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'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/N1FnI8W6sug?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=14 Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge]<ref>Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1</ref>, [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=110 one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>), '''[[Intimidation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=I%20had%20come,a%20vampire%20hunter. Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror]<ref>Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.<br>A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.<br>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.<br>“The timing is bad, church person.”<br>Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.<br>-----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter."</ref>), '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Ageless;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>. '''Immortal Metaphysical Aspect;''' [https://youtu.be/7LkAFhBpxtg?t=828 Creatures of the Night can continue to exist even as a spirit and use their spirit form to form bodies out of inanimate material around them]<ref>Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection</ref>), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Causality Immunity;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>), '''[[Free Will]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zk7--uLWjtFrulwoUt9Fz9UTF3fI_ZAk?usp=sharing Creatures of the Night do not] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15l1YKppEHJYeWH87oCRWbAFbxlluxH1N/view?usp=sharing follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1</ref>), '''[[Empowerment]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hvAhdyqMxw4?t=475 Creatures of the night are empowered by the night]<ref>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Night Transition</ref>, [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABXE_en.pdf becoming stronger when it's night time]<ref>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Online Game Manual Page 4</ref>), '''[[Evolution]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=324 Creatures of chaos can inherit evil natures]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 058</ref> [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=329 awakening into stronger enemies with new abilities and less weaknesses]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 059</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ('''Self-Resurrection;''' [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=70 Creatures of chaos can be brought back to life from the power of hate]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Beastiary No. 009</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=48 This has also been shown with slain heads reviving as an angry wraith]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Beastiary No. 005</ref>), '''[[Regeneration]]''' ('''Mid-Godly overtime;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=1231 Even the castle from Castlevania is a Creature of Chaos], <ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref> [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=423 where they are always rebirth from Chaos] [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=431 with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form]<Ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>, [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=Ever%20since%20the,be%20completely%20sealed. with this state being referred to as a "regeneration cycle"]<ref>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.
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/N1FnI8W6sug?list=PLF0A4D1377F54A2BF&t=14 Even the smallest creatures of the night can destroy a bridge]<ref>Super Castlevania IV Stage B-1</ref>, [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=110 one of Dracula's bats easily destroyed a stone ground block]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>), '''[[Intimidation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=I%20had%20come,a%20vampire%20hunter. Creatures of the nights appearances can cause one to have their body's cells cry out in terror]<ref>Akumajou Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "I had come to destroy evil.<br>A spectacled vampire hunter confirmed this as his duty.<br>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.<br>“The timing is bad, church person.”<br>Whilst listening to the words said by the [grotesque creature], the young hunter kept on reminding himself.<br>-----I am …… I ought to be a vampire hunter."</ref>), '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Ageless;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>. '''Immortal Metaphysical Aspect;''' [https://youtu.be/7LkAFhBpxtg?t=828 Creatures of the Night can continue to exist even as a spirit and use their spirit form to form bodies out of inanimate material around them]<ref>Haunted Castle Revisited Dominus Collection</ref>), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Causality Immunity;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 With their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>), '''[[Free Will]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zk7--uLWjtFrulwoUt9Fz9UTF3fI_ZAk?usp=sharing Creatures of the Night do not] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15l1YKppEHJYeWH87oCRWbAFbxlluxH1N/view?usp=sharing follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1</ref>), '''[[Empowerment]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hvAhdyqMxw4?t=475 Creatures of the night are empowered by the night]<ref>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Night Transition</ref>, [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NABXE_en.pdf becoming stronger when it's night time]<ref>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Online Game Manual Page 4</ref>), '''[[Evolution]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=324 Creatures of chaos can inherit evil natures]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 058</ref> [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=329 awakening into stronger enemies with new abilities and less weaknesses]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 059</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ('''Self-Resurrection;''' [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=70 Creatures of chaos can be brought back to life from the power of hate]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Beastiary No. 009</ref>. [https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=48 This has also been shown with slain heads reviving as an angry wraith]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Beastiary No. 005</ref>), '''[[Regeneration]]''' ('''Mid-Godly overtime;''' [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=1231 Even the castle from Castlevania is a Creature of Chaos], <ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref> [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=423 where they are always rebirth from Chaos] [https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=431 with each rebirth, the creatures takes a new form]<Ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>, [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=Ever%20since%20the,be%20completely%20sealed. with this state being referred to as a "regeneration cycle"]<ref>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.<br>When suddenly, an end to it all has been foretold.
Several hundred years have passed with battles with the [dark lord] Dracula.<br>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.<br>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?
1999----- Thanks to the power of a clan in Japan, Dracula’s castle was sealed inside a [solar eclipse] to disappear forever.<br>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.</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' (Creatures of Chaos possess a natural aura of darkness, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=354 which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 064</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>), '''[[Darkness Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Subjective Reality]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=288 Creatures of chaos very existence causes dark powers to flow beyond the control of the Elgos' grimoires], [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=278 due to them collecting documented information on Dracula and his castle]. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=300 Causing their power to materialize in the real world in the form of monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=1596 Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to greatly strengthen their dark powers]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=4612 It is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5220 Their vital souls are causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten] [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5241 changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6512 or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=9005 Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6543 where if the books contents 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]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=10297 The text alterations also make the monsters stronger]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' (Creatures of Chaos can alter [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5196 grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Power Modification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=7238 Creatures of the night alterations of the Grimoire can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger then them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=11568 The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>).
The castle is the symbol of the chaos within humans and as long as people exist, it will not be completely sealed.</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' (Creatures of Chaos possess a natural aura of darkness, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=354 which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 064</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>), '''[[Darkness Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Subjective Reality]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=288 Creatures of chaos very existence causes dark powers to flow beyond the control of the Elgos' grimoires], [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=278 due to them collecting documented information on Dracula and his castle]. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=300 Causing their power to materialize in the real world in the form of monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=1596 Creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to greatly strengthen their dark powers]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=4612 It is noted by Lucy that the "vital soul" of a monster is the cause of the grimoire chaos]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 1 Dracula's Castle</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5220 Their vital souls are causing the grimoires contents to be overwritten] [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5241 changing history to things such as Jonathan Morris is now at a disadvantage in battle]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6512 or Charlotte fading from existence due to them messing with the history of the Grimoires]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Soul Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=9005 Maria starting to fade because Richter's history is being rewritten]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=6543 where if the books contents 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]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=10297 The text alterations also make the monsters stronger]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5886 With the real world and world of grimoires being one and the same]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' (Creatures of Chaos can alter [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5196 grimoires, which do not adhere to the laws of reality]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Power Modification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=7238 Creatures of the night alterations of the Grimoire can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger then them, such as Jonathan Morris' power being limited due to the alterations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 2 A City of Fog</ref>. [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=11568 The Chaos of the Grimoire destabilized the magic of the others]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 3 Ash Banquet</ref>).
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'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Ice Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Absolute Zero]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=4012 All enemies in Castlevania III: Dracula's curse can eventually break out of being frozen from Sypha's ice magic]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest</ref>. [https://youtu.be/9I9KiI_6Dmg?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=294 Along with this to protect against ice attacks in series, one normally wears rings that help them resist against absolute zero]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9UaL9uRpmc59WB3CREF4ueqWDzH9ZpV/view?usp=sharing Some creatures of chaos are immune to time stop, normally being boss level creatures]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13</ref>), '''[[Fate Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=131 with fate being a truth wound by time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death</ref>)
'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Ice Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Absolute Zero]]''' ([https://youtu.be/_cYeuvRZjAI?t=4012 All enemies in Castlevania III: Dracula's curse can eventually break out of being frozen from Sypha's ice magic]<ref>Castlevania III: Dracula's Quest</ref>. [https://youtu.be/9I9KiI_6Dmg?list=PL1C82000EC86F279F&t=294 Along with this to protect against ice attacks in series, one normally wears rings that help them resist against absolute zero]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>. [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f9UaL9uRpmc59WB3CREF4ueqWDzH9ZpV/view?usp=sharing Some creatures of chaos are immune to time stop, normally being boss level creatures]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Game Manual Pages 12-13</ref>), '''[[Fate Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=131 with fate being a truth wound by time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death</ref>)
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{{!}}-{{!}}Vampire Abilities=
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5093 Vampires are considered far larger threats then standard creature of the night monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Ageless;''' [https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 Vampires defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>, [https://youtu.be/oh-JYgEximA?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=44 with Mathias noting he has eternal life]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=20 Aeon notes that vampires exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Alucard</ref>. [http://castlevania.neo-romance.net/translations.php?lament#:~:text=Walter%20Bernhard%3A,soul%20was%20stolen. Walter is noted to be a vampire that has eternal life]<ref>Lament of Innocent Perfect Guidebook</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>. '''Immortal Metaphysical Aspect;''' [https://youtu.be/MF86_9l3Q94?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=461 Vampires will someday come back to life despite them being killed due to being immortal]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Causality Immunity;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>), '''[[Free Will]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zk7--uLWjtFrulwoUt9Fz9UTF3fI_ZAk?usp=sharing Vampires do not] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15l1YKppEHJYeWH87oCRWbAFbxlluxH1N/view?usp=sharing follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1</ref>, [https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 defying God's decree]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Enhanced Senses]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1445 Vampires can smell that Reinhardt Scheneider] [https://youtu.be/tMo8fpZF0nE?t=21 and Carrie Fernandez smell different from the usual adventurer]<Ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Surface Scaling]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2044 Vampires can stand on ceilings]<Ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Flight]]''' (Vampires can either naturally levitate [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2044 grow wings to fly]<ref>Castlevania 64 Vampire Boss</ref>, [https://youtu.be/pzvk7BZqKlQ?list=PLF09DD0DEE5130C5C&t=118 turn into a bat]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2123 or into mist]<ref>Castlevania 64 Vampire Boss</ref>), '''[[Immersion]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=686 Vampires can infuse magic into paintings to increase their power]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Empowerment]]''' ([https://youtu.be/c4jai7lFv90?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=422 Vampires are loved by the night, making them so powerful that vampires like Walter Bernhard] [https://youtu.be/c4jai7lFv90?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=435 never been defeated before Leon Belmont gained the vampire killer]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ZL5W3iRL9Kc?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=1 Noted by Leon that the night should help Joachim Armster as well due to him being a vampire, with the only reason it doesn't is due to Walter holding the ebony stone]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ([https://youtu.be/MF86_9l3Q94?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=461 Even if one somehow manages to kill a vampire, they will someday come back to life despite them being killed due to being immortal]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Transformation]]''' ('''Shapeshifting;''' [https://youtu.be/pzvk7BZqKlQ?list=PLF09DD0DEE5130C5C&t=118 Vampires can assume the shape of a wolf, a bat or fog]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1392 Vampires can disguise themselves as huamns]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Teleportation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=1141 Vampires possess the ability to teleport freely]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1227 Even non-threatening vampires such as Rosa, fade out from view]<ref>Castlevania 64 Flower Garden Cutscene</ref>), '''[[Power Suppression]]''' ([https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=235 Vampires can submerge their own vampiric powers if needed]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>), '''[[Life-Force Absorption]]''' ([https://youtu.be/p66G528Wp-M?t=1811 Vampires can consume one's lifeforce]<Ref>Castlevania: Order of Shadows</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1453 allowing them to heal themselves through biting into a victim]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Corruption|Vampirification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=424 Vampires can turn others into vampires]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 078</ref>, [https://youtu.be/gfEGmFYhLVI?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=511 Walter turned Rinaldo's daughter into a vampire]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' (Vampires possess natural aura of darkness, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=354 which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 064</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>), '''[[Animal Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=44 Bats serve under the control of vampires]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 002</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2126 being freely spawnned by any vampire]<ref>Castlevania 64 Vampire Boss</ref>), '''[[Cloth Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/oxlxwS6scd8?t=2632 A vampire's blood can transform clothes, such as Hector combining a vampire's blood with a prince's clothes to get Dracula's clothes]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</ref>), '''[[Electricity Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/xp72T_JJmM8?t=1503 Vampires can sometimes have electricity form around them as they transform]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Master Oldrey Cutscene</ref>), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' ([https://www.wired.com/2007/10/interview-iga-t/#:~:text=Castlevania%20series%20producer,walls%20of%20his%20%5B%E2%80%A6%5D The candles in Castlevania are people's souls that were taken by Death or by vampires]<ref>WN: Last question. Why does Dracula keep putting meat inside the walls of his castle?<br><br>KI: You should ask, why do they eat it! I've thought about this stuff.<br>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.<br>The meat, I have no idea.</ref>).
'''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5093 Vampires are considered far larger threats then standard creature of the night monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Immortality]]''' ('''Ageless;''' [https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 Vampires defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>, [https://youtu.be/oh-JYgEximA?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=44 with Mathias noting he has eternal life]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=20 Aeon notes that vampires exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Alucard</ref>. [http://castlevania.neo-romance.net/translations.php?lament#:~:text=Walter%20Bernhard%3A,soul%20was%20stolen. Walter is noted to be a vampire that has eternal life]<ref>Lament of Innocent Perfect Guidebook</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>. '''Immortal Metaphysical Aspect;''' [https://youtu.be/MF86_9l3Q94?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=461 Vampires will someday come back to life despite them being killed due to being immortal]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Acausality]]''' ('''Causality Immunity;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 With their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8912 The biggest hindrance to humans when attempting to accomplish something being their limited lifespans, a limitation that cannot be overcome], [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=8942 however dwellers of the darkness do not apply to the laws of the human world, ignoring such limitations]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord</ref>), '''[[Free Will]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zk7--uLWjtFrulwoUt9Fz9UTF3fI_ZAk?usp=sharing Vampires do not] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/15l1YKppEHJYeWH87oCRWbAFbxlluxH1N/view?usp=sharing follow the hand of God and instead choose of their own free will]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1</ref>, [https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 defying God's decree]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Enhanced Senses]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1445 Vampires can smell that Reinhardt Scheneider] [https://youtu.be/tMo8fpZF0nE?t=21 and Carrie Fernandez smell different from the usual adventurer]<Ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Surface Scaling]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2044 Vampires can stand on ceilings]<Ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Flight]]''' (Vampires can either naturally levitate [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2044 grow wings to fly]<ref>Castlevania 64 Vampire Boss</ref>, [https://youtu.be/pzvk7BZqKlQ?list=PLF09DD0DEE5130C5C&t=118 turn into a bat]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2123 or into mist]<ref>Castlevania 64 Vampire Boss</ref>), '''[[Immersion]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=686 Vampires can infuse magic into paintings to increase their power]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Empowerment]]''' ([https://youtu.be/c4jai7lFv90?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=422 Vampires are loved by the night, making them so powerful that vampires like Walter Bernhard] [https://youtu.be/c4jai7lFv90?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=435 never been defeated before Leon Belmont gained the vampire killer]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ZL5W3iRL9Kc?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=1 Noted by Leon that the night should help Joachim Armster as well due to him being a vampire, with the only reason it doesn't is due to Walter holding the ebony stone]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Resurrection]]''' ([https://youtu.be/MF86_9l3Q94?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=461 Even if one somehow manages to kill a vampire, they will someday come back to life despite them being killed due to being immortal]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Transformation]]''' ('''Shapeshifting;''' [https://youtu.be/pzvk7BZqKlQ?list=PLF09DD0DEE5130C5C&t=118 Vampires can assume the shape of a wolf, a bat or fog]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Intro</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1392 Vampires can disguise themselves as huamns]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Teleportation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=1141 Vampires possess the ability to teleport freely]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1227 Even non-threatening vampires such as Rosa, fade out from view]<ref>Castlevania 64 Flower Garden Cutscene</ref>), '''[[Power Suppression]]''' ([https://youtu.be/ASKkPR5-Ir4?t=235 Vampires can submerge their own vampiric powers if needed]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</ref>), '''[[Life-Force Absorption]]''' ([https://youtu.be/p66G528Wp-M?t=1811 Vampires can consume one's lifeforce]<Ref>Castlevania: Order of Shadows</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1453 allowing them to heal themselves through biting into a victim]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Corruption|Vampirification]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=424 Vampires can turn others into vampires]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 078</ref>, [https://youtu.be/gfEGmFYhLVI?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=511 Walter turned Rinaldo's daughter into a vampire]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Invisibility]]''' (Vampires possess natural aura of darkness, [https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=354 which makes one unable to see those with an aura of darkness by the naked eye]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 064</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>), '''[[Animal Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/DW43WR30vLI?t=44 Bats serve under the control of vampires]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 002</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2126 being freely spawnned by any vampire]<ref>Castlevania 64 Vampire Boss</ref>), '''[[Cloth Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/oxlxwS6scd8?t=2632 A vampire's blood can transform clothes, such as Hector combining a vampire's blood with a prince's clothes to get Dracula's clothes]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</ref>), '''[[Electricity Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/xp72T_JJmM8?t=1503 Vampires can sometimes have electricity form around them as they transform]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Master Oldrey Cutscene</ref>), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' ([https://www.wired.com/2007/10/interview-iga-t/#:~:text=Castlevania%20series%20producer,walls%20of%20his%20%5B%E2%80%A6%5D The candles in Castlevania are people's souls that were taken by Death or by vampires]<ref>WN: Last question. Why does Dracula keep putting meat inside the walls of his castle?<br><br>KI: You should ask, why do they eat it! I've thought about this stuff.<br>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.<br>The meat, I have no idea.</ref>).
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'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Heat Manipulation|Temperatures]]''' ([https://youtu.be/QE61ga9sEQQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=460 Vampires bodies turn cold, with them feeling no heat]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Biological Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/QE61ga9sEQQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=460 Vampires biological functions are no longer required for them]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>),'''[[Death Manipulation]]:''' [https://youtu.be/pzvk7BZqKlQ?list=PLF09DD0DEE5130C5C&t=296 "Death" loses all meaning for Vampires, as they]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Stage 1</ref> [https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/MF86_9l3Q94?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=461 Where even if one "kills" a vampire they will simply just come back as they are not bound to death]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Fate Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=131 with fate being a truth wound by time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 Vampires defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>)
'''[[Resistance]]''' to '''[[Heat Manipulation|Temperatures]]''' ([https://youtu.be/QE61ga9sEQQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=460 Vampires bodies turn cold, with them feeling no heat]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Biological Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/QE61ga9sEQQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=460 Vampires biological functions are no longer required for them]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Time Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>. [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=96 With time in ''Castlevania'' being so potent that not even eternity can withstand time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Carmilla</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=118 along with even artificial life being subject to the laws of time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon's Hyper Attack on Golem</ref>),'''[[Death Manipulation]]:''' [https://youtu.be/pzvk7BZqKlQ?list=PLF09DD0DEE5130C5C&t=296 "Death" loses all meaning for Vampires, as they]<ref>Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles Stage 1</ref> [https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/MF86_9l3Q94?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=461 Where even if one "kills" a vampire they will simply just come back as they are not bound to death]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>), '''[[Fate Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/6uY2V0uOGvo?t=1180 All immortal beings disrupt the flow of time according to Aeon]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard</ref>, [https://youtu.be/-tohl-3LRtU?t=43 with their souls being completely free from time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Alucard: Aeon vs. Alucard Lose Cutscene</ref>, [https://youtu.be/ykXoJb78QV4?t=131 with fate being a truth wound by time]<ref>Castlevania Judgment Aeon Hyper Attack on Death</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/5QU8TPu30Uk?t=424 Vampires defy God's decree that life should be limited, and exist for eternity]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>)
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The power of the night is still full. I shall teach you the meaning of true terror.
Walter Bernhard was a powerful vampire lord and the first main antagonist in Castlevania: Lament of Innocence. However, unbeknownst to him, his actions were part of a greater plan.
Chronologically, Walter was the second vampire faced by the Belmont Clan (after Joachim Armster), and his unwitting actions led to the longstanding conflict between the Belmonts and Dracula.
This dropdown contains the synopsis of Walter’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!
Walter resided in a forest called Eternal Night, shrouded in perpetual darkness thanks to the Ebony Stone, a jewel created through alchemy. This stone, one of two vampire treasures he obtained through unknown means, granted Walter virtual invincibility by infusing him with the energy that maintained the forest’s darkness. Still, Walter sought the other vampire treasure, the Crimson Stone, but was unsuccessful.
The power and protection of the Ebony Stone often led Walter to boredom. To entertain himself, he would play deadly games with brave warriors, kidnapping those close to them to force confrontations. He would even turn his captives into vampires to watch the ensuing tragedy, as he did with Justine Gandolfi, daughter of Rinaldo Gandolfi. Rinaldo attempted to save her but failed. Walter spared him, allowing him to live outside the castle, knowing Rinaldo’s thirst for revenge would lead him to assist any future challengers with his expertise, making the “game” more interesting for Walter.
Walter repeated this with other warriors, all falling to his minions. He also turned his servant, Joachim Armster, into a vampire. When Joachim eventually rebelled, Walter easily defeated and imprisoned him, casting him as one of the five guardians new warriors had to face before challenging Walter himself.
Walter eventually met Mathias Cronqvist, who suggested abducting Baron Leon Belmont’s fiancée, Sara Trantoul, for a unique challenge, given Leon’s renowned skills. Eager for such a confrontation, Walter kidnaps Sara. Leon, informed by Mathias, renounced his title to pursue Walter. Walter also encountered the deity Death, though it’s unclear if they met alone or with Mathias.
After Leon defeated the guardians, Walter welcomed him, confirming that Mathias’s information about Leon’s prowess was accurate. Leon’s attack was ineffective due to the Ebony Stone. After toying with Leon, Walter returned Sara to him, but with a curse of vampirism beginning to take effect. Walter then eagerly awaited Leon’s final confrontation with him in the castle’s highest room.
However, Sara’s willing sacrifice of her tainted soul enabled Leon to create the Vampire Killer, a weapon powerful enough to shatter the Ebony Stone. Armed with this weapon, Leon reached the throne room and fought Walter, who was confident of victory. But Leon’s weapon canceled Walter’s protection, leaving him vulnerable. Walter, shocked and fearful, vowed to revive and someday obtain the Crimson Stone.
On the brink of death, Walter’s revenge plans were ended when Death appeared and took his soul, offering it to Mathias, the true holder of the Crimson Stone. Mathias revealed his scheme, explaining that he orchestrated Walter’s kidnapping of Sara, knowing Rinaldo’s skills and Walter’s habit of turning victims would lead to Walter’s defeat. This would allow Mathias to acquire Walter’s soul via the Crimson Stone, granting Mathias the vampiric power he sought to eternally curse God for his beloved Elisabetha’s death. Mathias offered Leon the same gift, but Leon rejected him, calling him a fool. Mathias departed, ordering Death to eliminate Leon, a task that ultimately failed.
Using Walter’s soul, Mathias transformed into the vampire lord Dracula. Though Walter himself did not appear again, he lived on indirectly as Dracula, who relied on Walter’s soul and the Crimson Stone as the sources of his dark power.
Personality
Love of Games: Walter is bored due to his immortal life and wants to play interesting games. Due to this he lacks any real empathy and treats everything like a game, even life itself, taking precious things from people and having them fight him for it.
Ebony Stone: A stone Walter possesses made with alchemy, that allows him to create an eternal night. With this stone, Walter can make it where the night favors him over other vampires. This makes him completely invulnerable to anything asides from the Vampire Killer.
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Notable Techniques
Anger Fist
Walter can harness his rage into a powerful lunge, enhanced by his vampiric strength, allowing him to inflict significant damage.
Dark Inferno
Walter fires up to three molten spheres of dark energy that, unlike Dracula's version, will slow down and stop a few meters in front of him before detonating shortly thereafter.
Summon Spirit
Walter releases a cluster of white-blue spirits that converge on his target. However, the tracking capability of this ability is not perfect; it can only adjust within a limited range. If the target manages to move beyond this turning range, the spirit bolts will completely bypass them.
Fire Pillar
Walter summons multiple energy masses beneath his opponent’s feet, which rapidly gather power before exploding into pillars of light blue fire. In a manner reminiscent of Castlevania III, Walter aims to ensnare his target between these energy pillars, with the final blast always erupting in front of them rather than beneath, potentially catching any overly cautious hunter by surprise.
Metamorphosis
Although Walter has never demonstrated a second form, during his most powerful attack, he morphs into a demon-like creature, suggesting that he possesses the ability to shapeshift, similar to Dracula.
Teleportation
Like Dracula, Walter has the ability to teleport using a pillar of light accompanied by a swarm of bats.
Other
Standard Tactics: Walter will not directly attack the opponent; instead, he wants to wait for the person to pass his challenges and reach his throne room to fight him. Once there, Walter will teleport around shooting energy attacks and massive waves, along with using Demonic Megiddo.
Unique Weaknesses: Walter views everything as a game, thus he tends to underestimate the threats that come to him, such as when he let the Vampire Killer hit him, believing it would do nothing to him.
Many of Walter's attacks are similar to Dracula's, most notably the famous triple fireball Hellfire attack. It seems Mathias/Dracula inherited Walter's powers upon stealing his soul (Dracula himself would later pass these inherited traits on to his son Alucard). When using his most powerful attack, the Demonic Megiddo, Walter transforms into a demonic bat that strongly resembles the "final" or "demon" form of Dracula that appears in several games.
His name is of West Germanic origins: Waldaharjaz "ruler of army" - fitting given the number of monsters he has command over, and Bernuharduz "bear-hard".
Walter's name-element Wald- comes from the root h₂wolh₁-dʰ-, which also yields Common Slavicvold- > South SlavicVlad (East SlavicVolod). Perhaps Mathias took the name Vlad as a somewhat mocking way of "honoring" the vampire who granted him eternal life.
Walter's overall design appears to be based on the historical figure of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary from 1458 to 1490, having long red hair and bearing a similar armor (according to some depictions of him from the era).
Despite this, the name "Matthias Corvinus" most likely ended up being the inspiration for "Mathias Cronqvist" instead. While the roles these characters play in the game are not historically accurate, it is probable they were only included to enrich the narrative of the game's story.
It is also worth mentioning that Matthias had Vlad Drăculea (the historical figure Dracula is based upon) as his vassal (and even as his prisoner at one point).
Walter's red hair is a traditional trait of vampires in Romanian folklore. The strigoi (those who become vampires after death) are said to almost always be redheads, as opposed to the moroi (who are vampires from birth).
Apparently, Walter Bernhard isn't a Transylvanian Saxon or Banat Swabian, as the former group settled in Transylvania in the mid 12th century and the latter in the Banat of Temeswar in the 18th century, after Walter's final death. It is likely that he descends from, or was one of, the Migration Period's Germanic settlers.
↑Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "“As I’ve said, I would equally gain control over the human world and the source of Dracula’s power, chaos. I do not intend to obey someone else’s mind aside from my own. That includes you who were born out of chaos.”"
↑Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 10 Dracula's Curse
↑Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2
↑Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "It was said that there are areas in the castle where teleporters instantly allow you to return to the entrance even from the farthest side of the castle. It was then discovered that the castle exists on top of another dimension."
↑Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Manga Volume 1 Chapter 2
↑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."
↑Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 9 Vessel for the Lord
↑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.
↑Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 064
↑Castlevania Judgment True Story Mode, Aeon: Aeon vs. Alucard
↑Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Master Oldrey Cutscene
↑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.
↑Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Beastiary No. 44
↑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."
↑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."
↑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."
↑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."
↑Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Beastiary No. 021
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