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Final Stage: Bloodlines (Final Stage: 血の輪廻 Rondo of Blood?) is the prologue to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and is a reenactment of the final stage of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. In this stage, the player is Richter Belmont, and he faces off against Dracula.

Overview[]

Even though the structure of the level remains almost identical to that in Rondo of Blood, many details have been added to take advantage of the technical capabilities of the PlayStation:

  • The presence of a guardrail along the final staircase, such that Richter will not fall off.
  • The clock tower can be seen in the background scenery.
  • The invisible staircases leading to the bonus room have been replaced by an escalator that will have to be activated by pressing a hidden switch at the entrance to the pinnacle. In addition, the bonus room no longer contains gold bags but objects that can only be used when playing as Alucard (these items are only for showcase and are not retained in the main game), and two large jars at each end of the room each containing a Large Heart.
  • There is now a connecting hall between the bonus room and the main staircase. This hall also contains a large jar with a Large Heart.
  • The room before the throne room is decorated with a chandelier, several windows, and a large table holding a jar containing a Large Heart.

Because transitioning between the bonus room and the main room reloads the breakable objects and their contents, the bonus room can be entered repeatedly to reload Hearts and maximize the Heart counter.

Alucard's stats[]

Alucard's initial stats and items for the main game are determined by various factors involved during Richter Belmont's battle with Dracula in this stage. Alucard's default base stats without any bonuses or wearing any of the initial equipment are: 70 HP, 20 MP, 50 Max Hearts, 6 STR, 6 CON, 6 INT, 6 LCK.

Time
  • If the entirety of the prologue is finished in exactly 1 minute or less, Alucard earns +5 to all stats. It should be noted, however, that such a feat is legitimately impossible until the player beats the game and starts a new playthrough with a clear file on the memory card, as the "Die, monster" dialogue is unskippable otherwise.
  • If the fight is finished within 1-2 minutes, Alucard earns +2 LCK.
  • If the fight is finished within 2-3 minutes, Alucard earns +1 LCK.
  • If the fight is finished in more than 10 minutes, Alucard earns +1 CON.
Health
  • If Richter manages to kill Dracula without taking any damage, Alucard earns +5 HP and +1 to STR, CON, INT, and LCK.
  • If Richter has 50% or more HP remaining, Alucard earns +1 STR. Otherwise, he earns +1 CON.
  • If Richter loses all of his HP, Maria Renard will make him invincible for the rest of the battle. Alucard then starts with a Potion in his inventory. This condition overrides all other conditions, except for the Neutron Bomb condition (INT or STR point) and the time-based conditions: +5 to all stats (1 minute or less), LCK +2 (1-2 minutes), LCK +1 (2-3 minutes), and CON +1 (10 minutes).
Sub-weapons
  • If Richter finishes the prologue with the Cross equipped and without Maria's help, Alucard starts with +5 MP and +5 Max Hearts.
  • If Richter finishes the prologue with the Holy Water equipped and has 50% or more HP remaining, Alucard starts with +5 Max Hearts and +1 INT.
No sub-weapon
Note: The Flame Whip can be used and won't affect these bonuses, but it is also useless in most versions of the game.
  • If Richter takes no damage, Alucard earns +5 to HP and LCK and +1 to STR, CON, and INT.
  • If Richter has 50% or more HP remaining, Alucard earns +5 HP and +1 STR.
  • If Richter has less than 50% HP remaining, Alucard earns +1 STR.
Hearts
  • If Richter is carrying 41 or more Hearts when the dialogue with Dracula begins, Alucard starts the game with +1 INT and a Neutron Bomb in his inventory. Otherwise, he gains +1 STR.
  • If Richter finishes the prologue with no Hearts and without Maria's help, Alucard starts the game with a Heart Refresh.
Other

Combining the best of these bonuses (by finishing the prologue within exactly 1 minute or less and without taking damage), Alucard can start the game with 85 HP, 25 MP, 55 Max Hearts, 14 STR, 13 CON, 13 INT, and 17 LCK (if carrying no sub-weapon at the end of the battle); or 80 HP, 30 MP, 60 Max Hearts, 13 STR, 12 CON, 12 INT, and 12 LCK (if carrying the Cross); or 80 HP, 25 MP, 60 Max Hearts, 13 STR, 12 CON, 13 INT, and 12 LCK (if carrying the Holy Water). Note that if Richter had 41 or more Hearts when the dialogue with Dracula started, Alucard will have 1 more INT point and 1 less STR point. Alucard's default stats without the bonuses (or initial equipment) are 70 HP, 20 MP, 50 Max Hearts, 6 STR, 6 CON, 6 INT, and 6 LCK, but because an extra STR or INT point is always awarded, the default STR or INT is actually 7, depending on the amount of Hearts Richter was carrying when talking to Dracula.

Dialogue[]

Dialogue Data: Final Stage: Bloodlines (edit)
Image / Participants Game / Location / Title
Details
Transcript(s) (click Expand to view when necessary)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night / Final Stage: Bloodlines / Final Stage: Bloodlines

When: First starting the Game

Summary: Richter reaches Dracula's throne room at the end of the events of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. The two of them banter, with Richter telling Dracula that he doesn't belong in this world, and Dracula responding that it was humans who brought him there in the first place. They debate about human nature and faith. Dracula is enraged by Richter's argument and throws his wine glass on the floor, which signals the beginning of their battle.


North America version (original) - [transcript]:

Richter: Die monster. You don't belong in this world!

Dracula: It was not by my hand that I am once again given flesh. I was called here by humans who wish to pay me tribute.
Richter: Tribute!?! You steal men's souls and make them your slaves!
Dracula: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions...
Richter: Your words are as empty as your soul! Mankind ill needs a savior such as you!

Dracula: What is a man? (throws his wine glass to the floor) A miserable little pile of secrets. But enough talk... Have at you!


North America version (new) - [transcript][video]:

(Richter rushes to Dracula's Throne Room and points straight at him)

Richter: Dracula. Die now, and leave this world! You'll never belong here!
Dracula: Oh, but this world invited me. Your own kind called me forth with praise and tribute.
Richter: Tribute? You're a thief. You steal men's souls, their freedom...
Dracula: Freedom is always sacrificed to faith, good hunter. Or are you truly here by choice?
Richter: All I'm here for is you. To hell with your heresy! You're nothing but a blight on mankind.
Dracula: Ha! Mankind. (throws the wine glass) A cesspit of hatred and lies. Fight for them, then, and die for their sins!

(Dracula teleports and enters the battle stance)


Japan version (japanese text) - [transcript][video]:

Richter: 滅びよ!

ここは、お前の住む世界ではない。
Dracula: 私は自らの力で蘇るのではない。
欲深な人間共によって蘇るのだ。
力が唯一の正義なのだからな。
Richter: それはお前の勝手な言い草だ!
人々は同じ信念のもとで求め合い、 集い、そして歩んで行く。
Dracula: だが、現に人間共は
欲望によって発展し、
信仰によって
統率されてきたではないか。
Richter: 人間は力だけでは統率できない。
敬い、慈しむ心があるからこそ
統率が出来るのだ。
Dracula: くだらん。
どちらが正しいか、
死をもって解らせてやる。

Playstation:
PSP:


Japan version (fan translated) - [transcript][video]:

(Richter rushes to Dracula's Throne Room and points straight at him)

Richter Belmont: Death to you! The world is not yours to exist in!
Dracula Vlad Țepeș: It is not by my own power that I am resurrected. It is a greed of humanity which calls me back. For might is the one and only justice in this world.
Richter Belmont: Of all the self-serving claptrap! The same basic faith drives all people to seek, to come together, to move forward.
Dracula Vlad Țepeș: However, it is by humans' desires that they prosper; and it is their faith which has ruled them, yes?
Richter Belmont: People cannot be ruled by power alone. The honorable, the loved can rule humanity!
Dracula Vlad Țepeș: Preposterous. (throws the wine glass) I shall teach you which one of our claims is true... with your death!

(Dracula teleports and enters the battle stance)
Castlevania_Symphony_of_the_Night-100%_no_damage-Part_1-Rondo_of_Blood (dialogue at 2:53)

Enemy Data[]

Enemy Data: Final Stage: Bloodlines
Image Name - Game
Description
Statistics Items Location Notes
Sotn-predrac
Sotn-predrac2
1. Dracula (jpn) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Lord of the Demon Castle, defeated in 1792 (5 years ago) by Richter Belmont. (...) HP: 600/1,200 (true form)
Final Stage: Bloodlines (Richter only)
Abil: Hellfire, Dark Inferno, Fatal Ray

Item Data[]

Item Data: Final Stage: Bloodlines
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Moon Rod Icon Moon Rod (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Club - Alucard
[edit]
Rod with lunar markings Attrib: Hit
ATT +17
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Reverse Clock Tower
Effect: Flail (normal)
Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Crescent Cutter (ATT +35 for 4 MP)
Badelaire Icon Badelaire (Scimitar of Barzai) - Symphony of the Night
  Sword - Alucard
[edit]
Power increases with game play
Japan Power increases with play time
Attrib: Cut
ATT + Game Time (in hours)
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Forbidden Library
Dark Shield Icon Dark Shield (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Shield - Alucard
[edit]
Unholy dark shield Attrib: Hit
DEF +3, ATT +10
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines
Drop: Malachi
Effect: Projectile block and shield attack
Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (30 MP): Meteor Attack (ATT +30, Attrib: Hit)
Firebrand Icon Firebrand (Fire Sword of Agni) - Symphony of the Night
  Sword - Alucard
[edit]
Fire sword of Oberon
Japan Flame attribute sword
Attrib: Fire/Cut
ATT +25
Buy: $10,000 (later)
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines
Drop: Lossoth
Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Fire Blast (ATT +40 for 5 MP)
Heart Refresh Icon Heart Refresh (Heart Repair) - Symphony of the Night
  Medicine (Heart Potion) - Alucard
[edit]
Restores 500 hearts [use] Hearts +500
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Black Marble Gallery, Death Wing's Lair
Drop: Archer, Blue Venus Weed, Venus Weed
First Obtained: (May start with)
Shield Rod Icon Shield Rod (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Club - Alucard
[edit]
Extra effective with shield Attrib: Hit
ATT +11, DEF +2
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Colosseum
Effect: Flail (slow), grants an extra ATT +5 and DEF +2 when equipped with a shield
Special: ←→ + [Attack] for Shield; hold shield + [Attack]×2 for equipped shield's Shield Rod spell
Sunglasses Icon Sunglasses (Glasses) - Symphony of the Night
  Head (Eyewear) - Alucard
[edit]
Cool looking sunglasses DEF +1, INT -1
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Alchemy Laboratory
Power of Sire Icon Power of Sire (Power of Father) - Symphony of the Night
  Bomb - Alucard
[edit]
Damages all enemies [use] Attrib: Hit
ATT +40
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines, Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb, Reverse Caverns
Effect: 8 hits per use
Cross Icon Cross [alt] - Symphony of the Night
  Sub-Weapon - Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only)
[edit]
The ultimate sub-weapon, the cross damages all enemies on the screen. (...) Attrib: Holy/Hit
Consume: 100 Hearts (Alucard), 1 (Richter/Maria)
ATT +40 (cross), ATT +5 (light), (with Staurolite: ATT +80 (cross), ATT +10 (light)) (Alucard); ATT +40 (Richter/Maria)
Find: Containers (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard)
Effect: Thrown forward and returns (Richter/Maria); always Crashes (Alucard)
Special: Item Crash (Grand Cross, Richter only; Cost: 20 Hearts; ATT +60 (crosses), ATT +40 (beam of light), Attrib: Holy/Hit)
Holy Water Icon Holy Water [alt] - Symphony of the Night
  Sub-Weapon - Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only)
[edit]
Spreads a sacred flame when cast to the floor, burning enemies. (...) Attrib: Holy, Fire (flame); Hit (bottle)
Consume: 3 Hearts (Alucard), 1 (Richter/Maria)
ATT +5 (flame), ATT +1 (bottle) (Alucard); ATT +8 (flame), ATT +5 (bottle) (Richter/Maria)
Find: Containers (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard)
Effect: Thrown in pillar (Alucard); thrown in wave (Richter); thrown in fast wave (Maria)
Special: Item Crash (Hydro Storm, Richter only; Cost: 15 Hearts; ATT +80, Attrib: Holy/Hit)
Small Heart Icon Small Heart - Symphony of the Night
  Item (standard) - any
[edit]
Expended when attacking with a sub-weapon. Small hearts fill the store by 1.(...) Heart +1
Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard)
Drop: Various enemies
Large Heart Icon Large Heart - Symphony of the Night
  Item (standard) - any
[edit]
Expended when attacking with a sub-weapon. Large hearts fill the store by 5.(...) Heart +5
Find: Lanterns (requires Cube of Zoe for Alucard)
Drop: Various enemies

Notes[]

  • None of the usable items that can be collected in this stage (Moon Rod, Badelaire, Dark Shield, etc.) are carried over to the main game, nor can Richter make use of them in any way. Apparently, they only appear to showcase some of the items Alucard will be able to obtain and use in the main game.

Gallery[]

Other appearances[]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Game.com)[]

The Bloodlines stage appears in a prototype of the unreleased Game.com port of the game. Richter faces Dracula with similar dialogue as the original game. Dracula is shown in his battle-ready pose during the dialogue instead of in the background on a chair. The prologue moves on right as the battle is just about to start.

See also[]

External links[]

  • YouTube - The Annotated Symphony of the Night - Episode 1.
  • YouTube - Game.com prototype playthrough showing Richter's confrontation with Dracula.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight
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Characters
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