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This was something thrown in just because we thought you might
find it useful... an unofficial CastleVania timeline. The dates are almost
certainly wrong in some places. CastleVania Legends has been said to take
place in 1450, and CastleVania 3: Dracula's Curse in 1476. This doesn't
jive with history, so I fudged a bit. CastleVania 64/Legacy of Darkness
obviously takes place in the 20th century, despite what the game says,
so I fudged again. I mean, there's electricity, chainsaws, and
motorcycles. Take these dates with a grain of salt... remember it's
just a game, and history is very unclear, anyway.
1090s - CastleVania: Lament of Innocence
Leon Belmont first obtains the alchemical whip that will become
VampireKiller, fighting one of the first wielders of the power
of Chaos. Mathias was the first ruler of CastleVania, but his
role in history is vauge, at best.
1431 - Recorded History
Vlad III, aka Vlad Dracula is born in Sighisoara, Transylvania.
It is this man who will later forsake his humanity, becoming a
vampire and servant of Chaos.
1476 - CastleVania Legends
Sonia Belmont founds the modern Belmont line of Vampire Hunters
by destroying Dracula.
ca. 1491 - CastleVania 3: Dracula's Curse
Trevor Belmont, son of Sonia Belmont and Alucard, defeats Dracula
with the help of Grant DaNasty, Sypha Belnades, and Alucard
himself. This marks the beginning of Dracula's ressurections
at the end of each century.
1576 - The CastleVania Adventure
1591 - CastleVania 2: Belmont's Revenge
Christopher Belmont sets out to destroy Dracula. Some years
later, Dracula steals Christopher's son, Soleiyu, and
Christopher must again destroy the vampire.
1691 - CastleVania, Vampire Killer, Haunted Castle, Super CastleVania IV,
Akumajou Dracula X68000/CastleVania Chronicles
1693 - CastleVania 2: Simon's Quest
Simon Belmont defeats Dracula at least three times in a quest to
permanently kill the vampire, and to free himself of a curse put
on him by the Count.
1748 - CastleVania: Harmony of Dissonance
Juste Belmont, Simon's grandson, sets out to rescue his friend
Lydie from CastleVania, as well as saving the soul of Maxim
Kischine, his best friend.
1792 - Dracula X: Rondo of Blood
1797 - CastleVania: Symphony of the Night
Richter Belmont fights to save his girlfriend Annette from
Dracula, with the help of Annette's sister, Maria. Several years
later Alucard returns to CastleVania to save Richter from the
machinations of Dracula and the Dark Priest Shaft.
1830 - CastleVania: Circle of the Moon
Nathan Graves and his friend and teacher put a stop to Countess
Camilla, who ressurects Dracula, her master.
1897 - Dracula, by Bram Stoker
The events of the book more-or-less take place. Quincey Morris,
a descendant of the Belmonts, dies fighting Dracula.
Vampire Killer falls to his son, John.
1917 - CastleVania Bloodlines
John Morris and Eric Lecarde start their own quest to rid the
world of the evil Countess Bartley.
ca. 1920s - CastleVania: Legacy of Darkness
Cornell, a Man-Beast, attacks CastleVania in order to rescue his
sister, Ada, rescuing the young Henry Oldrey in the process.
ca. 1930s - CastleVania 64
Reinhardt Schneider, a descendant of the Belmont clan, Henry
Oldrey, a kind of knight, Carrie Fernandez, a descendant of the
Belnades clan, take on CastleVania, stopping the Vampire just
before World War II.
1999 - CastleVania: Aria of Sorrow (backstory)
Dracula is killed during a solar eclipse by a band of Vampire
Hunters. This is the sixth and final ressurection of Vlad III.
2035 - CastleVania: Aria of Sorrow
Soma Cruz and Mina Hakuba, among others, are drawn into the
realm of CastleVania during a solar eclipse in Japan.
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