Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Also known as: Akumajou Dracula: Harmony of Despair (JP) Developer: Konami Digital Entertainment Publisher: Konami Platforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Released internationally: August 4, 2010 (360) Released in JP: March 29, 2012 (PS3) Released in US: September 27, 2011 (PS3) Released in EU: October 12, 2011 (PS3) This game has unused graphics. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is like New Super Mario Bros. Wii with whips. Grind all the things!

To do: Clean up just about everything.

Unused Icons

To do: Figure out what is and isn't used.

A complete rip from the core game shows some interesting things.

The only fully unused subweapon icons are "DAMMY" (similar to another unused icon in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night) which is presumably a placeholder, and Genbu (Maria's turtle) which is an RB/R1 ability rather than a subweapon in the final game (and hence has no icon). It should be noted, however, that the DLC subweapons have graphics even in the core game.

Quite a bit here. Of note is the Shield Rod (5th row, 3rd from left), a rifle-type gun (5th row, 5th from left), and a bulky pistol (5th row, 9th from left). Same deal with DLC weapons in the core game, too.

Unused Text

Hammer

A former military man who operated under orders to keep tabs on those with a connection to Castlevania. In his mercenary years, Hammer was code-named "Gryphon" and commanded both respect and fear.

Name and description for the cut playable character Hammer.

Coppelia

An acrobat from hell that
entertains demons.

Monster Compendium entry for the cut enemy Coppelia.

Brachyura

A giant crab from the depths
of Transylvanian history

Monster Compendium entry for the cut boss Brachyura.

Unused Menu Graphics

Old Multiplayer Graphics

The game accepted 8 simultaneous players at some point.

Blood Splatter Animations

Some unused blood splatter effects, similar to what's displayed in Portrait of Ruin when a new area is entered.

Character Cards

Unused character cards, including one for Hammer. All using Shanoa's image as placeholder though. Notably, Soma Cruz is misspelled as Soma Curz.

Unused Sprites

Form of Bat

Alucard's unused bat form has 3 animations.

Unknown Sprites for Form of Wolf

This sheet with unused wolf form sprites from the Sega Saturn game is still present. Still unused.

Unused Messages for Level Up and HP Max/MP Max/Heart Max Upgrades

Sheet with unused text for leveling up and max HP/MP up.
Reused sprites from Order of Ecclesia for the most part, the only difference being the "PAUSE" sprite being replaced by "RESIST".

Unused Julius Belmont Motion

Julius is going to have a unique set of sprites for his Omnia Vanitas move, but the animation remains unused. In the final version, Omnia Vanitas uses regular jumping sprites like in Aria of Sorrow.

Unused Enemies

The game contains the full sprite data of Order of Ecclesia's Man Eater, stored both among bosses and regular enemies. Neither version is used.

There's also a prototype version of Legion's sprite with a few less animations but identical otherwise.

Unused Voices

To do: Figure out who uses what Dual Crushes since every list on the Internet is terrible, I only included the ones I know are unused. Check on the other stuff too. Convert everything to OGG and upload. Full voice rip is at serio.piiym.net/leech/HD_ps3_voice.7z

There are a number of unused voices related to the Dual Crush system. Everyone has character name calls for all characters (including DLC) in the core game except for Fuma. Instead, they call Hammer's name, who was previously screwed out of a starring role in Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Everyone also has attack calls for all actual Dual Crush attacks, including ones they can't use (i.e., Yoko calling out "Demonic Megiddo"). There are also (possibly?) unused voices for everyone saying "Time be still!", as well as some completely unused quotes that seem to imply cutscenes.

Playable Characters

In addition to the below, all of these characters have lines where they call Hammer's name for a Dual Crush, and also have two separate lines where they simply say the game's title (one says "Castlevania", the other says "Harmony of Despair"). All characters also have lines where they call Demonic Megiddo (exclusive to SomaxAlucard) and Thousand Blades (exclusive to JonathanxCharlotte).

Alucard

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_alc_etc1.wav	Too bad I don't give a damn.
	vxe_alc_etc2.wav	You will let me pass.
	vxe_alc_etc3.wav	Go back from whence you came.
	vxe_alc_etc4.wav	Father!
	vxe_alc_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vxe_alc_title.wav	Castlevania....
	vxe_alc_subtitle1.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vxe_alc_waza01.wav	Holy cross!
	vxe_alc_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!

Soma

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_som_etc1.wav	Mmmm... Yummy!
	vxe_som_etc2.wav	Yech.
	vxe_som_etc3.wav	Good grief!
	vxe_som_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vxe_som_title.wav	Castlevania....
	vxe_som_subtitle1.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vxe_som_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!
	vxe_som_waza13.wav	Locked.
	vxe_som_waza23.wav	Time be still!

Jonathan

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_jon_etc1.wav	No problem.
	vxe_jon_etc2.wav	No problem! (said while laughing/crying?!)
	vxe_jon_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vxe_jon_title.wav	Castlevania....
	vxe_jon_subtitle1.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vxe_jon_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!
	vxe_jon_waza11.wav	Time be still!

Charlotte

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_cha_etc2.wav	You're all dead!
	vxe_cha_etc3.wav	[yelps]
	vxe_cha_etc6.wav	Haaaaa!
	vxe_cha_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vxe_cha_title.wav	Castlevania....
	vxe_cha_subtitle1.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vxe_cha_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!

Shanoa

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_sha_etc2.wav	Hrrrrr...
	vxe_sha_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vxe_sha_title.wav	Castlevania.....
	vxe_sha_subtitle1.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vxe_sha_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!
	vxe_sha_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!

Julius

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_jul_etc1.wav	Begone!
	vxe_jul_etc2.wav	Enough talk!
	vxe_jul_title.wav	Castlevania.....
	vxe_jul_subtitle1.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vxe_jul_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!
	vxe_jul_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!
	vxe_jul_waza15.wav	Time be still!

Yoko

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vx_yok_etc1.wav	Come to me...
	vx_yok_etc2.wav	[chuckles]
	vx_yok_etc3.wav	Take this!
	vx_yok_etc4.wav	[yelps]
	vx_yok_etc5.wav	Hey!
	vx_yok_etc6.wav	Hello.
	vx_yok_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vx_yok_hamr2.wav	Hey soldier! (alternate version of the Hammer call)
	vx_yok_title.wav	Castlevania....
	vx_yok_subtitle.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vx_yok_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!
	vx_yok_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!

Richter

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vx_ric_etc1.wav	Die now, and leave this world!
	vx_ric_etc2.wav	Step aside!
	vx_ric_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vx_ric_title.wav	Castlevania.....
	vx_ric_subtitle.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vx_ric_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!
	vx_ric_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!
	vx_ric_waza14.wav	Time be still!

Maria

In addition to the below, the notes for Maria's Songbook subweapon are stored as both individual notes (vx_mar_song1-8) and the whole song at once (vx_mar_waza11) for unknown reasons.

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vx_mar_etc1.wav	Aaaah!
	vx_mar_etc2.wav	Oh-oh-oh no!
	CvHOD-vx_mar_hamr.wav	Hammer!
	vx_mar_title.wav	Castlevania....
	vx_mar_subtitle.wav	Harmony of Despair.
	vx_mar_waza03.wav	Demonic meggido!
	vx_mar_waza04.wav	Thousand blades!

Enemies

Witch

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	e_majo_volt.wav	Energy bolt!

Bosses

Puppet Master

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_papet_atk1.wav	You are fated to be my puppet.
	vxe_papet_rtc2.wav	Run!
	vxe_papet_win.wav	Aren't my puppets precious?!

Brauner

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	e_brn_demo_kizu.wav	Impossibllllllllle!

Astarte

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	e_ash_waza_b.wav	Go, my slaves!
	e_ash_waza_c.wav	Kneel at my feet!

Death

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_death_atk6.wav	Wraith! or Rave!
	vxe_death_atk7.wav	Minions!
	vxe_death_atk8.wav	Scythe!
	vxe_death_atk9.wav	Go!
	vxe_death_atk10.wav	Take this!
	vxe_death_atk11.wav	Die!
	vxe_death_atk12.wav	Out of my way!
	vxe_death_atk13.wav	Slash away! Deathscythe!
	vxe_death_atk14.wav	Slash away!
	vxe_death_atk15.wav	It's over.
	vxe_death_lose1.wav	Death overcomes all.
	vxe_death_lose2.wav	You cannot challenge death.
	vxe_death_lose3.wav	My work is done.
	vxe_death_lose4.wav	Game over.
	vxe_death_lose5.wav	Game over. [laughs]
	vxe_death_scena_01.wav	[laughs]
	vxe_death_scena_02.wav	I shall take your soul!
	vxe_death_scena_03.wav	This power... I offer to the king... who wields the Crimson Stone!
	vxe_death_scena_04.wav	As you wish.
	vxe_death_scena_05.wav	Hraaah!
	vxe_death_scena_06.wav	By my master's orders!
	vxe_death_scena_07.wav	You'll be destroyed, HERE AND NOW!!!
	vxe_death_scena_08.wav	To think that I would be...
	vxe_death_scena_09.wav	Unfortunately for you, as long as my Master survives...
	vxe_death_scena_10.wav	I will rise from the dead.
	vxe_death_waza1.wav	Deadly Tempest!
	vxe_death_waza2.wav	You fool!
	vxe_death_waza3.wav	Thank you.
	vxe_death_waza4.wav	What a waste.
	vxe_death_waza5.wav	Futile!

Dracula

Sound File	File Name	Dialogue
	vxe_dra_atk5.wav	This is the end!
	vxe_dra_change3.wav	Be fearful... this is my true self!
	vxe_dra_lose1.wav	This is the power of an Original!
	vxe_dra_lose2.wav	An insignificant pest could not bring me down.
	vxe_dra_miss.wav	Dammit!
	vxe_dra_nodamage.wav	That won't work!
	vxe_dra_waza2.wav	Soul Steal!
	vxe_dra_waza3.wav	Bad Moon!
	vxe_dra_what1.wav	Wha...!
	vxe_dra_what2.wav	What?!
	vxe_dra_what3.wav	Wha-!

Platform Differences

The PlayStation 3 version of Harmony of Despair, released a year after the original Xbox 360 release, added a four-player local co-op mode. It also contains Chapter 7, as well as Julius and Yoko in the base game, rather than them being DLC content.