Bomb

For other uses, see Bomb (disambiguation).

A Bomb is a throwable weapon with an astounding amount of destructive power which appears in several Castlevania games. In overall design, it resembles a classic ball-shaped bomb, with some cases having a skull motif while appearing slightly larger.

Game specific information[]

Haunted Castle[]

In the 1988 arcade game, Haunted Castle, the bomb (called Dynamite in the instruction sheet) is a sub-weapon. Simon is able to throw it as a projectile in an arc. The bomb will create a blast pillar upon touching the ground, similar to how Holy Water works in most games.

The bomb is removed in the Haunted Castle Revisited remake.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood[]

In the 1993 NEC PC Engine game Rondo of Blood, a giant bomb with a humorously painted skull on it can be found in Stage 4. Attacking it once discovered lights the fuse and makes it explode, destroying the whole wall and giving access to a whole new area in the same level.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (class)[]

These explosives are any one-time-use items in Symphony of the Night that, when thrown, can cause Hit damage to everything on the screen. Their effects are very similar to each other, with some variance in animations or the amount of damage they deal. The Karma Coin only damages all enemies on the screen (and absorbs their health) if it lands on heads. All of these items can be very useful when used in conjunction with the Duplicator.

If a bomb item does enough damage, it will destroy the Spectral Sword's shields in the Anti-Chapel; as such, the player can use the following method to level up a familiar to its maximum level in just about 20–30 minutes: Simply enter the room, quickly activate the bomb, then leave and repeat.

Item Data: Bombs in Symphony of the Night
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Neutron Bomb (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Bomb - Alucard				[edit]
	Damages all enemies [use]	Attrib: Hit	ATT +30	Find: Forbidden Library Drop: Cave Troll, Plate Lord First Obtained: (May start with)
	Power of Sire (Power of Father) - Symphony of the Night Bomb - Alucard				[edit]
	Damages all enemies [use]	Attrib: Hit	ATT +40	Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Reverse Caverns	Effect: 8 hits per use
	Karma Coin (Bomber Coin) - Symphony of the Night Bomb - Alucard				[edit]
	Coin with 2 effects [use]	Attrib: Hit	ATT +50	Find: Catacombs, Floating Catacombs, Reverse Clock Tower Drop: Fire Warg, Orobourous	Effect: Coin tossed out; heads – Soul Steals all enemies; tails – lightning strikes coin
	Pentagram (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Bomb - Alucard				[edit]
	Damages all enemies [use]	Attrib: Hit	ATT +50	Find: Clock Tower, Underground Caverns Drop: Ctulhu, Diplocephalus, Spellbook, Wraith (Saturn-only)
	Bat Pentagram (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Bomb - Alucard				[edit]
	Damages all enemies [use]	Attrib: Hit	ATT +99	Find: Reverse Caverns Drop: Ctulhu

Castlevania (N64) / Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness[]

One of the principal objectives in the Castle Center is to concoct a powerful explosive by combining a Magical Nitro with a Mandragora. However, jumping or receiving a hit while holding the highly volatile Magical Nitro will make it explode, killing its bearer instantly, regardless of how much HP they have. Making way to the place where it's used at, gives a whole new dimension as to how this level should be approached.

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness[]

A similar bomb than the one encountered in Rondo of Blood appears in Curse of Darkness. With the Proboscis Fairy summoned and once Hector arrives to a certain room in Aiolon Ruins with a barely visible switch near the top, the fairy will fly toward it and a humorous cutscene will play, where just out of pure curiosity he dares to press it, unknowingly releasing a giant skull bomb which knocks down the whole wall (and himself with it). Said Proboscis Fairy can also drop a skull bomb as a standard attack, which deals high damage after a few seconds, but may damage Hector if not guarding.

Additionally, Hector can forge a bomb weapon which has unlimited uses.

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

Soma Cruz can throw Heavy Bombs by obtaining the Bomber Armor's bullet soul. The animation shows the bomb still being present even after "detonating".

In Dawn of Sorrow, Soma's Heavy Bomb operates differently depending on the level of the soul:

At level 1, it will work as normal bomb, detonating after a few seconds.
At Level 2, it turns into a skull-painted bomb of bigger size. It operates like the previous version but it detonates faster and deals more damage.
At level 3, it takes the form of a submarine torpedo and its damage drastically increases. It travels a very short distance and detonates instantly as it comes in contact with the floor, but it can bounce off walls.

Enemies with bombs[]

Item Data[]

Item Data: Bomb
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Bomb (Dynamite) [alt] - Haunted Castle Power-Up Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Explode enemies.	Consume: 1 Heart	Damage = 4 HP	Drop: Skeleton (1. Graveyard, 2. Cave)
	Apollo + Salamander (Bomb) - Circle of the Moon DSS Effect - Nathan				[edit]
	A bomb is thrown.	Attrib: Fire Consume: 120 MP/USE		Create: Apollo + Salamander	Sequence: ↓ ←(→) ↑ + Attack Effect: Throws an arcing bomb that explodes on contact.
	Bomber Armor - Heavy Bomb - Aria of Sorrow Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Astounding amount of destructive power. (His bombs have an astounding amount of destructive power.)	Attrib: Flame Consume: 80 MP	420 ATK	Rarity: 60 Drop: Bomber Armor
	Bomber Armor - Heavy Bomb - Dawn of Sorrow Bullet Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Toss a high-power explosive.	Attrib: Fire Consume: 48 MP		Rarity: Drop**: Bomber Armor
	Bomb - Curse of Darkness Special - Hector				[edit]
	Floats in the air and explodes upon contact with an enemy, or after a brief period. Unlimited.	Attrib: Fire Consume: (no cost, unlimited)	Sell: $200	Create: Phlogiston + Ether	Evolve: Gatling Gun