Underground Caverns

The is a rather melancholic, subterranean environment. Icy walls and small rivers compose the majority of the caves, as well as a rather large waterfall. In the distance, stalactites and stalagmites glow a faint purple.
==Overview==
The Underground Caverns is first entered through an opening in the floor in the Marble Gallery that is opened once a nearby switch is stepped on after obtaining the Jewel of Open. There are two paths straight downwards: the right path is a "long drop", while the left path is a basement section. The optional boss Scylla can be fought to the right of the long drop. Below Scylla's cavern is a frozen breakable floor that leads to an icy cavern and a waterway. The water is damaging at first and too far to traverse. The Merman Statue obtained later will cause the Ferryman to appear, allowing you to traverse this area, leading to the Holy Symbol relic which prevents the water from damaging you. To the left of Scylla's caverns is an area filled with small underground lakes. A wooden floor that can later be destroyed by an Skeleton Ape's exploding barrel leads to a hidden passage to the Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb. A large waterfall is to the left. Once the Form of Bat is obtained, you can reach the room directly across from the top of the waterfall, which will cause the Skeleton Ape to appear that is needed to break the wooden floor. At the bottom of the waterfall and to the left is a frozen cavern, which leads to a watery area. The Ferryman will guide you through the underground river and will take you to an area where you can find the Merman Statue and to an area that leads back to the Entrance level near where the Mermen are.
The counterpart to the Underground Caverns in the Reverse Castle is Reverse Caverns.
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==Notes==
*In the original PlayStation release of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the developers left in a debug code that allows to instantly destroy the wooden bridge in this area and have immediate access to the Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb by standing on the bridge and pressing on a controller plugged in the Player 2 port, without requiring to press the switch past the waterfall and then lure the Skeleton Ape to destroy the bridge with its barrel.@Dr4gonBlitz (December 29, 2022)
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
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Symphony PSP NTSC Underground Caverns intro.jpg|NTSC screenshot of the Underground Caverns.
SoN-Underground Caverns PS 01.png|PlayStation version.
SoN-Underground Caverns SS 01.png|Sega Saturn version.
===Maps===
Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Underground Caverns.png
Castlevania Symphony of the Night - Underground Caverns Map.png
===Related stages===
*Marble Gallery - The area prior to this one for Alucard.
*Entrance - Connected area first accessible from Underground Caverns. From here, going to the Alchemy Laboratory and then the Royal Chapel will progress through the game if this path has not already been taken.
*Abandoned Pit to the Catacomb - Connected area
==Other appearances==
===Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night===
The Underground Caverns is the only underground section of the Castle in Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night. It has been extended to include the portion of the Marble Gallery that originally lead to the Underground Caverns. This added area, which extends to the Outer Wall, is passed through early in the game.
===Castlevania: Harmony of Despair===
The stage One Who is Many in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair contains elements of this stage, along with nearby underground stages. It consists of the upper left corner of the map and contains many water sections.
===Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls===
The first chapter of the book That Which Writhes called Crystal Drop is based on the Underground Caverns of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
===Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody===
The general layout of the Underground Caverns (called Groundwater Veins in Chinese) in Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody is similar to its layout in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. It also appears in the Lost Fantasy stage.
==References==
Category:Caves
Category:Flooding Areas
Category:The Dracula X Chronicles Locations
Category:Encore of the Night Locations
Category:Symphony of the Night Locations