Vjaya

Vjaya (or Thunderbrand) is a sword created from one of Indra's thunderbolts. Indra is the chief deity of the Rigveda, and the god of weather and war, and lord of Svargaloka in Hinduism.

= Vjaya in Castlevania = The Vjaya appears in Symphony of the Night and Aria of Sorrow. It is noticeably absent from Dawn of Sorrow. Unlike the Firebrand and Icebrand which have different lores in the English and Japanese versions of Symphony of the Night, this is always described as a sword of Indra.

Appearance in Symphony of the Night
The Thunderbrand is one of three elemental "Brand" swords that can be purchased from the Master Librarian once $10,000 is accumulated. It is identical in every way to the Icebrand and Firebrand except that it deals Thunder damage. Its special attack is a thunder burst that is nearly twice as powerfull as a normal swing. This move will cost 5 Mind Points. Its strength is in between the Luminus and Sword of Hador, which deal normal Cut damage and do not have special moves.

Unlike the other "brand" swords, the Thunderbrand can only be obtained by purchasing it from the Master Librarian. This is an argument for making it the first one of the three you buy.

Appearance in Aria of Sorrow
The Vjaya makes a return in Aria of Sorrow. It loses its Thunder Burst ability it had in Symphony of the Night but this time its normal attack is very long and consists of criss-crossing currents of electricity attacking anything directly in front of Soma. It has the third longest range for forward attacking swords after the Whip Sword and Balmung.

This sword is one of the hardest items to find in the games. It is suspended between the two watch towers near the entrance to the castle above the "classic" zombie corridor. You will first see it when you obtain the Double Jump ability and explore those towers. However, it is too high up and cannot be reached with just the Double Jump. The entire region of the map that it is located in may be "filled in" when first explored, however. By the time you are able to fly using the Giant Bat Soul obtained after defeating Balore in The Arena, you may not remember where the weapon was or that it even existed since there is no "blank" area of the map to point the way. There is also no other reason for exploring those two towers at this stage in the game, so you are unlikely to "bump" into it. Just make it a point to collect it the next time you visit Mina and the gang once you can fly.