Dragon Helm

The Dragon Helm (called Egil's Helmet in Japan) is a helmet in the Castlevania series. It frightens enemies and lowers their DEF.
In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, it grants STR +4 and DEF +3, and halves the defense of all enemies. It is one of the items Alucard wears when he first enters Dracula's Castle, but which is then stolen by Death. It can be retrieved shortly after entering the Reverse Castle, in a room located at the bottom-leftmost part of the Reverse Clock Tower.
In the Sega Saturn version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Maria Renard is equipped with it from the start, though it cannot be unequipped as the menu also cannot be accessed. Though it retains its effect of halving enemies' DEF, it does not increase her STR nor her DEF.
In Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, it has the same lowering enemies' DEF effect, although it makes its wearer more susceptible to Holy-based attacks. It can only be worn by Alucard, Soma Cruz and Getsu Fuma.
==Item Data==
==Notes==
*The in-game description for this item in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Despair reads "Frightens enemies, lowers DEF", which may be misinterpreted as lowering the player's own DEF instead of that of the enemies'.
==Trivia==
*"Egil" can refer to several Norse and Germanic heroes, including a Viking berzerker.
*The Dragon Helm is an elvish item from Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
*The English localized name of this item, "Dragon Helm", might be a reference to the historic Vlad "Dracula" Țepeș. Dracula is the Slavonic genitive form of Dracul, meaning "[the son] of Dracul (or the Dragon)", in reference to his father, Vlad Dracul, or "Vlad the Dragon", who was given this moniker when he became member of the "Order of the Dragon".Vlad the Impaler: Name at Wikipedia. Vlad Țepeș would become the inspiration for Bram Stoker's antagonistic vampire title character, Count Dracula, from his 1897 eponymous Gothic horror novel.
==References==
==External links==
*Castlevania Realm
Category:Alucard Equipment
Category:Helmets
Category:Norse Lore
Category:Tolkien Lore
Category:The Dracula X Chronicles Items
Category:Encore of the Night Items
Category:Harmony of Despair Items
Category:Symphony of the Night Items