Shouldn't we have the tears of the emoticon in red? This is a CV forum, after all.
What item in Circle of the Moon allows for a *very* special transformation, and how can it be found?
The Bear Ring. If I recall, it's a drop from an enemy that only appears in one room. That room is hidden. From the room in the opening scene, drop down the pit. About halfway down, the wall is breakable. Once in that room, there is a portion of the ceiling that is breakable and leads to the room where the enemy is. FYI, the enemy is very fast and will suicide into the wall if you aren't fast enough.
The ring causes the combination of the Pluto and Black Dog cards to turn you into a bear instead of a skeleton.
In Classicvanias, how many times can the whip be powered up?