- For the original timeline and other versions of this character, see Olrox and Olrox (disambiguation).
- "Little boy Belmont. I know that feeling. That pain, that hate, that burning, unendurable need for retribution. Because, you see, your mama took someone from me I loved, just as much as you loved her. So, she had to die."
- — Olrox to young Richter in "A Common Enemy in Evil"
Olrox (オルロック Orurokku?) is a character in the Netflix original animated series, Castlevania: Nocturne. He is an ancient Aztec vampire who hails from American lands. He is sophisticated and elegant, but also very powerful and cunning. He exacted revenge against Julia Belmont, who killed his lover long ago. He travels to France after being summoned to attend the rise to power of the "Vampire Messiah", Countess Erzsebet Báthory.
He is voiced by Zahn McClarnon.
History[]
Olrox is an old Aztec vampire who presumably hails from the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan in Mexico during the late 15th to early 16th century. After surviving his peoples' near annihilation by the invading Spanish conquistadors, he traveled to North America, killing numerous hunters that tried to kill him. Around the mid-18th century, he fell in love with a Mohican man living in Britain's North American colonies. He, therefore, turned the young man into a vampire to be with him forever. Unfortunately, their planned eternal romance was not to be, as his lover was subsequently killed by Julia Belmont. Seeking revenge, he traveled to Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1780s in an attempt to track her down. One night in 1783, shortly after the conclusion of the American Revolution, he managed to find Julia at the docks while she was attempting to make her son, Richter, board a ship to take him to France, as she knew both their lives were in great danger. However, when Olrox appeared, she had no option but to fight him. After a fierce battle, Olrox managed to defeat and kill Julia by transforming into a giant feathered serpent-like dragon. However, he spared Richter, telling him that his mother had caused him suffering and she needed to die for that. He told him that he would do the same to him, but not that night, and made his leave. At some point, he also encountered the dhampir Alucard, saving him several times in unknown incidents.
Years later, in 1792, Olrox traveled to France as well, summoned by the vampires in power of that region to attend the upcoming arrival and rise to power of Countess Erzsebet Báthory, queen of the vampires. He was welcomed by Comte Vaublanc, although Olrox respectfully declined his guide and decided to find his own way, staying at a local inn during his visit.
Making his presence public while working in the shadows, Olrox started investigating all the schemes and machinations behind Báthory's arrival. He discovered how the vampires had pacted an uneasy alliance with the Abbot of Machecoul, how the former were collecting fresh bodies for the priest to create an army of night creatures for them in exchange for more influence within the aristocracy, as well as the "infernal machine" the Abbot was using for this end. Olrox also made sure to get close to some of the more relevant power players of all the involved factions in this conflict, such as Báthory's servant, Drolta Tzuentes, the Abbot's loyal first guard, Mizrak, and even Richter and his allies.
Olrox engaged in an intimate relationship with Mizrak, presumably only to obtain firsthand information about the steps the Church was taking during this conflict. While at first, he made it clear to him that this was merely physical, over time, he confessed to having developed true feelings for him; at one point, he even forcefully took him away from a battle in an attempt to secure his well-being.
Olrox learned that one of the night creatures allegedly retained its memories as a human, so he descended to the abbey's cellars to talk with it. During that same visit, he discovered and stole a spell book the Abbot used as a Forgemaster to gather souls from Hell and with them create night creatures through the infernal machine. At the same time, Richter and his allies were attempting to rescue the aforementioned sentient creature, who in reality was Edouard, Annette's best friend. However, the Abbot, Mizrak, Drolta, and the Marquis had also descended to the cellars to inspect the creatures, and when both groups stumbled into each other, a fight ensued between them. Richter's side was gaining the upper hand, but at that moment, Olrox finally decided to make his presence known, and Richter, staring at the one who killed his mother all those years ago, panicked and ran away, leaving his friends behind, who luckily also managed to escape.
The night of Báthory's arrival finally came, and Olrox publicly swore his servitude to her, although not without showing evident discontent in doing so, which he discreetly kept to himself.
Olrox later gave Richter and his allies at Tera's cottage the spell book he stole from the abbey, which would help them destroy the Abbot's infernal machine. The group, believing he was here to attack, fought him briefly instead. Growing annoyed by the misunderstanding, he told them to read the book before leaving.
During the final battle at the abbey, Olrox observed from the shadows Richter and his team –which now included Mizrak– fight the vampires, and at one point, he even intervened to save the latter when he was getting overwhelmed by the enemies. When Mizrak was about to charge at Báthory alone, Olrox wrapped him in his mist form and flew him safely to the nearby hills. Olrox attempted to restrain Mizrak, begging him not to go back or he would die. Mizrak asked Olrox to help him as he was a powerful vampire, but Olrox clarified he wasn't powerful enough to stop Báthory. Olrox then listened to Mizrak's rant at his cowardice, and in response, the vampire started to shed tears, stating he didn't want him to die. Despite this, Mizrak returned to the abbey to rejoin the battle. Olrox was later seen on the same hill turning away and leaving.
When Mizrak tried to rush to assist some French soldiers against a revived Drolta, Olrox stopped him halfway, telling him that he stood no chance against her and once he died, it would be the end of it and that his Abbot was responsible for her revival. Mizrak cried in his arms, though after composing himself, he accused Olrox of not letting him die a warrior's death. Later, when he approached Mizrak, the knight warned him that Juste would kill him. He was unfazed by the threat since his daughter had fallen to him. Mizrak was enraged that he was responsible for orphaning Richter and called Olrox an animal, but Olrox told him that it wasn't anger but the love he felt towards him, causing him to be confused and leave.
Olrox later assisted Alucard in fighting Erzsebet's forces in Paris, transforming into a dragon to attack her forces, including Drolta. He overwhelmed her, but before he could land the finishing blow, he saw that Mizrak was mortally wounded and quickly rushed to his side. Alucard appeared and, sensing that Olrox had genuine feelings for Mizrak, told him he was a good man and should take care of him. During this time, Old Man Coyote tried to claim Mizrak's soul, but Olrox warned the demon that Mizrak wasn't for him. Olrox took Mizrak away from the battlefield before returning to assist Richter in killing Drolta. Richter warned him that he would kill him one day, but due to his assistance, he chose not to, saying, "not today", so Olrox left and rushed to Mizrak's side. Mizrak revealed that he was terrified of dying, as he would meet the Devil. Olrox told him that the Devil was easy to cheat; not wanting him to die, he converted him into a vampire.
Appearance[]
Olrox is a tall, dark-skinned Aztec vampire with long black hair and bright green eyes with slit pupils. He has sharp fangs and is always seen wearing his signature indigo or purple coat. His ears are pointed and always adorned with earrings. Sometimes, a tiny purple jewel can be seen in his hair, where the long black braid ends on the side of his head.
Personality[]
Olrox is a shrewd, intelligent, and rebellious man. Due to his people's subjugation at the hands of the conquistadors in his human life as an Aztec, he is utterly disillusioned with concepts like gods and royalty, refusing to bow to a declared superior unless given a strategic incentive to do so. He is a devoted lover as his late partner, a Mohican man, who imparted to him his values and fought in the American Revolution against the British Empire despite the Mohicans having been marginalized and systematically slaughtered by the United States of America.
Olrox is haunted by what he witnessed in the genocide of his people, the Aztecs, at the hands of the Spanish conquistadors, describing the process to Mizrak with heaviness and despair. As a result of losing so much, Olrox became cruel and vengeful, taking revenge on Julia Belmont and killing her in front of her then-ten-year-old son, Richter for Julia's killing Olrox's previous lover. He demonstrated further cruelty in terrifying Richter while explaining his reason for killing Richter's mother and promising to kill him one day, but perhaps a sliver of mercy in sparing the boy's life.
Olrox is not above treachery, as he delivered Abbot Emmanuel's book to Richter and his allies, hellbent on seeing Erzsebet's cult fail in their endeavor to crush the Revolutionaries.
While Olrox was initially inclined to deny it, he genuinely loves Mizrak, seeing in him a fiery and dedicated spirit of incredible integrity. He fears that he will die fighting Erzsebet and her forces. While he initially told him that he did not want to turn him into a vampire, Olrox ended up breaking this promise in order to save him after he was wounded fighting Erzsebet's cultists.
Powers and abilities[]
Powers[]
- Vampire physiology: Olrox is an incredibly powerful vampire. He possesses many standard vampiric abilities, such as enhanced strength, speed, agility, durability, senses, and lifespan.
- Magic: Aside from his vampiric abilities, Olrox is also highly well-versed and trained in the arts of magic, probably due to his long lifespan and accumulation of knowledge.
- Mist Form: Olrox can transform into mist at will, allowing him to become invisible, fly, and be intangible.
- Shapeshifting: Olrox can shapeshift; his primary form being a huge feathered serpent-like dragon similar to the Aztec deity Quetzalcoatl. While in this form, he can fly and has a sharp tail he uses to stab enemies.
- Electrokinesis: Olrox can manipulate a form of purple electricity, as shown when he used a lightning attack to save Mizrak from a vampire and when he help Richter to defeat Drolta. While in his serpentine dragon form, he can shoot more intense lightning from his eyes and breathe lightning.
- Summoning: Olrox can summon five floating ghost skulls engulfed in blue flames.
- Telekinesis: Olrox is shown to be able to move things with his mind, such as when he discovered the Abbott's spell book and opened it/moved its pages with his mind.
- Pyrokinesis: In the final episode of the second season, Olrox could light candles merely by walking past them or extinguish lit lanterns in his mist form. He can also breathe fire in his winged serpent form.
- Flight: Like other vampires, Olrox can levitate, float and move off the ground in flight.
- Hypnosis: It's been theorized that Olrox possesses a mild form of hypnosis, or quite possibly a strong form of persuasion.
Abilities[]
- Master martial artists and melee combatant: During his battle with Julia Belmont, Olrox employs a wide assortment of punches and kicks.
- Weapon mastery: Olrox can be seen proficiently wielding a dagger during his battle with Julia.
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Quotes[]
- "Don't listen to her, Richter. There's always a choice."
- "Julia Belmont. Finally."
- "In 250 years, do you know how many vampire hunters have promised to slice in two?" (to 10-year-old Richter)
- "Little boy Belmont. I know that feeling. That pain, that hate, that burning, unendurable need for retribution. Because, you see, your mama took someone from me I loved, just as much as you loved her. So, she had to die. Oh, I could kill you too. And I will one day. But not tonight." (to 10-year-old Richter)
- "I lived a long time as human and vampire. But I've only really loved once. He was from a little town in Massachusetts, if you've ever heard of that. Which in those days, was a colony. But he wasn't a colonist. He was proud to be Mohican, with roots deep in the land and forest. He burned with such passion. About the world, about how the people, "the people", that's how he talked, could win this thing called freedom. Even people like him. People whose land had been stolen, I mean. Like mine was, oh, so long ago. But he fought with them, the revolutionaries. He fought with them. He almost made me believe in it too. Then Julia Belmont killed him." (explaining to Mizrak why Richter was so afraid of him)
- "I was in love with him. I wanted him to be with me forever." (to Mizrak)
- "Long ago, when I was still human, I watched men wade ashore from ships and slaughter my people. Slaughter them in their thousands, millions in the end. Who could've believed such a thing? They said they were doing it for their God. Sometimes their king too, but... always their God. But in the end... there's only her." (When Erzsebet arrived to France)
- "Yes, charmed to meet you."
- "You're not just a beast consumed by lust for blood. You have a mind which can think and a heart which can love." (to Tera)
- "This abomination is your Abbot's work. You can't stop this, Mizrak. She'll kill you, and that will be the end of it."
- "I know who you are. Old Man Coyote. Mephistopheles, or some other name. I know what promises you make, and how tempting they are. And I could make good use of a powerful patron. But this doesn't belong in this world. And nor do you."
- "The New World is vast. Always somewhere else to go. I know when a war is lost. My people knew splendor which would make your head swim. Great cities, vast palaces, magnificent temples to honor our terrifying gods. When we first saw the Spanish Christians, we laughed. How could they threaten us? But I remember the moment when I knew. in the fires which destroyed Tenochtitlan, I knew that it was over. And our terrifying gods could do nothing to save us." (Telling Mizrak about when the Spanish conquistador invaded his home and turned him into a vampire)
- "There's no need to be afraid, my love. Not the devil, at least. The devil is easy to cheat."
Gallery[]
- Main article: Olrox (animated series)/Gallery
Trivia[]
- Olrox's physical appearance seems to be based on his voice actor, Zahn McClarnon.
- Olrox's Aztec heritage and feathered serpent form are allusions to Quetzalcoatl, a deity or supernatural entity found in many Mesoamerican religions represented as a giant flying feathered serpent (closely related to the Mayan Kukulkan).
- Some free-roaming variants of the White Dragon –a recurring enemy in the Castlevania series– also reference Quetzalcoatl and are even named after him.
- His dragon form apparently is the series' particular portrayal of the original character's giant reptilian form from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
- One of Olrox's characteristic spells involves summoning five spirits to attack his enemies. He can cast this very same spell during his boss battle in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, although he summons six skulls in that version instead.
- The design of the skulls resembles the classic depictions of Ghosts from the Castlevania series, being floating skulls engulfed in magical flames.
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Depends of his age as a human before being sired.
- ↑ "In two hundred and fifty years, do you know how many vampire hunters have promised to slice me in two?" - Olrox in "A Common Enemy in Evil". Unknown age as a human before being sired.