Topic: Castlevania Animation Theories

[theplottwist]

So, after I watched the animation, I was left with a bit of a bad taste on my mouth regarding the prophecy, because Alucard says he needs "a Hunter and a Scholar" to defeat Dracula. The fact it apparently is based on a vision from the future pretty much would kill Grant as one of the final four warriors... Except that, the part of there being a "sleeping soldier under the town for hundreds of years" IS part of the Speaker prophecy. This last part, of the time frame, came off as strange to me because it adds literally nothing to the story...

...Then, after a friend pointed out, I noticed that this prophecy may not be talking of Sypha and Trevor at all, but actually of Maria and Master Librarian. A Hunter and a Scholar who DID in fact help Alucard reach and defeat Dracula after he had slept for hundreds of years.

What do you think?

I have another: As the Bishop of Gresit was the antagonist for the first season, I think Grant will be the antagonist for the first part of the second season.

Do you guys have any theories about where the plot is heading now?

[TatteredSeraph]

I have to admit that that had seemed a bit odd to me as well.  Also, I found it a little strange on the choice of wording, calling Alucard a soldier.  Good theory, Plot!

[Chernabogue]

After all, Grant was a boss in the original game, so he could be an antagonist in the series at first.

[theplottwist]

After all, Grant was a boss in the original game, so he could be an antagonist in the series at first.

Yeah well, I didn't meant it as "Grant is a monster, defeat him". I meant as him activelly going the distance to ignore, disrupt or command people to fight Trevor and Co. out of his own will. I should have clarified that better

Reminds me of a certain soldier...

[Lelygax]

While this must sound strange at first, what if we mix your 2 theories into 1? What if the sleeping soldier is Grant transformed a hundred years ago into a monster?
Dracula says to Lisa that he stopped impaling people and putting them on his yard a long time ago, so maybe Grant and his family had a battle with him before and he was transformed and put to guard some place? (I really doubt they thought something like what we are suggesting in this thread, but its funny anyway).

I was thinking about something else also: Death.

After seeing one of the priests having a similar appearance to Zead, I started thinking: What if Death is involved in the church being corrupt? Since this animation is taking a lot of liberties and Death isn't shown yet, I can't ignore this possibility. This would make Death, desiring for a master, make Lisa be killed so Dracula would do what he have done.

They don't seem to be following Lament of Innocence (I would need to re-watch it to be sure) so... maybe?

[Dracula9]

The soldier referring to Grant would be interesting.

Especially since Grant WAS an actual soldier, or at least enough of a rebel guerrilla to be considered as one.

And the original game even clarifies that Grant seemed to be self-aware during his transformed state, lending a bit of credence to the idea that he (or his true consciousness) is "sleeping" inside his beastly form.

[TatteredSeraph]

I'd also wondered as much as well about whether what if Grant was the sleeping sodier, rather than Alucard.  It could make a lot of sense in some ways, as having Al be the soldier just feels... off.  He's a warrior, a vampire knight, soldier almost sounds too... lowly for him, and the timing for the sleeping soldier myth, if it's been old wisdom to the people of Gresit for a while, just doesn't quite work, even with the prophecy from the future given to the Speakers, unless they've been around for a long time.  It's almost self fulfilling prophecy otherwise in a way.

  I'd also spotted the priest that looks like Zead.  I'd wondered for a short time whether the Archbishop was Death, considering how long and clawlike his nails were, so like Dracula's.  There was something grotesque about him, the way his eyes were small and beady.

[Dracula9]

I'd wondered for a short time whether the Archbishop was Death, considering how long and clawlike his nails were, so like Dracula's.  There was something grotesque about him, the way his eyes were small and beady.

Think that was just a representation of pure decadence and opulence to their disgusting extreme.

[theplottwist]

Damn, imagine if Grant sweeps down on a grand entrance to save everyone from Dracula at the last minute, getting turned into a monster for it but managing to rescue Trevor and Co.

That would be so sweet.

[Lelygax]

Grant needs more love, even Pachislot portrayed him using a NES sprites instead of a proper 3D model (its hilarious but lazy and wrong)

[TheTextGuy]

Grant needs more love, even Pachislot portrayed him using a NES sprites instead of a proper 3D model (its hilarious but lazy and wrong)

I second this!  Also, Mirror of Fate just regulated him to a dead nobody holding a scroll.  Also Judgement made him into a mummy for some reason, and that was questionable.

[EstebanT]

Even his Julius Mode counterpart was missing

[AlexCalvo]

You're not taking the Grant thing far enough.  Grant could be leading men in his own fight against Dracula.  Similarly to the church, he could think Trevor and co. are part of the problem, and while maybe not outright hunting them, clashes with them when they meet, and makes it a point to take them down should they cross paths again  That is of course until Grant is turned into a beast, and saved by the trio, at which point he realizes his folly and joins them.

[Shiroi Koumori]

I want to see Grant in season 2.
But if I'm not mistaken, the script writer didn't like him?

[Aiddon]

I want to see Grant in season 2.
But if I'm not mistaken, the script writer didn't like him?

From what I understand Ellis had to cut him due to time and not wanting to add bloat. I know in one draft (when the project was a trilogy) he would not show up in the first film, but the followup.