The Owl Familiar is an Owl that follows the player around and helps them.
Game specific information[]
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Saturn)[]
The first owl familiar appeared in the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night. It can be used by Maria after casting the Summon Suzaku spell, which behaves much like Alucard's bat familiar.
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon[]
An owl familiar can also be used by Nathan Graves in Circle of the Moon by combining the Saturn and Mandragora cards. This owl shoots pellets.
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia[]
Shanoa can also summon an owl familiar with the Fidelis Noctua glyph. Another owl is summoned for every level the glyph gains, up to a maximum of three. If Shanoa stays idle with owls summoned, they will eventually rest on her shoulders and head.
Obtaining this glyph is the requirement for completing Serge's "Show Me the Owl!" quest. Owls can be found prominently perched on tree branches in Tristis Pass. When the glyph has been obtained, Shanoa must return to Wygol Village and activate it to call an owl familiar. Talking to Serge at this moment will complete the quest.
Familiars in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia reach Level 2 at 32,767 XP, and Level 3 at 65,535 XP, which is their maximum level (the message "LEVEL UP" will appear on the screen whenever a new level has been reached). However, there's no in-game way of checking how much experience a familiar has gained. They gain 3 XP when the familiar hits an enemy, and 2,000 XP when Shanoa absorbs another copy of their own glyph. It takes 17 copies (not taking into account enemies hit/killed by the familiar itself) of the glyph to grow up one level. If the familiar is onscreen at the moment it gains a level, it won't immediately display its new abilities; it must first be sent away and summoned again.
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Owl Familiar | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
| Attrib: Holy Consume: 60 MP |
ATT +30 |
Find: Starts with |
Sequence: (Hold) ↑, ↗→↘↓ + [Attack]; then ↑ to call bird and have it perch on Maria's shoulder (it will stay there as long as the button is pressed) Effect: Summons an Owl Familiar for about 33 seconds | |||||
| An owl familiar appears to attack in tandem. | Attrib: Plants Consume: 4 MP/Shot |
Create: Saturn + Mandragora |
Effect: Summons an owl that throws arcing projectiles while the attack button is held. | |||||
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| Summon owls to soundlessly descend. | Attrib: Slash Consume: 80 MP |
ATK +3 |
Drop: Owl |
Effect: Summons an Owl. | ||||
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Trivia[]
- The Owl Knight enemy in Symphony of the Night and Order of Ecclesia, has an owl pet which plays a similar function as a protagonist's owl familiar.
- Fidelis Noctua roughly translates to "faithful little owl"; fidelis being "faithful" in Latin and noctua referencing athene noctua or "the little owl".
- Agreus in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 also has an owl familiar.