Sand Worm

The Sand Worm is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is an enormous worm that resides in the sand. It builds a sand trap around it and waits in its center to feed on any unsuspecting preys who happen to fall inside it.
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==Appearances==
===Kid Dracula===
The sand worm from the Egyptian desert of Boku Dracula-kun acts much like its icy counterpart, Rahab, and like other flying dragons from previous games. It can enter and exit a variety of holes in the ground, and comes out floating in looping patterns.
===Castlevania Chronicles===
Called Pakkun, it is known for its insatiable appetite. Only one is encountered in the entire game, in the crystal cave below the Courtyard. This creature lies inside a trap-pit with slippery slopes and will quickly spring out and attempt to swallow Simon whole if he tries to jump over it. It's best avoided by using the nearby Stopwatch sub-weapon.
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
After crossing a Mummy-infested desert near the beginning of the Sandy Grave, Jonathan and Charlotte arrive to a big mound of sand. While stepping on it, the ground suddenly splits apart and a giant Sand Worm emerges from the center of what now is clearly revealed to be a sand trap dragging the heroes toward the monster. Once defeated, the worm contorts violently in a shower of blood. If the heroes let themselves get swallowed by the now vacant sand trap, they'll be able to wander its interior, where an HP Max Up can be found (this is actually a tutorial for when the player later reaches the Forgotten City, where the main area has to be entered the same way, by letting oneself get swallowed by the quicksand after fighting a Poison Worm, which is an alternate version of the Sand Worm).
Another Sand Worm awaits at the rightmost wing of Sandy Grave, although this time its lair cannot be entered.
==Gallery==
Boku Dracula Kun Snake.JPG|Sand Worm from the Boku Dracula-kun instruction booklet.
==Trivia==
*The name "Pakkun" for this enemy in Castlevania Chronicles is a Japanese onomatopoeia for "eating in one bite" or "swallowing whole".
*This monster resembles and may be a reference to the Sandworms from the Dune franchise.
**The Sand Worm in Portrait of Ruin may also be partially inspired by the Sarlacc monster from Star Wars, being that it also dwells inside a giant sand trap.
*The layout inside the Sand Worm's sand trap in Portrait of Ruin appears to be a reference to the vases from Super Mario Bros. 2, which most prominently also appear in the desert level of that game.
Sandy Grave - Portrait of Ruin - 01.png|Interior of the Sand Worm's sand trap in Portrait of Ruin.
Super Mario Bros. 2 - 01.png|Interior of a vase in Super Mario Bros. 2.
==See also==
*Worm-like creatures
**Brutal Moray
**Giant Worm
**Poison Worm
==External links==
*Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs
*Mr. P's Castlevania Realm
Category:Film Based Monsters
Category:Insects
Category:Chronicles Enemies
Category:Kid Dracula Enemies
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