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Alastor, also known as Vandal Sword or Specter, is a recurring enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a possessed sword driven to seek revenge by the souls of slain warriors.

Origins[]

Dictionnaire Infernal - 05 - Alastor - 01

Illustration of Alastor by Louis Le Breton, from the Dictionnaire Infernal.

Alastor was an epithet of the Greek god Zeus, and described as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically, familial bloodshed, while Nemesis punished those who offended the gods. As the personification of a curse, it was also a sidekick of the Erinyes. The name is also used to designate any deity or demon who avenges wrongs committed by men.

Alastor, in Christian demonology, came to be considered a kind of possessing entity. He was likened to Nemesis. The name Alastor was also used as a generic term for a class of evil spirits.

Description[]

Alastor is a ghost swordsman who possesses a very large sword. He is a counterpart to the female rapier-wielding Nemesis. He fades in and out of view and swings his massive sword around.

Appearances[]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[]

First appearance of Alastor in the series. He is the ghost form of the Sword Lord and only the sword itself can be attacked to injure the enemy. In the Clock Tower, after destroying the Sword Lord's armor, Alastor is revealed from within and must also be destroyed. The one Sword Lord in the Outer Wall does not spawn any Alastor.

A massive variation of Alastor which does not possess a suit of armor, called Azaghal, also appears in this game.

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance[]

Unlike most of his incarnations, in Harmony of Dissonance, the player needs to hit Alastor himself and not his sword in order to injure him, and the entity can be damaged regardless if his silhouette is visible or not. Every time he is damaged, his sword will briefly turn transparent and become intangible, meaning that it cannot injure the player during this time.

Alastor mainly attacks by performing wide arcing swings with his sword (some almost tracing full circles). He also has a relatively rare attack where he frenetically starts slashing all around with his sword for a brief period of time, covering a wide area.

Internal files name this enemy as Spector.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow[]

In both of these titles, Alastor's soul allows the player to control Alastor as a familiar, which is similar to the Sword Familiar from Symphony of the Night.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin[]

Alastor is only found in the secret challenge area, the Nest of Evil. He drops the unique Damascus Sword, the strongest horizontal-slashing sword in the game. They are only found in a couple of rooms of the Nest of Evil, so, if the player seeks to get their hands on this powerful sword, Alastors can be repeatedly fought by reentering the sections that contain them (preferably, the fourth section, which ends with the boss fight against Aguni, as it contains two Alastors).

Alastor retains his form from Dawn of Sorrow, and he even has higher stats that he did in that game, but since the player should have grown stronger by the time they first encounter one, he should be easier to defeat this time around. Like his Dawn of Sorrow counterpart, Alastor can only be injured by attacking the sword itself.

Enemy Data[]

Enemy Data: Alastor
Image Name - Game
Description
Statistics Items Location Notes
Sotn-vandal-1- 64. Vandal Sword (Alastor) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Sword Lord wields sword even when banished. Strong: Hit
Level: 15
HP: 120
Exp: 100
Drop: Holy Sword, Muramasa
Clock Tower
Hod specter 65. Specter (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance [ edit ]
' Level: 24
HP: 96
Exp: 165
Common Drop: Noon Star
Rare Drop: Sapphire
Castle A: Clock Tower, Castle Treasury
Castle B: Clock Tower, Chapel of Dissonance, Marble Corridor
AOS-Alastor 91. Alastor (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow [ edit ]
His vengeful spirit possesses a floating sword. HP: 1,200
MP: 780
Exp: 1,500
Atk: 80
Def: 45
Timestop: Unaffected
Soul: Alastor Familiar
Chaotic Realm
Dos alastor 100. Alastor (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow [ edit ]
A possessed sword driven to seek revenge by the souls of slain soldiers. Strong: Dark
Weak: Holy
HP: 291
MP: 400
Exp: 564
Atk: 99
Timestop: Unaffected
Soul: Alastor Familiar (10%)
The Pinnacle, The Abyss
COD-035 35. Spectral Sword Lv.15  (Specter Lv15) - Curse of Darkness [ edit ]
A sword monster with an invisible body. Its blade contains the former owner's anger, giving it life. Weak: Thunder
Level: 15
HP: 314
Exp: 43
Common Drop: Knight's Vein
Rare Drop: High Potion
Steal: $200
Garibaldi Temple, Tower of Eternity
COD-140 140. Spectral Sword Lv.47  (Specter Lv47) - Curse of Darkness [ edit ]
A sword monster with an invisible body. Its blade contains the former owner's anger, giving it life. Weak: Thunder
Level: 47
HP: 926
Exp: 672
Common Drop: Knight's Vein
Rare Drop: High Potion
Steal: $200
Infinite Corridor
Dos alastor 126. Alastor (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin [ edit ]
A sword possessed by the souls of slain warriors, driven by revenge. Strong: Dark
Weak: Holy
HP: 512
Exp: 512
Skill Pt: 25
Drop: Damascus Sword
Nest of Evil

Item Data[]

Item Data: Alastor
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Holy Sword Icon Holy Sword (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Sword - Alucard
[edit]
Cross hilt - strong vs. undead
Japan Holy sword that works against undead
Attrib: Holy/Cut
ATT +26
Find: Colosseum (requires Bat Form, US and EU only)
Drop: Vandal Sword
Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Holy Burst (ATT +35 for 5 MP)
Muramasa Icon Muramasa (Demon Sword Muramasa) - Symphony of the Night
  2 Handed Weapon (Katana) - Alucard
[edit]
Bloodthirsty sword [2 hand] Attrib: Curse/Cut
ATT variable, default -5, DEF -4
Drop: Scarecrow and Vandal Sword
Effect: "Jams" like Red Rust if Alucard's total ATT is 10 or less, slow swing speed if total ATT is 29 or less, Slash Flurry and increased swing speed if ATT is 30 or more; continuous Dark Metamorphosis effect; hidden leveling system where a point of ATT is gained for every (current ATTx2 +11) blood heals while Muramasa is equipped; may inflict Curse status
Noon Star Icon Noon Star - Harmony of Dissonance
  Item - Juste Belmont
[edit]
It cannot be seen at night. Rare Drop: Simon Wraith
Common Drop: Specter
Effect: Allows visiting Merchant's shop in Clock Tower.
Sapphire Icon Sapphire - Harmony of Dissonance
  Jewel - Juste Belmont
[edit]
A valubale blue jewel. Sell: 500G
Rare Drop: Specter
Blue Soul Alastor - Alastor Familiar - Aria of Sorrow
  Guardian Soul - Soma
[edit]
Summons "ALASTOR" familiar. (Summons "ALASTOR" the spellmaster.) Attrib: Sword
Consume: 3 MP/sec
25 ATK
Drop: Alastor
Guardian Soul Alastor - Alastor Familiar - Dawn of Sorrow
  Guardian Soul - Soma
[edit]
Summon Alastor as a familiar. Attrib: Slashing
Consume: 5 MP/sec
Rarity: **
Drop: Alastor
Knight's Vein Knight's Vein - Curse of Darkness
  Material - Hector
[edit]
The blood of a great knight solidified by magic. It's burning-hot red, too hot to hold for long. Sell: $60
Rare Drop: Bone Soldier Lv.13/18/38, Phantom Sword Lv.15, Spectral Sword Lv.15/47
Common Drop: Dead Fencer Lv.12/30, Dead Baron Lv.12/31,
High Potion High Potion - Curse of Darkness
  Special - Hector
[edit]
Medicine that recovers 200 HP. HP +200
Sell: $500
Buy: $1,000
Find: Baljhet Mountains, Mortvia Aqueduct, Tower of Evermore
Rare Drop: Spectral Sword Lv.15/47, Final Guard Lv.42/75
$200 - Curse of Darkness
  Pick-Up - Hector
[edit]
Gold + 200
Find: Candelabras
Steal: Spectral Sword Lv.15/47, Basilisk Lv.23/46, Assassin Zombie Lv.24/34/44, Skeleton Trooper Lv.35, Unicorn Lv.39/44, Amduscias Lv.39/44
Damascus Sword PoR Icon Damascus Sword (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Weapon (Sword) - Jonathan
[edit]
A superior sword that never loses its razor-sharp edge. Attrib: Slash
Consume: 50 MP (Critical Art)
ATK +88
Sell: $12,500
Drop: Alastor

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