Lets Talk Dark Knight

[Klive]

Dont you ever put X-2 in the equation ever again! Tht game NEVER HAPPENED!!!!! KAPEESH!

We change classes on the fly, in seconds... sounds like dress sphere to me. :P


^Dark Knight

[Ramsey]

Unfortunately the armor design team... drew inspiration for the Dragoon armor from Dark Knight armor, perhaps even more so than they did from Dragoon armor...

The traditional curved armet found on Cecil's (pre-redesign) helmet that is featured in Yoshida's rendition of the dark knight, as well as the chocobo one above, and generally associated with pre-Nomura era dark knights, is actually the fashion of the Dragoon's artifact helmet.

A face mask similar to the Cecil redesign or a full helm similar to the one worn by Golbez (both feat. in the OP's post) would probably be the most desirable direction. Either way they're going to have to go solid black, with perhaps red highlights, because if they go into blue or purple as with Cecil, it's going to look far too similar to the Dragoon, imho.

[Jinrya-Geki]

omg black and red would be so sexy

[Jinrya-Geki]

We change classes on the fly, in seconds... sounds like dress sphere to me. :P


^Dark Knight

well we cant change in the middle of a fight like they can. and isnt that cains sprite?

[Eagleheart]

And please, don't make Dark Knight "unholy". (; ; ) DRK isn't necessarily evil, just self-destructive and wholly bent on the attack, rather than defense. Please don't tie 'em up with demons. (>X_X) I really don't want that... please!

A Magic Knight kinda thing would definitely be cool. I'd also like it if they had abilities tied to parrying as well, DRK Cecil was tankish in a way. :x

[ThunderTopaz]

I always wanted to play a Dark Knight class and I think this would be a wonderful idea. could branch off from the gladiator along next to the paladin class.
using a scythe though? I dunno, I'm used to Dark Knights using 1-handed sword and/or shields.

[Ramsey]

isn't that cains sprite?

This is a very amusing case in point.

The traditional curved armet found on Cecil's (pre-redesign) helmet... is actually the fashion of the Dragoon's artifact helmet.

So no, that's Cecil's sprite, the FFXIV armor design team just seemed to really like that early dark knight helm, so much so that they couldn't wait for the job to be added to the game.

And please, don't make Dark Knight "unholy". (; ; ) DRK isn't necessarily evil...

Unholy isn't necessarily evil either. Dark Knight uses Dark/Umbral damage, the opposite of Light/Astral damage, which is associated with spells like "Holy." So inherently, Dark Knight is "unholy."

Dark Knight is by this turn, only "evil" if your world-view is black and white. From a roleplaying/lore perspective, you needn't be evil to be a dark knight, just willing to tap into a power considered "dark" or "unholy" by the commonfolk. However, Thaumaturges are known to work with magics both holy and unholy and at least in Ul'dah not entirely shunned for this activity.

It's not wholly unbelievable thus, that a Dark Knight could be a perfectly swell adventurer/adventuress, but that some might fear them by the nature of their power?

[Jinrya-Geki]

its that Cecil's 2nd outfit in dissidia 2 well it is pretty cool. and yes you are right Drk are not all evil some could view it as a better means to protect. the way i see it is just that Dark is pld without the limitations to hold you back.



Cause Drkscan make the decisions that paladins cant. So they are the heros that Eorzea needs.......... but not the ones it deserves!

[Jinrya-Geki]

and i hope they give drk a great storyline in which they do cool stuff in like Plds and drgs.

[Zaaku]

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