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Today’s Miniboss Monday is one that is near and dear to my heart. For those of you who weren’t around last year, I used to have today’s miniboss as my editor icon. Yes, I am indeed speaking ofDeathhimself from the long-runningCastlevaniaseries.

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Death has made an appearance in most (if not all)Castlevaniatitles dating all the way back to the days ofSimon’s Queston the NES. Since then, he has been reinvented and rethought over and over again (including a final boss appearance inLament of Innocence.) It’s strange, really. Whenever a newCastlevaniatitle gets announced, I get curious as to where Death will make his appearance and how much badassitude he will have this time around.

Regardless, I have included three memorable iterations of Death in his prime after the jump!

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