Count Dracula (Universal)

Count Dracula is the titular main antagonist of the 1931 Universal horror film Dracula.

## Fanon Wiki ideas so far

* Frankenstein's monster vs Dracula
* Dracula vs. Orlok

## History

Count Dracula was a vampire who had been terrorizing villagers in Transylvania for centuries. Being bored with Transylvania, Dracula decided to move to London for some fresh blood. After making the preliminary arrangements with the English solicitor Renfield, Dracula made him his thrall and travelled to England by sea to find a new wife to add to his coven of vampires, only to meet his match at the hands of Van Helsing.

## Fatal Fiction Info

### Background

* Full Name: Count Dracula
* Alias: Baron Latos, The Vampire Lord, Dr. Lajos
* Height: 6'1
* Weight: 180lbs
* Species: Vampire
* Occupation: Aristocrat, doctor
* Member of the Universal Classic Monsters franchise
* Father of Alucard and Marya Zaleska
* Has three brides that serve as his minions
* Master of Renfield
* His presence upsets cats
* Doesn't appear in mirrors

### Powers and Abilities

* Super strength
* Fangs
* Blood-draining
* Immortality
* Telepathy
* Hypnosis
* Shapeshifting
* Stealth
* Telekinesis
* Intelligence

### Feats

* Has been feasting on the blood of nearby villagers in Transylvania for hundreds of years
* Casually lifted Renfield by the neck with one arm and strangled him to death before throwing him a stairway
* Murdered the entire Vesta crew with his bare hands
* Van Helsing states that bullets cannot harm Dracula
* Knocked two people out with his gaze
* Bewitched a woman into playing a song she didn't even know
* Hypnotised a nurse into removing wolfsbane that barred his way
* Chased a man down as a bat before hypnotising him
* Telekinetically unhitched a wagon
* Opened a door from a distance
* Awakened and enthralled Frankenstein's Monster
* Drove Renfield insane and made him his servant
* Turned Lucy into a child murdering vampire
* Tried to make Mina kill her fiance, Jonathan Harker
* Killed Renfield for betraying him
* Killed a girl by feeding on her
* Tried to kill Van Helsing on two occasions for discovering his identity as a vampire
* Tried to kill Gustav Nieman when the latter revived him by removing the stake Van Helsing used to kill him from his heart
* Killed Burgomaster Hussman under Nieman's orders, and hypnotized his daughter-in-law, Rita, into being his new bride, only failing thanks to Nieman betraying him by throwing his coffin off his carriage, thus getting him killed in sunlight
* Possessed Dr. Franz Edelmann's assistant Milizia in an attempt to make her his new bride after he had failed to do the same with Rita
* Hypnotized Edelmann and his other assistant Nina, transferring his blood into the former and turning him into a murderous monster
* Fought the Wolf Man
* Is able to enter a house uninvited
* Sneaked into Lucy's room to bite her in her sleep
* Can pass as a normal if heavily eccentric human relatively easily
* Able to lead negotiations and seduce women quite easily
* Bela Lugosi's portrayal of Dracula established the character as a cultural icon, as well as the archetypal vampire in later works of fiction
	+ His portrayal also made horror films a viable financial investment in the sound era and saved Universal Studios from bankruptcy

### Weaknesses

* Wolfsbane fends off Dracula and his minions, and can be used to bar his entry
* Cannot stand the presence of a crucifix, and will be driven away if exposed to one
* Must feed on blood to survive
* Must rest in the earth of his homeland during the day, which leaves him vulnerable to attack
	+ Dracula accomplishes this by placing a layer of soil in his coffin
* Putting a stake in his heart will kill him instantly
* After being staked and reanimated, exposure to the sun will immediately reduce him to a mere skeleton
* Having no reflection can give away that he's a vampire
* People with a strong will can resist his hypnosis