Carmilla


 * Carmilla is a vampire introduced in the 1987 NES game Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.

Carmilla is a female vampire who takes many shapes and forms. Carmilla loyally serves Dracula though, unlike him, she doesn't display a hatred of humans. She actually believes that darkness is the true nature of humanity, which Dracula would bring out.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Carmilla is a loyal minion and a devoted worshipper of chaos and Dracula. She plots the resurrection of her master, the demon lord Dracula, in her castle located in Austria.

In 1830, she successfully resurrected Count Dracula, although he was not at his full power. To restore his evil might, Carmilla planned to sacrifice the vampire hunter Morris Baldwin, father to Hugh Baldwin and mentor to Nathan Graves, during a lunar eclipse of the full moon. As Graves began making headway in the effort to rescue his master, Camilla sent the Necromancer to delay him. Ultimately, she brainwashed Hugh to do her evil bidding and challenged Graves to a battle in the Underground Waterway. She later meets Nathan, whom she tries to convince to stop fighting, claiming that darkness was the true nature of the human soul, therefore meaning he shouldn't fight Dracula, but Nathan ignored her view. Although she perished at the hero's hand, Carmilla relished the fact that the rite to restore the Count was nearly complete.

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Castlevania: Judgment
$Judgment$ Carmilla is a female vampire. She worships Dracula like a god. Her greatest joy is shredding humans and let their blood splatter on her. Carmilla views humans as nothing more than prey and always looks down upon them. She is aggressive and provocative.

References to the novella Carmilla

 * Carmilla herself is based on the titular character of the novella Carmilla, an Austrian countess and vampire. Truly the supposedly-long-dead Countess Millarca von Karnstein, Carmilla meets the narrator Laura when she is saved from a wagon wreck.


 * Camilla's mask is another reference. In the story, Carmilla takes advantage of the anonymity of a masquerade ball to look for victims.


 * In Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, her castle is located in Austria, where the story of Carmilla take place.


 * Laura, the girl who appears alongside Camilla in Rondo of Blood, was the narrator of Carmilla; she is the vampire countess's love interest, and nearly her victim. Carmilla wishes to transform Laura into a vampire so they may be together eternally. Laura does not share Carmilla's feelings, and is somewhat embarrassed and intimidated by Carmilla's attention.

Simon's Quest
Masked emblem of Carmilla that circles through the air, stopping sporadically to drip poisonous tears from its right eye; each tear hits the ground and splits into three.

Strategy
Located in the Laruba Mansion, the Crying Mask isn't much harder than the Grim Reaper. It has a very easy pattern. First, the Mask will start on the bottom of the screen and rise up. The Mask will then float around the room in a circle. As it is doing this, it will start crying, hence the name, Crying Mask. These tears will turn into fireballs, but they can be blocked using Dracula's Rib. Obviously, the Mask has a very simple pattern, and can be beaten quite easily. However, if you have the Gold Knife, then it makes the fight a walk in the park. After you defeat the Mask, you can claim Dracula's Ring.

Caution: Although it seems that you can simply skip this fight like before when you battled the Grim Reaper, it is not the case. The Crying Mask drops the Magic Cross. This item is the only way to get into Dracula's Castle, so although it seems like you can, you can't skip this fight.

Double Caution: After you collect the Ring, the Crying Mask will return when you re-enter her room.

Castlevania: Dracula X
In Castlevania: Dracula X, if you fail to save Annette, Carmilla will possess Annette.

Gallery

 * Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Boss battles

 * Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
 * Carmilla appears as a mask called Vampira. She attacks by dripping poison on Simon Belmont, which are the infamous "Bloody Tears".


 * Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
 * Once Richter or Maria enter the boss chamber with Camilla, they are first greeted by "Vampira", Carmilla's mask. From behind the mask, Carmilla appears as a nude woman atop a skull. The mask then breaks into several pieces, and Carmilla begins to attack with the skull she rides crying "Bloody Tears". Also present in this boss battle is Laura, her consort.


 * Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
 * When confronted, Carmilla transforms into a winged demon atop a giant skull in the Underground Waterway. While a different look for her, she still resembles her previous appearances. She attacks with poisonous fumes and laser blasts. After the battle she reverts to her normal form and says there is no way to stop Dracula as she dies.