Bible

Bible
Bible as it appears in Symphony of the Night
Japanese name(s)	聖書 Seisho
Alternate name(s)	Book, Black/White Bible, Grimoire, Holy Book, Magic Book
Type(s)	Sub-Weapon, Magic Book
Description	Assails foes with holy scripture.
Attribute(s)	Holy
Dropped by	Candles, common enemies (depending on the game)
Lore	Christian lore
Game(s)	Vampire Killer Rondo of Blood Symphony of the Night Harmony of Dissonance Portrait of Ruin The Dracula X Chronicles Harmony of Despair
Data	Item Data

See also: Magic Book (disambiguation)

The Bible, also known as the Holy Book or the Grimoire (魔法の書 Mahō no Syo), is an item in Castlevania. It first appeared in Vampire Killer, where a White Bible would cause the Old Crone to reduce her prices, while a Black Bible would cause her to increase them instead. In later games, it appeared as a sub-weapon which releases an animated Bible moving around the screen, using words to exorcise evil.

Origins

The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed Bible.

The Bible is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures. Varying parts of the Bible are considered to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans by Christians, Jews, Samaritans and Rastafarians.

What is regarded as canonical text differs depending on traditions and groups; a number of Bible canons have evolved, with overlapping and diverging contents. The Hebrew Bible overlaps with the Greek Septuagint and the Christian Old Testament. The Christian New Testament is a collection of writings by early Christians, believed to be mostly Jewish disciples of Christ.

The Bible has been a massive influence on literature and history, especially in the Western World, where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed using movable type.

Overview

The Bible, used as a sub-weapon, generally attacks in one of two forms:

1. Spiraling from its caster outward, while its pages deal Holy damage.
2. Spinning around the character, dealing a small amount of Holy damage to nearby enemies.

As the Bible is a sub-weapon, an Item Crash can also be performed with it. Richter Belmont has two types of Item Crashes, while Juste has five:

• Richter Belmont
  • Rondo of Blood - Spiral circle which moves forward.
  • Symphony of the Night - Spirals behind Richter and fires a Holy beam.
• Juste Belmont
  • Fire Book - Fire satellite.
  • Ice Book - Ice satellite.
  • Bolt Book - Thunder satellite.
  • Wind Book - 2 giant Holy Books.
  • Summoning Tome - Summons a cute Fairie/Pixie.

Item Data

Template:Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Alternate Modes

Item Data: Bible
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	White Bible (jpn) - Vampire Killer   Secret Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Increases Simon’s Intelligence			Find: Candles, Treasure Chests	Effect: Prices reduced
	Black Bible (jpn) - Vampire Killer   Secret Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Decreases Simon’s Intelligence			Find: Candles, Treasure Chests	Effect: Prices increased
(RoB/DXC)	Grimoire (jpn) - Rondo of Blood   Sub-Weapon - Richter				[edit]
	Flies out from the user in a spiral, defeating enemies.	Consume: 3 Hearts (10 by using his Item Crash)
	Bible [alt] - Symphony of the Night   Sub-Weapon - Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only)				[edit]
	Assails foes with holy scripture. (...)	Attrib: Holy Consume: 5 Hearts (Alucard/Richter/Maria)	ATT +8 (Alucard); ATT +5 (Richter); ATT +15 (Maria)	Find: Containers (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard)	Effect: Spins around the character. Two can be active simultaneously (Richter and Maria only) Special: Item Crash (Richter only; Cost: 15 Hearts; ATT +80, Attrib: Hit)
	Holy Book - Harmony of Dissonance   Sub-Weapon - Juste Belmont				[edit]
		Consume: 3 Hearts (5 when Earth Ring is equipped).			Effect: Spirals around Juste Special: Two holy books orbit Juste with Earth Ring; Can be combined with various Spell Books for more powerful attacks.
	Bible (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan				[edit]
	A book containing words that exorcise evil.	Attrib: Holy Consume: 22 MP	ATK +7 (0 SP), ATK +21 (Mastered)	Find: Entrance (reward from Wind) Conditions: Complete "Ghosts of the Desert" quest.	Effect: The holy book spreads its pages around Jonathan, damaging enemies nearby. Special: Mastered - Increases in size and moves faster. Evolve: 2,000 SP to master.
	Bible (jpn) - Harmony of Despair   Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter, Simon				[edit]
	Book containing words that exorcise evil.	Attrib: Holy Consume: 15 MP	ATK +8	Rarity: *** Find: Purple Chest (Chapter 2) Chapter 7 Astarte (boss drop) Drop: Puppet Master	Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Additional 5 ATK at Lv. 5, larger at Lv. 9

Gallery

Artworks

VK White Book.JPG

White Book from the Japanese Vampire Killer instruction booklet

VK Black Book.JPG

Black Book from the Japanese Vampire Killer instruction booklet

Magic Book from the Japanese Rondo of Blood instruction booklet

Animations

Sub-weapon

Bible from Symphony of the Night

Bible from Symphony of the Night

Bible from the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night

Bible from the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night

Holy Book + Earth Ring from Harmony of Dissonance

Holy Book from Harmony of Dissonance

Bible from Portrait of Ruin

Mastered Bible from Portrait of Ruin

Bible from Portrait of Ruin (Richter Mode)

Bible from The Dracula X Chronicles

Item Crash

Bible Item Crash from Symphony of the Night

Bible Item Crash from the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night

Bible Item Crashfrom The Dracula X Chronicles

Trivia

• At the end of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX), Dracula quotes the Bible (Matthew 16:26): "For what profit is it to a man if he gains the world, and loses his own soul?"