Henry Oldrey

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	“	Oh, you're all OK. Shall we go back to town? Your families are worried sick!	„
		~ Henry to the six missing kids

Background

Henry Oldrey is one of the playable characters in *Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness*. His role spans both his own dedicated adventure and an appearance during Cornell's quest, where he is portrayed as a 10-year-old boy. Years later, Henry matures into a powerful and imposing figure, donning medieval knight-style armor. Unlike traditional vampire hunters, his weapon of choice is a firearm, showcasing a distinct approach to combat.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Henry Oldrey’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Cornell first meets Henry in the Villa, which had once been Henry's home. However, the Villa had recently become a site of horror. Henry’s father had been transformed into a vampire, and he was now attempting to do the same to his wife and son. At the same time, monstrous creatures had surrounded the estate, placing the family in grave danger. In an attempt to escape, Henry ventured into a nearby labyrinth but was attacked by a chainsaw-wielding madman. It was Cornell’s timely intervention that saved Henry’s life. Henry's mother had sent Cornell to rescue her son while she chose to stay in the Villa, resigned to whatever fate awaited her. After guiding Henry through the deadly maze, Cornell ensures his escape into the forest. Henry later reunites with Cornell at the conclusion of Cornell’s journey. Along with his sister, Ada, Henry looks to the future, determined to start a new chapter in life. Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness – Henry's Quest Eight years later, Henry returns, and both he and the world around him have changed. Dark forces are once again rising, and reports of children being abducted from nearby villages stir unease. Now a seasoned Holy Knight of the Church, Henry is entrusted with the task of rescuing six missing children from Dracula's Castle. However, the mission is urgent: Henry has just one week to complete it before the castle is predicted to collapse. Alongside Reinhardt, a fellow knight, and Carrie, a sorceress, Henry sets out on a quest to stop Dracula’s dark plans. Unlike the other character quests, Henry’s journey is less plot-driven and more open-ended. The order in which the children are rescued depends on the player’s choices, and the quest features minimal cutscenes. There is no central boss or enemy to defeat, and the ending is relatively short, with slight changes based on how many children the player succeeds in rescuing.

General Information

Name: Henry Oldrey (His last name comes from his mom and dad's last name being Oldrey)

Origin: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

First Appearance: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

Latest Appearance: Vampire Survivors (Latest non-canonical appearance)

Company: Konami

Creator: Ebisu Etsunobu

Actor: Takashi Bratcher

Sex: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown, Kid age during 1844 (Henry is merely a child during this time), Adult during 1852 (Henry is a member of the church and for the most part a grown adult)

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: The Church

Story Role: Hero, Side Hero, Side Protagonist

Classification: Church Member

Species: Human

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: God

Occupation: Vampire Hunter

Affiliations: The Church, Cornell (Adoptive brother), Ada (Adoptive sister), J. A. Oldrey (Formerly, his father that was turned into a creature of the night), Mary Oldrey (Though she potentially died during the events of Cornell's Legacy of Darkness story), Reinhardt Schneider & Carrie Fernandez (Travel companions and allies against Dracula)

Enemies: Dracula, Creatures of the Night

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status

• During his Time: Alive
• Modern Time: Deceased (As he existed back in 1800s, he is naturally dead from old age)

Date of Death: Unknown

Alignment: Lawful Good (Henry is a member of the church that follows their missions to rescue people, such as going out of his way to rescue six missing children in seven days)

Protection Level: Global Protector (As an envoy of the Church he protects those from the Creatures of the Night and aided Carrie Fernandez & Reinhardt Schneider, both of whom went to defeat 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

Grade: A

Tier: 7-C, Far Higher with Sheer Will

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Town level (Potency) (Can fight against and defeat Medusa, who serves as one of the four pillars that guard the castle, being ranked by her prevailing magic powers, with such ranking putting her above the likes of Golem from Castlevania Judgement, 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 getting these results), Far Higher with Sheer Will (Simon claims that the Belmonts and Morrises did not defeated 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 Belmonts strength, with this even applying for other heroes such as Shanoa, Maria, Charlotte, and even Arikado)

Durability: Town level, Far Higher with Sheer Will

Striking Strength: Unknown: True Class (Uses weapons to attack without any real means of striking), Far Higher with Sheer Will

Lifting Strength: Unknown: True Class, Far Higher with Sheer Will

Travel Speed: Superhuman (Escpaed just as Dracula's Castle fully collapsed), Far Higher with Sheer Will

Attack Speed: At most Faster Than Light (Can fight against and defeat Medusa, who serves as one of the four pillars that guard the castle, being ranked by her prevailing magic powers, with such ranking putting her above the likes of 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), Far Higher with Sheer Will

Reaction Speed: At most Faster Than Light, Far Higher with Sheer Will

Stamina: Superhuman (Henry traveled across the entireity of Dracula's Castle for up to seven days attmepting to rescue and find all six of the missing children without showing any signs of tiring)

Range: Standard Melee, Extended Melee with Short Sword, Tens of Meters with Sub-Weapons, Hundreds of Meters with gun

Intelligence: Genius Intelligence (Able to utilize sub-weapons that possess great attack and power which in Castlevania requires one to have a high intelligence to be able to do)

Knowledge: At least Master level (Can fight against and defeat Medusa, who serves as one of the four pillars that guard the castle, being ranked by her prevailing magic powers. Henry traveled across the entireity of Dracula's Castle for up to seven days attmepting to rescue and find all six of the missing children fighting various bosses along the way)

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Acrobatics (Able to jump and reach platforms that are over twice his height), Weapon Mastery (Firearm Mastery; Henry is a skilled marksman, able to shoot several enemies with perfect accuracy even while moving around. Sword Mastery; Uses a short sword in combat for close quarters purposes. Knife Mastery; With Knife, throws at a fast rate in a straight line. Axe Mastery; With Axe, throws at an arc trajectory to knock down enemies. Boomerang Mastery; With Cross, throws a holy cross in a whirlpool orbit to knock down enemies), Sheer Will (Simon claims that the Belmonts and Morrises did not defeated 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 Belmonts strength, with this even applying for other heroes such as Shanoa, Maria, Charlotte, and even Arikado), Non-Standard Interaction (Metaphysical Interaction; Can interact with and kill ghost).

Resistance to Petrification (Henry isn't fully petrified by Medusa's petrification beam and can break out of it), Corruption (After Henry is bitten by a vampire, it takes until midnight for him to be able to fully turn, being able to get a purfying potion beforehand, along with this, it takes multiple bites before Henry gets the vampire status), Lifeforce Absorption & Curse Manipulation (Can take hits from spirits, which is an evil spirit that sucks up people's life energy, along with them being able to inflict the curse status),

Resistance to Dracula's Castle (Can enter Dracula's Castle without experiencing 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 cloud srotate 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), Life 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)

Statistics Boost (Through collecting multiple of the same sub-weapon, the sub-weapons attack power is increased), Holy Fire Manipulation (With Holy Water, burns enemies with a holy flame, throws down a flash of holy water with flames that burn up and injure enemies), Deconstruction (Macroscopic; The Holy Water is capable of disintegrating walls and floors, due to them being made from evil beings), Electricity Manipulation & Shockwave Generation (With powered up Axe, the axe has a thunder and shockwave effect), Fire Manipulation (With powered up Kinife, the knife will also be wrapped in flames)

Purification (With Cure Ample, recovers from poisons, the drink rids the body of poison. With Purfying, cures curse of vampirism, crystal cleanses the blood), Healing (With Healing Kit, powerful healing magic that restores full strength and condition. With Roast Beef, restores 80% strength. With Roast Beef, restores 50% strength), Save and Load (With White Jewel, allows Henry to save his progress), Shockwave Generation (With Mandragora, generates a strong shock wave which detonates magical nitro), Explosion Manipulation (With Magical Nitro, a powerful explosive where unstable magic sets it off by slight shock), Time Manipulation (With Moon Card, powerful magic moves time foward to sunset. With Sun Card, powerful magic moves time foward to sunrise)

If Henry does not cure the vampire status in time, he will give in and become a Creature of the Night, giving him:

Is a Creature of the Night, which gives:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge, one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block), Intimidation (Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror), Immortality (Ageless; The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being 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. 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), Acausality (Causality Immunity; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon. With their souls being completely free from time. The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being 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), Free Will (Creatures of the Night do not follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will), Empowerment (Creatures of the night are empowered by the night, becoming stronger when it's night time), Evolution (Creatures of chaos can inherit evil natures awakening into stronger enemies with new abilities and less weaknesses), Resurrection (Self-Resurrection; Creatures of chaos can be brought back to life from the power of hate. This has also been shown with slain heads reviving as an angry wraith), Regeneration (Mid-Godly overtime; Even the castle from Castlevania is a Creature of Chaos, where they are always rebirth from Chaos with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form, with this state being referred to as a "regeneration cycle"), 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), Time Manipulation (Passive; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon), 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. With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same), Text Manipulation & Plot Manipulation (Passive; Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to greatly strengthen their dark powers. It is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos. 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, 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 one and the same), Law Manipulation (Creatures of Chaos can alter grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality), 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. The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others).

Resistance to Ice Manipulation & Absolute Zero (All enemies in Castlevania III: Dracula's curse can eventually break out of being frozen from Sypha's ice magic. Along with this to protect against ice attacks in series, one normally wears rings that help them resist against absolute zero), Time Manipulation (All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon, with their souls being completely free from time. 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. Some creatures of chaos are immune to time stop, normally being boss-level creatures), Fate Manipulation (All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon, with their souls being completely free from time, with fate being a truth wound by time)

Is a Vampire, which gives:

Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Vampires are considered far larger threats than standard creature of the night monsters), Stealth Mastery (Vampires are able to attack stealthily in search of human blood), Disguise Mastery (Vampires will sometimes disguise themselves as villages in order to get near one), Immortality (Ageless; Vampires defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity, with Mathias noting he has eternal life. Aeon notes that vampires exist for eternity. Walter is noted to be a vampire that has eternal life. The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being 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. Immortal Metaphysical Aspect; Vampires will someday come back to life despite them being killed due to being immortal), Acausality (Causality Immunity; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon. With their souls being completely free from time. The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being 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), Free Will (Vampires do not follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will, defying God's decree), Enhanced Senses (Vampires can smell that Reinhardt Schneider and Carrie Fernandez smell different from the usual adventurer), Surface Scaling (Vampires can stand on ceilings), Flight (Vampires can either naturally levitate grow wings to fly, turn into a bat, or into mist), Immersion (Vampires can infuse magic into paintings to increase their power), Empowerment (Vampires are loved by the night, making them so powerful that vampires like Walter Bernhard never been defeated before Leon Belmont gained the vampire killer. Noted by Leon that the night should help Joachim Armster as well due to him being a vampire, with the only reason it doesn't is due to Walter holding the ebony stone), Resurrection (Even if one somehow manages to kill a vampire, they will someday come back to life despite them being killed due to being immortal), Transformation (Shapeshifting; Vampires can assume the shape of a wolf, a bat or fog. Vampires can disguise themselves as huamns), Teleportation (Vampires possess the ability to teleport freely. Even non-threatening vampires such as Rosa, fade out from view), Power Suppression (Vampires can submerge their own vampiric powers if needed), Life-Force Absorption (Vampires can consume one's lifeforce, allowing them to heal themselves through biting into a victim), Vampirification (Vampires can turn others into vampires, Walter turned Rinaldo's daughter into a vampire), Invisibility (Vampires possess natural aura of darkness, which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye), Time Manipulation (Passive; All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon), Animal Manipulation (Bats serve under the control of vampires, being freely spawnned by any vampire), Cloth Manipulation (A vampire's blood can transform clothes, such as Hector combining a vampire's blood with a prince's clothes to get Dracula's clothes), Electricity Manipulation (Vampires can sometimes have electricity form around them as they transform), Soul Manipulation (The candles in Castlevania are people's souls that were taken by Death or by vampires).

Resistance to Temperatures (Vampires bodies turn cold, with them feeling no heat), Biological Manipulation (Vampires biological functions are no longer required for them), Time Manipulation (All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon, with their souls being completely free from time. 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),Death Manipulation: "Death" loses all meaning for Vampires, as they defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity. Where even if one "kills" a vampire they will simply just come back as they are not bound to death), Fate Manipulation (All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon, with their souls being completely free from time, with fate being a truth wound by time), Law Manipulation (Vampires defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity)

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Equipment

• Pistol: A pistol Henry uses in combat, more potent then a standard pistol as it's not only capable of killing Creatures of the Night, but can also interact with spirits and ghosts.

• Short Sword: A short sword Henry has on him for close-ranged combat purposes.

• Dagger: A collection of throwing daggers in Henry’s possession, which can be thrown at enemies at high speeds.
• Axe: An axe made with silver, which Henry uses to throw at his enemies.
• Holy Water: A jar of holy water that erupts into flames once it is released out of its container.
• Cross: This is a boomerang, which is shaped like a holy cross. It returns to Henry after being thrown.

Item	Description	Found
Morning Star	Whip Power-up	Candles, Enemies
Red Jewel	Sub-Weapon Power-up	Candles, Enemies
White Jewel	Saves Game In File	Various Locations
Green Jewel	Accesses Hard Mode	Various Locations
Money Bag	Currency	Candles, Enemies, Various Locations
Purifying Crystal	Cures Vampire Curse	Enemies, Candles, Contract
Cure Ampoule	Cures Poison Condition	Enemies, Candles, Contract
Roast Beef	Large Energy Restore	Enemies, Candles, Contract
Roast Chicken	Small Energy Restore	Enemies, Candles, Contract
Medical Kit	Restores All Energy	Candles
Contract	Summons Salesman, Renon	Various Locations
Moon Card	Turns Day To Night	Enemies, Candles, Contract
Sun Card	Turns Night To Day	Enemies, Candles, Contract
Keys	Opens Locked Doors	Candles, Various Locations
Mandragora	Unstable Explosive Compound	Castle Center
Nitro	Magical Root Formula	Castle Center

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Other

Standard Tactics: Henry will use his gun and the sub-weapon that best suits the situation.

Weaknesses:

• Vamp Status Weaknesses: If inflicted with the vamp status, one is unable to use health restoration items and do distance attacks, then after a certain period of time one will become a vampire, corrupting them.
• Unique Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

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.

Miscellaneous Feats

• Shot open a gated door.

Trivia

• This is the first character in the series to fight with a firearm.
• The "victory" fanfare that plays whenever Henry saves a child is an excerpt from the Theme of Simon Belmont, first introduced to the series in Super Castlevania IV.
• Henry's gameplay is based on the gameplay of the cut character Coller, who was turned into the Frankenstein Gardener players meet in the garden maze in the Villa stage. The major difference is that Coller was supposed to use a shotgun, while Henry uses a six-shot pistol.
  • Ironically, Cornell has to save Henry from the Gardener during the story.
• Henry's exploration area is considerably more limited compared to the other three playable characters, consisting of only six levels, each of which is centered around rescuing a specific child. While some players may consider this section of the game to be less significant or forgettable due to its size, it's important to note that Henry's quest provides a unique chance to unlock secret characters and costumes, making it a worthwhile experience for those interested in fully exploring the game.
• Despite sources online saying that Henry is 10 to 18, there has been no found official source on this so far.

Battle Records

10 - 0 - 0

• Giant Skeleton - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forest

• Weretiger - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forest

• Werewolf - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forest

• Giant Skeleton - Fight
  • Conditions: Match was a rematch.
  • Location: Forest

• Guardian Skeledragons - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Castle Wall

• Cerberus - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Villa

• Vampire - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Villa

• Harpy - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Outer Wall

• Medusa - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forest

• Spider Queen - Fight
  • Conditions: None.
  • Location: Forest

None.

None.