Castlevania is an animated series based on classic video games. It follows Trevor Belmont, a vampire hunter from a legendary family, fighting evil forces. Dracula and his creepy pals want to wipe out humanity. With eye-popping animation and action scenes that make you feel alive, Castlevania is essential viewing for anyone into horror, action or video games.

Meet the characters from Castlevania

Trevor Belmont

Trevor is gruff and world-weary in the best possible way — like a man who’s seen too much but still cracks a joke at the worst possible moment. He’s a monster hunter through and through: whip, disdain for ceremony, and a face that says “I’d rather be anywhere else” even when he’s doing the heroic thing. He’s rough around the edges but suspiciously domestic sometimes (he irons his coat? I swear he does) and has this secret soft spot for kids and bakery goods. Proud, sarcastic, stubborn as an ox, and yet somehow always the one who shows up when it matters.

Alucard

Alucard is moody, elegant, and quietly terrifying in a slick, haunted way — like a centuries-old aristocrat who also likes to wash dishes at night. He’s built on restraint: powerful, observant, a little melancholy, and more interested in doing the right thing than being applauded. There’s this vibe that he’s always reading someone else’s story and trying to figure out his role in it; sometimes he’s cold, sometimes almost painfully human, and then he’ll pet a dog or play a lullaby on a piano in the tower. Totally complex, broody, and ridiculously graceful for someone who could disassemble your skull with a flick.

Hector

Hector is loud and earnest and messy in a way that makes you like him immediately — the kind of guy who will forge you a sword and then forget his own birthday. He’s a blacksmith with a conscience, proud of his craft but haunted by choices that don’t exactly look good on his résumé; he curses fate and sings to his hammer sometimes (not joking). Loyal to a fault, hot-tempered but soft when it comes to friends and animals, and he keeps a clean handkerchief in his soot-stained pocket just because. A solid heart in a big, chaotic body — dangerous with a hammer, surprisingly sentimental with a poem tucked away.

Isaac

Isaac is terrifyingly calm and singular — a quiet storm who builds monsters and machinery with obsessive focus, like a craftsman with a grudge and a playlist of marching songs. He’s stoic and resolute, often staring at you like he’s already decided your fate, but there are weird little human cracks: he hums while he works, collects tiny trinkets, and once left a flower on a doorstep (don’t ask why). Fanatically loyal to a cause he believes in, which makes him both sympathetic and scary depending on who you ask. He’s the kind of guy who treats a hammer like a poem and a policy like scripture — efficient, haunted, and oddly meticulous.

Carmilla

Carmilla is velvet-gloved menace: elegant, sharp, political, and utterly delicious to hate/love all at once. She plots like it’s a party game, loves theatre and lace and cruelty with impeccable taste, and somehow always wears heels even when invaders are at the gate. She’s regal and theatrical, yet there are tiny childish quirks — collects ribbons, speaks to mirrors, and will flirt for fun (or is it manipulation? depends on the day). Cold, charismatic, dangerously ambitious, and kind of the queen of “think three steps ahead and then some.”

Saint Germain

Saint Germain is this uncanny mix of scholar, gambler, and charming liar who might actually be a man out of time — he smiles like he knows tomorrow’s punchline. He’s cultured and philosophical, talks about fate and history like they’re pets, and wears weirdly cheerful colors for someone who’s probably centuries old. Equal parts mystic and con man, with a flair for theatrics (and a mysterious collection of curios that may or may not include an alpaca figurine). Smooth, enigmatic, occasionally maddening, and irresistibly elegant — you can’t quite tell if he’s saving the day or pocketing everyone’s silver.

Dracula

Dracula is tragic and colossal and somehow both a monster and a monument to grief — he’s wrathful, romantic, and the kind of villain who writes sad poems in red ink. His power is absolute, his sorrow is deep, and he commands the night with terrifying dignity; also, he’s suspiciously fond of roses and moonlit walks (yes, really). He can be devastatingly cruel to enemies yet unbearably tender to those he loved once — it’s honestly heartbreaking and enraging at the same time. Majestic, melancholy, fearsome — the kind of guy you want to debate philosophy with until he knocks over your town by accident.

Sypha Belnades

Sypha is sparkly, fierce, and wildly compassionate — a walking storm of magic and optimism who will lecture you on history and then roast marshmallows over a thunderbolt. She’s book-smart and battle-smart, full of righteous fury but also these goofy, adorable little habits (sings to her staff? packs snacks in every pocket?). Terrifying in combat, disarmingly warm in conversation, and stubbornly idealistic; she thinks people can change and will argue that point until the end of the world. Bright, brave, and a tiny bit dramatic — the sort of friend who brings a spell and a smile to any apocalypse.