She tends to take things rationally and logically, which makes her seem unemotional but she is in fact a caring and compassionate young woman. His mannerisms seem to indicate that he is very intelligent, but lacks real experience with vampires or other evils. Shaft is instrumental in using his evil powers to control Richter, turning him against anyone who seeks to defy Dracula. Leon Belmont (レオン・ベルモンド, Reon Berumondo, Leon Belmondo) was a baron in 11th-century Europe up to the events of Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. [58], In Dawn of Sorrow, Arikado battles Celia Fortner's cult, which wishes to revive the dark lord. [6] He rises from the dead after his followers hold a black mass. Actrise (アクトリーセ, Akutorīse) is a Dracula's witch servant, she sacrificed her own child to become immortal. [7] Later titles introduce Dracula's son, the dhampir Alucard, who sided with Trevor Belmont against his father. While, yes, he is a primordial force of the universe and he never quite dies himself, he is a constant force in the Castlevania story, always trying to either bring back Dracula or carry on his work. [18] She was born with special abilities that allowed her to sense the presence of physical and spiritual beings, and was taught how to use a whip by her grandfather. Contrary to the flamboyant redhead with garish, revealing clothes and tattoos of the game, he is portrayed as a tall, bald and dark-skinned man, with two scars on the side of his head, in full Devil Forgemaster uniform. All that is known about him is that he stumbled into Dracula's castle during his travels and, being unable to escape, set up shops through the castle. A Devil Forgemaster under Lord Dracula's orders. He will fail in his attempt to subdue Dracula, and will be turned into a vampire instead. Joachim Armster | [42] In both games, she is voiced by: Hiroko Takahashi in Japanese, and her English voice actor in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair is Karen Strassman. Unbeknownst to him, Eric's daughters had followed him into the castle and bore witness to his death, but both were then bitten by Brauner and turned into vampires. If Shanoa kills Albus after rescuing all of the villagers, Albus will speak to her through Dominus and reveal his intentions in stealing the glyph. Until the release of Rondo of Blood, Carmilla and her mask were available in the game as a boss. Golem is a recurring character found throughout the Castlevania series. Castlevania season 3, episode 6, "The Good Dream" is the best episode of the series yet for how it weaves together themes among its characters. [2] The series mainly takes place in the eponymous castle of Count Dracula,[1] who resurrects every hundred years to take over the world. She was freed when Trevor Belmont killed the Cyclops and aided Trevor in his battle against Dracula. He had to retake the castle from Galamoth to return to his throne. Time Reaper | [44] After Soma escapes his fate, Mina returns to the Hakuba shrine with him. At the age of seventeen she lived in a remote part of Transylvania. Gilles de Rais (ジル・ドレ, Jiru Dore) is one of Dracula's servants. In Judgment, Eric believed that the spear's potential was greater than the whip, and sought to prove that. He claims that "one needs gold even in Hell these days", and will gladly sell the player various power-ups such as spells and potions. [26] However, the games were later listed on the 20th Anniversary Timeline, without any description. In his first two appearances, as well as the prologue for the third, Richter wears a headband and a blue uniform. He first appears as a lazy drunkard, though eventually sobers to reveal his great skill in slaying monsters. Beelzebub | The only way to infuriate him is betrayal, even hinted. He is a misanthropic Devil Forgemaster and Count Dracula's closest follower, who aids him in his attempted genocide of humanity. While the team members worked actively with IGA to ensure the game was consistent with the canon, Order of Shadows is considered a side story to the Castlevania canon.[74]. Aeon challenged him, and told him the time rift would let him learn more about the nature of the curse. [42] In truth, he is Alucard, the son of Dracula, best known as the protagonist in Konami's highly acclaimed Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In the Castlevania animated series, (voiced by Adetokumboh M'Cormack), Isaac is portrayed as a former African slave who was whipped regularly for small offenses. Once Maria is rescued, she becomes playable and uses various magically enhanced animal attacks for combat. "Castlevania" Season 3 is nearly here, with some big new additions to the cast and a new plot that follows on from that major death in Season 2 of the Netflix show. Like Dracula, but in a lot fewer games, he can change into a second form upon being defeated in the game. Sex is rarely used in Castlevania, so its use as a method of power and manipulation in Season 3 was an important one. Morris chose Nathan as his successor instead of his son, Hugh, because he suspected that his son only wanted the whip for the glory of inheriting the family heirloom. Meanwhile, Hector succeeds in stopping Isaac and sending Dracula's castle back into the abyss, effectively lifting the curse placed three years prior. The two Game Boy games were Castlevania: The Adventure and Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge. But somehow this creative team keeps finding new ways of expanding on Castlevania lore while simultaneously fleshing out these characters. Writer Warren Ellis has confirmed this to be a nod to the character. After leaving the military, Hammer starts his work as an independent merchant, and acts as an information broker through his "shady business contacts. Arikado saves Soma from certain death after Celia attempts to kill him personally, and instructs Soma not to pursue her. Although Hammer is infatuated with her, she appears to be either oblivious or uncaring of his affections. Toy Maker, Netflix Series The 2010 reboot, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, reintroduces Dracula as Gabriel Belmont. She was later adopted by the Belmont family in Castlevania Judgment. When Soma realizes that he is Dracula's reincarnation, Mina is able to accept him for who he is, and offers him moral support. In the Castle Center, Actrise sics a Fernández warrior, who became a vampire, on Carrie in an attempt to stop her from reaching Dracula. Trevor Belmont, known as Ralph C. Belmondo (ラルフ・C・ベルモンド, Rarufu Shī Berumondo) in Japan, appears in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, Castlevania: Judgment, Akumajo Dracula Pachislot, and is a supporting character in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness. Zobek (ゾベック, Zobekku) is a mysterious swordsman who encourages Gabriel to use The Mask to bring back his dead wife Marie. Hugh envies Nathan for being chosen by his father for possession of the Hunter Whip. Contrary to the flamboyant redhead with garish, skin-revealing clothes and tattoos from the game, he is portrayed as tall, bald and dark-skinned, with two scars on the side of his head, clad in full Devil Forgemaster uniform. Unlike Jonathan and Charlotte, the player use the stylus to attack and the D-Pad to move them around, as they can also fly. Kid Dracula is a 10,009 year old being and the lord of Castlevania. [12] She later reappeared in Castlevania: Dracula X, and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (non-canon), and Castlevania Judgment. This was the first time in the series she was referenced by the name. Use the first finishing move to send Isaac flying across the room. It is revealed that this version of Alucard was originally Trevor Belmont, the son of Gabriel and Marie Belmont, before being turned into a vampire. Others Graham Jones (グラハム・ジョーンズ, Gurahamu Jōnuzu) is the primary antagonist of Aria of Sorrow. Dying and gazing at the Mirror of Fate, he finally realizes the truth of what really happened to Gabriel and feels sorry for him, calling him his father. He instructs Soma Cruz to seek the throne room in Dracula's castle, hoping that Soma will absorb Dracula's powers. As such, the father of John Morris is Quincy Morris, a character from the novel. Grant Danasty (グラント・ダナスティ, Guranto Danasuti) is a character in Castlevania III and Castlevania: Judgment. Isaac (アイザック, Aizakku) appears in Curse of Darkness and Akumajo Dracula Pachislot. Lenore presents the council with rings she had forged to make Hector's night creatures loyal to them. Prior to the event taking place in Aria of Sorrow, Julius is the last and only Belmont to permanently defeat Dracula in 1999 thus ending his rebirth cycle by sealing his source of power (Dracula's Castle) inside a solar eclipse. Leon, armed with the powerful whip, Rinaldo's grief, and his anger for Sara's death, defeats Walter. Menace | In the animated adaptation, her story remains the same with the exception that she was accused of witchcraft because she reverse engineered the more advanced technology Dracula possessed to improve the lives of the Wallachian people which the church condemned as the devil's work. Original Series After being retrained by Barlowe, Shanoa is dispatched to seek out and retrieve Dominus from Albus by any means necessary. He makes his debut in Mirror of Fate where it is revealed that, under orders from Pan, who foresaw Gabriel's turn to darkness, Trevor's existence was kept secret from his father by the Brotherhood of Light, and he was not told of his parentage until adulthood. Hammer arrives, and promises to be Soma's vendor again. Occupation However, hearing of his skill was Walter Bernhard, a member of the Bernhard family who offered the Toy Maker a place in his Castle to make his craft. To this end, he created the Dominus glyph out of Dracula's power and was in the process of giving them to Shanoa when Albus interfered and made off with the glyphs. He is awakened by Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, and after testing them in battle, joins them in a quest to stop Dracula. Alucard also appeared in Captain N: The Game Master voiced by Ian James Corlett. He was also to stop Cornell from rescuing Ada. She is voiced by Karen Strassman in Judgment. He then journeyed after the kidnappers to save his sister. Drolta Tzuentes is subservient witch of Elizabeth Bartley (the American Castlevania: Bloodlines instruction book gives contradictory information, saying that she is an "amateur witch" who "casts a spell which inadvertently brings Elizabeth Bartley back to life"), who resurrects her master. He is the antagonist of the game, luring the protagonist Baron Leon Belmont to his castle by kidnapping his fiancée, Sara Trantoul. However, he had not told John the real reason behind his appetite for vengeance: the Countess turned the love of his life, Gwendolyn, into a vampire. His name was reused for an abbot in the reboot, Lords of Shadow. "[28] Iga later included Cornell in Castlevania Judgment (Nov 2008) (drawn from his era of the timeline by magical forces[29]). When Dracula was vanquished, his castle was destroyed and Jonathan and the others escaped unscathed. [54] He fights Soma once more, but Soma strips him of his powers by defeating Aguni, breaking the demon's bond to his soul.[72]. [59][67], Dmitrii Blinov (ドミトリー・ブリノフ, Domitorī Burinofu) is one of the antagonists of Dawn of Sorrow. The scroll then turns into an open briefcase. Sonia defeated Dracula, and spared Europe from his evil influence for a time. After being defeated, Hugh comes back to his senses and feels a new-found respect for Nathan and his father's decision to give Nathan the Hunter Whip. In Japan, the series is called Akumajō Dracula Special: Boku Dracula-kun. First seen in Castlevania (1986), Dracula is a vampire who was once defeated by Christopher Belmont a hundred years ago in Transylvania. He opposes Dracula's mission to eradicate humanity, but loses their first confrontation, forcing him into slumber to heal his wounds. Laura was the central protagonist and narrator from the original novel, Carmilla. In 1748, he entered Dracula's castle with his ally Maxim Kischine to locate the remaining relics of Dracula and save his friend Lydie Erlanger. She is guarded by her Golem knight fabricated by her father shortly before his death, the golem lives on dead souls of supernatural creatures. Isaac used to serve under a master who mistreated him and scorned him for showing devotion, believing that there was no love in the world, prompting Isaac to kill him. She also gains Albus' memories, some of which correlate with the ones she had lost. Dmitrii uses Celia as a sacrifice to seal Arikado's powers, leaving Soma to battle him. Despite this, Simon Belmont is clearly shown to remember him as one of the "Greatest Three", forever linked to the Belmont Family as a dear friend of his ancestors and a strong warrior. A shopkeeper character in Harmony of Dissonance. He would later marry Sypha Belnades and have children with her, adding the prodigious magical powers of the Belnades line to the Belmont line, which would be most prominently seen in Juste Belmont. Inner Dracula | Trevor defeated Dracula in Castlevania III. Since Death has almost always been Dracula's second-in-command and one of the most omnipresent forces in Castlevania 's world, it's rather jarring for series veterans to watch the show and find that he isn’t anywhere to be seen. She is seen next attempting to kill herself, walking into sunlight. Iris, being a doctor's daughter, helps heal the wounds of the duo when they rescue her as a show of thanks. Ortega accepted these conditions, and thus sealed his pact with the devil, gaining amazing power, but losing his humanity. He, along with Sypha Belnades and Grant Danasty, later makes a cameo appearance in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night when zombies impersonate the trio to antagonize Alucard. Then she starts to make some real sense, giving him practical advice about getting out of the house once in a while and not acting so creepy to guests. Rohan Krause is the leader of The Order who attempts to resurrect Dracula in the late 17th Century. Joachim has a hatred for Walter and what he has done to him. "The Grim Reaper") is present in all Castlevania games, except for Haunted Castle, Castlevania: The Adventure and Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge. This search led him on the path of darkness, as the only one able to grant him the request proved to be Dracula. In the first two seasons, Dracula (Graham McTavish) was at the top of that list and now it looks like Dracula's former forge master Isaac (Adetokumboh M'Cormack) has taken that spot after the vampire king's death. While it is possible to kill the sisters (triggering a bad ending), Jonathan and Charlotte must use the "Sanctuary" spell to restore Stella and Loretta to their true selves. Richter appears in the 2018 crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Thirty years later, World War II has erupted and is creating … Having grown bored with eternal life, he decides to kidnap young maidens and play a game of Cat-and-mouse with the Hunters who come to rescue them, and attempt to destroy him. However, his self-flagellation and role as a faithful Dracula forgemaster both remain intact. Maxim is playable in a secret gameplay mode of Harmony of Dissonance. Angela is a magical dancing girl from the Akumajo Dracula Pachislot games. The mage tries to control Isaac but he eventually breaks free of the mental hold, stabbing the wizard to death. He had acted the way he did in order to protect Shanoa, who was raised as his younger sister, from the soul-stealing effects of the glyph, as channeling it would kill the user. It is later revealed that he was brainwashed by Shaft, a dark priest and servant of Dracula. In Super Smash Bros. He later plays a secondary role in Curse of Darkness, where he is investigating the rise of Dracula in the region. Alucard appears in Mirror of Fate, the second game in the Lords of Shadow reboot series. Because of this, he was jealous toward Trevor and chose not to go to their wedding. Rinaldo also enchants Leon's left gauntlet with the power to absorb magical attacks. Shaft Sonia Belmont (ソニア・ベルモンド, Sonia Berumondo, Sonia Belmondo) is the protagonist of Castlevania Legends. In both games' international versions, he is depicted as a transfer student studying in Japan (or simply as a Japanese high school student, in the Japanese version[36]), living a peaceful life with his childhood friend Mina Hakuba. When confronted by Soma, Celia fakes killing the doppelgänger in front of him, prompting a furious Soma to begin to transform into the dark lord. Galamoth later appeared as an optional boss in Symphony of the Night, located in the Floating Catacombs. Completing the spell, she successfully casts it, allowing the trio to confront Dracula. Alucard and Simon manage to defeat Dracula, and part ways as Dracula's castle crumbles. Hobby Of note is that Aeon utters some of the Same lines used by Time Traveler Saint Germain in Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, an association between the two characters is not implicitly stated. While he has yet to appear in the Animated Series, Grant is referenced in Season 3 by both Trevor Belmont and Saint Germain, said to have "a Horse-Drawn Sail-Boat on wheels and called himself 'The Pirate of the Roads'". Maria Renard (マリア･ラーネッド, Maria Rāneddo) is a local village girl with the power to control the Four Symbols (China) of Chinese mythology. The Forgemaster now has a magical tower, the mirror to transport his legion and also, as he instructs his creatures to slaughter thousands of humans, he has corpses to make more Night Creatures. In the castle she learned that Richter was working in concert with the dark forces. Claudia (クローディア, Kurōdia) is a mysterious barefoot mute girl who has the ability to speak to Gabriel telepathically. Many years later, Alucard awakens, with pale white skin, white hair, and glowing orange eyes. He helped rescue the children kidnapped by Gilles de Rais. Once his daughters are rescued and Brauner and Dracula are both destroyed, Eric appears before his friends and family and gives them one last heartfelt moment together before crossing over into the afterlife. Reinhardt stops her. Kid Dracula is a lighthearted spinoff of the Castlevania series set sometime in the distant future. Arikado confronts him, and gives him a letter and talisman from Mina. After defeating them, he learned to forgive his friend. In the introduction sequence to Symphony of the Night (a retelling of the final boss battle in Rondo of Blood), if Richter's health completely runs out, a 12-year-old Maria will appear and amplify Richter with her magic in his effort to defeat Dracula. [66] He leaves with Celia, who summons monsters to increase his power. Marie (マリー, Marī) is Gabriel's beloved wife. When sent by Dracula to defeat a member of the Belmont Clan, Hector betrayed his lord and so… Born on May 3, 1892 in Segovia, Spain, he uses the Alucard Spear (mistranslated as "Alcarde Spear" in Bloodlines). He is voiced by Robert Belgrade (Symphony of the Night) and Yuri Lowenthal (all other roles). Maria also appears in Judgment, with a more bratty personality. After encountering several champions from different eras, he learns from Camilla and Death that they still need him, and is told that there is a possibility of a cure for him (though he doesn't trust them). Hector (ヘクター, Hekutā) is the devil forgemaster and the main protagonist of Curse of Darkness. After she defeated him, Alucard was confident that Sonia could overcome Dracula and he went into a self-imposed sleep. Working as one of Dracula's generals, his loyalty comes from Dracula treating him with far more respect than any other human. One day while out training he found himself unable to control his powers and was stuck in beast form (Castlevania Judgement). Cornell fights Dracula to save her causing Dracula to be pulled into a vortex of energy. As an infant he was found abandoned at the door of one of the Brotherhood of the Light convents. This pushes Simon, who is trapped in the Time Rift, to seek them to prove his worthiness. However, Walter's death was in actuality orchestrated by Leon's friend Mathias Cronqvist to get Walter's Soul, and absorb its powers to become a powerful vampire through the Crimson Stone, (an artifact that allowed a person to steal a Vampire's soul and make their power theirs, at the price of becoming a vampire themselves) and Vampire Killer can now sense his having abandoned Humanity. He uses corpses to forge undeads, monsters and demons of variable size and powers. At the same time, Eric's daughters Stella and Loretta arrived to bear witness to their father's death, and Brauner bit both girls so as to turn them into his new vampiric "daughters". Carmilla's appearances and names have differed. After his Acolytes manage to summon him to the mortal world, this time Satan chooses to possess Alucard, the son of Gabriel, who is now known as the powerful vampire Dracula. She provides items for the player in a shop. He gets a magical orb from each of them that unlocks the way to Walter's lair. She is one of the titular Lords, ruling over the vampires and is the second lord faced by the protagonist, Gabriel Belmont. [46] Arikado later appears to stop Celia from using a doppelgänger to force Soma to become the dark lord, but is forced to let her leave after a revived Dmitrii Blinov threatens Soma's life. Shaft (シャフト, Shafuto) is a dark priest that appears as the secondary antagonist in Akumajō Dracula X Chi no Rondo and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In Rondo of Blood, Carmilla has a blue-haired companion called Laura (ローラ, Rōra). In a final effort, she uses a dopplegänger posing as Mina Hakuba, Soma's childhood friend, and "kills" it to induce Soma to become the dark lord himself. Agreus taunts the vampire, claiming that he would relish hunting him down but Dracula manages to avoid him long enough to reclaim the fragment from his Owl Familiar. In Tunis, an elderly blind Collector identifies him as a Devil Forgemaster, and gives him a magic Distance Mirror, noting that he wasn't given enough gifts in his life. Alias A subreddit for the video game franchise and Netflix Original TV Series … Graham corners Yoko and stabs her, and begins to increase his powers by absorbing the castle's energy. According to the game's story, Elizabeth Bartley (エリザベート・バートリー, Erisabēto Bātorī) is Dracula's niece, raised back from the dead by her servant Drolta Tzuentes (ドロテア・ツェンテス, Dorotea Tsentesu). [42] He is a wanted criminal, responsible for countless incidents of "inexplicable" arson. He stations his shop directly opposite Yoko's, and constantly hounds Soma over his infatuation with Yoko over the course of the game. Sumi is voiced by Rila Fukushima and Taka is voiced by Toru Uchikado. He was later seen in Rondo of Blood (and its remake, The Dracula X Chronicles), Symphony of the Night and Legacy of Darkness. Events and characters related to the game such as Ada are mentioned during Cornell's mission and by some of the characters who encounter Cornell during their missions (such as Death & Camilla).
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