#sorry to the n*tflixvania haters following me that this ask is very revealing of what influences the show had on me

[princeymarmar]

alucard for tbe ask meme

How I feel about this character: ALUCARD!!! One of (though surprisingly NOT my ultimate) favorite Castlevania characters ever... This is the guy who got me into Castlevania, because I saw blond long hair guy in all black in the heights of my fe4 special interest and went "ooo, like Ares fe4?" and then I spent like 3 years on and off pestering Eon to watch SOTN with me and um. Well now we're here. Also he is sexy. Sorry for liking men <-not sorry

All the people I ship romantically with this character: RICHTERCARD ULTIMATE!! I am admittedly completely biased in this because of how and why I got into castlevania to begin with, but they are sooo. Foils, so perfectly suited in the narrative, their journeys and their recoveries feel like they can be tied together so perfectly. also I do like to think about him having Feelings about Trevor(+Sypha) that he literally just never brings up and goes to sleep without talking about. Just because I think it is an interesting narrative.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: god but there's so many. For a guy who seems to try his very best to self isolate Alucard has so many interesting relationships with people, possibly genuinely the most of any Castlevania character? the cv3 crew, Maria, Soma, Julius, Mina, Yoko... I feel like I'm especially invested in his relationship with Soma just because it's so interesting, with Maria because she's one of my favorite characters, and with Trevor and Sypha especially out of the cv3 crew because I did watch the first two seasons of the show and so unfortunately I am sorry to poor Grant but I have more thoughts on them and their relationships as a result.

My unpopular opinion about this character: uhhh uhhhhhh. there's plenty of takes out there that I disagree with I think but I don't want to do them in a Fun, "Short" Tumblr Post. If I talk about my problems with the show and some of the things branching off that I'll be here all day. I guess, in the more specifically games focused circles... I think Alucard and Trevor can have a deep and mutual respect for each other. AND also awaken in each other fratboy sensibilities of swearing and trying to drown each other in Las Vegas pools. I don't think these things are mutually exclusive. I need Alucard to be telling people about how important Trevor is to him and how Trevor understood him when he felt no one else would and never looked down on him for his parentage. And then Trevor comes in like OY! FUCKER! And Alucard immediately turns around and races over to try and wrassle him. I just think it's funny.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: uhhhh idk. I think he has a relatively complete arc, and post sotn domesticity arc with Richter is too much to ask for in CANON.

I guess I kind of want to know his thoughts about the whole Soma thing, before actually encountering Soma himself. like, he already has complicated dad feelings, and while most of those could never translate to Soma himself, I imagine he still has a lot of complicated and unresolved feelings!! And for a guy whose original plan seemed to be "awaken Dark Lord; kill him" he just Bonds to Soma SO fast to a point where Yoko is able to be like "oh yeah that guy cares about you" long before Soma actually gets to the throne room, after barely interacting with Arikado at all. I want to explore Arikado having what I can best describe as a Never Love an Anchor by The Crane Wives emotion about Soma. I want him to be experiencing a broiling uncertain ocean of emotion about Soma's existence that Soma just cuts through with a knife without ever even realizing he's done it.