Topic: Bloodlines was meant to start its own spin-off series.

[Dremn]

I would have loved more John Morris games.

[Nagumo]

I'm even more curious now over the original intent of the "Alucard Spear". I wonder if it was supposed to be more like a nod to the character. Something like: "In this continuity Alucard is not a character, but a spear!". It's actually a cool name since the name Alucard is the antithesis of Dracula.

[zangetsu468]

I'm even more curious now over the original intent of the "Alucard Spear". I wonder if it was supposed to be more like a nod to the character. Something like: "In this continuity Alucard is not a character, but a spear!". It's actually a cool name since the name Alucard is the antithesis of Dracula.

Wasn't Eric implied to be Maria and Alucard's offspring? Maybe it was supposed to be that Alucard's powers were imbued within that spear somehow..
Maybe it's related to the Alucard Spear in Nocturne. Or maybe it's just a coincidence 

[Shiroi Koumori]

I would rather accept Eric be Alucard and Maria's adopted child than their son. But Nagumo's idea of the spear is more feasible to me. It might be a nod to the spear in Nocturne.

[KaZudra]

makes sense, It's the only Japanese Castevania game titled "Vampire Killer", which elements were only reused in PoR...
Also, the Spin-off series may have more to deal with the war given Bloodline's Beta content (All of Sonic 2's Missing Beta content winded up being sonic 3)

[Munchy]

I would have loved more John Morris games.

Yep, it would have been cool to have a sub series that was centered around fighting other supernatural things than Dracula across the world.

[DragonSlayr81]

Yep, it would have been cool to have a sub series that was centered around fighting other supernatural things than Dracula across the world.

See, now THIS is a good idea. Like I said, I wouldn't have mind if Konami brought Getsu Fuma Den as it's "Japanese CV"(basically make it more CV-ish, but focusing on mainly on Japanese and Asian lore). But what you proposed, that could iron out the trilogy. Castlevania focuses in Europe(mainly Romania). Getsu Fuma Den would focus on Japan. Morris clan adventures, I could see it being something similar to a more horror take on Indiana Jones. Lots of adventures throughout the world, fighting monsters and supernatural beasties. Each game could be a new story. Hell yeah, that would've kicked ass!!

[X]

There's only one problem with having a CV sub-series continue from Bloodlines. John Morris has the Vampirekiller which means that the main series would not be able to continue without it. And there is only one Vampirekiller whip. This would inevitably create another plot hole/conflict with the games' story unless a proper explanation was given.

[beingthehero]

Yeah, that's why I think they went ahead and localized it as just another CV game, and why IGA made it more or less official in Japan as well.

Granted the past games weren't consistent with the whip, though. Simon's Quest had several different whips and Soleiyu had his own whip in Belmont's Revenge.

[Nagumo]

It would be pretty drastic but they could always demolish the IGA continuity, I guess. If nobody else is going to continue it then that wouldn't really affect anything. Keep all the IGA created games together, and let all the other games return to what their original intent dictated them to be. That would include Bloodlines being inside its own continuity again. That's what I would do at least.

[K.K. Drunkinski]

I would like to see Bloodlines stay in the CV canon, because I really love that they used it as a way to finally reconcile the CV mythos with Bram Stoker's novel.

[Mike Belmont]

I want Bloodlines in the CV canon, too, but with a more clear (to me) explanation of the relation of the Morrises with the Belmonts, and the answer of Jonh Morris wielding the Vampire Killer. I know, we have Portrait of Ruin to explain a little that, but I want a clearer explanation, if possible...

[Munchy]

See, now THIS is a good idea. Like I said, I wouldn't have mind if Konami brought Getsu Fuma Den as it's "Japanese CV"(basically make it more CV-ish, but focusing on mainly on Japanese and Asian lore). But what you proposed, that could iron out the trilogy. Castlevania focuses in Europe(mainly Romania). Getsu Fuma Den would focus on Japan. Morris clan adventures, I could see it being something similar to a more horror take on Indiana Jones. Lots of adventures throughout the world, fighting monsters and supernatural beasties. Each game could be a new story. Hell yeah, that would've kicked ass!!

I think Robert E. Howard had a similar idea when he made the character Solomon Kane.

But I guess it would be weird to keep calling the games "Vampire Killer" if this were the case after the first one.