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The Gladius is a sword used by the ancient Romans. It is a prime example of a standard collectible sword. It was the first standard-length sword found in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (and thereby its weakest), but in later games grew in relative strength to other historical swords. In Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, it instead became Alucard's strongest historical sword.

Game specific information

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

The Gladius is the first decent sword encountered by Alucard. It is earned by defeating the first Doppleganger and replaces the Short Sword. It is stronger and thankfully longer than this sword. This will be his best standard sword until he finds the Scimitar (the next strongest sword) by fighting Scylla in the Underground Caverns or the Cutlass (even stronger) by defeating the Hippogryph at the end of the Royal Chapel (or is dropped). Both of these swords are otherwise identical to the Gladius.

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

The Gladius is again a decent sword in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow for the early portion of the game. It attacks in much the same way it did in Symphony of the Night (using horizontal slashes). It is the strongest historical sword of its class, being somewhat stronger than the similar Bastard Sword and can be obtained as soon as you save $1,800 and find Hammer's shop. It is outclassed by the the legendary sword named Gram though, which can be purchased after defeating the Headhunter. You can get it for free by getting a Manticore to drop one. It can be encountered as a boss in Chapel and as a normal enemy in the Floating Garden. Its swing motion color is gray.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

The Gladius is a pretty good weapon. Despite being a Roman short sword, it actually appears longer than a Long Sword (and also slightly stronger) in the game. It is the fourth most powerful standard sword after the Long Sword. All swords that have special elemental effects are stronger than it, and none of the swords weaker than it have special elemental effects. Using this weapon also gives a small defense boost. Its Critical Art is the standard dash-attack.

Item Data

Item Data: Gladius
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Gladius (jpn) - Symphony of the Night Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Sword of ancient Rome Ancient Roman sword	Attrib: Cut	ATT +3	Find: Outer Wall (after defeating Doppleganger10)
	Gladius (jpn) - Aria of Sorrow Weapon - Soma				[edit]
	Ancient Roman sword.	Attrib: Sword	ATK +22 Sell: $900	Buy: $1,800 Find: Hammer's shop Rare Drop: Manticore
	Gladius (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin Weapon (Sword) - Jonathan				[edit]
	A sword used in ancient Rome.	Attrib: Slash Consume: 50 MP (Critical Art)	ATK +35, DEF +2 Sell: $1,450	Drop: Dragon Zombie, Hill Guard
	Gladius - Encore of the Night Main Hand (Sword) - Alucard				[edit]
	Sword of ancient Rome	#hands: 1	ATK +3 Sell: 45C	Find: Alchemy Laboratory
	Gladius (jpn) - Harmony of Despair Sword - Alucard/Soma				[edit]
	Sword used in ancient Rome	Attrib: Slash #hands: 1	ATK +16 Sell: $1,925	Rarity: Buy**: $7,700

Animations

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+[[File:Gladius Icon.png|right|50px]]
-The Gladius debuts in Symphony of the Night and again appears in [[Aria of Sorrow]].   In both games, it swings with horizontal slashes.  It is one of the few Aria weapons that didn't also appear in [[Dawn of Sorrow]].  It is also noticeably absent from [[Curse of Darkness]].
+The '''[[wikipedia:Gladius|Gladius]]''' is a sword used by the ancient Romans. It is a prime example of a standard collectible [[Sword|sword]]. It was the first standard-length sword found in ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'' (and thereby its weakest), but in later games grew in relative strength to other historical swords. In ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]]'', it instead became Alucard's strongest historical sword.
+==Game specific information==
-{{-}}
-== Appearance in Symphony of the Night ==
+===''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]''===
+The Gladius is the first decent sword encountered by Alucard. It is earned by defeating the first [[Doppelganger|Doppleganger]] and replaces the [[Short Sword]]. It is stronger and thankfully longer than this sword. This will be his best standard sword until he finds the [[Scimitar]] (the next strongest sword) by fighting [[Scylla]] in the [[Underground Caverns]] or the [[Cutlass]] (even stronger) by defeating the [[Hippogryph]] at the end of the [[Royal Chapel]] (or is dropped). Both of these swords are otherwise identical to the Gladius.
-{{Infobox Item
-|name = Gladius
-|image =
-|game = Symphony of the Night
-|type = [[Sword]]
-|user = [[Alucard]]
-|description = Sword of ancient Rome.
-|stat = ATK+3
-|attrib = [[Cut]]
-|effect =
-|consume =
-|find = [[Outer Wall]] (after defeating [[Doppleganger]])
-|drop =
-|steal =
-|create =
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-|non_us = Japanese name = グラディウス (Gladius)
-}}The Gladius is the first decent sword encountered by Alucard.  It is earned by defeating the first [[Doppleganger]] and replaces the [[Short Sword]].  It is stronger and thankfully longer than this sword.  This will be his best standard sword until he finds the [[Scimitar]] (the next strongest sword) by fighting [[Scylla]] in the [[Underground Caverns]] or the [[Cutlass]] (even stronger) by defeating the [[Hippogryph]] at the end of the [[Royal Chapel]] (or is dropped).  Both of these swords are otherwise identical to the Gladius.
+===''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]''===
-{{-}}
+The Gladius is again a decent sword in ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'' for the early portion of the game. It attacks in much the same way it did in Symphony of the Night (using horizontal slashes). It is the strongest historical sword of its class, being somewhat stronger than the similar [[Bastard Sword]] and can be obtained as soon as you save $1,800 and find [[Hammer]]'s shop. It is outclassed by the the legendary sword named [[Gram]] though, which can be purchased after defeating the [[Headhunter]]. You can get it for free by getting a [[Manticore]] to drop one. It can be encountered as a boss in [[Chapel]] and as a normal enemy in the [[Floating Garden]]. Its swing motion color is gray.
+===''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin]]''===
-== Appearance in Aria of Sorrow ==
+The Gladius is a pretty good weapon. Despite being a Roman short sword, it actually appears longer than a [[Long Sword]] (and also slightly stronger) in the game. It is the fourth most powerful standard sword after the Long Sword. All swords that have special elemental effects are stronger than it, and none of the swords weaker than it have special elemental effects. Using this weapon also gives a small defense boost. Its [[Critical Art]] is the standard dash-attack.
-{{Infobox Item
-|name = Gladius
-|image =
-|game = Aria of Sorrow
-|type = [[Sword]]
-|user = [[Soma Cruz]]
-|description = Ancient Roman sword
-|stat = ATK+22
-|attrib = {{p|Sword|Damage Type}}
-|effect =
-|consume =
-|find =
-|drop = [[Manticore]]
-|steal =
-|create =
-|evolve =
-|buy = $1800 (available once [[Hammer]] encountered)
-|sell = 900
-|non_us =
-}}The Gladius is again a decent sword in Aria of Sorrow for the early portion of the game.  It attacks in much the same way it did in Symphony of the Night (using horizontal slashes).  It is the strongest historical sword of its class, being somewhat stronger than the similar [[Bastard Sword]] and can be obtained as soon as you save $1800 and find [[Hammer]]'s shop.  It is outclassed by the the legendary sword named [[Gram]] though, which can be purchased after defeating the [[Headhunter]].  You can get it for free by getting a [[Manticore]] to drop one.  The [[boss]] version of the Manticore will not drop one, so you will have to wait until it is encountered as a normal [[enemy]] in the [[Floating Garden]].  Its swing motion color is gray.
+==Item Data==
-{{-}}
+{{Item Table Begin|Gladius}}
+{{Symphony of the Night Item Data/Swords|Gladius}}
+{{Aria of Sorrow Item Data/Weapons|Gladius}}
+{{Portrait of Ruin Item Data/Weapons|Gladius}}
+{{Encore of the Night Item Data/Main Hand|Gladius}}
+{{Harmony of Despair Item Data/Swords|Gladius}}
+{{Item Table End}}
+==Animations==
-== Appearance in Portrait of Ruin ==
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" bordercolor="transparent">
-{{Infobox Item
+SOTN Gladius.gif|'''Gladius''' from ''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]''
-|name = Gladius
+AoS Gladius.gif|'''Gladius''' from ''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow|Aria of Sorrow]]''
-|image =
-|game = Portrait of Ruin
+POR Gladius.gif|'''Gladius''' from ''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]''
+</gallery>
-|type = [[Sword]]
-|user = [[Jonathan Morris]]
-|description = A sword used in ancient Rome
-|stat = ATK+16; DEF+2 (ATK=35, DEF=2)
-|attrib = [[Slash]]
-|effect =
-|consume =
-|find =
-|drop = [[Dragon Zombie]], [[Hill Guard]]
-|steal =
-|create =
-|evolve =
-|buy = $5,800 (base value), $4,640 (online)
-|sell = $1,450 (to [[Vincent Dorin|Vincent]]), $2,320 (online)
-|non_us =
-}}
-The Gladius is a pretty good weapon.  Despite being a Roman short sword, it actually appears longer than a [[Long Sword]] (and also slightly stronger) in the game.  It is the fourth most powerfull standard sword after the Long Sword.  All swords that have special elemental effects are stronger than it, and none of the swords weaker than it have special elemental effects.  Using this weapon also gives a small defense boost.  Its [[critical move]] is the standard dash-attack.
-{{-}}
 {{EnWP|Gladius}}
-{{Item_Footer}}
+{{Item Footer}}
+[[Category:Roman lore]]
 [[Category:Swords]]
-[[Category:Symphony of the Night Items]]
 [[Category:Aria of Sorrow Items]]
+[[Category:Dracula X Chronicles Items]]
+[[Category:Encore of the Night Items]]
+[[Category:Harmony of Despair Items]]
 [[Category:Portrait of Ruin Items]]
+[[Category:Symphony of the Night Items]]