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For the boss called "Gobanz" in Japan, see Death Bat.

Gobanz is a boss in Castlevania: The Adventure. He is a hulking and heavy armored monster knight who wields a club-like weapon attached to a retractile chain.

Description[]

Gobanz is the first boss in Castlevania: The Adventure, an armored hulking creature that wields a club-like weapon attached to a chain that comes out from where his left hand should be. He advances slowly from one side of the screen, stopping every couple of steps to unleash his weapon for a ranged attack. His armor will reflect any fireballs shot from Christopher's whip (reflected fireballs are harmless to Christopher as well).

He makes a reappearance as a normal enemy in the last stage of the game.

In concept art in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, he is described as an "Armor Mid-Boss" that reflects projectiles back at the player and uses a long spear to attack. His sword and shield would ultimately be transferred to the Evil Knight enemy.

Enemy Data[]

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Name JPN HP EXP ATK
Gobanz
(The Giant)
ゼルド Zerudo (Zeldo) 3,000 (boss), 200 (enemy)
Location
1. Forest, 4. Castle
Description
Its body is hard and even when hit with fireballs, it doesn't flinch. It extends its spear-like arms to attack, but its intelligence is not very high.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The Game Boy Nintendo Player's Guide refers to him as "The Giant".
  • Because of their similar physiology, it can be speculated that Gobanz possibly is a similar type of creature as the Iron Doll from Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge.
  • The original Japanese name of this enemy is "Zeldo". However, some names were switched in the American and European localizations of Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge:
    • Zeldo was renamed to Gobanz.
    • Gobanz was renamed to Death Bat.
    • Night Stalker was renamed to Zeldo.
Castlevania: The Adventure
Characters
Christopher Belmont · Dracula
Bosses
Gobanz · Under Mole · Death Bat
Stages
Forest and Graveyard · Cave and Dungeon · Torture Chamber and Trap Tower · Main Castle and Vampire Crypt
Music
Akumajō Dracula Best 2
Guides
Game Boy Nintendo Player's Guide · Famitsu Dracula Densetsu Guide
Archives
Bestiary · Inventory · Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy
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