Zenithian Armour
| Zenithian Armour | |
|---|---|
| |
| Japanese | てんくうのよろい |
| Romaji | Tenku no yorei |
| Old localizations | N/a |
| Found in | Dragon Quest IV Dragon Quest V Dragon Quest Tact |
| Effect | N/A |
The Zenithian Armour is a suit of silver armour with gold trim, accented by radiant green in the form of dragon embellishments shared by each piece of the Zenithian Equipment. The heavenly nature of the armour protects the wearer from direct and indirect attacks. It is strongly implied that the Zenithian Armour is the reforging of the Armour of Orgo, adapted to match the Zenith Dragon who watches over the world from his castle in the sky.
Appearances[edit]
Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | This armour will help reduce damage caused by magic.[1] |
The Zenithian Armour is likely the first piece to be acquired by players. It is found in Briny Lair, the cave north of the Medal King's Palace. In the original NES version it reduces breath attacks and spell damage by 1⁄3, while in the remakes it raises resistance to instant death while reducing only spell damage (save for Zap) by 1⁄3. In all versions it has a defence value of +70 and can only be worn by the Hero.
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride[edit]
| Game | Description |
 | This gallant garb can impede the impact of magic and ice-based attacks.[1] |
The Zenithian Armour is stored in a side room in the entrance to Crocodilopolis, and the ultimate key is needed to retrieve it. When worn it improves the defence of the Hero's Son by 85 points, as well as reducing magic (save Bang and Zap) and breath damage by 30 points.
Dragon Quest Tact[edit]
The Zenithian Armour is an S-rank piece of armour that can be acquired as part of the limited True Dragon Quest IV event by clearing the Zenithian Armour stages in Test of Courage on any difficulty. It has a Defense bonus of +20, raises the Breath Res of Hero units by 2% and has three slots for Alchemy Effects.
Trivia[edit]
- Some versions of the Zenithian sword and shield have Anglo-Saxon runes inscribed on them.
- The runes on the sword (around the gold sphere on the hilt) read "mitibikaresi mono", which is an approximate romanization of "導かれし者 michibikareshi mono", meaning "the guided one". This also resembles the Japanese subtitle for Dragon Quest IV, "導かれし者たち michibikareshi monotachi", literally "the people who are shown the way".
- The runes on the shield (around the two gold spheres) are difficult to translate, as they only appear in early low-resolution concept art, and later interpretations of the shield omit these runes entirely.
See also[edit]
- Zenithian Equipment
- Zenithian Sword
- Zenithian Helm
- Zenithian Shield
- Zenithian clothes
- Zenithian leotard
- Zenithian gauntlets
- Zenithian leggings
- Zenithian trousers
