Many monsters exist in the Castlevania franchise, but more focus is on vampires because of their lifelong beef with humans. Typically, monsters are non-human creatures, but there are some expectations in Castlevania, like Isaac the Forgemaster. Although he is human, he is not exactly fighting against evil, as he has the ability to create night creatures, which are demons that attack humans.
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There are some monsters that fans may be particularly fond of because of their design and their abilities. These monsters have made their presence quite known in Castlevania. Additionally, most of these monsters are so notable that they appear in the Castlevania series on Netflix.
7 Kyoma Demon
This little demon appears in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, and the literal translation of its name is Mirror Demon. As its name suggests, this demon lives in mirrors and comes out when it is time to attack enemies or trespassers.
This demon resides in the large mirrors within the Inner Quarters, and once the mirror holds the reflection of the Kyoma Demon for quite a while, it will come out to attack. As a mirror demon, he can play with his appearance as a mirror, thus creating a sort of short-term invisibility from the player. Defeating the Kyoma Demon grants the player a mirror, which gives them the ability to become invisible for a short while.
6 Night Creatures
Night creatures are a trademark in Castlevania and are the product of a Forgemaster like Isaac or Hector. The process of making night creatures differs and depends on the forge master. Night creatures are dead humans that go through the forging process that allows demons to possess the corpse, transforming the human body and giving it a new soul.
These creatures are visible in the Castlevania series on Netflix. Typically, when humans go through this process, they tend to forget the memories from their previous lives and are loyal to their forgemaster.
5 Legion
It may be quite impossible to miss this monster when it appears on screen because of its horrific and unsettling appearance. This monster is a huge ball of dead human bodies that appears several times in the Castlevania video games and even in season three of the Netflix-animated Castlevania series.
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It is horrifying in the game and even more in the animated series, as viewers can see how the magician casts a spell on the individuals living around and causes them to levitate toward each other to form a Legion. Given the design of Legion, which takes the form of a ball, it makes perfect sense that this monster moves by levitating. It also attacks by shooting balls of human corpses that form it.
4 Balore
This demon originates from Irish mythology, where he was the ruler of the Fomorians, a specific race of giants. In the Castlevania franchise, he is ruthless, and his mere gaze induces great terror in anyone who crosses his path. Balore is a ruthless monster who cares for no one, has no friends, and will absolutely destroy anyone who comes to challenge him.
It is quite tricky to defeat him, as he is a giant with equally gigantic fists that can deliver an earth-smashing punch. In addition to that, he has laser eyes and can shoot out beams of energy that set fire to the ground. Balore is a difficult monster to defeat, but whoever can defeat him gets a reward from Balore’s soul, which is the powerful Balore punch.
3 Death
Death is immortal, making him one of the best monsters in the Castlevania franchise. He is the face of everything dark and evil. This immortal being is also known as the Grim Reaper, as he has the ability to command the dead and steal souls. Death is also the right-hand man of Dracula, a duo match made in hell because Dracula is also immortal, and in as much as he gets 'defeated,' he never truly dies as he always comes back, thanks to Death.
Death appears quite a lot in the Castlevania franchise, and he owns the Death’s Scythe weapon, as the name implies. Even though Death is immune to dark magic and rituals, the Vampire Killer is one weapon that has an effect on him because it is a holy weapon.
2 Medusa
Most fans probably know Medusa as the famous monster with snakes as hair, and that is exactly how she is in Castlevania. She is a monster that plagues players and has control over snakes. She moves in two different forms, either as a whole or just with her head flying or floating around, waiting and looking for someone to attack.
Medusa’s head has two variants: gold and gorgon. Regardless of its variant, it has the ability to turn whoever comes into contact with it to stone. Funnily enough, she turns into stone when she faces defeat, giving her a taste of her medicine.
1 Dracula
Dracula is the famous and almighty vampire that threatens humanity. He is literally the leader of all vampires because when individuals think about vampires, they think of Dracula. As the main antagonist in Castlevania, Dracula appears in most of the video games and animation either as himself or as a reincarnation of himself.
Dracula faces defeat now and then, leaving the scene for a new vampire to carry out their selfish desires, but he remains undefeatable. Dracula is immortal and can either reincarnate or resurrect centuries later.