Armor

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This article is aboutthe equipment fromKingdom Hearts II andKingdom Hearts III.
You may be looking forthe armor worn by Keyblade wielders orthe defensive technique inKingdom Hearts III.

The Armor Shop found in Radiant Garden.

Armor (防具, Bōgu^?) is an item type found inKingdom Hearts II andKingdom Hearts III. It can be equipped to characters to improve their defense in a number of ways, replacing part of the function ofaccessories from thefirst game.

The main purpose of armor is to improve the defensive powers of the characters. In addition to providing a basic defense bonus, many pieces of armor also provide specific defense bonuses against one or more kinds of elementalMagic, such asFire,Blizzard,Thunder, andDarkness. FromKingdom Hearts II Final Mix onward, certain armors grant additional special abilities when equipped.

Obtaining Armors[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Most of the weaker armor can be purchased from theMoogle Shop inTwilight Town,The Land of Dragons,Disney Castle, andAgrabah. The more powerful armor must besynthesized through Free Development. Four pieces of armor,Elven Bandanna,Gaia Belt,Cosmic Chain, andCosmic Belt, are found in treasure chests.

TheChampion Belt is the only missable armor, as it is obtained if Roxas wins theStruggle tournament. If he loses, he gets aMedal instead.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Armors can be obtained in various ways. Some are found intreasure chests, like theShield Belt. Others can be bought in theMoogle Shop, such as theFire Bangle. The best, like theCosmic Belt, are obtained via synthesis and bonuses.

Armor Slots[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Sora,Donald, andGoofy each beginKingdom Hearts II with one armor slot in their equipment area; inKingdom Hearts II Final Mix, Goofy instead starts with two armor slots. They can accumulate more armor slots through the game based on specific events and battles.

Sora can gain two more armor slots. In order to open them, he must defeatBeast the first time throughBeast's Castle andDemyx the second time throughHollow Bastion, andVexen'sAbsent Silhouette^{[KH II FM]}.
Donald can gain one more armor slot by defeating theHydra atOlympus Coliseum.
Goofy can gain one more armor slot by defeating theBlizzard Lord and Volcanic Lord in Agrabah.

World-specific characters such asMulan,Tron, andJack Sparrow also have at least one armor slot, but cannot gain any more in the course of the game. In the same vein, Roxas begins the game with one slot and cannot gain more through experience.

Kingdom Hearts III[edit]

Sora and Donald each start the game with one armor slot, and Goofy starts with two slots. They can earn more as the game progresses. Earnings are as follows:

Sora gains a second armor slot after defeating the pack of Heartless at theTower, just before fighting theGrim Guardianess. He then gains a third slot after defeating theDarkubes inSan Fransokyo.
Donald gains a second armor slot after defeating the enemies in the electrified area at theSecond Floor.
Goofy gains a third armor slot after defeating theMetal Troll inSan Fransokyo.