Nudity

Nudity is a recurring theme in the Castlevania series, and was often censored in the earlier titles. Later games sometimes include it for comedic effect.

List of instances of nudity

 * Castlevania III - The Snake Sentinal's chest was edited out in the English version, where in the Japanese version it was left intact.
 * Super Castlevania IV - The statues did not wear tunicas in the original version.
 * Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Carmilla is nude on the hovering skull she uses.
 * Castlevania Chronicles - Medusa's chest is bare. The She-Wolf is briefly nude after the player defeats her.
 * Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - A few enemies, such as the Succubus, are partially nude throughout the game.
 * Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - A monster that Garbiel can call upon for assistance has a bare chest.