Sisters Mode

Sisters Mode is an alternative mode in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. In this mode, the player controls Eric Lecarde's twin daughters, Loretta and Stella. This mode is a prequel to the main storyline.

Gameplay

In this mode, the player controls Loretta and Stella on a mission to save their father from the hands of Brauner.

The player can press L to switch between the sisters. The sisters can levitate so all parts of the castle are accessible from the start. However, to end the game, the second set of portraits must be completed in order to enter Brauner's domain where the final cutscene will be shown. Also, levitating drains MP, so to compensate for this the sisters have very quick MP regeneration rate when they land.

The sisters attack by using the touch screen: Stella attacks by swiping the touch screen, while Loretta attacks by using ice magic by touching the touch screen. These attacks consume MP as they are being performed, so care must be taken, lest Stella and Loretta wind up without a method of attack in a hairy situation.

When Brauner's portrait is entered, instead of fighting Brauner, they find Eric in the room, which was severely wounded by Brauner in order to lure the sisters into a trap where he will vampirize them, setting the events of the main story. The game does not save when this happens. As a result, it is impossible to fight Dracula in this mode without a glitch.

Additionally, once 888% map coverage has been accessed, they can gain access to the Nest of Evil, but this is not for the faint of heart, since all of the sister's attacks do only 1 damage to Gold Skeletons.

Gallery

Sisters Mode Prologue

Stella's Slash Attack

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Loretta using her ice Spell

Ending

Dialogue

Dialogue Data: Sisters Mode (edit)
Image / Participants	Game / Location / Title Details Transcript(s) (click Expand to view when necessary)
Stella Loretta	Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Sisters Mode) / Entrance / Father's Missing (Stella and Loretta fly to the Entrance of Dracula's Castle) Stella: Father must have come to this castle. Loretta: Stella, Father said we weren't to come here, no matter what. Stella: I know that, but he's never been so late coming back before. You're worried too, aren't you? Loretta: Well, yes, but.. But I'm scared! Stella: So am I. But we have to go! Loretta: !! I just sensed Father's power. Stella: !! He's alive! Let's hurry! Loretta: Right. Video:
Stella Loretta Eric Brauner	Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (Sisters Mode) / Entrance / Ending Background Music: Faraway Days, Thirst for Blood Stella: !! Loretta: Father! (Stella draws closer to Eric, who was injured from a fresh fight with Brauner) Eric: S-Stay back! Stella: But you're hurt so badly! Eric: !! Brauner! (Brauner shows up behind Stella) Stella: !! (Brauner bites and sucks Stella's blood) Loretta: Stella! (Loretta falls on her knees. Brauner walks over and does the same to her) Brauner: Have no fear. I shall grant you a world of peace, my beloved daughters... Loretta: ... Eric: Stop it... STOP IT, PLEASE!!! (Brauner then proceeds in stealing the twins away from their dying father leaving him to die in the horror of losing his daughters in a way he never dreamed despite his pleas) Video:

Trivia

• This is the only situation where Eric's human form is shown in Portrait of Ruin.
• Contrary to all other character modes, a different screen is shown upon death in Sisters Mode. The screen will be a depiction of a woman with swords in the background. The woman will have a stream of blood from one of her eyes- perhaps a reference to Bloody Tears.