The Castlevania Dracula draws some history from both, but instead of only preying on maidens, this version threatens whole realms with his armies at the least, and at worst is presented as the very embodiment of evil. The Dracula of Castlevania is based on Bram Stoker's character in the novel of the same name, who was in turn likely named for Vlad III Dracula of Wallachia. The Lords of Shadow series tells the story of Gabriel's quest to save the world, fall into darkness, and journey of redemption. In the series reboot Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Dracula is reimagined as an 11th-century holy knight named Gabriel Belmont and serves as the central character of the game and its two sequels. A vampire and a sorcerer, he is the main antagonist of the series and the final boss of almost every installment. Nobuhiko Kazama (as Mathias Cronqvist in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence)ĭracula Vlad Țepeș ( Japanese: ドラキュラ・ヴラド・ツェペシュ, Hepburn: Dorakyura Vurado Tsepeshu) or simply known as Dracula ( Japanese: ドラキュラ, Hepburn: Dorakyura), real name Mathias Cronqvist, is a fictional character from the Castlevania video game series created by Konami.
