History Heartwarming / Castlevania

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* 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]].

** 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.

** 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 be 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. Crimson Stone or no Crimson Stone, Mathias or Dracula or Soma, Death truly valued him enough to let him pursue his own life.

* 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 as [[PolishedPort one of the best porting teams in the business]].

** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'' also captures this in Death's story mode. While he remains malicious to the wide variety of heroes he meets, he takes Aeon's words completely seriously and does everything in his power to help him repair the timeline and ensure that Dracula remains his master. The closest thing he shows to antagonism is his insistence that ''he'' be the one to destroy those responsible, even if it means defeating Aeon first. "You would have done well to step aside." Compare this to how much he despises [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness Saint Germain]], the franchise's ''other'' time traveler.

** This friendship is perhaps best shown in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Portrait of Ruin]]'', where Death is fervently working against Brauner since the idea of someone else ruling over Castlevania is totally anathema to him. He is so determined to bring Dracula back as the true dark lord he even considers working with the heroes to achieve this. This comes to a peak in the final battle: where Dracula AND Death work together to try and take the heroes down! Also doubles as a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Awesome]] moment.

* Across all Castlevania games, Death is a reoccurring character and is always working with Dracula. Why, you might wonder? Some dark desire to see all life snuffed out? Some unknown rite binding Death to Dracula's servitude? A lack of other hobbies? Nope! Dracula and Death are bros and got each other's backs! Even back when [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Dracula was Mathias]] and didn't have the ability to control demons, Death seemed sincerely loyal to him and fought Leon on his master's behalf. Naturally a lot of this is [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] considering both Dracula and Death are murderous beings who want to bring pain and misery onto humanity... But it is still rather nice Dracula is able to find a [[VillainousFriendship sincere friend]] after his fall into darkness.
** This friendship is perhaps best shown in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Portrait of Ruin]], where Death is fervently working against Brauner since the idea of someone else ruling over Castlevania is totally anathema to him. He is so determined to bring Dracula back as the true dark lord he even considers working with the heroes to achieve this. This comes to a peak in the final battle: where Dracula AND Death work together to try and take the heroes down! Also doubles as a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Awesome]] moment.

** This friendship is perhaps best shown in [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Portrait of Ruin]], where Death is fervently working against Brauner since the idea of someone else ruling over Dracula is totally anathema to him. He is so determined to bring Dracula back as the true dark lord he even considers working with the heroes to achieve this. This comes to a peak in the final battle: where Dracula AND Death work together to try and take the heroes down! Also doubles as a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Awesome]] moment.

* In CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood, the moment when Richter is reunited with Annette and they embrace each other is quite touching.

* Across all Castlevania games, Death is a reoccurring character and is always working with Dracula. Why, you might wonder? Some dark desire to see all life snuffed out? Some unknown rite binding Death to Dracula's servitude? A lack of other hobbies? Nope! Dracula and Death are bros and got each other's backs! Even back when [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence Dracula was Mathias]] and didn't have the ability to control demons, Death seemed sincerely loyal to him and fought Leon on his master's behalf. Naturally a lot of this is [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] considering both Dracula and Death are murderous beings who want to bring pain and misery onto humanity... But is still nice Dracula is able to find a [[VillainousFriendship sincere friend]] after his fall into darkness.

* Most of the [[GoldenEnding best endings]] in the series are remarkably warm and optimistic, especially nice considering the series as a whole has a ton of dark and tragic moments.
** CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight has Maria chase after Alucard, hoping to ease his pain of loneliness. Richter even encourages her to go after him... [[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD267DBB0D47490A And she succeeds!]].
** After a whole game of [[MindControl brainwashing]] and near deaths, HarmonyOfDissonance has Juste, Maxim, and Lydia finally all together again and happily chatting as if it was another normal day.
** DawnOfSorrow is the last game in the series chronologically, and barring a bit of [[SequelHook ominous dialogue]] it is easily one of the happiest with Soma reuniting with all his friends who are all elated to see him alive.
* Across all Castlevania games, Death is a reoccurring character and is always working with Dracula. Why, you might wonder? Some dark desire to see all life snuffed out? Some unknown rite binding Death to Dracula's servitude? A lack of other hobbies? Nope! Dracula and Death are bros and got each other's backs!

* The best ending of CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight has Maria chase after Alucard, hoping to ease his pain of loneliness. Richter even encourages her to go after him.
** [[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD267DBB0D47490A And she succeeds!]]

** [[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD267DBB0D47490A And she succeeds!]]

** [[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD267DBB0D47490A And she succeeds!]]

!!Animated Series
* In only a few minutes, the Animated series shows you exactly ''why'' Lisa was able to turn Dracula around. She is not only smart, but quick-witted and curious. The Lord of Darkness is intrigued by the end of a single conversation.
* When he finds out about Lisa's death, Dracula's last act of kindness is to warn her elderly neighbor, who came to pay her respects to Lisa's memory, to take her family and run before he unleashes his vengeance.
-->'''Dracula''': I do this last kindness in her name, she who loved you humans and cared for your ills. Take your family and leave Wallachia tonight. Pack and go, and do not look back.
* Trevor Belmont. He spends the first three episodes angry at the world (justifiably so, as the intro in Ep.1 shows he watched his home get burned to the ground and probably saw his whole family die) and muttering about how much he doesn't care about the world, or the people of Gresit, but when it's time to put cards on the table, Trevor is always ready to stand up for the defenseless. When the demon horde attacks, he leaps without hesitation into organizing a proper defense. Because he's a ''Belmont''. And that's what Belmonts ''do.''
* Just when you think all the members of the Church in Gresit are corrupt assholes and brutish thugs, a low ranking and obviously scared priest steps up to assist with the defense of the city by making holy water.

** [[https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFD267DBB0D47490A And succeeds!]]

* The best ending of CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight has Maria chase after Alucard, hoping to ease his pain of lonliness. Richter even encourages her to go after him.

* He spends the first three episodes angry at the world and muttering about how much he doesn't care about the world, or the people of Gresit, but when it's time to put cards on the table, Trevor is always ready to stand up for the defenseless. When the demon horde attacks, he leaps without hesitation into organizing a proper defense. Because he's a ''Belmont''. And that's what Belmonts ''do.''

-->'''Dracula''': I do this last kindness in her name, she who loved you humans and cared for your ills. Take your family and leave Wallachia tonight. Pack and go, and do not look back.

* When he finds out about Lisa's death, Dracula's last act of kindness is to warn her elderly neighbor, who came to pay her respects to Lisa's memory, to take her family and run.

* When he finds out about Lisa's death, Dracula's last act of kindness is to warn her elderly neighbor, who came to pay her respects to Lisa's memory, to take her family and leave Wallachia.

->'''Dracula''': I do this last kindness in her name, she who loved you humans and cared for your ills. Take your family and leave Wallachia tonight. Pack and go, and do not look back.

* In only a few minutes, the Animated series shows you exactly ''why'' Lisa was able to turn Dracula around. She is not only smart, but quick-witted and curious. The Lord of Darkness is intrigued by the end of a single conversation.

* In CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood, the moment when Richter is reunited with Annette and embrace each other is quite touching.

* In RondoOfBlood, the moment when Richter is reunited with Annette and embrace each other is quite touching.

* In only a few minutes, the Animates series shows you exactly ''why'' Lisa was able to turn Dracula around. She is not only smart, but quick-witted and curious. The Lord of Darkness is intrigued by the end of a single conversation.