Rat

The Rat or Mouse can be either an enemy or a quest item in the Castlevania series. They were first introduced in Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge, where they appear as ghoulish versions of a common rat, having strong and bulky rear limbs and attacking by leaping and biting their prey. As the series progressed, their appearance became more like that of a common rat or a mouse.
==Appearances==
===Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge===
In Belmont's Revenge, they behave almost exactly as the Under Mole from Castlevania: The Adventure, by hiding inside of holes on the Rock and Plant Castle's walls and leaping at Christopher Belmont while trying to bite him as he approaches.
===Castlevania: Rondo of Blood===
A little rat can be found in the previous room before facing Dogether. If approached, it will flee to its rat hole, but if the player is able to kill it (by attacking it through the wall), it will randomly drop either a money bag, a good sub-weapon or even a 1UP. When the hole the rat was trying to (or succeeded to) flee toward is broken, just like any breakable block or wall, it will (appropriately) reveal a Cheese food item.
===Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia===
The "Mouse" is a quest item in Order of Ecclesia. It can be found roaming the chambers of the sunken ship in Kalidus Channel. It must be brought to Anna in order to complete her second quest: "Mice Make for Good Eats". However, while the mouse can be seen during previous visits, it can only be interacted with after the quest has been given.
===Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth===
In The Adventure ReBirth, their appearance is more similar to that of a common rat, although with gigantic proportions.
===Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2===
In Lords of Shadow 2, Dracula has a stealth ability called Plague of Rats which allows him to blend into a group of nine rats wandering near a Shadow Portal. With this ability, he can access tight spots which are inaccessible by normal means. However, these rats are very vulnerable to hazardous traps and enemies when detected. In this form, the player must keep at least one rat in order for Dracula to survive. Reentering a Shadow Portal will restore the number of rats to nine.
==Other appearances==
===Sexy Parodius===
In the parody game, Sexy Parodius, the "Dracula's Castle" stage features a whole host of mice which come out of the background's walls, just like the Rats and Under Moles from the Castlevania series do. These mice also parody a number of other Castlevania denizens.
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
BR Goblin.JPG|Rat from the Japanese Belmont's Revenge instruction booklet.
History of Castlevania Belmont's Revenge Ghoul Mouse.png|Ghoul Mouse production data sheet for Belmont's Revenge published in The History of Castlevania.
NP BR Rat.JPG|Rat from the Nintendo Power Belmont's Revenge Guide.
Rob-offart31.jpg|The rat (which here looks more like a mouse) appears in this artwork from the Rondo of Blood Official Guide.
Koma Anna.JPG|Dead Mouse from the official four panel Koma comic strips of Order of Ecclesia.
Dracula05.png|Gabriel's rat form from Lords of Shadow 2.
===Screenshots===
Rondo of Blood - Rat - 01.png|The rat from Rondo of Blood.
Dracula X Chronicles - Rondo Of Blood - Rat - 01.png|The rat from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Rondo of Blood.
Order of Ecclesia - Kalidus Channel - 05.png|Mouse from Order of Ecclesia.
Exploding Rat MR Beta Bestiary.JPG|Exploding Rat beta bestiary entry from Moonlight Rhapsody.
==Trivia==
*The Rats from Belmont's Revenge apparently took the role of the Under Mole bosses from the previous game, Castlevania: The Adventure, to the point that they're also initially hidden and come out from holes on the walls, as well as attacking by leaping at the player, although now appearing as lesser enemies instead of a boss fight.
==See also==
*Under Mole - The Belmont's Revenge variant of Rat was apparently based on this collective boss from Castlevania: The Adventure.
Category:Animal-Type Enemies
Category:The Adventure ReBirth Enemies
Category:Belmont's Revenge Enemies
Category:Order of Ecclesia Items