Knight

"Armor" redirects here. For the equipable pieces of armored chest gear, see Body Armor.

"Black Knight" redirects here. For other uses, see Black Knight (disambiguation).

Knight
Armor Knight as he appears in Rondo of Blood
Japanese name(s)	アーマー Āmā (Armor) 暗黒戦士シャドウ Ankoku Senshi Shadō (Shadow the Dark Warrior) ナイトくん Naito-kun Fighter, Lance Knight, Metal Ghost
Alternate name(s)	Armor, Armor Knight, Bad Knight, Black Knight, Devil Armor, Evil Armor, Evil Knight, Golden Knight, Hell Knight, Invisible Knight, Moving Axe, Spear Guard
Abilities	Stabs or lunges with his lance Spins his lance rendering him impervious to attack
Type(s)	Armored enemy, knight, zombie
Appearances	Most games (see Enemy Data)

The Knight (also known as Armor Knight or Spear Guard, among many other names) is a basic enemy seen in many games from the Castlevania series. It is an armor-clad soldier equipped with a deadly spear.

Description

A common sight in horror films, moving suits of armor are bound to terrify anyone. The Knight is no exception. A normally inanimate suit of armor, Knights patrol Dracula's castle, guarding it from any heroes that might try and slay the Dark Lord. They can be tricky sometimes, as their defensive armor can withstand a couple of hits.

The basic type of knight is armed with a spear, poleaxe, or halberd. For a information on all types of armors, including those wielding other types of weapons, see Armors.

Attacks

Originally, Knights, while armed with spears, simply moved back and forth on platforms, making a hero's progress more difficult. In other games, they moved with the spears pointing forward. In Super Castlevania IV, the Knights that previously did not attack with their weapons showed off a new trick, where they extended and poked their spears upward to try and stab heroes from one level down. Later, in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, they also began extending their spears downward. In addition to that, they also dashed forward to try and stab heroes in their way, went into a guard position whenever heroes came near them, and even pulled their spear back to try and hit the hero with a lunging slash attack.

Appearances

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

The knight in Simon's Quest moves differently than the one in the original Castlevania. It moves with its spear extended forward.

Castlevania: The Adventure

In this game, the Evil Knight appears as an armor in the background, until the player gets close. It then moves toward the player with the spear extended outward.

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

While the Evil Armor in Belmont's Revenge moves similar to a classic armor from the original Castlevania, its nature is somewhat different. It has no head (similar to Dullahan) and in its place is a fiery aura, emphasizing that this is a ghost that is inhabiting the armor's shell.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

Similar to many other enemy designs that were introduced in Rondo of Blood, this game marks the first time the Armor Knight was depicted with his now classic purple suit of armor, as well as being able to perform his 'spinning spear' defensive move which has since become a staple of the character throughout the series.

Castlevania (N64) / Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

In both games, they are initially encountered as decorative suits of armor in certain areas of the castle. When approached, however, they will suddenly come to life and start swinging their halberds at the hero. Even though they move slowly, they have a somewhat deceptive long reach, as each time they attack they perform a quick step forward, allowing them to corner the player if they're not cautious.

They are a bit resilient, so ranged combat is advised at least to wear them down, and then finish them off with normal attacks if there's no other option.

An invisible variant is encountered in Legacy of Darkness, where only the halberd is visible. Its attack patterns are easy recognizable from normal knights and should not pose a higher threat.

Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

The Golden Knight is a unique enemy which can be defeated only once. Its only purpose is to be a practice enemy for blocking magical attacks for gathering MP. Even though the description tells that it can only be damaged by magical attacks (as Leon), Joachim Armster can damage it using physical attacks to compensate his lack of equipment and relics.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

In this game, there are a lot of places where you can find one of these. You'll first see them in Sandy Grave, and after this you'll find them all throughout the game.

Interestingly, this is the only instance from all of this enemy's other appearances throughout the series where it is specifically referred as being a zombie in the description.

Castlevania: Order of Shadows

In Order of Shadows, the Order Knight appears as one of the bosses in the game. He guards the Back Dash ability.

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

During the Brotherhood of Light's assault on Dracula's castle, many troops of knights are sent to attack. They are easily defeated by Dracula.

Enemy Data

See: Knight/Enemy Data

Item Data

Item Data: Knight
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Javelin (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Throwing spear [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +50	Buy: $800 (later) Find: Anti-Chapel Drop: Bone Halberd, Scarecrow, Spectral Sword, Spear Guard, Winged Guard
	Iron Cuirass (Iron Breastplate) - Symphony of the Night   Body (Body Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Iron cuirass		DEF +4	Buy: $1,500 Drop: Flea Armor, Spear Guard
	Potion - Harmony of Dissonance   Medicine - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Restores some HP.		HP +70	Buy: 80G Find: Throughout castle (all) Rare Drop: Skeleton Blaze Common Drop: Peeping Eye, Fishman, Merman, Armor Knight, Bone archer, Bone Soldier, Lizard Man, Man-eater, Mimic, Rock Armor, Skeleton Spider, White Dragon Lv2
	Field Armor (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance   Body - Juste Belmont				[edit]
	Armor woven from long blades of grass. Surprisingly sturdy.		DEF +8	Rare Drop: Armor Knight
	Ruby - Lament of Innocence    - Leon Belmont				[edit]
	A sparkling, red-colored jewel.		Sell: $1,500	Buy: $3,000 Find: Rinaldo's shop Drop: Armor Knight	Effect: With the Jewel Crush, causes damage to all enemies on the screen.
	Spear (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow   Polearm - Soma				[edit]
	A standard spear	Attrib: Piercing Consume: 60 MP (Special Attack)	ATK +24 Sell: $500	Buy: $1,000 Find: The Lost Village, Hammer's shop Drop: Armor Knight	Effect: Pierce Special: Triple Pierce
	Armor Knight - Unrivaled Spear - Dawn of Sorrow   Guardian Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Attack with a spinning spear.	Attrib: Slashing Consume: 30 MP/sec		Rarity: ** Drop: Armor Knight
	Aluminum - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	A very light metal used by some alchemists, but mostly unknown. Makes very light armor.		Sell: $30	Find: Abandoned Castle B1 Common Drop: Orc Lv.7/14, Armor Knight Lv.7/15, Lesser Demon Lv.13/23
	Gano - Curse of Darkness   Axe (One-Handed) - Hector				[edit]
	A simple, one-handed axe comprising a triangular head on a pole. Easy to use, but not that effective.		ATK +15 Sell: $50	Buy: $100 Find: Julia's Shop Rare Drop: Armor Knight Lv.7/15 Create: Short Sword + Wild Memory	Evolve: Bullova, Club, Mace, Zaghnol
	Magical Ticket - Curse of Darkness   Special - Hector				[edit]
	Instantly transports the user to Julia's shop.		Sell: $5	Buy: $10 Find: Baljhet Mountains, Garibaldi Temple, Tower of Evermore Steal: Armor Knight Lv.7/15
	Long Spear (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Weapon (Spear) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A spear with an especially long haft.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 50 MP (Critical Art)	ATK +80 Sell: $2,500	Drop: Armor Knight
	Javelin (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan				[edit]
	A throwing spear that sticks into the ground.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 25 MP	ATK +7 (0 SP), ATK +21 (Mastered)	Drop: Armor Knight	Effect: Throws a javelin which curves downward and sticks to the ground. Special: Mastered - Increases in size. Evolve: 1,500 SP to master.
	Copper Ore (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia   Item - Shanoa				[edit]
	A chunk of copper ore.			Drop: Axe Knight, Spear Guard
	Hasta (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia   Glyph (Lance) - Shanoa				[edit]
	A lance glyph.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 5 MP	ATK +9	Drop: Spear Guard	Special: Glyph Unions: + any Hasta = Union Hasta; + Elemental Glyph = Elemental Weapon Union; + Other = Pulsus
	Geiborg (Gae Bulg) - Harmony of Despair   Lance - Soma				[edit]
	Spear tempered by witches.	Attrib: Pierce, Darkness #hands: 1	ATK +42, MP +10 Sell: $6,250	Rarity: ***	Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for stronger hit (15 MP)
	R. Black Knight - Harmony of Despair   Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Throw spears.	Attrib: Pierce Consume: 12 MP	ATK +8	Rarity: *** Steal: R. Black Knight (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10	Effect: Javelin

Gallery

See: Knight/Gallery

External links

• Konami of Europe's Devil Armor profile (Internet Archive)