Great Armor

: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 a recurring 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 carries 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.
===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.
===Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow===
A Great Armor is first encountered in the Study as the game's third boss, and they later appear as common enemies in the Clock Tower. These enemies, much like the Golems, are very slow but pack a punch. They only have two attacks, both which can be easily avoided. The first one is a thrust to the area below the sword, which Soma Cruz can crouch under to avoid damage while still being able to attack the Great Armor himself. The second attack is smashing his sword down, which can also be avoided by remaining very close to the Great Armor, or by stepping away from him, which is safer. Additionally, while not considered an attack itself, the Great Armor can raise up his shield to block all attacks for a few seconds.
Soma can acquire two souls from defeating a Great Armor. After the mandatory boss battle, he'll gain access to a room where he'll meet Hammer for the first time, and also find a Soul-Keeper holding the Malphas Ability Soul, which allows him to do a double jump, which helps to access the Dance Hall area. Both the boss version and the common Great Armors found later in the game can drop the Great Armor Guardian Soul, which grants Soma the Strength Booster ability. This soul's in-game description is incorrect; it increases Soma's STR to 120% while active, not by 120%.
===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 being a particularly strong enemy, they have somewhat bulky defense, allowing for resisted attacks. Because they are normal enemies, they can be fought as many times as desired. They drop the Great Armor Guardian Soul, which grants the Great Armor Familiar ability, which instead of increasing Soma's strength like in the previous game, has the soul of a Great Armor fighting alongside him as a familiar.
===Castlevania: Curse of Darkness===
Unlike his previous appearance, this enemy is no longer as big, is brick red in color, and his sword is also reduced in size. However, he now generally appears in groups. In addition to his sword, he now carries a round shield which he can use as an offensive weapon by carrying out a long charge that can push the player away. During this time, his steal window activates, allowing the player to steal Carbon Steel from him, opening a new assortment of next tier combinations at that point of the game.
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===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
While they retain their size and design from Dawn of Sorrow, their color scheme is changed to red in this game. They use the same tactics they used in Dawn of Sorrow, but are considerably weaker this time around.
===Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia===
Found in the Library and in the Arms Depot, Great Knights are one of Dracula's Castle's many elite armored guardians. They pace at a very slow rate and mainly attack by slamming on the ground the massive axes they wield, so ranged combat or hit-and-run tactics are recommended.
They have been 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.
===Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night===
===Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls===
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
RoB Armor.JPG|Great Armor from the Japanese Rondo of Blood instruction booklet.
AoS 061.png|Great Armor enemy list entry from Aria of Sorrow.
Temp7.jpeg|Great Armor Familiar from Dawn of Sorrow.
Great Armor COD Unused Portraits.PNG|Unused portraits of Great Armor from Curse of Darkness.
Dxc 045.png|Armor Lord enemy list entry from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night.
Heavy Armor MR Beta Bestiary.JPG|Heavy Armor beta bestiary entry from Moonlight Rhapsody.
==References==
*Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs
*Castlevania Realm
==See also==
*Dark Armor
*Final Guard
*Great Armor Familiar
*Living Armor
==External links==
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