Agartha

Agartha is a magical firearm wielded by Albus in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.
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==Description==
The first time Albus uses Agartha in the game, is when he steals the three pieces of Dominus. He fires a max shot, Acerbatus, at Barlowe, who uses a lightning attack to counter it. This gives Albus the opportunity to flee. During the boss fight against Albus, almost all of his attacks are coming from Agartha.
The enchanted pistol cannot only fire normal bullets, but is also capable of firing strong magic projectiles. Aside from the above mentioned Acerbatus, the gun can also fire an Optical Shot (where it concentrates Light and Darkness energy at the tip of the barrel, and then shoots the collected energy in a spiral at the target) and Torpor crystals.
It is possible for the wielder of Agartha to use these powers by channeling the energy from a glyph into the gun. This raises the question if Albus needed it to use moves like the Quadruple Ignis and his warping technique.
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==Trivia==
*Not much is known about Agartha; for example, nobody knows who made it (although it's assumed that it was a member of Ecclesia because it uses the energy from glyphs to fire enchanted bullets). Furthermore, it is unclear what happened to it when Albus was defeated by Shanoa.
*It should also be noted that the gun is named after the fictional underground city of Agartha (sometimes Agharta), purportedly located in the hollow core of the Earth. The name comes from the Sanskrit Aryavarsha (the Land of the Noble/Worthy Ones), and this myth is connected with the tales of Shambhalla/Shangri-La. Given this, the name of this weapon fits in well with Ecclesia's apparent goal of creating an ideal and peaceful world free of the threat of Dracula's return. It takes on an ironic tone when one considers the motivations of both Barlowe and Albus.
*An interesting note is that two unused voice bits in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia's Sound Mode involve Albus calling Agartha: "Agate", a possible early mistranslation of アガーテ (Agaate). The gun's Japanese name is likely a reference to the German opera Der Freischütz (The Marksman), about a sharpshooter who makes a deal with the Devil for the love of a woman. The name of the play's heroine, Agathe, is indeed rendered "Agaate" in Japanese.
**Agathe, the love interest of Max and Kaspar from Der Freischütz, is pronounced in German as "A-ga-ta" and is a female given name, the English equivalent name would be Agatha, which may be part of the reason for the confusion of how the names are pronounced and spelt in English and Japanese.
**Albus's voice samples also mention not only his Max Shot in Albus Mode, but also the "Caspar Shot" attack, which is called out by his boss fight version; apparent references to the play's protagonist Max and antagonist Kaspar, respectively.
Category:Firearms
Category:Grimoire of Souls Items
Category:Order of Ecclesia