Familiar

A familiar (使い魔 Tsukaima) is an eidolon summoned by the player. Familiars can take many forms, such as bats, ghosts, and imps. Or, they could be formed from the souls of captured enemies. Their most common purpose is to provide the player with support skills. Some Familiars may also use special attacks to assist the player in combat.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night marks the first appearance of any such summoned creature in the Castlevania series.

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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Alucard can call five Familiars by locating Card relics scattered throughout the game's two castles. Only one of these may be active at any time during gameplay. They include:

Demon Familiar

The Demon Card can be found in the Abandoned Mine. You'll find a switch in a wall that cannot be hit. Go one room down, and one room to the left for the Demon Card.

Faerie Familiar

The Faerie Card can be found in the Long Library. Take the top left door in the largest room. Change into a bat to reach it.

Ghost Familiar

The Ghost Card is in the very top of the Castle Keep at the top of the map. It is at the top of the broken staircase, along with some other useful items.

Bat Familiar

The Bat Card can be found in the room where you fought Slogra and Gaibon. It is in the upper right corner of the room. Use Bat Form or double jump to reach it.

Sword Familiar

The Sword Card can be found in Olrox's Quarter's. Take the lower left door in the large room with the fountain. In this hallway, that leads to the Royal Chapel, find the breakable ceiling and go up.

In the Japanese version and Dracula X Chronicles version, there are also Nose Demon Familiar and Fairy Familiar in addition to the pre-exist Familiar types.

Item Data: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Faerie Card (Essence of Faerie) - Symphony of the Night Relic (Familiar) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons "Faerie" familiar			Find: Long Library
	Bat Card (Essence of Bat) - Symphony of the Night Relic (Familiar) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons "Bat" familiar	Attrib: Hit	ATT +5	Find: Alchemy Laboratory
	Demon Card (Tiny Devil's Essence) - Symphony of the Night Relic (Familiar) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons "Devil" familiar	Attrib: Cut (thrust/swing); Fire (flame); Ice (ice blade); Thunder (thunderbolts/thunder spears)	ATT +5 (thrust), ATT +10 (swing), ATT +30 (flame/ice blade/thunderbolts), ATT +45 (thunder spears)	Find: Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb
	Ghost Card (Essence of Ghost) - Symphony of the Night Relic (Familiar) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons "Ghost" familiar	Attrib: Hit	ATT +5	Find: Castle Keep	Effect: Hits cause Soul Steal effect at least at level 70 (heals 8 HP per hit)
	Sword Card (Essence of Magic Sword) - Symphony of the Night Relic (Familiar) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons "Sword" familiar	Attrib: Cut	ATT +5 (below level 70), ATT +10 (at least level 70)	Find: Olrox's Quarters (requires Bat Form); found in a different location in the original Japanese and the DXC versions
	Fairy Card (Essence of Half-Faerie) - Symphony of the Night (Japanese and DXC-only) Relic (Familiar) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons "Fairy" familiar			Find: Olrox's Quarters

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

The only familiars used by Soma Cruz in this game are:

Castlevania: Curse of Darkness

Main article: Innocent Devil

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

Soma Cruz can summon familiars after absorbing certain enemy's souls. All of them are guardian souls.

Notes

The term "Familiar" has also been used historically as a reference to any of a witch's companion spirits. References to witches, witchcraft and associated practices are frequently used in Castlevania series.

The concept of familiars is one of many series elements borrowed from console role-playing games, where similar creatures are commonplace.