ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Wall Widow</title> <meta content="Mark Patraw" name=Author> <meta content="Images of, and information about, a Super Castlevania IV 'Wall Widow' mini figure, made by Mark Patraw." name=Description> <meta content="wall widow,super castlevania,akumajo,dracula,konami,snes,creature,enemy,monster,fan art,figure,sculpture,model,toy,Mark Patraw." name="Keywords"> </head> <body text=d7f1e2 link=orange background="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_bg1.png" bgproperties=fixed></title></head> <br> <br> <table width=85% align=center cellpadding=10 border=10 background="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_bg2.png"> <tr> <td> <br> <center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_logo.gif"></center> <br> <br> <br> <br> <table align=center> <tr> <table align=center width=95%> <tr> <td align=center> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_wwidow_animate2.gif" alt="Peekaboo, I kill you!"></p> </td> <td align=center> <p align=center><font size="7" color=white><b>Wall Widow</b></font></p> </td> <td align=center> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_wwidow_animate.gif" alt="From nothing I come, and so shall I return."></p> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CV4_wwidow_rotate_zpsbbadd891.gif~original" border=3 alt="I'm starting to regret taking up residence inside the clock tower's driveshaft."></p> <br> Sinister, wall-dwelling creatures found in Konami's 1991 <i>Super Castlevania IV</i> (original Japanese title: <i>Akumajo Dorakyura</i>, which translates to "Demon Castle Dracula") SNES video game. While all the Wall Widows in said game make their homes inside masonry, in other <i>Castlevania</i> titles (specifically <i>Haunted Castle</i> and <i>Castlevania Chronicles/Akumajo Dorakyura X68000</i>) they inhabit tree trunks and have a more bark-like physical appearance. <br> <br> The Wall Widow is an ambush predator. She silently waits, never sleeping, until a living creature passes near the patch of bricks and mortar that she inhabits, at which time the monster suddenly lunges outwards, materializing out of solid stone, to attack. They largely subsist on birds, toads, mice, and other small vertebrates, but are always on the lookout for larger and tastier prey, human males being their favorite. While they frequently succeed with their surprise attacks, Wall Widows are permanently fixed in place, so, once a potential victim discovers (usually the hard way) the exact location where the creature hides, they are unlikely to ever fall for the same trick again. As such, Wall Widows must incapacitate or slay their prey outright on their first strike if they hope to feed. These deadly females are also intelligent enough to clean up after themselves, tossing the bones, and belongings, of previous meals as far away from their wall as possible, so as not to tip off their next victim that anything is amiss. Short of demolishing the structure in which she lives, it is impossible to harm a Wall Widow until she reveals herself by taking physical form, and, even then, one must be quick before she melts back into the stone from whence she came.</p> <br> <hr width=650 size=3 color=gold> <br> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=gold>Materials:</font></b> <br> Newsprint, tissue paper, lined notebook paper, white glue, acrylic paint, sand, gloss nail polish, and super glue.</p> <br> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=gold>Dimensions:</b></font> <br> 5.0 cm/2.0 in. x 5.1 cm/2.0 in. <i>(widest point x highest point)</i></p> <br> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=gold>Time:</font></b> <br> About half a day on June 7, 2011.</p> <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_wwidow.jpg" border=3 width=700 height=2296 alt="Wall Widow photo collage."></p> <br> <hr width=650 size=3 color=gold> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/groupshot_060711.jpg" border=3 width=750 height=353 border=2></p> <br> <hr width=650 size=3 color=gold> <p align=center>For comparison/informational purposes, below are some relevant images:</p> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_wwidow_screen.png" border=3 width=512 height=448 border=2 alt="Simon Belmont encounters a Wall Widow near the beginning of Stage 4."></p> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/CV4_wwidow_art.jpg" border=3 width=600 height=450 alt="Edited Wall Widow artwork from the Japanese 'All About Demon Castle Dracula' game guide."></p> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/MAP2/HC_wwidow_screen.png" border=3 width=512 height=448 border=2 alt="For comparison, a Wall Widow as they appear in Haunted Castle's first stage."></p> <br> <hr width=650 size=3 color=gold> <br> <br> <center><font size=+1 color=gold>REFERENCES:<br></font></center> <br> <br> <p align=left> <ul> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Super Castlevania IV</i> Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game and instruction manual. </li> <br> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>Haunted Castle</i> arcade video game. </li> <br> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Perfect's Castlevania Realm <a href="http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cv4/guide-aaakudrac.htm"><i>All About Demon Castle Dracula</i></a> and <a href="http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/screen-cv4.htm"><i>Super Castlevania IV</i> overview</a> web pages. </li> <br> </ul> </p> <br> <br> <p align=center><a href="konami_artwork.html"><font size="5">&laquo; Return To My Konami Video Game Fan Art Gallery</a></font> <br> <br> <font size="2"><i>This is a nonprofit web site. <br> Any and all copyrighted imagery, terminology, etc., depicted here belongs to its respective holders/owners, namely Konami. <br> The background patterns are tile graphics from the Super Castlevania IV game.</i></p> </td> </tr> </table> <br> <br> </body> </html>
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