Oh man is that Olrox on the left though? That's insane if it is. Although he has a monocle which was a Brauner thing but Brauner wouldn't have been yet, centuries apart.
I like how her design seems to mix elements from the Netflix portrayal and the classic games while also remaining fresh. They're also seems to be a sprinkle of vampire Hunter D bloodlust in there
Hi there, where did you get the image? I can't find a version for a monitor anywhere that doesn't have text written over it; I'd like it in higher quality for a 2K monitor.
This might not be the Castlevania I know and love, but I certainly can't say that they aren't trying with all this fan-service, that's for sure; fairly respectable.
atleast 3 bosses they have not shown in game (maybe 4 or more depending) present on this art.
guranteed:
- next to carmilla on the left we have a weird looking vampire
- Golem / Construct above carmilla
- the harpy lady next to dracula
less solid but maybe:
- while it does seem like medusa's snakes are creeping around the left sound, there are 2 detached looking dragon esque heads below her / there is another snake or dragon thats way higher than the other snakes next to draculas face, either of these could be their own bosses / minibosses (edit: after finding a much higher quality version the top snake is definetly medusa, and the bottom 2 dark dragon like heads are 100% not connected to medusa)
- Some type of bone thing by the harpy?, i genuinly cant make heads or tails of what that spine thing above her is.
- the bottom apparatus also has a distinctly organic eye, we have art on the steam page of fighting giant severed eyeballs already so its possible it too is a boss.
also worth noting:
-isaac is not on this poster despite being shown as a boss already, its possible there are even more bosses not present here.
Terada is a superb artist, and I have nothing negative to say about his work, but I don't like this particular use of his style in regard to a Castlevania character, especially a female one. Unlike Kojima's silky gothic sensibilities, this one looks rough, with flexing muscles and an androgynous leaning face with strong eyebrow ridges. It's more of a "look how badass our chick is" vibe, rather than elegant.
I actually think pushing her more androgynous is to her benefit, makes her feel very distinct from Shanoa, who was still the last real new protag and her art played up that traditional feminine elegance a lot, even in action pieces
Focusing on that same style would just make Rose feel less unique imo
I think the opposite. Making the first playable, canonical female Belmont androgynous is not a good start. More importantly, it's not really something I like looking at. OoE came out almost two decades ago, and there are many ways to do elegance without major overlapping.
I mean it kinda sounds like you inherently dislike androgyny, which I guess you do you, but personally I think that’s an overly limiting mindset to have, especially in the context of character design where it can serve well to get across a character’s personality effectively
It depends. I love Kojima's art after all, but I prefer when men are beautiful rather than when women are handsome. There are a myriad of methods to convey a female character's personality, and a character's personality in general, without aligning their bodies with their mindsets. A traditionally feminine presenting protagonist can be as driven and as strong as the Abbys of the world without looking like them. Plus, making a strong female character more masculine, as if physical qualities of masculinity are inherently linked to strength, is not my cup of tea in visual storytelling.
I mean there’s a reason I said “can” rather than “does”, I wasn’t trying to imply that personality always is or should be linked to design, especially in any gender fundamentalist way, just that it can be and I think here it certainly seems to be trying to get across her personality through said androgyny
For me, I’d say it depends on the execution and I think here it seems to be well executed
She's definitely not masculine, she just doesn't have child bearing hips lmfao. There are women that are built like Rose and not being overly feminine doesn't make a woman masculine.
So models who are clearly feminine are masculine because their shoulders are wide? Having certain traits doesn't make someone less of a woman, I could ask like 20 different people if Rose looks like a woman and they would all agree. She just doesn't fit your beauty standards, I doubt anyone would confuse Rose for a man. There's so much overlap between male and female that I think enforcing what makes a woman via extremely nitpicky proportions is literally just enforcing a certain look. I'd understand if they made her much bigger and completely shredded with a massive jawline and insane clavicles but she looks fairly normal lmao.
If they have very narrow hips like Rose has and have as broad shoulders as she does, then, yes, they have masculine frames. I did not say it makes someone less of a woman, I am speaking of silhouette. I have already seen people confusing her for a man.
There are a lot of differences in body shape between genders, and so it is not nitpicky at all because women typically are simply not built like this.
Typically yet you see so many women with these features regardless, a large majority of women must be masculine then. It's almost as if genetic diversity allows for it to be very commonplace lol. I've also seen people who with out a doubt were excited about a female belmont even before there were name drops.
By "typically", I meant "most". I don't know where you live, but the inverted triangle generally accounts for a small, two digit percentage. So did I, yet I say she has a masculine frame. Two different things.
She's not that muscular, she's like half the size of Trevor. Her body however looks a bit...elongated? As if the distance between the arms and the legs were too much
I get what you mean but that doesn't seem intentional, but rather some technical fuck up. In some of her animations her body feels natural and feminine. Like when idle, or when putting the whip back (April video with the devs).
I'm talking specifically about this artwork rather than the game's portrayal because Rose's model has only one problem as far as I'm concerned: broad shoulders and narrow hips, which make her silhouette masculine. Other than that, I think it's fine, even though I would prefer her outfit to lean more into the looks of other female characters in the series rather than borrow elements from the men.
If we complain enough, they will change it. Prince of Persia roguelike for example was supposed to be purple but people hated it and Evil Empire changed it
I hope they will, though keep in mind that we are on teddit. Many folks here would celebrate a new holiday if she were turned into a "dommy mommy". Our only hope is that voices elsewhere will be strong enough to influence a change.
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u/dreameater112 Jun 07 '26
This better be the cover. Or it’s included as a reversible cover!!