Topic: Olrox.

[Eric Roman]

Am I the only one who thinks Brauner is a reference to Count Olrox?

[Mathias Hyperion]

I think someone may have suggested somewhere that Olrox could be the main antagonist in a game set between LoI and CV3. That would certainly be interesting.

Another suggestion, possibly by the same person, was that you would play as Mathias in this game. I would imagine the gameplay mechanics would probably turn out like AoS and DoS, with Mathias absorbing the souls of his enemies, but this time he is on a quest to become Lord of the Vampires.

That would certainly be interesting.

[erimocard]

Who is Count Olrox? If you refer to Nosferatu; the vampire in Nosferatu is called "Count Dracula", since it is based on Bram Stoker's novel. It just has some story-changes and he looks a little different.

[Long John Silver]

In Reply To #18

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Orlok

Orlok is the main model for a style of fictional vampire that is often nicknamed nosferatu after the movie. Although based upon Count Dracula, Orlok possesses none of his predecessor's aristocratic charm or seductiveness. He resembles something between a rat and a spider and is much more analogous to historical accounts of vampires.

[fallenangel86]

In Reply To #18

seriously, pick up, or rent the dvd, the name will be orlock, reinfeld will be hutter, etc. if you saw the movie through youtube, somehow they put up an early release version where they used bram stokers names.

[Alexc2808]

In Reply To #18
Didn't you say this was your fav. vampire movie?  And you don't even know the name of the primary character?
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[darkwzrd4]

I think someone may have suggested somewhere that Olrox could be the main antagonist in a game set between LoI and CV3. That would certainly be interesting.

Another suggestion, possibly by the same person, was that you would play as Mathias in this game. I would imagine the gameplay mechanics would probably turn out like AoS and DoS, with Mathias absorbing the souls of his enemies, but this time he is on a quest to become Lord of the Vampires.

That would certainly be interesting

It wouldn't just be interesting, it would be awesome.  Or at least it has that potential, assuming that Iga doesn't screw it up.

[Darth Cariss]

Olrox doesn't seem to be any kind of main villian, but he seems to be quite a fan favorite. He's certainly one of the most memorable boss battles in Symphony of the Night, in my opinion.

[erimocard]

In Reply To #21

Yeah, and he is called "Count Dracula" in the movie. I mean the one where he is played by Max Schreck. "Eine Symphonie des Grauens" I havent seen the newer film.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MEOsb6CRvNU
Watch and then again tell me he is not Dracula. O_o If that basic model of Vampire is called "Count Orlok", it doesn't mean, he's called so in the movie.

Anyone asked about Brauner. Yeah, he definitely resembles Orlok as well.

[James Belmont]

Some versions of the film use the original names, however these were all put in much later than the films initial release. So while the character may have had his name changed back to Dracula in some editions, it was Orlok in the earliest incarnation, thus it is Orlok that 99.99999% of the people who see it refer to him as. Mark Ellis wrote a graphic novel called Nosferatu: Plague of Terror that expanded on Orlok's story, making him a seperate, and perhaps more powerful entity than Dracula.

As for Olrox, I think he was some kind of failsafe. If Dracula was running low on energy, he could kill Olrox and steal his power. It's probably the same reason Walter kept Joachim. Of course because both of them were killed prior to the final battle, their purpose could not be utilized.

[erimocard]

In Reply To #25

Thank you very much.

[James Belmont]

In Reply To #26

My point is, he really should be known as Orlok, as he works better as a seperate entity, for there is more mystery surrounding him that way. We all know Dracula backwards and forwards, but Orlok is still an enigma.

[erimocard]

In Reply To #27

I do get your point and I'm with you. I simply didn't know that there are different editions. As a separate character he works way better, because he is very different from Drac. Not only his appearance, but the fact that he has rats following him everywhere, as well as that he is spreading plague make him unique. He refers to ancient beliefs of vampires (or wrakalakolas, lamia and all the different vampire-like mythical creatures from around the world) who were said to be the cause for crop failures, the black death and so on.

[crisis]

Olrox and Brauner? It woulda been an interesting plot twist, but due to the silly nature that was PoR, it wouldn't have worked out well.

I hope Olrox makes another appearance in a future title, though. His quarters in SotN was cool and unique.

[Alexc2808]

In Reply To #28
He was only referred to as Orlok when the film was released.  And I don't think there is anywhere else besides youtube where he is called Dracula.  Calling him Dracula online or even in some tapes does not change the fact that it is orlok, he was written as such.  And that vampire's name is Orlok, he's from germany for crying out loud.  He is not Dracula.