- Main article: Dracula's Castle
- For other uses, see Dracula's Castle (disambiguation).
One day, after Richter Belmont had gone missing during the events of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Dracula's Castle appeared, as if to show Maria Renard the way to his whereabouts. Alucard also set off to this castle to face his father after he had awoken from his 300 year slumber due to the imbalance of power left behind with Richter's absence. The first half of the game takes place in this castle.
Richter was later revealed to be the actual Lord of the Castle, or at least was led to believe that he was. After freeing him from the control of Shaft, a second castle was revealed in the sky, which was an inverted version of the first castle, where Dracula would actually be resurrected in. Travel between the two castles would become freely possible at this point. The first castle did not crumble until Dracula was defeated in the second one.
Stages[]
- Entrance
- Alchemy Laboratory
- Marble Gallery
- Outer Wall
- Long Library
- Underground Caverns
- Royal Chapel
- Castle Keep
- Clock Tower
- Colosseum
- Olrox's Quarters
- Abandoned Mine
- Catacombs
- Nightmare
- Castle Center
Sega Saturn version only:
Boss Data[]
| Enemy Data: Dracula's Castle Bosses | |||||
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Statistics | Items | Location | Notes |
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| Demon with enchanted spear. | Level: 6 HP: 200 Exp: 200 |
Alchemy Laboratory, Cave, Entrance |
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| Fire-breathing flying demon. | Level: 6 HP: 200 Exp: 200 |
Guard: Life Vessel |
Alchemy Laboratory, Cave, Entrance |
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| Shape-shifting demon. | Level: 10 HP: 120 Exp: 500 |
Guard: Life Vessel, Gladius |
Outer Wall |
Weapons: Short Sword, Dagger (Dagger Throw) Abil: Bat Form (Wing Smash), Mist Form | |
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| Part horse, lion and eagle. | Strong: Thunder Level: 16 HP: 800 Exp: 800 |
Guard: Life Vessel |
Royal Chapel |
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| Half-man, half-bull.(...) | Level: 18 HP: 300 Exp: 400 |
Colosseum (Alucard only) |
Weapons: Minotaur Axe (Axe Thrust, Smash, Axe Deflect) | ||
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| Half-man, half-wolf.(...) | Level: 18 HP: 260 Exp: 300 |
Colosseum (Alucard only) |
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| Short magic-wielding demon. Summons demonic allies. | Strong: Dark (immune) Weak: Holy Level: 20 HP: 400 Exp: 100 |
Drop: Obsidian Sword, Holbein Dagger Guard: Life Vessel, Soul of Bat, Takemitsu, Onyx, Frankfurter |
Long Library, Necromancy Laboratory |
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| He is the strongest vampire hunter. It's been a year since he disappeared. (...) | Strong: Holy, Stone (both immune) Weak: Dark Level: 48 HP: 400 Exp: n/a |
Castle Keep (Alucard only) |
Weapons: Vampire Killer (Standard Attack, Flame Whip), Cross (Cross Boomerang, Grand Cross), Holy Water (normal attack, Hydro Storm), Axe (Arc Throw, Spiral Axe), Agunea (Lightning Bolt), Holy Book (Item Crash) | ||
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| Watchdog of Hell. | Strong: Fire (absorb) Weak: Ice Level: 23 HP: 800 Exp: 1,500 |
Guard: Life Vessel |
Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb |
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| Magic-wielding vampire. Rules upper part of castle. | Strong: Dark (1st) Weak: Holy (2nd) Level: 25/26 HP: 666/800 Exp: 500/2,000 |
Guard: Life Vessel, Echo of Bat |
Olrox's Quarters |
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| Dream demon. She tried to trick Alucard by taking the form of his mother. (...) | Strong: Dark Level: 25 HP: 666 Exp: 2,000 |
Guard: Life Vessel, Gold Ring |
Nightmare (Alucard only) |
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| Mythological sea monster. | Strong: Water (absorb) (human) Weak: Thunder (human) Level: 14 HP: 200 Exp: 500 |
Guard: Life Vessel, Crystal Cloak |
Underground Caverns |
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| Demon Lord of Ravens. | Strong: Dark Level: 22 HP: 500 Exp: 1,000 |
Drop: Resist Dark, Ring of Feanor Guard: Life Vessel |
Clock Tower, Death Wing's Lair |
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| Japanese Description: (*) Nightmarish creature. Composed of many. |
Strong: Dark Weak: Holy Level: 28 HP: 400 Exp: 3,000 |
Guard: Life Vessel, Mormegil |
Catacombs |
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| Leader of the skeleton soldiers. Its bones were torn apart during a duel in the castle. | Weak: Holy Level: 36 HP: 444 Exp: 250 |
Underground Garden |
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| Vampire hunter looking for Richter Belmont. | Strong: Holy, Stone (both immune) Weak: Dark Level: 48 HP: 400 Exp: n/a |
Guard: Holy Glasses |
Castle Center (Alucard only) |
Weapons: Knife (Triple Arc Throw) Abil: Energy Shot (level 1, level 2), Summon Byakko, Guardians Knuckle | |
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| Vampire hunter. Uses 4 beasts of legend. Seeks Richter. | Strong: Holy (tolerance), Stone (immune) Weak: Dark Level: 46 HP: 400 Exp: n/a |
Guard: Holy Glasses |
Castle Center (Alucard only) |
Weapons: Owls, Cardinal (normal attack, Item Crash), Dragon, Cat, Doll (Guardian Knuckle) | |
Required items[]
The following items are required in order to get the good ending and enter the Reverse Castle. Their locations are marked on the map below.
| Item Data: Dracula's Castle Required Items | ||||||||
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| Can open locked blue doors | Buy: $500 Find: Long Library (Master Librarian's shop) |
Effect: Opens blue doors. Key item required to progress without sequence-breaking | ||||||
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| Wearer can do double jump | Find: Castle Keep |
Sequence: [Jump], [Jump] for Double Jump, follow with ↓ + [Jump] for Jump Kick Effect: Enables Double Jump ability | ||||||
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| Transform into Mist | Find: Colosseum |
Effect: Enables Mist Form ability. Only transforms briefly | ||||||
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| Transform into Bat | Find: Long Library |
Effect: Enables Bat Form ability | ||||||
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| Use radar as Bat | Find: Olrox's Quarters |
Effect: Allows the Bat Form to use the sonar wave ability. Only useful in a pitch-black room | ||||||
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| Spike-breaking armor | DEF +12 |
Find: Catacombs |
Effect: Destroys spikes upon contact | |||||
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| Inscription "...in...Tower" | Find: Royal Chapel |
Effect: Opens floor of clock room in the Marble Gallery with Gold Ring | ||||||
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| Inscription "Wear...Clock..." | Find: Underground Caverns Guard: Succubus |
Effect: Opens floor of clock room in the Marble Gallery with Silver Ring | ||||||
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| Sees beyond magical curses | DEF +1, INT +5 |
Find: Castle Center |
Effect: Allows an unseen presence around Richter Belmont to be seen Notes: Given by Maria Renard if player has the Gold Ring and Silver Ring | |||||
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
Maps[]
Castle Map (PlayStation)
Castle Map (Saturn)
Interactive map[]
| Map Navigation (Dracula's Castle - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) |
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| (click the "+" links to find its location on the map) |
| Bosses |
| Slogra and Gaibon (+) · Doppleganger Lv. 10 (+) · Hippogryph (+) · Karasuman (+) · Minotaur and Werewolf (+) Lesser Demon (+) · Olrox (+) · Succubus (+) · Scylla (+) · Cerberus (+) · Granfaloon (+) |
| Areas |
| Entrance (+) · Alchemy Laboratory (+) · Marble Gallery (+) · Outer Wall (+) · Long Library (+) Clock Tower (+) · Underground Caverns (+) · Royal Chapel (+) · Olrox's Quarters (+) · Castle Keep (+) · Colosseum (+) Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb (+) · Catacombs (+) · Castle Center (+) Exit Points to Other Areas: Nightmare (+) · Reverse Castle (+) |
| Required Items |
| Jewel of Open (+) · Leap Stone (+) · Form of Mist (+) · Soul of Bat (+) Echo of Bat (+) · Spike Breaker (+) · Silver Ring (+) · Gold Ring (+) · Holy Glasses (+) |
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(The above items will be replaced with the items below for the DXC version of Maria.) |
External links[]
- Castlevania Crypt - Source of the screen map.