Dead Warrior

The Dead Warrior is an enemy in the Castlevania series. They are bloodthirsty undead knights whose spirits still lust for battle and seek to fight for all eternity.

In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, they are referred to as the horse-riding ghosts of dead samurai warriors and wield a naginata instead, which they swing around as they approach the enemy.

Description[]

The Dead Warrior is an enemy based on the original designs of Dullahan. He appears as an armored zombie wielding a polearm (usually a naginata) who rides atop the front half of an undead, rotting horse. He attacks by running into the player, or by jumping if they attempt to jump over it first. Their pattern is limited to only run back and forth on a determined area, and they usually appear in areas where other enemies abound, serving them as a sort of protection.

The Nightmare is an enemy that follows a similar attack pattern but which generally appears just as a lone horse. In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, when Soma Cruz dominates a Nightmare and uses it as a Bullet Soul, he may summon a mounted black knight which further resembles the Dead Warrior wielding a lance but with a fully intact horse, and its appearance is more spirit-like instead of being a zombie.

Enemy Data[]

Enemy Data: Dead Warrior
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	77. Valhalla Knight (Dead Trooper) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Bloodthirsty undead knight who eternally seeks combat.	Weak: Holy Level: 19 HP: 161 Exp: 100	Drop: Estoc, Claymore	Colosseum, Olrox's Quarters, Reverse Clock Tower
	48. Dead Warrior (Dead Trooper) - Aria of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	The horse-riding ghost of a dead samurai warrior.	Strong: Darkness Weak: Holy HP: 110 MP: 100 Exp: 100 Atk: 33 Def: 30	Rare Drop: Samurai Armor Soul: Quick Parry	Floating Garden
	84. Dead Warrior (Dead Trooper) - Dawn of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	A dead knight that seeks to fight for all eternity.	Strong: Dark Weak: Piercing, Slashing, Fire, Holy, Curse, Stone HP: 120 MP: 100 Exp: 188 Atk: 60 Timestop: Affected	Common Drop: Rice Ball (6%) Rare Drop: Partizan (4%) Soul: Quick Bullet (1.56%)	The Pinnacle
	96. Dead Warrior (Dead Trooper) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	A dead knight whose spirit still lusts for battle.	Strong: Dark Weak: Slash, Fire, Holy, Curse, Stone HP: 210 Exp: 193 Skill Pt: 6	Drop: Samurai Plate	Dark Academy, 13th Street, Burnt Paradise, Nest of Evil
	40. Dead Warrior (Dead Trooper) - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A dead knight whose spirit still lusts for battle.	Strong: Strike Weak: Slash, Pierce, Petrify, Holy, Curse, Poison	Drop: Partisan (5.30%) Soul: Yellow (2.30%)	Chapter 5, Chapter 9
	Dead Warrior - Grimoire of Souls				[ edit ]
	A deceased knight who still craves battle. His quick charges poses a threat, but his half-bodied warhorse is rather unsteady.

Item Data[]

Item Data: Dead Warrior
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Claymore (jpn) - Symphony of the Night 2 Handed Weapon (Great Sword) - Alucard				[edit]
	Scotch two-handed sword	Attrib: Cut	ATT +26	Find: Underground Caverns Drop: Valhalla Knight	Effect: Slow swing Special: ←→ + [Attack] for Step Attack (ATT +44 for 5 MP) (can be used in midair)
	Estoc (jpn) - Symphony of the Night 2 Handed Weapon (Great Sword) - Alucard				[edit]
	German thrust sword [2 hand]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +39	Find: Olrox's Quarters Drop: Valhalla Knight	Effect: Always Step Attacks
	Samurai Armor (Akadou) - Aria of Sorrow Armor - Soma				[edit]
	Red body armor used by samurai warriors.		DEF +20, STR +3 (...) Sell: $1,500	Find: Dance Hall (hidden) Drop: Dead Warrior
	Dead Warrior - Quick Parry (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow Enchanted Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Deflect normal attacks by pressing UP + B.			Drop: Dead Warrior	Effect: Allows interruption of normal attack with a bullet soul. (Is able to cancel normal attacks by using a bullet type.)
	Partizan (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow Polearm - Soma				[edit]
	A long pole tipped with a broad blade	Attrib: Piercing Consume: 60 MP (Special Attack)	ATK +32 Sell: $3,200	Buy: $6,400 Find: Yoko's shop, Hammer's shop Drop: Dead Warrior Create: Spear + Armor Knight Soul	Effect: Pierce Special: Triple Pierce Evolve: + Axe Armor Soul >> Halberd
	Rice Ball (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow Food - Soma				[edit]
	Simple, but tasty.		HP +290 Sell: $50	Common Drop: Dead Warrior
	Dead Warrior - Quick Bullet - Dawn of Sorrow Enchanted Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Use Bullet typed souls while executing standard attacks.			Rarity: * Drop: Dead Warrior**
	Samurai Plate (Katchū) - Portrait of Ruin Body Gear (Armor) - Jonathan				[edit]
	Traditional body armor worn by samurai warriors.		DEF +35, CON +10, MND +10 Sell: $7,000	Drop: Dead Warrior
	Partisan (jpn) - Harmony of Despair Lance - Soma				[edit]
	A polearm fitted with a broad blade.	Attrib: Pierce #hands: 2	ATK +12 Sell: $1,000	Rarity: **	Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for stronger hit (15 MP)
	Dead Warrior - Harmony of Despair Enchanted Soul - Soma				[edit]
	Raise LCK		LCK +1	Rarity: * Steal: Dead Warrior** (2.3%)	Effect: LCK Boost

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Trivia[]

The Dullahan enemy from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon shares an almost identical design and fighting pattern as the Dead Warrior, being a knight riding on the front half of a horse, rather than the headless knights appearing in other games. His physical appearance, however, has more in common with that of the original Headless Horseman novel character, not having a head, wielding a sword and wearing a black cape.
- Likewise, the Nightmare enemies from both Aria of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia attack in the very same way, this time being ghost horses that may or may not be ridden by a knight.