Alucard (Castlevania)

Adrian Fahrenheit Țepeș, better known as Alucard, is one of the main protagonists of the franchise. 
The son of an unnatural bond between Dracula and a human woman named Lisa, Adrian is a hybrid known as a "dhampir", who was born with special powers far beyond any average mortal. After Lisa's death, Adrian grew up under the influence of his father and was taught the dark arts, only to eventually betray Dracula and side with Trevor Belmont in order to fulfill his mother's dying wish to save humanity. Taking on the name "Alucard" as a way to denounce his father's wicked actions, the dhampir becomes an unlikely, yet valuable ally to the Belmont Clan.
In English, he is primarily voiced by , who also voiced Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Force, and Spider-Man in the Marvel's Spider-Man games, while in Japanese, he is primarily voiced by , who also voiced Zero in the Mega Man series, Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach, and Toriko in the anime of the same name.. His other English voice actors include in Symphony of the Night and Chris Nelson in Grimoire of Souls. Additionally, he was also voiced by in the Japanese version of Castlevania: Judgement.
==Biography==
In Dracula's Curse, Alucard aids Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades and Grant Danasty their battle against Dracula. Though he had to kill his own father, Alucard felt no regrets, and afterwards left to exile himself from the world in an eternal slumber.
In Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Alucard frees Richter Belmont from Shaft’s control and teams up with Richter to defeat Dracula.
In Castlevania: Nocturne of Recollection, Magnus, an Incubus, tries to turn Alucard to the side of evil, but Alucard refuses and teams up with Maria, Richter, Cyril and Alexis to defeat Magnus. It's revealed Alucard was once struck with a dangerous bloodlust, drinking the blood of many humans, though this was because he was brainwashed by Magnus, so it was not Alucard’s fault.
In Castlevania: Moonlight Rhapsody, Alucard once again helps to defeat Dracula.
In 1999, before the events of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, Alucard teams up with Julius Belmont to kill Dracula once and for all, leading to Dracula reincarnating as high schooler Soma Cruz. Under the disguise of Genya Arikado, he acts as a protector and mentor to Soma, preventing him from giving in to his destiny of becoming the next Dark Lord, and helping him in defeating Graham Jones and saving Mina Hakuba, Soma’s girlfriend.
In Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow, he once again assists Soma as his mentor and prevents Soma from becoming the Dark Lord, with Soma almost coming close to his tipping point after he is shown "Mina" dying. In Julius mode, a non-canon storyline where Soma becomes the Dark Lord, Alucard ditches the Arikado persona, and teams up with Yoko Belnades and Julius Belmont to defeat Soma.
In Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls, Alucard teams up with other monster slayers to save the Grimoires from corruption.
==Personality==
Alucard initially seems like a cool individual of few words and robust determination. However, he endures much suffering attributable to his blood curse, a curse that will forever leave him battling evil. He suffered deeply thanks to the death of his mother Lisa at the hands of humanity, which left him with a slight bitterness towards humans. Alucard leaves nothing to likelihood, and will do anything necessary to defeat Dracula no matter the cost.
Alucard looks to remain removed from the folks around him, given his vampiric condition. He is determined to fully exile himself from the world in an eternal sleep. After going into his slumber after the events of Dracula's Curse, he didn't awaken again until Symphony of the Night.
In Symphony of the Night, Alucard feels fully determined to battle Dracula, regardless of the consequences. Chatting with Maria, he feels indifferent regarding Richter's turn to evil. Alucard bids a unceremonious farewell to Richter and Maria at the end of Symphony. Though he forges very little human attachment and shows little emotion, Succubus is able to get a strong response out of him when disguising herself as his mother. Alucard additionally doesn't hold back his feelings when fighting his father, frequently quoting his mother.
==Appearance==
Alucard continually dresses in black, in his 1st appearances carrying the standard dress of a vampire at that point, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1797) used an additional Romanized and stylish apparel whereas within the installments of the Sorrow duology (Beginning in 2035) he, in his second identity of Genya Arikado, dyes his hair black and wears a black suit.
Alucard is understood to have a "beautiful" look and Herculean strength in addition to the gift of eternal youth and immortality. Alucard is a dhampir, and as a result he combines vampiric traits along with human traits, as is often seen in Symphony of the Night. He has vampiric powers, and conjointly possesses human attitudes like consumption, sleeping and, perhaps, being resistant to the daylight.
==Powers & Abilities==
*Dark Magic: Although Alucard can more than hold his own physically, it is magically where he is truly dangerous. Like his father, Alucard can use many types of dark magic, it can be said that his powers are at least 1/2 of what Dracula is capable of, since Dracula trained him personally. Alucard mastered most of Dracula's own attacks such as Hellfire, Dark Metamorphosis, Tetra Spirit, and Soul Steal.
*Shapeshifting: Alucard can shapeshift into a wolf, bat, and a cloud of mist to navigate certain areas he otherwise couldn't. With the aid of relics, Alucard can enhance his shapeshifting, his Wolf form can run faster than a bullet, his Form of Mist can become a Poison Cloud, and his Bat form can fire fireballs and a destructive sonar. It is speculated that Alucard, like Dracula, has a 'final form' that he can transform into, but he refuses to use it as he does not wish to be anymore like his father; this is supported by the fact that at random, Alucard will turn into a massive gargoyle statue when petrified, which is impervious to damage; this may be his "final form." However, if this is true, there is no way to use the form in-game.
*Speed: He can run faster than a bullet both in his human and wolf forms.
*Summoning: Alucard can summon many creatures via Relic Cards, such as an assisting fairy, an elemental spear-wielding demon, a fireball-shooting bat, a soul-stealing ghost or a powerful sentient sword.
*Swordsman skills: Alucard is skilled in the use of a variety of weapons, but none has he mastered more than his mother's sword. Seeing as the sword is a family heirloom from his mother's side, Lisa could have come from a lineage of sword masters or knights. He also inherited the Alucard Shield that improves defense against all attacks, the Alucard Armor that improves Fire, Ice and Thunder elemental defense, and the Dragon Helmet that scares enemies and lowers their defenses. The Twilight Cloak, which he inherited from his father, increases Alucard's defense and reduces flinching.
==Other Media==
===Castlevania: Lords of Shadow===
===Super Smash Bros.===
Alucard appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an assist trophy and a spirit, a Legendary-class Grab-type Primary spirit that increases the attack power of the user's sword attacks. His spirit battle is against Simon Belmont, who represents Trevor Belmont, on Dracula's Castle, where Alucard himself is a hostile assist trophy.
===Anime===
==Quotes==
==Gallery==
===Images===
Alucard - Moonlight Rhapsody.png
Castlevania - Alucard's Portrait as seen in Castlevania Symphony of the Night.png|Alucard's portrait as seen in Castlevania Symphony of the Night.
Castlevania - Alucard close-up.png|Close-up of Alucard.
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Alucard - Judgement Profile.jpg|Alucard in Castlevania: Judgement.
Alucard_HD.png|Alucard in Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.
Alucard Assist Trophy (SSBU).png|Alucard as he appears in Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
===Videos===
PSX Longplay 383 Castlevania Symphony of the Night
==Trivia==
*Alucard is "Dracula" spelled backwards, a name he chose to represent that his beliefs were the opposite of his father's. The name Alucard may also serve as a reference to the 1943 Universal Horror movie Son of Dracula, in which Dracula's son is also named Alucard.
*The kanji that make up the name "Arikado", "有角", literally mean "Having Horns", possibly cluing to Alucard's dark heritage. The first kanji of Genya, "幻", has a meaning akin to a "Phantom", a "Mirage" or an "Illusion", maybe hinting at the fact this identity is just a façade. Also, the name "Arikado" is a pun, with it sounding similar to Alucard, especially easy to hear in the Japanese pronunciation (Arukādo).
*Much is unknown about Alucard's past, particularly his age and when he was born, much less how his father came to have a relationship with Lisa. Chronologically, these events occur sometime before Dracula's Curse. Alucard is also absent for many of the games in the series. He does not appear after Dracula's Curse until Symphony of the Night. At the end of Symphony of the Night, he announces his intention to go in to hiding, sparing the world from the cursed blood in his veins. However, he returns in Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow. What he does in the stretches of time he is absent, as well as his origins, may be explained in future games.
*The first game where Alucard chronologically appeared was the 1997 Nintendo Game Boy Castlevania Legends as a boss character instead of a playable one.
*Castlevania Legends was retroactively removed from the Castlevania timeline by current director Koji Igarashi; for some time, there was debate among fans that Konami USA had set up an alternate series canon which included it, focused on a timeline printed in Nintendo Power around the release of the Sorrow duology. More recently, Konami USA left out Legends in their Xtreme Desktop Timeline, indicating there is only one version of the timeline currently.
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