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For the power-up item, see Morning Star (power-up).

The Morning Star is a recurring whip appearing in the Castlevania series. Its lash consists on a long metal chain, usually having the longest length of all other whips found in a game, and its tip ends in a heavy metal ball with spikes protruding from it.

It is usually either the standard or most powerful form of the Vampire Killer, though in some games, the whip is at its most powerful with a Platinum Tip.

Origins[]

A morning star is any of several medieval club-like weapons consisting of a shaft with an attached ball adorned with one or more spikes. Each used, to varying degrees, a combination of blunt-force and puncture attack to kill or wound the enemy.

The morning star first came into widespread use around the beginning of the fourteenth century, particularly in Germany, where it was known as Morgenstern. The term is often confused with the military flail (fléau d'armes in French and Kriegsflegel in German), which typically consists of a wooden shaft joined by a length of chain to one or more iron-shod wooden bars (heavy sword pommels have also been used as weights). However, there are few depictions of such a ball-and-chain flail from the period, so the weapon of this type appears to have been uncommon.

Characteristics[]

The Morning Star is usually the highest possible form of the Vampire Killer whip (although there are some exceptions). It usually has the longest length of all other whips found in a game (mainly in the earlier titles) and its lash consists on a chain rather than being made of leather. However, its most characteristic feature, without a doubt, is that the tip of the whip ends in a heavy metal ball with spikes protruding from it.

The Morning Star power-up is an item –generally in the form of a whip or a crest– that can be picked up to upgrade a weapon to its next level (even when not upgrading it to a Morning Star).

Playable characters who do not normally use whips can also use Morning Stars as clubs or hammers, which are sometimes called by their German name, Morgenstern.

Of all the protagonists in the series, only Jonathan Morris has had the opportunity to use the Morning Star both in whip and cudgel forms. He wields the iconic chained whip with the spiked ball as the natural form of the Vampire Killer, as well as the massive Morning Star cudgel as a separate weapon.

Item Data[]

Item Data: Morning Star
Image Name - Game
  Type - Users
Description
Attributes / Consume Statistics / Sell Found Notes
Long Chain Icon Long Chain (jpn) - Castlevania
  Weapon (Whip) - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Create: Short Chain + Morning Star (power-up)
Vkill-whip2 Fighting Chain (Chain of Nemesis) - Vampire Killer
  Traditional Weapon (Whip) - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Damage Effect = Medium
Find: Candles, Treasure Chests, Breakable Walls, Old Crone
The Morning Star Icon The Morning Star (Fundo Whip) - Simon's Quest
  Magic Weapon (Whip) - Simon Belmont
[edit]
The Morning Star is stronger than the Chain Whip. Attrib: 8 Attack
Consume: Current whip
Buy: 200 Hearts
Find: Oldon
Evolve: Flame Whip
Hcast-mace Morning Star (Chain) [alt] - Haunted Castle
  Weapon (Whip) - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Double normal power. Damage = 2 HP
Drop: Bat (2. Cave)
Gb1 chain-whip Morningstar (Long and Powerful Whip) [alt] - Adventure
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Locate 1 Crystal and your whip will lengthen, strengthen, and become an all-around super weapon against the super freaks. Evolve: Fire Balls upon obtaining a Crystal
Morning Star CVIII Long Chain Whip (jpn) - Dracula's Curse
  Main Weapon (Whip) - Trevor
[edit]
Create: Chain Whip + Morning Star
Gb2-chain-whip Stronger, Longer Whip (Long and Powerful Whip) - Belmont's Revenge
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Longer Chain SC4 Icon Longer Chain - Super Castlevania IV
  Whip - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Create: Short Chain + Morning Star
Long Chain Whip CH Icon Morning Star Whip - Chronicles (unofficial name)
  Whip - Simon Belmont
[edit]
Vampire Killer RoB Icon Belmont Family Whip - Rondo of Blood (unofficial name)
  Weapon - Richter
[edit]
Find: Starts out with
Morning Star BL Chain Whip (Long) (jpn) - Bloodlines
  Whip - John Morris
[edit]
(The Vampire Killer at level 3) Create: Chain Whip (Short) + Coat of Arms
Evolve: Undulating Whip with Coat of Arms or sometimes Spell Book
Vampire Killer RoB Icon Sacred Whip - Dracula X
  Weapon - Richter
[edit]
Find: Starts out with
Sotn-whip Vampire Killer [alt] - Symphony of the Night
  Other Attack (Whip) - Richter
[edit]
Attrib: Holy/Hit
ATT +32
Find: Starts with
Effect: Standard Attack
Special: Brandish Whip; Fire Whip
Morning Star Icon Morning Star (jpn) - Symphony of the Night
  Club - Alucard
[edit]
Spiked iron club Attrib: Hit
ATT +11
Find: Royal Chapel
Drop: Flail Guard
Effect: Flail (normal)
Lod-reinwhip2-1- Whip [ Level 2 ] - Legacy of Darkness
  Weapon (Long-Range) - Reinhardt
[edit]
ATK = 12.5
Create: Level 1 + PowerUp
Evolve: + PowerUp -> Level 3
Oie transparentHoDSimonVK
(Juste/Simon)
Vampire Killer - Harmony of Dissonance
  Weapon (Whip) - Juste, Simon
[edit]
Find: Start with
Vampire Killer - Aria of Sorrow
  Weapon - Julius
[edit]
Find: Start with
Vampire Killer Vampire Killer (jpn) - Lament of Innocence
  Whip - Leon Belmont
[edit]
The whip that will destroy all who are related to the kindred of the night.
Morgenstern DoS Icon Morgenstern (jpn) - Dawn of Sorrow
  Hammer - Soma
[edit]
A club with a star-shaped head. A brutal weapon. Attrib: Bashing, Piercing
Consume: 40 MP (Special Attack)
ATK +50
Sell: $5,000
Find: Yoko's shop
Create: Mace + Needles Soul
Special: Fast lunge forward.
Evolve: + Bugbear Soul >> Mjollnjr
Julius-whip Vampire Killer (jpn) [alt] - Dawn of Sorrow
  Weapon (Whip) - Julius
[edit]
Holy whip Attrib: Bashing; Slashing (Limp Whip)
ATK +60
Find: Starts with
Effect: Hold Y for Limp Whip
Morgenstern Morgenstern - Curse of Darkness
  Axe (One-Handed) - Hector
[edit]
An extension of the mace, the spiked ball its most striking feature. Heavy, but packs a massive impact. ATK +40
Sell: $400
Create: Mace + Carbon Steel + Holy Man's Vein
Vampire Killer Icon Vampire Killer (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Weapon (Whip) - Jonathan
[edit]
The legendary whip wielded by the Belmont family.
Japan A holy whip entrusted to me by the Belmont family. (Without the unlocked power)
The legendary whip which has destroyed countless vampires. (Unlocked power)
Attrib: Holy (Unlocked power); Fire, Holy (Unlocked power Critical Art)
Consume: 50 MP (Starting Critical Art), 20 MP (Unlocked power Critical Art)
ATK +10 (Start), ATK +80 (Unlocked power)
Sell: (cannot be sold)
Find: (starts with)
Conditions: Defeat the Whip's Memory after curing Stella and Loretta to unlock full power.
Special: Flame Whip (Unlocked power)
Morning Star PoR Icon Morning Star (Morgenstern) - Portrait of Ruin
  Weapon (Axe) - Jonathan
[edit]
A club with a vicious, star-shaped head. Attrib: Slash, Strike
Consume: 40 MP (Critical Art)
ATK +70
Sell: $2,000
Drop: Skeleton Flail
Vampire Killer Icon Vampire Killer (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin
  Weapon (Whip) - Richter
[edit]
The legendary whip wielded by the Belmont family.
Japan The legendary whip which has destroyed countless vampires.
Attrib: Holy
ATK +22
Find: Starts with
Special: Only available in Richter Mode.
Chain Whip Rebirth Icon Morning Star - Adventure ReBirth
  Whip - Christopher Belmont
[edit]
Morningstar - Encore of the Night
  Main Hand (Cudgel) - Alucard
[edit]
Spiked iron club #hands: 1
ATK +14
Sell: 1S 5C
Find: Long Library
Vampire Killer Icon Vampire Killer (jpn) - Harmony of Despair
  Whip - Jonathan, Julius, Richter
[edit]
Legendary Whip and the bane of all vampires. Attrib: Strike, Slash
ATK +3
Sell: (cannot be sold)
Find: Start with
Morning Star Icon Morning Star (Morgenstern) - Harmony of Despair
  Cudgel - Alucard/Soma
[edit]
Club with a vicious, spike-studded head. Attrib: Strike
#hands: 1
ATK +15
Sell: $1,950
Rarity: **
Morning Star - Dead Cells (Return to Castlevania DLC)
  Weapon (Melee) - The Beheaded
[edit]
A brutal whip with a star-shaped head. Can be held to spin the whip along with your movement. Deals critical hits with the spike ball.
"Will give you a strong wrist"
Conditions: Enter Konami code

Enemy Data[]

Enemy Data: Enemies Wielding Morning Star Whips
Image Name - Game
Description
Statistics Items Location Notes
Doppel 45. Doppelganger [Trevor] (jpn) - Dracula's Curse [ edit ]
' 9. Inner Tower
Weapons: Matches Trevor's Whip (Mystic Whip, Chain Whip, or Long Chain Whip), Banshee Boomerang
Gb2-sol3 21. Soleil-Demon  (Soleil Belmondo) [alt] - Belmont's Revenge [ edit ]
' Chapel
Weapons: Morning Star, Triple Dagger (Homing Attack)
Mirrorcre-1-CVC-Doppelganger
(original/arranged)
Doppelganger  - Chronicles [ edit ]
' HP: 31
Exp: 30,000
6. Floating Corridor
Weapons: Same whip as player (Mysterious Whip, Chain Whip, or Morning Star Whip), Same sub-weapon as player (Dagger (Dagger Throw), Axe (Arc Throw), Holy Water, Boomerang; consumes 1 of player's hearts)
FTrevor 133. Fake Trevor (Ralph Fake) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
Zombie disguised as Ralph Belmondo to deceive Alucard. (...) Level: 41
HP: 1,200
Exp: 1,000
Guard: Life Vessel
Reverse Colosseum
Weapons: Morning Star, Bone Cross, Dagger (Dagger Throw), Holy Water
Sotn-richterSotn Saturn-richter
(PSX/Saturn)
140. Richter Belmont (jpn) - Symphony of the Night [ edit ]
It is the strongest vampire hunter. It's been a year since he disappeared. (...) Strong: Holy, Stone (both immune)
Weak: Dark
Level: 48
HP: 400
Exp: n/a
Castle Keep (Alucard only)
Weapons: Vampire Killer (Standard Attack, Flame Whip), Cross (Cross Boomerang, Grand Cross), Holy Water (normal attack, Hydro Storm), Axe (Arc Throw, Spiral Axe), Agunea (Lightning Bolt), Holy Book (Item Crash)
Julius 111. Belmont (Julius) - Aria of Sorrow [ edit ]
The most powerful Vampire Hunter. Recently regained his memory. Strong: Holy, Poison, Curse, Stone
HP: 6,000
MP: 9,999
Exp: 0
Atk: 95
Def: 80
Timestop: Unaffected
Soul: N/A
Floating Garden (as a boss)
Weapons: Vampire Killer, Cross (Cross Boomerang, Grand Cross), Axe (Arc Throw), Holy Water (Normal Attack)
Jonanthan Richter-whipmem 135. Doppelganger [Jonathan], [Richter]  - Portrait of Ruin [ edit ]
A demon who assumes the form of its intended victims before killing them. Weak: Slash
HP: 2000
Exp: 2000
Skill Pt: 99
Guard: Greatest Five
Nest of Evil
Weapons: Any equipped by the player when first entering the boss room
Faketrevor 136. Fake Trevor (Ralph Fake) - Portrait of Ruin [ edit ]
A zombie disguised as Trevor Belmont. Strong: Whip, Holy
Weak: Slash
HP: 3,800
Exp: 3,000
Skill Pt: 60
Drop: Curry
Nest of Evil
Weapons: Morning Star, Bone Cross, Dagger (Dagger Throw, 1,000 Blades), Holy Water
Richter-whipmem 153. Whip's Memory (jpn) - Portrait of Ruin [ edit ]
A memory of the last Belmont to wield the Vampire Killer. Strong: Holy
Weak: Dark
HP: 5,000
Exp: 0
Skill Pt: 0
Master's Keep
Weapons: Vampire Killer, Axe (Arc Throw), Cross (Cross Boomerang, Grand Cross), Holy Water (Normal Attack), Dagger (Double Knife Throw)

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