History YMMV / CastlevaniaJudgment

* TheScrappy: This incarnation of Eric is ''really'' hated due to him being a smug and arrogant child who thinks he's superior to others. A lot of fans were also angry at this incarnation due to questioning ''why'' Eric Lecarde should even be a child in the first place. However, it seems that even the characters in-game disapprove of Eric and his arrogance, as Alucard firmly tells him off that the lance was only meant to accompany the whip, not be superior to it. Even [[BigGood ''Aeon'']] takes a jab at Eric in his Hyper Attack against him.

** Sypha is also ''really'' hated in this game due to being an uptight Hypocrite who claims she is doing goodness by eliminating all Children of the Night, yet in the same vein, she does not seem to care or acknowledge that some of those characters have good intentions and have nothing to do with Dracula (even going ''against'' him). What doesn't help her case is that the characters she antagonizes are [[EnsembleDarkhorse Cornell]] and Shanoa, who are far more well-liked than her. Even [[TheVamp ''Carmilla'']] calls her out on her hypocrisy.

* TheScrappy: This incarnation of Eric is ''really'' hated due to him being a smug and arrogant child who thinks he's superior to others. A lot of fans were also angry at this incarnation due to questioning ''why'' Eric Lecarde should even be a child in the first place. However, it seems that even the characters in-game disapprove of Eric and his arrogance, as Alucard firmly tells him off that the lance was only meant to accompany the whip, not be superior to it. Even ''Aeon'' takes a jab at Eric in his Hyper Attack against him.

** Sypha is also ''really'' hated in this game due to being an uptight Hypocrite who claims she is doing goodness by eliminating all Children of the Night, yet in the same vein, she does not seem to care or acknowledge that some of those characters have good intentions and have nothing to do with Dracula (even going ''against'' him). What doesn't help her case is that the characters she antagonizes are [[EnsembleDarkhorse Cornell]] and Shanoa, who are far more well-liked than her.

* MostAnnoyingSound - Maria's constant high-pitched namedropping of TheFourGods quickly grows tiresome.

** Grant as well can count. Considering the amount of crap he went through in Dracula's Curse (i.e. his whole family, which could ''possibly'' be or include his crew, getting killed off; and getting cursed to be a rampaging demon that was locked in a [[ThatOneLevel clocktower]]); and how different he looks now (which could actually border onto FridgeHorror if you think about it), he also DidNotGetTheGirl, and who did he lose the girl to? His best friend. He was so jealous and heartbroken, he didn't even attend their wedding. However, unlike most RomanticRunnerUp characters with Grant's personality in mind, instead of wishing ill or siding with the bad guys, he tries to repair his homeland from all the crap ''that'' got from Dracula and his posse. In fact, we're unaware of Grant's heart being broken until his fated fights where he lets loose, but even then he seems more melancholic and tired than full out angsting, which made players sympathize with him. This is very noticeable when he fights Trevor, to which he doesn't even seem angry or upset at him for getting the girl (in fact, most players found themselves hating Sypha and Trevor instead). But after beating him, he finally wishes good tidings to the couple and moves on, which would probably also make him an IronWoobie.

** Grant as well can count. Considering the amount of crap he went through in Dracula's Curse (i.e. his whole family, which could ''possibly'' be or include his crew, getting killed off; and getting cursed to be a rampaging demon that was locked in a [[ThatOneLevel clocktower]]); and how different he looks now (which could actually border onto FridgeHorror if you think about it), he also DidNotGetTheGirl, and who did he lose the girl to? His best friend. He was so jealous and heartbroken, he didn't even attend their wedding. However, unlike most RomanticRunnerUp characters with Grant's personality in mind, instead of wishing ill or siding with the bad guys, he tries to repair his homeland from all the crap ''that'' got from Dracula and his posse. In fact, we're unaware of Grant's heart being broken until his fated fights where he lets loose, but even then he seems more melancholic and tired than full out angsting. This is very noticeable when he fights Trevor, to which he doesn't even seem angry or upset at him for getting the girl. But after beating him, he finally wishes good tidings to the couple and moves on, which would probably make Grant an IronWoobie.

** Though many seem to dislike the mummy ninja redesign of Grant, most seem to like what they did to his personality (despite looking like that he still acts like a laid-back and flippant swashbuckler) and story.

* TheWoobie: Golem's own "Mama" finds the concept of it thinking for itself to be absurd. And even after Death affirms its sapience as close to achieving humanity, he tells it that it ''should'' be mindless. Given his strength, he potentially reaches IronWoobie levels.

* HilariousInHindsight: With ''Castlevania'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN0Te7uTi7o current direction]], Maria's plotline being centered on comparing her bust to every other girls' is scarily prophetic.

* FirstInstallmentWins - Aside from [[CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia Shanoa]] and [[OriginalGeneration the newcomer Aeon]], all of the characters in this game were introduced to the series before 2000, prior to when IGA became producer. References to the handheld {{Metroidvania}}s and the non-{{Nintendo 64}} 3D games are sparse: Death's music comes from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence'', Trevor's ending foreshadows ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' and most of the enemy models are taken from that game, Alucard's ending foreshadows ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', and Eric's ending hints at a plot point introduced in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin''.

* CompositeCharacter: Carmilla is a weird mashup of the Carmilla we've seen in earlier Castlevanias and Elizabeth Bathory. Which is doubly odd as Bathory already had an Expy in CastlevaniaBloodlines.

* EnsembleDarkhorse - Cornell and ''especially'' Golem. Anyone find it ironic as the one character whose mere existence was overlooked turned out to be the one part most fans thought the game got ''right''?

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Eric looks even more like a girl than he did in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines Bloodlines]]''!

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome

* MemeticMutation: A small example. Since Aeon has unique comments for the cast when hit by his Super, fans have tried their hands at making lines for Aeon to use against characters from non-Castlevania properties.

** Playing through the non-story modes introduces the player to Dracula's teleport-happy AI, complete with repetitive taunts. "Where are you looking? Your tricks are useless!"

* FirstInstallmentWins - Aside from [[CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia Shanoa]] and [[OriginalGeneration the newcomer Aeon]], all of the characters in this game were introduced to the series before 2000, prior to when IGA became producer. References to the handheld {{Metroidvania}}s and the non-{{Nintendo 64}} 3D games are sparse: Death's music comes from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence'', Trevor's ending foreshadows ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCurseOfDarkness'' and most of the enemy models are taken from that game, Alucard's ending foreshadows ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', and Eric's ending hints at a plot point introduced in ''{{Portrait of Ruin}}''.

* FirstInstallmentWins - Aside from [[CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia Shanoa]] and [[OriginalGeneration the newcomer Aeon]], all of the characters in this game were introduced to the series before 2000, prior to when IGA became producer. References to the handheld {{Metroidvania}}s and the non-{{Nintendo 64}} 3D games are sparse: Death's music comes from ''{{Lament of Innocence}}'', Trevor's ending foreshadows ''{{Curse of Darkness}}'' and most of the enemy models are taken from that game, Alucard's ending foreshadows ''{{Aria of Sorrow}}'', and Eric's ending hints at a plot point introduced in ''{{Portrait of Ruin}}''.
** Compare to the playable cast of ''CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDespair''. It's at the other side of the spectrum.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Eric looks even more like a girl than he did in [[CastlevaniaBloodlines Bloodlines]]!

** Top Tier: Aeon Alucard Shanoa
** High Tier: Death Eric Simon
** Mid Tier: Carmilla Cornell Golem Sypha Trevor
** Low Tier: Grant Maria

** Godly Tier: [[GameBreaker Grant]]
** Powerful Tier: Simon, Shanoa, Cornell, Aeon, Eric, Death
** Average Tier: Alucard, Carmilla, Dracula, Maria, Trevor
** Weak Tier: Sypha, Golem

Judging from history, it is safe to say that when it comes to discussing ''CastlevaniaJudgment'', YourMileageMayVary is in full effect.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Eric looks even more like a girl than he did in [[CastlevaniaBloodlines Bloodlines]]!
* YourMileageMayVary - Some people love it, some people hate it. Though it's possible to like its new direction and dislike the game itself.

* CharacterDerailment - A ''very'' common complaint about the character designs.
** Although it might seem like this within the story, with some characters (like Sypha) it is justified because they entered the time rift before their adventures in which they received CharacterDevelopment. [[TimeyWimeyBall It's complicated.]]

* {{Narm}} - Death, Carmilla, and the Time Reaper all have a habit of [[SayMyName screaming their master's name]] in overblown fashion upon defeat.
** In most ''Castlevania'' games, Death levitates with no visible effort. In this game, he runs on stilt legs and can use his meter to fly around like a helicopter.