Dark Knight

Dark Knight
Base Job	Dark Knight
Job NPC	To Be Updated
Specialized Weapon	Short Sword, Katana, Bludgeon, Zanbato, Lightsabre
Specialized Armor	Cloth, Light Armor, Heavy Armor, Plate Armor
Class Information	Deals both Physical and Magical damage types. Also deals both Percent and Fixed. Also possesses a few Dark element skills.
Alternate Names	Korean: 다크나이트 Chinese: 黑暗骑士 Japanese: ダークナイト
Awakening None
Alternate Names	None

“

All my limits have disappeared after I was released from Kazan… My power knows no end.

”

The Dark Knight is a variant of the Slayer and its subclasses. He has access to many of Slayers most powerful skills and is able to freely chain them together with his Time Break ability. The damage of skills are increased dramatically when chained together. He however lack any specific buff or unique perks compared to other slayers such as Weapon Wielder's Zenith, Frenzy, Wave Manifestation Brand, or Ice Saya. Dark Knight plays a much more offensives role compared to other Slayers. Whereas other Slayers possess more defensive tools such as Guard, Flip Side Counter, Afterimage of Keiga, Diehard, or Mind's Eye.

Story

The boy…

was infected by Kazan and banished from his town after being disowned by his parents. He wanders around and is found and imprisoned by the Imperial Guards.

The princess stimulates the boy’s mind and accelerates the infection until the boy goes berserk.

The boy is selected as a test subject for the Transfer Test and is sent to Vilmark. The test subjects, the guards, and even Iris fears the repulsive boy in the final stages of the infection.

The Transfer Test fails and the boy accidentally slips into the Time Gate and goes through many challenges and is freed from the Kazan infection.

The boy wanders around the Time Gate and meets an adventurer in a similar situation as him.

The boy, now a Dark Knight, sees the end of time. He sacrifices most of the power he has gained in the Time Gate to return to Arad in an attempt to prevent the horrible future.

Combo System

The first row of hotkeys can have up to 6 skills lined up for each key. From top to bottom, they are referred to as Stage 1 to stage 6 skills. These lined up skills makes up a “combo” chain. When you use one skill after the other from the same combo key the next skill is stronger. Skills in combo hotkeys are given cancels and can be cancelled out of. Expanded hotkeys (the top row) are normal hotkeys unaffected by combo system or time break cancelling.

Details

• The damage amplification values from 1st to 6th stages are: 100% -> 140% -> 180% -> 220% -> 360% -> 400%.

• All skills in a combo share one CD. Combo CDs are averaged from the skills that make up the combo. It is a common strategy to have 1 strong skill with 4-5 other low CD skills to compress the overall CD of a combo to spam one powerful move.

• When you use a combo skill, the next stage skill of the chain is available for use almost immediately, bar some skills. You have until 2 seconds after the previous skill ends to use the next skill. If not used in that time frame, the whole combo will go into CD. When you are flinched/KD during a combo in any way, the combo will enter CD. If you use any skill that is not a part of the combo whether it is a stage 1 combo starter, expanded hotkey skill, or even Evade/Ancient Memory, the combo will enter CD. When you burn through all the skills in a combo, it will enter CD.

• ^It is possible to refresh the 2 second combo timer with the following actions:

• Stopping your dash
• Landing after a jump
• When a normal attack is completed (I am not sure about this one, needs testing)
• When a Dash attack is completed
• Picking up items

• (Stopping and restarting your dash is the most convenient and reliable method)

• All stage 2 and higher skills get a brief period of SA when they are used.

• When cancelling, you can change the direction you are facing by holding your movement key in the opposite direction. This allows for some unique movement that no other class can do.

• If you only have one skill in a combo hotkey. It will function like an normal hotkey. Meaning you cannot cancel into or out of it.

• DK does have its own version of Upward Slash, but it is not bound to the default Z key due to combo system. Z is a blank key on DK.

• You cannot use command inputs for DK skills.

Skills

Class Skills Icon Name File:ShortSwordMastery.gif Short Sword Mastery File:BladeMastery.gif Katana Mastery File:MaceMastery.gif Bludgeon Mastery File:LargeSwordMastery.gif Zanbato Mastery File:BeamSaberMastery.gif Lightsabre Mastery File:Dark Upper.png Dark Upper Dark Slash Brief Cut File:Swift Blow.png Swift Blow Dark Cross File:Wave Sword.png Wave Sword File:Circle Slash.png Circle Slash File:Vain Slash.png Vain Slash File:Hop slash.png Hop slash Grand Wave Triple Stab File:Piecing Sword.png Piecing Sword Dark Explosion File:Dark Wave Sword.png Dark Wave Sword File:Dark Whip.png Dark Whip Dark Rave File:Rapid Movement.png Rapid Movement Dark Lust File:Dark Orb.png Dark Orb File:Dark Crash.png Dark Crash Dark Fall Dark Sword Shock Wave File:Dark Draw Sword.png Dark Draw Sword Dark Flame Sword Momentary Slash Dark Break Wave Spin Illusion Sword

EX Skills Icon Name File:Dark Upper Upgrade Dark Upper Upgrade File:Dark Slash Upgrade Dark Slash Upgrade File:Dark Cross Upgrade Dark Cross Upgrade File:Wave Sword Upgrade Wave Sword Upgrade File:Circle Slash Upgrade Circle Slash Upgrade File:Vain Slash Upgrade.png Vain Slash Upgrade File:Hop slash Upgrade.png Hop slash Upgrade Grand Wave Upgrade File:Piecing Sword Upgrade.png Piecing Sword Upgrade Dark Explosion Upgrade File:Dark Whip Upgrade.png Dark Whip Upgrade Dark Rave Upgrade File:Rapid Movement Upgrade.png Rapid Movement Upgrade Dark Lust Upgrade File:Dark Orb Upgrade.png Dark Orb Upgrade Dark Fall Upgrade Dark Sword Upgrade File:Dark Draw Sword Upgrade.png Dark Draw Sword Upgrade Momentary Slash Upgrade Dark Break Upgrade Wave Spin Upgrade Illusion Sword Upgrade

General Skills Icon Name File:Dark Knight Cloth Armor Mastery.png Dark Knight Cloth Armor Mastery File:Dark Knight Light Armor Mastery.png Dark Knight Light Armor Mastery File:Dark Knight Heavy Armor Mastery.png Dark Knight Heavy Armor Mastery File:Dark Knight Plate Armor Mastery.png Dark Knight Plate Armor Mastery File:Backstep.gif Backstep File:QuickStanding.gif Quick Rebound File:Jump.gif Leap File:PCriticalHit.gif Physical Critical Hit File:PBackAttack.gif Physical Rear Attack File:MCriticalHit.gif Magic Critical Hit File:MBackAttack.gif Magic Rear Attack File:AncientMemory.gif Ancient Memory File:GreatWillpower.gif Indomitable Spirit File:ThrowMastery.gif Throw Mastery