Fright knight
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.
| 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 |
CharacteristicsEdit
Fright knights are large hellish skeletal soldiers adorned in massive teal and magenta armour, wielding a wicked giant sword in battle and a round buckler in the other. 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.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
| Fright knight (ナイトリッチ Naito ricchi) |  |
| Sprite | HP | MP | Attack | Defense |
 |
420 | 0 20* |
220 | 200 |
| Agility | Experience | Gold | Tame Rate | |
| 92 | 400 (PS1) 600 (3DS) |
140 (PS1) 210 (3DS) |
1⁄128 | |
| Bestiary No. | #212 |
| Spell(s) | Kacrackle Zing |
| Skill(s) | Desperate attack (250% damage) Freezing Blizzard Focus Strength |
| Location(s) | Cathedral of Blight |
| Item(s) Dropped | Ruinous shield1⁄128 |
| Evasion | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 1⁄64 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice Breath Resistance * | Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 60% | 50% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance * | Whack Resistance * |
| 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Poof Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Burning Breath Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance * | Fizzle Resistance * | Ban Dance Resistance |
| 100% | 100% | 50% | 100% |
| Stun Resistance * | Sap Resistance * | Army Resistance * | |
| 100% | 15% | 0% | |
| 3DS version changes |
| Gained MP in order to cast Kacrackle and Zing. |
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
| Fright knight (ナイトリッチ Naito ricchi) |  |
| Model | HP | MP | Attack |
 |
226 | 33 | 161 |
| Defence | Agility | Experience | Gold |
| 206 | 130 | 2,180 | 180 |
| Bestiary no. | #181 |
| Family | Undead |
| In-game description | Destroy these dastardly masters of Freezing Blizzard first so they can't zap everyone back to life with Zing. Knightly nightmares, they're forever barking orders at their stenchurion flunkies, who obey without question. |
| Spell(s) | Zing |
| Skill(s) | Blocks with its shield Desperate attack Freezing Blizzard Attack Attacker Psyche Up |
| Location(s) | Gittingham Palace Western Wormwood (postgame plateau) Grotto (Volcano, ranks 7-8) |
| Item(s) dropped | Sword breaker1⁄64 Dark shield1⁄256 |
| Fire Resistance * | Ice Resistance * |
Wind Resistance * | Blast/Lightning Resistance * |
| -25% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Rock Resistance * | Dark Resistance * | Light Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance |
| 0% | 50% | -100% | 0% |
| Whack Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 50% | 100% | 75% |
| Snooze Resistance * | Dazzle Resistance | Sap Resistance * | Blunt Resistance * |
| 100% | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| Deceleratle Resistance * | Spooky Aura Resistance* | Fizzle Resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 25% | 0% | 50% | 75% |
| Charm Resistance * | |||
| 95% | |||
- A Fright knight is encountered in Upover as part of the main storyline, accompanied by a pair of Stenchurions.
Dragon Quest Monsters 2Edit
| 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 HeartEdit
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2Edit
| 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: The Dark PrinceEdit
| Fright knight (ナイトリッチ Naito ricchi) |  |
| Icon | Family | Max HP* | Max MP* |
 |
 |
1,350 | 300 |
| Max Attack | Max Defence | Max Agility | Max Wisdom |
| 630 | 470 | 510 | 450 |
| Bestiary No. | #478 |
| Rank | C |
| In-game description | These proud knights draw upon the powers of darkness as they wield their ghoulish great swords. They are utterly merciless, prepared to cut down any crony in their command who defies a direct order |
| Talents | Maniac (lv. 1) |
| Guaranteed traits | Tactical Trooper (lv. 1) Critical Triumph (lv. 20) Metal Medley (lv. 40) |
| Large-size exclusive traits | Little Menace (lv. 1) Insult to Injury (lv. 1) Dodge Denier (lv. 60) |
| Habitat | This monster has no natural habitat |
| Items | N/A |
| Synthesis chart |  X  |
| Notable synthesis |  X =   X =  X  =  |
| Fire Resistance * | Water Resistance * | Wind Resistance * | Earth Resistance * |
| -25% | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| Explosion Resistance * | Ice Resistance * | Electricity Resistance * | Light Resistance * |
| 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% |
| Dark Resistance * | Debilitation Resistance* | Bedazzlement Resistance * | Antimagic Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | -25% | 0% |
| MP Absorption Resistance * | Confusion Resistance * | Sleep Resistance * | Paralysis Resistance * |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | 25% |
| Stun Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | ||
| 0% | 50% | ||
| Instant Death Resistance * | |||
| 25% | |||
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of DaiEdit
In the 2020 anime series, a fright knight can be seen amongst Hadlar's Dark Army at the end of episode 5.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's BondsEdit
Fright knight first could be faced as a boss in several levels, including Battle Arena: Season 2, Term 2. Its special move is Bitter Blizzard, a powerful ice breath which it unleashes after a 10-second countdown unless it is defeated or interrupted first. It would typically be assisted by other undead monsters, including Mummies and Skeleton soldiers.
In Other LanguagesEdit
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Caballero horripilante | Spanish for "horrifying knight". |
 Français | Seigneur malheur | French for "Lord misfortune/sadness". |
 Deutsch | Albritter | German for "nightmare knight". |
 Italiano | Cavaliere della paura | Italian for "knight of fear". |
TriviaEdit
- 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.
GalleryEdit
Battle Road Victory cut-in
Rivals card
A fright knight in A Hero's Bonds
