| 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 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>), '''[[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 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>). | | 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 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>), '''[[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 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 '''[[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>) | | '''[[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 Absolute Zero Ring Description</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>) |
| '''[[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 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 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 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>). |