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

Castlevania in 1792.

Dracula's Castle, also known as Demon Castle 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 where 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, and in Curse of Darkness it resides by the ocean. 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. A fallen soldier from the Brotherhood of Light in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, leaves behind a diary in Carmilla's castle, stating a legend that the castle was made from a pact with the devil by the Bernhard family (the previous ruler's of the castle), and that because of its demonic nature, the castle is always 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 medieval 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. The other factor in favor for Walter's castle being Castlevania (or just being an entirely different castle) is in Curse of Darkness, the abandoned castle is the place where only a Belmont's blood can gain access to the infinite corridor. Seeing as Leon Belmont was the first Belmont proclaimed in Walter's castle, the abandoned caslte could be Walter's original castle.

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 a castle immensely similar to Dracula's to foster the growth of a new Dark Lord.

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. Whether 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.
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow has a castle belonging to Carmilla. She took control of the castle after driving away the previous rulers, the Bernhard family and Fredrick Von Frankenstein. It is implied, that because the Bernhard family made a pact with the devil to create the castle, they were the first owners. Whether Frankenstein himself was either given a piece of the castle by the Bernhards for his experiments, or he took over the castle for a short period of time after the Bernhards left, and just shortly before Carmilla took over, is unknown.

Game Appearances

Simon's Quest

Dracula's Castle NES Game Atlas

Legend (see World Map)
(45) Vlad Graveyard
(46) West Bridge
(47) Dracula's Castle/Castlevania

Dracula's Casle NES Game Atlas

Map from the NES Game Atlas

Dracula's Castle has been ruined and unoccupied. Simon Belmont enters the Castle from the West Bridge, which will only allow passage if he has all of Dracula's Relics with him along with the Magic Cross. He descends the empty underground area in order to reassemble Dracula in order to burn him. Dracula revives and uses the final relic Dracula's Fang to attack Simon, but he is soon put down. The ending depends on how much time it took Simon to beat the game.

Enemy Data: Dracula's Castle (Simon's Quest)
Image Name - Game
Description
Statistics Items Location Notes
Draccv2 33. Dracula  - Simon's Quest [ edit ]
' HP: 256
Dracula's Castle
Weapons: Tooth of Vlad
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