Pied Piper

The is a character in Castlevania Chronicles. He is a mysterious cloaked merchant who seems to possess at least some magical powers.
==Description==
The Pied Piper only appears once in the game, behind a breakable wall past a White Dragon in the Underground Aqueduct. He comes out of his hiding place to play his flute and offer Simon Belmont one of four items. He will magically rotate them above him, with the player only requiring to jump and attempt to strike the one they want. The Pied Piper won't charge the player for this service in any way.
If none of the items offered is satisfactory, the player can strike the Pied Piper instead, which will then make him display four new items. This process can be repeated until the player sees something they want or when they hit the Pied Piper for the eighth time, moment when he will finally leave and return to his hiding place.
==Wares==
The items the Pied Piper displays after each whip strike are the following:
Number of strikes	Item 1 	Item 2 	Item 3 	Item 4
1 	Dagger 	Big Heart 	Heart 	Red Bag
2 	Axe 	Double Shot	Big Heart 	Blue Bag
3 	Boomerang 	Holy Water 	Cross 	White Bag
4 	Pocket Watch	Meat 	Invisibility Ointment	Big Heart
5 	Dagger 	Triple Shot	Cross 	Heart
6 	Herb 	Holy Water 	Big Heart 	White Bag
7 	Holy Water 	Boomerang 	Pocket Watch 	Axe
8 	Heart 	Heart 	Heart 	Heart
==Notes==
*If the player already possesses one of the items the Pied Piper would have offered, a Small Heart will appear in its place.
==Trivia==
*The Pied Piper's overall appearance resembles the Gypsies from Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.
*Due to the particular way the player interacts with the Pied Piper, he shares some similarities with the Old Crone from Vampire Killer. Likewise, both characters will disappear once they have been struck exactly eight times.
*Soon after meeting the Pied Piper comes an area which involves a rising raft with several Mermen jumping out of the water, and then the area boss fight against the Skull Dragon at the top. The player should have this in mind when selecting the item they want.
==See also==
*Gypsy
*Old Crone
==References==
Category:Male Characters
Category:Merchants
Category:NPC
Category:Witches and Wizards
Category:Chronicles Characters