Warrior of Darkness (Balthierfan)

The Warrior of Darkness was a supporting character from Final Fantasy III who served to keep the balance of light and darkness. The Warriors of Darkness saved the World of Darkness from the Cloud of Darkness alongside the Warriors of Light. Later, however, when the Cloud returned, the Dark Warriors were turned into beasts for the new Warriors of Light to fight. After being freed from their monstrous bodies, they sacrificed their lives to weaken the Cloud of Darkness so the Light Warriors could defeat her.

In the Dissidean Wars, there were several Warriors of Darkness. They aligned with neither side, instead observing and assisting both sides attempting to keep the balance between the two groups. They were removed however, after being caught in the crossfire of a battle between the whole of both sides warriors near the end of an early cycle after they tried to interfere.

Attire

The Warrior of Darkness’ basic attire is a monochrome armour with red highlights equipped with two katana. In EX Mode, the Warrior gains a shadowy aura and his weapons and armour become completely black.

The Warrior's alternative costume 'Bronze Armour' dresses him in the armour worn in the PSP/DS version of Final Fantasy III.

His 3rd costume 'Black Armour' resembles the Dark Knight class outfit from the DS/PSP version of Final Fantasy III.

The Warrior of Darkness’ manikin Counterfeit Shadow is Green

Battle

The Warrior of Darkness is a Knight of Nothing who fights by relentlessly attacking the opponent’s Brave points to reduce them to as low as possible. By fighting in this style the Dark Warrior is able to have massive amounts of Brave at their disposal. Like their counterpart the Onion Knight, they can chain some Brave attacks into Brave attacks and are relatively speedy (although not as fast as Onion Knight). However, due to the strategy used, The Dark Warrior has a limited amount of HP attacks.

Brave Attacks Name Type Description Slash Combo Ground Repeatedly slashes at opponent (can be chained by pressing O at the right moment) Pain Ground Lashes tendrils of Darkness at the opponent. Can Wall Rush for extra damage Black Sphere Aerial Charges and releases a Ball of dark energy at the opponent. Can Wall Rush for extra damage Nothing Remains Aerial Strikes from the air pulling the opponent down onto the ground Suffering Aerial Fires several beams of darkness at the opponent. Can initiate a chase. Brave to Brave Attacks Name Type Description Raze Ground (Chained from Pain) Opens several tiny holes of the Void around opponent which can stun opponent. Spinning Swipe Ground (Chained from Slash Combo) Swings swords in two arcs in the air. Followed by an upward swipe Power of the Void Aerial (Chained from Suffering) Summons a pillar of darkness to form under the opponent, throwing them upwards Meteor Aerial (Chained from Black Sphere) Rains down several meteorites from above onto the opponent. Can Wall Rush for extra damage Aeroga Aerial (Chained from Nothing Remains) Conjures a whirlwind that covers a large area that also pulls the opponent into itself. Has a slight absorbing effect HP Attacks Name Type Description Sword Strike Ground Charges at opponent with sword held straight in front. Darkness Spin Ground/ Aerial Spins on spot with sword held out, leaves a momentary ring of darkness afterwards. Can Wall Rush for additional damage Flare Aerial Fires a beam that creates a large explosion that damages the opponent. Brave to HP Attacks Name Type Description Sword of Oblivion Ground (Chained from Pain) Swings a sword charged with darkness that can send opponent flying. Pain Strike Aerial (Chained from Suffering) Strikes at opponent and follows through with a stab at the body. Can Wall Rush for additional damage. EX Mode - Balance of Darkness Name Type Description Regen EX Ability Recovers HP over time during EX Mode. Critical Boost EX Ability Doubles Critical Hit Rate during EX Mode Void Magnet EX Ability All attacks draw the opponent towards the Warrior of the Dark Void Sword EX Ability HP attacks use only 75% of Brave points (leaving 25%) The Void Must Close! EX Burst Slashes and stabs at opponent. As the Dark Warrior is attacking a Bar appears where you have to keep a pointer central between darkness and light. If kept balanced then they finish with the opponent being caught in the closing void, if not they finish by using a Sword Strike attack.

Equipment

Warrior of Darkness can equip Swords, Greatswords, Daggers, Katana, Gauntlets, Bangles, Hats, Helms, Light Armour and Clothing.

Exclusive Weapons

Name	Level	Stats	Effects	Obtained
Black Katana	30	ATK +42 HP -122 BRV -133	Physical Damage +10%	Trade: 61,000 gil, Katana, Scarletite x1, Shadow's Desire x5
Cloud's Bane	90	ATK +63 HP -233 BRV -288	Physical Damage +20%	Trade: 158,000 gil, Black Katana, Electrum x1, Shadow's Dream x5
Balancer of Light	100	ATK +70 HP -188 BRV -233	Physical Damage +30%  Sneak Attack Effect	Trade: 182,800 gil, Cloud's Bane, Eureka Shard x1, Shadow's Hopes x5