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"I see you!"
— Lerajie when she detects the player in Portrait of Ruin

Lerajie is an enemy in the Castlevania series. She is an evil hunter who uses ricocheting bullets to kill from afar.

Origins

Leraje has his origins as a demon in the medieval grimoires. One of Leraje's earliest known appearances as a demon is from the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577) as Loray or Oray. Most of the information from this book appears to have been copied by the author of the Ars Goetia (mid-17th century), a section from the book Lesser Key of Solomon.

Leraje is the 14th demon listed in the Ars Goetia and is described as a mighty Great Marquis of Hell who commands thirty legions of demons. He causes great battles and disputes, and can cause arrow wounds to develop gangrene.

The name Leraje appears to be derived from the angel Leyraiell from the Liber Juratus Honorii or The Sworne Booke of Honorius (13th century or earlier). Notably, Leyraiell is not mentioned to be a fallen angel, but appears to have received the label of demon in later grimoires.

How exactly Lerajie's appearance in the Castlevania series was inspired is uncertain, but her using a musket and having a green skin tone may be a reference to Leraje's depiction as a handsome archer wearing green clothes and carrying a bow and arrows in the various grimoires.

Appearances

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

First encountered in various areas of the Great Stairway, whether it is in the caves, halls or tower sections, and later reappearing in the Nation of Fools. Lerajie is usually encountered standing on a platform that is on a different level from the player's (usually above), or protected by an environmental obstacle, making it hard to attack her right away and often giving her enough time to attack first.

Lerajie is initially found standing guard on her post, but when she becomes alerted of the player, she'll yell a threatening "I see you!" and draw out her musket. A long red line will then appear, tracing an intricate pattern of angled lines, which telegraphs the trajectory the bullet will follow. After about a couple of seconds, Lerajie will pull the trigger and the bullet will then traverse the entire red line almost instantly. After (or sometimes also before) attacking, she'll start hoping backward, trying to find a good spot to start aiming, and will sometimes hang on a wall if one is nearby.

Lerijae
No. Name JPN HP
26 Lerajie Leraie 72
Tolerance Weakness
- Whip, Piercing, Fire
Location Common Drop Rare Drop EXP SP
Great Stairway
Nation of Fools
Amethyst Corset Ricochet Rock 42 2
Description "An evil hunter. Uses ricocheting bullets to kill from afar."

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Lerijae
No. Name JPN HP MP
31 Lerajie Leraie ??? ???
Tolerance Weakness
- Slash, Pierce, Ice, Petrify, Curse, Poison
Chapter Drop Bind Soul
Chapter 4 - Esquisse of Violence

Chapter 5 - Song of the Unslakable Blade
Chapter 6 - Come, Sweet Hour of Death

Ricochet Rock (6.30%)
Berry Cruller (3.30%)
- Ricochet Rock
(Bullet Soul - 2.80%)
Description "An evil hunter who uses ricocheting bullets to kill from afar."

Item Data

Item Data: Lerajie
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Amethyst Corset PoR Icon Amethyst Corset (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Body Gear (Dress) - Charlotte
[edit]
A corset decorated with bright amethysts. DEF +11
Sell: $800
Find: Forest of Doom
Drop: Lerajie
Subweapon PoR Icon Ricochet Rock (Bouncing Ore) - Portrait of Ruin
  Sub-Weapon - Jonathan
[edit]
A weapon that bounces back after hitting walls. Attrib: Slash
Consume: 22 MP
ATK +10 (0 SP), ATK +28 (Mastered)
Drop: Lerajie
Effect: Throws a rock that ricochets from walls.
Special: Mastered - Another rock is thrown upward.
Evolve: 1,000 SP to master.
Ricochet Rock HD Icon Ricochet Rock (Bouncing Ore) - Harmony of Despair
  Sub-Weapon - Jonathan, Julius, Richter
[edit]
Weapon that bounces back after hitting walls. Attrib: Pierce
Consume: 12 MP
ATK +6
Rarity: **
Drop: Lerajie (6.3%)
Evolve: Stronger with each Lv.; Additional 5 ATK at Lv. 5, bounces more times at Lv. 9
Berry Cruller Icon Berry Cruller (jpn) - Harmony of Despair
  Item (Food - Sweet) - any
[edit]
The sauce's tart flavor makes for a perfect match. HP +25, MP +25, INT +1, LCK +1
Sell: $87
Rarity: *
Drop: Lerajie (3.30%)
Bullet Soul HD Icon Lerajie - Harmony of Despair
  Bullet Soul - Soma
[edit]
Fire magical bullets that ricochet. Attrib: Pierce
Consume: 12 MP
ATK +6
Rarity: ***
Steal: Lerajie (2.8%)
Effect: Ricochet Rock

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Trivia

  • Even though Leraje –the demon which Lerajie is based on– is male, the Castlevania enemy is female and her voice fits accordingly in the Japanese version of Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. Her voice sounds more male-like in the English version, which might raise speculation to her gender, as her body has an overall female shape, but features a hairstyle and wears a suit that arguably could be considered to fit more to a male character.
  • Lerajie could also be inspired by Rip Van Winkle, a character from the manga/anime series, Hellsing, as Van Winkle also wears a dark purple suit, has blueish black hair and uses an old-fashioned rifle with golden ornaments on the stock. Van Winkle has the ability to control her bullets' flight, even making them fly around corners, which shares some similarity with the ricocheting bullets from Lerajie's weapon, and even Lerajie's death animation resembles the way most antagonists in the Hellsing anime dissolve.

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