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* InconsistentSpelling: It's Danusty in the game, but [=DaNasty=] in the manual and Danasty in ''Judgment''.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's Danusty in the game, but [=DaNasty=] in the manual and Danasty in ''Judgment''.



* InconsistentSpelling:
** In the credits, her name is listed as "Syfa Velnumdes" despite it being "Sypha Belnades" in the manual (the Japanese version displays her given name as "Sypha" in English). Either way, the last name might be a corruption of "Fernandez", as noted with Carrie Fernandez (see below).
** In ''Harmony of Dissonance'', her name is inadvertently spelled as [[MyHeroZero Cipher]] in English (an item called "Cipher's Charm" is actually "Sypha's Charm" and the translators missed the reference to ''Dracula's Curse''). Considering how little story she's had thus far (only existing so the Belmonts can have magic), it's almost fitting... until ''Judgment'' fixed her name back to Sypha, where it's stayed ever since.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the credits, her name is listed as "Syfa Velnumdes" despite it being "Sypha Belnades" in the manual (the Japanese version displays her given name as "Sypha" in English). Either way, the last name might be a corruption of "Fernandez", as noted with Carrie Fernandez (see below).
** In ''Harmony of Dissonance'', her name is inadvertently spelled as [[MyHeroZero Cipher]] in English (an item called "Cipher's Charm" is actually "Sypha's Charm" and the translators missed the reference to ''Dracula's Curse''). Considering how little story she's had thus far (only existing so the Belmonts can have magic), it's almost fitting... until ''Judgment'' fixed her name back to Sypha, where it's stayed ever since.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His middle name is either Farenheights or Fahrenheit. It's most likely supposed to be Fahrenheits.
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* ChurchMilitant: Not only is Sypha one of the Church's top agents, its highly implied she was the founder of a entire order of witches in service of the Church, which would go on to include [[Characters/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Charlotte Aulin]] and her decedent [[Characters/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Yoko]].

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* ChurchMilitant: Not only is Sypha one of the Church's top agents, its highly implied she was the founder of a entire order of witches in service of the Church, which would go on to include [[Characters/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Charlotte Aulin]] and her decedent descendant [[Characters/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Yoko]].
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->'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')

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->'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/KarenStrassman (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin''), Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
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* NiceGuy: Granted, he's not the most sociable, but once Alucard opens up, he shows himself to be a very polite and compassionate man with an unwavering dedication to justice.
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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Symphony of the Night'') Creator/YasunoriMasutani (''Curse of Darkness''), Creator/TakashiKondo (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment''), Yasunori Masutani (''Grimoire of Souls'')

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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Symphony of the Night'') Creator/YasunoriMasutani (''Curse of Darkness''), Darkness'' and ''Grimoire of Souls''), Creator/TakashiKondo (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment''), Yasunori Masutani (''Grimoire of Souls'')(''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Symphony of the Night'') Creator/YasunoriMasutani (''Curse of Darkness''), Creator/TakashiKondo (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Terrence Stone (Curse of Darkness), Creator/GideonEmery (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')

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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Symphony of the Night'') Creator/YasunoriMasutani (''Curse of Darkness''), Creator/TakashiKondo (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
(''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment''), Yasunori Masutani (''Grimoire of Souls'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Terrence Stone (Curse (''Curse of Darkness), Darkness''), Creator/GideonEmery (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
(''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment''), Michael Turpin (''Grimoire of Souls'')



He gets to reappear in ''Curse of Darkness'' as an uneasy ally for Hector. He ends up getting wounded by Isaac, but survives the overall ordeal. Unfortunately, he loses his headband in the process.

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He gets to reappear reappears in ''Curse of Darkness'' as an uneasy ally for Hector. He ends up getting wounded by Isaac, but survives the overall ordeal. Unfortunately, he loses his headband in the process.
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* MommasBoy: He is wholly devoted to his mother, but not to OedipusComplex levels.

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* MommasBoy: He is wholly devoted to his mother, but not to OedipusComplex levels.mother.
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* BoobsOfSteel: Is one of the strongest magicians in the series and has one of the largest busts in the series. Only truly present in her ''Judgement'' and ''Pachislot'' iterations, though. Whether or not she has this in her original debut game is unknown, though if she does, then it makes her ability to disguise herself as a man all the more impressive.
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** He also once again took a leave of absence in [[WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 the Netflix series]], not being seen at all throughout the series. The most he gets is a mere mention of the off-screen "Pirate of the Roads" before being replaced with Greta of Dinesti in Season 4.

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** He also once again took a leave of absence in [[WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 the Netflix series]], not being seen at all throughout the series. The most he gets is a mere mention of the off-screen "Pirate of the Roads" before being replaced with Greta of Dinesti in Season 4.3.
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Leon's descendant and the first Belmont to succeed in killing Dracula. When Trevor was young, he went into exile as the people feared the Belmont Clan's powers. But when Dracula strikes and the Church is unable stand against him, Trevor answers the Church's pleas for help and takes up the Vampire Killer whip that was passed down through his ancestors, traveling around Wallachia to save the land and win the people's trust. It works, and the Belmonts are no longer feared. He also gets to marry one of his allies, [[BlackMagicianGirl Sypha Belnades]].\\\

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Leon's descendant and the first Belmont to succeed in killing Dracula. When Trevor was young, he went into exile as the people feared the Belmont Clan's powers. But when Dracula strikes and the Church is unable to stand against him, Trevor answers the Church's pleas for help and takes up the Vampire Killer whip that was passed down through his ancestors, traveling around Wallachia to save the land and win the people's trust. It works, and the Belmonts are no longer feared. He also gets to marry one of his allies, [[BlackMagicianGirl Sypha Belnades]].\\\

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Unlike in real life or even the Netflix adaption for that matter, Castlevania's Church has no problem with witches. In fact Sypha is just the start of a entire order of witches within their ranks.


Leon's descendant and the first Belmont to succeed in killing Dracula. When Trevor was young, he went into exile as the people feared the Belmont Clan's powers. But when Dracula strikes, Trevor takes up the Vampire Killer whip that was passed down through his ancestors, and travels around Wallachia to save the land and win the people's trust. It works, and the Belmonts are no longer feared. He also gets to marry one of his allies, [[BlackMagicianGirl Sypha Belnades]].\\\

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Leon's descendant and the first Belmont to succeed in killing Dracula. When Trevor was young, he went into exile as the people feared the Belmont Clan's powers. But when Dracula strikes, strikes and the Church is unable stand against him, Trevor answers the Church's pleas for help and takes up the Vampire Killer whip that was passed down through his ancestors, and travels traveling around Wallachia to save the land and win the people's trust. It works, and the Belmonts are no longer feared. He also gets to marry one of his allies, [[BlackMagicianGirl Sypha Belnades]].\\\



A witch who disguised herself as a man, considering that at the time [[BurnTheWitch witches were meant to be burnt on a stake]]. She was eventually caught by Dracula and was turned to stone by a cyclops. Later, she was freed from her curse when Trevor kicked the cyclops' ass and she ends up joining his quest, revealing her gender only in the end of the battle. She fell in love with Trevor and ended up marrying him, thus augmenting the Belmont Clan with magical power.

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A witch who disguised herself as a man, considering that at the time [[BurnTheWitch witches were meant to be burnt on a stake]]. She Sypha escaped and was soon found by some monks at a monastery. Instead of killing her, they granted her sanctuary and out of gratitude Sypha became one of the Church's top agents. Upon Dracula's take over of Wallachia, the Church sent out a secret hunting party formed from their best agents in a effort to stop him but her men were slaughtered while Sypha herself was eventually caught captured by Dracula and was turned to into stone by a cyclops. Later, she was freed from her curse when Trevor kicked the cyclops' ass ass and she ends up joining his quest, revealing her gender only in the end of the battle. She fell in love with Trevor and ended up marrying him, thus augmenting the Belmont Clan with magical power.



* BoomerangBigot: In her ''Judgment'' appearance, she is extremely prejudiced against those who are in any way aligned to darkness, even if it's only the source of their powers. This despite the fact she's a witch who calls upon the spirits of the dead to grant her ElementalPowers and is thusly condemned by the very church she serves so fervently — their official stance is that she is no different than the very creatures she hunts. Her storyline's boss fight is against Carmilla, who calls her out on this.
** Justified, though: Carmilla's forces also demonized the witches, leading to the {{Muggles}} persecuting the survivors.

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* BoomerangBigot: In her ''Judgment'' appearance, she is extremely prejudiced against those who are in any way aligned to darkness, even if it's only the source of their powers. This despite the fact she's a witch who calls upon the spirits of the dead to grant her ElementalPowers and is thusly condemned by the very church she serves so fervently — their official stance is that she is no different than the very creatures she hunts.ElementalPowers. Her storyline's boss fight is against Carmilla, who calls her out on this.
** Justified, though: Carmilla's forces also demonized were behind the demonization of the witches, leading to the {{Muggles}} persecuting the survivors.


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* ChurchMilitant: Not only is Sypha one of the Church's top agents, its highly implied she was the founder of a entire order of witches in service of the Church, which would go on to include [[Characters/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin Charlotte Aulin]] and her decedent [[Characters/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Yoko]].
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* {{Bishonen}}: Only in ''Curse of Darkness'', though.



* {{Bishonen}}: He's a tall, slender young man with beautiful long platinum hair. {{Averted}} in his original design from ''Dracula's Curse'', where he looks more like a stereotypical vampire — though still handsome going off of his manual art.
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* BarbarianLongHair: More so in ''Dracula's Curse.'' In ''Curse of Darkness,'' with Kojima's design, he's more of a LongHairedPrettyBoy (although still relatively [[RatedMForManly macho-looking]]).

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* BarbarianLongHair: More so in ''Dracula's Curse.'' In ''Curse of Darkness,'' with Kojima's design, he's more of a LongHairedPrettyBoy (although still relatively [[RatedMForManly macho-looking]]).macho-looking).
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* {{Expy}}: Not originally, but his post-''Symphony of the Night'' depiction has a ''lot'' in common with the eponymous protagonist of the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' franchise: both dhampirs and sons of Dracula, exceptionally powerful and beautiful, stoic and with a strong sense of justice, determined to protect humankind from vampires, etc.

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* {{Expy}}: Not originally, but his post-''Symphony of the Night'' depiction has a ''lot'' in common with the eponymous protagonist of the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' franchise: both dhampirs and sons of Dracula, exceptionally powerful and beautiful, stoic and with a strong sense of justice, determined to protect humankind from vampires, etc.
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* BadassBaritone: His original ''Symphony'' English voice actor Robert Belgrade is fantastically smooth.
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This page deals with the characters from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse''.

For the Dracula himself, see Characters/CastlevaniaDracula.
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[[folder:Trevor Belmont]]
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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/KiyoyukiYanada (''Symphony of the Night'') Creator/YasunoriMasutani (''Curse of Darkness''), Creator/TakashiKondo (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Terrence Stone (Curse of Darkness), Creator/GideonEmery (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')

->"''No matter who may challenge, my clan will not falter.''"

Leon's descendant and the first Belmont to succeed in killing Dracula. When Trevor was young, he went into exile as the people feared the Belmont Clan's powers. But when Dracula strikes, Trevor takes up the Vampire Killer whip that was passed down through his ancestors, and travels around Wallachia to save the land and win the people's trust. It works, and the Belmonts are no longer feared. He also gets to marry one of his allies, [[BlackMagicianGirl Sypha Belnades]].\\\

He gets to reappear in ''Curse of Darkness'' as an uneasy ally for Hector. He ends up getting wounded by Isaac, but survives the overall ordeal. Unfortunately, he loses his headband in the process.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: At his time, his family was feared due to their power, prompting him to fight Dracula to prove that his family is good.
* BadassLongcoat: In ''[=CoD=]'' and all Pachislot slot machines, ''including'' III, which takes place in the ''Dracula's Curse'' storyline.
* BarbarianLongHair: More so in ''Dracula's Curse.'' In ''Curse of Darkness,'' with Kojima's design, he's more of a LongHairedPrettyBoy (although still relatively [[RatedMForManly macho-looking]]).
* BattleCouple: Along with Sypha. Though inverted in that they're a fighting duo first before getting married.
* BigBrotherMentor: Grant sees him as this, along with being a part of his TrueCompanions.
* {{Bishonen}}: Only in ''Curse of Darkness'', though.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In ''Dracula's Curse'', he looks nigh-identical to ''Castlevania I'' Simon in both his game sprite and official art of the time. He was redesigned to be more visually distinct for later games (as was Simon).
* DubNameChange: In Japanese versions, his name is Ralph Belmond in ''Dracula's Curse'' and Ralph C. Belmont in ''Symphony of the Night''. Because of this, he's also referred to as "Trevor C. Belmont" sometimes, such as in the ''Anniversary Collection''.
* EyepatchOfPower: Has this in ''Judgment''.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Gets a few physical combos sprinkled into his ''[=CoD=]'' moveset.
* GoodScarsEvilScars:
** He has a scar on his face around his left eye in ''Curse of Darkness''. It's stated in the ''Judgment'' manual that it (along with another scar on his chest) was incurred during his fight with Dracula, although he also wears an eyepatch in that game; presumably, he wears it since it's still healing, as he threatens to pay Dracula back for his scars but doesn't specifically call any attention to his eye.
* HenpeckedHusband: Subtly and hilariously implied with his winning quote against Sypha in ''Judgment'':
-->I fought fair and won the day. If only that was true in the household.
* HeroAntagonist: At first, to Hector in ''[=CoD=]''.
* HonorBeforeReason: In ''Curse of Darkness'', he's very much a "fight first, ask questions later" kind of guy. He attempts to kill Hector without bothering to check ''which'' Devil Forgemaster he is.
-->'''Trevor''': Wait! That crest... Are you the Devil Forgemaster?
-->'''Hector''': That whip... could he be?
-->'''Trevor''': ''Answer me!'' Are you the devil forgemaster?
-->'''Hector''': I am.
-->'''Trevor''': Then this is the hour of your death! *cracks whip*
* JackOfAllStats: Out of the four heroes in ''Dracula's Curse'', he's the balanced one. Strongest basic attack. Greatest variety of subweapons. Tied for strongest defense. Second-longest attack range.
* KnightInShiningArmor:
** Personality-wise in ''Curse of Darkness'' -- [[HumbleHero he's quick to point out]] to Hector that he didn't beat Dracula alone; he had a LOT of help from people just as brave as him.
** Literally according to Grant in ''Akumajou Densetsu''. He offers to join as the speedster because Trevor's heavy armour's gotta be slowing him down.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Beginning" is strongly associated with Trevor, and he has "Belmont The Legend" as his boss theme in ''Curse of Darkness''.
* MysteriousMiddleInitial: "C." What it stands for is unrevealed, but it's most likely meant to be "Christopher", whom is mentioned in the original Japanese manual of ''Castlevania'' as Simon's ancestor and was used in a different game.
* OfficialCouple: With Sypha.
* PutOnABus: In ''Curse of Darkness'', Trevor all but disappears after he's attacked by Isaac while he's weakened from his battle with Hector. Julia mentions that she's hospitalized him, but he isn't in any condition to fight.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Both his encounter in ''Curse of Darkness'' and the Fake version in ''Portrait of Ruin'' drop Beef Curry.
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[[folder:Grant Danasty]]
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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Masaya Onosaka (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/KirkThornton (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')

->"''You ain't seen one quick as me before!''"

A pirate whose family was killed by Dracula. Grant opted to take revenge for his family, but was quickly beaten and turned into a monster that guards the clock tower. Trevor beats some sense into him and he ends up becoming his friend, fighting Dracula by his side. He later helps rebuild Wallachia. Can crawl on walls, throw knives, and bears an eerie resemblance to the Hunchback/Fleaman-type enemy, the Ripper.
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* BadassNormal: Neither holy, nor magical/supernatural, nor a Belmont.
* BadassesWearBandanas: One of his trademark accessories, especially in the Metroidvanias.
* DeadpanSnarker: In ''Judgment''. It doesn't hurt his reputation as the "Spider-Man" of ''Castlevania''.
* DemotedToExtra: Trevor reappears in ''Curse of Darkness'', Sypha gets to have a lot of descendants, Grant was given nothing at all until ''Judgment'' and even then has yet to be seen again in canon.
** What's more, while Julius Mode in ''Dawn of Sorrow'' was conceived and plays out like a colossal ShoutOut to ''Dracula's Curse'', it lacks a Grant counterpart in any form; you can switch between Julius, Yoko, and Alucard. Apparently they were originally going to include Hammer in Julius Mode as the Grant analogue, but seemingly couldn't justify a hearty tough guy like Hammer playing like a FragileSpeedster.
*** Even more, in the 3rd Pachislot games, revolving around ''Dracula's Curse'', Grant is absent while Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard got in (and Sypha even gets a 3D render of her original, non-''Judgment'' art, while Alucard also gets a 3D render of his {{Bishonen}} form in ''Symphony of the Night''). The best Grant got is a 8-bit cameo in the exposition demo.
*** He does get [[ThrowTheDogABone a bone thrown at him]] in ''Judgment'', though; he's recognized as one of the "Legendary Three Heroes" and rises to prominence as the man who helped rebuild Wallachia.
*** Another thrown bone, although extremely obscure: a novel serving as a sequel of ''Dawn of Sorrow'' featured a descendant of Grant called Michelle Danasty, as a secondary protagonist along with an apprentice of Julius unaffiliated with any big families, Curtis Lang.
** He did get an appearance in ''Symphony of the Night'' and ''Portrait of Ruin'', appearing as a trio of zombie bosses along with Trevor and Sypha.
** He also once again took a leave of absence in [[WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017 the Netflix series]], not being seen at all throughout the series. The most he gets is a mere mention of the off-screen "Pirate of the Roads" before being replaced with Greta of Dinesti in Season 4.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: At the end of the day... he got a wife and descendants.
* FragileSpeedster: Second worst constitution, but makes up for it with wall-climbing.
* GhostPirate: According to the manual. Perhaps it's just referring to his cursed zombie-like form in the clock tower. Then again, there are those mummy wrappings...
* LeanAndMean: Subverted in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment''. He definitely looks the part where he's skinny to the point of appearing like a skeleton, and he has a wry wit, but he's described as a champion of justice, and in his Epilogue, would be referred to as the hero who rebuilt Wallachia.
* {{Pirate}}: He has this design in ''Dracula's Curse''.
* PretentiousPronunciation: Simon pronounces his surname "DAH-nah-stee" in the former's story, but in Shanoa's story Grant himself pronounces it "Da Nasty" when he introduces himself.
* PunnyName: Apparently ''not'' intentional.
* RomanticRunnerUp: To Trevor in regards to Sypha. According to ''Judgment'', he was so jealous of this status that he didn't even show up to their wedding. However, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy he gets over it]] and wishes the couple good tidings in the future.
* SleevesAreForWimps: In ''Dracula's Curse''.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's Danusty in the game, but [=DaNasty=] in the manual and Danasty in ''Judgment''.
* ThemeNaming: Danasty is taken from the name of a family that were enemies of Vlad Tepes: House Dinesti.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Implied by the Fake Grant in ''Portrait of Ruin'' to be pork ramen.
* TrueCompanions: What he believes he and Trevor to be right from the start in the original Japanese script of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse''.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Grant is usually [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090621171438/castlevania/images/1/1e/Grant_Japan_CV3_Manual_Clip.JPG depicted]] [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090321074912/castlevania/images/3/3f/CV3_Ad_Grant.JPG as]] [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060422222139/castlevania/images/c/ca/Cv3_grant.jpg one]] [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090221053524/castlevania/images/3/36/Grant_Dracula%27s_Curse_Cover.JPG in]] [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090221053525/castlevania/images/f/fd/Grant_Dracula%27s_Curse_Japanese.JPG artwork]] for ''Dracula's Curse'' (both Japanese and American), even though he's clearly wearing a vest and/or undershirt in-game (more accurate artwork [[http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090321074808/castlevania/images/0/00/CV3_Guide_Grant.JPG here]]).
* WallCrawl: His unique ability in ''Dracula's Curse'', also being able to ceiling crawl.
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[[folder:Sypha Belnades]]
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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/AmiKoshimizu (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Creator/DorothyEliasFahn (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'')

A witch who disguised herself as a man, considering that at the time [[BurnTheWitch witches were meant to be burnt on a stake]]. She was eventually caught by Dracula and was turned to stone by a cyclops. Later, she was freed from her curse when Trevor kicked the cyclops' ass and she ends up joining his quest, revealing her gender only in the end of the battle. She fell in love with Trevor and ended up marrying him, thus augmenting the Belmont Clan with magical power.
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* AndIMustScream: Trevor finds her petrified in stone and frees her, and it was implied that she was conscious the whole time.
* BlackMagicianGirl: Not so rough in personality, but you get the idea.
* BoomerangBigot: In her ''Judgment'' appearance, she is extremely prejudiced against those who are in any way aligned to darkness, even if it's only the source of their powers. This despite the fact she's a witch who calls upon the spirits of the dead to grant her ElementalPowers and is thusly condemned by the very church she serves so fervently — their official stance is that she is no different than the very creatures she hunts. Her storyline's boss fight is against Carmilla, who calls her out on this.
** Justified, though: Carmilla's forces also demonized the witches, leading to the {{Muggles}} persecuting the survivors.
* BoobsOfSteel: Is one of the strongest magicians in the series and has one of the largest busts in the series. Only truly present in her ''Judgement'' and ''Pachislot'' iterations, though. Whether or not she has this in her original debut game is unknown, though if she does, then it makes her ability to disguise herself as a man all the more impressive.
* BuxomBeautyStandard: She's very well endowed, to Maria's envy, who refers to Sypha's chest as "sacred gifts".
* CleavageWindow: She sports one in her ''Pachislot'' art.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her backstory was fleshed out in ''Judgment'', stating that the creatures of the night under Carmilla flat out slaughtered her brethren in front of her before she was taken to the monastery. It does explain why she's that much of a KnightTemplar.
* DashingHispanic: It's garbled in the English translation, but in the original it's implied she originated from Spain due to her surname.
* DCupDistress: Hates her large bust as they "just get in the way" according to her rebuke of Maria in the latter's ''Judgment'' story.
* DefrostingIceQueen: ''Judgment''-unique. According to her ''Judgment'' personality, she [[VanHelsingHateCrimes persecutes all that even dare wield dark powers]], and is a bit bitchy in doing her job. By the end of ''Dracula's Curse'', however, it is implied that she... got better by spending time with Trevor (or [[BreakTheHaughty being captured and petrified then saved by Trevor does humble her a bit]]). This is totally absent in the Japanese script, where she's formal and amiable. In the ''Pachislot III'' re-interpretation, she is also much warmer from the get-go.
* DemotedToExtra: Many fans have expressed concern that Sypha is nowhere to be seen in the ''Pachislot Akumajō Dracula'' games, while Trevor is aided by a new girl, Angela. To be fair, her being Trevor's wife might have something to do with it, but it still brings up questions, since she can defend herself just fine. The justification is that the first two ''Pachislot'' games supposedly take place in an AlternateUniverse and replace ''Curse of Darkness'', and Sypha is not present there by default.
** She does show up ([[FanservicePack with a new design closer to her original design, but being more obviously feminine than mysterious]]) in the third ''Pachislot'' title, which is set during the events of ''Dracula's Curse''.
* FantasticRacism: In ''Judgment'', she evidences a hatred of any who bear any connection to the darkness. This means her storyline-important fights are against Cornell and Shanoa, and she gets extra-vehement dialogue before a fight with Golem or Alucard. Justified, as Dracula's dark forces are the reason her fellow witches are being persecuted, and it won't be until she meets Alucard for real in ''Dracula's Curse'' that she realizes that DarkIsNotEvil.
* FireIceLightning: Her three basic elemental spells.
** ''Judgment'' adds [[DishingOutDirt earth]] and [[BlowYouAway wind]]-elemental spells to her repertoire.
* GirlinessUpgrade: Ever since her debut, she has been getting less mysterious and the fact that she's a woman has become more blatant. First, impersonators never seem to put on her hood, then ''Judgment'' gave her a nice pair of breasts, but with a different overall design. ''Pachislot'' gave her an upgrade of her classic outfit, but in addition to her hood often falling down, revealing golden hair and an obviously feminine face, she's also given a pink skirt.
* HotWitch: Oh yes she is, especially in ''Judgment'' where she is younger than even in ''Dracula's Curse'' to Trevor's amazement.
* InTheHood: Her outfit in ''Dracula's Curse''. Occasionally in ''Pachislot'' too, but it tends to go off.
* JigglePhysics: In ''Judgment'', to her annoyance, as she rebukes Maria in the latter's story.
* KnightTemplar: The Sypha in ''Judgment'' shows that she was this before she met Trevor and Alucard, as she's quick to try and kill any creature of the night (including [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Cornell, Alucard]], [[GentleGiant Golem]], and [[BadPowersGoodPeople Shanoa]]), labeling them "evil without chance of redemption". [[{{Hypocrite}} You would think as a witch, she'd know personally that not all creatures of the night are evil.]] Though it's justified as Dracula's dark forces are the reason her fellow witches are being persecuted.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: She's feminine, graceful, and a capable witch.
* MagicWand: In artwork, as well as ''Judgment''.
* NoOntologicalInertia: She is restored from her petrification as soon as the cyclops dies.
* OfficialCouple: With Trevor.
* SamusIsAGirl: In ''Dracula's Curse'' due to a translation error in the scene where she offers to join Trevor using male pronouns to refer to her. Should Trevor have her with him when he defeats Dracula, in the ending animation, she takes her hood off, revealing her [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold long blonde hair]], and leans against him. However, her gender was never hidden in the original Japanese, or in any games thereafter.
* SheWhoFightsMonsters: Her KnightTemplar status in ''Judgment'' in a nutshell. She is willing to kill anyone who is a monster or otherwise has dark powers, even if they use them for good (granted, she did not know who any of them were, as she had not canonically met [[FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire Alucard]] in this timeline) and [[{{Hypocrite}} although she herself is a witch]]. Justified as Dracula's dark forces are the reason her fellow witches were being persecuted.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the credits, her name is listed as "Syfa Velnumdes" despite it being "Sypha Belnades" in the manual (the Japanese version displays her given name as "Sypha" in English). Either way, the last name might be a corruption of "Fernandez", as noted with Carrie Fernandez (see below).
** In ''Harmony of Dissonance'', her name is inadvertently spelled as [[MyHeroZero Cipher]] in English (an item called "Cipher's Charm" is actually "Sypha's Charm" and the translators missed the reference to ''Dracula's Curse''). Considering how little story she's had thus far (only existing so the Belmonts can have magic), it's almost fitting... until ''Judgment'' fixed her name back to Sypha, where it's stayed ever since.
* SquishyWizard: Lower constitution than Grant, but damn it, those spells!
* SweetPollyOliver: In her first game, she was introduced doing this to help avoid being persecuted. Subsequent appearances have dropped this angle.
* SilkHidingSteel: Only in ''Dracula's Curse'' as she has the potential to be a GameBreaker.
* TakenForGranite: This turns horrific when you realize that her original (Japanese) dialogue implies that she was ''[[AndIMustScream conscious and aware]]'' the whole time she was a rock.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Implied by the Fake Sypha in ''Portrait of Ruin'' to be cream soda.
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->'''Voiced by (Japanese):''' Creator/RyotaroOkiayu (''Symphony of the Night'', ''Dawn of Sorrow'', ''Harmony of Despair'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''), Creator/HikaruMidorikawa (''Aria of Sorrow''), Creator/MamoruMiyano (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment, Nocturne of Recollection'')
->'''Voiced by (English):''' Robert Belgrade (''Symphony of the Night''), Creator/YuriLowenthal (''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles The Dracula X Chronicles]]'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment, Harmony of Despair'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'') Chris Nelson (''Grimoire of Souls'')

->"''You will never touch this world again. In Mother's name, I swear it!''"

If there's someone else surpassing the Belmonts' popularity... it's this guy. Adrian is Dracula and Lisa's son. Unlike Dracula, he got to hear his mother's last words: to not hate humans. When his father begins his war on humanity, Adrian rebels, takes the name ''{{Alucard}}'', and... goes into a slumber, waiting for a potential ally to help him beat his father. Originally he offered his services to Trevor Belmont after being bested, but his first experience with a Belmont was actually Sonia ([[{{Retcon}} at least before IGA removed her adventure from the timeline]]), which explained why he was asleep when Trevor found him in the first place. After beating his father, Alucard promptly got himself back to his slumber again...\\\

...only to awaken again over three hundred years later. Nobody's around to investigate Dracula's castle, so Alucard goes in himself. He meets up with Richter's ally Maria, who tells him of Richter Belmont's disappearance. He later finds that he's been {{Brainwashed}} by the dark priest Shaft and used in a plot to resurrect Dracula. Alucard frees Richter and defeats his father once again, last seen retreating to his slumber before Maria gives chase to attempt to talk him out of it.\\\

He resurfaces again in 1999, masterminding Julius Belmont's final defeat of Dracula. When the castle appears within an eclipse in 2035, Alucard (as his new identity of Japanese government agent Genya Arikado) goes in to help Soma Cruz and guide him in his discovery of his identity as Dracula's reincarnation.
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* {{Alucard}}: Adrian took this name as a way to oppose his father.
* AmazonChaser: Sonia's a female Belmont; [[BadassFamily it was almost a given]] that she'd gear up to effortlessly send Drac right back to Hell. At the very least, Alucard holds her in this regard.
* AntagonisticOffspring: A heroic example, against his father Dracula.
* {{Animorphism}}: Can transform into a bat and a wolf.
* AntiAntiChrist: To a lesser extent than Soma, but still -- Alucard is the son of the ''de facto'' personification of evil itself, and has no interest in becoming a Dark Lord like his father.
* AscendedExtra: In ''Dracula's Curse'', Alucard's introduction was widely overlooked, mostly due to his generic look and a very limited, somewhat mediocre set of abilities. In ''Symphony of the Night'', he not only comes back, but he also becomes a BreakoutCharacter.
* TheAtoner: A few games have hinted that part of Alucard's "family business" with Dracula is to atone for his father's wrongdoings.
* BadassBaritone: His original ''Symphony'' English voice actor Robert Belgrade is fantastically smooth.
* BadassCape: His ''Symphony'' sprites show his cape flowing around as he kicks ass.
* BadassLongcoat: He has a cape and a black-and-gold frock coat.
* BadassInANiceSuit: As Arikado, he wears a black suit and dyed his hair black.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: Alucard is a textbook example. He is a (half-)vampire and the son of Count Dracula himself. He has most of Dracula's dark powers -- he can turn into [[VoluntaryShapeshifting a wolf, a bat]], or [[SuperSmoke mist]], he can conjure Dracula's famous [[{{Hellfire}} "Hellfire"]] attack, he can gain health from monster blood and from [[YourSoulIsMine stealing their souls]], he can control lesser monsters and summon spirits, and he can identify people by the scent of their blood. He would be an extremely powerful vampiric lord, if not for his heart of gold and his heroic devotion to doing good.
* BagOfSpilling: In ''Castlevania III'', he could turn into a bat and throw {{Hellfire}} right from the get-go. In ''Symphony'', he inexplicably has to search for and regain most of his abilities, although all of his spells can be used right from the start, as long as you know the inputs.
* BerserkButton: Dishonoring his mother's memory is a terrible idea, as the succubus learned the hard way.
* BigGood: Overall takes up this role in the games that chronologically take place after ''Symphony of the Night'', especially as Arikado.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's a tall, slender young man with beautiful long platinum hair. {{Averted}} in his original design from ''Dracula's Curse'', where he looks more like a stereotypical vampire — though still handsome going off of his manual art.
* BreakoutCharacter: When Alucard was brought back from ''Dracula's Curse'' eight years later in ''Symphony of the Night'' with a new appearance and some nifty new tricks under his belt, Alucard's popularity skyrocketed to the point that he became just as synonymous with the franchise as its chief family of protagonists and their mortal enemies (if not ''moreso''), with his prominence within canon shifting to reflect these changes. It doesn't hurt that Alucard is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld practically immortal]], making him the sole recurring hero with the best chance of reappearing in a ''Castlevania'' should the circumstances call for it.
* CannotCrossRunningWater: In ''Symphony'', stepping in water reduces Alucard's HP until he finds a certain item. It's one of the few vampiric weaknesses he retains.
* CharacterizingSittingPose: In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', when he sits on chairs in Dracula's castle, he always leans back and crosses one leg over the other. This probably demonstrates that he feels relaxed in his father's home, or his disdain for the evil forces inhabiting the castle.
* ChickMagnet: What can we say? VampiresAreSexGods.
* CombatStilettos: He wears high-heeled boots in ''Symphony.''
* CoolSword: His signature Alucard Sword, an heirloom he inherited from his mother.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He has all the traditional vampiric powers, including some of his father's {{signature move}}s such as Hellfire, but uses them for good. He also wears mostly black outfits.
* DeadlyGas: Alucard's Poisonous Cloud form inflicts poison damage to any enemy in contact with it.
* {{Dhampyr}}: Lisa is human, Drac is a vampire... you get the idea.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The Alucard from ''Dracula's Curse'' looked middle-aged, was significantly weaker than ''Symphony'''s Alucard, and lacked the personality he showed in [=SotN=]. He didn't really develop his identity until his own game.
* {{Expy}}: Not originally, but his post-''Symphony of the Night'' depiction has a ''lot'' in common with the eponymous protagonist of the ''LightNovel/VampireHunterD'' franchise: both dhampirs and sons of Dracula, exceptionally powerful and beautiful, stoic and with a strong sense of justice, determined to protect humankind from vampires, etc.
* FlashStep: His special attack with the Alucard Sword has him using this, going behind the enemy before slashing them twice and going back to his original position. His Wing Smash and Wolf Dash abilities also have him move at supersonic speeds, but only in Bat and Wolf form, respectively.
* FogOfDoom: Alucard can actually ''become'' a poison gas cloud after obtaining a certain upgrade in ''Symphony'', which allows him to use his mist form to damage enemies.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Well, Friendly Neighborhood {{Dhampyr}}.
* GoodIsNotNice: Very cold and aloof, but firmly on humanity's side and is very protective of his allies.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has platinum blond hair, and he is firmly noble-hearted, fighting against his own father to save humanity.
* IHateYouVampireDad: Played with. Although Alucard hates Dracula, Dracula is still fond of him. However, this hatred is more focused on what Dracula has ''become'' - ''Dracula's Curse'' and ''Symphony of the Night'' make it explicit that Alucard takes no pleasure in striking down his own father, even being wracked with guilt the first time he does so.
* {{Hellfire}}: In ''Symphony'', he can use his father's iconic triple-fireball attack, and even the "Dark Inferno" variation.
* HeroesPreferSwords: He's one of the relatively few ''Castlevania'' protagonists to use a sword. His signature sword is an heirloom from his mother.
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Although Alucard [[{{Dhampyr}} isn't technically a vampire,]] he still counts for this trope.
* {{Intangibility}}: In his Mist form, Alucard effectively becomes intangible, and also invulnerable, as no enemy whatsoever can hurt him while in this form.
* InterspeciesRomance: With Sonia, in ''Legends.'' Possibly with Maria, after ''Nocturne of Recollection.''
* IWorkAlone: In ''Symphony of the Night'', he really doesn't play well with others. He trades information with Maria, but doesn't exactly work with her, and after dealing with Richter, tells him and Maria to go away while he takes care of Dracula personally.[[labelnote:Although...]](It's justified as Richter is injured from his fight with Alucard and has just been freed from MoreThanMindControl, and '''someone''' needs to get him to safety.)[[/labelnote]] In later games, [[CharacterDevelopment he's over this]], though he's still better as a mastermind and planner than actually fighting alongside Julius or Soma.
* LastNameBasis: As "Arikado". None of the future characters call him "Genya". (Which makes it even more of a transparent disguise when you consider that Japanese name order is family name first.)
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Castle Dracula" from ''Symphony'' has been used frequently to represent Alucard. "The Tragic Prince" from the same game also sees use as this.
* LightningBruiser: Alucard is easily the most powerful playable character of the franchise. His strength is immense, manifested through a variety of weapons, subweapons and spells, and he's also an agile leaper and runner, and capable of a FlashStep with his own sword or a very quick back-dash (which has itself become something of a meme, since it's faster than his ''front'' run).
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: He has platinum blond hair that falls all the way down his back. (As Genya, it's shoulder-length, and black.)
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Alucard can use shields in ''Symphony'', including one that goes with his signature sword. Both are heirlooms from his mother's side of the family.
* MagicKnight: Alucard primarily fights with swords and rods, and secondarily with his vampiric powers and items, but he does have several spells available to him as well.
* MeaningfulName: Besides "Alucard" being the reverse of "Dracula", "Arikado" means [[HornsOfVillainy "having horns"]] in Japanese, hinting at his dark heritage, and "Genya" means "illusion" or "mirage", hinting that it's an alias.
* MommasBoy: He is wholly devoted to his mother, but not to OedipusComplex levels.
* NighInvulnerability: As long as you have sufficient [=MP=], Alucard can stay in Mist form, in which he is completely invulnerable.
* NotSoStoic: While he is usually TheStoic, there are times where Alucard reacted in surprise or in outright panic, such as in the "Nightmare" level in which the Succubus posed as his mother about to get burned on the stake. Once the deception falls apart, Alucard is genuinely angry, although it is TranquilFury. Not so tranquil in the heat of battle, as he is quite expressive when he orders his father "back to the abyss" after defeating him.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: He's never addressed as "Adrian" in any game. (The only time any character addresses him with his given name is in ''Nocturne of Recollection,'' a radio drama explaining the aftermath of [=SotN=].)
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: The reason that he's not more prominent in the series as the killer of Dracula is because he's ''not'' this: any defeat that he hands to Dracula is fleeting, even more so than the Belmonts, and he only eventually succeeds in defeating Dracula when he foregoes direct combat and helps Julius Belmont win in 1999.
* PaperThinDisguise: It's pretty obvious that "Arikado" is just an alias the first time you meet him in ''Aria''. But in case it wasn't clear enough, Yoko almost lets his real name slip when you meet her.
** "Arukado" is also the Japanese translation of "Alucard," so to any Japanese speaker, it would already be painfully obvious.
* ProgressivelyPrettier: He looks like a craggy, middle-aged man in ''Dracula's Curse''. In all subsequent appearances, he's a top-grade {{Bishonen}}.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's physically eighteen, but is 400 in [=SotN=]. Justified, he is immortal.
* SealedBadassInACan: Whenever Alucard goes to sleep, his [[IconicItem Alucard equipment]] goes with him.
* SealedGoodInACan: Once or twice canonically (after ''Dracula's Curse'' and [=SotN=], although Maria was able to talk him out of the latter; he also did this in ''[[CanonDiscontinuity Legends]]''), with the large gaps between his appearances accounting for this trope at least a few more times.
* SlouchOfVillainy:
** Inherited from his father, even though he's not a villain. You can make him sit on chairs in ''Symphony of the Night''. Serves no practical purpose other than to show off the attention to detail in his sprites.
** In ''Dawn of Sorrow''[='=]s Julius Mode, Alucard is the only character who can sit in chairs, probably because they could reuse the old sprites for him.
* TheStoic: Alucard is a rather taciturn individual, and keeps his composure most of the time.
-->'''Maria:''' Not the talkative type, I can see?
* SummonMagic: [=SotN=] introduced us to Alucard's {{familiar}}s.
* SuperSmoke: Alucard's Mist form. Initially, he can only turn into Mist for a few seconds, but with the correct relics, he can stay in this form as long as he doesn't run out of [=MP=], and inflict damage as a [[DeadlyGas Poisonous Cloud]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His middle name is either Farenheights or Fahrenheit. It's most likely supposed to be Fahrenheits.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: As Arikado. The [[SharpDressedMan suit]] definitely helps too.
* TookALevelInBadass: Anyone who played ''Dracula's Curse'' would know that Alucard was [[AwesomeButImpractical not the most optimal member of the team despite his bat transformation perk]]. Come ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', Alucard is a OneManArmy that plows through Dracula's castle single-handedly and brought it down with an array of magics and weaponry.
* TranquilFury: The Succubus learned the hard way that impersonating Alucard's mother was a '''terrible''' idea, and after defeating her, he feels no remorse when condemning her soul to wander in the dream world for all eternity.
* VegetarianVampire: Alucard absolutely refuses to drink human blood for any reason. Being a {{Dhampyr}}, he doesn't actually need to (he consumes normal food in [=SotN=]), but his suppressed bloodthirst is still there. Also, he doesn't mind absorbing ''monster'' blood. He even comments on his distaste for human blood in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
* VisibleSilence: When he first meets Maria in ''Symphony of the Night'', Alucard doesn't speak much. He finally replies to her questions after a long ellipsis. He repeats this behavior after beating the Succubus.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Alucard can transform into 3 different forms:
** He can turn into a wolf. That form is mostly used for fast travel in corridors once you get the adequate relics, as it doesn't have a good standard attack on its own.
** He can turn into mist. In that form, Alucard is invincible, allowing him to safely evade attacks. This form is necessary in order to access some areas, including the one in which you get the Bat Form relic.
** He can turn into a bat. That form allows him to fly, unlocking a lot of areas which were unattainable without it. The bat form can spit fire and use a sonar, allowing Alucard to see in the dark. This form is rather slow, and it is better to use the Rocket Boots to travel vertically.
* WorfHadTheFlu: ''Dawn of Sorrow'' post-game implied that the Arikado disguise limits his power. As such, his defeat at the hand of Dmitri was this.
* YouDontLookLikeYou: From ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/AlucardSotNArtwork.jpg Symphony of the Night]]'' onward, Alucard looks absolutely nothing like he did in his debut appearance in ''[[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/castlevania/images/9/98/CV3_J_Manual_Alucard.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20191031211710 Dracula's Curse]]''.
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