Malachi
Japanese Name	Evil
Alternate Names
Game Appearances	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Abilities
Monster Type	Literary
Mythical Lore Origins

Malachi (known simply as Evil in Japanese versions) appears to be based on Cthulhu of Lovecraftian literature. It should not be confused with the enemy called Cthulhu in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, which was the English localized name given to the Devil enemy in that game.

OverviewEdit

Malachi is based on the Lovecraftian entity Cthulhu, a towering, dragon like creature with a tentacled visage, known to cause madness at a glance and capable of acts of massive destruction. Cthulhu is a member of 'the Great Old Ones', a race of mighty cosmic entities trapped for unknown reasons.

In the Castlevania series Malachi draws from its origin quite extensively, with an appearance similar to its literary counterpart; being more anthropomorphic but with a characteristic tentacled head, complete with a squid-like beak. Its distinguishing attack, 'Nightmare' also seems to be adapted from the source material.

Game-Specific InformationEdit

The Malachi seems to be wearing a belt buckle, albeit without pants or a belt. It can be seen when they lean back to preform a slash attack. A Malachi also makes an appearance in Dawn of Sorrow's opening cinematic. His attacks include slashing and creating a skull seal in-front of him which appears to shoot a slowly rolling ball of fungus and mold (called Nightmare in some games). In Dawn of Sorrow, Dmitrii lets himself get attacked by one, but copies its attack and destroys it.

Castlevania: Portrait of RuinEdit

The Malachi's attacks include slashing and creating a skull seal in-front of him which generates a nightmare that slowly rolls forward.

Enemy DataEdit

Enemy Data: Malachi
Image	Name - Game Description	Statistics	Items	Location
	126. Malachi  (Evil)			[ edit ]
	Symphony of the Night
	Gruesome Demon from Hell.	Weak: Holy; Dark (absorb) Level: 39 HP: 450 Exp: 666	Drop: Dark Shield, Dark Armor	Death Wing's Lair
	59. Malachi  (Evil)			[ edit ]
	Dawn of Sorrow
	A pagan being from ancient times that strikes fear into all in its presence.	Strong: Dark Weak: Holy HP: 333 MP: 999 Exp: 356 Atk: 40 Timestop: Affected	Common Drop: High Mind Up (8%) Soul: Evil Sphere (8%)	Cursed Clock Tower, The Pinnacle, Demon Guest House, The Abyss
	76. Malachi  (Evil)			[ edit ]
	Portrait of Ruin
	A pagan being from ancient times who strikes fear in anyone near him.	Strong: Dark Weak: Holy HP: 444 Exp: 333 Skill Pt: 6	Drop: Skull Mask, Nightmare	Forest of Doom, Master's Keep
	Malachi
	Encore of the Night
	''Abil: Curse of the Old God - Deals X amount of damage to the player per block on their board.	HP: 900 Exp: ~1575	Drop: Potion, Manna Prism; Mourneblade, Opal Circlet Steal: ~15 silver, 90 copper	Underground Caverns
	44. Malachi  (Evil)			[ edit ]
	Harmony of Despair
	A pagan being from ancient times who strikes fear in anyone he meets.	Strong: Darkness Weak: Slash, Pierce, Holy, Poison	Bind: Nightmare Soul: Red (2.30%)	Chapter 5, 6, 7

Soul DataEdit

ReferencesEdit

• Mr. P's Castlevania Realm
• The Castlevania Dungeon
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs.com
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Walkthrough and FAQ by Zach "Darko" Long at GameFAQs.com