The Medusa Heads in the Castlevania series of games are infamous for knocking heroes off of platforms and causing no end of trouble for game players. They are often considered to be one of the most annoying enemies in video game history.

OverviewEdit

Spawned from the hair of the infamous Medusa, Medusa Heads fly aimlessly through the air intent on ramming into heroes. They usually appear whenever a hero is trying to cross a hazardous series of platforms. Oddly, they also appear in installments where Medusa herself isn't present.

AttacksEdit

The standard Medusa Head normally just flies in an arc-like pattern, usually making them hard to dodge, but aside from them running into you, they don't do anything else.

However, some Medusa Heads are gold in color and will PETRIFY any hero that touches them. This is extremely dangerous as petrification will usually lead to landing on spikes or in front of other enemies. While the gold colored Medusa Heads are often just called Medusa Heads, they have also been called Gold Medusa on occasion.

The only other time when the basic attack patterns of a Medusa Head have been alterd (aside from the aforementioned Gold Medusa) is in the game Castlevania: Bloodlines for the Sega Genesis. In the last stage, The Castle Proserpina, there is a Medusa Head which floats up and down shooting off fireballs in the player's direction.

TypesEdit

Medusa Heads do not vary from game to game as much as other monsters. The only Medusa Head variation worth mentioning is:

• Gold Medusa

And of course, the nasty creature that spawned all the Medusa Heads:

• Medusa

SummoningEdit

In some games, the hero is able to Summon Medusa. A Medusa Head (of varying sizes) will shoot beams from its eyes.

GalleryEdit

Medusa from the Japanese Castlevania manual

Medusa from the Japanese Vampire Killer manual

Medusa from the Japanese Simon's Quest manual

A collector card that initially came with the game in Japan

Medusa Head from the Japanese manual for Dracula's Curse

Medusa Head from Nintendo Power's coverage of Dracula's Curse

Medusa Head from the Japanese Super Castlevania IV manual

Medusa Head from the All About Akumajo Dracula guide for Super Castlevania IV.

Illustration of Medusa and a blue and gold Medusa Head from Portrait of Ruin.

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Enemy DataEdit

Enemy Data: Medusa Head
Image	Name (JPN Name) /Game	Description	Statistics	Items	Location
(NES/C64)	Medusa Castlevania	'	HP: 1 Exp: 300 Atk: 2		2. Chapel 3. Castle Ruins 5. Dungeon
	Medusa Vampire Killer	'	Exp: 200		2. Dungeon 3. Castle Ruins 5. Torture Laboratory
	18. Medusa Head Simon's Quest	'	HP: 4/8	Drop: Small Heart (day),Half Heart (night)	Jam Wasteland, Wicked Ditch
	9. Medusa Head Dracula's Curse	'			1. Town, 2. Clocktower, 7. Mountains, 9. Villa, A. Clocktower 2
	36. Medusa Head Super Castlevania IV	'	HP: 16 Exp: 100 Atk: 1		1. Drawbridge/Fortress/Stables, 4. Outer Keep, 8. The Dungeons, A. Clocktower
	Medusa Head Castlevania Chronicles	'	HP: 1 Exp: 300		4. Cathedral, 5. Clock Tower, 6. Floating Corridor, 7. Torture Chamber/Lab
	Medusa Head [Green] Rondo of Blood	'	HP: 1 Exp: 80		3. Cathedral, 5'. Piers, 7. Clocktower
	Medusa Head [Yellow] Rondo of Blood	'	HP: 1 Exp: 80		3. Cathedral, 5'. Piers, 7. Clocktower
	Medusa's Head Bloodlines	'			2. Atlantis, 3. Leaning Tower, 4. Factory, 6. Proserpina
	Flame Medusa Head Bloodlines	'			6. Proserpina
	Medusa Head Dracula X	'	HP: 1		1. Town, 3. Hall, 6. Clock Tower, 7. Dracula
	24. Medusa Head [Lv. 7] Symphony of the Night	From Medusa's hair.	Level: 7 HP: 12 Exp: 20	Drop: Resist Stone, Medusa Shield	Black Marble Gallery, Clock Tower, Death Wing's Lair, Outer Wall
	27. Medusa Head [Lv. 8] Symphony of the Night	From Medusa's hair. Can petrify.	Strong: Stone (absorb) Level: 8 HP: 12 Exp: 30	Drop: Resist Stone, Medusa Shield	Black Marble Gallery, Clock Tower, Death Wing's Lair, Reverse Clock Tower, Outer Wall
	Medusa Head Symphony of the Night LCD	'			1. Entrance, 2. Royal Chapel, 3. Catacombs, 4. Castle Keep
	Medusa Head Castlevania 64	'	HP: 1		Castle Wall, Tunnel, Underground Waterway, Castle Center, Duel Tower, Tower of Execution, Clock Tower
	Medusa Head Legacy of Darkness	'	HP: 1		Tunnel, Underground Waterway, Castle Center (Reinhardt-only)
	Medusa Head Circle of the Moon	'
	4. Medusa Head Harmony of Dissonance	'	Strong: Thunder Level: 1 HP: 1 Exp: 5	Rare Drop: Pendant	Castle A: Marble Corridor, Room of Illusion Castle B: Clock Tower
	58. Gold Medusa (Gold Head) Harmony of Dissonance	''Abil: Can petrify.	Strong: Thunder Level: 14 HP: 13 Exp: 55	Rare Drop: Medusa Pendant	Castle A: Clock Tower
	58. Medusa Head Aria of Sorrow	A creature mass-produced from the head of Medusa.Abil: Gold Medusa Head petrifies.	Strong: Dark Weak: Holy HP: 30 Exp: 10	Drop: Nothing Soul: Vector ZERO	Clock Tower, Underground Reservoir
	65. Medusa Head Dawn of Sorrow	A monster created in great number from the head of Medusa.	Weak: Piercing, Slashing HP: 1 MP: 1 Exp: 12 Atk: 32 Timestop: ?	Soul: Vector ZERO (2%)	Cursed Clock Tower
	57. Medusa Head Portrait of Ruin	A monster created in great numbers from the head of Medusa.	HP: 1 Exp: 1 Skill Pt: 1	Drop: Medusa Whip, Summon Medusa	Nation of Fools, Tower of Death, Burnt Paradise
	Medusa Head Order of Shadows	'
	97. Medusa Head Order of Ecclesia	Medusa's severed head spawned multitudes of these pests.	Weak: Slashing HP: 1 Exp: 1 Skill Pt: n/a Atk: 60		Mechanical Tower, Forsaken Cloister
	Medusa Head The Adventure ReBirth	An endlessly-spawning replicate of the Gorgon Medusa's head.			3. Dungeon, 4. Chapel, 5. Clock Tower
	26. Medusa Head Harmony of Despair	A monster created in great numbers from the head of Medusa.	Weak: Slash	Drop: Medusa Shield (0.80%) Soul: Blue (0.80%)	Chapter 5, 6
	73. R. Medusa (L. Medusa Head) [alt] Harmony of Despair	Monster heads created by Queen Medusa.	Exp: 100	Soul: Blue	Chapter 10

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Game-Specific InformationEdit

Castlevania: The ArcadeEdit

Medusa Heads try to impede your progress across narrow walkways in the Clock Tower in Castlevania: The Arcade.

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