Sometimes secrets in a game are presented in plain sight without any details, making hunting them down feel better, and the reward adds the cherry on top of the pie. Castlevania Belmont’s Curse has some well-hidden secrets that are worth checking out and unlocking. Some do come in the form of costumes, and other secrets show up as weapons that deal devastating amounts of damage.
When you first get to the Catacombs, you will come across a door that is locked behind strange symbols. In this guide, I will show you the location of all three keys required to open the sealed door in the Catacombs in Castlevania Belmont’s Curse.
How to Open the Sealed Door to the Catacombs
You will need three different keys by defeating three separate bosses to open the sealed door in the Catacombs. We must hunt down clues for each boss and gain abilities to access the route to the boss for the key unlock. The keys are:
| Keys | Color | Requirement | Boss Rewards |
| The Fallen’s Key | Purple | Defeating the Fallen Unlocks: Blood Tell Trophy | Holy Cross Ability and The Fallen Tarot Card |
| The Warrior’s Key | Green-Blue | Defeating Joan of Arc Unlocks: Flammable or inflammable Trophy | Infernal Pyre Ability and The Warrior Tarot Card |
| Prophetess’s Key | Orange | Defeating Medusa Unlocks: Snakes speared in the ruins Trophy | The Petrifying Gaze Ability and the Prophetess’s Tarot Card |
The Fallen’s Key
The Fallen’s Key is found by defeating the Fallen boss in the Gate of the Catacombs in Paris Streets, as marked on the map. The boss can be found by gathering the two clues from talking to two spirits in the game.
- Clue Location #1: Unlock the trap door to the sewer below Paris.
- Clue Location #2: The second clue is at the Path of the Rat in Paris Streets.
Getting the Fallen’s Key will unlock the objective, “New Objective- Unlock the Gate to the Catacombs,” to appear on the HUD. Now we have our next two targets, the Warrior and Prophetess. Defeating the Fallen unlocks the achievement or trophy “Blood Tells.“
The Warrior’s Key
The second key on our list is the Warrior’s Key, which is tied to defeating Joan of Arc’s boss fight. Just like the last time, here we must grab two sets of Warrior Clues to learn about her whereabouts.
- Clue Location #1: Right in the Burned District in Paris Streets.
- Clue Location #2: Available in the Prison Tower in Paris Streets.
Her boss fight is on the Roof of the Tower in the Paris Streets. The boss encounter can get nasty compared to the previous boss fight against the Fallen. Taking out the Warrior unlocks the trophy or achievement “Flammable or Inflammable?”
The Prophetess’s Key
The very last key on the list, the Prophetess’s Key, can be obtained by defeating none other than Medusa in Holy Innocent’s Cemetery, as seen on the map.
Note: Defeating the Warrior and completing the Warrior Tarot quest grants you the Holy Light ability, which is required for the Prophetess’s location.
While we dealt with two clues for the Warrior quest, here you must find 4 clues at four different locations to find the route to Medusa.
- Clue Location #1: Southwestern section of Holy Innocent’s Cemetery, west of the Mirror of Life.
- Clue Location #2: Northwest of the Fountain of the Lost in the Fountain of the Innocents, Holy Innocent’s Cemetery region.
- Clue Location #3: Take the grapple point from the northern route from the Mirror of Life in Pauper’s Grave in Holy Innocent’s Cemetery.
- Clue Location #4: Destroy the wall underneath the Hollow Tree in the Roman Baths section in Holy Innocent’s Cemetery.
After grabbing all four clues, head to the Fountain of Lost and dive right into the water with bubbles in the middle. Make sure you are at least level 20 before triggering the fight, or you are going to have some rough time. Defeating Medusa unlocks the trophy or achievement “Snakes speared in the Ruins.“
Opening the Sealed Door
Now that we have all three keys (Fallen, Prophetess, and Warrior), head to the section marked on the map above. Here, you will come across a large door with three holes for the gems we have collected by defeating the bosses. Interacting with the sealed gate to insert all three gems from the bosses we have defeated will open the large door in this room. The objective will then be updated to Stop the Resurrection of Dracula.
