Balore is a recurring boss from the Castlevania series.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Enemy Data 3 Soul Powers 3.1 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 3.2 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 4 Game-Specific Information 4.1 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 4.2 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 4.2.1 Weaknesses 4.3 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 5 External links

OverviewEdit

Balore is taken from the Celtic mythology of Ireland Balor. Balor was the king of a race of giants known as the Fomorians who possessed unusual physical properties, Balor himself having only one eye. As a child, Balor was observing druids preparing noxious spells and the fumes entered his eye, this granted his eye incredible destructive power and so his eyelids grew heavy so that the destructive forces could be contained behind them.

In the Castlevania series, Balore is gigantic and wields a destructive eye-based attack, both features shared with his origin. The most recent interpretation shows severe damage to Balore's face (perhaps a remainder of his childhood incident), as well as a deathly gray color to his skin in Dawn of Sorrow onwards rather than the normal, somewhat bronzed tone he had in Aria of Sorrow.

Enemy DataEdit

Enemy Data: Balore
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location
	110. Balore			[ edit ]
	Aria of Sorrow
	Demon with a fear inducing gaze.	Strong: Nothing Weak: Nothing HP: 4000 Exp: 16000 Timestop: Unaffected	Drop: Nothing Soul: Balore Punch	The Arena (as a boss)
	103. Balore  (Balor)			[ edit ]
	Dawn of Sorrow
	A demon with a fear-inducing gaze.	Weak: Piercing, Slashing HP: 900 MP: 500 Exp: 1000 Atk: 45 Timestop: Unaffected	Soul: Destructive Glance	Wizardry Lab
	130. Balore  (Balor)			[ edit ]
	Portrait of Ruin
	A demon whose very gaze induces terror.	Weak: Piercing HP: 3000 Exp: 2000 Skill Pt: 40		Nest of Evil

Soul PowersEdit

Castlevania: Aria of SorrowEdit

120 mp to cast powerful punch attack. 2nd strongest soul in the game under the Red Minotaur soul.

Castlevania: Dawn of SorrowEdit

• 1/1 Level
• 0 MP/Use
• "Touch the Touch Screen to shatter certain blocks."

Game-Specific InformationEdit

Castlevania: Aria of SorrowEdit

Noted as "A demon with a fear-inducing gaze". Balore is a fearsome enemy. Soma first enters the room to find a Giant Bat materialize in front of him, implying a boss fight with it. However, a giant fist comes and crushs the bat instantly before a low chuckle is heard from Balore. To fight Balore, Soma must attack his eyes while looking out for Balore's fist. Near the end of the fight, Balore switches eyes (literally) and constantly sweeps the floor of the room with a fire beam. The easiest way to defeat him at this point is to use the Medusa Head soul to hover near his eyes, avoiding the ground fire and gaining a clear shot. Defeating Balore rewards Soma with the Balore and Giant Bat souls. The Balore soul gives Soma an extremely powerful punch attack, whilst the Giant Bat soul grants him the ability to transform into a bat and fly.

Castlevania: Dawn of SorrowEdit

Soma Cruz once again encounters the Balore in the Wizardry Lab who demonstrates his power by destroying a massive wall of ice that stands between him and Soma. This time around Balore has been completely redesigned. His skin is now blue and the upper half of his body is shown on the left hand side of the screen, perhaps to show that he has indeed been slain by Soma, but has come back to life through a zombification process. The player can also stand on Balore's fist to be level with Balore's face. Balore's face is shown to have rotten on one side and metal bolted on the other. The rotten side of his face can be seen when he screams "Gaaaahhh!" and fires his eye beam or when he is killed and disintegrates.

WeaknessesEdit

Weak against stab attack and slash attack.

Castlevania: Portrait of RuinEdit

In Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin, Balore appears in The Nest of Evil, as the first boss. He has the same attacks from Dawn of Sorrow, only he is facing the opposite direction, which may slightly confuse players who were familiar with his attacks in the previous game, he also challenges players in the first boss rush challenge.

External linksEdit

• Balor in Wikipedia

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Characters
Heroes
Jonathan Morris - Charlotte Aulin - Wind - Vincent Dorin
Villains
Brauner - Stella - Loretta - Death - Dracula
Lesser Roles
Richter Belmont - Maria Renard - Old Axe Armor
Bosses
Main Game Bosses
Dullahan - Behemoth - Keremet - Astarte - Legion - Dagon The Creature - Mummy Man - Werewolf - Medusa
Nest of Evil Bosses
Balore - Gergoth - Zephyr - Aguni - Abaddon - Doppelganger Fake Trevor, Fake Sypha and Fake Grant
Areas
Castle Areas
Entrance - Great Stairway - Buried Chamber - Tower of Death - Master's Keep - Throne Room
Paintings
City of Haze - Nation of Fools - Sandy Grave - Forest of Doom 13th Street - Burnt Paradise - Forgotten City - Dark Academy - Nest of Evil
Music
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Original Soundtrack
Guides
BradyGames Portrait of Ruin Official Strategy Guide - Konami Akumajo Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary - Inventory - Sisters Mode - Richter Mode - Old Axe Armor Mode

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Characters
Heroes
Soma Cruz - Mina Hakuba - J./Julius Belmont - Yoko Belnades - Genya Arikado (Alucard) - Hammer
Villains
Graham Jones
Bosses
Creaking Skull - Manticore - Great Armor - Big Golem - Headhunter - Death - Legion - Balore - Chaos
Areas
Castle Corridor - Chapel - Study - Dance Hall - Inner Quarters - Floating Garden - Clock Tower Underground Reservoir - Underground Cemetery - The Arena - Top Floor - Forbidden Area - Chaotic Realm
Music
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack
Guides
Futabasha Official Guide - NTT Pub Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary - Inventory - Julius Mode - Voice Translations

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Characters
Heroes
Soma Cruz - Mina Hakuba - Julius Belmont - Yoko Belnades - Genya Arikado (Alucard) - Hammer
Villains
Celia Fortner - Dario Bossi - Dmitrii Blinov
Bosses
Flying Armor - Balore - Malphas - Puppet Master - Rahab - Gergoth - Zephyr - Bat Company Paranoia - Aguni - Abaddon - Death - Menace
Areas
The Lost Village - Wizardry Lab - Garden of Madness - The Dark Chapel - Demon Guest House - Condemned Tower Cursed Clock Tower - Subterranean Hell - Silenced Ruins - The Pinnacle - Mine of Judgement - The Abyss
Music
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow & Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Original Soundtrack
Guides
DoubleJump Books Dawn of Sorrow Official Strategy Guide Konami Akumajo Dracula: Sougetsu no Juujika Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary - Inventory - Julius Mode - Voice Translations

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