Miscellanea

These are the non-inventory items you (usually) get from whipping candles and killing enemies. They don't really merit their own section, so I stuck them here.

Name	Picture	Description
Gold Coin (1)		Gives you 1 Gold.
Gold Coin (10)		Gives you 10 Gold.
Gold Coin (50)		Gives you 50 Gold.
Gold Coin (100)		Gives you 100 Gold.
Gold Bag (500)		Gives you 500 Gold.
Gold Bag (1000)		Gives you 1000 Gold.
Gold Bag (2000)		Gives you 2000 Gold.
Heart, Small		Restores 8 MP. (Restores 15 MP for Julius)
Heart, Big		Restores 40 MP. (Restores 75 MP for Julius)
Orb		Dropped by Bosses. Restores Soma's HP and MP. (Collecting these also raises Julius' stats)

There are a total of three status effects in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow. All status effects cure themselves eventually if left untreated. Here are descriptions:

Name	Picture	Caused By	Cured By	Description
Curse		Cagnazzo, Ectoplasm, Lilith	Uncurse Potion	Drains your MP down to 0 quickly.
Poison		Headhunter(3), Manticore, Poison Worm, Skull Millione, Slime, Tsuchinoko	Anti-Venom	Reduces your Attack Power and Defense.
Stone		Basilisk, Catoblepas, Cockatrice, Gorgon, Medusa Head (Brown)	N/A	You are temporarily immobilized. Also, your Defense is halved. Quickly press buttons to restore your status more quickly.

You can unlock Julius as a playable character by beating the game with the "good" ending (beat Chaos). Then just start a new game with the name "JULIUS" and voila! Julius cannot use items/equipment/souls, he does not gain experience, and his MP doesn't refill itself, so playing as him gives a more "traditional" Castlevania feel to the game.

Julius' Moves:
Slide: Down+A
Whip Swing: Hold B, move control pad
Dash: L
Super Jump: L while airborne
Double Jump: A while jumping
Jump Kick: Down+A while jumping
Subweapon: Up+B

Julius' Subweapons
Name	Picture	Description	MP	Element
Axe		Julius lobs an axe forward. The most powerful subweapon.	12
Boomerang		Julius throws a cross that goes straight for a while, then returns to him.	25
Cross		A huge cross appears around Julius, damaging all enemies it touches. The second most powerful subweapon.	150
Holy Water		Julius drops a vial of Holy Water, that causes holy flames to erupt. The weakest subweapon, but it hits multiple times.	10

Julius does not gain experience, thus he doesn't gain levels. His stats increase when he collects the orbs dropped by bosses. Here are all his stats and how much they increase after each boss:

HP: Julius begins with 800 HP. His Maximum HP never changes.
MP: Julius begins with 500 MP. His Maximum MP never changes.
STR: Julius begins with a STR value of 15. He gains 25 points for this stat after each boss.
CON: Julius begins with a CON value of 12. He gains 20 points for this stat after each boss.
INT: Julius begins with an INT value of 10. He gains 18 points for this stat after each boss.
LCK: Julius begins with a LCK value of 20. This stat never changes (not that it matters for Julius anyway).

This is unlocked by getting the "good" ending (beating Chaos). It puts you against all (well, most) of the bosses in the game with any of your files. You are always at level 40 in this mode, and it's a race against the clock. To get the really good times, you'll probably want a Soul like Red Minotaur or at least Lightning Doll, and the Chaos Ring.

Prizes
Under 6 Minutes:	Excalibur
Under 5 Minutes:	Positron Rifle
Under 4 Minutes:	Valmanway

If you're slower than 6 minutes, or you already have all the prizes for a time slot, you'll win a potion. Here are some strategies to help you get faster times: