Bloodstained Enemy Discussion (Submitted)

I like all the older Castlevania Bosses. Frankenstein mummy werewolf Bat Medusa death excetera I don't know if this is something you can do but it would be great.

All these suggestions are cool so far, though I see no one has suggested any kind of golem or something that looks like a beholder. Here's an idea for an enemy: Former Hunters and Slayers. Those who fall victim to crystallization trying to rid the world of the manor and become something they hate or regret.
Another Idea is crystallized versions of the guild he destroyed that summoned him in the form a deformed beasts. It would be representing the ugliness and danger inside of man yet, how glamorous they look due to being made of Crystal.

Here's a creature I drawed from the dark forest of my mind a couple of weeks ago. It's kinda based on the Peeping Eye/Dogether monsters but I felt the need to add a more horrific, demonic appearance along with tentacles and weapons. I envisage this monster as a massive boss of a wasteland that'd stand like the equivalent of around 40ft tall.

The monster details...

Weapons :-

1) A huge powerful laser that atomizes organic material and melts metal.

2) Giant forceps with claw-action to seize, maim and crush.

3) Toxin generator that squirts poisonous glue, injects necrotising venom, sprays acid and nerve gas offensive.

4)  Surgical tentacles & ovipositor to inseminate, lay eggs, hormone release and deadly spawn. Victims are turned into nightmarish mutations of all kinds.


Abilities :-

1) The gigantic median eye has super telescopic vision that can zoom up to anything that is miles away. If you look closely, what appear to be 'nostrils' are actually eyes too.

2) Regeneration and multiplication of tentacles.

3) Huge protuberances from its head/brain utilise two massive crystals to produce energy that charges the creature to levitate and fly silently. 

   

If I were to summarize what kind of enemies I would like to see in the game,I would divide them into 5 sections

1-Horror Classics:Since this is a game based as a spiritual successor to Castlevania it would come to no surprise that the first kind of enemies to come to mind are those of the american monster-fest films,Dracula aka Vampires,The Wolf-Man aka Werewolves,Frankenstein aka Reanimated Abominations,Creature of the Black Lagoon aka Mermen such and such

However I would like to additionally see more recent added in horrors of recent years such as those fabled from movies and creepypasta,examples can include a monster based off the creature from Jeepers Creepers,A Santa-like Goat Demon based off the movie Krampus,a Slenderman shadow figure based off creepypasta,or maybe a gothic raven haired psychopath wrapped up in bandages that within moments breaks free and attacks you with a knife based off jeff the killer from creepypasta

2-Cryptids:Based off folklore and legends of unidentified animals,cryptids can be the thing of nightmares perfect for a gothic styled horror game including examples such as the wendigo,the jersey devil,the mothman,the dover demon,even nessie could be scary if done right,Japan also has their own share of cryptid monsters such as the Tsuchinoko,Kyuubi,The Kappa and such..in fact I think a kappa like monster was originally going to be one of the familiars?

3-Beasts and Animals"I remember back when Dracula was so desperate he would take any help he could get,Vampire Bats,Dive-Bombing Owls,Vicious stalking wolves,even oversized toads and frogs that would gang-jump you,No good horror game should be without its own share of corrupted wildlife,and since we are going for a Alchemist theme,perhaps later on we would see warped versions of the wildlife with crystalized forms and more demonic appearances

4-Alchemy Monsters:Constructs and Chimeras from the castles influence and failed alchemy experiments,things that come to mind are a Glass-Stained Gem Skeleton,a Fusion Chimera beast,Multiple and Various Golems

5-Material Monsters:This is my own idea,but basically material monsters are lesser enemies that are hunted down and used as materials for synthesis in making new items and familiars,They tend to drop an item or maybe a soul that's for crafting

I want these guys.

But each one has a randomized speed and arc curve
And you can't distinguish which ones petrify
And they have a massive knockback
And they are placed in a mostly vertical level full of spikes and moving platforms
And they drop nothing but grapes
And they can't be hit when inside walls
And their hitbox is actually smaller than the model
And they leave toxic spores (that take forever to fall) in the air after being killed
And they can spawn a fleaman when killed

^This is certainly a very interesting idea.

I think this could easily be Bloodstained's version of a "Treant" or "Dryad", perhaps.

Though, it's just as likely that this could be something else.  I'd love to see an original enemy with this design!

(EDIT):  Better yet, this could be a Jubokko!  ("Vampiric Tree" of Japanese mythology)

A yokai (demon) tree that sucks up human blood to nourish itself.  It captures unsuspecting people with its branches to drain them of said vital liquid.  (In other words, this is the hematovore counterpart to "man-eating trees".)

Perhaps, though like previous Igavania-games, there are bound to be many enemies based on mythical monsters from all around the globe.  Even Bloodstained isn't exactly limited to European monsters (or the Lesser Key of Solomon, for that matter, though that is currently what IGA is aiming for when looking for design inspirations for some of the monsters/bosses).

There could be both, though.  Man-eating trees and Jubokko alike, variants of tree-like enemies (likely in addition to Dryads).
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I can say, however, that one of the few reasons I thought of the Jubokko is because it's supposed to be a demon.  Demons are likely to comprise the vast majority of enemies faced by Miriam in Bloodstained, judging from what any of us know of the plot so far.

rawr >3