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Dark Knight

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Not to be confused with Black Knight. For the unused class from Mystery of the Emblem, see Dark Knight (Mystery of the Emblem).
Dark Knight

Ss fe14 dark knight.png
Leo as a Dark Knight in Fates.

A mysterious knight versed in black magic, this class can move again after taking certain actions.

Unit type(s)
  • Beast (Awakening, Fates)
  • Mounted (Three Houses)
  • Infantry (replaces Mounted when dismounted; Three Houses)
Weapon(s)
Skill(s)

The Dark Knight (Japanese: ダークナイト Dark Knight) is an advanced mounted class debuting in Fire Emblem Awakening. It is one of the class change options available to Mages and Dark Mages, and functions very similarly to the Mage Knight class of the Jugdral games as a mixed class with access to both physical weapons and magic, making it ideal for them to attack enemies on their weaker defensive stat. Its physical and magical offensive stats are roughly balanced, leaning slightly more toward magic than strength, and it has decent defensive stats with its defense being its highest stat overall.

Stats

Base stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Awakening 25 4 5 6 5 0 9 5 8 -- Swords E Tomes E
Fates 19 8 6 6 5 3 8 6 8 -- Swords/Katanas E Tomes/Scrolls E
Three Houses 32 10 17 14 16 12 13 15 7 -- --
Warriors
(Leo) 		60 5 8 6 6 6 4 11 15 -- Tomes E

Max stats

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Movement Constitution Weapon level
Awakening 80 38 41 40 40 45 42 38 10 -- Swords A Tomes A
Fates 55 32 31 28 27 31 34 30 10 -- Swords/Katanas B Tomes/Scrolls A
Warriors
(Leo) 		999 81 150 99 103 103 68 191 15 -- Tomes S

Miscellaneous stats

Game Experience CRP Gold Weight mod. Capacity Vision Size
Three Houses -- -- -- -- -- -- 1

Class growth rates

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Constitution* Movement* Weapon level
Awakening 50/95% 15/35% 15/40% 15/40% 15/30% 0/30% 10/35% 5/30% -- -- -- --
Fates 15/85% 20/50% 10/55% 5/45% 5/30% 5/30% 15/60% 5/40% -- -- -- --
Three Houses 10/40% 5/15% 10% 0% −5/0% 0% 5/20% 10/45% 5% -- -- Lances +3 Reason +3
Riding +3
Warriors: Three Hopes 25% 20% 20% 0% 0% 0% 10% 10% 10% -- -- --
See class growth rate for more details on the mechanics of class growths in each game.

Class modifiers

Game HP Strength Magic Skill Speed Luck Defense Resistance Charm Movement
Three Houses 1 1 2 2 −1 (1) 0 2 (1) 3 0 3 (2)
Warriors: Three Hopes 200 2 3 3 −1 (2) 0 4 (2) 5 0 7 (0)

Class skills

Game Skill Learning conditions
Awakening Slow Burn Learned at level 5.
Awakening
Fates 		Lifetaker • Awakening: Learned at level 15.
• Fates: Learned from level 15 and up.
Fates Seal Magic Learned from level 5 and up.
Three Houses Canto Innate.
Three Houses Black Tomefaire Innate.
Three Houses Dark Tomefaire Innate.
Three Houses Seal Resistance Class mastery. (200 class Exp required)
Warriors: Three Hopes Black Magic+ Innate.
Warriors: Three Hopes Dark Magic+ Innate.
Warriors: Three Hopes Sword Buster Lv 4 Innate.

Class change

Awakening

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Ma 3ds01 mage playable.gif
Mage
and
Ma 3ds01 dark mage playable.gif
Dark Mage 		Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10. Ma 3ds01 dark knight playable.gif
Dark Knight

Fates

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Ma 3ds02 dark mage playable.gif
Dark Mage 		Using a Master Seal after reaching level 10. Ma 3ds02 sorcerer playable.gif
Sorcerer
or
Ma 3ds02 dark knight playable.gif
Dark Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player may freely choose.

Three Houses

Base class Certification requirements Master class
Any class Level 30
Master Seal
Lances C, Reason B+, Riding A 		Ma ns01 dark knight playable.gif
Dark Knight
This class is available for any unit.

Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Portrait cain 01 tmsfe.png
Cavalier 		Using a Master Seal while talking to Tiki. Portrait cain 02 tmsfe.png
Paladin
or
Portrait cain 03 tmsfe.png
Dark Knight
Promotion choice criteria: The player can freely choose.

Warriors

Base class Promotion method Advanced class
Ma fewa dark knight leo playable.gif
Dark Knight 		Using a Master Seal after reaching level 15. Ma fewa dark knight leo playable.gif
Dark Crusader

Warriors: Three Hopes

Beginner class Method Intermediate class Method Advanced class Method Master class
Ma fewa2 soldier playable.gif
Soldier 		Using an Intermediate Seal after mastering Soldier.
(Female units only) 		Ma fewa2 pegasus knight playable.gif
Pegasus Knight 		Using an Advanced Seal after mastering Pegasus Knight or Cavalier. Ma fewa2 paladin playable.gif
Paladin 		Using a Master Seal after mastering Paladin (all units except Jeritza). Ma ns01 dark knight playable.gif
Dark Knight
Using an Intermediate Seal after mastering Soldier. Ma fewa2 cavalier playable.gif
Cavalier

Playable Dark Knights

Playable units
Name Game
Ares Awakening
Olwen Awakening
Selena Awakening
Leo Fates Conquest Revelation, Warriors
Playable Dark Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Notable enemy Dark Knights

Enemy units
Name Game
Farber Awakening
Anguilla Awakening
Leo Fates Birthright Revelation, Warriors
Lord Arundel Three Houses Azure Moon
Blaiddyd Three Houses Verdant Wind
Abel Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
Lorenz Warriors: Three Hopes
Enemy Dark Knight units in the Fire Emblem series.

Flavor text

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Game Text
(English) 		Text
(Japanese)
Awakening
A seasoned, mounted mage
who wields tomes and swords.
黒い馬に乗った魔法騎士。
魔法に加え、剣も使える上級職。
Fates
Nohrian. An eldritch knight trained in
both swordsmanship and magic.
暗夜の兵種。魔をその身に宿す魔道騎士。
剣と魔道、双方を習得している。
Three Houses
A mysterious knight versed in black magic,
this class can move again after taking
certain actions.
黒魔法が使える騎士。
戦闘後、再び移動できる。
魔法が使える兵種。
Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
A roguish knight-errant. Uses fire and debuffs to cloud the battlefield and confound foes.
??
Warriors: Three Hopes
A mysterious knight versed in black magic and
lances.
??

Trivia

Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Dark Knight

--

Japanese

ダークナイト

Officially romanized as Dark Knight.

Spanish

Caballero oscuro

Dark knight

French

Paladin noir

Black paladin

German

Dunkelritter

Dark knight

Italian

Cavaliere oscuro

Dark knight

Korean

다크 나이트

Dark knight

Simplified Chinese

暗骑士

Dark knight

Traditional Chinese

暗騎士

Dark knight

Gallery

Portraits

  • The generic female Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

    The generic female Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

  • The generic Risen female Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

    The generic Risen female Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

  • The generic Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

    The generic Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

  • The generic Risen Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

    The generic Risen Dark Knight portrait in Awakening.

  • Portrait of Farber as a Dark Knight in Awakening.

    Portrait of Farber as a Dark Knight in Awakening.

  • The generic Dark Knight portrait in Fates.

    The generic Dark Knight portrait in Fates.

  • The generic Vallite Dark Knight portrait in Fates.

    The generic Vallite Dark Knight portrait in Fates.

  • Portrait of Leo as a Dark Knight in Warriors.

    Portrait of Leo as a Dark Knight in Warriors.

  • The generic male Dark Knight portrait in Three Houses.

    The generic male Dark Knight portrait in Three Houses.

  • The generic female Dark Knight portrait in Three Houses.

    The generic female Dark Knight portrait in Three Houses.

  • The generic male Dark Knight portrait in Warriors: Three Hopes.

    The generic male Dark Knight portrait in Warriors: Three Hopes.

  • The generic female Dark Knight portrait in Warriors: Three Hopes.

    The generic female Dark Knight portrait in Warriors: Three Hopes.

Screenshots

Cipher artwork

  • Artwork of Miriel as a Dark Knight.

    Artwork of Miriel as a Dark Knight.

  • Artwork of Tharja as a Dark Knight.

    Artwork of Tharja as a Dark Knight.

  • Artwork of Shade as a Dark Knight.

    Artwork of Shade as a Dark Knight.

  • Artwork of Lorenz as a Dark Knight.

    Artwork of Lorenz as a Dark Knight.

References

  1. ↑ Unused content in Fire Emblem, Serenes Forest, Retrieved: April 10, 2012

See also

Project Classes.png This article is part of Project Classes, a project focused in writing articles for every class present in the Fire Emblem series.
Classes in Fire Emblem Awakening
Base classes Archer • Barbarian • Cavalier • Cleric • Dark Mage • Fighter • Knight • Lord • Mage • Mercenary • Myrmidon • Pegasus Knight • Priest • Tactician • Thief • Troubadour • Wyvern Rider
Advanced classes Assassin • Berserker • Bow Knight • Dark Flier • Dark Knight • Falcon Knight • General • Grandmaster • Great Knight • Great Lord • Griffon Rider • Hero • Paladin • Sage • Sniper • Sorcerer • Swordmaster • Trickster • Valkyrie • War Cleric • War Monk • Warrior • Wyvern Lord
Other classes Bride • Conqueror • Dancer • Dread Fighter • Entombed • Grima • Lodestar • Manakete • Merchant • Mirage • Outrealm Class • Revenant • Soldier • Taguel • Villager
Classes in Fire Emblem Fates
Base classes Apothecary • Archer • Cavalier • Dark Mage • Diviner • Fighter • Kitsune • Knight • Mercenary • Monk • Ninja • Nohr Prince • Nohr Princess • Oni Savage • Outlaw • Samurai • Shrine Maiden • Sky Knight • Spear Fighter • Troubadour • Villager • Wolfskin • Wyvern Rider
Advanced classes Adventurer • Berserker • Basara • Blacksmith • Bow Knight • Butler • Dark Knight • Falcon Knight • General • Great Knight • Great Master • Hero • Hoshido Noble • Kinshi Knight • Maid • Malig Knight • Master Ninja • Master of Arms • Mechanist • Merchant • Nine-Tails • Nohr Noble • Oni Chieftain • Onmyoji • Paladin • Priestess • Sniper • Sorcerer • Spear Master • Strategist • Swordmaster • Wolfssegner • Wyvern Lord
Non-human classes Astral Dragon • Automaton • Faceless • Feral Dragon • Stoneborn
Other classes Ballistician • Blight Dragon • Cleric • Dark Falcon • Dread Fighter • Empty Vessel • Grandmaster • Great Lord • Lancer • Lodestar • Lord • Myrmidon • Nohrian King • Outrealm Class • Pegasus Knight • Silent Dragon • Songstress • Vanguard • Witch
Classes in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Unique classes Armored Lord • Barbarossa • Commoner • Dancer • Death Knight • Emperor • Enlightened One • Great Lord • High Lord • Noble • Wyvern Master
Beginner classes Fighter • Monk • Myrmidon • Soldier
Intermediate classes Archer • Armored Knight • Brawler • Brigand • Cavalier • Dark Mage • Lord • Mage • Mercenary • Pegasus Knight • Priest • Thief
Advanced classes Assassin • Bishop • Dark Bishop • Fortress Knight • Grappler • Hero • Paladin • Sniper • Swordmaster • Warlock • Warrior • Wyvern Rider
Special classes Dark Flier • Trickster • Valkyrie • War Cleric • War Monk
Master classes Bow Knight • Dark Knight • Falcon Knight • Great Knight • Gremory • Holy Knight • Mortal Savant • War Master • Wyvern Lord
Monster classes Altered Demonic Beast • Altered Golem • Black Beast • Demonic Beast • Experimental Demonic Beast • Flying Demonic Beast • Giant Bird • Giant Crawler • Giant Demonic Beast • Giant Wolf • Golem • Guardian Golem • Hegemon Husk • The Immaculate One • Lord of the Desert • Lord of the Lake • Titanus • Umbral Beast • Wandering Beast • White Beast • Wild Demonic Beast
Other classes Agastya • Archbishop • Flame Emperor • King of Liberation • Ruffian • Saint • Verrat
Classes in Fire Emblem Warriors
Playable base classes Archer • Cleric • Dancer • Dark Knight • Dark Mage • Great Knight • Lord • Mage • Malig Knight • Manakete • Mercenary • Myrmidon • Nohr Prince • Nohr Princess • Outlaw • Paladin • Pegasus Knight • Priestess • Shrine Maiden • Sky Knight • Songstress • Spear Fighter • Swordmaster • Tactician • Trickster • Troubadour • Wyvern Rider
Playable advanced classes Adventurer • Blade Lord • Crown Prince • Dark Crusader • Diva • Divine Dragon • Falcon Knight • Grandmaster • Great Lord • Guardian Knight • Hero • High Priestess • High Prince • Hoshido Noble • Lodestar • Malig Master • Master Merchant • Nohr Noble • Prima • Princess • Sage • Sniper • Sorcerer • Spear Master • Strategist • Swordmaster • War Cleric • Wyvern Lord
Enemy base classes Myrmidon (Samurai • Mercenary) • Thief (Ninja • Outlaw) • Cavalier (Expert Rider) • Soldier (Spear Fighter) • Pegasus Knight (Sky Knight) • Knight (Armored Knight) • Fighter (Oni Savage • Axe Fighter) • Wyvern Rider (Wyvern Warrior) • Great Knight (Steel Knight) • Archer • Mage (Diviner • Dark Mage) • Manakete (Ryujin)
Enemy advanced classes Swordmaster (Hero) • Assassin (Master Ninja • Adventurer) • Paladin (Master Rider) • Halberdier (Spear Master) • Falcon Knight • General (Shield Master) • Warrior (Oni Chieftain • Berserker) • Wyvern Lord (Wyvern Ace) • Guardian Knight (Sturdy Knight) • Sniper • Sage (Onmyoji • Sorcerer) • Fafnir (Great Ryujin)
Other enemy/NPC classes Outrealm Fiend • Velezark • Villager
Classes in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Base classes Fighter • Monk • Myrmidon • Soldier
Intermediate classes Archer • Armored Knight • Brawler • Brigand • Cavalier • Mage • Mercenary • Pegasus Knight • Priest • Thief
Unique Intermediate classes Armored Lord • Fluegel • High Lord • Silverheart • Wyvern Master
Advanced classes Assassin • Bishop • Dark Mage • Fortress Knight • Grappler • Paladin • Sniper • Swordmaster • Warlock • Warrior • Wyvern Rider
Master classes Bow Knight • Dancer • Dark Bishop • Dark Knight • Falcon Knight • Great Knight • Gremory • Holy Knight • Mortal Savant • Trickster • War Master • Wyvern Lord
Unique Master classes Asura • Barbarossa • Death Knight • Enlightened One • Emperor • Great Lord • Saint
Monster Classes Altered Demon Beast • Altered Golem • Demonic Beast • Experimental Demon Beast • Giant Crawler • Giant Wolf • Golem • The Immaculate One • Titanus • Wild Demon Beast
Other enemy/NPC classes Agastya • Avesta • Commoner • Gurgan • Lord • Noblewoman • Prionsa
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