Infernal armour
The infernal armour is a recurring monster in the Dragon Quest series, first appearing in Dragon Quest III. It is a stronger variant of Restless armour donning suits of armour forged in hell.
| Dragon Quest monster | |
|---|---|
| Infernal armour | |
 Art by Akira Toriyama | |
| Japanese | じごくのよろい |
| Romaji | Jigoku no yoroi |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest III |
| Old localization | Infernus knight, Infurnus Knight (IV), HellArmor, HellNite |
CharacteristicsEdit
Like the restless armour, it is a mass of moving metal that has taken up its sword against humans, but is much more dangerous than its wandering counterpart. Formerly depicted as staunch lone wolves, they have learned to summon allies in battle like their contemporaries as of VIII, while even calling down lightning with their swords by driving them into the ground. According to their monster info in X and XI, those who don the cursed hate mail will have their minds and bodies taken over and forced to become servants of a Demon Lord, becoming infernal armours themselves.
The infernal armour's appearance has changed the most since its first appearance compared to the other suits, originally being silver suits of armour chased with gold and a blue plume on their helmets. For the Super Famicom version of III, the armour was changed to black with purple plumes on their helmets. In the Sony PlayStation version of IV, the plume was changed to light grey and it would maintain this colour scheme for its next few appearances. Starting with Dragon Quest X and most modern appearances, the infernal armour would go back to its original appearance, while the black and gold colour scheme would be used for the Schwarzchuld.
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of SalvationEdit
Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeEdit
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
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| Bestiary No. | Family | |||||
| #088 | Material | |||||
| Experience | Gold | HP | MP | |||
| 90 | 19 | 88 | 0 | |||
| Attack | Defense | Agility | Evasion | |||
| 83 | 86 | 47 | 0⁄64 | |||
| In-Game Description | Ambulatory suits of cursed armour. Beware their swords. When driven into the ground, they can stun a group of adversaries with powerful lightning bolts. |
| Spell(s) | None |
| Skill(s) | Calls for backup (Cureslime) Thrusts its sword into the ground (36~40 Zap damage to entire party) |
| Location(s) | Castle Trodain |
| Item(s) Dropped | Iron armour1⁄128 Steel broadsword1⁄256 |
| Attack Resistance | Frizz Resistance * | Sizz Resistance * | Fire Breath Resistance * |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Bang Resistance * | Crack Resistance * | Ice breath Resistance * |
Woosh Resistance * |
| 25% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| Strike/Rock Resistance * | Zap Resistance * | Drain Magic Resistance | Whack Resistance * |
| 0% | 25% | 100% | 50% |
| Ban Dance Resistance | Dazzle Resistance | Fizzle Resistance | Fuddle Resistance * |
| 100% | 15% | 100% | 50% |
| Paralysis Resistance * | Poison Resistance * | Snooze resistance * | Stun Resistance * |
| 100% | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| Sap Resistance * | |||
| 15% | |||
| Army Resistance * | |||
| 0% | |||
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
Defeating three infernal armours with the Pincushion ability is the objective of Quest #107: Off the Record.
Dragon Quest XEdit
Infernal armour began appearing in Version 2.0 of the game. They are still able to perform desperate attacks, call down lightning by thrusting their swords into the ground, and can block attacks with their shields, but in this game they are capable of summoning Medislimes in battle as backup.
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit
ViciousEdit
Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's EndEdit
| Model | Experience | Gold | Marked Version? |
 |
529 | 87g | Yes |
| List No. | #098 |
| Field Notes | Empty suits of armour possessed by the souls of soldiers, and fated to fight till their deaths are avenged. The armour itself was forged in an infernal furnace—rumour has it that they mass produce them in purgatory. |
| Location(s) | Battle of the Pinnacle: Base, The Battle of Accordia |
| Item(s) Dropped | Thunderball, Silver ore |
TriviaEdit
- In the original Japanese, the infernal armour shares a name with the recurring cursed hate mail armour. In Dragon Quest X and XI, the monster's description states that the armour they wear are one and the same.
Similar suitsEdit
GalleryEdit
HD sprites
An Infernal armour, a Whizzard, a Powie yowie and a Vampire battler in the Imperial Pantry of Parthenia from IV. (Cell phone)
An infernal armour thrusting its sword into the ground in VIII.
An infernal armour in X.
XI polygon model.
A vicious infernal armour.
Battle Road Victory cut-in.
Stars model.
Tact official art.
Rivals card.
