Dark Knights or How to be Batman

[Warren Castille]

We've been down this road. Neither side of the argument can equivocally prove themselves correct. Schrodinger's Dragoons are perfectly canon until they aren't.

[Melkire]

[Moderator Hardhat]

 

Thread does say "Dark Knights" and not "Dragoons," nor do dragoons seem in any way inherently connected or linked to Dark Knights.

 

Let's try to stay on-topic.

 

Dankeschon.

 

[/Moderator Hardhat]

[Mogoi Qestir]

Personally... as I see it, the Dark Knights developed their techniques as a method to protect those that could not protect themselves. A sort of drive maybe, to do what was needed not what was desired by what controlled Ishgard. 

 

A saying akin to 'In order to keep those who deserve to be in the light, I accept walking in the darkness, so that I can protect them'

 

Aside from that, that's all I have on the class.

 

My Au Ra will be a DRK, mainly for the greatsword, as for how the abilities come/came to him [waiting a bit more to see how they explain the use of Darkness on DRK as a whole] to develop what brought those along. However, I do fully intend on having my character possibly joining them [his traveling companion permitting] or more than likely just sticking to my own ideas.

 

It's all speculation at the moment.

[Martiallais]

My Elezen Ishgardian is actually going to become my dark knight. Is it a little like Batman? Sure, somewhat. But you could compare it to Zorro or any other number of popular references too. Really where the concept starts and how things go once RP and stories take off can be leagues apart.

 

In the end, he justifies it (and will be attempting to hide it because of HONOOOOOR and not bringing shame/death/etc upon his family) because of experiences with people in his life getting taken advantage of by those in power.

[Verad]

Thing is, I've always felt the best characters are those who do not attach a name to what they are, as a "crutch" for framing a character. While I'm sure there will be good Dark Knight roleplayers, I wager there'll be even better roleplayers who aren't anything of the sort at all.

 

Cast aside your Flame allegiance.

 

Hnghh, you speak truth, but I'm going to go with a petulant, arm-crossing "No!"

 

Let me know if you manage it. Then we can start asking some difficult questions about why we're playing in Eorzea at all.