I love how they did Richter not this skilled mastered i-can-kill-anything hunter. He's still got a lot to lear even more so that they're facing such a powerful enemy. I loved the fact Maria's magic is combined with her Forgemaster's heritage to summon hell beasts. My heart cries for Tera as she is like a Sypha only sweeter and more naive T.T
The Magic Maria uses to summon is not associated with Hell. These are Spirit Beasts! Specifically related the 4 Beasts of the Cardinal Directions! The White Tigers, the Vermilion Sparrows/Birds, and the Black Tortoise! The Fourth is the Azure Dragon! And all are Linked to Maria, she has yet to Tap into her Powers!
I love that though you can certainly see the relation between Richter and Trevor, they are very different people and fighters. Trevor is a jaded pub brawler, while Richter is a cocky and insecure kid. But they both have that caustic Belmont wit, and they both know how to use that whip
@@Paajx Yeah, Trevor is extremely better with the Whip while Richter can actually throw legit hands with night creatures and vampires, something Trevor couldnt fully do.
@@hidan407 no he could definitely through hands with them and its shown in several parts but they kept it as 'realistic' as possible which was interesting to watch; he was shown to be the best tactician by far even within the schemes of his fight scenes. So while this is more dragon ball z esque it seems brutish and not as well thought out despite the character showing some pretty clever adaptations with his power and whip
Last we saw it, it was on fake death's platform, either it's near Treffy village and Trevor has hidden it somewhere, or it's in the infinite corridor when Geramia teleported Trev to save him.
I am always blown away when I see how well the fights are choreographed and animated in this series. It all flows so well and some of the combos are so intricate and detailed.
I love how Maria has the ability to summon magical animals to help her in combat it’s a magic that hasn’t been seen before used in unique ways and I love it here. I hope she gets to grow what she can really do 🕊️🐈🐢
Not been seen before? She did this in Rondo of Blood. The animals replaced the sub weapons for her and the birds are her basic attack. In Symphony of the Night in Japan she got an upgrade. The birds became energy balls and the animals all became adult versions of themselves that basically one shot bosses. e.g. Summoning a dragon that fills the entire room.
I love love love how vulnerable our heroes are allowed to be in this show. I love the main trio in the first series but theres no denying that they have this sort of mythic quality to them. They felt like larger than life icons to me, where in this show the heroes feel much smaller, and like they're always cornered by evil. They can still fight but they lack the adequate experience, and resources, to win the day at the very end. Can't wait how they continue to develop in a second season, especially with Alucard to help them.
Honestly I don't like it much, but that's mainly as a lore nerd. Richter and Maria are meant to be absurdly powerful, either of them as strong or stronger than Trevor's whole group. They set the standards for all that fight going forward.
@@nahte123456 theres nothing wrong with preferring how its done originally, but Id argue that this series is going to show us these characters growing in power as the story progresses until they maybe even exceed the power of Trevor and Sypha. We've already seen Richter grow immensely in strength with his magic reawakening. And plus with the inclusion of Alucard in the next season he's bound to help them improve, as so far in their lives they've pretty much had to learn on their own(displayed by Richter's lack of knowledge in anything beyond vampires.
@@loki_l_1380 That's fair I just think it misses the point a bit. Richter's whole thing was how strong he was, Symphony of the Night's whole story is that "Richter is so strong he can only find glory in fighting Dracula". Richter starts as the standard of power, that's why what he does is so important. This series may not be bad or anything like that, but it is just flat a different theme and story goal.
This is actually the first time I’ve found the vampires of this franchise actually intimidating and frightening. More than Godbrand. More than Carmilla. Even more than Dracula himself. The sheer terror Erzsebet causes in her victims by her mere presence. How the way she feeds on them feels violating; like the part where she dresses up one of her prey in a ball gown and waltzes with her before choking her as she bites her neck and sucks her like a juice box! **Shudders** 😖 Don’t get me wrong. Dracula was ferocious, imposing and a threat to be feared. But I always felt sorry for him in how he lost his wife and with her, his faith in the good of humanity. Her? There’s no sympathy to be found. No relatability. She’s in every sense of the word: a monster.
You said it all, that scene when she turns Tera was just... ugh... I was so angry and upset at how dark the whole situation was, and wrong. The word "violating" is a strong one, but it's also definitely how her actions feel. Or desecrating everything. I was internally fuming after what happened to Tera, and it made Alucard showing up right at the end to show that they still had a powerful ally coming and a renewed spark of hope was all the more satisfying because of it. Can't wait for season 2!
@@Mi-Jung_Kim-tq2blI don't know that much about Castlevania, but as far as I know, Dracula is definitely the strongest vampire, maybe that has changed with this series, idk
I am just happy that we are not seeing a washout version of Trevor Alucard and Sypha, but that Richter, Maria and Anette are totally unique and different on their own. Not to mention that they're teens. More emotional, naive and impulsive than the previous trio. And holy sheeeet Olrox and Mizrak!!! what a romance. Losing Tera was like watching Sypha die, which I'm actually glad they didn't elaborate on it. Julia's was sad enough. Nocturne is just PERFECT for me!
I am setting myself up for the worst in Olrox and Mizrak's relationship. On the other hand, It's a shame that Edouard couldn't have his happy ending with the boy he had a crush on 😢
@@Bragglord if you considered her character as trash, then you probably never experienced a mother’s love. My comment was even about these new characters not being similar to either Trevor and Sypha, because if they are, it’d be just a poor imitation. While Terra is skilled, and not in same level as Sypha, she wasn’t even a warrior and was not trained for it. Her ending was better than all of them getting out of there complete which won’t make sense when there was Erzebet.
@@godjihyo5847 'never experienced a mother's love'. Um, are you ok? No need to get emotional. What, so because she's a mother who sacrificed herself for her daughter, she's an interesting character? Your suggestion that her death might somehow make us think of Sypha dying is what I found strange. Glad you liked it, anyway.
@@jemandjemand2362 she's still learning bro. It's not a matter of Netflix. It's a matter of facing something way beyond your league. It's like being a newbie into boxing and your first opponent is prime Tyson with murder in his eyes. Her reaction is completely natural.
she learns nothing because she is a ficitonal character, who is as good as a bad script. an in that age, she was a full ass vampie hunter with no fear at all.@@kejahwills
As someone not involved with the games I really did not expect an Egyptian God to be also a vampire God. And that being Countess Bathory nonthanless. Reeeally cool concepts. If you ever read anything about Bathory you would know that even the real historical figure she was was told to be invested in a virgin blood. She literally took baths in virgin blood to keep herself young. I really enjoy how Castlevania uses real life history to its advantage and grounds the vampires into it.
@gundambattleassault nope , Bathory is the main villain in Castlevania:Bloodlines , made in 1994. The difference is that she faced Morris , rather than Ritcher.
She isn't really the Egyptian God. Strictly speaking , she was a human that turned into a vampire and then drinked Sekhmet's blood. And it makes sense to put Sekhmet as the more "vampiric" egyptian god , as her own myth is about plundering the world and then put to sleep as she got drunk for drinking so much blood.
The depiction of richter is on point, he's not as experienced so he does not go for the kill like beheading, setting on fire or heart piercing, as trevor would try. Troughout the series a recurring thought i had was "the original crew would demolish these villains" the sudden appearance of alucard at the end just cemented that thought. But there is 2 or 3 seasons to come, by the end ritchter will be far stronger than trevor.
@romulosteca5324 Alucard is 300 years old now. He is much stronger than he was when he was with Trevor and Sypha. So really you don't have a point because the difference in strength between this Alucard and the one who was with Sypha and Trevor is greater than the difference between heaven and earth.
Trevor and Sypha would still lose against Erzebeth, at least at the point she’s at now. Richter canonically is stronger than Trevor which is why he doesn’t use as much tactics as Trevor would. Trevor did have the Morningstar but I doubt that would’ve worked on Erzebeth either
@@shadowofdread7018fair, trevor usually uses his wits to out think and maneuver against his targets. But against this, The Morningstar would probably just been slapped away or even broken.
This fight just cements into my mind how much of a handicap the original crew had against Dracula. The man was bloodstarved and was practically just standing there taking the hits and he was still overpowering the cast. If he was at his peak, season 2 probably would have ended very similarly to this one if not worse.
@@shadowofdread7018 'Trevor and Sypha would still lose against Erzebeth' only Dracula from the first series and maybe prepared Isaac would stand a chance against her in her god form. But the trio wouldn't allow for things to go that far.
I see a few comments saying she’s beyond Dracula. Keep in mind, her opponents are three greenhorns in the world of vampire killing. Dracula had to deal with Trevor, Sypha and Alucard; all of whom were just shy of veteran status.
None of them could beat Drolta at that point and then Alucard came to the rescue and one-shotted her with his stabby stabby pointy thingy. He himself is gonna change everything.
Bro Dracula at his weekest was rag dolling three ogs, Richter is still young has less experience against top tier vampires but has heaps of potential, had Richter had the Morningstar this season it would have been GGs
Lets be fuckin for real… She’s OP af and is performing feats bigger than Dracula. Being able to eclipse the sun and preventing anything from harming her. All the vampires even on this generation posses more magical abilities than the old ones.
I like how nocturne introduces more vampire threats other than dracula Signifying how dracula is or was alive, however since he had his love with him at all times, world domination wasn't a thought because his plan was rooted on avenging lisa, now with his love there by his side, his life would be peaceful again
Well, I didn’t understand why she wasnt more patient. She could have built up their army in a far away land and then came to take over the country. If she had even a 100 compotent vampires with her, then this story would have been over. Vampires have all the time in the world.
True, but this is the age of revolutions. The old kingdoms are poised to fall, and new orders are rising. This is a golden opportunity to ride in and exploit the chaos.
She is basically Sunako from Shiki, but acts more like Queen Benshira from Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue combined with Maleficent & Queen Berly from Sailor Moon.
Everyone is talking about having Dracula come back to face off against Erzebet. While that would be great to see and it's true no Castlevania is really complete without Dracula. I have to wonder if it's really worth sacrificing that season 4 ending of the first show......It's strange, but Dracula's story is always wrapped up in redemption by the end of it. He's always a tragic figures, and it was kind of a beautiful and rare thing to see him get his happy ending at the end of season 4 with Lisa. I mean imagine undoing that ending just for the sake of doing it. I mean they are really REALLY going to have to think this one out to make it work. It just wouldn't feel right to have him come back into the show and regress to just how he was when he hated humans. They are going to have to really have a good reason for it.
Well this story is 300 years after so his wife its already dead for sure, remember what alucard said when his wife died he died with her( i talking about the loving dracula) i feel hes gonna come back to make everybody know who the real king is
I don't know, there is really a part of me that would love to see Dracula and her square off. Maybe Lisa told Dracula before she died of old age she didn't want him to commit suicide to be with her. So hes been living all this time, and when he sees Erzebet trying to enslave humanity he knows Lisa would definitely not want that. So he would come back to wreck shop on her a$$ to honor Lisa.
@@brumexclusives-oc6be Well if they manage to scale the power of Dracula up to the power he has in the games, he will definitely be able to match and maybe surpass her. In the games he was the anti God, basically Satan himself
@chrisidornigie Alucard is now 300 years. Given that the only vampire stronger than him was Dracular when he was still a teenager, at 300 plus years old, there shouldn't be any vampire that can even challenge his power now except for the main villainess.
@@abongilezolanipeterson5588I thought she wasn’t a regular vampire but also a witch. To be honest still getting familiar with the castlevania franchise😅
Feel like the first part of that fight, as beautiful as those shots were looked like it had a crazy frame drop compared to everything else. Still amazing animation compared to most things
I think that effect was the show the adrenaline and choppiness of a fight like this in real life. If you've ever been in a fight you know how fast things happen and how choppy everything looks because of adrenaline
I was confused why the leather whip was so weak in this show, since Trevor could one-shot vampires and night creatures with it in season 1 pretty much the same way the morning star did, but then I realized, Trevor never actually used the leather whip against vampires in all four seasons, just the morning star, this is the first time we see it used against vampires, makes you realize how OP that thing was in comparison, because the leather whip doesn't even makes vampires explode, at best it just mutilates them.
Trevor usava chicote normal também, mas o problema era que a vilã era muito poderosa e não adiantava de nada usar aquele chicote mesmo banhado em magia.
The leather whip does burn vampires and has made night creatures explode but those are fodder enemies, Trevor does mention in S1 that the whip is consecrated so it has a similar effect to blessed/holy items like holy water. The morning star is the whip specifically made to kill dracula which brought a weakened dracula down to his knees in one hit, one shot explodes normal vampires, and was able to gradually irritate/wound death. The leather whip is a good weapon don't get me wrong but the morning star is just so stupidly overpowered.
I liked Marias’ character- a bit timid and reserved but her resolve to dispel evil is incredible. When she held her own against Drolta (at least for a little) I was very surprised. She kind of reminds me of Historia from SNK. Her creativity and reaction time at 0:55 made my jaw drop when I first watched it 😂. I replayed it back like 20 times
I just noticed Richter starts winning against the fire monster when he switches to the correct element for a type advantage. Love the game Easter eggs!
Okay but Maria hitting Drolta with that "Schoop da Whoop" was hilarious and unexpected. I love the way Magic users fight in this series. They have to fight with a high level of Dexterity and Physicality to keep up with Vampires and Night creatures
Unfortunately, I really like this structure that the animated series brings to the franchise. The narrative imposes something that we don't see and is also not worked on in games: the human perspective and the sense of mortality. Here we see (in the series as a whole) that choices have consequences for the characters and through them they evolve and become stronger, very different from the linear narrative of becoming the strongest as we pick up items, as the plot is established with you being a relentless vampire hunter who, of course, will win in the end. Seeing Juste's perspective on his adventure gave me chills. Not to mention that they were right not to abuse the figure of Dracula, since he has always been a thoughtful and classy being, different from the barbaric vision that other creatures have.
1:33 Face it, Drolta lost vs Richter here. Had it not been for Erzsebet, she would've died earlier. Alucard just had to be reintroduced again. 2:16 is a reminder of Trevor punching Dracula fearlessly. Futile, but brave. 2:25 is the mark of a Belmon, smiling in face of Death.
Dracula, in season 2: “Oh you’re a VAMPIRE alright! Just not a ROYAL one!” Erzsebet: “Oh yeah? What’s the difference?” Dracula, emerging from the mouth of a giant flaming skull: “PRESENTATION!”
I love the idea that they are giving night creatures a lot of depths and free will here. I remember we saw a glimpse of that in the previous series when Isaac was talking to that night creature in the desert if I remember correctly.
For anyone wondering since I see a lot of people asking where the morning star is, it’s with Juste I believe. In the scene where we see his hut. There is a chest there. If it’s not there then Alucard might have it.
@@ogchripsboi8038 Maybe it got sucked in, because Trevor dropped it when he was fighting Death, his left arm was broken so he couldn't hold two weapons. He dropped it on top of the castle. But you might be right, it might be in the IC.
I have the theory that Alucard and Juste may know each other already, and Juste was the one who called him when things started to get worse, Juste may have been living at the Belmont Hold back in Wallachia and just moved to France to watch over Richter after he arrived, is possible that Trevor or Alucard retrieved the Morning Star after season 4 or maybe some other Belmont, Christopher or Simon maybe, either way, they probably still have it somewhere
@@horrorfan117 there IS plenty of room for her power-up. She is connected to the Orixá Ogum. Ogum is a hero-god of fire , metallurgy and war. She only barely used metallurgy. However , there is another power-up that Annette could receive , but I doubt it they will do that , which is São Jorge. In Candomblé , Ogum is syncretized with Saint George , as "São Jorge". As an orixá-saint that is equally a dragonslayer and a dragonrider , which one of it's feats was battling in the moon. But they will not go in that route , Annette is from the French Carribean , while Candomblé is from South America.
Well the vampire killer definitely that's what the morningstar was created for it was essentially the strongest or one of the strongest weapons the belmonts had.
Sehkmet would clap Carmilla hard. She is literally untouchable, while Carmilla was "just" a vampire. A vampire can do only so much against a literal egyptian goddess.
@@Altherot She isn't a god, shes just a egomaniac vampire, theres literally no proof she's a deity beyond her summoning a black orb and changing outfits.
This show had the worst case of, "Oh no, the script says the fight has to go this way." I've seen in a while. It dances between, "Ha, is that 3 vampires?" to "Oh god! 3 vampires!" in terms of danger so often that they have to result to a villain that just no sells literally everything(a feat no other creature we've seen so far has peformed) to establish that the scene has to end the way it does.
Hey fellow vampires, dont you just hate it when a Belmont freezes your flesh and shatters it and proceeds to use that frozen flesh to whip the shi* outta you?
For all the power Erszebet has here, I'd like to remind everyone, Dracula didn't need no stinkin' forcefield. He tanked blows head on...and he wasn't even at full power. So I'm not convinced Erzsebet is a "bigger bad" than Dracula. He wasn't the apex being of his species for nothing.
Wow I like how this thread of comments is full of insightful analysis. 👏🏿 I'm starting to get into animation and learned so much from how these people are critiquing and highlighting the unique fighting styles of each character.
I know Erzebet is based on a real person from Hungarian history, but for some reason I feel like this is building up towards her being Galamoth. She claims to be Sekhemet, an Egyptian goddess and Galamoth is very much depicted as being akin to an Egyptian deity. The story is also combining Rondo of Blood with Symphony of the Night, hence I have this suspicion.
The fact richter was winning man both belmonts are my favorites of both series even juste was pretty badass but man seeing alcuard one shoting a powerful vampire I wonder how he compares to the goddess vampire or if his gonna need his dad to come in and fight her it would be cool if dracula saves him and they reconcile
I will really put an emphasis on that second one. In the original series with Dracula, he has all the clout he needs, but this villain needed to be established as a threat and she fucking delivered.
Pure power pumped directly into Dracula's face actually injured him, but GIRLBOSS here is a drawing that doesn't change no matter what's thrown her way. JUST LIKE REAL LIFE YEAHHH
They pretty much reimagined Juste's video game fighting style into Richter to make him stand out. Really cool. But that leaves no room for diversity besides the next Belmont literally using holy powers(just like Richter and Julius in the games).
The Belmonts arent really known for their diversity in fighting style tbh. They mostly fight in the same style, only outliers being Richter who introduced the Item Crashes as a new special way of attack (on top of some new whip moves), and Juste Belmont as someone who is a fusion of the classic Castlevania and modern Metroidvania in how his abilities work. Julius meanwhile is really just a more powerful "Richter of the future". While the Morises are like Belmont lite, just with more optional weapons (at least in Johnathan's case).
@@zettovii1367 In the GAMES they're obviously extremely similar and that's the point, they aren't supposed to feel all too different. But when you're adapting an entire bloodline into a series where plot matters, having them all fighting the exact same way is lame. You can use the small nuances of each Belmont to give them very different approaches to combat. Julius, for example, has Omnia Vanitas, which comes from Buddhism (as the Belmonts are now related to the japanese priests).That could extend to bringing japanese mythology into his powers.
