Double Shot

Double Shot / Triple Shot
Japanese name(s)	2連射 2 Rensha 3連射 3 Rensha
Alternate name(s)	Double Trouble, Triple Threat
Type(s)	Power-up
Description	Allows you to use attack items twice consecutively. Allows you to use attack items three times consecutively.
User(s)	Simon Belmont, Trevor Belmont, Grant Danasty
Specialeffect(s)	Allows the player to throw two or three sub-weapons in a row.
Dropped by	Candles, enemies
Lore	Original Castlevania lore
Game(s)	Castlevania Dracula's Curse Super Castlevania IV Chronicles

The Double Shot is a power-up item frequently found in classic Castlevania titles. It allows the player to throw two sub-weapons of the same type in rapid succession, allowing them to remain on the screen at the same time.

The Triple Shot is an upgrade to the Double Shot which, likewise, allows the player to throw three sub-weapons in a row.

Availability

The Double Shot power-up has a chance to spawn after the player has killed a determined number of enemies or destroyed a certain amount of candles with the current sub-weapon (about ten of them, and the same counter includes both enemies and candles). If this criteria has already been met and the next enemy/candle was going to drop a Heart or a money bag, it will drop the Double Shot upgrade instead. If the enemy was not going to drop anything, the item will not spawn. Likewise, if the candle had a fixed item in it (such as a sub-weapon or a determined money bag), the upgrade won't drop from it.

The Triple Shot is an upgrade to the Double Shot that will spawn following the same rules while already being in possession of a Double Shot item.

The Double Shot can also be found hidden inside certain breakable walls. If the player is already carrying it, then the Triple Shot will spawn instead. If the player is not holding any sub-weapons or is already in possession of the Triple Shot, then a Large Heart will appear instead.

Sub-weapons will still consume the same amount of Hearts while carrying a Double or Triple Shot. If the player picks up a different sub-weapon at any time, any Double or Triple Shots in their possession will be lost.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

While neither the Double nor Triple Shot items appear in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, the mechanic is still present, although it works in a different way. The ability to throw more than one sub-weapon at a time is directly related to the amount of Hearts the player is currently carrying. This number is different for every sub-weapon, and some can be thrown either two or three times in a row as maximum regardless of the amount of Hearts possessed:

Sub-Weapon	Hearts in possession	Effect
Dagger	Indistinct	Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Axe	20+  50+	Throw two times in a row Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Cross	20+  50+	Throw two times in a row Throw three times in a row
Holy Water	20+  50+	Throw two times in a row Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Pocket Watch	Indistinct	Can only be used once at a time
Magic Book	Indistinct	Can only be thrown one at a time

Castlevania: Dracula X

Sub-Weapon	Hearts in possession	Effect
Dagger	Indistinct	Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Axe	20+  30+	Throw two times in a row Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Cross	20+  30+	Throw two times in a row Throw three times in a row
Holy Water	23+  33+	Throw two times in a row Throw three times in a row
Pocket Watch	Indistinct	Can only be used once at a time

Item Data

Item Data: Multiple Shot
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Double Shot (jpn) - Castlevania   Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Power: Allows use of throwing weapons twice in a row; Comment: These appear when you strike certain objects 10 times in a row
	Triple Shot (jpn) - Castlevania   Weapon (Item) - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Power: Allows use of throwing weapons 3 times in a row; Comment: These appear when you strike certain objects 10 times in a row
	Double Trouble (Double Shot) - Dracula's Curse   Item - Trevor, Grant				[edit]
	This item allows you to fire a Warakiya War Item twice in a row. Note: Sypha and Alucard cannot use this item.
	Triple Threat (Triple Shot) - Dracula's Curse   Item - Trevor, Grant				[edit]
	This allows you to fire a Warakiya War Item three times in a row. Note: Again, Sypha and Alucard cannot use this item, and Grant can only use this item with Dagger in NES version.
	Double Shot - Super Castlevania IV   Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Allows use of throwing weapon twice in a row
	Triple Shot - Super Castlevania IV   Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Allows use of throwing weapon three times in a row
	Double Shot - Chronicles   Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Allows you to use attack items twice consecutively.
	Triple Shot - Chronicles   Item - Simon Belmont				[edit]
	Allows you to use attack items three times consecutively.

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Castlevania

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