Editing Black Knight

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{{Infobox Enemy
|image=[[File:Black Knight FF artwork.jpg|250px]]<br>Artwork of a Black Knight from ''Final Fantasy''
|jname=ブラックナイト
|romaji=Burakku Naito
|first_appear=''[[Final Fantasy]]'' (1987)
|species=
|other_names=BADMAN
|related=[[Death Knight]]<br>[[Duel Knight]]
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'''Black Knights''' are enemies that appear in the earlier installments of the ''[[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]]'' series, starting with the first ''[[Final Fantasy]]''. They are swordsmen who wear dark armor and a flowing cape.

==History==
===''Final Fantasy''===
In ''Final Fantasy'', Black Knights are enemies encountered at [[Mirage Tower]] (1F and 2F), [[Flying Fortress]] (1F), and [[Chaos Shrine]] (3F) during the past. In the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] release, they are named '''BADMAN'''.

In all releases, Black Knights wear a cape, but their armor and pose has changed in some of the releases. Starting with the [[WonderSwan Color]] release, Black Knights wear lighter armor. Both their arms and legs are exposed, revealing a dark tan skin. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, like the other enemy sprites, Black Knights' sprite was brightened, so they wear blue armor and were given an orange tan. In the [[PlayStation Portable]] release, Black Knights' pose was changed again, and its entire body is protected by dark gray armor.

===''Final Fantasy II''===
[[File:Black Knight FF2 GBA boss battle.png|thumb|left|200px|The unwinnable boss fight against four Black Knights, one of which instantly defeats [[Firion]], in ''Final Fantasy II''.]]
In ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'', Black Knights appear as a boss and as an enemy, depending on the circumstance and area. They are more notable as they play a role during parts of the story, and serve as soldiers under the [[Palamecian Empire]]. Their battle sprite shows them riding a horse while carrying a spear.

At the very start of the game, the Black Knights invade [[Fynn]]. During this, the [[party]] gets caught into an [[unwinnable battle|unwinnable]] boss fight against four Black Knights. Because the party is vastly underpowered, all of them are quickly defeated by the Black Knights. Later on, the party encounters Black Knights as enemies in [[Castle Palamecia]].

In [[reissue|remake]]s starting with ''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]'', shortly after starting the [[Soul of Rebirth]] quest, a Black Knight is fought as a boss alongside two [[Sergeant]]s in [[Raqia]] (floor B1). Just before the battle begins, [[Minwu]] quickly joins in to help [[Scott]] fight them. The Black Knight whom they fight has slightly different stats, including lower [[Attack]] and [[Defense]] and a slightly wider [[Accuracy]] percentage range.

In remakes starting with the [[PlayStation Portable]] release, Black Knights are also encountered as enemies in the [[Arcane Labyrinth]]'s Dragoons and Utopia areas.

For this game, Black Knights have a different Japanese name, くろきし (''kurokishi''), but it still translates back to Black Knight. In the unreleased Nintendo Entertainment System prototype, they are named '''DkKnight'''.
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===''Final Fantasy IV''===
In ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', Black Knights are [[undead]] enemies who are only encountered in the [[Tower of Zot]]. Their highest [[stat]] is their [[Attack|Strength]]. Black Knights are vulnerable to [[Fire]] and, because they are undead, [[Holy]].

In the [[Final Fantasy IV (3D remake)|3D remake]], Black Knights were made even stronger, as indicated by their stats, and reward just over four times more [[experience point]]s than in the original releases.

==Stats==
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Final Fantasy=
{{FFenemystats
|hp=260
|attack=44
|accuracy=65
|defense=38
|agility=18
|intelligence=20
|evasion=36
|mdefense=135
|gil=1,800
|exp=1,263
|treasure=[[Deathbringer]]
}}
|-|
Final Fantasy II=
{{FF2enemystats
|rank=6
|hp=1,140
|mp=0
|attack=85 (base game)<br>{{nowrap|30 (Soul of Rebirth)}}
|accuracy=7-80% (base game)<br>{{nowrap|3-80% (Soul of Rebirth)}}
|defense=85 (base game)<br>{{nowrap|25 (Soul of Rebirth)}}
|evasion=1-70%
|mdefense=5-40%
|gil={{hover|2,250-3,000|1,500-2,000 in the original Famicom release and PlayStation version's Hard Mode}}
|treasure={{nowrap|[[Diamond Shield]], [[Hi-Potion]], [[Sun Blade]], [[Yoichi's Bow]]}}
}}
|-|
Final Fantasy IV=
{{FF4enemystats
|hp=360
|strength=64
|defense=2
|magic=0
|mdefense=19
|gil=175
|exp=840
|type=Undead
|treasure=[[Tent]], [[Cottage]]
|weakness=[[Fire (element)|Fire]], [[Holy]]
|resistance=[[Death]], [[Darkness]]
}}
|-|
Final Fantasy IV (3D remake)=
{{FF43Denemystats
|level=33
|hp=1,224
|exp=3,672
|gil=64
|strength=27
|stamina=30
|speed=25
|intellect=20
|spirit=26
|attack=21
|accuracy=105
|defense=63
|evasion=5
|mdefense=29
|mevasion=5
|weakness=Fire, Holy
|resistance=[[Dark]]
|steal=[[Tent]] (60%)
|drops=Tent (20%), [[Cottage]] (12%)
|susceptible=Paralyze, Sleep, Confuse, Petrify, Silence, Blind, Poison, Death, Critical, Gradual Petrify, Curse, Berserk, Stop, Slow, Sap
}}
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==Bestiary navigation==
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Final Fantasy=
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Final Fantasy II=
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Starting with ''Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls'', the Black Knight fought in Raqia was also given a bestiary entry:
{{bestiarynav|color=FF2|num=166|prev=[[Lucifer]]|next=[[Zombie Borghen]]}}
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Final Fantasy IV=
{{bestiarynav|color=FF4|num=063|prev=[[Sorceress]]|next=[[Centaur Knight]]}}
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