Flying Knee

Flying Knee Japanese とび膝蹴り Rōmaji ' Type Skill Older names Jump Kick

Flying Knee is an ability in the Dragon Quest series. It inflicts 50% more damage against aerial opponents.

Contrary to popular belief, the skill does not ignore the damage reduction when an enemy defends.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VI

Flying Knee is learned by Carver at level 5. Other characters can obtain it by advancing to rank 5 of the Gladiator vocation. The skill is effective on the following monsters:

• Cumaulus
• Barksman
• Babygoyle
• Hell Hornet
• Deadly Dodo
• Damselfly (also Dragon)
• Hell Nino
• Wild Carrot
• Sniping Barksman
• Cloud Surfer
• Venom Wasp
• Darkgoyle
• Dreamaera
• Hocus Dreamaera
• Cutterfly (also Dragon)
• LowDjinks
• Freezing Fog
• Splutterfly
• Killer Moth
• Czargoyle
• Devilmoth
• Uber Dreamaera
• High Djinks
• Mad Mallard (ocean)
• Stormsgate Citadel

Dragon Quest VII

In the PSX and 3DS versions of VII the Flying Knee skill is learned upon reaching rank 3 of the Martial Artist vocation. The following is an incomplete list of effected monsters:

• Mouseflap
• Kingfuchsia
• Peahooter
• Mousenap
• Drake slime
• Zepling
• Chimaera
• Stingfisher
• Floating bloater
• Sharphooter
• Dragon slime
• Hocus chimaera
• Healium balloon
• Direlog
• Fire fry
• Sky fry
• Cumulus rex
• Gold fryling
• High djinks
• Gigalumph
• Prism peacock
• Div
• Djinn genie
• Metal dragon slime
• Discombombulator
• Bird of terrordise

See Also

• Wing-Clipper