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− | |name = Catoblepas |
+ | |name = Catoblepas |
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+ | |image = DOS-Catoblepas.gif |
+ | |caption = Catoblepas as it appears in Dawn of Sorrow |
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+ | |aname = カトブレパス ''Katoburepasu'' |
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+ | |abil = [[Stone Breath]] |
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+ | |type = Legendary creature |
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+ | |lore = Ethiopian mythology |
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+ | |eng voice = |
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+ | |jpn voice = |
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− | </p> |
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+ | ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon|Circle of the Moon]]''<br /> |
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+ | ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow|Aria of Sorrow]]''<br /> |
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− | |lore = Greek |
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+ | ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow|Dawn of Sorrow]]''<br /> |
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+ | ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]'' |
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+ | |gallery = |
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+ | |stuff1 = |
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+ | |stuff2 = |
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+ | }} |
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⚫ | The '''Catoblepas''' is an [[:category:Enemies|enemy]] in the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series. It is an ox-like beast which breath turns living things to stone. It is similar to the [[Gorgon]] (in fact, in ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow|Dawn of Sorrow]]'' and ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]'', it is actually a direct re-use of the Gorgon sprite from ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''), and breaths out a [[Stone|petrifying]] gas cloud. |
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+ | ==Origins== |
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+ | The [[wikipedia:Catoblepas|catoblepas]] (from the Greek καταβλέπω, (katablépō) "to look downward") is a legendary creature from Ethiopia, described first by [[wikipedia:Pliny the Elder|Pliny the Elder]] and later by Claudius Aelianus. |
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+ | [[File:Catoblepas - 01.jpg|thumb|left|<p style="text-align: center;">Catoblepas from ''Historia Naturalis de Quadrupedibus'' (Jan Jonston, 1614).</p>]]It is said to have the body of a buffalo and the head of a wild boar. Its back has scales that protect the beast and its head is always pointing downward due to it being very heavy. Its stare or breath could either turn people into [[Stone|stone]] or kill them. The catoblepas is often thought to be based on real-life encounters with wildebeest, such that some dictionaries say that the word is synonymous with "gnu". |
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− | ==Game-Specific Information== |
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+ | Pliny described the catoblepas as a mid-sized creature, sluggish, with a heavy head and a face always turned to the ground. He thought its gaze, like that of the [[Basilisk|basilisk]], was lethal, making the heaviness of its head quite fortunate. |
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+ | Claudius Aelianus provided a fuller description: ''"The creature was a mid-sized herbivore, about the size of a domestic bull with a heavy mane, narrow, bloodshot eyes, a scaly back and shaggy eyebrows. The head was so heavy that the beast could only look down."'' In his description, the animal's gaze was not lethal but its breath was poisonous, since it ate only poisonous vegetation. |
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− | Similar to Dawn of Sorrow. They appear in Sandy Grave. |
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− | == |
+ | ==Appearances== |
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+ | Catoblepae appear in the [[Observation Tower]] and the [[Battle Arena]]. In this game, the Catoblepas looks like a gray ox which stops when a hero is near to release a cloud of [[Stone|petrifying]] gas to the ground, which will travel a few steps away from the beast. |
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+ | {{Enemy Stats/Circle of the Moon |
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+ | |Image = [[File:Catoblepascotm.gif|85px]] |
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+ | |Name = Catoblepas |
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+ | |JPN = カトブレパス |
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+ | |HP = 550/560 |
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+ | |EXP = 1,800/2,000 |
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+ | |ATK = 500/510 |
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+ | |DEF = 430/435 |
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+ | |Location = [[Observation Tower]], [[Battle Arena]] |
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+ | |Common Drop = [[Heart High]] (2%) |
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+ | |Rare Drop = [[War Fatigues|Soldier Fatigues]] (0.5%) |
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+ | |Resistance = [[Stone]] |
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+ | }} |
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+ | <center>'''''Note''': Second stat listed is when encountered in the [[Battle Arena]].''</center> |
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+ | Catoblepae appear in the [[Study]]. They attack by breathing petrifying gas cloud and their appearance is closer to that of an armored bull than to an ox. [[Soma Cruz|Soma]] can safely stand on the back of the beast, even allowing him to use them as stepping platforms to reach higher areas. |
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+ | The Catoblepas' [[Guardian Soul|soul]] grants Soma the [[Stone Breath]] ability, which allows him to release a continuous cloud of petrifying gas from his hand. |
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+ | {{Enemy Stats/Aria of Sorrow |
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+ | |Image = [[File:Catoblepas.gif|130px]] |
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+ | |No. = 29 |
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+ | |Name = Catoblepas |
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+ | |JPN = |
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+ | |HP = 200 |
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+ | |MP = 10 |
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+ | |EXP = 40 |
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+ | |Attack = 27 |
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+ | |Defense = 20 |
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+ | |Tolerance = - |
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+ | |Weakness = [[Sword]], [[Poison]], [[Curse]] |
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+ | |Timestop = |
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+ | |Location = [[Castle Corridor]], [[Study]], [[Dance Hall]] |
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+ | |Common Drop = - |
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+ | |Rare Drop = [[Milk]] |
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+ | |Soul = [[Stone Breath]] |
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+ | |Description = This ox-like beast's breath turns living things to stone. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | {{Enemy Stats/Dawn of Sorrow |
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+ | |Image = [[File:DOS-Catoblepas.gif|145px]] |
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+ | |No. = 26 |
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+ | |Name = Catoblepas |
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+ | |JPN = カトブレパス ''Katoburepasu'' |
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+ | |HP = 70 |
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+ | |MP = 30 |
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+ | |ATK = 26 |
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+ | |Tolerance = [[Stone]] |
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+ | |Weakness = [[Piercing]], [[Slash|Slashing]] |
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+ | |Location = [[Garden of Madness]], [[The Dark Chapel]], [[Cursed Clock Tower]] |
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+ | |Common Drop = [[Milk]] (8%) |
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+ | |Rare Drop = [[Meat Strip]] (4%) |
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+ | |Soul = [[Stone Breath]] (16%) |
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+ | |EXP = 85 |
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+ | |Description = This ox-like beast's breath turns living things to stone. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | Similar to those appearing in ''Dawn of Sorrow''. There is one two rooms past [[Keremet]]'s room in the [[Great Stairway]]. |
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+ | {{Enemy Stats/Portrait of Ruin |
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+ | |Image = [[File:DOS-Catoblepas.gif|145px]] |
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+ | |No. = 35 |
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+ | |Name = Catoblepas |
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+ | |JPN = |
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+ | |HP = 120 |
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+ | |Tolerance = [[Stone]] |
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+ | |Weakness = [[Whip]], [[Slash]], [[Fire]] |
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+ | |Location = [[Great Stairway]] |
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+ | |Common Drop = [[Milk]] |
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+ | |Rare Drop = [[Tasty Meat]] |
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+ | |EXP = 60 |
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+ | |SP = 2 |
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+ | |Description = This ox-like beast's breath turns living things to stone. |
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+ | }} |
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+ | ==Item Data== |
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+ | {{Circle of the Moon Item Data/Body|Soldier Fatigues}} |
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+ | {{Aria of Sorrow Item Data/Items|Milk}} |
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+ | {{Dawn of Sorrow Item Data/Magical Items|Milk}} |
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+ | {{Dawn of Sorrow Item Data/Magical Items|Meat Strip}} |
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+ | {{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Items|Tasty Meat}} |
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+ | ==Gallery== |
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+ | <gallery position="center" captionalign="center"> |
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+ | AoS 029.png|'''Catoblepas''''s enemy list entry from ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow|Aria of Sorrow]]'' |
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+ | </gallery> |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
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+ | *While in other games the Catoblepas is weaker than its counterpart, the [[Gorgon]], in ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'' the Catoblepas is the stronger one. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/lesslist.htm Mr. P's Castlevania Realm] |
*[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/lesslist.htm Mr. P's Castlevania Realm] |
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− | *[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/game/930294.html Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs.com |
+ | *[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/game/930294.html ''Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' Bestiary] by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs.com |
− | *[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/game/930294.html Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Walkthrough and FAQ by Zach "Darko" Long at GameFAQs.com |
+ | *[http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/game/930294.html ''Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin'' Walkthrough and FAQ] by Zach "Darko" Long at GameFAQs.com |
− | == |
+ | ==See also== |
+ | *[[Gorgon]] |
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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catoblepas Catoblepas in Wikipedia] |
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+ | [[Category:Platform Enemies]] |
+ | [[Category:Stone Enemies]] |
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+ | [[Category:Aria of Sorrow Enemies]] |
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+ | [[Category:Circle of the Moon Enemies]] |
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+ | [[Category:Dawn of Sorrow Enemies]] |
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+ | [[Category:Portrait of Ruin Enemies]] |
Revision as of 14:14, 20 August 2019
The Catoblepas is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is an ox-like beast which breath turns living things to stone. It is similar to the Gorgon (in fact, in Dawn of Sorrow and Portrait of Ruin, it is actually a direct re-use of the Gorgon sprite from Symphony of the Night), and breaths out a petrifying gas cloud.
Origins
The catoblepas (from the Greek καταβλέπω, (katablépō) "to look downward") is a legendary creature from Ethiopia, described first by Pliny the Elder and later by Claudius Aelianus.
It is said to have the body of a buffalo and the head of a wild boar. Its back has scales that protect the beast and its head is always pointing downward due to it being very heavy. Its stare or breath could either turn people into stone or kill them. The catoblepas is often thought to be based on real-life encounters with wildebeest, such that some dictionaries say that the word is synonymous with "gnu".
Pliny described the catoblepas as a mid-sized creature, sluggish, with a heavy head and a face always turned to the ground. He thought its gaze, like that of the basilisk, was lethal, making the heaviness of its head quite fortunate.
Claudius Aelianus provided a fuller description: "The creature was a mid-sized herbivore, about the size of a domestic bull with a heavy mane, narrow, bloodshot eyes, a scaly back and shaggy eyebrows. The head was so heavy that the beast could only look down." In his description, the animal's gaze was not lethal but its breath was poisonous, since it ate only poisonous vegetation.
Appearances
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Catoblepae appear in the Observation Tower and the Battle Arena. In this game, the Catoblepas looks like a gray ox which stops when a hero is near to release a cloud of petrifying gas to the ground, which will travel a few steps away from the beast.
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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Catoblepae appear in the Study. They attack by breathing petrifying gas cloud and their appearance is closer to that of an armored bull than to an ox. Soma can safely stand on the back of the beast, even allowing him to use them as stepping platforms to reach higher areas.
The Catoblepas' soul grants Soma the Stone Breath ability, which allows him to release a continuous cloud of petrifying gas from his hand.
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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Catoblepae appear a few times in the Garden of Madness. They are very slow, so killing them is not very difficult.
Same as in Aria of Sorrow, its soul grants Soma Cruz the Stone Breath ability, which allows him to create clouds of petrifying gas, which can turn to stone many enemies and allows Soma to deal +50% damage to them while petrified.
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Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Similar to those appearing in Dawn of Sorrow. There is one two rooms past Keremet's room in the Great Stairway.
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Item Data
Item Data: Catoblepas | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
Recover 25 Hearts. | Heart +25 |
Drop: Arachne, Gargoyle, Catoblepas, Ghoul, Dryad, Bone Tower |
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Fatigues normally worn by soldiers | DEF +120, STR +50, LCK +10 |
Drop: Catoblepas, Franken |
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Low-fat milk. | HP +150 Sell: $40 |
Rare Drop: Catoblepas, Werewolf, Gorgon |
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Breathes a petrifying cloud into the air. | Attrib: Stone Consume: 15 MP/sec |
10 ATK |
Drop: Catoblepas |
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Low-fat milk--for your bones. | HP +60 Sell: $74 |
Common Drop: Catoblepas, Gorgon |
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Restores 29 HP. | HP +29 Sell: $145 |
Rare Drop: Catoblepas Common Drop: Needles |
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Breath clouds of petrifying gas. | Attrib: Stone Consume: 15 MP/sec |
Rarity: ** Drop: Catoblepas |
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Helps build strong bones! | MP +50 |
Drop: Catoblepas |
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Restores 290 HP. | HP +290 Sell: $250 |
Find: Tower of Death Drop: Catoblepas |
Gallery
Trivia
- While in other games the Catoblepas is weaker than its counterpart, the Gorgon, in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon the Catoblepas is the stronger one.
References
- Mr. P's Castlevania Realm
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs.com
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Walkthrough and FAQ by Zach "Darko" Long at GameFAQs.com