Hunchback

The Hunchback is an enemy in the Castlevania series. He is a diminutive foe who perfected the art of leaping long ago.
==Description==
Probably one of the most annoying of the original enemies from the Castlevania series, Hunchbacks are a thorn in the side of heroes and players alike. They generally hop about in erratic patterns, forward and backward, with small and large hops. They generally make large hops when next to the player character. Hoppers are often carried by a "dropper" enemy that flies at a certain height in unlimited streams from one end of the screen to the other, pausing to drop them. Different types of droppers are associated with different types of Hoppers. Hunchbacks would sometimes be dropped by Eagles; because Hunchbacks were not in the original Japanese version of Dracula's Curse, they are sometimes dropped by Harpies instead in that game outside of Japan.
The first Hoppers were small balding men called Hunchbacks, patterned after Igor, who is found in the original Castlevania. Igor himself was an invincible version who fought alongside Frankenstein's Monster. This variety recurred in Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, the parody crossover game, Konami Wai Wai World, the North American and European versions of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, and Castlevania Chronicles.
The second type of Hoppers are known as Ghoul Rabbits in Japan, and Gremlins in North America. They are vicious hopping rabbits with long teeth. They appeared as a replacement for the Hunchback in the Japanese version of Dracula's Curse. In the North American and European versions, artwork for these rabbits was created for Nintendo Power and they were dubbed "Gremlins". This artwork was based on the gremlin-like art from the Japanese instruction booklet, but the sprite for the Gremlin was actually changed in the game itself to be the same as the sprites for the Hunchbacks. Ghoul Rabbits and Gremlins returned in Super Castlevania IV in all regions. They are sometimes dropped by Harpies in both games.
The third type of Hoppers are the Flea Men, which first appeared in Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. They were further deformed to have a small head and arms, and flea-like characteristics. Flea Men are the standard hoppers in the more recent games. These Flea Men are sometimes dropped by large Bats. Many other types of Flea Men exist.
The games created by KCEK have different types of droppers in them. A skinny green lizard-like Ghoul Hopper appears in Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. 
A relatively large cross between a Hunchback (has long arms) and a Flea Man (has a small head), simply called a Hopper, appears in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon. They work very differently from other Hopper variants. They do not always jump, instead preferring to crouch. They only hop when close to Nathan, although they do not hop high enough to go over him.
==Enemy Data==
==Gallery==
Hunchback - Castlevania - 01.png|Hunchback from the Japanese Castlevania instruction booklet.
Hunchback - Vampire Killer - 01.png|Grim Man from the Japanese Vampire Killer user's manual.
Eagle - Vampire Killer - 01.png|A Giant Eagle carrying a Grim Man from the Japanese Vampire Killer instruction booklet.
CV3 J Manual Goblin.JPG|Gremlin from the Japanese Dracula's Curse instruction booklet.
NP C3 Gremlin.JPG|Gremlin from the Nintendo Power - Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse guide.
18evilrabbit.jpg|Ghoul Rabbit from the All About Akumajō Dracula guide for Super Castlevania IV.
Dream castleres screenshot26.jpg|A hunchback from the canceled Castlevania: Resurrection.
==Trivia==
*At some point during development of the original Castlevania, the Hunchback was planned on being called Quasimodo, the protagonist of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (original French title: Notre-Dame de Paris).Micro News. January/February issue. 1987. page 34.
==See also==
*Eagle
*Flea Man
*Hunchback (Lords of Shadow)
*Igor
==References==
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