#castlevania olrox

[endrae]

I'm going so feral for this man you have no idea

#castlevania #olrox #castlevania olrox #castlevania nocturne #castlevania anime #endrae art #doodle #IVE HAD SO SO SO SO SOO GOOD VAMPIRE FOOD LATELY #IM SO HAPPY HOLY SHITTTT

[alpaca-clouds]

Some historical context for Olrox

Okay, let me prephase this with one important message: Castlevania Nocturne made me really happy by making the plot all about colonialism, as colonialism and its fallout and how it influences us to this day is a topic that I am very passionate about. We do not talk enough about it. The US does not talk enough about it because it could make white people feel uncomfortable. And here in Germany we do not talk about it, because we act as if this had nothing to do with us at all.

But the show talks about it and I love it.

And I honestly also gotta say that I love that the BI_PoC character have a concrete cultural heritage. Olrox is Aztec, Annette is Yoruba, and Drolta is Egyptian. Other shows: Please take notes!

But let's talk Olrox, because he is so fucking interesting and amazing!

We know about him that he is Aztec and also that he is 250 years old. Or roughly that old by the time he kills Julia. Which would put either his birth or his turning somewhere around 1530.

Now, the fall of the Aztec Empire has a very exact date: August 13th, 1521. But you should keep in mind that this does not mean that on that day the Aztec's are extinct. To this day there is still 1,5 million people speaking Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, and preserving some of the Aztec cultural traditions. It was just that on that day the empire construct fell to Cortez and the Spaniad conquistadors and a lot of Aztecs went into exile to flee the genocide that Cortez was bringing upon them.

The question of course is: Was Olrox still human at this time or was he already a vampire? From his dialogue it is clear that he was at least alive and grown enough to remember the fall of the empire and the distruction Cortez and his men brought upon them. But you can bet it was very traumatic.

I also am assuming he was turned by a white man. Because so far my assumption is that vampirism is an old world thing that got brought to the new world through colonialism. (Mostly because in Dracula's court we do not see any new world vampires.)

Now, the other interesting thing is what he says about his dead lover. The one Julia killed. So, first the "town in Massachusetts" he speaks about is clearly Stockbridge. Which was the town in which many Mohicans have settled during the colonial times, as well as other people from the Iroquois Nations. Now, it should be noted that the Mohicans were not part of the Iroquois alliance and in fact went to war with the Iroquois, but by the time colonialism really geared up there was some cooperation between the Mohicans and Iroquois.

Due to this they were in an alliance with the Oneida (who were part of the Iroquois) by the time of the Revolutionary war. Now, the Revolutionary War created a lot of conflict between the Iroquois nations, because they did not agree which side they should fight on. Of course both sides promised that they could keep their land, but the Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca did not trust the colonists and hence sided with the British, while the Oneida and Tuscarora (and through them also the Mohicans) sided with the Colonists.

And the dead lover clearly was among those siding with the colonists. Now, a quick refresher for the non-Americans (and the Americans who slept to history class, which is understandable). The Revolutionary War lasted from April 19, 1775 to September 3, 1783 (which, yes, also means that Julia and Richter probably were in the US during the war the entire time and the "evil" Julia was fighting probably was linked to it). And of course we all know how it ended for the Indigenous people: The colonists won, countless Indigenous folks died on both sides, only to get booted of their land soon after. The Oneida und Mohicans were made to move westwards not soon after the war ended. So, yes, Olrox would have seen that happen.

Now, an interesting thing in his dialogue was when Erzebet said: "We will create a new world." To which he replies: "I have heard that one before." And she says: "This time we are going to make it to last."

And the big question is to what this is refering. Is it refering to the colonialization or is it refering to the revolutionary war? Or something entirely different. In both cases it would be possible. And yes, the American Revolution definitely were claiming to create a new world. But was it that what he refered to or something else?

Well, never the less: Interesting character. Really good writing.

#castlevania #castlevania nocturne #castlevania netflix #castlevania nocturne spoilers #castlevania olrox #american history #history #colonialism #colonial history #aztec

[carmillas-vampiric-rage]

see how you can design poc vampires without making them ashy 💁🏽‍♀️

#drolta #drolta tzuentes #castlevania drolta #drolta castlevania #olrox #castlevania olrox #olrox castlevania #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #poc characters

[sinliesbolder]

Olrox was so hot and for no reason like......look at the material!

#olrox #castlevania olrox #castlevania #castlevania: nocturne #castlevania nocturne #he ate up each scene he was in for real

[cyborrrg]

Somewhere more comfortable.

#castlevania #castlevania nocturne spoilers #castlevania nocturne #vampires #priests #demon x priest #castlevania olrox #olrox #olrox/mizrak #mizrak #mizrak x olrox #mizrak castlevania #castlevania spoilers #castlevania fanart

[bismuthmagnet]

Olrox: I'm not in love with you, Mizrak

Also Olrox:

#castlevania #castlevania netflix #castlevania nocturne #castlevania olrox #olrox #mizrak #olrox/mizrak

[mrsdulac]

his glowy green eyes mean everything to me, actually.

#he is VERY jaguar coded #i know he’s a vampire and he’s evil #and he killed julia belmont but you don’t have all the facts #…i love him okay #castlevania nocturne #castlevania #castlevania spoilers #olrox #castlevania olrox

[void-thegod]

queer vampire sex. you agree. reblog

#queer #vampire #transgender #mizrak x olrox #olrox x mizrak #mizrak #olrox #castlevania nocturne #castlevania olrox #castlevania mizrak #trans hc mizrak #drolta tzuentes #she couldve spit in my mouth #this is a thirst post what did you expect

[lavender-rosa]

The thing about Erzsebet is that she's a very unsubtle colonialism metaphor.

Olrox likens her to the Spaniards who invaded his land and slaughtered his people, She speaks of how she wants to conquer Europe and later the "New World" because she considers it her divine right to do so (The Manifest Destiny ideology that made invaders believe that they were divinely ordained to destroy the native population and settle on their land).

She tells the Night Creatures in episode 8 to silence Edouard's singing. During the French Revolution, music and songs were considered a fundamentally important part of it (him singing the songs he used to sing when he was a human could also symbolise his rebellion against his nature as a Night Creature, beings that were considered nothing but bloodthirsty, mindless monsters that held no memories of their past lives)

Even the great power she possesses is not her own, it was the blood of Sekhmet, an Egyptian goddess, another land she conquered and stole from (Drolta says that she was an Egyptian priestess in life, making me believe that Erzsebet was the one to turn her)

She promises slave-owning vampires that as their Messiah she will return the world to it's "natural order", where the slaves that revolted against them will become their property again.

This directly contradicts what Annette's mentor said. That slavery may seem like this practise that always existed to people like Annette who was born into a family of slaves, and lived the majority of her life in chains and people like Comte de Vaublanc who was likely born into a family of slaveowners, someone who spent his entire life enslaving and abusing people. But ultimately, humans did not come into this world as slaves and slaveowners. Turning slavery into something that is not natural and inevitable but rather a man-made evil that can be defeated.

Idk i noticed those things while watching the show and i saw no one in the tags talking about it so I decided to write down my thoughts.

#castlevania nocturne #castlevania #castlevania olrox #olrox #erzsebet bathory

[viccerys]

Fanart of Olrox from Castlevania:Nocturne

Binged first season and I'm in love with this little guy ✨

#castelvania #castlevania nocturne #fanart #castelvania fanart #orlox art #digital art #viccerys #art #portrait #bust #semirealism #alucard #belmont #commissions #commissions open #castlevania olrox #olrox #olrox fanart #olrox art

[aquilaofarkham]

casting decisions that still go hard

#aquila talks #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #olrox #castlevania olrox #zahn mcclarnon #cv casting directors be like ''yeah this is the most gorgeous person with a voice like an angel hire them''

[shingummyy]

Silly little drawings I made after watching nocturne some while ago (｡ ́︿ ̀｡)

#castlevania nocturne #castlevania olrox #mizrak #castlevania mizrak #mizrox #olrox/mizrak #mizrak/olrox #olrox fanart #olrox #castlevania

[arcxus-of-altihex]

I had to draw him. It was inevitable. His design is so damn good!! He absolutely stole the show (✧ω✧)

#olrox #castlevania olrox #olrox fanart #castlevania fanart #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #my art #something stunning #something gorgeous #something beautiful

[creators-island]

Olrox is the most interesting character in the whole cast of Castlevania Nocturne (at least until we see what Alucard will do in season two).

His understanding of human nature and the fact that he doesn’t want to attack ‘peasants’ but rather prefers ‘drink blue blood’ leaves me alone with the thought that he is hundreds of years ahead of his time. Many people think that us latinoamericanos didn’t have any type of resistance, but trust me when I say, that’s far from the truth; Olrox is the best way of putting it, he understands the thinking of colonialists and also understands the importance of being silent and letting the other speak, he doesn’t show his cards until the counterpart is vulnerable, he does the same that Native American revolutions did back then.

AND I LOVE HIM FOR THAT.

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[alucarddaily]

Official winners of the idgaf war

#castlevania #castlevania netflix #castlevania nocturne #isaac laforeze #isaac castlevania #olrox #olrox castlevania #castlevania olrox #drolta tzuentes #drolta castlevania

[cyborrrg]

I don’t want you to die, Mizrak 🥺…

#castlevania nocturne spoilers #castlevania olrox #castlevania #castlevania nocturne #castlevania fanart #castlevania spoilers #castlevania netflix #olrox #mizrak x olrox #vampire