Dark Knight (Bravely Default)

Dark Knight
暗黒騎士 (Ankoku Kishi?)
Use
Location obtained	Chapter 4: Defeat Alternis aboard Grandship
Character users	All party members, Alternis Dim
Abilities
Stats	A in STR See stats
Weapons	S in Swords, Katanas See equipment
Armor	S in Helms See equipment
Command abilities	Dark Arts
Support abilities	Abate Dark, Adversity, See You in Hell, Helm Lore, Gloom, P.Attack 30% Up
More information
Boss Recurring appearance

Sacrifices HP to unleash powerful attacks!

D's Journal job description

Unleash a barrage of ferocious attacks—and sacrifice some HP—with these offensive powerhouses.

Official site's description

The Dark Knight is a job in Bravely Default. It is obtained by defeating Alternis Dim aboard Grandship.

A supreme powerhouse revolving around darkness, the Dark Knight's best defense is an overwhelming offense coupled with natural bulk. The realms of demons and darkness are at the fingertips of this class, providing a wide range of attack skills, and the user only grows stronger as they step closer to the doors of death. Swords and katanas are the Dark Knight's weapons of choice, while a decent HP pool and high defensive affinities make them difficult to kill. Skills that cost a percentage of max health to cast confer a higher risk than usual, but once they reach their fullest potential Dark Knights are almost unmatched. Its main skillset is Dark Arts.

Appearance

Fitting for a class of shadows, the Dark Knight is appropriately coated in layers of heavy black armor over a black jumpsuit, a full helm covering the entire face, and yellow accents dotting certain armor pieces.

Proficiency

Stats

HP	MP	STR	INT	DEX	VIT	MND	AGI
B	C	A	D	C	C	E	B

Equipment

Swords	Axes	Spears	Rods	Staves	Daggers	Bows	Katanas	Knuckles	Shields	Helms	Armor
S	C	A	E	E	D	E	S	E	A	S	A

Abilities

The Dark Knight's Specialty is Adversity. Its Job Command is Dark Arts.

Ability	Job Level	Cost	Description
Dark Bane	1	HP	Sacrifice 20% of your maximum HP to unleash a dark physical attack on one target that deals 1.25 times the damage of a conventional attack.
Abate Dark	2	1 slot	Reduce the damage taken from dark attacks. Note that you will not receive further reduction if this ability is used along with items with similar effects. Dark nullification effects take precedence over reduction effects.
Adversity	3	1 slot	Your physical attack, magic attack, physical defense, and magic defense each rise by 10% for three turns each time you accumulate damage equal to 25% of your maximum HP. *The upper limit for P.Atk, M.Atk, P.Def, M.Def is 150%.
Demon Master	4	6 MP	Charm one target of the demonkind family.
See You in Hell	5	1 slot	Deal four times the damage of a conventional attack to all enemies when you suffer a K.O. Note that this will not activate while reraise is in effect.
Minus Strike	6	16 MP	Damage one target by an amount equal to the number of HP you have lost.
Helm Lore	7	1 slot	Raise armor aptitude for helms to S.
Black Bane	8	HP	Sacrifice 30% of your maximum HP to unleash a dark physical attack on all enemies that deals 1.5 times the damage of a conventional attack.
Gloom	9	1 slot	The damage dealt by dark attacks rises 1.25 times, regardless of whether it is from a weapon, magic, or an ability.
Absorb Magic	10	0 MP	Start at the beginning of a turn to nullify damage from magic attacks during that turn and restore your MP by the amount of MP used to attack you. Does not apply to reflected magic damage.
Dark Nebula	11	HP	Sacrifice 20% of your maximum HP to unleash a dark physical attack on all allies and enemies that deals four times the damage of a conventional attack.
P.Attack 30% Up	12	3 slots	Raise Physical Attack by 30%.
Life or Death	13	0 MP	Your physical attack magic attack, physical defense, and magic defense rise 50% for four turns, but you enter the doomed state. *The upper limit for P.Atk, M.Atk, P.Def, M.Def is 150%.
Rage	14	2 BP	Repeats Dark Bane on a random enemy target until HP is 1, or up to 5 times.

Gallery

Agnès as a Dark Knight.

Tiz as a Dark Knight.

Edea as a Dark Knight.

Ringabel as a Dark Knight.

Alternis, keeper of the Dark Knight asterisk.

Etymology

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