

After Walter's defeat, Death was able to take his soul and granted it to Mathias, his exact words being: "This power. Being an Angel of Death, his role was to harvest souls and grant them to his master, thus allowing that individual to absorb them. When Dracula was still known by the name of Mathias Cronqvist, he managed to get his hands on the Crimson Stone, which allowed him to gain power over Death, who was bound to the stone. Translation of Akumajō Densetsuʼs opening.

The origins of Dracula and his son Alucard, along with his reasoning for declaring war against humanity given in the instruction booklet, are different than later explanations given by Castlevania: Symphony of the Night and Lament of Innocence, leaving some people to believe this information has been retconned.ĭracula is said to have received his powers from an evil deity, while in Lament of Innocence, he got his powers by absorbing the soul of the powerful vampire, Walter Bernhard, with the Crimson Stone. Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades marry once peace is restored in the region. Grant Danasty oversees the reconstruction of Wallachia after the battle is finished.

Once his father is defeated, Alucard goes into a self-induced slumber, unable to cope with having fought his father. Trevor and his companions cross the Transylvanian countryside, defeat Dracula's minions and eventually defeat the Count himself. Joining Trevor Belmont in his mission to defeat Dracula are three other heroes: Sypha Belnades, Grant Danasty and Alucard. The people feared the Belmonts' "super-human" power and drove them out of the land, but with Dracula about to swallow Europe in darkness, they are left with no choice but to call Trevor Belmont, the current wielder of the Vampire Killer. The Belmont Clan of vampire hunters, once exiled from Wallachia, is beseeched by the Church for help, as their own armies have met with defeat. His sole purpose is to exterminate mankind. The year is 1476 and Count Dracula has begun ravaging Europe with an army of monsters.
