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(serie) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Castlevania (serie)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94" title="קאסלבניה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="קאסלבניה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania" title="Castlevania – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Castlevania" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jbo mw-list-item"><a href="https://jbo.wikipedia.org/wiki/pacruxydinj" title="pacruxydinj – 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For the first video game, see <a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)"><i>Castlevania</i> (1986 video game)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Castlevania (disambiguation)">Castlevania (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Video game series</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive 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title="MercurySteam">MercurySteam</a> (2010–2014)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Kojima_Productions" title="Kojima Productions">Kojima Productions</a> (2010)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_publisher" title="Video game publisher">Publisher(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Konami</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Creator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Hitoshi Akamatsu<sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Platform(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amiga" title="Amiga">Amiga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcade_game" title="Arcade game">Arcade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commodore_64" title="Commodore 64">Commodore 64</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DOS" title="DOS">DOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Color" title="Game Boy Color">Game Boy Color</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MSX2" class="mw-redirect" 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style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">First release</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i><br />September 26, 1986<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-09-26</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em;">Latest release</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Castlevania Dominus Collection</i><br />August 27, 2024<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-08-27</span>)</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Castlevania</b></i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/əl/: 'le' in 'bottle'">əl</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'v' in 'vie'">v</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>), known in Japan as <i><b>Akumajō Dracula</b></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-translation_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-translation-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Gothic_horror" class="mw-redirect" title="Gothic horror">gothic horror</a> <a href="/wiki/Action-adventure" class="mw-redirect" title="Action-adventure">action-adventure</a> <a href="/wiki/Video_game_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game series">video game series</a> and <a href="/wiki/Media_franchise" title="Media franchise">media franchise</a> created by <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a>. The series is largely set in the castle of <a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Castlevania)" title="Dracula (Castlevania)">Count Dracula</a>, the main antagonist of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_characters" title="List of Castlevania characters">Belmont clan</a> of vampire hunters.<sup id="cite_ref-DenOfGeek_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DenOfGeek-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Debuting with the <a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">1986 video game</a> on <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System" title="Famicom Disk System">Famicom Disk System</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-MobyGames_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobyGames-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the first entry and the majority of its sequels are <a href="/wiki/Side-scrolling_video_game" title="Side-scrolling video game">side-scrolling</a> <a href="/wiki/Action_platformer" class="mw-redirect" title="Action platformer">action platformers</a>. The 1997 game, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</a></i>, originally released for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a>, returned to the <a href="/wiki/Nonlinear_gameplay" title="Nonlinear gameplay">nonlinear gameplay</a> first seen in <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest" title="Castlevania II: Simon's Quest">Castlevania II: Simon's Quest</a>,</i> which also introduced <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing</a> elements and exploration.<sup id="cite_ref-USGamerInterview_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGamerInterview-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several installments later adopted <i>Symphony of the Night</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s gameplay, which along with <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Metroid" title="Super Metroid">Super Metroid</a></i>, have popularized the <a href="/wiki/Metroidvania" title="Metroidvania">Metroidvania</a> genre.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010 saw the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</a></i>, a 3D <a href="/wiki/Action-adventure_game" title="Action-adventure game">action-adventure</a> game developed by <a href="/wiki/MercurySteam" title="MercurySteam">MercurySteam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kojima_Productions" title="Kojima Productions">Kojima Productions</a> that served as a <a href="/wiki/Reboot_(fiction)" title="Reboot (fiction)">reboot</a> of the series.<sup id="cite_ref-GamePro_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamePro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Castlevania</i> series has been released on various platforms; from early systems to modern consoles, as well as handheld devices such as mobile phones.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The franchise has since expanded into several spin-off video games and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_media" title="List of Castlevania media">other media</a>; including <a href="/wiki/Comic_books" class="mw-redirect" title="Comic books">comic books</a><sup id="cite_ref-IDWComic_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDWComic-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a critically-acclaimed <a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(TV_series)" title="Castlevania (TV series)">animated television series</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNRetrospective_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNRetrospective-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CVASMeta_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVASMeta-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Spanning almost four decades, <i>Castlevania</i> is one of Konami's <a href="/wiki/Best-selling_video_game_franchises" class="mw-redirect" title="Best-selling video game franchises">most successful and prominent franchises</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> several of its entries are ranked among the <a href="/wiki/List_of_video_games_considered_the_best" title="List of video games considered the best">best video games ever made</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Top25_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top25-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Retrospectives attributed to the series' success to its unique blend of action, adventure, and horror elements;<sup id="cite_ref-IGNHistory_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNHistory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it has been praised for its challenging gameplay mechanics, atmospheric settings, and iconic music.<sup id="cite_ref-Top25_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top25-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Games">Games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_media#Video_games" title="List of Castlevania media">List of Castlevania media § Video games</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1212047051">.mw-parser-output .release-timeline{padding:.75em 1em;font-size:85%;line-height:.9;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0 1px;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline>caption{padding:.4em .4em .2em;font-size:112.5%}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-subtitle{padding-top:.3em;font-size:90%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline td,.mw-parser-output .release-timeline th{border:none;padding:.4em;background:none;font:inherit;color:inherit}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline td{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline th{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-first{padding:.4em .4em .2em}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-next,.mw-parser-output .release-timeline .rt-last{padding:.2em .4em}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .release-timeline{float:right;clear:right;margin:.5em 0 .5em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .rt-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:.5em 1.4em .5em 0}.mw-parser-output .release-timeline caption{white-space:nowrap}}</style><table class="release-timeline wikitable"><caption>Release timeline<div class="rt-subtitle">Original series in green<br /><i>Lords of Shadow</i> series in yellow</div></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1986</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_Killer" title="Vampire Killer">Vampire Killer</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1987</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest" title="Castlevania II: Simon's Quest">Castlevania II: Simon's Quest</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1988</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(video_game)" title="Haunted Castle (video game)">Haunted Castle</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1989</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure" title="Castlevania: The Adventure">Castlevania: The Adventure</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse">Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">1990</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1991</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Belmont%27s_Revenge" title="Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge">Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV" title="Super Castlevania IV">Super Castlevania IV</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">1992</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1993</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Chronicles" title="Castlevania Chronicles">Akumajō Dracula</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Rondo_of_Blood" title="Castlevania: Rondo of Blood">Castlevania: Rondo of Blood</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1994</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Castlevania: Bloodlines</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1995</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dracula_X" title="Castlevania: Dracula X">Castlevania: Dracula X</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">1996</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1997</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Legends" title="Castlevania Legends">Castlevania Legends</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">1998</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">1999</th><td class="rt-first"><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1999_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1999 video game)"><i>Castlevania</i> (Nintendo 64)</a></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">2000</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2001</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Circle_of_the_Moon" title="Castlevania: Circle of the Moon">Castlevania: Circle of the Moon</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Chronicles" title="Castlevania Chronicles">Castlevania Chronicles</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2002</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Dissonance" title="Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance">Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2003</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Aria_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow">Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lament_of_Innocence" title="Castlevania: Lament of Innocence">Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">2004</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2005</th><td class="rt-first"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dawn_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow">Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow</a></i></td></tr><tr><td class="rt-last"><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Curse of Darkness">Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2006</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Portrait_of_Ruin" title="Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin">Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2007</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Dracula_X_Chronicles" title="Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles">Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2008</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Order_of_Ecclesia" title="Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2009</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure_ReBirth" title="Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth">Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #FFD700">2010</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">2011–2012</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #FFD700">2013</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_%E2%80%93_Mirror_of_Fate" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #FFD700">2014</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2</a></i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid Black">2015–2023</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="border-right:1.4em solid #0BDA51">2024</th><td><i><a href="/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(video_game)" title="Haunted Castle (video game)">Haunted Castle Revisited</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Most <i>Castlevania</i> titles have been released in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia on various <a href="/wiki/Video_game_consoles" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game consoles">video game consoles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Personal_computers" class="mw-redirect" title="Personal computers">personal computers</a> (PC) and <a href="/wiki/Mobile_phones" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile phones">mobile phones</a>, with additional <a href="/wiki/Video_game_remake" title="Video game remake">remakes</a> and re-releases.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first console title, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i>, was released on the <a href="/wiki/Famicom_Disk_System" title="Famicom Disk System">Famicom Disk System</a> in 1986 and in North America in 1987 on the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> (NES).<sup id="cite_ref-MobyGames_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MobyGames-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/2D_computer_graphics" title="2D computer graphics">2D</a> sidescrolling action game where the player progresses through six <a href="/wiki/Level_(video_games)" title="Level (video games)">stages</a>, many principal features of the <i>Castlevania</i> series originated with it.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been ported to many platforms, such as the <a href="/wiki/NES_Classic_Edition" title="NES Classic Edition">NES Classic Edition</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also released in 1986 was <i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_Killer" title="Vampire Killer">Vampire Killer</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/MSX" title="MSX">MSX</a> home computer, which played significantly differently from the original <i>Castlevania</i>, where players had to search for the exit before they could proceed to the next stage.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following that year, in 1987, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest" title="Castlevania II: Simon's Quest">Castlevania II: Simon's Quest</a></i> further departed from the standard platforming genre of the first <i>Castlevania</i> for a game more similar to the nonlinear gameplay of <i><a href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i>, with several role-playing elements such as a world map which the player is free to explore and revisit.<sup id="cite_ref-1UP-Parish_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1UP-Parish-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(video_game)" title="Haunted Castle (video game)">Haunted Castle</a></i> (1988), the franchise's first arcade title, returned to the linear platforming gameplay of the original.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This continued with the first handheld <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a> entry, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure" title="Castlevania: The Adventure">Castlevania: The Adventure</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the NES sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse">Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</a></i>, both released in 1989. <i>Dracula's Curse</i> added features to the original gameplay, including <a href="/wiki/Nonlinear_gameplay#Branching_storylines" title="Nonlinear gameplay">alternate stages</a> and multiple <a href="/wiki/Player_character" title="Player character">playable characters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Adventure</i> saw a Game Boy sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Belmont%27s_Revenge" title="Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge">Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge</a></i>, in 1992 and a remake, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure_ReBirth" title="Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth">Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth</a></i>, developed by <a href="/wiki/M2_(game_developer)" title="M2 (game developer)">M2</a> for the <a href="/wiki/WiiWare" title="WiiWare">WiiWare</a> service in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The franchise's first 16-bit home console game, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV" title="Super Castlevania IV">Super Castlevania IV</a></i>, was released for the <a href="/wiki/Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Super Nintendo Entertainment System">Super Nintendo Entertainment System</a> (SNES) in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNRetrospective_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNRetrospective-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <i>Castlevania</i> title for the <a href="/wiki/Sharp_X68000" class="mw-redirect" title="Sharp X68000">Sharp X68000</a> <a href="/wiki/Home_computer" title="Home computer">home computer</a> was released in Japan in 1993 and would not be available in English until <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Chronicles" title="Castlevania Chronicles">Castlevania Chronicles</a></i> (2001) for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNHistory_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNHistory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the same year, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Rondo_of_Blood" title="Castlevania: Rondo of Blood">Castlevania: Rondo of Blood</a></i> was released for the <a href="/wiki/PC_Engine" class="mw-redirect" title="PC Engine">PC Engine</a> and was not localized in English until it was included with <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Dracula_X_Chronicles" title="Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles">Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles</a></i> (2007) for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Portable" title="PlayStation Portable">PlayStation Portable</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first <i>Castlevania</i> produced for a <a href="/wiki/CD-ROM" title="CD-ROM">CD-ROM</a>, <i>Rondo of Blood</i> featured <a href="/wiki/Red_Book_audio" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Book audio">Red Book audio</a> and fully voiced dialogue.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game's content would be reused in <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dracula_X" title="Castlevania: Dracula X">Castlevania: Dracula X</a></i>, a game for the SNES in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNHistory_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNHistory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Castlevania: Bloodlines</a></i> (1994) was the first <i>Castlevania</i> entry produced for a <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> console, the <a href="/wiki/Sega_Genesis" title="Sega Genesis">Genesis</a>. It would not be re-released until 2019 as part of the <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Anniversary_Collection" class="mw-redirect" title="Castlevania Anniversary Collection">Castlevania Anniversary Collection</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CVCollectionLineUp_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCollectionLineUp-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1997, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Legends" title="Castlevania Legends">Castlevania Legends</a></i> were launched for the PlayStation and Game Boy, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Symphony of the Night</i> introduced a major change to the gameplay, incorporating role-playing elements and a nonlinear map that the player could freely explore, which was previously seen in <i>Simon's Quest</i> and Nintendo's <i><a href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-1UP-Parish_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1UP-Parish-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Elements of <i>Symphony of the Night</i> would influence the gameplay of future titles, beginning with the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> entries <i><a href="/wiki/Circle_of_the_Moon" class="mw-redirect" title="Circle of the Moon">Circle of the Moon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Harmony_of_Dissonance" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmony of Dissonance">Harmony of Dissonance</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Aria_of_Sorrow" class="mw-redirect" title="Aria of Sorrow">Aria of Sorrow</a></i>, which were released from 2001 to 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Aria of Sorrow</i> received a 2005 sequel, <a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dawn_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow">Dawn of Sorrow</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>, which was followed by <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Ruin" class="mw-redirect" title="Portrait of Ruin">Portrait of Ruin</a></i> (2006) and <i><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Ecclesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Order of Ecclesia">Order of Ecclesia</a></i> (2008).<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under the development of <a href="/wiki/Konami_Computer_Entertainment_Kobe" class="mw-redirect" title="Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe">Konami's Kobe branch</a>, the first game in the series to employ <a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D graphics</a> was <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(Nintendo_64)" class="mw-redirect" title="Castlevania (Nintendo 64)">Castlevania</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a> in 1999, and it received an expansion called <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness</a></i> later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003, the next 3D <i>Castlevania</i> title, <i><a href="/wiki/Lament_of_Innocence" class="mw-redirect" title="Lament of Innocence">Lament of Innocence</a></i> debuted for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_2" title="PlayStation 2">PlayStation 2</a> with combat-oriented <a href="/wiki/Hack_and_slash" title="Hack and slash">hack and slash</a> gameplay that drew comparisons to <i><a href="/wiki/Devil_May_Cry_(video_game)" title="Devil May Cry (video game)">Devil May Cry</a></i> and retroactively, <i><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2005_video_game)" title="God of War (2005 video game)">God of War</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was followed two years later by <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Curse of Darkness">Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <a href="/wiki/Reboot_(fiction)" title="Reboot (fiction)">reboot</a> of the franchise launched with <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</a></i> in 2010, a <a href="/wiki/Multi-platform" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-platform">multi-platform</a> 3D action title developed by <a href="/wiki/MercurySteam" title="MercurySteam">MercurySteam</a> and co-produced by <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GamePro_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamePro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was followed by two sequels, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_%E2%80%93_Mirror_of_Fate" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate">Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate</a></i> for <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_3DS" title="Nintendo 3DS">Nintendo 3DS</a> in 2013, and <i><a href="/wiki/Lords_of_Shadow_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Lords of Shadow 2">Lords of Shadow 2</a></i> in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Lords of Shadow 2</i> was the last mainline game in the franchise to date, due to Konami shifting focus to <a href="/wiki/Mobile_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Mobile games">mobile games</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gambling" title="Gambling">gambling</a> in the 2010s.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rumors began circulating in 2021 that, following internal restructuring at Konami to refocus on PC and console games, a "reimagining" of the series was in development.<sup id="cite_ref-VGC_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-VGC-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2024, a remake of <i><a href="/wiki/Haunted_Castle_(video_game)" title="Haunted Castle (video game)">Haunted Castle</a></i> was included in the compilation <i>Castlevania Dominus Collection</i>. Titled <i>Haunted Castle Revisited</i>, it was developed by M2, who previously worked on <i>The Adventure ReBirth</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spin-offs">Spin-offs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Spin-offs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Castlevania</i> has spawned numerous spin-offs, the first being the 1990 platformer, <i><a href="/wiki/Kid_Dracula_(1990_video_game)" title="Kid Dracula (1990 video game)">Kid Dracula</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/Famicom" class="mw-redirect" title="Famicom">Famicom</a>, a parody which stars the eponymous character.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released for the first time in English for the <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Anniversary_Collection" class="mw-redirect" title="Castlevania Anniversary Collection">Castlevania Anniversary Collection</a></i> (2019).<sup id="cite_ref-CVCollectionLineUp_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVCollectionLineUp-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game received a sequel for the Game Boy, also titled <i><a href="/wiki/Kid_Dracula_(1993_video_game)" title="Kid Dracula (1993 video game)">Kid Dracula</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNRetrospective_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNRetrospective-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Castlevania</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s first <a href="/wiki/Fighting_game" title="Fighting game">fighting game</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Judgment" title="Castlevania Judgment">Castlevania Judgment</a></i> debuted for the Wii in 2008 and was developed by <a href="/wiki/Eighting" title="Eighting">Eighting</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CVHistory_18-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVHistory-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Despair" title="Castlevania: Harmony of Despair">Castlevania: Harmony of Despair</a></i>, released in 2010, was an online, multiplayer title in-which players could play as past <i>Castlevania</i> characters and explore stages.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A mobile game called <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Grimoire_of_Souls" class="mw-redirect" title="Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls">Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls</a></i> was released on September 19, 2019 for <a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> through <a href="/wiki/Apple_Arcade" title="Apple Arcade">Apple Arcade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Arcade and <a href="/wiki/Slot_machines" class="mw-redirect" title="Slot machines">slot machines</a> based on the series have been produced. <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Arcade" title="Castlevania: The Arcade">Castlevania: The Arcade</a></i> (2009), a light gun shooter utilizing an LED remote, has been released in Japan and Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Japanese-exclusive <i><a href="/wiki/Pachislot_Akumaj%C5%8D_Dracula" class="mw-redirect" title="Pachislot Akumajō Dracula">Pachislot Akumajō Dracula</a></i> series is a line of <a href="/wiki/Pachislot" class="mw-redirect" title="Pachislot">pachislot</a> titles released between 2009 and 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-Pachislot_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pachislot-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first three are based on the video game <i>Dracula's Curse</i>, while a fourth game based on the <i>Lords of Shadow</i> reboot, <i>Pachislot Akumajō Dracula: Lords of Shadow</i>, was made available in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> characters and elements have appeared in crossovers and other titles such as the <i><a href="/wiki/Konami_Wai_Wai_World" title="Konami Wai Wai World">Konami Wai Wai World</a></i> series, <i><a href="/wiki/Contra:_Hard_Corps" title="Contra: Hard Corps">Contra: Hard Corps</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/DreamMix_TV_World_Fighters" title="DreamMix TV World Fighters">DreamMix TV World Fighters</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bomberman_R" class="mw-redirect" title="Bomberman R">Bomberman R</a>,</i> <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate" title="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Dead_Cells" title="Dead Cells">Dead Cells</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vampire_Survivors" title="Vampire Survivors">Vampire Survivors</a>. </p><p>As of October 31st, 2024 <i>Vampire Survivors</i> released <i>Ode to Castlevania</i>, a <a href="/wiki/DLC_(video_gaming)" class="mw-redirect" title="DLC (video gaming)">DLC</a> with <i>Castlevania</i> characters and weapons available to play. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Common_elements">Common elements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Common elements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gameplay">Gameplay</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gameplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Castlevania_nes_03.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Castlevania_nes_03.png/220px-Castlevania_nes_03.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="177" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Castlevania_nes_03.png 1.5x" data-file-width="298" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>Gameplay of <i>Castlevania</i> on the NES. The player-character Simon Belmont attacks an enemy with the whip, which can be increased in length by collecting upgrades.</figcaption></figure> <p><i>Castlevania</i>, released for the NES in 1986, is a platform game in which the player takes the role of the character Simon Belmont, navigating through six levels of Dracula's castle. Each level is divided into six blocks of three stages each.<sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CVNESIGN_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVNESIGN-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He can navigate the castle's terrain by jumping across platforms and walking up staircases, enabling him to progress to new stages.<sup id="cite_ref-CV1Manual_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV1Manual-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simon has a health meter, which decreases upon contact with enemies or hazards. Loss of all health, falling off-screen, or running out of time results in losing a life, with the game ending when all lives are depleted, though players can continue from the last checkpoint.<sup id="cite_ref-CV1Manual_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV1Manual-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CVNESIGN_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVNESIGN-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Collecting points throughout the levels can increase the player's score and earn them additional lives. Each level culminates in a boss battle against one of Dracula's monsters, each with their own life meter that needs to be depleted using Simon's attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-CV1Manual_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV1Manual-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simon wields the Vampire Killer whip, which can be improved by collecting upgrades hidden in candles. These upgrades extend the whip's length and power, allowing Simon to attack enemies from a greater distance with increased damage.<sup id="cite_ref-CVNESIGN_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVNESIGN-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alongside the whip, Simon can use secondary weapons like throwing knives, holy water, and the boomerang-like cross, which consume hearts collected throughout the levels.<sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CV1Manual_46-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV1Manual-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CPoR-BattleScreen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/CPoR-BattleScreen.jpg/150px-CPoR-BattleScreen.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/CPoR-BattleScreen.jpg/225px-CPoR-BattleScreen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/16/CPoR-BattleScreen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="258" data-file-height="387" /></a><figcaption>Screenshot of <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Portrait_of_Ruin" title="Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin">Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin</a></i>, which features <a href="/wiki/Metroidvania" title="Metroidvania">Metroidvania</a> gameplay. In the top screen is the map, which records the player's progress as they explore the castle.</figcaption></figure> <p>While <i>Castlevania'</i>s gameplay set the standard for most titles, <i>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest</i> in 1987 briefly introduced role-playing elements, a departure from the strict platforming format of its predecessor.<sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CV2Manual_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV2Manual-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the linear progression of the first game, <i>Simon's Quest</i> allows players to explore a freely accessible world map, revisit areas, and engage with a dynamic environment that includes day and night cycles affecting enemy strength and the availability of non-playable characters.<sup id="cite_ref-CV2Manual_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV2Manual-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players can interact with villagers who provide hints and visit merchants to buy items using hearts collected from defeated enemies.<sup id="cite_ref-CVNESIGN_45-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVNESIGN-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This installment also introduces <a href="/wiki/Experience_points" class="mw-redirect" title="Experience points">experience points</a> where Simon can increase his level and health capacity by gathering hearts.<sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CVNESIGN_45-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVNESIGN-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1997's <i>Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</i> significantly expanded upon the gameplay introduced in <i>Simon's Quest</i>, setting a new formula for the series and influencing subsequent <a href="/wiki/Metroidvania" title="Metroidvania">Metroidvania</a> titles.<sup id="cite_ref-ignpsxreview_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ignpsxreview-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Symphony of the Night</i> also features non-linear exploration, requiring players to gather specific items and abilities to access different areas of Dracula’s castle.<sup id="cite_ref-ignpsxreview_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ignpsxreview-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This installment expanded the role-playing elements by including a more complex attribute and leveling system where the protagonist, Alucard, increases his in-game statistics by gaining experience points from defeated enemies.<sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alucard's ability to transform into a bat, wolf, or mist also allows him to explore previously inaccessible areas, and he can also use a wider range of equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-ignpsxreview_48-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ignpsxreview-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first 3D installment in the franchise, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1999_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1999 video game)">Castlevania</a></i> (1999) on the Nintendo 64 adopted gameplay elements distinctly different from its 2D predecessors.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike earlier titles, this version implemented a basic targeting and lock-on system for combat for the two playable characters, Reinhardt and Carrie.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new environment itself played a crucial role in the gameplay, with challenges based on precision in jumping across 3D platforms and navigating through hazardous areas, some of which included rotating and crumbling platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Castlevania</i> for the Nintendo 64 also incorporated elements of survival horror, such as a sequence where the player must run from a pursuing enemy in a hedge maze.<sup id="cite_ref-CV64Review_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CV64Review-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the earlier 3D installment which involved navigating through various levels with a degree of platforming challenge, 2003's <i>Lament of Innocence</i> focused on a central hub system. This hub allowed access to five main areas from the start, with progress tied to defeating bosses to unlock the final area.<sup id="cite_ref-LOIIGN_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOIIGN-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combat system also allows the player to execute a series of fluid and dynamic combos using the primary weapon, the Whip of Alchemy.<sup id="cite_ref-LOIIGN_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOIIGN-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This system enables players to chain attacks into continuous strikes, enhancing combat engagement and effectiveness against enemies.<sup id="cite_ref-LOIIGN_50-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOIIGN-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2010 reboot, <i>Lords of Shadow</i> introduced a more diverse range of up to forty unlockable combos with the game's whip, the Combat Cross, integrating both direct and area attacks.<sup id="cite_ref-LOSGameplay_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOSGameplay-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, it functions as a tool for exploration, aiding in scaling walls, rappelling, and swinging across gaps, which deepens the platforming elements central to the franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-LOSGameplay_51-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOSGameplay-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Moreover, <i>Lords of Shadow</i> features massive boss battles against titans, where players must use the Combat Cross to navigate and disable them.<sup id="cite_ref-LOSGameplay_51-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LOSGameplay-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plot_and_setting">Plot and setting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Plot and setting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_characters" title="List of Castlevania characters">List of Castlevania characters</a></div> <div style="float:right; border: 1px solid #a2a9b1; color: black; background-color: #f8f9fa; padding:0.3em; max-width:22em; margin-left:0.5em;"> <div class="center"><big><b><i>Castlevania</i> series fictional chronology</b></big></div> <div class="center">Original series</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><b>1094</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lament_of_Innocence" title="Castlevania: Lament of Innocence">Lament of Innocence</a></i></li> <li><b>1476</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse">Dracula's Curse</a></i></li> <li><b>1479</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Curse of Darkness">Curse of Darkness</a></i></li> <li><b>1576</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure" title="Castlevania: The Adventure">The Adventure</a></i></li> <li><b>1591</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Belmont%27s_Revenge" title="Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge">Belmont's Revenge</a></i></li> <li><b>1691</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i></li> <li><b>1698</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Simon%27s_Quest" title="Castlevania II: Simon's Quest">Simon's Quest</a></i></li> <li><b>1748</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Dissonance" title="Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance">Harmony of Dissonance</a></i></li> <li><b>1792</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Rondo_of_Blood" title="Castlevania: Rondo of Blood">Rondo of Blood</a></i></li> <li><b>1797</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Symphony of the Night</a></i></li> <li><b>1800s</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Order_of_Ecclesia" title="Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia">Order of Ecclesia</a></i></li> <li><b>1917</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Bloodlines</a></i></li> <li><b>1944</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Portrait_of_Ruin" title="Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin">Portrait of Ruin</a></i></li> <li><b>2035</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Aria_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow">Aria of Sorrow</a></i></li> <li><b>2036</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dawn_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow">Dawn of Sorrow</a></i></li></ul> </div> <div class="center"><i>Lords of Shadow</i> series</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><b>1047</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Lords of Shadow</a></i></li> <li><b>1073–1101</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_%E2%80%93_Mirror_of_Fate" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate">Mirror of Fate</a></i></li> <li><b>1102–2057</b>: <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2">Lords of Shadow 2</a></i></li></ul> </div> <hr /> <p>Sources:<sup id="cite_ref-chron1_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron1-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-timeline_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron3_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron3-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron4_44-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron4-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron5_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron5-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron6_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron6-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron7_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron7-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chron8_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron8-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div> <p>The <i>Castlevania</i> franchise heavily references the horror films produced by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Classic_Monsters" class="mw-redirect" title="Universal Classic Monsters">Universal Pictures</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hammer_Film_Productions" title="Hammer Film Productions">Hammer Film Productions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DenOfGeek_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DenOfGeek-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Creator of the series, Hitoshi Akamatsu, wanted players to feel like they were in a classic horror film.<sup id="cite_ref-MicomInterview_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MicomInterview-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Zombies" class="mw-redirect" title="Zombies">Zombies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Werewolves" class="mw-redirect" title="Werewolves">werewolves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_monster" title="Frankenstein's monster">Frankenstein's monster</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Count_Dracula" title="Count Dracula">Count Dracula</a> make recurring appearances.<sup id="cite_ref-DenOfGeek_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DenOfGeek-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Alucard_(Castlevania)" title="Alucard (Castlevania)">Alucard</a>, introduced in <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse">Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</a></i>, is a reference to the character of the same name from the 1943 film, <i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1943_film)" title="Son of Dracula (1943 film)">Son of Dracula</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The games include <a href="/wiki/Folklore" title="Folklore">folklore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mythology" class="mw-redirect" title="Mythology">mythological</a> monsters such as <a href="/wiki/Medusa" title="Medusa">Medusa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as direct references to <a href="/wiki/Horror_fiction" title="Horror fiction">literary horror</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Castlevania: Bloodlines</a></i> explicitly incorporates the events of <a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker" title="Bram Stoker">Bram Stoker</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dracula (novel)">Dracula</a></i> into the series,<sup id="cite_ref-CVStory_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVStory-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the recurring character <a href="/wiki/Carmilla_(Castlevania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carmilla (Castlevania)">Carmilla</a> is based on the 1872 novel <i><a href="/wiki/Carmilla" title="Carmilla">Carmilla</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Sheridan_Le_Fanu" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu">Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Castlevania</i> mainly takes place in the castle of <a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Castlevania)" title="Dracula (Castlevania)">Count Dracula</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-DenOfGeek_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DenOfGeek-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who resurrects every hundred years to take over the world.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the exception of some games, the players assume the role of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_characters" title="List of Castlevania characters">Belmonts</a>, a clan of vampire hunters who have defeated Dracula for centuries with the Vampire Killer.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNHistory_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNHistory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Vampire Killer is a legendary whip that is passed down to their successors and can only be used by them.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNHistory_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNHistory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i>Castlevania: Bloodlines</i>, the whip has been inherited by John Morris, the son of <a href="/wiki/Quincey_Morris" title="Quincey Morris">Quincey Morris</a>, who is a distant descendant of the Belmonts.<sup id="cite_ref-CVStory_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVStory-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other recurring characters throughout the series include the <a href="/wiki/Dhampir" title="Dhampir">dhampir</a> Alucard, who sides with Trevor Belmont against his father Dracula in <i>Dracula's Curse</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-GameSpotCastlevaniaHistoryP5_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GameSpotCastlevaniaHistoryP5-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trevor is joined by <a href="/wiki/Sypha_Belnades" class="mw-redirect" title="Sypha Belnades">Sypha Belnades</a>, a vampire hunter who fights using magic and marries Trevor by the end of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Descendants of the Belnades clan, such as <a href="/wiki/Carrie_Fernandez" class="mw-redirect" title="Carrie Fernandez">Carrie Fernandez</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Belnades" class="mw-redirect" title="Yoko Belnades">Yoko Belnades</a>, would make appearances as playable characters in later titles.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</a></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Reboot_(fiction)" title="Reboot (fiction)">reboot</a> of the franchise, with its first game set in Southern Europe during the Middle Ages.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The main character, Gabriel Belmont, is a member of the Brotherhood of Light, an elite group of holy knights who defend people from supernatural creatures.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a retractable chain whip called the Combat Cross, Gabriel fights a malevolent force known as the Lords of Shadow in order to obtain the God Mask, which he believes can bring back his deceased wife.<sup id="cite_ref-GamePro_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GamePro-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_-_Mirror_of_Fate" class="mw-redirect" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate</a></i>, Gabriel stars as Dracula, the main antagonist of Simon and Trevor Belmont.<sup id="cite_ref-Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_–_Mirror_of_Fate_Announced_For_Nintendo_3DS_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_–_Mirror_of_Fate_Announced_For_Nintendo_3DS-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sequel, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2</a></i> is set during modern times, where Dracula is looking for a way to put an end to his immortality.<sup id="cite_ref-Castlevania:_Mirror_of_Fate_Confirmed_for_3DS-IGN_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Castlevania:_Mirror_of_Fate_Confirmed_for_3DS-IGN-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2002, the games <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Legends" title="Castlevania Legends">Legends</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Circle_of_the_Moon" title="Castlevania: Circle of the Moon">Circle of the Moon</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1999_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1999 video game)">Castlevania</a></i> (1999), and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Legacy of Darkness</a></i> were retconned from the official chronology by <a href="/wiki/Koji_Igarashi" title="Koji Igarashi">Koji Igarashi</a>, a move which had been met with some criticism by fans.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Igarashi noted that <i>Legends</i> conflicted with the plotline of the series, and that the reason for <i>Circle of the Moon</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s removal was not due to his non-involvement with the game, but instead the intention of the game's development team for <i>Circle of the Moon</i> to be a stand-alone title.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The American 20th Anniversary Pre-order Bundle for <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Portrait_of_Ruin" title="Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin">Portrait of Ruin</a></i> in 2006 featured a poster with a timeline that re-included the games other than <i>Legends</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-timeline_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timeline-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, Konami still excluded them from the canon on the official Japanese website.<sup id="cite_ref-chron1_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chron1-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Igarashi has said that he considered the titles a "subseries".<sup id="cite_ref-Nintendo_Power,_July_2008_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nintendo_Power,_July_2008-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatright" style="width:20%; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>Being aware of the horror movies from long ago (long before the slasher flicks), I wanted the players to feel like they were in a classic horror movie. </p> </blockquote> <p style="padding-bottom: 0;"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">—Hitoshi Akamatsu, 1993<sup id="cite_ref-MicomInterview_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MicomInterview-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></p> </div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i> was directed and programmed by Hitoshi Akamatsu for the <a href="/wiki/Family_Computer_Disk_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Family Computer Disk System">Family Computer Disk System</a> in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game's staff roll features names taken from horror film icons, with Akamatsu being credited as 'Trans Fishers', a reference to film director <a href="/wiki/Terence_Fisher" title="Terence Fisher">Terence Fisher</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GTPopFacts_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GTPopFacts-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is possibly because Konami did not allow the use of real names at the time in order to prevent other companies from hiring people who worked for them.<sup id="cite_ref-GTPopFacts_78-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GTPopFacts-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UenoInterview_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UenoInterview-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An admirer of cinema, Akamatsu approached projects with a "film director's eye", and said the visuals and music for <i>Castlevania</i> were "made by people who consciously wanted to do something cinematic."<sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The protagonist Simon Belmont uses a whip because Akamatsu liked the mechanics of a weapon able to repel enemies, and also because Akamatsu was a fan of <i><a href="/wiki/Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark" title="Raiders of the Lost Ark">Raiders of the Lost Ark</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the success of <i>Castlevania</i>, it was released in cartridge format for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> (NES) as one of its first major platform games.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNRetrospective_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNRetrospective-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The international title <i>Castlevania</i> was the result of Konami of America senior vice president Emil Heidkamp's discomfort with <i>Akumajō Dracula</i>, which he believed translated as "Dracula Satanic Castle".<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of Nintendo of America's censorship policies at the time, most instances of blood, nudity and religious imagery were removed or edited in early <i>Castlevania</i> games.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Akamatsu directed <i>Castlevania II: Simon's Quest</i> in 1987, which adopted gameplay similar to Nintendo's <i>Metroid</i>. When asked if <i>Metroid</i> had any inspiration, Akamatsu instead cited <i><a href="/wiki/Maze_of_Galious" class="mw-redirect" title="Maze of Galious">Maze of Galious</a></i>, another Konami title which featured exploration and puzzle solving.<sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His last game in the series, <i>Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</i> (1989), returned to the standard platforming genre of <i>Castlevania</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNRetrospective_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNRetrospective-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since Konami's <i><a href="/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles" title="Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles">Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles</a></i> games sold many copies, their development was prioritized above other titles, leading the developers for <i>Dracula's Curse</i> to make a game that would outdo them.<sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Simon's Quest</i> and <i>Dracula's Curse</i> were not a commercial success, and Akamatsu was demoted to working in one of Konami's game centers before he chose to resign.<sup id="cite_ref-AkamatsuDevCommentary_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AkamatsuDevCommentary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1993, three <i>Castlevania</i> games were in parallel development, which included <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Chronicles" title="Castlevania Chronicles">Akumajō Dracula</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rondo_of_Blood" class="mw-redirect" title="Rondo of Blood">Rondo of Blood</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Bloodlines</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-DraculaXGuidebook_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DraculaXGuidebook-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Directed and produced by Toru Hagihara,<sup id="cite_ref-DraculaXGuidebook_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DraculaXGuidebook-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Rondo of Blood</i> was the first installment made for a CD-ROM and the first to be fully voiced.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNHistory_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNHistory-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hagihara would go on to direct a sequel, <i>Symphony of the Night</i> (1997) for the PlayStation, with Koji Igarashi joining him as the assistant director and story writer.<sup id="cite_ref-Retrogamer_84-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retrogamer-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Joining the staff was artist Ayami Kojima, who was hired to introduce a new look for <i>Castlevania</i>. She would be the character designer for several future <i>Castlevania</i> titles.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Igarashi said it began development as "something of a side story series". From the outset, the game was supposed to take the franchise in a new direction.<sup id="cite_ref-Nintendo_Power,_July_2008_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nintendo_Power,_July_2008-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The gameplay took a departure from the original platforming entries, instead adopting nonlinear exploration and role-playing game elements, which were last seen in <i>Simon's Quest</i>. The critical reaction to <i>Simon's Quest</i> and its gameplay allowed them to pitch <i>Symphony of the Night</i> to Konami.<sup id="cite_ref-USGamerInterview_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGamerInterview-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Igarashi was eventually asked to finish the game as the assistant director after Hagihara was promoted to head of the division.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On release, <i>Symphony of the Night</i> was well-received and became a sleeper hit, but its commercial performance was mediocre, particularly in the United States where it was meagerly publicized.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GrimoireofSoulscast.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d4/GrimoireofSoulscast.png/300px-GrimoireofSoulscast.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/GrimoireofSoulscast.png 1.5x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="237" /></a><figcaption>Artwork of characters in <i>Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls</i> (2019) by <a href="/wiki/Ayami_Kojima" title="Ayami Kojima">Ayami Kojima</a>. Kojima was hired in 1997 to introduce a new art style to the series and has since contributed to several of its titles.</figcaption></figure> <p>The first <i>Castlevania</i> game to feature 3D computer graphics began development in 1997 on the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_64" title="Nintendo 64">Nintendo 64</a> by <a href="/wiki/Konami_Computer_Entertainment_Kobe" class="mw-redirect" title="Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe">Konami Computer Entertainment Kobe</a> (KCEK) as <i>Dracula 3D</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-d64_87-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-d64-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like most of its predecessors, it was an action-adventure and platforming game. It was eventually released as <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1999_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1999 video game)">Castlevania</a></i> in 1999 and received an expanded version titled <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness</a></i> during the same year.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> KCEK's last <i>Castlevania</i> game was the acclaimed <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Circle_of_the_Moon" title="Castlevania: Circle of the Moon">Circle of the Moon</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-COTMMetaCritic_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-COTMMetaCritic-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> released as a launch title for the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Circle of the Moon</i> was the first entry to feature <a href="/wiki/Metroidvania" title="Metroidvania">Metroidvania</a> gameplay since <i>Symphony of the Night</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gamespot_History_27-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gamespot_History-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Igarashi, who was not involved with the game, was critical of <i>Circle of the Moon</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, he retconned <i>Castlevania Legends</i> (1997) and the games developed by KCEK from the series' chronology due to story conflicts, which was met with some resistance from fans.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNIGA_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNIGA-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After KCEK was dissolved during 2002, the Game Boy Advance received a second installment, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Dissonance" title="Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance">Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance</a></i>, now produced by Igarashi and developed by <a href="/wiki/Konami_Computer_Entertainment_Tokyo" class="mw-redirect" title="Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo">Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo</a> (KCET).<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Starting with <i>Harmony of Dissonance</i>, the Japanese games adopted <i>Castlevania</i> as the title for a brief period. According to Igarashi, the developers did this since Count Dracula is not always the main antagonist.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This continued with <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lament_of_Innocence" title="Castlevania: Lament of Innocence">Castlevania: Lament of Innocence</a></i> (2003), a 3D title developed as a new starting point for the series.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Konami eventually returned to the title <i>Akumajō Dracula</i> with the Japanese release of 2005's <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dawn_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow">Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a>. <i>Dawn of Sorrow</i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_Ruin" class="mw-redirect" title="Portrait of Ruin">Portrait of Ruin</a></i> (2006) introduced a new art style in hopes of broadening the player demographic and preventing younger Nintendo DS owners from being put off by Ayami Kojima's art. This discontinued with <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Order_of_Ecclesia" title="Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia</a></i> in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to concern over the poor sales of the recent <i>Castlevania</i> games,<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a number of prototypes in development competed to become the next <i>Castlevania</i> installment, which included a game by Igarashi announced at <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Game_Show" title="Tokyo Game Show">Tokyo Game Show</a> 2008 and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</a></i> by Spanish studio <a href="/wiki/MercurySteam" title="MercurySteam">MercurySteam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGAInterview_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGAInterview-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Konami told MercurySteam the game would be an original <a href="/wiki/Intellectual_property" title="Intellectual property">intellectual property</a> (IP) when it was first greenlit as a <i>Castlevania</i> title.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Konami eventually asked them to cease work on <i>Lords of Shadow</i> while it was still in its early stages, until producer David Cox showed the Japanese senior management the game and was offered help by video game designer <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Igarashi, development on his project had not been going smoothly, and Konami had canceled it and chose <i>Lords of Shadow</i> as the pitch for the next <i>Castlevania</i> entry.<sup id="cite_ref-IGAInterview_97-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGAInterview-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Produced by Dave Cox and <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a>, <i>Lords of Shadow</i> was a multi-platform 3D action-adventure reboot of the series.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kojima offered his input on the project and also oversaw the game's localization in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first <i>Castlevania</i> to feature celebrity voice talent, starring <a href="/wiki/Robert_Carlyle" title="Robert Carlyle">Robert Carlyle</a> in the lead role and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The art style departed from the previous games in favor of one inspired by <a href="/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro" title="Guillermo del Toro">Guillermo del Toro</a>'s work.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Lords of Shadow</i> was met with positive reception in 2010 and a commercial success, becoming the best selling <i>Castlevania</i> game to date.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was followed by two sequels, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_-_Mirror_of_Fate" class="mw-redirect" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate">Mirror of Fate</a></i> (2013) and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2</a></i> (2014). <i>Lords of Shadow 2</i> was not as well received as its predecessor.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following its release, an anonymous source claiming to be employees from MercurySteam alleged that development on the game had been troubled.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After having been moved to Konami's social division in 2011, Igarashi felt he was unable to release any new games when Konami shifted its focus towards mobile game development.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left in March 2014 to independently create <i><a href="/wiki/Bloodstained:_Ritual_of_the_Night" title="Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</a></i>, a spiritual successor to <i>Castlevania</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dave Cox followed Igarashi's resignation a few months later.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Recent <i>Castlevania</i> titles released under Konami's recent business model include pachinko and slot machines based on the IP.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pachislot_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pachislot-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Audio">Audio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Audio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Castlevania'</i>s music features a wide range of compositions, with themes reused throughout the series. It has been critically acclaimed<sup id="cite_ref-gamasutra2_112-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamasutra2-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and released on many albums, initially under the <a href="/wiki/King_Records_(Japan)" title="King Records (Japan)">King Records</a> label.<sup id="cite_ref-CVDiscography_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVDiscography-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to original soundtracks, it has also inspired remix albums, which include orchestra, rap and heavy metal arrangements.<sup id="cite_ref-CVDiscography_114-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CVDiscography-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2010, <i>Castlevania – The Concert</i> was performed in <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sweden" title="Sweden">Sweden</a> by longtime <i>Castlevania</i> composer, <a href="/wiki/Michiru_Yamane" title="Michiru Yamane">Michiru Yamane</a>, and the Stockholm Youth Symphonic Orchestra.<sup id="cite_ref-CastlevaniaConcert_115-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CastlevaniaConcert-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The music for the first installment, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i>, was composed by <a href="/wiki/Kinuyo_Yamashita" title="Kinuyo Yamashita">Kinuyo Yamashita</a> and Satoe Terashima.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game's staff roll featured pseudonyms, with Yamashita credited as James Banana.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Yamashita said she did not know anything about video games at the time and composed for <i>Castlevania</i> shortly after graduating from college. Under strict hardware constraints,<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> she would first write the scores before entering it as data into a computer.<sup id="cite_ref-YamashitaAboutCV_120-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YamashitaAboutCV-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hardware for the first 16-bit title, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV" title="Super Castlevania IV">Super Castlevania IV</a></i>, allowed for a more atmospheric environment in the game, and was composed by Masanori Adachi and <a href="/wiki/Taro_Kudo" title="Taro Kudo">Taro Kudo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-UenoInterview_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UenoInterview-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Known primarily for her work on the <i>Castlevania</i> series, <a href="/wiki/Michiru_Yamane" title="Michiru Yamane">Michiru Yamane</a> first composed music for the <a href="/wiki/Sega_Genesis" title="Sega Genesis">Sega Genesis</a> game, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Castlevania: Bloodlines</a></i>. Yamane was under pressure at the time because the series was already popular and known for its music.<sup id="cite_ref-gamasutra2_112-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamasutra2-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She felt there was a link with the game's vampiric themes and the classical music she had grown up with, having studied <a href="/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach" title="Johann Sebastian Bach">Johann Sebastian Bach</a> in university, and worked to integrate her style with the rock themes of the previous games.<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane1_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane1-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</a></i>, Yamane became involved with the development of the series with its former producer, <a href="/wiki/Koji_Igarashi" title="Koji Igarashi">Koji Igarashi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane2_122-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane2-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Symphony of the Night'</i>s art director, Osamu Kasai, requested Yamane to join the team,<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane1_121-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane1-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and she would draw inspiration from <a href="/wiki/Ayami_Kojima" title="Ayami Kojima">Ayami Kojima</a>'s concept artwork.<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane2_122-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane2-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike the FM synthesis that <i>Bloodlines</i> used, Yamane felt she had more freedom with <i>Symphony of the Night</i> as it was produced for a <a href="/wiki/CD-ROM" title="CD-ROM">CD-ROM</a>, which made it capable of much higher quality music and sound.<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane1_121-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane1-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She continued to compose for the series, including the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_DS" title="Nintendo DS">Nintendo DS</a> games, which had note limitations like older home consoles, and also collaborated with other composers such as <a href="/wiki/Yuzo_Koshiro" title="Yuzo Koshiro">Yuzo Koshiro</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane1_121-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane1-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before becoming a freelance composer, the last <i>Castlevania</i> game she scored was <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Order_of_Ecclesia" title="Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia">Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia</a></i> in 2008, which she worked on with Yasuhiro Ichihashi.<sup id="cite_ref-Yamane1_121-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yamane1-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2010 reboot, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Castlevania: Lords of Shadow</a></i>, the game was scored by Óscar Araujo using a 120-piece orchestra.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His work on <i>Lords of Shadow</i> earned him a nomination for breakout composer of the year by the <a href="/wiki/International_Film_Music_Critics_Association" title="International Film Music Critics Association">International Film Music Critics Association</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and he won "Best Original Score for a Video Game or Interactive Media."<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Araujo went on to compose the sequels, <i>Mirror of Fate</i> and <i>Lords of Shadow 2</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception_and_legacy">Reception and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reception and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="font-size:100%;float:right;border-right:1em solid white;margin-left:1em;"> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" id="softwarelist"> <caption><b>Aggregate review scores</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Game </th> <th><a href="/wiki/GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">70.92% (GBA)<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure" title="Castlevania: The Adventure">The Adventure</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">55.07%<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_II:_Belmont%27s_Revenge" title="Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge">Belmont's Revenge</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">83.50%<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV" title="Super Castlevania IV">Super Castlevania IV</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">82.06%<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Bloodlines" title="Castlevania: Bloodlines">Bloodlines</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">83.50%<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dracula_X" title="Castlevania: Dracula X">Dracula X</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">71%<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Symphony of the Night</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">93.03%<sup id="cite_ref-SOTNGR_133-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOTNGR-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">93 <sup id="cite_ref-SOTNMC_134-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOTNMC-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Legends" title="Castlevania Legends">Legends</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">52.88%<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1999_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1999 video game)"><i>Castlevania</i></a> (1999) </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">72.71%<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">78 <sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Legacy_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness">Legacy of Darkness</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">63.80%<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">—</div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Circle_of_the_Moon" title="Castlevania: Circle of the Moon">Circle of the Moon</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">88.32%<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">91 <sup id="cite_ref-COTMMetaCritic_88-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-COTMMetaCritic-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Chronicles" title="Castlevania Chronicles">Chronicles</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">73.53%<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">69 <sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Harmony_of_Dissonance" title="Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance">Harmony of Dissonance</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">85.12%<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">87 <sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Aria_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow">Aria of Sorrow</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">87.86%<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">91 <sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lament_of_Innocence" title="Castlevania: Lament of Innocence">Lament of Innocence</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">78.72%<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">79 <sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Dawn_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow">Dawn of Sorrow</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">90.35%<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">89 <sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Curse of Darkness">Curse of Darkness</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">70.37% (PS2)<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">70 (PS2)<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Portrait_of_Ruin" title="Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin">Portrait of Ruin</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">84.98%<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">85 <sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Order_of_Ecclesia" title="Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia">Order of Ecclesia</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">85.67%<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">85 <sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure_ReBirth" title="Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth">The Adventure ReBirth</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">81.10%<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">82 <sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow">Lords of Shadow</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">82.70% (Xbox 360)<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 83.33% (PS3)<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 77.40% (PC)<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">85 (PS3)<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 83 (Xbox 360)<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 81 (PC)<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_%E2%80%93_Mirror_of_Fate" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate">Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">71.81% (3DS)<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 74.00% (Xbox 360)<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 63.75% (PS3)<sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">72 (3DS) <sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 73 (Xbox 360)<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 70 (PS3)<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Lords_of_Shadow_2" title="Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2">Lords of Shadow 2</a></i> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">71.00% (Xbox 360)<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 63.12% (PS3) <sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 58.10% (PC)<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">70 (Xbox 360)<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 63 (PS3)<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /> 60 (PC)<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>The <i>Castlevania</i> franchise had sold over 20 million copies worldwide as of 2006<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>;<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it had previously sold over <span class="nowrap">3.7 million</span> units by 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The franchise has received mostly positive reviews, with the most acclaimed game being <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Symphony of the Night</a></i> for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a><sup id="cite_ref-SOTNMC_134-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOTNMC-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SOTNGR_133-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SOTNGR-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the most panned being <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_Judgment" title="Castlevania Judgment">Judgment</a></i>, with aggregate scores of 93 and 49, respectively, on <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a> and 93.38% and 52.71%, respectively, on <a href="/wiki/GameRankings" title="GameRankings">GameRankings</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many of the games have appeared on lists of video games considered to be the best. <i>Symphony of the Night</i> appeared at #16 on <i><a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a></i> "Top 100 games" and was one of the first to be introduced on the <i><a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a></i> "The Greatest Games of All Time". Both acclaimed the game to successfully making a game in 2D while the industry was moving to 3D.<sup id="cite_ref-IGNIGA_91-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGNIGA-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse">Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</a></i> was named the 9th best 8-bit game by <i><a href="/wiki/GameTrailers" title="GameTrailers">GameTrailers</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV" title="Super Castlevania IV">Super Castlevania IV</a></i> was named the 11th best game of the SNES by <i><a href="/wiki/ScrewAttack" class="mw-redirect" title="ScrewAttack">ScrewAttack</a></i> on their "<a href="/wiki/ScrewAttack%27s_Top_10" class="mw-redirect" title="ScrewAttack's Top 10">Top 20 SNES Games</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series as a whole was named the 4th best franchise in games ever by IGN, behind only <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy" title="Final Fantasy">Final Fantasy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda" title="The Legend of Zelda">The Legend of Zelda</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mario" title="Mario">Mario</a></i>, and citing <i>Super Castlevania IV</i> and <i>Symphony of the Night</i> as highlights.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Aria of Sorrow</i> was named the 2nd best game on the <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy_Advance" title="Game Boy Advance">Game Boy Advance</a> and one of the must buys for the system, according to the same website.<sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(1986_video_game)" title="Castlevania (1986 video game)">Castlevania</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV" title="Super Castlevania IV">Super Castlevania IV</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Aria_of_Sorrow" title="Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow">Aria of Sorrow</a></i> appeared on Nintendo Power's "Top 200 Games" list.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Trivia about the series has been mentioned in the <i><a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records_Gamer%27s_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition">Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition 2008</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_other_media">In other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: In other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Castlevania_media" title="List of Castlevania media">List of Castlevania media</a></div> <p>Simon Belmont was one of the stars in the animated series <i><a href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Simon is portrayed as egotistical on the show and his physical appearance differs from his design in the video game series.<sup id="cite_ref-:CaptainN_191-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:CaptainN-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the N-Team, a group of mostly video game characters who defended Videoland against the antagonist Mother Brain from <i><a href="/wiki/Metroid" title="Metroid">Metroid</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:CaptainN_191-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:CaptainN-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dracula, referred to only as "the Count", appeared as a villain in <i>Captain N</i>. Alucard also appeared in one episode, though he was portrayed as a rebellious skateboarding teenager.<sup id="cite_ref-:CaptainN_191-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:CaptainN-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several novels and comic book adaptations have been made. <i><a href="/wiki/Worlds_of_Power" title="Worlds of Power">Worlds of Power</a></i>, a 1990s series of books with stories based on Nintendo games, featured a novel about <i>Simon's Quest</i> written by <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Howell" title="Christopher Howell">Christopher Howell</a>, and the series was produced by <a href="/wiki/Seth_Godin" title="Seth Godin">Seth Godin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It departs from the original plot and introduces characters not seen in the game, including junior high school student Timothy Bradley, a video gamer who crosses over into the world of <i>Simon's Quest</i> and assists Simon Belmont.<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, <a href="/wiki/IDW_Publishing" title="IDW Publishing">IDW Publishing</a> released the graphic novel, <i>Castlevania: The Belmont Legacy</i>, written by <a href="/wiki/Marc_Andreyko" title="Marc Andreyko">Marc Andreyko</a> with art by <a href="/wiki/E._J._Su" title="E. J. Su">E. J. Su</a>. It was based on <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_The_Adventure" title="Castlevania: The Adventure">Castlevania: The Adventure</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-IDWComic_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IDWComic-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Illustrated by Kou Sasakura, a two-volume manga adaptation titled <i>Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</i>, based on the PlayStation 2 installment, was published in Japan from 2005 to 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-licensing_194-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-licensing-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was released in English in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2003's <i>Lament of Innocence</i> was adapted into a cellphone comic book, released exclusively in Japan from 2007-2008 for 40 episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The franchise has its own toy line manufactured by <a href="/wiki/National_Entertainment_Collectibles_Association" title="National Entertainment Collectibles Association">NECA</a> which consists of six figures of Simon Belmont, Alucard, Dracula, Succubus and a Pixel Simon mini figure which was exclusively available as a promotional item at <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Comic-Con_International" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego Comic-Con International">Comic-Con</a> 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="TV_series">TV series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: TV series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(TV_series)" title="Castlevania (TV series)">Castlevania (TV series)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Nocturne" title="Castlevania: Nocturne">Castlevania: Nocturne</a></div> <p>The streaming service <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> released an American animated series titled <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(TV_series)" title="Castlevania (TV series)">Castlevania</a></i> as part of its original programming between 2017 and 2021, consisting of four seasons and 32 episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first two seasons adapt elements from <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_III:_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse">Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse</a></i> and follow <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Belmont" class="mw-redirect" title="Trevor Belmont">Trevor Belmont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alucard_(Castlevania)" title="Alucard (Castlevania)">Alucard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sypha_Belnades" class="mw-redirect" title="Sypha Belnades">Sypha Belnades</a> as they defend the nation of <a href="/wiki/Wallachia" title="Wallachia">Wallachia</a> from <a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Castlevania)" title="Dracula (Castlevania)">Dracula</a> while later seasons include elements from other games such as <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Curse_of_Darkness" title="Castlevania: Curse of Darkness">Castlevania: Curse of Darkness</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Symphony_of_the_Night" title="Castlevania: Symphony of the Night">Castlevania: Symphony of the Night</a></i>. The series was created by <a href="/wiki/Warren_Ellis" title="Warren Ellis">Warren Ellis</a>; in developing the series, Ellis relied heavily on a script he had written for an animated Castlevania film from 2007 that never entered production.<sup id="cite_ref-bcn_ellis_2007_200-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bcn_ellis_2007-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The art style of the series is <a href="/wiki/Anime-influenced_animation" title="Anime-influenced animation">influenced by anime</a> and the artwork of <a href="/wiki/Ayami_Kojima" title="Ayami Kojima">Ayami Kojima</a>, with animation provided by Frederator Studios and Powerhouse Animation Studios.<sup id="cite_ref-io9_201-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-io9-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dtoid_202-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dtoid-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A sequel to the original show, <i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Nocturne" title="Castlevania: Nocturne">Castlevania: Nocturne</a></i>, was released on Netflix on September 28, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It focuses on Richter Belmont, a descendent of Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, and Maria Renard in France during the French Revolution, 300 years after the original series. A second season is in production.<sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Original series creator Warren Ellis was not involved in the new series after sexual misconduct allegation surfaced in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cancelled_projects">Cancelled projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Cancelled projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A <i>Castlevania</i> television series was considered in the late 1980s as part of the <i>Super Mario Bros. Power Hour</i>, a one-hour animation block of Nintendo-focused video game adaptations. Concept art was produced for the project by <a href="/wiki/DIC_Animation_City" class="mw-redirect" title="DIC Animation City">DIC Animation City</a>. Only the Mario and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of Zelda (TV series)"><i>The Legend of Zelda</i> segments</a> for the block were ultimately produced, airing in 1989 as part of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Super_Show!" title="The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!">The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A <i>Castlevania</i> film was planned in the late 2000s. However, in December 2007, Rogue Pictures <a href="/wiki/Development_hell" title="Development hell">halted active development</a> of <i>Castlevania</i> due to the writers' strike and, later, the sale of the studio to <a href="/wiki/Relativity_Media" title="Relativity Media">Relativity Media</a> and possibility of a screen actors' guild strike.<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 27, 2009, the <i>Castlevania</i> film was reported as officially canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Castlevania&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 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Ultimate</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Cells" title="Dead Cells">Dead Cells</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/V_Rising" title="V Rising">V Rising</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_by_Daylight" title="Dead by Daylight">Dead by Daylight</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_Survivors" title="Vampire Survivors">Vampire Survivors</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">TV series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(TV_series)" title="Castlevania (TV series)">Castlevania</a></i> (2017–2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Nocturne" title="Castlevania: Nocturne">Nocturne</a></i> (2023–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Setting</th><td 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title="Kinuyo Yamashita">Kinuyo Yamashita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michiru_Yamane" title="Michiru Yamane">Michiru Yamane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayami_Kojima" title="Ayami Kojima">Ayami Kojima</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bloodstained:_Ritual_of_the_Night" title="Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night">Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metroidvania" title="Metroidvania">Metroidvania</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_N:_The_Game_Master" title="Captain N: The Game Master">Captain N: The Game Master</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Dracula" title="Template:Dracula"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Dracula" title="Template talk:Dracula"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Dracula" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Dracula"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Bram_Stoker&#039;s_Dracula" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker" title="Bram Stoker">Bram Stoker</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Dracula" title="Dracula">Dracula</a></i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Universe" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Universe</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Count_Dracula" title="Count Dracula">Count Dracula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing" title="Abraham Van Helsing">Abraham Van Helsing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Harker" title="Jonathan Harker">Jonathan Harker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mina_Harker" title="Mina Harker">Mina Harker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Westenra" title="Lucy Westenra">Lucy Westenra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Holmwood" title="Arthur Holmwood">Arthur Holmwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Seward" title="John Seward">Dr. John Seward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quincey_Morris" title="Quincey Morris">Quincey Morris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renfield" title="Renfield">Renfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brides_of_Dracula" title="Brides of Dracula">Brides of Dracula</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Publications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula" title="Dracula">Dracula</a></i> (1897)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Powers_of_Darkness" title="Powers of Darkness">Powers of Darkness</a></i> (1899) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Powers_of_Darkness_(Iceland)" title="Powers of Darkness (Iceland)">Icelandic</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dracula%27s_Guest" title="Dracula's Guest">Dracula's Guest</a>" (1914)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula%27s_Guest_and_Other_Weird_Stories" title="Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories">Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories</a></i> (1914)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Dacre_Stoker" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dacre_Stoker" title="Dacre Stoker">Dacre Stoker</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_the_Un-dead" title="Dracula the Un-dead">Dracula the Un-dead</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracul_(novel)" title="Dracul (novel)">Dracul</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Possible inspirations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vlad_II_Dracul" title="Vlad II Dracul">Vlad II Dracul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlad_C%C4%83lug%C4%83rul" title="Vlad Călugărul">Vlad Călugărul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler" title="Vlad the Impaler">Vlad the Impaler</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Castles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Dracula" title="Castle Dracula">Castle Dracula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bran_Castle" title="Bran Castle">Bran Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poenari_Castle" title="Poenari Castle">Poenari Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvin_Castle" title="Corvin Castle">Corvin Castle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Films" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Films</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Universal_film_series)" title="Dracula (Universal film series)">Universal<br />series</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1931_English-language_film)" title="Dracula (1931 English-language film)">Dracula</a></i> (1931 English-language)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1931_Spanish-language_film)" title="Dracula (1931 Spanish-language film)">Dracula</a></i> (1931 Spanish-language)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula%27s_Daughter" title="Dracula's Daughter">Dracula's Daughter</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1943_film)" title="Son of Dracula (1943 film)">Son of Dracula</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Frankenstein_(film)" title="House of Frankenstein (film)">House of Frankenstein</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_Dracula" title="House of Dracula">House of Dracula</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello_Meet_Frankenstein" title="Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein">Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein</a></i> (1948)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Hammer_film_series)" title="Dracula (Hammer film series)">Hammer Horror</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1958_film)" title="Dracula (1958 film)">Dracula</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Brides_of_Dracula" title="The Brides of Dracula">The Brides of Dracula</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_Prince_of_Darkness" title="Dracula: Prince of Darkness">Dracula: Prince of Darkness</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Has_Risen_from_the_Grave" title="Dracula Has Risen from the Grave">Dracula Has Risen from the Grave</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Taste_the_Blood_of_Dracula" title="Taste the Blood of Dracula">Taste the Blood of Dracula</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scars_of_Dracula" title="Scars of Dracula">Scars of Dracula</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_A.D._1972" title="Dracula A.D. 1972">Dracula A.D. 1972</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Satanic_Rites_of_Dracula" title="The Satanic Rites of Dracula">The Satanic Rites of Dracula</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_7_Golden_Vampires" title="The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires">The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires</a></i> (1974)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Dracula 2000</i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_2000" title="Dracula 2000">Dracula 2000</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_II:_Ascension" title="Dracula II: Ascension">Dracula II: Ascension</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_III:_Legacy" title="Dracula III: Legacy">Dracula III: Legacy</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i>Nosferatu</i> films</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nosferatu" title="Nosferatu">Nosferatu</a></i> (1922)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nosferatu_the_Vampyre" title="Nosferatu the Vampyre">Nosferatu the Vampyre</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_in_Venice" title="Vampire in Venice">Nosferatu in Venice</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Vampire" title="Shadow of the Vampire">Shadow of the Vampire</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nosferatu_(2024_film)" title="Nosferatu (2024 film)">Nosferatu</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania" title="Hotel Transylvania">Hotel <br />Transylvania </a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_(film)" title="Hotel Transylvania (film)">Hotel Transylvania</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_2" title="Hotel Transylvania 2">Hotel Transylvania 2</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania_3:_Summer_Vacation" title="Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation">Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation</a></i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania:_Transformania" title="Hotel Transylvania: Transformania">Hotel Transylvania: Transformania</a></i> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parodies</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Transylvania_6-5000_(1963_film)" title="Transylvania 6-5000 (1963 film)">Transylvania 6-5000</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Monster_Party%3F" title="Mad Monster Party?">Mad Monster Party?</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Fights_Dracula" title="Batman Fights Dracula">Batman Fights Dracula</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mad_Mad_Mad_Monsters" title="Mad Mad Mad Monsters">Mad Mad Mad Monsters</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_for_Dracula" title="Blood for Dracula">Blood for Dracula</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vampira_(1974_film)" title="Vampira (1974 film)">Vampira</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Son_of_Dracula_(1974_film)" title="Son of Dracula (1974 film)">Son of Dracula</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_in_the_Provinces" title="Dracula in the Provinces">Dracula in the Provinces</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_and_Son" title="Dracula and Son">Dracula and Son</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Sucks" title="Dracula Sucks">Dracula Sucks</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Love_at_First_Bite" title="Love at First Bite">Love at First Bite</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Halloween_That_Almost_Wasn%27t" title="The Halloween That Almost Wasn't">The Halloween That Almost Wasn't</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fracchia_contro_Dracula" title="Fracchia contro Dracula">Fracchia contro Dracula</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Transylvania_6-5000_(1985_film)" title="Transylvania 6-5000 (1985 film)">Transylvania 6-5000</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Monster_Squad" title="The Monster Squad">The Monster Squad</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_and_the_Reluctant_Werewolf" title="Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf">Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_Dead_and_Loving_It" title="Dracula: Dead and Loving It">Dracula: Dead and Loving It</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Mash_(1995_film)" title="Monster Mash (1995 film)">Monster Mash</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Mash_(2000_film)" title="Monster Mash (2000 film)">Monster Mash</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Zora_the_Vampire" title="Zora the Vampire">Zora the Vampire</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Family" title="Monster Family">Monster Family</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Drakula_hal%C3%A1la" title="Drakula halála">Drakula halála</a></i> (1923)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Vampire" title="The Return of the Vampire">The Return of the Vampire</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Drakula_%C4%B0stanbul%27da" title="Drakula İstanbul'da">Drakula İstanbul'da</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_of_Dracula" title="Blood of Dracula">Blood of Dracula</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Return_of_Dracula" title="The Return of Dracula">The Return of Dracula</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman_Dracula" title="Batman Dracula">Batman Dracula</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Billy_the_Kid_Versus_Dracula" title="Billy the Kid Versus Dracula">Billy the Kid Versus Dracula</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_of_Dracula%27s_Castle" title="Blood of Dracula's Castle">Blood of Dracula's Castle</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Santo_en_el_tesoro_de_Dr%C3%A1cula" title="Santo en el tesoro de Drácula">Santo en el tesoro de Drácula</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Count_Dracula_(1970_film)" title="Count Dracula (1970 film)">Count Dracula</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Monstruos_del_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Monstruos del Terror">Los Monstruos del Terror</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cuadecuc,_vampir" title="Cuadecuc, vampir">Cuadecuc, vampir</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vampyros_Lesbos" title="Vampyros Lesbos">Vampyros Lesbos</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hrabe_Drakula" title="Hrabe Drakula">Hrabe Drakula</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_vs._Frankenstein" title="Dracula vs. Frankenstein">Dracula vs. Frankenstein</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blacula" title="Blacula">Blacula</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scream_Blacula_Scream" title="Scream Blacula Scream">Scream Blacula Scream</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(1974_film)" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974 film)">Bram Stoker's Dracula</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Count_Dracula%27s_Great_Love" title="Count Dracula's Great Love">Count Dracula's Great Love</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deafula" title="Deafula">Deafula</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula%27s_Dog" title="Dracula's Dog">Dracula's Dog</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Count_Dracula_(1977_film)" title="Count Dracula (1977 film)">Count Dracula</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Doctor_Dracula" title="Doctor Dracula">Doctor Dracula</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1979_film)" title="Dracula (1979 film)">Dracula</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nocturna:_Granddaughter_of_Dracula" title="Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula">Nocturna: Granddaughter of Dracula</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tomb_of_Dracula#TV_movie" title="The Tomb of Dracula">Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula%27s_Widow" title="Dracula's Widow">Dracula's Widow</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/To_Die_For_(1989_film)" title="To Die For (1989 film)">To Die For</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sundown:_The_Vampire_in_Retreat" title="Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat">Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(1992_film)" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992 film)">Bram Stoker's Dracula</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nadja_(film)" title="Nadja (film)">Nadja</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dark_Prince:_The_True_Story_of_Dracula" title="Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula">Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bara_no_Konrei_~Mayonaka_ni_Kawashita_Yakusoku~" class="mw-redirect" title="Bara no Konrei ~Mayonaka ni Kawashita Yakusoku~">Bara no Konrei ~Mayonaka ni Kawashita Yakusoku~</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_Pages_from_a_Virgin%27s_Diary" title="Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary">Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(miniseries)" title="Dracula (miniseries)">Dracula</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing_(film)" title="Van Helsing (film)">Van Helsing</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing:_The_London_Assignment" title="Van Helsing: The London Assignment">Van Helsing: The London Assignment</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vulture%27s_Eye" title="The Vulture's Eye">The Vulture's Eye</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_3000" title="Dracula 3000">Dracula 3000</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blade:_Trinity" title="Blade: Trinity">Blade: Trinity</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_vs._Dracula" title="The Batman vs. Dracula">The Batman vs. Dracula</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula%27s_Curse" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse">Bram Stoker's Dracula's Curse</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(2006_film)" title="Dracula (2006 film)">Dracula</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula%27s_Guest" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest">Bram Stoker's Dracula's Guest</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Librarian:_Curse_of_the_Judas_Chalice" title="The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice">The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/House_of_the_Wolf_Man" title="House of the Wolf Man">House of the Wolf Man</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Dracula_(film)" title="Young Dracula (film)">Young Dracula</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Reborn" title="Dracula Reborn">Dracula Reborn</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_3D" title="Dracula 3D">Dracula 3D</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Saint_Dracula_3D" title="Saint Dracula 3D">Saint Dracula 3D</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_2012" title="Dracula 2012">Dracula 2012</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_The_Dark_Prince" title="Dracula: The Dark Prince">Dracula: The Dark Prince</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Untold" title="Dracula Untold">Dracula Untold</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renfield_(film)" title="Renfield (film)">Renfield</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Voyage_of_the_Demeter" title="The Last Voyage of the Demeter">The Last Voyage of the Demeter</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Abigail_(2024_film)" title="Abigail (2024 film)">Abigail</a></i> (2024)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_A_Love_Tale" title="Dracula: A Love Tale">Dracula: A Love Tale</a></i> (TBA)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Television" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Television</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Squad" title="Monster Squad">Monster Squad</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Draculas_ring" title="Draculas ring">Draculas ring</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cliffhangers_(TV_series)" title="Cliffhangers (TV series)">Cliffhangers</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Drak_Pack" title="Drak Pack">Drak Pack</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Count_Duckula" title="Count Duckula">Count Duckula</a></i> (1988–1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_The_Series" title="Dracula: The Series">Dracula: The Series</a></i> (1990–1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Dracula" title="Little Dracula">Little Dracula</a></i> (1991–1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Force" title="Monster Force">Monster Force</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ace_Kilroy" title="Ace Kilroy">Ace Kilroy</a></i> (2011–2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Dracula" title="Young Dracula">Young Dracula</a></i> (2006–2014) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Young_Dracula_characters" title="List of Young Dracula characters">characters</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(2013_TV_series)" title="Dracula (2013 TV series)">Dracula</a></i> (2013–2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Penny_Dreadful_(TV_series)" title="Penny Dreadful (TV series)">Penny Dreadful</a></i> (2014–2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Decker_(TV_series)" title="Decker (TV series)">Decker</a></i> (2014–2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing_(TV_series)" title="Van Helsing (TV series)">Van Helsing</a></i> (2016–21)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hotel_Transylvania:_The_Series" title="Hotel Transylvania: The Series">Hotel Transylvania: The Series</a></i> (2017–2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Castlevania_(TV_series)" title="Castlevania (TV series)">Castlevania</a></i> (2017–21)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(2020_TV_series)" title="Dracula (2020 TV series)">Dracula</a></i> (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Episodes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Mystery_and_Imagination)" title="Dracula (Mystery and Imagination)">"Dracula" (<i>Mystery and Imagination</i>)</a> (1968)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Buffy_vs._Dracula" title="Buffy vs. Dracula">Buffy vs. Dracula</a>" (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Young_Dracula_episodes" title="List of Young Dracula episodes"><i>Young Dracula</i> episodes</a> (2006–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Penny_Dreadful_episodes" title="List of Penny Dreadful episodes"><i>Penny Dreadful</i> episodes</a> (2014–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hotel_Transylvania:_The_Series_episodes" title="List of Hotel Transylvania: The Series episodes"><i>Hotel Transylvania: The Series</i> episodes</a> (2017–2020)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="The_Simpsons_Treehouse_of_Horror" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror" title="Treehouse of Horror">Treehouse of Horror</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_IV" title="Treehouse of Horror IV">Treehouse of Horror IV</a>" (1993)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_XXI" title="Treehouse of Horror XXI">Treehouse of Horror XXI</a>" (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Other_media" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other media</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Novels</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_works_by_Fred_Saberhagen#Dracula_sequence" class="mw-redirect" title="List of works by Fred Saberhagen"><i>The Dracula Tape</i> and sequels</a> (1975–2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anno_Dracula_series" title="Anno Dracula series"><i>Anno Dracula</i> series</a> (1992–present) <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Anno_Dracula" title="Anno Dracula">Anno Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bloody_Red_Baron" title="The Bloody Red Baron">The Bloody Red Baron</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Cha_Cha_Cha_(novel)" title="Dracula Cha Cha Cha (novel)">Dracula Cha Cha Cha</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Revenge_of_Dracula" title="The Revenge of Dracula">The Revenge of Dracula</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Little_Dracula" title="Little Dracula">Little Dracula</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_the_Undead_(novel)" title="Dracula the Undead (novel)">Dracula the Undead</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Historian" title="The Historian">The Historian</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Renfield" title="The Book of Renfield">The Book of Renfield</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bloodline_(Cary_novel)" title="Bloodline (Cary novel)">Bloodline</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Young_Dracula_and_Young_Monsters" title="Young Dracula and Young Monsters">Young Dracula and Young Monsters</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fangland" title="Fangland">Fangland</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Out_of_the_Dark_(Weber_novel)" title="Out of the Dark (Weber novel)">Out of the Dark</a></i> (2010)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(radio_drama)" title="Dracula (radio drama)">Dracula</a></i> (1938)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Plays</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1924_play)" title="Dracula (1924 play)">Dracula</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1995_play)" title="Dracula (1995 play)">Dracula</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1996_play)" title="Dracula (1996 play)">Dracula</a></i> (1996)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Musicals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Czech_musical)" title="Dracula (Czech musical)"><i>Dracula</i> (Czech musical)</a> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_A_Chamber_Musical" title="Dracula: A Chamber Musical">Dracula: A Chamber Musical</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula,_the_Musical" title="Dracula, the Musical">Dracula, the Musical</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_%E2%80%93_Entre_l%27amour_et_la_mort" title="Dracula – Entre l'amour et la mort">Dracula – Entre l'amour et la mort</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_%E2%80%93_L%27amour_plus_fort_que_la_mort" title="Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort">Dracula – L'amour plus fort que la mort</a></i> (2011)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Crossover_(Image_Comics)" title="Crossover (Image Comics)">Crossover</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Marvel_Comics)" title="Dracula (Marvel Comics)">Dracula (Marvel Comics)</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tomb_of_Dracula" title="The Tomb of Dracula">The Tomb of Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/X-Men:_Apocalypse_vs._Dracula" title="X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula">X-Men: Apocalypse vs. Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Britain_and_MI13" title="Captain Britain and MI13">Captain Britain and MI13: Vampire State</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mrs._Deadpool_and_the_Howling_Commandos" title="Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos">Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Dell_Comics)" title="Dracula (Dell Comics)">Dracula (Dell Comics)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Don_Dracula" title="Don Dracula">Don Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Lives!" title="Dracula Lives!">Dracula Lives!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hellsing" title="Hellsing">Hellsing</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sword_of_Dracula" title="Sword of Dracula">Sword of Dracula</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batman_%26_Dracula_trilogy" title="Batman & Dracula trilogy"><i>Batman & Dracula</i> trilogy</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Victorian_Undead" title="Victorian Undead">Victorian Undead</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wolves_at_the_Gate" title="Wolves at the Gate">Wolves at the Gate</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Purgatori" title="Purgatori">Purgatori</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Count_(video_game)" title="The Count (video game)">The Count</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1983_video_game)" title="Dracula (1983 video game)">Dracula</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghost_Manor" title="Ghost Manor">Ghost Manor</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Castlevania</i> series</a> <ul><li>1986–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(Castlevania)" title="Dracula (Castlevania)">Dracula</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(1986_video_game)" title="Dracula (1986 video game)">Dracula</a></i> (1986)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_the_Undead_(video_game)" title="Dracula the Undead (video game)">Dracula the Undead</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Drac%27s_Night_Out" title="Drac's Night Out">Drac's Night Out</a></i> (unreleased)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(video_game)" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)">Bram Stoker's Dracula</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(handheld_video_game)" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula (handheld video game)"><i>Bram Stoker's Dracula</i> (handheld)</a> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_Unleashed" title="Dracula Unleashed">Dracula Unleashed</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_Resurrection" title="Dracula: Resurrection">Dracula: Resurrection</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_2:_The_Last_Sanctuary" title="Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary">Dracula 2: The Last Sanctuary</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_Crazy_Vampire" title="Dracula: Crazy Vampire">Dracula: Crazy Vampire</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing_(video_game)" title="Van Helsing (video game)">Van Helsing</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_3:_The_Path_of_the_Dragon" title="Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon">Dracula 3: The Path of the Dragon</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula:_Origin" title="Dracula: Origin">Dracula: Origin</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vampire_Season_Monster_Defense" title="Vampire Season Monster Defense">Vampire Season Monster Defense</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_4:_The_Shadow_of_the_Dragon" title="Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon">Dracula 4: The Shadow of the Dragon</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_5:_The_Blood_Legacy" title="Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy">Dracula 5: The Blood Legacy</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Incredible_Adventures_of_Van_Helsing" title="The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing">The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renfield:_Bring_Your_Own_Blood" title="Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood">Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood</a></i> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pinball</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(pinball)" title="Dracula (pinball)">Dracula</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Taxi_(pinball)" title="Taxi (pinball)">Taxi</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(pinball)" title="Bram Stoker's Dracula (pinball)">Bram Stoker's Dracula</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Monster_Bash_(pinball)" title="Monster Bash (pinball)">Monster Bash</a></i> (1998)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Tabletop games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fury_of_Dracula" title="The Fury of Dracula">The Fury of Dracula</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_(album)" title="Dracula (album)">Dracula</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_2000_(soundtrack)" title="Dracula 2000 (soundtrack)">Dracula 2000</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Iubilaeum_Anno_Dracula_2001" class="mw-redirect" title="Iubilaeum Anno Dracula 2001">Iubilaeum Anno Dracula 2001</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Perfect_Selection:_Dracula_Battle" class="mw-redirect" title="Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle">Perfect Selection: Dracula Battle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Transylvania_(Nox_Arcana_album)" title="Transylvania (Nox Arcana album)">Transylvania</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing_(soundtrack)" title="Van Helsing (soundtrack)">Van Helsing</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a 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