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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
In 1476, during Trevor C. Belmont's quest to defeat Count Dracula, who had manipulated his own son into serving evil, Alucard awaited an encounter with the vampire hunter. Testing the hero's resolve and strength, Alucard challenged Trevor to a duel. Surprised by Trevor's prowess when he was defeated, Alucard acknowledged his skill and requested to join him on his mission.
After aiding in Dracula's destruction, Alucard was left with feelings of guilt for having participated in the act of patricide, despite his noble intentions. To cope with his inner turmoil, he chose to enter a deep slumber, sealing away his powers and isolating himself from the world.
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
In 1797, Alucard was forced to awaken from his long slumber due to the unexpected absence of a Belmont to protect humanity. Sensing a growing evil, he set out to investigate and infiltrated Castlevania, where he discovered that Richter Belmont had fallen under the influence of darkness and was controlling the castle.
With the aid of Richter's relative, Maria Renard, Alucard uncovered the truth: the dark priest Shaft had enslaved Richter's mind as part of a scheme to resurrect Dracula. After freeing Richter from Shaft's control, Alucard ventured into an inverted version of Castlevania, which was populated by even more formidable foes. There, he confronted and defeated Shaft, putting an end to his immediate threat.
However, Shaft's resurrection ritual had already succeeded, and Alucard faced his father in battle once more. In their confrontation, Alucard reminded Dracula of Lisa's final words: that humanity should be left in peace and that she would always love him. This revelation caused Dracula to briefly show a spark of humanity before Alucard ultimately defeated him and returned him to the grave.
Following Dracula's defeat, Alucard intended to return to his slumber. However, Maria, who had grown deeply attached to him, resolved to persuade him to remain in the world of the living.
Castlevania: Nocturne of Recollection
One year after Alucard defeated Dracula, an incubus named Magnus sought to lure him back to the side of evil. Despite Magnus' attempts, Alucard resisted his manipulation and instead joined forces with Maria Renard, Richter Belmont, and two vampire hunters, Cyril and Alexis, to oppose Magnus' schemes.
During their conflict, Magnus revealed to Maria Alucard's dark past, including his consumption of human blood and the turning of his former servant, Lyudmil, into a vampire. When confronted by Maria about these claims, Alucard did not deny them, leaving the truth of his actions ambiguous. Magnus exploited Lyudmil's loyalty to Alucard and manipulated him into confronting his former master in battle.
Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody
Nearly a century after his second confrontation with Dracula, Alucard joined forces with a group of hunters to face his father once again. United by their shared goal, they worked together to put an end to Dracula's reign of terror for a third time.
Castlevania Judgment
Galamoth devises a scheme to send the Time Reaper from 10,000 years in the future into the past to eliminate his rival, Dracula, and alter the course of history. A man named Aeon uncovers this plot and assembles champions from various eras into a dimensional rift to find a chosen one capable of defeating the Time Reaper. Alucard is among these warriors.
The version of Alucard drawn into the rift originates from a period following the events of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. At this time, he is focused on discovering a way to permanently destroy Dracula. After being pulled into the time rift, Alucard's resolve is to confront and defeat his father at the peak of his power.
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
In 2035, a man named Genya Arikado and his associate, Yoko Belnades, a Catholic Church agent, began frequenting the Hakuba Shrine in Japan. Mina, the shrine caretaker's daughter, observed their visits with curiosity but remained friendly to them. Genya, an enigmatic and cold individual with an inhumanly attractive appearance, was affiliated with a mysterious organization linked to national security. Both he and Yoko were well aware of the events surrounding Dracula's castle being sealed within a solar eclipse by a group of vampire hunters, as well as the prophecy foretelling that someone would arrive in the castle in 2035 to inherit Dracula's powers.
It is eventually revealed that Genya Arikado is, in fact, Alucard in disguise. This revelation is hinted at during a conversation between Soma and Yoko in the Study, although Yoko avoids explicitly mentioning his true identity. Julius Belmont was also present in the castle, but his amnesia and advanced age limited his involvement in direct confrontations.
Alucard was aware that the seal holding Dracula’s power was weakening. He feared that if someone with malevolent intentions, such as Graham Jones, were to claim that power, it could lead to his father’s rebirth. To prevent this, Alucard devised a plan. He sought the person destined to inherit the Dark Lord’s powers and ensured that individual would be summoned to the castle on the day of the solar eclipse. This person was Soma Cruz.
Alucard guided Soma in understanding his unique ability to absorb the souls of enemies, encouraging him to use this power to collect the essence of the castle's energy. Alucard believed that a self-aware absorber could use the gathered power to access the Chaotic Realm, a dimension where the broken seal remained. Only someone with Dracula's essence could enter this realm and destroy its source, thereby stabilizing the seal.
After defeating Graham Jones, Soma realized he was the reincarnation of Dracula. Alucard instructed him to sever the flow of Chaos and suppress Dracula’s spirit before it could completely consume him. Soma succeeded in resealing the castle within the eclipse, saving his friends, and preventing Dracula’s resurrection for the foreseeable future.
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Alucard makes his first appearance as Genya Arikado to Soma Cruz in 2036 during their encounter at the Hakuba Shrine, where he intervenes to protect Soma from Celia Fortner, the leader of a cult devoted to resurrecting the Dark Lord. When Celia summons monsters to attack Soma, Arikado throws him a knife, allowing Soma to defeat the creatures and absorb their souls. Soma is puzzled by the return of his "power of dominance," to which Arikado explains that Soma always possessed this power but had no need for it after leaving Dracula's castle. After their discussion, Arikado urges Soma to stay uninvolved, claiming that he and his associates will handle Celia.
Their paths cross again in the Demon Guest House, where Arikado berates Soma for ignoring his warning and involving himself in the cult's schemes. However, acknowledging that Soma has already entered the castle, Arikado reluctantly agrees to his continued involvement. Soma informs him about Celia's plan to replace Soma with one of the Dark Lord's candidates, Dmitrii Blinov and Dario Bossi. Arikado promises to investigate further and gives Soma a letter from Mina containing a talisman to protect him from evil energies before departing to track Celia.
Later, in the Cursed Clock Tower, Arikado arrives alongside Julius Belmont, only to encounter Celia, who reveals that she has fused a flame demon with Dario's soul, greatly amplifying his powers. After Celia teleports away, Arikado instructs Julius to pursue Dario while he focuses on finding Celia.
A pivotal moment occurs in the Garden of Madness when Celia deceives Soma by slaying a Doppelganger disguised as Mina. The ruse nearly causes Soma to succumb to his dark nature and transform into the Dark Lord. However, Soma's talisman protects him, breaking the transformation. Celia's plan is further thwarted when the Doppelganger absorbs a black soul from Soma, transforming into Dmitrii, who had previously been presumed dead. Dmitrii reveals that he has copied Soma's power of dominance, making it the key to his ascension as the Dark Lord. Dmitrii also uncovers Arikado’s identity as Alucard, though he keeps this revelation ambiguous. Dmitrii and Celia flee to The Abyss, the source of the castle's dark energy.
To access The Abyss, Arikado enlists Julius Belmont to shatter the barrier separating it from the rest of the castle. Despite Julius's reluctance, as breaking the barrier will deplete his strength, he complies, enabling Arikado to continue his pursuit of Dmitrii and Celia.
In the final confrontation within The Abyss, Arikado confronts Dmitrii, only to find himself powerless due to Dmitrii's manipulation of Celia's sacrifice, which reversed his powers. Dmitrii's flawed dominance leads to his downfall, as the dark energy overwhelms him and merges into the monstrous Menace, Soma's final opponent.
After Soma's victory, as others celebrate his triumph, Alucard remains introspective. He muses that if the world requires a Dark Lord, one will eventually emerge, even if it is not Soma.
Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls
Alucard initially appears as Genya Arikado, who is requested by the Elgos member Lucy Westenra to assist in containing a growing darkness that was spreading through the grimoires and bleeding into reality. However, when attempting to access the grimoires, it becomes apparent that the past events at the Order had prevented them from directly inserting a real-world person into the grimoires' pages. In response, Arikado assumes his true identity as Alucard, allowing him to access the texts and correct the damage caused by the dark forces.
Enlisting the help of heroes throughout the grimoires Alucard and Lucy work to prevent Dracula's resurrection in modern day.
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