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Table of Contents
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[001] – Version History

[002] – Introduction

[003] – General Overview

[003A] – ASCII Map for Location Names

[004] – Oddities

[004A] – Enemies without Experience Points

[004B] - Veros Woods Pallet switching Fishman and Skeletons

[004C] - Oddball Single Strong Zombie in the Town of Aljiba

[004D] - Oddball Lone Bone Throwing Skeleton in Bodley Mansion

[005] – Enemy / Boss HP Charts

[005A] – Whip Attack Power

[005B] - Mathematical Guessing for the Rare Undetermined Missing Values

[005C] - Enemy / Boss Hit Point Charts

[006] – Enemy Experience Chart

[007] – Detailed Enemy Information

[008] - Leveling by Location Quick Reference Guide

[009] – Sub Weapon Damage Chart

[009A] - Sacred Flame with a Leather Whip – Best or Worst Weapon?

[010] – Legal

[011] – Contact Information

[012] - Credits

[013] - Appendix - Getting a Morning Star with a Level 0 Simon

You can search via topic or reference number
( Cntl + F keys for keyboard users ).

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Version History [001]
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1.0 – ( June 19, 2018 )

Guide populated with information, reviewed for grammar, and ready to post to
Game FAQs.

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Introduction [002]
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This is my first official game faq guide. I worked on the bulk of this guide
over the course of seven months during my lunch hour at work. While the
gameplay and data compilation was completed at home, the guide assembly and
editing was done exclusively in my office.

This guide contains spoilers throughout. If you are new to this game or want
to retain the game's surprises, you may want to refrain from reading further.
This will serve as your official spoiler warning.

All information and testing was gathered from playing the original 8-bit
cartridge on original Nintendo hardware. I chose this game because I wanted to
do a no death run on Castlevania Simon's quest after being able to get through
the game in less than eight days. In my search for the quickest route and
consulting guides for maps, I soon discovered the lack of a complete chart
of enemy experience distribution. For those who don't know, Castlevania 2 has
a unique experience acquisition mechanic where certain enemies will stop giving
experience points as Simon's level increases toward his max level at 6.

I documented the amount of hearts an enemy dropped and if the enemy provided
experience points at each of Simon's level ups. I wanted to be thorough so I
also included the stats of enemies during the day as well as during the curse
at nightfall. While knee deep in statistics, I decided to go all the way and
record the number of hits each enemy took with each whip upgrade.

Included for good measure is a section for the sub weapons in the game.
I started out by documenting a weapon strength oddity and wound up compiling
a damage table for the sub weapons based upon the strength of Simon's
current whip with some interesting results.

With the introduction out of the way, let me conclude by saying that I hope you
find the contents of this guide helpful.

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General Overview [003]
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For this guide I have derived the enemy names from the Castlevania 2
instruction booklet. In some instances the name of the enemy might be a little
too abstract in which case I have included its location and a more verbose
physical description in the detailed information section. I specify the main
color(s) of each enemy since color pallet denotes stronger versions of the
same enemy. Color pallets also make identifying the creature in question a
little easier.

The majority of location names used throughout this guide were provided by the
in game town signs. Other locations were identified by consulting my 1988
edition of Nintendo Power that had a partial walkthrough with a map of the
Transylvania countryside. This issue also had the names of the first three
mansions. I consulted the 1991 Nintendo Power NES game atlas player's guide to
get the remaining two mansion names and confirm some locations in the over
world. Apparently, the mansion where you fight the Grim Reaper and obtain
Dracula's Nail has two names. Nintendo Power referenced it as Lauber Mansion
differing from the Nintendo Power NES Game Atlas, which calls it Rover Mansion.
I will refer to it as Rover in this guide since the game atlas was a more
recent publication. Since there are two east bridges, I decided to go with
the name of the region to differentiate them as Castlevania Bridge and the
Dora Woods Bridge.

Within larger regions there always seemed to be specific structures or
geographical formations that I used to narrow down specific locations within
the region. For instance, Dora Woods is a large area but has certain landmarks
such as a bridge, a wooded area, and a marsh. This allows me to refer to the
specific locations as Dora Woods, Dora Bridge, and Dora Marsh.

To aid with the directions and the enemy locations, mentioned in the charts, I
have included an ascii map below. Unfortunately, I had to divide the map into
five segments because of length.

Some of the sections within this guide will contain additional information at
the beginning. This information will be specific to the section and will appear
in areas where more explanation is needed.

ASCII Map for Location Names [003A]
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{ Start }
________ _______ _______
| | | | | |
| Town | | Town | | Town |
___________| of |_____________| of |____________ _________| of |_
| Jam | Ondol | | Alba | | Belasco | Jova |
| Wasteland | | Sadam Woods | | Dead River | Marsh | | <-.
|___________|________|_____ ___|_______|____________|_________|_______|_ :
| Storigoi | | | :
| Graveyard | | [Dracula's Heart Equipped] :
|___________|___| | :
_________________________ _________ ____________ :
| Cliff | Brahm's | | :
| Left of Brahm's Mansion | Mansion | Dead River | :
|_________________________|_________|____________| :
:
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: __
: |
: |
`-> |_________ ________ _____________ _________ _____________ _______ __
| Jova | South | | Berkeley| | |
| Woods | Bridge | Veros Woods | Mansion | Denis Woods | Dabi's| <--.
__|_________|________|_____ ___|_________|_____________| Path |__ :
| | | | :
| | Town of Veros | | :
|___|___________________________|_______| :
:
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: ________
: | |
: | Town |
: __ ______________| of |__________ ____________ ________ ____________ __
: | | Aljiba | Camilla | Joma Marsh | Laruba | Joma Marsh |
`-> | Aljiba Woods | | Cemetery |L. of Laruba|Mansion |R. of Laruba| <-.
__|____ ____|________|____ _____|____________|________|____________|__ :
| | Aljiba | Yuba | :
| |Woods Cave | Lake | :
|____|___________|~~~~~~|_______ :
| | Rover | :
| |Mansion| :
|______|_______| :
:
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: _________
: | |
: | Cavern |______ _________ ________ _________ ________ __
: | Left | | Bodley | Wicked | Town of | North |
: | of | Lake | Mansion | Ditch | Doina | Bridge | <-.
: __ ______________| Bodley |~~~~~~|_________|________|_________|________|__ :
: | Clearing | Mansion | | :
`-> |Left of Bodley| | | :
__|______________|_________|______| :
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: __ ______________ ___________________ __________________
: | | | |
`-> | Dora Woods | Dora Woods Bridge | Dora Woods Marsh |
__|____ ____|___________________|__________________|__ _____________
| | | | Castlevania | |
| | Town of Yomi | Vrad Graveyard | Bridge | Castlevania |
|____|______________|________________|______________|_____________|

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Oddities [004]
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Enemies without any Experience Points [004A]
--------------------------------------------

Anyone who has played this game for any length of time will notice that as
Simon grows, enemies will stop yielding experience when he reaches a certain
level. What might come as a surprise is the fact that there exist enemies, who
will not provide experience even when Simon is at level zero, despite leaving
hearts behind. Being careful not to confuse these types of enemies with
ghastly leeches, who do not provide experience or hearts. These special
enemies, that leave behind hearts and do not yield experience, are located in
the Dora Woods Bridge and Dora Woods Marsh regions. This group includes the
fuchsia fish men on the Dora Woods Bridge, the orange Mud Men in the Dora Woods
Marsh, and the skeletons in the Dora Woods Marsh that are orange and brown.

These two areas can be exploited as heart farming locations thanks to the
anomaly. Enemies will still drop hearts allowing you to stock up without
advancing your experience in the process. As a result, it is possible for a
level zero Simon to purchase the morning star and, as a direct consequence,
have access to the most powerful whip in the game, the flame whip. I have
provided a more in-depth walkthrough on the technical and strategic process for
laying claim to the morning star whip, with a level zero Simon outlined in
"Appendix - Getting a morning star with a level 0 Simon. [013]" for those who
want the flame whip.

Veros Woods Pallet switching Fishman and Skeletons [004B]
---------------------------------------------------------

In this game, the enemies stay the same color regardless of night or day with
the exception of a single area that contains one fish man and three skeletons.
This anomaly is located within the Vero's Woods one screen to the left of
Berkeley Mansion. In this region, you will come across the only section of
water in the entire forest that is not poisoned. The solo fish man, which
spawns in this region, will be sunset orange during the day but will take on
the fuchsia color during the curse. Likewise, the three skeleton enemies in
the area will appear light purple during the day only to be light blue during
the curse.

The change in color pallet does not affect their overall hit points or damage
received. At night, the cursed version still has double hit points as you
would expect, but nothing else is noteworthy between to two pallet swapped
instances.

Oddball Single Strong Zombie in the Town of Aljiba [004C]
---------------------------------------------------------

In most of the towns, you will find a single flavor of zombies that inhabit the
place during the night. Regardless of what elevation you are on within the
town, all the zombies have the same hit points and relative strength.

The one exception is a lone strong zombie that spawns on the bottom level in
the town of Aljiba, near the center. This one takes ten hits from the leather
whip to destroy, as opposed to the zombies on the upper level that only take
four hits with the same whip. It is also curious why he is the only that has
10 hit points, where most other enemies have 30, 15, or an amount that is a
power of two.

Oddball Lone Bone Throwing Skeleton in Bodley Mansion [004D]
------------------------------------------------------------

Enemy oddities are not only confined to the over world but also persist inside
mansions as well. You can find a spawn point for a lone orange, bone-throwing
skeleton within Bodley Mansion. He is situated deep within the complex and
you come across him on your way to the oak stake dealer. He is also the
weakest enemy within the Mansion, taking only six hits to dispatch with your
leather whip. This seems odd when compared to the blue slimes, which take
eight hits, and the other fifteen hit, orange pallet enemies, the walking
skeleton and spear wielding armor.

Here are specific directions for those unfamiliar with the layout of Bodley
Mansion or the location of the oak stake dealer. Going right from the
entrance, climb the first set of stairs you come to and then climb the next
three staircases that follow. Once at the top, head right taking the upper
path across the platforms and then jump through the upper illusionary portion
of the wall, when you arrive at the end, to enter the second half of the
mansion. Once in the second half follow the zigzagging path downward and then
to the right, knocking away some blocks with holy water that bar your path.
Continue going right, jumping over a pit of spikes and then take the next
staircase down. Once you are at the bottom go down another flight and you
should then see the skeleton jumping around in this area. You can leap through
another illusionary portion of the bottom left wall to find the oak stake
dealer and then fall through an invisible floor slightly past the dealer to
escape this area.

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Enemy / Boss HP Charts [005]
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This lists the hit point values for all enemies and bosses found in the game.
Hit points are a loose term that I give each enemy based upon how many hits it
takes to destroy them with Simon's whip. I compiled the data for the chart by
going through the game multiple times with each of the different whips and
recorded how many strikes it took to destroy each enemy. In the table, you
will be able to cross-reference any enemy with the total number of hits it
takes to dispatch with each of Simon's five whip choices.

Over world enemy entries encased within brackets [] correspond to damage that
an enemy takes during a curse. I wanted to make sure that the curse only
doubled the enemy hit points and took the time to battle the same enemies at
night for that data set. You will see that some enemies only have curse
entries because they only appear during the nighttime. This includes zombies
and ravens that inhabit various towns during a curse. Enemies and Bosses
within mansions only have a single entry because they have the same set hit
points regardless of the curse. This also includes Count Dracula meaning it
does not matter what time of the day you fight him.

Whip Attack Power [005A]
------------------------

The leather whip you begin with is the weakest whip with each upgrade
increasing your damage by a power of two until you get the flame whip, which
increases attack by a single point. You can see proof of this in the following
example and in the chart entries.

For a practical example, take two separate entries from the chart: the cursed
orange hawkman and the daytime gray mummy. Their hit point breakdown is as
follows:

-- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Hawkman - Cursed (Orange) | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Mummy (Gray) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

The hawkman, during a curse, has a base of 16 hit points and the daytime mummy
has 15, using the Leather whip damage as a base metric. Both enemies take
eight hits to defeat with a thorn whip because it has twice the power of the
leather whip. The mummy needed eight thorn whip hits for obvious reasons.
After striking the enemy seven times, the mummy would then have one hit point
remaining, hence the eighth strike to take it down. The next two entries for
both creatures match the same pattern as the whip power increases in strength
by multiples of two for the chain whip and the morning star columns.

This brings us to the flame whip. If the flame whip was double the power of
the morning star, both of these enemies would only take a single strike to
defeat. However, this does not happen and the reason is that the flame whip
does not have a base attack of 16 and instead deals 15 damage points.

The whips' attack power breaks down as follows:

Leather Whip = 1
Thorn Whip = 2
Chain Whip = 4
Morning Star = 8
Flame Whip = 15

To hit the point home, look at entry for the boss, Vampira. This boss takes
sixteen hits to kill with the flame whip. If we incorrectly assumed that the
flame whip had an attack of sixteen and mathematically stepped backwards you
would think that it would take 32 hits to take her down with the morning star,
64 with the chain whip, 128 with the thorn whip, and 256 with the leather whip.
This of course is incorrect. The actual damage in the following chart is the
amount recorded from destroying her with each type of whip and illustrates
again that the flame whip has an attack of fifteen.

-- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Boss Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Vampira | 240 | 120 | 60 | 30 | 16 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

Vampira and Dracula actually share the same statistics. I have a playlist that
contains footage of me obtaining the statistics for all of the bosses for the
chart by defeating them with each kind of whip. I was not sure if this kind of
proof was required but I had the footage on hand and decided it would not do
any harm to include it.

Mev1978 Guides - "Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest - Defeating All Bosses with Each
Whip" playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=1ypNwyP8RJs&list=PL2MBCGEo76Mu0wb4WSDfuoZBIJrBau7hB

Note: The YouTube playlist url was longer than 79 characters so you might need
to copy it in two pieces.

Mathematical Guessing for the Rare Undetermined Missing Values [005B]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Although I was very thorough, there were some enemies that I found impossible
to record the amount of hits with weaker weapons because they did not stay on
the screen long enough. Such enemies include the ghastly leeches and the fish
men that jump out of the dead river, while you are riding the ferry. These
enemies only afford the opportunity to land two or three hits max until they
leave the screen.

I even went as far as trying to place some garlic in their path without any
avail. For those who do not know, each damage flash caused by the garlic is
equivalent to a single strike from the Leather Whip. Garlic also has the
added ability of holding an enemy in place until they die, leaving you with the
freedom to count the number of damage hits until it dies. It seems that the
ghastly leeches travel right through dropped garlic in the marsh and the clove
just falls right through the ferryman's boat when used on the dead river.

All of the entries in the hit point chart that were not personally verified, by
counting whip strikes, are enclosed in parenthesis “()”. This means the numbers
provided are best guesses using the information we have on hand, such as
attacking power for each whip and the mathematical progression from gathered
known values. These guessed values are included for completeness. I had
debated about whether or not to leave these empty but decided it would be fine
as long as they were denoted as guesses, for integrity purposes.

I made the following assumptions to arrive at the best guess values:

1. Enemies with unknown values were not oddities like the zombie in the
town of Aljiba with ten hit points or the Bodley mansion bone-throwing
skeleton with six.

2. Expanding on the first statement and by studying the other enemies from
the chart, I also assumed that the daytime version of these enemies had
either 15 or 16 hit points at a maximum, or a value equal to a lesser
power of 2. For example 2, 4, or 8.

3. No enemies from the known chart values, other than bosses, have a base
hit point amount over 30. The enemies with 30 hit points were the cursed
variety of the 15 hit point entries.

4. The curse always doubles the hit points of daytime enemies found in the
over world. This was another rule I discovered through exploration and
it held without fail.

Enemy / Boss Hit Point Charts [005C]
------------------------------------

The over world enemies chart has been subdivided into four parts because of the
sheer population size that exists in this area of the game. Since the entire
enemy list is arranged in alphabetical order, I am able to list a range of
enemies that each part will cover to aid in searching for a particular entry.

-- Over World Enemies (Part 1) -- -- Simon's Current Whip --
Dragon Bones to Ghostly Eyeball
________________________ _________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Dragon Bones | Sadam Woods | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Lime Green) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Storigoi | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | Graveyard | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Fish Man | South Bridge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Fuchsia) | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Veros Woods (*) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Dead River | (4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | (8) | (4) | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Dora Woods | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| | Bridge | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Fish Man | Veros Woods (*) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sunset Orange) | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Dead River | (4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Second Path | (8) | (4) | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Fish Man | North Bridge | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Brown) | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Flame Thrower | Clearing Left of| 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Orange) | Bodley Mansion | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Floating Skull | Cavern Left of | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Dark Purple) | Bodley Mansion | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Clearing Left of| 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| | Bodley Mansion | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Freddie | Sadam Woods | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Lime Green) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Ghastley Leech | Belasco Marsh | (4) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sunset Orange) | | (8) | (4) | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Joma Marsh | (15) | (8) | (4) | 2 | 1 |
| | | (30) | (15) | (8) | (4) | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Ghostly Eyeball | Dabi's Path | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sunset Orange) | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Aljiba Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Cave | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|

(*) - Indicates pallete swapping enemies, hence the double entries. To learn
more about this oddity consult "Veros Woods Pallet switching Fishman
and Skeletons [004C]" in the oddities section above.

-- Over World Enemies (Part 2) -- -- Simon's Current Whip --
Hawk to Raven
________________________ _________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Hawk | Cliff Left of | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Orange) | Brahm's Mansion | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Hawk | Vrad Graveyard | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (White) | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Hawkman | Wicked Ditch | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (Orange) | | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Man-Eating Plant | Cliff Left of | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Red / Tan) | Brahm's Mansion | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Man-Eating Plant | Wicked Ditch | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (Red / White) | | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Medusa Head | Cliff Left of | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sunset Orange) | Brahm's Mansion | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Wicked Ditch | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Mudman | Belasco Marsh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Blue) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Mudman | Dora Woods | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Orange) | Marsh | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Mummy | Cliff Left of | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Orange) | Brahm's Mansion | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Jam Wasteland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Wicked Ditch | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Mummy | Vrad Graveyard | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Gray) | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Pirate Skeleton Ghost | Cliff Left of | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Brown / Tan) | Brahm's Mansion | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Jam Wasteland | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Pirate Skeleton Ghost | Vrad Graveyard | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Light Blue / White) | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Raven | Town of Veros | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| (Black) |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Yomi | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Over World Enemies (Part 3) -- -- Simon's Current Whip --
Skeleton to Slime
________________________ _________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Jova Woods | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Light Blue) | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | South Bridge | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Veros Woods (*) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Veros Woods (*) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Light Purple) | | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Aljiba Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Cave | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Aljiba Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Gray) | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Dabi's Path | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Denis Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Sadam Woods | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Lime Green) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Storigoi | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | Graveyard | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Cavern left of | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Dark Purple) | Bodley Mansion | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Joma Marsh | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Salmon) | Left of Laruba | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | North Bridge | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Orange) | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Dora Woods | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Dora Woods | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Orange / Tan) | Marsh | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Slime | Sadam Woods | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sea Green) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Sadam Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Close to Ondol | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Storigoi | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| | Graveyard | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Slime | Camilla | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (Purple) | Cemetery | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|

(*) - Indicates pallete swapping enemies, hence the double entries. To learn
more about this oddity consult "Veros Woods Pallet switching Fishman
and Skeletons [004C]" in the oddities section above.

-- Over World Enemies (Part 4) -- -- Simon's Current Whip --
Slimy Bar Sinister to Zombie Hand
________________________ _________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Slimy Bar Sinister | Joma Marsh | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Orange) | Right of Laruba | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Slimy Bar Sinister | Joma Marsh | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Salmon) | Left of Laruba | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Spider | Denis Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Orange / Tan) | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Aljiba Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Two-headed Creature | Belasco Marsh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Fuchsia) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Dead River | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Two-headed Creature | Dead River | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sunset Orange) | Second Path | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Two-headed Creature | Dora Woods | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| (Brown) | | [30] | [15] | [8] | [4] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Vampire Bat | Dabi's Path | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Red / Black) | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
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| | Denis Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Wolf | Belasco Marsh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Blue) | | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Wolfman | Jova Woods | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| (Blue) | | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Zombie | Town of Jova | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| (Green) |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Veros | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Aljiba | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] | [1] |
| | Top Level | | | | | |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Aljiba | [10] | [5] | [3] | [2] | [1] |
| | Bottom Level | | | | | |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Alba | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Ondol | [8] | [4] | [2] | [1] | [1] |
| |_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| | Town of Doina | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Zombie Hand | Camilla | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (Purple) | Cemetery | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | | |
| Zombie Hand | Storigoi | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| (Sea Green) | Graveyard | [16] | [8] | [4] | [2] | [2] |
|________________________|_________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Berkeley Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Dark Blue) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Gargoyle (Sea Green) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Dark Blue) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Slime (Sea Green) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Dark Blue) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Rover Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Purple) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Gargoyle (Blue) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Purple) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Purple) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Vampire Bat (Red / Black) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Brahm's Mansion Enemies / Boss --- -- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Gargoyle (Light Purple) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| The Grim Reaper (Purple) | 128 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 9 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Light Purple) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Slime (Light Purple) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Purple) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Vampire Bat (Red / Black) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Bodley Mansion Enemies --- -- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Orange) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Orange) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Slime (Blue) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Orange) | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Stone (Orange) | - | - | - | - | - |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Laruba Mansion Enemies / Boss --- -- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Gray) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Gray) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Gray) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Spider (Light Blue) | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Vampira (Gray) | 240 | 120 | 60 | 30 | 16 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

-- Castlevania --- -- Simon's Current Whip --
__________________________________________ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______
| | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | LW | TW | CW | MS | FW |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Dracula | 240 | 120 | 60 | 30 | 16 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|
| | | | | | |
| Dracula's Sickle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|__________________________________________|______|______|______|______|______|

..............................................................................

Enemy Experience Charts [006]
_____________________________

This series of charts show the enemy experience distribution for each of
Simon's six levels and the type of heart drop you can expect when an enemy is
defeated. If you cross-reference an enemy entry row with your current level,
you will be able to see if a heart drop will also net you experience. Columns
marked with an "X" identify enemies that yield experience points; an "0"
signifies enemies that do not give experience points; and a "-" represents
enemies that do not drop hearts after being defeated, hence no experience
is awarded either. You will notice that the chart column entries under level
six show that none of the enemies will provide experience, illustrating that
level six is in fact the highest level Simon can obtain.

The curse does not affect experience distribution, meaning if an enemy gives
you experience during the day at a certain level, the same enemy will also
yield experience during the curse as well. Not to confuse this with the
amount of experience, discussed in the next paragraph, distribution only
indicates if an enemy will furnish you experience at a certain level. For this
reason, each enemy from a specific location will only have a single entry for
each of Simon's levels in the chart below.

I have also included a column, which shows what types of hearts each enemy
drops. The abbreviations are "S" for a small heart, "H" for half of a large
heart, and "L" for a full large heart. Abbreviations inside brackets []
correspond to the heart value given during the curse. Each dropped heart
will give you a set amount of hearts, for currency and ammo for some sub weapon
types, and experience points, if applicable.

The basic breakdown is as follows:

Small Heart (S) = 1 experience point (if applicable) and 2 hearts
Half Heart (H) = 3 experience points (if applicable) and 4 hearts
Large Heart (L) = 5 experience points (if applicable) and 6 hearts

I wanted to touch upon a handful of entries in the charts that behave a little
differently than the rest. The only entries that do not drop hearts are ghastly
leeches, stones found in Brahm's Mansion, most enemy projectiles, and the three
bosses. Dracula's sickles are the single projectile exception, which yield
hearts and experience, until Simon reaches level three. Despite the sickles
having consistent hit point values, they have different heart drops during the
daytime and curse. Mentioned above in the oddities section, enemies in the
Dora Bridge and Dora Marsh regions do not drop any experience points, even if
Simon is at level zero.

-- Over World Enemies (Part 1) -- -- Simon's Current Level --
Dragon Bones to Ghostly Eyeball
_______________________ _________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Dragon Bones | Sadam Woods | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Lime Green) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Storigoi | H [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Graveyard | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Fish Man | South Bridge | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Fuchsia) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Veros Woods (*) | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dead River | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dora Woods | S [H] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bridge | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Fish Man | Veros Woods (*) | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Sunset Orange) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dead River | S [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | (Second Path) | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Fish Man (Brown) | North Bridge | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Flame Thrower | Clearing Left of| H [L] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| (Orange) | Bodley Mansion | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Floating Skull | Cavern left of | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| (Dark Purple) | Bodley Mansion | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clearing Left of| S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| | Bodley Mansion | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Freddie (Lime Green) | Sadam Woods | H [L] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Ghastley Leech | Belasco Marsh | - [-] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Sunset Orange) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joma Marsh | - [-] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Ghostly Eyeball | Dabi's Path | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Sunset Orange) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aljiba Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cave | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

(*) - Indicates pallete swapping enemies, hence the double entries. To learn
more about this oddity consult "Veros Woods Pallet switching Fishman
and Skeletons [004C]" in the oddities section above.

-- Over World Enemies (Part 2) -- -- Simon's Current Level --
Hawk to Raven
_______________________ _________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawk (Orange) | Cliff Left of | S [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brahm's Mansion | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawk (White) | Vrad Graveyard | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Hawkman (Orange) | Wicked Ditch | L [L] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Man-Eating Plant | Cliff Left of | L [L] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Red / Tan) | Brahm's Mansion | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Man-Eating Plant | Wicked Ditch | L [L] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Red / White) | | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Medusa Head (Orange) | Cliff Left of | S [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brahm's Mansion | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wicked Ditch | S [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Mudman (Blue) | Belasco Marsh | H [L] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Mudman (Orange) | Dora Woods Marsh| H [L] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Mummy (Orange) | Cliff Left of | L [L] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Brahm's Mansion | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jam Wasteland | L [L] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wicked Ditch | L [L] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Mummy (Gray) | Vrad Graveyard | L [L] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Pirate Skeleton Ghost | Cliff Left of | H [L] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Brown / Tan) | Brahm's Mansion | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jam Wasteland | H [L] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Pirate Skeleton Ghost | Vrad Graveyard | H [L] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
| (Light Blue / White) | | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Raven (Black) | Town of Veros | - [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Yomi | - [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Over World Enemies (Part 3) -- -- Simon's Current Level --
Skeleton to Slime
_______________________ _________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Jova Woods | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Light Blue) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | South Bridge | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Veros Woods (*) | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Veros Woods (*) | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Light Purple) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aljiba Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Cave | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Aljiba Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Gray) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dabi's Path | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Sadam Woods | S [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Lime Green) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Storigoi | S [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Graveyard | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Cavern left of | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| (Dark Purple) | Bodley Mansion | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Joma Marsh | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| (Salmon) | Left of Laruba | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | North Bridge | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
| (Orange) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dora Woods | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton | Dora Woods | S [H] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Orange / Tan) | Marsh | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Slime (Sea Green) | Sadam Woods | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sadam Woods | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Close to Ondol | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Storigoi | H [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Graveyard | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Slime (Purple) | Camilla Cemetery| H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

(*) - Indicates pallete swapping enemies, hence the double entries. To learn
more about this oddity consult "Veros Woods Pallet switching Fishman
and Skeletons [004C]" in the oddities section above.

-- Over World Enemies (Part 4) -- -- Simon's Current Level --
Slimy Bar Sinister to Zombie Hand
_______________________ _________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Location(s) | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Slimy Bar Sinister | Joma Marsh | H [L] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| (Orange) | Right of Laruba | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Slimy Bar Sinister | Joma Marsh | H [L] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| (Salmon) | Left of Laruba | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Spider (Orange / Tan) | Denis Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aljiba Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Two-headed Creature | Belasco Marsh | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
| (Fuchsia) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dead River | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Two-headed Creature | Dead River | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Sunset Orange) | Second Path | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Two-headed Creature | Dora Woods | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
| (Brown) | | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Vampire Bat | Dabi's Path | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Red / Black) |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Denis Woods | S [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Wolf (Blue) | Belasco Marsh | S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Wolfman (Blue) | Jova Woods | S [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Zombie (Green) | Town of Jova | - [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Veros | - [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Aljiba | - [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Top Level | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Aljiba | - [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Bottom Level | | | | | | | | |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Alba | - [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Ondol | - [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| |_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | Town of Doina | - [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Zombie Hand (Purple) | Camilla Cemetery| S [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Zombie Hand | Storigoi | S [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (Sea Green) | Graveyard | | | | | | | | |
|_______________________|_________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Berkeley Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Level --
_________________________________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Dark Blue) | H [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Gargoyle (Sea Green) | L [L] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Dark Blue) | H [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Slime (Sea Green) | S [S] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Dark Blue) | H [H] | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Rover Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Level --
_________________________________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Purple) | H [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Gargoyle (Blue) | L [L] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Purple) | H [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Purple) | H [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Vampire Bat (Red / Black) | H [H] | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Brahm's Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Level --
_________________________________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Gargoyle (Light Purple) | L [L] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Light Purple) | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Slime (Light Purple) | S [S] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Light Purple) | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Vampire Bat (Red / Black) | H [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Bodley Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Level --
_________________________________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Orange) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Orange) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Slime (Blue) | S [S] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Orange) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Stone (Orange) | - [-] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Laruba Mansion Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Level --
_________________________________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Bone Tossing Skeleton (Gray) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Skeleton (Gray) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Spear Armor (Gray) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Spider (Light Blue) | H [H] | X | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

-- Castlevania Enemies -- -- Simon's Current Level --
_________________________________________ _______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
| | | | | | | | | |
| Enemy Name | Heart | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|
| | | | | | | | | |
| Dracula's Sickles | S [H] | X | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|_________________________________________|_______|___|___|___|___|___|___|___|

..............................................................................

Detailed Enemy Information [007]
________________________________

Each listing combines the experience distribution, hit points, and other
pertinent information for an enemy into a single entry. All enemy entries are
arranged in alphabetical order and then sub divided by color pallet and
location. An additional description field is included with each enemy. This
description is longer to account for readers who are not familiar with the
enemy names, derived from the NES instruction booklet. Surrounding
geographical landmarks or habitats will be included if those are important to
locate a particular enemy.

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Dracula (Castlevania Boss) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| The count is the final boss encountered within Castlevania at the end of |
| the game. While he provides no experience points like others bosses, his |
| sickles provide hearts and experience, until Simon reaches level three. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| None (Only his sickles provide experience) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Castlevania |
| (Black / Gray) |
| ------------------ |
| |
| Leather Whip - 240 |
| Thorn Whip - 120 |
| Chain Whip - 60 |
| Morning Star - 30 |
| Flame Whip - 16 |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Dracula's Sickles (Castlevania Boss Projectile) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Dracula will occasionally pause during the fight to throw a volley of four |
| sickles at you. You can destroy these and they will provide you with |
| hearts. If Simon is under level three the heart drops will also yeild |
| experience. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |</pre><pre id="faqspan-3">
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Castlevania |
| (Black / Gray) |
| ------------------ |
| |
| Exp: Until Level 3 |
| |
| Leather Whip - 1 |
| Thorn Whip - 1 |
| Chain Whip - 1 |
| Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

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| |
| Dragon Bones |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| These are bone pillars comprised of four spine segments and topped with a |
| skull. They sway back and forth, ocasionally spewing a fireball at Simon. |
| They resemble the bone pillar enemies from the other castlevania games. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Sadam Woods | Storigoi Graveyard |
| (Lime Green) | (Lime Green) |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------ |
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Fish Man |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Fish Man enemies resemble mermen and are found in bodies of blue water. |
| They lie in wait until Simon is close and then they jump out of the water |
| to attack. If there is a platform they will land on it to pace back and |
| forth, spewing a couple fireballs, before returning to the water. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| South Bridge | Veros Woods (*) | Dead River |
| (Fuchsia) | (Fuchsia) & | (Fuchsia) |
| | (Sunset Orange) | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 1 [2] | Leather Whip - 1 [2] | Leather Whip - (4) (8) |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [1] | Thorn Whip - 1 [1] | Thorn Whip - 2 (4) |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [2] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | | |
| Dead River Second Path | North Bridge | Dora Woods Bridge |
| (Sunset Orange) | (Brown) | (Fuchsia) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 5 | Exp: None |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - (4) (8) | Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 (4) | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|

(*) - The Fish Man in Veros Woods swaps color palletes but has the same stats.
This is addressed in the oddities section of the guide.

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| |
| Flame Thrower |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Flame Throwers are located in the clearing to the left of Bodley Mansion |
| right before you get to the Joma poison marsh. They resemble people that |
| are engulfed in orange flames and will occasionally toss a fireball along |
| the ground in your direction. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Clearing Left of Bodley Mansion |
| (Orange) |
| ------------------------------- |
| |
| Exp: Until Level 6 |
| |
| Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

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| |
| Floating Skull |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Floating skulls are found in the cavern and clearing to the left of Bodley |
| Mansion. You can access these enemies once you drain the lake to the left |
| of the mansion. They are floating skulls that will home in on your |
| location while opening and closing their mouths. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Cavern Left of Bodley Mansion | Clearing Left of Bodley Mansion |
| (Dark Purple) | (Dark Purple) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 6 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Freddie |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Freddies are only located in the Sadam Woods, occupying the middle region |
| of the forest where you find a staircase that leads to the Storigoi |
| Graveyard. They look like slender shadows with a flattened head and lime |
| green highlights. They move back and forth quickly, occasionally performing |
| a quick thrusting attack with their arm once you get into range. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Sadam Woods |
| (Lime Green) |
| ---------------------- |
| |
| Exp: Until Level 3 |
| |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

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| |
| Gargoyle |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Gargoyles are large winged creatures, with a demon like face, that walk |
| upright and possess a tail. They will approach your location on foot, and |
| will occasionally jump or spew a three way shot of fireballs toward you. |
| They are found within the Berkeley, Rover, and Brahm's Mansions. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Berkeley Mansion | Rover Mansion | Brahm's Mansion |
| (Sea Green) | (Blue) | (Light Purple) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 3 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 2 | Leather Whip - 4 | Leather Whip - 8 |
| Thorn Whip - 1 | Thorn Whip - 2 | Thorn Whip - 4 |
| Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 2 |
| Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|

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| |
| Ghastly Leech |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Ghastly leeches are sunset orange in color and are located in areas with |
| poisoned water. You will see their flagella swinging about above the |
| surface of the water when they are on screen. Once you get a little |
| closer, they will leap up out of the water in a single arc and then leave |
| the screen when they return to the water. They are one of the few enemies |
| in the over world that do not leave behind heart drops when they are |
| defeated. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| None |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Belasco Marsh | Joma Marsh Around Laruba Mansion |
| (Sunset Orange) | (Sunset Orange) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: None | Exp: None |
| | |
| Leather Whip - (4) (8) | Leather Whip - (15) (30) |
| Thorn Whip - 2 (4) | Thorn Whip - (8) (15) |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - (4) (8) |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 2 (4) |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Ghostly Eyeball |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Located in Dabi's Path and Aljiba woods cave settings, they resemble |
| eyeballs with red nerve endings trailing in their wake. They will approach |
| Simon from the air and home in on his current location. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Dabi's Path | Aljiba Woods Cave |
| (Sunset Orange) | (Sunset Orange) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 2 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 2 [4] |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 1 [2] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Grim Reaper (Brahm's Mansion Boss) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Grim Reaper guards the golden knife in Brahm's mansion. He is a purple |
| floating skeleton with a weathered cloak and a scythe in his hands. He |
| will float towards your location while throwing small sickles in your |
| direction. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| None |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Brahm's Mansion |
| (Purple) |
| ------------------ |
| |
| Leather Whip - 128 |
| Thorn Whip - 64 |
| Chain Whip - 32 |
| Morning Star - 16 |
| Flame Whip - 9 |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

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| |
| Hawk |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Hawks are located in two places, the area to the left of Brahm's Mansion |
| and the Vrad Graveyard. They are birds that appear high in the sky and |
| will gradually make their way toward your location. When they are within |
| range, they immediately stop their forward movement and swoop down |
| very quickly to an altitude just above your character. They will hover in |
| place for a couple seconds, allowing a couple of free hits before they |
| continue their attack. The next phase of the attack involves swooping down |
| to your level and then flying horizontally through your location on their |
| way off the screen. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Cliff - Left of Brahm's Mansion | Vrad Graveyard |
| (Orange) | (White) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Hawkman |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| A hawk man resembles an orange person with wings on their back and is |
| exclusive to the Wicked Ditch area. They approach you from the sky, in a |
| similar manner to the hawks, immediately flying down to the ground when you |
| get in range. At this point they pace back and forth for a little bit |
| before spewing a fireball and flying back off. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Wicked Ditch |
| (Orange) |
| ---------------------- |
| |
| Exp: Until Level 4 |
| |
| Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

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| |
| Man-Eating Plant |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Man-eating plants inhabit the same areas as hawks and resemble a huge tulip |
| at the end of a large vine, originating from a leafy base. If you are into |
| older films, think of Audrey's appearance from little shop of horrors. The |
| red tulip portion will open to spit a fireball when you are close enough |
| but for the most part the plant will remain stationary. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Cliff - Left of Brahm's Mansion | Wicked Ditch |
| (Red / Tan) | (Red / White) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Medusa Head |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| These home in on your location in much the same manner as the floating |
| skulls and the ghostly eyeballs, except they are a little faster. They are |
| orange in color and resemble the head of medusa with snakes waving in her |
| wake along with a moving mouth. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Cliff - Left of Brahm's Mansion | Wicked Ditch |
| (Orange) | (Orange) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Mudman |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Mudmen are located in the poison waters of the Belasco and Dora Woods Marsh |
| areas. They morph from the water to form a melted humanoid shape with both |
| arms above their heads and a huge open mouth. Once they surface and launch |
| a fireball, they will melt back down into the water to cycle through the |
| same pattern again. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| ( Belasco Marsh ) |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| ( Dora Woods Marsh ) |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 0 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 0 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| | |
| Belasco Marsh | Dora Woods Marsh |
| (Blue) | (Orange) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 5 | Exp: None |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Mummy |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Mummies are tall humanoid monsters with their bodies wrapped in layered |
| cloth. They meander back and forth at a slow pace, occasionally picking up |
| speed for a short time. Outstretched arms allow them to extend their reach |
| slightly beyond the confines of the platforms that they inhabit. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Cliff - Left of Brahm's Mansion | Jam Wasteland |
| (Orange) | (Orange) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|
| | |
| Wicked Ditch | Vrad Graveyard |
| (Orange) | (Gray) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 4 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 8 [16] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 4 [8] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 2 [4] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 1 [2] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Pirate Skeleton Ghost |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| These are easy to identify since they are the only ghosts in the game. If |
| you look closely, you can see a pirate silhouette surrounded by the |
| flame-like border. They will approach you with a saw tooth, or zigzag, |
| type of movement and will not turn around when they pass by your location. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Cliff left of Brahm's | Jam Wasteland | Vrad Graveyard |
| Mansion | (Brown / Tan) | (Light Blue / White) |
| (Brown / Tan) | | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|

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| |
| Raven |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Ravens appear during a curse in the towns of Yomi and Veros. These black |
| nocturnal birds drop from the top of the screen as you approach their |
| location. They will hover for a couple seconds allowing you to get in a |
| few hits before returning to the top. Then they will swoop down at you |
| once more and then dart off the screen through your location. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Town of Veros | Town of Yomi |
| (Black) | (Black) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - [4] | Leather Whip - [16] |
| Thorn Whip - [2] | Thorn Whip - [8] |
| Chain Whip - [1] | Chain Whip - [4] |
| Morning Star - [1] | Morning Star - [2] |
| Flame Whip - [1] | Flame Whip - [2] |</pre><pre id="faqspan-4">
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

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| |
| Skeleton (Non Bone-Tossing Variety) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Skeletons are the most common enemy found in the over world and in mansions.|
| They take on many different varieties, as well as color pallets. The |
| unarmed skeletons in the over world meander back and forth confined to a |
| platform and will only cause damage when they contact with you. The |
| variety in the mansions are equipped with a sword and shield. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| ( Over World ) |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| ( Inside Mansions ) |
| |
| Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Jova Woods | South Bridge | Veros Woods (*) |
| (Light Blue) | (Light Blue) | (Light Blue) & |
| | | (Light Purple) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 1 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 1 [2] | Leather Whip - 1 [2] | Leather Whip - 1 [2] |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [1] | Thorn Whip - 1 [1] | Thorn Whip - 1 [1] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | | |
| Aljiba Woods Cave | Aljiba Woods | Dabi's Path |
| (Light Purple) | (Gray) | (Gray) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 2 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 2 [4] |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 1 [2] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | | |
| Denis Woods | Sadam Woods | Storigoi Graveyard |
| (Gray) | (Lime Green) | (Lime Green) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | | |
| Cavern left of Bodley | Joma Marsh | North Bridge |
| Mansion | Left of Laruba Mansion | (Orange) |
| (Dark Purple) | (Salmon) | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 6 | Exp: Until Level 6 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | | |
| Dora Woods | Dora Woods Marsh | Berkeley Mansion |
| (Orange) | (Orange / Tan) | (Dark Blue) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 5 | Exp: None | Exp: Until Level 1 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 2 |
| Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 1 |
| Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 1 |
| Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | |
| Rover Mansion | Brahm's Mansion |
| (Purple) | (Light Purple) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 3 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 | Leather Whip - 8 |
| Thorn Whip - 2 | Thorn Whip - 4 |
| Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 2 |
| Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|
| | |
| Bodley Mansion | Laruba Mansion |
| (Orange) | (Gray) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 4 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 15 | Leather Whip - 30 |
| Thorn Whip - 8 | Thorn Whip - 15 |
| Chain Whip - 4 | Chain Whip - 8 |
| Morning Star - 2 | Morning Star - 4 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 2 |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

(*) - The Skeletons located in Veros Woods, one screen to the left of Berkeley
Mansion, swap color palletes but retain the same stats. This is
addressed in the oddities section of the guide.

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Skeleton (Bone-Tossing Variety) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| This variety is exclusive to the mansions and are equipped with a sword |
| and shield, looking extacly like their meandering counterparts. Bone |
| tossing skeletons will throw bones, jump into the air, move backwards, and |
| exhibit greater agility than the other skeletons. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Berkeley Mansion | Rover Mansion |
| (Dark Blue) | (Purple) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 2 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 2 | Leather Whip - 4 |
| Thorn Whip - 1 | Thorn Whip - 2 |
| Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 1 |
| Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|
| | |
| Bodley Mansion | Laruba Mansion |
| (Orange) | (Gray) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 4 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 6 | Leather Whip - 30 |
| Thorn Whip - 3 | Thorn Whip - 15 |
| Chain Whip - 2 | Chain Whip - 8 |
| Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 4 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 2 |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Slime |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Slimes are small blobs that will bounce toward you with varying heights. |
| They are very tough to avoid since their attack is very random at times. |
| Slimes within mansions have the ability to move between the floor and |
| ceiling in a droplet form. This adds to their unpredictability however, |
| they slow down considerably and commit to a predictable path when in |
| droplet form. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| ( Over World ) |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| ( Inside Mansions ) |
| |
| Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Sadam Woods | Sadam Woods | Storigoi Graveyard |
| (Sea Green) | Close to Ondol | (Sea Green) |
| | (Sea Green) | |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | | |
| Camilla Cemetery | Berkeley Mansion | Bodley Mansion |
| (Purple) | (Sea Green) | (Blue) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 6 | Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 8 [16] | Leather Whip - 1 | Leather Whip - 8 |
| Thorn Whip - 4 [8] | Thorn Whip - 1 | Thorn Whip - 4 |
| Chain Whip - 2 [4] | Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 2 |
| Morning Star - 1 [2] | Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Slimy Bar Sinister |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Slimy Bar Sinisters inhabit the Joma Marsh exclusively. They transform |
| into a humanoid shape in much the same way as the mudmen, but appear to |
| have a cloaked silhouette with a defined head region. Upon morphing, they |
| fire a quick moving fireball in your direction, and then melt back into the |
| poison waters to repeat the process again. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Large Heart [L] (6 hearts / 5 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Joma Marsh Right of Laruba Mansion | Joma Marsh Left of Laruba Mansion |
| (Orange) | (Salmon) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 6 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 15 [30] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 8 [15] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 4 [8] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 2 [4] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Spear Armor |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Spear Armors resemble a walking suit of armor that is equipped with a type |
| of spear weapon. They continuously thrust the spear forward, as they walk, |
| and will intelligently home in on your location. You can find these |
| enemies in all of the mansions. They tend to be a pain when positioned at |
| the top of a staircase. I coined the name from their appearance since I |
| could not come across an official name in the published strategy guides. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Berkeley Mansion | Rover Mansion | Brahm's Mansion |
| (Dark Blue) | (Purple) | (Light Purple) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 3 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 2 | Leather Whip - 4 | Leather Whip - 8 |
| Thorn Whip - 1 | Thorn Whip - 2 | Thorn Whip - 4 |
| Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 2 |
| Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | |
| Bodley Mansion | Laruba Mansion |
| (Orange) | (Gray) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 4 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 15 | Leather Whip - 30 |
| Thorn Whip - 8 | Thorn Whip - 15 |
| Chain Whip - 4 | Chain Whip - 8 |
| Morning Star - 2 | Morning Star - 4 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 2 |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Spider |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Spiders inhabit the Denis and Aljiba Wood regions, as well as Laruba |
| Mansion. They move back and forth horizontally heading for your current |
| location. Occasionally they will stop to descend from their set height and |
| then return. At any point during their movement, they can attack with |
| intermittent web shots that target your current location. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| ( Over World ) |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| ( Inside Mansions ) |
| |
| Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Denis Woods | Aljiba Woods | Laruba Mansion |
| (Orange / Tan) | (Orange / Tan) | (Light Blue) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 30 |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 15 |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 8 |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 4 |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 2 |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Stone (Rock) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Stones, or rocks, are exclusive to a single location in Bodley Mansion. |
| They are orange and suspended above the ground. When Simon draws close, |
| they will fall from their location to the ground. Stones cannot be |
| destroyed with any weapon or sub weapon. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| None |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Laruba Mansion |
| (Orange) |
| ----------------- |
| |
| Leather Whip - 0 |
| Thorn Whip - 0 |
| Chain Whip - 0 |
| Morning Star - 0 |
| Flame Whip - 0 |
| |
| (Cannot be Destroyed) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Two-headed Creature |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| The two-headed creatures are the sturdiest looking creatures in the over |
| world located in the Belasco Marsh, Dead River regions, and the Dora Woods. |
| They resemble a lizard with two heads, large arms and a tail. Two headed |
| creatures wander back and forth, spewing intermittent fireballs as they |
| travel. When I first played this a while back, my eight year old mind |
| thought the two heads resembled one large lizard head that scrunched its |
| face during the animation. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Belasco Marsh | Dead River |
| (Fuchsia) | (Fuchsia) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 5 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 4 [8] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 2 [4] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 1 [2] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|
| | |
| Dead River Second Path | Dora Woods |
| (Sunset Orange) | (Brown) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 5 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] | Leather Whip - 15 [30] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] | Thorn Whip - 8 [15] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] | Chain Whip - 4 [8] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 2 [4] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Vampira (Laruba Mansion Boss) |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Vampira is the boss of Laruba Mansion and guards the magic cross. She is a |
| gray mask with two eyes, one hollowed out and the other red. Vampira will |
| travel around the center of the room in a circle, occasionally pausing at |
| the top center to drop one or more fireballs out of the red eye. This |
| fireball will split into a group of multidirectional fireballs when it |
| hits the floor. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| None |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Laruba Mansion |
| (Gray) |
| ------------------ |
| |
| Leather Whip - 240 |
| Thorn Whip - 120 |
| Chain Whip - 60 |
| Morning Star - 30 |
| Flame Whip - 16 |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Vampire Bats |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Vampire bats inhabit Dabi's Path, Denis Woods, Rover Mansion, and Brahm's |
| Mansion. Even though all bats are black, with red eyes and wing webbing, |
| the mansion variety has a different attack pattern than those in the over |
| world. The over world bats approach from the side of the screen following |
| a saw tooth flight pattern similar to the Pirate Ghost Skeletons. You only |
| need to position yourself above or below their flight path to avoid damage. |
| On the other hand, the mansion bats will remain motionless until you draw |
| near and flutter about trying to home in on your location. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| ( Over World ) |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| ( Inside Mansions ) |
| |
| Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Dabi's Path | Denis Woods |
| (Red / Black) | (Red / Black) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 2 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 2 [4] | Leather Whip - 2 [4] |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [2] | Thorn Whip - 1 [2] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] | Chain Whip - 1 [1] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] | Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] | Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|
| | |
| Rover Mansion | Brahm's Mansion |
| (Red / Black) | (Red / Black) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 3 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 4 | Leather Whip - 4 |
| Thorn Whip - 2 | Thorn Whip - 2 |
| Chain Whip - 1 | Chain Whip - 1 |
| Morning Star - 1 | Morning Star - 1 |
| Flame Whip - 1 | Flame Whip - 1 |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Wolf |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Wolves make the Belasco marsh their home and sport a blue coat with a white |
| mane. They move very quick, rushing towards you as soon as you come within |
| their range. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Belasco Marsh |
| (Blue) |
| ---------------------- |
| |
| Exp: Until Level 5 |
| |
| Leather Whip - 4 [8] |
| Thorn Whip - 2 [4] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [2] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Wolfman |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| The wolfmen are the upright versions of their four legged counterparts and |
| have a light blue fur covering their body. They will walk toward you |
| slowly and then start jumping when they are close to your location. You |
| can find these enemies in the Jova Woods. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
| |
| Jova Woods |
| (Blue) |
| ---------------------- |
| |
| Exp: Until Level 1 |
| |
| Leather Whip - 2 [4] |
| Thorn Whip - 1 [2] |
| Chain Whip - 1 [1] |
| Morning Star - 1 [1] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [1] |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Zombie |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Zombies are green with long black hair and a robe. They can be found in |
| all towns during a curse with the exception of Yomi. Zombies walk back and |
| forth on the landings, lifting their hands into the air. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|_________________________ _________________________ _________________________|
| | | |
| Town of Jova | Town of Veros | Town of Aljiba |
| (Green) | (Green) | Top Level |
| | | (Green) |
| ----------------------- | ----------------------- | ----------------------- |
| | | |
| Exp: Until Level 1 | Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 2 |
| | | |
| Leather Whip - [2] | Leather Whip - [4] | Leather Whip - [4] |
| Thorn Whip - [1] | Thorn Whip - [2] | Thorn Whip - [2] |
| Chain Whip - [1] | Chain Whip - [1] | Chain Whip - [1] |
| Morning Star - [1] | Morning Star - [1] | Morning Star - [1] |
| Flame Whip - [1] | Flame Whip - [1] | Flame Whip - [1] |
|_________________________|_________________________|_________________________|
| | |
| Town of Aljiba Bottom Level | Town of Alba |
| (Green) | (Green) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 2 | Exp: Until Level 3 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - [10] | Leather Whip - [8] |
| Thorn Whip - [5] | Thorn Whip - [4] |
| Chain Whip - [3] | Chain Whip - [2] |
| Morning Star - [2] | Morning Star - [1] |</pre><pre id="faqspan-5">
| Flame Whip - [1] | Flame Whip - [1] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|
| | |
| Town of Ondol | Town of Doina |
| (Green) | (Green) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 3 | Exp: Until Level 4 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - [8] | Leather Whip - [16] |
| Thorn Whip - [4] | Thorn Whip - [8] |
| Chain Whip - [2] | Chain Whip - [4] |
| Morning Star - [1] | Morning Star - [2] |
| Flame Whip - [1] | Flame Whip - [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

_____________________________________________________________________________
| |
| Zombie Hand |
|_____________________________________________________________________________|
| |
| -- Description: -- |
| |
| Zombie hands are exclusive to the Storigoi and Camilla graveyards. They |
| are hands that reach out of the ground with a grasping motion at fixed |
| locations. |
| |
| |
| -- Hearts and Experience: -- |
| |
| Day - Small Heart [S] (2 hearts / 1 Experience Point) |
| Curse - Half Heart [H] (4 hearts / 3 Experience Points) |
| |
| |
| -- Regional Statistics: -- |
|______________________________________ ______________________________________|
| | |
| Storigoi Graveyard | Camilla Cemetery |
| (Sea Green) | (Purple) |
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| | |
| Exp: Until Level 4 | Exp: Until Level 6 |
| | |
| Leather Whip - 8 [16] | Leather Whip - 8 [16] |
| Thorn Whip - 4 [8] | Thorn Whip - 4 [8] |
| Chain Whip - 2 [4] | Chain Whip - 2 [4] |
| Morning Star - 1 [2] | Morning Star - 1 [2] |
| Flame Whip - 1 [2] | Flame Whip - 1 [2] |
|______________________________________|______________________________________|

..............................................................................

Leveling by Location Quick Reference Guide [008]
________________________________________________

All enemies found within an area will consistently give you experience from
heart drops until they are capped by a common level up. For example, both the
skeletons and wolfmen found in the Jova Woods will provide experience until
Simon reaches level one. This means that the Jova Woods area experience caps
out at level one. This follows for the other areas as well with some rare
enemy exceptions like the ghastly leeches and Bosses, which do not drop hearts,
and the Bodley Mansion’s falling stones that are indestructible.

Given these consistencies, I expanded the guide's scope a little further to
create a quick reference guide of enemy experience distribution based upon
current level and possible game locations. In the chart below you will see
the areas listed along with the maximum level you can obtain from killing the
enemies in those respective areas. The area groupings are listed by
increasing level potential, and then arranged alphabetically within each
grouping.

Please note that the Dora Woods Marsh and Dora Woods Bridge areas do not yield
experience despite having heart drops. You can learn more about this by
consulting the “Enemies without any Experience Points [004A]” section above.

_______________________________________________________ _____________________
| | |
| Game Location | Experience Until |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Dora Woods Bridge | No Experience Given |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Dora Woods Marsh | No Experience Given |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Berkeley Mansion | Level 1 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Jova Woods | Level 1 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| South Bridge | Level 1 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Jova (During Curse) | Level 1 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Veros Woods | Level 1 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Aljiba Woods | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Aljiba Woods Cave | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Dabi's Path | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Denis Woods | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Rover Mansion | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Veros (During Curse) | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Aljiba (During Curse) | Level 2 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Brahm's Mansion | Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Castlevania (Farming Final Boss's Projectile Drops) | Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Cliff left of Brahm's Mansion | Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Dead River (Second Path - Access with Dracula's Heart)| Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Sadam Woods | Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Alba (During Curse) | Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Ondol (During Curse) | Level 3 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Bodley Mansion | Level 4 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Jam Wasteland | Level 4 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Storigoi Graveyard | Level 4 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Doina (During Curse) | Level 4 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Wicked Ditch | Level 4 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Belasco Marsh | Level 5 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Dora Woods | Level 5 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Dead River (First Path) | Level 5 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| North Bridge | Level 5 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Town of Yomi (During Curse) | Level 5 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Vrad Graveyard | Level 5 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Camilla Cemetery | Level 6 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Cavern left of Bodley Mansion | Level 6 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Clearing left of Bodley Mansion | Level 6 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Joma Marsh | Level 6 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|
| | |
| Laruba Mansion | Level 6 |
|_______________________________________________________|_____________________|

For those of you that might need a quick reference based upon landmarks I offer
the following experience distribution micro ascii maps below. Each map shows
the experience distribution areas based upon the first five levels. The
maximum level you can obtain is six so that map would contain no distribution
points and I decided not to include it.

An area denoted with an “X” indicates that enemies in the area will provide
experience at the current level. On the other hand a “0” denotes enemies that
will not provide experience at your current level. For helpful markers I have
placed brackets [] around the mansions and parenthesis () around towns. I have
also placed pins pointing to and labeling each town to make them stand out a
little more. Areas marked with an “L” highlight the two lakes that Simon can
drain with the appropriate crystal equipped.

Experience Distribution at Level 0
----------------------------------

Doina
<Start> |
Ondol Alba Jova Aljiba v
| | | | L-[X]-X-(X)-X-X-0-0
v v v v : :
X-(X)-X-(X)-X-X-(X)-X-X-X-[X]-X-X-X-(X)-X-X-[X]-X-X-' `-(X)-X-0-{X}
: : : : : ^ ^
X-' : '-(X)---` `-X-L | |
: ^ : Yomi |
X-[X]-X | `-[X] |
Veros Castlevania

Experience Distribution at Level 1
----------------------------------

Doina
<Start> |
Ondol Alba Jova Aljiba v
| | | | L-[X]-X-(X)-X-X-0-0
v v v v : :
X-(X)-X-(X)-X-X-(0)-0-0-0-[0]-X-X-X-(X)-X-X-[X]-X-X-' `-(X)-X-0-{X}
: : : : : ^ ^
X-' : '-(X)---` `-X-L | |
: ^ : Yomi |
X-[X]-X | `-[X] |
Veros Castlevania

Experience Distribution at Level 2
----------------------------------

Doina
<Start> |
Ondol Alba Jova Aljiba v
| | | | L-[X]-X-(X)-X-X-0-0
v v v v : :
X-(X)-X-(X)-X-X-(0)-0-0-0-[0]-0-0-0-(0)-X-X-[X]-X-X-' `-(X)-X-0-{X}
: : : : : ^ ^
X-' : '-(0)---` `-0-L | |
: ^ : Yomi |
X-[X]-X | `-[0] |
Veros Castlevania

Experience Distribution at Level 3
----------------------------------

Doina
<Start> |
Ondol Alba Jova Aljiba v
| | | | L-[X]-X-(X)-X-X-0-0
v v v v : :
X-(0)-0-(0)-X-X-(0)-0-0-0-[0]-0-0-0-(0)-X-X-[X]-X-X-' `-(X)-X-0-{0}
: : : : : ^ ^
X-' : '-(0)---` `-0-L | |
: ^ : Yomi |
0-[0]-0 | `-[0] |
Veros Castlevania

Experience Distribution at Level 4
----------------------------------

Doina
<Start> |
Ondol Alba Jova Aljiba v
| | | | L-[0]-0-(0)-X-X-0-0
v v v v : :
0-(0)-0-(0)-X-X-(0)-0-0-0-[0]-0-0-0-(0)-X-X-[X]-X-X-' `-(X)-X-0-{0}
: : : : : ^ ^
0-' : '-(0)---` `-0-L | |
: ^ : Yomi |
0-[0]-0 | `-[0] |
Veros Castlevania

Experience Distribution at Level 5
----------------------------------

Doina
<Start> |
Ondol Alba Jova Aljiba v
| | | | L-[0]-0-(0)-0-0-0-0
v v v v : :
0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-[0]-0-0-0-(0)-X-X-[X]-X-X-' `-(0)-0-0-{0}
: : : : : ^ ^
0-' : '-(0)---` `-0-L | |
: ^ : Yomi |
0-[0]-0 | `-[0] |
Veros Castlevania

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Sub Weapon Damage Chart [009]
_____________________________

While collecting enemy data and trying to defeat a couple bosses with a level
zero character, I inadvertantly discovered some interesting quirks concerning
sub weapons. This prompted me to perform a series of tests on a couple control
enemies at different levels to determine what effected the damage caused by
sub weapons.

I was able to compile the chart below and come to an understanding that some
sub weapons do not have a set base damage. Weapons without a set base damage
are directly affected by the strength of Simon's current whip. Simon's current
level has no effect on the attack power of sub weapons.

Each "Current Whip Equipped" chart entry will have two separate numbers for
each sub weapon column. The top number corresponds to the daytime version of
the mummy and the bottom entry corresponds to the cursed version.

Note: The diamond, sacred flame, and golden knife sub weapon damage is listed
per hit. This makes calculation easier since each weapon can perform multiple
hits while it is active.

-- Sub Weapon Tests Performed on a Vard Graveyard Mummy Control --
______________ ________ ________ ________ ________ _______ _________ ________
| | | | | | | | |
| Current Whip | Garlic | Dagger | Silver | Golden | Holy | Diamond | Sacred |
| Equipped | | | Knife | Knife | Water | | Flame |
|______________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|________|
| | | | | | | | |
| Leather Whip | 15hits | 8 | >256 | 15hits | 15 |>512hits |(*)var. |
| (Level 0-6) | 30hits | 15 | >256 | 30hits | 30 |>512hits |(*)var. |
|______________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|________|
| | | | | | | | |
| Thorn Whip | 15hits | 8 | 15 | 8hits | 15 | 15hits | 15hits |
| (Level 0-6) | 30hits | 15 | 30 | 15hits | 30 | 30hits | 30hits |
|______________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|________|
| | | | | | | | |
| Chain Whip | 15hits | 8 | 8 | 4hits | 15 | 8hits | 8hits |
| (Level 0-6) | 30hits | 15 | 15 | 8hits | 30 | 15hits | 15hits |
|______________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|________|
| | | | | | | | |
| Morning Star | 15hits | 8 | 4 | 2hits | 15 | 4hits | 4hits |
| (Level 0-6) | 30hits | 15 | 8 | 4hits | 30 | 8hits | 8hits |
|______________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|________|
| | | | | | | | |
| Flame Whip | 15hits | 8 | 3 | 1hit | 15 | 3hits | 3hits |
| (Level 0-6) | 30hits | 15 | 5 | 2hits | 30 | 5hits | 5hits |
|______________|________|________|________|________|_______|_________|________|

* The variable entries for the Leather Whip / Sacred Flame combination refer
to the fact that hits vary from six to 190 hits and is explained in the
"Sacred Flame with a Leather Whip – Best or Worst Weapon? [009A]" section
below.

Sub weapon attack power derived from the tabular data above:

Garlic = 1 (Equal to the Leather Whip)

Holy Water = 1 (Equal to the Leather Whip)

Dagger = 2 (Equal to the Thorn Whip) This, of course, ignores critical hits
capable of dispatching an enemy in a single blow if the dagger hits them at the
tail end of its path. To clarify, the enemy needs to be at a distance, almost
beyond the reach of the dagger, for a chance at a critical hit when it
connects.

Silver Knife = Same power as the Diamond and Sacred Flame except there are no
multiple hits to a single target per use. Ineffective with a Leather Whip
(more than 256 hits). Then it is half the power of the current whip until it
reaches the flame whip where it tops out at a base power of 6.

Golden Knife = Strength of the current whip for each hit for up to three hits
per knife used. (For example if the Leather whip is equipped the golden knife
will deal 1 point of damage per hit and it will deal 15 points of damage if the
flame whip is equipped.)

Diamond = This delivers the same damage per hit as the Silver Knife and Sacred
Flame with multiple rebound hits possible. Ineffective with a leather whip
(more than 512 hits). Starting with the Thorn Whip it is half the power of the
current whip until it reaches the flame whip where it tops out at a base power
of 6.

Sacred Flame = This is also the same strength as the Sliver Knife and Diamond
but with a maximum of four hits per flame. The power is variable with the
leather whip equipped and I would not rely upon it in that scenario (see the
"Sacred Flame with a Leather Whip – Best or Worst Weapon? [009A]" discussion
and case study below for more details). Starting with the Thorn Whip, it is
half the power of the current whip until it reaches the flame whip where it
tops out at a base power of 6.

The silver knife and diamond are labeled as ineffective when Simon is equipped
with a leather whip, meaning that the sudden drop off in power makes then
almost useless. For my tests, I maxed out my hearts to 256 and then tried to
kill the control enemy. The silver knife consumes one heart per use and I
kept tossing until I had depleted my heart supply and the enemy was still
alive. This was as far as the silver knife test went. The diamond was able
to deliver two hits per usage with the test enemy but with the same result
after running out of ammo at 512 hits.

Sacred Flame with a Leather Whip – Best or Worst Weapon? [009A]
---------------------------------------------------------------

The multiple hit potential of the sacred flame, coupled with an equipped
leather whip, lead to some interesting test results and placed this sub weapon
into its own variable category. I performed 34 tests on the Vrad Graveyard
mummies in both the daytime and nighttime. I found that killing them with the
sacred flame could take as little as six hits and as many as 190. The six hit
entry occurred on a cursed mummy, which means it would be 5 times stronger than
the golden knife with a leather whip. On the other hand, the 190 hit entry was
a daytime mummy meaning it is by far the worse weapon, bordering on the
ineffective category.

I also noted that the final hit always results from the third or fourth
consecutive hit from a flame. I am hypothesizing that the sacred flame, like
the dagger, might have a hidden critical that activates at the tail end of the
flame's execution.

I have provided the sacred flame, with the leather whip, test data below for
completeness and perhaps further conjecture. The data included consists
of the time of day the enemy was spawned, total scared flame hits, break down
of consecutive hit combinations, and the final consecutive combo hit that
defeated the enemy.

__________ _________ __________ __________ __________ __________ _________
| | | | | | | |
| Time | Total | 4 hit | 3 hit | 2 hit | 1 hit | Final |
| of Day | Hits | Combos | Combos | Combos | Combos | Combo |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 76 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 43 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 41 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 190 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 68 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 67 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 124 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Day | 100 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 42 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 78 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 80 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 48 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 158 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 157 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 44 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 171 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|
| | | | | | | |
| Curse | 113 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 hit |
|__________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|

..............................................................................

Legal [010]
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Contact Information [011]
_________________________

My contact email is listed below. Just replace the parenthesis items with the
actual symbols and omit any spaces. Please use "Simon's Quest" in the email
header. I will get back to your message when I can.

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I also have a YouTube channel "mev1978" where I post gameplay footage for fun
and discussion. Retro gaming on original hardware is normally my forte but I
sometimes dive into the modern stuff as well. I invite you visit the channel
if you are into video game endings, personal gameplay challenges, long plays
or completionist runs.

https://www.youtube.com/user/mev1978/

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Credits [012]
_____________

Konami for making the game and the instruction manual, which I used to derive
most of the enemy names.

Nintendo Power Magazine Volume 2 September – October 1988 (Pages 28 – 36) for
supplying location names.

Nintendo Power NES Game Atlas Player's Guide 1991 (Pages 152 - 161) also for
location names.

GameFaqs for providing their legal disclaimer template and allowing guides to
utilize it.

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Appendix - Getting a Morning Star with a Level 0 Simon [013]
____________________________________________________________

Ok here it is in all its glory. Our goal is to get all the way to either the
Dora Bridge or Dora Marsh region where the enemies do not give out experience
points, farm some hearts without netting experience, and then return all the
way to Ondol to purchase the morning star whip. In particular, we will be
seeking out the Fuchsia Fish men on the bridge, or the orange / brown skeletons
and orange mud man of the marsh region for heart farming.

Let's start out with a little preparation work to make this haul a little more
manageable. While these preparations are not necessary, it will certainly
make the return trip from the Dora region a lot easier. The first thing I
would recommend is to get the silk bag along with a volley of eight laurels
in your inventory. The chain whip is also very helpful to have at this point,
along with Dracula's rib. Finally, I would recommend the scared flame found
in Dabi's Path as a nice defensive sub weapon choice.

Once you feel that preparations are complete, make your way to either the
Dora Bridge or Dora Marsh with as many lives in tow as possible. If the
amount of lives you consume in your game is not important, you could kill
Simon enough times to use a continue, where you will be furnished with a
fresh three lives. The extra lives provide some insurance if things get a
little crazy during the return trip.

Now we need to choose a grinding spot. I prefer to do my grinding in the
Marsh area where enemy movement is a little more restricted. My favorite
grinding spot is the upper platforms that are accessible by climbing the
immediate staircase when you enter this region. The skeletons will stay
confined to their respective platforms and there is always a deserted platform
in between to safely launch your assault on the nearby skeletons. Go back and
forth killing the respawning skeletons until you get close to 200 hearts. You
could take the time to max out your hearts at 256 but you will gather some
on your lengthy return trip so any more is not necessary.

Once the heart farming is completed, the next task will be returning to
purchase the morning star. Before embarking, let's go over a couple things to
keep in mind. First, a continue screen means Simon loses all of his
accumulated hearts and experience. This means you have at most three lives at
your disposal to get back to Ondol from here. Secondly, Simon reaches the next
level at 100 experience points, meaning you will need to keep him under that
limit. Lastly, be careful of utilizing sub weapons that consume hearts. You
can afford to utilize some of these sub weapons as defensive measures,
especially against unpredictable slime creatures, but keep an eye on how many
hearts you have in reserve. It is a ratio game trying to keep your experience
low and your heart count high and the best you can do is gather small hearts,
which have a 1:2 experience to hearts ratio. If your hearts deplete too far
below 200 you might find it impossible to catch back up without sacrificing
your level zero status.

With all of warnings out of the way, it is time to begin the return trip.
The first part of the journey is not too bad. Assuming you grinded in the
Dora Marsh, just hop back across the upper ledges and work your way back to
the left end. Instead of taking the ladder down, make a jump off the end of
the leftmost platform and then an immediate follow up jump when you land to
carry you back to the Dora Woods Bridge area. If you time it correctly, you
will leap over the meandering skeleton at the base of the ladder and bypass
the fireball slinging mud man.

You will now be at the Dora Bridge where you will need to immediately jump up
the platforms and kill the fuchsia fish man that spawns as you enter. If you
dispatch the first fish man quickly enough, you can now hold left on your
controller and walk all the way to the left side of the bridge. Simon will be
fast enough to run underneath each fish man that jumps out of the water and the
fireballs they spew will always go over your head. Once you reach the other
side, just continue to hold left as you hop down the opposite side of the
bridge and exit into the Dora Woods.

The next two Dora Woods sections will not pose a problem with the first being
completely void of enemies. The second section will house your standard
skeleton contingent to handle. I utilize holy water to knock off the first
skeleton on the swamp platforms to be safe. Continue past the small swamp
section and bypass the staircase, it just leads you in the opposite direction,
into the town of Yomi. Before you exit to the left, take the time to select
laurels as your sub weapon and equip Dracula's Rib if you do not already have
it equipped. To put the odds further in your favor it might also be wise to
wait out the night if you are currently under the influence of the curse.

You are about to enter the last part of Dora Woods before the North Bridge.
This area has those quick, brown, two-headed creatures and a small poison swamp
area. Upon entering this area, if not just before, utilize a laurel and jump
through the first enemy and over the second into the poison area. As you exit
the poison area on your way left, kill the next creature on the platform before
moving on to the two on the elevated platform above. This should have scrolled
the screen enough so you will not have to dodge fireballs from the creature you
bypassed on the opposite side of the poison water. Take out the remaining two
brown creatures that stand in your way to exit the woods.

The north bridge, just outside of the Dora Woods, is best handled in a slow,
strategic manner. I advise you to kill off the skeletons and the fish man on
the right side before setting foot on the elevated bridge. In the central area
of the bridge, you need to jump on platforms to progress over the water. Work
your way from platform to platform, letting the fish men spawn and wait them
out with your shield. It will reflect the fireballs they spit and they will
return to the water after a couple shots allowing you safe passage. When you
jump onto one of the moving platforms, you should be close enough to dispatch
the fish man with your whip rather than waiting them out. Continue this
process to exit the north bridge area into the adjacent town of Doina.

Here you will be able to purchase laurels, if you are in need, or stay at the
church to replenish your life. Pass through the remainder of the town when you
are ready to proceed to the Wicked Ditch. I would make sure to enter this area
with a decent amount of daylight left. Proceed carefully taking out the medusa
heads and hawk men as you go. Watch out for the mummies because one hit from
them will cause you to lose two-thirds of your life at level zero.

Continuing to the left, you will pass Bodley Mansion and then an empty screen
before arriving at a lake. Once you pass the empty screen take your hand off
the d-pad because you will be positioned dangerously close to the edge of the
lake and one false step could cost you a life. Select your red crystal and
kneel for a couple seconds to drain the lake. Take the time to re-equip
Dracula's rib once the lake drains, you will need it when we reach the
marshlands around Laruba Mansion. With the waters receded, proceed downward
and then left at the bottom to arrive at the entrance to a cavern.

In the cavern area, you will want to kill the purple skeleton on a platform in
front of you to climb up to a series of platforms. These platforms will be a
stationary set positioned just above the moving blue ones and beyond a
breakable wall. Use your holy water to break a wall to proceed to the
stationary platforms. If you had mistakenly crossed the lower set of moving,
blue platforms, you would arrive at the person who turns your morning star into
a flame whip instead of leaving the cave.

As you cross the platforms, you will have floating skulls descending at you
from an angle. These skulls will take four hits to kill in the best scenario
with a chain whip during the day. Instead of fighting them, I choose to
purposely take a couple hits and just jump from one platform to the next. The
beauty here is that they will hit you in mid jump, but your trajectory will put
you on the next platform that you would have landed on during your jump. After
taking two hits, you should be good to go as long as you keep moving left. If
the skeletons are walking toward you and you time your jump correctly, you will
be able to leap over them and gain some additional distance from the pursuing
skulls. Take extra care navigating the remaining jumps across a series of
single block platforms. Our exit is located at the bottom right corner once
you cross the last portion of blue water.

The next area will be filled with more purple floating skulls and flame
throwers so make sure you have your laurels handy. This area also has some
glitches that you should be aware of hence the laurel usage. You can fall
through the block on the floor to your death if an enemy in the first portion
hits you in a certain way. Instead of trying to battle on this uneven terrain,
activate a laurel as soon as you enter and then proceed through the enemies and
across the floating platforms to cross the water. Proceed at decent pace
across the floating blocks to avoid doing battle with any pursuing or
re-spawning floating skulls. After crossing four floating blocks, I choose to
burn another laurel and walk through the next volley of enemies if you have a
good amount remaining. You might have to use an additional laurel to get
through the congested area of enemies as you exit to the left.

You should now be in the Joma Marsh area that surrounds Laruba Mansion. This
area provides a couple options, depending on your current health and laurel
situation. If you activated a laurel right before exiting the area, you might
have enough invincibility left to blow through the first short segment of the
poisonous marsh. If you are vulnerable, you can also cross this area
sustaining minimal damage by continuously jumping saving you from using an
additional laurel. By staying in the air, you minimize contact with the marsh
and still have the trajectory to move forward from your jumps. In addition,
Dracula's rib will protect you from the incoming Slimy Bar Sinister fireballs
while you are jumping toward an enemy.

Once you are past the first poison segment and safely on the small platform,
take the time to kill the Slimy Bar Sinister that is in range. This is
the first point where you need to make a decision. If your life is low and
you have lives to spare, you might want to die on purpose in the surrounding
poison to get a full meter for the second marsh segment. Be warned that if
you make a sacrifice for the restored life gauage, the game places you back on
the small platform with a revived slimy bar sinister. You will need to act
quickly and move a safe distance away to kill him off again while you are
temporarily invincible from the respawn.

The second poison segment is passable with the use of a single laurel, provided
you work your way to the left by jumping in the poison. Continue to jump your
way across the marsh until you arrive at another slimy bar sinister. At this
point, cease jumping and use your laurel to run through the enemy, rather than
fighting, and then book it to left to cross the rest of the poison.

You should be in front of Laruba Mansion after crossing the first league of the
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mansion that refiles your laurel supply to the maximum at no cost each time you
talk to him. It might be worth the effort to seek him out if your supply is
running low. The only catch is that the mansion has some tough monsters,
positioned in strategic spots that stand between you and those laurels and
those same creatures will be there to greet you on your way back out.
Personally, if you have three laurels left you should be fine. Head left of
the mansion to continue the journey once you have made your decision.

The huge poisoned Joma Marsh to the left of the mansion will be your next
obstacle. You can traverse this entire area safely at the expense of two
laurels but I still like to buy some extra time by leading off into the swamp
by jumping first. If you do choose to lead off, pause your forward momentum as
you jump into the swamp and begin to leap your way across. This will allow you
to trigger the ghastly leech into jumping early; otherwise, he might hit you as
you start to move forward. Once you reach the other side, watch out for the
skeleton patrolling the far ledge. Exit left to arrive at Camilla's cemetery.

You can take solace in knowing that we are almost back into easy enemy
territory. Leap over the three purple hands, or take the time to kill them,
and then use a laurel as soon as you see the first purple slime. Use your
temporary invincible state to jump through the slimes, up the ledge, and over
the water to the other side of the cemetery. Exit this area to the left to
enter the town of Aljiba.

Aljiba offers a shop where you can purchase some more laurels if you desire.
Realistically there is only one more area between you and the town of Ondol
with relatively difficult terrain. I would only make a purchase if you are
swimming in hearts and are far below the experience threshold. While we are on
the subject, bear in mind to watch your hearts and experience levels at this
point. Try to keep your hearts above 200 from this point forward to be safe.
Keep a tab on how much experience you have and opt to start avoiding heart
drops when your total experience gets around 90. The main idea is to have
enough margin for error encase you accidentally get a heart while jumping or
one from an enemy that dies right next to you. If you are getting close to
that limit, you can stand in place for a couple seconds and a dropped heart
will disappear from the screen.

I will belay some of the in depth strategies for some of the remaining areas
because the creatures here should be simple to defeat and have familiar,
predictable movements. Proceed left into the Aljiba woods, staying on the top
level to bypass the stairs, and you will reach Dabi's Path, which will be a
cave setting.

Dabi's Path gives you a choice of paths. I find it is easier to go left during
the first linear segment of the path, staying on the top by way of the
platforms, and work your way to the second area. On the second area the path
will branch to the left and down via a series of staircases. Go down the
staircases and follow the path to reach the town of Veros in the lower left.
This short cut will give you a chance to stay at a church to replenish your
life and, in the process, bypass most of the Veros and Denis Woods areas.

Continue through Veros, after your business is finished and exiting the town to
the left to enter the remainder of Veros Woods. Climb the staircase in front of
you to get back above ground. Proceed left, attacking immediately as you enter
the next section to avoid a skeleton ambush. Exit this area into the South
Bridge area, being careful not to get yourself knocked into the water by the
fuchsia fish men as you cross.

The path gets a little linear from here. Continue going left through Jova
Woods and the Town of Jova. There is a church in the town of Jova if you need
it. Pass through Belasco Marsh and the Dead River, which are slightly easier
during day light. You can jump your through the small area of poisoned water
in Belasco Marsh without exhausting a laurel, just remember to keep airborne as
much as possible while you dispatch the mudmen with your whip. Not sure why
you would have it on but make sure you don't have Dracula's Heart equipped when
you talk to the ferry man on the dead river. You want to be ferried left to
the opposite shore and the town of Alba, not Brahm's mansion.

Alba has a church if you need it. Make sure you have any remaining laurels
selected as your active sub weapon, or the sacred flame if you have some hearts
to spare, before leaving Alba for the Sadam Woods. Holy water is also okay in
a pinch. If you still have Dracula's rib equipped, it will provide you with a
useful shield to deflect the dragon bones' fireballs. This will be the last leg
of the journey and the only thing that stands between you and the morning star
is the Sadam Woods region. It has three parts, two of those have annoying
sea green slimes and one has freddies. Both of these enemies pack a bunch and
can take you out in two to three hits. I had run out of laurels by this point
on my attempt but had the sacred flame with some hearts to spare. I would
strongly advise not doing these next sections while under a curse.

You will immediately encounter two slimes in the first section of the woods.
My advice is to throw a couple sacred flames and stand behind those. Stand
ready for a high jump from one of the slimes, which happens sometimes while
his friend is being consumed by the flames. Once they are destroyed progress
left to the dragon bones. Make haste climbing up the cliff to the next
section because the slimes have a habit of respawning behind you as the screen
scrolls.

In the next section of the forest, you are safe on the first platform. Take the
time to conserve hearts and switch to your holy water sub weapon. Toss holy
water down onto the skeletons and freddies that inhabit the lower ledges before
you start to descend on your way to the left. Bypass the staircase that you
come across because that leads to the Storigoi graveyard. Make sure you take
care of the freddie that will come from behind as you try to kill of the last
skeleton guarding the platform on the far left side of the area. Switch back
to the sacred flame or laurels before entering the next section of the Sadam
Woods.

The final section of Sadam Woods has a bunch of sea green slimes. I blew
through his with the sacred flame although they are weak enough to take out
with a couple of holy water tosses if you are in a pinch. As strange as it
seems, these green slimes have half the hit points of the other green slimes in
the first section of the Sadam Woods. If you have any laurels I would just use
those up and run through this section. Otherwise, take this slowly unless you
want four slimes ganging up on you at once. Once you reach the left edge, exit
into the town of Ondol and claim the morning star for 200 hearts. That was a
hell of a journey. After getting the whip, I immediately killed off Simon for
the password.

From this point, getting the flame whip will be a much shorter and easier
journey. Return to the Jam Wasteland cliff and ride the whirlwind again by
kneeling with the red crystal selected for a few seconds. When the whirlwind
drops you off at Bodley Mansion, head left to arrive at a lake that can be
drained by kneeling again with the red crystal. Now work your way back to the
cavern under the lake. Once there cross the lower set floating blue platforms
that we passed up earlier and break the faux wall with holy water to speak to
the hooded man. He will grant you the power of flame if you have the morning
star.