Kaladbolg is a sword in the Castlevania series. It is a demonic sword tempered by fairies.
Origins[]
Kaladbolg ("hard belly", or possibly "hard lightning"), usually written as Caladbolg and sometimes as Caladcholg ("hard blade"), is the sword of Fergus mac Róich from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Spelled Caladcholg, it is also associated with the more obscure Ulster hero Fergus mac Leda, suggesting a conflation of two legends. It was said to be a two-handed sword that made a circle like an arc of rainbow when swung and have the power to slice the tops off hills and take out several men.
During the Táin Bó Cuailnge, Ailill mac Máta takes Caladbolg away from Fergus mac Róich when he discovers Fergus's affair with his wife Medb. He gives it back when the Ulstermen rally against his armies. Fergus wreaks havoc against Ulster's forces with his blade, but Conall Cernach convinces him not to kill Conchobar mac Nessa. He redirects his blow above Conchobar's head, chopping off the tops of three hills in the process.
Game specific information[]
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow[]
The Kaladbolg sword attacks horizontally and is imbued with the Dark attribute, making it most effective when used against Holy based creatures (similar to the Mormegil from Symphony of the Night). When it is swung, it appears as if blood was being flung outward about it as it has a red outline to it. It is the most powerful "normal speed" horizontally swung sword in the game (Balmung is stronger, but rather slow). The Dark attribute won't help much through most of the game, though, since the only enemies weak against Dark are the Valkyrie and Erinys.
The sword can be found in the upper-left corner of the giant square-shaped room located in the center-left of the Top Floor and is only accessible by flying around as a bat or by using the Hippogryph's soul, Highjump. It is located directly below the throne room.
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow[]
This is the penultimate sword class weapon in the game. While it loses the Dark attribute from the previous game, it gains a respectable INT boost in order to enhance its power.
It is created by synthesizing a Burtgang with an Arc Demon's soul (which normally gives resistance against Dark spells and attacks). The only Arc Demon in the game can be found in the final stage, The Abyss, located in one of the first rooms of the stage (the one containing timed fire geysers). Synthesizing this weapon with an Abaddon soul creates the ultimate sword class weapon in the game, the Valmanway.
The evolutionary chain of this weapon is the following:
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Kaladbolg | ||||||||
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Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
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| Sword of darkness. | Attrib: Sword Darkness |
ATK +86 Sell: $10,000 |
Find: Top Floor |
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| A demonic sword tempered by fairies | Attrib: Slashing Consume: 50 MP (Special Attack) |
ATK +65 INT +8 Sell: $26,000 |
Find: Yoko's shop Create: Burtgang + Arc Demon Soul |
Special: Standard lunge Evolve: + Abaddon Soul >> Valmanway | ||||
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| Demonic sword tempered by faeries. | Attrib: Slash #hands: 1 |
ATK +39 Sell: $10,000 |
Rarity: **** Find: Chapter 6 (Hard) |
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