Axe Armor

The Axe Knight is a common armored knight that uses an Axe as its primary weapon. Most Axe Knights attack by throwing the axe, which then returns to them. Others attack by swinging a giant axe. A playable version of this enemy is available in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (see Old Axe Armor).

In the early platform sidescrolling adventures, the Axe Knight could throw axes horizontally at either a head level elevation or at a leg level elevation. Both elevations offer the player a chance to avoid being hit by ducking or jumping respectively.

There are a few special varieties of Axe Knight, including the Double Axe Armor, which throws two axes at a time, and the Red Axe Armor, which reassembles when destroyed (similar to the classic Red Skeleton enemy).