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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
'''Dracula's Castle''', also known as '''Demon Castle''' or '''Castlevania''', is [[Dracula (Castlevania)|Count Dracula]]'s lair and symbol of his magic. It houses an army of his supernatural minions | '''Dracula's Castle''', also known as '''Demon Castle''' or '''Castlevania''', is [[Dracula (Castlevania)|Count Dracula]]'s lair and symbol of his magic, being one of the most primary areas in the ''[[Castlevania]] series''. It houses an army of his supernatural minions and tends to collapse when Dracula is defeated. Yet, it can restore itself and reappear intact in later games, even those where Dracula has not yet revived himself. | ||
The castle’s exact location is impossible to pinpoint since it’s an entity of chaos | The castle’s exact location is impossible to pinpoint since it’s an entity of chaos that can appear in various places whenever it reemerges. Most often, though, it has appeared in Europe, specifically in Transylvania. | ||
If one considers the events in the original 1897 novel and historical locations linked to Vlad III Drăculea, the castle in the series may have once been situated in Transylvania or northern Wallachia, near Poenari Castle, one of Vlad's known residences. | If one considers the events in the original 1897 novel and historical locations linked to Vlad III Drăculea, the castle in the series may have once been situated in Transylvania or northern Wallachia, near Poenari Castle, one of Vlad's known residences. | ||
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* In ''Curse of Darkness'', it is near an ocean (possibly the Black Sea). | * In ''Curse of Darkness'', it is near an ocean (possibly the Black Sea). | ||
Characters like Maria Renard and Alucard note that it’s different each time, with Alucard suggesting it’s “a creature of chaos,” hinting at its shifting, unstable nature. | Characters like Maria Renard and Alucard note that it’s different each time, with Alucard suggesting it’s “a [[Children of the Night|creature of chaos]],” hinting at its shifting, unstable nature. | ||
Some speculate that the castle once belonged to Walter Bernhard, whose stronghold shared features with Dracula’s. If true, Castlevania may date to the 11th century. However, the ''Lament of Innocence'' story leaves it unclear whether Dracula ever returned to Walter’s original castle, and the Japanese guide for ''Castlevania: The Adventure'' suggests Dracula built his own castle near Transylvania. | Some speculate that the castle once belonged to Walter Bernhard, whose stronghold shared features with Dracula’s. If true, Castlevania may date to the 11th century. However, the ''Lament of Innocence'' story leaves it unclear whether Dracula ever returned to Walter’s original castle, and the Japanese guide for ''Castlevania: The Adventure'' suggests Dracula built his own castle near Transylvania. | ||
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'''Story Role:''' Exploration Area for the Hero, Home for Demons | '''Story Role:''' Exploration Area for the Hero, Home for Demons | ||
'''Classification:''' [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=423 Creature of Chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1399 Castle of Hell]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref> | '''Classification:''' [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=423 Creature of Chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1399 Castle of Hell]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>, [https://youtu.be/IYnLOK1D-74?t=997 Child of the Night]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Carmilla Story Mode</ref> | ||
'''Species:''' Living Castle | '''Species:''' Living Castle | ||
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'''In-Universe Creator:''' Dark Lords, most notable [[Dracula (Castlevania)|Dracula]] | '''In-Universe Creator:''' Dark Lords, most notable [[Dracula (Castlevania)|Dracula]] | ||
'''Wielders:''' [[Walter Bernhard]] (Formerly), [[Richter Belmont]], [[Dracula (Castlevania)|Dracula]], [[Maxim Kischine]], Graham Jones | '''Wielders:''' [[Walter Bernhard]] (Formerly), [[Richter Belmont]], [[Shaft]], [[Dracula (Castlevania)|Dracula]], [[Maxim Kischine]], [[Dracula Wraith]], Graham Jones, [[Kid Dracula]], [[Galamoth]], Olrox | ||
'''Size:''' '''Varies''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASKkPR5-Ir4&t=423s The castle is a creature of Chaos, where with each rebirth it takes a new form]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>) | '''Size:''' '''Varies''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASKkPR5-Ir4&t=423s The castle is a creature of Chaos, where with each rebirth it takes a new form]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>) | ||
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|-|Creature of the Night Abilities= | |-|Creature of the Night Abilities= | ||
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/N1FnI8W6sug?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=14 Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge]<ref>Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1</ref>, [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=110 one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>), '''[[Intimidation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=I%20had%20come,a%20vampire%20hunter. Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror]<ref>Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.<br>A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.<br>In front of him is a [grotesque creature] whose dreadful power can be felt. The creature appears human but the instant he looked at it, all of his body’s cells cried out in terror.<br>“The timing is bad, church person.”<br>Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.<br>-----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter."</ref>), '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Ageless;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something | Is a '''[[Creature of the Night]]''', which gives: | ||
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/N1FnI8W6sug?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=14 Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge]<ref>Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1</ref>, [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=110 one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>), '''[[Intimidation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=I%20had%20come,a%20vampire%20hunter. Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror]<ref>Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.<br>A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.<br>In front of him is a [grotesque creature] whose dreadful power can be felt. The creature appears human but the instant he looked at it, all of his body’s cells cried out in terror.<br>“The timing is bad, church person.”<br>Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.<br>-----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter."</ref>), '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Ageless;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something is their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however, dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>. '''Immortal Metaphysical Aspect;''' [https://youtu.be/7LkAFhBpxtg?t=828 Creatures of the Night can continue to exist even as a spirit and use their spirit form to form bodies out of inanimate material around them]<ref>Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection</ref>), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Causality Immunity;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 With their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something is their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however, dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>), '''[[Free Will]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zk7--uLWjtFrulwoUt9Fz9UTF3fI_ZAk?usp=sharing Creatures of the Night do not] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15l1YKppEHJYeWH87oCRWbAFbxlluxH1N/view?usp=sharing follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1</ref>), '''[[Empowerment]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hvAhdyqMxw4?t=475 Creatures of the night are empowered by the night]<ref>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Night Transition</ref>, [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABXE_en.pdf becoming stronger when it's night time]<ref>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Online Game Manual Page 4</ref>), '''[[Evolution]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=324 Creatures of chaos can inherit evil natures]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 058</ref> [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=329 awakening into stronger enemies with new abilities and less weaknesses]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 059</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ('''Self-Resurrection;''' [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=70 Creatures of chaos can be brought back to life from the power of hate]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 009</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=48 This has also been shown with slain heads reviving as an angry wraith]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 005</ref>), '''[[Regeneration]]''' ('''Mid-Godly overtime;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=1231 Even the castle from Castlevania is a Creature of Chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=423 where they are always rebirth from Chaos] [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=431 with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form]<Ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>, [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=Ever%20since%20the,be%20completely%20sealed. with this state being referred to as a "regeneration cycle"]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "Ever since the Middle Ages, every 100 years, this legendary castle would rise together with its master Count Dracula ----- And whenever it happens, it is said that a clan of vampire hunters will seal it. | |||
Several hundred years have passed with battles with the [dark lord] Dracula.<br>When suddenly, an end to it all has been foretold. | Several hundred years have passed with battles with the [dark lord] Dracula.<br>When suddenly, an end to it all has been foretold. | ||
1999----- Thanks to the power of a clan in Japan, Dracula’s castle was sealed inside a [solar eclipse] to disappear forever.<br>However, in this world, there is no such thing as forever. [They] had understood that Dracula’s regeneration cycle ought to have ended. Indeed, people have prepared for this but will it still exist? | 1999----- Thanks to the power of a clan in Japan, Dracula’s castle was sealed inside a [solar eclipse] to disappear forever.<br>However, in this world, there is no such thing as forever. [They] had understood that Dracula’s regeneration cycle ought to have ended. Indeed, people have prepared for this but will it still exist? | ||
The castle is the symbol of the chaos within humans and as long as people exist, it will not be completely sealed.</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' (Creatures of Chaos possess a natural aura of darkness, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=354 which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 064</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>), '''[[Darkness Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Subjective Reality]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=288 Creatures of chaos very existence causes dark powers to flow beyond the control of the Elgos' grimoires], [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=278 due to them collecting documented information on Dracula and his castle]. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=300 Causing their power to materialize in the real world in the form of monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=1596 Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to | The castle is the symbol of the chaos within humans and as long as people exist, it will not be completely sealed.</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' (Creatures of Chaos possess a natural aura of darkness, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=354 which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 064</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>), '''[[Darkness Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Subjective Reality]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=288 Creatures of chaos very existence causes dark powers to flow beyond the control of the Elgos' grimoires], [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=278 due to them collecting documented information on Dracula and his castle]. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=300 Causing their power to materialize in the real world in the form of monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=729 compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces] [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=756 requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=1596 Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=4612 It is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5220 Their vital souls are causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten] [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5241 changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6512 or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=9005 Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6543 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]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=10297 The text alterations also make the monsters stronger]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=729 compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces] [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=756 requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' (Creatures of Chaos can alter [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5196 grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Power Modification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=7238 Creatures of the night alterations of the Grimoire can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger than them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=11568 The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>). | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Ice Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Absolute Zero]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=4012 All enemies in Castlevania III: Dracula's curse can eventually break out of being frozen from Sypha's ice magic]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest</ref>. [https://youtu.be/9I9KiI_6Dmg?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=294 Along with this to protect against ice attacks in series, one normally wears rings that help them resist against absolute zero]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Absolute Zero Ring Description</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9UaL9uRpmc59WB3CREF4ueqWDzH9ZpV/view?usp=sharing Some creatures of chaos are immune to time stop, normally being boss level creatures]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13</ref>), '''[[Fate Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=131 with fate being a truth wound by time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death</ref>) | '''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Ice Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Absolute Zero]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=4012 All enemies in Castlevania III: Dracula's curse can eventually break out of being frozen from Sypha's ice magic]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest</ref>. [https://youtu.be/9I9KiI_6Dmg?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=294 Along with this to protect against ice attacks in series, one normally wears rings that help them resist against absolute zero]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Absolute Zero Ring Description</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9UaL9uRpmc59WB3CREF4ueqWDzH9ZpV/view?usp=sharing Some creatures of chaos are immune to time stop, normally being boss-level creatures]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13</ref>), '''[[Fate Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=131 with fate being a truth wound by time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death</ref>) | ||
|-|Standard Abilities Granted From Magic= | |||
'''[[Non-Standard Interaction]]''' ('''Extra-Planar Interaction;''' [https://youtu.be/7oJ9Zj6SxjY?list=PLcdBWtSM0PCww1ZA3jBBGjUSaqbtP9bni&t=2359 Magic is able to interact with beings such as] [[Camilla Fernandez]]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Camilla Fernandez Boss Fight</ref>, [https://web.archive.org/web/20050524182135/http://www.castlevania.de/english/charakter12.html Physical attacks are difficult to land as Camilla lives in the Astral plane, and her earthly body is completely ethereal]<ref>Konami of Europe's Camilla Fernandez profile</ref>), Limited '''[[Immersion]]''' & '''[[Dimensional Travel]]''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu_2bedvcQE&t=729s Magic users can align their magic with the magic of another to enter into painting worlds]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Summoning]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=746 Magic can be used in order to summon weapons and items inscribed in grimoires]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 1</ref>) | |||
|-|Unique Abilities= | |-|Unique Abilities= | ||
[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16EimNVMuycBpqkK36kFzLHDlrDVnv512?usp=sharing The castle is] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GCaDUunbcJBPiNuG3I7E6ynEwbGTX354/view?usp=sharing directly steered by Dracula's power]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2</ref>, and has these effects: | [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16EimNVMuycBpqkK36kFzLHDlrDVnv512?usp=sharing The castle is] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GCaDUunbcJBPiNuG3I7E6ynEwbGTX354/view?usp=sharing directly steered by Dracula's power]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2</ref>, and has these effects: | ||
'''[[Magic]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=245 The castle pulses with dark magical power]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>. [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=50 The castle uses magic to do things like re-animate corpses]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 003</ref>, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=54 along with skeletons]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 004</ref>), '''[[Reality Warping]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=772 The Castle does not work on standard logic, where changing rooms can have one view a completely different background]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>, [https://youtu.be/cKjb7kFVLe0?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=120 such as room with a blue sky that is reflecting up and downwards and having the clouds rotate at a fast speed]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>), '''[[Transmutation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=215 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]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 40</ref>), '''[[Save and Load]]''' ([https://youtu.be/JoyJzR66gDk?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=601 The castles magic has rooms where one can sit on a chair and is enveloped in the angelic wings of light, allowing them to save their progress]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</ref>, [https://youtu.be/zjr6VmKsz74?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=531 with these chairs being acknowledged in rooms in the castle with a description]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Save Room Chair</ref>), '''[[Possession]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=99 The castle possesses objects with its magic, such as a ouija table]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 16</ref>), '''[[Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=405 The castle enables one to keep their mind after dying, becoming a ghost]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Mind Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=93 The castle can bestow a mind through its magic]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 014</ref>), '''[[Soul Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=148 The castle can bestow a soul through its magic]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 025</ref>. [https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=45 Imbued the Mud Man with a tormented soul]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 10</ref>), '''[[Power Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=179 The castle grants enemies to attack under the power of magic]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 029</ref>. [https://youtu.be/5m-NjIVzp0I?t=293 The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ('''Resurrection of Multiple Targets;''' [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=264 The castle uses magic to return creatures of chaos back to life]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 046</ref>), '''[[Sealing]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=537 Dracula's magic captured Aguni, a primitive god of fire]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 133</ref>. [https://youtu.be/OdJbFTZEY0k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=553 The Castle has doors sealed off] [https://youtu.be/TTRgjZ0dxoQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=346 without solving puzzles]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2967 This can extend to walls being sealed off where explosions will not affect it until the seal is gone]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Telekinesis]]''' ([https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=1093 The Castle can lift parts of levels apart]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/JgsiEYddnTU?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=233 The castle has blocks that float and levitate up and downards to crush opponents] [https://youtu.be/JgsiEYddnTU?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=280 or send them into spikes]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Immersion]]''' ([https://youtu.be/yRv03d5vkfs?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=207 Can bring paintings to life and have them attack]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Mimicry]]''' ('''Physiology Mimicry;''' [https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=2408 The castle contains mirror worlds where perfect clones of oneself can fight]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/WV_VI9PBM6o?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=345 The Castle can also do this without mirror worlds]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Dark Palace Of Waterfalls</ref>, [https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=4861 where they make a perfect copy that have all of their moves and sub-weapons], [https://youtu.be/MshZGGWq-cc?t=50 and can freely switch to a different person to copy their abilities]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Doppelganger Boss Fight</ref>), '''[[Teleportation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/zjr6VmKsz74?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=540 The castle has access to the teleporter seat, the seat of a device that allows instant movement across Valachia]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Chair Room</ref>. [https://youtu.be/xp72T_JJmM8?t=3359 The castle has objects that fade in and out while trying to platform on them]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Tower of Sorcery</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' ([https://youtu.be/xuHhqLTuo2U?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=21 Parts of Dracula's castle are invisible such as invisible stairs]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>, [https://youtu.be/dUvWxlpbYmo and invisible platforms]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Necromancy]]''' ([https://youtu.be/qAvCampOZ3k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=359 The castle can raise the dead to attack whoever enters a room]<ref>Castelvania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=29 The castle reanimates human bones as monsters by its evil magic]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 001 Skeleton</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=33 The Castle created the Executioner from numerous dead bodies]<Ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 002 Executioner</ref>), '''[[Fusionism]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=33 The Castle can create an abomination made from numerous dead bodies]<ref>Castlevania Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 002</ref>), '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=433 Everything that enters the castle is under the control by the power of Dracula's castle]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=439 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]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</reF>. [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=559 The Castle corrupts the minds of those who enter it, such as making] [[Maxim Kischine]] [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=577 feel strange ever since coming to it]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=198 It also corrupted the mind of Hugh] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=381 turning him against Nathan] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=396 with Nathan noting he's being controlled by Dracula]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=490 The castle increases one's dark desires, allowing Dracula to easily control them]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/5m-NjIVzp0I?t=293 The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy also spurs it to violence]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061</ref>), '''[[Madness Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=529 The Castle warped Gergoth, a once-gentle beast and drove it mad]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 131</ref>), '''[[Elemental Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Chaos Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=288 The castle infuses some enemies with chaos, giving it all elemental properties]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 051</ref>), '''[[Blood Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=64 The casle imbues blood all over a skeleton, making them always return to life no matter what damage is done to them]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 008</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2572 The Castle has areas where its blood can form new enemies]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Acid Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=6859 The castle has areas of acid rain falling]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Castle Dungeon</ref>), '''[[Size Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=236 Magically enlarged a toad through the use of demonic baptism]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 44</ref>), '''[[Fear Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=From%20the%20time,several%20village%20children. Even while far away, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent from the castle where their bodies seemed to squeal "run away"]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "From the time they stepped into the mountains, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent in the air. | '''[[Magic]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=245 The castle pulses with dark magical power]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>. [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=50 The castle uses magic to do things like re-animate corpses]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 003</ref>, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=54 along with skeletons]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 004</ref>), '''[[Reality Warping]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=772 The Castle does not work on standard logic, where changing rooms can have one view a completely different background]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>, [https://youtu.be/cKjb7kFVLe0?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=120 such as room with a blue sky that is reflecting up and downwards and having the clouds rotate at a fast speed]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>), '''[[Transmutation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=215 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]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 40</ref>), '''[[Save and Load]]''' ([https://youtu.be/JoyJzR66gDk?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=601 The castles magic has rooms where one can sit on a chair and is enveloped in the angelic wings of light, allowing them to save their progress]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</ref>, [https://youtu.be/zjr6VmKsz74?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=531 with these chairs being acknowledged in rooms in the castle with a description]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Save Room Chair</ref>), '''[[Possession]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=99 The castle possesses objects with its magic, such as a ouija table]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 16</ref>), '''[[Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=405 The castle enables one to keep their mind after dying, becoming a ghost]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Mind Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=93 The castle can bestow a mind through its magic]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 014</ref>), '''[[Soul Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=148 The castle can bestow a soul through its magic]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 025</ref>. [https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=45 Imbued the Mud Man with a tormented soul]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 10</ref>), '''[[Power Bestowal]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=179 The castle grants enemies to attack under the power of magic]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 029</ref>. [https://youtu.be/5m-NjIVzp0I?t=293 The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ('''Resurrection of Multiple Targets;''' [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=264 The castle uses magic to return creatures of chaos back to life]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 046</ref>), '''[[Sealing]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=537 Dracula's magic captured Aguni, a primitive god of fire]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 133</ref>. [https://youtu.be/OdJbFTZEY0k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=553 The Castle has doors sealed off] [https://youtu.be/TTRgjZ0dxoQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=346 without solving puzzles]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2967 This can extend to walls being sealed off where explosions will not affect it until the seal is gone]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Telekinesis]]''' ([https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=1093 The Castle can lift parts of levels apart]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/JgsiEYddnTU?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=233 The castle has blocks that float and levitate up and downards to crush opponents] [https://youtu.be/JgsiEYddnTU?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=280 or send them into spikes]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Immersion]]''' ([https://youtu.be/yRv03d5vkfs?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=207 Can bring paintings to life and have them attack]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Mimicry]]''' ('''Physiology Mimicry;''' [https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=2408 The castle contains mirror worlds where perfect clones of oneself can fight]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/WV_VI9PBM6o?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=345 The Castle can also do this without mirror worlds]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Dark Palace Of Waterfalls</ref>, [https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=4861 where they make a perfect copy that have all of their moves and sub-weapons], [https://youtu.be/MshZGGWq-cc?t=50 and can freely switch to a different person to copy their abilities]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Doppelganger Boss Fight</ref>), '''[[Teleportation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/zjr6VmKsz74?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=540 The castle has access to the teleporter seat, the seat of a device that allows instant movement across Valachia]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Chair Room</ref>. [https://youtu.be/xp72T_JJmM8?t=3359 The castle has objects that fade in and out while trying to platform on them]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Tower of Sorcery</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' ([https://youtu.be/xuHhqLTuo2U?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=21 Parts of Dracula's castle are invisible such as invisible stairs]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>, [https://youtu.be/dUvWxlpbYmo and invisible platforms]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Necromancy]]''' ([https://youtu.be/qAvCampOZ3k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=359 The castle can raise the dead to attack whoever enters a room]<ref>Castelvania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=29 The castle reanimates human bones as monsters by its evil magic]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 001 Skeleton</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=33 The Castle created the Executioner from numerous dead bodies]<Ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 002 Executioner</ref>), '''[[Fusionism]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=33 The Castle can create an abomination made from numerous dead bodies]<ref>Castlevania Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 002</ref>), '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=433 Everything that enters the castle is under the control by the power of Dracula's castle]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=439 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]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</reF>. [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=559 The Castle corrupts the minds of those who enter it, such as making] [[Maxim Kischine]] [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=577 feel strange ever since coming to it]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=198 It also corrupted the mind of Hugh] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=381 turning him against Nathan] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=396 with Nathan noting he's being controlled by Dracula]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=490 The castle increases one's dark desires, allowing Dracula to easily control them]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/5m-NjIVzp0I?t=293 The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy also spurs it to violence]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061</ref>), '''[[Madness Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=529 The Castle warped Gergoth, a once-gentle beast and drove it mad]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 131</ref>), '''[[Elemental Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Chaos Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=288 The castle infuses some enemies with chaos, giving it all elemental properties]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 051</ref>), '''[[Blood Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=64 The casle imbues blood all over a skeleton, making them always return to life no matter what damage is done to them]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 008</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2572 The Castle has areas where its blood can form new enemies]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Acid Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=6859 The castle has areas of acid rain falling]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Castle Dungeon</ref>), '''[[Size Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=236 Magically enlarged a toad through the use of demonic baptism]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 44</ref>), '''[[Fear Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=From%20the%20time,several%20village%20children. Even while far away, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent from the castle where their bodies seemed to squeal "run away"]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "From the time they stepped into the mountains, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent in the air. | ||
Even though it is still far away, their bodies seemed to squeal [run away].<br>There was definitely no room for doubt. It is certain that the [castle] exists at the back of the mountains. The church’s greatest vampire hunter, Julius Belmont must be contacted. However, the conversation jumped into the matter of the disappearance of several village children."</ref>. [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=A%20drawbridge%20suspended%20from%20the%20main%20gate%20is%20seemingly%20welcoming%20Michelle%E2%80%99s%20arrival.%0AAnd%20her%20body%20was%20telling%20her%20%5Bdo%20not%20go%5D%20as%20her%20leg%20muscles%20were%20petrified%20like%20stone. 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]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "A drawbridge suspended from the main gate is seemingly welcoming Michelle’s arrival.<Br>And her body was telling her [do not go] as her leg muscles were petrified like stone."</ref>), '''[[Perception Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/rwWxSdLzR3s?t=2276 The Castle is able to warp the users perceptions, making a room where it is split into three parts that do not operate under standard spatiality and directionality]<Ref>Castlevania: Bloodlines Stage 6-2 First Room</ref>), '''[[ | Even though it is still far away, their bodies seemed to squeal [run away].<br>There was definitely no room for doubt. It is certain that the [castle] exists at the back of the mountains. The church’s greatest vampire hunter, Julius Belmont must be contacted. However, the conversation jumped into the matter of the disappearance of several village children."</ref>. [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=A%20drawbridge%20suspended%20from%20the%20main%20gate%20is%20seemingly%20welcoming%20Michelle%E2%80%99s%20arrival.%0AAnd%20her%20body%20was%20telling%20her%20%5Bdo%20not%20go%5D%20as%20her%20leg%20muscles%20were%20petrified%20like%20stone. 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]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "A drawbridge suspended from the main gate is seemingly welcoming Michelle’s arrival.<Br>And her body was telling her [do not go] as her leg muscles were petrified like stone."</ref>), '''[[Perception Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/rwWxSdLzR3s?t=2276 The Castle is able to warp the users perceptions, making a room where it is split into three parts that do not operate under standard spatiality and directionality]<Ref>Castlevania: Bloodlines Stage 6-2 First Room</ref>), '''[[Poison Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Gl0DCMbRo6w?list=PLcdBWtSM0PCww1ZA3jBBGjUSaqbtP9bni&t=32 The very waters of the castle are poisonous, killing one in an instant if they fall into it]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Carrie Mode Undergound Waterway Entrance Cutscene</ref>), '''[[Gravity Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/zR1ZhEdbpV8?list=PLnd02gPyGYMY9GPt0gTupQcblc0V-4bAG&t=2410 The castle has rooms with reverse gravity]<Ref>Castlevania: Bloodlines Stage 6-3 First Room</ref>), '''[[Curse Manipulation]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Ih40VcE6kbjspFtRHT_er_8rhKllnxv/view?usp=sharing The Curse status that spirits inflict]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls</ref> [https://www.reddit.com/r/translator/comments/1gcnhtt/comment/ltv6967/?context=3 comes from them absorbing the magic power around the castle]. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2665 The Castle cursed a human to turn into a lizard man]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Life Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=965 The castle can bring inanimate statues to life to attack]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=1562 Can cause the glass murals to come to life and attack]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.15#:~:text=%E2%80%9CUh%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6aa%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6Mi,a%20strong%20soul. Those that die in the castle become one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle for eternity]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "“Uh……aa……Mi……chelle……”<br>That really is no doubt an obsession.<br>The youth had more than 28 holes penetrating his limbs and body. His heart is already starting to fail and he is desperately trying to say something amidst the darkness.<br>“Only…… protect…… you……-----“<br>When he said those words he must say, the man’s soul already left his body-----becoming one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle.<br>However-----<br>Fate did not allow it.<br>For those people who are involved with the demon castle, even the loneliness of death seemed half hearted-----<Br>The man’s soul is pierced by a small scythe that flew in from somewhere. That scythe did not exist physically. It was a diabolic blade created by some magic and possessed a strong soul."</ref>), '''[[Plant Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/7LkAFhBpxtg?t=106 The castle can cause even the trees to attack]<ref>Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y1mmrJMlOmY?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=4 The castle can cause the plants and leaves to form a wraith]<ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>), '''[[Forcefield Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/7LkAFhBpxtg?t=33 The castle set up a barrier seal outside of it to make people unable to enter]<ref>Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=164 Evil energy can create barriers blocking one until they defeat all enemies]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue level</ref>), '''[[Fire Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=3203 Can cause fire across an entire room just from causing a chandelier with candles to fall, setting everything, even people on fire]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>), '''[[Portal Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Battlefield Removal]]''' ('''Application Based;''' [https://youtu.be/EUUv0kwHT8g?t=452 The castle can create portals that send one to another dimension], [https://youtu.be/EUUv0kwHT8g?t=455 where time is stopped]<ref>Haunted Castle Arcade Stage 03</ref>. [https://youtu.be/kH8CRlZ8jY0?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=73 Brought a wandering merchant in through swallowing him into a dense fog]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>. [https://youtu.be/E0KXGSBoeCc?t=2110 The castle has magic energies that seal the gateway to hell]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia</ref>), '''[[Summoning]]''' & '''[[Glyph Creation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/qAvCampOZ3k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=255 The Castle can summon creatures of chaos to spawn and attack whoever enters a room through enemies spawning from glyphs]<ref>Castelvania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Q0PZqOGJjhI?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=206 The castle can make glyphs that teleport one outside of the castle by standing over it]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=123 A lot of these creatures are summoned from Hell]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 21</ref>), '''[[Water Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/eBXG0qBWKl4?list=PL2FF5295450121CE2&t=290 The Casles Waters seem to be very hazardous, as it instantly kills enemies upon touching them]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Underground Caverns</ref>), '''[[Spatial Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=3297 The castle can shift the room to make it where Trevor needs to escape upwards] [https://youtu.be/UrLdIiW6bEo?list=PLnWJUvdl882vNnFeJFxyeOLuiFkRdnz7Z&t=505 that will instantly kill him if it reaches him]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Kmv1FNqNoX8?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=232 The castle can make blocks disappear and re-appear, making it difficult for one to traverse around the castle]<Ref>Super Castlevania IV</ref>. [https://youtu.be/MVvTErAm2HY?t=54 The Castle made it, where the stairway Soma was walking up with Mina, went longer hen usual, trying to keep Soma from going to the Shrine and instead bringing him to the castle]<ref>Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Prologue</ref>), '''[[Sense Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/MVvTErAm2HY?t=61 Caused Soma's senses to dim even entering the chaotic darkness near the Castle]<ref>Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Prologue</ref>), '''[[Weather Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Electricity Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wEa-DnUetLo?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=123 The Castle is the reason for a massive cloud that covered the entire sky]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Ending</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mgUvRu96AiE?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=17 Can conjure thunderstorms around itself] [https://youtu.be/mgUvRu96AiE?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=22 that can summon enemies during its flashes of lightning]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=6227 Can summon enemies through the lightning bolts it makes]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</ref>), '''[[Dark Matter Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Q8e2k5-11jI?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=353 The castle contains dark matter within it that beings can use for weapon creation]), '''[[Abstract Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Hell Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=600 The castle can create a core of evil made from hatred, envy, anger and other dark emotions]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 115</ref>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=6621 The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=4612 where is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle</ref> [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=1596 where creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5220 along with their vital souls causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten] [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5241 changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6512 or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=9005 Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6543 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]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=10297 The text alterations also make the monsters stronger]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=729 compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces] [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=756 requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10257 Death was going to use Dracula's magic to rewrite Dracula's defeat to Trevor] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10293 making it where Dracula defeats Trevor Belmont instead] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10297 where Dracula would go on living in the rewritten grimoire] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10309 with each grimoire being its own world] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10318 and the grimoires influence extends into reality]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 10 Dracula's Curse</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=6621 The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5196 which alter grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Power Modification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=6621 The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=7238 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]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=11568 The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>). | ||
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'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Time Stop]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Kmv1FNqNoX8?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=130 Areas in the Castle are unaffected by time being stopped, and blocks and objects will still fall]<ref>Super Castlevania IV Stage 8-1</ref>. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xU-320Ub_EXoY_E5HOEzk35o95pC7-mh/view?usp=sharing Noted that the stop watch has no effect on moving platforms in the castle]<ref>History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon Pages 12-13</ref>. [https://youtu.be/aGHiqdXxCkE?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=393 Christopher stopping time on an elevator does not stop the elevator from moving]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>, [https://youtu.be/kX_4XPNKfOE?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=146 machinery still moves along]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>, [https://youtu.be/e9w8VW32_Fc?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=326 and floating objects still float]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>) | '''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Time Stop]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Kmv1FNqNoX8?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=130 Areas in the Castle are unaffected by time being stopped, and blocks and objects will still fall]<ref>Super Castlevania IV Stage 8-1</ref>. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xU-320Ub_EXoY_E5HOEzk35o95pC7-mh/view?usp=sharing Noted that the stop watch has no effect on moving platforms in the castle]<ref>History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon Pages 12-13</ref>. [https://youtu.be/aGHiqdXxCkE?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=393 Christopher stopping time on an elevator does not stop the elevator from moving]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>, [https://youtu.be/kX_4XPNKfOE?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=146 machinery still moves along]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>, [https://youtu.be/e9w8VW32_Fc?list=PLA88AE98D0687EE03&t=326 and floating objects still float]<ref>Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>) | ||
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Background
Dracula's Castle, also known as Demon Castle or Castlevania, is Count Dracula's lair and symbol of his magic, being one of the most primary areas in the Castlevania series. It houses an army of his supernatural minions and tends to collapse when Dracula is defeated. Yet, it can restore itself and reappear intact in later games, even those where Dracula has not yet revived himself.
The castle’s exact location is impossible to pinpoint since it’s an entity of chaos that can appear in various places whenever it reemerges. Most often, though, it has appeared in Europe, specifically in Transylvania.
If one considers the events in the original 1897 novel and historical locations linked to Vlad III Drăculea, the castle in the series may have once been situated in Transylvania or northern Wallachia, near Poenari Castle, one of Vlad's known residences.
Nevertheless, as a supernatural structure linked to Dracula's powers, the castle does not exist as a typical physical landmark but rather as a spiritual realm layered over another dimension. This explains why, after Dracula’s death, the castle usually collapses without a trace, aside from a rare exception in the late 1600s when only part of it fell.
The castle’s appearance changes frequently:
- In the original Castlevania, it is atop a mountain.
- In Symphony of the Night, it is by a lake.
- In Curse of Darkness, it is near an ocean (possibly the Black Sea).
Characters like Maria Renard and Alucard note that it’s different each time, with Alucard suggesting it’s “a creature of chaos,” hinting at its shifting, unstable nature.
Some speculate that the castle once belonged to Walter Bernhard, whose stronghold shared features with Dracula’s. If true, Castlevania may date to the 11th century. However, the Lament of Innocence story leaves it unclear whether Dracula ever returned to Walter’s original castle, and the Japanese guide for Castlevania: The Adventure suggests Dracula built his own castle near Transylvania.
After Dracula’s defeat in 1999, his castle was sealed within a solar eclipse. It nearly returned in 2035, only to be resealed when Soma Cruz rejected his destiny to become Dracula. In 2036, a cult created a replica of the castle to summon a new Dark Lord, but it collapsed when their plans failed. The castle briefly returned through a new Dark Lord but was quickly sealed away by Arikado to prevent its reappearance.
General Information
Name: Castlevania[1] (The castle has been directly called this in some games such as Order of Shadows[2]), Dracula's Castle, Walter's Castle
Origin: Castlevania
First Appearance: Castlevania NES (Game release wise it's first appearance), Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Chronologically its first appearance)
Latest Appearance: Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
Company: Konami
Creator: Hitoshi Akamatsu, Koji Igarashi
Sex: None
Sexuality: None
Pronouns: It
Age: Over thousands of years old
Homeworld: Earth
Address: Unknown
Story Role: Exploration Area for the Hero, Home for Demons
Classification: Creature of Chaos[3], Castle of Hell[4], Child of the Night[5]
Species: Living Castle
State of Being: Regular
Physiology: Castle Physiology
In-Universe Creator: Dark Lords, most notable Dracula
Wielders: Walter Bernhard (Formerly), Richter Belmont, Shaft, Dracula, Maxim Kischine, Dracula Wraith, Graham Jones, Kid Dracula, Galamoth, Olrox
Size: Varies (The castle is a creature of Chaos, where with each rebirth it takes a new form[6])
Weight: Varies (The castle is a creature of Chaos, where with each rebirth it takes a new form[7])
Environment: Varies on area in castle
Resources: Endless amount of resources due to the infinite magic[8], along with an infinite supply of monsters and drawing it with their magic, spreading chaos across the world[9]
Status: Other (The Castle has been sealed within a Solar Eclipse by the year 1999, prior it would fall when Dracula dies and come back when a new Dark Lord comes)
Date of Seal: 1999
Alignment: Chaotic Evil (The castle is a creature of Chaos[10], creating an infinite supply of monsters and drawing it with their magic, spreading chaos across the world[11])
Threat Level: Global Threat (Creates an infinite supply of zombies and monsters drawn by the Castle's magic[12], all used by it's Dark Lord to rule the world)
Codex Statistics
Cardinality: Finite
Dimensionality: 3+1-D
Range: Varies through sheer size (The castle is a creature of Chaos, where with each rebirth it takes a new form[13]), up to Multi-Universal (The castle is directly steered by Mathias' power[14], which exist on top of another dimension[15]. The castle is directly steered by Dracula's power[16]. The Castle can summon creatures of chaos to spawn and attack whoever enters a room through enemies spawning from glyphs[17]. The castle can make glyphs that teleport one outside of the castle by standing over it[18]. A lot of these creatures are summoned from Hell[19]. The castle has magic energies that seal the gateway to hell[20])
Stamina: Limitless (The Castle has an infinte supply of zombies drawn by the castles magic[21])
Intelligence: Unknown Intelligence
Knowledge: Unknown level
Effects
Is a Creature of the Night, which gives:
Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge[22], one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block[23]), Intimidation (Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror[24]), Immortality (Ageless; The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something is their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome, however, dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations[25]. Immortal Metaphysical Aspect; Creatures of the Night can continue to exist even as a spirit and use their spirit form to form bodies out of inanimate material around them[26]), Acausality (Causality Immunity; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon[27]. With their souls being completely free from time[28]. The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something is their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome, however, dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations[29]), Free Will (Creatures of the Night do not follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will[30]), Empowerment (Creatures of the night are empowered by the night[31], becoming stronger when it's night time[32]), Evolution (Creatures of chaos can inherit evil natures[33] awakening into stronger enemies with new abilities and less weaknesses[34]), Resurrection (Self-Resurrection; Creatures of chaos can be brought back to life from the power of hate[35]. This has also been shown with slain heads reviving as an angry wraith[36]), Regeneration (Mid-Godly overtime; Even the castle from Castlevania is a Creature of Chaos[37], where they are always rebirth from Chaos with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form[38], with this state being referred to as a "regeneration cycle"[39]), Invisibility (Creatures of Chaos possess a natural aura of darkness, which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye[40]), Time Manipulation (Passive; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon[41]), Darkness Manipulation & Subjective Reality (Creatures of chaos very existence causes dark powers to flow beyond the control of the Elgos' grimoires, due to them collecting documented information on Dracula and his castle. Causing their power to materialize in the real world in the form of monsters[42]. With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same[43], compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"[44]), Text Manipulation & Plot Manipulation (Passive; Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly[45]. It is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos[46]. Their vital souls are causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle[47], or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires[48], Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten[49], 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[50]. The text alterations also make the monsters stronger[51]. With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same[52], compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"[53]), Law Manipulation (Creatures of Chaos can alter grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality[54]), Power Modification (Creatures of the night alterations of the Grimoire can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger than them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations[55]. The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others[56]).
Notable Features
Inhabitants
An infinite supply of zombies and monsters drawn by the Castle's magic[170], Olrox, Death, Medusa, The Creature,
Areas
Rooms and features
The Castle's interior constantly shifts between games due to being a creature of chaos, some of the rooms include:
- Entrance
- Bridges
- Castle Keep
- Ceremonial Room
- Chapel
- Clock Tower
- Courtyard
- Guest Rooms
- Great Stairway
- Halls
- Kitchen and Storage Area
- Mansion/Villa
- Marble Corridor
- Outer Wall
- Throne Room
- Top Floor
- Towers
Recreation
- Arena
- Ballroom
- Garden
- Library
- Theater
Research
- Laboratory
Underground
- Armory
- Catacomb
- Caves
- Dungeon
- Waterway
Objects
- Fountains
- Hallways
- Waterfalls
- Ferries
- Stairs
Other
Issues
- Creature of the Night Weaknesses: Creatures of the night become weaker when exposed to the morning sun[171]. Garlic significantly weakens creatures of the night[172], and causes demons to die if its placed on the ground[173]. If a vital soul is defeated, the grimoire will revert back to its original content[174].
- Unique Issues: The Castle collapses if its Dark Lord dies.
Trivia
- The word "Castlevania" was created by Emil Heidkamp, Konami of America's senior vice president at the time, who believed the game's Japanese name was translated as "Dracula's Satanic Castle", and therefore he chose to change it out of potential religious sensibilities[175].
- In the first game, only the keep portion of the castle collapses, while later games had the entire castle collapsing. This was because it was originally intended that the keep area (more specifically the clock tower gears) acted as Dracula's metaphorical heart and could only remain standing as long as Dracula himself remained alive[176].
- Several real life castles have served as inspiration in Dracula's design over the games[177]:
- Neuschwanstein Castle: On the cover of Perfect Selection Dracula album and for Symphony of the Night's intro cutscene. It also appears on an early Pack-In poster of the first Castlevania.
- Alcázar of Segovia: On pages 2-3[178] of the Akumajō Dracula (X68000) instruction booklet, and on page 8[179] of the Symphony of the Night instruction booklet.
- Bran Castle: In the background of the Rondo of Blood cover and the American Dracula X cover.
- Mont-Saint-Michel: On the American Symphony of the Night cover and for the design of Castlevania (N64).
- In real life, Poenari Castle was Vlad Ţepeş' most prominent outposts. Poenari was chosen for its strategic location: built high atop a precipice to gauge properly the lands of southern Romania all around, with a bottlenecked path in and out of its domain, making it hard to infiltrate, and large enough to accommodate a small army, making it difficult to siege. Long after his reign, Poenari Castle is reported to have hauntings and unusual phenomena within its grounds by visitors. While based upon more lavish and grandiose real world castles, Castlevania itself appears to take its geographical and even strategic aspects from Poenari, from its seaside/lakeside position, elevation upon natural mountains and structures, and to be used as a fortification for an army.
- The castle is referred to as "Dracula's Tower" in an American commercial for Super Castlevania IV.
- Aside from the Demon Castle that frequently acted as the setting of the series, Soma Cruz in Aria of Sorrow twice alluded to a castle that Count Dracula owned in Europe[180][181], which was presumably referring to either Bran Castle, Poenari Castle, Hunyad Castle, or Mount Izvorul Câlimanului from the novel.
- The stage Big Battle from Contra: Hard Corps (also from Konami), when seen from the outside, bears a resemblance to Dracula's Castle, with the ending of the stage emulating the classic 'castle crumbling while the hero stares at a distance' ending from Castlevania titles. The interior also bears a long walkway upward to the base's center.
- The Dark Castle from the Boktai series (also by Konami) is probably a reference to Dracula's Castle. It is a castle that can travel in space by the combined powers of the Count and Carmilla (themselves also being Castlevania references), along with other enemies.
- The castle itself bears some resemblance to the Reverse Castle from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, mainly from the cutscene where it is introduced.
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Big Battle base from Contra: Hard Corps.
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Dark Castle from Boktai.
References
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania: Order of Shadows
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Castlevania 64
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment Carmilla Story Mode
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "Needless to say, there were dark priests who served Dracula and witches who were attracted by infinite magic. Then in recent years, there were stories about 2 religious groups that were planning for the resurrection of Dracula."
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "As a start, the castle has an infinite supply of zombies and drawn by the castle’s magic, numerous other monsters appeared, perhaps their existence is allowed by a part of the magic that governs the original Dracula’s castle."
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "As a start, the castle has an infinite supply of zombies and drawn by the castle’s magic, numerous other monsters appeared, perhaps their existence is allowed by a part of the magic that governs the original Dracula’s castle."
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "As a start, the castle has an infinite supply of zombies and drawn by the castle’s magic, numerous other monsters appeared, perhaps their existence is allowed by a part of the magic that governs the original Dracula’s castle."
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "It was said that there are areas in the castle where teleporters instantly allow you to return to the entrance even from the farthest side of the castle. It was then discovered that the castle exists on top of another dimension."
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2
- ↑ Castelvania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 21
- ↑ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "As a start, the castle has an infinite supply of zombies and drawn by the castle’s magic, numerous other monsters appeared, perhaps their existence is allowed by a part of the magic that governs the original Dracula’s castle."
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1
- ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- ↑ Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.
A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.
In front of him is a [grotesque creature] whose dreadful power can be felt. The creature appears human but the instant he looked at it, all of his body’s cells cried out in terror.
“The timing is bad, church person.”
Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.
-----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter." - ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
- ↑ Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1
- ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Night Transition
- ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Online Game Manual Page 4
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 058
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 059
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 009
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 005
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "Ever since the Middle Ages, every 100 years, this legendary castle would rise together with its master Count Dracula ----- And whenever it happens, it is said that a clan of vampire hunters will seal it.
Several hundred years have passed with battles with the [dark lord] Dracula.
When suddenly, an end to it all has been foretold. 1999----- Thanks to the power of a clan in Japan, Dracula’s castle was sealed inside a [solar eclipse] to disappear forever.
However, in this world, there is no such thing as forever. [They] had understood that Dracula’s regeneration cycle ought to have ended. Indeed, people have prepared for this but will it still exist? The castle is the symbol of the chaos within humans and as long as people exist, it will not be completely sealed. - ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 064
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
- ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Absolute Zero Ring Description
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem
- ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death
- ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Camilla Fernandez Boss Fight
- ↑ Konami of Europe's Camilla Fernandez profile
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 1
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 003
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 004
- ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 40
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Save Room Chair
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 16
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 014
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 025
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 10
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 029
- ↑ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 046
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 133
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania 64
- ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV
- ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Dark Palace Of Waterfalls
- ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Doppelganger Boss Fight
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Chair Room
- ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Tower of Sorcery
- ↑ Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV
- ↑ Castelvania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 001 Skeleton
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 002 Executioner
- ↑ Castlevania Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 002
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- ↑ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 131
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 051
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 008
- ↑ Castlevania 64
- ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Castle Dungeon
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 44
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "From the time they stepped into the mountains, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent in the air.
Even though it is still far away, their bodies seemed to squeal [run away].
There was definitely no room for doubt. It is certain that the [castle] exists at the back of the mountains. The church’s greatest vampire hunter, Julius Belmont must be contacted. However, the conversation jumped into the matter of the disappearance of several village children." - ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "A drawbridge suspended from the main gate is seemingly welcoming Michelle’s arrival.
And her body was telling her [do not go] as her leg muscles were petrified like stone." - ↑ Castlevania: Bloodlines Stage 6-2 First Room
- ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Carrie Mode Undergound Waterway Entrance Cutscene
- ↑ Castlevania: Bloodlines Stage 6-3 First Room
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
- ↑ Castlevania 64
- ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
- ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "“Uh……aa……Mi……chelle……”
That really is no doubt an obsession.
The youth had more than 28 holes penetrating his limbs and body. His heart is already starting to fail and he is desperately trying to say something amidst the darkness.
“Only…… protect…… you……-----“
When he said those words he must say, the man’s soul already left his body-----becoming one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle.
However-----
Fate did not allow it.
For those people who are involved with the demon castle, even the loneliness of death seemed half hearted-----
The man’s soul is pierced by a small scythe that flew in from somewhere. That scythe did not exist physically. It was a diabolic blade created by some magic and possessed a strong soul." - ↑ Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV
- ↑ Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue level
- ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
- ↑ Haunted Castle Arcade Stage 03
- ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- ↑ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- ↑ Castelvania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 21
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Underground Caverns
- ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV
- ↑ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Prologue
- ↑ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Prologue
- ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Ending
- ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
- ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 115
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
- ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 10 Dracula's Curse
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
- ↑ Super Castlevania IV Stage 8-1
- ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon Pages 12-13
- ↑ Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
- ↑ Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
- ↑ Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla
- ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem
- ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "As a start, the castle has an infinite supply of zombies and drawn by the castle’s magic, numerous other monsters appeared, perhaps their existence is allowed by a part of the magic that governs the original Dracula’s castle."
- ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Day Transition
- ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Day Game Manual Page 11
- ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
- ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
- ↑ Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and a Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris.
- ↑ Castlevania – Developer Commentary at Shmuplations.
- ↑ Real life castles article at the Castlevania Dungeon
- ↑ Akumajō Dracula (X68000) instruction booklet
- ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night instruction booklet
- ↑ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Genya Arikado: "We're in Dracula's Castle."
Soma Cruz: "Huh? Dracula's Castle? Are you telling me we are in Europe?" - ↑ Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Soma Cruz: "Is it true that this is Dracula's castle?"
Graham Jones: "It most certainly is."
Soma Cruz: "But, isn't Dracula's castle in Europe somewhere?"