<\/a>Onion Knight:<\/strong> <\/a>Dark Knight: << Back to: Characters (WotL)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Onion Knight Dark Knight Onion Knight: Let\u2019s start with the useless job. You need a Level 6 Squire and Chemist to unlock it. For those of you who are familiar with the Onion Knight from previous FF instalments, you know … Continue reading ![\"Lachrymose\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Lachrymose-219x300.jpg\" "\\"Lachrymose\\"")
<\/a>Let\u2019s start with the useless job. You need a Level 6 Squire and Chemist to unlock it. For those of you who are familiar with the Onion Knight from previous FF instalments, you know what to expect. Sporting its typical bulbous plumed helmet and puffy outfit, this job is useless in its raw form. It can equip any<\/em>thing \u2013 to the extent that male Onion Knights can even equip female-exclusive gear \u2013, but has bad stats and no abilities to its name. What\u2019s worse, it doesn\u2019t gain any EXP from regular combat. So how do you level it then? With a lot of jumping through hoops. Each two<\/em> jobs a character masters gains them one level as an Onion Knight. So to get it to Level 8, which is where it becomes worthwhile, a character would need to master 16<\/em> (!) jobs. But that\u2019s not all. Since the Onion Knight can\u2019t gain EXP in combat, the only way to level it up to take advantage of its amazing Level 8 stat gains is\u2026to use the Wild Boar\u2019s Bequeath Bacon ability. Considering the effort required to even obtain<\/em> a single Wild Boar, this is, frankly, just taking the piss. Oh, and one more thing. As its predecessors in the series, the Onion Knight becomes even more powerful by equipping the exclusive Onion gear\u2026which is only available via multiplayer. Basically, unless you\u2019re a masochist, stay very far away from this job.<\/p>\n![\"Shadowed\"](\"http:\/\/www.satrapov.net\/mysst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Shadowed-291x300.jpg\" "\\"Shadowed\\"")
<\/a><\/strong>A much more interesting addition than its veggie counterpart, the Dark Knight basically looks like a Black Mage in black armour (which is especially cute with the female characters\u2019 braids). While it has the average mobility and speed of a Knight, it also has the highest attack power of any generic job. It can equip heavy armour, robes, swords, knight swords, axes, flails and fell swords, which are only available via multiplayer, but aren\u2019t a big loss. Its Action Ability is called Darkness and includes Crushing Blow, which can inflict Stop; Abyssal Blade, which damages multiple targets depending on their proximity to the user at the cost of 20% of the user\u2019s HP; and Sanguine Sword, which drains HP from a target. The other perk of this job is that it allows female characters to learn Move+3 as a Movement Ability (male characters get Jump+3 instead), something which they couldn’t do in the original game. It also has a Support Ability called Vehemence, which increases the effectiveness of attacks and healing abilities by 50%, but also increases damage received by 50%. Risky, but potentially devastating. Of course, it all comes at a price: the Dark Knight is a royal pain to unlock. Not only do you need Level 8 as a Geomancer, Dragoon, Samurai and<\/em> Ninja, you also need to master Knight and Black Mage\u2026AND kill 20 enemies with the character in question (i.e. have them turn into crystals\/chests). Honestly, by the time you do all this, your characters will probably be powerful enough to plough through most enemies with ease, so is it really worth it? I\u2019m not sure. On the other hand, if you intend to try out multiplayer, raising a couple of Dark Knights will definitely be a good investment.<\/p>\n