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2	''Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness'' is the UpdatedRerelease of ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}}'', which enchances its gameplay with remixed levels and two new characters to play with. It debuted on December 8, 1999 in the USA and shortly thereafter was released in the other regions.
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4	The initial story of the game follows a werewolf named Cornell who enters the castle [[{{Prequel}} eight years prior]] to the events of the original game to rescue his sister Ada; he also finds and liberates a boy named Henry Oldrey, who grows up to become a soldier for the church who -- wait for it -- enters Dracula's castle, only his mission is to rescue children there.
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6	Reinhardt and Carrie, the original heroes of ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}}'', become playable after completing the game once. See the page for tropes describing their adventures.
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9	!!''Legacy of Darkness'' provides additional examples of:
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11	* AdaptationalWimp: Many enemies are much less dangerous in this game than in ''Castlevania 64''.
12	** The [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] of the first level was a frightening BossInMookClothing, fast, relentless, and more than able to rip unprepared players to shreds. They acknowledged this by making him a miniboss but paradoxically way easier, slower and with telegraphed attacks.
13	** The [[DracoLich White Dragons]]'s very powerful BreathWeapon became red and impossible to dodge or block if the player remained static, but now they can hide behind the door and attack at distance without worries. It remains just as damaging though.
14	** [[FullyEmbracedFiend Master Oldrey]] was a fairly tough KingMook, way stronger than a normal vampire, themselves textbook EliteMooks, with a dangerous slashing dive move and fast enough to outrun Carrie's GameBreaker HomingProjectile. Here he is a vampire with a life-bar and a jump attack.
15	** Even [[TragicMonster Rosa]] lacks her nastiest attack, the homing thorn.
16	** Gloriously averted with the [[WarmUpBoss Giant Skeleton]], who gains a slew of kick-ass powers for the second fight.
17	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: The unlockable alternate outfits let you scoff at the redesigns by playing in characters' original ''[=Cv64=]'' oufits, [[MythologyGag including Cornell's]].
18	* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Since Cornell's story is a prequel, the bad guys win and set in motion the events for the original ''Castlevania 64'']].
19	* BroadStrokes: Reinhardt and Carrie's games travel through Cornell's variations of the levels and omit lines of dialogue they had in the original, so there's still some merit in owning both games if you want the ''whole'' story.
20	* ClassicalChimera: The battle with Ortega, [[OneWingedAngel has him turned into a winged Chimera]], with the heads of a fire breathing lion, poison-spitting snake and [[SuperScream sonic screaming bird.]]
21	* ChainedByFashion: Cornell's alternate costume includes a shackle on his leg with the chain broken off.
22	* CoresAndTurretsBoss: The "Crystal Laser of Doom" in the Tower of Science, which consists of a large, central crystal and several self-repairing turrets of various types placed around it.
23	* EmbeddedPrecursor: Completing the game as Cornell unlocks the story modes of Carrie and Reinhardt, the original heroes of ''Castlevania 64''.
24	* FanDisservice: One of the Spider Queen's attacks is to reel in your character with web and chew on him/her with her second mouth. The one that's right at crotch-height on her, latches onto him/her at waist-height, and is complete with thrusting movements.
25	* FurAgainstFang: The game fits this trope nicely. It not only has a higher than usual number of vampires, but lead character Cornell is a werewolf.
26	* HarpingOnAboutHarpies: A harpy appears as a boss in Cornell's story.
27	* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: The [[spoiler:servant posing as Dracula]] from the original release is revealed to be noted 15th century soldier and child killer UsefulNotes/GillesDeRais, [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy now a vampire]] and servant of Dracula.
28	* KingMook: One of the new bosses is Spider Queen, leader of the underground SpiderPeople.
29	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Cornell tries to rescue his sister, [[spoiler:it leads to Dracula getting resurrected early by being born as Malus]].
30	* MultipleEndings: Playing as Henry, the endings depend on how many children you rescue.
31	* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Essential since [[spoiler:Cornell's story sets the events for ''Castlevania 64'']].
32	* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: Cornell is a werewolf, and his rival Ortega becomes a werechimera thanks to Dracula's borrowed power.
33	* TheResenter: Ortega, Cornell's rival, who envied Cornell's mastery of his alternate form and sought Dracula's help to match him.
34	* SchizoTech:
35	** Henry wields a revolver as his primary weapon, which can be reloaded with cartridges. While revolvers did exist during the time period in which his story takes place (1852), cartridge rounds did not, only coming into existence four years later.
36	** The armor Henry wears along with the armor that is on Reinhardt's alternate costume are several centuries out of date.
37	* ShockAndAwe: The Vampire Killer's final powerup grants it lightning properties in ''Legacy of Darkness''; this replaced the fire effect from ''64''.
38	* SuperMode: Cornell's werewolf form enhances his strength.
39	* TearsFromAStone: A statue of Virgin Mary appears, which weeps TearsOfBlood.
40	* TookALevelInBadass: Henry is first met in Cornell's storyline as a helpless young boy who must be escorted out of the premises to safety. His storyline sees him grown up into a tough-as-nails knight armed with a flintlock gun who goes back to Dracula's castle to save a group of children kidnapped by his followers.
41	* UnlockableContent: With each child Henry frees, a new option is made available to the player.
42	* UpdatedRerelease: Though it would be better to call the game a complete version of the original release, despite the returning levels being [[ReformulatedGame more reformulated]].
43	* WalkingShirtlessScene: Part of Cornell's outfit is an open shirt, and he loses it completely in his werewolf form.
44	* TheXOfY: The new subtitle.
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