Board Thread:Lords of Shadow 2/@comment-24735474-20140416202238/@comment-24735474-20140417173534

174.58.234.183 wrote: I think what Trevor is trying to say is Dracul didn't have to go on a rampage of human kind when he became a vampire. In fact, I believe that just because Dracul was destined to become a vampire doen't mean he had to act as one. If Gabriel had used his powers for good then Trevor would not have to had gone to the castle to face. Then he would have never been killed by Dracul. Which in turn would not have caused Simon to be orphaned or Trevor's wife to be killed. That is what I believe is what Trevor means when he tells Dracul that he had a choice. Fate turned him into a vampire, but Gabriel chose to become Dracul. Interesting take on it. What you said does make a lot of sense given the events after Gabriel's transformation. However, he didn't really turn into [as much of] an omnicidal maniac until he found out that the Brotherhood sent his own son on a suicide mission. Trevor's murder was what led Dracul to ravage the surrounding lands which led to Sypha's death and Simon being orphaned. Given the events of Mirror of Fate, however, and Alucard literally and figuratively turning his back on the Mirror, this could have also expressed his personal view on fate vs. free will. While he fought against fate with everything he had as a human, there's a sense that Alucard still believes in the power of self-agency and taking fate into his own hands so to speak. This can be seen with how he orchestrated the events of Lords of Shadow 2 in order to achieve certain goals while having as little interference from "fate" as possible. I definitely agree with your last statement, since Gabriel did willingly choose to abandon everything after he turned into a vampire. At that point, it was less fate interfering as him lashing out for it turning him into a creature of the night, while he himself created the monstrous persona of Dracul.