Aria of Sorrow Big Golem Boss Easy Win

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See also: Golem

The Iron Golem is an enemy in the Castlevania series. It is a man-like figure made of iron and animated by a powerful magic spell. It is extremely tough, with no known weaknesses.

Appearances

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

The Iron Golem is the third boss in the game and guards the main machinery room at the top of the Machine Tower. It advances at a slow pace and periodically stops to pound the ground and make several gears to fall from the ceiling. Getting too close to it will make it perform a powerful punch. Occasionally, its body will glow for a moment and power up all of its attacks. During this period, more gears are released after it pounds the ground and its punch will fire an exploding spark that causes massive damage. It will start healing itself afterward.

The Crucifix sub-weapon and a DSS combination that raises STR (such as Venus + Salamander) are recommended for this fight. Start by activating DSS and then proceed to hurl crucifixes in a way they stay over the golem the most time possible as they make their way back. Spin the whip in order to destroy any falling gears if necessary.

Once defeated, the Iron Golem will start uncontrollably growing in size and explode, and the player will then have access to the next room, which holds the Kick Boots, as well as encountering Hugh on their way out, who will make a cryptic comment about wanting to surpass Nathan and telling him off for "stealing [his] glory".

Name	JPN	HP	EXP
Iron Golem	アイアンゴーレム Aiangōremu	640	8,000

ATK	DEF	Location
290	450	Machine Tower

Common Drop	Rare Drop
-	-

Resistance	Stone

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

In Aria of Sorrow, the Iron Golem has 9,999 HP and its defense is so high (255) that all attacks will only deal 1-2 HP of damage. Since even the Valmanway would take an impractically long time to kill it, it's fairly clear that it will require more unconventional means to defeat it. Fortunately, its hidden weakness resides in that it only has 1 MP; therefore, using the Killer Mantle's soul, Astral Veil, will swap its 9,999 HP with its 1 MP while simultaneously delivering 1 HP of damage, thus killing it in one hit.

As with the other golem enemies, its attacks consist in kicking rocks and throwing punches, although its version punches downward instead. It moves slowly and is unaffected by the Time Stop ability.

No.	Name	JPN	HP	MP	EXP
102	Iron Golem	アイアンゴーレム Aiangōremu	9,999	1	500

Attack	Defense	Tolerance	Weakness	Time Stop
70	255	Sword, Flame, Ice, Thunder, Dark, Holy, Poison, Curse, Stone	-	Unaffected

Location	Common Drop	Rare Drop	Soul
Top Floor, Chaotic Realm	-	-	Tireless Spirit

Description	"A man-llike^[sic] figure made of iron and animated by magic. Extremely tough."

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

As with the Iron Golem in Aria of Sorrow, this version also takes 1 HP of damage per hit (although the Buster Shot and Skull Ball can do more). However, this time around, its health has been reduced to 50 HP and there's no ability in the game that can destroy it in one hit.

Its attacks are a punch, a kick, and the ability to breathe fire. To defeat it easily, use the Puppet Master, Bone Ark or Bat Company's soul to get behind it, as it's not able to turn around and it also won't be able to damage Soma if he stands right up the wall.

Because the strength of the weapon is irrelevant, it's recommended to use a weapon that attacks rapidly, such as the Cutall, the Kaiser Knuckle or the Nunchakus. It's also recommended to equip the Dead Pirate's soul, Backstab, which allows Soma to deliver twice the damage if attacking from behind, dealing 2 damage per hit instead of 1.

Another strategy is to use the Imp's bullet soul, which converts all damage dealt to MP damage during its timer. The Iron Golem dies when it reaches 0 MP, so the player can activate the soul twice and use the Handgun to stay at a safe distance while picking the monster off.

No.	Name	JPN	HP	MP	ATK
101	Iron Golem	アイアンゴーレム Aiangōremu	50	15	100

Tolerance	Weakness
Slashing, Fire, Water, Electric, Dark, Holy, Poison, Curse, Stone	-

Location	Common Drop	Rare Drop	Soul	EXP
Wizardry Lab, Demon Guest House, The Abyss	-	-	Iron Impact (1%)	2,000

Description	"A golem with impenetrable durability. It has no known weaknesses."

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Only two Iron Golems appear in this game, both in the Nest of Evil. Its defenses have been reduced notoriously compared to its previous incarnations, although it still retains its fire breath, kick, and arm thrust attacks.

Despite the game saying he is resistant to all attacks, it is actually weak to fire, ice, electric, wind, dark, holy, poison, and stone. All elemental attributes besides curse.

No.	Name	JPN	HP
121	Iron Golem	アイアンゴーレム Aiangōremu	999

Tolerance	Weakness
Slash, Fire, Ice, Electric, Dark, Holy, Poison, Curse, Stone	-

Location	Common Drop	Rare Drop	EXP	SP
Nest of Evil	Platinum Leggings	Platinum Plate	500	20

Description	"A golem imbued with a powerful magic spell."

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

In The Adventure ReBirth, the Iron Golem has fairly low health and defense compared to its previous incarnations, although after being defeated, instead of disappearing, it slumps forward and can still damage Christopher if he either lands on it or walks into the monster. The Iron Golem's lifeless body can be destroyed to clear a path, however.

Name
Iron Golem

Location
Stage 5: The Clock Tower

Item Data

Item Data: Iron Golem
Image	Name - Game Description	Type / Users	Attributes / Consume	Statistics / Sell	Found	Notes
	Kick Boots - Circle of the Moon					[edit]
	Jump against walls for extra height. Push forward + Special Move button to execute.	Magic Item Nathan			Find: Machine Tower Guard: Iron Golem	Effect: Allows Nathan to jump against walls, gaining an extra jump in the opposite direction.
	Iron Golem - Tireless Spirit - Aria of Sorrow					[edit]
	Withstand a lot of damage without flinching. (Is able to take a lot of damage without flinching.)	Enchanted Soul Soma			Drop: Iron Golem
	Iron Golem - Iron Impact - Dawn of Sorrow					[edit]
	Transform into an invincible Iron Golem.	Guardian Soul Soma	Attrib: Bashing Consume: 30 MP/sec		Rarity: * Drop: Iron Golem**
	Platinum Leggings - Portrait of Ruin					[edit]
	Leggings made of platinum.	Leg Gear (Greaves) Jonathan		DEF +9 Sell: $2,450	Drop: Iron Golem
	Platinum Plate - Portrait of Ruin					[edit]
	A breastplate made of platinum.	Body Gear (Armor) Jonathan		DEF +45 Sell: $6,000	Drop: Iron Golem

Notes

Due to a transcription error, the soul drop rate of the Iron Golem in the Western release of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow appears as 0%, while it's actually 8%.

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Trivia

The Iron Golem and Final Guard swapped their usual roles in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. In Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow, the Final Guard can sustain decent amounts of damage while the Iron Golem only takes one point of damage with each attack. In Portrait of Ruin, however, the Final Guard only takes one point of damage, although his HP was reduced down to 50, while the Iron Golem takes regular damage, but had his HP count increased to 999.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
Characters
Protagonist Nathan Graves Supporting cast Morris Baldwin • Hugh Baldwin Antagonists Camilla • Dracula
Bosses
Cerberus • Necromancer • Iron Golem • Adramelech • Dragon Zombie • Death
Areas
Sealed Room • Catacomb • Abyss Stairway • Audience Room • Triumph Hallway • Outer Wall • Machine Tower • Eternal Corridor • Chapel Tower • Underground Gallery • Underground Warehouse • Underground Waterway • Observation Tower • Ceremonial Room • Battle Arena
Music
Awake • Proof of Blood • Fate to Despair • Castlevania: Circle of the Moon and Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance Original Soundtrack
Guides
NTT Pub Official Guide • Shinkigensha Official Guide
Archives
Bestiary • Inventory • In-Game Formula • Magician Mode • Fighter Mode • Shooter Mode • Thief Mode

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