Collapsed Castle Ruins

The Collapsed Castle Ruins (くずれた城の残骸 Kuzureta Shiro no Zangai) are a section of Dracula's Castle that has completely collapsed, leaving only broken pillars standing. This is a prominent feature of many Courts, usually appearing in the Inner Courtyard. It appears to be the remnants of the Inner Halls from Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse which were raised quite high off the ground in that game. It is also sometimes found directly below the floating Carpathian Tower, where the upper parts of some of those broken pillars can be found along its underside, which may be a remnant of the Inner Halls. In addition to the pillars sticking up from the ground, various sunken buildings can be seen, with only their roof tops visible from the surface. This area is often patrolled by Flea Men carried by Eagles or their equivalents.
==Appearances==
*Castlevania - Stage 11 (Collapsed Castle Ruins) - The remnant of broken pillars and arches can be seen in the background while Eagles drop Hunchbacks from the sky. A Skeledragon is perched on the opening to the Narrow Corridor beyond.
*Vampire Killer - Stage 11 (Inner Courtyard) - Simon needs to break a lot of blocks in order to get through the ruins in this stage.
*Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse - This part of the castle has not yet collapsed and represents the Inner Halls stage. The beginning of that stage is the Inner Courtyard, with the pillars that hold up the Inner Halls visible in the background. After traversing the courtyard, stairs are taken up to the Inner Halls, which are then traversed above the courtyard. Water is gushing over much stage, resulting in a waterfall, which may have contributed to the area's collapse. The location of the waterfall may mark the spot where the ground is seen to be muddy in later games. The location of the Inner Tower may mark the spot of the hidden passageway to the interior of Dracula's Castle in later games, including the Narrow Corridor and Pathway.
*Super Castlevania IV - Stage 5-1 (The Lower Courts). Remnant pillars can be seen along the bottom of the stage and among the trees in the forest. The tops of sunken buildings can also been seen and traversed, in which eerie lights emanate.
*Castlevania Chronicles - Block 3 (The Courtyard). Pillars can be seen in the background of courtyard of Stage 7. Stage 8 consists of an above-ground part of a sunken building whose ceiling has collapsed, walls are still somewhat standing, ground is filled with mud, and pillars still seen in the background. Upon whipping the roof of a sunken building, the rooftop breaks off from the rest of the building and rises, allowing Simon to enter the underground building in Stage 9. There, he finds a frozen ruin. A vampiric figure who may be Olrox, the master of this section of Dracula's Castle in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, can be seen frozen in a block of ice in the background. More pillars can be seen in the background, including a broken one that thrusts up and tries to press Simon against the ceiling. Eerie lights can be seen in the background and at the end a Wizard who can summon a demon resembling a Forgotten One for attacks is fought, suggesting this area was involved in demonic rituals.
*Castlevania: Dracula X - The Collapsed Castle Ruins can be seen during the Werewolf boss fight of the Courtyard Stage. With the exception of the pillars on the side, the ruins in the background are shown to be levitating, similar to what had happened during Castlevania Chronicles after whipping its roof. Some of the pillars are broken and levitating as well. The werewolf fights while climbing the sides of the ruins' pillars. After defeating the boss, Richter enters the opening to the Narrow Corridor (not depicted). This will take lead him to the Clock Tower (path depicted only on the map). 
*Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - Pillars from the Collapsed Castle Ruins are seen in the large open space in the Castle Keep stage. The "other side" of the pillars are seen protruding from the bottom of the Carpathian Tower that the Throne Room is inside of, which is levitating high off the ground similar to the ruins in Dracula X. 
*Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness - The Tower of Ruins likely corresponds with the Collapsed Castle Ruins.
==Gallery==
"Castle Courtyard".png|The Collapsed Castle Ruins stage in Castlevania
Castlevania Collapsed Castle Ruins Map.jpg|Full stage
Vampire Killer Inner Courtyard Map.jpg|Vampire Killer map
Cv3 block901.PNG|Dracula's Curse map
Super Castlevania IV Stage 5 Rip.png|Super Castlevania IV map
Dracula X - 37.png|Castlevania: Dracula X
Category:RuinsCategory:CourtyardsCategory:Recurring Locations