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Gilles de Rais

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“ Worm, you dare oppose the power of darkness? Is it death you seek? „
~ Gilles de Rais

Background

Gilles de Rais is an antagonist featured in Castlevania (N64) and Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness. A powerful vampire and one of Count Dracula's most trusted subordinates, Gilles serves as a high-ranking figure in a carefully orchestrated scheme to resurrect the Dark Lord.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Gilles de Rais’ story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Gilles de Rais makes his first appearance in the opening sequence of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness, where he is seen traversing the castle halls, lantern in hand. He ascends to the Castle Keep, joining Actrise and Death as they perform the ritual to resurrect Dracula in 1844.

He is later referenced during the Villa stage, where Mary Oldrey reveals that her husband, J. A. Oldrey, fell victim to Gilles and was turned into a vampire. Gilles himself confronts Cornell in the crypt beneath the Villa's garden maze, initiating a battle. However, he is caught off guard by Cornell's strength and retreats when Actrise intervenes, halting the confrontation. Before leaving, both Gilles and Actrise ominously hint that Cornell may prove to be a worthy opponent for Dracula. Gilles reappears in the final scene of Cornell’s story, where Cornell’s werewolf essence is used in a ritual to reincarnate Dracula within the body of Malus.

Gilles de Rais returns in the events of Reinhardt and Carrie's quests in 1852, this time under the guise of Dracula. While the English versions of the games do not clearly reveal his identity, the official strategy guide confirms that he is "Vampire Gildre," one of Dracula's servants. Disguised as his master, Gilles attempts to thwart the adventurers in the Castle Wall. His deception ends when he is confronted and ultimately defeated during the climactic battle in the Castle Keep.

General Information

Name: Gilles de Rais[1]

Other Names: Dracula (As he was pretending to be him)

Origin: Castlevania (N64)

First Appearance: Castlevania (N64)

Latest Appearance: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

Company: Konami

Creator: Ebisu Etsunobu

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Unknown

Time Period: 1844 & 1852

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Dracula's Castle

Story Role: Main Antagonist, False Character

Legacy: Unknown Legacy

Influence: Event Influence (Gilles death is the reasoning for the re-awakening of Dracula)

Language: English

Classification: Dracula's servant, The Guardian of Dracula's Sleeping Spirit[2]

Species: Vampire

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Vampire Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Chaos

Occupation: Servant

Affiliations: Dracula, Death, Actrise, Ortega

Enemies: Cornell, Carrie Fernandez, Reinhardt Schneider

Height: Unknown

Weight: Unknown

Status: Deceased (Killed by Carrie Fernandez and Reinhardt Schneider[3])

Date of Death: 1852

Alignment: Chaotic Evil (A servant of Dracula and the guardian of his sleeping spirit[4], attempting to revive Dracula and start a global war)

Threat Level: Global Threat (Wishes for the resurrection of Dracula, where Dracula intended to cause a global war during the events of Castlevania (N64)[5], planned to wrap the world in darkness and crush all to his will[6])

Codex Statistics

Grade: S

Tier: At least 7-C

Cardinality: Finite

Power Source: Chaos (All monsters and creatures are Creatures of Chaos[7], where they are empowered by Chaos, always rebirthing from Chaos with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form[8])

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Town level (Potency) (Vampires are considered far larger threats than the standard creature of the night monsters[9], which would put him above creatures such as Golem, from Castlevania Judgement, as he died to a random unknown hunter after his return from the time rift[10]. Golem with his ultimate can shoot out a mouth blast that vaporizes everything it touches as far as the eye can see getting these results[11]. Can harm and fight against enemies stronger than characters who can take hits from neutron bomb[12], that have a yield range of 1-10 kilotons of TNT. Can fight and harm Cornell[13]. 1800s Dracula was surprised that one had the power to destroy his servant[14])

Durability: At least Town level (Can take hits from Cornell[15])

Striking Strength: At least Town Class (Potency)

Lifting Strength: At least Class 10 (Vampires are considered far larger threats than the standard creature of the night monsters[16], which should make him superior to Hector's Battle-Type innocent devils who can move entire tree logs that are blocking roads out of the way[17] where logs can weigh around 15 to 5 tons[18] and Hector's battle-type innocent devils can lift open large iron doors that "no man could force open"[19])

Travel Speed: At least Superhuman regularly (Vampires can assume the shape of a wolf, a bat or fog[20]). At most Faster Than Light at top speed (Vampires are loved by the night, beyond even the typical Creature of the Night, making him faster then enemies such as the Sky Fish who moves so fast that it appears as a beam of light and is only slowed down when time is stopped[21] and the White Demon, who can move at the speed of light at short distances[22]. Vampires can move so fast that the light itself cannot keep up with them, leaving an afterimage behind[23]. Alucard in his suppressed Genya Arikado form can still move so fast that an afterimage made of light is behind him[24])

Attack Speed: At most Faster Than Light

Reaction Speed: At most Faster Than Light

Stamina: Limitless (Vampires are loved by the night, making them so powerful that vampires like Walter Bernhard never been defeated before Leon Belmont gained the vampire killer[25])

Range: Standard Melee

Intelligence: Supergenius Intelligence (Gilles de Rais is a master of magic, where magic requires one to have a deep understanding of Quantum Physics to utilize it to its fullest, requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"[26])

Knowledge: Grandmaster level

Powers and Techniques

Is a Creature of the Night, which gives:



Is a Vampire, which gives:




Disguise Mastery (Gilles disguised himself as Dracula[147], with the real Dracula being Malus and Gilles merely being his servant[148]), Flight (Flies before Carrie and Reinhardt to welcome them to his castle[149]), Teleportation (Disappeared into mist[150]), Shockwave Generation (Unleashes a massive shockwave that travels outwards and harms any enemy it touches[151]), Curtain Fire (Multi-Directional) & Fire Manipulation (Shoots out a volley of fireballs at his opponents[152]), Animal Manipulation (He can send out bats that are on fire[153]), Vacuum Manipulation (Can utilize his fog to pull one in like a vaccum[154]).

Resistance to Dracula's Castle (Can fight and act all the way into Draucla's throne room without any adverse effects done to him[155]) The Castle Abilities Include: Reality Warping (The Castle does not work on standard logic, where changing rooms can have one view a completely different background[156], such as room with a blue sky that is reflecting up and downwards and having the cloud srotate at a fast speed[157]), Transmutation (Beings that come near are subject to the castle's influence, such as a local barnyard owl which was mutated just from flying near it[158]), Possession (The castle possesses objects with its magic, such as a ouija table[159]), Sealing (Dracula's magic captured Aguni, a primitive god of fire[160]. The Castle has doors sealed off without solving puzzles[161]. This can extend to walls being sealed off where explosions will not affect it until the seal is gone[162]), Mind Manipulation (Everything that enters the castle is under the control by the power of Dracula's castle[163], the ghost of Eric Lecarde needed to cast a magic barrier to bind himself so he could be free from the control of the castle[164]. The Castle corrupts the minds of those who enter it, such as making Maxim Kischine feel strange ever since coming to it[165]. It also corrupted the mind of Hugh turning him against Nathan with Nathan noting he's being controlled by Dracula[166]. The castle increases one's dark desires, allowing Dracula to easily control them[167]. The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy also spurs it to violence[168]), Madness Manipulation (The Castle warped Gergoth, a once-gentle beast and drove it mad[169]), Size Manipulation (Magically enlarged a toad through the use of demonic baptism[170]), Fear Manipulation (Even while far away, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent from the castle where their bodies seemed to squeal "run away"[171]. Michelle even being at the entrance to the castle had her body telling her to not go in and her leg muscles being petrified like stone[172]), Curse Manipulation (The Curse status that spirits inflict[173] comes from them absorbing the magic power around the castle. The Castle cursed a human to turn into a lizard man[174]), Life Manipulation (The castle can bring inanimate statues to life to attack[175]. Can cause the glass murals to come to life and attack[176]), Soul Manipulation (Those that die in the castle become one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle for eternity[177]), Abstract Manipulation & Hell Manipulation (The castle can create a core of evil made from hatred, envy, anger and other dark emotions[178]), Text Manipulation & Plot Manipulation (The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power[179], where is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos[180] where creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly[181], along with their vital souls causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle[182], or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires[183], Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten[184], where if the contents of the book change the creatures magic will keep growing and eventually overflow into reality, causing the grimoire to fall into chaos and even more monsters materializing into the real world[185]. The text alterations also make the monsters stronger[186]. With the real world and world of grimoires being considered the same or "equal"[187], compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"[188]. Death was going to use Dracula's magic to rewrite Dracula's defeat to Trevor making it where Dracula defeats Trevor Belmont instead where Dracula would go on living in the rewritten grimoire with each grimoire being its own world and the grimoires influence extends into reality[189]), Law Manipulation (The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power[190], which alter grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality[191]), Power Modification (The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power[192], which the vital souls cause alterations of the Grimoire that can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger than them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations[193]. The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others[194])

Equipment

Nothing notable.

Notable Techniques


  • Blood Draining: Vampires can bite and drink the blood of their victims. Blood acts as a source of energy and life for vampires and creatures of the night, an example of this being Red Skeletons who endlessly[195] regenerate[196], from any kind[197] of damage due to it absorbing blood[198].
  • Transformation: Vampires are able to turn into bats, wolves, fog, and other sorts of creatures as they please.
  • Super Strength: Vampires are incredibly superhumanly strong, even for the average creature of the night, being noted to be stronger than even Werewolves.
  • Super Speed: Vampires can move incredibly fast, to where all of them leave behind light projections due to how fast they're moving, while they can control their speeds even to approach speeds such as sound. They are normally beyond even other creatures in the castle such as the White Demon who moves at the speed of light at top speed.


  • Claw Slash: De Rais slashes Cornell with his claws. The attack is stronger at night and weaker during the day.
  • Vampiric Bite: De Rais bites Cornell to drain his health and replenish his own. If Cornell does not break free in time, his status changes to "vampire."
  • Flame Bursts: De Rais emits multiple bursts of flame as long-range attacks.
  • Evasion: De Rais is adept at evading attacks, either leaping into the air or sidestepping to avoid damage. If close enough, he will attempt to bite Cornell after evading.


  • Teleportation: De Rais turns into mist and vanishes, teleporting multiple times before reappearing behind the hero. If the player is too close or turns abruptly, he may vanish again.
  • Homing Fireballs/Flaming Bats: De Rais conjures four homing fireballs (in Legacy of Darkness) or four flaming bats (in Castlevania (N64)).
  • Vampiric Drain: De Rais draws the hero to him and sucks their blood, draining the player’s health and replenishing his own. If the player does not break free in time, their status changes to "vampire."
  • Shockwaves: De Rais emits two shockwaves, one low to the ground and the other at waist height.
  • Sustained Fire Blast: De Rais releases a sustained blast of fire, resembling a weaker version of Dracula’s Demonic Megiddo.

Other

Standard Tactics

  • Villa's Crypt:
    • Slashing with claws, with increased strength at night and reduced power during the day.
    • Biting to drain ones health while restoring his own. Prolonged biting can result in the opponent becoming a vampire.
    • Emitting bursts of flame for long-range attacks.
    • Gilles primarily fights at close range, using flame bursts when distant. He is highly evasive, leaping or sidestepping attacks and often attempting to bite if close.
  • Castle Keep:
    • After a cutscene, de Rais transforms into mist and teleports, often reappearing behind the hero. He may vanish again if the player gets too close or turns suddenly.
    • Conjuring four homing fireballs (in Legacy of Darkness) or four flaming bats (in Castlevania).
    • Drawing the opponent close and sucking their blood, draining their health while replenishing his own. If not broken free from in time, the player becomes a vampire.
    • Emitting two shockwaves, one low to the ground and the other at waist height.
    • Releasing a sustained blast of fire (similar to a weaker version of Dracula's Demonic Megiddo).
    • Like Dracula battles in previous games, de Rais only takes damage when struck on the head. On higher difficulty settings, the player must jump to hit him, or all attacks will miss.

Weaknesses

Note

Explanation

Usage of games like Castlevania Legends & Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Castlevania Legends

The game was originally meant to be a prequel to all the other games in the Castlevania series, this can be seen with Sonia's boss fight against Dracula serving as the first time Dracula ever encountered a Belmont along with the ending of the game saying "this story marks the beginning of the Belmont family legend that has been passed on through many ages". Along with this, Sonia shared a relationship with Alucard, heavily implying that her child is between her and Alucard. The existence of Lament of Innocence already greatly messes with this. The game manual even mentions that Sonia was the first of the Belmont family to leave her name to posterity as a vampire hunter[220]. Despite Leon Belmont being the one to start the legend of the Belmont Hunters being vampire hunters. Along with this, Trevor is canonically the first Belmont to defeat Dracula. Iga has gone out of his way to note too that Castlevania Legends was intentionally redacted from the timeline so that it doesn't conflict with the timing used in other titles.

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

Although it was in the original 2006 timeline, it was removed by Iga from the timeline, along with Castlevania (N64), Legacy of Darkness, and Legends.

Why abilities from them are still usable for main timeline

These games were at one point officially a part of the original timeline before ultimately being removed, making them hypotheticals that could be done. This is further supported by an interview in the History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon book, where executive producer of Castlevania Netflix Adi Shankar noted that even the "non-canon" games are parallel timelines in the overall multiverse, sharing the same spirit and lore[221]. While one could argue his statement shouldn't be used, it comes from a book titled, "History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon", where it wouldn't make much sense if his statement was wrong and there was no correction over it. The book even has asterisks to give further context, yet they never claim him wrong. Along with this, it's consistent with the fact that most of the Castlevania games that are "non-canon" now were originally a part of the timeline. Thus this statement is usable. Thus abilities and the likes from these games can carry over to the main timeline games.

Trivia

Gilles de Rais by Éloi Firmin Féron (1835).
  • This character is based on the real Gilles de Rais, a knight and lord from Brittany, Anjou and Poitou, a leader in the French army, and a companion-in-arms of Joan of Arc. Although he was not associated with vampire legends, he was convicted and executed as a confessed serial killer of hundreds of children, a crime ascribed to his in-game accomplice, Actrise.
    • He was also accused of being a sorcerer by the Catholic Church (he apparently did attempt to summon a demon with the help of a coerced priest), and a werewolf in other stories.
    • The real Gilles de Rais is associated with the legend of Bluebeard, a French folktale of a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives, and as such his in-game rendering sports a blue beard.
  • The PAL version of Castlevania (N64) features voice acting for Gilles de Rais in the Castle Wall and Castle Keep stages. However, in the American version, he only has voice acting in the Castle Wall.
    • This could have been due to the PAL version having been released about four months after the US version, allowing the developers to add extra features to it. However, this is unconfirmed.
  • Gilles' voice actor is uncredited in Castlevania (N64), although it is believed he was voiced by Scott McCulloch, who also voiced the Narrator in that game.
  • In Castlevania (N64) and Legacy of Darkness, it turns out that Gilles de Rais himself decided to become a host for Dracula so he could release his master's soul after he died and reincarnate it into Malus's body.
  • Largely because of Castlevania (N64) misleading the player into thinking Gilles de Rais is Dracula unless specific requirements are met for the true ending, Gilles de Rais is the only Dracula-like enemy to utilize Dracula's leitmotif "Dance of Illusions".
  • A version of Gilles de Rais was planned to appear in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, but was scrapped during development[222].
  • The 2003 horror film, Dracula II: Ascension, part of a trilogy which identified Dracula as the disciple Judas Iscariot, had Dracula stating a list of the names he had gone by through the centuries, one of which being Gilles de Rais.

Misconceptions

"Gaiden" means "Non-Canon" or "Alternate Timeline"

This stems from the belief that when Iga or a producer calls a Castlevania game a "Gaiden" it is therefore non-canon or an alternate timeline and can be dismissed. This, however, is not the case.

The term "Gaiden" merely just means a side story, spin-off, or a separate tale. The term "Gaiden" does not determine the canonicity of a work, it just lets you know if the game is a spin-off/side-story or if it's a main story. Take, for instance, the Kingdom Hearts series. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories would be considered a gaiden, as it's a side-story and spin-off title that isn't a mainline numbered title, however, it is in all manners canon and important to play to understand Kingdom Hearts II.

The same can be applied to Castlevania itself, Castlevania Symphony of the Night is a gaiden game. Yet it is very obviously canon and pretty important to play to understand more of Alucard's backstory. The idea of a Gaiden game for the Castlevania series itself would be any game not dealing with one of Dracula's main 100-year-resurrections, which in this case, even Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest is in a way a gaiden, despite being completely canon.

This is all to say that Gaiden does not at all mean "non-canon" or "alternate timeline" and should never be treated as such, the term itself has nothing to do with the canonicity of a product.

IGA Statements Quoted by a Fan

Any statements Iga has made about Judgment that don't come from this IGN interview or a sourced and reputable article are not usable. This is, of course, referring to the popular statements used when discussing Judgment's Canoncity about a fan asking IGA about the game's Canoncity on Facebook, here are some of them below:

Fan: You mentioned Legend of Cornell was an alternate continuity. However, Cornell appears in Castlevania Judgment, which I believe is not an alternate continuity. How does that work? is he from a different universe than the other characters? It is not really explained in the game itself so I was hoping you could give some clarification on the issue.
IGA: Judgment is a work that surpasses space and time and brings them together.
Fan: I get it. So, is the explanation I suggested in the previous reply possibly correct?
IGA: I don't think it's exactly correct. Judgment is a work born of thinking it would be fun to remove all the hedges and bring characters that appeared throughout the series together. I think that you need to view it as an event from another world which does not consider things like timelines or parallel dimensions at all.

Now these seem like pretty clear-cut statements until you start to try to find where these come from.

They come from both a timeline archive discussion on the Castlevania Wiki back on January 15th, 2012 and from a forum post from the same user as the wiki article.

There is no way to find anything sourced or verifiably proven that this person spoke to Iga. Trying to look up the person didn't get any real results either.

Some other issues fall under the inconsistencies within these Iga talks, the person claims that Iga confirmed that Order of Shadows and the Arcade are non-canon because they were intended from the very beginning to be such, however, an officially sourced interview has the lead game designer of Order of Shadows state that Iga was actively involved with ensuring the game was consistent with the current canon, this would be a weird thing to do if he intended it to be non-canon from the very beginning.

He also claims that Iga said Super Castlevania IV was an alternate continuity, when the wiki also notes Iga saying that the games are all legitimate and the same scenario of defeating Dracula, however this quote is also unsourced, they just claim Iga says this with no link or anything.

There is another one not related to the user who spoke to Iga, but a user on reddit who claimed that a magazine claimed that Castlevania: Circle of the Moon was stated to be in a "different time axis". Attempting to get it translated got no wording that said anything like that, with it not even mentioning anything about canon, timeline, time axis, or any other wording of the sort in a machine-translated attempt. Do note however that this is a machine translation so it could potentially be that it is there, but until a reputable and verifiable translator can confirm or deny this translation, the jury is out with it and it will not be used for the canoncity of Circle of the Moon.

Thus all of these quotes are merely hearsay until shown or proven otherwise.

Remakes/Remasters Being Non-Canon

This comes from an Iga quote that says:

"IGA: FC版とX６８０００版ですが、X６８０００版はFC版をベースにアレンジを加えたものになっています。ゲームのアレンジは、その時に応じて、色々と施されるものですので、正直どちらも正統であると思ってよいのではないかと思っています。結論として、ドラキュラと戦い勝つというシナリオで、中間部分の切り抜きが違うと考えてもよいのではないかと考えています。スーパーファミコン版も違いますし…。どうしてもと考えるのであれば、FC版を尊重すべきかと考えます。
Translation: Regarding the Famicom version and the X68000 version, the X68000 version is an arrangement based on the Famicom version. The arrangement of a game is the kind of thing where you add a lot of different things as needed, so honestly speaking, it think they both should be considered legitimate. In conclusion, I think they should be considered as the same scenario of fighting to defeat Dracula, just with a different middle part. The Super Famicom version is different as well... If you simply must have a clear answer, the Famicom version must be given deference."

Now the quote itself doesn't state remakes or remasters are non-canon despite what people believe. It's moreso a quote of Iga stating that all of them are the same scenario, just with differences. However, an interesting point is that Iga says the NES version should be given "deference", as in to defer to the NES version.

Of course, though, this has the same issue as the Judgment quotes, everyone claims Iga said this, but there is no source of him saying this. In fact, in Castlevania Chronicles, there's a reward interview you receive from Iga himself where he talks about the game, Iga pretty much explains how the game came to be and never says anything about the game not being canon or to defer to the original[223], if anything he treats this as just an updated version of the original. Interestingly to note too, the original he's talking about is not Castlevania on NES but instead, he's talking about the computer version of Castlevania[224], though it borrows a lot of elements from Castlevania NES.

Overall due to the quote itself having no source, it is unusable. The way we will treat remakes, remasters, or ports here however is that they are all equally canon unless stated otherwise. Most of these tell the same story with the only real differences being extra background information added, such as Haunted Castle having it be Dracula stole Simon's wife, though the same overall story still applies even here. Iga himself has already expressed that the original Castlevania's story is pretty simple[225] and Simon having a wife does not affect anything in the overall narrative. Super Castlevania IV notes that Simon is a vampire, though this was due to a novel writer making him a vampire in their novel. The novel was originally supposed to be an adaptation of Super Castlevania IV but was then dropped and made its own thing. Super Castlevania IV itself is still canon, but the subplot of Simon being a vampire is not. The most recent timeline even acknowledges it as canon[226].

Iga Only Allows Stuff He Works on To Be Canon

There is a weirdly believed idea in the fandom that Iga only considers works he worked on canon, however, an officially sourced interview has the lead game designer of Order of Shadows state that Iga was actively involved with ensuring the game was consistent with the current canon, along with this Iga did not work on a lot of Castlevania games considered canon, such as the NES trilogy and the Gameboy games. In fact, he has only made 12 Castlevania games, out of the 30 Castlevania games in total, and most of them from the older console eras are still a part of the canon. Thus Iga does not only allow stuff he works on to be canon.

Iga is a Producer of Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

A Nintendo Power magazine calls Iga the producer of Circle of the Moon, with Iga talking like he worked on the game in that interview. However Iga can be found nowhere in the credits of the game. Making this Nintendo Power issue questionable as to if they were talking to Iga or if the game was mixed up. Though we have direct in-game proof that Iga was not a producer of Circle of the Moon.

Elements and Statements can be used from Lords of Shadows for the main continuity

This argument comes from Adi Shankar saying that even "non-canon" games are parallel timelines in the overall multiverse, sharing the same spirit and lore[227]. However, the Lord of Shadow games are directly noted in an interview with the lead developer, that the game has nothing to do with the canon, sharing none of the lore or original stuff for the characters. This directly conflicts with Adi Shankar's statement and it was very likely he was not even thinking of Lords of Shadows when making this statement but moreso games like Castlevania Legends. On top of this, Adi Shankar has no actual position within Konami, and being an executive producer for the Castlevania anime, thus he does not have any true say in terms of how Castlevania canon works and can only be used at most as a supporting piece of evidence.

Codex Statistics Questions

Q: Shouldn't the characters be around Tier 2 for defeating the Time Reaper who would've destroyed the very fabric of time[228], attempted to destroy the specific era of time[229], cause all beings everywhere to disappear, forever[230] and that the age was on the verge of collapse[231]?

A: We actually never get a direct outright method of Time Reaper's plan for doing this, from what Aeon mentions to Golem, if the Time Rift is not erased, all beings everywhere will disappear, forever[232], implying that it's the Time Rift causing this, this is further backed up by the fact that in Time Reaper's boss fight, there is a vortex in the background consuming everything[233], meaning this is an overtime feat that scales to no one physically.

Q: Shouldn't they get tier 2 for Dracula's influence destabilizing the flow of time[234]?

A: This is a potent ability but has nothing to do with Attack Potency, there is no quantification for "destabilizing the flow of time", along with this, even if it was taken as physically, then it would be overtime as the effects are not noticeable throughout most of Curse of Darkness. Thus this is merely potent Time Manipulation.

Q: Shouldn't Dracula and by proxy anyone that scales to him get tier 2 for him being able to sustain his castle?

A: This goes under our Stabilization Feats standards, which treats sustaining feats are non-combat applicable Attack Potency normally, though in Dracula's case the Castle is speficially powered by the existence of a Dark Lord, and doesn't necessarily need their strength to rise. In the Castlevania novel, the castle rose without a Dark Lord as an example. Along with this, no one scales to the collapse of the castle, in Curse of Darkness Hector would've died to the collapse of the castle if[235] Julia didn't come save him, and Isaac died within the castle[236]. In other cases the Castle does not collapse[237], but instead slowly fades away[238]. At the end of Dawn of Sorrow Soma Cruz and Genya Arikado (aka Alucard) must escape the collapsing abyss.

Q: Shouldn't Castlevania characters that scale to Death have Infinite speed due to Death being able to kill distance itself with his attacks?

A: Killing distance to attack is not a speed feat, it's a method of Spatial Manipulation by circumventing and ignoring distance, while one can say the attack spawns on you instantly, this is not really something quantifiable. Along with this, it would only scale to characters comparable to Death during post-Dawn of Sorrow, as Soma notes Death is far faster than he remembered from his fight with him in Dawn of Sorrow[239].

Battle Records

0 - 2 - 0

None.

None.

References

  1. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Cornell Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  2. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Carrie or Reinhardt Mode Malus Boss
  3. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt and Carrie Mode Gilles de rais Boss
  4. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Carrie or Reinhardt Mode Malus Boss
  5. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Renon Boss
  6. ↑ Castlevania (N64) True Final Boss
  7. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  8. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  9. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  10. ↑ Castlevania Judgement: True Story Mode, Golem
  11. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Golem Ultimate Attack
  12. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  13. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Cornell Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  14. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Carrie or Reinhardt Mode Malus Boss
  15. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Cornell Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  16. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  17. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 2 Chapter 4 "Redemption"
  18. ↑ Estimating Weight of Logs and Standing Timber Page 2
  19. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
  20. ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro
  21. ↑ Castlevania Aria of Sorrows
  22. ↑ Castlevania Grimoire of Souls Enemy Compendium Showcase
  23. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  24. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue level
  25. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  26. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  27. ↑ Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1
  28. ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
  29. ↑ Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.
    A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.
    In front of him is a [grotesque creature] whose dreadful power can be felt. The creature appears human but the instant he looked at it, all of his body’s cells cried out in terror.
    “The timing is bad, church person.”
    Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.
    -----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter."
  30. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
  31. ↑ Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection
  32. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  33. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Golem
  34. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
  35. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
  36. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1
  37. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Night Transition
  38. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Online Game Manual Page 4
  39. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 058
  40. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 059
  41. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 009
  42. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 005
  43. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  44. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  45. ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "Ever since the Middle Ages, every 100 years, this legendary castle would rise together with its master Count Dracula ----- And whenever it happens, it is said that a clan of vampire hunters will seal it. Several hundred years have passed with battles with the [dark lord] Dracula.
    When suddenly, an end to it all has been foretold. 1999----- Thanks to the power of a clan in Japan, Dracula’s castle was sealed inside a [solar eclipse] to disappear forever.
    However, in this world, there is no such thing as forever. [They] had understood that Dracula’s regeneration cycle ought to have ended. Indeed, people have prepared for this but will it still exist? The castle is the symbol of the chaos within humans and as long as people exist, it will not be completely sealed.
  46. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 064
  47. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  48. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue
  49. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  50. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  51. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4
  52. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle
  53. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  54. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  55. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  56. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  57. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  58. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  59. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  60. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  61. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  62. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  63. ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest
  64. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Absolute Zero Ring Description
  65. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  66. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
  67. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla
  68. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem
  69. ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13
  70. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  71. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
  72. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death
  73. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  74. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Game Manual Page 35
  75. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Game Manual Page 35
  76. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  77. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  78. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  79. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Alucard
  80. ↑ Lament of Innocent Perfect Guidebook
  81. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
  82. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  83. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  84. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Golem
  85. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
  86. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
  87. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1
  88. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  89. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  90. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  91. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Vampire Boss
  92. ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro
  93. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Vampire Boss
  94. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  95. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  96. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  97. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  98. ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro
  99. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  100. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  101. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Flower Garden Cutscene
  102. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
  103. ↑ Castlevania: Order of Shadows
  104. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  105. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 078
  106. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  107. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 064
  108. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  109. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 002
  110. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Vampire Boss
  111. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
  112. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Master Oldrey Cutscene
  113. ↑ WN: Last question. Why does Dracula keep putting meat inside the walls of his castle?

    KI: You should ask, why do they eat it! I've thought about this stuff.
    I've actually thought about the candles. The candles are people's souls that were taken by Death or by the vampires. In Japan there are candles that represent life. So, when you release the souls from the candles by whipping them, they give you a "thank you" present. Thank-you hearts, or thank-you holy water.
    The meat, I have no idea.
  114. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4
  115. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle
  116. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  117. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  118. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  119. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  120. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  121. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  122. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  123. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  124. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  125. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  126. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  127. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  128. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  129. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
  130. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla
  131. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem
  132. ↑ Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Stage 1
  133. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  134. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  135. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
  136. ↑ Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene
  137. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death
  138. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  139. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  140. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocent
  141. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 1
  142. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Camilla Fernandez Boss Fight
  143. ↑ Konami of Europe's Camilla Fernandez profile
  144. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  145. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 1
  146. ↑ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow Yoko's Shop
  147. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  148. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode Malus Boss
  149. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode
  150. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode
  151. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  152. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Cornell Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  153. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  154. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  155. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Reinhardt or Carrie Mode Gilles de Rais Boss
  156. ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
  157. ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
  158. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 40
  159. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 16
  160. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 133
  161. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  162. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  163. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  164. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  165. ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
  166. ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
  167. ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
  168. ↑ Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061
  169. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 131
  170. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 44
  171. ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "From the time they stepped into the mountains, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent in the air. Even though it is still far away, their bodies seemed to squeal [run away].
    There was definitely no room for doubt. It is certain that the [castle] exists at the back of the mountains. The church’s greatest vampire hunter, Julius Belmont must be contacted. However, the conversation jumped into the matter of the disappearance of several village children."
  172. ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "A drawbridge suspended from the main gate is seemingly welcoming Michelle’s arrival.
    And her body was telling her [do not go] as her leg muscles were petrified like stone."
  173. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
  174. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  175. ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
  176. ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
  177. ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "“Uh……aa……Mi……chelle……”
    That really is no doubt an obsession.
    The youth had more than 28 holes penetrating his limbs and body. His heart is already starting to fail and he is desperately trying to say something amidst the darkness.
    “Only…… protect…… you……-----“
    When he said those words he must say, the man’s soul already left his body-----becoming one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle.
    However-----
    Fate did not allow it.
    For those people who are involved with the demon castle, even the loneliness of death seemed half hearted-----
    The man’s soul is pierced by a small scythe that flew in from somewhere. That scythe did not exist physically. It was a diabolic blade created by some magic and possessed a strong soul."
  178. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 115
  179. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  180. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle
  181. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4
  182. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  183. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  184. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  185. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  186. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  187. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  188. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
  189. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 10 Dracula's Curse
  190. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  191. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium
  192. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign
  193. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  194. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet
  195. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 2
  196. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Bestiary No. 017
  197. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 8
  198. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 29
  199. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Day Transition
  200. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Day Game Manual Page 11
  201. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
  202. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog
  203. ↑ Super Castlevania IV Stage B-4
  204. ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Alucard Ending
  205. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Rose Encounter
  206. ↑ Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
  207. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
  208. ↑ Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
  209. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
  210. ↑ Castlevania: Nocturne of Recollection Chapter 3: Hunter
  211. ↑ Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Dark Palace Of Waterfalls
  212. ↑ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
  213. ↑ Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Enemy Compendium Holy Knight
  214. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Charlie Vincent Boss
  215. ↑ Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Holy Mail Description
  216. ↑ Castlevania Aria of Sorrows
  217. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Rose Encounter
  218. ↑ Castlevania (N64) Carrie Bad Ending
  219. ↑ Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Alucard Ending
  220. ↑ Castlevania Legends Game Manual Pages 2 & 12
  221. ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon Pages 34 - 37
  222. ↑ Symphony of the Night – 1997 Developer Interview at Shmuplations (originally featured in the NTT Pub official guidebook).
  223. ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
  224. ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
  225. ↑ Castlevania Chronicles
  226. ↑ Castlevania Anniversary Collection Bonus Book Pages 29-30
  227. ↑ History of Castlevania - Crescent of the Moon Pages 34 - 37
  228. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon True Story Mode Intro
  229. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Sypha Belnades True Story Mode
  230. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Golem True Story Mode
  231. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Death True Story Mode
  232. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Golem True Story Mode
  233. ↑ Castlevania Judgment Aeon True Story Mode Intro
  234. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Ending
  235. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Ending
  236. ↑ Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Ending
  237. ↑ Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Ending
  238. ↑ Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth Ending
  239. ↑ Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "This ominous vortex of magic was similar to what he felt in the [demon castle]. Among all the magic Soma knows, this particular type of sophisticated [power] belonged to-----
    “……I know I am being rude……”
    Faster than he can remember, that husky voice rang in front of Soma-----
    From the shadow of the forest, a large shadow emerged.
    “……tch!”
  240. ↑ Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
  241. ↑ Castlevania (N64)
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