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

The Heavy Armor is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a heavily armored knight that swings a giant steel ball.

Appearances[]

Castlevania Chronicles[]

First appearance of the Heavy Armor in the series. Present only in Dracula's Tower, it remains motionless and twirling his flail, waiting for the player to be within reach to extend his weapon towards him.

The range of his weapon is long enough to reach the player, making it an enemy difficult to approach.

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Name JPN HP EXP
Flail Armor 20 600
Location
8. Dracula's Tower

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood[]

Present only on the ghost ship, he can approach the player to wear it and use his flail as such to try to crush him, unlike his previous appearance.

But strangely, in the PCE version, his weapon is mostly satisfied to reach the player even when he is high.

Maceknight-1-Heavy Armor DXC
(RoB/DXC)
Name Alt. Name HP EXP
Heavy Armor Mace Knight 10 450
Location
5. Ghost Ship

Castlevania: Bloodlines[]

The Heavy Armor appears as part of a two-stage miniboss fight in the Atlantis Shrine, along with the Great Axe Armor. The Heavy Armor will first enter the screen from the right side. As in his previous appearance, he uses his weapon to crush the player. But besides, and despite his great size, he could also jump to either crush the player or pass behind him.

Despite this, he is easy enough to beat: just stay right next to him and hit because the hitbox of his weapon is only at the end of his weapon. Indeed, the handle will not cause any damage.

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Name Alt. Name
Heavy Armor Hammer Ō-Yoroi
Location
2. Atlantis Shrine

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[]

Called Plate Lord in the English localization, it can be encountered quite early in the game, after the first bosses. As the player get closer, it will try swinging its chained ball while building its power, from 18 ATT to 35 ATT. He will throw the ball once the power reaches its maximum.

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No. Name JPN Level HP
28 Plate Lord Heavy Armor 820 90
Strong Immune Weak Absorb EXP
- - - - 90
Location Drop Guard
Colosseum, Marble Gallery Iron Ball, Neutron Bomb
Description "Heavily armored knight with iron ball."

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence[]

A large, animated suit of armor that wields a heavy ball and chain. It swings it around several times before slinging it at Leon. There is one optional place in the Dark Palace of Waterfalls where Leon must manipulate this enemy into throwing the ball at a doorway, shattering it and permitting him entry.

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No. Name JPN HP
45 Heavy Armor 200
Tolerance Weakness
Knife Thunder, Axe
Drop Location
Sapphire, Qigong Belt House of Sacred Remains, Ghostly Theatre (Crazy Mode only)

Dark Palace of Waterfalls

Description "A cavalry soldier that wields a giant steel mace."

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin[]

In Portrait of Ruin, he often appears in the company of allied demons, such as ghouls or rulers sword, perhaps to distract the player in order to attack him easily.

Getting back his sprite of Rondo of Blood , he continues to use his weapon as before, however he can bring it back to him to hurt the player in case he has avoided the attack.

When he dies, he can drop Jonathan's Wrecking Ball ability, allowing to use his flail.

Heavyarmor
No. Name JPN HP
81 Heavy Armor 299
Tolerance Weakness
Ice Strike, Whip, Electric
Location Common Drop Rare Drop EXP SP
Dark Academy, 13th Street, Nest of Evil Wrecking Ball Heavy Armor 310 8
Description "An armored zombie warrior with great strength; he swings a steel ball."

Item Data[]

Item Data: Heavy Armor
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Iron Ball Icon Iron Ball (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Projectile - Alucard
[edit]
Plate Lord's iron ball [use] Attrib: Hit
ATT +60
Find: Olrox's Quarters, Reverse Keep, Black Marble Gallery
Drop: Plate Lord, Ball (Yorick), Spiked Ball (Bone Pillar)
Neutron Bomb Icon Neutron Bomb (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Bomb - Alucard
[edit]
Damages all enemies [use] Attrib: Hit
ATT +30
Find: Forbidden Library
Drop: Cave Troll, Plate Lord
First Obtained: (May start with)
Sapphire Sapphire - Lament of Innocence
   - Leon Belmont
[edit]
A sparkling, blue-colored jewel. Sell: $1,000
Buy: $2,000
Find: Rinaldo's shop
Drop: Heavy Armor
Effect: With the Jewel Crush, steals enemies' HP.
Qigong Belt Qigong Belt (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Accessory - Leon Belmont
[edit]
By controlling the flow of chi, it increases your constitution. CON +10
Sell: $3,000
Drop: Heavy Armor
Subweapon PoR Icon Wrecking Ball (Chained Iron Ball) - Portrait of Ruin
  Sub-Weapon - Jonathan
[edit]
Swing a steel ball with devastating destructive power. Attrib: Strike
Consume: 25 MP
ATK +13 (0 SP), ATK +35 (Mastered)
Drop: Heavy Armor
Effect: Makes a steel ball with a chain swing around through a slightly diagonal path. It holds Jonathan in place for a while, and can indefinitely continue as long as the player isn't interrupted by attacks and holds down the keys for using it.
Special: Mastered - Changes into a spike ball and increases horizontal swing.
Evolve: 1,000 SP to master.
Heavy Armor PoR Icon Heavy Armor (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Body Gear (Armor) - Jonathan
[edit]
Cumbersome armor. High defense, but slows down the wearer. DEF +55, STR +5, MND +40
Sell: $2,500
Find: Heavy Armor
Effect: Slows down movement speed.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The Heavy Armor's design introduced in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is likely a homage to the Mega Man series. He wields his ball and chain, and features a color-scheme very similar to Hammer Joe, one of the recurring enemies in the series. Additionally, both his face and body complexion are very similar to those of Guts Man, a popular character from said series.

See also[]

References[]

Castlevania: Bloodlines
Characters
Protagonists
John MorrisEric Lecarde
Antagonists
Elizabeth BartleyDrolta TzuentesDracula
Bosses
HellhoundArmor BattlerWizardHeavy ArmorGreat Axe ArmorGolemSnake DragonGargoyle
The CreatureGear SteamerTalosSilhouette DemonPrincess of MossDeathMedusa
Stages
Ruins of the Castle DraculaAtlantis ShrineThe Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Munitions FactoryVersailles PalaceThe Castle Proserpina
Music
Akumajō Dracula X
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