Hellfire

is a spell in the Castlevania series. It is a powerful attack that summons three (or more) fireballs that are usually launched in a straightforward fashion, with the user generally swishing their cape/cloak open to launch the fireballs. It is well known for being Dracula's main and most commonly used attack, appearing nearly in every game.
==Overview==
In some incarnations (most notably in Symphony of the Night), Hellfire is considered to be both the actual fireball attack and the teleportation that precedes it. In later games, Hellfire is instead two waves of three fireballs, and one wave of five or even more fireballs (like in Order of Ecclesia). In Soma Cruz's case, he fires a single wave of three fireballs, although there is a 1/3 chance than the spell will shoot out five fireballs instead.
Although the attack is mainly used by Dracula, it has also been used by other characters like Walter Bernhard, Alucard, Graham Jones and Soma Cruz. It is used as a spell by both Desmond Belmont and Rohan Krause. Furthermore, some incarnations of Hellfire (most notably in Symphony of the Night and Harmony of Despair) overlap with Dark Inferno, considering the latter to be merely a more powerful variation of the former (although in Harmony of Despair, this is only true for Alucard; Charlotte Aulin's spell list considers Hellfire and Dark Inferno to be completely separate Hunter Skills). In the hands of Alucard, this spell becomes even more versatile, since it allows him to teleport away from an enemy and then perform any of his other spells. In Dawn of Sorrow's Julius Mode, Alucard loses his ability to teleport (and the invincibility it provides) while casting the spell; the fireballs no longer travel in a straight line, but each one spreads out from the others as they move further. Alucard can cancel the spell at any moment either by backdashing or by performing a high jump. Also in Dawn of Sorrow, Soma Cruz can gain the Hell Fire ability for use during the main story by completing the game on Hard mode.
Although the incarnation of Dracula from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon does not actually use Hellfire, his summoning bats to attack the player does have some similarities to Hellfire in attack pattern. His boss fight in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia would later have him utilize a similar attack during the second phase.
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===Screenshots===
Graham.png|Graham Jones using Hellfire in Aria of Sorrow.
===Animations===
SOTN Hellfire.gif|Hellfire from Symphony of the Night.
AoS Flame Demon.gif|Flame Demon soul from Aria of Sorrow.
AoS Giant Bat + Flame Demon + Succubus.gif|Giant Bat + Flame Demon + Succubus souls from Aria of Sorrow.
AoS Giant Bat + Flame Demon + Succubus 2.gif|Giant Bat + Flame Demon + Succubus souls from Aria of Sorrow (five fireballs).
DOS Hellfire.gif|Hell Fire from Dawn of Sorrow.
DOS Hellfire 2.gif|Alucard's Hell Fire from Dawn of Sorrow.
OoS Hellfire.gif|Hellfire from Order of Shadows.
HD Hellfire.gif|Hellfire from Harmony of Despair.(Charlotte)
==See also==
*Ball of Destruction - A faster limited-range variant of this attack with each fireball moving at a different angle.
*Dark Inferno - A double dark fireball variant.
*Fireball - Definition and lists other spells that allow the player character to throw fireballs.
*Triple Blaze - Another kind of triple fireball attack.
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