See also: Dark Knight.

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

—In-game description

The Dark Knight (まけんし, Makenshi^?, lit. "Demon Swordsman" or "Magic Swordsman") 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 very effective against monsters that divide and multiply. In the original NES release of the game, the Dark Knight could cast White Magic similar to a Paladin.

Contents 1 Abilities 1.1 NES Version 1.2 DS & iOS Versions 2 Stats 2.1 MP Growth 3 Equipment 3.1 Weapons 3.2 Armor 4 Gallery

AbilitiesEdit

NES VersionEdit

• 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

DS & iOS VersionsEdit

• Special Ability - Souleater

The Dark Knight sacrifices 20% its current HP to attack all enemies, which can be useful for defeating enemies who multiply. Its damage is calculated using the following formula:

Damage Inflicted = Weapon Attack x 5 + JobLv x 10 + CurrentHP x 0.9

StatsEdit

Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd	Level	Str	Agi	Vit	Int	Mnd
NES Version						DS & iOS 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 GrowthEdit

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

EquipmentEdit

WeaponsEdit

Name	Attack Power	Other Bonuses	Element	Special effects
Daggers
Knife	8	-	-	-
Dagger	9	-	-	-
Mythril Knife	14	-	-	-
Spark Dagger	23	+2 Agility	Lightning	-
Main Gauche	35	+3 Agility	-	-
Poison Dagger	40	+4 Agility	-	Inflicts Poison.
Swords
Golden Sword	5	-	-	-
Longsword	10	-	-	-
Mythril Sword	17	-	-	-
Tyfring	28	-	-	-
Salamand Sword	30	-	Fire	Casts Fire when used.
Freezing Blade	32	-	Ice	Casts Blizzard when used.
Serpent Sword	25	-	Lightning	-
Royal Sword	50	-	-	-
Blood Sword	55	-	-	Absorbs a fraction of damage dealt.
Ancient Sword	80	-	-	Inflicts Paralysis.
Defender	95	+5 Vitality	-	Casts Protect when used.
Break Blade	125	-	-	Inflicts Gradual Petrification.
Ragnarok	140	+5 to all stats	-	-
Ultima Weapon	155	+15 to all stats	-	-
Katanas
Ashura	100	-	-	Effective against multiplying enemies.
Kotetsu	105	-	-	Effective against multiplying enemies.
Kiku-ichimonji	115	-	-	Effective against multiplying enemies.
Masamune	132	+10 Agility	-	Effective against multiplying enemies.
Murakumo	140	+20 Agility	-	Ultimate equipment from the Legendary Smith. Effective against multiplying enemies.

ArmorEdit

Name	Defense Power	Magic Defense Power	Other Bonuses	Special effects
Head
Leather Cap	1	1	-	-
Mythril Helm	4	3	-	-
Shell Helm	6	5	-	-
Ice Helm	10	6	-	-
Feathered Hat	10	16	+2 Agility	-
Ribbon	23	20	-	Protects against all status ailments.
Genji Helm	24	15	-	-
Crystal Helm	31	17	-	-
Body
Vest	1	1	-	-
Rusty Mail	1	1	-	-
Leather Armor	3	1	-	-
Mythril Armor	10	3	-	-
Shell Armor	18	9	-	-
Ice Armor	20	9	-	-
Flame Mail	21	11	-	-
Demon Mail	38	17	-	-
Genji Armor	44	22	-	-
Crystal Mail	55	24	-	-
Arm
Bronze Bracers	1	1	-	-
Mythril Gloves	3	1	-	-
Gauntlets	8	4	+1 Strength and +1 Vitality	-
Power Bracers	13	9	+2 Strength and +2 Vitality	-
Diamond Gloves	15	7	+3 Strength and +3 Vitality	-
Protect Ring	18	18	+2 to all stats	-
Genji Gloves	20	14	+4 Strength and +4 Agility	-
Crystal Gloves	40	18	+4 Strength and +4 Vitality	-
Shield
Leather Shield	2	1	-	Protects against some status ailments.
Mythril Shield	3	3	-	Protects against some status ailments.
Ice Shield	6	4	-	Protects against some status ailments.
Demon Shield	12	8	-	Protects against some status ailments.
Genji Shield	18	13	-	Protects against some status ailments.
Crystal Shield	20	15	-	Protects against some status ailments.

GalleryEdit

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.

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