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Alucard attacking enemies with a sword in Vampire Survivors.
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All secrets in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania

Here's every secret in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania. There's a lot to unpack.

Don’t be fooled by the new secrets added with the Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania DLC; there are many more secrets to unlock as you play the game.

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Most of the secrets either unlock a weapon or a character, and since unlocking the character and playing with it already completes the weapon secrets, we’ll focus on the secret characters.

How to unlock all secret characters in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania

The Unlocks menu in Vampire Survivors.
More and more secrets as you play. Screenshot by Dot Esports

Aside from the main characters from Castlevania, you’ll unlock several secrets in another two waves including characters and weapons. The first one unlocks after you’ve defeated Dracula while playing with the Richter Belmont character. There will be a cutscene and the credits will roll, then you’ll see 19 more characters in the list to unlock. Here are all the secret characters you can unlock after defeating Dracula in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania:

CharacterHow to unlockNotes
Quincy MorrisEvolve the Platinum Whip.Pickup the Clover to evolve Richter Belmont’s default weapon.
Maxim KischineEvolve the Vhibuti Whip.Pick up the Candelabrador to evolve Juste Belmont’s default weapon.
Reinhardt SchneiderFind and open the fourth coffin in Ode to Castlevania.The fourth coffin is in the southern area of the second part of the castle.
HenryEvolve the Tyrfing.Pick up the Spinach to evolve Reinhardt Schneider’s default weapon.
IsaacEvolve the Mace.Pick up the Hollow Heart to evolve Hector’s default weapon.
Saint GermainEvolve the TridentPick up the Duplicator to evolve Isaac’s default weapon.
Julia LaforezeEvolve the Globus.Pick up the Empty Tome to evolve Saint Germain’s default weapon.
CornellEvolve the Silver Revolver.Pick up Karoma’s Mana to evolve Henry’s default weapon.
Carrie FernandezEvolve all Custos Glyphs.Pick up three of Cornell’s default weapons.
Sara TrantoulEvolve the Alchemy Whip.Pìck up the Tirajisu to evolve Leon’s default weapon.
Rinaldo GandolfiEvolve the Star Flail.Pick up the Pummarola to evolve Sara’s default weapon.
Vincent DorinEvolve the Fulgur and the Keremet Bubbles across any amount of runs.Pick up Duplicator to evolve Fulgur (Yoko Belnades’s default weapon) and the Armor to evolve the Keremet Bubbles (Rinaldo Gandolfi’s default weapon). It doesn’t need to be in the same run.
Mina HakubaEvolve the Iron Shield.Pick up Parm Aegis to evolve Vincent Dorin’s default weapon
Lisa TepesEvolve the Wine Glass.Pick up the Tirajisu to evolve Dracula’s default weapon.
ShaftEvolve the Luminatio.Pick up the Crn to evolve Lisa Tepes’ default weapon.
Elizabeth BartleyEvolve the Umbra.Pick up the Attractorb to evolve Shaft’s default weapon.
Nathan GravesEvolve the Sonic Whip.Pick up the Skull O’Maniac to evolve Sonia’s default weapon.
AlbusEvolve the Confodere.Level Confodere to the max level two times.
BarloweEvolve the Optical Shot.Pick up Karoma’s Mana to evolve Albus’ default weapon.

Once you have opened all the gates from the new areas unlocked after beating Dracula, you’ll gain access to another final boss in the castle’s northwest room. After you defeat it, it will drop the Pile of Secrets Relic which will unlock another 36 secret characters, new merchants, and bosses. Here are all the secret characters you can unlock after you defeat Beelzebub:

CharacterHow to unlockNotes
Young Maria RenardReconnect the youngest hunter with her original guardian, his friends, and their doubles.Play as Maria Renard. pick the Gemini Arcana, and evolve Peachone and Ebony Wings together.
Innocent Devil/FamiliarEntrust their care to the gentlest soul, twice.Play as Julia and get the Familiar Forge weapon twice in the same run.
Blue Crescent Moon CornellSlay the Castle’s denizens under the Blue Crescent Moon to make him a beast.Play as Cornell, evolve Dextro Custos, Sinestro Custos, and Centralis Custos by leveling them to the max level, and kill 100,000 enemies after transforming.
FerrymanYou don’t need his services if you can walk on water.Evolve Sonic Dash with Wings and dash through the water near the castle entrance gates.
HammerSurvive while wearing a fully armed coat.Survive 30 minutes with six evolved weapons from the Coat of Arms category (Curved Knife, Shuriken, Javelin, Iron Ball, Discus, Silver Revolver, Hand Grenade, Wine Glass, Whip, Axe, Knife, Santa Water, Runetracer, King Bible, Cross, Lightning Ring, Svarog Statue, Troll Bomb, Hydro Storm, Grand Cross)
WindWitness the Burning Alcarde three times.Play as Eric Lacarde, get to low health to activate his Burning Alcarde ability three times.
All six versions of Stella Lecarde and Loretta Lecard (also Jonathan and Charlotte)Shelter their twin souls with holy magic to restore their humanity.Evolve Refrectio weapon with the Clover and defeat the Loretta and Stella boss.
BraunerDarin the crimson “paint” from his most lively works.Equip the Blood Astronomia Arcana, go to the gallery area in the castle and kill the enemies that spawn around the 24 minute mark.
Soleil BelmontSave the son with holy magic before the transformation is complete.Evolve the Refrectio weapon with the Clover and defeat the Soleil Belmont boss.
Celia FortnerPerfectly balance the darkest and brightest of Glyphs.Get the Vol Luminatio and Vol Umbra to max level and evolve them into Universitas.
Dmitri BlinovUndo the fused demon with she who seeks perfect balance.Play as Celia Fortner and kill the giant zombie boss in the sewers
Dario BossiBurn bright until the end while rejecting all but the inferno.Complete a stage only using the Raging Fire, Charlotte’s default weapon.
Graham JonesBring bad luck to the count’s belligerent bosses.Defeat all bosses in the castle. Endless Mode is recommended, but it doesn’t need to be in a single run.
Joachim ArmsterRewrite the fate of the damsel in distress.Play as Sara and defeat the Joachim boss in the secret ice cave.
Walter BernhardLet the alchemist personally avenge his family.Play as Rinaldo Gandolfi and defeat the Walter boss on the terrace in the castle.
CarmillaMay the power of the first Belmont break her mask.Evolve Hex with Skull O’Manic to get Nightmare and kill the Carmilla boss near the King’s Gate.
Count OlroxLet the souls of the damned get their revenge on the other Count.Buy the Dark Rift from the Master Librarian and kill the Olrox boss in the east area of the castle.
Cave TrollJust go low and defeat 3,000,000 of those jokers.Defeat enough Cave trolls.
FleamanTry 3,000. Or 6,000. Or more, hopefully their tiny ears will listen at some point.Defeat enough Fleaman.
Axe ArmorProve to them that there is something that spins better than axes.Evolve the Discus with Parm Aegis and defeat enough Ace Armors. Go to where you defeated Olrox.
FrozenshadeTurn her from a blue shadow into a real crystal.Evolve the Silver Revolver with the Karoma’s Mana and kill enough Frozenshades in the ice cave.
SuccubusGive the deceiver a taste of her own medicineEvolve Hex with Skull O’Manic to get Nightmare and kill the Succubus boss.
KeremetIt takes exactly two to empty the cauldron.Play as either Charlotte & Jonathan or Jonathan & Charlotte and kill the Keremet boss.
Alamaric SniperSnipe the sniper down with a stellar hit.Evolve the Discus with the Parm Aegis and kill enough Almaric Snipers near the place you defeated the Walter boss.
BlackmoreLet no Shadow fall on the founder of Ecclesia.Play as Barlowe and defeat the Blackmore boss near Reinhardt’s coffin.
MalphasDestroy his black wings with the Morris who’s tale us yet untoldPlay as Quincy Morris and defeat the Malphas boss.
DeathMake it feel at home.Play as Richter Belmont and reach max level to evolve the Clock Tower weapons (Endo Gears, Peri Pendulum, Myo Lift, and Epi Head) and enter the Throne Room.
GalamothA secret so big it won’t pass through the Castle’s doors.Reach max level to evolve the Dominus Agony, Dominus Hatred, and Dominus Anger, and kill the Galamoth boss.

For the final secret characters, you’ll have to defeat the boss to get the Ebony and Crimson Stones to unlock them. Head to the southeast part of the map and defeat the boss you’ll find after going down a diagonal corridor. Here are the final secret characters you can unlock in Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania.

CharacterHow to unlockNotes
Megalo Elizabeth BartleyRavage everything and everyone in Dracula’s Castle while in her demonic form.Play as Elizabeth Bartley and kill 100,000 enemies.
OlroxFind the Greatest treasure of the vampires and prove that other Count can wreak havoc in the Castle.Play as Count Olrox and kill 100,000 enemies.
Megalo DeathUnleash maximized Death on the Castle while holding the stealing stones.Play as Death and kill 100,000 enemies.
Megalo DraculaHold the stones that birthed your lineage and prove you hold dominance over all your monstrous minions.Play as Dracula and kill 100,000 enemies.
ChaosExhaust the rest of this miserable pile of secrets.Unlock all secrets in the DLC. It will cost more than 15 million gold.

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Nádia Linhares
Nádia is a Brazilian freelance writer who works for Dot since 2020. She has covered everything from Pokémon to FIFA. Video games are an essential part of her life, especially indie games and RPGs. You can catch her playing Overwatch in her spare time, but she writes better than she aims.