Alucard (Rave)

Alucard (アルカード, Alucard) is a recurring character in the Castlevania series and appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Rave.
He is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in English and Ryotaro Okiayu in Japanese, both reprising their roles from the Castlevania series as well as his previous appearance as an Assist Trophy in Ultimate.
==Attributes==
Alucard is a tall lightweight with slow mobility on the ground and floaty movement speed in the air. His gameplan revolves around spacing his attacks while weaving in and exploiting openings by the opponent. He can also wall jump and wall cling.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
Neutral attack	Throws a punch forward, then he performs a flurry of punches that ends with a straight lunge.
Forward tilt 	Performs a horizontal swing with the Alucard Sword, which can be angled up or down.
Up tilt 	Performs a low-to-high uppercut.
Down tilt 	Swings the Alucard Sword horizontally on the ground.
Dash attack 	Swings the Crissaegrim forward at high speed, creating illusions of many swords swung more than once.
Forward smash 	Strikes with an elemental sword horizontally. If angled upward, he uses the Icebrand Sword. If angled horizontally, he uses the Thunderbrand Sword. If angled downward, he uses the Firebrand Sword.
Up smash 	Summons the Sword Familiar, thrusting itself upward off the ground and in front of him.
Down smash 	Conjures dark purple magic in his hands, then throws his hands towards the ground, creating an explosion of darkness around him.
===Air Attacks===
Neutral aerial	Performs a flying kick.
Forward aerial	Performs a horizontal swing with the Alucard Sword, which can be angled up or down.
Back aerial 	Turns around before performing a horizontal swing with the Alucard Sword.
Up aerial 	Sprouts bat wings thrusts them upward.
Down aerial 	Performs an aerial divekick, falling downward.
===Grabs & Throws===
Grab 	Reaches out with one hand.
Pummel 	Performs a knee strike.
Forward throw	Performs a roundhouse kick to the opponent, sending them forward.
Back throw 	Warps behind the opponent before performing a quick slash with the Alucard Sword.
Up throw 	Performs an uppercut with the Holbein Dagger.
Down throw 	Performs a one-handed body slam.
===Recovery Attacks===
Floor attack	Spins around while slashing with the Alucard Sword while getting up.
Edge attack 	Performs a backflip and slashes forward while climbing up.
===Special Moves===
Neutral special	Hellfire: Swipes his cape open, generating three fireballs that fly straight forward.
Side special 	Wing Smash: Transforms into a bat and dashes forward with a powerful tackle.
Up special 	Mist Form: Turns his body into a cloud of mist and moves in the inputted direction.
Down special 	Alucard Shield: Holds a shield in front of him in a defensive stance, reflecting projectiles and blocking physical attacks in front of him.
Final Smash 	Soul Steal: Yells "Soul Steal!", unleashing a wave of energy that makes orbs appear out of opponents, then he slashes them with the Inferno Blade while he is healed and the opponents crumple on the ground.
==On-Screen Appearance==
*Emerges from a pillar of light.
==Taunts==
Up taunt 	Covers himself up with his cape while saying "Suffer me."
Side taunt	Summons a random familiar in front of himself, which include the Demon, Faerie, Ghost, Bat and Sword Familiars.
Down taunt	Shapeshifts into his wolf form, then he howls before transforming back to his human form.
==Idle Poses==
*Briefly covers himself up with his cape.
*Clenches his fist before putting it up to his chest.
==Victory Poses==
Left 	Flies in with his bat form, then he transforms and poses while saying "Apolgies, but I cannot allow myself to be defeated."
Up 	A form of souls appear above him, then they form a life bottle and drops into his hand while he says "Forgive me. This too, is fate."
Right	Performs multiple slashes with the Alucard Sword before pointing it downward while he faces away and says "The only necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
Victory Theme: A remix of the "Stage Clear" theme from the original Castlevania.
==Alternate Costumes==
Black 	His appearance from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
Brown 	Cloth Cape
Red 	Blood Cloak
Green 	Elven Cape
Blue 	Blue Cape
Purple	Cape of Invisibility
White 	The Glaring Cloth as it appears in the Sega Saturn version of Symphony of the Night.
Beige 	Joseph's Cloak
Category:Characters
Category:Super Smash Bros. Rave