Heroic Armor

Matt and Lance wearing the Knight Armor in Epic Battle Fantasy 4

The Heroic Armor (previously known as the Knight Armor), is a male armor found in Epic Battle Fantasy 3, 4 and 5. Its hat counterpart is the Knight's Helmet, and its female counterparts are the Breastplate (EBF3 and 4) and the Obsidian Armor (EBF5).

Description

The Heroic Armor is a full-body suit of steel plate armor. In EBF3 and 4, it is uniformly silver, save for part of the boots, a dark red belt around the waist, and a red scarf around the neck (resembling that of the Captain's Coat minus the trailing end). In EBF5, it was redesigned to have black cloth sleeves and pants with metal cuffs, a cuirass made of overlapping metal plates (silver in the middle, black on the sides), and larger, rounder pauldrons. The shoulders, waist, and neck of the armor are lined with green fabric with white trim; the neck trim becomes a full cape for Matt and a neckerchief for NoLegs.

In all of its appearances, this armor is one of the bulkiest options for male characters; its Defence stat is especially impressive, but it tends to have solid HP and excellent Magic Defence to endure all kinds of damage. Unfortunately, it also weakens the wearer's Evade and saddles him with elemental weaknesses (always including Fire).

Epic Battle Fantasy 3

The Knight Armor has an outstanding Defence boost, being half again as strong as the next-best option (the Genji Armor). It's also tied with the Leather Armor and only surpassed by the Red Jacket for the best Magic Defence of any male armor, giving Matt or Lance significantly more endurance against all forms of attack. However, it also hampers the wearer's Accuracy and Evade (particularly the latter) and makes him vulnerable to two elements that become rather common in the later areas of the game. Although the weaknesses are very mild, they can still compromise the armor's bulk and make other options more attractive, particularly if they have additional effects.

The Knight Armor is slightly weak to Fire and Thunder. These weaknesses remain constant at all levels.

Epic Battle Fantasy 4

With unmatched HP and Defence backed by the best Magic Defence among all male armor aside from those found at the summit of Battle Mountain, the Knight Armor makes its wearer incredibly durable. On the other hand, it severely lowers Evade and inflicts Tired on the wearer, making dodging comparatively difficult while also cutting into his Accuracy over time. This actually requires surprisingly little upkeep, but it may be a pain in terms of turn economy; regardless, the Golden Armor and arguably the Bone Armor are superior defensive options.

The Knight Armor is weak to Fire and Water. These weaknesses do not change at any forging level.

Matt, Lance, and NoLegs wearing the Heroic Armor in Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Normal

The Heroic Armor provides the best Magic Defence and especially Defence of any male armor, backed by a decent HP bonus and a fair chance to randomly give Defend between turns. While this comes at the cost of crippled Evade and two elemental weaknesses, it remains an incredible piece of defensive gear only surpassed by the Space Ace for bulk-based Target tanks. Its non-elemental boost is negligible, especially since the best player to exploit it (NoLegs) really hates having his Evade lowered.

The Heroic Armor is weak to Fire and Water, with the weaknesses remaining constant at all forging levels. On the other hand, it resists Thunder, up to 50% at Level 5.

Equip Remix

In terms of raw stats, the Alt Heroic Armor is arguably the bulkiest male armor in Equip Remix; its Defence is unmatched, it is tied with the Alt Santa Outfit for the highest HP, and its Magic Defence is tied for third-highest among male armor options. It also can buff Defence when its wearer Defends himself, making him even more durable against physical attacks, but this comes at the cost of a severe Evade penalty, two elemental weaknesses, and a significant chance to make its wearer Tired between turns.

Despite the changes to its stats and effects, the Alt Heroic Armor has similar applications to its normal counterpart: it's a great defensive armor for Matt and Lance, neither of whom has the base Evade to particularly mind its main penalties. However, its improved Magic Defence and auto-Tired effect makes it more suited for a purely defensive/support build than the regular version. Additionally, it still has good potential for a Target tank build, since the constant defending will activate its buff; when paired with a source of Morale (such as the Alt Genji Helmet), the wearer can soak up physical punishment all day without compromising his magic bulk like Invisible status would.

Speaking of Invisible, the Alt Heroic Armor contends with the Alt Wizard Robe for bulk-based Target Tank builds. Its defensive stats are better overall (especially on the physical side), but the Alt Wizard Robe lacks elemental weaknesses or an Evade penalty, and its on-Defend effects synergize with its base stats to potentially make its wearer even more resilient if only a few powerful physical attacks are expected.

Like its normal counterpart, the Alt Heroic Armor is weak to Fire and Water, but resists Thunder. Its weaknesses do not change as it is forged, but it becomes fully immune to Thunder at Level 5.

Epic Battle Fantasy 3

The Knight Armor is found in the northern end of the network of caves in Rock Lake. The chest containing it can be accessed from the northern piers; defeat the battle that appears as an Eyeball, then follow the path south and east.

	Knight Armor
	Heavy knight armor with high defence but many weaknesses.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	5%	10%	15%	20%		-	-	-	-	-		-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%
	-	-	-	-	-		20%	30%	40%	50%	60%		-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%
	-	-	-	-	-		10%	15%	20%	25%	30%	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%	-10%		-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier
Auto Skill			--					--
Bonus Skill			--					--

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 3	--	--	3	x 2	--	--
4	x 10	--	--	5	x 1	--	--

Epic Battle Fantasy 4

The Knight Armor is found in the Temple of Godcat, in the left chest behind the gate on the four Blood Orb pedestals screen. To reach the chest, four Blood Orbs must be placed on the pedestals and the Protector must be defeated in battle.

	Knight Armor
	Randomly makes the player tired.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	10%	15%	20%	25%	30%		-	-	-	-	-		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		20%	30%	40%	50%	60%		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		10%	15%	20%	30%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-		-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier
Auto Skill			--					--
Bonus Skill			--					--
Auto Status			2x					(30%)
--

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 4	--	--	3	x 10	--	--
4	x 1	x 4	--	5	x 8	x 40	--

Pre-Battle Mountain update version.

	Knight Armor
	Randomly makes the player tired.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	5%	10%	15%	20%	25%		-	-	-	-	-		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		20%	30%	40%	50%	60%		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		10%	15%	20%	25%	30%	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-		-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier
Auto Skill			--					--
Bonus Skill			--					--
Auto Status			2x					(30%)
--

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 4	--	--	3	x 10	--	--
4	x 1	x 4	--	5	x 8	x 40	--

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

"I feel invincible in this armor! You could just throw me like a wrecking ball!"

―Matt

The Heroic Armor is worn by NoLegs when he joins the party in Hope Harbor.

	Heroic Armor
	Bulky plate armor for the toughest knights. Boosts the damage of non-elemental skills. Level 3: Gives the player defend status occasionally.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	0%[5%]	0%[10%]	5%[15%]	10%[20%]	-	-	-	-	-	-		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		10%	20%	40%	50%	65%		20%	40%	60%	80%	100%
	-	-	-	-	-		10%	15%	20%	30%	45%		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier
Auto Skill			--					--
Bonus Skill			--					--
Auto Status								(33%)
Defend Status			--					--
Note: Stats in brackets (below/right from actual) are for its pre-v2 update version. Before the v2 update, didn't give Defend.

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 1	--	--	3	x 3	--	--
4	x 6	x 8	--	5	x 1	--	--

Statistics with Equip Remix enabled.

	Heroic Armor
	Bulky plate armor for the toughest knights. Gives the player tired status. Level 3: Defending also buffs defence by 80%.

Statistics
Stat Bonus												Resistance
	LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5		LV1	LV2	LV3	LV4	LV5
	-	5%	10%	15%	20%	-	-	-	-	-	-		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		20%	30%	40%	50%	60%		20%	40%	60%	80%	100%
	-	-	-	-	-		20%	30%	40%	50%	60%		-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%	-30%
	-	-	-	-	-		-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%	-20%
Spells & Statuses
			Power					Chance Modifier
Auto Skill			--					--
Bonus Skill			--					--
Auto Status			1x					(50%)
Defend Status			--					--

Forging Information
Lvl	Requirements			Lvl	Requirements
2	x 1	--	--	3	x 3	--	--
4	x 6	x 8	--	5	x 1	--	--