List of spirits (Castlevania series): Difference between revisions

==Spirit Battles==

*This spirit battle represents fighting against Trevor C. Belmont and three other playable characters in ''Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse'': Sypha Belnades, Grant Danasty, and Alucard (each represented respectively by Simon, Palutena, and Sheik). Alucard himself appears the Assist Trophy enemy.

**The Simon puppet fighter references Simon being the descendant of Trevor C. Belmont who inherited the Vampire Killer whip.

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*In World of Light, Trevor's spirit must be defeated in order to access the pirate ship in the Mysterious Dimension map, referencing Grant's former occupation as a pirate captain.

*The Zelda puppet fighter represents Maria Renard, a young vampire huntress with blonde hair.

*The minion fighters each represent Maria's animal subweapons, which include cardinals (represented by Falco, an avian), a dragon (represented by Charizard's draconian appearance), and a cat (represented by Incineroar, a tiger-like character).

*The music references Maria's appearance in ''Castlevania: Harmony of Despair'' and ''Rondo of Blood''.

*The puppet fighter starts off with a Cucco, referencing the doves that Maria uses as her main weapon of choice, as Cuccos and doves are both white avian species.

*Alucard appears as the Assist Trophy enemy.

*The Simon puppet fighter once represents Trevor Belmont. This references the final battle against Dracula in ''Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse'' where Trevor Belmont teams up with Alucard to defeat Dracula.

*In World of Light, the Alucard spirit must be defeated in order to access Dracula, the boss of the Dracula's Castle map. This references Alucard being Dracula's estranged son in the ''Castlevania'' series.

*Furthermore, if the ghosts of Dracula's Castle are defeated before the boss battle, then the Richter fighter will appear after Alucard, referencing how Alucard rescued Richter from Shaft's mind control in ''Symphony of the Night''.

*The Simon puppet fighter references both Simon and Reinhardt Schneider using the Vampire Killer whip.

*The stage references the outside setting of Dracula's Castle.

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*This spirit is purchasable at Anna's Emporium, a shop that sells spirits related to equipment, referencing Jonathan Morris being equipped with the Vampire Killer and his short sword.

*The Richter puppet fighter references both Richter and Nathan Graves using the Vampire Killer whip.

*The stage references the outside setting of Dracula's Castle.

*The Timer item references the Stopwatch weapon from the ''Castlevania'' series, which similarly allows the player to slow down time to their advantage.

*The battle conditions reference Nathan's jumping abilities, with the ability to double jump with the use of the Double relic, and the ability to jump extremely high vertically with the use of the Roc Wing relic.

*The Marth puppet fighter references both Marth and Hugh Baldwin wielding a sword as a weapon.

*The stage references the outside setting of Dracula's Castle. The stage also references the outside of the Dracula's Castle map where Hugh's spirit is located in World of Light.

*The music references Hugh's appearance in ''Castlevania: Circle of the Moon''.

*The second battle condition likely references to Hugh's high jumps during his boss fight in ''Circle of the Moon''.

*The Richter puppet fighter references both Richter and Juste Belmont being descendants of the Belmont clan who uses the Vampire Killer whip, with the puppet fighter's red costume being based off the red coloration of Juste's outfit.

*The stage likely references the Luminous Cavern, a gloomy cavern in ''Harmony of Dissonance''.

*The Lava Floor hazard likely references Juste's ability to use Spell Books as sub-weapons, the first among them being the Fire Book. This is also referenced by the Molten Fortress where Juste's spirit is located, as it is occupied by fire-based spirits.

*The second battle condition likely references Juste's dashing abilities.

*The Robin puppet fighter references both Robin and Yoko Belnades being magic-casters who utilizes magic-based attacks.

*The stage likely references the Castle Corridor, the opening area in ''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' which features a night sky and a ruins design.

*The music references Yoko's appearance in ''Harmony of Despair''.

*The Richter puppet fighter references both Richter and Leon being members of the Belmont clan who uses the Vampire Killer whip, wit the puppet fighter's white costume being based off the white coloration of Leon's outfit.

*The stage references the outside setting of Dracula's Castle. This also references the outside of the Dracula's Castle map where Leon's spirit is located in World of Light.

*The music represents Leon's appearance in ''Lament of Innocence''.

*The first battle condition likely references the Perfect Guard, a technique from ''Lament of Innocence'' which would replenish MP and hearts when an attack was blocked at the right time.

*The Simon puppet fighter references both Simon and Julius Belmont being descendants of the Belmont clan who uses the Vampire Killer whip.

*The music references Julius Belmont's appearance in ''Dawn of Sorrow''.

*This spirit's Attack battle type and the battle conditions reference Julius' fully-powered state in the boss fight against him in ''Aria of Sorrow''. Canonically one of the strongest Belmonts, during his fight he is both powerful and fast, despite him holding back.

*The Robin puppet fighter represents Hector, a Devil Forgemaster with the ability to create and command beings known as Innocent Devils.

*The Ridley minion fighter represents The End, the winged final evolution form of the Devil-Type Innocent Devils.

*The stage likely references the Forest of Jigramunt area from ''Castlevania: Curse of Darkness'', which had both a forest area and an underground cave area, much like The Great Cave Offensive.

*This spirit's Death's Scythe equipped ability and the Battering Type items likely reference Hector's ability to combine weapons.

*The Richter puppet fighter represents Jonathan Morris references both Richter and Jonathan Morris using the Vampire Killer whip.

*The Robin minion fighter represents Charlotte Aulin, Jonathan's childhood friend and deuteragonist of ''Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin''.

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*This spirit is purchasable at Anna's Emporium, a shop that sells spirits related to equipment, referencing Jonathan Morris being equipped with the Vampire Killer and throwing-type weapons.

*The Zelda puppet fighter references both Zelda and Charlotte Aulin utilizing magic-based attacks.

*Similar to the battle with Jonathan Morris, the Richter minion fighter represents Jonathan. The minion fighter and the third battle condition references the strong friendship between Charlotte and Jonathan.

*The music references Charlotte's appearance in ''Portrait of Ruin''.

*This spirit's Magic Attack ↑ ability and and battle conditions references Charlotte's method of attack by utilizing magical tomes and spells, including her fire-based spells, Raging Fire or Explosion.

*The Bayonetta puppet fighter represents Shanoa, a witch character who attacks by summoning giant limbs.

*The stage likely references the caverns of Tymeo Mountains in ''Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia'', the game in which Shanoa appears.

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*In World of Light, Shanoa's spirit is located on Dharkon's side in the Final Battle map while Isaac is featured across from her on Galeem's side, referencing both characters utilizing elemental-based magic attacks, which in Shanoa's case, is Glyphs.

*The Simon puppet fighter represents Gabriel Belmont, a member of the Belmont Clan who eventually became Dracula in the ''Lord of Shadows'' saga.

*The stage, music, and second battle condition reference Gabriel's former affiliation with the Brotherhood of Light, a sect of holy knights that Gabriel served.  

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*This spirit's Neutral type references Gabriel formerly serving the Brotherhood of Light until his eventual renunciation of his faith and transformation into Dracula.

*The puppet fighters represents the Medusa Head, with the giant Meta Knight representing the head and the Tiny Mewtwos' long tails referencing the snakes in place of her hair.

*The music represents the Medusa Head's debut in ''Castlevania''.

*The Floaty Jumps battle condition references the Medusa Head's ability to fly.  

*The Floaty Jumps battle condition and the Move Speed ↓ rule references the Gorgon Head, a variant of the Medusa Head in ''Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia'' where it will fly and turn the player to stone upon contact.

*The Sheik puppet fighters reference both Sheik and the Mummy often seen wearing bandages.

*This spirit's Speed ↓ ability and Slow Super Armor battle condition references the Mummies' slow movement towards the player.

*The stamina battle condition references the stamina gameplay of the ''Castlevania'' series.

*The Giant Mii Brawler puppet fighter's costume and voice type represents the Creature, with the Business Outfit resembling the Creature's outfit. Interestingly, the Hockey Mask references the hockey mask worn by Jason Voorhees, an iconic horror film villain similar to the Creature, who is based off of Frankenstein's Monster.

*The Diddy Kong minion fighter references both Diddy Kong and the Flea Man being small, quick, and agile characters.

*The music represents the Creature and Flea Man's debut in ''Castlevania''.

*The Zap Floor hazard references the Creature's control over electricity, as well as how the Creature was brought back to life by an electrical bolt.

*The Robin puppet fighter starts off with Death's Scythe, representing Death who wields his titular weapon.

*The stage and music represents Death's debut in ''Castlevania''. The stage also references the Dracula's Castle map where Death's spirit is located in World of Light.

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*This spirit's KO's Heal Damage ability references Death's ability to collect the souls of the deceased.

*The Giant Meta Knight puppet fighter references both Meta Knight and Carmilla being flying characters who share a mask motif.

*The music represents Carmilla's debut in ''Castlevania II: Simon's Quest''.

*The Defense ↑ and Invisibility rules likely references Carmilla being a ghost character, as ghosts are often depicted as invisible.

*The black Wolf puppet fighter represents the Werewolf, a man who unwillingly takes the form of a black-furred humanoid beast.

*The stage features a full moon in the background, referencing the myth of people in ''Castlevania'' and in most media transforming into werewolves under the light of the full moon.

*This spirit's Attack battle type, the Dash Attack ↑ ability, and the battle conditions references the myth of werewolves being faster and stronger after their transformation.

*The Robin puppet fighter references both Robin and Shaft being magic-casters who utilizes magic-based attacks.

*The music represents Shaft's appearance in ''Symphony of the Night''.

*The Invisibility rule references Shaft's spirit being transferred into a green crystal ball. In ''Symphony of the Night'', Alucard can only see the crystal ball if he is equipped with the Holy Glasses.

*The Lucas puppet fighter represents Kid Dracula, a parody of Dracula's son.

*The stage and the Slumber Floor hazard references Kid Dracula waking up from a long sleep in the beginning of ''Kid Dracula'', with Dracula's Castle being the first level in the game.

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*This spirit's Jump ↑ ability references the jumping gameplay mechanic of ''Kid Dracula''.

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