Dracula (Haunted Castle)

is the main antagonist and final boss in Haunted Castle.
==History==
In the 17th century, Count Dracula was reawakened a century after his demise due to fear of him dissipating.Konami Best Selection official help video description for Haunted Castle. His first act upon awakening was causing storm clouds to envelop a nearby church, as well as ambushing a newlywed couple and abducting the bride, Selena, to feast upon her blood, requiring her husband Simon Belmont, of the Belmont Clan, to pursue the fiend to his demon castle.
Dracula eventually encountered Simon at the castle's keep and fought him with his various abilities, including turning into a swarm of bats. Simon managed to destroy the Count's body, although then his soul manifested itself as a giant bat-spewing head, with Simon ultimately eliminating the monster for good and saving Selena.
==Boss battle==
In Haunted Castle, Dracula changes his usual pattern by hovering in the air and throwing daggers instead. He also moves by transforming into a swarm of bats before dashing around the room; this move would also be implemented in many of his later incarnations and would also determine the way later versions of the Giant Bat would travel around a room. Players who reach this far in the game will be relieved to know that this time Dracula can be hit anywhere on his body and not just his head.
When he turns into a giant head, Dracula spews swarms of bats at the player and it is important to defeat him quickly before damage builds up.
===Haunted Castle Revisited===
In this version, Dracula in his first form uses the traditional warp movement mixed with bats, but keeps the dagger attack which can be thrown in either fixed or aiming directions. The second form, however, will have his core flying above in the air while having four giant heads on the ground unleashing different attacks. The core itself does not attack, while the heads can be disabled for a while after taking some damage. Each head performs these attacks:
*Leftmost head: Shoots a laser beam from his eye.
*2nd leftmost head: Summons two large hands which will clap together and then disappear.
*2nd rightmost head: Summons some moving fire pillars on the ground.
*Rightmost head: Opens his mouth and shoots a line of five red bats.
After the core is defeated, it will have the heads sink below the ground as the core emits a wave of energy resembling Dracula's head before dissipating, causing Selena to descend to the ground while Simon retrieves her.
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
Haunted castle screenshot3.gif|Intro cutscene with Dracula abducting Selena.
Haunted Castle Revisited - 17.png|Dracula (second form) from Haunted Castle Revisited.
===Sprites===
Dracula - Haunted Castle - 02.png|Dracula holding Selena in the title screen.
Dracula - Haunted Castle - 01.png|Intro cutscene sprite.
Dracula - Haunted Castle - 03.png|In-game portrait.
Statue - Haunted Castle - 01.png|Statue of Dracula.
===Other===
Haunted Castle - 06.jpg|A live-action advertisement of Haunted Castle featuring Dracula and Selena.
Dracula Arcade Classics.jpg|Concept art from the Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection.
==References==
Category:Antagonists
Category:Dracula
Category:Dracula Relatives
Category:Male Characters
Category:Vampires
Category:Vampire Masters
Category:Haunted Castle Bosses
Category:Haunted Castle Characters
Category:Haunted Castle Revisited Bosses
Category:Haunted Castle Revisited Characters