Gobanz

Gobanz is a boss in Castlevania: The Adventure. He is a hulking and heavy armored monster knight who wields a club-like weapon attached to a retractile chain.
==Description==
Gobanz is the first boss in Castlevania: The Adventure, an armored hulking creature that wields a club-like weapon attached to a chain that comes out from where his left hand should be. He advances slowly from one side of the screen, stopping every couple of steps to unleash his weapon for a ranged attack. His armor will reflect any fireballs shot from Christopher's whip (reflected fireballs are harmless to Christopher as well).
He makes a reappearance as a normal enemy in the last stage of the game.
In concept art in the Castlevania Anniversary Collection, he is described as an "Armor Mid-Boss" that reflects projectiles back at the player and uses a long spear to attack. His sword and shield would ultimately be transferred to the Evil Knight enemy.
==Enemy Data==
==Gallery==
CA Gobanz.JPG|Gobanz from The Adventure instruction booklet.
Adventure Concept Armor.png|Armor early concept art for The Adventure published in the The History of Castlevania.
Famitsu Gobanz Cover.JPG|Gobanz from the cover of the Famitsu guide for The Adventure.
Famitsu Zeldo.JPG|Gobanz battle strategy from the Famitsu guide for The Adventure.
Devourer MR Beta Bestiary.JPG|Devourer beta bestiary entry from Moonlight Rhapsody.
==Trivia==
*The Game Boy Nintendo Player's Guide refers to him as "The Giant".
*Because of their similar physiology, it can be speculated that Gobanz possibly is a similar type of creature as the Iron Doll from Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge.
*The original Japanese name of this enemy is "Zeldo". However, some names were switched in the American and European localizations of Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge:
**Zeldo was renamed to Gobanz.
**Gobanz was renamed to Death Bat.
**Night Stalker was renamed to Zeldo.
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