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14	[[quoteright:349:[[WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alucardmirror.png]]]]
15	[[caption-width-right:349: [[SarcasmMode World's Greatest Detective right here.]]]]
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17	->'''Anderson:''' Time the fuck out. If we're doing this -- and we ''are'' doing this -- I'm not gonna come swinging at ''Dracula''. I'm killing '''''Alucard!'''''\
18	'''Dracula:''' ... you ''do'' know that it's just my name spelled backward--\
19	'''Anderson:''' Of course I do! ''Shut up and bring him out!''
20	-->-- ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged''
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22	A SdrawkcabName commonly used by vampires that is definitely a [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Name to Run Away from Really Fast]]. It is also something of a ShoutOut to arguably the most famous [[{{Dracula}} vampire of all time]].
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24	When Alucard ''is'' {{Dracula}}, this is a {{subtrope}} of SdrawkcabAlias. Otherwise, this is a subtrope of SdrawkcabName. Commonly, the Alucard turns out to be Dracula's son, though it's just as likely that Alucard and Dracula are not relatives.
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26	Compare and contrast LouisCypher where other [[DevilInDisguise dark creatures]] use similarly [[SueDonym witty aliases]] and HughMann where the creature posing as human also has a PaperThinDisguise. Related to MostDefinitelyNotAVillain and, on the other side, tropes like StevenUlyssesPerhero.
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29	!!Examples:
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31	[[foldercontrol]]
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33	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
34	* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'''s protagonist. He's ''[[SdrawkcabAlias the]]'' {{Dracula}}. Him taking the name of Alucard is said to be a name given to him by a former Hellsing leader, specifically Arthur Hellsing, Integra's father.
35	* The hero of ''Manga/MasterOfMosquiton'' is Alucard Von Mosquiton.
36	* In ''Manga/MugenShinshi'', Alucard is the name of the title character's old butler. Unsurprisingly, it's revealed he comes from Transylvania and has some vampiric blood. Given that ''Hellsing'' author Kota Hirano is a fan of this work, it is likely it inspired his own Alucard.
37	* There is an Alucard present in ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'', though he is a [[EldritchAbomination massive, tentacled monstrosity]] that used to be a vampire before his immense power and hatred turned him into what he is now. [[spoiler:His intelligent side was cloned into [[BigBad Miyabi Fujisaki, a.k.a. The Masked King]].]]
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40	[[folder:Card Games]]
41	* The ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' card game has [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Ghostrick_Alucard Ghostrick Alucard,]] who's a FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire.
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44	[[folder:Comic Books]]
45	* In a sixties Creator/GoldKeyComics ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck'' comic, "Daffy Duck Meets Duckula" (no connection to the later WesternAnimation/CountDuckula beyond the obvious), the vampire duck initially introduces himself as "Count Alukcud".
46	* The bizarre Creator/DellComics superhero version of ''{{Dracula}}'' uses "Aloyisius Ulysses Card" as his secret identity.
47	* A story with [[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse Mickey Mouse]] as a HardBoiledDetective has him encounter a mysterious couple calling themselves "Alucard". They turn out to be the descendants of the real Count {{Dracula}}, who, unlike the ''[[RealLife real]]'' [[UsefulNotes/VladTheImpaler real "Dracula"]], was a perfectly nice and ordinary guy who got a bad reputation for convoluted reasons involving an illness that caused vulnerability to sunlight and his efforts to cure it.
48	* Issue #25 (Gold Key) of ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' dealt with a mayoral candidate being haunted by the ghost of Dracula. He's trying to scare the candidate out of the race under the supposition that he is kin to the Dracula bloodline as his name is "Ladacur," an anagram for the name.
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51	[[folder:Fan Works]]
52	* In ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'', there's a [[SplitPersonality slight distinction]] between Dracula and Alucard, even though they are the same person. Dracula is polite, friendly, erudite, and [[AffablyEvil incredibly, monstrously cruel]], while Alucard is a cheerful, petty, sex-crazed {{Troll}} who delights in screwing with people. It's a plot point that almost none of their enemies worked this out until the climax, and the ones who did are mildly embarrassed it took them so long to figure it out.
53	* According to ''Fanfic/TheParselmouthOfGryffindor'', {{Dracula}} was one of Hogwarts's many evil Defence Professors a few years before the story begins. He went by [[PaperThinDisguise Professor Vladimir Alucard]] (and chalked up his sunlight-intolerance to a "rare skin condition").
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56	[[folder:Film -- Animation]]
57	* In the animated Franchise/{{Batman}} movie ''WesternAnimation/TheBatmanVsDracula'', Dracula uses the false identity of "Dr. Alucard, anthropologist". It doesn't take that long for Bruce Wayne to see through this not-too-subtle disguise. Bruce reveals the truth to Alfred (and the audience) by writing "ALUCARD" with backwards letters on a serving tray and holding it up to a mirror, the only reason the disguise worked as long as it did was simply because up to this point Bruce simply didn't know he was dealing with Dracula at the time.
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60	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
61	* In the Mexican film ''Film/{{Alucarda}}'', which combines Satanism with vampirism and homosexuality, the protagonist is an orphan of the same name, however she has no relationship with Dracula and in fact the whole plot is more similar to that of the novel Carmilla.
62	** The prologue depicts Alucarda's birth to Lucy Westenra, suggesting that she is Dracula's daughter. Later in the film she finds and opens Lucy's casket.
63	* In the Film/HammerHorror film ''Film/DraculaAD1972'' (1972), Dracula's minion is called Johnny Alucard. Dr. Van Helsing (Creator/PeterCushing) notices the anagram only by writing it and drawing lines.
64	* In ''Film/TheMonsterSquad'', a kid sees Alucard's name on a post-it note on his parents' refrigerator and plays with the letters until he gets Dracula.
65	* In ''Film/SantoEnElTesoroDeDracula'', the count's reputation precedes him even in 19th century Mexico, so he introduces himself as "El Conde Alucard."
66	* The [[UrExample original use]] of "Alucard" as a vampire's alias was in the 1943 film ''Film/SonOfDracula'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr. It hits UnbuiltTrope territory in that every character in the movie figures out the obvious nature of the alias immediately.
67	* In ''Film/SundownTheVampireInRetreat'' Count Mardulak's name sounds fairly similar to Dracula, [[spoiler: and he is indeed the original Dracula with an alias]] but he's actually the BigGood of the movie.
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70	[[folder:Literature]]
71	* The title character in the ''Literature/AnnoDracula'' novel ''Literature/JohnnyAlucard'', who [[spoiler:by the end of the book has become the new Dracula]].
72	* In ''Dracula, Go Home'' by Kin Platt, the villain uses several aliases that are turn out to be anagrams of Dracula, including Alucard.
73	* ''The Last Vampire'' by Willis Hall has a FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire descendant of Dracula who goes by "Count Alucard".
74	* In ''The Lost Books'' series by Ted Dekker, there's a vampiric, bat-like demon named Alucard. He's said to be the inspiration for the Dracula legend.
75	* Alluded to in ''Literature/{{Thud}}''--Vimes intercepts secret messages by someone named "Aicalas," just after caving into pressure to allow a vampire named Salacia onto the Watch. He wonders why vampires always think that they can get away with [[SdrawkcabAlias that trope]].
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78	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
79	* In the ''Series/DraculaTheSeries'' TV series, Dracula went by the name of Alexander Lucard.
80	* A vampire named "Alucard" also shows up on ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace''.
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83	[[folder:Music]]
84	* Music/GentleGiant recorded a song entitled "Alucard", with cryptic lyrics that presumably refer to Dracula.
85	* Tech N9ne has a track called "Alucard" on his Seepage EP. The track is a BoastfulRap detailing exactly why Tech has managed to outlast other rappers, likening his staying power as an artist to a vampire's immortality. The rap ends with Tech shouting "A-L-U-C-A-R-D/Read it backwards!"
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88	[[folder:Video Games]]
89	* ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}''
90	** The protagonist of ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]]'', who [[OlderThanTheyThink first appeared]] in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse]].'' His real name is Adrian Fahrenheits Tepes, and "Alucard" is an alias he took up to show that he stood opposed to [[{{Dracula}} his father]].
91	** In the ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' canon, Alucard is actually [[spoiler:Trevor Belmont]]. The name "Alucard" is a pseudonym that Dracula gives to him [[spoiler:after he dies by his hand. Dracula (who in this continuity is Gabriel Belmont, Trevor's father) chose it as Trevor had stated that they were "opposites", and he never actually learned Trevor's name before he died.]]
92	* There's a vampire named "Alucard" in the top-down shooter ''VideoGame/{{Gunbird}} II''...
93	* There is a text adventure game for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum called ''Merlock the Mede: The Ashes of Alucard''.
94	* ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' brings us Rachel Alucard, a vampiric ElegantGothicLolita who has only ever bitten one person.
95	* Played with in the FanRemake of ''VideoGame/KingsQuestII'', where a vampiric count is called Caldaur.
96	* Downplayed with Alucard from ''VideoGame/MobileLegendsBangBang''. He is not a vampire or related to one, however, he is a Demon Hunter that most likely hunted down vampire creatures and his skills has life steal built in to emulate vampires. Additionally, he gets inhuman power from his [[TheRightHandOfDoom corrupted right hand]]. He does have an alternate skin to evoke Count Dracula though.
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99	[[folder:Webcomics]]
100	* Occurs in ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'' with the real Dracula. Doc thinks that Ben Franklin's a moron to fall for that name, complete with HeadDesk reaction. He later notes that Dracula's use of his most obvious pseudonym was most likely to ensure they went looking for him.
101	* In the webcomic ''Webcomic/EerieCuties'', teen vampire Layla Delacroix has the middle name Alucardia.
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104	[[folder:Web Original]]
105	* In ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'', no real explanation is given for why Alucard uses the name, unlike the original manga and [=OVAs=]. However, it is shown that they are almost entirely different personae. And according to The Major and The Doctor, no one is even able to put two and two together that Alucard ''is'' Dracula without serious effort.
106	-->'''The Major''': It's kind of hilarious in a mundane vay, isn't it?
107	-->'''Maxwell''': NO NO NO NO NO!
108	-->'''The Doctor''': What is, Herr Major?
109	-->'''Maxwell''': NO NO NO NO NO!
110	-->'''The Major''': That none of zese vhaffle-munchers ever put it together that "Alucard" backwards is--
111	-->'''Maxwell''': [[SayMyName DRACULAAAAAAAAA!]]
112	-->'''The Doctor''': To be fair, how long did it take for ''us'' to figure that out?
113	-->'''The Major''': A fair point, but we were very busy planning World War Threeeeee~!
114	* ''Blog/ThingsMrWelchIsNoLongerAllowedToDoInAnRPG''
115	-->1230. It's okay if you name your [[TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade Kin]][[TabletopGame/VampireTheRequiem dred]] Alucard. But I still can't name my [[TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse Garou]] Namflow.
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118	[[folder:Western Animation]]
119	* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' naturally features Alucard as a major character. His alias seems to have been given to him by the people of Wallachia, and Alucard notes that his mother Lisa never liked it.
120	-->'''Alucard''': Alucard they called me. The opposite of you. Mother never liked that, did you know that? She hated the idea that I might define my self by you, even in opposition to you. She loved us both, enough that she wanted us to be our own people, living our own lives, making our own choices. And so here I am. Choosing to honor my mother by killing my father. No longer Adrian Tepes, choosing to be Alucard of Wallachia. The name of my mother's people. I'm sorry, mother.
121	* ''Series/VanPires'': In "A Car Is Born", Tracula (the leader of the titular fuel-suckers) decides to create himself an heir from spare car parts. Said heir ends up being named Alucart, which is not only a car-themed pun on "Alucard" but an actual reversal of Tracula's name.
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