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*** Every time there has been an assassination attempt against Mina, Genya has been there to intervene. Not even the most powerful Castlevania villains have any history of defeating him.

*** Also, recall that in the good ending of Dawn of Sorrow, Soma mentions, in so many words, that his confrontations with the Dark Lord candidates had all but convinced him that the return of the Dark Lord was inevitable. It's likely that when he confronted Celia, Mina was in fact the only reason he thought he had left to stay human.

*** If Mina getting hurt is the catalyst for Dracula's return, I'd hate to see what happens if [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking|someone cuts him off in traffic, takes the last Fudgsicle, or he's been in a lineup for two hours.]]

*** If Mina getting hurt is the catalyst for Dracula's return, I'd hate to see what happens if [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|someone cuts him off in traffic, takes the last Fudgsicle, or he's been in a lineup for two hours.]]

== Lisa/Elisabetha is a construct that's part of [[The Grim Reaper|Death's]] [[Gambit Roulette]] to create a never-ending battle between good an evil ==

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His defeat at the hands of Dario was not only the result of his age, but also increased weakness from continued use of the whip.

== Hammer is an absolute badass, he's just [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass|somewhat modest and silly when he's not in combat]]. ==

== Hammer is an absolute badass, he's just [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass|somewhat modest and silly when he's not in combat]]. ==

In Aria, you find Hammer in the library. Right after a BOSS. And he doesn't act at all like he was needed to be rescued or anything. And he sells various weapons he happens to find lying around the castle, implying that he's capable of handling the monsters. If he was an [[Easily Angered Shopkeeper]], I'd bet he'd pull an RPG on Soma (or the Positron Rifle) if he tried any funny stuff.

** [[Bald of Awesome|The hair]] is a dead giveaway.

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== Maria, as portrayed in ''Judgment'', is an anime character undergoing metamorphosis into realism. ==

Look at her portrayal in ''[[Rondo of Blood]]''. Anime artwork, blatant [[Token Mini Moe]], [[Dojikko|sliding and rolling all over the place]], wielding the power of [[The Four Gods]], etc. Despite being ostensibly European, her character is ridiculously Japanese. She's largely considered a [[Lethal Joke Character]].

Look at her portrayal in ''[[Rondo of Blood]]''. Anime artwork, blatant [[Token Mini-Moe]], [[Dojikko|sliding and rolling all over the place]], wielding the power of [[The Four Gods]], etc. Despite being ostensibly European, her character is ridiculously Japanese. She's largely considered a [[Lethal Joke Character]].

Now look at her portrayal in ''[[Symphony of the Night]]''. Mature, realistically drawn, and seems to fit well with the other characters in the ''Castlevania'' series. She's practically a different person altogether.

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Might not make much sense, allow me to explain.

* Dracula is obviously Dark type but with a lot of Fire abilities (like how many pure Water Pokemon get Ice attacks). Dark because of all his evil balls and shit he fires (Dark Pulse?), and Fire type because of his hellfire abilities and fiery attacks (likely mini Fire Blasts). He also knows Teleport inherently. Soul Steal is kind of a mix between Giga Drain and Pursuit.

* He also has several [[One Winged Angel]] forms, each of these are likely split evolutions? Think about it. We have the [[Rondo of Blood]] form, we also have the [[Portrait of Ruin]] form, and the [[Circle of the Moon]] form to name a few. I theorise after being owned by the vampire killers he doesn't die or anything, he just faints, and then each time he comes back a Max Revive is used on him, but he somehow de-evolves as well (not sure how to explain this yet).

* He also has several [[One-Winged Angel]] forms, each of these are likely split evolutions? Think about it. We have the [[Rondo of Blood]] form, we also have the [[Portrait of Ruin]] form, and the [[Circle of the Moon]] form to name a few. I theorise after being owned by the vampire killers he doesn't die or anything, he just faints, and then each time he comes back a Max Revive is used on him, but he somehow de-evolves as well (not sure how to explain this yet).

* Dracula's evolution methods are usually getting owned enough (maybe canonically he "gains experience" and levels up, then evolves mid-battle as he's a cheat). However, in [[Portrait of Ruin]], he only evolves with Death's power - maybe it's an alternate method of evolution, like how Death becomes a "held item" and is used up on evolution, akin to Gligar or Sneasel's evolution methods. He evolves mid-battle

* [[Order of Ecclesia]] is one of two things - either he is holding an Everstone (and has levelled up more without evolving, hence the bat and wolf attacks, which are likely new moves not named yet), or after half of his health is depleted, he goes into daruma mode (Hihidaruma anyone), and gets insanely strong. After that, he uses his Demonic Meggiddo, which is a new Reversal type attack which is useless at high health (in this version anyway, in [[Portrait of Ruin]] version you only need to hold the Death item to do it well). Dominus is basically like Explosion (hence why it "kills" Shanoa), but Shanoa is holding the Albus item which allows her to survive at the end of the game.

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== Chaos is actually a [[R-Type|Bydo.]] ==

A bit of [[Out of Genre Experience|Out of Genre Experience,]] but let's examine it. [[Fridge Horror|A Bydo can (theoretically) travel to any point in time]] before its birth in the [[Timey Wimey Ball|26th century.]] Let's say it decides to stop by the 11th century, where Matthias made his debut as Dracula. Using Matthias' angst as a medium, the Bydo shows itself as Death to make a [[Deal With the Devil|deal]] after the death of his wife, which transfers the command of the Bydo from other times over to him. Evidence? In SOTN, Dracula's final boss seemed much more like a Xenomorph, attacking with [[Wave Motion Gun|triangular beams of light.]] Dracula's [[Eldritch Location|castle]] seems to be [[Womb Level|organic]] in some of the games (and don't get started on the paintings). Finally, [[Castlevania Sorrow|Chaos']] true form itself seems a bit too otherworldly. Now, why do the Bydo let the Belmonts win? They have their own battle to fight, and they're just bored.

A bit of [[Out of Genre Experience|Out of Genre Experience,]] but let's examine it. [[Fridge Horror|A Bydo can (theoretically) travel to any point in time]] before its birth in the [[Timey-Wimey Ball|26th century.]] Let's say it decides to stop by the 11th century, where Matthias made his debut as Dracula. Using Matthias' angst as a medium, the Bydo shows itself as Death to make a [[Deal With the Devil|deal]] after the death of his wife, which transfers the command of the Bydo from other times over to him. Evidence? In SOTN, Dracula's final boss seemed much more like a Xenomorph, attacking with [[Wave Motion Gun|triangular beams of light.]] Dracula's [[Eldritch Location|castle]] seems to be [[Womb Level|organic]] in some of the games (and don't get started on the paintings). Finally, [[Castlevania Sorrow|Chaos']] true form itself seems a bit too otherworldly. Now, why do the Bydo let the Belmonts win? They have their own battle to fight, and they're just bored.

== Juste is suffering from some kind of OCD in regard to interor decorating ==

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[[Rule of Symbolism|Compare this to Soma.]]

The first difference would be in their appearances. Mathias is a [[Shiny Midnight Black|raven]]-haired [[Bishonen|bishie]] who dresses predominantly in dark colors. Soma is a [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]-haired bishie known for his white [[Badass Longcoat|longcoats]]. In Western culture, dark colors (''especially'' black) imply [[Dark Is Evil|something more sinister]], while white denotes [[Light Is Good|virtue and purity]]. Symbolically, Dracula's soul has been cleansed and Soma [[Refusal of the Call|rejects any attempts to be made into the next Dark Lord.]]

The first difference would be in their appearances. Mathias is a [[Shiny Midnight Black|raven]]-haired [[Bishonen|bishie]] who dresses predominantly in dark colors. Soma is a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]-haired bishie known for his white [[Badass Longcoat|longcoats]]. In Western culture, dark colors (''especially'' black) imply [[Dark Is Evil|something more sinister]], while white denotes [[Light Is Good|virtue and purity]]. Symbolically, Dracula's soul has been cleansed and Soma [[Refusal of the Call|rejects any attempts to be made into the next Dark Lord.]]

Also of note is that he ''values'' the bonds he's cultivated with his allies (including the descendants of the two clans that took up arms against Dracula the most as well as Dracula's prodigal son). When Mathias succumbed to his anger at God, he hastily threw away any and all of his previous relationships in his fanatical quest to spite God. Of special note is his [[Victorious Childhood Friend|relationship with Mina]]. Mina is heavily suggested to be the next incarnation of both Elisabetha and Lisa, much like Soma is Dracula. Destiny seems to be perpetually making these two attract like magnets. However, whereas it was Mathias' love for Elisabetha/Lisa [[Love Makes You Evil|that turned him evil]], it was Soma's love for Mina (and vice versa) that ultimately ''spared'' him from this very same fate (as best seen in ''Dawn'', where it is his thoughts of Mina that allow Soma to suppress and expel the numerous souls invading his body, thus preventing them from overwhelming his body and turning him into the next Dark Lord).

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== Why Soma Cruz wasn't in Judgment. ==

Aeon, during a battle with himself, might say that two of the same person in the time rift could really mess things up. Since Soma is Dracula, and Dracula is already there, things would mess up.

* This raises questions as to what happens with ''[[Castlevania Harmony of Despair]]''. One of things Soma can do? He can absorb Dracula's soul. Multiple times. And the 8-Bit Version too. [[Timey Wimey Ball|Oh dear.]]

* This raises questions as to what happens with ''[[Castlevania Harmony of Despair]]''. One of things Soma can do? He can absorb Dracula's soul. Multiple times. And the 8-Bit Version too. [[Timey-Wimey Ball|Oh dear.]]

== Lords of Shadow takes place snugly with the others ==

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== Dracula's power began to wane after the events of ''[[Symphony of the Night]]'' ==

In every single game in the timeline afterwards (besides the ''Sorrow'' series, since he's dead), Dracula has had trouble with his [[One Winged Angel]] transformation.

In every single game in the timeline afterwards (besides the ''Sorrow'' series, since he's dead), Dracula has had trouble with his [[One-Winged Angel]] transformation.

* In ''[[Order of Ecclesia]]'', he doesn't transform at all.

* In ''[[Castlevania Bloodlines]]'', he needs Drolta Tzuentes to distract you while he transforms.

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So, we know from [[Castlevania Lament of Innocence]] that Joachim Armster, the vampire who is imprisoned by Walter for attempted rebellion, was once human. So what caused his current predicament? There are two possible theories:

* First possibility is that Joachim was like Leon, except of course, unluckier. His girlfriend was kidnapped by Walter, so he attempted to fight Walter, but lost, losing his girlfriend and his life. But for whatever reason, Walter decided to vampirize him just [[For the Evulz]], and that's how Joachim became a vampire.

* Second possibility is spoileriffic: {{spoiler|Joachim ''was the kidnap victim''. Remember what happens to Sara? Perhaps Joachim was just some scholarly lord or something, with a [[Battle Butler]] as his guard or so. So Walter somehow decided to kidnap Joachim, forcing the latter's guardian to try to reclaim his master, but he failed. Besides, considering that Walter vampirizes Sara before Leon even meets him face-to-face, it's also possible that Joachim was vampirized right after he got kidnapped. But anyway, Joachim's guardian failed to save him, and Joachim then tried to off Walter with his newfound powers, but failed and got imprisoned. The theory of Joachim being the kidnapped victim due to possibly being a [[Non Action Guy]] stems from his fighting style; rather than trying to go melee against Leon, he uses shielding magic and [[Mind Over Matter|telekinesis]] (well, okay, Walter never bothers punching Leon during their fight either, but Walter is the self-proclaimed lord of the castle, so he feels he's above brawling). Also, Joachim seems to know quite a bit about the Ebony and Crimson stones, thus he might have been a scholar instead of a knight.}}

* Second possibility is spoileriffic: {{spoiler|Joachim ''was the kidnap victim''. Remember what happens to Sara? Perhaps Joachim was just some scholarly lord or something, with a [[Battle Butler]] as his guard or so. So Walter somehow decided to kidnap Joachim, forcing the latter's guardian to try to reclaim his master, but he failed. Besides, considering that Walter vampirizes Sara before Leon even meets him face-to-face, it's also possible that Joachim was vampirized right after he got kidnapped. But anyway, Joachim's guardian failed to save him, and Joachim then tried to off Walter with his newfound powers, but failed and got imprisoned. The theory of Joachim being the kidnapped victim due to possibly being a [[Non-Action Guy]] stems from his fighting style; rather than trying to go melee against Leon, he uses shielding magic and [[Mind Over Matter|telekinesis]] (well, okay, Walter never bothers punching Leon during their fight either, but Walter is the self-proclaimed lord of the castle, so he feels he's above brawling). Also, Joachim seems to know quite a bit about the Ebony and Crimson stones, thus he might have been a scholar instead of a knight.}}

== Dracula's curse is the Bubonic Plague. ==

I was watching a documentary, the other day and it briefly talked about the Black plague, and said it was in the 1400s. Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse,takes place in the late 1400s. It then hit me: Dracula's Curse IS the plague. Considering the fact we really don't know much about the curse since its pretty much just in the title, it could be the plague. The next chronological game, Curse of Darkness's, opening narration talks about how, even after Dracula died, his curse rages on, but this time it goes more in depth about the curse. Its plaguing the land, AND the people. Dracula's curse left the land to rot while poisoning the minds of its inhabitants, who pillaged and scourged it without remorse. Sounds like a plague doesn't it? It is also said that during Castlevania 1 right before dying Dracula, put a curse on Simon,and is said to have non-healing wounds and cursed the land just as he did in CV 3. One of the effects of this curse as shown in curse of darkness, is the dark sides of humans. The villagers "help" in Castlevania 2: Simon's quest may have been trying to genuinely help Simon but the curse made them give cryptic or pointless info. Also it is possible that Simon could of had the plague as well as the curse. This makes Simon Belmont EVEN MORE BADASS. Also even if I am mistaken about that Dracula could of caused the plague, he certainly could of benefited from it, seeing how if the world is in an very miserable state, Dracula could potential be revived earlier than 100 years.