Arthroverta

Arthroverta (アースロヴェルタ) are multi-segmented, multi-legged crustaceans, which tend to curl up in a ball and may roll around. They are sometimes referred to as Worms, Beetles, or Snails. The She-Worm in Castlevania: The Adventure and Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth would walk back and forth, but when you struck them would curl up in a ball and roll back and forth. The Beetles in Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge stay immobile curled up in a ball when it's light and are invulnerable and don't do damage while in this state. When the lights go out (ie, the candles are destroyed), they start to move around. A giant boss version of this creature featuring a white human-like mask that can spit webs and claws appears in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.

Order of Ecclesia


Arthroverta appears in the Monastery as the game's first boss. Its appearance is a giant insect-like monster with a human face hiding on the inside of the upper part of its head. This is the easiest boss fight, as all of his attacks are predictable, and has relatively low health in comparison to the later bosses. It has three attacks; firstly, it can curl into a ball and try to ram you down. The other two attacks are used alternately. The first is a web attack that it fires in midair to arc down and hit you. On Hard Mode, Arthroverta fires several webs at once in a continuous stream. The second attack is trying to use its claws to smash you. Arthroverta's medal hails it as the "Earth Beetle." There is no reward for defeating Arthroverta other than its medal, but inside the next room, you watch a cutscene that unlocks the Wygol Village area.

Arthroverta resembles the Kimkoh monster from the Contra series.