Kid Dracula (1993)
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The Japanese name of the Castlevania series is Akumajō Dracula (lit. "Devil's Castle Dracula"), which is also the name used in most spin-offs of the Castlevania games in Japan, cementing a relationship between the two. The game's main antagonist, Garamoth, later appeared as a boss character in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In Symphony, he dropped his cartoonish appearance and was named Galamoth (due to the ambiguity of Japanese-English transliterations).
Other appearances of Kid Dracula include an appearance as a secret item in The Legend of the Mystical Ninja for SNES and GBA, in addition to his appearance in the Super Famicom version of Gokujō Parodius! ~Kako no Eikō o Motomete~ as a selectable character. Kid Dracula is also a hidden selectable character in the game's sequel, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius: forever with me, which is the PlayStation and Sega Saturn version of the Super Famicom game, Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius. Additionally, Garamoth/Galamoth appears as a boss enemy in Akumajō Drakula X: Nocturn in the Moonlight/Castlevania Symphony of the Night, appearing towards the very top of the reverse castle.
Galamoth would make a reappearance in Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow for the Game Boy Advance as a soul used by the protagonist Soma Cruz to counter the effects of time-stopping magic of the Chronomage creature. Galamoth's relation to Time as well as his conflict with Dracula is further expanded in Castlevania: Judgment where he sends a creature known as Time Reaper to destroy his rival. As an inflated float, Kid Dracula would make a cameo appearance in New International Track & Field for the Nintendo DS.