User blog:Chernabogue/Dracula Enemy Data Redux

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
After burning Dracula's Relics in the lowest depths of his castle, an ominous dark figure will materialize in front of Simon. Dracula is depicted as a huge cloaked figure and his face resembles that of a cadaver. This was the only time Dracula would appear in only one form, before the release of Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

Dracula teleports around the room in a clockwise direction and at a very high speed, giving the illusion of having mirror images of himself around the room. He attacks by hurling spinning pairs of Fangs of Vlad at Simon, and also by trying to inflict contact damage.

However, this version of Dracula may be considered the easiest to defeat in the whole series, as he can be stunned by many weapons and items in your inventory. As soon as the pyre where his body parts are cremated extinguishes, the player can start throwing Gold Knives above the altar, where Dracula is going to appear. Tossing Sacred Flames is also a good alternative. Or the player can just use a Laurel and start whipping away. With any of these strategies, Dracula can be killed in a few seconds, even before he fully materializes into the room.

Note: Theoretically, the player could also drop a clove of Garlic and wait until he dies, but once Simon enters the final chamber at the basement of Dracula's Castle, all his Garlic supplies will disappear from his inventory.