The Armor Shop found in Radiant Garden.

Armor (防具, Bōgu) is an item type found in Kingdom Hearts II and Kingdom Hearts III. It can be equipped to characters to improve their defense in a number of ways, replacing part of the function of accessories from the first 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 elemental Magic, such as Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, and Darkness. From Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix onward, certain armors grant additional special abilities when equipped.

Obtaining Armors

Kingdom Hearts II

Most of the weaker armor can be purchased from the Moogle Shop in Twilight Town, The Land of Dragons, Disney Castle, and Agrabah. The more powerful armor must be synthesized through Free Development. Four pieces of armor, Elven Bandanna, Gaia Belt, Cosmic Chain, and Cosmic Belt, are found in treasure chests.

The Champion Belt is the only missable armor, as it is obtained if Roxas wins the Struggle tournament. If he loses, he gets a Medal instead.

Kingdom Hearts III

Armors can be obtained in various ways. Some are found in treasure chests, like the Shield Belt. Others can be bought in the Moogle Shop, such as the Fire Bangle. The best, like the Cosmic Belt, are obtained via synthesis and bonuses.

Armor Slots

Kingdom Hearts II

Sora, Donald, and Goofy each begin Kingdom Hearts II with one armor slot in their equipment area; in Kingdom 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 defeat Beast the first time through Beast's Castle and Demyx the second time through Hollow Bastion, and Vexen's Absent Silhouette^{[KH II FM]}.
• Donald can gain one more armor slot by defeating the Hydra at Olympus Coliseum.
• Goofy can gain one more armor slot by defeating the Blizzard Lord and Volcanic Lord in Agrabah.

World-specific characters such as Mulan, Tron, and Jack 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

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 the Tower, just before fighting the Grim Guardianess. He then gains a third slot after defeating the Darkubes in San Fransokyo.
• Donald gains a second armor slot after defeating the enemies in the electrified area at the Second Floor.
• Goofy gains a third armor slot after defeating the Metal Troll in San Fransokyo.

List of armors

Kingdom Hearts II

Kingdom Hearts III

See also

• Accessory

• Armor
• Kingdom Hearts II items
• Kingdom Hearts II armor
• Kingdom Hearts III items
• Kingdom Hearts III armor