History Heartwarming / Castlevania

** This even extends to Dracula's reincarnation - in an officially approved novel that served as a sequel to ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow Dawn of Sorrow]]'', Death approached Soma and asked him to retake his title as Dark Lord, and when Soma refused... Death did nothing. He simply respected his wishes, and made no attempt to force the role onto him. He even stated beforehand that he had no desire to harm Soma. Crimson Stone or no Crimson Stone, Mathias or Dracula or Soma, Death truly valued him enough to let him pursue his own life.

!!Meta
* After 25 years of having a total drought of ports, ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'' is finally getting a port as part of the [[http://genesismini.sega.com/ SEGA Genesis Mini]]! And the team behind the port is M2, widely regarded by ShootEmUp fans and Genesis fans as [[PolishedPort one of the best porting teams in the business]].
** And if you are still short on cash, there's an alternative by M2 and Konami themselves: ''Bloodlines'' is included in ''Castlevania Anniversary Collection'', which costs $20.

** After a whole game of [[MindControl brainwashing]] and fighting one of the most horrifying aspects of Dracula, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance Harmony of Dissonance]] has Juste, Maxim, and Lydia finally all together again and happily chatting as if it was another normal day. This ending is made all the more sweet given how sad the game's [[BittersweetEnding other]] [[DownerEnding two]] endings are.

!!Games