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|caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | |caption=Art by [[Akira Toriyama]] | ||
|kanji=よろいのきし | |kanji=よろいのきし | ||
|romanji={{tt|Yoroi no Kishi|Armoured | |romanji={{tt|Yoroi no Kishi|Armoured Knight}} | ||
|old=Knight, ArmorKnight | |old=Knight, ArmorKnight | ||
|firstappear={{DQ}} | |firstappear={{DQ}} | ||
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|name=Knight errant | |name=Knight errant | ||
|kanji=よろいのきし | |kanji=よろいのきし | ||
|romaji={{tt|Yoroi no Kishi|Armoured | |romaji={{tt|Yoroi no Kishi|Armoured Knight}} | ||
|listNumber=021 | |listNumber=021 | ||
|fieldNotes=Cruel cavaliers clad in bright blue armor who overpower their enemies with monstrous might.<br/>Some say that the armor is actually empty, but few have ever got close enough to confirm this. | |fieldNotes=Cruel cavaliers clad in bright blue armor who overpower their enemies with monstrous might.<br/>Some say that the armor is actually empty, but few have ever got close enough to confirm this. | ||
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{{DQBEnemy | {{DQBEnemy | ||
|name=Knight errant | |name=Knight errant | ||
|kanji= | |kanji=よろいのきし | ||
|romanji= | |romanji={{tt|Yoroi no Kishi|Armoured Knight}} | ||
|sprite=[[File:Knight errant builders.png|200px]] | |sprite=[[File:Knight errant builders.png|200px]] | ||
|chapter-1-hp=65 | |chapter-1-hp=65 | ||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Errant'' is an antiquated term that refers to a traveling person, or one who is wandering. | * ''Errant'' is an antiquated term that refers to a traveling person, or one who is wandering. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight-errant 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== | ==Related monsters== | ||