Fright knight

Dragon Quest monster Fright knight

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ナイトリッチ Romaji Naito ricchi First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localisation NiteRich

The Fright knight is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a heavily armoured skeleton warrior that wields a sword and shield in battle.

Characteristics

Fright knights are large hellish skeletal soldiers adorned in massive teal and magenta armour, wielding a wicked giant sword in battle and a round buckler in the other. These undead fiends are capable of strategically saving their strength for the right time to strike, unleashing their brutal hits when their enemies are at their weakest. The knights also know how to unleash freezing attacks with both their breath and spells, strong enough to cause a serious threat. They can also support their allies by bringing them back from the dead with Zing.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Fright knight (ナイトリッチ, Naito ricchi ) Big Book of Beasts No. : #212

Sprite Attributes File:Niterich.gif HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 420 0 20* 400 (PS1) 600 (3DS) 140 (PS1) 210 (3DS) 220 200 92 1⁄64 1⁄128

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Rock Zap Whack Paralysis 0% 0% 0% 0% 60% 50% 0% 100% 0% 100% 100% Army Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Fuddle Sap Drain Magic Ban Dance 0% 100% 100% 90% 100% 100% 50% 100% 15% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Kacrackle Zing Desperate attack (250% damage) Freezing Blizzard Focus Strength Cathedral of Blight Ruinous shield1⁄128 Notable changes in the remakes Gained MP in order to cast Kacrackle and Zing.

• Zombie-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

Fright knight (ナイトリッチ, Naito ricchi) Defeated Monster List No. : #181

Image Attributes Family HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Undead 226 33 2,180 180 161 206 130

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

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped items Zing Blocks with its shield Desperate attack Freezing Blizzard Attack Attacker Psyche Up Gittingham Palace Western Wormwood (postgame plateau) Grotto (Volcano, ranks 7-8) Sword breaker1⁄64 Dark shield1⁄256 Description Destroy these dastardly masters of Freezing Blizzard first so they can't zap everyone back to life with Zing. Knightly nightmares, they're forever barking orders at their stenchurion flunkies, who obey without question.

• A Fright knight is encountered in Upover as part of the main storyline, accompanied by a pair of Stenchurions.

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince

Fright knight (ナイトリッチ, Naito ricchi ) Monsterpedia No.: #478

Icon Attributes Family Rank Max HP Max MP Max Attack Max Defence Max Agility Max Wisdom C 1,350 300 630 470 510 450 Talents Traits Large-size exclusive traits Dropped items Maniac (lv. 1) Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Critical Triumph (lv. 20) Metal Medley (lv. 40) Little Menace (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (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% 25% 0% 50% 25% 50% 0% 0% 25%

Additional information Description These proud knights draw upon the powers of darkness as they wield their ghoulish great swords. They are utterly merciless, prepared to cut down any crony in their command who defies a direct order. Location This monster has no natural habitat

Synthesis Breeding chart X = Notable fusions X = X = X =

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

In the 2020 anime series, a fright knight can be seen amongst Hadlar's Dark Army at the end of episode 5.

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

Fright knight first could be faced as a boss in several levels, including Battle Arena: Season 2, Term 2. Its special move is Bitter Blizzard, a powerful ice breath which it unleashes after a 10-second countdown unless it is defeated or interrupted first. It would typically be assisted by other undead monsters, including Mummies and Skeleton soldiers.

In Other Languages

Language	Translation	Meaning
Español	Caballero horripilante	Spanish for "horrifying knight".
Français	Seigneur malheur	French for "Lord misfortune/sadness".
Deutsch	Albritter	German for "nightmare knight".
Italiano	Cavaliere della paura	Italian for "knight of fear".

Trivia

• The fright knight's original name Niterich and name in Japanese, ナイトリッチ, is intended to be "knight/night lich". Lich is an English word dating back to the 9th century which simply referred to a corpse or dead body. In modern works of fiction, a lich has come to refer to a specific undead creature, a former wizard that seeks to defy death through necromancy. Unlike ordinary zombies, a lich retains some degree of its intelligence and spellcasting abilities. This usage originates from the 1976 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game booklet Greyhawk, which contained a description of the lich.

Gallery

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  VIII Reimagined polygon model.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in
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  Rivals card
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  A fright knight in A Hero's Bonds

Related monsters

• Blight knight
• Maeve
• Night knight