Vlad Dracula Tepes

In the 11th century, he was Mathias Cronqvist, a brilliant strategist and knight allied with Leon Belmont. Consumed by grief after the death of his wife Elisabetha and the apparent indifference of God, he orchestrated the creation of vampirism and dark powers, becoming the lord of darkness, Dracula. Throughout the centuries, his castle has reappeared every hundred years thanks to dark cults or forces. He maintains a generational feud with the Belmont family hunters, who defeat him time and again (notably in historic battles against Trevor, Simon, Richter, and others), forcing him back into slumber until his next resurrection. His own son, Alucard, rebels against him to protect humanity, joining the Belmonts to stop his massacres. Following his final defeat at the hands of Alucard and Richter Belmont in the late 18th century, the castle and its power were left in jeopardy. In 2035, after being permanently defeated in the late 1990s, his soul reincarnated in a young man named Soma Cruz. Although initially resisting the temptation to become the new Dark Lord, the plot revolves around preventing his legacy and evil power from resurfacing through new contenders.