Grant Danasty

Grant Danasty is a character in the game Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. Grant was a former pirate whose entire family was killed by Dracula. When Grant stood against him, Dracula laid a curse upon him that metamorphosed him into a monster, condemned to guard the Clock Tower of Untimely Death. Trevor Belmont freed him of Dracula's Curse, and in return Grant promised to help him vanquish Dracula.

Interestingly, Grant's name (Danasty) might imply that he was one of the Dăneşti, a junior line of the Wallachian royal family that spent many years in a vicious feud with their cousins, the Draculeşti; this would agree quite well with Grant's claim that Dracula – a member of the Draculeşti line – murdered his entire family. Noted Dracula scholar Radu Florescu wrote in his book Dracula: Prince of Many Faces that "in terms of its violence the Dracula-Dăneşti feud can be compared to the Lancaster-York conflict in England, Shakespeare's Capulet-Montagu rivalry, or the Burgundian-Capetian antagonism in France."

Official background from the Dracula's Curse Manuel: Count Dracula used his sinister powers to turn this Pirate Captain into a ghost. And as one of Dracula's gruesome gang, he will attack you at the top of the Clock Tower of Untimely Death. However, if you can defeat this scoundrel, his spirit will join you. He's small, nimble, and has a strong spring in his step, so he's able to jump up to walls or ceilings and stick to them like glue. Grant's primary weapons are an axe and dagger. Another of his weapons is his skill to scurry along hidden routes not accessible to Trevor. Unfortunately, both his body and his ego bruise easily.

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Grant Danasty first appeared as an ape-like boss reminiscent of the hunchback, Quasimodo, in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse if the player decides to go to the Clock Tower of Untimely Death. After defeating Grant with Trevor, he turns back into his human form and the player has the choice to take him on as a second playable character. Grant can jump high and walk on walls and ceilings. In the American version of the game, his primary attack utilizes a combat knife, being a moderately powerful attack with great speed. In the Japanese version, his main attack is to throw a dagger which does not consume any hearts. He can use the Dagger, Axe, or Stopwatch subweapons. The Doppelganger will take his form if you use Grant to fight.

Game Text
Manual Entry Count Dracula used his sinister powers to turn this Pirate Captain into a ghost. And as one of Dracula's gruesome gang, he will attack you at the top of the Clock Tower of Untimely Death. However, if you can defeat this scoundrel, his spirit will join you. He's small, nimble, and has a strong spring in his step, so he's able to jump up to walls or ceilings and stick to them like glue. Grant's primary weapons are an axe and dagger. Another of his weapons is his skill to scurry along hidden routes not accessible to Trevor. Unfortunately, both his body and his ego bruise easily. Upon Defeating Grant (Video) (A menu appears that says "What will you do?" with the options "Take him with you?" or "Leave him behind?".)
 * Grant: My name is Grant. I dreamed I was turned into a ghost.
 * Grant: Please take me with you. My family was killed by Dracula.
 * Grant (If you choose "Leave him behind?"): Thanks for helping me. I hope we see each other again.
 * Grant (If you choose "Take him with you?"): I can help you a lot because I am very fast.

If Trevor chose Sypha or Alucard as his partner


 * Grant: My job is done, so you should go with him for now.

Mention in Ending Both feel their friendship is stronger since they worked together to rid Wallachia city of evil. Grant will start to rebuild the destroyed areas of the city.

From Manual Story(translated by "Help Me")  ''Around the same time, within Wallachia, a group of rebels were covertly plotting to overthrow Count Dracula. However their human strength was no help and they were no match for Dracula's dark powers. Some of the men were torn to pieces, others were sentenced to be skewered and some were transformed into hideous monsters. Grant Dinesti, carefree man from Wallachia was among them. ''

Upon Defeating Grant (Fan Translation) video (a message appears asking "Accept a partner?" with options "yes" and "no"
 * Grant: Ugh... am I alive? I'm Grant. That... bastard turned me into...!
 * Grant: Everyone died here 'cause of him! Please let me help!
 * Grant (if chosen "yes"): Really? My speed and skills are now at your service!"

Mention in Ending (Fan Translation) video Helping each other, the two achieved victory. With peace restored, Grant rebuilt his village.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Although Grant does not appear in person, a zombie impersonating him, along with two other zombies impersonating Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades, is fought as a boss in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and is encountered in the Reverse Colosseum. He is an evil duplicate made to confuse Alucard.

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
The trio of zombies from Symphony of the Night return in Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin. They are encountered in the Nest of Evil, a special area where several bosses from previous games can be fought.

Castlevania Judgment
$Judgment$ Galamoth plots to send the Time Reaper from 10,000 years in the future into the past to destroy his rival Dracula, and change history. A man named Aeon discovers this and pulls together champions from different eras of history into a dimensional rift, in order to find a chosen one capable of destroying Galamoth's servant, the Time Reaper. Grant is one of these warriors.

After Dracula's defeat, Grant devoted himself to rebuilding the towns and villages that had been destroyed. He has feelings for Sypha, and therefore didn't attend her wedding to Trevor, who he resents.

Grant is mostly shrouded in bandages, has pale skin and white hair, and he wields a circle shaped weapon with daggers attached. He also appears to have spare daggers attached to his wrist. Grant's theme in Castlevania Judgment is Clockwork.

Pachislot Akumajo Dracula III
Grant makes a small cameo appearance in Pachislot Akumajo Dracula III. He appears in his 8-bit incarnation during Bonus mode, along with a small description.

Castlevania: Dracula's Curse (Animated movie)
Project 51 Productions obtained the rights from Konami to create movies based on Castlevania. Their planned project is a direct to DVD feature covering the story of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse with Grant as one of the protagonists. The project currently appears to be on hiatus.