Dracula (Super Castlevania IV)

Dracula is the main antagonist of Super Castlevania IV.

Background
Dracula constantly revived himself every century via the hearts of men, with the Belmonts besting him in death duels everytime. He was eventually revived via a black mass, announcing his arrival in an Easter night via ominous clouds and a thunderstorm.

He was eventually confronted by the latest Belmont, a dhampir named Simon Belmont. During their battle, Dracula attacked his adversary with various magical attacks. Eventually, he drops his human-like form to unveil a more vampiric face and increased the frequency of his attacks. In the end, Dracula ended up felled Simon, with the vampire lord being obliterated by sunlight that mysteriously penetrated a nearby window, although not before making a failed attempt at escape by transforming into a swarm of bats.

Enemy Data
As soon as you enter Dracula’s chamber in Super Castlevania IV, an earthquake will take place, while bolts of lightning reach every corner of the room. Count Dracula finally makes his apparition. Dracula first attacks by teleporting around the room and opening his cape to shoot a fireball. This fireball will split into larger clusters when they come near Simon or when they are hit.

After ¼ of his health bar has been depleted, he will send out an erratic-moving fireball which, if hit, will first produce a circular spray of smaller fireballs, and then will turn into a small pork chop.

Dracula will then summon two fireballs in the air, and a flame column will emerge below each one of these, similar to how he attacked in Dracula's Curse. The fireballs will grow in size and develop a ghostly face. At this point, they will home into Simon, trying to make contact with him. Hitting these elemental heads will make them drop to the ground and burst in a little column of flames.

When ¾ of the Count's health bar has been depleted, he will send out another erratic-moving fireball. Again, hitting this fireball will make it burst into a circular spray of smaller fireballs, and then turn into another Small Pork Chop.

The chamber will suddenly turn red. Many bolts of lightning will reach every corner of the room. The Theme of Simon Belmont will play, and Dracula’s final form will appear. Dracula's human-like face will be replaced by a more vampiresque one. He will teleport quickly around the room and summon four columns of lightning on the screen. However, unlike in other games, his health won't be replenished when he changes forms, so it will take just a few more hits to defeat him. Again, only his head is vulnerable. Due to him teleporting quickly around the room, leaving only a few moments to strike at him, the best strategy is to bring the Cross sub-weapon with the Triple Shot power-up. Start throwing many Crosses around the chamber at Dracula's head height. They will hit him repeatedly while going on their way forward and backward.

The night ends during the battle and the rays of the morning sun will break through one of the chamber's windows, consuming Dracula in a burst of flames.