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Unknown to the outside world, Good had vanquished Dracula's evil once more, as all record of Ecclesia seemingly vanished into the mists of time, recorded only by a few grimoires that chronicled the legend of Dracula and his demonic castle. Many villains would attempt to seek Dracula's return such as the vampiress Carmilla or the mass murderer Elizabeth Bartley (who claimed to be Dracula's niece) and others would seek to supplant him, such as Brauner. Other hunters, however would take the Order's and Belmonts' places and stand against darkness, including Morris Baldwin, Nathan Graves and Morris' son Hugh, Reinhardt Schneider, and the Morris clan; Quincey, John, and Jonathan. Quincey himself did not use the Vampire Killer in his battle with the count; Instead, Quincey plunged his bowie knife into the vampire's heart just as the sun had set on November 6th, 1897, dying of his wounds minutes later in the arms of his companions, including his distant relative Abraham Van Helsing. After resurrections in both World Wars, the final battle against Dracula ensued in 1999, where he was permanently destroyed by Julius Belmont, Alucard, the US Military, and their allies. Following Dracula's ultimate demise, information regarding the legend of the Belmonts, Dracula, and his castle were leaked to the outside world, having previously been obscured by the Church and other parties involved. Portions of Dracula's power were passed down to those who were born on the day of his death and Dracula himself reincarnated as Soma Cruz in 2017. Soma learned of this when the castle manifested in a solar eclipse over Japan in 2035, but he resisted Dracula's influence, telling Julius to kill him should he become the evil count. One year later, Soma stopped a cult that sought to resurrect Dracula through those who had inherited portions of his power. An alternate, non-canon scenario depicts a corrupted Soma transforming into a reincarnation of Dracula, forcing Julius, Sypha's descendent Yoko Belnades, and Alucard to defeat him. | Unknown to the outside world, Good had vanquished Dracula's evil once more, as all record of Ecclesia seemingly vanished into the mists of time, recorded only by a few grimoires that chronicled the legend of Dracula and his demonic castle. Many villains would attempt to seek Dracula's return such as the vampiress Carmilla or the mass murderer Elizabeth Bartley (who claimed to be Dracula's niece) and others would seek to supplant him, such as Brauner. Other hunters, however would take the Order's and Belmonts' places and stand against darkness, including Morris Baldwin, Nathan Graves and Morris' son Hugh, Reinhardt Schneider, and the Morris clan; Quincey, John, and Jonathan. Quincey himself did not use the Vampire Killer in his battle with the count; Instead, Quincey plunged his bowie knife into the vampire's heart just as the sun had set on November 6th, 1897, dying of his wounds minutes later in the arms of his companions, including his distant relative Abraham Van Helsing. After resurrections in both World Wars, the final battle against Dracula ensued in 1999, where he was permanently destroyed by Julius Belmont, Alucard, the US Military, and their allies. Following Dracula's ultimate demise, information regarding the legend of the Belmonts, Dracula, and his castle were leaked to the outside world, having previously been obscured by the Church and other parties involved. Portions of Dracula's power were passed down to those who were born on the day of his death and Dracula himself reincarnated as Soma Cruz in 2017. Soma learned of this when the castle manifested in a solar eclipse over Japan in 2035, but he resisted Dracula's influence, telling Julius to kill him should he become the evil count. One year later, Soma stopped a cult that sought to resurrect Dracula through those who had inherited portions of his power. An alternate, non-canon scenario depicts a corrupted Soma transforming into a reincarnation of Dracula, forcing Julius, Sypha's descendent Yoko Belnades, and Alucard to defeat him. | ||
Since the original ''Castlevania'', Dracula transforms into his second form when his life bar is depleted. The shape his second form takes varies by game: examples include a giant bat, a giant head, a demon, or simply his humanoid form with enhanced abilities | Since the original ''Castlevania'', Dracula transforms into his second form when his life bar is depleted. The shape his second form takes varies by game: examples include a giant bat, a giant head, a demon, or simply his humanoid form with enhanced abilities. | ||
Dracula has even made a few playable appearances, such as in the fighting game spin-off, ''Castlevania Judgment''. His reincarnation, Soma Cruz, is the protagonist of ''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' and ''Dawn of Sorrow'' and is also playable in ''Harmony of Despair''. In the rebooted ''Lords of Shadow'' series, protagonist Gabriel Belmont becomes a vampire and comes to be known as Dracula. Konami's Dracula has made various crossover appearances, containing ''Castlevania'' elements as opposed to portraying a common public domain Dracula, such as being the sole ''Castlevania'' racer in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Konami Krazy Racers}}'', being playable as a killer in the multiplayer survival horror game ''{{iw|wikipedia|Dead by Daylight}}'', getting a [[Bomberman]] counterpart in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Super Bomberman R}}'', and having his boss moves given to a generic Dracula character in Konami's video game adaptation of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Animaniacs}}''. | Dracula has even made a few playable appearances, such as in the fighting game spin-off, ''Castlevania Judgment''. His reincarnation, Soma Cruz, is the protagonist of ''Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow'' and ''Dawn of Sorrow'' and is also playable in ''Harmony of Despair''. In the rebooted ''Lords of Shadow'' series, protagonist Gabriel Belmont becomes a vampire and comes to be known as Dracula. Konami's Dracula has made various crossover appearances, containing ''Castlevania'' elements as opposed to portraying a common public domain Dracula, such as being the sole ''Castlevania'' racer in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Konami Krazy Racers}}'', being playable as a killer in the multiplayer survival horror game ''{{iw|wikipedia|Dead by Daylight}}'', getting a [[Bomberman]] counterpart in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Super Bomberman R}}'', and having his boss moves given to a generic Dracula character in Konami's video game adaptation of ''{{iw|wikipedia|Animaniacs}}''. | ||