Legacy of Darkness Bestiary

A list of enemies from Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. Japanese names appear in parentheses.

See also Forum:Naming Conventions for a discussion about naming conventions.

Gallery

Note: See also Castlevania 64 Bestiary for art that was also used for Castlevania 64.

Sketches:

The Sea Monster (Serpent)

Harpy

Queen Algenie (Queen Arachne)

Medusa

Giant Werewolf

Ortega

Ortega

Ortega (Chimera-form)

Dracula

Rendered art:

Actrise

Death

Death

Hell Knight

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Legacy of Darkness(edit)
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
Skeleton Warriors
	Skeleton Warriors  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Skeletons brought to life by the fearsome dark power of Count Dracula. Skeleton Warriors are proficient at attacking with weapons and in groups with other enemy characters. Some have the power to regenerate over and over again after being injured.			Foggy Lake, Forest, Castle Wall, Villa, Outer Wall, Underground Waterway, Tower of Ruins, Tower of Execution
	Skeleton Warrior [Running]  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 10 (day), 12 (night)	Drop: usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp; frequently Knife	Foggy Lake, Forest, Castle Wall, Villa, Outer Wall, Underground Waterway, Tower of Ruins
	Skeleton Warrior [Bone Throwing]  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 10 (day), 12 (night)	Drop: usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp	Forest	Abil: Bone Throw
	Exploding Skeleton [Running]  (Blue Skeleton) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 0	Drop: x3, usually 100 Gold	Forest, Underground Waterway
	Exploding Skeleton [Bone Throwing]  (Blue Skeleton) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: x3, usually 100 Gold	Tower of Execution
	Red Skeleton  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 10 (day), 12 (night)		Forest
Man Beasts
	Were-Tiger  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60 (45 on Easy, 90 on Hard)		Forest
	Werebeast  (Were Tiger) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 90 (67.5 on Easy, 135 on Hard)		Duel Tower (Reinhardt-only)
	Were-Leopard  (Were Panther) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 130 (195 on Hard)		Duel Tower
	Werewolf  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60		Forest
	Werewolf [Duel Tower]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60		Duel Tower
	Were-Boar  (Minotaurs) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 130 (195 on Hard)		Duel Tower
	Giant Werewolf  (Reckless Werewolf) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 250 (325 on Hard)		Duel Tower (Cornell)
Skeleton Bikers
	Skeleton Biker  (Bike Skeleton) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 20 (for skeleton), 20 (for bike)	Drop: x3, usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp, always drops	Villa (Cornel-only), Castle Center (Carrie-only)
	Skeleton Biker [with Machine Gun Sidecar]  (Bike Skeleton [Sidecar Type]) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 20 (for skeleton), 20 (for bike), 15 (for sidecar)	Drop: x3, usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp, always drops	Villa (Cornel-only), Castle Center (Carrie-only)
Spirits
	Medusa Head  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1		Tunnel, Underground Waterway, Castle Center (Reinhardt-only)
	Ghost  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Attack Item	Foggy Lake, Villa, Tunnel, Castle Center (Carrie-only)
	Ghost [Servant]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp	Castle Center (Carrie Only), Tower of Ruins
	Ghost [Leader]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp; always drops	Castle Center (Carrie Only), Tower of Ruins
	Floating Skull  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually PowerUp, Red Jewel, or Gold; Frequently Attack Item	Foggy Lake, Forest, Villa, Tunnel
Cerberi
	Cerberus  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40		Villa
	Fire Cerberus  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40		Villa, Castle Center (Reinhardt-Only)
	Ghost Cerberus  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	The gatekeeper of Hell, this dog-beast guards Dracula's castle annex and attacks intruders with his scorching "Napalm Breath". His ferocious, cunning nature makes him the ideal watchdog.	HP: 50		Villa, Castle Center
Pillar of Bones
	Pillar of Bones  (Bone Pillar) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	This automatic cannon is assembled from the skulls of giant beasts and is used to protect Dracula's castle. It attacks with balls of flame or breath of fire.			Castle Wall, Villa, Tunnel, Underground Waterway, Duel Tower, Tower of Execution, Clock Tower
	Pillar of Bones [Single]  (Bone Pillar [Single]) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30	Drop: Usually 500 Gold or Red Jewel	Castle Wall, Villa, Underground Waterway, Duel Tower, Tower of Execution, Clock Tower
	Pillar of Bones [Upside Down]  (Bone Pillar [Upside Down]) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1		Tunnel, Clock Tower
	Pillar of Bones [Triple]  (Bone Pillar [Stacked]) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30 per body	Drop: x3, usually 500 Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp	Underground Waterway (Cornell-only)
Spider Women
	Spider Woman  (Arachne) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 15	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp	Tunnel
	Spider Woman [Armed]  (Arachne [Armed]) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 15	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp	Tunnel
Lizard Men
	Lizard Men  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	A half-man, half-lizard sub-human species found in the watercourses at the very bottom of Dracula's castle, Lizard Men tend to move around in groups, and are skilled at hunting in packs. They are relatively intelligent, and are armed with battle axes and shields.			Foggy Lake, Forest, Castle Center, Underground Waterway, Duel Tower, Tower of Execution
	Lizard Man [Gill, Club, Trident]  (Gill Man [Club, Trident]) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30	Drop: rare, usually Red Jewel or Gold, frequently Attack Item	Foggy Lake, Forest
	Lizard Man [Gill, Club, Trident, Water spray type]  (Gill Man [Club, Trident, Water spray type]) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30	Drop: rare, usually Red Jewel or Gold, frequently Attack Item	Foggy Lake	Abil: Shoots a stream of water
	Lizard Man  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 30 (5 or 10 for gray or pentagram shields)	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp, frequently Attack Item	Underground Waterway
	Poison Lizard Man  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 30 (5 or 10 for gray or pentagram shields)	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp, frequently Attack Item	Underground Waterway
	Fire Lizard Man  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 30 (5 or 10 for gray or pentagram shields)	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp	Underground Waterway, Castle Center, Tower of Execution
	Heavy Lizard Man [Boss]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 40 (5 or 10 for gray or pentagram shields)	Drop: Common, usually Knife, Axe, or PowerUp	Underground Waterway
	Heavy Lizard Man  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 40 (5 or 10 for gray or pentagram shields)	Drop: Common, usually Knife, Axe, or PowerUp	Underground Waterway, Castle Center, Duel Tower
Hell Knights
	Hell Knight [Copper, Long Sword]  (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 50	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp; Frequently Attack Item	Castle Center, Art Tower, Tower of Ruins, Duel Tower, Tower of Execution
	Hell Knight [Copper, Pike]  (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 50	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp; Frequently Attack Item	Castle Center, Tower of Ruins
	Hell Knight [Silver, Long Sword]  (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Castle Center (inert), Art Tower (inert), Tower of Ruins, Duel Tower
	Hell Knight [Silver, Pike]  (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Castle Center (inert), Art Tower (inert), Duel Tower, Tower of Execution
	Hell Knight [Gold, Long Sword]  (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Villa (inert), Castle Center (inert), Art Tower (always drops Sun Card or Moon Card), Tower of Ruins
	Hell Knight [Gold, Pike]  (Armor) [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Castle Center, Art Tower (always drops Sun Card or Moon Card)
	Invisible Knight [Long Sword]  (Moving Sword) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60	Drop: Always Sun Card or Moon Card	Art Tower
	Invisible Knight [Pike]  (Moving Axe) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60	Drop: Usually Red Jewel or Gold; Frequently Knife	Art Tower (always drops Sun Card or Moon Card), Tower of Execution
Jellies
	Spit  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 0		Foggy Lake
	Dirt Man  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp; Frequently Knife	Villa (Cornell-only)
	Blood Monster  (Blood Jelly) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, PowerUp, or Gold; Frequently Attack Item	Castle Center
	Ice Monster  (Crystal Jelly) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 40		Tower of Sorcery
Vampires
	Vampires  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Cursed with eternal life by the evil Count, vampires are active after sunset an in dark rooms of the castle where the sun never shines. They attack stealthily in search of human blood. Be on guard - they sometimes disguise themselves as villagers in order to get near you.			Villa, Castle Center, Art Tower
	Vampire [Male]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60 during day (50 on Easy, 70 on Hard), x2 at night		Villa
	Vampire [Male 2]  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60 during day (50 on Easy, 70 on Hard), x2 at night		Villa (Reinhardt and Carrie)
	Vampire [Male 3]  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 70 during day (60 on Easy, 80 on Hard), x2 at night		Villa (Reinhardt and Carrie)
	Vampire [Male 4]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30		Castle Center
	Vampire [Female]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 120		Villa (Reinhardt and Carrie)
	Master Oldrey  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 60 during day (50 on Easy, 70 on Hard), x2 at night		Villa (Cornell only)
	Vampire [Female 2]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 30-40	Drop: x3, usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp, frequently Attack Item	Castle Center
	Vampire Maid  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30	Drop: Usually drops 300 Gold or Red Jewel, always 1 during day and 2 at night	Castle Center, Art Tower
	Vampire Butler  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30	Drop: x2, usually drops 300 Gold or PowerUp	Castle Center, Art Tower
	Gilles de Rais  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 144 during day (128 on Easy, 160 on Hard), 180 at night (160 on Easy, 200 on Hard)		Villa (Cornell only)
Misc. Enemies
	Ghoul  (Flea Man) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 5		Forest, Castle Center, Tower of Ruins, Tower of Science, Clock Tower
	Bat  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp	Forest, Castle Wall, Villa, Tunnel,Underground Waterway
	Bat [Fire]  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually Red Jewel, Gold, or PowerUp	Tunnel
	Zombie  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 15	Drop: x2, usually 100 Gold	Forest, Villa, Castle Center, Tower of Ruins
	Zombie [Crawling]  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 5	Drop: x2, usually 100 Gold	Forest, Castle Center, Tower of Ruins
	Stained-Glass Knight  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30	Drop: x4, usually Red Jewel	Villa, Castle Center
	Snake  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Usually Gold, Red Jewel, or PowerUp	Villa (Cornell-only), Underground Waterway
	Stone Dog  (Statue Dog) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1		Villa (Reinhardt and Carrie only)
	Laser Turret  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 36		Tower of Science
	Another Turret  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 36		Tower of Science
	Cube  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 15 (10 on Easy, 20 on Hard)		Tower of Science
	Spiked Cube  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 12 (10 on Easy, 16 on Hard)		Tower of Science
	Laser Crystal  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 10		Tower of Sorcery
	Frankenstein Gardener  (Garden Keeper) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 30 (revives)		Villa
	Spider (Child Spider) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1	Drop: Cure Ampoule, Red Jewel, or Roast Chicken	Tunnel
Misc. Bosses
	The Sea Monster  (Serpent) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 200 (320 Hard)		Foggy Lake
	Giant Skeleton  (King Skeleton) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 150 (1st Encounter), 315 (2nd)		Forest
	Dragon  (White Dragon) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 140 per head		Castle Wall
	Harpy  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Huge winged monsters with the shape of a woman. Harpies protect the castle's exterior.	HP: 75 during day (50 on Easy, 125 on Hard), 125 at night (75 on Easy, 200 on Hard)		Outer Wall
	Crystal Laser of Doom  (Control Crystal) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
		HP: 200 (140 on Easy, 260 on Hard), 40 for Lasers		Tower of Science
	Ortega  (Ortega Chimaera) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 70 for Dragon (87.5 on Hard), 30 for Birds (37.5 on Hard), 100 for Lion (125 on Hard)		Room of Clocks (Cornell-only)
	Medusa  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	A sorceress who lurks in the sewer levels of the castle. Medusa has the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a huge serpent.	HP: 105 (90 on Easy, 135 on Hard), 30 for shield		Underground Waterway	Allies: Snakes
	Queen Algenie  (Queen Arachne) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	This she-monster dwells in the remotest depths of the castle.	HP: 100 for 1st form (70 on Easy), 180 for 2nd form (120 on Easy)		Tunnel
	Rosa  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 160		Castle Center (Reinhardt-only)
	Carrie's Cousin  (Fernandez Warrior) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 300		Castle Center (Carrie-only)
	Bull  (Behemoth) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 320		Castle Center
	Death  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 190 (160 on Easy, 230 on Hard)		Room of Clocks (Reinhardt-only)
	Actrise  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 140		Room of Clocks (Carrie-only)
	Renon  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 210 (180 on Easy, 250 on Hard)		Castle Keep (if spent over 30,000 gold)
	Charlie Vincent  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 150		Castle Keep (Reinhardt and Carrie-only, if game time > 16 days)
	Dracula  - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 160		Castle Keep (Cornell-only)
	Dracula [Imposter]  (Gilles de Rais) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 160		Castle Keep (Reinhardt and Carrie-only)
	Dracula Ultimate  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 200		Castle Keep (Cornell-only)
	Dracula Reborn  (True Dracula) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 160		Castle Keep (Reinhardt and Carrie-only, if game time < 16 days)
	Dracula [Final]  (Dracula Final) - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 200		Castle Keep (Reinhardt and Carrie-only, if game time < 16 days)

See also

• Castlevania 64 Bestiary.

References

• Castlevania Realm - For images and locations.
• Akumajo Dracula Mokushiroku -Forever KCEK- (Japanese) Legacy of Darkness guide page - Bestiary, Trap - For enemy statistics and drop data (see page for more details on drop rates).