Castlevania: Dracula X/Stage 5

Castle walls
This is a "penalty stage". You will get here if you fell into the pits to Stage 4', or if you could not open the two locked doors in stage 4.

Secrets

 * 1-Up crystal: in the wooden indoors area, go down to the lower floor, then up again to the upper floor using the right-hand stairs, then slash the wall on the left.

Boss: Lycanthrope/Werewolf
The werewolf announces his presence with a big "HOWL!" in the distance before jumping in to attack Richter.

The werewolf has considerable knockback when he is hit. If he is knocked into a wall, he will scale up it before attempting to jump into Richter. Sometimes, after landing on the ground, he will bounce around the room for a few seconds. This attack is very sudden and is tricky to avoid, so be careful.

Th werewolf can also throw fireballs at Richter. Simply duck close to him and keep whipping him, and they will sail right over you.

When the werewolf is defeated, he will slam into the ground. The debris can harm Richter, but can be avoided by walking into the werewolf (who no longer does collision damage when he lands). He will then howl in pain as he reverts to his human form, before disappearing.