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

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: Rondo of Blood[]

The Great Armor appears for the first time at the end of Stage 2', just before the Bone Golem. He wears a shield that must be destroyed in order to finish him off. He has three forms of attack: crashes down his sword, a quick thrust, and invoking one to three shockwaves. He drops a 1UP upon defeat.

A couple of them are fought at the same time in Stage 5'. This fight is very difficult because both enemies can attack at the same time, and depending of their attacks, it can be difficult for the player to avoid them.

Masterkni-1-Great Armor DXC
(RoB/DXC)
Name Alt. Name HP EXP
Great Armor Armor Lord 24 1000
Location
2'. Aqueducts, 5'. Piers

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[]

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

Armorlord-1-
No. Name JPN Level HP
45 Armor Lord Great Armor 12 81
Strong Immune Weak Absorb EXP
Cut - - - 100
Location Drop Guard
Colosseum, Outer Wall Rapier, Saber -
Description "Heavily armored undead warrior."

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow[]

The Great Armor is found in this game in the Study as the game's third boss, 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%.

Aos greatarmor
No. Name JPN HP MP EXP
61 Great Armor 650 999 300
Attack Defense Tolerance Weakness Time Stop
40 25 - Thunder Affected
Location Common Drop Rare Drop Soul
Study (as a boss), Clock Tower Iron Plate Great Sword Strength Booster
Description "A heavily-armed soldier built out of the corpses of great warriors."

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.

DOS-Greatarmor
No. Name JPN HP MP ATK
38 Great Armor グレートアーマー Gurētoāmā 115 1 45
Tolerance Weakness
Fire, Water Bashing, Electric
Location Common Drop Rare Drop Soul EXP
The Dark Chapel Ring Mail (8%) - Great Armor Familiar (15%) 180
Description "A heavily armored knight built out of the corpses of powerful warriors."

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness[]

Unlike its previous appearance, the enemy is no longer as big, is brick red in color and his sword is also reduced in size. However, he now appears in groups.

In addition to his sword, he can also use his shield as an offensive weapon by carrying out a charge that can push the player away. During this time, his steal window activates, allowing the player to steal Carbon Steel from him.

COD-058
No. Name JPN HP
58 Great Armor Lv.25 465
Tolerance Weakness
Wind Thunder
Location Drop Steal EXP
Forest of Jigramunt
Cordova Town, Tower of Eternity
Common Drop: Steel
Rare Drop: Short Sword
Carbon Steel 117
Description "An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack."

COD-088
No. Name JPN HP
88 Great Armor Lv.35 620
Tolerance Weakness
Wind Thunder
Location Drop Steal EXP
Eneomaos Machine Tower
Aiolon Ruins
Common Drop: Steel
Rare Drop: Short Sword
Carbon Steel 231
Description "An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack."

COD-136
No. Name JPN HP
136 Great Armor Lv.46 883
Tolerance Weakness
Wind Thunder
Location Drop Steal EXP
Tower of Evermore Common Drop: Steel
Rare Drop: Short Sword
Carbon Steel 603
Description "An armor knight with red-brown armor. Beware the fearsome thrust of its shield bash attack."

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.

Greatarmor
No. Name JPN HP
34 Great Armor 240
Tolerance Weakness
Ice Strike, Whip, Electric
Location Common Drop Rare Drop EXP SP
Great Stairway, Entrance Iron Plate Great Sword 120 4
Description "A heavily-armored knight who commands other armored warriors."

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.

Greatknight
No. Name JPN HP ATK
100 Great Knight 600 85
Tolerance Weakness
- Strike, Thunder
Location Drop Glyph EXP AP
Library, Arms Depot Knight Helm (3%) Melio Ascia (1%) 450 6
Description "One of Castlevania's many elite armored guardians."

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night[]

Name Title HP EXP
Armor Lord - 2000 ~5150
Drop Steal Location
Sirloin, Attack Potion; Holy Essence, Buffet Ticket ~38S Royal Chapel
List of Spells
Skill Cost Effect
Ultimate Shield - The next attack made is reduced to 0 damage. - -
- - -

Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls[]

Enemy Data: Grimoire of Souls
Image Name - Game
Description
Statistics Items Location Notes
Great Flame Armor  - Grimoire of Souls [ edit ]
A heavily armored knight proficient in the use of fire magic. Commands other armored warriors. Unreleased in original game
Great Ice Armor  - Grimoire of Souls [ edit ]
A heavily armored knight proficient in the use of ice magic. Their extraordinary vigilance makes them fine guards. Unreleased in original game
Great Thunder Armor  - Grimoire of Souls [ edit ]
A heavily armored knight proficient in the use of thunder magic. Possessed of a strength that can only be borne from countless years of practice. Unreleased in original game

Item Data[]

Item Data: Great Armor
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
RoB 1Up1 Up SOTN DXC Icon
(RoB/DXC)
1UP (Richter) - Rondo of Blood
  Item - Richter
[edit]
Increases the number of remaining lives by 1. Drop: Great Armor (Stage 2')
RoB Richter Doll1 Up 2 SOTN DXC Icon
(RoB/DXC)
One-Up (Maria) - Rondo of Blood
  Item (Character doll) - Maria
[edit]
The number of remaining lives increases by one. Drop: Great Armor (Stage 2')
Rapier Icon Rapier (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Short Sword (Rapier) - Alucard
[edit]
Long bladed sword
Japan Long bladed stabbing sword
Attrib: Cut
ATT +5
Drop: Armor Lord, Dhuron
Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Flurry of Thrusts (ATT +15)
Saber Icon Saber (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Sword - Alucard
[edit]
Light cavalry sword
Japan Cavalry sword
Attrib: Cut
ATT +9
Buy: $1,500
Drop: Armor Lord, Magic Tome
Iron Plate AoS Icon 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 AoS Icon Great Sword (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow
  Weapon - Soma
[edit]
Heavy longsword. Attrib: Sword
ATK +40
Sell: $2,400
Rare Drop: Great Armor
Blue Soul 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 DoS Icon 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
Guardian Soul 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 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 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 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 PoR Icon 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 PoR Icon 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 Icon 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 Icon 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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References[]

See also[]

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Characters
Protagonists
Soma CruzMina HakubaJ./Julius BelmontYoko BelnadesGenya Arikado (Alucard) • Hammer
Antagonist
Graham Jones
Bosses
Creaking SkullManticoreGreat ArmorBig GolemHeadhunterDeathLegionBaloreGrahamBelmontChaos
Areas
Castle CorridorChapelStudyDance HallInner QuartersFloating GardenClock Tower
Underground ReservoirUnderground CemeteryThe ArenaTop FloorForbidden AreaChaotic Realm
Music
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack
Guides
Futabasha Official GuideNTT Pub Official Guide
Archives
BestiaryInventoryIn-Game FormulaJulius ModeVoice Translations
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