Custos glyphs represent the three heads of Cerberus, the guardian dog of Hell. These are Sinestro Custos (meaning "Left Guardian" in Latin; the left head), Dextro Custos ("Right Guardian"; the right head) and Arma Custos ("Guardian Armor"; the middle head). They are signature glyphs of Shanoa and can be used by her in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Castlevania Judgment and Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
General information[]
The right and left heads of Cerberus are ferocious jaws that appear in front of Shanoa when cast (somewhat similar to the White Fang attack granted to Soma Cruz by the Warg's soul). These glyphs are intended to be equipped on each arm and to be alternated in tandem. Dextro Custos appears as a black head, while Sinestro Custos is a white head. In Castlevania Judgment, the Dextro Custos (called Des Custos) can be followed up with the Sinestro Custos (Sis Custos). Each head attacks when attacking while holding the Special key. Dextro Custos gains the Flame element in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, while Sinestro Custos gains the Ice element.
Arma Custos is only found in Order of Ecclesia. It is a back glyph that makes a giant Cerberus head appear above Shanoa. It also increases her STR as long as she uses it and the stat boost rises each time her HP decreases. For the maximum power of its effect, use rotten food or Dominus Agony to decrease Shanoa's HP bar quickly. If all three glyphs are equipped at once, the power of Arma Custos increases by 50% and each head deals slightly more damage.
In Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, each Custos glyph is obtained in a different sublevel of Dracula's Castle (Library, Mechanical Tower and Arms Depot) and is able to "light" one of the heads of a giant Cerberus statue that guards the pathway to the Final Approach. The area above this statue is not accessible until all three heads are lit. In Castlevania Judgment, Shanoa already has access to these glyphs, even though chronologically the game takes place before she had entered the castle.
In Harmony of Despair, the Custos glyphs can be obtained in the downloadable chapter 10, "Origins". They can only be found in boss chests on Normal mode, but they also appear in purple chests on Hard. Each glyph has to be obtained separately. They have a rarity of *** and boost ATK by 7 points each. They are weapon glyphs and therefore require no MP to use.
Notes[]
- While the Dextro Custos and Sinestro Custos glyphs have the Slash attribute instead of the Darkness attribute, they are considered Darkness Glyphs for the purposes of Glyph Unions and can be used in any union that an Umbra glyph can. This includes Union Umbra (paired with another Darkness Glyph), Universitas (paired with a Light Glyph), and Pluto (paired with a Weapon Glyph).
- Since the player is unable to absorb glyphs while playing as Albus, the Custos glyphs do not appear in the locations where they're supposed to be found. Instead, the player needs to defeat Death to be able to proceed to the area above the Cerberus statue.
Item Data[]
| Item Data: Custos Glyphs | ||||||||
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Attributes / Consume | Statistics / Sell | Found | Notes | |||
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| Attack with the right head of Cerberus, guardian of Hell. | Attrib: Slash Consume: 16 MP |
ATK +18 |
Find: Library (Dracula's Castle) |
Special: Glyph Unions: + Darkness Glyph = Union Umbra; + Weapon Glyph = Pluto; + Light Glyph = Universitas; + Other = Pulsus | ||||
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| Attack with the left head of Cerberus, guardian of Hell. | Attrib: Slash Consume: 16 MP |
ATK +18 |
Find: Mechanical Tower (Dracula's Castle) |
Special: Glyph Unions: + Darkness Glyph = Union Umbra; + Weapon Glyph = Pluto; + Light Glyph = Universitas; + Other = Pulsus | ||||
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| Grants the mighty power of Cerberus. | Consume: 80 MP |
Find: Arms Depot (Dracula's Castle) |
Effect: Increases Shanoa's STR while active and the stat boost rises each time her HP decreases. Special: If all Custos glyphs are equipped at once, the stat boost from Arma Custos increases by 50%, and the damage dealt by Sinestro Custos and Dextro Custos also increase slightly. | |||||
| (a Cerberos head glyph (Custos) attack) | Sequence: Special + Normal Attack (can be followed by Sis Custos) | |||||||
| (a Cerberos head glyph (Custos) attack) | Sequence: (After a De Custos) Special + Normal Attack | |||||||
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| Attack with the right head of Cerberus. | Attrib: Slash, Fire |
ATK +7 Sell: (cannot be sold) |
Rarity: *** Find: Chapter 10 purple and boss (Hard), boss (Normal). First Obtained: Chapter 10 |
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| Attack with the left head of Cerberus. | Attrib: Slash, Ice |
ATK +7 Sell: (cannot be sold) |
Rarity: *** Find: Chapter 10 purple and boss (Hard), boss (Normal). First Obtained: Chapter 10 |
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