The Flame Demon is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a demon born in the fiery pits of the underworld who wields the fires of Hell.
Description
A flying demon, usually with horns and hooves.
Aria of Sorrow revealed that one third of Dracula's power consists of a Flame Demon. His true form in many games is an amalgamation of a Flame Demon combined with a Giant Bat and sometimes a Succubus.
When the Flame Demon is a regular enemy, similar demons of other elemental natures often exist in the same game, such as the Frost Demon, Thunder Demon and Earth Demon.
Appearances
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
First appearance of a Fire Demon in the series. This incarnation of the enemy is very different from its later appearances; it does not fly, has a peculiar elongated neck, its skin is green rather than red, and appears to emanate heat from its insides.
In the Saturn version, when the player destroys it, its sprite mysteriously turns into a crimson demon before disappearing.
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Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Unlike its previous appearance, the demon can now fly. It calls upon six spheres to surround it and then sends them out in a spiral direction. Alternatively, it can summon several fireballs which move randomly. Unlike the spheres, the fireballs can be destroyed.
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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
A large flying humanoid that controls fire. It mainly attacks by flying about and punching with its massive fists. Gaining dominance over its soul grants Soma the ability to cast Dracula's iconic spell: Hellfire.
Obtaining this soul actually holds one third of the secret to gain access to the true ending of the game, the other two being Bat Form (Giant Bat) and Death Touch (Succubus). By equipping these three souls while dealing the final blow to Graham Jones' first form, the dark energy barrier in the Floating Garden will eventually disappear and the final area of the game will open, leading to the true final boss, Chaos.
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Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
The appearance of the enemy changes greatly in comparison to his two previous appearances: he has a head resembling that of a lion, has hooves instead of claws on his feet and his wings are more like those of an eagle than those of a bat.
He has three attacks:
- Get off the ground and attack the player with claws. The player can take advantage of this moment to parry this attack in order to regain MPs.
- Spit three or four fireballs on the player.
- Summon three fire rays to the ground joining at the player's location.
It's the only elemental demon in the game to be in two different places.
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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow / Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
In both games, the enemy is smaller than in Aria of Sorrow and its wings appear to be inflamed feathers. However, as in the previous Sorrow opus, he shares his sprite with that of Arc Demon.
He has only one attack, consisting of summoning a fireball and throwing it towards the player. When he dies, his body will tear apart and all his limbs will be sucked into a portal.
Unlike in Aria of Sorrow, his soul in Dawn of Sorrow doesn't allow Soma to perform Hellfire. Instead, it only allows to summon a fireball that rushes rapidly in a straight line.
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Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
His appearance changes again with Lament of Innocence: if he keeps his mane, his body is now more muscular and has mysterious tattoos. His head has big horns, his paws become clawed and his wings resemble those of a bat.
However, he doesn't have as many attacks: he can only hit the player with his claws and invoke an explosive fireball, resembling the Dark Inferno.
It is odd to find that we can encounter Flame Demons on level 38 before meeting those on level 31.
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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia / Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
In Order of Ecclesia, the enemy is met for the first time the Tymeo Mountains, where he makes his only appearance of the whole game.
Like its elementary counterparts, it can attack the player by charging him from above or by facing him to ward off the Ignis glyph. The player can then take advantage of this moment to steal it.
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Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night
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Item Data
Item Data: Flame Demon | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
Shield with fire properties | Attrib: Fire |
DEF +4 |
Drop: Fire Demon |
Effect: Projectile block and immunity to Fire when equipped Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (50 MP): Summon Salamander – Flame Attack (ATT +70, Attrib: Fire) | ||||
Powerful sword of flame A powerful flame sword |
Attrib: Fire/Cut |
ATT +33, DEF +1 |
Drop: Fire Demon, Efreet |
Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Inferno Blast (ATT +60 for 5 MP) | ||||
Recover 20 HP. | HP +20 |
Drop: Abiondarg, Wind Armor, Skeleton, Skeleton Bomber, Zombie, Demon Lord, Devil Tower, Hyena, Fox Hunter, Flame Demon, Myconid |
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Armor made from chain | DEF +100 |
Drop: Fish Head, Forest Armor, Flame Demon, Lizardman |
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Enchanted sword of fire. | Attrib: Sword, Flame |
ATK +65 Sell: $7,000 |
Find: The Arena Rare Drop: Flame Demon |
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Burns enemies to a crisp with its ultra-hot flames. | Attrib: Flame Consume: 44 MP |
124 ATK |
Rarity: 3 Drop: Flame Demon |
Effect: Can also be used while in Bat Form. Must have the Succubus soul equipped to use in that form, if not equipped with the Succubus soul it will not work. One of the three souls that represent Dracula's powers required to continue the game after the Graham boss fight. | ||||
A prism with magic sealed within. Recovers MP. | MP +100 Sell: $250 |
Find: Ghostly Theatre 2F Drop: Flame Demon, Thunder Demon, Frost Demon |
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A fire-resistant robe made from the hide of a wyrm. | Attrib: Fire |
DEF +22 Sell: $7,500 |
Rare Drop: Flame Demon |
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Shoot devastating fireballs. | Attrib: Fire Consume: 25 MP |
Rarity: ** Drop: Flame Demon |
Effect: Can also be used while in Bat Form. | |||||
The innocence of the shining sun captured in amber. Will shine brightly for eternity. | Sell: $75 |
Find: Garibaldi Temple 1F Rare Drop: Flame Demon Lv.31/38/43 Steal: Efreet Lv.7/11/45 |
Evolve: Hide Armor, Stone Mask, Thracian Helmet | |||||
Hardened 'warmth' collected from a variety of objects; gives off natural heat in its pure form. | Sell: $100 |
Find: Infinite Corridor 3F Steal: Flame Demon Lv.31/38/43 |
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The flaming blade of Agni, the god of fire. | Attrib: Slash, Fire Consume: 60 MP (Critical Art) |
ATK +40 Sell: $5,500 |
Drop: Flame Demon |
Special: Explosion | ||||
Full leg protection cast in a deep red material. | DEF +6, STR +1 |
Drop: Fire Demon |
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A beautiful suit of red armor in translucent red. | DEF +15, STR +2, MND +3 |
Guard: Fire Demon |
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Call forth burning flames. | Attrib: Flame Consume: 25 MP |
ATK +9 |
Find: Tristis Pass Drop: Fire Demon |
Effect: Flames Special: Glyph Unions: + Fire Glyph = Union Ignis; + Weapon Glyph = Mars; + Ice Glyph = Evanescere; + Other = Pulsus | ||||
Flaming blade of the fire god Agni. | Attrib: Slash, Fire #hands: 1 |
ATK +15 Sell: $2,000 |
Rarity: ** Drop: Fire Demon |
Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Fire Blast (15 MP) | ||||
Attack with the fire of hell. | Attrib: Fire Consume: 15 MP |
ATK +16 |
Rarity: *** Bind: Fire Demon First Obtained: Chapter 3 |
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Shoot devastating fireballs. | Attrib: Fire Consume: 15 MP |
ATK +16 |
Rarity: ** Steal: Fire Demon (2.8%) |
Effect: Flame Shot |
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Trivia
- In Symphony of the Night, this enemy yields 666 EXP points, and in Dawn of Sorrow, it has 666 MP, referencing the Number of the Beast.