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*In a Famitsu interview, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated that Alucard was briefly considered as a playable character, due to a lot of fans probably being most familiar with him. However, he instead chose [[Simon]] and [[Richter]], feeling that players would probably prefer one of the Belmonts, resulting in his [[Assist Trophy]] and [[Palutena's Guidance|cameo]] roles.<ref>https://twitter.com/allsourcegaming/status/1074584068291944448</ref> | *In a Famitsu interview, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] stated that Alucard was briefly considered as a playable character, due to a lot of fans probably being most familiar with him. However, he instead chose [[Simon]] and [[Richter]], feeling that players would probably prefer one of the Belmonts, resulting in his [[Assist Trophy]] and [[Palutena's Guidance|cameo]] roles.<ref>https://twitter.com/allsourcegaming/status/1074584068291944448</ref> | ||
**Thus,this making Alucard were the first character who briefly considered as a fighter due to their'popularity;it will be follow up by [[Slime]]. | |||
*The blog for Alucard references that his name spelled backwards is "[[Dracula]]". | *The blog for Alucard references that his name spelled backwards is "[[Dracula]]". | ||
**Much like many of the bosses found on the Dracula's Castle stage, the name "Alucard" was taken from one of the many classic horror films that inspired the series. The name originated from the 1943 Universal film ''{{iw|wikipedia|Son of Dracula|1943 film}}'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr. in the title role. Chaney's character takes the name "Count Alucard" posing as a count from Hungary moving to an antebellum mansion in Louisiana. As the film's protagonist, Frank Stanley, learns near the beginning of the film, Count Alucard is indeed Count Dracula. | **Much like many of the bosses found on the Dracula's Castle stage, the name "Alucard" was taken from one of the many classic horror films that inspired the series. The name originated from the 1943 Universal film ''{{iw|wikipedia|Son of Dracula|1943 film}}'', starring Lon Chaney, Jr. in the title role. Chaney's character takes the name "Count Alucard" posing as a count from Hungary moving to an antebellum mansion in Louisiana. As the film's protagonist, Frank Stanley, learns near the beginning of the film, Count Alucard is indeed Count Dracula. |