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* CreatorProvincialism: After centuries of Dracula's EternalRecurrence throughout the series, he is finally defeated for good when Julius Belmont joins forces with the heretofore unmentioned Hokuba clan of Japan to seal Dracula's castle inside of a solar eclipse. This intrinsically ties the plot of the ''Sorrow'' games to Japan, a location that had been mostly ignored up to this point.
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* CreatorProvincialism: After centuries of Dracula's EternalRecurrence throughout the series, he is finally defeated for good when Julius Belmont joins forces with the heretofore unmentioned Hokuba Hakuba clan of Japan to seal Dracula's castle inside of a solar eclipse. This intrinsically ties the plot of the ''Sorrow'' games to Japan, a location that had been mostly ignored up to this point.point.
* CreaturesByManyOtherNames: The Cockatrice and the Basilisk are pretty much palette swaps, although mythological, speaking, they're very different, which is CallAPegasusAHippogriff.
* CreaturesByManyOtherNames: The Cockatrice and the Basilisk are pretty much palette swaps, although mythological, speaking, they're very different, which is CallAPegasusAHippogriff.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in ''Dawn of Sorrow'', where [[spoiler:Celia]] kills [[spoiler:a doppelganger of Mina]] to force Soma to become the next Dark Lord. [[spoiler:It works if Soma isn't wearing Mina's talisman, leading to the Bad Ending/Julius Mode, but if he is, the game continues as normal.]]
* TargetedToHurtTheHero: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with]] in ''Dawn of Sorrow'', where [[spoiler:Celia]] kills [[spoiler:a doppelganger of Mina]] to force Soma to become the next Dark Lord. [[spoiler:It works if Soma isn't wearing Mina's talisman, leading to the Bad Ending/Julius Mode, but if he is, the game continues as normal.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Soma in ''Dawn''. Kill Mina, and he will gladly embrace his destined power as the Dark Lord... and immediately put it to use slaughtering you in revenge.
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: While fighting enemies in the ''Castlevania Advance Collection'' re-release, a new "gadget" shows a pop-up indication that tells you whether or not you already have their soul in your possession, potentially saving you time from checking the in-game bestiary.
* CreaturesByManyOtherNames: The Cockatrice and the Basilisk are pretty much palette swaps, although mythological, speaking, they're very different, which is CallAPegasusAHippogriff.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Soma. kill Mina, and he will gladly embrace his destined power as the Dark Lord... and immediately put it to use slaughtering you in revenge.
!! ''Aria of Sorrow'' exclusive tropes:
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: While fighting enemies in the ''Castlevania Advance Collection'' re-release, a new "gadget" shows a pop-up indication that tells you whether or not you already have their soul in your possession, potentially saving you time from checking the in-game bestiary.
* CreaturesByManyOtherNames: The Cockatrice and the Basilisk are pretty much palette swaps, although mythological, speaking, they're very different, which is CallAPegasusAHippogriff.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Soma. kill Mina, and he will gladly embrace his destined power as the Dark Lord... and immediately put it to use slaughtering you in revenge.
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* GenerationXerox: The cast of protagonists bears a striking similarity to the cast of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse''. Alucard was a playable character in that game. Julius and Yoko are descendants of Trevor and Sypha, respectively. Certain unused assets suggest Hammer was also intended to be playable at some point, filling in the role of Grant.
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* GenerationXerox: The cast of protagonists bears a striking similarity to the cast of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse''. Alucard was a playable character in that game. Julius and Yoko are descendants of Trevor and Sypha, respectively. Certain unused assets suggest Hammer was also intended to be playable at some point, filling in the role of Grant. All the while, Soma plays the role of "Dracula if Lisa hadn't died", and indeed becomes villainous if Mina shares her fate.
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** Iron Golem in ''Dawn'' has 50 HP and resistance to ''EVERY SINGLE ATTACK TYPE IN THE GAME'', ensuring that you will only ever do 1 HP of damage with every attack (unless you attack it with Death's Scythe's special attack, which deals 2 HP), or using a multi-hit weapon like Laevatain to reduce that. The only relief to give oneself in this venture is to use the not-as-useful Imp Soul, "Astral Veil", which turns the screen black-white for a bit and switches HP/MP for a time. However, this Iron Golem STILL has 15 MP, which while more manageable, would still require 8 hits from Laevatain in order to defeat. Astral Veil doesn't last but a few short seconds and costs a pretty hefty ''50 MP'' to cast. Soul Rarity is 3-stars (1%). Players are pretty likely to attempt farming this soul several times for the Chaos Ring and to forge Burtgang in the Sword forging list. The only other consolation is the fact that Iron Golem gives a pretty hefty 2000 experience points per kill.
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** Iron Golem in ''Dawn'' has 50 HP and resistance to ''EVERY SINGLE ATTACK TYPE IN THE GAME'', ensuring that you will only ever do 1 HP of damage with every attack (unless you attack it with Death's Scythe's special attack, which deals 2 HP), or using a multi-hit weapon like Laevatain to reduce that. The only relief to give oneself in this venture is to use the not-as-useful Imp Soul, "Astral Veil", which turns the screen black-white for a bit and switches HP/MP for a time. However, this Iron Golem STILL has 15 MP, which while more manageable, would still require 8 hits from Laevatain in order to defeat. Astral Veil doesn't last but a few short seconds and costs a pretty hefty ''50 MP'' to cast. Soul Rarity is 3-stars (1%). Players are pretty likely to attempt farming this soul several times for the Chaos Ring and to forge Burtgang in the Sword forging list. The only other consolation is the fact that Iron Golem gives a pretty hefty 2000 experience points per kill.[[labelnote:*]]The Dead Pirate Soul can also help tremendously, as it allows you to deal double damage when attacking from behind irrespective of the target's defenses. Given that the Iron Golem can't turn around and the Puppet Master Soul can get you behind it without much guff, this can allow it to be dispatched in decent time with the Kaiser Knuckle.[[/labelnote]]
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** Ascalon in ''Dawn''. The problem is that the weapon preceding it, Dainslef, confers boosts to STR, CON, and INT. Even ignoring the INT boost being good on its own, the STR Boost causes Dainslef to wobble between matching and slightly beating Ascalon's raw ATK, resulting in Ascalon being strictly inferior. Insult to injury, the weapon that follows Ascalon is Balmung, which while stronger than the preceding weapons also requires the one-per-playthrough Gergoth Soul in order to create it. Since the Chaos Ring requires having every soul in the game on hand at once in order for it to spawn, that presents a problem.
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* EntertaininglyWrong: Graham Jones believes that since he was born with magical powers on the day that Dracula was killed that he has inherited Dracula's powers. He's not entirely off-base, given that he can exert some control over Dracula's castle, but he's missing one key piece of information, namely that Dracula's Power of Dominance is residing in someone else.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Graham Jones is extremely kind and polite to Soma, but later admits that this is solely because he doesn't see Soma as a threat. The moment Soma unwittingly implies that he may have inherited Dracula's powers, Graham's demeanor changes completely to murderous rage.
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** Also from ''Aria'', how to get Legion's soul, the only boss whose Soul you may get or not. [[note]]This does not count the bosses that reappear later as standard enemies.[[/note]] [[spoiler:You have to attack its outer shell made up of corpses first. This shell is made up of four segments, which break off with enough damage, exposing its core. The catch is, you must ''not'' destroy the core without getting rid of all the bodies surrounding it. If you do, you kill it anyway, but you won't get its soul. And, since it's a boss, [[PermanentlyMissableContent you cannot fight it again for its soul in that run]].]]
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** Also from ''Aria'', how to get Legion's soul, the only boss whose Soul you may get or not. [[note]]This does not count the bosses that reappear later as standard enemies.[[/note]] [[spoiler:You have to attack its outer shell made up of corpses first. This shell is made up of four segments, which break off with enough damage, exposing its core. The catch is, you must ''not'' destroy the core without getting rid of all the bodies surrounding it. If you do, you kill it anyway, but you won't get its soul. And, since it's a boss, [[PermanentlyMissableContent you cannot fight it again for its soul in that run]].]]]] This does not affect story progression, but does lock you out of OneHundredPercentCompletion and makes one of the hardest boss fights in the game much harder.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The Claimh Solais in ''Aria'', or the Chaos Ring + Red Minotaur soul. ''Dawn'' had a great balance with the weapons and souls, but the three weapons that stand out as the best weapons are the Claimh Solais, Death's Scythe, and the Valmanway.
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* InfinityPlusOneSword: InfinityPlusOneSword:
** The Claimh Solais in ''Aria'', or the Chaos Ring + Red Minotaur soul. Completing Boss Rush Mode nets you three more in the form of the Valmanway, Excalibur, and [[RuleOfCool the positron rifle]].
** ''Dawn'' had a great balance with the weapons and souls, but the three weapons that stand out as the best weapons are the Claimh Solais, Death's Scythe, and theValmanway.Valmanway.
* InterfaceSpoiler: Soma plays ''far'' more similarly to Alucard in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' than any other Castlevania protagonist which, combined with Yoko's allusions to them having similar powers, is a ''huge'' hint about Soma's identity.
** The Claimh Solais in ''Aria'', or the Chaos Ring + Red Minotaur soul. Completing Boss Rush Mode nets you three more in the form of the Valmanway, Excalibur, and [[RuleOfCool the positron rifle]].
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* InterfaceSpoiler: Soma plays ''far'' more similarly to Alucard in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' than any other Castlevania protagonist which, combined with Yoko's allusions to them having similar powers, is a ''huge'' hint about Soma's identity.
* LateArrivalSpoiler:
** None of the official materials post-''Aria'' have bothered to hide the reveal that Soma is Dracula's re-incarnation. In fact, this was considered a selling point of ''Aria of Sorrow'' pretty early on in its run, with fans of the series eager to play through Castlevania as the Dark Lord himself.
** Played with in terms of Genya Arikado's identity. He is so heavily implied to be Alucard in all of his appearances that it is practically impossible to miss, but none of the games came right out and said it until ''Grimoire of Souls''. It's largely treated as an open secret by fans and the series' creators regardless.
** Dracula was killed once and for all in 1999 by the last Belmont descendant. This is one of the first pieces of exposition the player is given in ''Aria of Sorrow'' and is simply treated matter-of-factly from that point on.
** None of the official materials post-''Aria'' have bothered to hide the reveal that Soma is Dracula's re-incarnation. In fact, this was considered a selling point of ''Aria of Sorrow'' pretty early on in its run, with fans of the series eager to play through Castlevania as the Dark Lord himself.
** Played with in terms of Genya Arikado's identity. He is so heavily implied to be Alucard in all of his appearances that it is practically impossible to miss, but none of the games came right out and said it until ''Grimoire of Souls''. It's largely treated as an open secret by fans and the series' creators regardless.
** Dracula was killed once and for all in 1999 by the last Belmont descendant. This is one of the first pieces of exposition the player is given in ''Aria of Sorrow'' and is simply treated matter-of-factly from that point on.
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* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Dmitrii Blinov.]]
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* CaptainErsatz: Zephyr in ''Dawn'' is basically a palette swap of Dio Brando from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', with [[TimeStandsStill the same abilities]] and [[KnifeNut everything]]. You even fight him outside of the clock tower, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders much like the final battle between Dio and Jotaro]]. If that wasn't enough, he shouts Dio's iconic "TOKI WO TOMARE!" before freezing time.
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* CaptainErsatz: Zephyr in ''Dawn'' is basically a palette swap of Dio Brando from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', with [[TimeStandsStill [[ColourCodedTimestop the same abilities]] and [[KnifeNut everything]]. You even fight him outside of the clock tower, [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders much like the final battle between Dio and Jotaro]]. If that wasn't enough, he shouts Dio's iconic "TOKI WO TOMARE!" before freezing time.
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* SuperSpeed: Sky Fish zips across the screen at super-high speed, moving from one side to the other in a split-second. Consequently, it's ''very'' difficult to hit at normal speed. You'll require the [[TimeStandsStill Chronomage ability]] to slow it down enough to actually hit it.
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* SuperSpeed: Sky Fish zips across the screen at super-high speed, moving from one side to the other in a split-second. Consequently, it's ''very'' difficult to hit at normal speed. You'll require the [[TimeStandsStill [[ColourCodedTimestop Chronomage ability]] to slow it down enough to actually hit it.
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** Getting through the waterfall is quite the confusion, as it requires the use of two souls in conjucture to get through. [[spoiler:Specifically, Undine which is logical to have by that point and any other soul that rushes you further such as the Curly soul.]]
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** Getting through the waterfall is quite the confusion, as it requires the use of two souls in conjucture to get through. [[spoiler:Specifically, Undine which is logical to have by that point and any other soul that rushes you further such as the Curly soul.]]]] While the solution is quite literally written on the wall of the room, it's in the form of small drawings that can be rather hard to notice and figure out.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: What? [[spoiler:You think Dracula('s reincarnation) would be completely okay with his loved one getting killed in front of him? Especially after [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Elisabetha]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Lisa]]'s deaths? Celia finds this out the hard way in ''Dawn'''s bad ending.]]
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* RealityEnsues: What? [[spoiler:You think Dracula('s reincarnation) would be completely okay with his loved one getting killed in front of him? Especially after [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Elisabetha]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Lisa]]'s deaths? Celia finds this out the hard way in ''Dawn'''s bad ending.]]
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* Nerf: The Rycuda and Great Axe Armor souls in ''Dawn'' are replacements of the powerful Lightning Doll and Red Minotaur Souls from ''Aria,'' and both are heavily weakened. The former no longer multihits, has reduced attack power, and while it has a unique SplashDamage effect that still allows it to hit multiple enemies, the initial hit has reduced range. The latter also has reduced range and power unless leveled up, and even then it doesn't quite have the same destructive power it did in the previous game.
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** The names of many enemies in ''Aria'' are misspelled too. "Curly" should be [[Myth/HinduMythology Kali]], "Skull Millione" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Scarmiglione]], "Lubicant" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Rubicante]].
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** The names of many enemies in ''Aria'' are misspelled too. "Curly" should be [[Myth/HinduMythology Kali]], "Skull Millione" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Scarmiglione]], "Lubicant" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Rubicante]].Rubicante]] and the soul of [[ScyllaAndCharybdis Scylla]] has been renamed "Skulla" for whatever reason.
** Instead of fixing these, the CompilationRerelease ''added'' more. One of the rerelease's AntiFrustrationFeatures is a gadget that pops up every time you hit an enemy to show if you already collected their soul or not. The Mudman is listed on the gadget as "Madman".
** Instead of fixing these, the CompilationRerelease ''added'' more. One of the rerelease's AntiFrustrationFeatures is a gadget that pops up every time you hit an enemy to show if you already collected their soul or not. The Mudman is listed on the gadget as "Madman".
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** In ''Dawn'', certain boss souls can be fused into a weapon; as these bosses do not respawn, doing this will lock you out of 100% souls completion and the Chaos Ring if you hadn't gotten it already until NewGamePlus.
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* PermanentlyMissableContent:
** In ''Aria'', Legion will only drop its soul if you destroy all four pieces of its outer shell before destroying the core. As Legion does not respawn again for that playthrough after you kill it, you cannot gain 100% souls and the Chaos Ring until you reach that point again in NewGamePlus.
** In ''Dawn'', certain boss souls can be fused into a weapon; as these bosses do not respawn, doing this will lock you out of 100% souls completion and the Chaos Ring if you hadn't gotten it already until NewGamePlus.
** In ''Aria'', Legion will only drop its soul if you destroy all four pieces of its outer shell before destroying the core. As Legion does not respawn again for that playthrough after you kill it, you cannot gain 100% souls and the Chaos Ring until you reach that point again in NewGamePlus.
** In ''Dawn'', certain boss souls can be fused into a weapon; as these bosses do not respawn, doing this will lock you out of 100% souls completion and the Chaos Ring if you hadn't gotten it already until NewGamePlus.
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** The names of many enemies in ''Aria'' are misspelled too. "Curly" should be [[Myth/HinduMythology Kali]], "Skull Millione" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Scarmiglione]], [[UnfortunateNames "Lubicant"]] should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Rubicante]].
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** The names of many enemies in ''Aria'' are misspelled too. "Curly" should be [[Myth/HinduMythology Kali]], "Skull Millione" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Scarmiglione]], [[UnfortunateNames "Lubicant"]] "Lubicant" should be [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Rubicante]].
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* StockWeaponNames: The Claimh Solais, a.k.a. the Sword of Light, which was the sword of a leader of the legendary [[Myth/CelticMythology Tuatha Dé Danann]].
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* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: In ''Dawn'' a bad throw with the Puppet Master soul can get you stuck inside a wall. The Suspend feature, thankfully, can allow you to escape, but it's not immediately evident.
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* UnwinnableByMistake: In ''Dawn'' a bad throw with the Puppet Master soul can get you stuck inside a wall. The Suspend feature, thankfully, can allow you to escape, but it's not immediately evident.
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* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: According to the English translation of ''Aria'', the game's eclipse will be the first solar eclipse of the 21st century. As [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] shows, that's a load of crock. However, it '''WILL''' be the first total solar eclipse visible from Japan in this century. The Japanese version instead describes it as the "biggest astronomical event" of the 21st century, which is arguable and dependent on whether it refers to Japan only as opposed to worldwide.
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* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: ArtisticLicenseSpace: According to the English translation of ''Aria'', the game's eclipse will be the first solar eclipse of the 21st century. As [[Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]] shows, that's a load of crock. However, it '''WILL''' be the first total solar eclipse visible from Japan in this century. The Japanese version instead describes it as the "biggest astronomical event" of the 21st century, which is arguable and dependent on whether it refers to Japan only as opposed to worldwide.
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* ElephantInTheLivingRoom: Death is repeatedly stated to be Dracula's closest confidant in other games in the series, so you would think he would have something to say to the reincarnation of his old friend. On the contrary, though, these are some of the only games released after ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' where Death has no speaking role at all.
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* ElephantInTheLivingRoom: Death is repeatedly stated to be Dracula's closest confidant in other games in the series, so you would think he would have something to say to the reincarnation of his old friend. On the contrary, though, these are some of the only games released after ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' where Death has no speaking role at all. [[WildMassGuessing Maybe Dracula's defeat in 1999 had some permanent effect on him?]]
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** Originally there was a bestiary entry for [[spoiler:Chaos]], but it was removed, being unavailable outside of hacking. [[spoiler:It showed that Chaos has 9999 HP, is No. 113, resists dark, its description is ''"[[GreaterScopeVillain The root of all chaotic things.]]"'', and it uses an otherwise unseen picture/form of Chaos.]]
** Unused portions of the script and a voice clip from [[spoiler:the Dark Lord Soma]] indicate Hammer was intended to be playable in ''Dawn of Sorrow''[='=]s Julius Mode.
** Using glitches to enter [[spoiler:Julius Mode's final battle with Soma as Dracula reincarnated]] in ''Dawn'' as Soma causes the boss to begin the fight with an otherwise unused voice clip.
--->'''[[spoiler:Dracula]]:''' Kuru ga ii... ningen-me! [[note]]"Come... filthy human!"[[/note]]
** Originally there was a bestiary entry for [[spoiler:Chaos]], but it was removed, being unavailable outside of hacking. [[spoiler:It showed that Chaos has 9999 HP, is No. 113, resists dark, its description is ''"[[GreaterScopeVillain The root of all chaotic things.]]"'', and it uses an otherwise unseen picture/form of Chaos.]]
** Unused portions of the script and a voice clip from [[spoiler:the Dark Lord Soma]] indicate Hammer was intended to be playable in ''Dawn of Sorrow''[='=]s Julius Mode.
** Using glitches to enter [[spoiler:Julius Mode's final battle with Soma as Dracula reincarnated]] in ''Dawn'' as Soma causes the boss to begin the fight with an otherwise unused voice clip.
--->'''[[spoiler:Dracula]]:''' Kuru ga ii... ningen-me! [[note]]"Come... filthy human!"[[/note]]
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* CliffhangerWall: ''Dawn of Sorrow'' is chronologically the last game in the original series, with the franchise producing only prequels for a few years before being completely rebooted with ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow''.
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* FullFrontalAssault: The succubus enemy in ''Aria'' is completely naked, although the pixelated nature renders [[BarbieDollAnatomy any sensitive bits undiscernable]]. ''Dawn'' would opt to make them {{Stripperific}} instead.
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* HardModePerks: Playing ''Aria of Sorrow'' on Hard mode increases the chances that enemies will drop their souls if you don't already have them. Additionally, some unique and powerful items like Death's Robe can only be obtained in Hard mode.
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* WallMaster: Mudmen. Paranoia in ''Dawn'' is more like a Mirror Master, as is the Kyoma Demon enemy in ''Aria''.
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* CreatorProvincialism: After centuries of Dracula's EternalRecurrence throughout the series, he is finally defeated for good when Julius Belmont joins forces with the heretofore unmentioned Hokuba clan of Japan to seal Dracula's castle inside of a solar eclipse. This intrinsically ties the plot of the ''Sorrow'' games to Japan, a location that had been mostly ignored up to this point.
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: The Black Panther (Sonic Dash) soul. Allows you to run at ridiculous speeds. Combine this with the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Valmanway]] and you can cut through and clear out many areas fast. You receive this very late in the game right before the finale.
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* TheAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Soma is Dracula's reincarnation, which makes him the target of the With Light cult that believes in GoodNeedsEvil, so they're trying to get him to come into his heritage and become the Dark Lord so that {{God}} can once again embody perfect good]].
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* TheAntiChrist: [[spoiler:Soma is Dracula's reincarnation, which makes him the target of the With Light cult that believes in GoodNeedsEvil, so they're trying to get him to come into his heritage and become the Dark Lord so that {{God}} God can once again embody perfect good]].
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* CreaturesByManyOtherNames: The Cockatrice and the Basilisk are pretty much palette swaps, although mythological, speaking, they're very different, which is CallAPegasusAHippogriff.
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!! ''Dawn of Sorrow'' exclusive tropes:
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Soma. kill Mina, and he will gladly embrace his destined power as the Dark Lord... and immediately put it to use slaughtering you in revenge.
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This is not a Player Versus Player example, so it's Not Completely Useless instead of Highly Specific Counterplay.
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* HighlySpecificCounterplay: The Balore soul in ''Dawn'' allows you to break chunks of ice that may block your path. There are only two rooms with ice that block your path, and both are next to the place where you find the soul.
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* NotCompletelyUseless: The Balore soul in ''Dawn'' allows you to break chunks of ice that may block your path. There are only two rooms with ice that block your path, and both are next to the place where you find the soul.
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* HighlySpecificCounterplay: The Balore soul in ''Dawn'' allows you to break chunks of ice that may block your path. There are only two rooms with ice that block your path, and both are next to the place where you find the soul.
