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Title: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Heuss on October 30, 2010, 06:43:02 PM: The many faces of Dracula

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Castlevania (NES): Due to the color limitations of the NES, Drac was pretty much a purple head, red cape, and a lot of shadow. The prince of darkness looks like a California Raisin, or perhaps a Moai head.

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Castlevania II – Simon’s Quest (NES): In the second game, Simon had to revive Dracula by gathering his body parts and then burn him again in the ruins of Castlevania. When summoned, he looked like Skeletor, had two frames of animation, and basically flew around in circles. Tossing the holy flame immobilized him, and the rest of Simon’s fate depended on how long it took you to finish the game.

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Castlevania III (NES): Between the first and third game, the sprite artist learned how to use lighter colors to contour the cape and give it more depth. The result is a more detailed-looking Dracula. In this game, Dracula’s primary color is purple, which seems right out of Sesame Street.

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Super Castlevania IV (SNES): Dracula actually has two ‘humanoid’ forms in this game. I didn’t bother drawing both at the time for whatever reason. The last form looks the same except for a more skeletal face. The first form is kind of like an undead Donald Trump.

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Castlevania – Bloodlines (Sega Genesis): Konami incorporated Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory into series canon by making her Dracula’s niece. Other than that, there’s not much to say.

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Castlevania X (PC Engine), Castlevania XX (SFC), Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PSX, Saturn, PSP): So this is the most commonly used Dracula sprite in recent years. Here, the vampire lord is depicted as a very tall, refined gentleman who sips blood with a chalice. Also, he “steals men’s souls and makes them his slaves.”

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (NDS): Soma Cruz is the main character in two of the handheld titles. The year is 2035 and Soma is an exchange student living in Japan. Oh yeah, he’s also the reincarnation of Dracula. Cue lifelong struggle to suppress inner demons.

http://kevinsung.org/castlevania-dracula-over-the-years/ (http://kevinsung.org/castlevania-dracula-over-the-years/)

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Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Kale on October 30, 2010, 06:48:01 PM: whats no. 2 from? he looks like elvis.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: darkwzrd4 on October 30, 2010, 06:59:19 PM: Quote from: Kale on October 30, 2010, 06:48:01 PM
whats no. 2 from? he looks like elvis.
Castlevania Judgment
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Kale on October 30, 2010, 07:00:03 PM: oh, that explains it. :P
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Dremn on October 30, 2010, 07:21:23 PM: Ha, pretty cool. I like the illustrations.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Oralox on October 31, 2010, 03:37:04 AM: it looks like im gonna have to visit kevinsung.org to view these photos
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Richter on October 31, 2010, 10:49:28 AM: Hotlinking, my favourite :P
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Munchy on October 31, 2010, 05:33:40 PM: Judgment Dracula looks awesome except for his robo nipples.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Nycterida on November 06, 2010, 01:25:25 PM: Quote from: Heuss on October 30, 2010, 06:43:02 PM

(https://www.kryptoncomics.es/catalog/images/figura-castlevania-dracula.jpg)

There's an action figure of the EYE??? I know I would smash the thing to pieces! :P

I think I like the standard issue Dracula more - pretty human looking, tall, long hair, dressed like a dandy, with boots and cape. Not sure about the facial hair though, depictions of the real Vlad (not to mention Coppola) showed him with a mustache, so I'm OK with that. But I also like the Christopher Lee look of the early games.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Ahasverus on November 06, 2010, 03:38:28 PM: You are forgeting one
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Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: VersasoVantare on November 28, 2010, 01:19:31 PM: Is the last one from Rondo? Poor chap just doesn't look right.

Personally, I like that Dracula can change his appearance a bit from incarnation to incarnation, I tend to like both his suave, younger forms and his older, elegant looking ones and I do like him with facial hair.
I just don't like him with blonde hair, for some reason.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: thernz on November 28, 2010, 01:45:04 PM: It's actually silver. The flames and lighting are just making it look more yellow in that scene.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on November 28, 2010, 05:17:49 PM: For Rondo I usually don't use that pic 'cuz they obviously make him seem ridiculously huge after his battle (since he's twice the size of Richter).
I use this one, hee:
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Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on November 28, 2010, 09:46:51 PM: I recall them mentioning in the Bram Stoker novel that one of Dracula's powers is that he could change his size(appear taller or shorter). I always thought that was the explaination to why his sprite is usually massive compared to that of the heroes going up against him.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: ShinAkumaXX on November 30, 2010, 10:32:48 PM: Well when he's mega dracula he's got some mondo shoulders, or perhaps just some 1980s shoulder pads under that cape?
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on November 30, 2010, 11:02:52 PM: I loved that look back in the day.
Night at the Roxbury! xD
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Alutwon on November 30, 2010, 11:20:45 PM: Never noticed dracula in sotn is wearing the same coat (or a very similar one) under his cape as Alucard
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Kale on November 30, 2010, 11:23:51 PM: They are very different.
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Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: CristopherLee on December 01, 2010, 02:09:39 PM: Actually I must admit: SOTN Dracula have a great design.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Kale on December 01, 2010, 05:47:08 PM: It has amazing design. If I ever make a game like that, I'd love to have that style.
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: X on December 02, 2010, 05:22:57 PM: Actually I must admit: SOTN Dracula have a great design.

SotN was the first time in the series' history that we got to see Dracula in this artstyle.

-X
Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: Alutwon on December 03, 2010, 02:44:42 AM: So they are. :-[ black and gold idk

Most probably disagree but I think Drac looks best in PoR

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Title: Re: The many faces of Dracula
Post by: X on December 03, 2010, 05:16:39 PM: He does actually. Its like Konami went back to the 'Christopher Lee look' that he had in all the other games prior to SotN.

-X