DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake: Any Tips for Knight Aberrant DQ1?

The problem

This sucker is really doing my head in. First had a go at lvl 25 and realized 2 turns in that was a mistake. Tried again a few levels later and managed to get him to yellow status but those big bonks are too much. I have tried using cop out cheese, hitting with demon demeanor(i guess he is a demon?), using wild life, using the spike armor in combination with cop out. Eventually he big hits me…

What players suggest

I used the Spiked Armor for him, had Moreheal, and constantly had two Buffs as well as Dodgy Dance up whenever possible. For offense I would not be satisfied without getting one souped up Falcon Slash from souped up Gather Strength under Oomph Powder combo in at the beginning of the fight... with Glombolero and that MP-reducing hat on and my fingers crossed. I think I must have tried that fight…

Not gonna lie, I tried this dude around 28 and got destroyed. Came back around 36 and tried again. Probably having a bad night all around and just turned down the difficulty. In the OG Dragon Warrior taking the axe knight guarding the armor was still dicey at just about any level and it seems they made this encounter a bear for nostalgia purposes.

last 5 bosses of the game are just a cop out fest. pretty stupid tbh. playing on hardest, naturally. all your mana must be saved for healing. dodge step -> cop out until dodge runs out, (heal), re-cast dodge and spam more cop out. Kinda love and hate it at the same time, every boss was a very close call for me and took multiple tries, had to grind quite a lot at times too, so thats nice. But…