- Not to be confused with Ctulhu.
Malachi (known simply as Evil (エビル Ebiru?) in Japanese versions) is an enemy in the Castlevania series. He is a pagan being from ancient times who strikes fear into anyone near his presence.
Origins[]
A sketch of Cthulhu drawn by H. P. Lovecraft.
(May 11th, 1934)
Malachi is based on the Lovecraftian entity Cthulhu, a towering, dragon-like creature with a tentacled visage, known to cause madness at a glance and capable of acts of massive destruction. Cthulhu is a member of 'The Great Old Ones', a race of mighty cosmic entities trapped for unknown reasons, and is fated to rise from the depths of his sunken city of R'lyeh to bring about the end of mankind.
The name "Malachi" comes from the Bible, the writer of the Book of Malachi, but seemingly has no relation to the monster aside from its bio in The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night identifying it as a demon from Hell.
Description[]
In the Castlevania series, Malachi draws from its origin quite extensively, with an appearance similar to his literary counterpart; being more anthropomorphic but with a characteristic tentacled head, complete with a squid-like beak. His distinguishing attack, Nightmare, also seems to be adapted from the source material. He should not be confused with the enemy called Ctulhu in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, which was the English localized name given to the Devil enemy in that game.
Malachi appears to be wearing a belt buckle, although without pants or a belt. It can be seen when he leans back to perform a slash attack.
Appearances[]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night[]
Encountered in the Reverse Castle, Malachi will attempt to call forth a rolling orb of darkness to engulf his foes, or swing his claws at them. In Alucard's case, the latter will inflict poison if he's not equipped with the Topaz Circlet. However, as Malachi is slow, multiple attacks may be possible against him while avoiding the dangers posed by both attacks.
He yields 666 EXP, referencing the Number of the Beast.
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Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow/Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin[]
In both games, Malachi can still summon his orb of darkness, but he can no longer poison the player by striking them. In compensation, his strike now inflicts great damage on the player and propels them away. In addition, he utters bizarre cries when he's attacking or dying.
In Dawn of Sorrow, Malachi is seen for the first time during the opening cinematic, where he attempts to attack Soma Cruz shortly after the latter took out an Axe Armor, although he dodges the attack and promptly impales the demon with his sword, absorbing his soul in the process. Despite his initial smiting, Malachi would reappear multiple times throughout the main game, once in The Dark Chapel, during a cutscene where Dmitrii Blinov tests his power by copying the demon's orb of darkness attack before using it to kill him, and several times as an uncommon enemy within the Cursed Clock Tower, Demon Guest House, The Pinnacle, and The Abyss.
His soul in Dawn of Sorrow grants the Evil Sphere ability, which summons a dark sphere similar to his own. It can also be used for synthesizing an Osafune into a Kunitsuna at Yoko's shop. He also drops this same ability in Portrait of Ruin, but as a spell for Charlotte.
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Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night[]
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Castlevania: Harmony of Despair[]
Unlike his previous appearances, Malachi seems to no longer be able to attack in close combat. However, he may back off slightly.
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Other appearances[]
Castlevania (animated series)[]
Malachi makes an appearance in the final episode of Season 3, "Abandon All Hope", as part of the legion of monsters the Visitor summons. He attacks as he does in the games, with a dark fireball, although he is defeated by Sypha Belnades and her fire magic.
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Malachi | ||||||||
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Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
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| Unholy dark shield | Attrib: Hit |
DEF +3, ATT +10 |
Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines Drop: Malachi |
Effect: Projectile block and shield attack Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (30 MP): Meteor Attack (ATT +30, Attrib: Hit) | ||||
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| Impervious to evil attacks | Attrib: Dark |
DEF +8 |
Drop: Malachi |
Effect: Grants immunity to Dark | ||||
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| Restores 200 MP. | MP +200 Sell: $600 |
Buy: $1,200 Find: Hammer's shop, The Dark Chapel, Demon Guest House, Subterranean Hell Rare Drop: Malachi |
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| Summon a dark sphere that spews dark energy. | Attrib: Dark Consume: 44 MP |
Rarity: ** Drop: Malachi |
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| A frightening mask patterned after a skull. | DEF +13, INT -3, MND -3, LCK -3 Sell: $2,475 |
Drop: Malachi |
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| A concentrated mass of fear and agony born from the darkness. | Attrib: Dark Consume: 30 MP |
ATK +8 (partially charged), ATK +16 (fully charged) |
Drop: Malachi |
Effect: Fires a large meteor forward. Can hit multiple times. Special: Fully charged: The meteor greatly increases in size and travels further. | ||||
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| A concentrated mass of fear and agony born from the darkness. | Attrib: Darkness Consume: 20 MP |
ATK +12 |
Rarity: *** Bind: Malachi First Obtained: Chapter 4 |
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| Summon a dark sphere that spews magical energy | Attrib: Fire, Darkness Consume: 20 MP |
ATK +12 |
Rarity: ** Steal: Malachi (2.3%) |
Effect: Nightmare | ||||
Gallery[]
References[]
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs
- Mr. P's Castlevania Realm
See also[]
- Devil (Ctulhu)