The Underground Caverns (地下水脈 Chika Suimyaku?, lit. "Ground Water Vein") is a rather melancholic, subterranean environment. Icy walls and small rivers compose the majority of the caves, as well as a rather large waterfall. In the distance, stalactites and stalagmites glow a faint purple.
Overview[]
The Underground Caverns is first entered through an opening in the floor in the Marble Gallery that is opened once a nearby switch is stepped on after obtaining the Jewel of Open. There are two paths straight downwards: the right path is a "long drop", while the left path is a basement section. The optional boss Scylla can be fought to the right of the long drop. Below Scylla's cavern is a frozen breakable floor that leads to an icy cavern and a waterway. The water is damaging at first and too far to traverse. The Merman Statue obtained later will cause the Ferryman to appear, allowing you to traverse this area, leading to the Holy Symbol relic which prevents the water from damaging you. To the left of Scylla's caverns is an area filled with small underground lakes. A wooden floor that can later be destroyed by an Skeleton Ape's exploding barrel leads to a hidden passage to the Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb. A large waterfall is to the left. Once the Form of Bat is obtained, you can reach the room directly across from the top of the waterfall, which will cause the Skeleton Ape to appear that is needed to break the wooden floor. At the bottom of the waterfall and to the left is a frozen cavern, which leads to a watery area. The Ferryman will guide you through the underground river and will take you to an area where you can find the Merman Statue and to an area that leads back to the Entrance level near where the Mermen are.
The counterpart to the Underground Caverns in the Reverse Castle is Reverse Caverns.
Dialogue[]
Dialogue Data: Underground Caverns (edit) | ||
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Image / Participants | Game / Location / Title Details Transcript(s) (click Expand to view when necessary) | |
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night / Underground Caverns / First Encounter with Ferryman [edit] When: Meeting with the Ferryman in Underground Caverns Summary: Alucard comes across an old ferryman, who offers to transport him. (Alucard meets a Ferryman in the river) Ferryman: Welcome aboard, O Prince. Shall I guide thee 'cross the river? | ||
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night / Underground Caverns / Second Encounter with Ferryman [edit] When: Second Meeting with the Ferryman in Underground Caverns Summary: The ferryman offers to guide Alucard to his destiny. (After defeating Succubus, Alucard takes the second boat) Ferryman: Thy destiny awaits, O Prince. |
Item Data[]
- Hover mouse over the "(...)" in the Found column for more details on how to find an item in the Underground Caverns.
Item Data: Underground Caverns | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
Spreads a sacred flame when cast to the floor, burning enemies. (...) | Attrib: Holy, Fire (flame); Hit (bottle) Consume: 3 Hearts (Alucard), 1 (Richter/Maria) |
ATT +5 (flame), ATT +1 (bottle) (Alucard); ATT +8 (flame), ATT +5 (bottle) (Richter/Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
Effect: Thrown in pillar (Alucard); thrown in wave (Richter); thrown in fast wave (Maria) Special: Item Crash (Hydro Storm, Richter only; Cost: 15 Hearts; ATT +80, Attrib: Holy/Hit) | ||||
Increases the player's maximum heart capacity. | Max Hearts +5 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
Effect: Increases Max Hearts (Alucard-only); restores 30 Hearts (Richter and Maria-only) | |||||
Protects sensitive head parts | DEF +2, INT +1 |
Find: Underground Caverns (hidden) (...) (all) |
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Travels in an arc, ideal for defeating overhead foes. (...) | Attrib: Holy/Cut Consume: 4 Hearts (Alucard/Maria), 1 (Richter) |
ATT +10 (Alucard); ATT +50 (Richter); ATT +20 (Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Axe Knight |
Effect: Arc Throw (Alucard/Richter); Triple Axe (Maria) Special: Item Crash (Spiral Axe, Richter only; Cost: 10 Hearts; ATT +50, Attrib: Holy/Cut) | ||||
Weak but quick, it flies in a straight path when thrown. (...) | Attrib: Holy/Cut Consume: 1 Heart (Alucard/Richter), 4 (Maria) |
ATT +5 (Alucard); ATT +20 (Richter); ATT +10 (Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
Effect: Knife Throw (Alucard/Richter); Triple Dagger (rapid succession, Maria) Special: Item Crash (1,000 Blades, Richter only; Cost: 10 Hearts; ATT +20, Attrib: Holy/Cut) | ||||
Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Maximum HP +5 (Alucard); maximum HP +10 (Richter and Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Most bosses |
Effect: Restores all life and increases Max HP | |||||
Japanese mushroom [use] | HP +30 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
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Poisonous mushroom [use] | Attrib: Poison |
HP -1 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
Effect: Deals 1 point of damage and inflicts Poison status when eaten; +1 HP with Topaz Circlet equipped | ||||
Iron studded brass knuckles | Attrib: Hit |
ATT +1 |
Find: Underground Caverns (Hidden) (...) (all) Drop: Frog |
Effect: Punch | ||||
Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Maximum HP +5 (Alucard); maximum HP +10 (Richter and Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (Hidden) (...) (all) Drop: Most bosses |
Effect: Restores all life and increases Max HP | |||||
Brief resistance to ice [use] | Attrib: Ice |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Fishhead |
Effect: Temporarily cuts Ice damage by half | |||||
Single edged curved sword Crescent bladed sword. Curved single-edged sword |
Attrib: Cut |
ATT +5 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Skull Lord |
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Castlevania pot roast [use] | HP +50 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Flail Guard |
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Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Maximum HP +5 (Alucard); maximum HP +10 (Richter and Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (reward) (...) (all) Drop: Most bosses |
Effect: Restores all life and increases Max HP | |||||
Enchanted semi-invisible cape | CON +6 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) |
Effect: Appears invisible but does not make Alucard invisible | |||||
Japanese mushroom [use] | HP +30 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
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Strikes enemy twice [2 hand] | Attrib: Hit |
ATT +10 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
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Cures poisoning [use] | Attrib: Poison |
Buy: $200 Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Bone Pillar, Corpseweed, Ghost, Human Face Tree (Saturn-only), Specter (Saturn-only) |
Effect: Removes Poison status | |||||
Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Maximum HP +5 (Alucard); maximum HP +10 (Richter and Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Most bosses |
Effect: Restores all life and increases Max HP | |||||
Damages all enemies [use] | Attrib: Hit |
ATT +50 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Ctulhu, Diplocephalus, Spellbook, Wraith (Saturn-only) |
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Japanese mushroom [use] | HP +30 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
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Poisonous mushroom [use] | Attrib: Poison |
HP -1 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
Effect: Deals 1 point of damage and inflicts Poison status when eaten; +1 HP with Topaz Circlet equipped | ||||
Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity. | Maximum HP +5 (Alucard); maximum HP +10 (Richter and Maria) |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) Drop: Most bosses |
Effect: Restores all life and increases Max HP | |||||
Japanese mushroom [use] | HP +30 |
Find: Underground Caverns (...) (all) |
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Summons the oarsman | Find: Underground Caverns ($250) (...) (all) |
Effect: Ferryman's boat appears in two locations | ||||||
Valuable ring [salable] | ATT + 10 (with Jewel Sword - Saturn only) Sell: $3,000 |
Find: Underground Caverns (hidden, requires Merman Statue) (...) (all) Create: Jewel Sword |
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Restores all HP [use] | HP +100% |
Buy: $8,000 (later) Find: Underground Caverns (hidden, requires Merman Statue) (...) (all) |
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Protection while underwater | Find: Underground Caverns (hidden, requires Merman Statue) (...) (all) |
Effect: Alucard no longer takes damage from touching deep water | ||||||
Sparkling ring [salable] | ATT + 1 (with Jewel Sword - Saturn only) Sell: $150 |
Find: Underground Caverns (requires Leap Stone) (...) (all) Drop: Merman, Blue Raven Create: Jewel Sword |
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Discreetly increases height! | Find: Underground Caverns (requires Leap Stone?) (...) (all) |
Effect: Stretches Alucard sprite vertically by a small amount |
Notes[]
- In the original PlayStation release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the developers left in a debug code that allows to instantly destroy the wooden bridge in this area and have immediate access to the Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb by standing on the bridge and pressing on a controller plugged in the Player 2 port, without requiring to press the switch past the waterfall and then lure the Skeleton Ape to destroy the bridge with its barrel.[1]
Gallery[]
Screenshots[]
Maps[]
Related stages[]
- Marble Gallery - The area prior to this one for Alucard.
- Entrance - Connected area first accessible from Underground Caverns. From here, going to the Alchemy Laboratory and then the Royal Chapel will progress through the game if this path has not already been taken.
- Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb - Connected area
Other appearances[]
Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night[]
The Underground Caverns is the only underground section of the Castle in Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night. It has been extended to include the portion of the Marble Gallery that originally lead to the Underground Caverns. This added area, which extends to the Outer Wall, is passed through early in the game.
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair[]
The stage One Who is Many in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair contains elements of this stage, along with nearby underground stages. It consists of the upper left corner of the map and contains many water sections.
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls[]
The first chapter of the book That Which Writhes called Crystal Drop is based on the Underground Caverns of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody[]
- Main article: Underground Caverns (Moonlight Rhapsody)
The general layout of the Underground Caverns (called Groundwater Veins in Chinese) in Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody is similar to its layout in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It also appears in the Lost Fantasy stage.
References[]
- ↑ @Dr4gonBlitz (December 29, 2022)