[Spoilers] Discussing Secrets in Ode to Castlevania

[Wesk Alber]

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Alright, so some of you may know already that there are nearly 40 secrets to discover and I wanted to see if people are onto ideas/have already unlocked many? This seems to be secrets made specifically for big fans of Castlevania Lore.

I did a few runs. Through that, I have unlocked five characters.

Doing my final run as Dracula, I have unlocked;
You don't need his services if you can walk on water (Ferryman)
Bring bad luck to the Count's belligerent bosses (Graham)
Kill fleamen? I killed only 220 though, so must count all variants (Fleaman)
Give the deceiver a taste of her own medicine (Succubus)
Hold the stones that birthed your lineage and prove dominance over all your monstrous minions (Megalo Dracula)

I do not even know how I got most of these, as they were by accident. Theories;
Walk on water, but the fact that I was walking on water seems to be a bug, since I was able to go through EVERY wall from pure speed. Actual trigger idk.
I didn't do any runs with a character with negative luck, so not sure for that.
I did do a run with a reflect build with Richter, and Soul Steal for Soma. There is no Succubus enemy in the castle I've found though so idk
Dracula I simply killed every boss but one in a single run. There's a boss panel next to the top left room I never figured out how to activate. Walking over did nothing. Bug?

As for theories for other secrets:
A secret so big it won't pass through the castle doors, potentially never enter the castle at all?
Reconnect the youngest hunter.... Unlocks Young Maria. Her pets could be her guardians? So familiars/the birds and the Gemini card?
Make it feel at home unlocks Death. Bring Red Death? If castlevania characters only, idk
Go low and kill 3mil of those jokers unlocks a Cave Troll. Kill a specific enemy in Drac's basement area 3mil of?
Burn bright until the end... Assuming only castlevania characters are to be used, Charlotte and use only her starter weapon/evo. If all non-other-DLC characters are included, Avatar?

Any ideas people?

[Jaeus]

So about Axe Armor.
What specifically is the requirement?
Because I've gone on 2 Discus solo runs, which sucked btw, including the 2nd one in Endless so I could repeat the early spawns with 700% Might+Area since they stop spawning by ~15min.
And I'm up to 150k kills of Axe Armors, I've camped these things pretty sufficiently even accounting for other runs since those rooms suck and I avoid them usually.

And still no unlock.
So Axe Armor is not as the spoiler tags describe.

[Скуфья]

Originally posted by Captain Hydrodus:

What one's to aquire agony?

The problem is I just focused on characters unlocks and forgot about in-game achievements.
Agony is unlockis by killing 8000 enemies as Barlowe

[Timijinn]

Originally posted by Jaeus:

So about Axe Armor.
What specifically is the requirement?
Because I've gone on 2 Discus solo runs, which sucked btw, including the 2nd one in Endless so I could repeat the early spawns with 700% Might+Area since they stop spawning by ~15min.
And I'm up to 150k kills of Axe Armors, I've camped these things pretty sufficiently even accounting for other runs since those rooms suck and I avoid them usually.

And still no unlock.
So Axe Armor is not as the spoiler tags describe.

Evolved Discus is the requirement.

[Athanais]

Originally posted by Jaeus:

So about Axe Armor.
What specifically is the requirement?
Because I've gone on 2 Discus solo runs, which sucked btw, including the 2nd one in Endless so I could repeat the early spawns with 700% Might+Area since they stop spawning by ~15min.
And I'm up to 150k kills of Axe Armors, I've camped these things pretty sufficiently even accounting for other runs since those rooms suck and I avoid them usually.

And still no unlock.
So Axe Armor is not as the spoiler tags describe.

It took me a couple of tries too, doing exactly what you're describing.

The secret technique: in the chapel area to the far right of the map (once you've unlocked the whole map), there's a special chamber in the middle left of the area, it looks like a brown box on the map. Once you're inside, the only enemy that spawns is Axe Armors. My guess is this area was designed specifically with that secret in mind.

I did a solo evolved Discus run there with Megalo Dracula, and that finally did it.

[Timijinn]

For Brauner, I went Megalo Menya with Garlic and the Blood Astronomia arcana. Went to the room left of Doppleganger with all the paintings on the walls and just sat there. They spawn in at around 24 minutes, I believe.

[Jaeus]

Originally posted by Timijinn:

Evolved Discus is the requirement.

I did evolve it. -_-

Originally posted by Athanais:

It took me a couple of tries too, doing exactly what you're describing.

The secret technique: in the chapel area to the far right of the map (once you've unlocked the whole map), there's a special chamber in the middle left of the area, it looks like a brown box on the map. Once you're inside, the only enemy that spawns is Axe Armors. My guess is this area was designed specifically with that secret in mind.

I did a solo evolved Discus run there with Megalo Dracula, and that finally did it.

I'll keep that area in mind then, thanks.
After this, the only one I have left is Count Orlok. Saved the classic Nosferatu for last out of respect.

[Timijinn]

Originally posted by Jaeus:

Originally posted by Timijinn:

Evolved Discus is the requirement.

I did evolve it. -_-

Originally posted by Athanais:

It took me a couple of tries too, doing exactly what you're describing.

The secret technique: in the chapel area to the far right of the map (once you've unlocked the whole map), there's a special chamber in the middle left of the area, it looks like a brown box on the map. Once you're inside, the only enemy that spawns is Axe Armors. My guess is this area was designed specifically with that secret in mind.

I did a solo evolved Discus run there with Megalo Dracula, and that finally did it.

I'll keep that area in mind then, thanks.
After this, the only one I have left is Count Orlok. Saved the classic Nosferatu for last out of respect.

My fault. Didn't see where you said that you evolved it.

[Jaeus]

Originally posted by Timijinn:

My fault. Didn't see where you said that you evolved it.

I probably didn't specify BUT I also camped the early rooms with them anyway and probably killed at least a thousand with just basic Discus before evolving too. Can never been too sure sometimes.
Either way, I got the tip I needed to get over the hurdle of just finding these things with consistent spawns.

[Moonbane]

Malphas seems to have a completely unique starter weapon. Is there anything that becomes it?

[Скуфья]

Still have one secret to discover, maybe anyone knows how to get access to Spectral Sword? It's last one I've missing (got Coat of Arms and etc)

[Athanais]

Originally posted by Скуфья:

Still have one secret to discover, maybe anyone knows how to get access to Spectral Sword? It's last one I've missing (got Coat of Arms and etc)

It should unlock as soon as you have evolved each of the eight "magic weapons" from the DLC, at least once (across multiple runs).

Magic weapons for reference:
Alucart Sworb, Tyrfing, Alucard Spear, Trident, Mace, Star Flail, Iron Shield, Guardian's Targe

[The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!)]

the final unlockable character is something i never expected.
it's chaos. you know. the final boss of aria of sorrow. which you get when you have gotten absolutely every other hidden character the dlc added. i used codes from a reddit to fast track. jesus. christ. this thing is enough to justify the epilepsy warning alone.

[Jabberwocky]

Originally posted by The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!):

the final unlockable character is something i never expected.
it's chaos. you know. the final boss of aria of sorrow. which you get when you have gotten absolutely every other hidden character the dlc added. i used codes from a reddit to fast track. jesus. christ. this thing is enough to justify the epilepsy warning alone.

could you share links to the cheat codes of hidden characters on reddit

[The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!)]

Originally posted by Jabberwocky:

Originally posted by The Trippy Pyro (MPH! MPH! MPH!):

the final unlockable character is something i never expected.
it's chaos. you know. the final boss of aria of sorrow. which you get when you have gotten absolutely every other hidden character the dlc added. i used codes from a reddit to fast track. jesus. christ. this thing is enough to justify the epilepsy warning alone.

could you share links to the cheat codes of hidden characters on reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/VampireSurvivors/comments/1ggpph5/full_spellscheat_code_list_for_ode_to_castlevania/

[Ryan Dorkoski]

Originally posted by Captain Hydrodus:

Originally posted by Treasure "Hato" Clint:

Adding everything I've found thus far for those that are curious:

Young Maria: Evolve both Birds into Vandalier and have Gemini active at the same time as all four Familiars on Maria.
Familiar/Innocent Devil: Get Familiar Forge twice as Julia Updated with newer information
Blue Crescent Moon Cornell: I'm not sure if you need his transformation, but you absolutely need 100000 kills in one run since he's basically a Megalo.
Ferryman: Clip onto the water outside of the castle, specifically the bit north of the entrance. Several people have mentioned you need the upgraded version of Nathan's starting weapon, just a heads up.
Master Librarian: Buy everything in his store once.
Hammer: Have 6 Castlevania weapons from the Coat of Arms fully upgraded.
Wind: Trigger Eric's near-death ability three times in one game. Thanks for the tip, Ragna!
Sisters (and PoR Duo): Sanctuary's timed ability needs to hit the boss versions of the Sisters, unlocking them.
Brauner: Drain his paintings, which spawn in at around 24 minutes and 26-28 minutes, using the Blood Astronomia arcana. Thank you so much, Meta!
Soleil: The same as Sisters, actually. Sanctuary and cure his ass.
Dario: Win a run without using anything but the basic fire spell. Just go to the no enemies moving map and idle there.
Dmitri: Kill Menace with Celia. You need to kill Menace in general to get full castle exploration, but it's in the sewers part of the castle if you need a reminder.
Celia: Have both Light and Dark glyphs maxed out at the same time.
Graham: Beat every boss. Might need to be in one run? Specifically, the ones before Pile of Secrets.
Joachim: Kill Joachim with Sara. Joachim can be found in a hidden icy alcove in the blue caves, after acquiring the Pile of Secrets.
Walter: Kill Walter with Rinaldo. Walter spawns to the east of the first passive-picker once you've acquired the Pile of Secrets.
Carmilla CURRENTLY BUGGED: Kill her with the upgraded Hex spell. Current assumption is that you need to use the upgraded Vampire Killer instead once it's fixed. She spawns in the 3x3 grid of bridges right before the clock tower after you've acquired the Pile of Secrets.
Olrox: Kill Olrox with Dark Rift. Olrox spawns in the fancy hall area in the east after acquiring the Pile of Secrets. Same area as Eligor, if that's any help. Thanks, Flitz and Ragna!
Cave Troll: Fairly certain it's just a kill count, so kill lots. Not that you can check it, because Cave Troll isn't in the bestiary.
Fleaman: Kill count. Probably the one you'll unlock at the same time as the secrets? At least I got it then.
Axe Armor: Kill an amount of Axe Armors with the upgraded Discus. There's a brown room in the chapel-like area which has almost infinitely spawning axe armors. Go farm there. Thanks Flitz!
Frozenshade: Kill an amount with the upgraded Rock spell. Unsure specific amount, but Joachim's room spawns a ton so just go to town. Thanks Flitz!
Succubus: Kill her with the upgraded version of Hex. She spawns in the same room as one of Dracula's glyphs. You'd be hard pressed to miss this spawn.
Keremet: Kill Keremet with the PoR duo. Might work with sisters too. It spawns in the top left part of the castle, a little to the east of the door leading to Beelzebub.
Alamaric Sniper: Killcount based unlock, kill enough of these with the upgraded Discus. Updated, thanks EzkaTKoB!
Blackmore: Kill Blackmore with Barlowe. You'd need to find him to get this far regardless, but he's in the area where Julius' coffin was. To the west of Paranoia.
Malphas: Kill Malphas with Quincy. In case you missed it, Malphas spawns at 25 minutes.
Death: Trigger the Death sequence with the Clock Tower in your inventory. Get all four clockwork weapons and union them to get the Clock Tower.
Galamoth: Kill Galamoth with the Power of Sire. Easily accomplished with Dracula, the Dominus picker and the magnet Arcana to pick up the other two pieces He's found in the maze-like area with the Mummy Man after the Pile of Secrets is acquired
Megalo Elizabeth, Olrox, Dracula, Death: Usual Megalo requirement, AKA kill 100000 enemies in one run. Obviously, get the relic to let them transform first.

Thanks to everyone who helped! The final reward is dope!

With the librarian I picked up the relic for him too early and I've not seen him on any other map, did I perhaps break it?

Struggling with some of these descriptions. I'm grateful for them (!), but things aren't unlocking. Maybe someone can help, thanks in advance:

1. Unlocking Brauner: I choose that Arcana card, and only choose weapons that are buffed by that card (played as Librarian). Went to the room to the left of the doppleganger, fought the paintings at 20-some minutes. Finished the run. No unlock was available.

2. Celia unlock: had both light and dark glyph maxed, exited level (played as Sigma). No unlock available.