History Trivia / CastlevaniaBloodlines

** According to the ''Castlevania Anniversary Collection'', two more characters were planned to be playable alongside John and Eric. The first was a Viking-type character named [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Bolt Ericcson]] who used a mace (called a "hammer" in the concept art) for attacks. The second was a prototypical [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Yoko Belnades]] functioning more like [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse Grant Danasty]] by throwing shuriken, climbing walls, and hanging to the ceiling. The design documents spell her name as "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yoko Felnades]]."
** Internal Creator/{{Konami}} documents faxed to [[Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly EGM]] were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCWw8KzTYA shared]] in 2021. It hints at many elements that did not make it into the game or even the series at large. For example, Elizabeth Bartley holds a grudge against the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to being captured by a Hungarian king, and the Morris clan is an English branch of the Belmont family that immigrated to America during the [[FortyNiner California Gold Rush]] and [[RagsToRiches got very rich]] via Texan mining operations. It also suggests that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin a game set in the 1940's]] was already being considered, has more direct connections to the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel, mentions abandoned story elements such as the presence of ''three'' magical whips (the Belmonts' Excalibur, the Morris' [[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Vampire Killer]], and the disappeared "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death mercury]]"), and includes early bios and a family tree mentioning [[Characters/{{Dracula}} Van]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Hercing]] and the cut [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Bolt Ericcson]] as Belmont relatives, among other things.

** First ''Castlevania'' game to appear on a Creator/{{Sega}} platform. (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' had a [[NoExportForYou Japanese]] UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn port, and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaResurrection'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast was [[CanceledVideoGames cancelled]].)

** Internal Creator/{{Konami}} documents faxed to [[Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly EGM]] were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCWw8KzTYA shared]] in 2021. It hints at many elements that did not make it into the game or even the series at large. For example, Elizabeth Bartley holds a grudge against the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to being captured by a Hungarian king, and the Morris clan is an English branch of the Belmont family that immigrated to America during the [[FortyNiner California Gold Rush]] and [[RagsToRiches got very rich]] via Texan mining operations. It also suggests that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin a game set in the 1940's]] was already being considered, has more direct connections to the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel, mentions abandoned story elements such as the presence of ''three'' magical whips (the Belmonts' {{Excalibur}}, the Morris' [[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Vampire Killer]], and the disappeared "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death mercury]]"), and includes early bios and a family tree mentioning [[Characters/{{Dracula}} Van]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Hercing]] and the cut [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Bolt Ericcson]] as Belmont relatives, among other things.

** According to the ''Castlevania Anniversary Collection'', two more characters were planned to be playable alongside John and Eric. The first was a Viking-type character named [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Bolt Ericcson]] who used a mace (called a "hammer" in the concept art) for attacks. The second was a prototypical [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Yoko Belnades]] functioning more like [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse Grant Danasty]] by throwing shuriken, climbing walls, and hanging to the ceiling. The design documents spell her name as "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yoko Felnades]]."

** First ''Castlevania'' soundtrack to be composed by Creator/MichiruYamane, who would go on to be a regular composer for ''Castlevania'' soundtracks.

** According to the ''Castlevania Anniversary Collection'', two more characters were planned to be playable alongside John and Eric. The first was a Viking-type character named [[AwesomeMcCoolName Bolt Ericson]] who used a mace (called a "hammer" in the concept art) for attacks. The second was a prototypical [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Yoko Belnades]] functioning more like [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] and [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse Grant Danasty]] by throwing shuriken, climbing walls, and hanging to the ceiling. The design documents spell her name as "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yoko Felnades]]."
** Internal Creator/{{Konami}} documents faxed to [[Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly EGM]] were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCWw8KzTYA shared]] in 2021. It hints at many elements that did not make it into the game or even the series at large. For example, Elizabeth Bartley holds a grudge against the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to being captured by a Hungarian king, and the Morris clan is an English branch of the Belmont family that immigrated to America during the [[FortyNiner California Gold Rush]] and [[RagsToRiches got very rich]] via Texan mining operations. It also suggests that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin a game set in the 1940's]] was already being considered, has more direct connections to the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel, mentions abandoned story elements such as the presence of ''three'' magical whips (the Belmonts' {{Excalibur}}, the Morris' [[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Vampire Killer]], and the disappeared "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death mercury]]"), and includes early bios and a family tree mentioning [[Characters/{{Dracula}} Van]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Hercing]] and the cut [[AwesomeMcCoolName Bolt]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Ericcson]] as Belmont relatives, among other things.

** The recently revealed version 0.3 prototype up to the [[{{Vaporware}} elusive version 0.5 prototype]] have different effects, areas, and bosses in some cases:

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The ''[[https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_Fan Mega Drive Fan]]'' magazine's guide refers to the clearly one-headed, hellhound-like Stage 1 miniboss as "[[SadlyMythtaken Cerberus]]", which appears in some subsequent games with three heads. ''[[https://segaretro.org/Sega_Visions Sega Visions]]'' magazine uses the more apt "[[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Nasty Canine]]".

*** The first miniboss, the Nasty Canine, originally had a different design that ShowsDamage similar to the Behemoth from ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Rondo of Blood]]''. Its moveset was largely the same, but it would often charge at the player.

** Internal Creator/{{Konami}} documents faxed to [[Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly EGM]] were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCWw8KzTYA shared]] in 2021. It hints at many elements that did not make it into the game or even the series at large. For example, Elizabeth Bartley holds a grudge against the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to being captured by a Hungarian king, and the Morris clan is an English branch of the Belmont family that immigrated to America during the [[FortyNiner California Gold Rush]] and [[RagsToRiches became]] Texan mining billionaires. It also suggests that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin a game set in the 1940's]] was already being considered, has more direct connections to the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel, mentions abandoned story elements such as the presence of ''three'' magical whips (the Belmonts' {{Excalibur}}, the Morris' [[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Vampire Killer]], and the disappeared "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death mercury]]"), and includes early bios and a family tree mentioning [[Characters/{{Dracula}} Van]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Hercing]] and the cut [[AwesomeMcCoolName Bolt]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Ericcson]] as Belmont relatives, among other things.

*** The first miniboss was originally the Behemoth rather than the Nasty Canine. Their movesets are largely the same, but the Behemoth would often charge at the player.
*** The Fishmen resembled their counterparts from ''Dracula X'' more.

*** Two stages were cut from the Munitions Factory, dubbed the Molten Steel and Zeppelin rooms.

** First ''Castlevania'' game to appear on a Creator/{{Sega}} platform. (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaResurrection'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast was cancelled.)

** Internal Creator/{{Konami}} documents faxed to [[Magazine/ElectronicGamingMonthly EGM]] were [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkCWw8KzTYA shared]] in 2021. It hints at many elements that did not make it into the game or even the series at large. For example, Elizabeth Bartley holds a grudge against the Austro-Hungarian Empire due to being captured by a Hungarian king, and the Morris clan is an English branch of the Belmont family that immigrated to America during the [[FortyNiner California Gold Rush]] and [[RagsToRiches became]] Texan mining billionaires. It also suggests that a game set in the [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin 1940's]] was already being considered, has more direct connections to the original ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' novel, mentions abandoned story elements such as the presence of ''three'' magical whips (the Belmonts' {{Excalibur}}, the Morris' [[ExactlywhatItSaysOnTheTin Vampire Killer]], and the disappeared "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death mercury]]"), and includes early bios and a family tree mentioning [[Characters/{{Dracula}} Van]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Hercing]] and the cut [[AwesomeMcCoolName Bolt]] [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Ericcson]] as Belmont relatives, among other things.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The ''[[https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_Fan Mega Drive Fan]]'' magazine's guide refers to the clearly one-headed Hellhound as "Cerberus." The wikia pages originally related to ''Bloodlines'' follow this error, [[SadlyMythtaken ignoring common sense]] regarding the fact that Cerberus debuted in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaDraculaX Dracula X]]'' on the SNES and has three heads there. This had since been corrected in 2021 when it was given its proper name with the alternate name given in Sega Visions magazine: "Nasty Canine"
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Rescued, although it took quite some time. ''Castlevania Bloodlines'' was the only original [[note]]as in, not a remake, port, or retelling of a previous ''Castlevania'' game[[/note]] console ''Castlevania'' game that didn't had any sort of re-release until the ''[[CompilationRerelease Castlevania Anniversary Collection]]'' in May 2019, '''25 years''' after its original release. It is also one of the 42 games included in the Sega Genesis Mini from M2, which was released in September 2019. As of October 2021, it is also available for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers alongside several other Genesis games.

** According to the ''Castlevania Anniversary Collection'', two more characters were planned to be playable alongside John and Eric. The first was a Viking-type character named [[AwesomeMcCoolName Bolt Ericson]] who used a mace (called a "hammer" in the concept art) for attacks. The second was a prototype [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Yoko Belnades]] functioning more like [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Ryu Hayabusa]] and Grant [=DaNasty=] by throwing shuriken, climbing walls, and hanging to the ceiling. The design documents spell her name as "[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Yoko Felnades]]."

*** The first miniboss was originally the Behemoth rather than the Hellhound. Their movesets are largely the same, but the Behemoth would often charge at the player.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Rescued, although it took quite some time. ''Castlevania Bloodlines'' was the only original [[note]]as in, not a remake, port, or retelling of a previous ''Castlevania'' game[[/note]] console ''Castlevania'' game that didn't had any sort of re-release until the ''[[CompilationRerelease Castlevania Anniversary Collection]]'' in May 2019, '''25 years''' after its original release. It is also one of the 42 games included in the Sega Genesis Mini from M2, which was released in September 2019.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: The ''[[https://segaretro.org/Mega_Drive_Fan Mega Drive Fan]]'' magazine's guide refers to the clearly one-headed Hellhound as "Cerberus." The wikia pages related to ''Bloodlines'' follow this error, [[SadlyMythtaken ignoring common sense]] regarding the fact that Cerberus debuted in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaDraculaX Dracula X]]'' on the SNES and has three heads there.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Subverted, though it took quite some time. ''Castlevania Bloodlines'' was the only original [[note]]as in, not a remake, port, or retelling of a previous ''Castlevania'' game[[/note]] console ''Castlevania'' game that didn't had any sort of re-release until the ''[[CompilationRerelease Castlevania Anniversary Collection]]'' in May 2019, '''25 years''' after its original release. It is also one of the 42 games included in the Sega Genesis Mini from M2, which was released in September 2019.

* FanNickname: "Whip Guy" and "Spear Dude" for both John Morris and Eric Lecarde, the protagonists of ''Bloodlines''.