Bomb

A Bomb is a throwable weapon with an astounding amount of destructive power which appears in several Castlevania games. In overall design, it resembles a classic ball-shaped bomb, with some cases having a skull motif while appearing slightly larger.
==Game specific information==
===Haunted Castle===
In the 1988 arcade game, Haunted Castle, the bomb (called Dynamite in the instruction sheet) is a sub-weapon. Simon is able to throw it as a projectile in an arc. The bomb will create a blast pillar upon touching the ground, similar to how Holy Water works in most games.
The bomb is removed in the Haunted Castle Revisited remake.
===Castlevania: Rondo of Blood===
In the 1993 NEC PC Engine game Rondo of Blood, a giant bomb with a humorously painted  skull on it can be found in Stage 4. Attacking it once discovered lights the fuse and makes it explode, destroying the whole wall and giving access to a whole new area in the same level.
===Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (class)===
These explosives are any one-time-use items in Symphony of the Night that, when thrown, can cause Hit damage to everything on the screen. Their effects are very similar to each other, with some variance in animations or the amount of damage they deal. The Karma Coin only damages all enemies on the screen (and absorbs their health) if it lands on heads. All of these items can be very useful when used in conjunction with the Duplicator.
If a bomb item does enough damage, it will destroy the Spectral Sword's shields in the Anti-Chapel; as such, the player can use the following method to level up a familiar to its maximum level in just about 20–30 minutes: Simply enter the room, quickly activate the bomb, then leave and repeat.
===Castlevania (N64) / Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness===
One of the principal objectives in the Castle Center is to concoct a powerful explosive by combining a Magical Nitro with a Mandragora. However, jumping or receiving a hit while holding the highly volatile Magical Nitro will make it explode, killing its bearer instantly, regardless of how much HP they have. Making way to the place where it's used at, gives a whole new dimension as to how this level should be approached.
===Castlevania: Curse of Darkness===
A similar bomb than the one encountered in Rondo of Blood appears in Curse of Darkness. With the Proboscis Fairy summoned and once Hector arrives to a certain room in Aiolon Ruins with a barely visible switch near the top, the fairy will fly toward it and a humorous cutscene will play, where just out of pure curiosity he dares to press it, unknowingly releasing a giant skull bomb which knocks down the whole wall (and himself with it). Said Proboscis Fairy can also drop a skull bomb as a standard attack, which deals high damage after a few seconds, but may damage Hector if not guarding.
Additionally, Hector can forge a bomb weapon which has unlimited uses.
===Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow / Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow===
Soma Cruz can throw Heavy Bombs by obtaining the Bomber Armor's bullet soul. The animation shows the bomb still being present even after "detonating".
In Dawn of Sorrow, Soma's Heavy Bomb operates differently depending on the level of the soul:
*At level 1, it will work as normal bomb, detonating after a few seconds.
*At Level 2, it turns into a skull-painted bomb of bigger size. It operates like the previous version but it detonates faster and deals more damage.
*At level 3, it takes the form of a submarine torpedo and its damage drastically increases. It travels a very short distance and detonates instantly as it comes in contact with the floor, but it can bounce off walls.
==Enemies with bombs==
*Bomber Armor
*Skeleton Bomber
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
HC Bomb.JPG|Dynamite from the Japanese arcade cabinet "insert-card" for Haunted Castle.
===Screenshots===
Rondo of Blood - Stage 4 - 01.png|Skull Bomb from Rondo of Blood.
Curse of Darkness - Skull Bomb - 01.png|Skull Bomb from a special cutscene in Curse of Darkness.
===Animations===
HC Bomb.gif|Bomb from Haunted Castle.
SOTN Karma Coin Heads.gif|Karma Coin Heads from Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Karma Coin Tails.gif|Karma Coin Tails Special Attack from Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Neutron Bomb.gif|Neutron Bomb from Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Power of Sire.gif|Power of Sire from Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Pentagram.gif|Pentagram from Symphony of the Night.
SOTN Bat Pentagram.gif|Bat Pentagram from Symphony of the Night.
COTM Apollo + Salamander.gif|Apollo + Salamander from Circle of the Moon.
Bomber-ArmorAnimations.gif|Bomber Armor soul from Aria of Sorrow.
DOS Bomber Armor 1.gif|Bomber Armor soul (level 1) from Dawn of Sorrow.
DOS Bomber Armor 2.gif|Bomber Armor soul (level 2) from Dawn of Sorrow.
DOS Bomber Armor 3.gif|Bomber Armor soul (level 3) from Dawn of Sorrow.
==See also==
*Giant Bat Bomb - An energy projectile that explodes upon contact.
*Grenade
*Dynamite
*Lantern Throw
*Skull Bomb
 
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Category:Curse of Darkness Items
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