Kon the Knight

Kon the Knight
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
Art by Akira Toriyama
Japanese name	ジャミ
Romaji	Jami
Old localisation	N/a
Voice actor	Wataru Takagi (Japanese, CD Theater) Ippei Sasaki (Japanese, Your Story) Steve Blum (English, Your Story

Kon the Knight is a character and boss in Dragon Quest V. He is a member of the Order of Zugzwang, and serves as one of the cult's main enforcers along with Slon the Rook. He has gone on to make regular appearances in spinoff games in the series.

Characteristics

Kon is a white, muscular anthropomorphic horse covered in scales. Depending on the game, his mane and long tail are either dark red or magenta and he has hooves for hands and feet. He often speaks in horse-related puns and is capable of casting powerful spells in battle. Slon and Kon are based respectively on Ox-Head and Horse-Face, two beings from Chinese mythology that are said to be the guardians of the underworld and are first encountered by a dead soul that enters the underworld. They possess the bodies of men and the heads of beasts. In Japanese mythology, Ox-Head and Horse-Face are known as "Gozu" and "Mezu" respectively.

Story

Kon, along with Slon, shows up in the Ancient Ruins to defeat Pankraz. They are easily defeated by the enraged father, but brutalize the man when Ladja blackmails him with the threat of killing his son.

Years later, Kon orchestrates the kidnapping of The Hero's wife with the help of Chancellor Jeeves of Gotha. Located at his hideout in Knightmare Towers, the fully grown Hero shows up to rescue his wife and eliminates the conspiring chancellor along with the tower's defenses. While his pawns fail to vanquish The Hero, Kon is fully confident in his own abilities, mainly because he has a shield that makes him nearly invincible. Indeed, Kon has the upper hand in the first part of their battle as The Hero is barely able to inflict any damage onto him. However, in the midst of his gloating, The Hero's wife unexpectedly emits a light that dissolves the barrier, making him vulnerable.

Upon his defeat, Kon is baffled by what The Hero's wife managed to do to him and what it entails. In the originals, Kon will reveal to The Hero's wife that she is a descendant of The Original Legendary Hero and, with his dying breath, turn her and The Hero to stone. In the remakes, Kon will instead call out to Bishop Ladja before dying. Ladja will then show up and reveal The Hero's wife her bloodline before turning the two into stone.

Appearances

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

First battle (ジャミ, Jami ) Big Book of Beasts No. : Unnumbered boss

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 2,000 255 0 0 220 511 65 1⁄64 N/a

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 100% 100% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Bounce Frizzle Kaswoosh Recovers 100 HP per turn Chilly Breath Knightmare Towers Mini medal1⁄4096 Notable changes in the remakes None

Second battle (ジャミ, Jami ) Big Book of Beasts No. : Unnumbered boss

Sprites Attributes SFC PS2 DS & Mobile HP MP EXP Gold Attack Defence Agility Evasion Recruit Rate 1,200 255 3,000 0 220 120 50 0/64 N/A

Resistances Frizz Sizz Fire Breath Bang Crack Cool Breath Woosh Zap Whack Kamikazee 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% Drain Magic Poison Stun Poof Dazzle Sleep Fizzle Confusion Sap 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 100% 100% 100% 0%

Additional information Spells Skills Locations Dropped item Frizzle Kaswoosh Chilly Breath Knightmare Towers Mini medal1⁄4096 Notable changes in the remakes None

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Dragon Quest Rivals

Kon was first introduced in the second card pack, "Roar of Unleashed Power" as a super rare card exclusive for Demon Swordfighters, appearing alongside Slon and his master Ladja. He also appeared on a card with Slon in the first expansion pack, "Triumhal Return of the Heroes" after the game's name was changed to Rivals Ace.

Dragon Quest Tact

Kon appears as an A-rank monster of the Beast family as part of the limited Dragon Quest V event. He will join the player in Chapter 2, Episode 4: Kon-fusion and he stars in his own Battle Road. Kon also appears as a boss at the top of the Knightmare Towers and can be fully awakened by defeating him at any difficulty.

Dragon Quest Walk

Kon appeared in the game in Chapter 2, Episode 2 of the Dragon Quest V 2nd anniversary event starting on October 4, 2021 and as a boss in Chapter 4, Episode 5.

Quotes

Knightmare Towers

• If spoken to before wife:

"There is no necessity for galloping to your death. First I permission you for speaking some words of farewell at your beloved wife."

"Enough horsing around! King of country must think foremost of his peoples, not of his own selfish wishings. And yet you come here! For this alone, you deserve to be put down. Whinny-he-he! Now! It is time for you both to saddle up for death!"

Remake alterations

In the Super Famicom version, Kon is the one who cursed The Hero and his wife to be trapped in stone before succumbing to his wounds after his defeat. The PlayStation 2 & Nintendo DS versions have Ladja showing up to do the deed.

Related enemies

• Pummel horse
• Revaulting horse

Etymology

Kon is the English spelling of конь, being the Russian word for the knight piece in chess.

Trivia

• If the player grinds enough to defeat Kon in the first phase of the battle before the wife breaks down the barrier, the events will proceed as if the player defeated Kon as normal, with him commenting on the wife's powers to break his barrier even though it technically didn't happen.

Gallery

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  DQV original Super Famicom artwork.
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  Your Story CG model.
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  Joker 2 model.
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  Battle Road Victory cut-in.
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  Kon and Slon the Rook aiding Ladja in Stars.
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  Rivals card.
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  Kon and Slon in Rivals Ace.
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  Kon as he appears in Tact.
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  Kon and other monsters that can be encountered in Knightmare Towers in Tact.
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  Kon and Bianca in Walk.
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  DQ Trading Card Game