Alucard
| Alucard | |
|---|---|
  Official artwork of Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. | |
| Universe | Castlevania |
| Debut | Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (1989) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Castlevania: Belmont's Curse (2026, cameo) |
| Console/platform of origin | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Species | Dhampir |
| Gender | Male |
| Created by | Hitoshi Akamatsu |
| Designed by | Ayami Kojima (Castlevania: Symphony of the Night onwards) |
| English voice actor | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Japanese voice actor | Ryōtarō Okiayu |
| Article on Wikipedia | Alucard (Castlevania) |
Alucard (アルカード, Alucard), full name Adrian Fahrenheit Țepeș, is the half-human half-vampire son of Dracula, and a major recurring character in the Castlevania series. He first appeared in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse as a supporting playable character, and most prominently appears in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as its protagonist.
Origin[edit]
Born as Adrian Fahrenheit Ţepeş in 1459, he is the dhampir son of Dracula and the human woman Lisa. He is able to utilize many of the same abilities as his father, such as transforming into a bat, turning to mist, and summoning fireballs, in addition to being a skilled swordsman. Adrian witnessed Lisa's crucifixion in the 1470s, after she was tried for witchcraft. While Dracula's grief over her death led him to wage war on humanity as revenge, Adrian instead took to heart Lisa's final words, which were to never hate humanity in spite of what they did to her. He assumed the name "Alucard" ("Dracula" written backwards), symbolizing his opposition to Dracula. Alucard has a brooding, troubled personality; though haunted with guilt over his cursed blood, he is noble, bearing a deep responsibility to stand up for humanity in the wake of Dracula's vengeance.
In his debut in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, he can be recruited as one of Trevor Belmont's allies. Trevor encounters Alucard in the Catacombs below the Mad Forest's marshlands; after engaging in a battle to test his skill, he joins Trevor as an ally. Together with Sypha Belnades and Grant Danasty, this group becomes the first in history to directly confront and defeat the dark lord in his own lair.
Despite the threat his father posed to the world, Alucard was besieged by the guilt of patricide, and returned to his own coffin to rest. However, Alucard was suddenly awoken after nearly 300 years of slumber due to the reappearance of his father's castle, with Richter Belmont nowhere to be found. In Symphony of the Night, Alucard traverses through the castle, faces various monsters, and collaborates with Maria Renard to solve the mystery of the castle's return and Richter's disappearance. As Alucard soon discovers with Maria's aid, Richter had been possessed by the Dark Priest, Shaft, in an attempt to resurrect Dracula once again. After Alucard defeats Shaft, it is revealed that Dracula has been successfully resurrected. In the final confrontation against his father, Alucard passes on his mother's final words: "Do not hate humans. If you cannot live with them, then at least do them no harm, for theirs is already a hard lot." With the knowledge that Lisa would love him for all eternity, Dracula begs for her forgiveness as he fades away, and Alucard's guilt returns once again.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, as well as its sequel Dawn of Sorrow, is set 30 years after the War of 1999, where Dracula was slain forever. Alucard, now working for a top-secret Japanese government agency under the alias "Genya Arikado", aids the quest of Soma Cruz, Dracula's heroic reincarnation. The latter game's Julius Mode possesses a non-canon scenario where Soma succumbs to Dracula's influence. Alucard is fully playable here, teaming up with Julius and Yoko Belnades to vanquish their fallen ally.
Alucard has made appearances in other Castlevania games, separate from the official timeline. Castlevania Legends features Alucard fighting alongside Sonia Belmont, who has vowed to defeat Dracula after the death of her grandfather. In the Lords of Shadows timeline, Alucard is the name given to Trevor Belmont after he was turned into a vampire by his father Gabriel, now known as Dracula. Alucard appears in the crossover 3D fighting game Castlevania Judgment, having been displaced by a rift in time. He is also featured as a playable character in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair and Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
As an Assist Trophy[edit]
| “ | Alucard will attack nearby opponents with a flurry of slashes. As the son of Dracula, he can also turn into a bat and charge at opponents further away. By the way, when you read "DRACULA" backwards, you get...? | ” |
| —Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site | ||
As an Assist Trophy, Alucard's primary weapon is the Crissaegrim (sometimes referred to as Valmanway), an extremely rare and powerful blade in Symphony of the Night. Similarly, only the sword slashes are visible when attacking rather than the sword itself being visible in motion, similar to the original games. He is also capable of using the Power of Mist, a transformation that lets him travel through certain walls and avoid attacks completely, Soul of Bat, a bat transformation that leads into the hard-hitting Wing Smash tackle, and both his jump kick and