castlevania (series)
A side-scrolling platformer video game series by Konami, known in Japan as 悪魔城ドラキュラ (Akumajou Dracula, lit. Devil's Castle Dracula).
The player typically controls one character at a time, often of the Belmont clan, in a journey through Dracula's demon castle, Castlevania, to defeat him and his hordes.
The series was originally a straightforward, level-based 2D platformer, but with the release of the PlayStation entry Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the formula became more adventure-based and exploration-focused (to the point of being Metroid-like, coining the term "Metroidvania") and subsequently a hit, with most subsequent entries following its build.
Characters
The Belmont Clan
- Simon Belmont
- Richter Belmont
- Christopher Belmont
- Desmond Belmont
- Gabriel Belmont
- Julius Belmont
- Juste Belmont
- Leon Belmont
- Sonia Belmont
- Trevor C. Belmont
The Belnades Clan
Other
- Alucard/Arikado Genya
- Annette Renard
- Maria Renard
- Albus
- Barlowe
- Charlotte Aulin
- Cornell
- Eric Lecarde
- Grant Danasty
- Hakuba Mina
- Hammer
- Hector
- Henry Oldrey
- Hugh Baldwin
- John Morris
- Jonathan Morris
- Julia Laforeze
- Little Witch
- Maxim Kischine
- Morris Baldwin
- Nathan Graves
- Reinhardt Schneider
- Sara Trantoul
- Shanoa
- Soma Cruz
Enemies
- Death
- Dracula
- Carmilla
- Celia Fortner
- Dario Bossi
- Dmitrii Blinov
- Graham Jones
- Isaac
- Legion
- Lenore
- Lilith
- Loretta Lecarde
- Malus
- Mathias Cronqvist
- Medusa Head
- Persephone
- Stella Lecarde
- Succubus
Entries
Console Games
- Castlevania
- Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
- Super Castlevania IV
- Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
- Castlevania: Bloodlines
- Castlevania Chronicles
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
- Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
- Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
- Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
- Castlevania Judgment
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Handheld Games
- Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
- Castlevania Legends
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
- Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
- Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
- Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
- Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles
- Kid Dracula