Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation)/Unused Voice Clips

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There are various voice clips which can be found on the game disc. The files have been arranged in the order they are suspected to play in. The order of files are not all in order on the game disc and many Japanese voice clips are also present. The untranslated Japanese voice clips are not included here but a handful amount of them are not used even in the Japanese version.

Many of the voice clips can actually be heard in the "Sound Mode" of Sega Saturn version after completing the game once, where it will add a shifting icon as the entrance of voice clip mode. Those clips are only in Japanese, however.

To do: Document Japanese counterpart of unused English voice clips. There's a difference in the Japanese counterpart of Alucard's "unused ending" lines which Alucard reflecting not only on Maria and Richter's passing, but also Dracula's.

To do: Document unused Japanese voice clips. e.g.: Japanese voice actors of familiars chanting "Konami!" e.g.: Some female voice vowing "My collections are...!" in Japanese.

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Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Alucard	Huh?

Master Librarian

Various unused Shop dialogue.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Master Librarian	Oh, Alucard! What can I do for you?	Probably meant to play when visiting the Librarian. Not sure if during or after the opening cutscene.
	Master Librarian	Is this alright?	Master Librarian confirming a purchase.
	Alucard	No. Forget it.	Alucard rejecting a purchase.
	Alucard	Hm, I suppose so.	Alucard okaying a purchase.
	Master Librarian	Ho ho, thank you! Till we meet again!	After shopping and okaying a purchase.
	Master Librarian	I see. In that case, farewell for now.	After shopping and rejecting a purchase.

Royal Chapel

Dialogue for the confessional room.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Priest	Come son, rest here. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.	Unused dialogue of a priest supposed to play when entering the confessional room. The Japanese version plays a clip in this area, as well as an altered version in the Dracula X Chronicles version. This dialogue comes from the second game in the series, where the ferrymen speeches also come from.

Colosseum

Alternate dialogue when meeting Richter in the Colosseum.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Richter	Welcome to my castle.	Welcoming Alucard.
	Richter	Enough small talk. Come forth, my servants! (laughs)	Calling forth the Minotaur and Werewolf bosses.

Succubus

Dialogue from the Succubus encounter in the Nightmare level.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Succubus	Now you'll be my own personal slave. (laughs)	Game Over voice-over. The Japanese version plays a voice clip at the Game Over screen. Change the Game Over track to this by using GameShark codes D00974A0 0012 + D0138458 003E + 80138458 0093.

Maria Encounter

Unknown Maria encounter. May be in the Marble Gallery when getting the Holy Glasses. The Dracula X Chronicles port version used variants of similar dialogue for the Maria fight event.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Maria	I thought you might be the one... but, I guess I was wrong.	Planned as a Game Over quote, as a retranslated version of this line plays on the Game Over screen in the Dracula X Chronicles redub in between meeting her for the first time and in the Royal Chapel ring room.
	Maria	Alucard, you're the only one I can count on. Please, save Richter!	Probably after the possible Maria fight.
	Alucard	I'll do my best.	Alucard's promise.
	Maria	You as well, Alucard. Goodbye.	Maria wishing him well.

Holy Glasses

Alternate dialogue when Alucard gets the Holy Glasses in the Marble Gallery.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Maria	I know. Here, take these glasses with you.	Alternate dialogue to Alucard getting the Holy Glasses.

Richter Battle

Unused dialogue when encountering Richter in battle. Includes unused mid-battle taunts, defeated grunts, and a Game Over quote.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Richter	Ha! I knew it! Only the Count is a true match for me.	Taunt meant to play during the Game Over screen. The Japanese version plays a voice clip at the Game Over screen. You can replace the Game Over music with this dialogue using GameShark codes D00974A0 0018 + D0138458 003E + 80138458 00DC.
	Richter	The blood of Dracula flows strongly in you after all. But this whip is not my only weapon!	Taunt after first phase of battle before using whip power-up. Change Richter's normal taunt to this with GameShark codes D0138458 00E1 + 80138458 00D9.
	Richter	Impressive! You were able to avoid my whip. Let's see how you like this!	Taunt after first phase of battle before using whip power-up. Change Richter's normal taunt to this with GameShark codes D0138458 00E1 + 80138458 00DA.
	Richter	Impressive. But you can't escape this!	Taunt after first phase of battle before using whip power-up. Change Richter's normal taunt to this with GameShark codes D0138458 00E1 + 80138458 00DB.
	Richter	Not even a challenge.	Taunt after first phase of battle before using whip power-up. Change Richter's normal taunt to this with GameShark codes D0138458 00E1 + 80138458 00DD.
	Richter	More! Fight more! My blood is not yet quenched!	Taunt meant to play during the Game Over screen, or after first phase of battle before using whip power-up. The Japanese version plays a voice clip at the Game Over screen. Change Richter's normal taunt to this with GameShark codes D0138458 00E1 + 80138458 00DE.
	Richter	Awesome! You are mighty indeed. But let me show you the true meaning of power!	Taunt after first phase of battle before using whip power-up. Change Richter's normal taunt to this with GameShark codes D0138458 00E1 + 80138458 00DF. This voice clip matches more of the original Japanese dialogue than the one used in the final, in the usage of verbs - both has longer sentences to praise Alucard's power, but was changed in the final for some reason.
	Richter	(groans)	Probably meant for after Shaft's orbs defeat after equipping the Holy Glasses.
	Richter	(groans)	Probably meant for after Shaft's orbs defeat after equipping the Holy Glasses. Has metallic echo following the voice, probably because at one point of development Shaft's voice could be involved alongside Richter's voice to perform his "being possessed" status.

Richter Saved

The PSP version has some of this dialogue after the battle with Richter and if you go back to the normal castle before going too far into the inverted castle. Richter and Maria would be standing in the same place you left them when the character ventures into the inverted castle.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Maria	Richter, you're too hurt!	When Maria comes in to see Richter.
	Richter	Shaft, the dark priest, is in the other castle. He's trying to resurrect Dracula. You must hurry!	Richter telling Alucard where Shaft went. #2 dialogue in PSP version.
	Alucard	You two get out of here. I'll finish this.	Alucard telling them to leave.
	Maria	Be careful, Alucard. I'll pray for your soul.	Maria wishing him well. #1 dialogue in PSP version.

Shaft Meeting

Alternate dialogue of the Shaft encounter in the inverted castle.

Technical explanation: There're triggers that will determine the dialogue's variation in the Dracula X Chronicles port. If the dialogue that defeated and saved Richter mentioned about Shaft's name occurs, Alucard will "know" about Shaft's name, and cause this alternate dialogue appear. The PS1 US version didn't have the dialogue variation triggers, or anything else that is possibly to become the trigger.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Alucard	So you are the one called Shaft?	Alucard meeting Shaft.
	Shaft	I am he.	Shaft answers.

Shaft Battle

Alternate dialogue of the Shaft encounter in the inverted castle after battle.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Shaft	No... No...!
	Alucard	It seems that your power is insufficient.
	Shaft	Five years... Five years to gather my powers for this... And all for naught?!
	Alucard	One who plays so close to the fire cannot fail but be burned.	Seems to be translated straight from the original Japanese dialogue, and doesn't match any text strings in the English versions.
	Shaft	(laughs) The gateway opens!	Shaft announcing Dracula's arrival.
	Alucard	This must not be...
	Shaft	(groans) Count Dracula!	Probably Shaft before death.
	Alucard	Damn!

Good Ending

Removed good ending dialogue where Richter inquires Alucard about Shaft's fate.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Richter	What happened to Shaft?
	Alucard	Consumed by the very demonic powers that he summoned.

Death

Alternate dialogue during the Death encounter in the inverted Caverns.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Death	Young master has grown strong indeed.	Probably meant for after he is defeated.

Dracula Battle

Alternate dialogue during the Dracula encounter at the end of the game.

Sound File	Person	Dialogue	Note
	Alucard	Once again it seems we must come to blows.	Beginning of cutscene.
	Alucard	Farewell, father. Believe it or not, I shall miss you.	After Dracula's defeat.
	Alucard	The link is broken. The castle is starting to crumble.	Just before Alucard begins to exit the castle.

Unused Ending

A series of unused dialogue can be found among the game's sound files which seem to be part of an unfinished ending. It suggests that Maria could have intervened during the Richter fight and saved Richter herself, but would have subsequently become possessed or transformed by Shaft. It seems to include both winning and losing quotes for a prospective evil Maria battle, and ends with Alucard reflecting on the apparent passing of both Richter and Maria after she makes the castle collapse. Koji Igarashi later confirmed the existence of a removed ending where events closely ressemble the ones apparently happening in the dialogue. While Maria can be fought (and played as) in the later Saturn and PSP editions, it is not under the same circumstances and does not result in a new ending.

Regardless, no sprites were found that appear to be related to these mysterious recordings, though Yoshinori Suzuki did briefly talk in the developer's notes of the Saturn version about an unused set of sprites for another version of Maria, tentatively called "Black Maria". Her attacks were completely different from the regular "light version".

As to the identity of the "four demons" in the cut dialogue, it's worth noting that in his boss fight in Rondo of Blood, Shaft summoned the first four bosses from the original Castlevania which had to be defeated to reach him: the Giant Bat, Medusa, Mummy, and The Creature. These same four bosses do appear in the final version of Symphony of the Night, but they appear separately across the Reverse Castle, after Alucard has already saved Richter with Maria's help.

Transcript

Maria: Wait! Don't hurt Richter any more!

Richter: Ma... Maria?

Maria: Richter!

Richter: You saved me!

Shaft?: If not for you, I would have lost to this fool.

Unknown Woman (Maria?): EEYAAAHH! Uh! Hahaha!
Four demons, I hold you to your oath. Defend your master who commands you!

Unknown Woman: Oh! Such power in such a little girl. Hahahaha!

Unknown Woman: EEYAAAHHH! It won't end like this! You should be
destroyed along with this castle. Hahaha!

Alucard: It's over, but the sacrifice was great. Maria, Richter... I did
not wish for you to die. Such is the fate of mortals. I'm certain that
some dark force was behind Maria's transformation, but it doesn't matter
now.