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===Spin offs===
===Spin offs===
* '''[[Kid Dracula]]''' for the [[:Category:NES|NES]] (Japan only) and [[:Category:Game Boy|Game Boy]]
* '''[[Kid Dracula]]''' for the [[:Category:NES|NES]] (Japan only) and [[:Category:Game Boy|Game Boy]]
== Heroes and chronological order ==
* XI Century:
** '''1094:''' Leon Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Lament of Innocence|Lament of Innocence]]'')
* XV Century:
** '''''1431-1476:''' Life of the historical Vlad III Dracula, Prince of Wallachia, called "Tepes" (Rumanian for "Impaler") by his enemies.''
** '''1450:''' Sonia Belmont (''[[Castlevania Legends|Legends]]'', removed from official chronology: Dracula would have been 19)
** '''1476:''' Trevor Belmont (''[[Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse|Dracula's Curse]]'')
** '''1479:''' Trevor Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness|Curse of Darkness]]'')
* XVI Century:
** '''1576:''' Christopher Belmont (''[[Castlevania: The Adventure|The Adventure]]'')
** '''1591:''' Christopher Belmont (''[[Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge|Belmont's Revenge]]'')
* XVII Century:
** '''1691:''' Simon Belmont (''[[Castlevania]]'', ''[[Castlevania Chronicles]]'', ''[[Super Castlevania IV|Super Castlevania]]'', ''[[Vampire Killer]]'', ''[[Haunted Castle]]'')
** '''1698:''' Simon Belmont (''[[Castlevania II: Simon's Quest|Simon's Quest]]'')
* XVIII Century:
** '''1748:''' Juste Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance|Harmony of Dissonance]]'')
** '''1792:''' Richter Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Rondo of Blood|Rondo of Blood]]'', ''[[Castlevania: Dracula X|Dracula X]]'', ''[[Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles|Dracula X Chronicles]]'')
** '''1797:''' Richter Belmont, Alucard Tepes (''[[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night|Symphony of the Night]]'')
* XIX Century:
** '''1800s:''' Shanoa (''[[Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia|Order of Ecclesia]]'')
** '''1830:''' Nathan Graves (''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon|Circle of the Moon]]'', removed from official chronology)
** '''1844:''' Reinhardt Schneider, Cornell (''[[Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness|Legacy of Darkness]]'', removed from official chronology)
** '''1852:''' Reinhardt Schneider, Carrie Fernandez (''[[Castlevania 64]]'', removed from official chronology)
** '''''1893:''' Setting of Brahm Stoker's novel "Dracula".''
* XX Century:
** '''1917:''' John Morris (''[[Castlevania: Bloodlines|Bloodlines]]'')
** '''1944:''' Jonathan Morris (''[[Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin|Portrait of Ruin]]'')
* XXI Century:
** '''2035:''' Soma Cruz, Julius Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow|Aria of Sorrow]]'')
** '''2036:''' Soma Cruz, Julius Belmont (''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow|Dawn of Sorrow]]'')
* Time rift:
** ''[[Castlevania Judgement]]''
** ''[[Castlevania: Harmony of Despair]]''


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Revision as of 12:12, 11 October 2018

Castlevania
The logo for Castlevania.
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Konami
Year introduced[[1986]]
Genre(s)Action, Metroidvania

Castlevania is one of Konami's longest running series, with games from the NES to the PS2. The series (normally) revolves around the Belmont family and their eternal mission of defeating Dracula whenever he reappears, with occasional help from the Belnades clan and Alucard, the son of Dracula.

There are two types of Castlevania games: the traditional level-by-level action games and the newer, so-called, "Metroidvanias", which involves more exploration, item/key collecting, and going through areas multiple times. There is an official chronology that was created several years ago, and involved retconning several plotlines from games, as well as removing four games from the official timeline. Games are not released in chronological order, and several games are direct sequels to previous ones. Most games take place decades or even centuries after the previous entry, but some (Simon's Quest, Curse of Darkness, Dawn of Sorrow, Symphony of the Night, and Castlevania 64) take place a few years later and involve the same characters.

Castlevania games

Kanji Romaji English
悪魔 Akuma Devil
城 Jō Castle
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The original title of the series is Akumajou Dracula, where Akumajou is Japanese for Devil Castle.

Castlevania games can be roughly divided into two main groups: linear and mazes. Linear games consist of a series of stages that must be cleared in order; maze games usually consist of a single, huge labyrinth with areas that can be accessed only after the character found specific items.

Terminology:

  • Metroidvania is a term referring to 2D video games where the exploration is non-linear; its earliest famous example is the Metroid series, hence the name Metroidvania.
  • Alternate universe: four titles were removed from the official continuity because later titles openly contradicted their plot:
    • Castlevania Legends (1997) was replaced by Lament of Innocence (2003);
    • Castlevania 64 (1999), Legacy of Darkness (1999) and Circle of the Moon (2001) were replaced by Order of Ecclesia (2008).
Linear action games Non-linear maze games

Platformers:

Three-dimensional:

Fighting:

Precursors:

Metroidvania:

Multiplayer:

After 2010, the Castlevania series was rebooted. The games are then titled Castlevania: Lords of Shadow (plus number or subtitle) in both the original and localized versions.

Original title Localized title Year Systems Setting & hero
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Castlevania 1986 Globe.svg NES, C64, Amiga 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Haunted Castle 1988 Globe.svg Arcade 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城伝説
Devil Castle Legend 		Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse 1989 Globe.svg NES 1476 - Trevor Belmont
ドラキュラ伝説
Dracula Legend 1 		Castlevania: The Adventure 1989 Flag of Japan.svg GB, SGB
Flag of the United States.svg GB
Flag of the European Union.svg GB, GBC		 1576 - Dracula Legend
ドラキュラ伝説II
Dracula Legend 2 		Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1991 Flag of Japan.svg GB, SGB
Flag of the United States.svg GB
Flag of the European Union.svg GB, GBC		 1591 - Dracula Legend
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Super Castlevania IV 1991 Globe.svg SNES 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Castlevania Chronicles 1993 Flag of Japan.svg X68000
Globe.svg PS1		 1691 - Simon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラX 血の輪廻
Devil Castle Dracula X: Reincarnation of Blood 		Castlevania: Rondo of Blood 1993 Flag of Japan.svg TG-16 1792 - Dracula X
バンパイアキラー
Vampire Killer 		Castlevania: Bloodlines (NA)
Castlevania: The New Generation (EU)		 1994 Globe.svg SMD 1917 - J. Morris
悪魔城ドラキュラ XX
Devil Castle Dracula XX 		Castlevania: Dracula X (NA)
Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss (EU)		 1995 Globe.svg SNES 1792 - Dracula X
悪魔城ドラキュラ 漆黒たる前奏曲
Devil Castle Dracula: Dark Prelude 		Castlevania Legends 1997 Globe.svg GB, SGB Alternate universe
悪魔城ドラキュラ Xクロニクル
Devil Castle Dracula X Chronicle 		Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles 2007 Globe.svg PSP 1792 - Dracula X
ドラキュラ伝説 ReBirth
Dracula Legend: ReBirth 		Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth 2009 Globe.svg Wii 1576 - Dracula Legend
Three-dimensional linear action games
悪魔城ドラキュラ 黙示録
Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse 		Castlevania 64 1998 Globe.svg N64 Alternate universe
悪魔城ドラキュラ 黙示録外伝
   〜LEGEND OF CORNELL〜
Devil Castle Dracula Apocalypse Spin-off:
   Legend of Cornell 		Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness 1999 Globe.svg N64 Alternate universe
キャッスルヴァニア
Castlevania 		Castlevania: Lament of Innocence 2003 Globe.svg PS2 1094 - Leon Belmont
悪魔城ドラキュラ 闇の呪印
Devil Castle Dracula: Curse of Darkness 		Castlevania: Curse of Darkness 2005 Globe.svg PS2, Xbox 1479 - Trevor Belmont
Early non-linear games
悪魔城ドラキュラ
Devil Castle Dracula 		Vampire Killer 1986 Globe.svg MSX2 1691 - Simon Belmont
ドラキュラII 呪いの封印
Dracula II: The Seal of the Curse 		Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest 1987 Globe.svg NES 1698 - Simon Belmont
"Metroidvania" games
悪魔城ドラキュラX 月下の夜想曲
Devil Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight 		Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 Flag of Japan.svg Saturn
Globe.svg PS1, PSP		 1797 - Dracula X
悪魔城ドラキュラ Circle of the Moon
Devil Castle Dracula: Cirle of the Moon 		Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 2001 Globe.svg GBA 1830 - Nathan Graves
キャッスルヴァニア 白夜の協奏曲
Castlevania: Concert of Midnight Sun 		Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance 2002 Globe.svg GBA 1748 - Julius Belmont
キャッスルヴァニア ～暁月の円舞曲～
Castlevania: Minuet of Dawn 		Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2003 Globe.svg GBA 2035 - Soma Cruz
悪魔城ドラキュラ 蒼月の十字架
Devil Castle Dracula: Cross of the Blue Moon 		Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow 2005 Globe.svg NDS 2036 - Soma Cruz
悪魔城ドラキュラ ギャラリー・オブ・ラビリンス
Devil Castle Dracula: Gallery of Labyrinth 		Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 2006 Globe.svg NDS 1944 - J. Morris
悪魔城ドラキュラ 奪われた刻印
Devil Castle Dracula: The Stolen Seal 		Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia 2008 Globe.svg NDS 1830's - Shanoa
Other genres
悪魔城ドラキュラ ジャッジメント
Devil Castle Dracula: Judgement 		Castlevania Judgement 2008 Globe.svg Wii Fighting
悪魔城ドラキュラ ハーモニー オブ ディスペアー
Devil Castle Dracula: Harmony of Despair 		Castlevania: Harmony of Despair 2010 Globe.svg PS3, X360 Multiplayer


Cancelled games

  • Castlevania: The Bloodletting for the 32X
  • Castlevania Resurrection for the Dreamcast
  • Castlevania: Symphony of the Night for the Game.com

Spin offs

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