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Dracula and Alucard couldn’t be more opposite each other inCastlevania,despite being father and son. The main villain of the series has a deep-rooted hatred for human beings for killing his human wife, Lisa Tepes, after suspecting her of witchcraft.
While some find his hatred of humanity justified, it doesn’t excuse his actions and Alucard breaks this exact cycle. His son embraces it with open arms and has experienced love multiple times in the 336 years of his life.Castlevaniachallenges the classic vampire trope of having one love interest.
Classic vampire series likeTwilightlimit themselves by portraying Edward Cullen’s idea of romance as being manipulative and possessive over Bella Swan. While he is significantly younger than Alucard, it’s hard to believe the vampire hasn’t been interested in anyone else in his life.
This is whyCastlevaniafans absolutely adore Alucard’s character. Beyond his brilliant arc and the depiction of loneliness, you’re able to see how open he is towards new beginnings and love. While his humanity is retained, thanks to his dhampir nature, it breaks the trope that vampires need to be possessive.
Alucard’s passion for love is admirable toCastlevaniafans
In dark romance stories, the vampire is always depicted as an obsessed person. The age gap with their love interest doesn’t help. It happened with Edward and Bella, it happened to Alucard and Maria in the games. However, Netflix’s adaptation ofCastlevaniatakes a new approach to the dhampir’s romantic life.
Alucard is canonically bisexual in Netflix’s adaptation, expressing interest in both men and women. Unlike Dracula, he also moves on from lost love, not wallowing inthe sadness of losing friendsor lovers all the time.
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Althoughhe went through something deeply traumatic in Season 3, he finds love with Greta. WhileCastlevaniafans might’ve wanted to explore the darker side of Alucard’s character, it shows his capacity to carry on and not be stuck in the past.
big shout out to alucard for not going down the classic vampire route of only having one love of his life and instead allowing himself to fall in love as many times as his immortal heart wantedpic.twitter.com/cynFir1uYj
someone mentioned that alucard’s biggest strength is that he’s in love with love itself and yeah!! yeah!!!
Instead of his father he learned to Move forward and Experience love with many people over the course of time instead to spend lifetimes grieving over the past. One of the many reasons Alucard is just such an amazing character
He definitely put his heart and soul into every relationship (romantic or platonic), knowing it means to much to that person and himself for making so many memories with that person. Even if its not a longer time for him, Alucard would make sure every second counts </3
I couldn’t imagine him being in love just once, he just seems like such a lover boy. Just full of love to share and give.
That’s another reason he keeps going.Everyone he’s ever loved lives on through him.As long as he lives, their memory is immortal.
The idea that immortal beings, like Edward Cullen, would only experience love once is quite ridiculous. Alucard’s love life is a breath of fresh air in the genre. Having multiple love interests also doesn’t diminish the love he feels for each one.
Dracula’s hatred for humanity vs Alucard’s will to move on
Although Dracula was consumed by vengeance and rage,fans felt sympathetic towards him. They understood his motives, although they didn’t approve of his actions.
Alucard is the complete opposite. He processes and moves on from his past, learning from his father’s mistakes and undoing them himself.
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This contrast is what makesCastlevaniaand the father-son relationship more interesting. Alucard’s character, too, is much more complex than the stereotypical vampire, something we love and respect.
CastlevaniaandCastlevania: Nocturneare available on Netflix.
Bidisha Mitra
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Bidisha is an Anime Content Writer at FandomWire with over 700 published articles. With over 7 years of writing experience, she’s versatile and adept. When she’s not writing, she’s also a voice actor on the side.Bidisha is currently continuing to learn Japanese and gets more fluent everyday. Her expertise is One Piece, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Haikyuu, but has been watching anime for over a decade. She was previously a Content Writer reviewing the latest Kpop music.
