| “ | A demon who draws power from coin. His fortune has waned of late. |
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| ~ In-game description from Ritual of the Night |
Valefar (known in Curse of the Moon as Valefor) is a boss in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. His attacks often consist of gold-related elements.
Origins[]
Valefar (also known as Valefor, Malaphar, Malephar and Valafar) has its origins in the Lesser Key of Solomon where he is a Duke of Hell commanding ten legions of demons. He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves. Valefar is considered a good familiar by his associates "till they are caught in the trap".
He is depicted as a lion with the head of a man or as a lion with the head of a donkey.
Appearances[]
Curse of the Moon[]
- A demon who collects human greed, and manifests it as glittering treasure.
Though it may appear to have a human form, it is merely a construct of coins.
The true demon Valefor is the entire vault itself.
When it sustains enough damage, Valefor will lose the ability to command its coins, which will then rain down in its final attack, "El Dorado".
—Official description[1]
Once defeated, Valefor will release Gebel and the illusion behind the piles of gold will disappear. In effect, a room full of skulls is revealed before the player. The skulls are most likely from the greedy humans themselves, although this remains unconfirmed.
Ritual of the Night[]
Valefar has a unique aspect to his boss battle in that once his initial 3,000 HP is depleted, he will perform an unavoidable attack where it takes away all of Miriam's money: this becomes the creature's new HP total for the second stage of the fight. This was initially unlimited but a later patch capped it at 9,999 HP. The money will be returned once the battle concludes, with an amount added which appears to be percentage-based.
If Miriam enters the battle with exactly zero G, Valefar will end the stealing animation with a horrified exclamation of "What?! You're flat broke!" and die instantly.
Locations[]
Curse of the Moon[]
Ritual of the Night[]
Attacks[]
Curse of the Moon[]
- Millionaire
Valefar will attempt to crush the player with a pile of coins from one side of the screen, which is the one they are nearest to, however, the blocks of gold can be destroyed (which will deal minimal damage to Valefar) to shrink the size of the pile and escape or use it to reach Valefar's head. Be forewarned, the pile itself will gradually become taller as well.
- Gold Carpet
Valefar will attempt to crush the player with both of his hands, aiming at its position before stopping to attack, which will create a shock wave of coins that the player can use to reach its head.
- Live Ingot
Valefar will summon trapped souls of those who drowned in greed in the form of Golden Golems and Golden Mortes (Golden Maniacs in Ultimate/Nightmare Mode). The Golden Golems will appear at the two extremes of the stage and the Golden Morte/Maniac at the middle. Millionaire's pile of gold will instantly kill any summoned enemy upon contact.
- El Dorado
Once Valefar is defeated, he will lose his ability to command coins and will rain them down upon the player, gradually brightening the screen in the process.
Strategy[]
Curse of the Moon[]
Valefar's greatest weakness is his head, which will double any damage received. As such, aerial sub-weapons such as Miriam's Rapier or Zangetsu's Ball-and-chain are highly recommended. Alternatively, the player can use Alfred's Frostcalibur to freeze his head and use Miriam's Axe to deal massive damage since Frostcalibur already doubles damage dealt to bosses, it will quadruple the damage. Using the latter attack will make it possible to finish off Valefar within three hits.
Valefar's most common attack, Millionaire, works heavily against him since it allows the player to reach his head and instantly kills any summoned enemy from Live Ingot.
Ritual of the Night[]
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Gallery[]
Character artwork[]
![Concept art and size comparison.[2]](/wiki/File:Valefor_concept_art.jpg "Valefor concept art.jpg (603 KB)")
Screenshots[]
Trivia[]
- Valefar's kamikaze attack "El Dorado" is a direct reference to the legendary city of gold that bears the same name.
- If Valefar's head is frozen, his facial expressions turns to sadness as opposed to his usual grin.
- All of Valefar's attacks are references to gold and wealth.
References[]
- ↑ Boss at the official Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon website.
- ↑ Concept art of Valefar at Bloodstained's Facebook page.