Dracula

**Dracula,** also known as **Count Dracula** was a powerful Vampire who has enhanced himself by the use of black magic.

## **Background**

Count Dracula is a centuries-old Vampire, and a Transylvanian nobleman who claims to be a Székely descended from Attila the Hun. He inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass.

Details of his early life are undisclosed, but it is mentioned he was a most wonderful man. Soldier, statesman, and alchemist." Which latter was the highest development of the scientific knowledge of his time. He had a mighty brain, a learning beyond compare, and a heart that knew no fear and no remorse... there was no branch of knowledge of his time that he did not essay. He studied the black arts at the academy of Scholomance in the Carpathian Mountains, overlooking the town of Sibiu and has a deep knowledge of alchemy and magic. Taking up arms, as befitting his rank and status as a voivode, he led troops against the Turks across the Danube.

## **Personality**

Although early in the novel Dracula dons a mask of cordiality, he often flies into fits of rage when his plans are frustrated.

Dracula is very proud of his warrior heritage, proclaiming his pride to Harker on how the Székely people are infused with the blood of heroes. He also expresses an interest in the history of the British Empire, speaking admiringly of its people. He has a somewhat primal and predatory worldview; he pities ordinary humans for their revulsion to their darker impulses. He is not without human emotions, however; he often says that he too can love.

## **Appearance**

Dracula is handsome and charismatic, with a veneer of aristocratic charm. He appears as a middle-aged man, well groomed with short dark hair and a pair of retractable fangs.

## **Powers and Abilities**

Dracula possesses all the powers of a Vampire, but through the use of black magic, Dracula was able to gain powers not seen in the Vampire race.

* **Super Strength** - Dracula has superhuman strength which, according to Van Helsing, is equivalent to or greater that of 20 strong men.
* **Super Speed**- As a Vampire, Dracula can move at speeds faster than humans.
* **Super Senses**- Dracula's sense of sight, smell, hearing, and taste are enhanced to a superhuman level, he is able to see in the dark, hear a person's heartbeat, and track a person's scent for miles.
* **Super Agility**- Dracula possesses superhuman agility, able to climb and scale surfaces in an almost reptilian manner.
* **Super Stamina**- He tires less easily than humans, though he must consume blood to survive.
* **Immortality**- Although is exact age is unknown, Dracula is centuries old.
* **Low Invulnerability** - Dracula is immune to conventional methods of killing, he was unharmed by being stabbed through his back with a knife.
* **Regeneration**- Provided he has enough blood, he can heal from almost any injury besides amputation. He cannot however heal scars.

### Special Powers from Black Magic

* **Shapeshifting** **-** Dracula can change form at will, able to grow and become small, his featured forms in the novel being that of a bat, a wolf, a large dog and a fog or mist.
* **Telepathy**- He can command animals such as rats, owls, bats, moths, foxes and wolves. However, his control over these animals is limited.
* **Mental Manipulation** **-** He has the power of hypnosis.
* **Teleportation**- He also has the ability to within limitations vanish and reappear elsewhere at will. If he knows the path, he can come out from anything or into anything regardless of how close it.

## **Weaknesses**

* **Sunlight** - Sunlight blocks some of Dracula's power.
* **Decapitation** - Beheading is fatal to Dracula.
* **Wooden Stake** - Driving a wooden stake through his heart will kill him.
* **Dead Man's Blood** - The blood of a recently deceased corpse is toxic to Dracula.
* **Bloodlust** - Strangely for a Vampire, Dracula loses all self control when in the presence of blood, which potentially leaves him in a vulnerable position.
* **Water** - He is also limited in his ability to travel, as he can only cross running water at low or high tide.