Night knight

Dragon Quest monster Night knight
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ナイトキング Romaji Naitokingu First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation NiteKing Variants Blight knight
Fright knight
Maeve

The Night knight is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a heavily armoured skeletal warrior adept at both swordplay and sorcery.

Characteristics

Night knights are large skeletal swordsmen wearing a set of dark blue and purple armour, wielding a round shield in its left hand and a wicked broadsword in its right hand. On their shoulders, they wear ragged blue capes with red lining that drag along the ground. They are former kings that have forced their subjects to follow them even into the afterlife. The knights are able to focus their strength and unleash grievous blows with their enormous swords. They also possess the ability to heal themselves and their allies completely with a Fullheal spell. The knights have an affinity for the cold of the grave, in some games having the ability to emit blasts of freezing air or cast powerful ice magic against their foes. When the night knights appeared in Monsters: Joker 2, they traded in their broadswords to wield a Headsman's axe instead.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Night knight (ナイトキング, Naitokingu ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #254

Sprite Attributes HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 800 100 1,420 (PS1) 2,130 210 (PS1) 350 (3DS) 310 140 95 1⁄64 1⁄64

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 100% 50% 50% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kafrizzle Fullheal Desperate attack Muster Strength Freezing Blizzard Cave to Yet Another World Massacre sword1⁄128 Notable changes in the remakes

• Zombie-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Night knight (ナイトキング, Naitokingu) Defeated Monster List No. : #199

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Zombie 256 48 2,980 182 186 225 169

Resistances Fire Ice Wind Blast Earth Dark Light Drain Magic Whack Dazzle Fizzle -50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% -100% 0% 100% 100% 50% Confusion Paralysis Sleep Poison Stun Blunt Deceleratle Sap Spooky Aura Charm 75% 100% 100% 50% 75% 50% 25% 50% 25% 95%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Kacrack Moreheal Blocks with its shield Desperate attack Realm of the Mighty Cringle Coast Grotto (Ice, rank 8-9) Dark shield1⁄64 Skull helm1⁄256 Description Emperors of the undead who can mend friends with Fullheal, batter foes with critical blows, and smack hard with Kacrack. Cruel kings who forced their followers to travel with them into the underworld so their kingdoms could continue.

• During Quest #154: Nightmarey Questmas, the player must defeat a night knight with a phial of holy water, which deals around 20~30 damage. The quest can be repeated as many times as desired.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Night knight

Sprite Attributes Family Rank Size Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom Undead A S ? ? ? ? ? ? Traits Skills Resistances Metal Beater, Fly Swatter Sizz & Zam Immune to Crack, Cold Breath, and Sag

Additional information Weapons Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves Location - Breeding chart Wailin' weed x Demon-at-arms Bona constrictor x Gripevine

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Night knight (ナイトキング, Naitokingu ) Monsterpedia No.: #492

Icon Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom A 1,330 350 600 560 440 590 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Multidisciplinarian (lv. 1) Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Metal Medley (lv. 20) Rando-Muster (lv. 40) Dodge Denier (lv. 1) Critical Sensation (lv. 1) Desperate Measures (lv. 60) N/A

Resistances Fire * Water * Explosion * Wind * Earth * Ice * Electricity * Light * Dark * Antimagic * -25% 0% 0% 25% 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% Bedazzlement * Confusion * Debilitation * MP Absorption * Paralysis * Poison * Sleep * Stun * Instant Death * -25% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 50% 25% 0%

Additional information Description This cruel former king once conscripted all his subjects to construct his hellish kingdom. Now reduced to this monstrous form, all he leads is a ragtag band of zombies. Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X Notable fusions X X X =

Dragon Quest Rivals

Night knight appeared in the 9th card pack, "Reunion and Oath of Lotozetasia" as a normal card exclusive for Warrior leaders.

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds

Night knight appeared as a boss that could be challenged in the Hall of Perdition starting on November 22nd, 2021 in the Undead King & Commander of the Night battle. Its special move is Bitter Blizzard, a powerful ice breath which it unleashes after a 10-second countdown unless it is interrupted or defeated first. A more powerful Breakbeast version was eventually added to the Hall of Perdition on December 19th, 2022.

Gallery

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  Monsters: Joker 2 official art
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  Appearance in Super Light
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  Rivals card
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  Appearance in A Hero's Bonds