Red Skeleton

Red Skeleton
Japanese name(s)	レッドスケルトン Reddosukeruton
Alternate name(s)	Blood Skeleton R. Red Skeleton
Abilities	Coming back to life
Type(s)	Skeletal monster
Appearances	Most games (see list below)

The Red Skeleton (also known as Blood Skeleton) is a human skeleton stained in the blood of countless victims. It commonly walks forward steadily, and instead of dying, just collapses into a pile of bones. It will soon reassemble itself and can only be completely killed by a special weapon or a spell.

Appearances

Castlevania Chronicles

Simon first encounters the red skeletons while climbing up a series of stairs in Stage 11. A gigantic statue of what appears to be a Greek goddess decorates the background of this area. When Simon finally makes it to the top, it is revealed that the red skeletons are spawned from tears of blood dropping from the eyes of the statue.

These red skeletons in particular don't collapse into a pile of bones when hit, instead, they actually liquify into a puddle of blood, only to regenerate moments later.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

There are four varieties of this enemy in Symphony of the Night: red, yellow, green and white. They act in the same way, except their speed and regeneration rate is different. Red skeletons are the slowest and white skeletons are the fastest.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

These skeletons give a good amount of experience, but one needs to use the Undead Killer whip to kill them. They appear in the Forgotten City and in Sandy Grave. You can also use a special spell found in Sandy Grave, known as Sanctuary, which can be obtained once you have acquired the Toad Morph (found in the Forest of Doom) or the Owl Morph skill (found in Dark Academy).

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

Tera will present you with her necklace if you save her in Stage 3'. This necklace will allow you to permanently destroy red skeletons.

Along the way you will come across some walls constructed with red skeletons' bones. If they are damaged, they will crumble to the ground but reform themselves immediately, making further progress impossible. However, with the aid of Tera's necklace they can be destroyed for good, thus allowing you to claim the rewards they were protecting.

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

Called "Blood Skeletons" in this game, they appear in Dracula's Castle. Oddly enough, blood skeletons can be vaporized by the Dominus glyph union, although Shanoa will also die.

Gallery

Blood Skeleton

Red Skeleton from the Japanese Castlevania manual

Red Skeleton from the All About Akumajō Dracula guide for Super Castlevania IV

Enemy Data

Enemy Data: Blood Skeleton
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location	Notes
(NES/C64/AMI/PC)	Red Skeleton (jpn) - Castlevania				[ edit ]
	This is a Skeleton which sneaks up on you. When you strike him down with your Whip, he dies, but after a certain period of time, he revives.(*)	HP: 4 Exp: 400		5. Main Building
	9. Red Skeleton  - Vampire Killer				[ edit ]
	'			5. Torture Laboratory
	11. Red Skeleton (jpn) - Dracula's Curse				[ edit ]
	'			3. Forest, 4A. Ghost Ship, 5. Underground Passage, 8. Main Hall
	4. Red Skeleton  - Super Castlevania IV				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 48 Exp: 100 Atk: 3		6. The Halls, 7. Unliving Quarters, A. Clocktower
	Red Skeleton  - Chronicles				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 0 Exp: 400		4. Cathedral, 7. Torture Chamber/Lab
(RoB/DXC)	Red Skeleton  [alt] - Rondo of Blood				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1 Exp: 0		4. Torture Chamber	(Strategy)
	Red Skeleton  [alt] - Bloodlines				[ edit ]
	'			5. Versailles Palace
	Red Skeleton  [alt] - Dracula X				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 1		4. Dungeon, 5'. Sunken City, 6. Clock Tower	(Strategy)
	2. Blood Skeleton (Red Skeleton) - Symphony of the Night				[ edit ]
	Revives due to blood soaked bones.	Level: 0 HP: 9 Exp: 0		Alchemy Laboratory, Catacombs, Floating Catacombs
	Red Skeleton  [alt] - Castlevania 64				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 20 (regenerates)		Tower of Execution, Clock Tower (Hard)	Abil: Stationary, bones reassemble when destroyed.
	Red Skeleton  [alt] - Legacy of Darkness				[ edit ]
	'	HP: 10 (day), 12 (night)		Forest
	26. Red Skeleton (jpn) - Harmony of Dissonance				[ edit ]
	'	Strong: Fire Level: 11 HP: 6 Exp: 0		Castle A: Skeleton Cave Castle B: Skeleton Cave
	17. Red Skeleton  - Lament of Innocence				[ edit ]
	A blood red skeleton. Always returns to life.	Strong: Knife Weak: Fire, Holy Water, Cross HP: 50		Anti-Soul Mysteries Lab, Garden Forgotten by Time, House of Sacred Remains, Dark Palace of Waterfalls
	8. Blood Skeleton Lv.5  (Red Skeleton Lv5) - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Literally undead, these bloody bones always return to life. Red with the blood of countless victims.	Strong: Dark Weak: Fire Level: 5 HP: 0 Exp: 1	Steal: $50	Baljhet Mountains
	155. Blood Skeleton Lv.75  (Red Skeleton Lv75) - Curse of Darkness				[ edit ]
	Literally undead, these bloody bones always return to life. Red with the blood of countless victims.	Strong: Dark Weak: Fire Level: 75 HP: 0 Exp: 167	Steal: $50	Garibaldi Temple, Tower of Evermore
	29. Red Skeleton (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin				[ edit ]
	A skeleton warrior that has absorbed blood. It can regenerate.	Strong: Dark Weak: Strike, Whip, Fire, Holy HP: 1 Exp: 127 Skill Pt: 5		Sandy Grave, Forgotten City
	76. Blood Skeleton (Red Skeleton) - Order of Ecclesia				[ edit ]
	The blood they absorb regenerates all wounds.	Strong: Ice, Darkness Weak: Strike, Flame, Light HP: 99 Exp: n/a Skill Pt: n/a Atk: 60		Castle Entrance, Library
	Blood Skeleton  - Adventure ReBirth				[ edit ]
	A human skeleton, stained in blood. It regenerates upon death, endlessly.(*)			3. Dungeon, 4. Chapel, 5. Clock Tower
	70. R. Red Skeleton (L. Red Skeleton) [alt] - Harmony of Despair				[ edit ]
	A skeleton warrior that has absorbed blood. It can regenerate.	Strong: Slash, Pierce, Ice, Darkness Weak: Strike, Fire, Holy Exp: 0	Soul: (none)	Chapter 10

Trivia

• While there had been variant versions of axe armors in games like Rondo of Blood and Dracula X, called Red Axe Armors, a special version was introduced in Portrait of Ruin which behave pretty much like red skeletons. If struck, they would just disassemble and crumble to the ground, only to reform again and continue the battle. Again, much like the red skeletons in that game, they could only be destroyed by allowing Charlotte cast the Sanctuary spell, or by attacking them with the Undead Killer whip.
• The Lords of Shadow equivalent of Red Skeletons are the Bloody Skeletons and Bloody Lancers.

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