Henry Oldrey

Henry Oldrey
Japanese name(s)	ヘンリー･オルドレー Henrī Orudorē
Role(s)	Holy knight
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Date of birth	1834
Age	10 (child) 18 (adult)
Weapon(s)	Gun, Dagger, Sub-Weapons
Firstappearance	Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Appearances	1844, 1852: Legacy of Darkness
Relatives	J. A. Oldrey (father) † Mary Oldrey (mother) † Cornell (adoptive brother) Ada (adoptive sister)
Partnerships	Reinhardt and Carrie (travel companions and allies)
English voice(s)	Takashi Bratcher (child)
Music theme	The Hidden Curse (Vampire Survivors)

Henry Oldrey (ヘンリー･オルドレー, Henrī Orudorē^?) is a playable character in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Apart from having his own adventure in the game, Cornell encounters him in his own journey, at which time Henry is only 10 years old. As an adult, Henry is a big and powerful man, sports armor in the style of a medieval knight, and uses a gun as his main weapon.

History

Cornell's first encounter with Henry takes place in the Villa, which until then had been Henry's home. However, terrible things have happened lately: Henry's father has been turned into a vampire and he is trying to do the same with his wife and son, while at the same time evil beasts are surrounding the building. Henry, having dared to enter the nearby labyrinth, is attacked by a chainsaw-wielding madman, and only Cornell's appearance saves his life. Cornell had been asked by Henry's mother to save him, while she herself had decided to remain in the Villa, regardless of her fate. After having been guided through the lethal labyrinth by Cornell, Henry is able to escape into the forest.

Henry meets up with Cornell again at the game's first ending, and along with him and his sister Ada, goes into the new day with the intent of beginning a new life.

Henry's quest

When we meet up with Henry again, eight years have passed and both he and the world have changed. The forces of darkness are again stirring and there have been disturbing reports of small children being kidnapped from nearby villages. Henry, now an accomplished warrior and a Holy Knight of the Church, receives the task of rescuing the six missing children from Dracula's Castle. However, he has little time to accomplish his task (one week), as it has been foreseen that the castle will crumble in seven days. Joined by his fellow colleague of the church, Reinhardt and the sorceress Carrie, they set off on a quest to stop Dracula.

Unlike the adventures of the other playable characters, Henry's quest hardly features cutscenes or other kinds of plot-driving measures, and is open-ended rather than linear (the order in which the children are saved is decided by the player). There is no main enemy or boss to defeat, and the ending sequence (mildly altered depending on how many children were rescued) is unusually brief.

Additional information

Henry's allocated arena for exploration is far smaller than that of the other three playable characters; only six levels (each containing a specific child to rescue) are available. While this would lead many gamers to dismiss this section as an inferior and forgettable part of the game, it should be noted that Henry's quest provides the main opportunity to unlock secret characters and costumes, making it well worth the while for gamers wanting to explore all the game has to offer.

Other appearances

Vampire Survivors

Henry's select profile in Vampire Survivors.

Henry appears as a hidden character in the Ode To Castlevania DLC. Unlike other characters that have known last names, Henry is only referred by his first name in the game. This contrasts with Lisa, who has been given the last name of "Tepes" despite no Castlevania game having confirmed it, the only source being the Netflix animated series.

He is unlocked by obtaining the Black Disk Relic and by evolving the Tyrfing, which is the starting weapon of Reinhardt, alluding to his backstory of accompanying Reinhardt and Carrie to Dracula's Castle in their quest.

His starting weapon is the Silver Revolver.

Gallery

For additional artworks, please visit Henry Oldrey Artwork.

Young Henry.

Henry in battle mode.

In-game sprite from Vampire Survivors.

Trivia

• This is the first character in the series to fight with a firearm.
• The "victory" fanfare that plays whenever Henry saves a child is an excerpt from the Theme of Simon Belmont, first introduced to the series in Super Castlevania IV.
• Henry's gameplay is based on the gameplay of the cut character Coller, who was turned into the Frankenstein Gardener players meet in the garden maze in the Villa stage. The major difference is that Coller was supposed to use a shotgun, while Henry uses a six-shot pistol.
  • Ironically, Cornell has to save Henry from the Gardener during the story.

External links

• Henry Oldrey at the Castlevania Fan Wiki
• Henry at the Vampire Survivors Wiki