Bat

The Bat (sometimes specifically called Vampire Bat) is a basic enemy seen in many games from the Castlevania series. They have appeared in every single Castlevania game, except for Castlevania: Curse of Darkness.
==Overview==
As a lesser enemy, bats usually hang down from ceilings until a hero comes near. Once close enough, they'll swoop down and fly at them. Other bats will fly from off the side of the screen and travel in a relatively straight path, moving up and down slightly as they go. On rare occasions, they will fly in from an open window.
Bats are not nearly as quick and don't maneuver up and down as much as Medusa Heads, but can be quite annoying when in large numbers, or when encountered in tight jumps.
They are generally one of the first enemies encountered in the game and usually take only one hit to kill. A boss version, the Giant Bat, is commonly found at the end of most first stages (some exceptions include Symphony of the Night).
==Types==
Aside from appearing as common enemies, bats can also come in much larger and fiercer versions as boss enemies, such as:
*Bat Company (Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow)
*Darkwing Bat (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night)
*Phantom Bat
*Zapf Bat (Super Castlevania IV)
...or as man/bat hybrids such as:
*Creatures Bat (Castlevania Legends)
*Death Bat (Castlevania: The Adventure)
==Appearances==
===Castlevania/Vampire Killer===
There are two bat variants in these games. Red bats are already flying forward and spawn regularly, lining up with Simon Belmont to try and hit him. Blue bats stay perched on a ceiling until Simon gets close, then they fly at him. Red bats are found in Block 1 and Block 4, while blue bats are exclusive to Block 2.
===Castlevania II: Simon's Quest===
Two varieties of bats appear in this game. Those that live outdoors and those that live in mansions. The outdoor variety moves steadily forward, while the indoor variety flutter about in a circle-like pattern, stop and rest a while, and then move toward Simon again.
====Simon's Quest (LCD watch)====
They appear in random quantities above, in front and behind Simon in each stage. They take one hit to destroy and are worth 5 points.
====Simon's Quest (LCD handheld)====
An unlimited amount of bats will flutter above Simon in each stage in the Simon's Quest LCD handheld game. They take a single hit to kill and are worth 10 points. They will only attack when the player is in midair, making it possible to jump into them. They can only be attacked when jumping.
A larger variety of bat, called a Vampire Bat, is also present in this game.
===Castlevania: The Arcade===
Bats appear in most stages in this game.
===Haunted Castle Revisited===
Other than standard bats, a type of blue bat will appear when the player reaches certain location. When this happens, a few blue bats will spawn around said location and try to enclose the player.
===Other games===
*A Bat appears in the puzzle game Pixel Puzzle Collection.
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Bats can be helpful to protagonists in a variety of ways. They can be used as familiars (see Bat Familiar). Their souls can allow some characters to take their form (see Bat Form). They can also be used as projectile weapons or as distractions (see Bat Swarm and Bat Swarm (Lords of Shadow)).
==Gallery==
==Trivia==
*The English instruction booklet of Castlevania confounded and switched the artworks between the Bat enemy and the Phantom Bat boss as they appear in the original Japanese Famicom Disk System version of the game.
==See also==
*Bat Form
*Bat Familiar
*Bat Swarm and Bat Swarm (Lords of Shadow) (sub-weapons)
*Giant Bat
==External links==
*Bat at Wikipedia
**Vampire bat
*Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - Bestiary by Darth Nemesis at GameFAQs
*Mr. P's Castlevania Realm
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