Topic: random question

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

In CoD, there's a secret passageway behing the throne room of the abandonned castle.

I would love to have a sort of extra escape level, where the castle crumbles and you have to escape.

Play Legacy of Darkness or Castlevania 64.

It seems that they warp out if there's a dimensional warp at the final battle (again, Castlevania 64 and LoD do this), where upon destroying Drac they're transported to the quintessential 'nearby cliff'.

However, in Rondo of Blood, in Maria's ending, the cutscenes show her running off in record time (not sure how the Turtle runs with her) but she and her animal buddies make it out in record time.

In Castlevania Chronicles, you see the castle slightly disintegrating/dematerializing when you land the final blow to Dracula's final form, implying that the castle will slowly crumble as his magic starts to fade.

In Harmony of Dissonance, there's staircase in the area after the Throne Room.  Of course, in that game you don't fight Dracula there at all (in either Castle).

[theplottwist]

I like to think that the Vampire Killer keeps the castle together just barely enough for the Belmont to escape. Like if it was protecting it's owner.

Not sure aout non-Belmont heroes, though.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

Dunno how the belmonts woulda made it out. But I know Jonathan probably just Sonic jumped to safety. But he's a wanna be so ehhhh

He's not the only ones who can sonic jump, we have Richter,Juste, and Julius who can also do that.

So pretty much all the Belmont heroes from Juste on up could just sonic jump all the way to safety easily out a window.

The others however like Simon,Trevor,and Christopher will either have to find a secret passage, run through the crumbling castle like crazy, or Jump out of a window and hope the fall doesn't kill them lol.

[Anglachel]

But what about the merchant? 

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

He was spared and many many years later it turned out he was cursed and became the Master Librarian. >.>
(hey they wear the same hat)

[X]

He was spared and many many years later it turned out he was cursed and became the Master Librarian. >.>
(hey they wear the same hat)

Except the merchant wears plaid while the librarian doesn't, lol.

[Shiroi Koumori]

Except the merchant wears plaid while the librarian doesn't, lol.

Fashion change, perhaps? 

[Claimh Solais]

I feel I should point out in the ending to Lament of Innocence, the castle began to crumble after Death's defeat, and Leon ran out in record time.

[DarkPrinceAlucard]

I feel I should point out in the ending to Lament of Innocence, the castle began to crumble after Death's defeat, and Leon ran out in record time.

well to be fair Lament of Innocence castle was not only a different castle than Castlevania, but also pretty darn small compared to all the other incarnations of Castlevania.

Hell, even Curse of Darkness Castle was bigger than the one from Lament of Innocence.

[KaZudra]

well to be fair Lament of Innocence castle was not only a different castle than Castlevania, but also pretty darn small compared to all the other incarnations of Castlevania.

Hell, even Curse of Darkness Castle was bigger than the one from Lament of Innocence.

Well, The developers did state that CoD's smallest area was larger than LoI's largest area, that being said it was unfortunate that CoD lacked the detail LoI had

[Shiroi Koumori]

Well, The developers did state that CoD's smallest area was larger than LoI's largest area, that being said it was unfortunate that CoD lacked the detail LoI had

IGA's team can't handle 3D environments well. 

[Morning star]

I am a new guy here, but as a fan of this franchise since the first game was released i always figured this.. After killing a town sized castle full of monsters, death and Dracula, maybe the Belmont just demands that the castle stay standing while he slowly walks out. You know, like a real man would 

[Abnormal Freak]

Maybe only the Vampire Killer in their hand knows for sure...




(POSTIN' IT IN CASE THE REFERENCE ISN'T CLEAR)

Mega Man X Ending

[zangetsu468]

well to be fair Lament of Innocence castle was not only a different castle than Castlevania, but also pretty darn small compared to all the other incarnations of Castlevania.

Hell, even Curse of Darkness Castle was bigger than the one from Lament of Innocence.

Is there any evidence it was a different Castle? Most Castlevania games feature the actual castle or at least its ruins/remains (aside from DOS). A castle shrouded in Eternal night where a Vampire could exist in an awakened state 24/7 males logistical sense. (although some games such as Super CV IV's ending contradict this) I would still claim LOI takes precedence and it's not like you'd ever get to Drac's throne room and he's hang a sign saying "taking a dirtnap..."

The castle is a creature of darkness which Mathias had no control over before LOI, assuming when he built up his power by CV III the Castle came back it was different as was he. I believe LOI's Castle is Castlevania. They simply made it more reasonably scaled like the actual Castle Dracula. (although still had some crazy stuff like those elevators) Mathias was still weak and he abandoned the Castle at that time, so after Death was killed by Leon, there was no dark forces holding the Castle together anymore. The fact that it crumbled after this and Mathias specifically left Death to kill Leon reinforces this imo.

[Julius Belmont]

I just jumped out a window.