History WesternAnimation / CastlevaniaNocturne

* ActionMom: Though ultimately slain by Olrox, Richter's mother, Juila, is an experienced Belmont vampire hunter and she puts up a fierce fight using the Belmont whip, a sword and magical fire. She might have even won if it weren't for Richter putting himself in the line of fire and distracting her.

** In episode 7, [[spoiler:the Abbot is struggling with Erzsabet's demand that he sacrifice his and Tera's daughter to her as a gesture of submission and to confirm his commitment to their DealWithTheDevil. Emmanuel specifically calls out to God in his prayers not to remain silent in his moment of need, as he's well aware his actions have almost slipped past the PointOfNoReturn. At that moment, Maria, acting ahead of the other's plans to assault the abbey, enters the room and warns him to leave the building before the attack happens, in the process of trying to convince him, she lets slip her desire that he actually be a father to her for once. Despite the opportunity to flee and turn aside from his path, as well as potentially earning the love of his estranged daughter, Emmanuel fails to see the LastSecondChance for what it is, believing that God sent Maria to him so that he can sacrifice her to Erzsabet and send her soul to heaven. After this, even his loyal second-in-command turns on him and the heroes sans Tera treat him as BeyondRedemption]].

** Elizabeth Bartley aka Erzsebet Báthory already a HistoricalBadassUpgrade in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'' in this continuity is supposedly the most powerful vampire of all time being the avatar of Sekhmet making her a PhysicalGod. Richter and the other heroes’ best attacks against her are reduced to TheWorfBarrage [[spoiler:and she’s able to [[TotalEclipseOfTheSun eclipse the sun]] with her power and create a forever night.]]

* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Several of the tragedies that happen are a result of impulsive actions taken by the heroes:
** Richter [[spoiler:interfered with his mother's battle against Olrox, resulting in her getting killed.]]
** Annette [[spoiler:drew attention when she was unable to keep her temper upon seeing her former slave owner vampire, resulting in her companion being killed and turned into a Night Creature.]]
** Maria [[spoiler:learning that the Abbot is her father leads to her sneaking away from the group and attempting to beseech to him its not too late to pull a HeelFaceTurn and flee with them rather than be forced to kill him. This ends up leading her into a trap where he, [[IveComeTooFar due to being too far into his allegiance with Erzsebet]], attempts to sacrifice her to secure his loyalty. This leads to her mother having to pull a HeroicSacrifice to save her.]]

--> '''Richter:''' "I am Richter Belmont! '''(tosses throwing knives)''' Last descendant of the Belmont clan! '''(tosses more knives as the vampire collapses to his knees)''' And [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I! KILL! VAMPIRES!]] '''(lops the vampire's head off)''' Who's fucking next?!"

--> '''[[spoiler: Alucard:]]''' [[spoiler: I am Alucard, son of Dracula. And if you fight me, you ''will'' die. Like thousands of vampires before you.]]

* RestrainedResistanceRecklessRebellion: Discussed. The Abbot points out to Tera and Maria that, even if the Revolution is fighting for a good cause (which he doesn't personally believe ''is'' a good cause), there are members who are taking things too far. He specifically points to a young man who has forbidden his elderly, infirm mother to come to church, because to the revolutionaries the church and aristocracy are the same problem. While modern viewers will most likely side with the revolutionaries, the show does not hold back from the more despicable things that were done.

** [[spoiler:Justified with Juste, it is clarified that in the past he was like in the games one of the most powerful Belmonts ever with his magical power letting him obliterate vampires. After losing Lydie and Maxim to a vampire however, the magic has left him and now he’s a sad old man. He can still WhipItGood though, as one cocky vampire learns firsthand with his head getting sliced off.]]

** Tera, Maria’s mother, is a Speaker who had formidable magic skills and slays several night creatures over the course of the first season.
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: [[spoiler:During final battle with empowered Erzsebet/Sekhmet, Richter casts a burst of magic fire point-blank in her face. When she casually inhales it and smiles at him, not even fazed by his attack, Richter can't help but smirk as well at the absurdity of the situation before he's blown away.]]

** Drolta is the most clear cut example. In ''Bloodlines'' she’s [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/mrp/cvbl/characters/drolta-full.gif a gross old hag]], [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/66a58d5ae79a8e82be6420a1da4c148a/ea60f4f2776fe7d7-b2/s540x810/9ca7e7951ea26b92ae7109d094e3777c84ea8530.gif here]] on the other hand she’s a HotAsHell female vampire DressedLikeADominatrix.

** In ''Rondo of Blood'', Annette was an ordinary woman with no combat ability, save for a bad end where she was turned into a vampire; in ''Nocturne'', she claims lineage from the Creole Gods of iron and wisdom. This grants her the ability to reshape metal and the earth into whatever shape she wants, frequently weaponry, with which she uses in fights to great effect.

** Elizabeth Bartley aka Erzsebet Báthory already a HistoricalBadassUpgrade in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'' in this continuity is supposedly the most powerful vampire of all time being the avatar of Sekhmet making her a PhysicalGod. Richter and the other heroes’s best attack against her are reduced to TheWorfBarrage [[spoiler:and she’s able to [[TotalEclipseOfTheSun eclipse the sun]] with her power and create a forever night.]]
** Olrox was a minor subboss in ''Symphony of the Night'' and far from being one of the most powerful or challenging antagonists in the game despite being able to turn into a monster. Here Olrox is an incredibly powerful vampire able to slay a Belmont in his first scene and has a variety of powers he lacked in the game such as turning into mist and telekinesis.
** Drolta was a minor character in ''Bloodlines'' being a wretched old witch that brings her mistress Erzsébet back to life. Here she’s a Morrigan-esque extremely powerful LightningBruiser Succubus vampire with FlamingHair whom equals Richter in combat and nearly kills him and Maria on two seperate occasions.

** The real life Belmont clan were mercenaries from around what is now known as France, so it actually makes sense in context; the name is derived from "Bello Monte" wich means "beatiful mountain". The lineage continues to this day; though it's not publicly known if they do hunt vampires in their spare time; their ancestors were feared on the battlefield.

** Downplayed with Richter whom is still extremely badass and unlike the games has explicit magic running through his blood due to Sypha being his ancestor. However in the games Richter is touted by Alucard as the WorldsStrongestMan being “supreme” among the Belmont clan and overall only truly rivalled by Julius, Juste and Simon. Here Richter is still a rookie vampire hunter and while he does epically power up when unleashes his magical potential, [[spoiler: he’s nevertheless outclassed by BigBad Erzsebet and has to be saved from Drolta killing him by Alucard in the climax.]]
** [[spoiler:Justified with Juste, it is clarified that in the past he was like in the games one of the most powerful Belmonts ever with his magical power letting him obliterate vampires. After losing Lydie and Maxim to a vampire however the magic has left him and now he’s a sad old man. He can still whip it good though, as one cocky vampire learns first hand with his head getting sliced off.]]
* AdaptationDeviation: The plot of ''Rondo of Blood'' primarily centered around Richter assaulting Castlevania to face off against a resurrected Dracula, and rescuing some captive girls in the process, with the time period mainly as a backdrop. [[spoiler:As the 2017 adaptation ends with an already-resurrected Dracula utterly disinterested in continuing a life of villainy,]] ''Nocturne'' (as shown with the Netflix press release) instead pits Richter and company against Erzsebet Báthory, with the bloody and brutal French Revolution visibly looming over their efforts.

** [[spoiler:Juste in ''Harmony of Dissonance'' is a young man with an Alucard’s esque LongHairPrettyBoy appearance. Here he’s much older and grizzled being Richter’s grandfather meaning he’s in his late 60s at the very least.]]

* AllMythsAreTrue: All religions at least, so it seems. Despite multiple characters stating their disbelief in religion, those religions seem to have power. Annette's powers apparently come from a Haitian god of metal that she is a descendant of and even though she is not a Christian, she uses metal crosses to great effect to trap a vampire who is burned just by touching them. [[spoiler: Ancient Egyptian mythology, specifically the deity Sekhmet, is also said to be the main source of [[BigBad Erzsebet Báthory]]'s power]].

* BadassNormal: Mizrak, the right hand of the Abbot, is just a normal soldier, no powers of any kind. [[spoiler:Even without them he is able to cut down multiple vampires single handedly.]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The first season ends on one, [[spoiler:with Erzsebet having succeeded in her plan to block out the sun, turned Tera, the heroes on the run and the villains in hot pursuit. Then Alucard arrives, killing Drolta and making the other vampires flee, and turns to ask if he's too late.]]

** Erzsbet while primarily based off her ''Bloodlines'' version takes many elements from both Dracula and Carmilla, having the DarkMessiah avatar of a GodOfEvil elements of the former and the powerful LesbianVampire who relishes young maidens’ blood of the latter. Her design is also a big ShoutOut to ''Literature/VampireHunterD''’s Carmilla.

* ContinuitySnarl: A minor one, but [[spoiler:as Annette kills her old slave master, she does so by trapping him a cage made of cross-shapes, which burns him at the touch. Trevor in the previous series explicitly called attention to the fact that crosses [[DoingInTheWizard do not]] ''actually'' have a holy effect against vampires on their own, instead disorienting them severely due to their SuperSenses having a difficulty comprehending [[BrownNote geometric shapes in close proximity]]. So while her former slave master is appropriately disoriented that he cannot escape, even in bat form, he shouldn't actually have been ''physically'' burned by touching them by just making them from the environment without proper consecration. On the other hand, Annette's [[ExtraOreDinary powers]] are explicitly stated to come from [[SuperpowerfulGenetics her ancestry connected to an african god]], so it's very possible that the burning effect come from her innate SemiDivine magics imbued into the metal, and both assume that the more well-known effect of [[HolyBurnsEvil vampires and crosses]] is the true cause.]]

** In episode 7, [[spoiler:the Abbot is struggling with Erzsabet's demand that he sacrifice his and Tera's daughter to her as a gesture of submission and to confirm his commitment to their DealWithTheDevil. Emmanuel specifically calls out to God in his prayers not to remain silent in his moment of need, as he's well aware his actions have almost slipped past the PointOfNoReturn. At that moment, Maria, acting ahead of the other's plans to assault the abbey, enters the room and warns him to leave the building before the attack happens, in the process of trying to connive him letting slip her desire that he actually be a father to her for once. Despite the opportunity to flee and turn aside from his path, as well as potentially earning the love of his estranged daughter, Emmanuel fails to see the LastSecondChance for what it is, believing that God sent Maria to him so that he can sacrifice her to Erzsabet and send her soul to heaven. After this, even his loyal second-in-command turns on him and the heroes sans Tera treat him as BeyondRedemption]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Dolta wears high heeless platform boots as part of her attire. Giving her a more goat-like motif as is more commonly associated with demons rather than vampires. This indicates [[spoiler: her eventual reveal in Episode 7 as a succubus instead of a vampire]].

* ItCanThink: Compared to the previous series, night creatures here display greater sense of intelligence and individuality. [[spoiler:Edouard even still recognizes his old friend Annette whom he saves from a sneaking night creature about to kill her, and another night creature is visibly alarmed that Edouard kills his own kind and yanks him away to prevent more unnecessary deaths.]]

** Maria Renard's design is a wholesale throwback of her appearance in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles'', wearing a more masculine yet still very elegant outfit instead of the pink dress she wore in the ''Rondo of Blood'' era. Additionally, her sword is a reference to a concept design for ''Symphony of the Night'' where she was wielding one.

* OneWomanWail: A male variation. Edouard’s arias serve as main themes to some of the battles.

* PreMortemOneLiner: Subverted. After [[spoiler:regaining his ability to use magic]], Richter while advancing on the last remaining vampire in the group that attacked him, he seems to be setting up a one liner of some kind. He stops for a second, then notes that he was planning to say something witty or cutting, but "fuck it" and proceeds to incinerate the vampire.

* SuperheroSpeciation: A magical variation. In the first series, Sypha was the only mage and used elemental attacks. In ''Nocturne'', there's more mages among the heroes and thus each uses magic differently: Maria [[SummonMagic summons creatures from the Spirit World]], Annette has control over [[ExtraOreDinary metal and rock]], and Edouard has MagicMusic. Richter and Tera, who both use Speaker magic like Sypha did, use it in different ways: Tera prefers direct magical attacks, while Richter uses it as [[FullContactMagic enhancement for his martial skills]].

** Tera like Annette was just another ordinary woman/DamselInDistress in ''Rondo of Blood'' and ''Dracula X Chronicles'' who Richer needed to save. Here however she gets a major upgrade being Maria’s mother and distant cousin to Richer and as such is a Speaker Magician allowing her to fulfill a similar role to Sypha in combat.
** Elizabeth Bartley aka Erzsebet Báthory already a HistoricalBadassUpgrade in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'' in this continuity is supposedly the most powerful vampire of all time being the avatar of Sekhmet making her a PhysicalGod. Richer and the other heroes’s best attack against her are reduced to TheWorfBarrage [[spoiler:and she’s able to [[TotalEclipseOfTheSun eclipse the sun]] with her power and create a forever night.]]

** Drolta was a minor character in ''Bloodlines'' being a wretched old witch that brings her mistress Erzsébet back to life. Here she’s a Morrigan-esque extremely powerful LightningBruiser Succubus vampire with FlamingHair whom equals Richer in combat and nearly kills him and Maria on two seperate occasions.

** Downplayed with Richer whom is still extremely badass and unlike the games has explicit magic running through his blood due to Sypha being his ancestor. However in the games Richer is touted by Alucard as the WorldsStrongestMan being “supreme” among the Belmont clan and overall only truly rivalled by Julius, Juste and Simon. Here Richer is still a rookie vampire hunter and while he does epically power up when unleashes his magical potential, [[spoiler: he’s nevertheless outclassed by BigBad Erzsebet and has to be saved from Drolta killing him by Alucard in the climax.]]

** [[spoiler:Juste in ''Harmony of Dissonance'' is a young man with an Alucard’s esque LongHairPrettyBoy appearance. Here he’s much older and grizzled being Richer’s grandfather meaning he’s in his late 60s at the very least.]]

''Castlevania: Nocturne'' is a 2023 adult animated action / fantasy / horror series and the SequelSeries to the 2017 [[WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania|2017}} adaptation]] of the [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} hit video game franchise]]. The series will mainly be based upon the installment ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'', with elements from its sequel ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.

Set during UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution, the series will follow Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel), Maria Renard (Pixie Davies) and Annette (Creator/ThusoMbedu) as they fight to prevent the rise of a "vampire messiah" in the form of Erzsebet Báthory (Creator/FrankaPotente). The series premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} September 28, 2023. [[https://x.com/netflix/status/1710324145156673787?s=46&t=7YT7yMPCw2VMMwQUxWj5_A A second season is in development]].

Replacing Creator/WarrenEllis as primary writer will be Clive Bradley, (''Series/Trapped2015'', ''City of Vice''). In addition to Bradley, three critically acclaimed writers will be contributing to the show: playwright Zowda Nyoni, author Temi Oh and writer - theatre maker Testament.

** The second trailer features a cover of "Opposing Bloodlines", Richter's Stage 1 music from ''Rondo'' and its variations which is his de facto theme song.