- For the Bat Attack minigame, see Cross of the Blue Moon (Flash minigames).
Bat Swarm (also called Bat Attack) is the ability to send a multitude of Bats towards an opponent as a single attack.
Appearances[]
Vampire Killer[]
Dracula, during the second phase of the final battle, utilizes a variation where he spews a colony of bats out of the mouth of a painting in his likeness.
Haunted Castle[]
Dracula's second form in Haunted Castle has him spewing out bats from his mouth as his main attack.
Kid Dracula (Game Boy)[]
- Main article: Bat Attack
Kid Dracula sends a chain of bats forwards with his Bat Attack, which then fly upwards and return to his cape, damaging any enemy they touch with the beating of their wings.
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon[]
The first phase of the battle against Dracula has him summoning bats as his primary form of attack, with the bat swarms somewhat being replacements of his more famous Hellfire and Demonic Megiddo attacks.
In his second form, Dracula occasionally adopts the form of a giant eyeball encased in a swarm of bat-like demons that Nathan Graves needs to whip and remove in order to damage the eye itself.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia[]
Dracula during the second phase of the final battle with him demonstrated the ability to summon a colony of bats from underneath his cape as one of his attacks, with the colony going both forward and behind him.
Castlevania Judgment[]
Bat Swarm is a sub-weapon in Castlevania Judgment which fires a swarm of bats toward the enemy.
Multiple characters can use bats in Judgment, like Dracula, Carmilla, or Death. When used, bats rush toward the enemy and deal damage for a few seconds. If charged, the bats explode when in contact to the enemy, dealing more damage and making the enemy fall to the ground.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate[]
Alucard can use a Bat Swarm like a subweapon in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate. A stream of bats is sent forwards towards enemies and then dissipates. Charging causes them to fly out with more force.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2[]
Dracula uses the Bat Swarm to distract his enemies. However, they do not cause damage.
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Bat Swarm | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
| ATT | ||||||||
| Patriot bats will zero in on enemies and then whap them with their wings. After destroying the enemy, these bad bats will return to your cape. | Reward: Clear Stage 1 - Kid Dracula's Castle |
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| Summons a bat to attack the opponent. | Consume: 2 (Normal) or 6 (Charged) Hearts |
Effect: Normal - Summons bats to slowly drain life from any enemy they touch. Charged - Summons bats that explode when they touch your enemy. Evolve: Can be powered up with a Rapidshot II or III | ||||||
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| Vampire Bats will fly from Alucard's hand then flock and attack any nearby prey. (...) | Consume: 1 Ammo Heart |
Find: Abandoned Mine |
Special: The "Charged" secondary attack gives the charged bats greater power and ferocity to devastate all enemies in their path. | |||||
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| Dracula never needed the distractive abilities of these creatures, but his new situation forces him to use them to even things up.(...) | Sequence: Select the Bat Swarm with the left button, Press and hold the [Secondary Weapon] and release to launch it. You can cancel the shot by pressing [Use]. | |||||||
| With the Bat Swarm selected (left button) press and release [Secondary Weapon] to fire them against a nearby enemy. You can aim the shot by moving the right stick to change targets. You can move during preparations or cancel the shot by pressing [Use]. The Bat Swarm distracts the enemy, blinding them momentarily. | Sequence: Bat Swarm selected: [Secondary Weapon] | |||||||
