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* CasanovaWannabe: Every time a lovely woman winds up in his domain, such as with Richter's girlfriend and Shanoa in ''Order of Eclesia'', he offers her a chance to rule by his side for eternity. It's never worked. In all of his centuries on this earth, he's only ever managed to woo two women, and one's implied to be the previous woman reincarnated.
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* CardCarryingVillain: When yet another Belmont or their ally shows up at his throne room yet again, Dracula tends to appear with wine glass in hand or with a classy reservation for what's to unfold, knowing he's evil and they're the hero so he banters about their causes before commencing the fight. He may be a GodOfEvil, but he's not going to be inelegant about it.
* CasanovaWannabe: Every time a lovely woman winds up in his domain, such as with Richter's girlfriend and Shanoa in ''Order ofEclesia'', Ecclesia'', he offers her a chance to rule by his side for eternity. It's never worked. In all of his centuries on this earth, he's only ever managed to woo two women, and one's implied to be the previous woman reincarnated.
* CasanovaWannabe: Every time a lovely woman winds up in his domain, such as with Richter's girlfriend and Shanoa in ''Order of
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* GoodOldFisticuffs: Freshly revived and not having a patience for a would-be opponent like Shanoa taking him on in ''Order of Ecclesia'', his second phase drops the familiar fireballs and teleports in favor of straight up unfurling his cloak, breaking into an UnflinchingWalk and ''beating the shit out of her with his bare hands.''
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* MotiveDecay: Some games have him seeking vengeance for his wives, and others will have him making elaborate plots just to undermine and eliminate the Belmont lineage. Other games will simply have him at the end because [[JokerImmunity he's not truly killable]] and he decides to pick a fight with whatever hero stumbled into stopping him this time. He still always wants to cause carnage and mayhem, but that's simply [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil in his nature]], and how much he decays tends to depend on how frequently he revives and/or how quickly he is confronted after his revival.
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--->'''Dracula''': "I cannot revive myself on my own. It's the greed of humankind that revives me. When the times demand my presence again, I'm sure I'll be there to satisfy the world's desire for an never-ending night. But until then... I'll enjoy a little peace.
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* LaserGuidedKarma:
** He manipulated Walter into kidnapping Sara, the betrothed of his own friend Leon, in the hopes that the warrior would be able to defeat Walter for him. Leon succeeded when Sara sacrificed herself to create the Vampire Killer, the very weapon that would be the bane of Dracula's own existence.
** In a more twisted case, after sending Leon's beloved Sara to her doom, he tried to settle down with a new wife, Lisa. She was hunted down and killed, costing him the happy life he stole from Leon and Sara.
** He manipulated Walter into kidnapping Sara, the betrothed of his own friend Leon, in the hopes that the warrior would be able to defeat Walter for him. Leon succeeded when Sara sacrificed herself to create the Vampire Killer, the very weapon that would be the bane of Dracula's own existence.
** In a more twisted case, after sending Leon's beloved Sara to her doom, he tried to settle down with a new wife, Lisa. She was hunted down and killed, costing him the happy life he stole from Leon and Sara.
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* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: He loves to give this kind of speech after his defeats. He's right, too.
-->'''Dracula''': "It was not by my own hand that I am once again given flesh."
** Grimoire of Souls suggests that not even he really gets a say in the matter. After he's defeated again, Alucard says he wants to believe that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Lisa's last words]] got through to him and implores him to just rest in peace already. Dracula pauses for a moment before explaining that he doesn't decide when he gets revived, in terms that suggest he isn't particularly fond of the arrangement.
-->'''Dracula''': "I cannot revive myself on my own. It's the greed of humankind that revives me. When the times demand my presence again, I'm sure I'll be there to satisfy the world's desire for an never-ending night. But until then... I'll enjoy a little peace.
-->'''Dracula''': "It was not by my own hand that I am once again given flesh."
** Grimoire of Souls suggests that not even he really gets a say in the matter. After he's defeated again, Alucard says he wants to believe that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Lisa's last words]] got through to him and implores him to just rest in peace already. Dracula pauses for a moment before explaining that he doesn't decide when he gets revived, in terms that suggest he isn't particularly fond of the arrangement.
-->'''Dracula''': "I cannot revive myself on my own. It's the greed of humankind that revives me. When the times demand my presence again, I'm sure I'll be there to satisfy the world's desire for an never-ending night. But until then... I'll enjoy a little peace.
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* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: He loves to give this kind of speech after his defeats. He's right, too.
-->'''Dracula''': "It was not by my own hand that I am once again given flesh."
**too. Grimoire of Souls suggests that not even he really gets a say in the matter. After he's defeated again, Alucard says he wants to believe that [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight Lisa's last words]] got through to him and implores him to just rest in peace already. Dracula pauses for a moment before explaining that he doesn't decide when he gets revived, in terms that suggest he isn't particularly fond of the arrangement.
-->'''Dracula''': --->'''Dracula''': "I cannot revive myself on my own. It's the greed of humankind that revives me. When the times demand my presence again, I'm sure I'll be there to satisfy the world's desire for an never-ending night. But until then... I'll enjoy a little peace.
-->'''Dracula''': "It was not by my own hand that I am once again given flesh."
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* BackFromTheDead: To the point of JokerImmunity.
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* BigBad: He plays the part for the series as a whole.
** In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'', and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'', he is more of a GreaterScopeVillain.
** In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'', and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'', he is more of a GreaterScopeVillain.
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* BigBad: He plays the part for the series as a whole.
**whole. In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIISimonsQuest'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance'', ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'', and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'', he is more of a GreaterScopeVillain.
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* WickedCultured: Dracula may be a bloodsucking monster, but he's always well-dressed, has exquisite taste in wine, and can quote the Bible verbatim off the top of his head.
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* YourSoulIsMine: [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight He steals men's souls, and makes them his slaves!]]
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* AdaptaionalNiceGuy: Downplayed, as he's still a manipulative, blood-sucking vampire who wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but unlike Bram Stoker's version, the ''Castlevania'' Dracula is genuinely [[AffablyEvil polite and respectful]] to his enemies and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes has a few people that he cares about]].
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* AdaptaionalNiceGuy: AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed, as he's still a manipulative, blood-sucking vampire who wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but unlike Bram Stoker's version, the ''Castlevania'' Dracula is genuinely [[AffablyEvil polite and respectful]] to his enemies and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes has a few people that he cares about]].
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* AdaptaionalNiceGuy: Downplayed, as he's still a manipulative, blood-sucking vampire who wants to TakeOverTheWorld, but unlike Bram Stoker's version, the ''Castlevania'' Dracula is genuinely [[AffablyEvil polite and respectful]] to his enemies and [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes has a few people that he cares about]].
* AdaptationalSympathy: The original Dracula from Bram Stoker's novel (or even the Universal adaptations that the games are inspired by) is a [[TheSociopath cold-blooded psychopath]] who actively enjoys the atrocities he commits and is given no deeper reason for his actions beyond his love of cruelty and power. This version of Dracula, by contrast, was DrivenToVillainy through a series of traumatic events, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes genuinely loves his family]], and is ultimately [[TragicVillain deeply unhappy with the life he's chosen]].
* AdaptationalSympathy: The original Dracula from Bram Stoker's novel (or even the Universal adaptations that the games are inspired by) is a [[TheSociopath cold-blooded psychopath]] who actively enjoys the atrocities he commits and is given no deeper reason for his actions beyond his love of cruelty and power. This version of Dracula, by contrast, was DrivenToVillainy through a series of traumatic events, [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes genuinely loves his family]], and is ultimately [[TragicVillain deeply unhappy with the life he's chosen]].
