Talk:Chronicles Bestiary

As there are no official English guides to Castlevania Chronicles, the names used for enemies can come from various places. The game is based on the original Castlevania game, which argues for using original NES names. The game is a more modern game, which argues for using names from games that came just before it, such as Super Castlevania IV. The game wasn't originally released outside of Japan, which argues for using Japan names, many of them which are used in more recent games. The game was first released in North America on the PS1, which argues for using Symphony of the Night names.

Here are some names based on the Japanese names that can be used (based on Kiyuhito's translation from the official guide): Bat, Flea Man, Peeping Eye, White Dragon, White Skeleton, Skull Knight, Axe Armor, Pierrot, Toy Bat, French Doll, Balloon, Ogideran, Brutal moray, Crawler, Spirit of a Tree, Aqua Child, Statue, Pakkun, Blue Skeleton, Armor Knight, Phantom, Sprinter, Flying Skeleton, Mirror, Self-Destructing Skeleton, Two-Headed Man, Homunculus, Harpoon Armor, Bowgun Armor, Sword Armor, Flail Armor, Fire Armor, Maid).

--Reinhart77 21:55, September 11, 2010 (UTC)

Here's some current name sources for English names:
 * Black Panther - from SotN and DoS and OoE (vs Black Leapard from CV I)
 * Fishman - from CV I and several later games (vs Merman from CV IV, SotN and other games)
 * Gargoyle - (as Ogiderani doesn't mean anything in English) - the name is based on what it was called in Nintendo Power in Super Castlevania IV, however, it redirects to the Creature Bat page, because that's what it actually is