Restless armour
The Restless Armour is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series. Introduced in Dragon Quest III, it is an empty suit of armor that has taken on life.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
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| Restless armour | |
| File:DQIII Restless Armour.png Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | さまようよろい |
| Romaji | Wandering armor |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Rogue Knight, RogueNite |
Characteristics
Restless Armours are simple blue suits of armor armed with a sword and shield. There is nothing inside the armor, though the darkness inside their orange tasseled helmets makes this a questionable matter at times.
Typically a physical powerhouse, Restless Armours will strike with their swords and occasionally deliver critical blows, regularly depicted as a full-force swing after the Restless Armor's upper body winds back at the waist. While usually without magical abilities, they can often call Healslimes into the battle to undo any damage they took.
Restless Armours have been shown to speak with a degree of nobility to their words, as one might expect of a knight. Their speech also tends to be interrupted by sudden 'clank!'s, possibly from their visors falling down or maybe simply due to their being nothing but armor.
Appearances
Dragon Quest III
Dragon Quest IV
Dragon Quest V
Though present in the original game, Restless Armours couldn't be recruited until the remakes. In all versions of the game is a cursed suit of armor with the same name, which transforms the wearer into the monster until it is removed through benediction at a church. The attack stat becomes 69, defence 54, and agility 43, and will not increase upon leveling up until removed.
Dragon Quest VIII
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| Bestiary No. | Family | |||||
| 067 | Material | |||||
| Experience | Gold | HP | MP | |||
| 74 | 13 | 61 | 0 | |||
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Evasion | |||
| 73 | 70 | 48 | 1⁄64 | |||
| In-Game Description | The angry soul of a dead swordsman inhabiting an empty suit of armour. Occasionally summons healslimes to assist it in battle. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Brutal hit Call for help |
| Location(s) | Swordsman's Labyrinth |
| Item(s) Dropped | Iron shield1⁄64 Iron armour1⁄128 |
| Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice breath Resistance * |
Woosh Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * |
| 50% | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 15% | 100% | 50% |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 15% | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| Sap Resistance * | |||
| 15% | |||
| Army Resistance * | |||
| 50% | |||
Dragon Quest IX
| #057 - Restless armour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dropped Item | Iron broadsword (common, 1/64) Iron armour (rare, 1/128) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locations | Tower of Trades Dourbridge Lonely Plains Grotto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skills | Call for backup (Healslime) Morale Masher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bestiary # | 057 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Game | Dragon Quest IX | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Console | DS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Chivalrous champions who like to fight fair and square. Beware the tension-trashing Morale Masher. Suits of armour that have soaked up sorrowful swordsmen's souls. Healslime helpers make them hard to hurt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Appearing as rank C monsters of the zombie family, Restless Armours can be scouted on Celeste Isle and within the temple on that island, though synthesis is also an option.
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Restless Armours first appear and can only be found in the game's final area, the Flying Clawtress. They can use their shields to block frontal attacks, though being struck once from behind will cause them to drop it and lose their defensive prowess. A Restless Armour defeated outside of a tank battle will always drop a steel broadsword if a lucky bag isn't produced.
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