Great Axe Armor

The Great Axe Armor is an enemy in the Castlevania series. He is an armor-clad soldier that mows down its victims with a massive axe.

Description[]

The Great Axe Armor is an armored knight wielding either a great axe (an axe with a long pole) or a halberd. These axes are usually swung overhead, rather than thrown as the more common Axe Armors do.

Appearances[]

Castlevania Chronicles[]

First appearance of Great Axe Armors in the series. They are found in Count Dracula's Tower, initially standing in the background as decorative pieces who then walk into the foreground to attack when approached. They wield a long battle axe which they swing in an overhead arc to attack from a distance. Only the blade is harmful, however, and crouching under the pole will prevent any damage. They are a bit resilient and many strikes are required in order to put them down. They generally attack along with other knights, especially Bowgun Armors.

Name	JPN	HP	EXP
Great Axe Armor	Harpoon Armor	28	200

Location
8. Dracula's Tower

Castlevania: Bloodlines[]

The Great Axe Armor appears as part of a two-stage miniboss fight in the Atlantis Shrine, along with the Heavy Armor. The Heavy Armor attacks first; once defeated, the Great Axe Armor will enter the screen from the left side. His attacks are similar to those of the Heavy Armor, although he swings his battle axe more often and the weapon doesn't leave much room underneath to remain safe, so instead rely in hit-and-run tactics to defeat him. After attacking with his weapon four times, he will perform a high jump and attempt to land, axe first, on the hero. Should he miss, his weapon will get stuck on the ground and he will remain vulnerable for a brief period of time while struggling to detach it, allowing the player to score a few free hits.

Name	Alt. Name
Great Axe Armor	Axe Ō-Yoroi

Location
2. Atlantis Shrine

Castlevania (N64)/Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness[]

Some Devil Armors wields Halberds in Castlevania and its sequel Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Their armor can be Copper, Silver, or Gold.

Enemy Data: Halberd Hell Knight
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	Hell Knight [Copper, Pike] (Devil Armor [Copper, Halberd]) [alt] - Castlevania 64				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 50		Castle Center
	Hell Knight [Silver, Pike] (Devil Armor [Silver, Halberd]) [alt] - Castlevania 64				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40		Castle Center (inert, except in Hard)
	Hell Knight [Gold, Pike] (Devil Armor [Gold, Halberd]) [alt] - Castlevania 64				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60		Castle Center
	Hell Knight [Copper, Pike] (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 50	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp; Frequently Attack Item	Castle Center, Tower of Ruins
	Hell Knight [Silver, Pike] (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Castle Center (inert), Art Tower (inert), Duel Tower, Tower of Execution
	Hell Knight [Gold, Pike] (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Castle Center, Art Tower (always drops Sun Card or Moon Card)

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness[]

Armor Knights in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence and Castlevania: Curse of Darkness wield axes on long poles.

Enemy Data: Armor Knights
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	1. Golden Knight - Lament of Innocence				[ edit ]
	A soldier with special armor that only takes damage from magical attacks.	HP: 60		Castle Entrance, House of Sacred Remains (Crazy Mode only), Ghostly Theatre (Crazy Mode only)	Weapons: Axe, Golden Knight Shield
	28. Armor Knight - Lament of Innocence				[ edit ]
	An armored knight that wields a shield.	Strong: Knife Weak: Thunder, Axe HP: 180	Drop: Ruby, 3000 Gold	Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab, Garden Forgotten by Time, Dark Palace of Waterfalls, Ghostly Theatre	Weapons: Axe, Armor Knight Shield
	14. Armor Knight Lv.7 - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Armor given a mind of its own through evil magic, yet completely empty inside. Slow but extremely powerful.	Strong: Wind Weak: Thunder Level: 7 HP: 185 Exp: 10	Common Drop: Aluminum Rare Drop: Gano Steal: Magical Ticket	Abandoned Castle, Baljhet Mountains
	33. Armor Knight Lv.15 - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Armor given a mind of its own through evil magic, yet completely empty inside. Slow but extremely powerful.	Strong: Wind Weak: Thunder Level: 15 HP: 308 Exp: 40	Common Drop: Aluminum Rare Drop: Gano Steal: Magical Ticket	Garibaldi Temple, Mortvia Aqueduct, Tower of Eternity

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow[]

The Great Axe Armor wields a gigantic axe. One method to defeat him consists in casting Trickster (Killer Clown) and INT Boost (Lilith) along with the backdash technique (use it, then backdash, then use it again) until he's defeated. His axe also does not work close to his body, so if the player moves very close, they can just hack away without any danger of being hurt. Another method is to simply use the Substitute Puppet ability to get behind him and hack away at his back with no danger of being attacked.

Gaining dominance over his soul grants Soma the Giga Twister ability, which allows him to swing the same gigantic axe to slice his enemies in half. It deals about 260+ damage, although there's a long cooldown afterward. Soma's version swings the axe at a 360° twice to ensure it doesn't miss; however, the axe will only damage an enemy once even if it hits twice.

In Julius Mode, where Soma becomes the next Dark Lord and final boss in the game, during the final battle he uses the Giga Twister in conjunction with Gaibon as a familiar.

The Great Axe Armor's soul can also be used in weapon synthesis at Yoko's shop to forge a Great Axe from a Bhuj.

No.	Name	JPN	HP	MP	ATK
80	Great Axe Armor	Ｇアクスアーマー G akusuāmā (G Axe Armor)	250	1	60

Tolerance	Weakness
Fire, Water, Clockwork (unaffected)	Bashing, Electric

Location	Common Drop	Rare Drop	Soul	EXP
The Lost Village, Wizardry Lab Condemned Tower	Tomahawk (8%)	Chain Mail (4%)	Giga Twister (0.78%)	300

Description	"An armor-clad soldier that mows down its victims with a massive axe."

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls[]

The Halberd Knight is a more powerful version of the regular knight in Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls. The Great Axe Armor wields a gigantic axe.

Enemy Data: Halberd Knight
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	Halberd Knight - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	An elite armor equipped with a halberd. Not content with simply thrusting, it assaults intruders with a phantasmagoric spear technique.
	G Axe Armor - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	A knight that mows down its enemies with a giant axe. From its defensive stance it unleashes a blow powerful enough to dispel any opponent.

Item Data[]

Item Data: Great Axe Armor
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Tomahawk (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow Throwing Weapon (Axe) - Soma				[edit]
	A battle axe designed for throwing	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 50 MP (Special Attack)	ATK +20 Sell: $3,500	Buy: $7,000 Find: Hammer's shop Drop: Great Axe Armor	Effect: Tomahawk Throw Special: Fast Throw
	Chain Mail (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow Armor - Soma				[edit]
	A suit made of woven chains.		DEF +25 Sell: $4,000	Find: Subterranean Hell Rare Drop: Great Axe Armor
	Great Axe Armor - Giga Twister - Dawn of Sorrow Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Perform a spinning sweep with a huge axe.	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 60 MP		Rarity: * Drop: Great Axe Armor**