- For the normal path, see Rondo of Blood Stage 3.
- For other uses, see Cemetery (disambiguation).
- "An eerie cemetery in the swamp."
- — manual (translated)
The alternate path through Stage 3 of Castlevania: Rondo of Blood is called Release from the Thirst for Blood or Let Thy Soul Be At Peace.... It is a graveyard and cavern stage.
Overview[]
The area begins at the outside of a swamp with a shadowy caped figure in the background. Many Bats will appear to pester the two heroes. Atop a large hill is a gravestone that when pushed leftward enough will have the hero fall into a small cache containing multiple candles, one of which possessed a 1-up (Large Heart if the 1-up was previously obtained without exiting or clearing the stage). The exit to this cave lies below, placing the heroes directly into the mudslide. Within a short distance east, they will encounter a Giant Ghost. Defeating it, the hero then travels further into a cave filled with mudslides and rocky platforms. A breakable wall is on an upper portion of the area.
Through an East door lies a long, cavernous hall. The hero will eventually find a stairwell upward leading to the normal path, or they can ignore it temporarily and continue moving East to reach a dead-end with another Grave Keeper enemy and a small cavern filled with hidden collectibles. Up the stairwell leads to a higher second hall housing spiked balls and pits leading back to the lower hall. The spiked ball and chains constantly raise and lower via a machine overhead, though one of the balls has broken free of the machine and rests nearby. When a spiked ball is at its lowest point, striking the gear or chain will cause the spiked ball to detach and fall into the pit below it. If the second ball is detached, its fall will crack open a small pit in the lower floor. This pit can be dropped into, revealing an exit into the game's lower pathway and boss. One must watch out when dropping in as the spiked ball still rests at the bottom of the fall. Continuing on the higher path and avoiding the pits will eventually reach a door West into the upper cavern's final regions.
Through the door lies another stairwell and a first encounter with the Dead Man's Hand. Bats will resume their annoyance as the hero climbs upward. Up top lies a long mudslide filled cavernous hall complete with more Tombstones and White Dragons. A small upper pathway can be taken to avoid most of the swamp below. One White Dragon will guard the final doorway leading back into the Castle's grounds.
Version differences[]
In The Dracula X Chronicles, a cutscene will play once the hero reaches the Giant Ghost's arena: as the hero is walking, multiple purple souls appear and gather above the hero, forming the giant skull. The skull soon appears more solid, and it opens its eyes to direct its gaze toward the hero below it.
Dialogue[]
| Dialogue Data: Cemetery | ||
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| Image / Participants | Game / Location / Title Details Transcript(s) (click Expand to view when necessary) | |
Release from the Thirst for Blood (edit) | ||
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / 3'. Cemetery / Saving Tera When: After saving Tera with Richter (In the Caves, Tera senses someone while praying and turns) Tera: Who's there? Ah... Video:  Japanese version:  | ||
Let Thy Soul Be At Peace... (edit) | ||
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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood / 3'. Cemetery / Saving Tera When: After saving Tera with Maria (In the Caves, Tera senses someone while praying and turns) Tera: Who's there? Oh... Video:  Japanese version:  | ||
| Dialogue Data: Cemetery | ||
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| Image / Participants | Game / Location / Title Details Transcript(s) (click Expand to view when necessary) | |
Release from the Thirst for Blood (edit) | ||
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Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / 3'. Cemetery / Saving Tera Background Music: Demo Scene 01 When: After saving Tera with Richter (A nun senses someone while praying and turns) Richter: Are you all right? Video:  Japanese version:  | ||
Let Thy Soul Be At Peace... (edit) | ||
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Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles / 3'. Cemetery / Saving Tera Background Music: Demo Scene 01 When: After saving Tera with Maria (A nun senses someone while praying and turns) Maria: Are you okay? You're saved now! Video:  Japanese version: | ||
Enemy Data[]
| Enemy Data: Rondo of Blood/The Dracula X Chronicles Stage 3' | |||||
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| Image | Name - Game Description |
Statistics | Items | Location | Notes |
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| ' | HP: 2 Exp: 100 |
3'. Cemetery |
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| ' | HP: 2 Exp: 200 |
3'. Cemetery |
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| ' | HP: 1 Exp: 80 |
1. Abandoned Village, 2. Castle Entrance, 3'. Cemetery, 4'. Mountains, 5'. Wandering/Shudder |
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| ' | HP: 2 Exp: 200 |
2. Castle Entrance, 3. Chapel, 3'. Cemetery, 4. Inner Passage, 4. Inner Passage, 4'. Mountains, 7. Clock Tower |
(Strategy)Abil: Bone Throw | ||
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| ' | HP: 2x3 Exp: 1000 |
3'. Cemetery |
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| ' | HP: 8 Exp: 250 |
3'. Cemetery |
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| ' | HP: 3 (Stage 2') 6 Exp: 200 |
2'. Lake Bridge, 3. Chapel, 3'. Cemetery, 4. Inner Passage |
Abil: Fireball, Flame Breath | ||
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| ' | 3'. Cemetery |
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| ' | HP: 12 Exp: 500 |
3'. Cemetery, 4. Inner Passage |
Abil: Fireball, neck strike | ||
| Bosses | |||||
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| ' | HP: 92 Exp: 3000 |
3. Chapel, 3'. Cemetery |
Weapons: Minotaur Axe (Axe Thrust, Smash) | ||
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| ' | HP: 92 Exp: 3000 |
3. Chapel, 3'. Cemetery |
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Item Data[]
| Item Data: Stage 3' | ||||||||
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| Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
  (RoB/DXC) |
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| Increases the number of times you can use the special items. | Heart +50 |
Find: 3'.Caves |
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| Refills the life gauge. | Find: 3'. Caves |
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| Refills the life gauge. | Find: 3'. Caves |
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  (RoB/DXC) |
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| Refills the life gauge. | Find: 3'. Caves |
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| The Dracula X Chronicles only | ||||||||
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| Find: 3'. Caves (...) |
Effect: Adds Cemetery (DXC) to the collection. | |||||||
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| Find: 3'. Caves (...) |
Effect: Adds Den to the collection. | |||||||
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| Find: 3'. Caves (...) |
Effect: Allows to play to Symphony of the Night. | |||||||
Gallery[]
(Maria)
_underground_tomb.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 1 (Richter) underground tomb.jpg (359 KB)")
.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 2 (Maria).jpg (295 KB)")
_Giant_Skeleton_Fossil.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 3 (Richter) Giant Skeleton Fossil.jpg (342 KB)")
.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' alternate exit (Richter).jpg (303 KB)")
.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 5 (Maria).jpg (264 KB)")
_01.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 6 (Richter) 01.jpg (392 KB)")
_tunneling_drill.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 6 (Richter) tunneling drill.jpg (353 KB)")
_03.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' area 6 (Maria) 03.jpg (263 KB)")
Cutscene
.jpg "Dracula X PSP Stage 3' Giant Ghost cutscene 02 (Maria).jpg (111 KB)")
.jpg "DXCGiantGhostScene (Maria).jpg (129 KB)")
.jpg "Dracula X PSP Dogether summon 02 (Richter).jpg (267 KB)")
Trivia[]
- Koji Igarashi thinks that the distant shadow is Dracula.[1]
External links[]
- Internet Archive - Tokuma Shoten Akumajō Dracula X: Chi no Rondo Guide Book Vol. 2 Pages 34-35, 36-37, and 38-39
References[]
- ↑ Konami Akumajō Dracula X Chronicle Official Guide P126 "IGA:あれは......ドラキュラだと思いますよ"