Disc Armor

The Disc Armor is an enemy in the Castlevania series. He is an armored knight that is an expert at throwing giant, spinning, razor-sharp discs.

Description[]

Disc Armors are not very common enemies and are usually found far and between. They are generally encountered stationary at the center of the rooms they appear in, and in many occasions near of staircases, where the inclined layout allows for their attacks to be maximized.

They wield a giant, spinning, razor-sharp blade which they hurl forward when approached. The disc is fastened to a metal string or chain which the knight uses to pull the blade back for further attacks, but the knight can also let the disc go if they find advantage of doing so, and they'll simply bring out another disc afterward. When defeated, the disc sometimes remains in place for a short period of time, keeping the momentum it had at the moment the knight died, thus still posing a threat.

Certain variants, when defeated, will open their armor's breastplate and let out a plethora of discs bouncing as they die. These are harmless, however, and are only added for aesthetic reasons. On the other hand, the variants in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance can also open their breastplate and shoot a disc like a cannon ball, which can deal actual damage.

Enemy Data[]

Enemy Data: Disc Armor
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	86. Discus Lord (Disc Armor) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Discus-wielding armored knight.	Level: 22 HP: 450 Exp: 140	Drop: Chakram, Jewel Sword	Catacombs
	46. Disc Armor (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance				[ edit ]
	'	Weak: Thunder Level: 19 HP: 156 Exp: 102	Common Drop: $100 Rare Drop: Cloth Helmet	Castle A: Clock Tower, Castle Treasury, Luminous Cavern Castle B: Castle Top Floor, Clock Tower
	83. Disc Armor Lv2 (Disc Armor II) - Harmony of Dissonance				[ edit ]
	'	Weak: Thunder Level: 33 HP: 280 Exp: 143	Common Drop: $250 Rare Drop: High Potion	Castle B: Clock Tower
	53. Disc Armor (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	An armored soldier possessing spinning razor-sharp discs.	Weak: Thunder, Stone HP: 240 MP: 120 Exp: 150 Atk: 35 Def: 25	Common Drop: Iron Plate Soul: Death Saucer	Inner Quarters, Floating Garden, Clock Tower, Underground Reservoir
	72. Disc Armor (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	An armor-clad soldier that is an expert at throwing giant circular blades.	Strong: Fire, Water Weak: Bashing, Electric HP: 100 MP: 1 Exp: 160 Atk: 43 Timestop: Affected	Common Drop: Scale Mail (8%) Soul: Death Saucer (4.69%)	Condemned Tower
	37. Disc Armor (jpn) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	An armor-clad soldier that is an expert in throwing giant circular blades.	Strong: Ice Weak: Strike, Lightning, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Drop: Steel Plate (5.30%) Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 5, Chapter 6
	Disc Armor - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	A merciless knight in possession of a circular saw, which he throws at victims. Even if they dodge, most get caught by the saw on its return.

Item Data[]

Item Data: Disc Armor
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Chakram (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Throwing Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Sikh steel throwing ring	Attrib: Cut	ATT +15	Drop: Discus Lord	Effect: Up to two can be thrown at a time Special: ←→ + [Attack + Shield Buttons]: Extended Throw
	Jewel Sword (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Short Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Transforms enemies into jewels Turn enemies into jewels	Attrib: Cut	ATT +15	Find: Entrance Drop: Discus Lord	Effect: Horizontal Slash; sometimes changes killed enemies to jewels; in Saturn version, stats increase when jewels are equipped Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack]: Coin Throw – swing creates a random number of $1 coins (1-8)
	$100 - Harmony of Dissonance Pick-Up (Money) - Juste Belmont				[edit]
			Gold + 100	Common Drop: Disc Armor, Skeleton Mirror, Spriggan Rare Drop: White Dragon Lv2, Gold Medusa (doublepack)
	Cloth Helmet - Harmony of Dissonance Head - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	A helmet made from extremely hardened cloth.		DEF +5	Rare Drop: Disc Armor, Skeleton Flail
	$250 - Harmony of Dissonance Pick-Up (Money) - Juste Belmont				[edit]
			Gold + 250	Common Drop: Ruler Sword Lv3, Skeleton Glass, Disc Armor Lv2, Owl, Jp Bonepillar
	High Potion - Harmony of Dissonance Medicine - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Restores a large amount of HP.		HP +150	Buy: 200G Find: Throughout castle (all) Common Drop: Hammer-Hammer, Harpy, White Dragon Lv3, Arthro Skeleton, Simon Wraith Rare Drop: Disc Armor lv2
	Iron Plate (Iron Breastplate) - Aria of Sorrow Armor - Soma				[edit]
	Breastplate of iron.		DEF +25 Sell: $1,400	Buy: $2,800 Find: Hammer's shop Common Drop: Great Armor Rare Drop: Valkyrie
	Disc Armor - Death Saucer - Aria of Sorrow Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Shreds enemies to bits with a spinning disc.	Attrib: Sword Consume: 34 MP	150 ATK	Rarity: 25 Drop: Disc Armor
	Scale Mail (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow Armor - Soma				[edit]
	A mail suit with scale-like plates sewn on.		DEF +20 Sell: $2,100	Buy: $4,200 Find: Hammer's shop, Cursed Clock Tower Common Drop: Disc Armor
	Disc Armor - Death Saucer - Dawn of Sorrow Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Hurl a sharp-edged circular blade.	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 35 MP		Rarity: Drop: Disc Armor**
	Steel Plate (jpn) - Harmony of Despair Chest (Body Armor) - Soma, Alucard, Jonathan, Julius, Richter				[edit]
	Breastplate made of quality steel.	Attrib: Strike +5, Lightning -20	DEF +12 Sell: $1,700	Rarity: Drop: Disc Armor** (5.3%)
	Disc Armor - Harmony of Despair Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Hurl a sharp-edged circular blade.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 15 MP	ATK +7	Rarity: * Steal: Disc Armor** (2.8%)	Effect: Discus

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Trivia[]

The enemy is probably inspired by the film Octopussy, where a thug uses a yo-yo saw to kill his victims.
- It could also be inspired by the NES game Rygar, where the player uses a weapon called Diskarmor which works like the Discus.