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The Rat or Mouse can be either an enemy or a quest item in the Castlevania series. They were first introduced in Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, where they appear as ghoulish versions of a common rat, having strong and bulky rear limbs and attacking by leaping and biting their prey. As the series progressed, their appearance became more like that of a common rat or a mouse.

Appearances

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

In Belmont's Revenge, they behave almost exactly as the Under Mole from Castlevania: The Adventure, by hiding inside of holes on the Rock and Plant Castle's walls and leaping at Christopher while trying to bite him as he approaches.

Name	JPN	Alt. Name
Rat	Ghoul Mouse

Location
Rock Castle, Plant Castle

Description

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

A little rat can be found in the previous room before facing Dogether. If approached, it will flee to its rat hole, but if the player is able to kill it (by attacking it through the wall), it will randomly drop either a money bag, a good sub-weapon or even a 1UP. When the hole the rat was trying to (or succeeded to) flee toward is broken, just like any breakable block or wall, it will (appropriately) reveal a Cheese food item.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

The "Mouse" is a quest item in Order of Ecclesia. It can be found roaming the chambers of the sunken ship in Kalidus Channel. It must be brought to Anna in order to complete her second quest: "Mice Make for Good Eats". However, while the mouse can be seen during previous visits, it can only be interacted with after the quest has been given.

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

In The Adventure ReBirth, their appearance is more similar to that of a common rat, although with gigantic proportions.

Name
Rat

Location
2. Entrance, 4. Chapel

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Main article: Plague of Rats

In Lords of Shadow 2, Dracula has a stealth ability called Plague of Rats which allows him to blend into a group of nine rats wandering near a Shadow Portal. With this ability, he can access tight spots which are inaccessible by normal means. However, these rats are very vulnerable to hazardous traps and enemies when detected. In this form, the player must keep at least one rat in order for Dracula to survive. Reentering a Shadow Portal will restore the number of rats to nine.

Other appearances

Sexy Parodius

In the parody game, Sexy Parodius, the "Dracula's Castle" stage features a whole host of mice which come out of the background's walls, just like the Rats and Under Moles from the Castlevania series do. These mice also parody a number of other Castlevania denizens.

Item Data

Item Data: Mouse
Image	Name - Game Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Mouse (jpn) - Order of Ecclesia Item - Shanoa				[edit]
	Tom seems to want this.			Find: Kalidus Channel Conditions: Start Anna's "Mice Make for Good Eats" quest.

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-{{Infobox GenericEnemy
+{{Infobox Enemy
 |name      = Rat
-|image     = [[File:NP BR Rat.JPG|250px]]
+|image     = TAR RAT.png
-|caption   = Rat's artwork from the Belmont's Revenge guide
+|caption   = Rat as it appears in The Adventure ReBirth
 |jname     = Ghoul Mouse
 |aname     = Mouse
-|abil      = Leaps and bites at the hero
+|abil      = Leaps and bites at the player
-|type      = [[:Category:Animal-Type Enemies|Animal]]
+|type      = [[:category:Animal-Type Enemies|Animal]]
 |lore      = Common folklore
 |eng voice =
 |jpn voice =
+|game      =
-|game      = ''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge|Belmont's Revenge]]''<br />''[[Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth|Adventure ReBirth]]''
+''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge|Belmont's Revenge]]''<br />
+''[[Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth|The Adventure ReBirth]]''
 |gallery   =
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 }}
-'''Rats''' (or '''Mice''' in general) can be either an enemy or a quest [[Item|item]] in the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series. They were first introduced in ''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]''. In that game, they appear as ghoulish versions of a common rat, having strong and bulky rear limbs and attacking by leaping while trying to bite their prey. As the series progressed, their appearance became more like that of a common rat or a mouse.
+The '''Rat''' or '''Mouse''' can be either an [[:category:Enemies|enemy]] or a quest [[item]] in the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series. They were first introduced in ''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]'', where they appear as ghoulish versions of a common rat, having strong and bulky rear limbs and attacking by leaping and biting their prey. As the series progressed, their appearance became more like that of a common rat or a mouse.
 ==Appearances==
 ===''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge]]''===
-In ''Belmont's Revenge'', they behave almost exactly as the [[Under Mole]] from ''[[Castlevania: The Adventure]]'', by hiding inside several holes in the [[Rock Castle|Rock]] and [[Plant Castle]]'s walls, and leaping at [[Christopher Belmont|Christopher]] while trying to bite him as he approaches.
+In ''Belmont's Revenge'', they behave almost exactly as the [[Under Mole]] from ''[[Castlevania: The Adventure]]'', by hiding inside of holes on the [[Rock Castle|Rock]] and [[Plant Castle]]'s walls and leaping at [[Christopher Belmont|Christopher]] while trying to bite him as he approaches.
+{{Enemy Stats/Belmont's Revenge
+|Image    = [[File:Gb2-umole.gif|100px]]
+|Name     = Rat
+|JPN      = Ghoul Mouse
+|ALT      =
+|Location = [[Rock Castle]], [[Plant Castle]]
+}}
 ===''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood]]''===
-A little rat can be found in the previous room before facing [[Dogether]]. If approached, it will flee to its rat hole, but if the player is able to kill it (by attacking it through the wall), it will randomly drop either a [[Gold|money bag]], a good [[Sub-Weapon|sub-weapon]] or even a [[One-Up|1UP]].
+A little rat can be found in the previous room before facing [[Dogether]]. If approached, it will flee to its rat hole, but if the player is able to kill it (by attacking it through the wall), it will randomly drop either a [[Gold|money bag]], a good [[Sub-Weapon|sub-weapon]] or even a [[One-Up|1UP]]. When the hole the rat was trying to (or succeeded to) flee toward is broken, just like any [[Breakable wall|breakable block or wall]], it will (appropriately) reveal a [[Cheese]] food item.
 ===''[[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia]]''===
-The "Mouse" is an NPC and also a quest [[Item|item]] in ''Order of Ecclesia''. It can be found roaming the chambers of the [[Ghost Ships|sunken ship]] in [[Kalidus Channel]]. It must be brought to [[Anna]] in order to complete her second quest: ''"[[Anna#Quests|Mice Make for Good Eats]]"''. However, the mouse can only be interacted with after the quest has been given.
+The "Mouse" is a quest item in ''Order of Ecclesia''. It can be found roaming the chambers of the [[Ghost Ships|sunken ship]] in [[Kalidus Channel]]. It must be brought to [[Anna]] in order to complete her second quest: "[[Quest#Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|Mice Make for Good Eats]]". However, while the mouse can be seen during previous visits, it can only be interacted with after the quest has been given.
 ===''[[Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth]]''===
-In ''Adventure ReBirth'', their appearance is more similar to that of a common rat, but with gigantic proportions.
+In ''The Adventure ReBirth'', their appearance is more similar to that of a common rat, although with gigantic proportions.
+{{Enemy Stats/Adventure ReBirth
-==Other Appearances==
+|Image    = [[File:TAR RAT.png|130px]]
-===''[[Parodius (series)#Sexy Parodius|Sexy Parodius]]''===
+|Name     = Rat
-In the parody game, ''Sexy Parodius'', the Dracula's Castle stage features a whole host of mice which came out of the background's walls, just like the Rats and [[Under Mole]]s from the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series do. These mice also parody a number of other ''Castlevania'' denizens.
+|Location = [[Adventure ReBirth Stage 2|2. Entrance]], [[Adventure ReBirth Stage 4|4. Chapel]]
+}}
+===''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2]]''===
-==Enemy Data==
+{{Main|Plague of Rats}}
-{{Enemy Table Begin|Rat}}
+In ''Lords of Shadow 2'', [[Dracula (Lords of Shadow)|Dracula]] has a stealth ability called [[Plague of Rats]] which allows him to blend into a group of nine rats wandering near a [[Shadow Portal]]. With this ability, he can access tight spots which are inaccessible by normal means. However, these rats are very vulnerable to hazardous traps and enemies when detected. In this form, the player must keep at least one rat in order for Dracula to survive. Reentering a Shadow Portal will restore the number of rats to nine.
-{{Belmont's Revenge Enemy Data|14}}
-{{Adventure ReBirth Enemy Data|Rat}}
+==Other appearances==
-{{Enemy Table End}}
+===''[[Parodius (series)#Sexy Parodius|Sexy Parodius]]''===
+In the parody game, ''Sexy Parodius'', the "[[Dracula's Castle]]" stage features a whole host of mice which come out of the background's walls, just like the Rats and [[Under Mole]]s from the ''[[Castlevania (series)|Castlevania]]'' series do. These mice also parody a number of other ''Castlevania'' denizens.
 ==Item Data==
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 ==Gallery==
+===Artworks===
-<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" caption="Rat">
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
 BR Goblin.JPG|'''Rat''' from the Japanese ''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge|Belmont's Revenge]]'' instruction booklet
 NP BR Rat.JPG|'''Rat''' from the ''[[Nintendo Power Belmont's Revenge Guide]]''
+Rob-offart31.jpg|The rat (which here looks more like a mouse) appears in this artwork from the ''[[Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo Official Guide|Rondo of Blood Official Guide]]''
+Koma Anna.JPG|Dead '''Mouse''' from the official four panel [[Official Koma Comic Strips#Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|Koma comic strips]] for ''[[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|Order of Ecclesia]]''
+Dracula05.png|[[Dracula (Lords of Shadow)|Gabriel]]'s [[Plague of Rats|rat form]] from ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2|Lords of Shadow 2]]''
+</gallery>
+===Screenshots===
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
 Rondo of Blood - Rat - 01.png|The rat from ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]''
 Dracula X Chronicles - Rondo Of Blood - Rat - 01.png|The rat from the [[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|''Dracula X Chronicles'' version]] of ''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]''
 Order of Ecclesia - Kalidus Channel - 05.png|'''Mouse''' from ''[[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|Order of Ecclesia]]''
-Koma Anna.JPG|Dead '''Mouse''' from the official four panel [[Official Koma Comic Strips#Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|Koma comic strips]]
 </gallery>
-{{Enemy Footer}}
 [[Category:Animal-Type Enemies]]
 [[Category:Adventure ReBirth Enemies]]