Topic: Can Dracula leave the Castle?

[Lelygax]

Even better, try Albus Mode in Hard Mode, its really difficult, Im almost beating it (I stopped trying for a time), only one more boss and then I will battle Dracula.

[TheouAegis]

I'm not gonna read through four pages...

Did anyone even once bring up Haunted Castle? He flies out and steals Simon's bitch.
Haunted Castle (Intro)

[crisis]

Yeah, in the very first post, lol

[Dracula9]

I'm not gonna read through four pages...

Did anyone even once bring up Haunted Castle? He flies out and steals Simon's bitch.
Haunted Castle (Intro)

Yeah, I'm remaking Haunted Castle, and this thread's question is relevant to it.

[A-Yty]

He also leaves the castle in DXC when he tells Shaft to snag Annette.

[Nagumo]

There's also this bit from CV64's manual:

In earlier times, peace and prosperity reigned across the land, and no-one thought to question their good fortune or fear for the future...

Then, in the middle of the 19th century, a dark shadow spread across Wallachia, Transylvania, home to many a vampire legend. The spirits of the depraved and corrupt had roused the king of evil from his enforced sleep of 100 years... 

Shapeshifting into a bat, a wolf, or coils of mist, he stalked the land...

(...)

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Which is also (I think) part of his legend in Rondo of Blood.
I think it can be confirmed that he can indeed leave the castle.

[Dark Nemesis]

Come on guys, your answer is here:
Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles - Opening - PSP

He is in a church outside the castle and he can use his powers, since he can transform to a bat and as the intro says in the end, he walks among us and fist upon our blood.

[crisis]

I dunno... I think we need more proof. At least another page's worth.

[A-Yty]

I suppose the summary is: he can leave the castle, but is strongest inside it. Or just likes it better there. Or both.

Meh, what's there's to do for him outside? Just loathsome humans. I suppose the slaughters were amusing to him once upon a time, but after hundreds of years even the "embodiment of suffering" might get bored of it. But a man's got to be consistent, especially when you've got style. So he sits on his throne, looking like a badass, sipping blood (or wine) and probably takes a nap or plays Angry Birds until someone storms the throne room.

Either way, the answer to the question is yes.

[Lelygax]

To me its like that:
He can leave the castle and thats it, he isnt stronger inside it or anything like that. Castlevania is only one more of his servants that wish his lord to return and rule the world.

[Dracula9]

I probably should have been more specific in the beginning, lol.

I guess I was needing to know more if his powers waned with distance between he and the Castle, moreso than "can he walk out the door?"

It'll probably make more sense if I spill the beans. I thought about having his first two forms be close enough to the original (complete with goofy bighead), and once he vanishes there, you leave (with Serena if the good ending's done). Once you're outside the castle/right at its threshold, he ambushes you in sooper-dooper monster form as a last-ditch effort to ice you. All while the sun's about to come up (that part might have to change, I don't think Drac would be SO desperate to kill Simon that he'd outright risk immolation, but we'll see). I needed speculation/clarification on whether he'd even be able to manage a Greater Demon form while outside his Fortress of Solitude AND weakened in status.

[A-Yty]

I probably should have been more specific in the beginning, lol.

I guess I was needing to know more if his powers waned with distance between he and the Castle, moreso than "can he walk out the door?"

To me, that makes the most sense. As a lord, he probably also considers leaving his castle beneath him.

Or maybe Walter's cat and mouse playing mentality infected Mathias's genius tactician mind. DUN DUN DUNN. 

[X]

Castlevania is a product of Dracula's own power. He can leave and return whenever he wants. It's not a prison, it's his own house of horrors that he made. He's the master of Castlevania and the Master is never the prisoner in his own domain.

[Lelygax]

I can only say that: I would never expect Dracula to leave his castle only to kill a Belmont, but if its at last near the exit, its plausible. I've only seen he using dirty tricks out of his castle (like mind control, kidnapping, etc) but never saw he killing a Belmont with his own hands. Otherwise he could have killed Soleiyu and everyone in the village instead of kidnapping him.