Camilla

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Camilla
Japanese Name	Camilla
Role	Minion
Age	Unknown
Appearances	1697: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest 1792: Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood 1830: Castlevania: Circle of the Moon Unknown: Castlevania: Judgment
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Official Background	Circle of the Moon: A loyal minion plotting the resurrection of her master, the demon lord Dracula. Judgment[1]: As a female vampire, Carmilla sees Dracula as an incarnation of God. She loves bathing in the blood of innocent humans. Aggressive and lascivious, she sees humans as little more than cattle.

Camilla (ja. カミーラ Camilla or カーミラ Carmilla) is a vampire (Who takes many shapes and forms) from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest, Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood,Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, and the Rondo of Blood remake, Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles. She also appears as a playable character in Castlevania: Judgment.

Camilla loyally serves Dracula, though unlike him she doesn't display a hatred of humans. She actually believes that darkness is the true nature of humanity, which Dracula would bring out.

Contents 1 Character history 2 Boss battles 3 Appearance in Judgment 3.1 Judgment Quotes 4 Understanding Camilla's many names 5 Appearance Gallery 6 Trivia 7 See Also 8 References

[edit] Character history

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Camilla was a devoted worshipper of chaos and Dracula. In 1830, she successfully resurrected the Count in her Austrian castle, although he was not at his full power. To restore his evil might, Camilla planned to sacrifice the vampire hunter Morris Baldwin, father to Hugh Baldwin and mentor to Nathan Graves, during a lunar eclipse of the full moon. As Graves began making headway in the effort to rescue his master, Camilla sent the Necromancer to delay him. Ultimately, she brainwashed Hugh to do her evil bidding and challenged Graves to a battle in the Underground Waterway. She later meets Nathan, after which she tries to convince to stop fighting claiming that darkness was the true nature of the human soul, therefor meaning he shouldn't fight Dracula, but Nathan ignored her view. Although she perished at the hero's hand, Camilla relished the fact that the rite to restore the Count was nearly complete.

Camilla also fought several heroes who attempted to oppose Dracula before 1830, including Simon Belmont in 1699 and Richter Belmont/Maria Renard in 1792. However, Camilla played only a minor role in those conflicts.

[edit] Boss battles

• Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest - In this game, Camilla appears as a mask called "Vampira". This mask represents the ballroom masks that Camilla wore to the many parties she went to, and was also used to hide the fact that she was a vampire in the novel she came from. She attacks by dripping poison on Simon Belmont, which are the infamous "Bloody Tears".

• Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood - Once Richter or Maria enter the boss chamber with Camilla, they are first greeted by "Vampira", Camilla's mask. From behind the mask, Camilla appears as a nude woman atop a skull. The mask then breaks into several pieces, and Camilla begins to attack with the skull she rides crying "Bloody Tears". Also present in this boss battle is Laura, her consort (a character also from the original novel).

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon - Playing a much larger role in this game than in the previous games, Camilla is responsible for the resurrection of Dracula. When confronted, Camilla transforms into a winged demon atop a giant skull in the Underground Waterway. While a different look for her, she still resembles her previous appearances. She attacks with poisonous fumes and laser blasts. After the battle she reverts to her normal form and says there is no way to stop Dracula as she dies.

Camilla
Game	Circle of the Moon
Enemy Number	102
Description
Level
Experience	80000
Hit Points	1500
Abilities
Attack Power
Tolerance
Weakness
Timestop affect
Drop Items
Steal Items
Location
Soul Details
Skill Points

[edit] Appearance in Judgment

Her battle theme is "Bloody Tears".

[edit] Judgment Quotes

• Short description: A female vampire who loves to bathe in blood.
• Before battle: "My, don't you look delicious. I'll grant you a quick death."
• During most powerful attack: "Now I've got you!" "Come. Let's play." "I will give you the greatest of pleasures." "Ah, so satisfying. And now... YOU DIE!!!"

[edit] Understanding Camilla's many names

Game	Japanese name	Japanese name (translated)	English Name
Simon's Quest	女吸血鬼	Female vampire	Vampira
Rondo of Blood	カミーラ	Camilla	Carmilla
Circle of the Moon	カーミラ	Carmilla	Camilla
Judgment	カーミラ	Carmilla	Carmilla

[edit] Appearance Gallery

See also Camilla Artwork

Carmilla's mask from Simon's Quest	Carmilla's mask from the Nintendo Power Simon's Quest guide	Carmilla from Rondo of Blood	Proposed early design for Castlevania 64	Carmilla from Circle of the Moon
Carmilla's mask in the background in Harmony of Dissonance	Carmilla from Dracula X Chronicles	Carmilla from Judgment	Concept art in the Ultimate Judge guidebook

[edit] Trivia

References to Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla:

• Camilla herself is based on the titular character of the novella, an Austrian countess and vampire. Truly the supposedly-long-dead Countess Millarca von Karnstein, Carmilla meets the narrator Laura when she is saved from a wagon wreck.
• Camilla's mask is another reference. In the story, Carmilla takes advantage of the anonymity of a masquerade ball to look for victims.
• Laura, the girl who appears alongside Camilla in Rondo of Blood, was the narrator of Carmilla; she is the vampire countess's love interest, and nearly her victim. Carmilla wishes to transform Laura into a vampire so they may be together eternally. Laura does not share Carmilla's feelings, and is somewhat embarrassed and intimidated by Carmilla's attention.

References in other games:

• In Castlevania: Dracula X, if Richter fails to save Annette Renard, a skull will appear and possess her in the Clock Tower. The resulting "Skull Sorceress" enemy closely resembles Camilla. However, unlike Camilla's normal "Bloody Tears" attacks, the eyes of the Skull Sorceress' skull actually function more like the orbs that Shaft controls in Rondo of Blood. Therefore, Skull Sorceress (Annette Renard's possessed form) is actually a fusion between Camilla and Shaft.
• A model of Camilla atop her skull can be seen in early footage of Castlevania for the Nintendo 64. However, she is not present in the final game.
• In Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, a statue can be found in the Cave of Skeletons which is clearly intended to resemble Camilla's mask (Vampira) from Simon's Quest and Rondo of Blood.
• Judgment's backstory for Camilla seems to be attempting to hybridize or cross over the mythos of Carmilla Karnstein, and that of Erzsebet Bathory (she is called Elizabeth Bartley in the English translation of Castlevania Bloodlines). Le Fanu's Carmilla was not particularly violent or cruel despite being very much a vampire; nor did she bathe in blood. She was in fact quite a tragic character, and while Laura fears her, she does not hate Carmilla, and feels pity for her in the end. Erzsebet Bathory, on the other hand, is known historically to have been a vicious and sadistic individual, and truly did believe that bathing in the blood of young women would keep her from growing old.

[edit] See Also

• Camilla Artwork

[edit] References

• Simon's Quest manual (page 26).
• Rondo of Blood manual (page 14).
• Circle of the Moon manual (page 18).