History Franchise / Castlevania

* HairTriggerExplosive: The two games on the Platform/{{Nintendo 64}} have the item "Magical Nitro" which is used in conjunction with "Mandragora" to make an explosive that destroys cracked walls. However, the game cautions that the Nitro is extremely volatile; the player must avoid jumping or being hit by enemy attacks, or else the Nitro explodes and [[OneHitKill instantly kills the character]].[[note]]If a OneHitKill seems [[FakeDifficulty a mite unfair]], [[FridgeBrilliance just ask yourself]]: [[ChunkySalsaRule what would you]] ''[[ChunkySalsaRule expect]]'' [[ChunkySalsaRule to happen to a human body caught at the epicenter of an explosion powerful enough to demolish a thick stone wall]]?]]

* SinisterNudity: The [[SuccubiAndIncubi Succubus]] is a common enemy that first appeared in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' as a minor villain and boss out to feed on Alucard's life-force in his nightmares. She's commonly depicted as an EvilRedhead with demon wings and an ImpossibleHourglassFigure, dressed in long silk gloves, a topless corset, silk stocking and ''nothing else'', leaving her crotch on full-display shown to their victims. [[note]] Of course this was changed in some artworks and figures, especially in their 3D pachinko versions and some merchandising[[/note]] Though this is sometimes played for titillation, in the original, it was more played for horror thanks to the nightmare in which the battle was set and the Succubi's gleefully predatory behavior around Alucard.

* BroadStrokes: The Bram Stoker ''{{Dracula}}'' novel is supposedly canon with this series (at least as far as Konami says -- the Stoker estate does not seem to reciprocate the idea), as evidenced by the Morris family being present. The WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd compared the MindScrew of putting the two canons together, as feeling like two physical cannons being set off at the same time towards each-other. Also, Dracula's backstory, particularly his motivation of [[RageAgainstTheHeavens rebelling against God]] over losing his wife, has more in common with [[Film/BramStokersDracula Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation]] than the novel.

* SinisterNudity: The [[SuccubiAndIncubi Succubus]] is a common enemy that first appeared in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' as a minor villain and boss out to feed on Alucard's life-force in his nightmares. She's commonly depicted as an EvilRedhead with demon wings and an ImpossibleHourglassFigure, dressed in long silk gloves, a topless corset, silk stocking and ''nothing else'', leaving her crotch on full-display shown to their victims. [[note]] Of course this got BleachedUnderpants in some artworks and figures, especially in their 3D pachinko versions and some merchandising[[/note]] Though this is sometimes played for titillation, in the original, it was more played for horror thanks to the nightmare in which the battle was set and the Succubi's gleefully predatory behavior around Alucard.