Axe Armor

See also: Old Axe Armor

Axe Armor
Axe Armor as he appears in Dawn of Sorrow
Japanese name(s)	アックスアーマー Akkusuāmā
Alternate name(s)	Axe-Man, Axe Knight, Axe Knight Guard, Knight
Abilities	Hacks with a heavy axe May rush at enemies Throws his axe like a boomerang
Type(s)	Armored enemy, knight, zombie
Origins	Original Castlevania lore
Appearances	Most games (see Enemy Data)

The Axe Armor, also known as Axe Knight, is a common enemy in the Castlevania series. They are heavily armored zombie warriors that wield an equally heavy axe which they may throw like a boomerang.

Description

An Axe Armor, as its name implies, uses a heavy axe as its primary weapon. They attack by throwing the axe, which then returns to their hands, or more rarely, is thrown in an arc. Some Axe Armors can also hack with this axe. Some variants also hold shields, making them tougher to defeat, and may block some attacks. A playable version of this enemy is available in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (see Old Axe Armor). Axe Armors carrying a long handled axe that is used only for hacking are called Great Axe Armors.

In the early platform side-scrolling adventures, the Axe Armor could throw axes horizontally at either high or low elevation levels; both elevations offered the player a chance to avoid being hit by crouching or jumping, respectively. Some later revisions of this behavior don't allow the player to crouch under higher thrown axes, forcing them to either jump over or retreat from their trajectory.

There are a few special varieties of Axe Armors, including the DoubleAxe Armor, which throws two axes at a time. A special version, the Red Axe Armor, will reassemble itself a short moment after being destroyed, in a similar way as the classic Red Skeletons.

In the opening for Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, an Axe Armor attempts to attack a hooded figure, only for this, revealed to be Soma Cruz, to dodge the attack after discarding his cloak and cut down the foe with a sword.

Enemy Data

See: Axe Armor/Enemy Data

Item Data

Item Data: Axe Knight
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Big Heart - Chronicles   Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Increases your stock of hearts by 5.
	Axe - Symphony of the Night   Sub-Weapon - Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only)				[edit]
	Travels in an arc, ideal for defeating overhead foes. (...)	Attrib: Holy/Cut Consume: 4 Hearts (Alucard/Maria), 1 (Richter)	ATT +10 (Alucard); ATT +50 (Richter); ATT +20 (Maria)	Find: Containers (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard) Drop: Axe Knight	Effect: Arc Throw (Alucard/Richter); Triple Axe (Maria) Special: Item Crash (Spiral Axe, Richter only; Cost: 10 Hearts; ATT +50, Attrib: Holy/Cut)
	Bronze Cuirass (Copper Breastplate) - Symphony of the Night   Body (Body Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Bronze cuirass		DEF +3	Find: Long Library Drop: Axe Knight
	AxeLord Shield (Axe Armor Shield) - Symphony of the Night   Shield - Alucard				[edit]
	Favorite shield of Axe Lords		DEF +3	Drop: Axe Knight	Effect: Projectile block Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (20 MP): Summon Axe Lord (runs toward enemy then Axe Chop) (ATT +20, Attrib: Hit)
	Leather Armor (Leather Plate) - Circle of the Moon   Body (Body Armor) - Nathan				[edit]
	Armor made from leather		DEF +30	Drop: Axe Armor, Skeleton, Electric Skeleton, Skeleton Spear, Skeleton Soldier, Skeleton Knight, Brain Float
	Mandragora - Circle of the Moon   Attribute Card - Nathan				[edit]
	The Mandragora is represented as a humanoid with roots instead of feet. Has the power of Plants.	Attrib: Plants		Drop: Axe Armor (1.4%), Lizard Man (1.34%)
	Iron Boots - Harmony of Dissonance   Legs - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Boots made of iron. Cold in the wintertime.		DEF +9	Common Drop: Axe Armor
	Bangle (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance   Goods - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	A wrist protector.		DEF +3	Buy: 550G Find: Merchant's shop (Clock Tower A and B, Castle Treasury (Castle A), Castle Top Floor A and B Drop: Axe Armor
	Kettle Hat - Harmony of Dissonance   Head - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	A kettle-shaped helmet.		DEF +20	Common Drop: Axe Armor Lv2
	Ancient Armor (Armor of Legend) - Harmony of Dissonance   Body - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Legend has it that this armor was worn by ancient gods.		DEF +45	Rare Drop: Axe Armor Lv2
	Leather Plate (Leather Breastplate) - Aria of Sorrow   Armor - Soma				[edit]
	Breastplate made of leather.		DEF +10 Sell: $700	Buy: $1,400 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Axe Armor
	Axe Armor - Spinning Edge - Aria of Sorrow   Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Throws axes at enemies.	Attrib: Sword Consume: 22 MP	60 ATK	Rarity: 30 Drop: Axe Armor	Effect: Axe Boomerang (not catchable)
	Zircon - Lament of Innocence    - Leon Belmont				[edit]
	An imitation diamond.		Sell: $200	Buy: $400 Find: Rinaldo's shop Drop: Axe Armor	Effect: With the Jewel Crush, grants a random amount of gold.
	Opal - Lament of Innocence    - Leon Belmont				[edit]
	A beautiful jewel the color of a rainbow.		Sell: $500	Buy: $1,000 Find: Rinaldo's shop Drop: Axe Knight	Effect: With the Jewel Crush, blows an enemy away but deals out small damage.
	Wine - Lament of Innocence   Recovery Item - Leon Belmont				[edit]
	1000 years old, millennium vintage.		HP +80 Sell: $790	Drop: Axe Knight, Dullahan
	Axe (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow   Axe - Soma				[edit]
	A sturdy axe with a single-edged head	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 100 MP (Special Attack)	ATK +45 Sell: $400	Buy: $800 Find: Hammer's shop Drop: Axe Armor	Effect: Axe Chop Special: Axe Critical Art Evolve: + Axe Armor Soul >> Battle Axe
	Leather Armor (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow   Armor - Soma				[edit]
	A suit of armor crafted out of leather.		DEF +8 Sell: $400	Buy: $800 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Axe Armor
	Axe Armor - Spinning Edge - Dawn of Sorrow   Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Throw an axe upwards.	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 25 MP		Rarity: * Drop: Axe Armor	Effect: Arc Throw
	Copper Plate (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Body Gear (Armor) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A breastplate made of copper.		DEF +9 Sell: $500	Find: Buried Chamber Drop: Axe Armor
	Axe (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan				[edit]
	A throwing axe that is especially effective against targets overhead.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 22 MP	Base Attack: 14/37 (0 SP/Mastered)	Drop: Axe Armor	Effect: Arc Throw Special: Mastered - Axe increases in size. Evolve: 1,000 SP to master.
	Copper Ore (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia   Item - Shanoa				[edit]
	A chunk of copper ore.			Drop: Axe Knight, Spear Guard
	Ascia (Axes) - Order of Ecclesia   Glyph (Axe) - Shanoa				[edit]
	An axe glyph.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 15 MP	ATK +8	Find: Ruvas Forest, Minera Prison Island, Monastery (Hard Mode) Drop: Axe Knight	Effect: Arc Throw Special: Glyph Unions: + any Ascia = Union Ascia; + Elemental Glyph = Elemental Weapon Union; + Other = Pulsus
	Axe [Attack] (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Axe - Soma				[edit]
	Heavy single-edged axe.	Attrib: Slash #hands: 2	ATK +8 Sell: $300	Rarity: * Buy: $1,200 Find: Starts with Drop: Axe Knight	Effect: Axe Chop Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Axe Critical Art (15 MP)
	Axe Knight Shield (Axe Armor Shield) - Harmony of Despair   Shield - Alucard				[edit]
	Favorite shield of axe-wielding terrors.		DEF +3 Sell: $500	Rarity: * Drop: Axe Knight
	Axe Knight - Harmony of Despair   Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Throw an axe.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 12 MP	ATK +8	Rarity: * Steal: Axe Knight (2.8%)	Effect: Arc Axe Throw Evolve: Double edge at Lv. 5; Large axe at Lv. 9
	R. Axe-Man - Harmony of Despair   Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Throw axes.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 12 MP	ATK +10	Rarity: *** Steal: R. Axe-Man (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10	Effect: Retro Axe Arc Throw Evolve: Stronger with each soul; Double Axe at 5 Souls, Triple Axe at 9 Souls

Gallery

See: Axe Armor/Gallery

See also

• Armors
• DoubleAxe Armor
• Great Axe Armor
• Old Axe Armor