One of the best bits of the originalVampire Survivorswas uncovering the many Secrets hidden in each of its levels, and those who have completed the first part of theOde to CastlevaniaDLC will know that there’s a whole miserable pile of them to discover. In total, there are 38 brainteasers to decipher and enact, all of which require a specific set of circumstances to occur.

For eachVampire Survivors Ode to CastlevaniaSecret solved, you will get abrand new character to unlock. These range from popular antagonists from across the series to regular enemies that appear in every single game. Since a lot of these are very difficult to answer, here are all the answers to the secret riddles in theOde to CastlevaniaDLC.

A selection of Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania Secret characters that are mostly locked.

Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania Secrets Solutions

To unlock theseVampire Survivors Ode to CastlevaniaSecrets, you need to beat the Beelzebub boss in the northwest chamber of the castle and collect the Pile of Secrets item. The characters you find via the Secrets menu in the DLC are usually among the priciest of the roster to permanently unlock. Therefore, it’s best tostock up on cash by farmingenough gold to get the opportunity to play as these characters. Generally speaking, the more expensive a character is, the more immediately potent their powers.

Before getting onto the list of characters, there are some ground rules that you should be aware of.

A handful of the Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania Secrets and their riddles.

Some character riddles are worded the same as others on the list, which makes unlocking them all a lot easier.

A few of them require you to do their task within a single run, but these will generally be mentioned as they appear on the list.

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If a named character, weapon, or arcana is required, they will be mentioned on the list.

Some even requireweapon evolutions from theOde to CastlevaniaDLC, but occasionally you may need to refer to the Grimoire for more basic upgrades that may be needed.

Ode to Castlevania DLC Secrets list

Here are the answers for all theVampire Survivors Ode to CastlevaniaDLC Secrets:

How to Unlock

Young Maria Renard

While playing as Maria Renard, have Gemini arcana equipped and evolve Peachone and Ebony Wings into Vandalier.

Familiar

While playing as Julia, get the Familiar Forge weapon twice in the same run. These don’t need to be the same familiar.

Innocent Devil

Blue Crescent Moon Cornell

First, play as Cornell and evolve the Trinum Custodem. Once transformed, kill 100,000 enemies.

Ferryman

Evolve Sonic Dash into Rapidus Fio, then dash on the water near the castle’s front gates.

Master Librarian

Unlock the Wood Carving Stone from the Treant boss, then buy each weapon he sells once. Doesn’t have to be in the same run.

Hammer

Wield six evolved weapons from the Coat of Arms category, then survive 30 minutes.

Wind

Activate Eric Lecarde’s Burning Alcarde ability at least three times in a single run.

Jonathan & Charlotte

Defeat Loretta and Stella boss in the Clock Tower with the evolved Sanctuary spellbook equipped.

Charlotte & Jonathan

Stella & Loretta

Lorettta & Stella

Stella Lecarde

Loretta Lecarde

Brauner

Equip the Blood Astronomia arcana, then kill enough of the Living Painting enemies that appear in the Marble Gallery near the Doppelganger boss from the 24th minute.

Defeat Soleil Belmont with the evolved Sanctuary spellbook equipped.

Dario Bossi

Survive 30 minutes while wielding only the Raging Fire or Salamender spellbook equipped. You can still use passive items.

Kill the Menace boss as Celia Fortner.

Celia Fortner

Evolve the Universitas with both Vol Umbra and Vol Luminato at max level.

Graham Jones

Kill everyVampire Survivors Ode to Castlevaniabossin one run. Endless mode is allowed.

Defeat Karmilla while having the evolved Nightmare spellbook equipped.

Count Olrox

Defeat Olrox in the Church toward the east of the Castle with the Dark Rift equipped. This weapon is sold by the Master Librarian.

Defeat at least 6000 Fleamen across any number of runs.

Axe Armor

Kill a certain number of Axe Armors with the Stellar Blade. This is the evolved Discus.

Frozenshade

Kill a certain number of Frozenshades with the Jewel Gun. This is the evolved Silver Revolver.

Kill the Succubus with the evolved Nightmare spellbook equipped.

Keremet

Kill the Keremet boss with any of the Jonathan or Charlotte combo characters.

Alamaric Sniper

Kill a certain number of Alamaric Snipers with the Stellar Blade. This is the evolved Discus.

Kill the Blackmore boss while playing as Barlowe.

Malphas

Kill Malphas while playing as either Quincy Morris or John Morris. It appears at the 25-minute mark.

Death

While playing as Richter Belmont, evolve the Clock Tower weapon, then go to the throne room to rematch against Death.

Unlock every secret in the Ode to Castlevania DLC.

Megalo Elizabeth Bartley

Obtain the Ebony and Crimson Stones, then reach level 80 and kill 100,000 enemies with Elizabeth Bartley.

Megalo Olrox

Obtain the Ebony and Crimson Stones, then reach level 80 and kill 100,000 enemies with Olrox.

Megalo Death

Obtain the Ebony and Crimson Stones, then reach level 80 and kill 100,000 enemies with Death.

Megalo Dracula

Obtain the Ebony and Crimson Stones, then reach level 80 and kill 100,000 enemies with Dracula.