Orc

Orc
Sniper Orc concept art from the Bradygames guide.
Alternate name(s)	Sniper Orc, Rapid Sniper
Abilities	Attack with a bow or a crossbow
Origins	Tolkien lore
Appearances	Curse of Darkness

The Orc is an enemy in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. They are pig-like monsters operating in packs and attack from long distances with burning arrows or a rapid firing blowgun.

Origins

Orcs in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings.

Orcs are a staple of many fantasy stories, especially The Lord of the Rings. They are often always portrayed as a tough, warmongering race of humanoids, though occasionally also shown to be a proud and honorable people as well. The origin of their racial name is derived from Old English "orc" which means "demon", itself presumably derived from the Latin "orcus" which was used to refer to "Hell."

The orcs' pig-like appearance in-game is possibly a reference to the superficially similar Gaelic word "orc", derived from the Proto-indo-european word porkos - "young pig".

Description

Orc

Orcs are not a particularly dangerous adversary, they fire one arrow at a time and are rather slow, the only real threat they would pose is when they fight in conjunction with other, faster enemies.

• Lv.7
• Lv.14

No. Name JPN HP 13 Orc Lv.7 60 Tolerance Weakness - Earth Location Drop Steal EXP Baljhet Mountains Garibaldi Temple Common Drop: Aluminum Rare Drop: French Fries $10 6 Description "A pig-like monster. Operates in packs and attacks from long distances with burning arrows."

No. Name JPN HP 32 Orc Lv.14 95 Tolerance Weakness - Earth Location Drop Steal EXP Mortvia Aqueduct Tower of Eternity Common Drop: Aluminum Rare Drop: French Fries $10 19 Description "A pig-like monster. Operates in packs and attacks from long distances with burning arrows."

Sniper Orc

An orc armed with a crossbow that can fire three successive shots. They are encountered often, and can be a nuisance. Sometimes one will drop a rare material item called Carbon Steel.

• Lv.24
• Lv.30

No. Name JPN HP 53 Sniper Orc Lv.24 130 Tolerance Weakness - Earth Location Drop Steal EXP Forest of Jigramunt Tower of Eternity Common Drop: Ancient Memory Rare Drop: Carbon Steel $50 58 Description "A high-ranking orc handpicked for its superior skills. Uses a bow to fire three successive shots."

No. Name JPN HP 69 Sniper Orc Lv.30 157 Tolerance Weakness - Earth Location Drop Steal EXP Eneomaos Machine Tower Common Drop: Ancient Memory Rare Drop: Carbon Steel $50 90 Description "A high-ranking orc handpicked for its superior skills. Uses a bow to fire three successive shots."

Rapid Sniper

An upgraded version of its predecessors. Its bow can fire successive rapid shots, as the name implies. However, its arrows can be dodged by sidestepping.

• Lv.31
• Lv.40

No. Name JPN HP 73 Rapid Sniper Lv.31 169 Tolerance Weakness Ice Thunder, Earth Location Drop Steal EXP Aiolon Ruins Common Drop: Ceramics Rare Drop: Pork Bowl $100 96 Description "A top-ranked orc; employs a rapid firing blowgun to mow down foes. Pincushions anything within range."

No. Name JPN HP 108 Rapid Sniper Lv.40 221 Tolerance Weakness Ice Thunder, Earth Location Drop Steal EXP Dracula's Castle Tower of Evermore Common Drop: Ceramics Rare Drop: Pork Bowl $100 178 Description "A top-ranked orc; employs a rapid firing blowgun to mow down foes. Pincushions anything within range."

Item Data

Item Data: Orc
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Aluminum - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	A very light metal used by some alchemists, but mostly unknown. Makes very light armor.		Sell: $30	Find: Abandoned Castle B1 Common Drop: Orc Lv.7/14, Armor Knight Lv.7/15, Lesser Demon Lv.13/23
	French Fries - Curse of Darkness   Food - Hector				[edit]
	Fried potato. Great eaten just after frying.		HP +20 Sell: $1	Rare Drop: Orc Lv.7/14
	$10 - Curse of Darkness   Pick-Up - Hector				[edit]
			Gold + 10	Find: Candelabras Steal: Skeleton Lv.1/9/38, Spirit Lv.4/19/32, Fenrir Lv.5/10, Zombie Lv.5/26/42, Orc Lv.7/14, Flea Man Lv.7/40/75
Sniper Orc
	Ancient Memory - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	A stone fragment with ancient memories engraved on it. Used for primitive weapons.		Sell: $30	Common Drop: Blaze Master Lv.14, Merman Lv.4/15/35, Fishman Lv.16/35/45, Sniper Orc Lv.24/30
	Carbon Steel - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	The base for amazingly tough steel. Very precious, it makes great weaponry or armor.		Sell: $60	Find: Forest of Jigramunt, Infinite Corridor 3F Rare Drop: Sniper Orc Lv.24/30 Steal: Great Armor Lv.25/35/46 Create: Sword Breaker
	$50 - Curse of Darkness   Pick-Up - Hector				[edit]
			Gold + 50	Find: Candelabras Steal: Executioner Lv.2/26/47, Ghost Lv.3/11, Merman Lv.4/15/35, Blood Skeleton Lv.5/75, Lizardman Lv.6/23, White Dragon Lv.10/38, Bone Soldier Lv.13/18/38, Ectoplasm Lv.16/22/37, Dark Warlock Lv.17/42, Gaibon Lv.17/34/45, Wolf Skeleton Lv.17/33, Frost Dragon Lv.19/39, Thunder Dragon Lv.20/40, Sniper Orc Lv.24/30
Rapid Sniper
	Ceramics - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	Lighter and more resistant to heat than metallic materials. A light, white ore.		Sell: $80	Drop: Rapid Sniper Lv.31/40, Skeleton Trooper Lv.35
	Pork Bowl (jpn) - Curse of Darkness   Food - Hector				[edit]
	Prime pork cuts on rice. Can be sealed in with an egg for extra flavor.		HP +200 Sell: $1	Rare Drop: Rapid Sniper Lv.31/40
	$100 - Curse of Darkness   Pick-Up - Hector				[edit]
			Gold + 100	Find: Candelabras Steal: Cockatrice Lv.6/46, Slogra Lv.14/37/45, Phantom Sword Lv.15, Ghoul Lv.27/42/75, White Gravial Lv.27/43, Frost Demon Lv.28/38/43, Death Ripper Lv.29/40/75, Rapid Sniper Lv.31/40, Necromancer Lv.31/35, Armored Sprinter Lv.33/44, Wight Lv.35/36

Gallery

Sniper Orc concept art from the BradyGames Curse of Darkness Official Strategy Guide.

Unused portraits of Orc from Curse of Darkness.

Unused portraits of Sniper Orc from Curse of Darkness.

Unused portraits of Rapid Sniper from Curse of Darkness.

Orc from the Curse of Darkness manga.

Trivia

• Although not specifically described as such, the pig-like Slaughterer and Hell Boar from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow may be orcs or may have their origin in the Curse of Darkness enemies.
• The crossbow used by the Rapid Sniper seems to be inspired by the chu-ko-nu, a Chinese crossbow dating from the 3rd century and which could shoot dozens of bolts without reloading.