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The Giant Bat is a recurring boss monster from the Castlevania games, and is known as being the first boss monster to appear in the first Castlevania game and has become a symbol of the Castlevania series. In almost all games, he is shown to be composed of more than one bat.

In Aria of Sorrow, he was shown that the Giant Bat is one of three integral parts of Dracula's powers, the other two being a Flame Demon and a Succubus and he takes the form of a giant bat on occasion.

There have been several names and identities for the giant bats that have appeared in various games, including Phantom Bat, Zapf Bat (made out of treasure), Darkwing Bat (specializes in wind), Big Bat (splits in two), Bat Company (multitude of bats that move to form the shape of other things), Twin Bats (two giant bat's in tandem).

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Myth Behind the MonsterEdit

While it's easy to dismiss the Phantom Bat as a mere creation of the imaginative minds at Konami, there have been a few reports of witnesses seeing Giant Bats in the wild. While no one has ever confirmed the existence of one, it is easy to understand how people might imagine such creatures existing. After all, Vampire Bats have been associated with darkness and evil for centuries (although the connection between vampires and bats is fairly recent, as it was established when Spanish conquistadors discovered a blood-sucking species of bats in the Americas). Not to mention that many people are afraid of bats as is.

It is highly unlikely that Phantom Bats exist as a creature of that size would have difficulty flying. See the External Links for more information.

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Enemy DataEdit

Enemy Data: Giant Bat
Image Name - Game
Description 		Statistics Items Location
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(NES/C64/Amiga) 		Phantom Bat (Vampire Bat [Boss]) [ edit ]
Castlevania (Strategy)
Spreading his wings and moving irregularly, he flies close to you and then retreats. An Axe or Boomerang is more effective than hand-to-hand combat.(*) HP: 12
Exp: 3,000
Atk: 2
 1. Main Hall, 6. Clock Tower
Vkill-vbat Phantom Vampire Bat  (Phantom Vampire) [ edit ]
Vampire Killer
' Exp: 2,000
 1. Entrance Halls
6. Castle Keep
VbatCv3-phantbat
(NA/JPN) 		35. Giant Bat 
Dracula's Curse
' 4. Marsh, 7. Mountains
Zapfbat 60. Zapf Bat  (Golden Batton) [ edit ]
Super Castlevania IV
' Super Castlevania IV Stage 9
Gb2-bigbat 4. Large Bat  (Large Dark Bat)
Belmont's Revenge
' Crystal Castle, Cloud Castle, Plant Castle, Entrance, Chapel
Vbatx68-1- Giant Bat  [ edit ]
Castlevania Chronicles
' HP: 31 (boss)
24 (enemy)
Exp: 10000 (boss)
3000 (enemy)
 1. Monastary (boss), 8. Dracula's Tower (enemy)
Dx-phantbat-1- Giant Bat  [alt] [ edit ]
Rondo of Blood
' HP: 92
Exp: 1000
 6. Ceremonial Room
Dx-phantbat-1-a Myotia  (Giant Bat) [ edit ]
Dracula X
' 2. Entrance
Darkwing-1- 110. Darkwing Bat  (Giant Bat) [ edit ]
Symphony of the Night
Giant vampire bat. Level: 35
HP: 600
Exp: 1200
 Guard: Ring of Vlad
 Reverse Clock Tower
Phantbat 10. Giant Bat  [ edit ]
Harmony of Dissonance
' Level: 10
HP: 400
Exp: 66
 Castle A: Marble Corridor
Batcompany 111. Bat Company  [ edit ]
Dawn of Sorrow
A group of bats that thinks and acts as one. Weak: Piercing, Fire
HP: 1500
MP: 1500
Exp: 5730
Atk: 70
Timestop: Unaffected
 Soul: Bat Form
 Silenced Ruins
Twinbats Twin Bats 
Order of Shadows
' Guard: Slide
TAR ST1 GK Phantom Bat  [ edit ]
The Adventure ReBirth
A massive bat with dark powers.(*) 1. Castle Bridge
Darkwing Bat 
Encore of the Night
''Abil: ???
 		HP: 2200
Exp: +1 level
 Steal: ~88 silver
 Demon Corridor
Vbatcv1 77. R. Phantom Bat  (L. Giant Bat) [alt] [ edit ]
Harmony of Despair
A giant bat whose symbolic ties to vampires strikes fear in all. Exp: 1000
 Bind: R. Fireball
Soul: Red
 Chapter 10

AppearancesEdit


CastlevaniaEdit

The original Phantom bat. He flys around the room, swooping down on the hero every now and then. He can also release fireballs from its mouth.

Vampire HunterEdit

Similar to the Phantom Bat in the original Castlevania.

Castlevania: The AdventureEdit

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Dracula's second form in Castlevania: The Adventure is a Phantom bat

Castlevania: Simon's Quest (LCD)Edit

They flutter around above and in front of you and are indistinguishable from normal bats until they are right in front of you. Then they will swoop down and attack you when you are on the ground or in the air. They only appear during night, are destroyed in 2 whip hits and are worth 20 points.

Dracula's CurseEdit

The Phantom Bat that appears in Dracula's Curse does not shoot fireballs or swoop and his main attack is simply fluttering around trying to hit you in close quarters. However, when he is struck, he divides into two smaller bats which continue their attacks. When these are struck, they again divide into two small bats. The bat is destroyed when all pieces are destroyed.

Super Castlevania IVEdit

Fought at the end of Dracula's treasury in Super Castlevania IV, the Zapf Bat appears to be made entirely out of gold and jewels. He attacks at first like any other Giant Bat, by flying around and swooping at Simon. Whenever he is hit, gold and jewels fall off his body, and can damage Simon if they hit him. After he takes enough damage, the Zapf Bat splits into several smaller bats, each of which must be individually destroyed as they fly around and constantly drip dangerous gold pieces.

The reason for the name is a mystery, although he may be related to Zapf Dingbats, a type of Wingdings font.

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Castlevania II: Belmont's RevengeEdit

These are normal enemies in Belmont's Revenge. Like the Giant Bat in Dracula's Curse, the split into two smaller bats when attacked with insufficient power to destory them. These smaller bats are then destroyed in one hit.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood and Dracula X ChroniclesEdit

Like the original, he flies around the room, swooping down on the hero every now and then. He can also release fireballs from his mouth. His form starts out as a company of bats which coalesce into a large bat, and scatter and become unhittable after being struck, only to re-coalesce and swoop down later. He also turns up his swooping prowess a bit and instead of simply swooping down to hit his enemy, he curls himself up into a drill and drills the ground for a while, hurling debris from the ground.

Castlevania ChroniclesEdit

Like the original, he flies around the room, swooping down on the hero every now and then. He can also release fireballs from his mouth. His form starts out as a company of bats which coalesce into a large bat, and scatter and become unhittable after being struck, only to re-coalesce and swoop down later.

Dracula XEdit

"Myotia" in the American Manual. A giant bat that breaks into a chain of bats when hit.

Castlevania: Symphony of the NightEdit

Perhaps one of the most sickeningly simple bosses in the entire game. Found in the Inverted Clock Tower, the Darkwing Bat has wings many times the size of his actual body. He will flap his wings to create a gust of wind, sending you flying against the back wall. The bat also tries to smash into Alucard, and occasionally wraps his wings together and charges like a drill.

Castlevania: Harmony of DissonanceEdit

HoD Giant Bat
Reinhart77Added by Reinhart77
The giant bat in Harmony of Dissonance is basically the same thing as the Phantom Bat from Rondo of Blood.

Castlevania: Aria of SorrowEdit

AoS Giant Bat
Giant Bat before he gets squished by Balore in Aria of Sorrow
Reinhart77Added by Reinhart77
The giant bat from Aria of Sorrow has an impressive opening, coalescing from a multitude of bats hanging from the ceiling, but he is squished in Balore's giant hand before he can attack Soma. After Soma defeats Balore, the Giant Bat's soul can be found in the next room.

Castlevania: Dawn of SorrowEdit

The company of bats in Dawn of Sorrow form the shape of a giant bat, but still appear as smaller bats fluttering in formation to make up a larger one. He flutters around, scatters when hit, and has other bat forms. He can also assume other shapes, such as a giant hand. As a reference to Gradius, it turns into a maoi head at some points, shooting rings at Soma.

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirthEdit

The Giant Bat returns as the mid-boss of the first stage. He will flutter around, only stopping to dash across the screen. This is his only attack, but when he is struck three times, he will scatter into smaller bats and reform somewhere else.

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