-2 (ファイナルファンタジーX-2 Fainaru Fantajī X-2, read: ten-two) is a role-playing video game in the Final Fantasy series, and the first direct sequel to a Final Fantasy game, the best-selling Final Fantasy X released in 2001. ... Final Fantasy XI ) is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game released in the Final Fantasy series. ... // This article is about characters from Final Fantasy II, the Famicom title. ... Ninja is a character class found in several titles of Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of console role-playing games. ...

In Final Fantasy III the prototype of the Dark Knight was the Mystic/Magic Knight. They described themselves as those who do not fear the Darkness but embrace it for its power. They could use basic White Magic, equip Katana, and Mystic Knight armor that had names typical of a Dark Knight such as Shadow and Death. As an implicity skill, Katana were the only weapons that did not cause some monsters to split when hit with a physical attack.

In Final Fantasy IV, Cecil, the Dark Knight, has an ability which damages all enemies while dealing damage to Cecil. Final Fantasy Tactics' Gafgarion has HP and MP draining skills. The Dark Knight dressphere in Final Fantasy X-2 has drain, self-sacrifice and instant death type skills in addition to status attacks and defenses.

In Final Fantasy VIII, the Guardian Force Diablos grants the special skill 'Darkside', a strong physical attack that drains the user's HP. Some fans have also speculated that Squall's character is reminiscent of the Dark Knight archetype, even though the game itself has no fixed classes. Squall Leonhart (スコール・レオンハート Sukōru Reonhāto) is the protagonist from Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. At 17 years old, Squall is a student at Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries. ...