Changes: Dracula's Castle

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For the song, see Dracula's Castle (song).

Dracula's Castle, also known as Demon Castle Dracula or Castlevania, is the lair of Dracula and houses an army of his supernatural minions. The castle tends to collapse when Dracula is defeated but somehow appears completely restored in later games, even the ones were Dracula has not yet revived himself.

The exact location of the castle is uncertain. It is most likely located in northeast Transylvania (going by Dracula) or northern Wallachia (the location of Vlad the Impaler's Poenari Castle). In Circle of the Moon, Dracula is resurrected in a castle in Austria. The appearance of the castle also varies; in artwork for Castlevania it appears to be on top of a mountain, while in Symphony of the Night it is located off the shore of a lake. In Symphony of the Night, Maria Renard remarks that the castle is different from how she remembers it (she had fought in it five years earlier in Rondo of Blood). Alucard, who had probably once lived there, notes that the castle is "a creature of Chaos", implying that it is constantly changing.

It is possible that the castle originally belonged to Walter Bernhard. His castle had the familiar strange keep structure present in Castlevania. If this were the case, the castle dates back to at least the 11th century. In 1094, the castle appeared more like a traditional mediaeval castle than the more elaborate Gothic architecture seen elsewhere. One factor against the theory of Walter's castle becoming Castlevania is that at the end of Lament of Innocence, Mathias Cronqvist (Dracula) leaves the castle in the form of a bat. It is not known where he went, or if he ever returned.

Following Dracula's defeat in 1999, the castle was sealed into an eclipse, and was visited by Soma Cruz in 2035. In 2036, Celia Fortner and her cult built an exact replica of the castle to aid in their plans. How Celia was able to construct an exact replica of a castle which is constantly shifting its shape and dimensions is unknown.

Rooms and features

Castlevania's interior constantly shifts between games, below are a few of the rooms that have appeared.

Recreation

Research

Underground

Other Castles

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow is set in a castle which serves as the base of operations for Celia Fortner. This castle was destroyed after Menace is killed by Soma Cruz.
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence is set in a castle belonging to Walter Bernhard. Wherever Dracula now owns this castle or if it is another castle altogether is unconfirmed.
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is set in an Austrian castle owned by Camilla and used as the site for a resurrection ritual for Dracula.

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 '''Dracula's Castle''', also known as '''Demon Castle Dracula''' or '''Castlevania''', is the lair of [[Dracula]] and houses an army of his supernatural minions. The castle tends to collapse when Dracula is defeated but somehow appears completely restored in later games, even the ones were Dracula has not yet revived himself.