Dracula's Castle

Dracula's Castle
Dracula's Castle in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Universe	Castlevania
Appears in	Ultimate
Availability	Starter
Crate type	Normal
Maximum players	8
Music Bolded tracks must be unlocked Ultimate Castlevania series music Main: Vampire Killer (Remix) Alternate: Divine Bloodlines
Tournament legality Ultimate Singles: Banned Doubles: Banned

“	On this stage, various characters from throughout the series will appear as guests and you can get items by breaking the candles. Including new and classic tunes, this stage has 34 total tracks to listen to!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Dracula's Castle (ドラキュラ城, Dracula Castle), also known as Castlevania, is a stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is the home stage of Simon and Richter. They're both fought here in their unlock battles.

Stage overview

Dracula's Castle features two platforms to the left and right that move up and down. All the way to the right side is a set of stairs whose bottom half is broken off. Candles in the background can be destroyed, dropping items. Each end of the stage is surrounded by the darkness. Dracula's coffin appears in the background.

When hazards are turned off, the two platforms do not move and the candles never appear.

Background characters

During gameplay, various boss characters from Castlevania will make an appearance, including the Creature (also known as "Frankenstein's Monster", from Frankenstein by Mary Shelley) with Flea Man (also known as "Igor"), Mummy, Medusa, Werewolf, Carmilla (in her giant mask form from Simon's Quest), and Death. Each enemy has their own entrance based on how they appeared during the original boss battle (such as Werewolf leaping through a window). The silhouette of Kid Dracula from the Kid Dracula spin-off series appears occasionally. All these characters stay in the background, which means they don't interrupt the fight at all, even with stage hazards turned on.

When the moon disappears in the darkness and bats gather around Dracula's coffin, lightning will flash, revealing Dracula's shadow or Kid Dracula's shadow in the middle of a castle. Dracula himself appears as a boss in Adventure Mode: World of Light in a boss arena resembling Dracula's Castle, but with a flat and empty layout.

Ω form and Battlefield form

The Ω form and Battlefield form is set on a completely flat version of the normal form's main platform that is also resized and reshaped to match Final Destination and Battlefield, respectively. The stairs and candles are absent, and on the Battlefield form there are also three soft platforms that remain in place.

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  Ω form

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  Battlefield form

Origin

Simon fighting Dracula in the original Castlevania.

Throughout the Castlevania series, the top of Dracula's Castle is the endpoint of the protagonist's journey, where they fight the main antagonist Dracula. Dracula's Castle is always a large structure full of horrifying monsters and tortuous rooms; in the background is the clock tower, a recurring area in the Castlevania games. Candles are a common element in the Castlevania games and are broken to reveal whip upgrades, hearts, food, and items. Every time Dracula's Castle is destroyed, it magically rebuilds itself every hundred or so years, along with a reincarnation of Dracula.

This final area usually has the same structure: A long stairway leading to a short hallway, finally ending with Dracula's quarters. The Smash stage condenses this, making the staircase lead directly to Dracula's room. The broken staircase may be a reference to Symphony of the Night, where the staircase is broken into two pieces for most of the game.

In Spirit battles

Spirit			Battle parameters
No.	Image	Name	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music
1,052		Trevor C. Belmont	•Simon •Palutena •Sheik		13,000	Dracula's Castle	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Alucard)	•Hostile assist trophies will appear when the enemy's at high damage •Reinforcements will appear during the battle	Beginning
1,055	File:Alucard Spirit 1.png	Alucard	•Simon		13,500	Dracula's Castle	•Assist Trophy Enemies (Alucard)	•Hostile assist trophies will appear	Dracula's Castle
1,064		Jonathan Morris	•Richter •Robin		9,300	Dracula's Castle	N/A	•The enemy's throwing-type items have increased power	Jail of Jewel
1,068		Medusa Head	•Meta Knight •Tiny Mewtwo (x5)		3,600	Dracula's Castle	•Move Speed ↓	•You have reduced move speed after a little while •The enemy falls slowly •Defeat an army of fighters	Starker / Wicked Child
1,071	File:Death Castlevania.png	Death	•Robin		9,400	Dracula's Castle	•Hard to Launch •Sudden Damage	•You take serious damage after a little while •You are hard to launch •The enemy starts the battle with a Death's Scythe	Nothing to Lose
1,072	File:Carmilla2.png	Carmilla	•Giant Meta Knight		2,100	Dracula's Castle	•Defense ↑ •Invisibility	•The enemy is invisible •The enemy has increased defense after a little while •The enemy is giant	Dwelling of Doom
1,078		Kid Dracula	•Lucas		9,600	Dracula's Castle	•Hazard: Slumber Floor	•The floor is sleep-inducing •The enemy's melee blows will heal them when they hit	Dwelling of Doom

With hazards off

Spirit			Battle parameters
No.	Image	Name	Enemy Fighter(s)	Type	Power	Stage	Rules	Conditions	Music
22	File:Boo Mario.png	Boo Mario	•Mario		1,900	Dracula's Castle (hazards off)	•Hazard: High Gravity •Hazard: Low Gravity •Invisibility	•The enemy is invisible •Your jumping power decreases when the enemy's at high damage •The enemy is less affected by gravity	Castle / Boss Fortress - Super Mario World / SMB 3	) In Battlefield form Spirit Battle parameters No. Image Name Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music 1,062 Julius Belmont •Simon 9,600 Dracula's Castle (Battlefield form) N/A •The enemy has increased attack power •The enemy has increased move speed Jet Black Incursion 1,070 File:Fleature.png The Creature & Flea Man •Giant Mii Brawler (Hockey Mask, Business Suit) •Diddy Kong 4,500 Dracula's Castle (Battlefield form) •Hazard: Zap Floor •The floor is electrified •The enemy is giant Out of Time In Ω form Spirit Battle parameters No. Image Name Enemy Fighter(s) Type Power Stage Rules Conditions Music 1,069 Mummy •Sheik (x2) 3,600 Dracula's Castle (Ω form) N/A •The enemy's throws have increased power •The enemy has super armor but moves slower •Stamina battle Mad Forest 1,074 Shaft •Robin 1,700 Dracula's Castle (Ω form) •Move Speed ↓ •Invisibility •You have reduced move speed •The enemy is invisible Dance of Gold Gallery Lightning flashing on the stage, showing Dracula's shadow. Medusa in the background. Trivia It is possible that this iteration of Dracula’s Castle takes place in the present day, given the steps up to the room are broken in Order of Ecclesia, and are not repaired until Aria of Sorrow which takes place in 2035. The castle is still intact at that time, even with Dracula’s destruction. Areas of Dracula's Castle appear as various stages in Castlevania Judgment. This technically makes it one of six stages in the Super Smash Bros. series to be featured as a stage in other fighting games, the others being the Fountain of Dreams, Green Hill Zone, Pyrosphere, Suzaku Castle, and Midgar. Dracula's Castle is the only new third party stage to appear in Ultimate before DLC. External Link Article on the Castlevania Wiki.