A side-scrolling platformer video game series by [[Konami]], known in Japan as 悪魔城ドラキュラ ([i]Akumajou Dracula[/i], lit. [i]Devil's Castle Dracula[/i]).

The player typically controls one character at a time, often of the Belmont clan, in a journey through [[Dracula (castlevania)|]]'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.

h4. Characters

h6. The Belmont Clan

* [[Simon Belmont]]
* [[Richter Belmont]]
* [[Christopher Belmont]]
* [[Desmond Belmont]]
* [[Gabriel Belmont]]
* [[Julius Belmont]]
* [[Juste Belmont]]
* [[Leon Belmont]]
* [[Sonia Belmont]]
* [[Trevor C. Belmont]]

h6. The Belnades Clan

* [[Carrie Fernandez]]
* [[Sypha Belnades]]
* [[Yoko Belnades]]

h6. Other

* [[Alucard (castlevania)|]]/[[Arikado Genya]]
* [[Annette Renard]]
* [[Maria Renard]]
* [[Albus (castlevania)|]]
* [[Charlotte Aulin]]
* [[Cornell (castlevania)|]]
* [[Eric Lecarde]]
* [[Grant Danasty]]
* [[Hakuba Mina]]
* [[Hammer (castlevania)|]]
* [[Hector (castlevania)|]]
* [[Henry Oldrey]]
* [[Hugh Baldwin]]
* [[Johnny Morris]]
* [[Jonathan Morris]]
* [[Little Witch (castlevania)|]]
* [[Maxim Kischine]]
* [[Morris Baldwin]]
* [[Nathan Graves]]
* [[Reinhardt Schneider]]
* [[Sara Trantoul]]
* [[Shanoa (castlevania)|]]
* [[Soma Cruz]]

h6. Enemies

* [[Death (castlevania)|]]
* [[Dracula (castlevania)|]]
* [[Carmilla (castlevania)|]]
* [[Celia Fortner]]
* [[Dario Bossi]]
* [[Dmitrii Blinov]]
* [[Isaac (castlevania)|]]
* [[Legion (castlevania)|]]
* [[Lenore (castlevania)|]]
* [[Lilith (castlevania)|]]
* [[Loretta Lecarde]]
* [[Malus (castlevania)|]]
* [[Medusa Head]]
* [[Persephone (castlevania)|]]
* [[Stella Lecarde]]
* [[Succubus (castlevania)|]]

h4. Entries

h6. Console Games

* [[Castlevania (1986)|]]
* [[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]]

h6. 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]]
* [[Kid Dracula (game)|]]

h6. Mobile Games

* [[Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls]]
* [[Castlevania: Order of Shadows]]

h6. Arcade Games

* [[Castlevania: The Arcade]]

h6. Television

* [[Castlevania (Netflix)]]
* [[Castlevania: Nocturne]]

h4. See also

* [[What is a man?]]
* [[It was a long and painful fight]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: Castlevania":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania]
* "Wikipedia (JP): Castlevania":[https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/悪魔城ドラキュラ]
* "Pixiv Encyclopedia: 悪魔城ドラキュラ":[https://dic.pixiv.net/a/悪魔城ドラキュラ]
* "Castlevania Wiki":[https://castlevania.fandom.com/wiki/Castlevania_Wiki]
悪魔城ドラキュラ キャッスルヴァニア キャッスルニア