Changes: Hector (animated series)

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

— Hector's profile description

See also: Hector

Hector is a character and a reluctant antagonist in the Castlevania animated series, serving as one of Dracula's two human generals in his army (the other being Isaac). He is a Devil Forgemaster who uses a hammer to bring humans and animals back from the dead and to call demons from Hell into corpses; the resulting creations become newly living monsters which can be enlisted in Dracula's army, loyal to Hector's intent.

He is voiced by Theo James in the English version of the show.^[1]

Background

Hector is a Devil Forgemaster under Dracula's orders. He hates humans because of his hard childhood. As a child, he discovered an ability to reanimate dead animals, which he tried to keep as pets. For this, he was despised by both his mother and father, a selfish alchemist. Eventually, Hector burned his house to the ground with his parents inside of it. He eventually moved to Rhodes, Greece, and was later found by Dracula while he was traveling who heard about him from local scholars. After Lisa's death, Dracula asked for his abilities to build an army of creatures of the night.

Appearance and personality

"He's a child in a man's body; that does make him easy to lie to."

— Dracula in Broken Mast

Hector's physical appearance is similar to that in Curse of Darkness, as he is wearing his Devil Forgemaster outfit. He has pale silver-gray hair cut into a bob, pale blue-green eyes and light bronze skin.

He is cold with those he does not trust, having a resentment for humans due to his childhood. However, he does not wish for them all to be exterminated, hoping Dracula has plans to cull them and keep a controlled, caged population. He is often described as a child in a man's body, and he is called a "puppy" by Carmilla. Because of his child-like naïvety, Hector is easily manipulated by the likes of Carmilla, realizing all too late that her plans involve abusing him. Hector has a love for the dead animals that he revived using his abilities, even giving them names, and his inner warmth is often shown through the way he cares for them.

Powers and abilities

"I need an army. The dead must rise and creatures of the night must be called into their corpses. These are your skills."

— Dracula to Hector in Shadow Battles

Necromancy: Hector can bring creatures back to life from the dead; he considers these resurrected beings to be fully alive: As Hector explains to Godbrand , his revived dog Cezar is "not dead" because Forgemasters "make life from death" rather than merely raising the dead. Nevertheless, Hector is able to bring the Bishop back to partial life as a zombie.
Devil Forging: Hector has the power to create new creatures of the night from corpses. The eyes of his creations glow blue, as opposed to Isaac's red.

Appearances

Season 2

Season 2
2-01. War Council	Yes
2-02. Old Homes	Yes
2-03. Shadow Battles	Yes
2-04. Broken Mast	Yes
2-05. Last Spell	Yes
2-06. The River	Yes
2-07. For Love	No
2-08. End Times	Yes

Gallery

Screenshots

Other

Trivia

Unlike the two characters from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, from where they were based on, Hector and Isaac are not shown to be rivals in the animated series. In fact, Isaac mentions that he has respect for Hector.
Despite their origins in Curse of Darkness, in which they excelled in the art of summoning Innocent Devils, the main occupation of both Devil Forgemasters in the animated series is to perform rituals similar to necromancy to either bring people and animals back from the dead (probably victims of previous raids) or transmogrify their corpses into creatures of the night in order to enlist them in Dracula's army. Like in the games, all forged beings are loyal to the Forgemaster's intent.
Hector's pet puppy, Cezar, is as homage to Sam Deats' late dog "Bunny", who passed away shortly before Season 2 production started.^[2]
Hector's hammer resembles the Warhammer from Castlevania: Curse of Darkness, although smaller. Appropriately, it is one of the strongest weapons from its respective game, second only to Death's Scythe.

References

↑ Theo James is the Devil Forgemaster Hector at Adi Shankar's Bootleg Universe (Instagram).
↑ Samuel Deats' "Bunny" tweet

[1] Theo James is the Devil Forgemaster Hector at Adi Shankar's Bootleg Universe (Instagram).

[2] Samuel Deats' "Bunny" tweet

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 {{Q|Hector is one of Dracula's two human generals. As a Devil Forgemaster he uses his hammer to bring creatures back from the dead.|Hector's profile description}}
 {{Seealso|Hector}}
-'''Hector''' is a [[:category:Animated Series Characters|character]] and a reluctant [[:category: Antagonists|antagonist]] in the ''[[Castlevania (animated series)|Castlevania]]'' animated series, serving as one of [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]'s two human generals in his [[Dracula's Army|army]] (the other being [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]]). He is a [[Devil Forgemaster]] who uses a hammer to bring humans or animals back from the dead, turning them into monsters for [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]'s army.
+'''Hector''' is a [[:category:Animated Series Characters|character]] and a reluctant [[:category: Antagonists|antagonist]] in the ''[[Castlevania (animated series)|Castlevania]]'' animated series, serving as one of [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]'s two human generals in his [[Dracula's Army|army]] (the other being [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]]). He is a [[Devil Forgemaster]] who uses a hammer to bring humans and animals back from the dead and to call [[Demons|demons]] from [[Hell]] into corpses; the resulting creations become newly living monsters which can be enlisted in [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]'s army, loyal to Hector's intent.
 He is voiced by [[Theo James]] in the English version of the show.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BofgLMfHj8q/?hl=en&taken-by=bootleguniverse Theo James is the Devil Forgemaster Hector] at [[Adi Shankar]]'s Bootleg Universe (Instagram).</ref>
 ==Background==
-Hector is a [[Devil Forgemaster]] under Dracula's orders. He hates humans because of his hard childhood. As a child, he discovered an ability to reanimate dead animals, which he tried to keep as pets. For this, he was despised by both his mother and father, a selfish alchemist. Eventually, Hector burned his house to the ground with his parents inside of it. He eventually moved to Rhodes, Greece, and was later found by [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]] while he was traveling and heard about him from local scholars. After [[Lisa (animated series)|Lisa]]'s death, Dracula asked for his abilities to build an [[Dracula's Army|army]] of creatures of the night.
+Hector is a [[Devil Forgemaster]] under Dracula's orders. He hates humans because of his hard childhood. As a child, he discovered an ability to reanimate dead animals, which he tried to keep as pets. For this, he was despised by both his mother and father, a selfish alchemist. Eventually, Hector burned his house to the ground with his parents inside of it. He eventually moved to Rhodes, Greece, and was later found by [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]] while he was traveling who heard about him from local scholars. After [[Lisa (animated series)|Lisa]]'s death, Dracula asked for his abilities to build an [[Dracula's Army|army]] of creatures of the night.
+{{clr}}
 ==Appearance and personality==
+{{Q|He's a child in a man's body; that does make him easy to lie to.|[[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]] in [[Broken Mast]]}}
-Hector's physical appearance is similar to that in ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness|Curse of Darkness]]'', as he is wearing his [[Devil Forgemaster]] outfit. He has pale silver-gray hair, cut into a bob, pale blue eyes and light bronze skin.
+Hector's physical appearance is similar to that in ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness|Curse of Darkness]]'', as he is wearing his [[Devil Forgemaster]] outfit. He has pale silver-gray hair cut into a bob, pale blue-green eyes and light bronze skin.
-He is cold with those he does not trust, having a resentment for humans due his childhood. However, he does not wish for them all to be exterminated, hoping Dracula has plans to cull them and keep a controlled, caged population. He is often described as a child in a man's body, and he is called a "puppy" by [[Carmilla (animated series)|Carmilla]]. Because of his child-like naivety, Hector is easily manipulated by the likes of Carmilla, realizing all too late what was happening. Hector has a love for the dead animals that he revived using his abilities, even giving them names, and his inner warmth is often shown through the way he cares for them.
+He is cold with those he does not trust, having a resentment for humans due to his childhood. However, he does not wish for them all to be exterminated, hoping Dracula has plans to cull them and keep a controlled, caged population. He is often described as a child in a man's body, and he is called a "puppy" by [[Carmilla (animated series)|Carmilla]]. Because of his child-like naïvety, Hector is easily manipulated by the likes of Carmilla, realizing all too late that her plans involve abusing him. Hector has a love for the dead animals that he revived using his abilities, even giving them names, and his inner warmth is often shown through the way he cares for them.
 ==Powers and abilities==
+{{Q|I need an army. The dead must rise and creatures of the night must be called into their corpses. These are your skills.|[[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]] to Hector in [[Shadow Battles]]}}
-*[[Necromancer|Necromancy]]: Hector can bring back creatures from the dead.
+*'''[[Necromancer|Necromancy]]:''' Hector can bring creatures back to life from the dead; he considers these resurrected beings to be fully alive: As Hector explains to [[Godbrand]] , his revived dog [[Cezar]] is "not dead" because Forgemasters "make life from death" rather than merely raising the dead. Nevertheless, Hector is able to bring the [[Bishop]] back to partial life as a [[zombie]].
-*[[Devil Forgemaster|Devil Forging]]: Hector has the power to create new creatures of the night from corpses. The eyes of his creations glow blue, as opposed to [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]]'s red.
+*'''[[Devil Forgemaster|Devil Forging]]:''' Hector has the power to create new creatures of the night from corpses. The eyes of his creations glow blue, as opposed to [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]]'s red.
 ==Appearances==
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+HectorApp.JPG
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-DpLFWEkVAAATreb.jpg|'''Hector''' and [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]] with their master, [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]
+DpLFWEkVAAATreb.jpg|'''Hector''' and [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]] with their master [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]
 44203333 1879400478848129 6625361755616837632 n.jpg|With [[Carmilla (animated series)|Carmilla]]
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 Hector (animated series) - 02.png|'''Hector''' restrained and being slapped by a beaten up [[Carmilla (animated series)|Carmilla]]
-Hector (animated series) - 04.png|'''Hector''' as a child resurrecting a dead dog
+Castlevania_Netflix_Child_Hector.jpg|Hector as a child
+Hector_finds_a_corpse.png|'''Hector''' discovers a dead dog as a child
+Hector (animated series) - 04.png|'''Hector''' casts a resurrection spell to revive the dog
 .png|'''Hector''''s laboratory
-.png|'''Hector''' and little Cezar, his revived pet dog
+.png|'''Hector''' and little [[Cezar]], his revived pet dog
+Taming_a_newly-risen_creature.png
+Hector_looks_to_the_sun.png|'''Hector''' in "[[Last Spell]]"
+Hector_and_the_revived_bishop.png|'''Hector''' brings the reanimated [[Bishop]] to [[Braila]]
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-Forgemasters.jpg|Official art, with [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]] and [[Dracula (animated series)|his master]]
+Forgemasters.jpg|Official art, with [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]] and their master [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]
+DxaP85EU8AEcIPy.jpg|Official art
-hectors hammer.jpg|Concepts for Hector's hammer
-hector ref.jpg|Hector's official character sheet
+hector ref.jpg|Official model sheet
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+hector hammer.jpg|Official sheet for '''Hector''''s hammer and other assets
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 ==Trivia==
-*Unlike the two characters from ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]'', from where they were inspired from, Hector and [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]] are not shown to be rivals in the animated series.
+*Unlike the two characters from ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]'', from where they were based on, Hector and [[Isaac (animated series)|Isaac]] are not shown to be rivals in the animated series. In fact, Isaac mentions that he has respect for Hector.
-*Despite their origins in ''Curse of Darkness'', where they excelled in the art of summoning demons, the main occupation of both [[Devil Forgemaster]]s in the animated series is to perform [[Necromancer|necromantic]] rituals to bring people and animals back from the dead (probably victims of previous raids) and transform them into creatures of the night in order to enlist them in [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]'s [[Dracula's Army|army]].
+*Despite their origins in ''Curse of Darkness'', in which they excelled in the art of summoning [[Innocent Devils]], the main occupation of both [[Devil Forgemaster]]s in the animated series is to perform rituals similar to [[Necromancer|necromancy]] to either bring people and animals back from the dead (probably victims of previous raids) or transmogrify their corpses into creatures of the night in order to enlist them in [[Dracula (animated series)|Dracula]]'s [[Dracula's Army|army]]. Like in the games, all forged beings are loyal to the Forgemaster's intent.
-*Hector's pet puppy, Cezar, is as homage to [[Sam Deats]]' late dog "Bunny", who passed away shortly before Season 2 production started.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SamuelDeats/status/1055782556203958272 Samuel Deats' "Bunny" tweet]</ref>
+*Hector's pet puppy, [[Cezar]], is as homage to [[Sam Deats]]' late dog "Bunny", who passed away shortly before Season 2 production started.<ref>[https://twitter.com/SamuelDeats/status/1055782556203958272 Samuel Deats' "Bunny" tweet]</ref>
+*Hector's hammer resembles the [[Warhammer]] from ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]'', although smaller. Appropriately, it is one of the strongest weapons from its respective game, second only to Death's Scythe.
 ==See also==