The Hades' Helm is a cursed item that first appears in Dragon Quest III. It is a blue helmet with yellow horn-like protrusions and has a golden mask displaying two glowing red eyes the covers the player's eyes. Despite being labeled as a cursed item, the "curse" has no effect whatsoever. However, like all cursed items, this item cannot be inequipped except with the "Benediction" spell. Defense: 22 It later appears cursed again in Dragon Quest IX, only being able to be worn normally with Saint's ashes. It has a small chance of stopping the character wearing it from attacking.