Fanfic / RWBY: Faith Restored

RWBY: Faith Restored is a crossover between Castlevania (2017) and RWBY by Critica1Darling on Wattpad and Fan Fiction.

Synopsis on Wattpad: Vlad Dracula Tepes, The King of Vampires, is defeated. But he is not truly gone. He finds himself in a world filled with the darkness he swore to bring and the humans who fight with outlandish weapons. Normally, he would fight for the darkness. However, something changes inside him. With new allies and old enemies, Dracula will show the world the power of the King of Vampires.

It has spawned two sequels as part of a trilogy, RWBY: Faith Reunited and RWBY: Faith Damaged, both of which are complete. The author has also written an ongoing sequel to the series set in the universe of My Hero Academia entitled The New Teacher set after the events of the Faith trilogy.

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RWBY: Faith Restored

• Adaptational Angst Upgrade: Ruby has always been something of a Stepford Smiler hiding her depression from losing her mom, but here, she is implied to have almost committed suicide thanks to her pain. This motivates Dracula resurrecting Summer as a vampire so Ruby can see her mother once more.
• Adaptational Badass:
  • Amber is transformed into a vampire by Dracula, enhancing her skillset with vampiric abilities on top of her pre-existing Maiden powers
  • Willow is also turned into a vampire by Dracula, making her much more adept at fighting.
• Adaptational Heroism: Dracula grows to be a much better person than canon thanks to the Positive Friend Influence of Team RWBY and JNPR, even falling in love with and marrying Willow Schnee.
  • Carmilla gets the same treatment, becoming a valuable ally to the heroes and learning.
• Adaptational Name Change: Dracula renames the SDC as Tepes Industries in the finale, expanding it to include medicine, science, weaponry, and intelligence.
• Adaptational Nice Guy: Again, Dracula and Carmilla.
  • Raven is much nicer than canon, revealing to Dracula that she left Yang behind to protect her from rogue huntsmen, bandit tribes, and Salem.
  • Pyrrha's mom Athena is a good deal nicer than canon and genuinely loves her daughter, which is shown after the Fall of Beacon.
• Adaptational Sexuality:
  • Ruby and Weiss are a couple along with Yang and Blake.
  • Carmilla and Glynda are also a couple in the story, something that did not show up on either sides.
  • Sun and Neptune implied to be a couple, something that is also not present in canon.
  • Cinder and Emerald are in a romantic relationship that lasts until Cinder's death during the Fall of Beacon when in canon, it was more of a mother-daughter bond.
• Adaptation Species Change: Roman and Neo become vampires in the story, mainly due to Roman becoming one first.
• Adaptational Villainy: The White Fang under Adam's leadership become the Blood Fang after his coup against Sienna Khan, turning the violent tendencies of the original group up to eleven.
  • Becoming vampires haven't really done Roman and Neo any favors for their morality
• An Arm and a Leg: Yang loses both of her arms to Adam Taurus during the Fall of Beacon
• And Show It to You: Dracula seemingly kills Roman by tearing out his heart on the explosives-laden train at Mountain Glenn. Unfortunately, Roman survives this and becomes a vampire.
• Animal Motifs: Dracula is compared to a dragon, which is readily apparent when he turns into a dragon to take on and kill the Grimm Wyvern.
• Badass Boast: Dracula makes one for Cinder right before he uses his Dark and Troubled Past to Mind Rape her.
  Dracula: How does it feel to be repeatedly kicked down? To be powerless in the presence of more powerful people? Let me show you true powerlessness!
• Badass Family: Dracula, Willow, and Weiss.
• Badass Teacher: Dracula takes up the occupation of science and philosophy teacher at Beacon, automatically becoming this thanks to his combat skills and vampiric powers.
• Because You Were Nice to Me: Willow becomes a much more confident person thanks to Dracula helping her out and falls in love with Dracula, with her feelings being reciprocated by him.
• Belligerent Sexual Tension: Dracula interprets Qrow and Winter's rivalry as this, much to Weiss' chagrin.
• Big Damn Heroes:
  • Raven shows up to help fight off the Blood Fang and Grimm invading Beacon.
  • Dracula, Willow, and Amber also appear to help Team RWBY fight off the Grimm and Blood Fang invading Beacon.
• Big Fancy Castle: Dracula summons his personal fortress, Castlevania, in the Emerald Forest as his home base after he mentions it during his conversation with Team RWBY and JNPR in Beacon's cafeteria, and since it's Castlevania we're talking about, of course it qualifies.
• Came Back Strong:
  • Summer is resurrected as a vampire by Dracula.
  • Roman also becomes a vampire, later turning Neo into one.
• Came Back Wrong: Yang isn't too happy about Dracula resurrecting Summer as a vampire due to her believing that it was this trope, leading to both getting into a fight before Summer steps in to break it up.
• Character Development:
  • Dracula gradually regains trust in mankind through his interactions with the Beacon students and other people he befriended over the course of the story.
  • Carmilla gradually regains faith in mankind's capacity for good and learns to trust others again.
• Clear My Name: Dracula proves Pyrrha innocent of murdering Penny in his speech to Remnant as the new head of the SDC
• Curb-Stomp Battle: Cinder gets the hell beaten out of her in her fight against Dracula before getting mindfucked by him
• Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: Raven left Yang behind to protect her from all the rogue Huntsmen and criminals that would go after her due to Raven's past as a Huntress as well as keep her out of Salem's sights.
• Dark and Troubled Past: Where to begin? In addition to losing his previous wives, Dracula's childhood was no walk in the park, having been born the illegitimate son of a corrupt bishop who raped him after his mother died.
• Dark Is Not Evil: Dracula and Carmilla
• Daywalking Vampire: Downplayed; while Dracula can operate just fine under daylight, he prefers nighttime to avoid being burned by the sun
• Death by Adaptation: Cinder accidentally falls off of Beacon Tower after being subject to Mind Rape from Dracula and breaks her neck, returning the stolen Fall Maiden power to Amber.
• The Dreaded: Salem is noticeably afraid of Dracula, referring to him as the Impaler and stating that he was the most feared man on Remnant in his time.
• Electronic Eyes: Ruby receives one courtesy of Atlas to replace the eye that got slashed at Mountain Glenn.
• Eye Scream: A Blood Fang lieutenant slices one of Ruby's eyeballs after kidnapping her at Mountain Glenn, forcing her to wear an eye patch over the injured eye afterwards.
• Fish out of Temporal Water: Dracula is effectively this.
• Forgiven, but Not Forgotten: While Carmilla is off the hook for her past actions, Dracula makes it clear that it will take time for him to completely forgive her for her backstabbing tendencies.
• He Who Fights Monsters: Sienna Khan is persuaded to not fall down this path by Dracula courtesy of him showing her memories of the war he waged on humanity after his wife's wrongful death.
• It's All My Fault: Dracula has this mindset regarding Ruby losing her eye after the Breach is stopped. Willow manages to talk him out of it.
• It's Personal: Pyrrha sets off alongside her teammates in Team JNPR to avenge Penny's accidental death and get even with Emerald for mind-fucking her with her Semblance.
• The Krampus: The Anti-Santa himself shows up on Remnant in the Christmas special chapter to teach its inhabitants to cherish the Christmas spirit by punishing those who lose it with death. Surprisingly enough, Krampus is quite amiable and has a conversation with Dracula before leaving.
• Like a Son to Me: Weiss views Dracula as the true father she wished she had, and Dracula treats her like his own daughter.
• Mama Bear: Raven is this for Yang.
• Mind Rape: Dracula telepathically shows Cinder his Dark and Troubled Past after beating the piss out of her, reducing her to a broken shell of her former self before her death.
• The Mutiny: The White Fang betray Sienna Khan during the execution of Adam Taurus, forcing her to flee along with her remaining supporters.
• Not Quite Dead: Roman, as it turns out, didn't die from Dracula ripping out his heart on the bomb train, instead becoming a vampire.
• Outside-Context Problem: Dracula rapidly becomes one for Cinder and, by extension, Salem
• Underestimating Badassery: Mercury brushes off Dracula as someone who just looks intimidating while having no combat skills while Cinder is looking over his transcripts. This being Dracula, it's safe to say that he can back up his looks with his powers.
• Papa Wolf: Dracula is this for Weiss.
• Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves: Carmilla warns Leonardo Lionheart on his traitorous actions after incinerating the Seer Grimm in his office with a magical fireball to avert this, advising him to come clean with his allies and Ozpin or get killed by Dracula.
• Sequel Hook: The Stinger of the final chapter reveals that Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard have also arrived in Remnant.
• Sherlock Scan: Dracula instantly knows that Ozpin is an immortal being when they first meet at the headmaster's office in Beacon, much to Ozpin's surprise.
• Shout-Out: Dracula makes a reference to Hellsing during the battle at the docks before subjecting the White Fang grunts and Roman to a Curb-Stomp Battle.

  Dracula: Nice try... But I can't be killed by mere dogs. It takes a true man to kill a monster!

  • Dracula and Weiss sing Music/Skillet's "The Resistance" at the opening ceremony for the Vytal Festival tournament
  • Dracula kills the Grimm Wyvern while in his dragon form in a manner similar to Godzilla's Kiss of Death in Godzilla (2014)
• Willfully Weak: Dracula limited his overwhelming power to better experience and enjoy human life so he could make his previous wife Lisa happy
• You Are Better Than You Think You Are:
  • Dracula encourages Willow to stand up for herself and fix all of the mistakes she made when he visits her at the Schnee estate, motivating her to contact Weiss and retake the SDC from Jacques.
  • Willow returns the favor when Dracula blames himself for Ruby's eye getting sliced during the Mountain Glenn mission, citing how he had managed to change her life just by being there for her.

RWBY: Faith Reunited

• Adaptational Badass/Adaptational Species Change: Weiss is transformed into a vampire by Dracula after she is shot by Jacques to save her life, gaining new abilities in addition to her existing skills as a huntress.
• Adaptational Heroism: Mercury pulls a Heel–Face Turn and allies himself with RWBY and JNPR after nearly getting killed by Emerald.
• Adaptational Villainy:
  • Continuing on from Faith Restored, Roman and Neo join up with Salem as her new minions.
  • Emerald devolves into an Ax-Crazy For the Evulz Serial Killer after Cinder's death.
• Big Damn Heroes: Dracula makes his way to Razor Bunker to rescue Weiss after interrogating an ex-business partner of Jacques for her location.
• Bloody Murder: As it turns out, vampiric blood is poisonous to living people, which Tyrian gets to experience firsthand after ingesting Alucard's blood.
• Daywalking Vampire: Alucard, as per canon, is able to operate in the sunlight with no adverse effects thanks to his dhampir status.
• Death by Adaptation: Jacques gets his throat torn out by his ex-wife Willow after he shoots Weiss.
• Intercontinuity Crossover: Somehow, Hazbin Hotel is connected to this fic, with Lucifer being responsible for Dracula's transformation into a vampire.
• Mama Bear: It really shows how protective Willow is towards Weiss when she literally rips out Jacques' throat with her teeth!
• Precision F-Strike: Weiss tells her biological father to shut it at his party in Razor Bunker.

  Jacques: SING!

  Weiss: No, Jacques Schnee. I'm no longer your bird in a cage. So grab some Viagra and go fuck yourself!

• Slashed Throat: Mercury gets his throat cut open by Emerald en route to Haven, only surviving thanks to his Aura keeping his wound staunched long enough for him to avoid bleeding out.
• Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: The Castlevania trio's alliance with Teams RWBY and JNPR starts off rather shaky due to the former's bad experiences with Dracula. The former learn to let go of their grudge and accept that Dracula has changed for the better over time.

RWBY: Faith Damaged

• Adaptational Badass: Yang is transformed into a vampire by Dracula after getting both of her cybernetic arms torn off by her Grimm doppelganger, gaining the ability to control fire and receiving new arms made out of fire.
• Alas, Poor Villain: Even though Salem tried to divide and conquer Remnant, Dracula mourns her death nonetheless because of her tragic past and wishes for her to be at peace in the next life.
• Badass Army: The Dragon Claws serve as Atlas' new army and are decked out with the best training and gear Remnant has to offer
• Big Bad Wannabe: Vampire!Roman and Vampire!Neo amount to this, being killed by Dracula in short order.
• Bittersweet Ending: Salem is finally defeated at the cost of Dracula's life, allowing Remnant to prosper once more and enjoy its newfound peace.
• Curb-Stomp Battle:
  • Blake gets to utterly thrash Adam Taurus at Haven before blowing out his brains.
  • Roman is easily defeated by Dracula despite his new vampiric abilities before being devoured by a hellhound Dracula summons.
• Cast from Hit Points: Dracula's Demonic Megiddo drains the vampire of his remaining life force in a final attack meant to kill Salem.
• Death by Adaptation:
  • Tyrian dies from being poisoned by Alucard's vampiric blood
  • Mercury and Emerald die at Haven via Mutual Kill.
  • Salem dies from her wounds against Dracula in the Final Battle.
• Death Is a Sad Thing: Everyone mourns Dracula's death after Salem's defeat.
• Devoured by the Horde: Ruby, Yang, and Blake's Grimm copies are Eaten Alive by Dracula's undead army when he releases Level Zero during the battle for Atlas.
• Dies Differently in Adaptation: Blake subjects Adam to a Curb-Stomp Battle at Haven before giving him the Boom, Headshot! treatment.
• Dying as Yourself/Peaceful in Death: Salem dies as the kind, innocent girl she once was after she is purged of her Grimm corruption by Dracula's Demonic Megiddo.
• Evil Counterpart: Salem's Grimm copies of Team RWBY are pretty much inverted copies of the original.
• The Good King: Dracula is this for Atlas.
• The Hero Dies: Dracula dies after using up the remainder of his life force to purge Salem of her Grimm corruption with the Demonic Megiddo, disintegrating into ash after saying his farewells to all of his friends and loved ones.
• The Reveal: Where to begin?! First, Dracula was originally from Remnant before he ended up on Earth. And second, Salem is actually Dracula's daughter with his first wife Elisabetha!
• Heroic BSoD: Let's just say that Dracula didn't take the news that he's Salem's father very well.
• Intercontinuity Crossover: Shows up again when Task Force 141 from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 appear to train Team RWBY and JNPR in Atlas
• Mutual Kill: Emerald disembowels Mercury right before he shoots her in the heart with his leg-guns.
• Off with His Head!: Weiss kills her Grimm doppelganger in this manner.
• One-Winged Angel: Level Zero is this for Dracula.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner: Blake gives one to Adam before killing him.

  Blake: Goodbye, Adam. Enjoy your time in Hell.

• Right Through the Wall: Exaggerated; Dracula and Willow have sex loud enough to be heard across dimensions!
• Shout-Out: Shows up again, this time for Doom Eternal regarding the new battlecry of the Atlesian soldiers as well as Dracula's Rousing Speech for them during the Battle of Menagerie
  • The Hellsing references return during Dracula's fight against Vampire!Roman in Atlas along with a reference to Hellsing Ultimate Abridged, with the ensuing Curb-Stomp Battle being closely based off of Alucard's fight against Luke Valentine.
• Wham Episode: A Tale of Gods and Monsters. Dear lord, that chapter!
• You Have Failed Me: Salem simply lets Tyrian die of vampire blood poisoning after he fails to capture Ruby.