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The Reverse Castle appearing from the clouds.

The Reverse Castle (also known as the Inverted Castle) is an upside down version of Dracula's Castle which appears in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night if Alucard frees Richter Belmont from Shaft's dark spell instead of defeating him, a quest which requires finding a number of hidden items in the normal castle. It is a vertically flipped version of the normal castle map, with different color schemes, area names, music, items, enemies and bosses.

Overview[]

The new castle has its own map, which begins with the square at the bottom of the Reverse Keep, and exploring it can expand the map coverage beyond 100%. It has Teleport Rooms just like the normal castle, but these are not connected to the original castle's teleport rooms. Unlike the normal castle, if only a single such room is discovered, using it will just warp Alucard to the room he was already in, there is no "free" second room.

Many of the usable objects in the castle, such as the elevator (and its activation switch) and the telescope in the Outer Wall and the confessional in the Royal Chapel, are either absent or impossible to activate. Most routes that are sealed in the normal castle start out open, although breakable walls are still present and have their own rewards.

Within the Reverse Castle, in a nod to Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Alucard must find the five body parts of Dracula (which function as Relics) in order to access the Reverse Castle Center, defeat Shaft in battle, before ultimately challenging the Vampire Lord and obtain one of the possible good endings.

The player can travel to and from the Reverse Castle using the chamber at the top of Castle Keep originally used to enter it and its reverse equivalent. Using a Library Card in the Reverse Castle will also warp Alucard to the normal castle's Long Library, although there's no way to do the opposite.

Areas[]

The Reverse Castle is comprised of the following areas, all of which are twisted versions of their respective normal castle's counterparts (areas are arranged in a semi-clockwise order, starting by the Reverse Keep at the bottom of the map):

Boss Data[]

Enemy Data: Reverse Castle Bosses
Image Name - Game
Description
Statistics Items Location Notes
Required to Open Final Boss Chamber
Darkwing 110. Darkwing Bat (Giant Bat) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Giant vampire bat. Level: 35
HP: 600
Exp: 1,200
Guard: Ring of Vlad
Reverse Clock Tower
Akmodan2-1-a 127. Akmodan II (Mummy Man) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Ancient Egyptian mummy. Strong: Stone, Poison, Curse (all immune), Dark (absorb)
Weak: Holy, Fire
Level: 40
HP: 1,200
Exp: 2,500
Guard: Rib of Vlad
Death Wing's Lair
Medusa-sotn-1- 130. Medusa (jpn) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Snake-headed demoness with gaze of stone. Strong: Hit (resist), Stone (absorb)
Level: 40
HP: 1,100
Exp: 2,500
Guard: Heart of Vlad
Anti-Chapel
Franksotn 131. The Creature (Franken) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Made from the body parts of powerful warriors. Strong: Thunder (immune)
Level: 40
HP: 1,100
Exp: 2,500
Guard: Tooth of Vlad
Reverse Outer Wall
Reaper-sotnDeath7 144. Death (jpn) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Extremely loyal to Count Dracula. (...) Strong: Dark (absorb)
Weak: Holy
Level: 66/66
HP: 888/1,200
Exp: 4,444/1,000
Guard: Eye of Vlad
Cave (Alucard only)
Optional Bosses
Aluganger 129. Doppleganger40 (Doppelganger Lv. 40) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Shape-shifting demon. Level: 40
HP: 777
Exp: 2,001
Guard: Life Vessel
Reverse Caverns
Weapons: Short Sword, Terminus Est, Stone Sword, Dagger (Dagger Throw), Rebound Stone
Abil: Bat Form (Wing Smash), Mist Form, Gravity Boots, Leap Stone
FTrevor 133. Fake Trevor (Ralph Fake) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Zombie disguised as Ralph Belmondo to deceive Alucard. (...) Level: 41
HP: 1,200
Exp: 1,000
Guard: Life Vessel
Reverse Colosseum
Weapons: Morning Star, Bone Cross, Dagger (Dagger Throw), Holy Water
FGrant 132. Fake Grant (Grant Fake) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Zombie disguised as Grant Danasty to deceive Alucard. (...) Level: 41
HP: 800
Exp: 1,200
Reverse Colosseum
FSypha 135. Fake Sypha (Sypha Fake) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Zombie disguised as Sypha Belnades to deceive Alucard. (...) Level: 42
HP: 1,000
Exp: 1,500
Reverse Colosseum
Beezlebub-1- 136. Beelzebub (jpn[alt] - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Lord of the flies, Beelzebub. He's been very worried about his hair loss... (...) Strong: Dark (absorb)
Weak: Holy
Level: 44
HP: 2,000
Exp: 4,444
Guard: Life Vessel
Necromancy Laboratory
Galamoth2 142. Galamoth (jpn) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
A demon coveting the throne of king of the Demon World in a 10,000 year plane. (...) Level: 50
HP: 12,000
Exp: 9,999
Guard: Life Vessel, Gas Cloud
Floating Catacombs
Final Bosses
Shaft-bub 145. Shaft (jpn) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Dark Priest of Dracula. Strong: Poison (immune)
Level: 88
HP: 1,300
Exp: n/a
Reverse Castle Center
Drac-sotn 146. Dracula [Lv. 98] (jpn[alt] - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Lord of Wallachia. Father of Alucard. Strong: Fire, Thunder (both resist), Poison (immune), Dark (absorb)
Level: 98
HP: 9,999
Exp: n/a
Reverse Castle Center (Alucard only)

Gallery[]

Maps[]

Interactive map[]


Trivia[]

  • In the normal castle, the status screen's tint color is dark on the top and lighter on the bottom. But in the reverse castle, this is reversed (brighter on the top and darker on the bottom).
    • This is further shown at the Castle Keeps' portals, where the normal castle portal displays in the background a female within lighting reaching for a male above her who is within darkness. This image is reversed in the Reverse Castle Keep portal, which displays the dark side of the image underneath the now above female within light.
  • After freeing Richter in the normal castle, Alucard will automatically enter the portal to be transported to the Reverse Castle. However, since the portal room is comprised of two map squares arranged vertically, this leaves the upper square unexplored. So, if the player aims to have a complete map rate, they'll have to teleport back to the normal castle at least once and jump to uncover the upper square.

External links[]

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (SoN/DXC)
Characters
Protagonists
AlucardMaria Renard (Saturn · DXC)Richter Belmont
Supporting cast
Master LibrarianFerrymanLisa
Antagonists
DraculaDeathShaft
Bosses
Dracula's Castle bosses
Slogra and GaibonDoppleganger Lv. 10HippogryphKarasumanMinotaur and Werewolf
Lesser DemonOlroxSuccubusScyllaCerberusGranfaloonSkeleton Leader (Saturn)
Reverse Castle bosses
Darkwing BatThe CreatureAkmodan IIMedusaFake Trevor, Fake Sypha and Fake Grant
BeelzebubDoppleganger Lv. 40GalamothShaftTrue Dracula
Areas
Dracula's Castle
Final Stage: BloodlinesEntranceAlchemy LaboratoryMarble GalleryOuter WallLong Library
Clock TowerUnderground CavernsRoyal ChapelOlrox's QuartersCastle KeepColosseum
Abandoned Pit to the CatacombCatacombsCastle CenterCursed Prison (Saturn) • Underground Garden (Saturn)
Reverse Castle
Reverse EntranceNecromancy LaboratoryBlack Marble GalleryReverse Outer WallForbidden Library
Reverse Clock TowerReverse CavernsAnti-ChapelDeath Wing's LairReverse KeepReverse Colosseum
CaveFloating CatacombsReverse Castle CenterSoul Prison (Saturn) • Hell Garden (Saturn)
Music
Dracula's CastleCastlevania: Symphony of the Night Original Soundtrack
MIDI Power Pro6Dracula X: RemixiesDracula Music Collection
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Original Soundtrack
Guides
Futabasha Gekka no Yasōkyoku Official GuideNTT Pub Gekka no Yasōkyoku Official Guide
Shinkigensha Gekka no Yasōkyoku Official GuideBradyGames Symphony of the Night Official Strategy Guide
Prima's Unauthorized Symphony of the Night Strategy GuideKonami Akumajō Dracula X Chronicle Official Guide
Archives
BestiaryInventoryCreditsAchievements & TrophiesRichter ModeMaria ModeThief Mode
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