Skeleton Cave (Harmony of Dissonance)

The is a location in Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance. As its name implies, it is a cave made up of skeletal bone fragments and it is mostly inhabited by skeletal enemies, both large and small.
==Overview==
Another strange conversation between Juste and Maxim takes place here. This time Maxim acts aggressively toward Juste, accusing him of being Lydie's captor. He also mentions that he has recently acquired new powers with which he can surpass Juste's own strength, then flees, leaving Juste dismayed about what he just heard.
===Castle A===
The air is filled with a bluish atmosphere. Being deep underground, much water flows through the halls filled with hazel-toned bones and skulls alike.
===Castle B===
The blood red air fills the backdrop of the caves. Many of the beautiful paintings and statues have been ruined by the sinister atmosphere. Pale white bones make up a majority of the cave's surfaces.
===Connecting areas===
*Castle Treasury - Northeastern tower.
*Entrance - Northwestern room.
==Enemy Data==
<tabber>Castle A=
|-|Castle B=
</tabber>
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
Harmony of Dissonance - Skeleton Cave - 01.png|Background with Slogra and Gaibon's remains.
Bloody Tears - Harmony of Dissonance - 02.png|Red Skeletons forming from the bloody tears of a statue.
Harmony of Dissonance - Skeleton Cave - 03.jpg|The remains of many creatures dwell in this area.
Skeleton Cave cave background (a).png|A decorative background behind the cave with the slanted bone remains.
Medusa - Harmony of Dissonance - 01.png|Background with Medusa's remains.
Evil God - Harmony of Dissonance - 01.png|The Evil God from Dracula's Curse sculpted in relief.
HoD GBA skel room 18 A.png|A small room containing a bone portrait.
Giant Ghost - Harmony of Dissonance - 01.png|Background with the Giant Ghost.
Harmony of Dissonance - Crocomire - 01.jpg|These skulls resemble that of Crocomire from Super Metroid.
Skeleton Cave large skull (b).png|A large skull, usable as a platform up.
Harmony of Dissonance - Behemoth - 01.jpg|The Behemoth's remains.
Skeleton Cave cave background (b).png|A decorative background behind the cave with the Behemoth remains.
Carmilla - Harmony of Dissonance - 01.png|Vampira's mask sculpted in relief.
Skeleton Cave (b) guillotine hall.png|A large guillotine swings in a waterfall and bone-riddled hall.
Skeleton Cave boss room (b) Skull Knight Lord.png|The room where the Skull Knight is fought.
Skeleton Cave bloody tears statue (b).png|The ruined bloody tears statue. All traces of blood from the statue are gone.
HoD GBA skel room 18 B.png|A small room containing a ruined portrait and broken down cabinet.
===Maps===
Skeleton Cave Map.png
==Trivia==
*Many backgrounds in this area house the remains of bosses from other Castlevania titles. Among them are the Giant Ghost, the Behemoth, Slogra, Gaibon and Medusa. In addition, sculpted imagery of some other bosses can also be found, like Vampira's mask from Simon's Quest and the Evil God from Dracula's Curse.
*In a certain room, the player will find giant skulls of an unknown creature that must be used as ramps to reach higher platforms. Since many titles in the Castlevania franchise have adopted a similar gameplay style to that of the Metroid series (commonly known as "metroidvanias"), the presence of these skulls are likely a homage to Super Metroid (Nintendo, 1994). In that game, the player faces a miniboss called Crocomire. When defeated, by making it fall into a lava lake, its skin melts away, leaving its skeleton exposed. The skulls at the Skeleton Cave bear an uncanny resemblance to that of Crocomire's.
*In one of the larger corridors of this stage (Castle A), Juste will come across a series of glass capsules filled with an unknown liquid, each encasing a strange creature known as Skeleton Glass. These skeletons appear as if they were created in experiments, as their heads are replaced with a large eyeball instead of a skull. They're worth a lot of EXP and also drop large money bags ($250) and Rubies. Because they're very easy to kill, the room where they appear is an excellent place to level up. It's recommended to wear all available LCK-boosting accessories (Lucky Charm, Lucky Ring, Rare Ring, etc.) to also make them drop $250 bags and Rubies while farming them. As Juste reaches higher levels (around 40+), the experience they give will decrease significantly. When the player reaches level 45, the Skeleton Glasses will give only 1 EXP point.
==References==
Category:Caves
Category:Harmony of Dissonance Locations