History Videogame / CastlevaniaJudgment

* TenThousandYears: The Time Reaper's line - "I come from ten thousand years hence." Which, considering the fight prominently takes place outside of any actual timeline, [[FridgeLogic doesn't make any sense at all]]. On the other hand, it could mean he's from ten thousand years after Dracula's time, which could make sense.

Calling on noted manga artist Takeshi Obata (of ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' and ''Manga/DeathNote'' fame) to do the artwork, the game boasts a cast of thirteen familiar faces from the entirety of the ''Castlevania'' series in addition to a new game-specific character, justified with an ExcusePlot about pulling people from various time periods to battle a future menace who sought to change history. Long-time bosses {{Dracula}}, {{Death}} and Carmilla were [[PromotedToPlayable playable for the first time ever]]. (Well, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Dracula]] is debatable...) Battles take place in 3D arenas with their share of obstacles, as well as breakable objects containing items that could be used in addition to each character's natural abilities.

* BarrageOfBats: Alucard extends his hand and summons a swarm of bats to attack his opponent. The Bat Swarm is also a sub-weapon that can be obtained and utilized by Dracula, Death, Carmilla and Maria.

* BarrageOfBats: Alucard extends his hand and summons a swarm of bats to attack his opponent.

* IneffectualLoner: Eric, here portrayed as a child prior to the events of ''Bloodlines'', is unhappy with being TheLancer ([[BladeOnAStick literally]]) to the Morris clan, and goes out to prove he's good enough on his own. Others call him out on his arrogance, and ''Bloodlines'', by happening later, implies he ended up accepting his fate in the end.

Calling on noted manga artist Takeshi Obata (of ''Manga/HikaruNoGo'' and ''Manga/DeathNote'' fame) to do the artwork, the game boasts a cast of thirteen familiar faces from the entirety of the ''Castlevania'' series in addition to a new game-specific character, justified with an ExcusePlot about pulling people from various time periods to battle a future menace who sought to change history. Long-time bosses {{Dracula}}, {{Death}} and Carmilla were [[PromotedToPlayable playable for the first time ever]]. (Well, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Dracula]] is debatable...) Battles take place in 3D arenas with their share of obstacles, as well as breakable objects containing items that could be used in addition to each character's natural abilities.

** Considering his role in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Aria of Sorrow]]'' and the fact that he's the Time Reaper's master, Galamoth may also count.

* SNKBoss: The Time Reaper certainly qualifies. His health bar is three times as long as anyone else, and he gains new attacks as you chip away at his health bar, including the ability to fire [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] out of his hands, summon random magical explosions, and even self-destruct without taking damage. This is taken UpToEleven on [[NintendoHard Brutal difficulty]], where the number of attacks, as well as their strength, go up.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Some of the character redesigns are so drastic that their names, weapons and dialogue are the only reliable indicators of who they're supposed to be.