This page is about the stage. For the general environment, see Castle Entrances.

The Entrance is the first stage in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and is entered as the hero crosses the draw bridge in the opening sequence. It leads into the Alchemy Laboratory. Its counterpart in the Inverted Castle is the Reverse Entrance. The theme music of this area is Dracula's Castle.

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightEdit

DialogEdit

Dialog Data: Dialog
Image / Participants	Transcript	Information
Playstation Version (edit)
AlucardDeath	First Encounter With Death Death: Ah, Alucard. What is your business here? Alucard: I've come to put an end to this. Death: Still befriending mortals... I'll not ask you to return to our side. But I demand you cease your attack. Alucard: I will not. Death: You shall regret those words... We will meet again. (steals Alucard Sword, Alucard Shield, Alucard Mail, Dragon Helm and Necklace of J) Video: Castlevania SOTN- Meeting Death(00:34) 219 views	Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Location: Entrance When: Shorty after arriving at the Castle
Dracula X Chronicles Version (edit)
AlucardDeath	First Encounter With Death Death: Ah, Alucard. What is your business here? Alucard: I've come to put an end to this. Death: Ever the insolent boy, but there'll be no games here. If you will not behave, begone. Alucard: I will do neither. Step aside, old man. Death: Ha! Such arrogance. Very well... but I shall see you very soon.(steals Alucard's equipment) Video: Chat with death(00:51) 254 views	Game: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (DXC) Location: Entrance When: Shorty after arriving at the Castle

Enemy DataEdit

Enemy Data: Castle Entrance
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location
	8. Warg  (Anfauglir)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Wolves which guard castle entrance.	Weak: Fire Level: 2 HP: 21 Exp: 10		Entrance
	5. Zombie			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night (Strategy)
	Fresh Corpses. Magically animated.	Weak: Holy, Fire Level: 1 HP: 1 Exp: 5	Drop: $100, Cloth Tunic	Entrance
	3. Bat			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night (Strategy)
	Vampire bats. Feared as servants of evil.	Level: 1 HP: 1 Exp: 10	Drop: Potion, Monster Vial 2	Cave, Entrance, Floating Catacombs, Royal Chapel, Underground Caverns
	6. Merman [Lv. 2]			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night (Strategy)
	Legendary "creature". Attacks all invaders.	Strong: Water Weak: Fire, Thunder Level: 2 Exp: 12	Drop: Zircon, Monster Vial 1	Entrance
	10. Merman [Lv. 3]			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night (Strategy)
	Fireball-spitting Merman. Largest of merman kind.	Strong: Water Weak: Fire, Thunder Level: 3 HP: 10 Exp: 12	Drop: Zircon, Monster Vial 1	Entrance
	13. Bloody Zombie			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Eastern Church soldiers dispatched 300 years ago.	Weak: Holy, Fire Level: 4 HP: 24 Exp: 15	Drop: Cloth Tunic, Basilard	Alchemy Laboratory, Entrance, Olrox's Quarters
	62. Owl Knight  (Owl Armor)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Heavily armored knight. Attacks with trained owl.	Strong: Cut Level: 15 HP: 180 Exp: 50	Drop: Cutlass, Medal	Colosseum, Entrance
	9. Bone Scimitar  (Skeleton Soldier)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Ferocious skeleton swordsman.	Level: 3 HP: 18 Exp: 15	Drop: Short Sword, Red Rust	Alchemy Laboratory, Colosseum, Entrance
	83. Blade  (Red Smasher)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Eldest Giant brother. Wields two huge daggers.	Level: 21 HP: 380 Exp: 100	Drop: Hunter Sword, Gold Plate	Black Marble Gallery, Entrance, Olrox's Quarters
	84. Gurkha  (Gurkha Master)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Giant brother. Wields a gurkha knife.	Level: 21 HP: 420 Exp: 120	Drop: Combat Knife, Gold Plate	Black Marble Gallery, Entrance
Early Fight
	18. Gaibon			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Fire-breathing flying demon.	Level: 6 HP: 200 Exp: 200	Guard: Life Vessel	Alchemy Laboratory, Cave, Entrance
	21. Slogra  (Berrigan)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Demon with enchanted spear.	Level: 6 HP: 200 Exp: 200		Alchemy Laboratory, Cave, Entrance

Item DataEdit

Hover mouse over the "(...)" in the Found column for more details on how to find an item in the Entrance.

Item Data: Castle Entrance
Image	Name - Game Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Pot Roast (Tasty Meat) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Castlevania pot roast [use]	Food (Meat) Alucard		HP +50	Find: Entrance (hidden) (...) (all) Drop: Flail Guard
	Turkey (jpn) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Roast turkey [use]	Food (Meat) Alucard		HP +80	Find: Entrance (hidden) (...) (all) Drop: Flea Rider
	Heart Vessel [alt] - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Increases the player's maximum heart capacity.	Item (standard) all		Heart +30	Find: Entrance (hidden) (...) (all)	Effect: Increases Max Hearts (Alucard-only)
	Cube of Zoe (Materialize Cube) [alt] - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Causes items to materialize	Relic (Cube) Alucard			Find: Entrance
	Axe - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Travels in an arc, ideal for defeating overhead foes.(...)	Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only)	Attrib: Holy / Cut Consume: # Hearts 4 (Alucard / Maria), 1 (Richter)	ATK +10	Find: Entrance (requires Cube of Zoe) (...)	Effect: Thrown in arc (Alucard, Richter); 4 thrown in homing arc (Maria) Special: Item Crash (Richter, 10 hearts)
	Stopwatch [alt] - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Freezes time for all on-screen enemies. Some foes are immune.(...)	Sub-Weapon Alucard, Richter, Maria (Saturn only)	Consume: #Hearts: 20 (Alucard), 10 (Richter / Maria)		Find: Entrance (requires Cube of Zoe) (...)	Effect: Freezes time Special: Item Crash for longer duration (Richter Only, 20 hearts)
	Shield Potion (jpn) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Temporarily raises DEF [use]	Medicine (Stat Potion) Alucard		DEF +20	Find: Entrance (accessible from Marble Gallery) (all) Drop: Skeleton
	Life Vessel [alt] - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity.	Item (standard) all		Max HP + 10	Find: Entrance (accessible from Marble Gallery) (...) (all) Drop: Most bosses.	Effect: Restore all life and increases Max HP
	Heart Vessel [alt] - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Increases the player's maximum heart capacity.	Item (standard) all		Heart +30	Find: Entrance (accessible from teleporter from Outer Wall) (all)	Effect: Increases Max Hearts (Alucard-only)
	Life Vessel [alt] - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Increases the player's maximum HP (life) capacity.	Item (standard) all		Max HP + 10	Find: Entrance (accessible from Underground Caverns) (all) Drop: Most bosses.	Effect: Restore all life and increases Max HP

Related StagesEdit

• Alchemy Laboratory - The next stage for Alucard.
• Marble Gallery - Connected area (initially accessible from Marble Gallery)
• Outer Wall - Connected area via the teleporter (initially accessible from the Outer Wall). Other areas later become accessible through teleporter as their teleporters are found.
• Underground Caverns - Connected area first accessible from the Underground Caverns.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (LCD)Edit

The Entrance is the first stage of the LCD version of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Zombies and Medusa Heads are fought here. Defeating the boss Medusa will give Alucard a Sword to replace his Dagger.

Enemy Data: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (LCD)
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location
	Zombie
	Symphony of the Night LCD
	'			1. Entrance, 2. Royal Chapel, 3. Catacombs, 4. Castle Keep
	Medusa Head
	Symphony of the Night LCD
	'			1. Entrance, 2. Royal Chapel, 3. Catacombs, 4. Castle Keep
	Medusa
	Symphony of the Night LCD
	'		Guard: Sword	1. Entrance

Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the NightEdit

The Castle Entrance in Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night includes some enemies from the original Castle Entrance and from its inverted version, the Reverse Entrance.