Changes: Old Axe Armor

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For the general variant of this enemy, see Axe Armor.

The Old Axe Armor can be either an enemy or a complete suit of armor the player can wear (sometimes both), depending on the game it is found. If it's found in armor form, wearing it will allow the player to play through the game in Old Axe Armor Mode, where they'll control a character styled after the Axe Armor that first appeared in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood.

Whoever wears this item "becomes" an Axe Armor with most of its abilities and then some new. It is worn by Alucard in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, veteran zombies^[2] or a mysterious female^[3] warrior (playable) in Portrait of Ruin, and by any of the downloadable characters (Julius, Yoko or Maria) in Harmony of Despair, if those characters have not been purchased yet.

Appearances

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Alucard can find the Axe Lord armor by wearing the Gravity Boots and performing a high jump through the little opening underneath the Master Librarian's chair in the Long Library. Additionally, there's a very slight probability to get the armor as a drop from the spiked ball on top of the Bone Pillar located at the top of the big staircase in the Royal Chapel. Equipping it causes Alucard to yell: "What?!" (しまった！, lit. "Shoot!"), and changes his appearance and abilities to that of an Axe Knight.

The armor provides Alucard an ATT +2 and DEF +15 boost, as well as gaining enhanced movement speed, although with the penalty of not being able to jump very high or regenerate MP at all. He has a short axe that he can hack with but which cannot be thrown. He's also unable to use any of his other abilities or weapons in this mode.

After beating the game once, it is possible to play through the entire game using the Axe Lord armor. Entering the special name "AXEARMOR" in a new file on the Name Entry screen, starts a new game with the Axe Lord armor already in Alucard's inventory. However, it will be necessary to periodically take it off in order to access certain parts of the game.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

In Portrait of Ruin, the Old Axe Armor is "a veteran zombie warrior".^[2] They are a bit more difficult to deal with, as they will guard against all of Jonathan's skills. Killing 1,000 or more of these enemies (found throughout all stages accessible with the portraits beyond Stella's and Loretta's room in the Master's Keep, as well as on the second-to-last floor of the Nest of Evil) unlocks Old Axe Armor Mode, where the player can take control of this character. This is the only alternate mode in the game that doesn't give the player a partner to switch with.

The abilities of the Old Axe Armor have improved greatly over its Symphony of the Night counterpart, most likely to allow players to play through the entire game without the necessity of taking the armor off to access certain parts.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

The Old Axe Armor appears in Harmony of Despair in an unusual manner. When playing in a multiplayer mode, if one of the players selects a downloadable character which hasn't been purchased yet, that player's sprite will be replaced with that of an Old Axe Armor. It will thus appear as if that character is wearing the Old Axe armor, while their real appearance is covered up. Furthermore, that character's voice will not be heard at all and all attacks will sound as if they were simple axe swings.

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Old Axe Armor
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
(RoB/DXC)	Axe Armor [alt] - Rondo of Blood				[ edit ]
(RoB/DXC)	'	HP: 14 Exp: 500		2. Entrance, 4. Torture Chamber, 5'. Piers	(Strategy)Weapons: Axe, Axe Armor Shield
	Axe Armor [Blue] [alt] - Dracula X				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 7		2. Entrance, 3. Hall, 5. Courtyard, 6. Clock Tower, 7. Dracula	Weapons: Axe, Axe Armor Shield
	92. Old Axe Armor (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	A veteran zombie warrior wearing antique armor.	Strong: Ice Weak: Strike, Whip, Electric HP: 145 Exp: 156 Skill Pt: 0	Drop: Voulge, Ancient Armor	Dark Academy, Forgotten City, 13th Street, Burnt Paradise, Nest of Evil	Weapons: Axe
	5. Axe Knight (Axe Armor) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A zombie warrior in heavy armor, equipped with a devastating axe.	Strong: Pierce, Ice Weak: Strike, Lightning, Petrify, Curse, Poison	Drop: Axe (8.30%) Axe Knight Shield (2.30%) Soul: Red (2.80%)	Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 7	Weapons: Axe, Axe Knight Shield

Item Data

Item Data: Axe Lord Armor
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Axe Lord Armor (Axe Armor's Armor) - Symphony of the Night Body (Body Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Wearer becomes an Axe Knight		DEF +15, ATT +2	Find: (May start with), Long Library (under Master Librarian) Drop: Spiked Ball on top of Bone Pillar	Effect: Turns Alucard into an Axe Knight
	Voulge (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin Weapon (Axe) - Jonathan				[edit]
	An axe with a hooked blade.	Attrib: Slash, Dark Consume: 100 MP (Critical Art)	ATK +100 Sell: $5,750	Buy: $23,000 Find: Entrance (Vincent's shop) Conditions: Defeat Death in the Tower of Death.	Effect: Axe Chop Special: Axe Critical Art
	Ancient Armor (Old Type Armor) - Portrait of Ruin Body Gear (Armor) - Jonathan				[edit]
	Any damage reduces HP by 10% of maximum HP.		Sell: $7,500	Drop: Old Axe Armor

Equipment

Item Data: Old Axe Armor
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Axe (Axe Armor) - Portrait of Ruin Sub-Weapon - Richter, Old Axe Armor				[edit]
	Throw an axe upwards.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 20 MP	Base Attack: 31/50 (Richter/Old Axe Armor)	Find: Starts with	Effect: Arc Throw Special: Only available in Richter Mode and Old Axe Armor Mode.
	Puppet (jpn) [alt] - Portrait of Ruin Sub-Weapon - Old Axe Armor				[edit]
	Throw a puppet and switch places with it.	Consume: 5 MP		Find: Starts with	Effect: Throws a small puppet forward, allowing the Old Axe Armor to switch places with it. Special: Only available in Old Axe Armor Mode.

Animations

Videos

Castlevania Symphony Of The Night - Axe Armor Alucard!

Symphony of the Night - Gaibon and Slogra (Axe Lord armor)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Old Axe Armor appears as a hidden playable character in this game.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Portrait of Ruin's Old Axe Armor's in-game description.
↑ Speculated gender (read more).

External links

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Old Axe Armor Mode Guide by Blorgh1212 at GameFAQs.com

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Characters
Protagonists
Jonathan Morris • Charlotte Aulin • Wind • Vincent Dorin
Antagonists
Brauner • Stella • Loretta • Death • Dracula
Lesser roles
Richter Belmont • Maria Renard • Old Axe Armor
Bosses
Main game bosses
Dullahan • Behemoth • Keremet • Astarte • Legion • Dagon The Creature • Mummy Man • Werewolf • Medusa
Nest of Evil bosses
Balore • Gergoth • Zephyr • Aguni • Abaddon • Doppelganger Fake Trevor, Fake Sypha and Fake Grant
Areas
Castle areas
Entrance • Great Stairway • Buried Chamber • Tower of Death • Master's Keep • The Throne Room
Portraits
City of Haze • Nation of Fools • Sandy Grave • Forest of Doom 13th Street • Burnt Paradise • Forgotten City • Dark Academy • Nest of Evil
Music
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Original Soundtrack
Guides
BradyGames Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Official Strategy Guide • Konami Akumajō Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • Sisters Mode • Richter Mode • Old Axe Armor Mode

[Playable-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 The Old Axe Armor appears as a hidden playable character in this game.

[PoR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Portrait of Ruin's Old Axe Armor's in-game description.

[3] Speculated gender (read more).

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+|name      = Old Axe Armor
+|image     = Old Axe Armor - 01.png
+|caption   = Axe Armor as he appears in Rondo of Blood
+|jname     = オールドアクスアーマー<br />''Ōrudoakusuāmā''
+|aname     = Axe Armor, Axe Knight
+|abil      =
+*Enhanced speed
+*Hacks with or throws [[axe]]s
+*Invulnerability to some forms of physical attacks
+|type      = [[:category:Armored Enemies|Armored enemy]], [[:category:Knights|knight]], [[:category:Zombies|zombie]]
+|lore      = Original ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' lore
+|eng voice =
+|jpn voice =
+|game      =
+''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''<ref name="Playable">The Old Axe Armor appears as a hidden playable character in this game.</ref><br />
+''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]''<ref name="Playable" /><br />
+''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair|Harmony of Despair]]''<ref name="Playable" />
+|gallery   =
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+}}
+{{For|the general variant of this enemy|Axe Armor}}
+The '''Old Axe Armor''' can be either an [[:category:Enemies|enemy]] or a complete [[:category:Body Armor|suit of armor]] the player can wear (sometimes both), depending on the game it is found. If it's found in armor form, wearing it will allow the player to play through the game in [[Old Axe Armor Mode]], where they'll control a character styled after the [[Axe Armor]] that first appeared in ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]''.
-The '''Old Axe Armor''' is a version of the [[Axe Armor]] that can be worn as a suit of armor. It is styled after the Axe Armor that first appeared in ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]''. Whoever wears it "becomes" an Axe Armor with its abilities. It is worn by [[Alucard]] in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' (as an equipable armor), veteran zombies in ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]'' (as enemies), a mysterious female warrior in ''Portrait of Ruin'' (as a playable character), and by any of the downloadable characters ([[Julius Belmont]], [[Yoko Belnades]], and [[Maria Renard]]) in ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]]'' when that character has not been purchased.
+Whoever wears this item "becomes" an Axe Armor with most of its abilities and then some new. It is worn by [[Alucard]] in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', veteran [[zombie]]s<ref name="PoR">''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]'''s Old Axe Armor's in-game description.</ref> or a mysterious female<ref>Speculated gender ([[Old Axe Armor Mode#Identity Issues|read more]]).</ref> warrior (playable) in ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]'', and by any of the downloadable characters ([[Julius Belmont|Julius]], [[Yoko Belnades|Yoko]] or [[Maria Renard|Maria]]) in ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair|Harmony of Despair]]'', if those characters have not been purchased yet.
 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''===
+[[Alucard]] can find the '''Axe Lord armor''' by wearing the [[High Jump|Gravity Boots]] and performing a [[High Jump|high jump]] through the little opening underneath the [[Master Librarian]]'s chair in the [[Long Library]]. Additionally, there's a very slight probability to get the armor as a drop from the spiked ball on top of the [[Bone Pillar]] located at the top of the big staircase in the [[Royal Chapel]]. Equipping it causes Alucard to yell: "What?!" (しまった！, lit. "Shoot!"), and changes his appearance and abilities to that of an [[Axe Armor|Axe Knight]].
-[[File:Castlevania Symphony Of The Night - Axe Armor Alucard!|thumb|300px|right|Alucard Donning the Axe Lord armor]][[File:Axe Lord armor.gif|thumb]]
-Alucard can find the '''Axe Lord Armor''' by using [[Gravity Boots]] underneath the [[Master Librarian]]'s chair and lifting him up. Equipping it causes Alucard to yell: ''"What?!"'' (しまった！), and changes his appearance and abilities to that of an Axe Knight. The armor grants Alucard a boost to movement speed, but he also cannot jump very high while wearing this armor, and his regeneration of [[Mind Points|MP]] is halted. He has a short axe that he can "hack" with which cannot be thrown. He is unable to use any of his other abilities or weapons in this mode. The armor gives Alucard a +15 [[Defense]] boost and a +2 [[Attack]] boost. It is also the only way to use an Axe primary weapon in the game.
+The armor provides Alucard an [[Attack|ATT]] +2 and [[Defense|DEF]] +15 boost, as well as gaining enhanced movement speed, although with the penalty of not being able to jump very high or regenerate [[Mind Points|MP]] at all. He has a short [[axe]] that he can hack with but which cannot be thrown. He's also unable to use any of his other abilities or weapons in this mode.
-After beating the game once, it is possible to play the entire game using the Axe Lord Armor. Entering the special name "AXEARMOR" in a new file on the [[Name Entry]] screen starts a new game with the Axe Lord Armor already in Alucard's inventory. It will be necessary to periodically take off the Axe Lord Armor in order to access certain parts of the game, however.
+After beating the game once, it is possible to play through the entire game using the Axe Lord armor. Entering the special name "AXEARMOR" in a new file on the [[Name Entry Screen|Name Entry]] screen, starts a new game with the Axe Lord armor already in Alucard's inventory. However, it will be necessary to periodically take it off in order to access certain parts of the game.
-{{-}}
 ===''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''===
-In ''Portrait of Ruin'', the [[Old Axe Armor]] is a veteran zombie warrior. Killing 1,000 or more of these enemies (found on the 2nd to last floor of the "[[Nest of Evil]]" and the north east portion of Dracula's Castle) on "Jonathan Mode" (the game's "regular playing mode"), unlocks Old Axe Armor as a new playable character. This is the only character mode in the game that doesn't give you a partner you can switch to.
+In ''Portrait of Ruin'', the Old Axe Armor is "a veteran zombie warrior".<ref name="PoR" /> They are a bit more difficult to deal with, as they will [[guard]] against all of [[Jonathan Morris|Jonathan]]'s [[Skill#Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|skills]]. Killing 1,000 or more of these enemies (found throughout all stages accessible with the [[:category:Portraits|portraits]] beyond [[Stella Lecarde|Stella]]'s and [[Loretta Lecarde|Loretta]]'s room in the [[Master's Keep]], as well as on the second-to-last floor of the [[Nest of Evil]]) unlocks [[Old Axe Armor Mode]], where the player can take control of this character. This is the only [[Alternate Mode|alternate mode]] in the game that doesn't give the player a partner to switch with.
-The abilities of the Old Axe Armor have improved greatly in this game over its first appearance in ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'', perhaps as this mode is required to allow you to be able to play the whole game as the Old Axe Armor and not just "take it off" in order to access certain parts of the game.
+The abilities of the Old Axe Armor have improved greatly over its ''Symphony of the Night'' counterpart, most likely to allow players to play through the entire game without the necessity of taking the armor off to access certain parts.
-====Identity Issues====
-{{Main|Old Axe Armor Mode}}
-In [[Old Axe Armor Mode]], the Old Axe Armor appears as a playable character.
 ===''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]]''===
-Old Axe Armor appears in ''Harmony of Despair'' in an unusual manner. When playing in a multiplayer mode, if one of the players selects one of the downloadable characters that you have not purchased, that player's sprite will be replaced with that of the Old Axe Armor. It will thus appear as if that character is wearing the Old Axe Armor, and thus their appearance is "covered up". The character's voice will not be heard, and attacks appear as if they were simple axe swings.
+The Old Axe Armor appears in ''Harmony of Despair'' in an unusual manner. When playing in a multiplayer mode, if one of the players selects a downloadable character which hasn't been purchased yet, that player's sprite will be replaced with that of an Old Axe Armor. It will thus appear as if that character is wearing the Old Axe armor, while their real appearance is covered up. Furthermore, that character's voice will not be heard at all and all attacks will sound as if they were simple axe swings.
-====External Videos====
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H8NKZLSggQ Axe Armor] - Caution, this video is a joke, but shows the "Axe Armors" in action.
-{{-}}
 ==Enemy Data==
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 {{Item Table Begin|Axe Lord Armor}}
 {{Symphony of the Night Item Data/Body|Axe Lord Armor}}
+{{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Weapons|Voulge}}
+{{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Body Gear|Ancient Armor}}
 {{Item Table End}}
-==External Links==
+==Equipment==
+{{Item Table Begin|Old Axe Armor}}
-*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Koywann-w&feature=related YouTube] - Old Axe Armor Symphony of the Night Boss Demos.
+{{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Subweapons and Spells|Axe R}}
-*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/930294/46280 GameFAQs] - Old Axe Armor Mode Guide.
+{{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Subweapons and Spells|Puppet}}
+{{Item Table End}}
+==Animations==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="transparent">
+SOTN AxeLord Armor.gif|[[Alucard]] wearing the '''Axe Lord Armor'''
+</gallery>
+==Videos==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
+Castlevania Symphony Of The Night - Axe Armor Alucard!|[[Alucard]] donning the '''Axe Lord armor''' in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''
+Symphony of the Night - Gaibon and Slogra (Axe Lord armor)|'''Axe Lord armor''' from ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''
+Harmony of Despair - Axe Knight - 01|[[Axe Armor|Axe Knights]] gameplay from ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair|Harmony of Despair]]''
+</gallery>
+==See also==
+*[[Axe Armor]]
+*[[Old Axe Armor Mode]]
+==References==
+<references />
+==External links==
+*[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/930294/46280 ''Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' - Old Axe Armor Mode Guide] by Blorgh1212 at GameFAQs.com
 {{POR}}
 [[Category:Armored Enemies]]
 [[Category:Body Armor]]
-[[Category:Dracula X Chronicles Items]]
 [[Category:Knights]]
 [[Category:Zombies]]
+[[Category:Dracula X Chronicles Items]]
 [[Category:Portrait of Ruin Enemies]]
 [[Category:Portrait of Ruin Playable Characters]]