Demon

The is a recurring enemy in the Castlevania series. It is an inhabitant of Hell, summoned to oppose vampire hunters.
==Description==
Demons are a kind of denizen of Hell resembling the classic, popular Christian depiction of evil entities, such as gargoyles or even Satan himself: long horns, claws, endowed with bat-like wings, and having supernatural abilities associated with fire and black magic. The word "demon" comes from the Greek daimōn, meaning "divine power", "deity" or "spirit".demon at the Online Etymology Dictionary.
Although the series has a long list of demons and devils with different attributes and hierarchic positions, such as the Arc Demon or the Lesser Demon, these are solely called "Demon" and carry no other adjective.
==Appearances==
===Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse===
The last of the trio of monsters resurrected by an Evil Flame (the other being the two Mummies and the Cyclops). Leviathan is a menacing-looking demon featuring staple satanic features such as a goat's head and hind legs, and bat-like wings.
The creature ominously emerges from his casket and from the first sight it will be obvious he's not someone to be taken lightly, bearing a tall and muscular figure. Leviathan mainly attacks by performing high hovering leaps in an attempt to stomp on the player. On the third leap, it will make a short pause and spew three large fireballs in a spreading manner. He's quite resilient, but as expected, he becomes more vulnerable while on the ground; a few tosses of Holy Water vials and continuous whipping will soon put him out of commission.
In the original Japanese version, this enemy –known simply as – bears some physical changes while retaining an overall similar design, portraying an outright more diabolical look, being even more muscular, with larger horns, different set of wings, and having a tail. The change in the western releases could be due to avoid making the creature look too devilish.
A reimagined version of this particular design of the Demon, called Pazuzu, appeared later as a boss in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance.
===Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance===
A reimagined version of this demon, named Pazuzu, appears as a boss of the Castle Top Floor (Castle A) in Harmony of Dissonance.
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
Although it is called "Demon", the enemy shares its sprite with the Arc Demon from Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Some of its stats (HP, ATK and EXP given) are also the same.
It moves by flying erratically above the player and attacks by either swooping down with its clawed feet or by summoning three fireballs from within a magic circle that target the player upon launching.
===Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia===
Different from Portrait of Ruin, here it receives a new sprite. Yet, due to appearing much earlier in the game, the Demon is weaker and has been stripped from its fireball-summoning attack.
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==Trivia==
*In Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, this enemy has 666 HP and yields 666 EXP points, referencing the number of the beast.
*Its death in Order of Ecclesia, like other elemental demons in the same game, looks like the Metal Alien's teleportation in Contra III: The Alien Wars.
*"Leviathan", the name given to the Demon in the Western localization of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, was probably chosen without proper knowledge of its origins, as Leviathan actually is a giant sea monster from Hebrew lore.
*An Old God called Leviathan also appears in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. He serves as a Titan battle before the final confrontation of the game.
==See also==
*Demon (species)
*Devil
*Pazuzu
==References==
Category:Biblical Monsters
Category:Dark Enemies
Category:Demons
Category:Flying Enemies
Category:Order of Ecclesia Enemies
Category:Portrait of Ruin Enemies
Category:Dracula's Curse Bosses