- —Dracula Vlad Ţepeş
Count Dracula Vlad Ţepeş (born Mathias Cronqvist) is the main antagonist of the Castlevania series. He appeared in the 116th episode of Death Battle, Ganondorf VS Dracula, where he fought against Ganondorf from the The Legend of Zelda series.
History
The man later known as Dracula Vlad Ţepeş was originally born Mathias Cronqvist. Sometime during the mid to late 11th century, he served in a company of knights alongside then Baron Leon Belmont. With Mathias's brilliant military strategies and Leon's skill with a sword, their company was unstoppable. Mathias eventually married a woman named Elisabetha, who he was deeply in love with. While away on a campaign against heathens in the east, Elisabetha died due to illness, and Mathias was overtaken with despair so profound that he became bedridden, worrying Leon considerably.
During that time, Mathias grew angry at God for allowing such a pure and blameless woman like Elisabetha to die such an early death while he was away risking his life and fighting in God's name. In this rage, Mathias swore to become an enemy of God and willingly offered himself to God's polar opposite, Chaos. By doing so, he would forsake his humanity and become an immortal creature of the night: a vampire, a Lord of Shadow, the legendary monster known as Dracula. He would become a recurring threat to most of Europe, as well as the sworn enemy of his former friend, Leon, alongside the entire Belmont family line, returning from the dead to battle them time and time again.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Full name: Count Vlad Tepes Dracula
- Height: 193 cm | 6'4"
- Birth name: Matthias Cronqvist
- Known as the Dark Lord
- Former holy knight
- Reincarnated as Soma Cruz
- Sometimes wears Reebok Pumps
Vampire Magic
- Immortality
- Necromancy
- Pyromancy
- Alchemy
- Dark Inferno
- Demonic Megiddo
- Power of Dominance
- Demon/undead summoning
- Soul manipulation & absorption
- Monstrous transformations
Feats
- Commands Death itself
- Survived his castle collapsing on him
- Destroyed the town of Aljiba
- Created a black hole
- Made a massive explosion visible from space
- Battled Maria Renard & the Belmonts
- Tied to the Abyss & Chaos Dimension
Cameo Appearances
Dracula makes a small cameo appearance during All Might VS Might Guy, as he in his Beast Form, alongside All Might, can be seen starring at Might Guy's 7th Gate opening in disbelief.
Quotes
- "But what is a man? A miserable pile of secrets."
- "Despair...!"
- "I am no simple vampire. I am A GOD!"
- "You're right... You're not a man..."
- "...You're a pig. Let me hear you squeal."
Gallery
Appearance
(From Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
(From Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
(From Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)
Arsenal and Abilities
(via Beast Form)
Trivia
- Dracula is the fourth Konami character to appear, after White Bomberman, Solid Snake, and Raiden.
- He is the third Konami character to win, after Solid Snake and Raiden.
- Dracula is the 15th combatant to fight against a returning combatant, after Zitz, Captain America, Agumon, Mewtwo, Pinkie Pie, Zero, Black Panther, Jin Kazama, Mega Man X, MegaMan Volnutt, MegaMan.EXE, Star Force Mega Man, Shazam, and Akane Yashiro, and with the next 14 being The Mask, She-Ra, Crona, Broly, Ryūko Matoi, The Predator, Excalibur, Obito Uchiha, Jean Grey, Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd, Bardock, Asura, Yugi Muto, and Yami Yugi.
- He is the eighth combatant to defeat a returning combatant, after Agumon, Mewtwo, Zero, Black Panther, MegaMan.EXE, Shazam, and Akane Yashiro, and with the next six being The Mask, Crona, Broly, Excalibur, Obito Uchiha, and Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd.
- Dracula is the third combatant to be voiced by Steven Kelly, after Gamabunta and Ghost Rider, and with the next three being Obi-Wan Kenobi, Doctor Doom, and James Bond.
- He is the second combatant voiced by him to win, after Ghost Rider, and with the next three being Obi-Wan Kenobi, Doctor Doom, and James Bond.
