Dracula's Army

Dracula's Army is an antagonistic military force under Lord Dracula's command that appears in the Castlevania animated series. It is an army comprised by diverse creatures of the night the Vampire Lord gathered to wage a war against all mankind.
==Description==
These unholy forces are comprised by a vast legion of creatures of the night the Vampire Lord, Vlad "Dracula" Tepes, himself gathered from Hell throughout the course of one year as part of a war campaign against humanity as a whole. Their lines are mainly comprised of ferocious monsters, which include various vampire soldiers and magicians, along with the Night Creatures, which are a horde of hideous demons created and controlled by the Devil Forgemasters, using modified human bodies that are possessed by damned souls from Hell. The troops are led by the lord's many generals; these are in their majority high-profile vampires, with only a couple of humans among their ranks who utilize black arts such as the ability to summon demons and necromancy.
It is worth mentioning that each of these generals is characterized for belonging to a different ethnicity, which range from those prominently seen in Europe –where Wallachia is established– to those found in other continents such as Africa and Asia, implying that Dracula's war is successfully expanding and may in time reach countries such as Turkey, Iran, India, China, Egypt, Libya, and Niger among others, if the war has not already reached them. At the very least, it's implied that Dracula has influence in these regions.
Despite their formidable numbers and powers, most members of Dracula's Army meet their demise during the events of Season 2, with the only surviving generals being Carmilla, Hector and Isaac, of which only Isaac was still loyal to Dracula's campaign and apparently sought to continue his unholy crusade. While Hector later assisted in bringing Dracula back for unknown reasons, he wasn't on board with his insane genocidal war anymore, as he discussed with Lenore on several occasions.
Still, months after Dracula's death at Braila, a steadfast remnant of Dracula's forces besides Isaac and his night creatures remained active; it was led by former court member Varney. The group was a pale shadow of Dracula's military force, comparatively small but nonetheless still a well resourced holdout of Dracula's former subordinates and allies who remained loyal after his defeat. They tried to enact an intricate scheme to bring the King of Vampires back to life. The group was comprised of the remnants of the numerous disparate forces brought together by Dracula before being shattered and culled at Braila. It included the remains of Dracula's vampiric household troops, Slavic, Asiatic and Nordic vampires, vampiric sorcerers, (including a small, elite, multinational team of vampiric necromancers with unique abilities), powerful and rare Night Creatures, a handful of cooperating human scholars (Hector and Saint Germain), and the vampiric spirit Death as its hidden puppet master. The cabal had access to many powerful warriors and weapons from Dracula's former army, but they were only kept unified by the promise of resurrecting Dracula, and their leaders found it very difficult to cooperate effectively. Dragan commanded the cabal's forces in the field while Varney and Ratko acted as its main organizers behind the scenes, with Saint Germain and Hector acting as both magical scholars, working on the ritual to bring Dracula back to life, as well as agents of influence and moles within other organizations, namely, Styria and the relocated castle of Dracula and its camp of refugee humans.
==Members==
===Generals===
Carmilla (animated series) - 03.png|link=Carmilla (animated series)|Carmilla (formerly)Carmilla is a powerhouse that at no point should be underestimated. Dracula believes his most dangerous enemies are humans, but maybe he should fear those he keeps closest to him.
Godbrand - 03.png|link=Godbrand|GodbrandGodbrand is a Viking vampire that loves nothing more than the thrill of the hunt. His passions include killing, having sex and turning humans into boats.
Isaac (animated series) - 05.jpg|link=Isaac (animated series)|IsaacIsaac is a Devil Forgemaster who is equally as cruel as he is loyal to Dracula. He'll do whatever it takes to make sure Dracula's plan comes into fruition.
Hec.png|link=Hector (animated series)|Hector (formerly)Hector is one of Dracula's two human generals. As a Devil Forgemaster, he uses his hammer to bring creatures back from the dead.
Raman - 01.JPG|link=Raman|RamanA female Indian vampire that fights with her sharp nails to stab and slice her opponents.
Sharma - 01.JPG|link=Sharma|SharmaA male Indian vampire that skillfully wields two scimitars in conjunction with his agility and speed.
Chō - 01.JPG|link=Chō|ChōA female Japanese vampire that was the ruler of her own hidden court in northern Japan before leaving to join Dracula's Army in his war against humanity. She can turn her body into mist and emit poison from her palms.
Dragoslav - 01.png|link=Dragoslav|DragoslavA male Slavic vampire that prefers fighting with his bare fists and natural vampire abilities.
Zufall - 01.JPG|link=Zufall|ZufallA male Germanic vampire that expertly uses a single-edged glaive with a serrated back-blade.
===Dracula's Court===
Varney.PNG|link=Death (animated series)|Varney
Ratko.PNG|link=Ratko|Ratko
Dragan.PNG|link=Dragan|Dragan
Vampire Magician - Animated series - 01.png|link=Necromancer#Castlevania (animated series)|Vampire Magician
Castsper.png|Castsper
Duster Buster.jpg|Duster Buster
Hell Doll.jpg|Hell Doll
Stitchy Witchy.jpg|Stitchy Witchy
Unknown vampire.jpg|Unknown vampire
Sladek.jpg|Sladek
Ivan.jpg|Ivan
===Night Creatures===
Dracula's Army - 05.png|link=Bald Priest|Bald Priest (indirectly)
BFNetflix.png|link=Blue Fangs|Blue Fangs
Werewolf Netflix.png|link=Werewolf|Brawler
Cyclops-Netflix.PNG|link=Cyclops|Cyclops
Minotaur - Castlevania (animated series) - 01.png|link=Minotaur|Deadfast
Boys.jpg|link=Gaibon|Gaibon
Garg.png|link=Gargoyle|Gargoyle
Unknown creature (animated series) - 01.png|Greater Demon
Devils.jpg|link=Lesser Demon|Lesser Demons
Image0.jpg|link=Slogra|Slogra
Unknown creature (animated series) - 03.png|Unknown demons
Unknown creature (animated series) - 02.png|Unknown reptile-like demons
Visitor.JPG|link=Visitor|The Visitor (presumably)
DraculaArmyVampireSoldiers.JPG|Vampire soldiers
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
Castlevania-season-2-images-2.png|Godbrand and Zufall.
44339312 1881773785277465 4859750642110955520 n.png|Godbrand and Dragoslav.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman Sharma Cho (1).png|Raman, Sharma and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman Sharma Cho (2).png|Raman, Sharma and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman Sharma Cho (3).png|Raman, Sharma and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Asian Vampire Zufall & Cho.png|Zufall and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Cho & Dragoslav.png|Chō and Dragoslav.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman & Sharma.png|Raman and Sharma.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Sharma & Raman.png|Sharma and Raman.
Castlevania Netflix Godbrand & Other Vampire Generals.jpg|Godbrand with the other vampire generals.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Carmilla & Cho.jpg|Carmilla and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Cho Godbrand Dragoslav.jpg|Chō, Godbrand and Dragoslav.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Dragoslav & Zufall.png|Dragoslav and Zufall.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Dragoslav Raman Zufall.jpg|Dragoslav, Raman and Zufall.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Godbrand & Zufall.jpg|Godbrand and Zufall.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman Dragoslav Sharma (1).png|Raman, Dragoslav and Sharma.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman & Zufall.jpg|Raman and Zufall.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman & Cho (1).png|Raman and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman & Cho (2).jpg|Raman and Chō.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Zufall Cho Sharma.jpg|Zufall, Chō and Sharma.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Zufall & Isaac.jpg|Zufall and Isaac.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Sharma & Zufall.jpg|Sharma and Zufall.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire Raman & Dragoslav.jpg|Dragoslav and Raman.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Dragoslav (1).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Dragoslav (2).png
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Raman (1).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Raman (2).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Cho (1).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Cho (2).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Cho (3).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Sharma (1).jpg|Sharma drinking blood.
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Sharma (2).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Sharma (3).jpg
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Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Sharma (5).png
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Zufall (1).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Zufall (2).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Zufall (3).jpg
Castlevania Netflix Vampire General Zufall (4).png
===Concept art===
DqoFB9nUwAAqT k.jpg|Carmilla
DqoFCtgUwAAwWyD.jpg|Godbrand
DxaP85EU8AEcIPy.jpg|Hector
DxaP85EU8AAhrdJ.jpg|Isaac
Castlevania Netflix Asian Vampire General.png|Chō
Castlevania Netflix Female Vampire General.png|Raman
Godbrand model sheet.png|Godbrand - model sheet
Cho model sheet.png|Chō - model sheet
Raman model sheet.png|Raman - model sheet
Sharma model sheet.png|Sharma - model sheet
Dragoslav model sheet.png|Dragoslav - model sheet
Zufall model sheet.png|Zufall - model sheet
Cho model.png|Chō - model
Cho head model.png|Chō - head model
Raman model.png|Raman - model
Raman hand model.png|Raman - hand model
Sharma model.png|Sharma - model
Sharma head model.png|Sharma - head model
Dragoslav model.png|Dragoslav - model
Zufall model.png|Zufall - model
Dracula's Soldier Model.jpg|Dracula's soldier model.
Dracula's Soldier Outline Sketch Model.jpg|Dracula's soldier outline model.
==Trivia==
*The names of the vampire generals were given by Warren Ellis, according to Sam Deats, who revealed them on his X account:@SamuelDeats at X (November 4, 2018).
**Raman means "beloved" in Hindi.
**Sharma means "happiness" in Nepali.
**Chō means "butterfly" in Japanese.
**Zufall means "coincidence" in German.
**Dragoslav means "dear glory" in Slavic.
*Chō, Dragoslav, Raman, Sharma, and Zufall play a relatively minor part in the overall story, and as such, they were given very few lines of dialogue. In the Japanese version of the show, all of their voices were provided by Masafumi Kobatake, Hinata Tadokoro, and Kengo Tsujii.
*While helping to emphasize his threat on a global scale and of a power of darkness that plagues all men throughout the world, the vampire generals also come to draw upon vampire legends found not just within the Balkans:
**In regards to Godbrand, Nordic lore tells of draugr, being viking vampires who become undead through dishonorable and despicable deeds done in life and are in turn barred from the gates of Valhalla. Suspended in unlife, draugr haunt their burial mounds out of their own vice and possessive disposition, and viciously hunt for their prey by driving them mad with their cursed presence. In contrast to the rather graceful feeding methods of their Eastern European brethren, draugr grisly maul and crush victims to death and gorge on their spilled blood and flesh, or even devour them whole.
**In regards to Raman and Sharma, Hindu and Indian lore bears many stories of a variety of vampiric creatures, be it the vatala, bat people like ghouls that possess the dead at charnel grounds and cemeteries to feed, or the bhuta, the spirits of those who died untimely deaths and feed on both blood and children. Of course, corresponding more to the European vampire, there is the mulo, those that have died untimely deaths but come back to repossess their bodies immediately out of grudges and hatred. Though appearing as themselves in life but with subtly unsettling features akin to the uncanny valley effect, mulo have little to any of the humanity as they had in life, and become indulgent and decadent in their feeding, subsisting not only on blood but sexual energy akin to succubi and inccubi. 
**In regards to Chō, though there is little lore regarding vampiric creatures within the Japanese nation, dark history from the end of the Heian era to the early Kamakura Era tells of how ancient Japan was thrown into chaos; not only due to wars over corrupt politics and brigands ruling the countryside but demons able to terrorize and prey freely in this time of disorder and anarchy. Most notorious was that of Shuten Doji, the powerful undisputed ruler of all demons throughout Japan at that time, who was regarded with great dread for his commandeered raids on villages and cities, and his feeding habits of gorging on the blood and flesh of humans captured, his most favorite being beautiful maidens. Furthermore, in regards to Shinto thought, purification, be it physical and spiritual, was done to ward off kegare or filth and defilement, the worst coming from the results of death and violence, as kegare unchecked was believed to spawn demons or even transform living creatures into demons.
***Another origin for Chō could be the enenra, a Japanese monster that is made of smoke and darkness.
==See also==
*Dracula
*Council of Sisters
*Night Creatures
==References==
==External links==
*Dracula's Army (Netflix's Castlevania) at the Villains Wiki
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Category:Castlevania (Animated Series) Organizations