FFXIV Lore- What it Means to be a Dark Knight 

I like how the Great Gubal quest in the Red Mage story makes a callback to that event as well.

Jokes on you Guts is the main reason Dark Souls even exist and its clear what was the inspiration to create Dark Knight. May his creator rest in piece

My character is just a female version of Guts lol, saw some fanart and was playing with the Character Creator and bam! Loved it, love my big ass swords, love my edgy gal now I just need a pixie minion.

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As a Scholar and White Mage my path is ever parallel with the tanks. You protect me and I heal you. For those we have lost, and those we may yet save.

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I couldn't have said it better of myself.

First Shard DRK: "I have experienced loss and pain and sorrow enough to break normal men. But I refuse to bow. I refuse to be broken... I shall use my agony to forge a glistening greatsword, and with it cleave the evils of this world in twain so no others have to suffer as I have." (spoilers for a certain character in ShB)

@@Shadethewolfy You just made me realize, after so long after playing it no doubt, that we as the WoL create the drk order on the shard....pog

If you have no love, no empathy... How can you care enough to sacrifice everything you have for the sake of others?

I think that its because of this that in terms of character its not truly considered edgy, atleast in my opinion

It's strange how well I understand it.

Its the most Gothic class in the game. Deep pain, and deeper emotions.

Kinda sounds like the Uchiha Clan right? The very thing that drives them to do heinous things or doing ultimate sacrifices over generation is because of Love itself

I felt something

I love Dragon Age

Fuck yeah.

Warrior later get to control their Inner Beast after WoL figured that a desire to protect had quite an effect on the berserker power lol

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Glad you enjoy it so much! I like to think I write a good line now and then. haha

​@@SynodicScribedude that gave me mad goosebumps

It is not lke that, i totally understand why they should be tanks. I love the class but i don't feel confident enough to lead a raid/dungeon so i play an other dps class instead. I think it would be great to be able to switch between tank and dps or something like that.

@@johnziso2605 If you're scared of tanking, don't worry. It takes time to improve as a tank so feel free to look up guides, tips and to tell people in the duty with you that you're new and trying your best. Failing and building up your confidence is part of the journey. Trust me, I started with Gladiator when I first played.

I don't like how they lack lifesteal overall.

Those are the reasons why I never chose to be a Paladin instead of maining it like I did in FF11. I can’t lead a party since I’m new, not an I practised at pulling. The thieves an rangers did that in FF11. That being I’ve really taken to healing in FF14. I’m a lvl 65 Sch/Smn and lvl 70 Whm Hyur female at the start of Stormblood. I’m a Summoner in solo content but usually Scholar in group content.

Exactly.

as Fray says: our limits are boundaries only set by ourselves, and innocents suffer when we draw them too close.

As a Paladin main who just unlocked Dark Knight, this rings extreeeemely true. Especially considering when you unlock them in the story. My Paladin absolutely will be taking that dive as a side job. When the shield no longer serves, and only gets in the way of justice...It's getting cast aside in favor of a bigger sword.

They are essentially dark paladins, yes.

@@Sylentmana Love how the lore on them in XIV is so different than it is in IV where I was first introduced to (and fell in love with) the class :)

They're about as chaotic good as a class can get lol

This is true.War with rage,Drk with passion,Pld with Faith,and Gnb with honor. All 4 use these in some way to either power themselves,or keep themselves going in the hardest of times.

@@bearandthebull2372 lol, drks don’t have “passion” they have “insufferable attempts at edge”

Huh, I was a Paladin in FF11 and I’m a Sch/Smn and Whm in FF14. I think it probably stems from the same desire. To protect, to care for others. Honestly the only reason I’m not a Pld in FF14 is because it’s also in charge of pulling and navigation-things I’m not good at.

@@mikoto7693 Same, I started out as a Warrior but eventually my playtime availability and internet stability tanked and I did feel like I could do a good job anymore.

@@piedpiper1172 if you've done all the drk quests you know this is bait.

Not enough lifeleech though.

Thanks to Endwalker, we now know that it's a dynamis based job like dancer.

@@luxxrayy It really isn't and this is a big misconception people have for some reason, Hermes spelled out pretty clearly in Elpis: the WoL is not an Entelechy that can't freely use Dynamis like Meteion can, only in moments of extreme emotion (limit breaks). DRK and DNC are Aether-based jobs, just because Dynamis is an energy fueled by emotion it doesn't mean that only Dynamis can be influenced by emotions. You can still apply emotions to aether manipulation.

@@orion9325 so like 1-5% dynamis the rest aether

I agree. Sidurgu is like bro to me.

@@adrammelechthewroth6511 same

I try my best. ^^

"I cast SELF-YEET!"

It's a very fitting job for a reincarnation of Azem. Our ancient counterpart was specifically tasked with wandering the world, experiencing everything the world had to offer, and interacting with the people of all different cultures on equal footing. Such a task can only be given to someone who has a genuine and exceptionally strong love for the world and everyone in it, and that love is carried on through the different shards of our soul, motivating each shard to explore and help anyone who might need it. And to do everything in our power to protect the weak at all costs.

This explains why Emet if allowed to tank in the one endwalker dungeon takes on the dark knight class, while he can be cold his love for his home was far greater then most around him, which would make him a fantastic dark knight....well played square, well played.

All secrets are laid bare before the abyss.

Nobody must know that we're actually magical girls powered by love

Same I was a ninja trough arr which funny enough but the rogue storyline is better than the ninja one and is similar in bringing justice against the will of the law to the drk, and I changed to drk when reaching hw bc after running away from the banquet it felt like my wol would want to protect people now and not just erasing the threat bc it’s not always possible

It's kinda funny, I did that questline before I even finished "coming to ishgard" so my WoL got to ishgard, and before even saying hello started killing high ranking politicians for being shitty, which perfectly fits for my character very well haha

@@kylefreeburg9353 I feel like the Count of Fortemps should be suddenly starting to reaaaally reconsider extending sanctuary at that point. XD

Same here.

You're very welcome! Welcome to FFXIV, and I'm proud to be one of your guides through this world.

In case youre wondering,you can access dark knight once you reach heavensward,itll be a lv30 class,same with astrologian and machinist

@@rinnnnnnnnnnrin Whoa level 30!?! What about my lancer class? I thought I’m supposed to become a dragoon?

@@superhotfire5517 Once you get to level 30 you can gain the dragoon job crystal to upgrade your job from lancer to dragoon. Remember to save your gear set under your character page if you are going to play other jobs so it would be less troublesome to switch gears, because when you switch jobs all unequipable gear gets put back in your armor chest. What the guy above, Rin, meant, was that once you finish the base game and get into the first expansion Heavensward, you can unlock the dark knight, astrologian and machinist jobs. All 3 of these start at level 30 when you get them, instead of level 1 like the ones in the base game. It's what they do for new jobs that are introduced in each expansion, jobs introduced in the base game all start at level 1, those introduced in the 1st expansion start at level 30, 2nd expansion starts at level 50, 3rd expansion starts at level 60 and the upcoming Endwalker jobs start at level 70.

@@BloodTrinity thanks for the info, I just got to level 30 last night so I’m gonna see if I can become a dragoon. I just wanna see all the dope story cutscenes in this game. Hopefully I start getting to a lot of that soon

Perhaps they smile to intimidate their enemies, reassure their allies and to trick the fear inside.

Perhaps because they don't have to ignore injustice like everyone else. In turning to the dark, they can remove that which would otherwise darken the world.

@@darthdragon117 This reminds of that time in Kingdom Hearts 3D where Riku says to a boss, "I am what nightmares fear!"

This is literally how I roleplay my character. A kind, warm, carefree, sisterly Hyur who wields the edgiest powers in the party lol

To hunt the monsters, one must be a monster.

BLM is my principle main...but Dark Knight seems like a companion main for me that it makes the most sense. Consider that you need utmost control of your emotions when casting spells so they don't consume you. Dark Knight functions similar.

Yeah. I totally cried.

My ManRa DRK is definitely a hell of a flashbang in both ShB and EW lol

I actually made an alt account just for such an occasion. lol

It's in depth that's for sure!

Glad you like it! I try to follow the lore as closely as possible but I do enjoy emphasizing things to get that extra wow factor.

All of them will get their time in the spot light! I promise you that!

Yup. That's the strength the Dark Knight has that the Paladin does not. The Paladin is bound by his reputation as a benign protector, by a sense of honor that he must not sully. It binds him to work within the frameworks that exist in order to protect others... Things that the Evils that hide in plain sight can exploit to deter them and make it impossible to strike at them. The Dark Knight...Does not care who you are. Does not care that you have the law and the entire city guard on your side. He will enact justice regardless. Because, not holding any specially bestowed status...He has nothing to have stripped away from him.

@@AegixDrakan Also to add on - the dark knight character probably doesnt care if you think of them as evil either. Since they're only concerned with hunting the snakes i nthe garden so to speak. This isnt to say the Paladin is bad by any means, people need that naturally trusting person as well to exist. But by their very nature evil can try to subvert tham - but it cant fool someone who walks the same alleys as them ya know?

You're very welcome!

For real! The closest thing we got is \vpose, and it’s only brief when we get it. However! In my personal opinion, I think the female pose fits better for the lv.80 DRK quest. You veterans know what scene ;3

He ironically can't because of his no-kill policy

Indeed. The brighter the light the darker the shadows.

@@SynodicScribe These videos are also super handy for Roleplayers that want a deeper understanding of the different jobs/races for instance.

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