Skeleton Rider

Skeleton Rider
Skeleton Rider as it appear in Curse of Darkness.
Alternate name(s)	Skeleton Trooper
Abilities	Rides a dragon Attacks with a lance Flame Breath (dragon)
Type(s)	Skeletal monster
Origins	Original Castlevania lore
Appearances	Curse of Darkness

The Skeleton Rider is an enemy in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. It is a skeletal knight atop a dragon steed. Killing the rider will not stop the mount's berserk charge.

Description

Skeleton Rider

A skeleton lancer atop a dragon steed. It attacks by throwing its lance at the player or by having its steed breathe fire. Once the rider is killed, the steed will charge in a circle and open its stealing window, allowing the opportunity to steal a Dragon Scale from it.

• Lv.26
• Lv.45

No. Name JPN HP 60 Skeleton Rider Lv.26 465 Tolerance Weakness Fire Ice Location Drop Steal EXP Cordova Town, Tower of Eternity Rare Drop: Dung Dragon Scale 126 Description "Overpowers foes from atop a dragon steed. Killing the rider will not stop the mount's berserk charge."

No. Name JPN HP 135 Skeleton Rider Lv.45 825 Tolerance Weakness Fire Ice Location Drop Steal EXP Tower of Evermore Rare Drop: Dung Dragon Scale 576 Description "Overpowers foes from atop a dragon steed. Killing the rider will not stop the mount's berserk charge."

Skeleton Trooper

A Skeleton Rider clad in heavy armor both for itself and its mount. Its main method of attack consists in charging at the player. The charge will continue even long after the rider has been disposed of.

No. Name JPN HP 91 Skeleton Trooper Lv.35 Skull Trooper Lv.35 640 Tolerance Weakness Fire Ice Location Drop Steal EXP Aiolon Ruins Common Drop: Ceramics $200 233 Description "A skeleton knight atop a heavily armored dragon. Increased weight causes little loss of mobility."

Item Data

Item Data: Skeleton Rider
Image	Name - Game   Type - Users Description	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Dung (jpn) - Curse of Darkness   Spear - Hector				[edit]
	A long, thin, double-bladed spear. The hilt is wound with metallic cloth.		ATK +15 Sell: $75	Buy: $150 Find: Julia's Shop Create: Aluminum + Jet Black	Special: Overhead tornado spin (final attack after three chained attacks) (Attrib: Wind)
	Dragon Scale - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	Although not actually taken from a dragon, so hard and flameproof that it may as well have been.		Sell: $150	Find: Baljhet Mountains, Forest of Jigramunt Steal: Skeleton Rider Lv.26/35/45
	Ceramics - Curse of Darkness   Material - Hector				[edit]
	Lighter and more resistant to heat than metallic materials. A light, white ore.		Sell: $80	Drop: Rapid Sniper Lv.31/40, Skeleton Trooper Lv.35
	$200 - Curse of Darkness   Pick-Up - Hector				[edit]
			Gold + 200	Find: Candelabras Steal: Spectral Sword Lv.15/47, Basilisk Lv.23/46, Assassin Zombie Lv.24/34/44, Skeleton Trooper Lv.35, Unicorn Lv.39/44, Amduscias Lv.39/44

Gallery

Unused portraits of Skeleton Rider from Curse of Darkness.

Unused portraits of Skeleton Trooper from Curse of Darkness.

See also

• Skeleton Biker - Another rider skeleton.