Netflix’s Castlevania series is full of easter eggs and callbacks to the original video game series.
Here’s what we found!
Lisa is actually Draculas second wife, as revealed byLament of Innocence.
Some fans theorize that Lisa is actually Elisabethas reincarnation.
This line goes a long way to confirm that theory, at least in regards to the shows world.
This is a retcon of Lisas canon death in the video games.
In 1997, Konami released a short manga prologue forSymphony of the Nightcalled Nocturne in the Moonlight.
Similarly, Lisa is shown to have been crucified in a flashback inSymphony of the Night.
Alucards Plea to Dracula
This is a fun one.
Within the games mythology, Alucard was able to speak to his mother shortly before her death.
Theres a brief moment in the series intro which suggests this moment occurred off-screen within the show.
Draculas Teleportation Beam
This is a small visual reference, but a neat one.
His teleportation involves him turning into a pure, vertical beam of light.
The animation of this move is very similar to the teleportation that Dracula performs inCastlevania IV.
As you might expect, Trevor is the protagonist ofCastlevania III: Draculas Curse.
Trevors work was not done, though.
He would return inCurse of Darkness, which is set three years after the events ofDraculas Curse.
The cadence of these dialogue scenes even feels slightly modified in comparison with the rest of the shows conversations.
When Trevor is speaking to the villages swordsmith, we get a brief glimpse at some of his wares.
Well, it seems that this merchant might procure some of his swords from other famous fantasy worlds.
In any case, the blades handle hole certainly resembles the one on Aragons legendary weapon.
InCastlevanias third episode, Trevor removes the cloak hes been wearing thus far in preparation for the coming battle.
Of course, the centerpiece of the episode is a battle between Trevor and a cyclops.
Still, it was heartwarming to see just how accurate her debut was.
In the show, Trevor is surprised to learn that Sypha is a girl.
Youd almost think that hes a reference to something in the games.
Further Reading: Castlevania Is a Dracula Story 90 Years in the Making
He probably is, actually.
The trouble is that its hard to tell what exactly the creature is a reference to.
Others think that he is a callback to Pazuzu, the Devil-like boss fromCastlevania: Harmony of Dissonance.
Hes likely a mix of both.
This is especially true as it concerns the previously mentioned characterization of Dracula.
Alucard
Everyone loves Alucard because anime-style brooding fighters are just always going to be fashionable.
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