| '''[[Superhuman Physical Characteristics]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5093 Vampires are considered far larger threats than standard creature of the night monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Stealth Mastery]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sOV-OBTFjxqu_-pV1RvkEzPlPVSxd61F/view?usp=sharing Vampires are able to attack stealthily in search of human blood]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Game Manual Page 35</ref>), '''[[Disguise Mastery]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sOV-OBTFjxqu_-pV1RvkEzPlPVSxd61F/view?usp=sharing Vampires will sometimes disguise themselves]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Game Manual Page 35</ref> [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1392 as villages in order to get near one]<ref>Castlevania 64</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 is 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 is 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 Schneider] [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 Bestiary 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 Bestiary 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 Bestiary 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 than standard creature of the night monsters]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 6 Accursed Cranium</ref>), '''[[Stealth Mastery]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sOV-OBTFjxqu_-pV1RvkEzPlPVSxd61F/view?usp=sharing Vampires are able to attack stealthily in search of human blood]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Game Manual Page 35</ref>), '''[[Disguise Mastery]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sOV-OBTFjxqu_-pV1RvkEzPlPVSxd61F/view?usp=sharing Vampires will sometimes disguise themselves]<ref>Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness Game Manual Page 35</ref> [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=1392 as villages in order to get near one]<ref>Castlevania 64</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 is 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 is 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 Schneider] [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 Bestiary 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 Bestiary 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 Bestiary 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>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ('''Passive;''' [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=1596 Vampire's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly]<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 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]<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>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=729 compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces] [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=756 requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' (Vampires 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 Vampire's alterations of the Grimoire can greatly limit the powers of those far stronger than 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>). |
| '''[[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>) | | '''[[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>) |
| '''[[Reality Warping]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=772 The Castle does not work on standard logic, where changing rooms can have one view a completely different background]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>, [https://youtu.be/cKjb7kFVLe0?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=120 such as room with a blue sky that is reflecting up and downwards and having the clouds rotate at a fast speed]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>), '''[[Transmutation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=215 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]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 40</ref>), '''[[Possession]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=99 The castle possesses objects with its magic, such as a ouija table]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 16</ref>), '''[[Sealing]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=537 Dracula's magic captured Aguni, a primitive god of fire]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 133</ref>. [https://youtu.be/OdJbFTZEY0k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=553 The Castle has doors sealed off] [https://youtu.be/TTRgjZ0dxoQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=346 without solving puzzles]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2967 This can extend to walls being sealed off where explosions will not affect it until the seal is gone]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=433 Everything that enters the castle is under the control by the power of Dracula's castle]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=439 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]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</reF>. [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=559 The Castle corrupts the minds of those who enter it, such as making] [[Maxim Kischine]] [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=577 feel strange ever since coming to it]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=198 It also corrupted the mind of Hugh] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=381 turning him against Nathan] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=396 with Nathan noting he's being controlled by Dracula]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=490 The castle increases one's dark desires, allowing Dracula to easily control them]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/5m-NjIVzp0I?t=293 The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy also spurs it to violence]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061</ref>), '''[[Madness Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=529 The Castle warped Gergoth, a once-gentle beast and drove it mad]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 131</ref>), '''[[Size Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=236 Magically enlarged a toad through the use of demonic baptism]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 44</ref>), '''[[Fear Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=From%20the%20time,several%20village%20children. Even while far away, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent from the castle where their bodies seemed to squeal "run away"]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "From the time they stepped into the mountains, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent in the air. | | '''[[Reality Warping]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=772 The Castle does not work on standard logic, where changing rooms can have one view a completely different background]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>, [https://youtu.be/cKjb7kFVLe0?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=120 such as room with a blue sky that is reflecting up and downwards and having the clouds rotate at a fast speed]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>), '''[[Transmutation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=215 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]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 40</ref>), '''[[Possession]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=99 The castle possesses objects with its magic, such as a ouija table]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 16</ref>), '''[[Sealing]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=537 Dracula's magic captured Aguni, a primitive god of fire]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 133</ref>. [https://youtu.be/OdJbFTZEY0k?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=553 The Castle has doors sealed off] [https://youtu.be/TTRgjZ0dxoQ?list=PLA7CF8E257AE3FBAB&t=346 without solving puzzles]<ref>Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2967 This can extend to walls being sealed off where explosions will not affect it until the seal is gone]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Mind Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=433 Everything that enters the castle is under the control by the power of Dracula's castle]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=439 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]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</reF>. [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=559 The Castle corrupts the minds of those who enter it, such as making] [[Maxim Kischine]] [https://youtu.be/Jq15N0VKrVk?list=PL8DUvS8kOVSp3g4WHb5GmHIpEwdXr5w_N&t=577 feel strange ever since coming to it]<ref>Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=198 It also corrupted the mind of Hugh] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=381 turning him against Nathan] [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=396 with Nathan noting he's being controlled by Dracula]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/rodKSrtgwtk?t=490 The castle increases one's dark desires, allowing Dracula to easily control them]<ref>Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</ref>. [https://youtu.be/5m-NjIVzp0I?t=293 The magic of Dracula's power that empowers the owl enemy also spurs it to violence]<ref>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Bestiary No. 061</ref>), '''[[Madness Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/KjI52eEW3tw?t=529 The Castle warped Gergoth, a once-gentle beast and drove it mad]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin Bestiary No. 131</ref>), '''[[Size Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/PTUS4D1CnwU?t=236 Magically enlarged a toad through the use of demonic baptism]<ref>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Bestiary No. 44</ref>), '''[[Fear Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=From%20the%20time,several%20village%20children. Even while far away, Curtis and Michelle felt malicious intent from the castle where their bodies seemed to squeal "run away"]<ref>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].<br>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."</ref>. [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=A%20drawbridge%20suspended%20from%20the%20main%20gate%20is%20seemingly%20welcoming%20Michelle%E2%80%99s%20arrival.%0AAnd%20her%20body%20was%20telling%20her%20%5Bdo%20not%20go%5D%20as%20her%20leg%20muscles%20were%20petrified%20like%20stone. 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]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "A drawbridge suspended from the main gate is seemingly welcoming Michelle’s arrival.<Br>And her body was telling her [do not go] as her leg muscles were petrified like stone."</ref>), '''[[Curse Manipulation]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Ih40VcE6kbjspFtRHT_er_8rhKllnxv/view?usp=sharing The Curse status that spirits inflict]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls</ref> [https://www.reddit.com/r/translator/comments/1gcnhtt/comment/ltv6967/?context=3 comes from them absorbing the magic power around the castle]. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2665 The Castle cursed a human to turn into a lizard man]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Life Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=965 The castle can bring inanimate statues to life to attack]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=1562 Can cause the glass murals to come to life and attack]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.15#:~:text=%E2%80%9CUh%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6aa%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6Mi,a%20strong%20soul. Those that die in the castle become one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle for eternity]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "“Uh……aa……Mi……chelle……”<br>That really is no doubt an obsession.<br>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.<br>“Only…… protect…… you……-----“<br>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.<br>However-----<br>Fate did not allow it.<br>For those people who are involved with the demon castle, even the loneliness of death seemed half hearted-----<Br>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."</ref>), '''[[Abstract Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Hell Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=600 The castle can create a core of evil made from hatred, envy, anger and other dark emotions]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 115</ref>) | | Even though it is still far away, their bodies seemed to squeal [run away].<br>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."</ref>. [https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.0#:~:text=A%20drawbridge%20suspended%20from%20the%20main%20gate%20is%20seemingly%20welcoming%20Michelle%E2%80%99s%20arrival.%0AAnd%20her%20body%20was%20telling%20her%20%5Bdo%20not%20go%5D%20as%20her%20leg%20muscles%20were%20petrified%20like%20stone. 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]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "A drawbridge suspended from the main gate is seemingly welcoming Michelle’s arrival.<Br>And her body was telling her [do not go] as her leg muscles were petrified like stone."</ref>), '''[[Curse Manipulation]]''' ([https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Ih40VcE6kbjspFtRHT_er_8rhKllnxv/view?usp=sharing The Curse status that spirits inflict]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls</ref> [https://www.reddit.com/r/translator/comments/1gcnhtt/comment/ltv6967/?context=3 comes from them absorbing the magic power around the castle]. [https://youtu.be/Y7MyIUyRVHk?t=2665 The Castle cursed a human to turn into a lizard man]<ref>Castlevania 64</ref>), '''[[Life Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=965 The castle can bring inanimate statues to life to attack]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>. [https://youtu.be/fZWbKQxeCJU?t=1562 Can cause the glass murals to come to life and attack]<ref>Castlevania Chronicles</ref>), '''[[Soul Manipulation]]''' ([https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php?topic=6118.15#:~:text=%E2%80%9CUh%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6aa%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6Mi,a%20strong%20soul. Those that die in the castle become one of the floating spirits that wander the halls of the castle for eternity]<ref>Akumajo Dracula: Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku "“Uh……aa……Mi……chelle……”<br>That really is no doubt an obsession.<br>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.<br>“Only…… protect…… you……-----“<br>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.<br>However-----<br>Fate did not allow it.<br>For those people who are involved with the demon castle, even the loneliness of death seemed half hearted-----<Br>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."</ref>), '''[[Abstract Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Hell Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/mBgOq5OyEpY?t=600 The castle can create a core of evil made from hatred, envy, anger and other dark emotions]<ref>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness Bestiary No. 115</ref>), '''[[Text Manipulation]]''' & '''[[Plot Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=6621 The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=4612 where 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=1596 where creatures of the night's dark powers allowed them to rewrite the Grimoires to strengthen their dark powers greatly]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Prologue Stage 4</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=5220 along with their vital souls 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 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]<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>, [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=729 compared to the like of Brauner's painting worlds that are quantum multi-layered spaces] [https://youtu.be/hu_2bedvcQE?t=756 requiring understandings of theories such as "Curse Amplification"]<ref>Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</ref>. [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10257 Death was going to use Dracula's magic to rewrite Dracula's defeat to Trevor] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10293 making it where Dracula defeats Trevor Belmont instead] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10297 where Dracula would go on living in the rewritten grimoire] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10309 with each grimoire being its own world] [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=10318 and the grimoires influence extends into reality]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 10 Dracula's Curse</ref>), '''[[Law Manipulation]]''' ([https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=6621 The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=5196 which alter 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/Y95lBCsQ07c?t=6621 The vital souls are noted to be apart of the Castle's power]<ref>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls Chapter 7 Death's Reign</ref>, [https://youtu.be/wC1EKRCUooA?t=7238 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]<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>) |