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|full_name=Mathias Cronqvist
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Dracula appears a boss in Classic Mode and Adventure Mode: World of Light in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. His appearance in said game is based off the one from ''{{wp|Castlevania: Symphony of the Night}}''. [[Dracula's Castle]] also appears as a playable stage in-game.
Dracula appears a boss in Classic Mode and Adventure Mode: World of Light in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. His appearance in said game is based off the one from ''{{wp|Castlevania: Symphony of the Night}}''. [[Dracula's Castle]] also appears as a playable stage in-game.


During the battle, he can transform into his form from ''{{wp|Castlevania: Rondo of Blood}}'', a demonic bat-like creature with long horns. The characters that fight Dracula at the end of their Classic Mode are [[Luigi]], [[Pac-Man]], [[Simon Belmont]], and [[Richter Belmont]]. [[Sephiroth]] also faces him in his Classic Mode ladder, but not as the final boss.
During the battle, he can transform into his form from ''{{wp|Castlevania: Rondo of Blood}}'', a demonic bat-like creature with long horns. The characters that fight Dracula at the end of their Classic Mode are [[Luigi]], [[Pac-Man]], [[Simon Belmont]], and [[Richter Belmont]]. [[Sephiroth]] also faces him in his Classic Mode route, but not as the final boss.
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ドラキュラ
|JapR=Dorakyura
|JapM=Dracula
|Fin=Kreivi
|Fin=Kreivi
|FinM=Count
|FinM=Count
|Ita=Il conte (''Captain N'')<br>Dracula
|ItaM=The Count<br>-
}}
}}

==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*Although Dracula himself never appeared in any ''Mario'' media until ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' (not counting ''Captain N''), [[Bowser|King Koopa]] had a disguise based on Dracula, Count Koopula, in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode [[Count Koopula|of the same name]] and tried to turn [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] into a tomato sauce vampire.
*Although Dracula himself never appeared in any ''Mario'' games until ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' (not counting ''Captain N''), [[Bowser|King Koopa]] had a disguise based on Dracula, Count Koopula, in the ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'' episode [[Count Koopula|of the same name]] and tried to turn [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] into a tomato sauce vampire.
**On a similar note, the ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' main antagonist, [[Antasma]], shared several traits to Dracula, including transforming into a bat, having vampiric traits, and to a lesser extent speaking in a Slavic accent (although it should be noted that Dracula in the ''Castlevania'' series, with the exception of ''Portrait of Ruin'' and to a lesser extent ''Captain N'', does not have him speaking with a Slavic accent). In the Russian version of the game, his name is even a pun on Dracula.
**On a similar note, the ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' main antagonist, [[Antasma]], shared several traits to Dracula, including transforming into a bat, having vampiric traits, and to a lesser extent speaking in a Slavic accent (although it should be noted that Dracula in the ''Castlevania'' series, with the exception of ''Portrait of Ruin'' and to a lesser extent ''Captain N'', does not have him speaking with a Slavic accent). In the Russian version of the game, his name is even a pun on Dracula. The character [[Count Bleck]] from ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'' also shared some traits to Dracula, namely in terms of motives for acting as the main antagonist being the result of losing his beloved (which was taken from the 1992 Francis Coppola adaptation).
*Dracula being the final boss of Luigi's classic mode was most likely a reference to the ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' subseries, which dealt with a similar premise to Dracula's home series ''Castlevania''.
*Dracula being the final boss of Luigi's classic mode was most likely a reference to the ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' subseries, which dealt with a similar premise to Dracula's home series ''Castlevania''.


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Dracula
File:Dracula01.png
General information
Full name Mathias Cronqvist
Appearances
First appearance Castlevania (1986, Castlevania series)
Captain N: The Game Master (1989, Mario-related media)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)

Dracula (referred to as The Count in Captain N: The Game Master) is the main antagonist from the Castlevania series, based on Count Dracula from the 1897 horror novel, Dracula. He appeared in various episodes of Captain N as a minor antagonist and is a boss character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

History

Captain N: The Game Master

File:Dracula captain n.png
The Count as he appears in the first two seasons of Captain N.

The Count is a minor antagonist throughout all three seasons of Captain N: The Game Master, where he often acts as a minion of Mother Brain's forces. In "Videolympics", he joins Mother Brain's team with Donkey Kong.

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

File:Dracula.png
Dracula, in-game
File:Dracula02.png
Dracula's beast form

Dracula appears a boss in Classic Mode and Adventure Mode: World of Light in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. His appearance in said game is based off the one from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Dracula's Castle also appears as a playable stage in-game.

During the battle, he can transform into his form from Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, a demonic bat-like creature with long horns. The characters that fight Dracula at the end of their Classic Mode are Luigi, Pac-Man, Simon Belmont, and Richter Belmont. Sephiroth also faces him in his Classic Mode route, but not as the final boss.

Profiles and statistics

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit information

# Name Image Series / game Type Class Strength / effects
1075 Dracula File:SSBU Dracula Spirit.png Castlevania Series Primary (3 slots) Ace Neutral
Can be enhanced to Soma Cruz at Lv. 99
1077 Dracula (2nd Form) File:SSBU Dracula (2nd Form) Spirit.png Castlevania Series Support (2 slots) Ace Unflinching Charged Smashes

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ドラキュラ
Dorakyura
Dracula
Finnish Kreivi Count
Italian Il conte (Captain N)
Dracula
The Count
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Trivia

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  • Although Dracula himself never appeared in any Mario games until Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (not counting Captain N), King Koopa had a disguise based on Dracula, Count Koopula, in the Super Mario Bros. Super Show! episode of the same name and tried to turn Princess Toadstool into a tomato sauce vampire.
    • On a similar note, the Mario & Luigi: Dream Team main antagonist, Antasma, shared several traits to Dracula, including transforming into a bat, having vampiric traits, and to a lesser extent speaking in a Slavic accent (although it should be noted that Dracula in the Castlevania series, with the exception of Portrait of Ruin and to a lesser extent Captain N, does not have him speaking with a Slavic accent). In the Russian version of the game, his name is even a pun on Dracula. The character Count Bleck from Super Paper Mario also shared some traits to Dracula, namely in terms of motives for acting as the main antagonist being the result of losing his beloved (which was taken from the 1992 Francis Coppola adaptation).
  • Dracula being the final boss of Luigi's classic mode was most likely a reference to the Luigi's Mansion subseries, which dealt with a similar premise to Dracula's home series Castlevania.

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