Ruins

Ruins are regular environments encountered in several Castlevania games. They are often depicted as areas featuring the remains of past civilizations or decayed expansions of Dracula's own castle.
==Characteristics==
Stages featuring ruins are usually portrayed as dilapidated and crumbling portions beneath Dracula's Castle, including underground vestiges of previous structures the castle now sits on top of, or just the ruins of the castle itself. They also can be crumbling remains of towns or other areas around the castle, such as the ruins of shrines or abbeys. In some cases, the ruins might be ancient and indicative of previous inhabitants that may have lived in the area centuries ago, but have been claimed by Dracula's monsters, most often skeletons of the past denizens who used to live there.
==Appearances==
*Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - Town of Warakiya (Block 1-1 and 1-2), Sunken City of Poltergeists
*Super Castlevania IV - The Ancient Ruins
*Castlevania: Bloodlines - Ruins of the Castle Dracula, Atlantis Shrine
*Castlevania: Dracula X - Stage 5'
*Castlevania: Curse of Darkness - Abandoned Castle, Mortvia Aqueduct, Aiolon Ruins
*Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Sandy Grave, Forgotten City
*Castlevania Judgment - Abbey Ruins
*Castlevania: The Arcade - Stage 1
*Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Agharta
*Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls - Sunken City
==Gallery==
Dracula's Curse Block 6-01.JPG|Sunken City of Poltergeists(Dracula's Curse)
Super Castlevania IV - Stage 3 - 03.png|The Ancient Ruins(Super Castlevania IV)
Throne Room - Bloodlines - 01.jpg|Ruins of the Castle Dracula(Bloodlines)
Stage5b-1.gif|Stage 5'(Dracula X)
Aiolon Ruins - 01.png|Aiolon Ruins(Curse of Darkness)
Stage-forgotten3.png|Forgotten City(Portrait of Ruin)
Judgment-Abbey Ruins.jpg|Abbey Ruins(Judgment)
Arcade Stage 1 - Ruins.JPG|Stage 1(The Arcade)
Water Well.png|Agharta(Lords of Shadow)
Quest map 10 1.png|Sunken City(Grimoire of Souls)
==See also==
*Environments
Category:Environments