Reverse Castle Center

The is a location in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
==Overview==
The Reverse Center is a sealed off area within the Reverse Castle. It is located in the same location the normal Castle Center would be at. Like the latter, the gates to the entrance are closed and can only be opened by meeting certain requirements. In the case of the Reverse Center, Alucard must reach the Black Marble Gallery's reverse clock room with all five of Dracula's remains collected. A caged lift from the clock room's sealed chamber will rise up to the Reverse Center.
The Reverse Center appears much like its normal counterpart, but upside-down. This includes hieroglyphic-like markings on the square walls of the center room, two pentagrams on opposing corners, a lack of common enemies available, and a throne room like area at the center with what appear to be closed eyes in the background. Unlike the latter location's tan cave coloring, the former location sports an ominous red tint throughout. When the center room is reached, a lift will fall down to seal anyone inside the small square room.
This is ultimately the final new area to explore. After a long journey throughout the Reverse Castle, Alucard makes his way toward the center of the main room, where Shaft awaits. After an exchange of words, Alucard does battle with the dark priest, with Alucard being victorious and eliminating Shaft once and for all. Upon his destruction, a menacing eye on the center of the room will open up, swallowing Alucard into an infinite sea of darkness, soon revealing the master of this castle and summoning a long-awaited reunion between father and son.
Because Dracula's relics do not appear in either Richter Mode nor Maria Mode, both Richter and Maria can open the gate to the Reverse Center by simply reaching the reverse clock room. Once inside the Reverse Center's core room, they face Shaft just as Alucard would (without any dialogue). Defeating Shaft ends the mode, neither Richter nor Maria face True Dracula under normal circumstances.
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==Gallery==
Symphony PSP Reverse Center elevator.jpg|The elevator to the Black Marble Gallery.
Symphony PSP Reverse Center corner.jpg|Bottom corner of the main room.
==Trivia==
*After visiting the center room where Shaft resides, it is possible to use a Library Card (Alucard only) to escape the room and save the visited map square without clearing the game.
*Loading zones are present behind the leftmost wall of the center room and top spacing above the lift.
**The top spacing's hidden (white) square is where True Dracula's boss battle is initiated and can be saved on the map if cheats or glitches are used.
**If the left loading zone is reached, Alucard will immediately reach the final boss arena. Using this loading zone is the only possible way for Richter and Maria to battle True Dracula, but doing so will softlock the game once the ending sequence plays (where Alucard speaks to Richter and Maria, which does not occur in either Richter Mode or Maria Mode. Alucard has no text for this scenario and the dialogue scene cannot be skipped).
==References==
Category:Castle Keeps
Category:The Dracula X Chronicles Locations
Category:Symphony of the Night Locations