Dracula's Army

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Dracula's Army
Series	Castlevania
Foundation	1476
Headquarters	Wallachia, Transylvania
Leader(s)	Lord Dracula †
Agents	Carmilla (formerly) Godbrand † Hector (formerly) Isaac Blue Fangs † Chō † Dragoslav † Raman † Sharma † Zufall †
Species	Vampires Demons and monsters Humans
Capabilities	Great destructive capabilities, both physical and magical Manipulation of the elements Ability to create fighting units from corpses
Goals	Eradication of mankind
Type oforganization	Military
Type of villains	Hostile force not known to show mercy to their adversaries
Appearances	Castlevania (animated series)

Dracula's Army is an antagonistic military force under Lord Dracula's command that appears in the Castlevania animated series. It is an army conformed by diverse creatures of the night the Vampire Lord gathered to wage a war against all mankind.

Background

These unholy forces are conformed by a vast legion of creatures of the night the Vampire Lord, Vlad "Dracula" Tepes, himself gathered from Hell throughout the course of one year as part of a war campaign against humanity as a whole. Their lines are mainly composed of ferocious monsters which are lead by the lord's many generals; these are in their majority high-profile vampires, with only a couple of humans among their ranks who utilize black arts such as the ability to summon demons and necromancy.

It is worth mentioning that each of these generals is characterized for belonging to a different ethnicity, which range from those prominently seen in Europe –where Wallachia is established– to those found in other continents such as Africa and Asia, implying that Dracula's war is successfully expanding and may in time reach countries such as Turkey, Iran, India, China, Egypt, Libya, and Niger among others, if the war has not already reached them. At the very least, it's implied that Dracula has influence in these regions.

Despite their formidable numbers and powers, most members of Dracula's Army meet their demise during the events of Season 2, with the only surviving generals being Carmilla, Hector and Isaac, with this last one being the only who is still loyal to Dracula's campaign and apparently seeking to continue his unholy crusade.

Members

Generals

Carmilla (formerly)
Carmilla is a powerhouse that at no point should be underestimated. Dracula believes his most dangerous enemies are humans but maybe he should fear those he keeps closest to him.

Hector (formerly)
Hector is one of Dracula's two human generals. As a Devil Forgemaster he uses his hammer to bring creatures back from the dead.

Isaac
Isaac is a Devil Forgemaster who is equally as cruel as he is loyal to Dracula. He'll do whatever it takes to make sure Dracula's plan come to fruition.

Godbrand †
Godbrand is a viking vampire that loves nothing more than the thrill of the hunt. His passions include killing, having sex and turning humans into boats.

Raman †
A female Indian vampire that fights with her sharp nails to stab and slice her opponents.

Sharma †
A male Indian vampire that skillfully wields two scimitars in conjunction with his agility and speed.

Chō †
A Japanese female vampire that was the ruler of her own hidden court in northern Japan before leaving to join Dracula's Army in his war against humanity. She can turn her body into mist and emit poison from her palms.

Dragoslav †
A male Slavic vampire that prefers fighting with his bare fists and natural vampire abilities.

Zufall †
A male Germanic vampire that expertly uses a single-edged glaive with a serrated back-blade.

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Other members

Lesser Demons †

Cyclops †

Blue Fangs †

Vampire soldiers †

Gaibon †

Slogra †

Gargoyle †

Greater Demon †

Unknown reptile-like demons †

Knife Priest † (indirectly)

Unknown demons †

Brawler †

Deadfast †

The Visitor † (presumably)

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Gallery

Screenshots

Godbrand and Zufall

Godbrand and Dragoslav

Ramna, Sharma and Chō

Raman, Sharma and Chō

Raman, Sharma and Chō

Zufall and Chō

Chō and Dragoslav

Raman and Sharma

Sharma and Raman

Godbrand with the other vampire generals

Carmilla and Chō

Chō, Godbrand, and Dragoslav

Dragoslav and Zufall

Dragoslav, Raman and Zufall

Godbrand and Zufall

Raman, Dragoslav and Sharma

Raman and Zufall

Raman and Chō

Raman and Chō

Zufall, Chō and Sharma

Zufall and Isaac

Sharma and Zufall

Dragoslav and Raman

Sharma drinking blood

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Concept art

Carmilla

Godbrand

Hector

Isaac

Chō

Raman

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Trivia

• The names of the vampire generals were given by Warren Ellis, according to Sam Deats, who revealed them on his Twitter account.
  • Raman means "beloved" in Hindi.
  • Sharma means "happiness" in Nepali.
  • Chō means "butterfly" in Japanese.
  • Zufall means "coincidence" in German.
  • Dragoslav means "dear glory" in Slavic.
• While helping to emphasize his threat on a global scale and of a power of darkness that plagues all men throughout the world, the vampire generals also come to draw upon vampire legends found not just within the Balkans:
  • In regards to Godbrand, Nordic lore tells of draugr, being viking vampires who become undead through dishonorable and despicable deeds done in life and are in turn barred from the gates of Valhalla. Suspended in unlife, draugr haunt their burial mounds out of their own vice and possessive disposition, and viciously hunt for their prey by driving them mad with their cursed presence. In contrast to the rather graceful feeding methods of their Eastern European brethren, draugr grisly maul and crush victims to death and gorge on their spilled blood and flesh, or even devour them whole.
  • In regards to Raman and Sharma, Hindu and Indian lore bears many stories of a variety of vampiric creatures, be it the vatala, bat people like ghouls that possess the dead at charnel grounds and cemeteries to feed, or the bhuta, the spirits of those who died untimely deaths and feed on both blood and children. Of course, corresponding more to the European vampire, there is the mulo, those that have died untimely deaths but come back to repossess their bodies immediately out of grudges and hatred. Though appearing as themselves in life but with subtly unsettling features akin to the uncanny valley effect, mulo have little to any of the humanity as they had in life, and become indulgent and decadent in their feeding, subsisting not only on blood but sexual energy akin to succubi and inccubi.
  • In regards to Chō, though there is of little lore regarding vampiric creatures within the Japanese nation, dark history from the end of the Heian era to the early Kamakura Era tells of how ancient Japan was thrown into chaos; not only due to wars over corrupt politics and brigands ruling the countryside, but demons able to terrorize and prey freely in this time of disorder and anarchy. Most notorious was that of Shuten Doji, the powerful undisputed ruler of all demons throughout Japan at that time, who was regarded with great dread for his commandeered raids on villages and cities, and his feeding habits of gorging on the blood and flesh of humans captured, his most favorite being beautiful maidens. Furthermore, in regards to Shinto thought, purification, be it physical and spiritual, was done to ward off kegare, or filth and defilement, the worst coming from the results of death and violence, as kegare unchecked was believed to spawn demons or even transform living creatures into demons.
    • Another origin for Chō could be the enenra, a Japanese monster that is composed of smoke and darkness.

See also

• Council of Sisters