Old 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. Because it often carries a shield, it is also sometimes called a Shield Axe Armor. If it is found in armor form, wearing it will allow the player to play through the game in Old Axe Armor Mode, where they will 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,Portrait of Ruin's Old Axe Armor's in-game description. or a mysterious femaleSpeculated gender (read more). warrior (playable) in Portrait of Ruin, and by any of the downloadable characters (Julius, Yoko, Richter, Maria, Simon or Fuma) 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 first having obtained the Gravity Boots and then performing a high jump through the little opening underneath the Master Librarian's chair in the Long Library. Additionally, there is 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 (an expletive similar to "Oops!" or "Damn it!"), and changes his appearance and abilities to that of an Old Axe Knight.
The armor provides Alucard an ATT +2 and DEF +15 boost, as well as gaining enhanced movement speed. It also grants immunity to Poison, Curse and Stone statuses, and protects against grabs and knockbacks from certain enemies, like the Succubus, Darkwing Bat and Akmodan II, although with the penalty of not being able to jump very high or regenerate MP at all, and getting hit causes an enforced long recovery with a unique reaction. He has a short axe he can hack with but which cannot be thrown. He is also unable to use any of his other abilities or weapons in this mode. If staying idle for a while, Alucard will also let out some unique war cry. Alucard's attack when wearing the armor works like a spell that deals Cut damage with a base ATT of 30; as such, damage is based on INT rather than STR.
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.
Additionally, if Alucard casts a Shield Rod spell with the AxeLord Shield, he will summon another Old Axe Knight (without a shield) to charge forward and perform an axe chop.
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
In Portrait of Ruin, the Old Axe Armor is "a veteran zombie warrior". They are a bit more difficult to deal with, as they will guard against (block) all of Jonathan's skills. Killing 1,000 or more of these enemies (found throughout all stages accessible with the portraits beyond Stella 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 won't be heard at all and all attacks will sound as if they were simple axe swings.
==Other appearances==
===Dead Cells===
It is possible to make the playable The Beheaded take the appearance of the Haunted Armor by equipping the Haunted Armor Outfit that can be found in the Return to Castlevania expansion.
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==Gallery==
===Animations===
SOTN AxeLord Armor.gif|Alucard wearing the Axe Lord Armor.
===Videos===
Castlevania Symphony Of The Night - Axe Armor Alucard!|Alucard donning the Axe Lord armor in Symphony of the Night.
Castlevania SotN (Old Axe Armor) Boss 1 Slogra and Gaibon (No Damage)|Axe Lord armor from Symphony of the Night.
==See also==
*Axe Armor
*Old Axe Armor Mode
==References==
==External links==
*Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Old Axe Armor Mode Guide by Blorgh1212 at GameFAQs.com
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Category:Knights
Category:Zombies
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