Vlad's Castle is a special landmark found in the first level of Hell. It contains Vlad and his underlings, and the player may plunder his Cape and Amulet here.
Features[]
Vlad's Castle always spawns on 5-1 of Hell, where a Level Feeling text displays "A horrible feeling of nausea comes over you!". It is a massive 4 rooms tall and 1 room wide, occupying a fourth of the level.
Although the player may bomb through the structure, the main entrance into the castle is found at the very bottom, where the player must push away one of the many Push Blocks adorned with skulls and crossbones to make their way inside.
The castle is adorned with many climbable chains, Spikes, and Tiki Traps. Despite appearances, the Spikes found covering Vlad's Castle are just as capable of killing the Spelunker as much as the rest of the Spikes encountered in the rest of the game.
The interior may contain enemies found normally throughout Hell, such as Devils. Vampires are a common sight, found resting on the ceilings of the castle.
At the very top of the castle, Vlad himself can be found, guarded by two Succubi. Killing him will drop Vlad's Cape, while Vlad's Amulet may be found somewhere in the walls of the top of the castle. Its location is easily revealed by Spectacles or the Udjat Eye.