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1A web animation involving ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'''s BigBad, created by Kajetokun/Kajmaster Kajet. ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, it chronicles [[HumiliationConga a normal day in the life of]] {{Dracula}}. Can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrze-nKw9zQ here.]]
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4* AffablyEvil: Death. Even more so than he is in the actual games, in fact. Coupled with his ButtMonkey status, he comes across as an amiable yet hapless steward who had the misfortune of being in Dracula's employ when [[StormingTheCastle Richter decided to show up]] as opposed to, you know, ''TheGrimReaper''.
5* AlasPoorVillain: Dracula got off particularly bad not because he saw his cronies get creamed, not because Richter Belmont is a "fucking ass", not because he couldn't get to eat his favorite meal, not because he was looking forward to the day and didn't get to enjoy it, not because Richter spammed Hydro Storm, not because Richter killed him (again), not even because [[spoiler:he was forced into what looks like a KarmicDeath instead of taking the MercyKill he wanted]], but because he [[spoiler:meets Werewolf in the afterworld]].
6* AmbiguouslyGay: Death. Kajetokun gives him something of an EffeminateVoice and he seems a bit ''too'' happy about preparing [[TrademarkFavoriteFood pot roast~]] for his liege, the latter of which could simply be a [[PlayedForLaughs comedic]] [[CharacterExaggeration exaggeration]] of his canonical status as an [[UndyingLoyalty undyingly loyal]] BattleButler.
7* {{Angrish}}: Dracula constantly goes into this whenever things go bad for him... which is ''[[ButtMonkey always]]''. When angered, [[HairTriggerTemper which doesn't take much effort]], he rarely can swear without [[CurseCutShort cutting himself off]], let alone form a coherent sentence. See ClusterFBomb and SpitTake below.
8* AnimatedActors:
9** First suggested by Dracula refusing to deliver his infamously bombastic speech from ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Symphony of the Night]]''. (He later ''does'' say the line, begrudgingly, only to put a spin on it at the end.) Richter, however, goes charging ahead with his lines, not even listening to [[WhatTheHellHero Dracula's rant]]. Dracula spares no time in pointing out that Richter's responses don't even match up to what he's (Dracula) saying.
10** Later on, when Drac [[RageQuit gives up]] and [[GetItOverWith wants Richter to kill him already]], he notices that Richter won't put him out of his misery until he performs the corresponding ThisCannotBe quote from ''[=SotN=]''[='s=] prologue (since "it has to look convincing 'cause it's ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night''"), but his words and tone of voice make it clear Dracula is just done by this point. [[spoiler:Even after pretending to care long enough to get through that particular line, he snidely calls Richter a "fucking ass" in a final moment of defiance.]]
11* BackForTheDead: Lampshaded by Death when Richter comes waltzing in to his throne room and Dracula [[VillainHasAPoint notes]] that he's only been alive for ''maaaaaybe'' five minutes. This is especially amusing to anyone who is aware of what actually happens in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Rondo of Blood]]'' -- it's the one game where Dracula actually ''didn't'' attack immediately after coming back to life, instead biding his time for about a year before targeting Richter's hometown.
12* BackFromTheDead: Starts with this. [[BackForTheDead Drac's resurrection doesn't last long.]]
13* BigDamnHeroes: {{Parodied|Trope}} when [[spoiler:Maria comes in and makes Richter invincible]].
14-->'''Dracula:''' Who's ''this'' bitch?!
15* ButtMonkey: Werewolf, Death, and Dracula.
16* ClusterFBomb: Used with increasing frequency as Dracula's day gets worse and worse.
17* CurbStompBattle: [[{{Whoring}} Really]], [[UnstoppableRage really]], ''[[DeusExMachina really]]'' [[PlayingWithATrope played with]].
18* DegradedBoss: Werewolf's punishment for losing to Richter.
19-->'''Death:''' Dracula! Belmont just took down Werewolf. \
20'''Dracula:''' FUCKING ''USELESS-ASS WEREWOLF!'' I pay that bitch so much money to take down Belmont--TH-THAT'S IT! He just lost his boss status; HE'S NOW A ''NORMAL-ASS ENEMY!'' Just like all those Axe Armors!
21* DeusExMachina: The BigDamnHeroes moment of [[spoiler:Maria running in and calling upon [[TheFourGods the powers of her animal companions]] to not only heal Richter after the Dark Lord crushes him but also [[InvincibilityPowerUp render him completely invincible to all of Drac's attacks]]]] is treated as such by [[TranquilFury a clearly unhappy]] Dracula, as detailed in YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe below.
22* TheDividual: After centuries of being smacked down by them, Dracula has stopped thinking of the Belmonts as a family, instead treating them as the singular nemesis "[[LastNameBasis Belmont]]". This actually isn't too far off from canon, as -- despite being the Belmont clan's ArchEnemy and FamilialFoe -- there's arguably only [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaLamentOfInnocence a single member of the family]] Dracula is known to have acknowledged on a personal level, and that's largely because [[spoiler:[[WeUsedToBeFriends they were old war buddies]]]].
23* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The music of choice for the battle between Dracula and Richter is Kajetokun's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf1Etgb8usY&#t=6m56s own rendition]] (a cappella, and well done at that) of "Dance of Illusions," Dracula's usual battle {{leitmotif}} since ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Rondo of Blood]]''.
24* FairPlayVillain: Suggested by Dracula's none-too-pleased reaction to Richter spamming Hydro Storm as opposed to fighting him [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen the regular way]]. Then again, the Holy Water necessary for that particular [[LimitBreak Item Crash]] can be found in Drac's castle ''and'' he had just spent some time indulging in EvilGloating after giving Richter trouble with his TeleportSpam-Hellfire/Dark Inferno combo ("What's wrong, Belmont? [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall I thought you had my pattern memorized by now!]] Hahahahaha!"), so one could call it karma.
25* GameBreaker: [[invoked]] [[InvokedTrope Acknowledged and exploited]] with Hydro Storm. It was very much this in the source material, [[GenreSavvy so Richter decides to spam it like there's no tomorrow]]. Naturally, this just pisses off [[HairTriggerTemper Dracula]] ''even more'' and [[RageBreakingPoint causes him]] to go OneWingedAngel.
26-->'''Dracula:''' [[LampshadeHanging Really, Belmont? Really? You're gonna be a cheap-ass?]]
27* GetItOverWith: {{Subverted|Trope}}, much to Dracula's misfortune.
28* TheGrimReaper: Death, who else?
29* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: It even gets to the point where [[spoiler:''[[TheGrimReaper Death]]'' is comically taken down within seconds]].
30* InexplicablyPreservedDungeonMeat: Justified; Dracula put it there in the vain hopes that "Belmont" wouldn't think to look for a pot roast in a wall or a candle.
31* LightIsNotGood: The Belmonts keep [[KleptomaniacHero stealing Dracula's food and cash]], and in this case, Richter is attacking Dracula within five minutes of his awakening, before he's had time to do anything more evil than eat a pot roast, go over his investments, and drink tea. (Ironically, ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood Rondo of Blood]]'', the game where Richter comes from (the "What is a man?" speech in ''Symphony of the Night''[='s=] prologue also takes place during ''Rondo of Blood''[='s=] endgame) is the one game where Dracula actually gets proactive after his revival and attacks Richter's village.)
32* MaliciousMisnaming: It's clear how Dracula thinks very ill of "Belmont" when he, at one point, refers to Richter as "BALL-mont."
33* MinimalistCast: Most of Dracula's LegionsOfHell that were capable of speech in ''Rondo'' and ''[=SotN=]'' are missing here, with the animation primarily consisting of [[FromBadToWorse Death giving an increasingly frantic Dracula status reports about Richter]] before the Dark Lord vainly attempts to defeat the latest member of the Belmont line. Werewolf drops in just to demonstrate that there's someone out there whose existence is more pitiful than Dracula's and Succubus is mentioned in passing as one of presumably numerous casualties, but that's it.
34* OhCrap: When informed by Werewolf that [[StormingTheCastle there's a Belmont in the castle]], Dracula responds by [[SpitTake spitting out his tea]] and then [[ParrotExposition repeating Werewolf's words]] in a loud, bewildered voice.
35* SayMyName: Upon learning of Succubus's death at the hands of Richter, Dracula alternates between angrily shouting her name and swearing at increasing decibel levels.
36-->'''Death:''' Uh, Succubus is gone, too.\
37'''Dracula:''' What? Oh, god damnit! God damnit!! *{{angrish}}* Succubus! God damnit! God damnit!! Succubus! GOD DAAAAAAMNIIIIIIIIT!
38* ShoutOut:
39** This is from the same person who made [[Anime/DragonBallZ The Balls Are Inert]]. Dracula accidentally (or not considering how much he hates Belmonts) calls him a [=BALLmont=].
40** When Death asks Dracula how his pot roast was, Dracula says it was [[Memes/StreetFighter delicious]], complete with extra emphasis on the word "delicious" and an image of [[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter M. Bison]].
41* ShutUpHannibal:
42** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]: "You're not even listening to me, are you? Oh my God!" That's what happens when any Belmont has a one-track mind.
43** [[PlayedForLaughs Taken further]] in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf1Etgb8usY BBH MUGEN: Dracula vs. Richter]], where, upon being asked the question, Richter is seen ''shaking his head "no" to Dracula''.
44* SociopathicHero: Richter Belmont. Dracula even [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on this]] in frustration, [[TheUnfettered but Richter simply tunes him out and goes on ahead with his mission to destroy the Dark Lord]].
45* SpitTake:
46-->'''Dracula:''' *spits tea* [[OhCrap A BELMONT IN THE CASTLE???]] AAAH SHI--! GOD DAMN--! FUCK! PISS! OH MY GOD! ALREADY?? [[BigOMG OH MY GOD!]] GOD DAMN--!
47* ThisCannotBe: Played with; due to how one-sided the fight was, Dracula says it sarcastically, but his real last words are [[spoiler:calling Richter a "fucking ass" again]].
48* TooDumbToLive: Richter Belmont, who just insists on spamming [[HolyBurnsEvil Hydro]] [[KillItWithWater Storm]], even when Dracula clearly charges at him [[UnstoppableRage in heavy anger]]. [[GiantFootOfStomping He gets stomped on as a result]], [[spoiler:but then comes Maria...]]
49* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pot roast. Once Werewolf informs Dracula that Richter has infiltrated the castle, Dracula's [[SkewedPriorities first concern]] is to try and hide his meal in the candles because [[TheDividual "Belmont"]] stole it [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaI last time]]. ([[AndThatsTerrible The fucking bastard.]])
50-->'''Death:''' I made {{your favorite}}! Pot roast~!\
51'''Dracula:''' Oh, boy! POT ROAST!! That just so happens to be the feast in which I have the most delight [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment in feasting upon]]!
52* VillainousBreakdown: Dracula when [[spoiler:Maria restores Richter to full health instantly]].
53* {{Whoring}}: Hydro Storm.
54-->'''Dracula:''' Dammit Belmont, how many hearts do you have?! [[note]]At least '''''270''''', considering how many times Hydro Storm was used.[[/note]]
55* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Dracula's reaction to [[spoiler:Richter's sudden invincibility]].
56-->'''Dracula:''' [[TranquilFury What in the hell is]] [[DeusExMachina this animal]] [[CurseCutShort bullsh...]] Are you fucking kidding me? '''''[[SuddenlyShouting ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!]]''''' '''THIS IS A LOAD OF [[PunctuatedForEmphasis BULL! SHIT!]]'''

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