Skeleton Athlete

The Skeleton Athlete and Skeleton Medalist are enemies in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon.
==Description==
;Skeleton Athlete
They run at great speed toward Nathan Graves until they either bump into them or into a wall, after which they'll crumble. It isn't possible to obtain their drop items if they kill themselves this way. If they run past Nathan, they'll turn around and resume their chase. They are only encountered along the big corridor room located in the Audience Room.
;Skeleton Medalist
Runs even faster and is harder to kill. It drops the Bear Ring, which enables Nathan to transform into BearTank from Rakugakids, who features a completely different moveset. Only one Skeleton Medalist appears in the entire game, in the big chasm of the Sealed Room, where Nathan and Hugh fall at the beginning of the game. Along this long drop, there's a breakable wall on the left side (marked by a darker shade in the background). The ceiling of this hidden room can also be destroyed, giving access to another hidden room where the Skeleton Medalist is found.
One method to defeat the Skeleton Medalist is the following:
#Break the ceiling inside this secret room.
#Position Nathan at the right edge of the screen.
#Start running to the left, jump and activate the Roc Wing in midair leftward (not straight up) to enter the hole on the ceiling.
#Once at the room above, execute another jump before hitting the ground and strike the Skeleton Medalist before it manages to bump into the wall.
A similar method can be done by jumping out of a wall kick at the bottom screen when falling from the top screen.
Pluto + Griffin can speed Nathan up just barely fast enough to hit it before it hits the wall, even if the player doesn't do a running jump into the room (although it helps).
Yet another method is simply to use the Clock sub-weapon.
==Enemy Data==
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==Item Data==
==See also==
*Athletes
Category:Skeletal Monsters
Category:Circle of the Moon Enemies