Castlevania

Maria Renard (Castlevania)

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Maria debuts in Rondo of Blood (1993), where she is a rescue target and unlockable playable character using animal-themed attacks. She also appears in Symphony of the Night.

Game role and abilities

Maria debuts in Rondo of Blood (1993), where she is a rescue target and unlockable playable character using animal-themed attacks. She also appears in Symphony of the Night.

Continuity and adaptation

Nocturne: Pixie Davies voices Maria, a young revolutionary and magic-user. Netflix relationships and ages must not be copied into the game's character sheet.

Age and its source

Rondo's Japanese booklet, page 12, lists Maria as 12; Symphony's Japanese booklet, page 6, lists her as 17. These are game-specific ages, not proof of her age in every Nocturne appearance.
Original Japanese manual scan, hosted by Mr. P's Castlevania Realm; Symphony pages 5-6. The booklet is primary text hosted by a third party.

Is Maria playable, or only a rescue target?

Both in Rondo: rescuing Maria makes her an alternative playable character with animal-themed attacks. In Symphony, playable Maria content differs by edition; her story appearance does not prove that every original PlayStation release has a Maria mode.

Sources

Castlevania Wiki: Maria Renard (secondary, community-maintained). Game first appearances and detailed abilities use this reference where the publisher does not provide a full profile.
Konami game and platform history.
Netflix: Nocturne characters and English cast; Netflix: original series episodes and cast.
Netflix: Alucard in Nocturne season 2; Konami: Leon's origin; Konami: Hector, Rosaly and Isaac. Lenore episode details are attributed to the community account, not a claimed fresh viewing.
Side-view castle gameplay from the Castlevania Advance Collection on Steam
Publisher screenshot. Konami: Advance Collection. © Konami.
Simon fights a bat in a stone hall in the 1986 Castlevania, Anniversary Collection screenshot
Publisher screenshot. Konami: Anniversary Collection on Steam. © Konami.

Questions

Is Maria playable, or only a rescue target?

Both in Rondo: rescuing Maria makes her an alternative playable character with animal-themed attacks. In Symphony, playable Maria content differs by edition; her story appearance does not prove that every original PlayStation release has a Maria mode.

How old is Maria Renard?

Rondo's Japanese booklet, page 12, lists Maria as 12; Symphony's Japanese booklet, page 6, lists her as 17. These are game-specific ages, not proof of her age in every Nocturne appearance.

What can Maria Renard do?

Maria debuts in Rondo of Blood (1993), where she is a rescue target and unlockable playable character using animal-themed attacks. She also appears in Symphony of the Night.

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