Charlotte Aulin

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“	Jonathan!! Stop treating me like a child!	„
	~ Charlotte to Jonathan Morris

“	Really? You don't know me? Adrian Fahrenheit Tepes doesn't know the name Charlotte Aulin?	„
	~ Charlotte to Alucard

“	I'm Charlotte Aulin. Does the phrase "master of witchcraft" ring any bells?	„
	~ Charlotte Aulin

Background

Charlotte Aulin is a gifted, obdurate young witch and a close friend of Jonathan Morris since their childhood. She possesses formidable magical prowess and due to this, she was seen as the potential final weapon in the battle against Count Dracula. She is a primary protagonist of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin.

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Much like her ancestors, Charlotte Aulin is affiliated with the Church and can cast complex magical spells, including but not limited to shapeshifting herself and others into animals like an owl or a toad, which comes in handy when accessing out-of-reach sections. As a child, Charlotte was raised alongside Jonathan Morris, who is blood-tied with the Belmont Clan. The two shared a strong, platonic friendship that continued well into their teens and possibly into their elder years. In 1944, Charlotte successfully aided Jonathan in an effort to foil the plot to destroy humanity by the vampire artist Brauner and his twin vampire daughters, Stella and Loretta. The duo learned the truth about the twins' heritage during their quest and through the use of the Sanctuary Spell, restored their humanity.

Personality

• Bookish Confidence: Charlotte is a highly intelligent sorceress, relying on her vast knowledge gained from books and research. Her logical and matter-of-fact attitude often makes her seem like a know-it-all. However, her overreliance on theoretical knowledge can cause her to be caught off guard when faced with real-world situations that deviate from what she’s read about.

• Sharp-Tongued and Assertive: Known for her quick wit, Charlotte isn’t afraid to speak her mind, often sticking her nose into others' affairs. Her sharp tongue can make her seem overbearing, especially when she's irritated by condescension. Despite this, she is unwavering in her beliefs and unafraid to challenge those who belittle her.

• Self-Aware and Confident: Charlotte is fully aware of her attractiveness and has no hesitation flaunting it, often using her charm to her advantage. While this can be playful or humorous, it’s clear she enjoys using her looks to assert herself when necessary.

• Loyal and Strong-Willed: Beneath her confident and sometimes abrasive exterior, Charlotte is fiercely loyal and dependable, especially when fighting alongside her allies. She is unwavering in her support, offering reassurance and showing deep concern for those with good morals, always striving to help and protect them in battle.

General Information

Name: Charlotte Aulin

Origin: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

First Appearance: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Latest Appearance: Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls

Company: Konami

Creator: Koji Igarashi

Actor

• Japanese Voice Actor: Yumi Kakazu
• English Voice Actor: Stephanie Sheh

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 16 (Listed as 16 years old in the game manual)

Birth Year: 1928 (As she is be 16 years during the events of Portrait of Ruin, which takes place in 1944)

Time Period: 1944

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Unknown

Story Role: Supporting Protagonist

Legacy: Worldwide Legacy (Charlotte and Jonathan Morris are famous for defeating Dracula along with being members called too by the church. Her name was well known even before she fought Dracula)

Influence: Event Influence (Responsible for the defeat of Dracula, saving the world from his darkness)

Language: English

Classification: Witch, Jonathan Morris' childhood friend

Species: Human

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: God

Occupation: Vampire Hunter

Affiliations: Jonathan Morris (Childhood friend)

Enemies: Dracula, Death

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status:

• During her Time: Alive
• Modern Time: Deceased (As she existed back in the 1900s, she is naturally dead from old age)

Date of Death: Unknown

Alignment: Neutral Good (Jonathan and Charlotte are a duo of vampire hunters protecting the world from evil creatures of the night even without Jonathan being able to use the Vampire Killer initially)

Protection Level: Global Protector (Fought and defeated Dracula, where in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Dracula plans to take over all of Europe, proceeded to amass an army to kill hundreds of soldiers to take over Europe, plagued the beautiful land located in the Southern Part of Romania into darkness by having devils attack it, planned to spread his evil grip to the rest of Europe)

Codex Statistics

Key: Before Jonathan Obtains the True Vampire Killer | After Jonathan Obtains the True Vampire Killer

Key Information

• Before Jonathan Obtains the True Vampire Killer: This key covers Charlotte during the earlier states of her journey where Jonathan was unable to use the Vampire Killer and she is comparable to him as his partner.
• After Jonathan Obtains the True Vampire Killer: This key covers Charlotte during the later states of her journey after Jonathan unlocked the true power of the Vampire Killer.

Grade: S (Charlotte's great magic powers is seen as a potential final weapon against Dracula)

Tier

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At least 9-A, likely Far Higher. Even Higher with Sheer Will. 7-B with Volcano

At least 9-A, likely Far Higher. Even Higher with Sheer Will. 7-B with Volcano

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Magic

Attack Potency

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At least Room level (Potency) (Can fight harm and defeat 1900s Death, where Alucard notes that Death is a force to be reckoned with, where not one other of Dracula's henchman being able to compare, Dracula also serves as the absolute evil, the opposite to God, where for God to be perfectly good, there must be a being of perfect darkness, being the entity opposite to God, with such power making him far superior to Golem from Castlevania Judgment, as he died to a random unknown hunter after his return from the time rift. Golem with his ultimate can shoot out a mouth blast that vaporizes everything it touches as far as the eye can see), likely Far Higher (Can harm and fight against enemies stronger than characters who can take hits from neutron bomb, that have a yield range of 1-10 kilotons of TNT). Even Higher with Sheer Will (Simon claims that the Belmonts and Morrises did not defeat Dracula because of the Vampire Killer, with the reason behind heroes' capacity to fight against evil lying not in their physical strength but the noble desire to drive away evil and usher in all that is good, the desire to protect the world for all of humanity, with the courage to fight to protect others being the true essence of a hero and a Belmont's strength, with this even applying for other heroes such as Shanoa, Maria, Charlotte, and even Arikado. Alucard notes that having something to protect surpasses the limits of strength). City level (Potency) with Volcano (With Volcano, summons an erupting volcano, which produces 24 megatons of thermal energy)

At least Room level (Potency), likely Far Higher (Can fight and defeat 1900s Dracula along with 1900s Death, and then proceeded to defeat Dracula after he absorbed Death and all of his power, Dracula also serves as the absolute evil, the opposite to God, where for God to be perfectly good, there must be a being of perfect darkness, being the entity opposite to God, with such power making him far superior to Golem from Castlevania Judgment, as he died to a random unknown hunter after his return from the time rift. Golem with his ultimate can shoot out a mouth blast that vaporizes everything it touches as far as the eye can see). Even Higher with Sheer Will. City level (Potency) with Volcano

Durability

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At least Room level, likely Far Higher. Even Higher with Sheer Will

At least Room level, likely Far Higher. Even Higher with Sheer Will

Striking Strength

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At least Room Class (Potency), likely Far Higher. Even Higher with Sheer Will

At least Room Class (Potency), likely Far Higher. Even Higher with Sheer Will

Lifting Strength

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At least Class 10 (Can provide an equal amount of effort of pushing as Jonathan Morris where the Belmonts are known as the most powerful and renowned vampire hunters within the world of Castlevania, during and before Trevor's time, the Belmont's were feared because of their immense power, which should make them superior to Hector's Battle-Type innocent devils who can move entire tree logs that are blocking roads out of the way where logs can weigh around 15 to 5 tons and Hector's battle-type innocent devils can lift open large iron doors that "no man could force open"), Class K with Strength Glove (With Strength Glove, increases pushing power, making Jonathan and Charlotte capable of stopping a train moving at top speed which takes this much force). Even Higher with Sheer Will

At least Class 10, Class K with Strength Glove. Even Higher with Sheer Will

Travel Speed

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Superhuman regularly (Comparable to Leon Belmont, who was able to escape Walter's Castle while running from the top floor to the entrance, before the entire structure collapsed). At most Faster Than Light through full Aura (Comparable to Juste Belmont where Juste travels so fast that a light projection of him is left behind, enveloping with a blue aura around him). Even Higher with Sheer Will

Superhuman regularly. At most Faster Than Light through full Aura. Even Higher with Sheer Will

Attack Speed

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At most Faster Than Light (Can tag 1900s Death, where Alucard notes that Death is a force to be reckoned with, where not one other of Dracula's henchman being able to compare, which should make him far superior to enemies like the Sky Fish, who moves so fast that it appears as a beam of light and is only slowed down when time is stopped and the White Demon, who can move at the speed of light at short distances). Even Higher with Sheer Will

At most Faster Than Light (Can tag 1900s Dracula, who serves as the absolute evil, the opposite to God, where for God to be perfectly good, there must be a being of perfect darkness, being the entity opposite to God, making him faster than enemies such as the Sky Fish who moves so fast that it appears as a beam of light and is only slowed down when time is stopped and the White Demon, who can move at the speed of light at short distances). Even Higher with Sheer Will

Reaction Speed

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At most Faster Than Light. Even Higher with Sheer Will

At most Faster Than Light. Even Higher with Sheer Will

Stamina: Superhuman (Traveled around the entirety of Dracula's Castle fighting a multitude of enemies along the way without tiring)

Range: Standard Melee, Varies with Magic Spells, Universal with Time Stop (With time stop, stops time in the entire area), Interdimensional with Dimensional Travel (Magic users can align their magic with the magic of another to enter into painting worlds)

Intelligence: Supergenius Intelligence (Charlotte is acknowledged as a great magician at such a young age, where magic requires one to have a deep understanding of Quantum Physics to utilize it to its fullest, requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification". Eric Lecarde notes that Charlotte is a bright young girl. Charlotte's is noted to be intelligent and too confident in her booksmarts, looking at every situation logically looking almost unemotional), Higher with INT Boost (With INT Boost, boosts intelligence temporarily)

Knowledge: Grandmaster level (Can fight and defeat 1900s Dracula along with 1900s Death, and then proceeded to defeat Dracula after he absorbed Death and all of his power, where he was a genius tactician as Mathias, who they called "Cronqvist the Wise")

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Powers and Techniques

Innate AbilitiesWith EquipmentWith Items

Standard Abilities Granted From MagicUnique AbilitiesWith Dual Cursh

• Magic (Through utilizing magic, one has to have a deep understanding of Quantum Physics to utilize it to its fullest, requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification")
  • Alchemy & Principle Manipulation (Magic comes from alchemy, a field that experiments with the principles of God's creation of the world, along with being said to be as great a task as recreating God's creation of the Earth)
• Non-Standard Interaction (Extra-Planar Interaction; Magic is able to interact with beings such as Camilla Fernandez, Physical attacks are difficult to land as Camilla lives in the Astral plane, and her earthly body is completely ethereal)
• Limited Immersion & Dimensional Travel (3+1-D; Magic users can align their magic with the magic of another to enter into painting worlds)
• Summoning (Magic can be used in order to summon weapons and items inscribed in grimoires)
• Soul Manipulation (Yoko through the use of magic discovered a new ability to draw the monster souls out and use them)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Can provide an equal amount of effort of pushing as Jonathan Morris, showing equivalent strength to a Belmont)
• Weapon Mastery (Book Mastery; As a mage, Charlotte is a master of books, being capable of sprouting weapons out of it, using the books for various spells, and using the book itself as a weapon)
• Aquatic Breathing (Jonathan and Charlotte can fight underwater just fine without needing to go above ground for air)
• Save and Load (Jonathan and Charlotte bathe under the holy light of a holy statue, allowing them to save their progress)
• Sheer Will (Simon claims that the Belmonts and Morrises did not defeat Dracula because of the Vampire Killer, with the reason behind heroes' capacity to fight against evil lying not in their physical strength but the noble desire to drive away evil and usher in all that is good, the desire to protect the world for all of humanity, with the courage to fight to protect others being the true essence of a hero and a Belmont's strength, with this even applying for other heroes such as Shanoa, Maria, Charlotte, and even Arikado. Alucard notes that having something to protect surpasses the limits of strength)
• Accelerated Development (Battle & Leveling, Physical Stats & Abilities; As Jonathan and Charlotte progress through the castle they will level up, getting stronger, faster, more resistant to abilities, and gain more abilities and skills)
• Extrasensory Perception (Charlotte is able to sense if there is any malice or not within a spirit, along with being able to sense ghosts. Can sense the dark magical power from Dracula's castle. Charlotte can sense the movement of magical energy)
• Non-Standard Interaction
  • Abstract Interaction: Charlotte can interact with and kill Death, where Death is death, being the absolute presence, the awe, the religion, and the dark god. He refers to death itself as him. Noting that he is completely death and human death is only a part of Chaos. Olrox when seeing Death fight serious notes that he senses the overwhelming existence of death and states that death really exists.
• Berserk Mode (With Berserker, increases Charlotte's strength, but she is limited to attacking only as she's in a berserk frenzy)
  • Statistics Boost (With Speed Up, greatly enhances Charlotte's speed. With Strength Boost, boosts strength temporarily. With CON Boost, boosts constitution temporarily. With INT Boost, boosts intelligence temporarily. With All Boost, boosts all status attributes temporarily)
• Immersion (Charlotte can align her magic with the paining's magic so that she and Jonathan can enter the painting world)
• Purification (Charlotte can purify one during their early stages of vampirification, completely breaking the vampire's curse. Charlotte's potency can even purify those who have completely become a vampire. With Sanctuary, an advanced spell that cures status abnormalities for all within range. With Cure Poison, a spell that neutralizes poison. With Cure Curse, a spell that dispels curses)
• Healing (With Heal, restores health)
• Summoning (With Summon Crow, summon crows to use in battle. With Summon Ghost, summon a ghost to use in battle. With Summon Skeleton, summons skeletons to use in battle. With Summon Gunman, summon skeleton gunmen to use in battle. With Summon Frog, summons frogs to use in battle)
  • Petrification (With Summon Medusa, summon Medusa and activate the eye of petrification)
• Transformation (Shapeshifting; With Toad Morph, morphs Charlotte into a toad. With Owl Morph, allows Charlotte to morph into an owl)
• Nullification (Attack Nullification; With Clear Skies, a defensive spell that neutralizes ranged attacks)
• Flight (In her Owl Morph state, she has the wings of an owl, allowing her to fly)
• Telekinesis (With Stone Circle, grants the protection of spirits of stone)
• Time Stop (1-T; With time stop, stops time in the entire area. With time in Castlevania being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time, along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time)
• Glyph Manipulation (Charlotte conjures magic out of her glyphs)
• Acid Manipulation, Poison Manipulation & Water Manipulation (With Acidic Bubbles, create poisonous bubbles)
• Air Manipulation (With Gale Force, tear through enemies with raging winds. With Tempest, summon a storm of violent winds)
• Fire Manipulation (With Raging Fire, fires a burst of flame. With Salamander, an ancient fire spell that summons a powerful fire lizard)
• Ice Manipulation (With Ice Fang, summon a sharp, fang-like pillar of ice. With Ice Needle, launch cutting shards of ice. With Cocytus, call forth the frozen winds of hell to create a fearsome blizzard)
• Electricity Manipulation (With Thunderbolt, call thunderbolts down from the sky. With Chain Lightning, creates a chain reaction of lightning bolts. With Thor's Bellow, an ancient lightning spell that creates a ball of lightning)
• Light Manipulation (With Spirit of Light, strike enemies with concentrated light. With Piercing Beam, fires a concentrated beam of powerful light)
• Portal Manipulation (With Dark Rift, opens a hole into a dark dimension)
• Earth Manipulation (With Rock Riot, dump rocks onto the enemy)
• Darkness Manipulation (With Nightmare, a concentrated mass of fear and agony born from the darkness)
• Explosion Manipulation (With Explosion, a ranged weapon that fires bolts)
• Curse Manipulation (With Hex, incant a powerful curse)
• Damage Manipulation (With Eye for an Eye, a spell of vengeance that shares damage received with enemies, the fully charged version makes the affected enemies be damaged twice the amount that she receives)
• Luck Manipulation (With Luck Up, boosts luck temporarily)
• Mind Manipulation (With MIND Boost, boost MIND temporarily).

Standard ResistancesCastle Resistances

• Resistance to
  • Attack Reflection (Can hit Dracula, where Dracula's mere rib bone reflects all projectiles back)
  • Petrification (Charlotte can break out of being petrified)
  • Status Effect Inducement, Poison Manipulation, & Curse Manipulation (Charlotte has a powerful constitution, where having a strong constitution dictates and influences how fast one can recover from status effects such as poison or curse)
  • Fear Manipulation (Can wield the Blank Book, a book so frightening the words ran away leaving it blank)
  • Mortality Manipulation & Fate Manipulation (Temporal Fate; Charlotte can take hits from Death and his scythes, who is noted to govern the fate of death, being noted to have the power to govern the end of all living things, and can use his scythes to kill abstractions such as distance and sound. Death decides who lives and who dies)

• Resistance to
  • Dracula's Castle's Abilities (Charlotte can easily identify Dracula's Castle and travel within it without any adverse effects)

The Castle Abilities Include:

• • • Reality Warping (The Castle does not work on standard logic, where changing rooms can have one view a completely different background, such as room with a blue sky that is reflecting up and downwards and having the clouds rotate at a fast speed)
    • Transmutation (Beings that come near are subject to the castle's influence, such as a local barnyard owl which was mutated just from flying near it)
    • Possession (The castle possesses objects with its magic, such as a ouija table)
    • Sealing (Dracula's magic captured Aguni, a primitive god of fire. The Castle has doors sealed off without solving puzzles. This can extend to walls being sealed off where explosions will not affect it until the seal is gone)
    • Mind Manipulation (Everything that enters the castle is under the control by the power of Dracula's castle, the ghost of Eric Lecarde needed to cast a magic barrier to bind himself so he could be free from the control of the castle. The Castle corrupts the minds of those who enter it, such as making Maxim Kischine feel strange ever since coming to it. It also corrupted the mind of Hugh turning him against Nathan with Nathan noting he's being controlled by Dracula. The castle increases one's dark desires, allowing Dracula to easily control them. The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy also spurs it to violence)
    • Madness Manipulation (The Castle warped Gergoth, a once-gentle beast and drove it mad)
    • Size Manipulation (Magically enlarged a toad through the use of demonic baptism)
    • Fear Manipulation (Even while far away, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent from the castle where their bodies seemed to squeal "run away". Michelle even being at the entrance to the castle had her body telling her to not go in and her leg muscles being petrified like stone)
    • Curse Manipulation (The Curse status that spirits inflict comes from them absorbing the magic power around the castle. The Castle cursed a human to turn into a lizard man)
    • Mortality Manipulation (The castle can bring inanimate statues to life to attack. Can cause the glass murals to come to life and attack)
    • Soul Manipulation (Those that die in the castle become one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle for eternity)
    • Abstract Manipulation & Hell Manipulation (The castle can create a core of evil made from hatred, envy, anger and other dark emotions)
    • Text Manipulation & Plot Manipulation (The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power, where is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos where creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly, along with their vital souls causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle, or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires, Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten, where if the contents of the book change the creatures magic will keep growing and eventually overflow into reality, causing the grimoire to fall into chaos and even more monsters materializing into the real world. The text alterations also make the monsters stronger. With the real world and world of grimoires being considered the same or "equal", compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification". Death was going to use Dracula's magic to rewrite Dracula's defeat to Trevor making it where Dracula defeats Trevor Belmont instead where Dracula would go on living in the rewritten grimoire with each grimoire being its own world and the grimoires influence extends into reality)
    • Law Manipulation (The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power, which alter grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality)
    • Power Modification (The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power, which the vital souls cause alterations of the Grimoire that can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger than them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations. The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others)

• Afterimage Creation (With Axe Bomber, a combination attack where both sides move so fast they leave behind afterimages)
• Summoning (With the Greatest Five, summons five legendary warriors to join the battle, these warriors being Richter Belmont, Leon Belmont, Trevor Belmont, & Juste Belmont. With Meteor, summons a gigantic meteor to attack all enemies on screen)
• Weapon Control (With 1,000 Blades, Charlotte enables Jonathan to attack with a hail of knives)
• Electricity Manipulation (With Holy Lightning, summons lightning in the shape of a cross)
• Magma Manipulation & Fire Manipulation (With Volcano, summons an erupting volcano)
• Holy Manipulation (With Grand Cruz, a secret technique of the Belmont family that releases holy energy)
• Water Manipulation (With Divine Storm, creates an intense rain of holy water)
• Portal Manipulation (With Dark Gate, open the gates of darkness)

BooksArmorCloaksHead GearLeg ProtectionAccessoriesWith Relics

• Fear Manipulation (With the Blank Book, a book so frightening the words ran away leaving it blank)
• Necromancy (With the Book of Death, a papyrus tome entombed with the dead)

• Blessed (With Europa's Dress, a beautiful one-piece dress blessed by a goddess)
• Perception Manipulation (With Adrenaline Gear, makes time appear slower when taking damage)
• Density Manipulation (With Feather Gear, magical lightweight clothes, having one get knocked back farther when hit).

• Resistance to
  • Petrification (With Mirror Cuirass, mirrored armor that protects the wearer from petrification)

• Stealth Mastery (With Assassin's Cape, a stealth cape favored by assassins)
• Invisibility (With Invisible Cape, a cape that renders the wearer invisible).

• Resistance to
  • Magic (With Elvin Cape, a cape that provides special protection against magic)

• True Sight (With Eye for Decay, enable the wearer to see breakable walls)
• Information Analysis (With Gambler Glasses, enable the wearer to see enemy item drop percentage)
• Empowerment (With Holy Veil, a veil imbued with hidden power)
• Blessed (With Muse's Tiara, a tiara blessed by a goddess)

• Stealth Mastery (With Silent Sandals, shoes with an unusual sole that lets the wearer walk silently)
• Blessed (With Artemis Shoes, shoes blessed by a goddess)
• Statistics Boost (With Mercury Boots, boots that allow the wearer to move faster. With Moonwalkers, boots that enhance the ability to dash backwards. With Slick Boots, boots that enhance sliding ability. With Spiked Boots, boots that deal extra damage when kicking. With Winged Boots, boots that enable one to run like the wind)

• Accelerated Development (Other, Physical Stats & Abilities; With Shaman Ring, a ring that increases the experience earned)
• Restoration (With Astral Brooch, taking damage will restore mental power)
• Blessed (With Venus Brooch, a brooch blessed by Venus, the goddess of love and beauty)
• Transferal (With Astral Ring, consume health instead of mental power when using magic. With Engagement Ring, consumes health instead of mental power when partner takes damage)
• Statistics Boost (With Blessed Ankh, increases the effectiveness of recovery items. With Magus Ring, a ring that boosts mental power restoration speed. With Sage Ring, a ring that boosts mental power restoration speed. With Master Ring, a ring that increases the mastery received. With Miser Ring, a ring that boosts attack damage according to current wealth)
• Super Armor (With Hercules Ring, a ring that lets one ignore blows like a mighty god)
• Power Modification (With Sorceress Crest, shortens the time required to incant magic spells)
• Nullification
  • Curse Nullification: With Blessed Ring, a ring that neutralizes curses.
  • Poison Nullification: With Immunity Ring, a ring that neutralizes poison attacks.
• Supernatural Luck (With Gold Ring, a ring that increases luck with money. With Heart Brooch, increases the likelihood of getting hearts. With Thief Ring, a ring that increases the chances of finding rare items).

• Resistance to
  • Curse Manipulation (With Charm Necklace, a necklace that resists curses)

• Acrobatics (With the acrobat cube, enables the user to acrobatically jump off their partners shoulder to function as a double jump. With Griffon Wing, can jump higher)
• Multiple Jumps (With Stone of Flight, allows Jonathan or Charlotte to double-jump in midair)
• Teleportation (With Change Cube, swithc the main player character between Jonathan and Charlotte)
• Summoning (With Call Cube, calls partenr and can also send them away. With Wait Cube, calls a partner and have them stand still on the spot. With Skill Cube, call partner to use their skill or magic. With Push Cube, while pushing an object, calls partner to help push)
• Statistics Boost (With Strength Glove, increases pushing power)
• Information Analysis (With Book of Spirits, displays the names of enemies when Jonathan or Charlotte attacks them)
• Empowerment (With Critical Art, Jonathan and Charlotte can use their weapon's critical move)

• Purification (With Anti-Venom, cures poison. With Uncurse Potion, neutralizes curses)
• Healing (With Potion, restores 80 health. With High Potion, restores 200 health. With Super Potion, restores all health. Different food items restores health)
• Restoration (With Tonic, restores a little bit of mental power. With High Tonic, restores a lot of mental power. With Super Tonic, restores all mental power)
• Teleportation (With Magical Ticket, an enchanted ticket that will transport the user to a safe place)

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Equipment

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Books

Book	Description	Stats	Found	Drop
Blank Book	A book so frightening the words ran away, leaving it blank.	ATK +10	Vincent's Shop
Book of Death	A papyrus tome entombed with the dead.	ATK +44	Forgotten City, boulder room, top left (need Owl Morph)
Don Quixote	The story of a man who thought himself a gallant knight.	ATK +18	Great Stairway, right outside save room before Keremet
Encyclopedia	One of Charlotte's favorite books.	ATK +3	Start game with it
Tome of Arms 1	An encyclopedia of weaponry (Volume 1 of 3).	ATK +8	Entrance, under main hallway
Tome of Arms 2	An encyclopedia of weaponry (Volume 2 of 3).	ATK +50	Great Stairway, upper 5x4 room, on a ledge under the stairs
Tome of Arms 3	An encyclopedia of weaponry (Volume 3 of 3).	ATK +80	Burnt Paradise, bottom right, 3x3 room
Tome of Arms X	The secret lost volume, banned for its destructive secrets.	ATK +70	Complete quest "Lost Page"
Tristan and Isolde	The love story of a noble knight.	ATK +28	Forest of Doom, top left

Armor	Description	Stats	Found	Drop
Adrenaline Gear	Makes time appear slower when taking damage.	DEF +15		Jack O'Bones
Combat Fatigues	A standard-issue military uniform.	DEF +10	Vincent's Shop	Ghoul
Casual Clothes	Clothes worn regularly.	DEF +1	Start game with it
Feather Gear	Magical lightweight clothes. Get knocked far back when hit.	DEF +32	Vincent's Shop
Hobo's Clothes	Ragged, worn clothes. Your mother would be ashamed.	DEF +2		Zombie
Houppelande	A roomy robe with large, hanging sleeves.	DEF +5	City of Haze
Kalasiris	A translucent robe worn by ancient Egyptian nobility.	DEF +20		Eligiza
Poncho	A simple piece of clothing; a blanket with a hole on top.	DEF +7	Great Stairway	Wight
Amethyst Corset	A corset decorated with bright amethysts.	DEF +11	Forest of Doom, Lerajie
Bathrobe	A soft, luxurious terrycloth robe.	DEF +6, LCK +5	Great Stairway
Clown Shirt	A cheerful-yet-horrifying clown shirt.	DEF +12, LCK +3		Coppelia
Cocktail Dress	A dress perfect for an elegant-yet-fun night on the town.	DEF +14, INT +5		Laura
Cotehardie	A tight, form-fitting dress for the well-dressed lady.	DEF +18, STR +5	Vincent's Shop
Cotton Apron	The maid who owned this obviously quit a long time ago.	DEF +7		Student Witch
Dalmatica	A garment with wide sleeves, worn by religious orders.	DEF +25, INT +10	Vincent's Shop	Aliorumnas
Dancer's Blouse	A light blouse favored by dancers.	DEF +16, LCK +1	Nation of Fools
Diamond Corset	A corset blazing with the hard sparkle of diamonds.	DEF +32	Vincent's Shop
Emerald Corset	A corset decorated with sparkling emeralds.	DEF +16, INT +3	Vincent's Shop
Europa's Dress	A beautiful one-piece dress blessed by a goddess.	DEF +23, STR +3, CON +3, INT +3, MND +3, LCK +3		Succubus
Frilly Camisole	A camisole with cute frills.	DEF +9, MND +5		Persephone
Jade Corset	A corset decorated with jade gems.	DEF +6	Great Stairway
Kirtle	A plain, long dress.	DEF +2, INT +1	City of Haze
Leather Corset	A corset made of leather.	DEF +3	City of Haze
Lilith Corset	A corset worn by a Lilith.	DEF +17		Lilith
Miko Dress	Clothes worn by priestesses of Shinto shrines.	DEF +5, MND +15	Vincent's Shop
Mirror Cuirass	Mirrored armor that protects the wearer from petrification.	DEF +16		Gorgon
Nun's Robe	Clothing worn by nuns.	DEF +9, MND +3	Great Stairway
Platinum Corset	A corset made of platinum.	DEF +25	Forgotten City
Princess Coat	A coat with an ornate, feminine cut.	DEF +28, LCK +10		Nyx
Robe Decollete	An elegant dress for the most formal of events.	DEF +30, INT +5, MND +5, LCK +5	Throne Room
Ruby Corset	A corset decorated with fiery rubies.	DEF +16, STR +3	Vincent's Shop	Amphisbaena
Sapphire Corset	An elaborate corset decorated with sapphires.	DEF +16, CON +3	Vincent's Shop
Sequined Dress	A dress covered with glittering sequins.	DEF +10, STR +3	Great Stairway, Forest of Doom
Silk Negligee	A silk garment designed for comfortable sleeping.	DEF +5, CON +3, MND +3	Vincent's Shop
Wedding Dress	A pure-white bridal dress.	DEF +20, STR +15, CON +10	13th Street

Cloak	Description	Stats	Found	Drop
Assassin's Cape	A stealth cape favored by assassins.	DEF +5, STR +3	13th Street
Blue Cape	A beautiful blue cape.	DEF +3, INT +3	Tower of Death
Cape	A sturdy cape.	DEF +13	City of Haze
Elvin Cape	A cape that provides special protection against magic.	DEF +4, MND +5	Vincent's Shop
Hero's Cape	A flashy velvet cape.	DEF +2		Zacchino
Holy Mantle	A long cape worn by high-ranking clergymen.	DEF +3, INT +3	Vincent's Shop
Invisible Cape	A cape that renders the wearer invisible.		Complete Boss Rush 1 in under 3:00
Paludamentum	A Roman general's cloak.	DEF +5, INT +5	Vincent's Shop

Head Gear	Description	Stats	Found	Drop
Arachne Hennin	A beautiful hat created by Arachne the weaver.	DEF +7, INT +3, MND +3, LCK +3	Vincent's Shop
Clover Tiara	A tiara made of flowers from a meadow.	DEF +1, MND +2	City of Haze
Combat Beret	A standard-issue military beret.	DEF +2, STR +2, CON +2	Tower of Death
Diamond Tiara	A tiara encrusted with diamonds.	DEF +10	Vincent's Shop
Eye for Decay	Enable the wearer to see breakable walls.		Peeping Eye
Gambler Glasses	Enable the wearer to see enemy item drop percentage.	LCK +2	Wind's Quests
Glasses	Make you look older and wiser.	DEF +2		Flying Skull
Goggles	Protective eyewear that provides safety.	DEF +5	Great Stairway
Holy Veil	A veil imbued with hidden power.	DEF +5, INT +10		Nation of Fools
Midnight Tiara	A tiara with jewels shining in a black background.	DEF +7, MND +5		Laura
Monocle	A lens for one eye. A favorite among distinguished gentlemen.	DEF +2, INT +2, MND +2	Great Stairway	Dogether
Mourning Veil	A black veil of sadness.	DEF +2, INT +2, MND +2	Vincent's Shop
Muse's Tiara	A tiara blessed by a goddess.	DEF +6, INT +8		Alura Une
Nun's Habit	Head covering worn by nuns.	DEF +2, MND +3	Great Stairway
Open Veil	A headcovering that frames the face.	DEF +3, STR +3, INT +3	Tower of Death
Pearl Tiara	A tiara adorned with pearls.	DEF +3		Amphisbaena
Princess Tiara	A tiara covered with brilliant gems.	DEF +5, LCK +7	Forgotten City
Royal Crown	A crown encrusted with precious jewels from all over the world.	DEF +2, INT +2, MND +2, LCK +2		Ghoul King
Sunglasses	Stylish eyewear that protects the eyes from ultraviolet rays.	DEF +10	Vincent's Shop
Thick Glasses	A pair of glasses with very thick lenses.	DEF +1, INT +3	City of Haze
Uraeus	An Egyptian royal crown decorated with a golden cobra.	DEF +3, LCK +5		Elgiza
Velvet Ribbon	A fine ribbon, soft to the touch.	DEF +2	City of Haze
Witch's Hat	The traditional pointy hat of the well-dressed witch.	DEF +3, INT +3		Student Witch

Leg Gear	Description	Stats	Found	Drop
Artemis Shoes	Shoes blessed by a goddess.	DEF +4, INT +2, MND +2, LCK +2	Burnt Paradise
Combat Boots	Boots with a knife pocket. Designed for combat.	DEF +3, STR +3	Vincent's Shop
Diamond Shoes	A pair of sparkling, diamond-encrusted shoes.	DEF +6	Vincent's Shop
Enamel Pinheels	Shiny enamel pinheels.	DEF +1	City of Haze
Engineer Boots	Sturdy boots with steel plating in the toes.	DEF +2	Vincent's Shop
Glamorous Pumps	Gorgeous high-heeled shoes worn by celebrities.	DEF +3, LCK +3	Sandy Grave
Glass Shoes	An impractically fragile pair of shoes.	DEF +2, LCK +5	Vincent's Shop
Inuit Boots	Boots made of seal fur.	DEF +1, CON +2		Frozen Shade
Mercury Boots	Boots that allow the wearer to move faster.		Dark Academy
Moonwalkers	Boots that enhance the ability to dash backwards.		City of Haze
Nun's Shoes	Shoes worn by nuns.	DEF +1, MND +2	City of Haze
Prima Shoes	The ultimate toe shoes, reserved for prima ballerinas.	DEF +3, STR +3, CON +2	Vincent's Shop
Royal Sandals	Sandals decorated with precious gems.	DEF +4, INT +3, MND +5	Sandy Grave
Sandals	Comfy-looking sandals made of leather.	DEF +1	City of Haze
Silent Sandals	Shoes with an unusual sole that lets the wearer walk silently.	DEF +3, INT +3, MND +3	Vincent's Shop	Lilith
Slick Boots	Boots that enhance sliding ability.		Tower of Death	Skeleton Blaze
Spiked Boots	Boots that deal extra damage when kicking.		Nation of Fools
Succubus Boots	A pair of boots worn by succubi.	DEF +4, INT +4		Succubus
Winged Boots	Boots that enable you to run like the wind.		13th Street

Accessory	Description	Stats	Found	Drop
Abalone Brooch	A brooch made from shells from the Mediterranean Sea.	DEF +3		Mimic
Astral Brooch	Taking damage will restore MP.			Witch
Crystal Necklet	A necklace containing pure, cold winter air.	DEF +2, CON +2	Sandy Grave
Diamond Brooch	A brooch with the blinding glare of a 100-carat diamond.	DEF +5	Sandy Grave, Vincent's Shop
Forget Me Not	A necklace patterned after a beautiful flower.	DEF +1, CON +2	Vincent's Shop
Laurel Brooch	A valuable antique brooch.	DEF +1	Entrance
Moon Brooch	An elegant brooch that shines with the light of the moon.	DEF +3, LCK +5	Nation of Fools, Vincent's Shop
Orchid Corsage	A corsage fashioned from fine materials.	DEF +2	Corpseweed
Rose Corsage	A corsage fashioned from high-quality, delicate materials.	DEF +3	Alura Une
Venus Brooch	A brooch blessed by Venus, goddess of love and beauty.	DEF +3, INT +3, MND +3, LCK +3	Forgotten City
White Corsage	A corsage of small, snowy white flowers.	DEF +1	City of Haze
Astral Ring	Consume HP instead of MP when using magic.		Boss Rush Mode
Blessed Ankh	Increases the effectiveness of recovery items.			Amalaric Sniper
Blessed Ring	A ring that neutralizes curses.		Wind's Quests
Charm Necklace	A necklace that resists curses.	MND +10	Sandy Grave
Engagement Ring	Consume HP instead of MP when your partner takes damage.		Burnt Paradise
Gold Ring	A ring that increases luck with money.		Gold Skeleton
Heart Brooch	Increases the likelihood of getting hearts.	DEF +1		Dodo
Hercules Ring	A ring that lets you ignore blows like a mighty god.		Minotaur
Immunity Ring	A ring that neutralizes poison attacks.		Wind's Quests
Magus Ring	A ring that boosts MP restoration speed.		Wind's Quests
Master Ring	A ring that increases the mastery received.		Vincent's Shop
Miser Ring	A ring that boosts attack damage according to current wealth.		Wind's Quests
Pearl Ring	A ring adorned with a pearl.	DEF +2	Vincent's Shop	Lilith
Platinum Chain	A platinum necklace with a Victorian design.	DEF +3, CON +2	Vincent's Shop
Sage Ring	A ring that boosts MP restoration speed.		Wind's Quests
Shaman Ring	A ring that increases the experience you earn.		13th Street
Skull Ring	A ring that curses the wearer.	STR +6, CON +6, INT +6, MND +6, LCK -13		Lesser Demon
Sorceress Crest	Shortens the time required to incant magic spells.		Wind's Quests
Stella's Locket	A locket with a picture of the twins, along with...		Tower of Death
Studded Choker	A choker with metal studs for the rebel in you.	DEF +1	Vincent's Shop
Thief Ring	A ring that increases the chances of finding rare items.		Wind's Quests
Tough Ring	A ring that shortens recovery time after taking damage.	DEF +1		Golem

Relic	Description	Found
Acrobat Cube	Spring off partner's shoulders to jump again in midair.	City of Haze
Book of Spirits	Display the names of enemies when you attack them.	Entrance
Call Cube	Call partner with [A]. Press again to send partner away.	Entrance
Change Cube	Switch main player character with [X].	Entrance
Critical Art	Use your weapon's critical move with [Right, Right + Y].	Nation of Fools
Griffon Wing	Jump higher with [Up + L].	Forgotten City
Lizard Tail	Slide into narrow spaces with [Down + B].	Wind's Quests
Martial Art	Perform a jumping knee kick with [Up, Left, Down, Right + Y].	Wind's Quests
Push Cube	While pushing an object, call your partner to help you push.	City of Haze
Skill Cube	Call partner to use their skill or magic with [R].	City of Haze
Spinning Art	Perform a spinning evasion move with [Right, Down, Left, Right + Y].	Wind's Quests
Stone of Flight	Double-jump in midair.	Great Stairway
Strength Glove	Increase pushing power.	Sandy Grave
Wait Cube	Call partner with [Down + A] to have partner stand still on the spot.	Entrance

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Notable Techniques

SpellsDual Crushes

Skill	Effect	Found	Drop	MP
Acidic Bubbles	Create poisonous bubbles.		Glasya Labolas	25 MP
ALL Boost	Boost all status attributes temporarily. STR +7-15 CON +7-15 INT +7-15 MND +7-15 LCK +7-15.	Entrance		30 MP
Berserker	Increases strength, but you're limited to attacking only. STR +50-100.		Armored Fleaman	20 MP
Chain Lightning	Create a chain reaction of lightning bolts.	Vincent's Shop		30 MP
Clear Skies	A defensive spell that neutralizes ranged attacks.	Sandy Grave		15 MP
Cocytus	Call forth the frozen winds of hell to create a fearsome blizzard.	Wind's Quests		120 MP
CON Boost	Boost CON temporarily. CON +15-30.	City of Haze		10 MP
Cure Curse	A spell that dispels curses.		Ectoplasm	10 MP
Cure Poison	A spell that neutralizes poison.	Burnt Paradise		10 MP
Dark Rift	Open a hole into a dark dimension.	Vincent's Shop		20 MP
Explosion	A ranged weapon that fires bolts.		Crossbow Armor	30 MP
Eye for an Eye	A spell of vengeance that shares damage received with enemies.	Forgotten City		15 MP
Gale Force	Tear through enemies with raging winds.	City of Haze		20 MP
Heal	Healing magic. Restores HP. HP +50-100.	Wind's Quests		200 MP
Hex	Incant a powerful curse.		Vapula	25 MP
Ice Fang	Summon a sharp, fang-like pillar of ice.	Buried Chamber		20 MP
Ice Needle	Launch cutting shards of ice.	Vincent's Shop		30 MP
INT Boost	Boost INT temporarily. INT +15-30.	Tower of Death		10 MP
LUCK Boost	Boost LUCK temporarily. LCK +30-60.	Wind's Quests		10 MP
MIND Boost	Boost MIND temporarily. MND +15-30.	Great Stairway		10 MP
Nightmare	A concentrated mass of fear and agony born from the darkness.		Malachi	30 MP
Owl Morph	A shapeshifting spell that turns the caster into an owl.	Dark Academy		10 MP
Piercing Beam	Fire a concentrated beam of powerful light.	Master's Keep		30 MP
Raging Fire	Fire a burst of flame.	Entrance		20 MP
Rock Riot	Dump rocks onto your enemy.	Vincent's Shop		20 MP
Salamander	An ancient fire spell that summons a powerful fire lizard.	Vincent's Shop		120 MP
Sanctuary	An advanced spell that cures status abnormalities for all within range.	Sandy Grave		80 MP
Speed Up	A spell that speeds up your movements.	Throne Room		20 MP
Spirit of Light	Strike enemies with concentrated light.	Vincent's Shop		20 MP
Stone Circle	Grants the protection of spirits of stone.		Dogether	30 MP
STR Boost	Boost STR temporarily. STR +15-30.	Great Stairway		10 MP
Summon Crow	Summon a Crow to use in battle.		Black Crow	40 MP
Summon Frog	Summon a Frog to use in battle.		Frog	20 MP
Summon Ghost	Summon a Ghost to use in battle.		Ghost	40 MP
Summon Gunman	Summon a Skeleton Gunman to use in battle.		Skeleton Gunman	20 MP
Summon Medusa	Summon Medusa and activate the eye of petrification.		Medusa Head	25 MP
Summon Skeleton	Summon a Skeleton to use in battle.		Skeleton	20 MP
Tempest	Summon a storm of violent winds.	Tower of Death		30 MP
Thor's Bellow	An ancient lightning spell that creates a ball of lightning.		Amducias	120 MP
Thunderbolt	Call thunderbolts down from the sky.	Tower of Death		20 MP
Time Stop	A high-level spell that stops time.	Wind's Quests		50 MP
Toad Morph	A shapeshifting spell that turns the caster into a frog.	Forest of Doom		10 MP

1,000 Blades

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Attack with a hail of knives.

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1,000 Blades (also known as Thousand Dagger or Thousand Edge) is a formidable technique that unleashes a rapid flurry of daggers, overwhelming enemies with their sheer speed and quantity.

Axe Bomber

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A combination attack from both sides.

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Axe Bomber is a Dual Crush from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Jonathan and Charlotte move offscreen in opposite directions, then rush back toward each other, crossing paths as a surge of energy forms between their hands. The energy builds until it bursts, releasing a devastating attack.

Dark Gate

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Open the gates of darkness.

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Dark Gate is a Dual Crush from Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Upon activation, two massive demonic hands tear open a dimensional rift, revealing a monstrous entity within. Dark winds surge from the portal, inflicting damage on any enemies they touch.

Divine Storm

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Create an intense rain of holy water.

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Hydro Storm, also referred to as Hydro Typhoon or Divine Storm, is a powerful area attack that summons holy water to rain down across the entire screen. This attack is highly accurate, as the cascading water is nearly impossible to evade, and it typically lasts for an extended duration.

Grand Cruz

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A secret technique of the Belmont family that releases holy energy.

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Grand Cross, also known as Grand Cruz, Holy Cross, or Cross Crash, is a devastating ultimate attack that summons massive crosses to inflict significant Holy-based damage. This technique is commonly utilized by protagonists in the series who are either members of the Belmont lineage or specialize in Holy-based abilities.

Greatest Five

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Summon four legendary warriors to join the battle.

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Greatest Five is the most powerful Dual Crush in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. It can only be unlocked in a room after defeating the Doppelganger at the end of the Nest of Evil. This attack summons the spirits (or memories of the Vampire Killer) of five legendary Belmonts: Richter, Leon, Trevor, Juste, and Simon. Each Belmont appears and delivers a mighty whip strike when they appear onscreen. Once the animation ends, the total damage from each strike is combined into a single, devastating blow that deals massive Strike and Holy damage to all enemies. It costs 250 MP per use.

Holy Lightning

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Summon lightning in the shape of a cross.

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Thunder Cross (called Holy Lightning in the Western release of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin) is a Dual Crush attack where a cross-shaped lightning bolt forms between the partners' hands. The lightning extends across the screen and slowly rotates, dealing multiple Thunder-based hits to all enemies in its path.

Meteor

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A powerful spell that summons a meteor.

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Meteor is a Dual Crush performed by Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Both characters combine their powers to summon a massive meteor, which slowly crashes to the Earth, dealing heavy damage to all enemies within its impact zone.

Rush

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A basic combination where both partners take turns attacking.

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Rush is a Dual Crush featured in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. It is the first Dual Crush that the player can acquire, and it can be found in a room within the market area of the City of Haze, the first portrait available for exploration. This attack involves both Jonathan and Charlotte rapidly alternating between strikes using their current weapons, delivering a powerful combination of blows to a single enemy. The attack is capable of dealing considerable to heavy damage, making it useful in battles against tough foes. However, it leaves both characters exposed and vulnerable to any surviving enemies once the attack concludes, putting them at risk of being countered while still in the midst of executing the strike.

Volcano

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Summon an erupting volcano.

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Volcano is a Dual Crush attack featured in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Upon activation, a massive erupting volcano appears on-screen, releasing flaming rocks that are launched in various arcs across the area. This fiery assault creates a wide range of damage, making the attack powerful, but its spread can be somewhat inaccurate, as the rocks do not always land precisely where intended. Despite this, the attack remains potent, especially when dealing with groups of enemies. The appearance of the volcano itself draws inspiration from the Gradius series, contributing to the dramatic and explosive visual style of the move.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Charlotte utilizes powerful magic spells along with dual crushes.

Weaknesses

• Accessories Weaknesses: The Skull Ring curses the wearer.

Note

• Contrary to popular belief, holy attacks and the whips in Castlevania can affect and harm people that aren't apart of the creatures of the night. Leon's doppelganger can use holy water and holy attacks against him in this fight along with the alchemy whip despite Leon being a pure and noble warrior. Simon's doppelganger can harm him with the vampire killer, despite Simon being a noble hero. Holy Water even works and harms enemies such as the "Holy Armor", a knight who has natural holy powers. Corrupted enemies such as Charlie Vincent, use holy water attacks on Carrie and Reinhardt. Characters like Jonathan Morris wear armor like the Holy Mail, an armor that reduces damage from holy attacks.
• The Sky Fish feat moving so fast that it appears as a beam of light and only slows once time is stopped is a natural indication of Faster Than Light travel as at the speed of light, time is zero from its perspective. Soma Cruz having a hard time catching up with it initially does not mess with his scaling either as we know it's an unquantifiable level into Faster than Light at the most.

Miscellaneous Feats

• Can destroy several stone pillars in a room.

Explanation

Usage of games like Castlevania Legends & Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Castlevania Legends

The game was originally meant to be a prequel to all the other games in the Castlevania series, this can be seen with Sonia's boss fight against Dracula serving as the first time Dracula ever encountered a Belmont along with the ending of the game saying "this story marks the beginning of the Belmont family legend that has been passed on through many ages". Along with this, Sonia shared a relationship with Alucard, heavily implying that her child is between her and Alucard. The existence of Lament of Innocence already greatly messes with this. The game manual even mentions that Sonia was the first of the Belmont family to leave her name to posterity as a vampire hunter. Despite Leon Belmont being the one to start the legend of the Belmont Hunters being vampire hunters. Along with this, Trevor is canonically the first Belmont to defeat Dracula. Iga has gone out of his way to note too that Castlevania Legends was intentionally redacted from the timeline so that it doesn't conflict with the timing used in other titles.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Although it was in the original 2006 timeline, it was removed by Iga from the timeline, along with Castlevania (N64), Legacy of Darkness, and Legends.

Why abilities from them are still usable for main timeline

These games were at one point officially a part of the original timeline before ultimately being removed, making them hypotheticals that could be done. This is further supported by an interview in the History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon book, where executive producer of Castlevania Netflix Adi Shankar noted that even the "non-canon" games are parallel timelines in the overall multiverse, sharing the same spirit and lore. While one could argue his statement shouldn't be used, it comes from a book titled, "History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon", where it wouldn't make much sense if his statement was wrong and there was no correction over it. The book even has asterisks to give further context, yet they never claim him wrong. Along with this, it's consistent with the fact that most of the Castlevania games that are "non-canon" now were originally a part of the timeline. Thus this statement is usable. Thus abilities and the likes from these games can carry over to the main timeline games.

Trivia

• In Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, if the player holds Up on the D-pad for long enough without moving or attacking while playing as Charlotte, she will place her arms behind her head and say: "Not bad now, huh?"
  • If this is done in front of Vincent Dorin at the Entrance and without Jonathan around, the priest will think that Jonathan is dead, to which Jonathan will respond (presumably from offscreen).
  • If this is done in front of Vincent at the Entrance with Jonathan around, the priest will remark that they are a perfect couple and he is jealous, to which they both retort in unison that the priest is scaring them.
• According to Koji Igarashi, Charlotte's family is somehow related to the Fernandez Clan.
• She was called "Charlotte Orlean" in early official information of the video game before release.
• A running gag in Portrait of Ruin is Charlotte frequently being referred to as a child, much to her dismay. The only person not to do this was Brauner.
• Charlotte's great magical powers are seen as a potential "final weapon" in the fight against Dracula, as told in the manual. This has led fans to speculate her involvement in the Demon Castle War of 1999 (she would have been 71 at that time, though). Yet, it seems that this was instead referring to the final fight in Portrait of Ruin aiding Jonathan Morris, as Arikado in Grimoire of Souls does not recognize her, not even by name, discarding her active participation in 1999.
• Charlotte's given name may be taken from Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornley, mother of Bram Stoker, whose 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula plays an integral role in the series timeline.

Misconceptions

"Gaiden" means "Non-Canon" or "Alternate Timeline"

This stems from the belief that when Iga or a producer calls a Castlevania game a "Gaiden" it is therefore non-canon or an alternate timeline and can be dismissed. This, however, is not the case.

The term "Gaiden" merely just means a side story, spin-off, or a separate tale. The term "Gaiden" does not determine the canonicity of a work, it just lets you know if the game is a spin-off/side-story or if it's a main story. Take, for instance, the Kingdom Hearts series. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories would be considered a gaiden, as it's a side-story and spin-off title that isn't a mainline numbered title, however, it is in all manners canon and important to play to understand Kingdom Hearts II.

The same can be applied to Castlevania itself, Castlevania Symphony of the Night is a gaiden game. Yet it is very obviously canon and pretty important to play to understand more of Alucard's backstory. The idea of a Gaiden game for the Castlevania series itself would be any game not dealing with one of Dracula's main 100-year-resurrections, which in this case, even Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest is in a way a gaiden, despite being completely canon.

This is all to say that Gaiden does not at all mean "non-canon" or "alternate timeline" and should never be treated as such, the term itself has nothing to do with the canonicity of a product.

IGA Statements Quoted by a Fan

Any statements Iga has made about Judgment that don't come from this IGN interview or a sourced and reputable article are not usable. This is, of course, referring to the popular statements used when discussing Judgment's Canoncity about a fan asking IGA about the game's Canoncity on Facebook, here are some of them below:

Fan: You mentioned Legend of Cornell was an alternate continuity. However, Cornell appears in Castlevania Judgment, which I believe is not an alternate continuity. How does that work? is he from a different universe than the other characters? It is not really explained in the game itself so I was hoping you could give some clarification on the issue.

IGA: Judgment is a work that surpasses space and time and brings them together.

Fan: I get it. So, is the explanation I suggested in the previous reply possibly correct?

IGA: I don't think it's exactly correct. Judgment is a work born of thinking it would be fun to remove all the hedges and bring characters that appeared throughout the series together. I think that you need to view it as an event from another world which does not consider things like timelines or parallel dimensions at all.

Now these seem like pretty clear-cut statements until you start to try to find where these come from.

They come from both a timeline archive discussion on the Castlevania Wiki back on January 15th, 2012 and from a forum post from the same user as the wiki article.

There is no way to find anything sourced or verifiably proven that this person spoke to Iga. Trying to look up the person didn't get any real results either.

Some other issues fall under the inconsistencies within these Iga talks, the person claims that Iga confirmed that Order of Shadows and the Arcade are non-canon because they were intended from the very beginning to be such, however, an officially sourced interview has the lead game designer of Order of Shadows state that Iga was actively involved with ensuring the game was consistent with the current canon, this would be a weird thing to do if he intended it to be non-canon from the very beginning.

He also claims that Iga said Super Castlevania IV was an alternate continuity, when the wiki also notes Iga saying that the games are all legitimate and the same scenario of defeating Dracula, however this quote is also unsourced, they just claim Iga says this with no link or anything.

There is another one not related to the user who spoke to Iga, but a user on reddit who claimed that a magazine claimed that Castlevania: Circle of the Moon was stated to be in a "different time axis". Attempting to get it translated got no wording that said anything like that, with it not even mentioning anything about canon, timeline, time axis, or any other wording of the sort in a machine-translated attempt. Do note however that this is a machine translation so it could potentially be that it is there, but until a reputable and verifiable translator can confirm or deny this translation, the jury is out with it and it will not be used for the canoncity of Circle of the Moon.

Thus all of these quotes are merely hearsay until shown or proven otherwise.

Remakes/Remasters Being Non-Canon

This comes from an Iga quote that says:

"IGA: FC版とX６８０００版ですが、X６８０００版はFC版をベースにアレンジを加えたものになっています。ゲームのアレンジは、その時に応じて、色々と施されるものですので、正直どちらも正統であると思ってよいのではないかと思っています。結論として、ドラキュラと戦い勝つというシナリオで、中間部分の切り抜きが違うと考えてもよいのではないかと考えています。スーパーファミコン版も違いますし…。どうしてもと考えるのであれば、FC版を尊重すべきかと考えます。

Translation: Regarding the Famicom version and the X68000 version, the X68000 version is an arrangement based on the Famicom version. The arrangement of a game is the kind of thing where you add a lot of different things as needed, so honestly speaking, it think they both should be considered legitimate. In conclusion, I think they should be considered as the same scenario of fighting to defeat Dracula, just with a different middle part. The Super Famicom version is different as well... If you simply must have a clear answer, the Famicom version must be given deference."

Now the quote itself doesn't state remakes or remasters are non-canon despite what people believe. It's moreso a quote of Iga stating that all of them are the same scenario, just with differences. However, an interesting point is that Iga says the NES version should be given "deference", as in to defer to the NES version.

Of course, though, this has the same issue as the Judgment quotes, everyone claims Iga said this, but there is no source of him saying this. In fact, in Castlevania Chronicles, there's a reward interview you receive from Iga himself where he talks about the game, Iga pretty much explains how the game came to be and never says anything about the game not being canon or to defer to the original, if anything he treats this as just an updated version of the original. Interestingly to note too, the original he's talking about is not Castlevania on NES but instead, he's talking about the computer version of Castlevania, though it borrows a lot of elements from Castlevania NES.

Overall due to the quote itself having no source, it is unusable. The way we will treat remakes, remasters, or ports here however is that they are all equally canon unless stated otherwise. Most of these tell the same story with the only real differences being extra background information added, such as Haunted Castle having it be Dracula stole Simon's wife, though the same overall story still applies even here. Iga himself has already expressed that the original Castlevania's story is pretty simple and Simon having a wife does not affect anything in the overall narrative. Super Castlevania IV notes that Simon is a vampire, though this was due to a novel writer making him a vampire in their novel. The novel was originally supposed to be an adaptation of Super Castlevania IV but was then dropped and made its own thing. Super Castlevania IV itself is still canon, but the subplot of Simon being a vampire is not. The most recent timeline even acknowledges it as canon.

Iga Only Allows Stuff He Works on To Be Canon

There is a weirdly believed idea in the fandom that Iga only considers works he worked on canon, however, an officially sourced interview has the lead game designer of Order of Shadows state that Iga was actively involved with ensuring the game was consistent with the current canon, along with this Iga did not work on a lot of Castlevania games considered canon, such as the NES trilogy and the Gameboy games. In fact, he has only made 12 Castlevania games, out of the 30 Castlevania games in total, and most of them from the older console eras are still a part of the canon. Thus Iga does not only allow stuff he works on to be canon.

Iga is a Producer of Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

A Nintendo Power magazine calls Iga the producer of Circle of the Moon, with Iga talking like he worked on the game in that interview. However Iga can be found nowhere in the credits of the game. Making this Nintendo Power issue questionable as to if they were talking to Iga or if the game was mixed up. Though we have direct in-game proof that Iga was not a producer of Circle of the Moon.

Elements and Statements can be used from Lords of Shadows for the main continuity

This argument comes from Adi Shankar saying that even "non-canon" games are parallel timelines in the overall multiverse, sharing the same spirit and lore. However, the Lord of Shadow games are directly noted in an interview with the lead developer, that the game has nothing to do with the canon, sharing none of the lore or original stuff for the characters. This directly conflicts with Adi Shankar's statement and it was very likely he was not even thinking of Lords of Shadows when making this statement but moreso games like Castlevania Legends. On top of this, Adi Shankar has no actual position within Konami, and being an executive producer for the Castlevania anime, thus he does not have any true say in terms of how Castlevania canon works and can only be used at most as a supporting piece of evidence.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: Shouldn't the characters be around Tier 2 for defeating the Time Reaper who would've destroyed the very fabric of time, attempted to destroy the specific era of time, cause all beings everywhere to disappear, forever and that the age was on the verge of collapse?

A: We actually never get a direct outright method of Time Reaper's plan for doing this, from what Aeon mentions to Golem, if the Time Rift is not erased, all beings everywhere will disappear, forever, implying that it's the Time Rift causing this, this is further backed up by the fact that in Time Reaper's boss fight, there is a vortex in the background consuming everything, meaning this is an overtime feat that scales to no one physically.

Q: Shouldn't they get tier 2 for Dracula's influence destabilizing the flow of time?

A: This is a potent ability but has nothing to do with Attack Potency, there is no quantification for "destabilizing the flow of time", along with this, even if it was taken as physically, then it would be overtime as the effects are not noticeable throughout most of Curse of Darkness. Thus this is merely potent Time Manipulation.

Q: Shouldn't Dracula and by proxy anyone that scales to him get tier 2 for him being able to sustain his castle?

A: This goes under our Stabilization Feats standards, which treats sustaining feats are non-combat applicable Attack Potency normally, though in Dracula's case the Castle is speficially powered by the existence of a Dark Lord, and doesn't necessarily need their strength to rise. In the Castlevania novel, the castle rose without a Dark Lord as an example. Along with this, no one scales to the collapse of the castle, in Curse of Darkness Hector would've died to the collapse of the castle if Julia didn't come save him, and Isaac died within the castle. In other cases the Castle does not collapse, but instead slowly fades away. At the end of Dawn of Sorrow Soma Cruz and Genya Arikado (aka Alucard) must escape the collapsing abyss.

Q: Shouldn't Castlevania characters that scale to Death have Infinite speed due to Death being able to kill distance itself with his attacks?

A: Killing distance to attack is not a speed feat, it's a method of Spatial Manipulation by circumventing and ignoring distance, while one can say the attack spawns on you instantly, this is not really something quantifiable. Along with this, it would only scale to characters comparable to Death during post-Dawn of Sorrow, as Soma notes Death is far faster than he remembered from his fight with him in Dawn of Sorrow.

Battle Records

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• Dullahan - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: City of Haze

• Behemoth - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Entrance

• Keremet - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Great Stairway

• Astarte - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Sandy Grave

• Legion - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nation of Fools

• Stella Lecarde - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Tower of Death

• Dagon - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forest of Doom

• Death - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Tower of Death

• Loretta Lecarde & Stella Lecarde - Fight
  • Conditions: Match was a rematch for Stella.
  • Location: Master's Keep
  • Note: Charlotte uses Sanctuary in order to cure them of their vampirism, however the bad ending shows Jonathan and Charlotte can defeat the sisters if needed.

• The Creature - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Dark Academy

• Mummy Man - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forgotten City

• Werewolf - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: 13th Street

• Medusa - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Burnt Paradise

• Whip's Memory - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Master's Keep

• Brauner - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Master's Keep

• Balore - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Gergoth - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Zephyr - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Aguni - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Abaddon - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Fake Trevor, Fake Grant & Fake Sypha - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Doppelganger (Charlotte) - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Doppelganger (Jonathan) - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Nest of Evil

• Dracula and Death - Fight
  • Conditions: Match was a rematch for Death.
  • Location: Throne Room

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