Athletes

Several different types of athletes have appeared in Castlevania games as joke enemies. The first one was the Swimmer, which swam from one end of the "pool" to the other repeatedly in the water stage in Boku Dracula-Kun, running into Kid Dracula. Later in that game, a Figure Skater took the ice and attempted to twirl and kick him.

Skeleton Athletes would later appear in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. It ran fast until it hit a wall and crumbled. It is not possible to get its drop item if it kills itself in this manner. The more rare and hidden Skeleton Medalist also appeared in the game, which ran even faster and was harder to kill. It dropped the Bear Ring, which enabled Soma to transform into a Bear, which had a completely different move set than his normal abilities. To make matters worse, it also dropped Toy Rings, which did absolutely nothing. It can only be found in the area where Nathan falls at the beginning of the game, then breaking the wall at the left shaft then, on its ceiling.