Armiger

Armiger , known in the pre-release material as Armiger Arsenal, and sometimes referred as the Power of Kings, is the means to wield the royal arms (or other weapons, as shown by Regis Lucis Caelum et al.) all at once. It is Noctis's Limit Break in Final Fantasy XV.
==Mechanics==
To unlock Armiger, the player must collect the Sword of the Wise, Axe of the Conqueror, and Swords of the Wanderer; all three are mandatory to progress the story. To use Armiger, the Armiger gauge must be filled up, done by attacking enemies and by dodging via blinking. The gauge maxes at 40,000 points, with stronger attacks yielding more points; for example, warp-strikes with standard weapons grant 100 points, while charged greatsword attacks yield 1,600 points. Players can equip the Armiger Accelerator to increase the fill rate, but this disables the Tech bar from filling up. Once the gauge is full, Armiger can be activated by pressing + / + during battle. 
For 10 seconds (extendable to 15 with an upgrade in the Ascension Grid), Noctis gains enhanced strength, speed, and warp-strikes, becomes immune to stagger and ballistic damage, and will not enter the Danger state even if his HP hits 0. He summons spectral versions of the royal arms he has acquired, which will auto-attack the targeted enemy. Cross chains and "idle-warps" will be unavailable and point-warping is only possible when MP is depleted. While players cannot control Noctis's attacks with directional input and his "Airstep" activates randomly, dodging and phasing can still be performed. Stasis has no effect on the Armiger attack sequence.
Before the Armiger gauge is depleted, players can active by pressing + or + . This allows the party to wield a royal arm each and attack together, with the damage based on the remaining amount on the Armiger gauge. Killing enemies with Armiger Chain used to yield 100 EXP per kill, but this was raised to 3000 EXP per kill in patch 1.21.
The Armiger Chain sequence is:
:First attack:
::Sword of the Wise - Prompto
::Axe of the Conqueror - Gladiolus
::Sword of the Wanderer - Ignis
::Blade of the Mystic - Noctis
:Second attack:
::Star of the Rogue - Prompto
::Sword of the Tall - Gladio
::Mace of the Fierce - Ignis
::Bow of the Clever - Noctis
:Third attack:
::Scepter of the Pious - Prompto
::Shield of the Just - Gladio
::Katana of the Warrior - Ignis
::Trident of the Oracle - Noctis
:Final attack:
::Sword of the Father - Noctis
Successful execution of the Armiger Chain will yield AP and grant a buff that gives the player infinite MP for 60 seconds, given the appropriate upgrades have been obtained in the Ascension Grid.
In the second part of the Leviathan battle in Chapter 9, and the second part of the battle against Ardyn in Chapter 15, Noctis enters a unique Armiger mode, wielding all thirteen royal arms, even those he has yet to obtain. In both battles, Armiger lasts indefinitely until victory, and Noctis's stats are enhanced even further than when using Armiger normally. He can warp around the environment at high speeds where the player can control his movement with the phase button, and his free-warp defaults to a multi-hitting strike. If the player executes a complete combo, Noctis uses the same attack pattern as when finishing a combo with the Sword of the Father.
==Royal arms==
Royal arms can be equipped by Noctis. Using them as normal weapons drains his HP when he lands attacks, except when parrying or being controlled by the AI via character swap, but they come with relatively high attack power and are the only weapons that can ignore enemy resistances, and are often good against defensive daemons like flan and iron giant types. The royal arms are wielded simultaneously during Armiger.
==Ascension Grid==
			
			
		
		
		
Name	Effect
 	Enter Armiger mode when the Armiger bar is full. Temporarily boosts attributes.
 	Gain 1 AP every time you use Armiger.
 	Special group attack requiring a full Armiger bar.
 	Gain 1 AP every time you use Armiger Chain.
 	Gain unlimited MP for 60 seconds after executing Armiger Chain.
 	Boost Armiger bar gain from attacks by 30%.
 	Armiger Chain kills grant 3000 EXP.
 	Boost Armiger Chain damage by 50%.
 	Reduce Armiger bar depletion during Armiger mode by 30%.
==Armiger Unleashed==
Armiger Unleashed is an enhanced version of the Armiger available for Noctis in the Windows and Royal Editions. It is unlocked by equipping The Founder King's Sigil, obtained from the Keycatrich ruins' statue after Noctis has all thirteen royal arms. Armiger Unleashed lasts much longer than the regular Armiger and Noctis gains access to powerful combos and techniques that break the damage limit, but unlike in regular Armiger, Noctis can fall into the Danger state, which will also end Unleashed prematurely.
==Story==
Only those of Lucian royal blood can use Armiger, and monarchs in the line of Lucis have an "innate ability to conjure magical weapons". The ancient kings' power is enshrined in royal tombs scattered throughout Eos and the weapons they house are special. Every king collaborates to the collective power of kings by adding their own royal arm to the mix. Many of the weapons have been lost, however.
Each prominent member of the Lucis Caelum bloodline seems to have unique ways of using Armiger. Noctis's royal arms encircle him and enable him to fly. His royal arms can also block ballistic damage, albeit when he is not in Armiger. The Founder King's Sigil can empower Noctis with Armiger Unleashed. King Regis uses Armiger with his personal collection of weapons, rather than with the royal arms, wielded in various ways, such as a defensive formation. His weapons do not glow when he is in Armiger. Ardyn Izunia can transform the royal arms into a swirling circle, have the arms fold around his back in a wing formation that enables flight, consolidate them into a shield, and send the royal arms flying through an arena. His Armiger glows red. While Noctis is quickly exhausted from maintaining Armiger, the other users do not seem to suffer this limitation.
As depicted in Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV, young Noctis saw his father wield the power of the phantom weapons. He knows that he, as the heir to the throne, will be able to do so as well. The weapons of former kings are enshrined in royal tombs scattered throughout Lucis. The power of the royal arms, combined with the power of the Crystal, can destroy the Starscourge, which became known as the prophecy of the True King. In Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn, Ardyn hallucinates Aera Mirus Fleuret's death, where Somnus Lucis Caelum may impale her with his Armiger while Ardyn helplessly watches. When Ardyn heads to decimate Insomnia, he faces off against Regis, and the two summon Armiger against one another.
After Niflheim steals the Crystal and kills King Regis, Noctis sets out to reclaim his kingdom by collecting the royal arms of his forebears and to forge covenants with the Astral gods. After collecting enough of his forebears' weapons, he gains the power to use Armiger. When Ravus Nox Fleuret confronts him at the Aracheole Stronghold, Noctis displays his power of kings to intimidate him, but Ravus is unfazed. During Noctis's battle against Leviathan, he enters a sustained mode of Armiger with the help of Oracle Lunafreya Nox Fleuret and the souls of the past kings. It almost expends all of his energy until Lunafreya rushes to heal him. When arriving at Gralea, Noctis cannot access Armiger or his other magical abilities as long as the Wallbreaker Wave is active.
As depicted in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ignis, while Noctis is unconscious following his battle with Leviathan, his friend Ignis Scientia faces Ardyn. If Ignis decides to follow Ardyn to Zegnautus Keep, the latter unexpectedly shows off his ability to use Armiger and reveals his identity as Noctis's ancient immortal relative whose soul has been corrupted by the Starscourge, becoming the very embodiment of it. Ardyn fights Ignis with the power of kings, but Ignis survives by lending power from the Ring of the Lucii for a blood price.
Noctis eventually faces Ardyn at the Citadel to fulfill his destiny as the True King. The two duel both wielding the power of kings, but Noctis defeats Ardyn by striking him with each royal arm, delivering the final blow with the Sword of the Father. Noctis summons the spirits of the old kings to impale him with the royal arms so he can purge Ardyn's soul in the realm between life and death. The royal arms appear around the throne and he takes the arms to the realm beyond by having the spirits of the past kings plunge them into his body. Once the Caelum lineage is united in the beyond, the combined powers of the kings, the royal arms, and the Crystal, erase the Starscourge.
Final Fantasy XV -The Dawn of the Future- depicts an alternate ending to the saga where Ardyn is the one to enter the beyond with the Lucii and the royal arms and use the "true" form of Armiger to fell an antagonistic Bahamut.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy XV Episode Duscae===
Several unique weapons must be collected before Noctis can use Armiger. The player can find Phantom Swords from the environment; each gives Noctis a unique ability, referred to as , and there are four weapons available. In the final game, the royal arms do not gift individual abilities. The ability dubbed Armiger in the final game is named "Knightswords" in Episode Duscae, and an ability similar to Impervious is associated with the Armiger Arsenal, named "Knightsguard", whereas it is unrelated to Armiger in the final game.
Armiger Arsenal drains Noctis's MP and ends when it is fully depleted. The final game instead uses the Armiger bar, a separate gauge with no connection to MP.
The Phantom Swords are unique to the demo.
Weapon	Description 	Location 	Armiger Arsenal
 	Sword that slices through space and time, allowing its wielder to warp at will. 	Already equipped to Noctis. 	Warp-Strike, Warp Dodge
 	Storied sword that strikes with waves of resonance. Calls forth the formidable power of the Knightswords. 	Find Rusted Antiquity on cliff northeast of Digythe Haven. 	Knightswords
 	Gallant greatsword that cuts through thin air to find its mark. Calls forth the protective power of the Knightshield.	Find Ancient Blade in southeastern portion of Fociaugh Cavern.	Knightshield
 	Lance that nimbly negates damage using displacement. Calls forth the preventive power of the Knightguard. 	Acquire Edge of Yore by defeating Deadeye. 	Knightguard
===Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV===
In a flashback Noctis has of his childhood, King Regis drives away the marilith daemon by summoning numerous weapons to him at once. As an adult, Noctis faces off against the same daemon by using Armiger. Noctis wields Blood Edge and the Soul Saber, rather than his royal arms.
===A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV===
Armiger can be used by Regis Lucis Caelum and even by Ardyn Izunia. The player progresses through a series of stages defeating monsters and daemons, string combos together, juggle enemies in the air, and use magic. Regis can summon an ally whenever his combo count reaches 8, and he can use Armiger whenever it reaches 24. If he summons an ally before using Armiger, they will join the attack. If all three allies are summoned before Armiger, they will execute the powerful Bonds of Battle.
=== Final Fantasy Dimensions II ===
While not referred to by name, the Armiger Arsenal appears when a character performs the Phantom Sword ability taught from the Noctis Signet.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy NT===
Armiger automatically activates after Noctis's HP falls below a certain amount. While active, Noctis's royal arms will also attack when he performs Bravery attacks.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
Conjure Armiger is a command ability for Noctis, provided he has equipped his EX Weapon Rune Saber. It deals BRV damage 12 times + HP damage at the end of the combo. It also deals an additional hit of BRV damage if Noctis has at least one level of Armiger. Conjure Armiger also increases Noctis's Armiger level by 2, stacking up to 5. Armiger increases Noctis's max Bravery and attack based on the amount of stacks.
A powered-up version, Legacy of the Lucii, appears as Noctis's Finishing Burst, granted by the Sword of the Wise (XV).
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival===
===Pictlogica Final Fantasy===
PFF Armiger.png|Armiger.
PFF Armiger 2.png|Armiger after activation.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
;Legend Cards
FFAB Armiger - Noctis Legend GR.png|Armiger (GR).
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
Armiger is Noctis's Overstrike Soul Break, learned from the Sword of the Father (XV). When invoked, Noctis dives diagonally toward a target at high speed, and upon impact strikes with tremendous force that can break the damage cap. Noctis then enters Armiger Mode, gaining a bubble shield for 30% of his Max HP worth of damage, and raising his Attack a moderate amount while the shield is in play.
Other Soul Breaks based on Armiger exist, for instance Noctis's Ultra Soul Break Armiger Wakes.
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
Noctis's Armiger shows the four "Phantom Swords" obtained in the Episode Duscae demo.
FFBE Armiger 2.png|5★.
FFBE Armiger.png|6★.
FFBE Armiger 3.png|7★.
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
==Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances==
===For Whom the Alchemist Exists===
Noctis is an obtainable character during the Final Fantasy XV collaboration event. He wields seven royal arms in Armiger.
===Tekken 7===
Noctis can use Armiger for an attack, Axe of the Conqueror is the last weapon used at the end of the attack. Within the Move List option, this attack is called "The Royal Arms".
==Behind the scenes==
Noctis's ability to wield multiple crystalline weapons at once has been present ever since the Final Fantasy Versus XIII E3 2006 trailer where the game was revealed. He was opposed by a man in a white cloak, and Stella Nox Fleuret, both who displayed similar skills to Noctis to summon phantom weapons from thin air. The man in the white robe became Ravus Nox Fleuret in the final game.
===Allusions===
The Astral Bahamut is associated with multiple swords. His summon attack is Ultima Sword that rains massive glowing blades down on the enemy , somewhat similar to how the glowing weapons surround the wielder in Armiger. If the player rejects Bahamut's fate for Ardyn in the ending for Episode Ardyn, various crystalline weapons pin Ardyn in a crucifix-like manner.
For April Fools 2017, Square Enix announced "Episode Kenny" where the player would play as Crow's Nest mascot Kenny Crow whose Armiger would be summoning crystalline fish.
Armiger is described in dialogue as the "power of kings". This is also mentioned in Final Fantasy Type-0 in verse 14:7 of the Nameless Tome; "Make your choice: will you choose reason, or the power of kings?"
==Gallery==
Armiger in FFXV.png
Ardyn-Armiger-FFXV.png|Ardyn Izunia's Armiger.
Ff15-ps4-2.jpg|Pre-release version from a trailer.
Using Armiger against Ignis during training in FFXV.png
Royal_Edition_Armiger_Unleashed.jpg|Armiger Unleashed in Royal Edition.
Noctis in Armiger against Leviathan from FFXVPE.jpg|Pocket Edition.
==Etymology==
In the final game, the royal arms are named after the moniker of the king who wielded it, but in Episode Duscae the phantom swords had traditional names:
Galatine is synonymous with "Galatyn". 
==Notes==
==Citations==
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ru:Оруженосец
Category:Abilities in Final Fantasy XV
Category:Limit Breaks