A familiar (使い魔 Tsukaima) is an eidolon summoned by the player. Familiars can take many forms, such as bats, ghosts, and imps. Or, they could be formed from the souls of captured enemies. Their most common purpose is to provide the player with support skills. Some Familiars may also use special attacks to assist the player in combat.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night marks the first appearance of any such summoned creature in the Castlevania series.

Contents 1 Game-Specific Information 1.1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1.2 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 1.3 Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 1.4 Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 1.5 Castlevania: Harmony of Despair 2 Notes

Game-Specific InformationEdit

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightEdit

Alucard can call five Familiars by locating Card relics scattered throughout the game's two castles. Only one of these may be active at any time during gameplay. They include:

• Demon Familiar

The Demon Card can be found in the Abandoned Mine. You'll find a switch in a wall that cannot be hit. Go one room down, and one room to the left for the Demon Card.

• Faerie Familiar

The Faerie Card can be found in the Long Library. Take the top left door in the largest room. Change into a bat to reach it.

• Ghost Familiar

The Ghost Card is in the very top of the Castle Keep at the top of the map. It is at the top of the broken staircase, along with some other useful items.

• Bat Familiar

The Bat Card can be found in the room where you fought Slogra and Gaibon. It is in the upper right corner of the room. Use Bat Form or double jump to reach it.

• Sword Familiar

The Sword Card can be found in Olrox's Quarter's. Take the lower left door in the large room with the fountain. In this hallway, that leads to the Royal Chapel, find the breakable ceiling and go up.

In the Japanese version and Dracula X Chronicles version, there are also Nose Demon Familiar and Fairy Familiar in addition to the pre-exist Familiar types.

Item Data: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Image	Name - Game Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Faerie Card (Essence of Faerie) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Summons "Faerie" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Long Library
	Bat Card (Essence of Bat) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Summons "Bat" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Alchemy Laboratory
	Demon Card (Tiny Devil's Essence) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Summons "Devil" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Abandoned Mine
	Ghost Card (Essence of Ghost) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Summons "Ghost" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Castle Keep
	Sword Card (Essence of Sword) - Symphony of the Night					[ edit ]
	Summons "Sword" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Olrox's Quarters
	N Demon Card (Essence of Nose Demon) - Symphony of the Night (Japanese and DXC-only)					[ edit ]
	Summons "N Demon" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Colosseum
	Fairy Card (Essence of Half-Faerie) - Symphony of the Night (Japanese and DXC-only)					[ edit ]
	Summons "Fairy" Familiar	Relic (Familiar) Alucard			Find: Olrox's Quarters
	Summon Suzaku (jpn) - Symphony of the Night (Saturn-only)					[ edit ]
	'	Spell (Summon / Familiar / (Holy Beast) Maria	Consume: 18 MP		Find: starts with	Sequence: ↑↗→↘↓ + [Fire] Effect: Summons an Owl Familiar

Castlevania: Aria of SorrowEdit

The only familiars used by Soma Cruz in this game are:

• Imp Familiar
• Alastor Familiar

Castlevania: Curse of DarknessEdit

Main article: Innocent Devils

Castlevania: Dawn of SorrowEdit

Soma Cruz can summon familiars after absorbing certain enemy's souls. All of them are guardian souls.

• Bat Familiar
• Corpseweed Familiar
• Mini Devil Familiar
• Quetzalcoatl Familiar
• Great Armor Familiar
• Needle Familiar
• Harpy Familiar
• Gaibon Familiar
• Alastor Familiar

Castlevania: Harmony of DespairEdit

Soma Cruz is the only character able to utilize familiars in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. He has a wide variety of familiars, including several "Retro" familiars to this game.

Item Data: Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (edit)
Image	Name - Game Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Ghost - Harmony of Despair
	Summon a Ghost as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma	Consume: 2 MP	ATK +4	Rarity: ** Steal: Ghost (2.8%)
	Bat - Harmony of Despair
	Summon a Bat as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma	Consume: 2 MP	ATK +4	Rarity: ** Steal: Bat (2.8%)
	Gaibon - Harmony of Despair
	Summon Gaibon as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma	Consume: 2 MP	ATK +8	Steal: Gaibon (3.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 9
	R. Raven - Harmony of Despair
	Summon an 8-bit raven as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma	Attrib: ATK +2 Consume: 6 MP		Steal: R. Raven (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10
	R. Vampire Bat - Harmony of Despair
	Summon an 8-bit bat as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma		ATK +2	Steal: R. Vampire Bat (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10	Effect: 1 MP
	R. Ghost - Harmony of Despair
	Summon an 8-bit ghost as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma	Consume: 6 MP	ATK +2	Steal: R. Ghost (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10
	R. Skele-Dragon - Harmony of Despair
	Summon an 8-bit skele-dragon as a familiar.	Blue Soul (Familiar) Soma	Consume: 8 MP	ATK +2	Steal: R. Skele-Dragon (5.5%) First Obtained: Chapter 10

NotesEdit

• The term "Familiar" has also been used historically as a reference to any of a witch's companion spirits. References to witches, witchcraft and associated practices are frequently used in Castlevania series.

• The concept of familiars is one of many series elements borrowed from console role-playing games, where similar creatures are commonplace.

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