Dead Warrior

The Dead Warrior is an enemy in the Castlevania series. They are bloodthirsty undead knights whose spirits still lust for battle and seek to fight for all eternity.
In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, they are referred to as the horse-riding ghosts of dead samurai warriors and wield a naginata instead, which they swing around as they approach the enemy.
==Description==
The Dead Warrior is an enemy based off of the original designs of Dullahan. He appears as an armored zombie wielding a polearm (usually a naginata) who rides atop the front half of an undead, rotting horse. He attacks by running into the player, or by jumping if they attempt to jump over it first. Their pattern is limited to only run back and forth on a determined area, and they usually appear in areas where other enemies abound, serving them as a sort of protection.
The Nightmare is a similar enemy which is generally presented just as a lone horse, but which follows a similar attack pattern. In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, there is a variant which comes with a mounted knight which further resembles the Dead Warrior, although in that version the horse has its complete body and its origin is more spirit-like instead of being a zombie.
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==Gallery==
Dead Warrior - Resurrection - 01.png|Knight on Zombie Horse concept sketch from the canceled Castlevania: Resurrection by Greg Orduyan.
AoS 048.png|Dead Warrior enemy list entry from Aria of Sorrow.
Dxc 076.png|Valhalla Knight enemy list entry from The Dracula X Chronicles version of Symphony of the Night.
Cavalry MR.jpg|Cavalry artwork from Moonlight Rhapsody.
==Trivia==
*The Dullahan enemy from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon shares an almost identical design and fighting pattern as the Dead Warrior, being a knight riding on the front half of a horse, rather than the headless knights appearing in other games. His physical appearance, however, has more in common with that of the original Headless Horseman novel character, not having a head, wielding a sword and wearing a black cape.
**Likewise, the Nightmare enemies from both Aria of Sorrow and Order of Ecclesia attack in the very same way, this time being ghost horses that may or may not be ridden by a knight.
==See also==
*Dullahan
*Nightmare
es:Guerrero Muerto
Category:Armored Enemies
Category:Japanese Monsters
Category:Knights
Category:Norse Monsters
Category:Zombies
Category:Aria of Sorrow Enemies
Category:Dawn of Sorrow Enemies
Category:The Dracula X Chronicles Enemies
Category:Harmony of Despair Enemies
Category:Moonlight Rhapsody Enemies
Category:Portrait of Ruin Enemies
Category:Symphony of the Night Enemies