
Originally a human called Mathias Cronqvist, Dracula fell into madness after the death of his first wife and became an immortal vampire thanks to the powers of the Crimson Stone.


He is loosely based on the eponymous character from Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Dracula, as well as the historical figure, Vlad Drăculea. "What is a man? A miserable little pile of secrets." - Dracula to Richter in Symphony of the NightĬount Dracula Vlad Ţepeş ( ドラキュラ・ヴラド・ツェペシュ, Dorakyura Vurado Tsepeshu ?), formerly known as Mathias Cronqvist ( マティアス・クロンクビスト, Matiasu Kuronkubisuto ?), is the primary antagonist of the Castlevania series, as well as the final boss of most of the games.
