Cecil (Dark Knight)

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Cecil (Dark Knight)

Captain of the Red Wings, Cecil was an elite Dark Knight who suffered under King Baron's misguided rule until his sense of righteousness led him on the path to becoming a Paladin.

World: FF IV
Dark Knight

Role

Physical Attack
Wields swords and daggers. Can use rare combat abilities, buffing his Attack to deal heavy damage.

Recruitment Method

Underground Waterway(Classic) First Time Reward

Memory Crystal

Sealed Cave(Classic) First Time Reward

Memory Crystal II

Lunar Subterrane, Part 5(Elite) First Time Reward

Memory Crystal III

Hall of Rites

Stats

	Starting Value	Lv 99
HP	240	7800
Attack	12	217
Defense	8	149
Magic	7	120
Resistance	7	120
Mind	8	149
Accuracy	20	25
Evasion	20	25
Speed	74	120

Soul Break

Soul Break	Effect
Blood Weapon(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Steal HP from one enemy.

Soul Break Equipment (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break
Dark Sword (IV)	Darkness(Cecil (Dark Knight))
Shadowblade (IV)	Soul Eater(Cecil (Dark Knight))
Dark Armor (IV)	Dark Cannon(Cecil (Dark Knight))

Super Soul Break Equipment (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Deathbringer (IV)	Shadowbringer(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Burst Soul Break Equipment (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Nightmare (IV)	Dark Flame(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Burst Mode Abilities

Black Velvet	Deal four physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one target. Damage dealt increases when the user's remaining HP is lower.
Nightfall	Deal two physical dark and non-elemental attacks to all enemies, and deal a small amount of damage to the user proportional to their max HP.

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Helter Skelter (IV)	Abyss Gate(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Burst Mode Abilities

Shadow Slice	Deal four physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one enemy.
Evil Drive	Deal three physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, and increase the damage of the user's darkness abilities a small amount for three turns.

Ultra Soul Break (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Demon Helm (IV)	Endless Darkness(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Chain Soul Break (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Chaos Shield (IV)	Dark Bond (Cecil (Dark Knight))(Cecil (Dark Knight))	-

Chain Soul Break Mechanics

Effect	Allies deal much more dark damage.
Chain Type	Dark element attacks

Arcane Overstrike (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Demonslayer (IV)	Nightmare Blade(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Glint (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Demon Shield (IV)	Evil Force(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10
Dark Knight's Armguards (IV)	Evil Zone(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Awakening (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Claw of Darkness (IV)	Dark Crescent(Cecil (Dark Knight))	Attack +10

Details

Awoken Mode	Awoken Darkness Mode
Awoken Mode Effects	Grant unlimited use of darkness abilities, grant up to a moderate Darkness Ability Boost, and causes darkness abilities used by the user to trigger twice.

Sync (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Cimmerian Edge (IV)	Shadow Blazer(Cecil (Dark Knight))

Details

1	Shadow Smash	Deal six physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, and increase the damage of the user's darkness abilities a moderate amount for one turn.
1	Sync Requirements	Darkness Ability
2	Shadow Drive	Deal three physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, reduce delay of the user's actions for one turn, and deal very heavy damage to the user proportional to their max HP.
2	Sync Requirements	Darkness Ability

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Valhalla (IV)	Tenebrous Blast(Cecil (Dark Knight))

Details

1	Evil Smash	Deal six physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one target, dealing more damage each time the ability triggers, and deal a moderate to very small amount of damage to the user proportional to their max HP. Damage dealt to the user decreases depending on the number of times they've triggered this ability.
1	Sync Requirements	Darkness Ability
2	Evil Gate	Deal three physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, and increase the damage of the user's darkness abilities a moderate amount for one turn. If the user has Dark Side, instead deal three physical dark and non-elemental attacks to one enemy, briefly raise the user's Attack a moderate amount and Defense a small amount, increase the damage of the user's darkness abilities a moderate amount for three turns, and remove Dark Side.
2	Sync Requirements	Darkness Ability

Limit Break Overstrikes (Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Medical Shield (IV)	Abyssal Onslaught(Cecil (Dark Knight))	-

Arcane Dyad(Unique)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Chaosbringer (IV)	Job Change(Cecil (Dark Knight))	-

Dual Awakening Relics (Hero-specific)

Equipment	Soul Break	When Mastered
Criminal Soul (IV)	Awoken Dark Crescent(Cecil (Dark Knight))	-

Record Materia

Gore-stained Blade I	Attack deals a moderate amount of additional damage, but costs HP.
Gore-stained Blade II	Attack deals a large amount of additional damage, but costs HP.
Pride of the Red Wings	Deal significantly more physical damage when a sword is equipped.
Cursed Power	Deal much more damage with darkness abilities.

Legend Materia

Dark Knight's Honor	Increase dark damage a small amount.
Thirsting Fang	Moderate chance to heal the user for a portion of damage dealt to enemies when a dark attack triggers.
Thirsting Blade	When low on HP, grant Last Stand to the user, temporarily lower their Defense a small amount, and raise their Attack a moderate amount. Can only trigger once per battle.
Dark Power	Begin battle temporarily infused with the power of the dark.
Dark Elite	Small chance for darkness abilities to trigger an additional time when used.
Hastening (Cecil (Dark Knight))	Cause every third darkness ability used by the user to reduce delay of the user's actions for three turns.

Useable Equipment

Weapons

Dagger

Sword

Armor

Shield	Hat	Helm	Light Armor
Heavy Armor	Bracer

Accessories

Accessory

Useable Ability

Combat
(Rarity 5)

Darkness
(Rarity 6)

Heavy Physical
(Rarity 6)

Record Spheres / Legend Sphere

Sphere	S. Lv.	Sphere Skill	Requirements
Monk Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 DEF	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 RES
S. Lv.3	+1 ATK
S. Lv.4	+2 ATK
S. Lv.5	+80 HP
Warrior Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 ATK	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+70 HP
S. Lv.3	+1 DEF
S. Lv.4	+1 ATK
S. Lv.5	+2 ATK
Knight Sphere	S. Lv.1	+1 DEF	Lv 65
S. Lv.2	+1 ATK
S. Lv.3	+100 HP
S. Lv.4	+1 DEF
S. Lv.5	+2 DEF
Berserker Sphere	S. Lv.1	+2 ATK	Complete the Monk Sphere. Complete the Warrior Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+2 ATK
S. Lv.3	+3 ATK
S. Lv.4	+3 ATK
S. Lv.5	+5 ATK
Warmage Sphere	S. Lv.1	+3 ATK	Complete the Warrior Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+3 RES
S. Lv.3	+180 HP
S. Lv.4	+6 ATK
S. Lv.5	+6% Darkness Ability Damage
Dark Knight Sphere	S. Lv.1	+2 DEF	Complete the Warrior Sphere. Complete the Knight Sphere.
S. Lv.2	+2 ATK
S. Lv.3	+220 HP
S. Lv.4	+5 DEF
S. Lv.5	+6 ATK

Sphere	Sphere Skill(Total)	Requirements
Cecil (Dark Knight) Legend Sphere	+40 ATK +30 DEF +30 RES +800 HP Minor Blind Resistance +3% Dark Damage +6% Dark Damage Minor Dark Resistance Dark Knight's Honor Thirsting Fang	Complete the Berserker Sphere. Complete the Warmage Sphere. Complete the Dark Knight Sphere.

Record Board

Name	Sphere Skill(Total)	Requirements
Cecil (Dark Knight) Record Board	+100 ATK +50 DEF +40 RES +2500 HP +10 SPD +6% Darkness Ability Damage +6% Physical Damage FF IV Camaraderie 8% Delay Reduction Cecil (Dark Knight) ATK Reverie +4% Damage vs. Vulnerable Element FF IV Camaraderie II 4% Physical or Magic Damage Reduction Dark Harmony - Physical FF IV Camaraderie III Darkness +400 Magia EXP +400 Magia EXP	Complete the Legend Sphere. Reached lv99.

Character Rankings

Rankings for all currently available characters
＜Lv 50 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 65 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 80 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed
＜Lv 99 Rankings＞
Attack／Defense／Magic／
Mind／HP／Resistance／Speed

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