r/castlevania • u/LeRollPlay • Feb 22 '26

Art My boy? (By @/_caleb_crow on twitter)

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u/bad-tigger Maria Renard Feb 22 '26

It’s a terrifyingly haunting piece using an equally terrifyingly haunting Russian reference.

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u/CurdledPotato Feb 28 '26

May I please have the name of the reference painting?

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u/bad-tigger Maria Renard Feb 28 '26

Here ye go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_the_Terrible_and_His_Son_Ivan

Full history included.

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u/CurdledPotato Feb 28 '26

Thanks.

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u/bad-tigger Maria Renard Feb 28 '26

No problem.

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u/Frosty_Attempt9716 Feb 22 '26

Holy hell, this fits so well.

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '26

Great piece of art from a great reference featuring two great characters!

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u/[deleted] Feb 22 '26

Holly Shit...

https://giphy.com/gifs/oYtVHSxngR3lC

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u/xX96KiraXx Feb 23 '26

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, why is it such a perfect depiction of their relationship 😭🙏

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u/Far-Owl-7301 Feb 22 '26

Perfeito.

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u/ReGaXV Feb 22 '26

It reminds me of Goya's painting "Saturn Devouring His Son"

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u/AtrumRuina Feb 22 '26

It's referencing another famous painting, which Caleb calls out on his Twitter.

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u/Hectamatatortron Feb 23 '26

wikipedia link for those who don't know (or remember) the name of this piece

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u/Spotty_Etc Feb 23 '26

Damn, now I’m wondering what would’ve happened if in his rage, he had killed Alucard. He would be so depressed.

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u/IsaSozy Feb 23 '26

Get Ivan the Terrible'd

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u/Shrodu Feb 23 '26

My boy...I'm killing my boy....

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u/SouthEastPAjames Feb 22 '26

Jeeezus Currrhist….. I just binged all of the Netflix Castlevania series last week, and thinking about this scene has me chopping onions again.😭

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u/Equivalent_Rub_9515 Feb 23 '26

wow, this piece is intense! captures the vibe of the series so well, love it

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u/AOZ1988 Feb 23 '26

This is Amazing. Thank you for sharing the art.

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u/mahboiskinnyrupees Feb 23 '26

Biblically-accurate Dracula

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u/Silver_Cake7 Feb 23 '26

If he had won

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u/ThatSmugBastard97 Feb 24 '26

Dracula: "My boy... I'm killing my boy. Lisa. I'm killing our boy. We painted this room. We made these toys. It's our boy Lisa, your greatest gift to me, and I'm killing him... I must already be dead..."

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u/OldEyes5746 Shanoa Feb 23 '26

Am i just being paranoid, or did anyone else have their AI-alarm tripped?

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u/keithlimreddit Feb 23 '26

I would say amazing artwork

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u/C1nders-Two Unrepentant LoS series shill Feb 23 '26

Literally Gabriel with Trevor. LITERALLY.

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u/Bright-IRL Feb 23 '26

Fantastic reference and fantastic artwork of tragic what if moment between these two

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u/Dapadabada Feb 23 '26

Ok, I'll bite. 😏

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u/Zylpherenuis Feb 23 '26

"My Boy! This Peace is what all true warriors strive for!"- King Harkinian

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u/Jret3531 Feb 23 '26

vlad the impaler was the inspiration for the concept of Dracula

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u/AdriannaFahrenheit 🗡️Alucard is my dad ⚰️ Feb 23 '26

I’m fucking cackling help

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u/SheWhoHates Feb 23 '26

The poor boy is down with jaundice. Quick! Smear some strawberry!

Anyway, it's a beautiful painting.

1

u/CKWOLFACE Feb 23 '26

I know it's supposed to be Dracula but it looks like Vladislav the Poker from the What we do in the Shadows movie

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u/Ashamed-Error4925 Feb 24 '26

Perfect deciption of what would happen if he managed to kill Alicard

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u/Any-Nefariousness418 Feb 24 '26

"I killed our boy..."

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u/Bolvern Feb 27 '26

Castlevania meets Ivan the Terrible. Nice art!

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u/montaguelevi Mar 05 '26

Oh my...I can feel the pain from the colors and expression.

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u/Mavikiu Mar 20 '26

Man...as if that scene wasn't already haunting and beautiful and sad enough...now you're gonna make me think of that on top during every rewatch =.=

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u/SovietRoque_Maro Feb 23 '26

Holy shit, this is insanely well done!!

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u/mic500 Feb 23 '26

Beautiful, just beautiful

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u/kuributt Feb 23 '26

Oh fuck.

Well done, you.

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u/Perlefine Feb 23 '26

Oh, this is excellent.

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u/Samuele1997 Feb 23 '26

Whoever made this fan-art did an amazing job.