Master Librarian

For other uses, see Master Librarian (disambiguation).

Master Librarian
Master Librarian artwork from Symphony of the Night by Ayami Kojima.
Japanese name(s)	図書館の主 Toshokan no Aruji
Alternate name(s)	Mysterious Merchant
Role(s)	Librarian Merchant
Species	Human (presumably)
Gender	Male
Place oforigin	Transylvania (presumably)
Age	Unknown
Status	Unknown
Affiliation(s)	Țepeș family
Firstappearance	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Appearances	1797: Symphony of the Night and Encore of the Night 1870: Moonlight Rhapsody 2037: Akumajō Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku (mentioned)
Partnerships	Dracula and Alucard (masters)
Dialogue	Dialogue page
English voice(s)	Michael G. (SoN - PSX) Kyle Hebert (DXC - PSP)
Japanese voice(s)	Masaharu Satō
Music theme	Master Librarian

"Oh, but Young Master, I could never betray the good Count..."

— Master Librarian to Alucard in Symphony of the Night

The Master Librarian (図書館の主, Toshokan no Aruji^?) is a character featured in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night. He is the keeper of the library in Dracula's Castle and is loyal to both its lord, Count Dracula, as well as his rebellious dhamphir son, Alucard.

He mainly acts as a merchant that sells powerful weapons, items and spells in addition to valuable jewels.

History

The Master Librarian is one of Alucard's allies in his quest to find the reason for the castle's resurrection and his own awakening. For a price, he will supply him with weaponry, accessories, maps, and other useful articles. Even though he seems to fear Dracula, he's not entirely loyal to him. Perhaps since Dracula is not yet awake, he has fewer consequences to consider and is thus more willing to aid the Count's estranged son.

He is the keeper of the Long Library in Dracula's castle. He has accumulated wealth of knowledge over the centuries and some special items as well, which he will part with... for a price.

Appearances

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Buy item

The items that the Librarian will sell depend on the version and overall progress made in the game. The original North American PSX (PSX NA) version and later ports based on it include many items not available in the Japanese versions or the version found in The Dracula X Chronicles.

The most expensive item in any version is the Duplicator, which allows the player to use any item or weapon as many times as desired without decreasing the number held. It is only available after beating the game and getting the good ending, and costs 500,000 G.

• Relics
• Medicine
• Projectiles
• Weapons
• Shields
• Head Gear
• Body Gear
• Cloaks
• Accessories
• Magic Scrolls
• Other

Item Data: Relics
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Jewel of Open (Unlock Jewel) [alt] - Symphony of the Night   Relic (Necklace) - Alucard				[edit]
	Can open locked blue doors			Buy: $500 Find: Long Library (Master Librarian's shop)	Effect: Opens blue doors. Key item required to progress without sequence-breaking

Item Data: Medicine
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Potion (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Health Potion) - Alucard				[edit]
	Restores some HP [use]		HP +50	Buy: $800 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Bat, Corpseweed, Will O' Wisp (Saturn-only) First Obtained: (May start with)
	High Potion (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Health Potion) - Alucard				[edit]
	Restores about half HP [use]		HP +100	Buy: $2,000 (later) Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Flea Armor
	Elixir (X-Potion) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Health Potion) - Alucard				[edit]
	Restores all HP [use]		HP +100%	Buy: $8,000 (later) Find: Floating Catacombs, Reverse Caverns, Underground Caverns
	Manna Prism (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Mind Potion) - Alucard				[edit]
	Restores all MP [use]		MP +100%	Buy: $4,000 (later) Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Ectoplasm, Salome, Specter (Saturn-only), Will O' Wisp (Saturn-only)
	Antivenom (Serum) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Cure) - Alucard				[edit]
	Cures poisoning [use]	Attrib: Poison		Buy: $200 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Bone Pillar, Corpseweed, Ghost, Human Face Tree (Saturn-only), Specter (Saturn-only)	Effect: Removes Poison status
	Uncurse (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Cure) - Alucard				[edit]
	Removes curse [use]	Attrib: Curse		Buy: $200 Find: Long Library Drop: Ectoplasm	Effect: Removes Curse status
	Hammer (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine (Cure) - Alucard				[edit]
	Unpetrify [Familiar use only]	Attrib: Stone		Buy: $200 Find: Marble Gallery, Reverse Entrance, Reverse Outer Wall Drop: Gorgon, Hammer, Gargoyle (Saturn-only)	Effect: Allows the Faerie Familiar to remove Stone status
	Library Card (Magical Ticket) - Symphony of the Night   Medicine - Alucard				[edit]
	Enchanted library card [use]			Buy: $500 Find: Throughout castle (all)	Effect: Teleports Alucard in front of the Master Librarian's shop in the Long Library

Item Data: Projectiles
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Magic Missile (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Shoots a magic arrow [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +30	Buy: $300 Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Bone Archer, Bone Musket, Sniper of Goth
	Bwaka Knife (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Bwaka throwing knife [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +30	Buy: $400 Find: Anti-Chapel, Clock Tower, Reverse Clock Tower Drop: Spectral Sword
	Boomerang (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Anti-aerial weapon [use]	Attrib: Hit	ATT +30	Buy: $500 Find: Anti-Chapel, Royal Chapel Drop: Skelerang
	Fire Boomerang (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Flaming boomerang [use]	Attrib: Fire	ATT +50	Buy: $1,000 (later) Find: Anti-Chapel, Reverse Entrance Drop: Skelerang
	Javelin (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Throwing spear [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +50	Buy: $800 (later) Find: Anti-Chapel Drop: Bone Halberd, Scarecrow, Spectral Sword, Spear Guard, Winged Guard
	Shuriken (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Japanese throwing star [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +50	Buy: $2,400 (later) Find: Throughout castle (all) Drop: Flying Zombie, Jack O'Bones
	Cross Shuriken (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Powerful throwing star [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +70	Buy: $5,000 (later) Find: Catacombs Drop: Blade Master
	Buffalo Star (Yagyuu Shuriken) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Razor-sharp master star [use]	Attrib: Cut	ATT +90	Buy: $8,000 (later) Find: Floating Catacombs, Reverse Colosseum Drop: Ghost Dancer
	Flame Star (Fire Shuriken) - Symphony of the Night   Projectile - Alucard				[edit]
	Flaming throwing star [use]	Attrib: Fire/Cut	ATT +100	Buy: $15,000 (later) Find: Long Library Drop: Jack O'Bones

Item Data: Weapons
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Mace (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Club - Alucard				[edit]
	Iron cudgel	Attrib: Hit	ATT +9	Buy: $2,000 Find: Master Librarian's Shop	Effect: Flail (normal)
	Saber (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Light cavalry sword Cavalry sword	Attrib: Cut	ATT +9	Buy: $1,500 Drop: Armor Lord, Magic Tome
	Damascus Sword (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Fine sword honed to razor-edge A hard sword made of superior materials that does not chip	Attrib: Cut	ATT +17	Buy: $4,000 Drop: Corner Guard
	Firebrand (Fire Sword of Agni) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Fire sword of Oberon Flame attribute sword	Attrib: Fire/Cut	ATT +25	Buy: $10,000 (later) Find: Final Stage: Bloodlines Drop: Lossoth	Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Fire Blast (ATT +40 for 5 MP)
	Icebrand (Ice Sword of Rahab) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Ice sword of Mim Ice attribute sword	Attrib: Ice/Cut	ATT +25	Buy: $10,000 (later) Find: Catacombs Drop: Fishhead	Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Ice Blast (ATT +40 for 5 MP)
	Thunderbrand (Thunder Sword of Indra) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	Lightning sword of Indra Lightning attribute sword	Attrib: Thunder/Cut	ATT +25	Buy: $10,000 (later)	Special: ↓↘→ + [Attack] for Thunder Blast (ATT +40 for 5 MP)
	Harper (Harpe) - Symphony of the Night   Sword - Alucard				[edit]
	The sword named Harper Harper	Attrib: Cut	ATT +28	Buy: $12,000 (later)

Item Data: Shields
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Leather Shield (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Shield - Alucard				[edit]
	Leather shield - low DEF		DEF +1	Buy: $400 Find: Alchemy Laboratory Drop: Slinger, Stone Rose	Effect: Projectile block Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (10 MP): Summon Cow – Defense Up (DEF +20) for 68 seconds
	Iron Shield (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Shield - Alucard				[edit]
	Hard iron shield		DEF +2	Buy: $3,980 Drop: Winged Guard	Effect: Projectile block that grants temporary invulnerability Special: Shield Rod or Mablung Sword spell (20 MP): Giant Sword Attack (ATT +40, Attrib: Hit)

Item Data: Head Gear
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Velvet Hat (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Head (Hat) - Alucard				[edit]
	Velvet hat		DEF +1, INT +2	Buy: $400
	Leather Hat (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Head (Hat) - Alucard				[edit]
	Tanned leather hat		DEF +2	Buy: $1,000
	Circlet (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Head (Crown/Circlet) - Alucard				[edit]
	Circlet		INT +5	Buy: $4,000 Drop: Marionette
	Silver Crown (Silver Tiara) - Symphony of the Night   Head (Crown/Tiara) - Alucard				[edit]
	Increases intelligence		INT +12	Buy: $12,000 (later)

Item Data: Body Gear
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Iron Cuirass (Iron Breastplate) - Symphony of the Night   Body (Body Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Iron cuirass		DEF +4	Buy: $1,500 Drop: Flea Armor, Spear Guard
	Steel Cuirass (Steel Breastplate) - Symphony of the Night   Body (Body Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Steel cuirass		DEF +5	Buy: $4,000
	Diamond Plate (Diamond Breast) - Symphony of the Night   Body (Body Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Diamond breastplate		DEF +15	Buy: $12,000

Item Data: Cloaks
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Reverse Cloak (Reversible Mantle) - Symphony of the Night   Cloak - Alucard				[edit]
	Dual colored reversible cape		CON +3	Buy: $2,000	Effect: Can choose which side to show outward in Cloak lining option in System Menu
	Elven Cloak (Elf's Robe) - Symphony of the Night   Cloak - Alucard				[edit]
	Perfect for forest camouflage		CON +5	Buy: $3,000
	Joseph's Cloak (Order-Made) - Symphony of the Night   Cloak - Alucard				[edit]
	Select color [System Menu]		CON +9	Buy: $30,000	Effect: Can select any color in Cloak color option in System Menu

Item Data: Accessories
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Medal (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Other (Brooch) - Alucard				[edit]
	DEF+1 ATT+1		DEF +1, ATT +1	Buy: $3,000 Drop: Owl Knight
	Ring of Pales (Pearl Ring) - Symphony of the Night   Other (Ring) - Alucard				[edit]
	Ring with holy powers		STR +1, CON +1, INT +1, LCK +1	Buy: $4,000
	Gauntlet (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Other (Gauntlet) - Alucard				[edit]
	ATT+5		ATT +5	Buy: $8,000 (later) Drop: Paranthropus, Lion
	Duplicator (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Other (Brooch) - Alucard				[edit]
	Duplicates [use] items		CON -10, DEF -20, INT -10, LCK -10	Buy: $500,000 (Clear game only)	Effect: Using consumable items does not decrease their quantity

Item Data: Magic Scrolls
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Dark Metamorphosis (Dark Metamorphose) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Heal HP by shedding blood	Consume: 10 MP		Buy: $500 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 1 (...)	Sequence: ←↖↑↗→ + [Attack] Effect: Blood heals 8 HP on contact
	Summon Spirit (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell (Summon) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons a fierce spirit	Attrib: Hit Consume: 5 MP	ATT +15	Buy: $1,500 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 2 (...)	Sequence: ←→↑↓ + [Attack]
	Hellfire (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Transport and fireball attack	Attrib: Fire Consume: 15 MP	ATT +30	Buy: $5,000 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 3 (...)	Sequence: ↑↓↘→ + [Attack]; ←/→ to move during teleport; hold ↑ for Dark Inferno variation or ↓ to cancel
	Tetra Spirit (jpn) [alt] - Symphony of the Night   Spell (Summon) - Alucard				[edit]
	Summons four spirits	Attrib: Hit Consume: 20 MP	ATT +15	Buy: $8,000 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 4 (...)	Sequence: (Hold) ↑, ↗→↘↓ + [Attack]
	Soul Steal (jpn) - Symphony of the Night   Spell - Alucard				[edit]
	Steals HP from nearby enemies	Attrib: Hit Consume: 50 MP	ATT +15	Buy: $15,000 Find: Use or purchase Magic Scroll 5 (...)	Sequence: ←→↘↓↙←→ + [Attack] Effect: Hits all enemies and objects on screen multiple times; may hit a target up to 7 times per cast; heals 8 HP per hit

Item Data: Other
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Castle Map (jpn) [alt] - Symphony of the Night   Map - Alucard
	Basic map of Dracula's castle			Buy: $103 (PSX), $105 (DXC)

Sell gem

The Master Librarian will not buy regular items, but will buy valuable jewels from Alucard. These are as follows:

• Zircon - 150 G
• Aquamarine - 800 G
• Turquoise - 1,500 G
• Onyx - 3,000 G
• Garnet - 5,000 G
• Opal - 8,000 G
• Diamond - 20,000 G

Tactics

In addition to giving the statistics of an enemy, the player can purchase tactics videos on how to defeat bosses (much like this was possible via the main menu in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood). If a tactic has already been purchased, its price will become 0 gold on following watches.

PlayStation

The Dracula X Chronicles

• Dracula - 200 G
• Slogra & Gaibon - 500 G
• Doppleganger 10 - 700 G
• Hippogryph - 1,000 G
• Scylla - 1,200 G
• Minotaurus & Werewolf - 1,400 G
• Karasuman - 1,800 G
• Succubus - 1,800 G
• Cerberos - 2,200 G (PlayStation)
• Cerberus - 2,200 G (The Dracula X Chronicles)
• Olrox - 2,600 G
• Granfaloon - 2,800 G
• Richter Belmont - 3,200 G
• Darkwing Bat - 3,500 G
• Akmodan - 3,500 G
• Medusa - 3,500 G
• The Creature - 3,500 G
• Death - 4,000 G
• Doppelganger 40 - 4,500 G
• Fake Trevor, Fake Grant, Fake Sypha - 5,000 G
• Beelzebub - 6,000 G
• Galamoth - 7,000 G
• Shaft - 8,500 G
• Lord Dracula - 10,000 G (PlayStation)
• True Dracula - 10,000 G (The Dracula X Chronicles)

Enemy list

The Librarian is more than just a merchant. He has access to information that aids Alucard. An "Enemy List" gives the statistics for all the enemies in the game, including how much hit points they have, the amount of experience slaying them yields, types of attacks they are strong, weak, immune, or absorb, and what they drop (if the player has already earned that item from them).

Later games would incorporate this enemy information into a bestiary available in the normal pause menu, sometimes after a specific relic is found, so that they can access this information at any time.

For the complete list of enemies, please see Master Librarian Enemy List.

Sound test

Castlevania Symphony of the Night (J) Secret Sound Test -English Translation-

In the North American PSX version of the game, beating the game with 190% map completion will unlock Sound Test mode in the Librarian's menu. All songs from the game can be listened to here.

Japanese voice actor's free talking

In the original Japanese version, instead of a Sound Test mode, a special menu is available where the player can listen to the game's voice actors free talking.

Stealing from the Librarian

Alucard can use the Gravity Boots to lift the Librarian's chair up from the room beneath where he's sitting. For doing this once, he will drop a Life Vessel. After this, the player must repeatedly perform high jumps in order to lift the chair without hitting the Librarian against the ceiling, with the Axe Lord Armor and a Ring of Arcana being the rewards. The Dracula Tunic is also available, but will not drop until Alucard has visited the Reverse Castle at least once. The order in which the items are obtained is random, as is the chance of getting any item at all. To greatly improve these chances, the player should knock his chair up without touching the ground or making him hit the ceiling.

While surprised and perhaps a little confused as to what has happened, the librarian will not hold this against Alucard and will go on with business as usual.

Richter and Maria

The Master Librarian wants nothing to do with Richter or Maria, and will only help young Master Alucard due to his past relations to him. If the player encounters him with either of these characters, he will turn his back and offer none of his services. However, Hearts can still be stolen from underneath him.

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night

Main article: Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night/Arcade Mode

The Librarian acts as Alucard's tutor for how to play Story Mode in Encore of the Night. He can also be unlocked in Arcade Mode as a playable character by earning the Veteran Explorer Honor.

The Librarian's shop is available in any Save Room, with a variety of items available for purchase. Additional items are available for sale as progress is made in the game. The Librarian will buy back most items for somewhat less than their purchasing price. Jewels in this game (which increase different affinities) can only be purchased from him.

The Jewel of Open can be obtained for free by retrieving it from the Librarian's main room in the Long Library.

Item Data: Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Apple - Encore of the Night   Item (Food/Fruit) - Alucard				[edit]
	Crunchy red apple		HP +10 Sell: 15C	Buy: 25C Find: Starts with 8 Drop: Zombie, Merman, Skeleton, Axe Knight (Alchemy Laboratory)
	Cheese - Encore of the Night   Item (Food) - Alucard				[edit]
	Tasty cheese		HP +25 Sell: 30C	Buy: 50C Find: Alchemy Laboratory Drop: Zombie, Merman, Flea Man, Marionette, Axe Knight (Marble Gallery, Outer Wall), Slinger, Flying Zombie, Fish Head, Medusa Head, Bone Musket
	Ice Cream - Encore of the Night   Item (Food/Sweet) - Alucard				[edit]
	With sprinkles		HP +50 Sell: 2S 40C	Buy: 4S Find: Underground Caverns Drop: Cave Troll, Schmoo, Salome, Imp, Balloon Pod, Flea Armor, Blade Master, Skull Lord, Harpy, Black Crow
	Pizza - Encore of the Night   Item (Food) - Alucard				[edit]
	New York style!		HP +80	Buy: 8S Find: Royal Chapel
	Meal Ticket - Encore of the Night   Item (Food) - Alucard				[edit]
	Mystery food ticket		Sell: 6S	Buy: 10S	Effect: Drops a random food (items above) item block on the board. Limitations: Only usable in combat.
	Cutlass - Encore of the Night   Main Hand (Sword) - Alucard				[edit]
	Sword of the English Navy	#hands: 1	ATK +7 Sell: 1S 80C	Buy: 3S
	Icebrand - Encore of the Night   Main Hand (Sword) - Alucard				[edit]
	Ice sword of Mim	Attrib: Water Affinity +3 #hands: 1	ATK +23	Buy: 80 Gold	Special: Veins of Ice set bonus with Ice Mail for Water Affinity +5 and DEF +4
	Thunderbrand - Encore of the Night   Main Hand (Sword) - Alucard				[edit]
	Thunder sword of Indra	Attrib: Lightning Affinity +3 #hands: 1	ATK +23	Buy: 1 Gold	Special: Shocking! Set Bonus with Lightning Mail for Lightning Affinity +5 and ATK +4
	Ice Mail - Encore of the Night   Chest (Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Frosty!	Attrib: Water Affinity +2	DEF +10	Buy: 2 Gold	Special: Veins of Ice set bonus with Icebrand for Water Affinity +5 and DEF +4
	Lightning Mail - Encore of the Night   Chest (Armor) - Alucard				[edit]
	Avoid touching any doorknobs while wearing	Attrib: Lightning Affinity +2	DEF +10	Buy: 2 Gold	Special: Shocking! Set Bonus with Thunderbrand for Thunder Affinity +5 and ATK +4
	Goddess Shield - Encore of the Night   Off Hand (Shield) - Alucard				[edit]
	Engraved with a goddess image	Attrib: All Affi. +3	DEF +5; Max MP +10	Buy: 2G 50S

Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody

Main article: Master Librarian/Moonlight Rhapsody

The Master Librarian appeared in Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody, where he is known as the Mysterious Merchant. He is first encountered at the Library and later set up shop at the Demon Hunter Guild's Mobile Base, which was hovering above Dracula's Castle.

Other appearances

Dead Cells

The Master Librarian acts as the Merchant in Dracula's Castle in the Return to Castlevania expansion for the Dead Cells game. It is possible for him to get killed by Dracula in the true version of Dracula's Castle.

Gallery

Main article: Master Librarian/Gallery

Trivia

• In the Japanese version, the Master Librarian, Ferryman, and Death share the same voice actor, Masaharu Satō.
• His appearance is vaguely similar to that of Leonardo da Vinci, a famous artist and scientist from the Renaissance period.
  • He also bears a distinct resemblance to John Wycliffe, scholar and itinerant preacher who first translated the Bible into English in 1384.
• In Akumajō Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku, Death initially compares Hammer to the Master Librarian, since both act as traders in the castle, but upon seeing his very unique personality he decides that he must "reevaluate" him.

See also

• Master Librarian (Lords of Shadow)
• Merchants (category)

External links

• Castlevania Crypt
• GameFAQs