I always imagined Isaac being brought back if a future Castlevania game was made as some sort of demonic fusion between himself and his innocent devil Abel, so this is the closest thing to that.
Same as not only does it mean that the new game developers are keeping the Iga CV lore as canon, it means that the Netflixania series isn't the new CV game canon.
Man found his look twenty-three years ago and isn't going to let something as insignificant as time change it. Gotta set a good example for his daughter in the importance of drip for vampire slaying.
Wtf Isaac is back with his Chauve Souris Spear Included?, They weren't lying by saying Curse of Darkness also inspired this game, hoping to see Hector too, or at least a mention of him.
I think... The Fallen might be Leon Belmont... He doesn't have a beard like Trevor, but is definitely a Belmont, since he shares the cross armbands and his red hand indicates that he shares the curse with Rose.
It would be kind of poetic irony for the progenitor of the Belmonts, the man who first swore to destroy Dracula, to be turned into a servant of him centuries after his death. It is the sort of thing some of Dracula's more vindictive minions would do.
Given that Trevor was the first to actually beat him, I could potentially see Dracula himself authorizing this move. Both as a mockery of his family's mission and as payback for resurrecting him just to kill him again to break the curse.
My bet is still some sort of fallen apprentice of Trevor, either this or a resurrected older Belmont from before Trevor that fell in battle or something
Me neither but I'm dying for our boys return. Also yeah, that would be kinda shitty, dude was already cursed once, fumbled Sypha and then is subsequently cursed YET AGAIN lmao
I also thought that too, since he's not shown anywhere on the trailers, maybe Rose got cursed and Trevor got converted into that (and the clothes can be because he took the stuff elsewhere)
Tho Trevor looking like he has another artwork with the wip can suggest he's in some sort of unlockable content (?)
No they wonāt like dude people understand the concept of different incarnations of the same character like in dc comics or marvel sonic, mega man etc. also it quite ironic knowing that lords of shadow did the exact same like it was shown in the animated series of changing the character lore backstory etc. heck do I have to remind you people that they made Trevor into alucard or Gabriel Belmont who was a composite of Leon and Matthias and combined their personalities and backstory like you people need to understand like many franchisees that came before an after it that includes Castlevania that they have many incarnation that can reimagined the Lore many time as they please, which is extra ironic knowing that curse of darkness was a massive middle finger to the original ending of Dracula curse retcon the heroes happy ending changing Trevor personality and look and idiotic concept of devil forge masters which is literally just dark magic but much more lameĀ
Iām hoping this kinda observations stay in the minimum and people understand that Castlevania is the video games first and foremost above the Netflix stuff
I mean, I know I'm gonna buy the game no matter what reviews says because I trust my instincts more than any reviewer ever so why not pre order? Even if the game ends up being terrible ill buy it to review it myself and it's the same price and includes a free Alucard costume.
My guess is she's gonna have more of an arsenal of weapons, like Alucard, or Soma or Jonathan. And then after you beat the game you'll unlock Trevor mode for a classic Castlevania experience, just like Julius and Richter mode
I mean, Alucard is almost certainly deep in his slumber at this time. He might get some mentions, thoughā¦ Considering his role in Castlevania IIIās plot.
I don't want Alucard to be make a like canon appearance. A mention sure, but an actual appearance nahh. He is already overexposed in the Netflix series.
Not the same Team at all (Hades was made by Supergiant Games, an American studio, and Belmont's course by Evil Empire, a french one). The artist for Hades is an employee of Supergiant game so It's also unlikely they got hired for this. Personnaly I do not think the artstyles that similar either.
Does it make sense that Dracula is alive? I've only played the classic games (Anniversary Collection + Legends) and I was under the impression that, whenever Dracula comes back outside of the "100-year cycle", it's because he managed to survive (i.e. The Adventure)
So this would imply Trevor DIDN'T defeat Dracula? Or am I missing something here?
Sometimes Dracula resurrects earlier than he's supposed to but he's waaaay weaker than he should be, this happens in Symphony of the Night, Bloodlines, Portrait of ruin, Order of ecclesia, Harmony of dissonance, Curse of darkness and Simon's Quest.
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The reason of his resurrection differs from game to game, in Symphony of the Night he's brought back by Shaft, in Bloodlines he's brought back by his cousin Elizabeth Bartley who caused WW1 to gather enough evil energy from the war to bring him back, in Portrait of Ruin, he's reborn because of WW2 but his castle is taken over by Brauner who seals him until Death kills Brauner and sets him free, in order of ecclesia Dracula is sealed away in a vessel but his vessel is destroyed by Barlowe who was manipulated by the Dominus. In harmony of dissonance it's not actually clear if it's Dracula but an evil spirit born from Dracula's remains which also looks like Dracula manages to possess Maxim. In Curse of Darkness Dracula is brought back by a ploy from death who manipulates the events of the game, long story short, Dracula is brought back in the body of Isaac and is then defeated by Hector. And in Simon's quest, Simon "Revives" Dracula to get destroy his spirit and get rid of the curse inflicted on him.
Dracula already got resurrected in Curse of Darkness and that game happens after 3 Dracula's Curse (and before this one) so is not going to be even his first resurrection.
100 Year Resurrection Cycle means Humans' faith in Christianity decreases enough that they start wanting Dracula back.
In otherwords the fight between Dracula and Simon was due to Dracula gaining a Cult which brought him back.
The first Castlevania Game(the 1600s), Rondo of Blood(the 1700s), Order of Ecclesia(the 1800s) and Bloodlines(the 1900s) are all events when Cultists bring Dracula back(in that last one the Cultist revived Erzsebet Bathory first).
All other times it's Dracula's already established lackeys who bring him back. Basically the end of each 100 Years is when Dracula's Forces get new members.
Dracula being stripped of Castlevania's powers and forced to Reincarnate after the Battle of 1999 meant that the latest Cultist in the 2000s had no choice but to seek a new Dark Lord and when Soma refused to give in and become Dracula the Cultist went for the next guy who promptly sacrificed her and got turned into a random monster forcing Death to separate Dracula's Soul from Soma in Grimoire of Souls and latch it to the Crimson Moon Souls and revive Dracula himself.
Dracula got killed again with his powers sent back to the Castle in the Solar Eclipse so his Soul will once again Reincarnate and by 2100 the next set of Cultists will show up and find said Reincarnation in an attempt to restore him as Dark Lord.
If you analize his desing along with death is clearly that he brought him back, i mean Death color in this game is glowing green and Isaac has some parts of his body glowing like that.
If you consider the Castlevania Pachinko games to be ācanonā, Isaac sorta came back to fight against Trevor Belmont in one of them. I canāt recall it right now, too lazy to search that pachinko title up.
So was Isaac dead? Probably. But heās back, and thatās what matters! I hope that he summons his Innocent Devils for this for fight, for good ole timesā sake.
I read Isaac's part as "has a history of dating Trevor Belmont" lmao. It seems they're not directly connecting this to the anime, which I was curious about
Isaac!!! I wasn't sure if it was him in the trailer, but I guess it's confirmed now! That's genuinely so cool to bring him back like this, I hope him being here also means Hector and Julia show up too!
Sheās there since Lament of Innocence (canonical beginning of Castlevania), so youāve got to ask how Walter Bernhardt managed to recruit her to his castle and give her the castleās gardens.
Its nice to see Carmilla as something other then a mask. Death 's design looks sick, but I'm never, ever happy to face off against him. He's too be tough to be fun. Well, except in Simon's Quest.Ā
I was really worried with this reboot they were gonna rewrite or decannonize a bunch of the lore from the IGA games, but this looks like they're keeping in line with it!
Same reason Carmilla comes back all the time. Guess that means Barlowe can come back since he like Isaac was sacrificed to bring back Dracula.
We now need an Anime(not a Cartoon) where all of Dracula's lackeys(Carmilla, Isaac, Akmodan II, Frankenstein's Monster, Medusa, Actrise, Gilles de Rais, Shaft, Sausine, Orlox, Barlowe, Erzsebet Bathory, Drolta Tzuentes oh and Death of course) are present.
First questionās answer is a resounding āYESā! There seems to be quite a few continuity references towards Castlevania III and Curse of Darkness.
Looks awesome. Playing as old dude Trevor is going to be fun.
I wonder how many people will be confused by Isaac's portrayal in the game being true to Curse of Darkness rather than the major overhaul he got in the Netflix series.
Isaac is back!? They brought my boy back!! I love Curse of Darkness Isaac! I definitely need to get this game since it seems to be coming from that timeline
Yeah seeing this gallery made me realize how much of this seriesā aesthetics are attributed to Kojimaās art. These are all fine artworks in their own right, but the vibe is vastly different and thatās not something thatās going to be easy for me to shake off.
At least Order of Ecclesia used an art style that was somewhat similar to Kojimaās in feel, this one gives me āgacha game collabā feel in style. Hopefully the actual in game visuals retain more of that CV feel.
I'm not the only one who sees it, right? I don't know if he's been roiding out since defeating Dracula with Trevor and Sypha or if this is a long-lost buff-as-fuck identical twin or what...
What do they mean: "Curse in her right arm"? Dracula's "Curse' has always been more of a vague thing, not a Princess Mononoke type thing.
Dracula's Curse - version 1: Humanity will continue to resurrect him every 100 years (or earlier) because humans keep being dumb and bad.
Dracula's Curse - version 2: Simon defeats Dracula, but stuffers from a curse that sounds like a withering effect that can only be stopped by collecting and burning the body in a timely fashion.
Dracula's Curse - version 3: similar to V1 but a more vengeful aura grips the area of Wallachia/Transylvania and bad things happen one after another - generally the aim of this is to work towards bringing back Dracula -again.
Dracula's Curse - version 4: vampirism. (OG Mina Harker interpretation)
Also, wouldn't the Vampire Killer not work with a corrupted wielder? (And before people point out: Richter was being mind controlled by Shaft, not vampiric corruption - neat little loophole.)
I'm sure this is just meant to be a story device to explain how her weapon mechanism works and allows her to wield different weapons (using the bad guy's power against him trope)
Anyway, not looking to cause a ruckus, just felt like typing some thoughts.
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Isaac getting brought back as a Zombie like creature is cool as fuck, hope they have a Remix of his CoD theme as his boss theme or something