Brauner

A vampire artist in Portrait of Ruin, Castlevania. He is the main villain of the game, befitting his past as an artist prior to vampirism. He is the one who creates the many portraits which you travel through to get to different areas. An elder vampire with a resemblance to Count Orlok, Brauner recreated Dracula's Castle using the souls of the dead from World War II in order to destroy humanity. Unlike most other vampires in the series, he has no loyalty to Dracula due to his repeated failures in the past. Brauner disdains humanity because his two real daughters were killed 30 years ago, during World War I, and he has deluded the vampiric Stella and Loretta (and possibly himself as well) into believing that they are his daughters. After the player defeats him in battle, Death comes in and finishes him off, saying his presence is what kept Dracula sealed.

Brauner appears in the game, Harmony of Despair, as the boss of the fourth chapter. His attacks are the same.

He also appears in Lords of Shadow, albeit as a very different character. Here he is portrayed as a vampire of demonic origin, and a leader of the vampire army, along with his older brother, Olrox. Brauner is fought in Wygol Village, having led a vampire raid on the village in an attempt to lure out Gabriel Belmont. Engaging in single combat with him, Gabriel gains the upper hand by ripping off Brauner's wings and then defeats him by using his own sword to cut off his right hand and impale him through the head, killing him.

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