Every hundred years, Count Dracula’s Castle casts a sinister shadow over Europe as the bloodthirsty vampire returns from the dead. Since the time of the Crusades, a member of the Belmont clan has taken up the legendary whip Vampire Killer to defeat the ruler of darkness. In A.D. 1476, Trevor Belmont overthrows Dracula with the help of the vampire’s own son, a dhampir named Alucard, once more restoring peace to the world. Feeling guilty for committing patricide, Alucard resigns himself to sleeping in a coffin for over three hundred years.
Inspired by Ayami Kojima’s vision of the character, Alucard manifests from a trail of mist, wielding a holy rosary in one hand and his blade in the other as he cuts down the undead enemies lurking the library’s halls. A vampire bat soars from Alucard’s billowing cloak while a wolf’s head adorns the base behind him, representing the dhampir’s animal transformations. Beneath Alucard’s levitating form, Richter Belmont cracks the famed whip, Vampire Killer, against a skull-headed Spellbook and Lesser Demon. The golden, gothic splendor of the library’s furnishings feature layers of intricate paintwork and authentic, gilded details. Hiding in the wreckage of the battlefield, countless relics surround the crimson-carpeted stairway—a vial of Holy Water, ornate candelabras, over two dozen ancient volumes, a discarded blade, and a ceremonial Stone Mask. Cast in shadow, the silhouette of the statue invokes a similar shape to Dracula’s Castle, with Alucard’s upheld sword, the bat’s wing, and the monster’s arms serving as allusions of its towers and spires.
