Bronze armour
The Bronze armour is a recurring set of armour in the Dragon Quest series that first appeared in Dragon Quest IV. It is a low to mid-level piece of equipment and offers a decent amount of protection compared to early game pieces of armour. Typically, it can only be equipped by physically stronger characters.
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| Japanese | せいどうのよろい |
| Romaji | Seidō no yoroi |
| Old localizations | Bronze armor |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest VI Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VIII Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest X Dragon Quest XI Dragon Quest of the Stars Dragon Quest: Scan Battlers Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's Bonds Dragon Quest Treasures |
| Effect | Increases the wearer's Defence. |
AppearancesEdit
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the ChosenEdit
The Bronze armour has a Defence bonus of +25. It can be equipped by the Hero, Ragnar McRyan, Kiryl, Torneko, Meena, and the last party member. Hardie has this among his equipment (Chain mail in the Nintendo DS Version), as well as Oojam.
It can be purchased for 700 gold coins from Strathbaile, Endor, the Desert Bazaar, Lakanaba, Vrenor, Ballymoral, Bath, and Porthrunnel and can be sold for 525 gold coins. Tessie will sell this for 1,050 at Torneko's shop.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideEdit
The Bronze armour has a Defence bonus of +21 and can be equipped by the Hero, the Hero's son, Harry, and Tuppence, along with various monster companions. It can be purchased from Roundbeck, Coburg, Fortuna during the second generation for 700 gold and sold for 350 gold.
Dragon Quest VI: Realms of RevelationEdit
The Bronze armour has Defence bonus of +21 and a Style bonus of +12, and can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Nevan, Terry, Amos, and Goowain. The armour can be purchased for 700 gold coins from Somnia, Wellshire, and Amor and sold for 525 gold coins.
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastEdit
The Bronze armour has a Defence bonus of +23, a Style bonus of +12, and can be equipped by the Hero, Kiefer, and Aishe. It can be purchased at Greenthumb Gardens and Alltrades Abbey for 1,350 gold and sold for 675 gold. Bronze armour can also be dropped by Sharphooters.
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingEdit
| Game | Description |
 | A suit of armour fashioned from forged bronze plates.[1] |
The Bronze armour has a Defence bonus of +24. It can be bought for 840 gold coins in Ascantha and Pickham and sold for 420 gold coins. Only the Hero can equip it. It can also be made in the Alchemy Pot.
| Item | Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 |
 Bronze armour |
 Chain mail |
 Bronze shield |
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesEdit
 Bronze armour |  |
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| Description | ||||
| Armour made of alloyed metal plates. | ||||
| Rarity | Stats | Vocations | ||
| ★☆☆☆☆ | Defence +14 |        |
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| Notes | ||||
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| Price | Location | |||
| 720 / 360 | Sold in Coffinwell. | |||
| Ingredient 1 | Ingredient 2 | Ingredient 3 | ||
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Dragon Quest XEdit
The Bronze armour has a Defence bonus of +8, a Style bonus of +2, increases the wearer's Weight by 19, and has an equipment level of 7. It can be equipped by Warriors, Priests, Thieves, Minstrels, Paladins, Armamentalists, Gladiators, Rangers, Fortune Tellers, Druids, Death Masters, Demon Swordsmen, and Pirates. In the Offline version of the game, it can also be equipped by Mjoll, Raguas, Hussar, and Duston.
Like many pieces of armour in X, the bronze armour was divided into pieces for the torso and legs. The entire set consists of the torso and leg armour, the bronze helmet, bronze gauntlets, and bronze sabatons, and can be made with blacksmithing. If all five pieces are equipped, the wearer gains a +5 bonus to Style.
- Recipe: Copper ore x2 + Flaxen thread x2
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive AgeEdit
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| Description | ||||
| A cuirass crafted from sheets of bronze that have been bent and beaten into shape. | ||||
| Rarity | ||||
| E | ||||
| Stats with forge buffs | ||||
| Defence +24/25/26/28 | ||||
| Notes | ||||
| Requires 4 Perfectionist's pearls to rework. | ||||
| Price | Location | |||
| 840 / 420 | Fun-Size Forge Sold in Gallopolis, Gondolia, and from the Laguna di Gondolia roving emporium. |
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The recipe book An Introduction to Armour contains the recipe for bronze armour. It can be found in a treasure chest behind the inn at Hotto.
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: A Hero's BondsEdit
The bronze armour is a 1★ set of armour that can be equipped by Hero and Warrior characters. Like in X, the armour is divided into a torso piece and a leg piece. It is a starter set of equipment and can occasionally be acquired from free Treasure Hunts.
Dragon Quest TreasuresEdit
The Bronze armour is Treasure No. 174 in the Armour 1 category and can be found in the Hinterquarters. Its base value is 135,000 gold.
| Game | Description |
 | Body protection made from big bits of beaten bronze.[2] |
In Other LanguagesEdit
| Language | Translation | Meaning |
 Español | Armadura de bronce | Spanish for "bronze armour". |
 Français | Armure de bronze | French for "bronze armour". |
 Deutsch | Bronzeharnisch | German for "bronze armour". |
 Italiano | Armatura di bronzo | Italian for "bronze armour". |
GalleryEdit
Ragnar wearing the Bronze armour.
The Bronze armour from Dragon Quest VII.
The bronze armour top in Stars.
The bronze armour bottom in Stars.
Equipment icon for the torso piece in A Hero's Bonds
Equipment icon for the leg piece in A Hero's Bonds
Bronze armour icon in Treasures
