Flying Skeleton

Flying Skeleton
Flying Skeleton's artwork from the All About Akumajō Dracula guide
Japanese name(s)	フライングスケルトン Furaingu Sukeruton
Alternate name(s)	Flying Bone, Flying Gargoyle, Gargoyle Skeleton, Winged Guard, Winged Skeleton
Abilities	Flies through walls in endless waves
Type(s)	Skeletal monster
Origins	Original Castlevania lore
Appearances	Most games (see list below)

Flying Skeletons that fly slowly up and down from one edge of the screen to the other in endless waves. They have bat-like wings, a shield, and in later games they are armed with spears.

Depending on the game, they can traverse the screen in different manners, but the most common is to appear from one side of the screen flying in a wave-like pattern, not unlike a Medusa Head, although the arc they trace can grow bigger if the protagonist manages to get away from their main line of flight, not to mention that their size is considerably bigger.

Because the protagonist usually has to fight these enemies in narrow towers, maneuverability to fight them can be severely compromised. However, receiving a hit while climbing a set of stairs will usually prevent the hero from being knocked down, possibly falling to his death.

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Flying Skeleton
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
	19. Flying Gargoyle (Flying Skeleton) - Dracula's Curse				[ edit ]
	'	Atk: 3/4(block 8 and later)		5A. Tower, 7. Mountains, 9. Inner Tower
	5. Gargoyle Skeleton  (Flying Skeleton) - Super Castlevania IV				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 48 Exp: 150 Atk: 3		7. Unliving Quarters
	Flying Skeleton  - Chronicles				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 3 Exp: 300		6. Floating Corridor
	Flying Skeleton  [alt] - Bloodlines				[ edit ]
	'			3. The Leaning Tower of Pisa, 5. Versailles Palace
	41. Winged Guard (Flying Skeleton) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Slow-flying skeleton warrior.	Level: 10 HP: 15 Exp: 30	Drop: Iron Shield, Javelin	Royal Chapel
	22. Flying Bone (Flying Skeleton) - Harmony of Dissonance				[ edit ]
	'	Strong: Wind Level: 7 HP: 12 Exp: 13	Common Drop: $5 Rare Drop: Crimson Cloak	Castle A: Sky Walkway, Chapel of Dissonance Castle B: Skeleton Cave, Sky Walkway
	21. Winged Skeleton (Wing Skeleton) - Aria of Sorrow				[ edit ]
	A skeleton that has been given wings of bone.	Weak: Holy HP: 20 MP: 10 Exp: 3 Atk: 14 Def: 1	Common Drop: Spear Soul: Spear Throw	Chapel, Study, Dance Hall
	28. Winged Guard (Flying Skeleton) - Order of Ecclesia				[ edit ]
	A skeleton given wings and made to fly.	Strong: Ice, Darkness Weak: Strike, Flame, Light HP: 10 Exp: 1 Skill Pt: n/a Atk: 26		Minera Prison Island, Tymeo Mountains, Forsaken Cloister, Ruvas Forest (Hard Mode), Skeleton Cave (Hard Mode)
	102. Winged Skeleton (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia				[ edit ]
	An image of death given wings to soar through the night sky.	Strong: Ice, Darkness Weak: Strike, Flame, Light HP: 30 Exp: 1 Skill Pt: n/a Atk: 87	Drop: Fidelis Alate (1%)	Final Approach
	Winged Guard  - Encore of the Night				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 465 Exp: ~825	Drop: Turkey, Potion; Holy Sword Steal: ~8S, 20C	Royal Chapel

Gallery

Flying Skeleton

Flying Gargoyle from the Nintendo Power Dracula's Curse Guide

Flying Skeleton from the Japanese Super Castlevania IV instruction booklet

Flying Skeleton from the All About Akumajō Dracula guide for Super Castlevania IV

Winged Guard's enemy list entry from the Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night

Trivia

• In some games they are referred as "gargoyles", so they are probably the skeletal remains from the main Gargoyle enemies who have also appeared in the series. However, the flying skeletons have always been portrayed having a pair of horns on their foreheads, hinting that they may be the remains of a different creature.