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TheBlack Knight (Japanese:漆黒の騎士Jet Black Knight) was the strongest of the Four Riders ofDaein during theMad King's War and the right-hand man to the Mad KingAshnard himself. He is an enigmatic warrior, never seen outside his blessed, pitch-black armor, and feared for his immense strength. His obsession with the former Daein generalGawain evolved into a bitter rivalry with Gawain's son,Ike, who swore to slay the Black Knight and avenge his father. Believed to have been killed by Ike in the war's last days, the Black Knight resurfaced three years later during Daein's struggle for independence from the Begnion garrison, as an ally of the Daein freedom fighterMicaiah.

Biography

The Mad King's right hand

Prior to the Mad King's War, the Black Knight was a member of theDaein military under the command of GeneralGawain of the Four Riders, who taught him swordplay. Years later, he entered Ashnard's employ under the guise of an anonymous warrior only known as the Black Knight. Despite revealing nothing about his identity, he easily won Ashnard's trust with his immense strength and became one of Ashnard's most trusted agents. As the Black Knight, he made use of numerous mysterious artifacts: he wielded theregalia swordAlondite, he wore a set of black armor, blessed by the goddess, which rendered him invicible to weapons which had not been similarly blessed, and he usedwarp powder to instantly transport himself. He also provided Ashnard with a second set of blessed armor as a gift.^[1]

During his service, he eventually tracked Gawain—now calling himself "Greil" and leadinga mercenary troop—to the border forests ofGallia, where he and his mercenaries were fighting Daein forces to safely escortElincia to Gallia. By the time he arrived, Greil stood in the middle of a standoff between the Daein army, led byPetrine, and a Gallian army led byRanulf. The Black Knight convinced Petrine to retreat, then retreated himself.

That evening, the Black Knight found Greil in the forests near Gebel Castle, where Greil and his mercenaries had been lodging. The two fought a duel, where despite the Black Knight's insistence, Greil refused to wieldRagnell (offered to him by the Black Knight "so that I might see you at your full strength") and continued to wield his axe,Urvan. Greil recognised the Black Knight as his former student and remarked that the knight had no chance against "the man who taught [him] how to fight", but the duel was a brief one and ended with the Black Knight impaling Greil, right in front of Greil's son,Ike. The Black Knight demanded to be given Lehran's Medallion, threatening to kill Ike andMist if Greil would not comply, but was quickly forced to warp away by the sound of a roar fromCaineghis.

During the Mad King's War

The Black Knight later traveled to the port city of Toha to check on the progress of the Daein generalMackoya, who had come to subjugate the city ahead of schedule while following rumors about the journeys of Ike, the Greil Mercenaries, and their laguz allies after their attack on the Canteus Castle prison. At Mackoya's request, the Black Knight chose to stand aside and leave the task of apprehending Ike to Mackoya's soldiers, to give them a much-needed opportunity to fight.^[2] After Mackoya's men failed to stop the Greil Mercenaries, the Black Knight emerged to fight them himself, but was too late to prevent them from leaving.Ranulf engaged him in a duel to prevent him from interfering with Ike's escape and was soon overwhelmed,^[3] saved only by the arrival of Sephiran, who distracted the Black Knight while Ranulf escaped.

After this battle the Black Knight reported to Ashnard in Melior, who assigned him to lead an invasion of Gallia while they bided their time for another chance to take Elincia and the medallion. For this mission, the Black Knight was instructed to avoid provoking Gallia into sending their full forces against Daein just yet, likely in anticipation of ensuring Gallia had the strength to keep fighting in Ashnard's planned Tellius-wide war.^[4]

Later in the war, after Ike won the support of Begnion's army and set out to attack Daein, the Black Knight passed this news and his low opinion of Ike's potential as a warrior on to Ashnard. He also informed Ashnard of the survival of twoherons, and Ashnard entrusted him with abducting one of them and ensuring that both the heron and the medallion enter Ashnard's possession.^[5] Soon after the Crimean army's victory in Talrega, the Black Knight oversaw the delivery of the medallion toEna andPetrine at Daein Keep.

Moment of fate

As the war progressed, the Black Knight took a keener interest in Ike's growth as a warrior. He appeared at the battle of Castle Delbray to observe from a far, and was challenged to another duel by Ike. Ike failed to injure him at all because of his blessed armor, and the Black Knight instructed him to wield Ragnell the next time they fought so that they could have a proper fight.

Soon after, the Black Knight concocts a plan to abductLeanne, one of the two surviving herons, fromPhoenicis Castle for use by Ashnard. After carefully planning to ensure that KingTibarn was well away from Phoenicis,^[6] he infiltrated the castle, ambushed and mortally woundedLotz, and stole Leanne away under threat of murdering her comatose father,Lorazieh. He then delivered Leanne to Ashnard, who had her imprisoned at Gritnea Tower in preparation for awakening the dark god through the use of galdrar. After Gallia and Phoenicis' armies joined the war on Crimea's side following the battle at Marhaut range, Ashnard ordered the Black Knight to divide up the Daein forces to defend both Fort Pinell and Nados Castle, and then inquired after Ashnard's order to have Ena killed. While Ashnard no longer cared about Ena's fate, so long as she did not interfere withhis dragon mount, the Black Knight chose to proceed with executing her.

While the Phoenicis and Gallian armies engaged Daein forces at Nados Castle, the Black Knight arrived at the scene of a battle and defeated an entire unit by himself, then left the defense of the castle to GeneralHafedd while he dealt with Ena. After promising to deliver an apology toNasir for her, the Black Knight struck her with a grievous but non-fatal blow, just as Ike arrived. Ike challenged him to single combat, wielding Ragnell, to avenge his father once and for all. Ike revealed as they fought that Greil had crippled himself, explaining the Black Knight's easy victory, which causes him to realize that Ike might someday equal Greil in strength and be a worthier opponent. In order to ensure that Ike reached his potential and that he someday had a worthy battle, the Black Knight let Ike win their duel.^[7] Once the Black Knight fell, his soldiers triggered a trap built into Nados itself that caused it to collapse, and Ike fled the battlefield with Ena, Nasir, and Mist, leaving the Black Knight's body behind.

The Black Knight lives

The Black Knight was widely believed to have died to Ike at Nados, if not by Ike's hand, then by the rubble of Nados collapsing on top of him.Bastian, one of Elincia's retainers, ordered Nados's ruins to be searched the next day but they found no trace of the Black Knight in the castle at all.^[8] This belief continued to be held for the following three years, until the last days of the Daein Liberation Army's war for independence from the Begnion garrison.

On the night that news came of Sephiran's investigation of the garrison's misdeeds,Micaiah, the army's leader, took leave of their camp to sit alone in a nearby wood, where she was ambushed byJarod. Before Jarod could kill her, the Black Knight warped in and shoved Jarod away. Though he did not explain how he knew of the attack to Micaiah, he and Micaiah took on Jarod's men in the dark and won. The Black Knight then attempted to finish off Jarod himself, but before he could, Jarod's aideAlder took the lethal blow on behalf of his master. At Micaiah's insistence the Black Knight let Jarod go to bury Alder, and Sothe soon arrived and instantly assumed the Black Knight to be a threat to Micaiah. While explaining the situation, Micaiah sensed an impending doom caused by her choice to spare Jarod, and despite Sothe's objections the Black Knight swore to protect and serve Micaiah no matter what.

The following day, Jarod retaliated with a defiant fire-bombing assault on Nevassa, and Micaiah led the Daein Liberation Army in a siege of Daein Keep to stop Jarod. The Black Knight assisted in this fight as well. Though he requested that Micaiah stay back to keep herself safe as the army's inspiration, she insisted that she would fight as everyone else did, reminding him of an unknown woman.^[9] After the Liberation Army's recapture of Daein Keep, the Black Knight was present for KingPelleas's coronation, but he left Daein soon after.

News of the Black Knight's role in the restoration of Daein soon reached Crimea. Elincia passed this news onto Ike after the defeat ofLudveck.

Judgement

Ultimately, the warring across Tellius resulted in the goddess enacting her judgement and turning almost all beorc and laguz to stone.

As she traveled to Begnion through the Grann Desert, Micaiah and her Silver Army were attacked byLekain,Numida, and theDisciples of Order. The Black Knight warped into the middle of the battle to protect Micaiah, and after the battle, he offered to take her to the Tower of Guidance to save her from the judgement. Micaiah refused to abandon her allies, and the Black Knight left, saying that he would come to offer this again before the next judgement wave came and petrified her allies.^[10]

The three armies soon arrived at the Tower of Guidance, and the Black Knight awaited them inside. For the first time, he removed his helmet in the presence of others, confirming his identity to them. While Levail and the Disciples of Order occupied Ike's allies behind a barrier, the Black Knight and Ike challenged each other to a final duel to the death, uninterrupted by the others: both had long been anticipating the chance to test each other again, to put an end to their rivalry once and for all, and to finally surpass the other as warriors.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

Role

The Black Knight makes recurring appearances as an enemy throughout the game. He appears inChapter 11 on the next enemy phase after the player entersMackoya’s range, and again inChapter 24 at the end of turn 7 (Easy and Normal) or 5 (Difficult). In both of these appearances the player has no ways of damaging him and he can easily kill most units, so the goal is to finish the chapter as quickly as possible and to stay out of his range. His final appearance is as the boss of thesecond half of Chapter 27, whereIke duels him with onlyMist for help. The goal of the map is to defeat the Black Knight, but if Ike does not have the stats or skills to do it in time, he can simply retreat or survive for six turns to end the fight and continue with the game.

In all appearances, the Black Knight possesses blessed armor which nullifies all damage not inflicted by Ike'sRagnell,Giffca'sClaw,Tibarn andNaesala'sBeaks, andNasir andEna'sBreaths. The latter five units are not available at any point where the Black Knight appears, so Ike is the only unit able to fight him after receiving Ragnell in Chapter 27.

Stats

See also:Blood Runs Red,Battle Reunion, andMoment of Fate (stage 2)

General Level 20 Attribute Build 13

Stats Max HP 60 Speed 27 Strength 30 Luck 11 Magic 17 Defense 30+5 Skill 30 Resistance 22 Movement 6 Weight 18

Inventory Skills Alondite Renewal Luna Weapon Levels S A -- -- -- -- -- --

Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

Role

The Black Knight is playable for brief periods of time in Micaiah-focused chapters. He first becomes playable inPart I, Chapter 9, as one of only two playable units in that map along with Micaiah herself, and continues to be playable in thePart I, Endgame. He leaves the party at the end of Part 1, but rejoins several turns intoPart III, Chapter 6. He is not playable again after that point, but reappears as a NPC inPart IV, Chapter 3. During his time as a playable unit, the Black Knight'sdeath is an automatic Game Over, although that is extremely unlikely to ever happen given how strong he is compared to the enemies of those chapters.

The Black Knight makes two appearances as an enemy unit. Along with the rest of Micaiah's army, he is present as an enemy inPart III, Chapter 7. While defeating him is not part of the chapter'sobjective, the task of having Ike engage him in battle once with both surviving is required for the chain of events which eventually lead to recruitingLehran. His final appearance is inthe second stage of the Part IV, Endgame, as the boss of that chapter. He and Ike are sequestered in the upper half of the map, and the Black Knight's defeat is the chapter's objective.

When he appears as an enemy, the Black Knight retains his stats and inventory from his last playable appearance, except in Endgame. While he is already at his maximum level, it is possible to use stat booster items on him to increase his stats and make him slightly more difficult to fight as an enemy. However,Alondite is locked to him while playable and cannot be removed from his inventory, and none of hisskills can be unequipped.

Starting stats and growth rates

Playable and enemy

See also:Rivals Collide,Distortions, andRebirth (2)

Black Knight Level 20 Affinity Constitution 13

Recruitment:Part I, Chapter 9, automatically from turn 1 StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 70 Speed 30 Strength 38 Luck 20 Magic 18 Defense 35+5 Skill 40 Resistance 25 Movement 6 Weight 25 Max HP 0% Speed 0% Strength 0% Luck 0% Magic 0% Defense 0% Skill 0% Resistance 0% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Alondite Concoction* Shove Eclipse Imbue* Nihil Weapon Levels SS S -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Biorhythm Best Good Normal Bad Worst

Availability

Analysis

The Black Knight is a temporary companion who joins the Daein army at the close of Part 1 and is playable for Part 1's final two chapters and Daein's first chapter in Part 3; his deployment is mandatory in Chapters 1-9 and 3-6, and required to recruit Lehran at the end of the game in Chapter 1-E. Befitting a literal endgame boss who is dropped into the player's party approximately a quarter of the way into the game, the Black Knight is monstrously powerful. He boasts stats far in excess of the enemies you are facing and an unbreakable 1-2 range personal weapon in Alondite. He also possesses the mastery skill Eclipse, which ignores Defense and multiplies his Strength to a degree guaranteed to be fatal to any unit in the game, even the final boss (if he was available for that fight). In Part 1, Jarod is the only enemy capable of even surviving the Black Knight's first strike, and is still doubled and eradicated without any trouble. The laguz in Chapter 3-6 fare little better, being doubled and one-rounded nearly to the last man. The only enemies the Black Knight encounters who are even theoretically capable of surviving direct combat with him are Mordecai and Lethe, the latter only if she has gained two points of Speed while under the player's control to avoid being doubled. Even better, only a trained Mordecai with two points of Strength or an S rank in Strike attacks can hope to even dent the Black Knight's 40 Defense, never mind actually being able to defeat him. The Black Knight's only flaw as a direct combat unit is his bottom of the barrel 6 movement, which can be circumvented by using Jill to ferry him around the map.

The obvious problem with the Black Knight is that due to his temporary playability, any kills he takes are wasted experience. This isn't much of an issue in Chapter 1-9 since he only competes with Micaiah for combat, who may be at or approaching her tier 1 level cap at this point, but in his other two chapters the Daein party is quite undertuned and starved for experience. Thus, using him becomes a balancing act of taking advantage of his power while he's around to get Micaiah's party through one of her hardest chapters while not overusing him to the point that the Daein party is left unprepared for the trials ahead. One good way to take advantage of the Black Knight without dooming the other party members is to unequip Alondite and use him as an invincible point man and meat shield, pulling in enemies so that the other characters can gang up on them.

Fire Emblem Awakening

Role

The Black Knight is playable as aSpotPass unit, released in theRadiant Dawn character set. The Black Knight is also present as an enemy in thefirst andthird installments of theSmash BrethrenDLC series as well as thefirst andthird installments ofRogues & Redeemers; additionally, the Black Knight appears as an ally inRogues & Redeemers 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

General Level 20 Movement 5

Recruitment:SpotPass, hire him for 21,100G or defeat him in askirmish StatsGrowth RatesCap Modifiers Max HP 75 Speed 31 Strength 40 Luck 21 Magic 23 Defense 40+2 Skill 39 Resistance 28 Max HP 90% Speed 45% Strength 75% Luck 55% Magic 35% Defense 45% Skill 45% Resistance 30% Speed ±0 Strength +3 Luck ±0 Magic ±0 Defense +1 Skill −1 Resistance ±0 {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Skills Brave Lance* Defense +2 Indoor Fighter Rally Defense Pavise Luna Weapon Levels -- A B -- -- --

Reclassing options

Black Knight Base classes:* Knight Great Knight General Reclass options: This unit can reclass to any male class available through reclassing.

Promotion stat gains

ArcherBarbarianCavalierDark MageWyvern RiderFighterKnightMageMercenaryMyrmidonPriestTacticianThief

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+4	+2	+1	+4	+3	+0	+5	+3	+1	--
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+4	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Berserker	+8	+5	+0	+2	+3	+0	+2	+1	+1	--
Warrior	+6	+4	+0	+5	−1	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+7	+3	+1	+2	+2	+0	+3	+6	+1	--
Great Knight	+8	+5	+0	+1	−1	+0	+7	+1	+0	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sorcerer	+5	+1	+3	+2	+1	+0	+3	+3	+1	--
Dark Knight	+7	+3	+2	+4	+2	+0	+5	+1	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Wyvern Lord	+5	+4	+0	+2	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Griffon Rider	+3	+2	+0	+4	+4	+0	+0	+3	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Warrior	+8	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Hero	+2	+0	+1	+6	+5	+0	+4	+3	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
General	+10	+4	+0	+3	+2	+0	+4	+3	+1	E
Great Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+3	+1	+3	E E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+4	+1	+3	+2	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	E
Dark Knight	+9	+4	+1	+3	+1	+0	+7	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Hero	+6	+3	+1	+3	+3	+0	+3	+3	+1	E
Bow Knight	+8	+3	+0	+2	+3	+0	+1	+2	+3	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+4	+3	+1	+2	+3	+0	+2	+3	+1	--
Assassin	+5	+4	−1	+4	+2	+0	+1	+0	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
War Monk	+8	+5	+2	+2	+2	+0	+5	+0	+1	E
Sage	+4	+1	+4	+3	+3	+0	+3	−1	+1	E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Grandmaster	+4	+3	+3	+2	+2	+0	+2	+2	+1	--

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Assassin	+5	+5	+0	+7	+4	+0	+3	+1	+1	E
Trickster	+3	+1	+4	+4	+3	+0	+1	+5	+1	E

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Skill set

Like all male bonus units inAwakening, the Black Knight has access to all base class and advanced class skills available to standard male units.

Fire Emblem Engage

Role

The Black Knight appears as an equippableBond Ring. He can be summoned usingMicaiah'sEmblem Ring.

Bond Ring data

Stat modifiers Ring level Str Dex Def C +0 +0 +1 B +0 +1 +1 A +1 +1 +1 S +1 +1 +2

Fire Emblem Heroes

Main article:Black Knight/Heroes

There are five different variations of the Black Knight available inHeroes; two of which feature him unmasked.

Personality

During the Mad King's War, the Black Knight appeared ruthless and cold-hearted. On the night that he killed Greil, he threatened to torture and kill Greil's children to get him to reveal the location of the medallion, and at the duel at Nados Castle, he threatened to kill Mist as well to destroy Greil's entire family.^[11] Despite this, after the Mad King's War, he appeared to be more chivalrous, refusing to kill those who would not fight back.^[12]

Described by Greil as willful and arrogant,^[13] the Black Knight was highly confident in his own combat abilities and pursued worthy opponents among both his beorc and laguz foes. He was particularly intrigued by the idea of challenging Gallia's KingCaineghis, and viewed his fights with Ranulf as a way of sampling just how strong Caineghis really was.^[3] This hunger for a good battle, and the idea of challenging Greil—and later, Ike—again someday, is what drove him through most of his life. In his view, fighting an unworthy foe was a waste of time.

Supports

Radiant Dawn

The Black Knight cannot support with any character in this game. The Black Knight also has no bond supports.

Quotes

Battle quotes

Death quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Black Knight/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

The Black Knight is the subject of two collectibles inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl: onetrophy and onesticker. His battle theme fromPath of Radiance is also available as a music track for the Castle Siege stage, under the titleAgainst the Dark Knight.

Trophy

Black Knight
	One of Daein's Four Riders and wielder of the blessed swordEttard. Once an apprentice to Ike's father, Greil, the two eventually duel, resulting in Greil's defeat. Thought to be dead after losing to Ike and the blessed sword Ragnell, the Black Knight survives and comes to the aid of Micaiah, the leader of the Dawn Brigade, a band of Daein freedom fighters. • Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance • Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn	Random

Sticker

	Black Knight fromFire Emblem: Path of Radiance
	Bonus: Launch Power +30
	Usable by: All

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U

The Black Knight appears as a costume forMii Swordfighters, released in the third wave ofpaid downloadable Mii Fighter costumes. Purchasing his DLC adds two costume pieces: theBlack Knight's Helm, which can be worn by any Mii Fighter, and theBlack Knight's Armor, which can be worn only by Mii Swordfighters. The costume does not affect the Mii Fighter's stats in any way.

The Black Knight is once again available as a collectible trophy, exclusively in the Wii U version. This trophy also appears as a red trophy item in theSmash Tour board game mode, which gives its user'ssmash attacks a rare chance of being a one-hit KO.Against the Dark Knight also returns as a musical track for Castle Siege.

Trophy

Black Knight
	NA: Not even the other members of the Daein army know the truth behind this dark knight. He is Ike's rival in Path of Radiance and the sequel, Radiant Dawn. His mastery skill Eclipse is so incredibly powerful, it'd be understandable if you thought his defeat would bring peace to the war-torn land. PAL: It's said that the Black Knight's identity is a mystery even to the Daein army who he fights for. In Path of Radiance, he's Ike's mortal enemy, and this enmity continues into Radiant Dawn. His already fearsome strength is bolstered further by the skill Eclipse. He's so powerful that you might even expect him to be the final boss. • Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (10/2005)• Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (11/2007)	Clear the true Solo All-Star mode on hard while playing as Ike.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

The Black Knight appears as anassist trophy, using recycled voice clips fromFire Emblem Heroes. He moves slowly around the stage and slashes nearby opponents withAlondite.

Additionally, the Black Knight appears as a Legendary Attack-typespirit, using his art fromRadiant Dawn. When equipped to a player character, the Black Knight grants two support spirit slots and increased defense and attack but reduced move speed.

	#665 Fire Emblem Series Black Knight
	Type: Attack
	Rank: ★★★★
	Number of support spirit slots: ⬣⬣
	Trait: Armor Knight Reduces move speed, but greatly increases defense and slightly increases attack.
	Level 1 stats: Attack:2328 Defense:1866 Power: 4823
	Level 99 stats: Attack:5820 Defense:4667 Power: 12060

Fire Emblem Cipher

The Black Knight is featured on four cards inFire Emblem Cipher; to avoid spoilers, the cards containing artwork of him unmasked will be omitted.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Black Knight
	Demon General of the Blessed Armor, the Black Knight
		"Come, son of Gawain... Show me your strength."
		Attack: 80	Support: 0	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 6
		Class: General		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 5
		Divine Sword: Alondite:[Activate] [] Until the end of the opponent's next turn, this unit gets +20 attack, 1-2 range, and for every orb destroyed by this unit the damage is increased to 2 orbs. Mantle:[Always] This unit cannot be defeated by any unit with a cost of 2 or less.
	Card #B03-047SR • Artist:Daisuke Izuka
	The Mightiest General of the Four Riders, Black Knight
		"All these men, and they're still having problems? Did I make a miscalculation?"
		Attack: 70	Support: 0	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: General		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Black Nightmare:[Trigger] After deploying this unit, choose 1 enemy unit at cost 2 or less, except the opponent's lord. Both that unit and this unit are defeated.
	Card #P03-004PR • Artist:Azusa
	Fierce Sword General, Black Knight
		"No draw. No escape. One wins. One loses. We shall end this. One of us will live... And one of us will die."
		Attack: 80	Support: 0	Range: 1	Deploy Cost: 7
		Class: Black Knight		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 5
		Miasma of Alondite:[Always] This unit gains range 1-2. This skill is only in effect if this unit is in the Front Line. End-Heralding Holy Sword:[Trigger] [] When this unit attacks your opponent's lord, you may pay the cost and if you do: Destroy all non-lord enemies. Until the end of this combat, this unit gains +80 attack.
	Card #B12-037SR • Artist:Daisuke Izuka
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Black Knight as well asZelgius.

Notable merchandise

Image	Information	Price	Release date
	The Black Knight appears in volume 7 of theFire Emblem Heroes: Mini Acrylic Figure Collection. His volume 7 appearance is based on his standard appearance inHeroes.	¥350	September 2018JP

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Trivia

• InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, the North American description of the Black Knight claims he wields Ettard rather than Alondite; this was fixed in the PAL release. This was due to Alondite's Japanese name being Ettard.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Official artwork

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  Artwork of the Black Knight fromPath of Radiance.
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  Artwork of the Black Knight fromRadiant Dawn.

CG images

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  CG image ofIke fighting the Black Knight inPath of Radiance.

Portraits

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  Portrait of the Black Knight inPath of Radiance.
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  Portrait of the Black Knight inPath of Radiance.
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  Portrait of the Black Knight inRadiant Dawn.
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  Portrait of the Black Knight inAwakening.

Screenshots

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  The Black Knight as aGeneral inPath of Radiance.
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  The Black Knight in battle inRadiant Dawn.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Resplendent Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Sinister General.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: The Night's Blade.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Artwork of Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  The Black Knight in artwork ofGreil: Heroic Exemplar.

Wallpapers

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  Image of theHeroes calendar's June 2025 page, featuring Black Knight: Mortal Legend.
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  Wallpaper of Black Knight: Sinister General from theA Hero Rises 2018 event.

Other artwork

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  Artwork of the Black Knight forHeroes's sixth anniversary.
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  Artwork ofRyoma and the Black Knight forHeroes's ninth anniversary.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of the Black Knight.
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  Artwork of the Black Knight.
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  Artwork of the Black Knight andIke.
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  Celebratory artwork of the Black Knight forCipher's 1st anniversary.
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  Celebratory artwork of the Black Knight forCipher's 2nd anniversary.
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  Celebratory artwork of the Black Knight forCipher's 2nd anniversary.
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  Celebratory artwork of the Black Knight forCipher's 3rd anniversary.
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  Celebratory artwork of the Black Knight forCipher's 3rd anniversary.

Other appearances

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  Artwork of the Black Knight fromOne Hundred Songs of Heroes.
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  TrophyBlack Knight inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl.
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  TrophyBlack Knight inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.
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  The Black KnightMii Costume inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS andWii U.
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  Artwork of the Black Knight fromSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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  LINE sticker of the Black Knight.

References

This article is part ofProject Characters, a project focused on writing articles for every character present in theFire Emblem series.