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General Castlevania Discussion / Re: The gap between CVA & Belmont’s Revenge
« Last post by theplottwist on April 23, 2024, 12:09:52 PM »Cool but kinda nonsensical in-universe. Death states that only two Devil Forgemasters were made (Hector and Isaac), and while the idea of essentially using them as a potential back-in to the world of the living is useful, Death also seems to believe that they'd have to succumb to Dracula's Curse to be a worthy vessel; Hector restrained himself at the last minute, which was why Death had to use Isaac as the backup option. Hector himself transmuted the curse itself into "something small" and "harmless" upon defeating Dracula, meaning there's effectively no curse for a Devil Forgemaster to succumb TO any longer, so that's a means of resurrection that's no longer practical. Further, Dracula learned firsthand that a Devil Forgemaster suffused in and able to transmute and repurpose his powers is a HUGE flight risk after Hector's role in killing him twice. I doubt he would have ever made a Forgemaster ever again, choosing instead to find alternate means to craft generals and invoke cursed legions of darkness.
Just resurrecting from the dead to add a small, not that well-known bit of information.
In English, Death outright states that the curse had to take hold of Hector for Dracula to be reborn in him. You're correct.
But, in Japanese (if I'm remembering correctly), Death is just running a little science test. He wants to see if the curse catches on Hector because, if it does, then Dracula will also because "the curse is like Dracula himself". The rest is the same: Hector is a better material than Isaac, but is worse as a vessel, so Death discards him. Dracula loses to Hector because the material he's using is 'lower quality'.
In English the curse is a pre-requisite, and in Japanese it seems more like a test. Death is just making sure Hector's quality as a vessel is good to not waste Dracula on him.