Castle Front Gate

The Castle Front Gate (unofficial name) is the main entrance point to grounds of Dracula Castle. The main character is often shown in front of these gates with the Castle in the distance prior to starting the game. The Castle Front Court is often the first place beyond these gates at the player encounters, which may or may not depict the actual gates themselves. The style of the gate varies from game to game, but its position relative to the Castle Entrance is fairly constant. The gate may be a part of a chained fence, contain a draw-bridge, or be open across from a long bridge. Sometimes the gate may be placed along a low fence or wall, and other times it is placed in the proper Castle Front Walls.
==Appearances==
*Castlevania (Fenced) - Opening animation, just before Stage 1A of Block 1
*Vampire Killer (Fenced) - Opening animation, visible in Stage 0 of Block 1
*Dracula's Curse - The Front Castle Gate appears at the entrance to the Castle Entrance Bridge and is located directly below the Clock Tower of Dracula's Curse Block 2 and may serve as an entrance to its underside. Since the bridge collapses after defeating Grant, the bridge was never actually crossed.
*Super Castlevania IV (Draw-Bridge) - Castle Gate - This gate is located much further from the actual Castles than other games. It is at the base of the Castle Peninsula, behind which can be considered the grounds of Dracula's Castle. It is a draw bridge that goes across a moat built across the peninsula.
*Castlevania: Rondo of Blood - Stage 1 - The gate is again located at the base of the Castle Peninsula, beyond which Dracula's Castle is perched. The Castle Front Walls extending from it to cut off the rest of the peninsula. Richter arrived at this gate on horseback from the Town (not depicted) and fights a Wyvern there at the end of the stage. The view of the gate during the battle appears similar to the view in earlier games that played during the introduction scene sequence when Simon Belmont stood in front of the gate with his whip at the ready. After the fight, he mounts his horse and heads towards the Castle. 
*Castlevania: Bloodlines (Draw-Bridge) - Opening animation
*Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Draw-Bridge) - Entrance, Reverse Entrance
*Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Draw-Bridge) - Castle Entrance (Nightmare Gate)
*Castlevania Judgment (Broken Bridge)- Castle Gate
*Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls (Draw-Bridge) - End of Chapter 1-3
==Gallery==
Dracula's Castle - 01.png|Castlevania
Dracula's Castle - Castlevania (Amiga) - 01.png|Castlevania(Commodore Amiga)
Dracula's Castle - 14.png|Vampire Killer
CV3 B1 to B2 Stage Map.jpeg|Path to the first Clock Tower in Dracula's Curse's Block 2 
CV3 Block 2 Concept Map.JPG|Concept Map included in the Book of the Crescent Moon showing the Clock Tower of Dracula's Curse's Block 2 
Vinyl Clock Tower.jpg|Map from the Soundtrack 2XLP showing the Front Gate beneath the first Clock Tower in Dracula's Curse
Dracula's Castle - 04.png|Super Castlevania IV
Dracula's Castle - 08.png|Akumajō Dracula (X68000)
Dracula's Castle - 10.png|Ruins of the Castle Dracula from Castlevania: Bloodlines.
Entrada expandida 01.png|Symphony of the Night
Entrada expandida 02.png|Circle of the Moon(in Camilla's Castle)
Entrada expandida 03.png|Aria of Sorrow
Judgment-Castle Gate.jpg|Castlevania Judgment
Category:Recurring Locations
Category:Castle Entrances