Knight aberrant

Dragon Quest monster Knight aberrant
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese 悪魔の騎士
あくまのきし Romaji Akuma no kishi First appearance Dragon Quest Old localisation AxeKnight (NES)
MadKnight (DQI and II GBC, Monsters 1 and 2 GBC)

The Knight Aberrant is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, introduced in the original Dragon Quest. It is an axe-wielding, armor-clad knight capable of putting enemies to sleep with its magic.

Characteristics

Knight aberrants are humanoid knights armored from head to top in grey and dark purple armor with lavender sabatons, gauntlets, a lavender gem on their belts, and a tall lavender plume on their helmets. They wield axes in their right hands and a round shield in the same color as the armor with gold in the center, though in some games they forgo using their shields. Compared to their blue-armored brothers, the knight aberrant are deadlier due to their ability to cast Snooze in battle instead of Fizzle.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Knight Aberrant (あくまのきし Akuma no kishi)

Original (NES)

Sprite

Experience

54

Gold

165

HP

70

MP

4

Attack

94

Defence

82

Agility

53

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Snooze

Location(s)

Dragonlord's Castle
Ruins of Damdara

Fizzle resistance

³⁄₁₆

Snooze resistance

¹⁵⁄₁₆

Fire resistance

¹⁄₁₆

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites

Experience

130

Gold

165

HP

79

MP

4

Attack

94

Defence

92

Agility

53

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Snooze

Location(s)

Dragonlord's Castle
Ruins of Damdara

Fizzle resistance

¹⁄₇

Snooze resistance

⁷⁄₇

Fire resistance

⁰⁄₇

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Dragon Quest Monsters

MadKnight (あくまのきし Akuma no kishi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	3/5	5/5
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
3/5	2/5	5/5	5/5

Family	Demon family
In-game description
Abilities	Massacre, BeastCut, Gigaslash
Habitat	Bazaar Gate
Breeding chart	Devil family x RogueNite

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Weak	None
Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance	Drain Magic Resistance *
Weak	None	None	None
Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *	Paralysis Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Strong	Strong
Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *	Fizzle Resistance
Weak	Strong	Strong	Weak
Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *	Sap Resistance *
None	None	Weak	Weak
Decelerate Resistance *		Curse Resistance
Weak		Strong

A Mad Knight is the boss of Bazaar Gate, the last room of which is a recreation of the section of Damdara the monster was originally found. It is a strong opponent that will desire to join the part after being defeated.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

MadKnight (あくまのきし Akuma no kishi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	55	6/10	5/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	5/10	7/10	6/10

Family	Devil
In-game description
Abilities	BeastCut, GigaSlash, Massacre
Habitat
Breeding chart	Devil family x RogueNite

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
Weak	Weak	Weak	Weak
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Weak	None
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Weak	Weak	None	None
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
None	Immune	Immune	Strong
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Strong	Weak	Strong	Strong
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	None	None	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Strong

Dragon Quest Heroes II

Knight aberrant (あくまのきし Akuma no kishi)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	2419	229g	Yes

List No.	#065
Field Notes	Nightmarish knights whose eyes shine with a ghostly glow. They sold their souls to gain supernatural strength. One once lurked in a deserted city, guarding a sacred sword. Was he acting alone, or on the Dragonlord's orders?
Location(s)	Battle of the Great Divide (N), Battle of the Great Divide (S), The Battle of Accordia
Item(s) Dropped	Silver ore, Monarchic mark

Dragon Quest Builders

Knight aberrant (あくまのきし Akuma no kishi)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
80~771	23~36	20~38	Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
The Damdara Desert

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
197	24	20	Face guard fragment (★☆☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
Island of Lava

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defence	Item(s) Dropped
295	40	45	None
Location(s)
?

Sprite

Dragon Quest Rivals

Knight aberrant appeared as a super rare card common to all leaders in the 7th card pack, "Strange Tale of Light and Darkness".

Dragon Quest Tact

Knight aberrant appears as a B-rank monster of the Demon family that can be scouted normally from any banner. It can participate in Dracky's Battle Road, as well as the Dragon Quest I event Battle Road.

Knight aberrant (あくまのきし Akuma no kishi)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Debuff
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
110		720	222	2-3
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
401	405	166	177	25

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Snooze		Shade Slash*		Sear*

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Move +1 / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Sear Potency +5% / Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25 / Stats Up	Sear Potency +5% / Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +5	Sear Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Move +1: Raises Move by 1.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Normal	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Very Weak	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Captain N: The Game Master

An Axe knight appears in Episode 23 "Trojan Dragon". It appeared in a cave guarding both the Flame sword and the Silver shield, only to lose both of them to Captain N. Axe knight is the only other character besides the Dragonlord, Blue dragon and Slimes that appeared in the series. Axe knight is immune to the Zapper, while dodged due to Kevin's use of the pause button on his Power Pad.

Etymology

Aberrant is a synonym for deviant, meaning a person or thing that deviates from what is normal and accepted.

Gallery

• 
  Erdrick trilogy, Nintendo Switch sprite
• 
  XI model.
• 
  Battle Road Victory cut-in
• 
• 
  Stars model.
• 
  Rivals card.
• 
  Tact model.
• 
  Metallic Monster Gallery
• 
  Dragon Quest I & II Trading Card
• 
  Dragon Quest Trading Card Game

Trivia

• The monster's field notes from Dragon Quest Heroes II are partially incorrect when they refer to the knight aberrant miniboss in Dragon Quest I. The monster is guarding Erdrick's armour, not Erdrick's sword.

Related Monsters

Similar Species

• Knight Errant
• Knight Abhorrent