Sumi

is a character in the Castlevania animated series. She was a vampire huntress from Japan and a former slave of the vampire mistress, Chō. Along with Taka, she seeks the help of Alucard to learn how to kill vampires.
She was voiced by Rila Fukushima in the English version of the show.
==Background==
Sumi, along with Taka, grew up in Japan as one of Chō's slaves. Chō would often make her slaves watch her fight any human who snuck into the fort, only to be beaten and devoured. Sumi and Taka used these shows as opportunities to learn Chō's fighting style in hopes of eventually defeating her.
After Chō was called to Dracula's castle, Sumi and Taka took the opportunity to kill her soldiers and free her other slaves. Afterward, knowing that there was nothing to prevent Chō from returning to Japan and taking more slaves, they traveled to Wallachia to find and kill her. On the way there, they ran into many seemingly nice people, only to be betrayed repeatedly, which left them with a strong distrust of others. At some point, they heard of Alucard, and sought him out to learn more about killing vampires.
==History==
Roughly one month after Dracula's death, Sumi and Taka made their way to his castle, still located at the Belmont Hold, and found Alucard, who was collecting water. The plan was for Taka to cover Sumi with his bow while she talked to him, but Alucard easily apprehended both of them before she got the chance. They explained their origins and asked him to teach them how to fight vampires, to which the lonely Alucard agreed.
The two spent several days at the castle, with Alucard teaching them how to fight vampires and even showing them the Belmont stronghold. Things appeared well with the three of them seemingly growing close; however, after some time, Sumi and Taka became concerned that Alucard had not taught them any magic and believed that he was intentionally keeping information from them. One night, Sumi and Taka entered Alucard's bed-chamber, and the three proceeded to have sex. While Alucard's guard was down, Taka and Sumi bound him to the bed with silver wire and intended to murder him. They explained to Alucard that they believed he was lying to them, that they have suffered at the hands of people who abused and lied to them since leaving Japan, as well as their plans to teleport the castle to Japan to defeat the vampires and start an empire. However, before the pair could kill him, Alucard summoned his sword, cutting their throats open.
After coming to terms with the traumatic experience of the betrayal, Alucard further embraced his lonely lifestyle and impaled Taka and Sumi's corpses on spikes, which he placed in front of the castle to dissuade others from entering.
==Personality==
Growing up in Chō's vampire court, Sumi and Taka spent most of their lives experiencing how cruel vampires can be. Both are dedicated to killing vampires to ensure no one has to experience what they have again.
Sumi tends to be the more tactful of the duo. She is the one who defuses the meeting with Alucard and often expresses gratitude. Sumi is insightful, noticing Alucard's mental and emotional state.
Sumi and Taka are eager to learn all Alucard has to teach, but they are impatient and eventually decide that he is standing in their way of learning all the secrets. Secretly, both are traumatized by their difficult lives and don't trust anyone. As soon as they realized Alucard was also not to be trusted, they chose to take his holdings for themselves. It is implied that Sumi and Taka secretly want personal power to build their own empire. They are consistently seeking to learn the castle's teleportation magic for this reason. They withheld their real intent and justify their attempt at Alucard's life by accusing him of being the one who withheld information from them.
==Powers and abilities==
*Expert assassin: Sumi is always preparing for her strike while being right next to her mark. Beneath whatever front she puts on, Sumi is studying her target's weaknesses and planning her move. As soon as Chō left, Sumi seized the moment and took her castle. She got Alucard to drop his guard and very nearly succeeded in killing him.
*Swordsmanship: Sumi was a skilled swordswoman, as it was her preferred weapon and she used it to kill vampires and acquitted herself well sparring with Alucard. She preferred close combat to Taka's bow.
==Appearances==
==Quotes==
*"You're already dead." ("Abandon All Hope")
*"He killed his own father. He wants to be punished for it." ("What the Night Brings")
*"We should do something for him. Give him a reward." ("What the Night Brings")
*"It's time for your reward." ("The Harvest")
*"We need more knowledge to fight them." ("The Reparation of My Heart")
*"We are alone in this world and we do not have enough power or knowledge to free our people of the vampires. ("The Reparation of My Heart")
*"We spent years studying how she lived... studying how she fought. We learned from her every victory. Memorized her every weakness." ("I Have a Scheme")
*"It's just him in a dead castle guarding a ruined house." ("What the Night Brings")
*"Now home is more unprotected than ever. But he has so many wonderful things He can do so much for us. Give us a future." ("What the Night Brings")
*"Lunch and dinner, and we'll see what the night brings." ("What the Night Brings")
*"It's just that... there are parts of the castle that you avoid showing us. Things you don't talk about." ("What the Night Brings")
*"Magic lanterns!" ("Worse Things Than Betrayal")
*"You won't help us. Because nobody help us. We will work out how to move this castle." ("Abandon All Hope")
*"You're working with hungry people. Carry me to the castle and make lunch, slave." ("A Seat of Civilisation and Refinement")
:– Alucard: I gave you everything.
:– Sumi: No, you didn't. Nobody does.
:— ("Abandon All Hope")
:– Sumi: Why is your sword so long? I can't get close?
:– Alucard: You want to get close? (Alucard comes close and let out a hiss)''
:— ("A Seat of Civilisation and Refinement")
:– Alucard: You have both just been eaten by vampires.
:– Sumi: No, we captured him and made him our slave. Make lunch now.
:— ("A Seat of Civilisation and Refinement")
:– Sumi: Please!
:– Alucard: I will not be hunted.
:– Sumi: We are not hunting you. You are the Alucard.
:– Alucard: The what?
:— ("The Reparation of My Heart")
:– Taka: Please leave her alone! You are the Alucard, and we do need your help.
:– Alucard: I am not "the" anything.
:– Sumi: Adrian Tepes. The Alucard. The anti Dracula.
:– Alucard: Just Alucard.
:— ("The Reparation of My Heart")
==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
Sumi.JPG
Sumi (left) and Taka (right).webp|Sumi and Taka.
Sumi.png|Sumi and Taka seducing Alucard in "The Harvest".
Sumi and Taka after Alucard slit their throats.jpg|Sumi and Taka after Alucard slit their throats in "Abandon All Hope".
Sumi and Taka in S3E10.jpg
Sumi and Taka's impaled body in front of the castle..jpg|Sumi and Taka's impaled bodies in front of the castle in "Abandon All Hope".
Sumi's impaled corpse.jpg|Sumi's impaled corpse.
===Concept art===
Sumi Model Sheet.png|Model sheet.
Sumi (Without Straw Cape) Model.jpg|Sumi (without straw cloak) model.
Sumi (Cho's Guard Outfit) Model.jpg|Sumi imperial guard model.
Sumi Expressions Model.jpg|Sumi expressions model.
Alucard, Taka, and Sumi.png|Sumi, Taka and Alucard thumbnail display on Netflix.
==See also==
*Chō
*Taka
==References==
==External links==
*Sumi and Taka at the Villainous Benchmark Wiki
*Sumi and Taka at the Villains Wiki
Category:Deceased Characters
Category:Female Characters
Category:Humans
Category:Vampire Hunters and Huntresses
Category:Castlevania (Animated Series) Season 3 Characters
Category:Castlevania (Animated Series) Characters