Metal king armour

Metal king armour
Japanese	メタルキングよろい
Romaji	Metaru kingu yoroi
Old Localisations	Metal king armor
Found in	Dragon Quest V; Dragon Quest VI; Dragon Quest VII; Dragon Quest VIII; Dragon Quest IX; Dragon Quest XI
Effect	Protects against elemental damage (VI~)

Metal king armour is a recurring suit of armour in the Dragon Quest series. It is frequently the most powerful suit of armour in the games it appears, boasting an incredible amount of defence and in most games provides protection against either magic or elemental damage. It is decorated with an emblem of a Metal king slime.

Appearances edit

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride edit

The metal king armour has a defence bonus of +95. It does not offer any magic protection in this game, only raising physical defense. It can be equipped by Hero (Dragon Quest V), Hero's Son (Dragon Quest V) and Tuppence. It can also be equipped by several monsters. It can be found on the third floor in the optional Estark dungeon. There is also a 1/256 chance that a Metal dragon will drop it upon defeat. It can be sold for 11,250G in the original version of the game、7,500G in the remakes.

Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation edit

The metal king armour has a defence bonus of +115, a style bonus of +45, and reduces damage from fire and ice breath by 25 points. The armour can be equipped by the Hero, Carver, Nevan, Amos, Terry, Lizzie, and the slime recruits. It can be purchased at the Greedmore Valley Casino for 150,000 tokens. It cannot be sold to any shop.

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past edit

File:DQVII Metal King Armour Icon.png Metal king armour (メタルキングよろい)

Image	Location
	Sold in the Slums's Casino^{PS1 only} or The Haven's casino^{3DS only}


	Stats	Price (Buy/Sell)
	Defence +115 Style +45	30,000 tokens
	Equippable by

	Notes
	Reduces breath damage by 30 points. Style +50 when equipped with the Metal king sword, helm, and shield

*It can be purchased at the Grand Slum's Casino in the PSX version or at the Haven's casino in the 3DS version once the final upgrade has been unlocked for 30,000 tokens.

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King edit

Metal king armour (メタルキングよろい)

Image	PS2 icon	3DS icon

	Description
	The ultimate suit of armour offering the strongest possible defence.^[1]
	Location
	This item cannot be bought or found.
	Stats	Price (Buy/Sell)
	Defence +120	N/A / 5,000 gold
	Equippable by

	Notes
	Reduces damage taken from fire and ice breath by 30 points Changes the Hero's appearance when worn with the metal king helm and shield.
	Ingredients	Used for
	+ + =	This item cannot be used as an ingredient.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies edit

The metal king armour is the fully upgraded version of the metal slime armour.

Metal king armour


Description
Armour with a metal king slime emblem that staves off spells
Attributes	Rarity	Price
Defence +77 Charm +90	★★★★☆	NA/29,000
Vocations	Notes
	-20% all elemental damage
Location
Krak Pot
Ingredient 1	Ingredient 2	Ingredient 3

Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age edit

Metal king armour


Description
Utterly impregnable armour that protects against attacks of all elements.
Stats (Base/+1/2/3)	Rarity	Price (Buy/Sell)
Defence +126/133/148/148	S	98,000/46,000
Notes	Forging Difficulty	Ingredients
-20% all elemental damage Dropped by: Vicious metal dragons ¹⁄₂₅₆	N/A	N/A
Characters

Location
Sold in Cobblestone (rebuilt), postgame Found on Insula Occidentalis, requires the ultimate key

Gallery edit

Terry wearing the metal king armour
The metal king armour in Dragon Quest VII
The hero wearing the metal king armour and helmet in the 3DS version of Dragon Quest VIII
The metal king armour, along with all of the other metal king equipment, as featured in the Dragon Quest Legend Items Gallery