Boss Medal is the collective name given to a particular set of Key Items exclusive to the main adventure of Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night.
Description[]
A Boss Medal, individually named "[Boss name] Medal", is a purely honorary item that is awarded if the player is able to defeat a particular boss without taking any damage. Of the four playable characters in Ritual of the Night, only Miriam is able to earn Boss Medals, and only during the main adventure, not Classic Mode.
As bosses cannot be fought again once defeated, each Boss Medal can only be attempted to be earned once per playthrough; due to this, saving the game before fighting a boss is the ideal strategy, as the save file can be soft reset should the attempt go awry. Once earned, a Boss Medal can be carried over in following playthroughs through the New Game+ feature. As only one of each Boss Medal can be carried over, defeating a boss once again without taking any damage will not earn another Boss Medal.
List of Boss Medals[]
There are in total 20 bosses (21 including IGA) that can reward a Boss Medal upon defeat:
| Boss Medal | Description | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
 Vepar Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Vepar. | Defeat Vepar without taking damage. |
Zangetsu Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Zangetsu. | Defeat Zangetsu without taking damage. |
Craftwork Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over the Craftwork. | Defeat Craftwork without taking damage. |
Andrealphus Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Andrealphus. | Defeat Andrealphus without taking damage. |
Glutton Train Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over the Glutton Train. | Defeat the Glutton Train without taking damage. |
Valac Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Valac. | Defeat Valac without taking damage. |
Bathin Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Bathin. | Defeat Bathin without taking damage. |
Abyssal Guardian Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over the Abyssal Guardian. | Defeat the Abyssal Guardian boss in the Livre Ex Machina without taking damage. |
Gebel Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Gebel. | Defeat Gebel without taking damage. |
Bloodless Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Bloodless. | Defeat Bloodless without taking damage. |
Alfred Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Alfred. | Defeat Alfred without taking damage. |
Doppelganger Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Doppelganger. | Defeat the Doppelganger without taking damage. |
Orobas Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Orobas. | Defeat Orobas without taking damage. |
True Zangetsu Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Zangetsu at his most powerful. | Defeat True Zangetsu without taking damage. |
Valefar Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Valefar. | Defeat Valefar without taking damage. |
Gremory Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Gremory. | Defeat Gremory without taking damage. |
Dominique Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Dominique. | Defeat Dominique without taking damage. |
Bael Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Bael. | Defeat Bael without taking damage. |
8-bit Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over the Eight Bit Overlord. | Defeat the Eight Bit Overlord without taking damage. |
O.D. Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over Orlok Dracule. | Defeat Orlok Dracule without taking damage. |
IGA Medal |
Proof that you have triumphed over IGA. | Defeat IGA without taking damage. |
Notes[]
- The three optional bosses, Revenant, Master Carpenter and the Millionaire's Bane, do not possess a Boss Medal to reward, and neither do the crossover bosses introduced in later updates, the Guardian and the Breeder. Since Miriam is only fightable as a boss while playing as Zangetsu or in Boss Revenge Mode, both of which lack Boss Medals, she also does not have a Boss Medal of her own.
Trivia[]
- The Boss Medal system is identical to the Boss Medals introduced in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.