Brahm's Mansion (ディムの館/ブラームの館 Dimu no Yakata/Burāmu no Yakata?, lit. "House of Dim/House of Brahm"), also called Dim's Mansion, is a location in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest. It is the third accessible mansion in the game.
Overview[]
Brahm's Mansion is the first stop along a dead-end path where the Ferryman takes Simon Belmont to on the Dead River from the coast of the Belasco Marsh area if presented with Dracula's Heart, which is found at the end of Rover Mansion to the far east. Beyond the mansion, the player needs to cross another fork of the great river (upstream of the South Bridge) to reach the Jam Wasteland, where a traveling Gypsy will award a Diamond sub-weapon.
Brahm's Mansion is one of the most straightforward mazes, just simply head up, over, down, and over again in order to find the Oak Stake Merchant and the relic. The player doesn't need to worry about fake floors or walls going this path. There's a section in the upper-left part of the mansion that the player doesn't need to go to, that requires walking through a fake wall in order to "get back". The mansion is populated by a wide variety of creatures that must be dealt with. Death guards the entrance to the relic housed in this mansion, Dracula's Eyeball. The player can just walk past Death to the other exit of his room and completely skip the boss battle. However, defeating him will award the Gold Knife, which is the most powerful dagger in the game. Dracula's Eyeball allows the player to see hidden clues and is one of the required items to enter Dracula's Castle.
Enemy Data[]
Enemy Data: Brahm's Mansion | |||||
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Image | Name - Game Description |
Statistics | Items | Location | Notes |
' | HP: 2/4/8/16/32 |
Drop: Half Heart |
Berkeley Mansion / Rover Mansion / Brahm's Mansion / Bodley Mansion / Laruba Mansion |
Abil: some Throw Bones (arc, explode) | |
' | HP: 2/4/8/16/32 |
Drop: Half Heart |
Berkeley Mansion / Rover Mansion / Brahm's Mansion / Bodley Mansion / Laruba Mansion |
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' | HP: 2/4/8 |
Drop: Small Heart |
Berkeley Mansion, Bodley Mansion |
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' | HP: 2/4/8 |
Drop: Big Heart |
Berkeley Mansion / Rover Mansion / Brahm's Mansion |
Abil: Fireball | |
' | HP: 4 |
Drop: Small Heart |
Rover Mansion, Brahm's Mansion |
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' | HP: 128 |
Drop: Golden Knife Guard: Dracula's Eyeball |
Brahm's Mansion |
Item Data[]
Item Data: Brahm's Mansion | ||||||||
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Image | Name - Game Type - Users Description |
Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
When it comes to the most frightening piece, the eyes have it. | Find: Brahm's Mansion |
Effect: Allows the player to see items hidden inside of breakable blocks | ||||||
This is your strongest knife, and it has a mysterious power. | Consume: 2 Hearts |
Drop: Death |
Effect: Multi-Hit Knife Throw | |||||
You'll need the Oak Stake to collect Dracula's corpse at the mansions. | Buy: 50 Hearts Find: Berkeley, Bodley, Brahm's, Laruba and Rover Mansions (...) |
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WAIT FOR A SOUL WITH A RED CRYSTAL ON DEBORAH CLIFF. JPNver: デボラノガケノ マエデ アカスイショウヲ カカゲ カゼヲマテ Translation: Press a Red Crystal against the Deborah Cliff, kneel, and wait for a wind. |
Find: Brahm's Mansion |
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PLACE THE LAURELS IN A SILK BAG TO BRING THEM TO LIFE. JPNver: キヌノフクロニ クルマレシ ゲッケイジュハ タマシイヲ フキコマレル Translation: When you wrap dry herbs, such as Laurels, in a Silk Bag, they will be brought to life. |
Find: Brahm's Mansion |
Gallery[]
Maps[]
- See also: Simon's Quest World Map
Trivia[]
- The Japanese name of the mansion is Burāmu, which is phonetically similar to "Bram", as in Bram Stoker, the name of the author of Dracula.
- In the guide book Dracula II: Noroi no Fūin Kanzen Hisshōbon, Burāmu no Yakata is written Dimu no Yakata.
Other appearances[]
Super Castlevania IV[]
- Main article: Super Castlevania IV Stage 4
Brahm's Mansion appears to correspond with the Endless Tower of the Trick Manor in Super Castlevania IV. The boss of Brahm's Mansion has been replaced with a boss similar to Death's giant skull second form in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Puweyxil. Also, the skulls that appear in the background are similar to how stages Death resides in tend to have skulls lying about.
External links[]
- NES Game Atlas hints: Scan of pages 158-159 hosted on the Castlevania Dungeon.