Double Shot

The Double Shot is a power-up item frequently found in classic Castlevania titles. It allows the player to throw two sub-weapons of the same type in rapid succession, allowing them to remain on the screen at the same time.
The Triple Shot is an upgrade to the Double Shot which, likewise, allows the player to throw three sub-weapons in a row.
==Availability==
The Double Shot power-up has a chance to spawn after the player has killed a determined number of enemies or destroyed a certain amount of candles with the current sub-weapon (about ten of them, and the same counter includes both enemies and candles). If this condition has already been met and the next enemy/candle was going to drop a Heart or a money bag, it will drop the Double Shot upgrade instead. If the enemy wasn't going to drop anything, the item won't spawn. Likewise, if the candle had a fixed item in it (such as a sub-weapon or a determined money bag), the upgrade won't drop from it either.
The Triple Shot is an upgrade to the Double Shot that will spawn following the same rules while already being in possession of a Double Shot item.
The Double Shot can also be found hidden inside certain breakable walls. If the player is already carrying it, then the Triple Shot will spawn instead. If the player isn't holding a suitable sub-weapon (like the Stopwatch) or is already in possession of the Triple Shot, then a Large Heart will appear instead.
Sub-weapons will still consume the same amount of Hearts while carrying a Double or Triple Shot. Most of the times, if the player picks up a different sub-weapon at any time, any Double or Triple Shots in their possession will be lost. Likewise, if the player loses a life, the power-up will be lost as well on the next try.
===Castlevania===
In the "Easy mode", exclusive to the Japanese cartridge version, the Double Shot or Triple Shot are kept upon changing sub-weapons, unless it is a Stopwatch.
===Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse===
Grant Danasty cannot access the Triple Shot while carrying an Axe. Any Triple Shot that could spawn will be replaced with Large Heart instead.
===Castlevania: Rondo of Blood===
While neither the Double nor Triple Shot items appear in this game, the mechanic is still present, although it works in a different way. The ability to throw more than one sub-weapon at a time is directly related to the amount of Hearts the player is currently carrying. This number is different for every sub-weapon, and some can be thrown either two or three times in a row as maximum regardless of the amount of Hearts possessed:
Sub-Weapon 	Hearts in possession	Effect
Dagger 	Indistinct 	 Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Axe 	
 20+ 50+ 	
Throw two times in a rowThrow multiple times (as fast as possible)
Cross 	 20+ 50+ 	Throw two times in a rowThrow three times in a row
Holy Water 	 20+ 50+ 	Throw two times in a rowThrow multiple times (as fast as possible)
Pocket Watch	Indistinct 	Can only be used once at a time
Magic Book 	Indistinct 	Can only be thrown one at a time
===Castlevania: Dracula X===
Sub-Weapon	Hearts in possession	Effect
Dagger 	Indistinct 	 Throw multiple times (as fast as possible)
Axe 	
 20+ 30+ 	
Throw two times in a rowThrow multiple times (as fast as possible)
Boomerang 	 20+ 30+ 	Throw two times in a rowThrow three times in a row
Holy Water	 23+ 33+ 	Throw two times in a rowThrow three times in a row
Watch 	Indistinct 	Can only be used once at a time
==Item Data==
==Gallery==
===Artworks===
Double Shot CV1.jpg|Double Shot from Castlevania.
Triple Shot CV1.jpg|Triple Shot from Castlevania.
Double Shot CV3.png|Double Trouble from Dracula's Curse.
Triple Shot CV3.png|Triple Threat from Dracula's Curse.
Double Shot CV4.png|Double Shot from Super Castlevania IV.
Triple Shot CV4.png|Triple Shot from Super Castlevania IV.
Double Shot CH.png|Double Shot from Chronicles.
Triple Shot CH.png|Triple Shot from Chronicles.
===Miscellaneous===
Belmont stuff 6.png|Double Shot in "Shadow Battles" in the animated series.(right shelf, top row)
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