Knight errant

Dragon Quest monster Knight errant
Art by Akira Toriyama Japanese よろいのきし Romaji Yoroi no Kishi First appearance Dragon Quest Old localization Knight (NES), ArmKnight (GBC)

The Knight errant is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in the original Dragon Quest. It is an suit of animated armor.

Characteristics

Given mobility by sheer malevolence, Knight errants are blue bruisers in the service of the Dragonlord. Despite their similarities to the Restless armour, the sheer amount of hatred packed into their mail classifies them as members of the Demon family rather than Material.

Despite official illustrations showing the monster wielding an axe and a shield, none of the errant's sprites reflect this. Instead, the knights arm up as they change color and gain new nomenclature.

Appearances

Dragon Quest

Knight errant (よろいのきし Yoroi no kishi)

Original (NES)

Sprite	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	55	6	33	130	76	78	45

Spell(s)	Fizzle
Location(s)	South of Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄64	7⁄16	6⁄16	0⁄16

Remakes (SFC, GBC, Mobile)

Sprites	HP	MP	Experience	Gold	Attack	Defense	Agility
	55	6	78	150	70	71	45

Spell(s)	Fizzle
Location(s)	South of Damdara

Evasion	Fizzle Resistance	Snooze Resistance	Sizz & Sizzle Resistance
1⁄64	2⁄7	1⁄7	0⁄7

Dragon Quest X

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Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age

Knight errant (よろいのきし Yoroi no kishi)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	142	4	98
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
123	51	164	54

Bestiary no.	#110
Family	Demon
In-game description	Occasionally mistaken for suits of Restless armour, these proud paladins hate being lumped in with that sort of low-quality rubbish.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Tackle
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (first act, during clear weather) Caverns Under Octagonia (second act)
Item(s) dropped	Silver ore1⁄32 Ring of clarity1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	50%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	0%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
0%	25%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Malicious knight errant (よろいのきし・邪 Yoroi no kishi・ja)

Sprite	HP	MP	Attack
	833	12	273
Defense	Agility	Experience	Gold
367	105	1,489	406

Bestiary no.	#474
Family	Demon
In-game description	Knight errants who have morphed into a truly malevolent form under the malign influence of infinite evil.
Spell(s)	Fizzle
Skill(s)	Tackle
Location(s)	Dundrasil Region (third act, day only)
Item(s) dropped	Silver ore1⁄32 Ring of clarity1⁄256

Evasion	Fire Resistance *	Ice Resistance *	Wind Resistance *
N/a	25%	25%	0%
Rock Resistance *	Light Resistance *	Dark Resistance *	Zap Resistance *
0%	0%	0%	-125%
Drain Magic Resistance	Whack Resistance *	Poof Resistance	Poison Resistance *
0%	100%	100%	0%
Paralysis Resistance *	Fuddle Resistance *	Snooze Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance *
25%	25%	25%	50%
Sap Resistance *	Blunt Resistance	Deceleratle Resistance	Spooky Aura Anathematise Resistance
0%	0%	0%	0%
Fizzle Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Stumble Resistance *	Charm Resistance *
25%	50%	0%	100%
Beguile Resistance *	Double Down Resistance *	Elemental Resistance *
50%	0%	0%

Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End

Knight errant (よろいのきし Yoroi no Kishi)

Model	Experience	Gold	Marked Version?
	140	25g	Yes

List No.	021
Field Notes	Cruel cavaliers clad in bright blue armor who overpower their enemies with monstrous might. Some say that the armor is actually empty, but few have ever got close enough to confirm this.
Location(s)	The Battle of Dunisia, The Grand Dunes
Item(s) Dropped	Savvy sapphire, Iron ore

Dragon Quest Builders

Knight errant (よろいのきし Yoroi no Kishi)

Chapter 1

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
65	25	26	Iron ingot (★☆☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
The Damdara Desert: near the pyramid.

Chapter 3

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
107	22	16	Face guard fragment (★☆☆), Healing cream (★☆☆)
Location(s)
?

Final Chapter

HP	Attack	Defense	Item(s) Dropped
219	42	40	None
Location(s)
?

Sprite

Dragon Quest Tact

Knight errant appears as a C-rank monster of the Demon family. It can be recruited from Chapters 13-3, 13-4, 13-8, 14-7, 14-8, and 15-1 of the main storyline, as well as the Super Training quest during Operation: Love Struck! at both intermediate and hell difficulties and every 5th floor of the Great Cherry Tree from the limited "Spring Training! Train with Lt. Goresby-Purrvis!" event starting from the 3rd floor until the 23rd.

The knight errant can participate in the Battle Roads of the Imp, Leery lout, Patissier knight, Purrcival, and Krystalinda, as well as the Dragon Quest I event Battle Road.

Knight errant (よろいのきし Yoroi no kishi)

Stats

Family		Rank		Role
Demon				Attack
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
105		678	216	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
312	291	182	166	20

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Shove		Rolling Attack*		N/a

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Physical MP Cost -5%/Stats Up	Woosh Res +25/Stats Up	Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up
Fourth	Fifth
Zap Res +25/Stats Up	Rolling Attack Potency +5%/Stats Up

Leader Perks

First

N/a

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
ATK +3	Rolling Attack Potency +2%	N/a

Perk Details

First

Physical MP Cost -5%: Lowers physical MP cost by 5%.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Very Weak	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Normal	Normal
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Normal	Super Weak	Normal	Immune

Etymology

• Errant is an antiquated term that refers to a traveling person, or one who is wandering. The Knight errant (wandering knight) is a stock character in chivalric romance.
• The Japanese name, Yoroi no Kishi (よろいのきし), which directly means armoured horseback samurai (i.e. Japanese cavalrymen), but kishi is also used to mean "knight", especially in the style of the European middle ages.

Related monsters

Similar species

• Knight aberrant
• Knight abhorrent

Related enemies

• Heliodorian soldier

Gallery

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  Famicom art.

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  The Hero battling a Knight errant.

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  A Knight errant in X.

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  XI polygon model.

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  A Malicious knight errant.

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  Stars model.