Great Armor

This page is about the armored lord knight sometimes referred to as "Heavy Armor". For the ball and chain wielding knight, see Heavy Armor.

Great Armor
Armor Lord as he appears in Symphony of the Night.
Alternate name(s)	Armor Lord Great Knight Heavy Armor
Abilities	Carries or generates a shield Generates a shock wave that travels across the floor Great strength and resilience Rapid thrusting attack
Type(s)	Armor, knight, undead
Origins	Original Castlevania lore
Appearances	Rondo of Blood Symphony of the Night Aria of Sorrow Dawn of Sorrow Curse of Darkness Portrait of Ruin The Dracula X Chronicles Order of Ecclesia Encore of the Night Moonlight Rhapsody

The Great Armor, or Armor Lord, is a recurring enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a heavily armored knight built out of the corpses of great warriors.

Description

The Great Armor is a giant Sword Knight that wields a Great Sword and sometimes carries a shield. While it boasts high defense and attack power, it is generally the most basic variant of giant armors, being less powerful than a Final Guard and less maneuverable than a Victory Armor.

Appearances

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

The Great Armor appears for the first time at the end of Stage 2', just before the Bone Golem. He wears a shield that must be destroyed in order to finish him off. He has three forms of attack: crashes down his sword, a quick thrust, and invoking one to three shockwaves. He drops a 1UP upon defeat.

A couple of them are fought at the same time in Stage 5'. This fight is very difficult because both enemies can attack at the same time, and depending of their attacks, it can be difficult for the player to avoid them.

(RoB/DXC) Name Alt. Name HP EXP Great Armor Armor Lord 24 1000 Location 2'. Aqueducts, 5'. Piers

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

The Armor Lord is one of the tougher enemies encountered in the earlier areas of the game; an enormous armored knight, garbed in royal purple gear with gold trim. Although this incarnation doesn't carry a physical shield, he is capable of projecting an energy shield which is impregnable to any attacks made by the player (all variants share this capability). In addition, the Armor Lord can perform a rapid thrusting attack (quite similar to the Rapier's special attack) and a sweeping sword attack that sends out a wave of fire along the ground.

No. Name JPN Level HP 45 Armor Lord Great Armor 12 81 Strong Immune Weak Absorb EXP Cut - - - 100 Location Drop Guard Colosseum, Outer Wall Rapier, Saber - Description "Heavily armored undead warrior."

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

A Great Armor is first encountered in the Study as the game's third boss, and they later appear as common enemies in the Clock Tower. These enemies, much like the Golems, are very slow but pack a punch. They only have two attacks, both which can be easily avoided. The first one is a thrust to the area below the sword, which Soma Cruz can crouch under to avoid damage while still being able to attack the Great Armor himself. The second attack is smashing his sword down, which can also be avoided by remaining very close to the Great Armor, or by stepping away from him, which is safer. Additionally, while not considered an attack itself, the Great Armor can raise up his shield to block all attacks for a few seconds.

Soma can acquire two souls from defeating a Great Armor. After the mandatory boss battle, he'll gain access to a room where he'll meet Hammer for the first time, and also find a Soul-Keeper holding the Malphas Ability Soul, which allows him to do a double jump, which helps to access the Dance Hall area. Both the boss version and the common Great Armors found later in the game can drop the Great Armor Guardian Soul, which grants Soma the Strength Booster ability. This soul's in-game description is incorrect; it increases Soma's STR to 120% while active, not by 120%.

No. Name JPN HP MP EXP 61 Great Armor 650 999 300 Attack Defense Tolerance Weakness Time Stop 40 25 - Thunder Affected Location Common Drop Rare Drop Soul Study (as a boss), Clock Tower Iron Plate Great Sword Strength Booster Description "A heavily-armed soldier built out of the corpses of great warriors."

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

In this game, the Great Armor has been given an increase in size and a changed color design, but the tactics are the same. These enemies can be found in The Dark Chapel area of the castle. While not being a particularly strong enemy, they have somewhat bulky defense, allowing for resisted attacks. Because they are normal enemies, they can be fought as many times as desired. They drop the Great Armor Guardian Soul, which grants the Great Armor Familiar ability, which instead of increasing Soma's strength like in the previous game, has the soul of a Great Armor fighting alongside him as a familiar.

No. Name JPN HP MP ATK 38 Great Armor グレートアーマー Gurētoāmā 115 1 45 Tolerance Weakness Fire, Water Bashing, Electric Location Common Drop Rare Drop Soul EXP The Dark Chapel Ring Mail (8%) - Great Armor Familiar (4.69%) 180 Description "A heavily armored knight built out of the corpses of powerful warriors."

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Unlike his previous appearance, this enemy is no longer as big, is brick red in color, and his sword is also reduced in size. However, he now generally appears in groups. In addition to his sword, he now carries a round shield which he can use as an offensive weapon by carrying out a long charge that can push the player away. During this time, his steal window activates, allowing the player to steal Carbon Steel from him, opening a new assortment of next tier combinations at that point of the game.

• Lv.25
• Lv.35
• Lv.46

No. Name JPN HP 58 Great Armor Lv.25 465 Tolerance Weakness Wind Thunder Location Drop Steal EXP Forest of Jigramunt Cordova Town, Tower of Eternity Common Drop: Steel Rare Drop: Short Sword Carbon Steel 117 Description "An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack."

No. Name JPN HP 88 Great Armor Lv.35 620 Tolerance Weakness Wind Thunder Location Drop Steal EXP Eneomaos Machine Tower Aiolon Ruins Common Drop: Steel Rare Drop: Short Sword Carbon Steel 231 Description "An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack."

No. Name JPN HP 136 Great Armor Lv.46 883 Tolerance Weakness Wind Thunder Location Drop Steal EXP Tower of Evermore Common Drop: Steel Rare Drop: Short Sword Carbon Steel 603 Description "An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack."

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

While they retain their size and design from Dawn of Sorrow, their color scheme is changed to red in this game. They use the same tactics they used in Dawn of Sorrow, but are considerably weaker this time around.

No. Name JPN HP 34 Great Armor 240 Tolerance Weakness Ice Strike, Whip, Electric Location Common Drop Rare Drop EXP SP Great Stairway, Entrance Iron Plate Great Sword 120 4 Description "A heavily-armored knight who commands other armored warriors."

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Found in the Library and in the Arms Depot, Great Knights are one of Dracula's Castle's many elite armored guardians. They pace at a very slow rate and mainly attack by slamming on the ground the massive axes they wield, so ranged combat or hit-and-run tactics are recommended.

They have been redesigned from previous installments and have a chance of dropping the Melio Ascia glyph, which allows Shanoa the ability to wield the most powerful variant of axe-type weaponry in the game.

No. Name JPN HP ATK 100 Great Knight 600 85 Tolerance Weakness - Strike, Thunder Location Drop Glyph EXP AP Library, Arms Depot Knight Helm (3%) Melio Ascia (1%) 450 6 Description "One of Castlevania's many elite armored guardians."

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night

Name Title HP EXP Armor Lord - 2000 ~5150 Drop Steal Location Sirloin, Attack Potion; Holy Essence, Buffet Ticket ~38S Royal Chapel List of Spells Skill Cost Effect Ultimate Shield - The next attack made is reduced to 0 damage. - - - - -

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls

Enemy Data: Grimoire of Souls
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	Great Flame Armor  - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	A heavily armored knight proficient in the use of fire magic. Commands other armored warriors.			Unreleased in original game
	Great Ice Armor  - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	A heavily armored knight proficient in the use of ice magic. Their extraordinary vigilance makes them fine guards.			Unreleased in original game
	Great Thunder Armor  - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	A heavily armored knight proficient in the use of thunder magic. Possessed of a strength that can only be borne from countless years of practice.			Unreleased in original game

Item Data

Item Data: Great Armor
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
(RoB/DXC)	1UP (Richter) - Rondo of Blood   Item - Richter				[edit]
	Increases the number of remaining lives by 1.			Drop: Great Armor (Stage 2')
(RoB/DXC)	One-Up (Maria) - Rondo of Blood   Item (Character doll) - Maria				[edit]
	The number of remaining lives increases by one.			Drop: Great Armor (Stage 2')
	Rapier (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Short Sword (Rapier) - Alucard				[edit]
	Long bladed sword Long bladed stabbing sword	Attrib: Cut	ATT +5	Drop: Armor Lord, Dhuron	Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Flurry of Thrusts (ATT +15)
	Saber (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Light cavalry sword Cavalry sword	Attrib: Cut	ATT +9	Buy: $1,500 Drop: Armor Lord, Magic Tome
	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
	Great Sword (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow   Weapon - Soma				[edit]
	Heavy longsword.	Attrib: Sword	ATK +40 Sell: $2,400	Rare Drop: Great Armor
	Great Armor - Aria of Sorrow   Guardian Soul - Soma				[edit]
	STR is increased 120%.	Consume: 60 MP/sec		Drop: Great Armor	Effect: Actually increases to 120%, ie by 20%
	Ring Mail (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow   Armor - Soma				[edit]
	A mail suit with metal rings sewn on.		DEF +16 Sell: $1,400	Buy: $2,800 Find: Hammer's shop, Demon Guest House Common Drop: Great Armor
	Great Armor - Great Armor Familiar - Dawn of Sorrow   Guardian Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Summon Great Armor as a familiar.	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 5 MP/sec		Rarity: ** Drop: Great Armor
	Steel - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	Regular steel. Easy to find but brittle and hard to shape. Used more for weapons than armor.		Sell: $30	Common Drop: Bone Soldier Lv.13/18, Dark Warlock Lv.17/42, Great Armor Lv.25/35/46
	Short Sword - Curse of Darkness   Sword (One-Handed) - Hector				[edit]
	A simple, functional sword. Sturdy, good for taking on groups, and easy to keep under control.		ATK +10 Sell: $50	Buy: $100 Find: Julia's Shop Rare Drop: Great Armor Lv.25/35/46 Create: 2 Bronzes	Evolve: Broad Sword, Ada, Sword Breaker, Bastard Sword, 7 Bladed Sword, Zweihander, Foil, Gano, Ring, Pata, Laser Blade
	Carbon Steel - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	The base for amazingly tough steel. Very precious, it makes great weaponry or armor.		Sell: $60	Find: Forest of Jigramunt, Infinite Corridor 3F Rare Drop: Sniper Orc Lv.24/30 Steal: Great Armor Lv.25/35/46 Create: Sword Breaker
	Iron Plate (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Body Gear (Armor) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A breastplate made of iron.		DEF +15 Sell: $1,000	Find: Great Stairway Drop: Great Armor
	Great Sword (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Weapon (Great Sword) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A massive sword designed to smash through its targets.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 50 MP (Critical Art)	ATK +55 Sell: $1,700	Drop: Great Armor
	Knight Helm (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia   Head Gear (Helmet) - Shanoa				[edit]
	Knightly head gear.		DEF +10, CON +5, MND +3	Drop: Great Knight
	Melio Ascia (Melio Axes) - Order of Ecclesia   Glyph (Axe) - Shanoa				[edit]
	Superior axe glyph.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 45 MP	ATK +16	Drop: Great Knight	Effect: Arc Throw Special: Glyph Unions: + any Ascia = Union Ascia; + Elemental Glyph = Elemental Weapon Union; + Other = Pulsus
	Sirloin - Encore of the Night   Item (Food/Meat) - Alucard				[edit]
	Well done		HP + 30% Sell: 1S 80C	Find: Royal Chapel, Castle Keep Drop: Malachi, Dark Octopus, Frozen Shade, Armor Lord, Flame Demon
	Attack Potion - Encore of the Night   Item (Medicine/Stat Potion) - Alucard				[edit]
	May cause baldness.		ATK * 200%	Drop: Malachi, Dark Octopus, Frozen Shade, Armor Lord, Flame Demon	Limitations: Lasts for one attack. Effect goes away after one attack, and it only affects attacks made on hourglass flip.
	Holy Essence - Encore of the Night   Item (Medicine/Attribute Potion) - Alucard				[edit]
	Increases your affinity to Holy for one battle. Does not unlock spells	Attrib: Holy affinity +10		Buy: 7S 20C Drop: Armor Lord, Flame Demon
	Buffet Ticket - Encore of the Night   Item (Food) - Alucard				[edit]
	All-you-can-eat buffet ticket		Sell: 90S		Effect: Each of the next 5 block coupling spawns will include one random food item along with one standard block. Limitations: Only usable in combat.

Gallery

Great Armor from the Japanese Rondo of Blood instruction booklet.

Great Armor enemy list entry from Aria of Sorrow.

Great Armor Familiar from Dawn of Sorrow.

Unused portraits of Great Armor from Curse of Darkness.

Armor Lord enemy list entry from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night.

Heavy Armor beta bestiary entry from Moonlight Rhapsody.

References

• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs
• Castlevania Realm

See also

• Dark Armor
• Final Guard
• Great Armor Familiar
• Living Armor

External links

• Great Armor at the Castlevania Fanon Wiki