History YMMV / Hellsing

* TheUntwist: The Major being [[spoiler:a robot]]. Mostly because we're supposed to be surprised that [[spoiler:he's not human]], when in reality, at least in the OVA, the audience generally ''already'' assumed this due to the fact that [[spoiler:his humanity is never actually explicitly stated until the last couple episodes, he commands the loyalty of countless powerful vampires, and he's still alive and relatively young despite the fact that he was apparently an adult during WWII. So while it's legitimately a surprise that he's a robot, most people who just watched the OVA assumed that he was a vampire, and few realized he was supposed to be seen as a human.]]

** It's ''very'' easy for new readers to mistake Integra for a feminine man. Which ironically some still keep thinking she's a man, even when there's a cover which shows a VERY busty Integra. It doesn't help that in some translations she's referred to by a ''male'' title.

** The series proper seems to have a decent LGBT following in general, come to think of it. This might be helped by several EvilIsSexy Millennium members of both genders coming across as AmbiguouslyGay, Integra's and Seras' LesYay, Yumie and Heinkel's implied LesYay ([[ShrugOfGod if you want to think of Heinkel as a woman]]), heaps of HoYay across the board (particularly Alucard/Anderson and Alucard/Major), Alucard's [[spoiler: GenderBender]] past with Young Walter, plenty of FanService and fetish material for people of all genders and orientations, etc.

* EvilIsSexy:
** Alucard is this in spades. He's TallDarkAndHandsome, has a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep-sounding voice]], wears a [[BadassInANiceSuit stylish outfit]], and he's a vampire with some rather...[[VampiresAreSexGods "sensual overtones".]]
** [[spoiler:Full Draculina Seras (or Berserker Seras) suddenly seems a lot more, uh, looser than usual]].
** [[spoiler:Walter's vampire form proves one thing: Walter was panties-meltingly hot as a young man. Oh my]].
** Though the "evil" part may be debatable, many agree the Captain is ''[[{{Hunk}} gorgeous]]''.
** Some fans find the Valentine Brothers hot in a fetishy kind of way.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: When it was first released, the TV anime was popular and gained praise for its high-quality dub, unique visual style and take on vampire mythology, and badass fight scenes. In later years however, the ''Ultimate'' OVA series would overshadow the previous anime due to improving even further on its strengths and being [[TruerToTheText more faithful to the original manga]]. As a result, many younger fans used to ''Ultimate'' find the TV anime dated and are much more critical of its flaws.

** Zorin Blitz, that is if you can fail to notice her ridiculous BoobsOfSteel.

** If Zorin slaughtering the Wild Geese wasn't enough, she manages to cross it AGAIN with her MindRape of Seras with memories of her NightmareFuel past traumas and [[spoiler:killing Pip.]] She paid for it though, dear god did she pay.

** [[BloodKnight The Major]], the psychotic leader of the "Last Battalion" of Millennium who eventually usurps command of the whole organization, is an unassuming, bespectacled, jovial fat little man who is defined by his belief that WarIsGlorious. After surviving UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, the Major [[ArgentinaIsNaziland consolidated his forces in South America]], where they awaited their chance for one final, glorious combat. Acting behind the scenes, the Major had multiple humans turned into vampires, having them slaughter innocent people to slowly reveal himself to [[Characters/HellsingHellsingOrganization Hellsing]]. Finally taking center stage, the Major launched an attack on London, obliterating everything he saw and having his men slaughter every living thing in sight, including babies. The Major confesses there is no end goal; combat and war are their own end. The Major shows no hesitation in killing one of his own officers when he objects to the Major carelessly sacrificing their soldiers, and his ultimate goal is to die at the conclusion of his war, after having created one last great display of the carnage he so loves.

** "Brotherhood" & "Dead Zone": This version of [[PsychopathicManchild Jan Valentine]] is a [[EvilHasABadSenseOfHumor jovially psychotic]] vampiric crime boss who murders and terrorizes to stay in power. Attacking the Hellsing Organization with a force of hundreds of [[OurGhoulsAreCreepier ghouls]] made from the victims of [[SiblingsInCrime Jan and his brother Luke]], Jan leads the assault, having countless soldiers devoured while Luke goes to face Alucard. When his initial forces are defeated, Jan [[NightOfTheLivingMooks resurrects the bodies of the Hellsing soldiers as ghouls]], intent on feeding the survivors to them.

** It is mentioned that the White House gets destroyed by a vampire attack from Millennium that leaves thousands dead. It now hits much harder due to the January 6, 2021 insurrection, which was perpetrated by far-right extremists, including Neo-Nazis.

** Since the Major is never actually named, several names for him have popped up, Montana Max being the most popular.

* OlderThanTheyThink: Due to its much greater success, it's not so easy to find people who know that Alucard's combination of handgun, red coat and round yellow sunglasses is a direct homage to Vash the Stampede from ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', a work which Hirano was a big fan of before writing ''Hellsing''. You can even read the words "Trigun Maximum" in Zorin Blitz's tattoos as another homage. There are also strong influences from ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' and ''Manga/MugenShinshi'' that are also likely to be overlooked.