The Custos glyphs represent the three heads of Cerberus, the guardian dog of hell. These are Sinestro Custos (meaning "Left Guardian" in Latin; the left head), Dextro Custos ("Right Guardian"; the right head), and Arma Custos ("Guardian Armor"; the middle head). They are signature glyphs of Shanoa and can be used by her in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Castlevania: Judgment, and Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.

The right and left heads of Cerberus are ferocious jaws that appear in front of her, somewhat similar to the White Fang attack granted to Soma Cruz by the Warg soul. Their glyphs are intended to be equipped on each arm and to alternated in tandem. Sinestro Custos is a white head and has the Ice element. Dextro Custos appears as a black head and its element is Fire. These elements mimic the energy attacks that the Cerberus heads are able to unleash as a boss in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In Castlevania: Judgment, the Dextro Custos (called Des Custos) can be followed up with the Sinestro Custos (Sis Custos). Each head attacks when attacking while holding the special key.

Arma Custos is only found in Order of Ecclesia. It is a back glyph that makes a giant Cerberus head appear above Shanoa. It also increases Shanoa's stats as long as she uses it and the stat boost rises each time her HP decreases. To boost its effect to maximum power, use rotten food to decrease Shanoa's HP bar quickly. If all 3 glyphs are equipped at once, the power of Arma Custos increases by 50% and each head deals slightly more damage.

In Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, each Custos glyph is obtained in Dracula's Castle and is able to "light" one of the heads of a giant Cerberus statue that guards the pathway to the Final Approach. The area above this statue is not accessible until all three heads are lit. In Castlevania: Judgment, it Shanoa already has access to these glyphs, even though chronologically the game takes place before she had entered the castle.

In Harmony of Despair, the Custos glyphs can be obtained in the DLC chapter 10. They can only be found in boss chests on normal, but they also appear in purple chests on hard. Each glyph has to be obtained separately. They have a rarity of *** and boost Atk by 7 points each. They are weapon glyphs and therefore require no MP to use.

Item DataEdit

Item Data: Custos Glyphs
Image	Name - Game Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Dextro Custos - Order of Ecclesia
	Attack with the right head of Cerberus, guardian of Hell.	Glyph Shanoa	Attrib: Slash	Atk = 18
	Sinestro Custos - Order of Ecclesia
	Attack with the left head of Cerberus, guardian of Hell.	Glyph Shanoa	Attrib: Slash	Atk = 18
	Arma Custos - Order of Ecclesia
	Grants the mighty power of Cerberus.	Glyph Shanoa
	Dextro Custos - Harmony of Despair
	Attack with the right head of Cerberus.	Weapon Glyph Shanoa	Attrib: Fire, Slash	ATK +7 Sell: (cannot be sold)	Rarity: *** Find: Purple (hard) and Gold (normal) Chest First Obtained: Chapter 10
	Sinestro Custos - Harmony of Despair
	Attack with the left head of Cerberus.	Weapon Glyph Shanoa	Attrib: Ice, Slash	ATK +7 Sell: (cannot be sold)	Rarity: *** Find: Purple (hard) and Gold (normal) Chest First Obtained: Chapter 10

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