Fright knight

Dragon Quest monster Fright knight

Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese ナイトリッチ Romaji Naito ricchi First appearance Dragon Quest VII Old localization Niterich

The Fright knight is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest VII. It is a heavily armoured skeleton warrior that wields a sword and shield in battle.

Characteristics

The fright knight is a hellish, large scary skeletal soldier adorned in massive teal and magenta armour, and it wields a wicked giant sword in battle. These undead fiends are capable of strategically saving their strength for the right time to strike, unleashing their brutal hits when their enemies are at their weakest. The knights also know how to unleash freezing attacks with both their breath and spells, strong enough to cause a serious threat. They can also support their allies by bringing them back from the dead with Zing.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Fright knight (ナイトリッチ Naito ricchi)

Sprite

File:Niterich.gif

Bestiary No.

#212

Recruit Rate

¹⁄₁₂₈

Experience

400 (PS1)
600 (3DS)

Gold

140 (PS1)
210 (3DS)

HP

420

MP

0
20*

Attack

220

Defense

200

Agility

92

Evasion

¹⁄₆₄

Spell(s)

Kacrackle
Zing

Skill(s)

Desperate attack
Freezing Blizzard
Focus Strength

Location(s)

Cathedral of Blight

Item(s) Dropped

Ruinous shield¹⁄₁₂₈

Frizz resistance *

0%

Sizz resistance *

0%

Fire Breath resistance *

0%

Bang resistance *

0%

Crack resistance *

60%

Ice Breath resistance *

50%

Woosh resistance *

0%

Strike/Rock resistance *

100%

Zap resistance *

0%

Drain Magic resistance *

100%

Whack resistance *

100%

Poof resistance *

90%

Ban Dance resistance

100%

Dazzle resistance *

100%

Fizzle resistance *

50%

Fuddle resistance *

100%

Paralysis resistance *

100%

Poison resistance *

100%

Snooze resistance *

100%

Stun resistance *

100%

Sap resistance *

15%

Army resistance *

0%

3DS version changes

Gained MP in order to cast Kacrackle and Zing.

• Zombie-type

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies

A Fright knight appears in Upover as part of the main storyline, accompanied by a pair of Stenchurions.

##181 - Fright knight
HP MP Experience Gold 226 33 2,180 180 Attack Defense Speed 161 206 130
Dropped Item	Sword breaker1⁄64 Dark shield1⁄256
Locations	Gittingham Palace Oubliette Grotto (volcano)
Skills	Blocks with its shield Desperate attack Freezing Blizzard Attack Attacker Psyche Up
Spells	Zing
Family	Undead family
Bestiary #	#181
Game	Dragon Quest IX
Console	DS
Japanese Name	ナイトリッチ
Romanized Jap.	Naito ricchi
Description	Destroy these dastardly masters of Freezing Blizzard first so they can't zap everyone back to life with Zing.

Dragon Quest Monsters 2

Niterich (ナイトリッチ Naito ricchi)

Sprite	Level cap *	HP growth	MP growth
	65	8/10	4/10
Strength growth	Resilience growth	Wisdom growth	Agility growth
7/10	7/10	6/10	4/10

Family	Zombie
In-game description
Abilities	Beat, BladeD, ThickFog
Habitat	Cemetery
Breeding chart	DeadNoble, Skeletor x Octoraid, Roboster2, Serpentia

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Fire Breath Resistance *	Bang Resistance *
None	None	None	None
Crack Resistance *	Ice Breath Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *	Rock/Army Resistance *
Immune	Immune	Strong	Weak
Water Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Gigaslash Resistance	Magic Burst Resistance
Strong	Strong	Strong	Weak
Drain Magic Resistance *	Whack Resistance *	Kamikazee Resistance *	Poison Resistance *
Weak	Immune	Immune	Weak
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
Immune	Strong	Immune	Immune
Fizzle Resistance	Ban Dance Resistance	Gobstopper Resistance	Stun Resistance *
Weak	None	Weak	Weak
Sap Resistance *	Decelerate Resistance *	Curse Resistance
Weak	Weak	Immune

Dragon Quest Monsters: Caravan Heart

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2

Fright knight
Family	Undead
Rank	B
Size	S
Weapons	Swords, Spears, Claws, Staves
Traits	Able Ambusher, Giant Killer
Resistances	Vulnerable to Zap, Immune to Crack and Sag
Skill	Firewind Slashes
Location	Necropolis (night)
Breeding chart	Cross bones x Pink sanguini Bona constrictor x Dark Slime

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 Professional

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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai

In the 2020 anime series, a fright knight can be seen amongst Hadlar's Dark Army at the end of episode 5.

Gallery

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  Rivals card

Related monsters

• Blight knight
• Night knight
• Maeve

Etymology

The fright knight's original name Niterich and name in Japanese, ナイトリッチ, is intended to be "knight/night lich". Lich is an English word dating back to the 9th century which simply referred to a corpse or dead body. In modern works of fiction, a lich has come to refer to a specific undead creature, a former wizard that seeks to defy death through necromancy. Unlike ordinary zombies, a lich retains some degree of its intelligence and spellcasting abilities. This usage originates from the 1976 Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game booklet Greyhawk, which contained a description of the lich.