ya know, it could be a redesigned version of the mask Dracula wore in the Original Castlevania, Castlevania 2 Simon's Quest,(even though he looked like Death in that game lol) and Super Castlevania 4. i mean u can clearly see it if u look close in the game, and u can also see Dracula wearing it on the manual of the japanese version of Akumajou Dracula for the Famicom Disk System. OR it could be that mask boss thing from Castlevania 2, And Rondo Of Blood with the woman on top of it. so maybe the mask part of the story will explain why Dracula's face is so fu**ed up like in the old games when u get his health down low. that's my best guess since ive been a long time fan of the Akumajou Dracula/Castlevania series since it's debut in Japan in 1986, so yea, i can't really explain it too well, but it's my only guess i suppose. post your suggestions and tell me what u think.