why does Alucard have to wear his 18th century outfit to unlock his true power in DoS i mean shouldnt his power come from within, not his clothesNo budget to sprite him in a suit fully playable. Reused sprites, as per Castlevania staple.
what happened to the Librarian, how did he become trapped in the castle, is he good or evilNo one knows. It seem implied hes pretty evil, and he's been alive since the days of CV3 at least, just never shown. I see him as a cowardly type who hides when the Belmonts come knocking.
whats the deal with lyuudimil or whatever being alucards servant in Nocturne of RecollectionI never saw all of the translation that I recall, but it seemed like he was a familiar like those from SotN, or at least played the role of one.
why didnt Dracula turn hector y isaac into vampires during their employ?Maybe he didn't feel they were worthy? It seemed like Dracula also found amusement in their rebellion against humanity, while still being human too. Dracula would eat up that irony, given his past and grudges.
why doesnt Death have any role in the plot of AoS/DoSI've always questioned this. Death would have been a PHENOMENAL character in those stories. He has HUGE potential as he has such a long history with Dracula. He has vested interest in the outcome of this battle.
why was Hammer cut as a playable character in DoSBudget and time. Sprites take time and money. Something they clearly were not allowed to have with the portables.
why was that 5th ending where maria turns into a monster deleted from SotN?Could also be time and money issues. No one really knows. It's common for things to just be left out though, when the team feels it doesn't work or fit anymore.
why does Galamoth have a grudge against Dracula?Kid Dracula. It really is probably an inside joke related to that. Wish they expanded upon it though. It could have been an interesting plot point somewhere along the line.
where was Dracula in the 15 years between cv Adventure & Belmont's Revenge?It takes him time to recover from his body being destroyed. He was beaten, just not killed. Likely just hiding and recovering.
what exact year does OoE take place?Unknown, but does it matter completely? The story works regardless.
what was the purpose of the Lost Soul in MoFFrom my understanding, it was the Mirror of Fate's 'minion' so to speak. It's meant to guide the people who are tied to the mirror (who hold a piece?) along the path the mirror demands.
why cant the Belmonts touch the whip until 1999Cooties. Honestly I'm not sure. The more we see of the series the less likely I am to believe it has to do with the whip being tainted in some manner, referencing SotN's ending.
what happened to the Librarian, how did he become trapped in the castle, is he good or evil
No one knows. It seem implied hes pretty evil, and he's been alive since the days of CV3 at least, just never shown. I see him as a cowardly type who hides when the Belmonts come knocking.
How does Dracula have the Frankenstein Monster as a minion as far back as the 1400s, when the Monster wasn't created until the 1800s? And if he was simply created earlier in the CV mythos, how did he get those clothes that are obviously from a much later century?
I think it's pretty clear from SotN that he's more motivated by money than a loyalty to Dracula or anything else. Maybe he does hide from the Belmonts, but I think he'd help them just the same as he did Alucard if they were paying customers.
How does Dracula have the Frankenstein Monster as a minion as far back as the 1400s, when the Monster wasn't created until the 1800s? And if he was simply created earlier in the CV mythos, how did he get those clothes that are obviously from a much later century?
why does Alucard have to wear his 18th century outfit to unlock his true power in DoS i mean shouldnt his power come from within, not his clothes
what happened to the Librarian, how did he become trapped in the castle, is he good or evil
why didnt Dracula turn hector y isaac into vampires during their employ?
why doesnt Death have any role in the plot of AoS/DoS
why does Galamoth have a grudge against Dracula?
where was Dracula in the 15 years between cv Adventure & Belmont's Revenge?
what was the purpose of the Lost Soul in MoF
Why does Graham think he's Dracula just on the basis that "he was born the same day Dracula died" when I'm preeeeeetty sure there were several hundred OTHER people born that same day?
Where were the two Devil Forgemasters during the "war" in Dracula's Curse? I mean, their power was said to rival Death himself. I'm PRETTY DAMN SURE they could've kept the Belmont out of the castle for a little while.
Why doesn't Dracula ever employ a different strategy rather than I WILL WAIT YOU HERE, BELMONDO.
Why were there motorcycle-riding skeletons in the 1800s?
Who is Nathan Graves kin to?It's never revealed. As a result of Circle of the Moon not being in the main story, instead being a side story, it has no known connection to any other game, hence we have no reference as to who Nathan's parents were.
Why does Dracula's return happen a such random intervals?Because the director of the games is not consistant and each of them respects "the timeline" to different degrees. Some of them don't give a shit and just want to make a game how they want to make it, and will use any date they feel like.
Why isn't there modern lighting throught the AoS/DoS games; i still break candles for some reason.Check out the Village in DoS.
How come Death is able to make a return in many of the CV games but not enemies like Olrox or Beelzelbub?Death is an entity that will always exist, and always recover. He cannot be 'killed'. The same can't be said for basically anyone who is not Death or Dracula. Hell, even Dracula was killed eventually.
How come Juste was the only Belmont who had traits from both parents i.e. ability to use tomes?If you need a story explanation, then: It's a genetical gamble, and he won? IGA always stated he goes gameplay first, then fits a story to it. It's merely a product of him not using the same (or similar) gameplay mechanic again when a Belmont has been involved.
Why does Dracula's return happen a such random intervals?
Why isn't there modern lighting throught the AoS/DoS games; i still break candles for some reason.
How come Death is able to make a return in many of the CV games but not enemies like Olrox or Beelzelbub?
How come Death is able to make a return in many of the CV games but not enemies like Olrox or Beelzelbub?
Why does Dracula continue to be evil (in-universe) after Alucard basically redeemed him in SotN? Sadly, after 17 years we still don't have an answer to this.
I don't know where (can't find the link anymore), so I'm assuming it's fan speculation, but I read somewhere a long time ago that Dracula, when prematurely resurrected, doesn't return with all of his memories, due to the premature resurrection affecting him. I further speculated upon that, thinking that these effects were permanent, and thus he lost all memory of his time with his son.
That's my theory anyway. I dunno.
why was that woman crying when talking to Alucard in the confessional in symphony
why was Eric's spirit trapped in the castle after he died
why did Alucard create the Spear to "compliment the power of the whip" when the whip has been doing it's job for centuries
why is there no Morris character in OoE when there should be 1
why does Victor's combat cross resemble Gabrian's when logically it should resemble Trevor's
what happened to the God/Devil masks
where does Dario run off to after he's stripped of his powers in DoS
if the military was involved in the Demon castle War of 1999, why does Soma think the tale of Dracula was "made up" when there's documented proof of the supernatural
why does Hugh think nathaniel's whip is so important
what is the contingency plan if a Belmont fails & is killed in the castle
why is Alucard wearing 18th century attire in the 15th century (legends)
why is alucard y Dracula blue-skinned(legends)
at what point were the Belmonts exiled from Romania, and why if they were Holy warriors
how did Dracula conduct taboo rituals in his demon fortress every night for centuries unnoticed
why was that woman crying when talking to Alucard in the confessional in symphony
why was Eric's spirit trapped in the castle after he died
why did Alucard create the Spear to "compliment the power of the whip" when the whip has been doing it's job for centuries
why is there no Morris character in OoE when there should be 1
where does Dario run off to after he's stripped of his powers in DoS
if the military was involved in the Demon castle War of 1999, why does Soma think the tale of Dracula was "made up" when there's documented proof of the supernatural
why does Hugh think nathaniel's whip is so important
what is the contingency plan if a Belmont fails & is killed in the castle
why is Alucard wearing 18th century attire in the 15th century (legends)
why is alucard y Dracula blue-skinned(legends)
at what point were the Belmonts exiled from Romania, and why if they were Holy warriors
how did Dracula conduct taboo rituals in his demon fortress every night for centuries unnoticed
I hope that's not true because that would be a pretty lame way of ignoring a scene of such importance...
Also, I've been listening to the radio drama for the first time, and I thought it was kind off amusing how they also ignore that scene in the recap. Makes me wonder if IGA just wrote himself in a corner there and decided to just no bring it up again.
at what point were the Belmonts exiled from Romania, and why if they were Holy warriors
why was Eric's spirit trapped in the castle after he died
why does Hugh think nathaniel's whip is so important
A classic:IGA has already answered in 2000.
Why does Dracula continue to be evil (in-universe) after Alucard basically redeemed him in SotN? Sadly, after 17 years we still don't have an answer to this.
IGA has already answered in 2000.
http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,4807.msg100104.html#msg100104 (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,4807.msg100104.html#msg100104)
*Google Translate:
In the "Nocturne in the Moonlight" PS, Dracula I will perish with reform, but resurrected for some reason in the age of the later. Those who have been sealed in the Makai, because only the evil part is amplified, by performing a ritual of revival, such as followers of darkness is a look at the time, without the intention of Dracula himself, this is only evil intention but it seems that in order to revive. However, we wanted to give a complete rest to Dracula someday.
Wow, thanks Koutei! どうもありがとう :)That's what it sounds like and the concept of the Makai being a place in the CV is interesting. Really, IGA should've done more with THIS type of thing rather than, well, what he eventually did.
From what I can gather, I think it says those who are sealed away in the "Makai" (the place where Dracula goes to when he dies) are corrupted and their evil side is amplified. That's a very good answer.
It doesn't need to be wall after wall of text. A brief but straight to the point explanation would have satisfied the audiences. Or in AoS it could be explained in a tome you find or like one of those unlockable info dumps that were featured in DoS.
Precisely like that. They could add in stuff like "files" and all that shit, like you'd see in Resident Evil. Like, they're completely optional to read, but they give a lot more insight and backstory on the plot.In Final Fantasy(like FFXIII), I'm against the majority of exposition occuring through data log entries, but for a Castlevania game, that's fine. Two different beasts. In FF's case, it's a long tale that has TIME for the exposition(but in some cases, it just doesn't choose to do it, or explains things horribly shallow). CV, on the other hand, isn't meant to be a long, text/story-heavy adventure. That would break up the pacing, so a datalog would actually work fine.
The Makai (World of Spirits) seems to be implying the place where the dead go.
In Western World religion, it would be hell/heaven/purgatory/limbo.
Dracula cannot go to heaven, and I don't think he goes to Hell either, so I'm guessing he goes to a void in Limbo/purgatory.
At first I thought it would just be "The Void", or "The Chaos Realm" but that's not where the dead go from what that word seems to mean.
In Final Fantasy(like FFXIII), I'm against the majority of exposition occuring through data log entries, but for a Castlevania game, that's fine. Two different beasts. In FF's case, it's a long tale that has TIME for the exposition(but in some cases, it just doesn't choose to do it, or explains things horribly shallow). CV, on the other hand, isn't meant to be a long, text/story-heavy adventure. That would break up the pacing, so a datalog would actually work fine.
There's barely any lore anyway, so adding more of it couldn't hurt.
Sometimes leaving stuff vague or up to the player's imagination is better than explaining every last detail.
Sometimes leaving stuff vague or up to the player's imagination is better than explaining every last detail.
Sometimes leaving stuff vague or up to the player's imagination is better than explaining every last detail.
How do the belmonts work? Do they each live to be around 150 years old or something? Cause in the games, Trevor vs. Drac: 1400
Simon vs Drac: 1500 Juste vs Drac: 1600 Richter vs. Drac: 1700 And Simon is son of Trevor, Juste is son of Simon, Richter is son of Juste (?), and so on and so on.
Maxim: Long ago, you told me of Dracula's remains. Do you remember that?
Juste: Yes, I remember. The story of how my grandfather, Simon, gathered Dracula's remains and destroyed them to undo his curse.
I wonder if Alucard could call Soma his brother........
-We know Trevor Raphael Cornelius Belmont married Sypha Fernandez/Belnades (mentioned in Harmony of Dissonance's
developer notes/interviews, confirmed in the Castlevania Judgment dialogue)
-We know the last known Belmonts in the IGA timeline are Julius Belmont and his little sister, Kokoro Belmont.
Wait... Nevermind. I feel horribly stupid now. http://rocksclan.com/images/familytree.JPG (http://rocksclan.com/images/familytree.JPG)This is an unofficially fan made.
This is an unofficially fan made.
Is it not correct?Castlevania timeline is not one. This family tree does not reflect it. Please refer to link pages for details.
Is it not correct?
You should check these.I'm glad someone appreaciates my work on the CVW. It was hard as hell to do.
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Castlevania_Timeline (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Castlevania_Timeline)
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Lords_of_Shadow_Timeline (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Lords_of_Shadow_Timeline)
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Belmont_Family_Tree (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Belmont_Family_Tree)
http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Lords_of_Shadow_Family_Tree (http://castlevania.wikia.com/wiki/Lords_of_Shadow_Family_Tree)
Wait... Where is Trevor's complete name mentioned?? Was not the "C" intended to stand for "Christopher"?
Hey man, I've played Otomedius Excellent and it mentions Julius Belmont by name as her big brother.
Well... It gets most of the things right, but misses on some quite important ones.
Firstly, Sonia Belmont is not canon, and thus Trevor is not Sonia and Alucard's son (As Jorge put up there).
Secondly, Illyanna Riktor doesn't exist on the main Castlevania canon. She's a creation for the "Castlevania: Belmont Legacy" comic.
Desmond, Dolores and Zoe are from Order of Shadows, another non-canon game.
From all of Simon's wifes, only Serena has a shred of a chance of being canon (thanks to Haunted Castle). The others come from novels, comics and other non canon sources.
Maria Renard never had Eric Lecarde with Alucard. The Lecardes are Belmont descendants.
The Schneiders (Castlevania 64) are not canon.
It's in the character bio in the X360 version.
I own the game and it's there, but I don't have a reliable screencapture.
There's also the fact that Maria Renard is actually a Belmont descendant and is not blood-related to Annette. The RoB game story mentions it.
It's in the character bio in the X360 version.
I own the game and it's there, but I don't have a reliable screencapture.
Well, the only game I know has bio for the characters on X360 is Castlevania: Harmony of Despair, and no mention for Trevor Belmont is made on that game (to my knowledge). Symphony of the Night's port also doesn't mention Trevor by name outside of Fake Trevor (also to my knowledge). I'm really curious about this.
Trevor is mentioned by name in SotN by Richter, when he finds out who Alucard is. Original dub, by the way. Not the DXC dub. DXC's dub left that line stupidly ambiguous as to what he meant.
"Alucard? THE Alucard? You can't be... That was over three hundred years ago!" ~DXC Dub
"Alucard? The same Alucard who fought alongside my ancestor Trevor Belmont? But that was over three hundred years ago!" ~PS1 Dub (I don't know what I typed is 100% accurate)
Ah yes, but I meant on the sense Jorge meant. It shows up on a character bio, but there's only two "bio systems" on X360, one in HoD (where no mention to Trevor is made) and one in SotN, where it's about Fake Trevor. I wanna know from just where came this "Cornelius".
Ah yes, but I meant on the sense Jorge meant. It shows up on a character bio, but there's only two "bio systems" on X360, one in HoD (where no mention to Trevor is made) and one in SotN, where it's about Fake Trevor. I wanna know from just where came this "Cornelius".
-Simon is Soleiyu's Son (dates match up)
Why can Simon get killed by Dracula if he has already killed Death itself?
Death in Castlevania, I believe, is kinda like a shinigami and not "death" itself.
This is what I got from the Ricordanza (Kabuchi no Tsuisoukyoku) novel.