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pinkmirth · 5 months

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𝒮𝒴𝒩𝒪𝒫𝒮ℐ𝒮 ౨ৎ ₊ ⊹ the belmont family has endured for centuries, and it’s now up to richter to keep it going strong. there’s only one way to ensure the expansion of his bloodline, and it’s simple; knocking you up.

𝒞𝒪𝒩𝒯𝒜ℐ𝒩𝒮 ౨ৎ ₊ ⊹ ( 6k+ words of . . . ) richter belmont x fem!reader, canon-divergent, set in the 18th century (1700s), nsfw/smut, porn with very little plot, established relationship, size difference, nipple play, handjob, panty-ripping, p-in-v, heavy breeding kink, many mentions of pregnancy, missionary, tummy bulge, lotus position, creampies, richie’s a bit cocky (when is he not!), use of pet names (e.g. darling, love, good girl, rich, richie . . .), richter calls reader a ‘ cockslut ’ once, explicit language, lowercase intended, black coded, minors shoo!

𝑀𝒴 𝐿𝒪𝒱ℰ-𝒩𝒪𝒯ℰ! ౨ৎ ₊ ⊹ after binging castlevania (nocturne), i instantly fell for that gorgeous man richter & his baby blue eyes >< he’s got a sharp mouth, a pretty face, and nice biceps– of course i’m in love with him! i just had to whip up somethin’ for my favorite belmont (dunno why, but i heavily believe their clan is crazy about breeding hmm) this was supposed to be an itty bitty drabble, but it ended up much longer than i thought it’d be . . . and might i warn you that this is mostly just sappy, nasty filth. now, please enjoy this smutty piece of work for richie! ❤︎

richter has made the renard household your favorite place on earth. more specifically, you’re fond of his homey bedroom. it’s got this olde charm to it, and a wide glass window with french-pinewood framing; one that offers a pleasant view of the grassy fields and neighboring stream that surround the cottage.

over anything else, his bed is surely the best part of it all. there’s a fluffy duvet in that dusty-blue color he likes, one so large that it covers his long legs even when they tangle between yours. the quilted mattress has just the right amount of space for two lovers, and is comfy enough to keep you warm throughout the night, considering the chance you might stay over.

though, there is a downside, as nothing can be perfect— it creaks far too much when he fucks you.

it’s not often that the both of you can make good use of that bed of his, especially when the noise makes things terribly obvious. you wouldn’t dare attempt anything improper in richter’s room with his adoptive family just a brief set of steps away.

there's a time for everything, but not that he cares. you try paying no mind to richter’s lingering touches along your waist, and how he mischievously dives underneath your bottoms to grab at the fat of your ass with a wicked grin; all as his aunt tera boils porridge and beans by the stovetop downstairs. you’re sure he finds joy in the risk, or more in provoking you.

it’s only when the house is empty, apart from you and richter and nothing else, that you can have your fun. like now, for instance. it’s out of pure luck that tera decided to pay a visit to the farmer’s market, and for maria to tag along with her mother as well. they mentioned something about wanting to buy the best of what the early-autumn harvest had to offer, with the meats being juiciest and the produce fresher than it’s been all year.

you believe that’s why richter’s got so much stamina— the plenty of food he’s been scarfing down lately. or, possibly, it could just be him . . . nothing but him, and his unexplainable belmont genes that make him fucking superhuman. he swears he’s normal, but the way he picks you up with such ease as soon as his family steps out the door can only be deemed as unnatural.

he's quick to sweep you off your feet, in the most abrupt way he can, of course. richter grins over the way you squeal as he whisks you past the kitchen, ‘round the table, and down the corridor. his hands work at keeping you upright, palms firmly planted under your thighs. he carries your weight like that of a feather and doesn't break a sweat. but considering where he’s headed, straight to his bedroom, that’ll soon change.

“don’t go getting all surprised on me,” richter voices a lighthearted whisper. he kisses the part of your neck that he can manage to reach from above the collar of your blouse, “you know what we do once we have the place to ourselves.”

“you snatched me off the ground without notice, i’ve all the right to be surprised— ohmygod, richter!” you sputter out a laugh, with his mouth on your flesh being so ticklish. you can feel his lips curving upwards, taking the shape of a smile. your arms fling around the back of his neck like second nature, fingers carding through his fluffy brunette hair. with zero patience, as always, richter kicks the door in with the shallow heel of his leather thigh-boot, slips into the room with you still in his arms, and shuts it closed by pressing you up against it.

he was right about one thing— once tera and maria leave, this is exactly how it goes. clothes are torn off with haste (mostly on richter’s end, as you could imagine), heated kisses are exchanged, and he spits the nastiest words with that sharp mouth of his in order to get you all worked up. the night sky and moonshine from the window gives his room this subtle tone of blue, but he makes you feel red-hot.

richter keeps you right where he wants you; held up by his unfiltered strength, with your back to the door. one moment, he’s drawing closer to you, raking over every detail of your face with nothing but admiration swirling in his eyes. by the next, his lips are moving languidly against yours, slightly unruly yet undeniably passionate. you wouldn’t dare admit how much of a damn good kisser he is. the man’s ego would fucking skyrocket.

though, you really don’t have to tell him anything. the way you reciprocate his affection says it all. he breaks away for a sparing moment, but not before bringing his tongue across your bottom lip in one playful swipe. it’s light, teasing, and completely of his nature.

“i can see it in your eyes, y’know.” richter chuckles at how you lean forward to chase after the warmth of his lips again. he brings you to your feet so he can slip off his fingerless gloves and undo any harnesses. he then crouches a bit to unzip his boots.

“see what?” you airily huff, haphazardly undoing button by button on your blouse until it’s completely open. similarly, he begins to make quick work of his top. you enjoy the flexure of his biceps as he pulls them out from the sleeves of his cerulean blue blazer-vest that he drops once free of, allowing it to scatter to the ground. you catch onto its emblem; the belmont crest, neatly embroidered upon the breast-pocket.

“how much you want this,” richter peers down at you, eyes gleaming the prettiest tint of blue. “it’s cute, how obvious you are.” his upper half is bare, and the smooth canvas of his chest is all can focus on while he closes in on you. you’re trapped between the sturdy door and his heated body, and you wouldn’t rather be anywhere else.

“you’re practically salivating over the thought of getting fucked, yeah? bet you wouldn’t mind if i took you right here.” he grins as he says it, staring unashamedly at how cleavage pools from your brassiere. richter creeps a finger underneath the strap, tugs it down and does the same with the other, dipping his head low to pepper your bare shoulder with feather-light pecks. before long, the bra’s at your feet.

“hm, but you’re no different,” you manage out, reveling in the warm lashing of his tongue against your nipple. it buds up the more he suckles at it.

“really, now?” he eventually parts from your breasts and rises back up to his full imposing height, carrying that faint smirk he forever wears. he looks so adorable this way— cheeks pink, lips spit-streaked. richter takes hold of your bottoms from either side of you, and swiftly brings them down with what you could only call pure impatience.

“yes, really. you’re just as desperate,” you counter him, reaching low to prove it. your palm grazes his bulge, and you give a few thorough squeezes; the kind that makes his mouth drop open.

“look at you, almost bursting out of your pants,” you quietly giggle, gazing up at him through the wisps of your lashes. richter wonders how you make such light fun while using your touch to undo him all at once. his breathing quickens, and it gets just a little heavier with your every attempt to caress his throbbing cock through his trousers. “seems like you need it more than i do, doesn’t it?”

“oh, fuck me . . .” richter whines, settling his head into the slope of your shoulder. your touch leaves him, just for a moment, to rid him of those restrictive pants. his cock springs free from its confines and bobs under its own weight. he’s got more length than girth; a good six or seven in size, with two thick veins running along the underside of him. the faint-pink tip prods at your thigh, staining your skin with precum.

he bucks against you hungrily, fingertips digging into the seams of your panties. you think you can hear them splintering apart. in the heat of things, he always winds up tearing your good underwear.

richter could ease into this moment and let your hand work him senseless, but there comes a time where he decides to end the charade. there’s also no knowing when his aunt and sister will return. he wants to make the most out of the unpromised time you have.

and so, he cuts your fun short with a mere rasp, “i’m through messing around with you. get on the fucking bed.”

no malice is found in his words; it’s just the height of his lust. you’d do as told, but richter’s already taking action into his own hands. with two, three— no, four steps, he’s standing at the bedside and splaying you across it. he snags off the remaining of your torn panties, left to suggestively decorate his floor. now, in all your naked glory, you’re bare and ready for him.

richter crawls over to you and kneels from above where you lay, situated closely between your legs. your thighs cushion either side of his lean hips. he leans down occasionally whenever you plead for a kiss, or wish to thread your fingers through his brown tousled hair. it now looks just a bit wilder than usual.

“c’mon— open, darling.” he hints at your legs, smoothing his warm palms down from your calves to your thighs. ever the compliant girlfriend, you part them nice and wide for his viewing pleasure. your cunt’s glossy and wet, clenching around nothing but the intangible air around.

‘oh, how pretty,’ he breathlessly murmurs, dragging two fingers across the expanse of your body. down, down, down, until they’re tracing along your slit. your dripping hole puckers against the pads of his index and middle, and you whimper when he threatens to push two inside.

“this wet, yet i’ve hardly done a thing,” his voice is ever boastful, “are you sure i’m the desperate one?” both fingers are suddenly replaced with his stiff erection, and he uses the precum-stained tip to catch onto your clit, resting warm and heavy against it. to that, you release a little ‘mm,’ and he taps against your puffy bud with the head of his cock— stopping once your hips start bucking for more.

“god, you just love to torment me . . . ” you huff out, vexation getting the best of you. “torment you? oh, never.” richter taunts, slotting himself between your puffy folds. he steers the way he glides against you by keeping a thumb at the base. “i just like to watch you squirm, is all.”

you know how to pry what you want out of him; a little bit of begging here, a small ounce of praise there. you lift your hips to grind against the underside of him, emitting soft moans whenever he rubs against your swollen clit just right, “richter, please. i really need your cock . . .”

“oh, baby,” he bites at his lower lip, giving in just as you expected of him. “i love it when you ask nicely.” in one fluid motion, he fits himself past the fleshy ring of your entrance and slips right inside. noise falls from you both; you’re gasping at the steady push, doing your best to accommodate every given inch, and richter’s letting small groans escape him, fingers digging into the tender flesh of your hips.

“always so fucking . . . tight,” he emits a shuddered breath, dropping his head to watch himself bottom out deep enough for his balls to nestle snugly against your ass-cheeks. you’re well connected now, to the point where his own pelvis has become sticky with your arousal. chestnut fringes drop into his view, and he sweeps his hair back with one hand threading through it.

“you’re taking it all so well this time,” he lifts his gaze to meet yours, a subtle grin playing on his lips. “such a good girl for me.” the connection between you two pulsates. he starts to build a delicious rhythm— drawing out for just a second, and pushing back in by the next. he watches you melt beneath him, your eyes sealed shut and mouth agape. a tangly string of moans tumble from your plush lips. richter’s no composer by any means, but the sounds he pulled from you is nothing short of beautiful music.

he’s without resignation tonight, and you notice his intensity when handling you. those naughty hands of his cup and squeeze and rub, his thrusts are fast, and you're sure that the resounding ‘smack!’ of skin-upon-skin can be heard from outside the window with how loud it’s become.

richter’s got your wrists bound above your head using the grip of only one firm hand, while he uses the other to keep your leg perched over his broad shoulder. his cock pushes deeper inside whenever he rolls his hips into your own, and your toes curl against the sheets with every stroke. when ramming in, his breath goes shaky at the sight of your body lurching, and pulling out makes his eyes roll back with how hard you’re clamping down on him, practically begging him to stay.

you’re soon to unravel, and you can tell he is too. his thighs begin to tremble, and his pace is less timely. nearing ecstasy, you already know what richter’s bound to ask you:

“where do you want me?”

without fail, he poses the same question by the near end of every session. and each time, you opt for the safe route, even though you secretly wish for more. your answer mostly varies on whatever position he’s got you manhandled in. bashfully, you’ll instruct him to cum over your ass if he has you bent over, or your tits if he’s been ogling them the whole night. sometimes, you’ll even let him decorate your pretty face with his seed— now that drives him mad, so much so that you always go another round or two afterwards.

but your true desire is, by far, much filthier than the rest. you’re nowhere near daring enough to plainly admit that you want his cum inside of you. as in, womb-filling placement. pregnancy-inducing, even.

though, something’s come over you tonight. you think richter’s finally ‘fucked you stupid’ the way he always cockily threatens to. or, maybe having him settled within you just feels too good to give up so soon. you don’t want him pulling out this time, you determine. what you need is for him to stay right where he is, to keep you stuffed whole with his warm love. all you want is for him to do it—

“inside,” is your breathless cry; a risky plea of the very thing he spends lone nights getting himself off to the thought of. richter isn't sure he heard you right— no, it must be a cruel figment of his perverse imagination. a bead of sweat's caught along his raised brow, those blue eyes of his carry a hooded glow, and his face, bearing a cutely furrowed look, grows pinker than before.

“what?”

“oh, god,” you whine, face gone hot. “richter, i . . .” the words melt off your tongue and fizzle into nothing.

“you . . ?” he plays around your hesitance, drawing out the word with some light goading. you sigh rather than responding, and it’s a dramatic one, because does he really have to make you repeat yourself? richter gazes down at you expectantly as he slows his movements, finding purchase on your waist to come to an unsteady pause. his fingers drum along your sides, awaiting more clarity.

your voice is small when you manage to confess, “ . . . i want you to cum inside of me.”

you think you can see the very moment that he fucking breaks. it’s like his resolve’s a porcelain vase, oh so delicate, and you’ve just pushed it to the floor and cracked it into a million tiny pieces. he releases this low groan, one that makes your pussy flutter at the sound of it. you can feel how rapidly his cock throbs from within you. you’re sure he’s about to paint them white.

“shit . . . you don’t mean that.”

“i do, rich. i want this.”

you blink up at him, pleading with glassy eyes and the very pout that makes his heart throb. god, he wants to kiss you so messily right now. and that he does— closing in to slot his lips against yours, working his tongue down your mouth, and separating with a distinct pop! you moan against richter’s lips as his clutch on your waist intensifies.

“you’ve gone ahead and finally drove me fucking crazy,” he thickly swallows, “you don’t know what you’ve just done to me, do you?” richter takes hold on both sides of your face, painless but firm. you mumble aloud what sounds like his name. he can’t be sure, as you’re muffled from the way his grasp is making your cheeks puff out.

“oh, darling, you don’t.” richter seethes, knowing how you like it when he gets a little mean, “because if you did, you’d know that spewing that kind of shit will make me fuck you like a senseless animal,” his toned body is hunched over yours, eliminating any space there once was between you, “that i’d fill up this greedy little cunt until you’re overflowing with my cum,” his octave drops, tone dangerous, “that i wouldn’t be able to stop until we’ve both passed out on this goddamn bed.”

“mmph, rich . . .” you weakly attempt, whining through your lips that he keeps pursed between his thumb and index that press into the fat of your cheeks.

“what was that, love? you wanna be stuffed with my cum?” his tone is a mocking one, but you dumbly nod anyway. he mirrors the rocking motion of your head, amused with your desperation, “fuck yeah, you do. can feel you getting wetter at the thought of it.”

you haven’t got it in you to feed into that typical banter with your boyfriend. you only want him to do just as he said and ‘fill you up.’ you're pawing at his bicep with one hand, and the other one clasps over the wrist of the hand he’s using to squish at your face. ‘want it,’ you start, fingers skimming across his arm, ‘so badly, rich!’

“fine, then. you’re such a needy thing,” he gives in, figuring you’ve endured just about enough of his teasing. richter holds himself by the base, and pulls back to trace your gaping hole with his cockhead.

“you asked for this,” he pants out, “to be fucking bred.”

just as before, his entrance is a smooth one; even if your grip on him is so taut that he can barely manage to move. you’re moaning again, aimlessly circling your hips in an attempt to match his movement.

patterns repeat themselves— like richter’s desperation that always manifests itself through harsh rutting. his mind goes blank every time he’s encompassed by your sweet, warm pussy. he aches for it, for you, as though he wasn’t just indulging. he was this close to release just minutes ago. the sensitivity is still there, you notice from how his tip pulses from within you. he’s been holding out on himself, trying to make this count.

richter dedicates the next several minutes to flipping and folding you into at least two different positions, bodies merging with a zealous haste. as always, the bed creaks and whines with every pivoted motion made upon it. nobody else is here to complain about it, so the noise is ignored rather than worried over. after all, there’s something gratifying about the sex being hard and thorough.

there’s more fervor behind his loving this time, and it’s because he’s got the end in mind. yes, the finishing is what he anticipates; once he can finally, finally pump you full of all the cum he has to offer. and maybe— no, definitely, he’ll have you knocked up after it’s done.

the prospect excites him more than it should; giving you a little bright-eyed belmont. richter’s always seen replenishing the sacred bloodline as a responsibility that only he alone holds. the very last one, he is. who else apart from him could return their clan to its original glory?

a good amount of years ago, as richter can’t bring himself to remember a particular number, his mother would present him with countless tales of their infamous family. how they’d slay monsters of the night with the utmost ease, gifted with holy tools and magic of old passed down throughout the centuries. he wouldn’t like to admit how much it’s gotten to his head; or moreso, how important he sees it to expand the family tree.

god willing, the pair of you will have babies, lots of babies, and mark the start of a new generation of vampyre slayers. it already helps that he loves to fuck you at any given chance. breeding you had always been lingering at the back of his mind, even back when the pair of you first coupled over ten months back . . . but he never really thought so deeply about it until you confessed your deep desire, and forced him to come to terms with his own.

“thinkin’ of you pregnant,” he reveals, voice honest and vulnerable, “god, what a beautiful sight. my woman, all round and full with my love . . . ”

“mm, that sounds— possessive,” you breathe out, body steadily rocking at the pace that richter’s set. you’re cracking your eyes open and sparing him a glance, just to see that he’s already staring back down at you. like you’re his everything, it seems. that twinkle in his eye is reserved for you only, and it makes you throb with want.

“oh, i’m sure it does.” he doesn’t bring himself to deny it. he wants you marked by him in every possible way. for anyone to take a glance at your rounding belly months from now and just know that he touched you thoroughly and fucked you right.

“but you should understand just how fortunate you are, baby,” he coos, “do you know how many bitches would kill for this seed you’re getting tonight? hm?” richter drones on, “you even sure you deserve it?”

he knows full well that you do. if there’s any woman on god’s green earth that he wants to give all his love to, it’s indisputably you. he’s simply rousing you up, making you ‘earn’ it. the man likes to tease, and you can’t help but enjoy being on the receiving end.

“well . . . you’re planning to give it to me, aren’t you?” even with him wrecking you, body sore and hair disarray, you're still able to check him. “i am,” he sighs, “and you’re gonna feel it all the way in here,” a large palm of his splays across your abdomen. from over your tummy, he feels the outline of his own cock, pressing in and sliding out before ramming it’s way back in again, courtesy of his rolling hips.

it spurs him on to see that he doubles you in size, so much so that his dick leaves a bulge. richter bets that he’s stretching out your cunt in the nicest way— just look at how you’re taking it with hazy eyes and quivering legs. no wonder you want his cum so badly; because who else throughout all of goddamn machecoul could give you such good orgasms? which other man could possibly fill you up with such valuable seed?

“i swear, m’gonna give you a baby,” is richter’s shaky promise, moaning throughout, and his cock throbs twice in a row. he’ll make you a carrier of the next generation of belmonts, he swears it. and oh, is he sure you’ll be an amazing mother. the thought makes his head buzz. he vividly pictures you, tender and swollen in the tummy and breasts, waddling around cutely due to carrying his very own child. he could cum just by thinking about it too hard . . .

and he does.

“oh, god, i’m gonna— oh, fuck!” his balls constrict, his pelvis becomes tightly-strung, and before he knows it, he’s emptying his thick load inside of you.

“yes, rich . . . give it to me,” you softly purr, allowing him to ease his weight onto you as he shudders from the high and his limbs go weak. from where he has his face smushed against your cushiony chest, he bites at your left breast while cumming some more. it spurts out in hot streams, accompanied by the twitching of his sensitive dick. he lazily humps against you, and a bit of semen seeps past your cunt, trickles down the length of him, and pours out onto the sheets beneath. you knew it’d be satiating to be filled to the brim.

he feels like he could fall asleep right here atop of you. even with his head’s swimming in a thick cloud of lust, and though the aftermath of his climax lingers, he’s still able to deliver slow rubs to your little bud.

“hope you’re ready for another,” he reaches down between you and swiping his graceful fingers across it, “because we aren’t fucking done yet.”

you hardly get a chance to bask in how nicely he’s loaded your womb, or the delightful tingle he brings when playing with your clit. richter, always a step ahead, uses his small bit of remaining energy to sit upwards with his back to the bedpost, and hauls you onto him so that you’re straddled over him just the way he likes. he gets the best view of your jiggling boobs this way.

“of course you still have it in you,” you lightly laugh. given his endurance, richter’s usually able to maximize his stamina through plenty of rounds. “i also wouldn’t mind being filled a second time . . .” you set your forehead to rest against his, bringing up a hand to swipe hair away from his gorgeous face eyes, “i liked it.”

“and i loved it,” he’s quick to admit, “should’ve been finishing inside you long before now.”

you smile over his comment and wiggle your ass over his semi hard-on, growing stiffer with every sway of your breasts in his face. his hands are busy holding you from either side, so you go out of your way to stroke along his cum-dirtied cock, white dripping alongside it. he groans at your touch as you help him in finding your entrance. your mouth falls open when sinking down on him, and he rushes to lick and suck at your lips. for the third time tonight, he makes himself at home in your inviting cunt.

and so, it begins again; his ceaseless tempo. your partner's grasp is hot and strong, pulling you off and slamming you back down onto him however he pleases. you cry out for more, and he’s capable of giving it to you, so he does. richter pistons up into you— out, in, out, in, molding you to shape the very curve of his veined cock. blush colored a fiery pink scatters his face from the apples of his cheeks to the tips of his ears.

“again, richter,” you gasp out, “cum inside me again . . !” oh, just look at that. now he’s built you a rotten little addiction. from here on out, you’ll probably always be left craving the fulfillment gained from him dumping his load into your pussy. personally, he doesn’t mind sating you. if it eases your mind and satisfies your heart, of course. after all, he’s surely developed a new kink of his own after tonight.

“oh, you’d want that, wouldn’t you, cockslut?” his fingers dip between your bodies to slide against your clit once more, “to let me impregnate you again, and again, and again . . .” he punctuates his sharp words with the lurch of his sturdy hips, knocking up into you until you’re jolting in his lap, breasts bouncing against his solid chest.

he doesn’t mean to come across in an offish way, or sound so mean. it’s just that when he gets like this, with your warm body so pliant at his fingertips, his mouth just tends to . . . run. more than usual, he supposes. the belmont just says whatever comes to mind, no matter how vulgar.

richter’s bright blue eyes follow the motion of your tits with every thrust. he slams in, hips pressed to you as close as it can get. he’s burrowed into you so deeply that his curly patch of dark pubes friction against your bundle of nerves. he’s twitching at the underside for every time your velvety walls suck him in further. you’re trying to milk him fucking dry, he believes.

there’s only so much stimulation that the pair of you can take in one night alone.

‘goddammit’ he grits out. before long, richter’s fucking you full of another stream of cum. his orgasm, hot and blinding, triggers your own; you’re creaming all over him, wetting his cock with the juices you squirt out. you’re sobbing out his name and shaking in his lap, so he holds you. a secure hand of his comes up and cradles your head to his chest, stroking your hair and calming your spent body, even as the orgasmic waves rush through you.

a silence comes over his quaint little room, where the ambience was once intense with the steamy air of sex. a chill autumn breeze blows its way through the cracked-open window, cooling your sweat-sheen skin. his dusty-blue sheets are stained with all kinds of suggestive white fluids, and the bed has stopped making all that noise.

you’re still placed over his thighs in the same straddling stance, one you both feel much too tired to get out of. he tries at maneuvering so he can lie on his back, with you motionlessly laid over him. your breathing is soft and winded, but your heart’s beating fast. he can feel it, with the way your chest is pressed to his own in this position.

richter eventually slips out, and you whine once he leaves you. he peers down and groans at the spillage of his potent cum, pearly and warm, dripping from your messy little cunt in thick globs. ‘christ,’ he thinks, ‘it’s so fucking much.’

he presses a kiss to your forehead, and it stirs you from the sleep you were just about to fall into. “what do you say to me, darling?”

“hmm . . what?” after all those rounds, you’re not here mentally, and he knows it— he’s why. but with the light smirk his lips hold, you’re finally able to get it. he’s waiting for a:

“t—thank you,” you murmur out, and he tsks.

“oh, c’mon, be specific. thank you for what?”

he's simply insufferable. oh, but you love the man, so you'll let him have his way, just for tonight.

“thank you for . . giving me your cum, richter . . .”

he hums in what appears to be satisfaction. it sounds like the prettiest set of words when falling from your lips. he’d fuck you again if the both of you weren’t completely spent.

richter brings a hand to support the back of his head, propping it up a little higher than the pillows can. you snuggle into him, face nuzzling against the firm comfort of his chest, and he throws his arm over your waist, feeling at the plush skin there with a wandering touch.

his palm slides a bit further down, now planted gently against your stomach. it’ll start to grow in a little while, and get real big and plump with your baby fostering inside. maybe they’ll have your nose and complexion, with his eyes and attitude . . . he lets a grin overtake his lips, feeling more than accomplished.

“you’re a lucky fucking woman,” richter coos, hand lovingly rubbing over your tummy, “you’re gonna be carryin’ belmont blood now.”

tags go out to . . . ౨ৎ ₊ ⊹ @blushfwul @springmarcheson @missmagicalprincess @kaennih-skitlles @divin3bloodlines! hope y’all enjoyed, mwuah! ❤︎

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With this new season of Castlevania alleged creepy sex weirdo Warren Ellis was out as head writer, and Clive Bradley was in. Bradley is known primarily as a crime and horror writer, whose works I wasn't too familiar with before this. That, in addition to the events of season 4, left me with basically no expectations for what direction the show would go.

That said, The first episode perfectly sets the stage for the rest of the season. It is efficient without feeling rushed or over-stuffed. It is concise while covering a lot of ground.

We open on Richter being sent away to France for his protection, but in the process, his mother, Julia (Sophie Skelton), is killed by a powerful vampire, Olrox (Zahn McClarnon). Nine years later, in 1792, we find Richter (Edward Bluemel) with this adoptive sister, Maria Renard (Pixie Davies). Maria is a witch and a young revolutionary fanning the flames among the peasants, making her and her listeners targets for the literal bloodsucking cronies of the upper class. Although they pose no threat to our two heroes.

Richter and Maria right off the bat have a great sibling dynamic. While it would be a stretch to call this young cocky Richter level-headed, he has a comparatively cool demeanor to Maria's short fuse. Maria herself is a lot of fun. She is foul-mouthed and rebellious in a "burn the bourgeois" sort of way, which puts her at odds with institutions such as the church.

Still, the two meet with the local Abbott, Emmanuel (Richard Dormer), seeing as one of the attacking vampires mentioned a Vampire Messiah. Although the church is of no help.

After that excursion, there's a slight respite in Richter's domestic life, focusing on Maria and her mother, Tera (Nastassja Kinski). We see that Richter suffers from PTSD nightmares over his mother's death. He's awakened by an attack on the homestead by night creatures, something neither Richter, nor the rest of the household, has experience or knowledge of, resulting in a pretty brutal beatdown.

He's saved by the timely intervention of Annette (Thuso Mbedu) a former plantation slave who can manipulate rocks and metals; and Edouard (Sydney James Harcourt) a revolutionary opera singer. Both were looking for Richter in hopes of stopping this vampire messiah. Elsewhere, Olrox arrives in France to meet this messiah.

As I said, this episode covers a lot of ground. The back story for Richter, supporting characters and their relationships, major events being set up, more supporting characters to explore, and a lot of small character moments. That last one I think is the most important because there is a lot of that sprinkled throughout, along with some quick dialogue that explains small details. For example, when Richter is a child there's a quick line about how Tera isn't a vampire hunter. Richter is talented and has some training, but we see his limitations with the Night Creatures. There's some other stuff too, like Richter not having much thought on the current affairs of a classist system, but finding Maria and her mother good people with good intentions, so he stands by them. He has a good heart, but he perhaps doesn't think much about the world at large the same way Maria does.

Another small but appreciated bit is Annette's spear turning into dust and reforming as plates. You immediately pick up on her metal manipulation ability, and it's nice that Maria isn't the only one with unique magic (that being the Sì Xiàng.) Not to mention this also sets the ground for a much larger world of magic, like say, Richter's Item Crash abilities from the games. And yes, that is a key component because Richter lost his ability to do any magic after his mother's death.

In fact, episode 2 expands on that very thing while also explaining that Annette's powers came from her father's side, leading all the way back to her culture's God of war, Ogun (They don't specify which African Religion.) An inheritance of magic would become a running motif throughout this season. But That's just a small part of this episode.

The real meat of the second episode is the arrival of the Messiah's Emissary, Drolta Tzuentes (Elarica Johnson) to France, and Annette revealing the vampire messiah's name; Erzsebet Bathory. This triggers memories in Maria's mother that she had long kept secret. Tera was originally from Russia, part of a group of speakers helping a small village until they were besieged by vampires. Tera lost her sister to vampirism in the process and was forced to kill her. She fled until she reached France and was taken in by Emmanuel, hoping to leave that nightmare behind.

With their best lead being an Island chateau with nightly parties, Richter, Maria, Annette, and Edouard, skulk out the place in hopes of finding out where the night creatures are coming from. While spying on the partygoers, Annette spots her former slaver, Vaublanc, and nearly loses control of herself. Regardless, Vaublanc still takes notice and things quickly go south. The four flee an onslaught of monsters, but only three make it out. Edouard is overwhelmed and slain in the chaos. His body is brought to the Abbey along with other corpses to be made into night creatures in the cellar.

Unlike the slow methodical smith-like process of the 1400s, the demon forging process has become industrialized. Something I didn't care for much (at first) is that Edouard is turned into a night creature where it's basically just him but with monster appendages. So his midriff and face are perfectly normal. Everyone else turns into these barely recognizable monsters, but you know his features stay intact for future drama. We'll get back to that.

Episode 3 focuses on the group comforting Annette's loss, and her in turn opening up to the group about her past. Seeing her mother killed by Vaublanc, the awakening of her powers, her escape at age 16, and of course her meeting with Edouard. Edouard hid Annette from Vaublanc and brought her to a rebel militia in the mountains where she was trained to use her powers by a Seer, Cécile, and eventually aids in the uprising of Saint-Domingue. Although Vaublanc would of course escape. Annette is obviously very different from her game counterpart and for the better in my book. She's a proactive player here and the backstory given also connects both narratively and thematically to the setting and themes. It's also nice that Edouard gets some backstory laid out because we never really got a chance to explore him before his death. While this is still more in the service of Annette, it's at least something.

A smaller part of the episode is a homoerotic confrontation between Olrox and the Abbott's right hand, Mizrak (Aaron Neil) Olrox seemingly throwing a wrench into their plans for his own gain, planting a seed in the warrior's mind that Erzsebet will cast them aside when the opportunity arrives. Maria also introduces Annette to her revolutionary group, but are attacked by night creatures, Edouard among their ranks. One little twist is that Edouard maintains a degree of consciousness. He turns away from Annette, hides his face, and ends up attacking another creature that goes after her. In that regard, I consider his appearance to reflect that the process of the forge was perhaps flawed in some manner. But we have seen creatures display a degree of independence before, and memories of their past life as with FlysEyes. Whatever the cause, he's carried off with the remaining night creatures, Maria noting that they were heading in the direction of the Abbey.

Episode 4 follows up with Maria and Annette being hell-bent on assaulting the Abbey for answers, although Richter objects to the impulsive nature since they're unsure. Tera instead offers a more subtle approach with an alternate entrance to the cellar. In fact, she knows a little bit too much about the Abbey, something Richter takes notice of.

Olrox is also busy getting answers. From an afterglow chat with Mizrak to secretly investigating the demon forge and its workings. He even chats with Edouard while the Abbot is busy in a meeting with Drolta on their uneasy alliance. Trepidatious though it may be, both see a benefit. Emmanuel wants to purge the revolution for questioning and outright attacking the church. The Vampires want to maintain a ruling class and need a human to forge demons for an army. It's all about the status quo.

Drolta also has some good character bits here. I wouldn't call her particularly deep as a villain, she never becomes as interesting as Olrox. But she is a fun villain. Which, hey, that's more than I can say for her Bloodlines counterpart who was just a witch. You can also tell someone had a lot of fun designing all of Drolta's different looks, she has more outfit changes than anyone else and her aesthetic is fucking great.

All that said, Drolta and Emmanuel cross paths with our heroes, and a big chunk of the episode is a massive fight in the cellar. If you've read my previous Castlevania reviews you know I dislike regurgitating what's on screen followed by "done well" But this is a highlight of the season. We're at the midway point, the threads are starting to come together, and we're ramping things up with an amazing battle showcasing everyone's abilities brilliantly. In particular, we see how dangerous Drolta is. All this with a beautiful vocal performance by Edouard.

Amongst all this action are some story morsels; Tera is horrified at Emmanuel for one- although he does stop Drolta from going after Maria. Put a pin in that. There's also a truly heart-wrenching moment between Annette and Edouard where he begins to remember who she is. And if that wasn't enough, just when we're showing how fucking badass Richter can be with him finally handling night creatures, Olrox makes his presence known. And the utter looks of terror in Richter's eyes upon hearing his voice is so palatable.

The facial expressions this season are truly wonderful. Richter tells everyone to get the fuck out and runs for it, not stopping. And what I love is right after everyone has escaped, Olrox acts completely natural toward Drolta, saying he just got off the boat and the messiah is expecting him.

Ep 5 is split into three parts. One follows a frustrated Annette as she heads out and eventually tails Drolta's carriage until she meets up with Olrox. This segment is largely exposition while also trying to further convince Olrox of their cause. There's a lot of back and forth about rising and falling empires, something both Olrox and Drolta have seen their share of since their Aztec and Egypt days, respectively. It boils down to Drolta considering the natural order of things to be of rulers and subjects. The messiah can supposedly offer a permanent empire for Vampires to rule. After that meeting, and by complete happenstance, Annette ends up running into Vaublanc in the same graveyard. She uses her ability in possibly the most unique manner to trap the slaver in a cage of crosses. And for really no good goddamn reason at all, he gloats about Erzsebet Báthory's plans and her power. How she drank the blood of the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet. Considering she's a solar goddess, all I'm picturing is the time Dracula bit Superman and blew up.

That somehow didn't happen but instead supposedly gave her the ability to block the sun. This ranting goes on until the sun rises and burns the lesser vampire to a crisp. Meanwhile, Emmanuel shows up at Tera's house. It's a similar case of back and forth, how Emmanuel is clearly engaging in horrible sacrilegious acts but he views it as an end justifies the means sorta way. I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself here, but this is basically Emmanuel's character for the rest of the show. Becoming increasingly unhinged, but with a touch of self-awareness. His character has this uneasy combination of the deeper he goes, the worse he feels…but he can't stop. You wonder if it will ever be too much. Honestly, it makes for a more interesting human monster compared to the flat 200% evil priests of the previous Castlevania. Oh, it also gets revealed that he's Maria's father. Okay, that's not shocking from an audience perspective, it's painfully obvious what with Tera's comments, history, and the fact that there are only two adult blonds in the entire show. But from the Character's POV, it causes a rift between Maria and her mother.

Richter oddly has the least to do in this episode, yet he is perhaps the most interesting. After bolting and having a breakdown, he wanders aimlessly, gets a bandana from some revolutionaries smitten with his looks, and ultimately winds up at a bar. He's too poor for a drink, although an old man pays for a meal. And this is when things take a surprising turn. A vampire bursts into the bar looking for the old man. Richter reaches for the whip, but the old man has already taken it and quickly slays the vampire with ease.

Playing up an old fan theory, this is in fact Richter's Grandfather, Juste (Iain Glen). This one got me. The moment I saw a long white-haired man I figured it could be, but I was still pleasantly surprised they went there.

Episode 6 is another dense one, with Erzsabet making her horrifying arrival to France. Edouard meanwhile begins talking to fellow night creatures, one of whom, Jacques, recalls attending Maria's meetings. Speaking of, Maria visits Emmanuel in hopes of swaying the Abbott away from his path. I guess you could say she's presenting the choice of what sort of father he wants to be. I admit, it's slightly jarring that Maria would extend this offer in the first place given her utter disdain prior. I guess she wants to give the benefit of the doubt, but she's not exactly had a longing for a father figure as part of her character. Sure, she thought her father was dead until now, but it feels more like something thrown in so Drolta can secretly take notice and set up events for the finale. In fairness, Maria is impulsive, so I guess in that regard it still works. But… yeah I'm still iffy on it as a plot point.

Thankfully, the main core of this episode is much better by being centered on Richter and Juste. We learn why there was such dissonance with his daughter, and why he's kept away from Richter, how he became so broken. Juste once was the most powerful magic user of the Belmonts, the whip was almost secondary to him. But his wife Lydie and his best friend Maxim were both killed by a vampire. After that, he lost his magical touch. He lost hope. These tales of woe are cut short when elite vampire warriors sent by Drolta assault the duo, chaining Juste and separating Richter from the whip. Richter is restrained and prepared for execution. But something happens to Richter. A burning desire to not only live, but to protect the people he loves. That fire inside him grows and becomes literal.

What follows is less of a fight and more pure elegant destruction. Richter burning, freezing, and stabbing all the night fiends. I would also be remiss if I didn't mention this is backed with the one game cover for this season; Divine Bloodlines. Which is just exquisite. Beyond that, I just love this bit of character. Richter's strength, and consequentially what makes him contrast with Trevor and more directly Juste, is how he channels his trauma into something positive.

However, do not let the above distract from the fact that Olrox gets his own spotlight finally delving into his motivations. After all, he was once part of a great kingdom until the Spanish arrived. Does he see Erzsabet as just another god king which fools have pledged themselves to? Perhaps. We also get some insight into the lover Julia killed. A Mohican man who fought in the Revolutionary War, only to have his home stolen by those same people. The only thing that changed was who the colonizers were. But lest you think that makes Olrox too sympathetic, the only reason he lost his love is because he was turned into a vampire. Mizrak actually confronts him on this, asking if a choice was even granted. Of course, Olrox was too selfish for that.

Ep 7. Our penultimate episode, unsurprisingly, is mostly set up for the finale. Although a great deal is simply low-key character interactions, like the fallout between Maria with her mother over Emmanuel.

Richter also returns to the trio and has a nice quiet scene with just him and Annette, Richter apologizing for abandoning them and promising to help rescue Edouard. It's really the only scene the two have leaning into there being something between them, Annette admitting she was more worried about him than she wanted. It's rather cute and I love the subtle blush on Annette. But there's no time to kindle that spark. The four must prepare a full assault on the Abbey.

Less low-key is Erzsabet's plans being fully laid out. Olrox is nothing more than a servant to pay Erzabet tribute by conquering the Americas on her behalf. This submission is not something he takes kindly to, but he has little choice. Speaking of submission, Emmanuel is expected to do just that for the new messiah. A sacrifice of something dear to him; Maria.

As our heroes begin planning their attack on the Abbey, Maria voices concern over what could happen to Emmanuel. But as Tera bluntly puts it: he made his choice. Before they can continue, they're interrupted by an unlikely source, Olrox, who drops off Emmanuel's infernal tome. While this leads to a whole excursion, the gist is really quite simple; Olrox can't afford to get too involved with this subversion, Erzsabet is far more powerful than any know, and the Demon Forge can only be handled by humans. Whether or not they trust Olrox is irrelevant, this is their best bet at dealing a blow before Erzsabet can build an army.

That night, as Tera reads over the tome, Maria sneaks out and heads for the Abbey, hoping to give her father one last chance to have a change of heart. But it's to no avail, his mind is thoroughly poisoned and Maria is captured, breaking the last straw for Mizrak.

The following day, Tera figures out the solution to dealing with the forge, but it won't be easy. Destruction isn't possible, the only solution is sending it back where it came from; Hell. Annette will be needed to quite literally push the entire machine through a portal. Just as their plan is formulated, Mizrak arrives, warning them that Emmanuel is preparing to kill Maria. As they hurry to the church, the sun is suddenly eclipsed.

Erzsabet, true to the rumors, can call forth an eternal night.

This brings us to the season finale in episode 8. The four arrive in time to save Maria from the crazed holy man. Annette heads down to take care of the forge and also free Edouard, although he prefers staying with the night creatures, two of whom have regained their sentience and even protect Annette.

As Tera reads incantations to summon the portal to hell, Drolta and a small squad of vampires arrive at the church for Richter, Maria, and Mizrak to take care of. One thing for sure is that Drolta is a force to be reckoned with. Their previous fight was during the day, but now she's at full strength. Maria is giving it her all, and Richter is no slouch with his new magic. He even gets a few good licks in with his ice whip.

But things change when Erzsabet arrives. She has since transmogrified into a Sekhmet lioness appearance, and she is immensely powerful. None of the attacks launched at her can even make contact. Not Maria's guardians, not the whip, not the elemental magics. She casts everyone aside and heads right for Maria, which causes Tera to lose focus and close the portal. See, Emmanuel misunderstood. Bathory wasn't looking for a blood sacrifice, she was looking for someone to turn. Tera intervenes and begs to be taken instead of Maria. After all, she's a speaker and would be a powerful minion to have. Bathory accepts. I want to take a moment and say Tera's fate hits surprisingly hard. She's not the deepest character, we don't spend a great deal of time on her. But she's prominent enough to leave an impact. A flawed individual with the best of intentions and ultimately a good heart. I do want to give mention to Nastassja Kinski's performance, which is her first voice role. She gives Tera this soft-spoken kindly forlorn inflection that perfectly matches her complicated past. And to see that character turned and suddenly become this ravenous beast, feasting like a combination of starving infant and strung-out addict… it's beautifully sad. This is a show full of contrasts and Tera made a great contrast to Emmanuel, more so than Maria, I think. I don't believe Tera was under any illusions like Emmanuel. Her sacrifice isn't going to spare Maria, but it buys everyone enough time. Conversely, Emmanuel would give up anyone else with the assumption it would be worth it, even as it broke his heart. And make no mistake, his heart is breaking during this moment.

With the situation at its worst, the four make their escape as Drolta and her minions give chase. Drolta closes in on Richter, lunging after him.

Only to be met by a familiar sword. Understandably an elite vampire being taken out followed by a guy claiming to be the son of Dracula causes the rest of the vampires to flee. Alucard turns his attention towards Richter, hoping that he isn't too late. And that is one hell of a season finale. Goddamn.

If it wasn't clear by now. I thoroughly enjoyed this season. There are a few issues I have, mostly small and nitpicky stuff. But things are fairly damn solid and I don't have much major to complain about. One thing I do see criticized is some of the dialogue being "Cringy." It's not as bad as I had seen made out, but there are undeniably some dorky-ass wince-inducing lines. Some try too hard to be inspiring or funny. One example would be Richter going on a speech as his powers awaken and saying he was "gonna have a witty line… but fuck it." It just doesn't come off as earnest. I get the feeling that it's trying to evoke Ellis' form of vulgarity and irreverent humor- which itself sometimes fell face first. But there's nothing in here even close to "Eat shit and Die. Yes, fuck you." or "See? God Hates me." Nocturne thankfully avoids trying to be too much like its predecessor and is better for it. Although its own quirks occasionally stick out, it's nothing that ruins the moment. Probably the worst it gets was Annette's speech to the revolutionaries which isn't even a paragraph and about as inspirational as Marshmallow fluff is nutritious. Maria's overly enthusiastic reaction only highlights the lame awkwardness. Fred Hamton this was not. I suppose on a related note, it is worth talking about the themes of the series. The most notable of all these is how it interprets Vampires among the aristocracy, literally feeding on the lower classes. Not an original take by any means, but one that works and is great for the setting. Perhaps the most criticism I can levy towards Nocturne when it dips into the various class systems at play is how little it actually gets to delve into them, despite how constant they are. It does raise some interesting ideas and points, such as the uprising in Saint-Domingue, or how Olrox's Mohican lover was turned against by the Americans. It presents this idea that there are those that will always see themselves above others and the French Revolutionaries aren't really going to give a shit once all is said and done. A slave is beneath a peasant, an Indian beneath a colonist, a night creature beneath a human, a human beneath a vampire, and so forth. But as prevalent as that is, I don't think the series ever takes full advantage of those elements. The parallels are just that, parallels. Something repeated but never expanded upon in a meaningful way. Look, I'm in a post-Black Sun world. I realize nothing is going to compete on the totally radical scale by comparison. Still, while Nocturne is far from toothless, it doesn't have as much bite as it could. I will give credit to Olrox. I think he's the most interesting of the bunch in how these systems affect his compass. Driven away from his homeland by Conquistadors, his lover was driven from his by revolutionaries. Olrox himself is now part of a system of power- and yet he is still subjugated as nothing more than muscle to a more powerful figure within that system… who wants him to colonize.

As for everyone else… Man, this is a weird situation. For Richter, I don't think there's much that hasn't already been covered. I like his character and what they do with him. It's a fairly typical young hero journey, one that just got started in a lot of respects. He overcame is trauma, got his power back, and was met with something far stronger. He has quite a ways to go and more to learn. I think it's safe to say that applies to Maria, too. Perhaps even more so because she lacks a character-focused episode that doesn't center on her family. She was fine overall, but I'm more looking forward to the next season and the fallout of losing her mother to a fate worse than death, how that affects her, the relationships around her, and perhaps channeling it into becoming more powerful.

Curiously, Maria is down an animal buddy throughout this entire season. I'm not counting the doves/owls because I'm fairly certain they were considered redundant with huáng. But Shenlong is noticeably absent and I can only assume that's going to be Maria's big upgrade in the next season. I hope the same is true for Richter. As much as I appreciate seeing them get clever with the ice and fire abilities, I want to see things I associate with him specifically. The closest we get is the flame whip and a pseudo grand cross. Have him throw a bible and the page cut like razors or stick like Fulu talismans, 1,000 blades, hydro storm. Make that a part of him getting stronger, going beyond the traditional magic, and perhaps tie that in with some character stuff with Annette as their relationship blossoms. (As an aside. I can't help but think Tera being turned into a vampire is perfect setup to make the whip into a proper vampire killer ala Lament of Innocence.)

To give more credit where it's due, I also appreciate what's done with Annette by incorporating wider cultural elements into the setting, in addition to still being something that's a major part of her background. I'm hoping for more stuff with Annette next season because I feel aside from her origin tale she's easily overshadowed by Richter's journey feeling more full. Plus it's perfect opportunity to set up a family dynamic with the three.

Getting back to the magical angle, I also love that Erzsabet takes on a second form in relation to a God. That's very much in tune with how in the games Dracula could assume a form like Pazuzu. Likewise, Olrox can turn into a giant serpent, which is a nice twist on his lizard form from SOTN while giving some Quetzalcoatl-like qualities related to his own background. Hmm, that's another Sun God like Sekhmet…

But a lot of what I'm talking about here is setting and background stuff around characterization. And also shit I'm expecting/wanting next season because I've already covered most of the characters. Well, that, and as efficient as the story is, it does leave me wanting more. Which, yes, is a great thing. I enjoy these characters and want to spend more time with them. I feel it's at least appropriate enough to leave off where we do. But there is still a nagging part of me that hates that we have horribly short seasons with this franchise. As wonderful as the writing is at balancing the narrative and characters for a streamlined experience, it's still in the single digits. We only have 8 roughly 25 minute episodes and I struggle to say more than a few unique blurbs about any one character because of that short run. The plus side is they use every bit of that run time well, it's remarkable how much is done in that time. The downside is "barely scratched the surface" is a phrase I can apply to most of the cast. Richter is truthfully the only one with a proper fulfilling arc that still leaves room for growth. Annette sorta gets a spirit journey about using the full strength of her ancestors and forgiving Richter, but that's kinda it. Maria has some character stuff with her family, but it's not a journey in the same way as the others, despite the personal nature. We're going to have to wait until next season before deep-diving on Maria and Annette. To say nothing of Mizrak who barely has a speaking role. The more I think about it, the more I wish this was 3-5 episodes longer just to sink those claws in more. It almost feels like a show that is the best case scenario for when you cut out all the fat. As it stands, I'm still appreciative of what was done. 8 episodes were ordered and they did the best with those restrictions, that much I believe is certain. Maybe it's best to focus on what is rather than what could be, and what we got is still damn good.

Also damn good is the animation this season. So this is going to be a pretty sort section because I'm limited to 30 photos and I've got 4 other reviews talking about the animation in Castlevania. One thing I have to point out is that Netflix and many others are calling this an anime, despite the fact that outside Japan the term typically refers to animation which is at the very least produced by a Japanese studio. We won't get into the semantics of how that applies if the actual animating is outsourced to South Korea (Which Studio DR Movie is) Or the nuances of how styles have intermingled for decades. Honestly, I don't really care all that much. I'm just pointing it out because I find it hilarious that a show partly handled by a studio based in Austin, TX gets slapped with the Anime label because, and let's be real here, they're too insecure to call it a cartoon or animation outright. That's the only reason. Amazon does the same damn thing with Invincible, which is just embarrassing in my eyes. If the HBO Spawn was made today they'd be trying to do the same shit with that… especially since that was partially handled by Studio Madhouse… who outsources to DR Movie.

Anyway, we've got yet another change up this season with animation moving from Tiger Animation in Season 4 to the renowned DR Movie. Chances are you've seen their work somewhere before, as they're pretty big in both the Japanese anime and Western animation scene. They've done everything from the in-between shots on JJBA Diamond is Unbreakable, to additional work on the 2010 Young Justice series.

Of course, that's not to say they handled all of this. After all, Powerhouse Animation has been at this since the first season in 2017, and are damn impressive in their own right. If you've seen the Sonic Frontiers and Superstars animations, that was them.

While the gap between this and Season 4 isn't massive, the uptick is still very noticeable. Fights in particular stand out more with a strong sense of choreography to the battles. There's a good use of the environment with impactful kinetic energy. Shading and lighting are probably the best it's been, and at no point was there a glaring instance of what could be perceived as "corner-cutting." It's frankly gorgeous and perhaps the best so far.

What I have a harder time commenting on is the music, and man, I always feel trepidatious talking about Music in the animated series. Comparisons to the games are inevitable, and those have some of the most rockin' iconic beats of any game series. The show typically only has one game track represented per season, if that. Yet I also feel that's disingenuous to Trevor Morris and (this season) Trey Toy, who do great work. Yet often times it is very atmospheric and more subtle, which I have a hard time conveying that, aside from asking if you like Castlevania IV's approach. What I can say, aside from the obvious choice of Bloonelines, is that Lamento della Ninfa is the standout track this season. It's used a couple of times, mostly in the Abbey, and it is a truly beautiful piece that complements the battles yet is still a great track divorced from the context of the scene at play. I also feel bad saying that because it, like bloodlines, is a preexisting track. In this case a Claudio Monteverdi composition.

Since we're on the subject of vocals, I might as well talk about the voice acting. It's good. I mean what the fuck do you expect? We're on a sequel to a 4 season show, of course, they're going to get that right. I will say it's surprising that not a lot of the cast have voice-acting credits prior to this. Some have one or two, for others this is their first VA role, and they all do a damn fine job. Less surprising is that Zahn McClarnon is one of the stand-out performance to me. He is the most experienced of anyone in the cast, and ironically it's the role showing the least variety. But I would say it's the most complicated because Olrox has a very subdued, practically emotionless delivery. To impart that sense of control over oneself without being stereotypically monotone is remarkably difficult for a lot of performers. I can hear Olrox and immediately pick up he's weary from all the shit he's seen. Every now and then you'll get something dry and cheeky, or a cold threatening aura peeking through the unnatural calm.

The other standout is Sydney James Harcourt. As far as I'm aware, this is his first VA role. He is primarily a musical performer on and off Broadway. And yes, that means when Edouard sings, it's still Harcourt. So that amazing rendition of Lamento della Ninfa is him.

Final Thoughts.

Castlevania Nocturne quelled most of my fears about the series continuing on, and in some areas showed itself to be far more nuanced and interesting than its fore bearer. There are still critiques I have with the show- it seems an absurdly short season is a reoccurring issue with this franchise. But I can't deny that few shows can do so much in so little. I've seen 43 episode series do less with their characters, so make of that what you will. Whatever issues I have with the episode number, I'd rather them set up and wait than try to tackle too much in a season that clearly doesn't have the time. My only real concern going forward is Netflix's abysmal practices fucking the show over. Ya know, is it going to take a third season to get some characters a satisfactory amount of development?

Regardless, I can say that Nocturne's first season feels refined, and frankly more mature. It never goes above the means given to it, and despite some stumbles, it's not overly ambitious or clunky. Nocturne knows exactly what it wants and gets to it in the shortest amount of time. If season 2 can continue that trend remains to be seen. I'm at least confident the series is in good hands.

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beevean · 9 months

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"So Maria Renard is a young and feisty vampire hunter who can communicate with animals and have them help her fight evil! She's really esager to prove her worth! In SOTN she's a young adult who's matured a lot yet she still remains cheerful and optimistic, unwilling to give up on Richter's soul!"

NFCV: ...so she's a strong leader for the French Revolution, got it. It's girl boss time!

Oh you want me to talk about the new preview of Nocturne?

Because boy do I have. Words about it! :D

First of all, the obvious: where is RoB's story? Where is Dracula kidnapping young maidens? What is Erzsebet Báthory doing here, she's the one who in the games causes WWI! Are they going to explain how Dracula has a niece, or is it just a name for the sake of a name?

But yeah, this has nothing to do with either RoB or SoTN. This is just... political commentary for the sake of political commentary. Because we all loved the insistent "CHURCH BAD" from NFCV, right? Seems like kicking out Ellis changed jack shit :D

"the atmospheric backdrop of the French Revolution" ah yes, bloodshed and guillotines, so mystique~

"Richter, the tough young hero who’s continuing the family tradition of vampire hunting" what tradition? Trevor barely killed a vampire in the original show :'D

"Maria, a natural leader who’s fighting inequality in her country, and also a magic user battling the vampire elite" bro. bro she's 12. Why do I fear that she's going to become an expy of Diane from Bojack.

"Annette, who used her power and wits to escape vampire-enforced enslavement in the Caribbean, and now wields magic to stop the impending apocalyptic threat" ohhhhh boy. So first of all, yes, this confirms that the black girl seen in the leaks is indeed Annette. Seems we have another Isaac case on our hands! Now they're free to write her as shittily as they want her to, and fans will immediately jump to accuse you of being anti-blackwashing :'D

Aso, what's with black characters and being former slaves? (or non-white characters in general, if we count the Japanese not-twins) You really can't think of anything else for a black character? They have to be slaves. Okay.

But that's not the issue. The issue is that they gave her magic powers too. Why? Maria already fills that role. Is she going to be Sypha 2.0? Are we already girlbossifying all the women? Why can't she be a normal yet brave woman?

Edouard and Tera prove that we're going to get plenty of OCs from the start.

"Olrox, who killed Richter’s mother years ago and now must decide whether he can stomach teaming up with his sworn enemy in order to stop vampiric world domination" what the fuck. what is this.

"Erzsebet Báthory, aka the one foretold. She’s the queen of vampires, and, if all goes as planned, of the entire world." carmilla. she's carmilla. i swear if a single radfem speech comes out of her mouth...

"In the thick of the French Revolution, members of the so-called lower classes are rising up to fight inequality: “It’s the natural order for them to milk us dry with impossible rents and unpayable taxes,” Maria (Davies), a young leader, laments." yep! So faithful to the spirit of Castlevania! I love that part in RoB where you have to fight Louis XVI <3

"Richter joins forces with Maria and an unlikely crew of characters whose toughened exteriors bely their various tragic backstories." hopefully they'll be treated with more respect than Trevor's :)

"Their last-ditch battle to save humanity becomes fraught with existential questions as each vampire hunter is forced to confront their own troubled (and deeply human) traumatic past." not to be all "play the games", but Richter feeling crushed by his family legacy is way more gripping than a generic "mom died :(". We gonna mention that, Nocturne? Surely, Richter's appeal as a character is why you immediately jumped to RoB/SoTN, right?

"Is Castlevania: Nocturne based on a video game?

Yes, and then some"

YOU FUCKING LIAR.

anyway this already sounds absolutely awful, it has nothing to do with the games, it's going to be so pretentious, maria you deserved better my girl.

Oh, as a bonus...

"As the peasant class rises up against the aristocracy, an even darker threat emerges: a cabal of powerful vampires intent on taking over the world and blotting out the sun forever."

"vampire-enforced enslavement"

So, a vampire cabal is behind a slave trade...

This is what happens when NFCV is falsely accused of being woke without anyone pointing out how deeply offensive it actually is.

#anti netflixvania

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ruiniel · 2 years

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※FANDOMS and CHARACTERS

Castlevania series (2017-2021): Alucard, Sypha Belnades, Trevor Belmont, Greta of Danesti, Carmilla of Styria, Lisa Tepes

Castlevania: Nocturne (2023): Richter Belmont, Tera Renard, Maria Renard, Annette, Drolta Tzuentes, Alucard, Abbot Emmanuel

The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-earth: Glorfindel, Sauron, Maeglin, Haleth, Aegnor, Andreth, Caranthir, Maedhros, Curufin, Celegorm, Finrod, Fingon, Morwen, Aerin, Aredhel, Nerdanel, Maglor, Eöl, Túrin, Gwindor, Finduilas, Niënor, Thuringwethil, Lúthien, Tar-Míriel, Amarië, Melkor, Beleg, Nellas, Orc characters, Olórin, Eönwë, Elwing, Eärendil, Mandos, Mîm, might add others

The Lord of The Rings: Arwen, Éowyn, Gimli

Mononoke (2007) & Ayakashi Japanese Classic Horror (2006): Kusuriuri (the 'Medicine Seller'), Kayo, Ochō

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Rengoku Kyōjurō, Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Tsugikuni Michikatsu (Kokushibō), Akaza

※RULES

I will change the blog description to say REQUESTS OPEN when asks for writing are open, which means I'll be open to requests that follow these rules

Please note I will only write for characters mentioned in the above section

I welcome Gen requests

For character/character pairings, I also write polyamory, welcoming your OT3/OT4 requests

I will not take requests involving major character death or pregnancy

I write both SFW and NSFW

For NSFW requests, I welcome kink related requests. If I don't write for a particular kink, I'll tell you

I will refuse requests I personally find uncomfortable or feel I cannot accommodate

For xReader requests, please specify if F/M/Gender Neutral reader in your request. If none is specified or the request is unclear in this respect, the default will be Gender Neutral reader. Note: I consider xReader requests as canon x original character (this is my house). If you like, you're free to mention specific traits for the 'Reader' in your ask.

I ask for patience, sometimes requests may take longer due to other responsibilities or unforeseen life events. You know how it is.

※REQUEST TYPES I WILL WRITE

drabble to pentadrabble (100-500 words)

oneshot (usually 500-1.5k words; longer if I get more ideas)

headcanons (HCs)

I don't take multichapter story requests, but it may happen that a oneshot can turn into a multichapter

※PAIRING TYPES I WILL WRITE

For any combination of characters on this list: character & character, character & reader.

For any combination of adult characters on this list: character/character, character/reader, character + character, character + reader, character & character, character & reader.

What this means:

/ = romantic/sexual relationship

& = friendship, platonic relationship

+ = queer platonic, other relationships

◘ MASTERLIST: CASTLEVANIA SERIES (2017-2021)

◘ MASTERLIST: CASTLEVANIA SERIES x READER

◘ MASTERLIST: TOLKIEN FANFICTION

◘ MASTERLIST: CASTLEVANIA SERIES HEADCANONS

I do not take drawing requests.

#ruiniel:fanfiction #ruiniel:request rules

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wyvernseeker · 2 years

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Idea For Improving Castlevania: Judgment - The Characterization Of Eric Lecarde

I won't deny that, at best, Castlevania: Judgment is a very flawed game, and one of it's biggest weak points is how certain characters are portrayed such as Sypha Belnades, Maria Renard and Eric Lecarde. The last of these three is who I'll focus on here.

In Judgment, Eric is portrayed as someone with a superiority complex and upset over the idea that the Lecarde Family and their ancestral weapon, the Alucard Spear, are going to be seen as second bananas to the Belmont Clan and their relatives who use the Vampire Killer. Understandably, people were NOT happy with this characterization. However, I do think that Eric trying to prove himself would work, if altered a bit.

For starters, have it be that Eric is actually not upset over his family's fate to play second fiddle to the Belmont Clan and their relatives. If anything, knowing his family is pretty much the first choice for the wielders of the Vampire Killer to go to when things that go bump in the night start going bumping in the day gives him a sense of pride, especially when his best friend John Morris becomes wielder of the ancestral whip. As for the Alucard Spear, Eric considers ot a great honor that Alucard willingly trusted his family with what seems to be one of his own family heirlooms and hopes to prove himself a worthy wielder of it, both for the honor of the Lecarde family name and Alucard's trust in them.

As for when Eric is taken from in time, instead of it being 1907, it would be better to have him come from 1917, shortly before he and John set out on their quest to kill Dracula and decimate his dark forces. He would still keep his youthful appearance as seen in Judgment, but there would be a reason.

Now here is where Eric's conflict would come in. Eric takes the idea of the Lecardes being trusted to support the wielders of the Vampire Killer and wielding one of Alucard's items very seriously. And unfortunately, Elizabeth Bartley would cause him to lose faith on himself. Just as mentioned in Castlevania: Bloodlines, Eric's fiance Lucy Seward was attacked by and mortally drained of blood by the depraved countess, and as a result, this left Eric shaken and doubtful as to whether or not he was worthy of the spear, as well as feeling he was disappointing his idol and besmirching his family's name. As a result, when he was dragged by Aeon to fight against the Time Reaper, his intense feeling of helplessness caused him to age into the appearance he has in Judgment, much to his dismay.

As for his battle against Alucard, it would work to have it as the Climax Boss, leaving Aeon, Death, Dracula and the Time Reaper to be fought in that order afterwards. Upon meeting him, Alucard can tell that the much younger man is tormented mentally and spiritually. To try and help him, Alucard fights him and doesn't hold back. After Eric defeats him, Alucard praises his skill and efforts and tells him he is worthy of the weapon he entrusted to the Lecardes. This would finally conclude Eric's character arc, being an important step in ending his ladder but not being the end of his story. Thus, when he returns to the very beginning of his and John's quest to slay the Dark Lord, he is more than determined and invigorated.

I do apologize if my suggestion has several holes in it though. I was thinking of how I could have Judgment tie into the Castlevania timeline and pulled elements from both to try and combine them together.

#castlevania #castlevania judgment #eric lecarde #alucard spear #original post

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hxdrostorms · 7 months

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|| RP HOOKS

Rp Hooks are scenarios With Your Muse and Helping Information about Your Muse for easier plotting between RP-Partners! Original by @treasurechestrpmemes ! REPOST, DON'T REBLOG

Stolen from the dash! Feel free to steal it!

|| Who is your Muse? Write down their name and a quick description!

// I've got 6 canon characters as muses here!

Saint Seiya (classic series)

Taurus Aldebaran - Gold saint Virgo Shaka - Gold saint Cancer Deathmask - Gold saint / Renegade spectre (Hades arc) Scorpio Milo - I also have his amazoness version available for interactions - Gold saint/amazoness Gemini/Sea dragon Kanon - Marina general / Gemini saint (Hades arc)

Castlevania (games)

Richter Belmont - Vampire hunter | Castle's master | clan's headmaster

|| Who knows your Muse? Which Groups are they connected with?

// Specifically mentioned = those that carry an important connection to them

Taurus Aldebaran - Aries Mu, Appendix Kiki, Pegasus Seiya, Libra Dohko Virgo Shaka - Leo Aiolia, Gemini Saga, Chrysaor Krishna, Saori Kido (Athena), Andromeda Shun, Phoenix Ikki Cancer Deathmask - Pisces Aphrodite, Gemini Saga, Capricorn Shura, Cancer Deathtoll, Dragon Shiryu Scorpio Milo - Aquarius Camus, Leo Aiolia, Cygnus Hyoga, Gemini Saga Gemini/Sea dragon Kanon - Marina Generals (Krishna, Sorento, Kasa, Isaak, Bian and Io), Julien Solo (Poseidon), Gemini Saga, Saori Kido (Athena) Richter Belmont - Maria Renard, Annette Renard, Dracula, Death, Shaft, Alucard,

|| Where can your Muse be found? In which Places are they usually found?

Taurus Aldebaran / Virgo Shaka / Cancer Deathmask / Scorpio Milo - Unless they have been specifically sent out on a mission, or if they have left to do some more training. Gold saints rarely leave the Sanctuary/their zodiac houses, which also serve the purpose of being their residences. Gemini/Sea dragon Kanon - For about 10-7 years Kanon is practically free, to come and go as he sees fit. Once he awakens and frees Poseidon's soul, that is. He can be found either in Poseidon's underwater temple, or within the common/normal world while he waits for the time to jump into action. Richter Belmont - The Belmont's lands that are located not too far from Wygol village, in Romania. Otherwise he can be found practically crossing all of the territory, on his hunt for any remaining Dracula's servants and creatures of the night.

|| What Scenarios would you like to play them in? Write 2-5 Scenarios or Plotlines you wish for!

I’m a sucker for slice of life, expanding on the relationships and things we didn’t get to see much in canon. So I’m always down for some chill intermission stuff, type of interactions between muses. Especially if it ties in, with some kind of important/key moment in overarching story;

I actually suck coming up with generic / open types of scenarios for RPs, bc I much prefer coming up with them, as we plot and I get to learn more about your muse!

|| What relationships and dynamics are you seeking in those RPs?

// I'm very iffy in regards to any form of found family stuff, due to some really bad experiences with it in the past. I'll be very selective about it, and might back out if this is forced upon my muses.

I'm always open for discussing and playing rivalries/antagonizing dynamics, and platonic things. Romance is always based off the chemistry, between our muses. Although, I'll definetely be all ears if you approach me specifically for it!

#ooc /#& dash games

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floaromaxtowns · 8 months

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Pairing/Shippy list!

REPOST, DON'T REBLOG

Here's the rules:

1. List your top seven ships 2. Put all of them in order of your love for them; 7 to 1, 1 being your favorite. 3. Name their fandom. 4. Supply photos for said people.

7) Shadow the Hedgehog / Tikal the Echidna - Sonic the Hedgehog

They never met in canon, so no shot of them sharing a scene together lol

Very nostalgic ship for me. This was practically my entrypoint into the world of shipping as a whole TBH. My first contact with it came through the 2006's era of AMVs, and ship tribute videos. I may no longer be into STH, but I still hold this ship very dearly to me.

6) Solid Snake / Samus Aran - Smash Bros.

It's another trip through memory lane. Similarly to Shadikal, I also got introduced to Snakus via those old AMVs. Although, I was a bit older by the time I learned about this ship, than I was with the latter. By the time I had taken my very first step into Deviantart, and I remember spending HOURS scouring the website, for anything and everything related to them. Good times lol

5) Alucard / Richter Belmont - Castlevania

If those ships were my entrypoints into shipping in general. This one was my entrypoint into yaoi/mlm/BL ships. This ship isn't ranked higher because, I have a funky story with it. From my enjoyment of it being quite flaky, from going on and off constantly. At the time I learned about it, it coincided with the peak of the whole Seme/Uke tropes, which practically killed the characters to me. It was bc of that type of character portrayal, that drove me off from reading fanfics altogether.

4) Dawn/Barry - Pokemon

Whenever I say that Shadikal was my introduction into the world of shipping, what I really mean is that... I'm unsure who really takes the cake on that. As seeing how back then I was into both Pokemon AND STH, so I came across ship videos to both Shadikal and Twinleafship at around the same exact time. Anyway, gen 4 as a whole is very nostalgic to me, so ofc these two are also very special to me.

3) Priest Mahad/Priest Seto - Yugioh

It's way too funny how much I fell in love with this ship, at the very end of my interest in YGO. I just think they have a good chemistry....... I promise it is there, somewhere. I'm dead sure, I clinged onto YGO for only a little longer, because of those two. And here we have a proof of my love for small and mostly unknown ships, in most fandoms I land myself in.

2) Plo Koon/Commander Wolffe - Star Wars

Sorry Fandom, I didn't catch the memos on the babyfication of Wolffe and the rest of the 104th clone legion, neither was I interested in seeing people's daddy issues that they are projecting onto Plo Koon. I was really disappointed to see how little romantic content there was of these two, bc ppl decided to do that with them, for some reason lol. I'm in the trenches with these two. Also, these two were the reason I got back into reading fanfics LMAO.

1) Taurus Aldebaran/Aries Mu - Saint Seiya

🎉These two are currently holding my braincells hostage🎉

Head empty there is now only Aldemu. I'm going to indulge myself in over 20 years of fan-made content, about these two, see you all around. I think what really hit the nail in my brain about these two was learning how, even one of the former directors for some of the episodes within the Hades arc, also enjoys these two and has posted some of his drawings of them. To me, that's almost as good as making them canon (and let me clear, regardless of whether or not they're canon, it wouldn't affect my enjoyment of these two).

I'm just happy the Brazilian guy is tied to a popular ship, and is gaining love via it.

Honorable mentions:

Pisces Aphrodite/Cancer Deathmask - Saint Seiya

Commander Cody/Captain Rex - Star wars

Morty/Eusine - Pokemon

Alucard/Maria Renard - Castlevania

Bob Richards/Julia Chang - Tekken

Yugi/Seto Kaiba - YGO

Feel free to steal it!

#[ dash games ]#[ rambles ]

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fernmz · 3 years

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All I do is make outdated memes

#castlevania #rondo of blood #castlevania rondo of blood #maria renard #gun mention

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blackhakumen · 3 years

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Mini Fanfic #786: King Dad (Super Smash Bros Ultimate)

4:12 p.m. at Smash Mansion's Dining Hall.......

Ludwig: (Sighs While Watching his Father and All of his Siblings Joyfully Spending Time With One Another From a Distance)

?????: Ludwig?

Ludwig's eyes suddenly begins to widened as he quickly turns to see that it was none other than his two mentors, Alucard and Maria, standing behind him.

Ludwig: ('Sighs in a Bit of Relief') Oh.... It's only you two....I take it you were only passing by before?

Alucard: Somewhat. We just happened to notice that you've been staring at your family for a few minutes now.

Maria: (Frowns a Bit in Worry) Is everything okay, dear? Why aren't you spending time with them?

Ludwig: I just wanted my siblings to have a chance to spend time with father, since it's Father's Day and whatnot. That and....(Sighs While Frowning a Little Himself) Our relationship with one another hasn't really been the closet throughout the years.....

Maria: What makes you think that?

Ludwig: Well, for starters, my father was frequently busy in my younger years. Whether it's trying to orchestrate a plan reign supreme and kidnap the princess, command our army and troops, or simply keep my younger siblings out of trouble of any kind. Doesn't help the fact that he gave my role of "Second in Command" to Junior once he came into the picture. Granted, I was able to get over the petty jealousy I had of him afterwards, our relationship as father and son hasn't really changed in the scheme of things........('Sigh') I know I'm the oldest and.... probably not as fun or amusing compared to all of my siblings.....But I still wish that father and I would spend time together more often...But that's only if he actually wants to spend time with me however....

Alucard: Ah. Yes. I understand that feeling far too well. The only time father and I have a bonding moment with one another was when we fought each other to the bitter death. Even that alone felt hollow and depressing considering the outcome of all of it afterwards.

Maria: I have a distant relationship with my father as well. (Frowns a bit Sadly) But that was only because he passed away when I was a lot younger......

Ludwig: (Frowns Sadly as Well) Oh no..... I am so sorry for your loss, Ms. Maria.

Maria: (Gives Ludwig a Reassuring Smile) Don't be, dear. Despite the tragedy that occurred, I'm certain that my father lived a great live before then. And I am more certain that your father would be more than happy to spend time with you if you would just ask him.

Alucard: Maria's right, Ludwig. While I think his role of being a villain is questionable, we can tell that your father cares deeply about you and your siblings equally. Which is all the more reasons why you should take every opportunity to spend as much time with him before it unexpectedly vanish.

Ludwig: Yes. You're right. It wouldn't do myself any good if I keep worrying about this dilemma at hand....(Smiles a Little) I'll try and spend the rest of the day with father as soon as the others are finish with him. (Looks Back at his Family From a Distance) Though, knowing all them, it'll probably take a while for that to happen.....

Alucard: Very well. It seems we'll have to make time for ourselves until then.

Ludwig: (Turns Back to Alucard With a Bit of Surprised Look on his Face) You two want to spend time with me at this moment?

Alucard: Why, of course. (Gives his Apprentice a Playful Smirk on his Face) You didn't think we would actually let you sit here alone and wait for the opportunity to rise, now do you?

Maria: (Smiles Brightly) We should go out and seek some refreshing ice cream.

Alucard: If we could remember where it is this time.

Ludwig: (Gives the Couple a Deadpinned Look on his Face) You've already forgotten where it is?

Maria: (Smiles Sheepishly and Sympathetically) We're terribly sorry, dear. It's been so long that we've gone there that it never crosses our minds until now. Alucard especially.

Alucard: (Turns Away While Blushing a Little) I don't have the slightest clue of what you're talking about.....

Maria: (Giggles Softly at How Cute her Vampire his Being)

Ludwig: ('Sigh') I'll bring a GPS with us.....

Two Hours Later in the Living Room.....

Ludwig: (Sighs Once More While Sitting Down on the Sofa) Home at last.....

Bowser: (Smiles Brightly at Ludwig Beside Him) Hey, kiddo. Where you been all day?

Ludwig: Around town. I was taking my mentors out for ice cream.

Bowser: The vampire couple, huh? They already forget where it was?

Ludwig: Afraid so. It was mostly the reason why I came back here in this time of hour. (Turns His Head to the TV Facing Him) What are you watching?

Bowser: Some reality show called Big Brother.

Ludwig: Didn't think you would be interested in that kind of genre.....

Bowser: I ain't. (Smirks Evilly at the Screen) But seeing idiots being stupid and melodramatic on live television can be pretty damn funny at times.

Ludwig: I see.....(Turns Back to Bowser) You don't mind if I watch this with you, right?

Bowser: (Smiles Brightly at his Son) Not at all, man. Enjoy the show.

Ludwig: (Simply Nodded) Thank you.

Ludwig turns back to the TV for a couple of seconds before.....

Bowser: Oh and.... Ludwig?

Ludwig: (Turns Back to Bowser Once Again) Yes, father?

Bowser: (Frowns a Bit While Looking at the TV) I know I can be lazy, forgetful, and...even inconsiderate sometimes, but.....(Turns Back to his Son) If you ever wanna spend some one on one time with your old man sometimes, don't be afraid to ask, okay? I'll do whatever I can to make time for the both for us.

Ludwig: (Stares at Bowser for a Brief Second Before Nodding Again in Agreement) I'll be sure to keep that in mind for now on. (Smiles Softly) Thank you.

Bowser: (Smiles Back at Ludwig While Gently Ruffling the Top of His Hair) You don't need to thank me for all of that. I'm always here for you kiddos! I love you, son.

Ludwig: (Heart Begins to Melt in Happiness by his Father's Words) I love you too, father.

@keyenuta

@cyber-wildcat

@caleb13frede

@26shann

@albion-93

@ma-lemons

#super smash ultimate #ludwig von koopa #alucard #maria renard #bowser #bowser jr (mentioned)#koopalings (mentioned)#dracula (mentioned)#a bit hurt/comfort #a lot of fluff #sweet family moment #a bit of humor #alucard x maria #bowser is best dad #alucard and maria are great mentors #father's month #father son bonding

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viovio · 3 years

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like it makes sense now that most of the cv blogs i like are into j*jo as well like when part 5 anime came out i was like crazy into cv and when one of my fav cv blogs just posted microorganism giorno all the time I was like "you're fucking insane."

#speak iza #jjba mention #its like *flaps my hands while blowing raspberries*#kakyoin didnt experience cv3 bc he died can we get an f #i remember reading a fic where like it was ok it was #kakyoin had a cat and its jolynes perspective likr the cats name is maria #jotaro was like its like mariya takeuchi and kakyoin went its like maria renard and when i tell you i GASPED

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bananimations · 3 years

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💚💛“Listen Here, Wolf Boy!” 💛🖤

Did I mention how much I adore Maria “Take No Shit” Renard?

How I wish, hope and pray to one day see Maria and Alucard together in the animated series. I feel if Netflix did a Symphony of the Night era continuation, that they would do a great job in fleshing out their characters even more and the dynamics of their relationship like how they did with Trevor and Sypha!

I fell in love with these two in the game and I’m sure I’d be even more of a fan if they were brought to life in the animated show! They could get reeeeeally creative with these two! I see them going for a “Slow Burn” kind of relationship, which we all love!

#castlevania netflix #castlevania #castlevania artists #castlevania sotn #castlevania fanart #symphony of the night #adrian tepes #alucard #video games #character art #maria renard #anime #fanart #drawing #konami

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mermaider00 · 4 years

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This cutie is on her way

Maria Renard is a vampire hunter and distant relative of the Belmont’s in the future, and Alucard’s most popular love interest

Like many others I’m sure, I believe Maria is the person trapped in the Infinite Corridor, the one Saint Germaine was trying to find and the one who threw him the stone. Maria doesn’t show up until well after Trevor and Sypha’s time, but Saint Germaine is a time traveler, and in season 3, appeared to be from a different time since he is the only one who knows what toilet paper is. It’s possible that he was left in present time when he and the one he lost in the Corridor were separated

In season 3, Trevor is also seen talking to a fox in the woods. The fox is connected to the Renard’s, and during this scene, he mentions that he has no family left. Maria is a distant relative to the Belmont’s, and if she is ever introduced in the show, Trevor will have a family member around. Why Saint Germaine and Maria (lets just say it’s Maria) were getting involved with an Infinite Corridor is obviously a mystery as of now. It’s possible they just stumbled upon it, were trying to escape to a different reality, or perhaps their goal is to stop a particular future from happening

And it’s quite suspish that season 3 ends with Alucard in the position that he’s in, appearing to be heading down a road similar to Dracula’s. Maria is also the one who never leaves Alucard when he’s in need of someone.

Alucard desperately needs Maria, and she’s on her way

#alucard #castlevania season 3 #castlevania #maria renard

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thefriedbird · 4 years

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Unpopular opinion about Konami and about the Castlevania franchise:

I do not like Maria Renard with Alucard. If Konami treated her character relationship better with him then I would be on board, but nah. (Like for real girl, you meet the dude for a few moments in SOTN, someone you barely met and fall in love with him??? Alucard never really appears interested. That one radio drama broadcast plot was kinda stupid in my opinion, because like bruh...My girl, Maria meets this succubi and is shocked that Alucard turned his best friend and drinks from people?? He’s a dhampir. Girl get yo priorities straight. Which is why I didn’t like Grimoire of Souls for putting them together because they have little chemistry in my opinion. Also I can’t find evidence stating that the radio drama is canon. So, I’ve elected to ignore it.)

Like I would date Maria, but I don’t put her with Alucard at all. (Maybe I’m bias because I would date Maria and Alucard but don’t mind me being Bi guys.)

Konami has plummeted exponentially over the past years. Per example, the bullshit they pulled with Grimoire of Souls and not to mention what they did to Hideo Kojima.

I’m also not found of Netflix’s Season 3’s Castlevania. Which well, Netflix is prone to screwing over franchises anyway *cough cough* Thirteen Reasons Why *Cough cough* Mostly because of Sumi and Taka with Alucard.

I don’t mind when people want to cater to a certain fan base, I’m no purist by any means but... 👀 Konami is hella questionable and Netflix originals have been dumb lately.

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aion-rsa · 3 years

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New Castlevania Netflix Series Almost Completely Changed Richter Belmont’s Backstory

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A new Castlevania anime series is in the works at Netflix, which should come as no surprise considering the success of the first show and how well received it was by fans of the video game franchise. With its four-season Castlevania series, the streamer has done the impossible: produce a video game adaptation that is not only faithful and respectful to its source material but is also entertaining and unique in its own right.

Indeed, one of the secrets to the series’ success is that it added layers of complexity to stories that had previously only been told in pixelated form on 16-bit consoles. Netflix’s Castlevania not only explored new facets of iconic characters like Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, and Alucard but it gave their stories added historical context, placing them right in the middle of Game of Thrones-like power struggles set in Wallachia during the Middle Ages.

Now, Netflix hopes to do the same with the next series, which stars a whole new generation of vampire hunters living in France during the French Revolution. At the center of this story are Richter Belmont and Maria Renard, two beloved characters who first appeared in 1993’s Rondo of Blood for the PC Engine, a title only available in Japan until it was finally ported over to the PSP in 2007.

The game, which takes place in 1792, follows 19-year-old Richter, who enters the castle of a resurgent Dracula (he is resurrected every couple of generations in the Castlevania universe) to rescue his beloved Annette after she’s kidnapped by one of the vampire lord’s minions. While making his way through the castle, he frees Maria Renard, a 12-year-old orphan who has magical abilities.

Since 1792 was a key year in the real-life French Revolution, it’s likely that the new series will adapt some of the events of Rondo of Blood. That said, when Netflix first announced the new series on Twitter, the streamer set off alarm bells for some fans when it mistakenly introduced the Richter in this adaptation as the son of Trevor and Sypha.

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Fans of the series know that this would have been the kind of change that would have completely shifted Castlevania lore, switching around members of the Belmont family tree in order to draw a more direct connection between Trevor and Richter. After all, Castlevania season 4 ends with Sypha expecting Trevor’s child. But in the games, Richter is a very distant descendant of Trevor and Sypha’s offspring, with hundreds of years between the two generations.

Of course, before Netflix posted a correction confirming that Richter was not Trevor’s child, it was already pretty easy to dismiss the original announcement as an error. Trevor and Sypha’s adventure takes place in the late 1400s, while Richter is active in the late 1700s. If Richter were the son of Trevor and Sypha, that’d be a hell of a lifespan.

So, as it stands, Richter is where he’s supposed to be on the timeline, set to pick up the fight against Dracula centuries later.

The new series will reunite some of the key creatives responsible for the success of the first adaptation. Sam and Adam Deats are back to direct, while producer Kevin Kolde and new showrunner Clive Bradley will lead the series. One member of the original creative team not mentioned in the announcement is writer Warren Ellis, who reportedly exited Castlevania season 4 after being accused of sexual misconduct by more than 60 women.

No release date has been set for the next Castlevania series, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

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Alucard/Arikado’s bio.

This is video game Alucard only. His portrayal is only based off of the video games.

Full name: Adrian Farenheights Tepes. In CV 3, SOTN, and Nocuturne of Recollection he goes by Alucard. In Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, and GOS he goes by Genya Arikado.

Date of birth: December 21st 14xx

Height: 6’3

Weight: 187lbs

Family: Vlad Dracula Tepes (father), Lisa Tepes (Mother), Kid Dracula/Dracula/Junior (brother), possibly Elvis/Yves (brother)

Alucard appears in Dracula’s Curse/Castlevania 3, Symphony of the Night, Nocturne of Recollection, Aria of Sorrow, Dawn of Sorrow, and Grimorie of Souls, and Moonlight Rhapsody. He’s 18 years old in Symphony of the Night due to his eternal slumber, preserving his age.

Canon Backstory: Alucard’s father was born as a human named Mathias Cronqvist. He came from a wealthy family and he worked as a tactician for the church. In secret, he practiced alchemy, which was deemed immoral by the church. When his first wife Elisabetha died he renounced his faith in God and manipulated his best friend Leon Belmont into saving his fiancé from a vampire named Walter. Sara was bitten by Walter and was starting to turn into a vampire. She didn’t want to live as one, so she decided sacrifice herself. She wanted to use her soul to create a weapon called the Vampire Killer. The Vampire Killer is a whip that has the power to destroy vampires and evil creatures. With the help of an alchemist named Rinaldo, they placed Sara’s soul to an enchanted whip called the vampire killer. Leon then used the whip to kill Walter. Death, a former servant of Walter stole his soul and gave it to Mathias who turns into a vampire with the soul and a powerful stone called the Crimson Stone. Mathias asked to turn Leon, but he refused. Leon saw no point in being immortal without Sara and believes it’s his job to prevent others from ending up like Sara. Mathias could not accept Leon’s decision so he, forced Death to fight him. With the Vampire Killer, Leon defeats Death and vows that his kin will haunt monsters and kill Mathias one day.

Years later Mathias became the king of the vampires and went by Dracula. He meet a young doctor named Lisa who happened to be the reincarnation of his first wife Elisabetha. Dracula married Lisa and she gave birth to a dhampire named Adrian. Adrian lived a happy life with his parents, inheriting his father’s supernatural abilities and his mother’s compassion for people. He mostly lived at his father’s castle and did not venture out much or interact with any humans.

When Adrian grew up his mother was killed by humans who believed she was a witch. When Lisa dyed she asked Adrian to not hate the humans for killing her. Adrian became distraught by her loss, but promised to not harm them. A friend of Adrian’s mother named Lydumil tried to stop Lisa from being killed. The village kicked Lydumil out for being “a devil” and conspiring with a “witch.” Lydumil had no where to go, so he reached out to Adrian and offered himself as a servant. Apart from Lisa, Lydmuil became Adrian’s first interaction with humanity. Adrian, happily accepts Lydumil as his first real friend. For the time being Adrian is not alone. However, Ldyumil ends up being hurt by a monster, and is believed to have died.

Dracula, finds out that his wife has been murdered by humans, and desires to wipe them all out. He gathers his necromancer friends Isaac and Hector to help destroy humanity. When Adrian finds out about his father’s plans, he tries to put a stop to them. Dracula refuses to listen to his son and Adrian changes his name to Alucard. The name Alucard, symbolizes that Adrian will be the opposite of his father. While Dracula, hates God and humanity, Adrian bares no ill will to them.

In 1476, Alucard teams up with three humans to defeat his father. Their names are Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, and Grant Dynasty. Trevor, is the descendant of Leon Belmont, and he, is a monster hunter. Trevor’s family has been excommunicated by the Catholic Church for their use of “dark magic”, despite being a holy family who wants to save people from evil. Sypha Belandes is a sorceress, who works alongside the church by masquerading as a man. And Grant Dynasty is a thief. Together the four of them destroy Dracula. Once, Dracula is defeated, Trevor and Sypha get married, and Grant helps the people rebuild their homes. Alucard, comes to the belief that his blood is cursed, and that he is plague to humanity. He locks himself, away in a coffin to sleep forever.

However, Alucard awakens in 1797. In the game Symphony of the Night, Alucard finds out that Dracula was resurrected from the dead, by Richter Belmont. Richter was a vampire hunter, and the descendant of Sypha and Trevor. Alucard, returns to his father’s castle, determined to put an end to him once more. When he arrived at the castle, he met Maria Renard. Maria is a sorceress, and Richter’s adoptive sister. Alucard and Maria, found out that Richter was under control of a dark priest named Shaft. Alucard, freed Richter from Shaft’s control, and went on to kill his father once more. After the castle is destroyed, Alucard intended to go back to his eternal slumber. However, Maria, having grown attached to Alucard goes after him. She convinced him, that he was not a monster and offered him a place to stay. Reluctantly, Alucard accepted her request and moved in with her.

In Nocturne of Recollection we find out more about Alucard and his life with Maria. A year after Alucard moved in Maria, rumors in the town spread of a vampire drinking the blood of young women. Alucard, was believed to be responsible for this. It is revealed, that Alucard is not the one behind the deaths of these villagers. Lydumil, is revealed to still be alive 300 years later. Somehow Lydumil was turned into a vampire and is now under mind control. Alucard, managed to free his friend from his mind control, returning him to his true self, right before he dies. Alucard came to the realization that he cared for his friend Maria, he never told her how much her friendship meant to him, knowing that she too would die someday.

Centuries after Nocturne of Recollection, Alucard goes to defeat his father once more in 1999. With the help of Julius Belmont, Alucard traps his father’s castle in an eclipse as he kills Dracula once and for all. Alucard ends up staying on Japan and gets a job working for a government agency that deals with the supernatural. He’s kind of like a Men in Black agent. He ends up changing his name (again) to Genya Arikado and takes on a more human appearance. (Said human appearance makes him look like a clone of his father)

In the year 2035, it’s revealed that Dracula has reincarnated into a teenager named Soma Cruz. Arikado was tasked with looking out for the boy and making sure that he did not become the dark lord.

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Relationship status: Single.

Religious Beliefs: Christian. He’s well aware of the horrific events and actions that churches and Christians have caused on others throughout history and doesn’t align himself with those actions.

Personality: Alucard comes off as stoic and unemotional, but that is far from the truth. He has a lot going on down below is a caring and compassionate ally he prefers to show his care for others through actions instead of words of acts of intimacy. He’s driven and devoted to protect humanity and honor Lisa’s dying wish. He has a rather cynical view of the world and himself due to visiting his mother’s death and having humans try to hunt his kind. For these reasons he is very secretive and vague and hesitant to enter into relationships especially the romantic kind. After centuries of struggling with hating himself, watching hunters try to kill him, and being forced to pretend to be human Alucard doesn’t know how to properly open himself up to others or be himself. Not to mention that all his friends are mortals that he will have to watch grow old and leave him. He can be intimidating and manipulative at times specifically failing to inform people of important things (usually Soma)

Positive personality traits: ambitious, driven, determined, devoted, brave, diligent, focused, quiet, compassionate, responsible, calm, loyal, strong willed, and knowledgeable.

Negative personality traits: cold, distant, detached, bossy, unemotional, self damaging, self hating, pessimistic, sullen, unflirty, cynical, aloof, bossy, vague, secretive, workaholism.

Powers and abilities: Soul Steal, Dark Metamorphosis, quick healing, inability to get sick, fire manipulation in the form of fireballs, shape shifting (wolf, bat, or poisonous mist, Arikado), super human speed, super human strength, enhanced senses such as being able to smell and identify a human by their blood scent, flight, teleportation, hypnotism, ability to turn others into vampires, and immunity to all holy items/symbols and places.

Weaknesses: silver, silver mirrors, running water (without the holy snorkel) (baths and showers are fine), to much sunlight, his thirst for blood, and an obsessive desire to count things.

Weapons: swords, fangs, claws. He will rarely if ever use his fangs or claws as weapons, and mostly relies on his sword skills.

Friends: Trevor Belmont, Sypha Belnades, Grant Danasty, Lydumil, Sonia Belmont (you will not pry her from my hands, canon), Richter Belmont, Maria Renard, Yoko Belnades, Julius Belmont, Lucy Westerna, Avis/Elvis/Yves, Charlotte Aulin, Jonathan Morris)

MBTI: INTJ

Hobbies: Reading, drawing, sleeping, researching working, and practing his swords skills.

Pets: Three fruit bats named Charles, Terrence, and Edmund.

Appearance: In his vampiric form he has porcelain pale. He is very tall and lean, but still muscular. His hair is white. It’s long and curly, reaching all the way down to his waist. His eyes are very narrow and he has arched eyebrows. His nose is long and thin. And his lips are thin and pale.

In his human disguise his skin is still incredibly pale. His face and body shape do not change. However, his hair is black and wavy. It only goes down past his shoulders. His eyes have changed from their usual golden color, to a dark gray.

Regardless of what form he is in Alucard dresses very conservatively, in expensive and fancy clothes. He always wears long sleeved clothing, in dark colors. Around his neck is usually a scarf or a cravat.

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