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Title: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: VampirehunterB on March 29, 2012, 09:44:34 PM
Does anyone know if this art was supposed to belong to any game but remained unreleased? maybe CoD?

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2F33ol5vr.jpg&hash=f86948ddbbfb723fcfaa5effb45ea14bf484b0e7)
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: BullockDS on March 29, 2012, 10:32:30 PM
My info's probably wrong, but from what I've heard, this was an early Kojima design for Symphony of the Night Alucard.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: uzo on March 29, 2012, 10:36:35 PM
If I'm not mistaken its a prototype sketch for SotN.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: darkmanx_429 on March 30, 2012, 01:09:12 AM
Quote from: vampiroldurusucu on March 29, 2012, 09:44:34 PM
Does anyone know if this art was supposed to belong to any game but remained unreleased? maybe CoD?

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi40.tinypic.com%2F33ol5vr.jpg&hash=f86948ddbbfb723fcfaa5effb45ea14bf484b0e7)
where did you even find that..?
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: KaZudra on March 30, 2012, 02:12:35 AM
That should be Cv3 era Alucard, that is a badass looking Alucard
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: Mystic Myotis on March 30, 2012, 02:51:33 AM
That sketch was included in an art book of Ayami Kojima's work.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: VampirehunterB on March 30, 2012, 02:22:44 PM
Quote from: Kamui Zero on March 30, 2012, 02:12:35 AM
That should be Cv3 era Alucard, that is a badass looking Alucard

agree on that!
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: darkmanx_429 on April 01, 2012, 12:15:33 AM
Quote from: Gaawa-chan on March 30, 2012, 02:51:33 AM
That sketch was included in an art book of Ayami Kojima's work.
Hell of a "Sketch!"
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: Mystic Myotis on April 02, 2012, 11:17:11 PM
Quote from: darkmanx_429 on April 01, 2012, 12:15:33 AM
Hell of a "Sketch!"

I tend to call works that don't have backgrounds sketches... not sure why. Just a weird habit of mine.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: Lumi Kløvstad on April 04, 2012, 05:48:26 AM
Needs officialness status upgrade.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: X on April 04, 2012, 03:02:58 PM
To me it looks like Alucard isn't wearing any pants behind those tall boots and longcoat... That's just so wrong on so many levels  :P I'm glade the Alucard in SotN was the final decision.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: Crimson_Curse on April 04, 2012, 08:14:15 PM
His boots actually look alike the ones in the official:
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimages5.fanpop.com%2Fimage%2Fphotos%2F27900000%2FAlucard-metallica1147-27913614-467-599.jpg&hash=5c15f8ca81713fc0bf721a44ff13f46712054b2d)
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: VampirehunterB on April 04, 2012, 10:12:30 PM
Yeah, I love that she added the lapels on the boots, makes him even more aristocratic.
Title: Re: Any backstory intention with this Alucard artwork?
Post by: beingthehero on April 04, 2012, 10:30:45 PM
Pretty sure he's just wearing white types in the concept art.

But yeah, Kojima's artbooks tend to showcase her CV concept art.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee35%2Fbeingthehero%2FRough_05.jpg%3Ft%3D1322842407&hash=8f0c30fcd74e120eca009ce3c7ab3c0f14d10eab)

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee35%2Fbeingthehero%2Fsimon-concept.jpg%3Ft%3D1322842327&hash=1d780d709175f5c2bbb9855e8406cbb6861e33b0)

Prototype sketches for Simon.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee35%2Fbeingthehero%2Fjusteconcept.jpg&hash=c16c50bba71efa504ad4e94878ac64011849f3c1)

Juste with reddish hair.

I totally dig her blonde-haired Simon. I can only speculate, but i imagine she was told to go with a more radical design to differentiate between the original X68k sprite and an Arranged version.