Skeleton Athlete

Skeleton Athlete / Medalist
Japanese name(s)	スケルトンアスリート Sukeruton Asurīto スケルトンメダリスト Sukeruton Medarisuto
Alternate name(s)	Skeleton Medalist
Abilities	Runs and bumps into the enemy
Type(s)	Athlete, skeletal monster
Appearances	Circle of the Moon

The Skeleton Athlete and Skeleton Medalist are enemies in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.

Description

Skeleton Athlete

They run at great speed toward Nathan Graves until they either bump into them or into a wall, after which they'll crumble. It isn't possible to obtain their drop items if they kill themselves this way. If they run past Nathan, they'll turn around and resume their chase. They are only encountered along the big corridor room located in the Audience Room.

Skeleton Medalist

Runs even faster and is harder to kill. It drops the Bear Ring, which enables Nathan to transform into BearTank from Rakugakids, who features a completely different moveset. Only one Skeleton Medalist appears in the entire game, in the big chasm of the Sealed Room, where Nathan and Hugh fall at the beginning of the game. Along this long drop, there's a breakable wall on the left side (marked by a darker shade in the background). The ceiling of this hidden room can also be destroyed, giving access to another hidden room where the Skeleton Medalist is found.

One method to defeat the Skeleton Medalist is the following:

1. Break the ceiling inside this secret room.
2. Position Nathan at the right edge of the screen.
3. Start running to the left, jump and activate the Roc Wing in midair leftward (not straight up) to enter the hole on the ceiling.
4. Once at the room above, execute another jump before hitting the ground and strike the Skeleton Medalist before it manages to bump into the wall.

A similar method can be done by jumping out of a wall kick at the bottom screen when falling from the top screen.

Pluto + Griffin can speed Nathan up just barely fast enough to hit it before it hits the wall, even if the player doesn't do a running jump into the room (although it helps).

Yet another method is simply to use the Clock sub-weapon.

Enemy Data

• Skeleton Athlete
• Skeleton Medalist

Name JPN HP EXP Skeleton Athlete スケルトンアスリート 100 25 ATK DEF Location 50 40 Audience Room Common Drop Rare Drop Cotton Clothes (3%) Griffin (0.75%) Resistance Darkness

Name JPN HP EXP Skeleton Medalist スケルトンメダリスト 250 1,500 ATK DEF Location 100 100 Sealed Room Common Drop Rare Drop Toy Ring (10%) Bear Ring (1%) Resistance Wind

Item Data

Item Data: Skeleton Athlete
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Cotton Clothes (Clothes of Cloth) - Circle of the Moon   Body (Clothes) - Nathan				[edit]
	Clothes made of cotton		DEF +20	Drop: Skeleton Athlete, Zombie, Fleaman, Hopper, Mudman, Coffin, Mummy
	Griffin - Circle of the Moon   Attribute Card - Nathan				[edit]
	The Griffin is said to have the head and wings of a Eagle and body of a lion. Has the power of Wind.	Attrib: Wind		Drop: Skeleton Athlete (0.75%), Siren (2%)
	Toy Ring (jpn) - Circle of the Moon   Arm (Ring) - Nathan				[edit]
	Useless ring.		(none)	Drop: Evil Pillar, Skeleton Medalist
	Bear Ring (jpn) - Circle of the Moon   Arm (Ring) - Nathan				[edit]
	Ring with the curse of the bear.		STR -100, DEF -100, INT -100, LCK -100	Drop: Skeleton Medalist	Effect: Transforms Nathan into a bear with Pluto + Black Dog DSS cards

See also

• Athletes