| “ | Huh? Who the heck are you? | „ |
| ~ Soma to Genya Arikado |
| “ | It's true. I am Dracula. But I'm not what you think I am! | „ |
| ~ Soma Cruz to Julius Belmont |
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Soma Cruz
From The Codex
Articles About Dracula
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| Main Timeline | Count Dracula - Dracula Wraith - Soma Cruz |
| Alternate Timelines | Malus - Haunted Castle - Legends - Circle of the Moon |
| Non-Canon | Netflix Castlevania - Gabriel Belmont - Smash Bros. |
| “ | Having power doesn't mean you can abuse it. Haven't you learned your lesson? | „ |
| ~ Soma Cruz to Dario Bossi |
| “ | Shut up. You annoy me. That's the only reason I need. | „ |
| ~ Dark Lord Soma to Celia Fortner |
Background
Soma Cruz is the reincarnation of the Dark Lord, Count Dracula. Nearly 18 years had passed since Count Dracula’s final defeat at the hands of Julius Belmont, and his powers were sealed away forevermore by the Vampire Killer. With nothing left to do, Dracula reincarnated into a new body with the same powers, but no memories of his past.
18 more years passed since then, and the young adult Soma Cruz went to witness the lunar eclipse alongside his best friend and potential romantic partner, Mina Hakuba. However, as soon as the eclipse occurred, Dracula’s Castle was erected and the two were pulled into it.
Soma immediately woke up in the castle and was greeted by a man named Genya Arikado, who was actually the legendary son of Dracula, Alucard. Arikado explained that they were in Dracula’s Castle, just before a monster attacked Soma. After defeating the monster, Soma unwillingly absorbed its soul, much to his surprise.
Arikado would explain that this is the Power of Dominance, an ability used only by the Dark Lord. Soma was confused as to what this could mean, but fought through the castle to find answers nonetheless. Eventually, he ran into a man named Graham Jones, who believed himself to be the reincarnation of Dracula and would stop at nothing to prove such. He also met a mysterious man known only as J, who was drawn to the castle but had not a single memory about who he was.
As Soma continued onwards, both Soma and J came to realize who they were. J recognized himself as Julius Belmont, the legendary warrior who defeated Count Dracula, whilst Soma regrettably learned that he was, in fact, Dracula’s reincarnation.
With both of these realizations met, Soma was able to defeat Graham, but came face-to-face with Julius. Julius fought Soma with plans to kill him, but realized Soma’s true intentions and stopped. Soma managed to defeat the man, and promised that he had no intention of hurting anyone.
In truth, Arikado had told Soma of the source of Dracula’s powers, the primordial being Chaos, and that Soma would only prevent his transformation into the Dark Lord if he destroyed Chaos. Because of this, Soma travelled into the Chaotic Realm, and faced down the being. Surprisingly, the boy was able to defeat it once and for all, seemingly destroying the source of his powers.
However, only a year later, a group of three powerful people confronted Soma. Celia Fortner, a powerful witch who worships Dracula, and her two lackeys, Dmitrii Blinov and Dario Bossi, two men who she plans on having become the new Dark Lord.
In order to enact her plans, Celia goes on to torment Soma time and time again, although he fights her and her lackeys off several times. However, Celia would even go as far as to create a mock-up Mina, and execute her in front of Soma, so that she may draw out his Dark Lord side.
Unfortunately for Celia, Soma was aware of her tricks and did not fall for the Fake Mina. Soma would go on to finally defeat Celia and Dario, before moving onto Dmitrii. He was a special case, as his ability was to perfectly mimic the abilities of others; which he used to mimic Soma’s Power of Dominance.
Despite how hard he tried, however, Dmitrii’s form was not able to withstand bearing the Power of Dominous, and he burst into a giant eldritch demon of pure malice and hatred. Soma used the last of his powers to finally take out the transformed Dmitrii and end Celia’s plot, once and for all.
Soma returned back to Mina Hakuba, along with newfound friends Genya Arikado, Julius Belmont, Yoko Belnades and Hammer. His future beyond is unknown, although he likely never succumbed to the Dark Lord’s influence again.
Statistics
Key: Soma Cruz | Dark Lord Soma
Tier: At least 2-C, likely far higher | At least 2-C, likely far higher
Name: Soma Cruz, Dracula Vlad Ţepeş
Origin: Castlevania
Sex: Male
Age: 19 years old (Soma), 974 years old (Dracula)
Classification: High School Student, Dark Lord
Alignment: Neutral Good (Soma is kind-hearted and extremely determined to keep everything he cares about safe. Regardless of his inexperience at the beginning of his journey, he was still more than willing to charge head-first into battle and fight to make sure the world remained peaceful) | Chaotic Evil (Has fully regained his memories and thus persona as Dracula, who is entirely self-serving and rooted in evil. After the death of his girlfriend, Mina Hakuba, all Soma seeks is aimless and purely selfish destruction in the name of revenge)
Dimensionality: 3-D
Attack Potency: At least Universe level, likely far higher (Soma beat Julius in combat; Due to Dracula growing stronger every resurrection, the Belmonts should as well; Julius should thus be the strongest Belmont due to being the last of his bloodline. He was the one to fully kill Dracula; Dracula is above Galamoth, let alone the Time Reaper, who Galamoth controls. The Time Reaper was going to destroy the entire Castlevania Timeline) | At least Universe level, likely far higher (Should be just as strong as Count Dracula at his peak)
Durability: At least Universe level, likely far higher (Comparable to the main timeline Dracula, who took hits from the Time Reaper; The Time Reaper was going to destroy the entire Castlevania Timeline) | At least Universe level, likely far higher
Striking Strength: At least Universe Class, likely far higher | At least Universe Class, likely far higher
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Travel Speed: Superhuman (Should scale above Leon Belmont, who was able to escape Walter's Castle by running from the top floor to the entrance, before the entire structure collapsed. Also has access to a horse; the average horse runs at 88 km/h) | Superhuman
Combat Speed: FTL | FTL
Reaction Speed: FTL (Could outpace Paranoia; Paranoia can generate beams of energy from its hands, confirmed to be comprised of light. Should be comparable to Dracula, who generated a light beam. Being Dracula means he also scales to Trevor Belmont, who was able to outpace Nuculais, a being composed entirely of light. Should be above Leon Belmont, who outpaced Medusa, who could produce beams from her eyes on several occasions; these beams were confirmed to be comprised of light. Being Count Dracula should put him about Count Olrox as well, who could generate a beam, which was confirmed to be light-based) | FTL
Stamina: Limitless (Soma is the reincarnation of Dracula and wields all of the powers. This includes the Crimson Stone, which grants immortality and longevity that allow for Soma to keep going naturally, unless he is killed through outside means. His power is sourced in the primordial god, Chaos, who should not have stamina whatsoever)
Range: Standard Melee, Tens of Meters with teleportation, Multiversal Cell with powers (his power is sourced from Chaos, which resides in a completely separate realm)
Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Despite being the reincarnation of Count Dracula, Soma does not retain his intelligence; however, he is still incredibly smart. Obtaining the souls of dozens of monsters gives him all of their ancient abilities, and he beat legendary warriors like Julius Belmont), Supergenius (Possesses the memories, and thus intelligence, of Count Dracula)
Powers and Abilities
All previous abilities, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Immortality (Type 3; Dracula can regenerate from just blood, and from having his soul obliterated. Type 4; Dracula will always return as long as the entity Chaos lives. Type 7; The Dracula Wraith is a spirit), Regeneration (Low-High; Dracula can fully come back from just blood. Mid-Godly; Dracula can fully come back after his soul is obliterated), Mind Manipulation (The Dracula Wraith took over Maxim’s mind and developed a separate consciousness within him), Curse Manipulation (Contains Dracula’s powers, who inflicted a curse upon Simon Belmont), Chaos Manipulation (Due to containing Dracula’s power, he is rooted in primordial Chaos, opposite to God’s Order), Non-Physical Interaction (Dracula can interact with souls due to controlling all being of the night, like ghosts), Shapeshifting (Can morph his body into several bats), Blood Manipulation (Dracula can use use Juste’s blood to make himself whole), Flight (Is capable of flight), Death Manipulation (Due to taking the form of Dracula, Death is completely subservient to him), Power Bestowal (Dracula’s Nail grants the ability to break things he otherwise couldn’t), Statistics Amplification (Nail, Fang, and Ring of Vlad all increase Dracula’s stats), Resistance to Illusion Creation (Type 1; Dracula’s Eye lets him see beyond false blocks), Resistance to Curse Manipulation (Eye of Vlad prevents all curses), Resistance to Poison Manipulation (Rib of Vlad prevents poisonous effects), Resistance to Petrification (Heart of Vlad prevents petrification)
Standard Equipment
*Bamboo Sword: A sword fashioned from bamboo.
- Handgun: A small gun that uses 9mm Parabellum rounds.
- Knife: A small pocket knife.
- Mach Punch: A pair of iron knuckles that allow for Soma to punch faster than the eye can see.
- Short Sword: A small sword.
- Kaiser Knuckle: A metal glove that lets Soma punch as powerful as an angry god.
- Rapier: A sword made for stabbing.
- Claymore: A well-balanced longsword.
*Potion: Restores a small amount of Soma’s health.
*Bat: Allows Soma to attack with supersonic waves.
Other
Weaknesses: Soma’s powers are derived from Chaos despite his good nature, and thus he is very close to succumbing to evil at all times. He is incredibly hot headed and transformed into the Dark Lord upon seeing a fake Mina be killed.
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