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The Great Armor, or Armor Lord, is an 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 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: Symphony of the Night

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

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

The Great Armor is found in this game as the game's third boss in the Study, and later as a common enemy in the Clock Tower. These enemies, much like the Golems, are really slow but pack a punch. They only have two attacks, which can easily be avoided. The first one is a thrust to the area below the sword, which Soma can crouch under to avoid damage, while still allowing him to attack the Great Armor. The second attack is trying to smash the sword down, which again requires Soma to remain close. While not considered an attack, the Great Armor can also raise up its shield to block all attacks for a few seconds.

The later versions of this enemy, Final Guard and Shadow Knight, add one more attack to the repertoire of Great Armor attacks. They charge their swords up and stab the ground, sending a shock wave of energy toward Soma. However, it can be easily jumped over.

Soma can acquire two souls from defeating a Great Armor. After the official boss battle, he gets the Malphas Ability Soul, allowing him to do a double jump, which helps to access the Dance Hall area. The soul that the Great Armors drop later in the game is the Great Armor guardian soul, which grants the Strength Booster ability. This soul's in-game description is incorrect; it increases Soma's STR to 120% while active, not by 120%.

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 a particularly strong enemy, they have somewhat bulky defense, allowing for resisted attacks.

Because they are normal enemies, however, they can be fought as many times as desired Their soul is also one of the most useful souls in the entire game. They drop the Great Armor Guardian Soul, which grants the Great Armor Familiar ability, which instead of increasing Soma's strength like in the last game, has the soul of a Great Armor fights alongside him as a familiar.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

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

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

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

They have been slightly 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.

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Great Armor
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
(RoB/DXC)	Great Armor [alt] - Rondo of Blood				[ edit ]
(RoB/DXC)	'	HP: 24 Exp: 1000		2'. Aqueducts, 5'. Piers
	45. Armor Lord (Great Armor) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Heavily armored undead warrior.	Strong: Cut Level: 12 HP: 81 Exp: 100	Drop: Rapier, Saber	Colosseum, Outer Wall
	61. Great Armor (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	A heavily-armed soldier built out of the corpses of great warriors.	Weak: Thunder HP: 650 MP: 999 Exp: 300 Atk: 40 Def: 25	Common Drop: Iron Plate Rare Drop: Great Sword Guard: Malphas soul. Soul: Strength Booster	Study (as a boss), Clock Tower
	38. Great Armor (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	A heavily armored knight built out of the corpses of powerful warriors.	Strong: Fire, Water Weak: Bashing, Electric HP: 115 MP: 1 Exp: 180 Atk: 45 Timestop: Affected	Common Drop: Ring Mail (8%) Soul: Great Armor Familiar (3.52%)	The Dark Chapel
	58. Great Armor Lv.25 - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack.	Strong: Wind Weak: Thunder Level: 25 HP: 465 Exp: 117	Common Drop: Steel Rare Drop: Short Sword Steal: Carbon Steel	Forest of Jigramunt, Cordova Town, Tower of Eternity
	88. Great Armor Lv.35 - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack.	Strong: Wind Weak: Thunder Level: 35 HP: 620 Exp: 231	Common Drop: Steel Rare Drop: Short Sword Steal: Carbon Steel	Eneomaos Machine Tower, Aiolon Ruins
	136. Great Armor Lv.46 - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack.	Strong: Wind Weak: Thunder Level: 46 HP: 883 Exp: 603	Common Drop: Steel Rare Drop: Short Sword Steal: Carbon Steel	Tower of Evermore
	34. Great Armor (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	A heavily-armored knight who commands other armored warriors.	Strong: Ice Weak: Strike, Whip, Electric HP: 240 Exp: 120 Skill Pt: 4	Drop: Iron Plate, Great Sword	Great Stairway, Entrance
	100. Great Knight (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia				[ edit ]
	One of Castlevania's many elite armored guardians.	Weak: Strike, Thunder HP: 600 Exp: 450 Skill Pt: 6 Atk: 85	Drop: Knight Helm (3%), Melio Ascia (1%)	Library, Arms Depot
	Armor Lord - Encore of the Night				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 2000 Exp: ~5150	Drop: Sirloin, Attack Potion; Holy Essence, Buffet Ticket Steal: ~38S	Royal Chapel	Abil: Ultimate Shield - The next attack made is reduced to 0 damage.

Item Data

Item Data: Great Armor
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	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 Rare Drop: Valkyrie Common Drop: Great Armor
	Great Sword (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow Weapon - Soma				[edit]
	Heavy longsword.	Attrib: Sword	ATK +40 Sell: $2,400	Rare Drop: Great Armor
	Great Armor - Strength Booster - 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.

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 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''===
-One of the tougher enemies encountered in the earlier areas of the game, this enemy is an enormous armored knight, garbed in royal purple gear with gold trim. Although this incarnation of the Armor Lord doesn't carry a physical shield, it is capable of projecting an energy shield which is impregnable to any attacks made by [[Alucard/Symphony of the Night|Alucard]]. All variants share this capability. In addition, its enormous sword can dish out major damage, but its attacks are slow and very easy to dodge. All variants are also capable of performing a rapid thrusting attack, quite similar to the [[Rapier]]'s special attack.
+One of the tougher enemies encountered in the earlier areas of the game, this enemy is an enormous armored knight, garbed in royal purple gear with gold trim. Although this incarnation of the Armor Lord doesn't carry a physical shield, it is capable of projecting an energy shield which is impregnable to any attacks made by [[Alucard/Symphony of the Night|Alucard]]. All variants share this capability. In addition, Armor Lords can perform a rapid thrusting attack, quite similar to the [[Rapier]]'s special attack & a sweeping sword attack that sends a wave of fire along the ground.
 ===''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''===