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- As a tradition of Castlevania series, our heroes can wield various types of sub-weapons, at different costs of hearts.
- Notice that, Maria Renard uses different sets of sub-weapons in Sega Saturn (SS) version and Dracula X Chronicle (DXC) version.
List of sub-weapons
- The standard set of hunter's subweapons have holy element, if possible.
| Name | Cost | Effect | Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagger | Alucard: 1 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 4 |
Throw a dagger that go straight forward | Maria (SS) throws three at the same time |
| Holy Water | Alucard: 3 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 1 |
Drop a vial which becomes fire on the ground Fire element |
In the case of Maria (SS), the track of vial is slightly higher |
| Cross | Alucard: 100 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 1 |
Throw a boomerang that goes forward for a distance, then return | Alucard can only use the item crush version |
| Axe | Alucard: 4 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 4 |
Throw an axe upward in a curve arc | Maria (SS) throws three at the same time, each with different arc |
| Stopwatch | Alucard: 20 Richter: 10 Maria (SS): 10 |
Freeze some enemies and slow down more, for 5 seconds | - |
| Holy Book | Alucard: 5 Richter: 5 Maria (SS): 5 |
A magic book whips back and forth around the user | - |
| Rebound Stone | Alucard: 2 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 1 |
Throw a small stone which rebounds on the walls and hit enemies for multiple times | - |
| Aguen | Alucard: 5 Richter: 10 Maria (SS): 10 |
Send a lightning to strike enemy Hold the button to deal multiple hits by using more hearts Thunder element |
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| Bibuti | Alucard: 3 Richter: 1 Maria (SS): 2 |
Drop some ashes on the ground, dealing damage to enemies touching | - |
| Maria Doll | Maria (DXC): n/a | - | Only used for item crush |
| Bird | Maria (DXC): 2 | Release two fire wings from shoulder and point diagonally upwards Has no effect in the air but still consume hearts Fire element |
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| Cat | Maria (DXC): 1 | Release a cat that runs forward and pounce on an enemy, up to three times Thunder element |
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| Turtle | Maria (DXC): 1 | Create a turtle shell staying in front of her, which is able to block projectiles, for a while | - |
| Dragon | Maria (DXC): 3 | Send a small dragon from behind which goes forward and swoop enemies Ice element |
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Item Crush
- Richter and Maria (DXC) can perform special moves with specified sub-weapons, with a higher cost of hearts.
- Nothing
- Richter will enchant himself with power that, his whip gains additional attack with fire element, for a while. Costs 15 hearts.
- Dagger
- Richter will throw lots of daggers forward in high speed. Costs 10 hearts.
- Holy Water
- Richter will summon a rain of holy water, dealing damage to all enemies nearby, for a while. Costs 15 hearts.
- Cross
- Richter or Alucard will be wrapped in a pillar of light, and some huge crucifixes will circle the user while going upwards. Costs 15 hearts for Richter, and 100 for Alucard.
- Axe
- Richter will summon a round of axes, which cycle and fly outward into different directions. Costs 10 hearts.
- Stopwatch
- Instead of a single stopwatch, Richter will call out four, each tickle one after another, resulting in 20 seconds of effect in total. Costs 20 hearts.
- Holy Book
- Richter will release a book overhead, which becomes six pages in a pentagram formation, then channel and release a wide beam at long range. Costs 15 hearts.
- Rebound Stone
- Richter will hold up his fist and release a flash engulfing full screen. Costs 10 hearts.
- Aguen
- Richter will release lightning in all directions for a while. Costs 15 hearts.
- Bibuti
- Richter will release a continuous smoke blast above head for a while. Costs 10 hearts.
- Maria Doll
- Maria will send her doppelganger forward and attack enemies, like in her Rondo of Blood time. Costs 8 hearts.
- Bird
- Maria will summon a giant red bird which attacks with two strains of fireballs. Costs 20 hearts.
- Cat
- Maria will summon a white tiger behind her, which sends wave slashes along with her normal attack, for a while. Costs 15 hearts.
- Turtle
- Maria will summon a turtle which creates a blackhole and steal health from enemies to her. Costs 20 hearts.
- Dragon
- Maria will summon a huge blue dragon which attacks all enemies on the screen. Costs 50 hearts.