Once she learns where she is, that she was brought to the future as one of the Heroes of Light so she could aid in defeating the evil Galamoth. ![]() Castlevania: JudgmentĪs she appears in the future, Shanoa is confused about what's going on. This causes a weird break in her history when you write everything down all at once, such as we're doing here. We're forced to take a break here as Konami did something a little weird at this juncture: while many heroes show up in Castlevania: Judgment, Shanoa is the only hero pulled out in the middle of her adventure. We'll get back to Order of Ecclesia's story in a moment. ![]() 1810 AD: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.However, before she could reach the Albus, Shanoa was pulled into a time rift. Nikolai tells her that she has to free the villagers (by completing quests) and that doing so is the only way to truly save the countryside (because, as we eventually learn, the village is full of Belmont descendants).Įxploring the countryside further, Shanoa encounters Albus twice more and each time he gives her one piece of the Dominus glyph (as gifts). As she explored she learned, from the last remaining villager, Nikolai, that the inhabitants of Wygol were imprisoned by Albus using the Torpor glyph. During her travels, Shanoa came across Wygol village, a curiously empty location. In the process, Shanoa's memories were wiped away, along her her emotions, leaving her a husk of her former self.įearing what Albus might do with the Dominus glyph, Barlowe sent the weakened Shanoa out into the countryside to track down Albus (and regain her powers along the way). During the ceremony, though, one of Shanoa's companions at the order, Albus (who she thought of as a brother), attacked her and stole the Dominus glyph. To that end, the order's master, Barlowe, suggested a ceremony to use a magical spell, the Dominus glyph, to bind the grave of Dracula, trapping the Dark Lord's soul for all eternity. ![]() Her mission, not unlike the Belmonts (a clan that has mysteriously gone missing recently), was the prevent the raising of Dracula at any costs. Raised from an early age by the Order of Ecclesia, Shanoa was trained as a holy warrior. Character History: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Beginning) ![]() We honestly don't know what Konami was thinking at the time, but in retrospect, seeing what the series has become since, the characterization of Shanoa is a really strange move that left her, and her game, less interesting because of it. While the first heroes, like Simon or Trevor were cyphers due to the limitations of the system their games were released on (the NES), Shanoa's game is packed with story, but she's the blank center around which it travels. She's a weird character to effectively close out the series with. Sure, she was powerful, but her whole characterization - memory wiped and without emotion - turned her into a kind of cypher, a blank slate of a character, not a living breathing creature. Since her game, Order of Ecclesia, the Castlevania series has mostly released hero compendium games (like Castlevania: Harmony of Despair) when not rebooting and creating a new timeline for the franchise as Lords of Shadow.Īnd while she then appeared in two more games, Shanoa was never memorable. Released at the tale end of the Nintendo DS's life-cycle, Shanoa represents the last new hero/heroine introduced into one of the main Castlevania series.
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