Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin: Difference between revisions

* [[Large Ham]]: Brauner, particularly in {{spoiler|his boss battle.}}

{{quote| '''Brauner''': ''BLOOD-ART TECHNIQUE! A PAINTING OF THE '''SOUL!!''' I'LL MAKE '''YOU''' MY '''MASTERPIECE!!!''' '' '''''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|THIS...]]''''' ''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|IS]]'' '''''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|ART]]!!!!!'''''}}

* [[Lethal Joke Item]]: The cream pie, once mastered. {{spoiler|It is very effective against the Whip's Memory (Richter Belmont) once mastered, as it does Dark damage, his elemental weakness, as well as being easy on the MP (allowing for spamming) and decent range.}}

* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Significantly so compared to most of the other Castlevania games in spite of being set during the disastrous second World War, if you give it an observation.

** Especially when compared to [[Symphony of the Night]], the first Metroidvania. Note that Alucard is a loner all the way through that game, while in this game Jonathan and Charlotte are trusted partners all the way through.

* [[Line-of-Sight Name]]: The ghost seemingly has no name ({{spoiler|until he turns out to be Eric Lecarde}}), but names himself after the first thing that comes to mind. In this case, blowing Wind.

* [[Love Makes You Evil]]: Brauner was driven to evil when his daughters were killed in [[World War I]].

** The boss Astarte can seduce Jonathan to her side, resulting in the player ending as Charlotte and poor, deluded Jonathan attacking her relentlessly. 'Tis best to die at that point and start the battle anew...

** Some of the items you can find, like the [[Sweet Dreams Fuel|wedding dress (which happens to be one of Charlotte's best armours) and the engagement ring]], are bound to give [[Shipping Goggles|some fans]] ideas.

** From the way Jon and Charlotte interact with and tease each other so often - including in the good ending - it is already way too evident that they are more than just close friends, hinting that they have sincere feeling toward each other.

** Dracula's appearance in this game is based on [[Bela Lugosi]]'s version, which was rarely used after the 3rd and 4th generation games.

** One of the most useful weapons in the game is Nebula, a chain whip that homes on enemies and can form a protective shield with its special attack. Nebula. Chain. Nebula... Chain... [[Saint Seiya|Nope, doesn't ring a bell!]]

* [[Sword and Sorcerer]]: Two pairs of this actually; Johnathan and Stella as fighters and Charlotte and Loretta as witches.

* [[Trainstopping]]: One of the first and most memorable moments of 13th Street.

* [[Unique Enemy]]: The two giant sandworms in the two Egyptian-themed levels. Sure, they are just [[Palette Swap]] of one another, but each one has its own entry in the bestiary, and they never reappear after having been killed.

** Well, the one in the first desert level does, but it's at the opposite side of the level.

** Also the dodo, the giant ghost, and the king ghoul, all required for sidequests. The dodo behaves exactly the same as it did in Symphony.

* [[Wake Up Call Boss]]: Dullahan, the very first boss. Mostly because his attacks are hard to dodge and he can nail you in 3-4 hits. Using Charlotte can make him easier with the right spells, which serves as a helpful reminder that you have another character to use.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: The vampire sisters have purple hair.